The Witch's Taste

"Starship?" Chen Ziang frowned and pondered, "If it is a passenger starship, the carrying capacity should range from 3 to 6 people."

"That's not right." Tsukimiya Suzuna shook her finger, "If you don't care about the living space, and fill it as much as you can, it can accommodate 10 people."

"But 10 people is too few." Chen Ziang sighed.

This is the population of an entire colony planet!

"I didn't say I was driving a passenger starship." Tsukimiya Suzuna smiled slightly.

"Not a passenger ship? What is that?" Chen Ziang was a little confused.

"It's a very big ship." Tsukimiya Suzuna said leisurely, "But senior, transportation capacity is not the key, the most important thing is..."

"... who should be saved, right?" Chen Ziang said after being silent for a moment.

"That's right." Tsukimiya Suzuna snapped her fingers, "Although my boat is huge, it's impossible to save everyone. We still need to choose. Who should be rescued first, and who must never be put on the boat Come on, these must be well planned in advance.”

Chen Ziang pondered for a long time, then suddenly said:

"According to the results of our discussion last time, if the plateau is finally destroyed and turned into a harsh environment unsuitable for human habitation, then the refugees can only flee to the nearest federal Aegilaos sector."

"However, because the Federation will begin to prepare for a full-scale war with the Empire within the next 3-5 years."

"That is to say, the people we want to rescue first are those who don't trust the Federation and tend not to stay after arriving in the Agilaos sector, right?"

"It's true to say that." Tsukimiya Suzuna said in surprise.

Although the senior doesn't have any past life memories, can you directly speculate to this extent based on some of the few words we revealed?

"That's how I describe it to senior." Tsukimiya Suzuna took another mouthful of steaming curry rice and said vaguely, "Suppose there is an empty seat on my ship, and senior chooses someone to let him on the ship. Then the ship arrived in the Aegilaos sector, and this person chose to disembark and live in the Federation."

"When the Federation and the Empire go to war and there is a wave of anti-humanity in the territory, there is a high probability that this person will be confiscated by the elves and sent to some 'wartime resettlement center' to overwork until he dies... Save this fool on board, What a waste of precious space on my ship."

"I understand." Chen Ziang nodded.

"Anti-Humanity Wave" and "Wartime Resettlement Center", the two simple words revealed by Suzuna mean that the future all-out war in the galaxy, the intensity of the confrontation may be unprecedented, and even all humans living in the federal territory will be punished. Almost mortal threat.

Even human residents with federal nationality can hardly protect themselves, so what good will happen to the Gao Tianyuan refugees with unclear identities?

In the absence of returning to the empire, there seems to be only one way to go.

Pass through the territory of the Federation, that is, most of the galaxy, and go to the "edge star area" that is not under the jurisdiction of the Federation.

272. Chapter 271 New God

After dinner, Tsukimiya Suzuna bid farewell and left.

It's not that she doesn't want to continue posting with her seniors, but that the current situation outside is becoming more and more tense, and her father, Kiyomasa Yuegong, no longer allows her to stay out at night like before.

After sending Suzuna away, Chen Ziang continued to think alone.

Planning for the future is a relatively unfamiliar term for most people in the system who have no ambitions. If you play the role of a screw in the workplace for a long time, you will naturally get used to a step-by-step life that cannot be shaken.

However, Gao Tianyuan was about to face the danger of destruction, and the "Galaxy War" that would occur in the future forced Chen Ziang's mind to start running at high speed, constantly thinking about various possibilities.

When faced with the threat of death, human beings will burst out of their greatest potential, and he is certainly no exception.

First of all, if Gao Tianyuan finally falls, and the empire refuses to open the border, the surviving refugees can only turn around and go to the federal Aegilaos sector.

Secondly, the "all-out war" on the future timeline will lead to large-scale persecution of humans within 3-5 years in most star areas in the Federation, so refugees cannot stay in the Federation.

Chen Ziang checked the star map, and it was conservatively estimated that it would take at least seven years to travel from the Gaotian Yuan star region through the entire Federation and all the way to the edge star region of the outer arm of the Milky Way.

And these 7 years are not all the way to the end, but need to frequently find the federal starport to stop for maintenance and refueling.

In other words, as time goes by, the federation becomes more hostile to the empire, and it becomes more and more difficult for human refugees to get supplies from starports around the federation... In short, this route is like a road full of hidden reefs. The further the river goes, the narrower and more difficult it is to navigate, and there is always the danger of shipwreck and death.

However, although Xia Qingyu didn't say it explicitly, Chen Ziang had already heard another possibility from her previous sarcasm.

That is to not consider any refugees, just to survive.

If a large number of plateau refugees go to the Temple of Heaven star area, the empire will not open the border to accept them, but what if there is only one person?

With the guarantee of Xia Qingyu, the imperial family, the empire may not be willing to let her go... No, since Xia Qingyu hinted that she "should choose to protect herself", it means that she has great confidence in sending herself to the empire for refuge.

