Chapter 588

Located on the northwest side of the central mainland of the atrium star, the holy mountain wrapped by countless rolling mountains is covered with white snow all day long, and the gray white rocks and frost are mixed together to form the Holy Land scenery of the atrium for thousands of years. With an average altitude of more than 4000 meters and the largest mountain cluster on the planet, there are steep cliffs everywhere. Except for a few indomitable conifers and tundra mosses, they can almost be regarded as the Jedi of life.

However, in the middle of this high-altitude mountain range where even micro bacteria are hard to survive, there is a huge and magnificent building community around the world's highest peak. Countless solemn temples stand up under the cold wind. Although the surface of these rock walls that existed a thousand years ago is mottled, the interior is still solid and intact, The roads paved with stones still allow people to walk. Today, thousands of worshippers and ascetics in simple robes walk among the ancient relief and inscriptions on the outer layer of many temples, and devoutly go to the temple at the foot of the holy mountain.

Fifteen days have passed since the ethereal mother beast was burned to ashes by the flame of Neptune. After a short period of cheering and joy, atrium civilization has fallen into great grief: except for the three colonies outside the mother galaxy, the flower court, the root court and the second leaf court, only the flower court has survived, and the other two colonies have survived, A total of 67 million citizens died under the attack of the virtual mother beast - the elderly lost their children, the lovers lost their love, and only one of their best friends survived. The pain of loss hit like a tsunami, bringing the atmosphere of the whole planet to the freezing point.

The loss of two colonial stars and a quarter of the total population is a great blow to the atrium people who are slow to reproduce and have a small population. Moreover, the loss of the resources of the two galaxies is also a huge blow to the resource supply for post-war reconstruction. Facing the sudden reduction of food supply and soaring prices, the central government of the atrium has to start material control, With the unified supply on demand, many atrium people have to go on a diet and spend little resources and food on their children.

However, these alone can not defeat the atrium people.

In the middle of the night, a man in a black coat stands on the frost covered cliff in the nameless but more famous holy mountain in the Northwest Mountain range of the atrium. He overlooks the whole mountain range, the whole temple area and even half of the central land of the atrium from the height close to the top of the peak.

The man's eyes swept through many places. He could see that in the distant city, in the cold of minus 30 degrees, there were devout priests running in the snow, distributing food and clothing, encouraging people to survive this difficult time. He can see that in a corner of the city, the orphanage built by the government has bright lights and warm rooms, and the hard-working staff are appeasing every child who lost their parents because of the war, so that they can sleep peacefully.

He can also see that in the black government hall, many officials are solemnly discussing plans for reconstruction. They speak enthusiastically, selflessly, and spare no effort to think about the future of civilization. This is a scene that has never been seen since the birth of atrium civilization.

Because of the war, the people in the atrium lost a lot. But just because of this, for the first time, the whole civilization was so united. In the cold and lonely sea of stars, they finally realized that they could only rely on each other.

Men are watching this scene, devout people are praying to the gods, and capable people are helping others. Far away, in a small sheltered town for refugees from other galaxies, the original superior priests took the lead in using their powerful powers to carry out engineering work, which should have been handed over to ordinary people and machinery. The barriers between classes have been broken. Never has the distance between people been so close.

Joshua looked at this, and he moved his gaze down. He saw that in the temple area at the foot of the holy mountain, Nostradamus was assisting the experts of the atrium government to explain the principle of the jump engine from another magic angle, and demonstrated how to use magic for short distance transmission, While more than a dozen old experts with withered and yellow leaves were shocked and delighted, they also put forward a lot of new ideas and psionic knowledge, which opened the old mage's eyes.

In the open space around the temple, Ying is playing in the open snow with the children of several holy pilgrims. In addition, she also plays in the air, boasting of her past achievements in killing demons, which makes those children in the same atrium who don't know what Warcraft and chaotic demons look adored, just behind the silver haired girl, Lin and Xiao Guang are working together. The ball of light shoots out of nowhere, and then solidifies into icicles. The young man with black hair carves them into the shapes of the demons boasted by his sister empty handed, which frightens the children and their parents who are watching the scene with a smile.

