I really only stop

[If you need help, I can connect you with nearby medical equipment. 】

"...Ha, medical equipment?"

I don't know why there was a burst of irritability and sadness in my heart, and Oedipus, who had always pretended to be very cheerful in front of others, couldn't help but swear at this small chip:

"Don't be stupid, there is no medical equipment, and there are no resident offices. Your civilization was destroyed ten thousand years ago, and now you are just a piece of rubbish left behind and forgotten by everyone."

Did you say this to Little Chip?Or did you say it to yourself?

Oedipus is not quite aware of this.

Unlike the young man who started looking for the truth with the idea of ​​"defeating the shady people and saving the elves as much as possible", after completely failing to regain the newborn, Oedipus became a de facto empty shell.

He clearly knows that the black screen is invincible, and he clearly knows that he cannot escape from its shadow. It is not that he fell into despair after hope was taken away, but that there was no hope from the very beginning.

Even if this chip is found, what is the use?

Just like it can't call the so-called [medical equipment] no matter how much it calls, what it doesn't have, no matter how hard it struggles, it still doesn't exist.

[——Searching, no signal. 】

After a slight pause, the female voice in the chip sounded again:

[Sir, may I have your name, please? 】

"... Oedipus."

As if all his strength had been drained, Oedipus fell powerlessly beside the monkey's corpse:

"There should be some meaning to my mother's name for me, but I will never understand her."

[Mr. Oedipus... name entered successfully. 】

The little chip lit up again:

[Mr. Oedipus, combined with the records of these ten thousand years and the results of the surrounding scans, the terminal believes that the information you provided has extremely high credibility.Can the terminal record the information of 'the floating kingdom has been destroyed' into the time stamp? 】

"It's up to you... wait, [time stamp]?"

Looking suspiciously at the chip, which was not as big as his palm, Oedipus asked:

"I thought it would be great if you had the intelligence to answer questions. Could it be that you have other functions?"

【exactly. 】

This time, the chip flickered a little faster:

[As the latest generation of personal terminal in Floating Kingdom, I am equipped with a variety of convenient functions.Although the computing power and emotional modules are far inferior to the control centers of the major sky cities, they are enough to meet your daily needs. 】

...The ancients were quite powerful.

Perhaps because of the feeling of sympathy in his heart, Oedipus brought the small chip over and looked at it closely:

"So, can you tell me what happened during the 50 years of the Brilliant Age?"

Knowing the truth is no longer that important to him, but now Oedipus just wants to find someone to talk to and relieve the emptiness in his heart.

Besides, the existence that tried to conceal this period of history did it seamlessly, and I didn't have any hope for it to give an answer to such a small piece of glass.

[Sorry, the terminal cannot answer your question. 】

really.

Oedipus pursed his lips, and looked away in a lack of interest.

[My internal database stores all the major events in the history of the floating kingdom and the news records of a total of [-] days before entering the refuge space, and there is no content related to the keyword 'Glory Era' , so cannot answer your question. 】

"--what?"

Crawling up from the ground, Oedipus' voice was distorted by surprise:

"[Thirty-six thousand five hundred days]?! You mean, you know all the events that happened in the last 100 years of the floating kingdom? Haven't you forgotten?"

[Correction, the terminal will not forget. 】

Although he claimed that the "emotional module is far inferior to the center", seeing Oedipus' amazed appearance, the light that flashed on the small chip was still a bit brighter:

【Excuse me, do you need to read these press materials? 】

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[The largest celestial body in history has passed the main world at close range, and astrology says that it will not have a physical impact on the main world at present. 】

[The closest contact point has passed, and the unnamed celestial body has moved away from the main world. 】

[The Floating Kingdom has sent alchemy golems to recover the fragments of the unnamed celestial body. 】

[Exclusive interview with astrology master Divins: The unnamed celestial body has been captured and stored by the existing star system, and it is located at South 256. What kind of impact will this have on the astrological school? 】

[There is a super encyclopedia hidden in the meteor?Do extraterrestrial civilizations really exist? 】

[The Floating Kingdom announced that it will work with its allies to conduct research on meteors outside the sky, and develop together under the premise of ensuring safety. 】

[A number of research projects have made major breakthroughs one after another, and cross-system cooperation between various races has achieved gratifying achievements. 】

[Doomsday literature has set off a new wave, and public opinion requires strict review of knowledge obtained from meteors outside the sky. 】

[The spokesperson of the Supreme Council answered the reporter's question: The progress of the power system is based on understanding and mastery, and we will not easily apply knowledge in unfamiliar fields.All the existing achievements are the results of the learning and transformation of frontline personnel, absolutely safe and reliable-knowledge will not hurt people, only those who apply knowledge will. 】

[In the past 40 years, we have created achievements that may not have been achieved in the past 400 years!How should we adapt to the ever-changing life? 】

[The hidden action code!What is the so-called 'root'? 】

['Operation Code Root' was made public by a third party, causing great social problems.Leaders of all races called for restraint. 】

[The real disaster has arrived. 】

[What exactly is 'intelligence'?What do we mean? 】

[This is not a test of will, but a question about our 'root' - unfortunately, the winner is zero. 】

[Our newspaper survey found that about 30.00% of the intellectual beings have embraced bliss, and 80.00% of the respondents refused to comment on this. 】

[Leaders of all ethnic groups declared a wartime state. 】

……

……

……

[Please vote for Action Code Addition, this is our last hope. 】

Chapter - Record of 7/3 in Chapter 50 (plus)

A total of [-] days of news reports, even if only half of them are about the glorious age, it is not enough for Oedipus alone to read.