Compared with the previous plan, this route has almost no risk, and you don't even have to wait until Gao Tianyuan is destroyed, you can go directly to the immigrant visa right now.

However, corresponding to the low risk, the upper limit of this line is also very low.

First of all, for public positions in the system such as "security officer" and "intelligence officer", the empire and Gao Tianyuan are independent of each other and do not recognize their resumes (because the social environments of the two sides are completely different). Most likely starting from scratch.

Secondly, although Chen Ziang has never left Gao Tianyuan, he has also heard about the "notoriety" of some empires:

It is said that the degree of introversion in various industries there is horrific. The labor protection law does not have mandatory vacation time. 996 is completely a social norm, and it is common to work more than 10 hours a day...Chen Ziang has no penchant for being abused in this regard.

But if you think about it carefully, that is the dilemma that new immigrants with no background will face: they can’t go back when they return, and they will suffer if they stay. Of course, they can only hold on.

However, with Xia Qingyu's status in the empire, if he is willing to take care of himself, then the immigrant life should not have any pressure... Stop it!

Chen Ziang suddenly realized that this idea was very dangerous: what asked Xia Qingyu to take care of him, wasn't it just a nice way of "begging for support"?

With Xia Qingyu's extremely vile character, even if she really wanted to support her, she would still be ridiculed in her daily conversations.At that time, I will become a son-in-law without dignity, and I can only be humiliated wantonly by her... To be exact, it is even more miserable and humble than my son-in-law, and at least he still has a marriage contract!

All in all, as long as he accepts Xia Qingyu's help to escape to the empire, it is tantamount to throwing away all his capital, even taking Suzuna and Zili's colleagues into account, after all, he is on his territory, and he is not being played by her. How to play with it?

This road must never be taken!

After all, a man's life is earned by himself, not saved by others.Using Xia Qingyu's connection to escape back to the empire can be used as a last resort, but it must not be the top priority.

Chen Ziang continued to study the star map until midnight, then returned to the bedroom and slept with his clothes on.

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In the vague dream, I remembered when I was young.

When he and Chen Xiaozhu were very young, their parents disappeared during a business trip, and they were finally judged as "unaccounted for (death)".

Since elders without any blood relationship can act as guardians, the ownership of the real estate and bank accounts owned by the parents are all transferred to the names of Chen Ziang and Chen Xiaozhu. After review by the Civil Affairs Office, they also gave two solutions:

One is that when the brothers and sisters leave the old house, professionals will come to seal up the property, and the two go to the orphanage to receive social support, and get back the property after they become adults; the other is that the two continue to stay in the old house, but because there are still Due to the large amount of property, he does not meet the conditions of social relief and needs to fend for himself.

Chen Ziang chose the second plan, relying on both studies and part-time jobs, as well as meticulous calculations to get every penny, he took his sister through the most difficult period.

Because of this experience, his experience in making a living independently is actually very rich.For example, the laws of Jibei City do not allow minors to work part-time, and if it is found that there are economic contacts, the merchants will be severely fined.

As a child at the time, he discussed with a nearby restaurant owner that he would "help out without pay" in the back kitchen of the restaurant after school, and then take some "vouchers that the restaurant could not issue", and then find Erdao dealers to exchange the vouchers. Exchange it for cash... Since the vouchers are not for sale promotional items, they will not be included in the books, and generally will not be checked.The businessman agreed to let him work here when he was out of risk.

In short, once people are in order to survive, they can squeeze out endless wisdom and potential.

From this point of view, in the past, I took my sister to live in a strange society; in the future, I took a group of refugees to live in a strange universe... It seems that there is not much difference except for the difficulty.

Just as he was immersed in the fragments of various memories and wandering dreams, he suddenly felt his body falling down quickly.

fell into darkness.

In the darkness that could not be seen by hand, a bright light suddenly lit up.

He subconsciously moved towards the direction of the light source, and finally came to the huge crystal cluster.

The smooth surface of the crystal clusters reflected his own reflection... but it was not a human body, but a strange creature composed of countless tiny crystal clusters that looked exactly like Chen Ziang.

Chen Ziang didn't speak. It felt like his upper and lower lips were stuck with some kind of strong glue. The other party also didn't speak, but the voice rang directly in his mind:

"Human, you killed my lord's witch, are you ready to pay the price?"

what price?Chen Ziang was a little confused.

In the past, after those witches died, the gods behind them all showed a magnanimous attitude, "As long as you work for me, I don't care about what you do." Why did I meet a caring person this time?

Even if you kill me, your witch will never come back!

"Can I use labor to compensate?" Chen Ziang thought hard.

"Yes." The other party replied readily, "You used that mandala magic sword to deprive part of the power my lord bestowed on the witch."

"Complete a task for us, and my lord will not care about your sins of possessing these powers."

"What task?" Chen Ziang continued to think.

