【42 years after the catastrophe】

The human hero Asa Ak-To returns, and Doomsday City prepares a grand dinner.

The dinner was held in the Outer City Hall, where the aroma of pre-dinner desserts lingered in the hall filled with whispers. People were chatting while holding up their glasses, and the long white tablecloth was trailing down like cream. From time to time, messengers carrying trays passed by.

The scene can only be described as "classy".

People talked in low voices, the topics were simple and restrained, no one wanted anything to go wrong on such an important day - they all wanted to see Aktor, who had been almost worshipped as a god in the past 10 years.

The information left by Aktor made the technology of Doomsday City advance by leaps and bounds. Such an existence that led them in terms of both technological resources and ideas almost became a brand new man-made god.

Angel was the host of the banquet. She stood at the door of the banquet hall, waiting and greeting guests one by one.

Andrews, leader of the Free Alliance, Baird of the Inquisition, Anita of the Yaoguang Mercenary Corps, Yalin, the mayor of Hope City, Borg, the deputy mayor of Antofa City, Doris and Lei Xiao of the Battle Group...

The Dawn War had been launched for 10 years, and various small forces had sprung up like mushrooms after rain. Even within the camp, there were splits and reunions, and naturally some of these guests had ulterior motives.

"Su Mingan's posture is...too impressive. All the overlords come to his banquet as if they were on a pilgrimage."

In the corner, Windsor, a Remote Control Legion player in a white dress, looked up. She was an angel player with skin so clean and white that it was almost transparent.

"He really deserves all these honors," said Higurashi.

He leaned the scabbard against the wall and adjusted the suit that didn't fit him well.

Their remote control team had already joined the battle group early in the morning. At this banquet, 20% of the participants were players, who mingled in the dessert area and ate desserts crazily.

"Speaking of which, there have been quite a few disturbances in Doomsday City in the past 10 years." Player Ruiying said: "Akto has not appeared in 10 years, and many people do not obey the leadership of Tretia and others."

"But now Akto is back." Higurashi looked at the banquet hall where all the heroes gathered. "Even if the former leaders made mistakes, Akto is absolutely 'right'. He is capable of clearing the hidden dangers of the city-state in an instant."

Higurashi noticed that there was an inconspicuous figure standing behind the white curtain not far away.

——That’s Sen Celstia.

Sen Celstia is the deputy lord of Doomsday City, the leader of Beacon Fire, and the original leader who started the business together with Aktor. Even Tretia's reputation is not as high as his.

But Sen's extremely high reputation and status were only limited to 10 years ago.

It is impossible for human beings to be without desires and self-interest. If a person sits in a high position for too long without sufficient supervision, he will make mistakes sooner or later. Sen is an example of this.

He made a fatal mistake - in the sixth year of the Dawn War, in order to save his dying son, he privately used the medical resources that should have been allocated to the reconnaissance team, resulting in a reconnaissance team not being able to receive timely treatment and being wiped out.

This incident shocked Doomsday City. Although deaths in outbound teams were common, they should not die at the hands of their own family members’ selfish desires.

People began to doubt the fairness of the leadership of Doomsday City - Aktor had not appeared for several years. Was it that the leadership represented by Tretia and others imprisoned him and used his name to make excuses?

Sen is a hero in opening the city, he has worked hard and made great contributions. He has been working diligently for six years. Almost all the small commanders of the legions in Doomsday City are from Fenghuo. The interests of Doomsday City are united from top to bottom, and the top leaders are unwilling to punish Sen to calm the anger of the people.

As a result, a public opinion storm arose, and the families of the reconnaissance team were particularly upset about it.

Sen was filled with regret and pain, knowing that he had killed the reconnaissance team. In order not to embarrass Tretia and others, he took the initiative to resign from all military posts and honors, and locked his blood-red cloak in the closet.

The former dignified lord of Fenghuo has turned into a despised rat crossing the street.

Sen was standing next to the curtain at this time, his body almost hidden in the shadows, his face no longer had the vigor and vitality he had 10 years ago. Although he was only forty years old, he looked like an old man.

“…He’s here.”

Suddenly, at this moment, someone spoke softly, and the whole hall became quiet in an instant.

A young man with extraordinary aura walked in the door, and people recognized him at a glance. Over the years, his face has often lit up on LED screens in various cities.

The conference hall fell silent in an instant. Akto did not look like the powerful warrior who could stop the disaster of strange beasts alone as described in the intelligence. Instead, he looked like a scholar without any power at all, without any blood or hostility in his body.

More like a... nobleman who is very suitable for a banquet hall.

Su Mingan didn't say anything at this time. Neither the missionary aura nor the passive faith worked. In people's eyes, he was not even as majestic as when he was telling the lighthouse story in the screen recording.

Su Mingan looked around and saw many unfamiliar faces. At this moment, he vaguely felt what 10 years means to human beings.

Infants grow into children, children become teenagers, middle-aged people grow gray hair, and some very old people disappear completely.

Cheng Luohe, the kid holding the scarlet sniper rifle, grew up and became a young man in his early twenties. Yao Wen also became the leader of an elite reconnaissance team, with a sullen face in the corner.

Xia Sheng hadn't changed much, still looking cold and solemn. Stacy, Jocelyn and others had become much more mature, and some even wore wedding rings on their hands.

Su Mingan recalled the information that AI Yeya had collected over the past 10 years.

...People will change.

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