Not far away from the open snow, at the foot of the holy mountain, two huge statues are being carved. Two huge rocks more than 100 meters high are carved from the hillside of the holy mountain, which are cut and split by powerful psionic powers from the mountain, and then placed here. The most famous sculptors of atrium star are carving them together, After several days of continuous grinding, the two huge square rocks had a general appearance. One of them could be seen as a giant with four arms. He stood on the head of the ferocious monster, holding his hands on his chest. One left hand stood with an axe, and the other with a sword, pointing to the distance.Behind him came footsteps, but instead of turning around, Joshua said casually, "it doesn't have to be like this, millhabos, taquin."

Standing on the cliff, the soldier turned his back to the supreme consul of the atrium and the commander of the central fleet. The hem of his coat stirred with the cold wind of the plateau. Joshua closed his eyes and stopped looking at the statues and monuments being carved at the foot of the holy mountain. He said calmly, "your resources should be used in the most critical places, It's not a statue or a shrine for me and Nostradamus. "

"My Lord, the resources needed for a statue and monument can be provided by the rest time after lunch of an Omega psychic."

Standing behind Joshua, the middle-aged supreme consul bowed respectfully to salute the soldiers, but for Joshua's words, he shook his head mildly but firmly: "but the spiritual power it can provide is immeasurable for today's atrium people. We are the civilization of using psionic power. Sometimes, Spiritual encouragement is more powerful than material encouragement. "

"It doesn't matter."

Still without looking back, Joshua opened his eyes and looked at the mountains in the distance. He said, "I remember that on the pioneer, I said that I would not be your new God. I don't need those superfluous honors. Recently, you still continue to publicize this... Look, The temple of Nostradamus and I have been set up, right next to the temple of sages. Your actions are really fast, but what good is it? It's a waste of time for you to spend a week holding seminars just to revise your doctrines and scriptures. "

"Because we need an example, my Lord."

Before milhaps could explain Joshua's obviously reproachful words, taquin next to him stepped forward slightly and said that the old soldier in the atrium spoke slowly, but he was quite calm and powerful: "in order to fight against those evils from the void, we must have an example."

For this answer, the soldiers didn't give a response at the first time. After a short time of thinking, millharbs followed taquin's words and said solemnly: "maybe you can't understand, but today's atrium people are in a dangerous situation... They begin to fear the starry sky and the darkness behind the stars, Many people would rather stay in their hometown and be ordinary people all their lives than go to the other side of the sea of stars and explore new planets... The disaster brought by void life has planted the seeds of fear in their hearts. If this is not changed, atrium people will have no future. "

Joshua nodded in silence. What milhapus said is true. Now, there are many atrium people who are afraid of the universe and the unknown. They refuse to accept all the actions about exploration, distance and the unknown. They just want to stay on the island called hometown and refuse to sail in the boundless sea of stars. These atrium people who have personally experienced the disaster brought by the netherworld, or whose relatives have died, believe that whether they are exploring the mysterious netherworld or sailing in the sea of stars, they will bring about a disastrous ending. They even advocate closing all the atrium people's powers, and never say no to the voice at the other end of the curtain.

And of course that's not going to work. A race that has lost its desire to explore and curiosity about mystery and the unknown will only gradually die out and become a nameless rotten bone in the course of time. No matter millharbs or taquin, or other people in the atrium hold negative opinions on this negative view.

"So we need your name, your story."

Together with his old friends, the supreme consul of the atrium knelt down on one knee to the soldiers with their backs to him. He said in a sincere but firm tone: "your temple is being built, your legend is spreading, and your statue will appear in the square of every city, side by side with the Saints - the transformation of Neptune fortress has been put on the agenda, It will become a huge monument suspended in the gravitational orbit to publicize the deeds of you and Lord Nostradamus in defeating the mother beast, and the great red spot of Neptune will become a memorial area to be included in the textbook. "

"... not necessarily."

"It must be so, my Lord."