After flipping through the more critical articles very quickly, Oedipus only had a general understanding of the glorious age.

First of all, the source of everything started from a celestial anomaly. The meteor that fell from the celestial body seemed to carry some kind of knowledge, which directly triggered the rapid development of the next 50 years. event.Looking at it now, it really seems like a 'god' is behind the scenes.

What is more unexpected is that it is not these rapidly developing technologies that lead to the shattering of the glorious age, but the psychological and social problems spontaneously generated by people?

and……

"I said Miss Wafer."

Pointing to a text on the newspaper, Oedipus asked:

"What does this 'Operation Code Addition' refer to? This is the first time I've heard of it."

[Answer, this is a large-scale joint operation led by major forces and participated by all intellectuals. 】

There was no objection to the title of 'Miss Chip', the terminal just replied dutifully:

[The goal of the operation is to bring such a turbulent South 256 celestial body itself, and the specific plan is to build an unprecedented ultra-high-heat body annihilation cannon to completely erase the celestial body itself from the starry sky. 】

"Erasure the celestial body from the starry sky?! That's a star!"

Completely shocked by the whimsical words in his ears, Oedipus subconsciously raised his head and looked in the direction of the sky:

"Did they...do it?"

[According to reports, the manpower and material resources required to build this annihilation cannon capable of shooting down stars are far beyond anyone's imagination.At that time, almost all the power of the world was poured into it. 】

Chip flashes:

[Unfortunately, as of the time when the center was sent into the refuge space, the annihilation cannon still showed no signs of completion.As for whether the result is successful or not, it is recommended that you take this center to a place where you can observe the sky, and the built-in astrological circle will answer your doubts through observation. 】

"...Well, I will."

Nodding silently, Oedipus asked the most critical question:

"Since your records are so comprehensive, do you know what kind of predicament people encountered at that time? What exactly does the so-called [disaster] refer to?"

Things have come to this point, and the saying that [Calamity] is a dragon that destroys the world has been self-defeating.

The disaster in the records is not a concrete existence, but a conceptual thing, which led people at that time into panic and despair.

... How familiar, could it be the mother?

[This question is not difficult to answer. Since the announcement of the action code name Root, all the relevant information has been stored in any terminal in the world. 】

A trace of electric current flashed on the small chip, and in just an instant, a wide light screen phantom appeared in front of Oedipus.

Its title is [Operation Code Root].

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——Question and answer program starts——

Consultant: Sea Clan Prophet Ke'thun.

Consultation objects: extraterrestrial meteors.

"...Then continue with the question from last time. According to your theory, the ultimate destiny of us—or this world is to fall into eternal silence? Never change again?"

【exactly. 】

Through the combination of the special alchemy circle and the deep-sea chant technology, the will from the meteor can communicate with people in this direct way:

[Order will eventually become disordered, and all existence will be integrated with the world itself, becoming a uniform substance that will not produce any changes.According to the perspective of the third party, your world has thus fallen into eternal silence. 】

"No, just stop."

Ke'suen rubbed his temples and made a pause gesture:

"We have read the observation results and corresponding conjectures you submitted, and they are indeed quite reasonable statements. It's just that you forgot that we still have this—"

[Head?pituitary?brain tissue? 】

"It's [intellect]."

With some embarrassment, he put down the finger pointing at his temple, and Ke'suen coughed dryly:

"As intellectual beings, we have the [wisdom] to establish order from disorder. We can recognize everything we feel and transform it according to our own wishes. No matter how the surrounding environment changes, this subjective will is It will not change. The intellect will not fall silent because the world fell silent, and we will never allow this to happen-so I think your conclusion is wrong."

【—Is that really the case? 】

For the first time, the will in Meteor used a rhetorical question:

[Like everything in the world that is constantly going to silence, your intellect also has its own 'condensation point', but you have never recognized it—or are unwilling to admit it. 】

"Solidifying point?"

Unexpectedly, he would get such a reply, Kesuen was slightly taken aback:

"You mean that intelligence itself will fall into a state of no change like a dead piece of iron? No, no, as long as intelligence exists, it will produce variables. This is one of its definitions. If you want it to stop moving, the only Did it die—are we going to be destroyed by something?"

[No, Prophet.As I mentioned in the last talk, the process of everything going to die is spontaneous, and because of this, the process is not diverted by what you call 'will'.The so-called intelligence is the same. 】

Meteor responded quickly, as if it had predicted C'Thun's reaction:

[Answer me a question too, Prophet.You have been developing your civilization ever since the first life appeared.Be it alchemy, magic, or spelling technology—why should we develop it?Why progress? 】

"It's to make our own lives better."

Strange that Meteor would ask such a simple question, Ke'suen replied directly:

"The progress of all systems will eventually give us our own benefits. For example, after you appeared, any school of thought has accelerated its expansion, and the resulting results have directly doubled the happiness of our people .”

[Then, what then? 】

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