"Human, there is an evil god sealed deep in the planet you live on." The other party said in a dull voice, "Now there are people who are beyond their control, trying to wake up that god."

"Don't let him break the seal completely, this is my lord's request."

273.Chapter 272 Breaking down Xia Qingyu’s house

Deep in the planet of Takamagahara...

...is there a god?

In an instant, countless thought currents flashed through Chen Ziang's mind, connecting all the fragmented memory fragments of the past.

Bakht mining ship.

Earth's crust moves away and volcanoes erupt.

Someone is trying to wake up the gods.

The current of thought flashed through his mind again, but this time it was the crystal cluster humanoid talking to him:

"Frail human being, are you trembling? Are you afraid?"

"It is true that gods are beyond the reach of a humble being like you, but our Lord has not asked you to face that god. He is sleeping at this time, and the ceremony needs to last long enough. You just need to do it before the end of time. , just interrupt the ceremony - it's not impossible for you to do it."

Chen Ziang was silent for a moment and suddenly asked:

"What will happen if the ceremony is successful?"

"He will wake up completely," the crystalline figure replied, "and then he will try to break the seal that binds him."

"Will it affect the surface of the planet?"

"Of course, His blood will boil violently, and no matter how thick the planet's mantle is, it can't suppress His anger. This blood will break through the rock formations and run wantonly on the earth like a river, sweeping everything, tearing everything apart, and burning everything, until the entire The planet was shattered into pieces, and the internal seal was completely disintegrated. He escaped from the trap and returned to the universe."

"How long will the awakening ceremony last? If the ceremony is successful, how long will it take for him to break the seal?"

"The complete ceremony will last about a week. The length of time it takes Him to break the seal is inversely proportional to the duration of the ceremony."

"If the ceremony is carried out completely from beginning to end and his will is completely awakened, it will only take him 3000 million years to break the seal. The sooner you interrupt the ceremony, the less part of his will will be awakened, and it will take him [-] million years to break the seal. The longer it takes, maybe even more than a billion years."

Chen Ziang was silent again, feeling a slight pain in his skull.

If it wasn't for the shadow cloak that locked his vision, he would probably have fallen into some kind of uncontrollable trembling and madness at this time... But he still held on to his spirit and consciousness, and continued to ask:

"Is there any way to prevent Him from waking up?"

"Don't let the ceremony begin," the crystal cluster figure replied, "but you can't, because the ceremony has been arranged and the sacrificial vessels have been prepared. I don't know what those fools are waiting for, but the ceremony could start at any time."

"But..." Chen Zi'ang gritted his teeth and said, "Once this ritual begins, His blood breaks through the rock formations, erodes the planet, and finally He breaks the seal and escapes, regaining freedom, all of this is irreversible, right? Don't you want to prevent Him from being awakened? Can you help me stop that ritual?"

"Human, you think too simply." The crystal cluster humanoid replied, "From our perspective, fate is like a converging line cone. Although there are infinite variables within the line cone, these infinite variables Still bound in finitude.”

"The escape of this god is the inevitable result of the restraint. There is only a difference between sooner and later. Our Lord has no intention of preventing him from escaping. He just hopes that he will escape later."

"The truth is too heavy for you to bear. Knowing too much will crush you completely, so I can only say this."

"Go! Come back here after you interrupt the ongoing ritual. This place is called 'Ashless Shura'. You only need to stand in the open air on a sunny day without any clouds, and touch any Metal minerals can be transported here by silently reciting the name of 'Ashless Shura'."

"you……"

"You can call me 'Quartz'." Chen Ziang's vision has been disconnected, and the last voice is echoing in his mind, "My family serves the great 'Crystal of Intelligence', listens to his instructions, and spreads his oracles. To all directions.”

"My Lord is always watching you, don't let Him down, you can't afford that."

………………

When Chen Ziang suddenly woke up from his nightmare, he realized that he seemed to be fished out of the water, and his whole body was soaked with cold sweat.

Looking back on the previous experiences of contact with the abyssal plane: the ancient city of Enlank in the dreamland was bizarre, the decaying city of Zubasa was eerie and weird, and the drowning in the sea forest was creepy, and the degree of discomfort increased in sequence.

And this time, the "Ashless Shura" was far more terrifying than the previous three. From the moment Chen Ziang saw the crystal cluster humanoid, the power of [Capturing Malice] was frantically calling the police, reminding him of the endless threats around him. , as huge malice as the deep sea.

That is the natural malice of metal life towards flesh and blood life, as if it wants to completely erode him.

But after all, the other party wanted something from him, so he didn't really do any hostile behavior. He just used Mizuhara Saori's power as a temptation. After assigning him this task, he was driven out of "Sura the Lightless" .

Of course, what is more important at this time is the information obtained from the other party.

Chen Ziang took out his cell phone, confirmed that the time was 2 a.m., and then quickly dialed Xia Qingyu.

No one picked up.