In response to Joshua's repeated response, milhaps shook his head and said, "this is not a project to please you. This is to prove that our enemies, who are from the void, have appeared, destroyed, ravaged... And defeated. The value of these monuments and statues is not to show off victory, but to tell our people and future generations that we have overcome despair and vanquished monsters from the void. "

——So there's no need to be afraid of the dark and the future.

In the last paragraph, Mir HABs did not say it, but both the soldiers and taquin knew what he meant. Joshua was silent for a moment, and then nodded to confirm the answer. He asked curiously, "listen to what you mean, you seem to be ready to fight against chaos, that is, void creatures?" He accentuated: "but as long as you don't use the void door ceremony at will, they won't come to this world.""We will not use the ceremony of opening the door of the void again unless we are helpless."

Milhaps shook his head. He turned his head and looked at the silent taquin. Then the commander of the central Fleet said in a strange tone: "but you may not believe it, my Lord. Many people in the fleet and the high level of government have been enlightened in their dreams."

The old atrium man's face was tired, but his momentum was inexplicably uplifting. He looked up at the gray sky, seemed to be within reach, and was falling into the snowy sky. He whispered: "in the dream, there is a huge and warm existence, which enlightens us atrium people, and even the whole civilization in the sea of stars... It says that evil has invaded, In every corner of the galaxy, there are enemies from the void peeping at the sea of stars. We must defeat them, take the lead and wipe out all the enemies before they grow up, otherwise we will never have peace! "

It's the "Star" of steel. Joshua immediately understood that the self immune system of the star world was activated, so the consciousness of the world became holy and declared the beginning of war to all its people. Through a kind of subtle prediction, soldiers can even foresee the future segment: countless warships from different civilizations and races gather in the cantilever of the Milky way to become a steel River shining among the stars, and then they will sail towards the almost endless dark cluster that devours the stars. The war between the two will span countless galaxies and light years, Tens of millions of suns will be extinguished, and hundreds of millions of lives are doomed to vanish in this war and become tiny and invisible dust in the universe.

This scene is so grand and spectacular, even after thousands of years, it can't end. Taking the dark sky as the stage, countless stories and legends will be staged. Joshua doesn't know who the final winner will be, but he is willing to believe in the power of life.

"Milhapus... I know that the atrium people have a splendid civilization for thousands of years, but what you have to face is that evil has existed since ancient times, and their birth was even earlier than the awakening of your ancestors' wisdom."

Because of this, Joshua would give advice: "your technology is not weak, even far better than my civilization, but the lack of top force is too much... This is caused by the characteristics of civilization, but in any case, you can't deal with them quickly, at least heal your wounds."

"Your instruction is the standard of our action."

With a slight bow of respect, millharbs and taquin raised their heads together, then said slowly in a slightly hesitant tone, "but, my lord... When are you going to leave?" When he finished this sentence, milhaps stopped for a moment, then bowed his head and continued: "it's not that we don't welcome you to stay in the atrium, but that your companion, Lord Nostradamus, has mentioned several times that you and he still have unfinished missions on the other side of the void. We dare not disturb your mission, so we want to know the time when you leave, We are ready for the return ceremony. "

But what Joshua said later shocked them to look up at his back.

"Right away."

So far, he has not looked back. Looking at the two people who represent the supreme power of the atrium, Joshua raised his head and looked at the thick clouds rolling in the wind. His eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the haze and reach a corner of the inner side of the world. The soldier calmly said, "there is no need for a return ceremony - in fact, I should have left seven days ago, The reason why I still stay in this world is just to wait for a late response and reward. "

"But now, it has come."

The next moment, without waiting for Mir HABs and taquin to understand what Joshua was talking about, accompanied by a hazy silver light flickering at the foot of the holy mountain, the small light that was originally matched with the awe inspiring ice sculpture suddenly flickered with a hazy starlight. All the people and things illuminated by this light seemed to stop time, the snowflakes solidified in the wind, and the frost stopped spreading, Then it disappeared into the real world with Joshua Aceh.

Inside the world, under the dome of the sea of stars, the soldier looked up at the steel Python "Star" twining around the Milky way. He shook his head helplessly and said, "you're late."