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After Su Yun woke up from the River Styx, the first person...or rather, the first thing he saw was Vodka.
This can no longer be called a "human", not even a "corpse". It looks like a humanoid catfish with limbs. Messy scales and mucus are piled on its exposed skin. The face is even more horrifying, with bulging eyes, everted facial bones, and rotten gills. The most horrifying thing is that this thing is still alive.
In short, it was the kind of scene that would make ordinary people lose their minds when they saw it.
...There is no way to communicate.
Su Yun looked away and caught sight of another consciousness in this space: "Ms. Lili Marlene, please take me to the Ark."
Su Yun didn't want to ruin the last guide, so Lili Marlene was able to retain some sanity. She stood up from the stairs trembling, staggered down, her expression distorted and dazed.
"Yes." The woman said softly, "Please follow me."
Lili Marlene walked to the center of the stairs. The pillars under the stairs were not decorations, but the entrance and exit of the lift. After Lili Marlene unlocked the door with her iris and fingerprint, the gate of the lift quietly opened.
Su Yun followed the woman into the entrance, and the gate closed in front of them, completely blocking the shadow of Vodka.
The elevator began to descend, and Su Yun's appearance returned to that of a gentle young man. Lili Marlene's consciousness gradually returned, and she asked with a bit of madness: "Mr. Su, where is God's gift?"
At this time, Lili Marlene had subconsciously used her mother tongue, which was not a common language among many ethnic groups, but Su Yun understood it without any obstacles. Not only that, he could also answer with the same accent: "My shadow ate it."
Lili Marlene forced a smile. At this moment, she also realized the problem with the language: "Yes."
The elevator reached the end and the gate opened again. Tang Chao stood outside the elevator. His expression looked similar to Lili Marlene's, except that Tang Chao stayed here waiting while Lili Marlene stayed on the ladder in agony.
Tang Chao bowed: "Now that you are here, please follow us."
Not a word about vodka.
Su Yun carried his off-road bag and followed the two people silently.
It was another long corridor, with regular lighting and religious road signs on both sides. There were countless gates connecting the two sides of the corridor, leading to different directions, some deep into the ocean,
Some of them protrude out of the sea, while more of them are connected to countless roads, which then interweave into a huge network.
"…We hollowed out the mountain. This is the Ark of Humanity. It is directly below Paradise Island. Outside the rock layer is the ocean. Our energy comes from tides, the sun, and geothermal heat. Even a nuclear strike cannot damage the Ark in the slightest."
Vodka was dead, so the responsibility of introducing the brand fell to Lili Marlene. It was obvious that the lady had learned her lesson, and this time her introduction was easy to understand.
Tang Chao then said: "The flower garden is the temple that keeps the roses given by God, the paradise is the altar for offering sacrifices to the gods, the heaven is the residence of the believers, and the ark... the ark preserves all the fires."
Su Yun was very sensitive to this word, and he asked back: "Fire?"
"Yes, the most important specimens, documents and experimental results of the past thousands of years are preserved here." Tang Chao said softly, "We also conduct the most important experiments in the Ark. The medicines used by the priests and in heaven all come from here."
Su Yun understood that this "spark" was just a metaphor and did not refer to the spark of the little plagues.
This so-called ark is indeed of the same origin as the ancient tomb-like underground palace. The ark shows the characteristics of central symmetry in the mountain.
Su Yun heard countless heartbeats. If these heartbeats all belonged to humans, then they would fill this underground building soaked in sea water like ants filling an ant nest. Based on the strength of these heartbeats, Su Yun even found a nursery similar to the one where ants cultured eggs - these should be biological laboratories in the Ark.
The three of them kept moving forward along the main road and finally arrived at the center of the entire underwater building.
"This is the control hub of the Ark." Lilimaren said softly, as if she was afraid of waking something up. "Its history is even older than the flower garden. We once kept the God-given roses here."
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The door of the control hub opened. There was no one inside, only a huge space filled with countless machines.
Here, classicism and technology are perfectly combined. It is a place that all painters who love machines can never imagine in their dreams. The oldest machines are antiques from hundreds of years ago, and countless new technological works have been built on their remains. The outermost layer is the latest scientific research results, and the unfolded screen is as thin as paper.
This is almost the same as the soil layers on tombs. Archaeologists would peek into past civilizations by digging the soil layers, while here they can explore the development of human technology.
"That's the archives room." Tang Chao pointed to the deepest
"This is the monitoring area. All experimental subjects can be monitored in real time."
If this space is functioning normally, there must be at least hundreds of employees. Unfortunately, there is no one now and it is completely stagnant.
Su Yun walked slowly through the monitoring area. He raised his head and looked carefully at each screen. There was almost one or more monsters hidden behind each screen, showing the ugliest side of human desire for exploration.
"Our medicines can cure almost all diseases. We can extend the life span of ordinary people by three times. We can regenerate severed limbs and allow humans to harness extraordinary powers..."
Lili Marlene's voice was a little vague. If she were in a better mental state, she might be considered singing praises.
Whether it is Tang Chao, Vodka or Lili Marlene, they are no longer living people. Their strength is far greater than that of ordinary humans, and they all have extraordinary powers that are circulated in human mythology. Although all of these are nothing in front of Su Yun, they do exist.
"Mr. Su, do you know the identities of the people living in heaven? Do you know how long my history lasted? Do you know how many resources of human society have flowed into the Ark?... You should have guessed it, right? We are the top of human society, we are all God's chosen people, this is the direction the world should go. The destruction of paradise is nothing at all. As long as the Ark is still there, we will have countless paradises and heavens..."
Lili Marlene's voice became more and more dreamy, but her spirit was surprisingly excited: "This is the Ark! And it will be your ride from now on!"
Su Yun stopped, turned around, and looked at the two people still standing at the door with some surprise.
Lili Marlene and Tang Chao sang in unison, as if they were preaching together:
"...If the Ark collapses, then all countries in this world...all sovereign nations, all places that humans can reach, will be in turmoil, and then war will surely break out. This will be the third time...maybe they will use those destructive forces, and maybe the world will be destroyed...but that has nothing to do with us."
Tang Chao met Su Yun's gaze and added: "As long as our race has not lost all desires related to survival, the Ark will never perish, and Mr. Su, you will be our leader - no, you are already our leader."
Su Yun certainly understood what they were talking about. He lowered his eyes and sighed silently.
Who would have thought
Human life, technology, and ideology have undergone such a huge transformation in the Ark. Sin has become a new virtue, and desire has brought about a miraculous evolution. The source of all this is the rose that was like a natural disaster.
…the source of sin and the beginning of evil.
Maybe Tang Chao wanted to impress him with these things at the beginning... After all, who can refuse all the power in the world?
As long as Su Yun still has a bit of human qualities, he will never refuse to serve as the high priest.
Su Yun raised his head and said softly, "You guys go out."
Then the fanatical people fell into deathly silence, they all lowered their heads and left quickly and silently.
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Su Yun was the only one left in the control room.
Su Yun randomly found a protruding metal structure to sit on, from which he could see most of the screen.
These surveillance screens have not yet been connected to sound, but just looking at the images is enough.
Sitting in this position, Su Yun thought a lot, and yet thought of nothing. He simply recalled all his experiences in another world.
“…Is that so?”
Su Yun sighed again and turned on the cell phone hanging on his wrist.
The familiar game interface pops up. This is a new chapter, "Ming Guang".
The magnificent music begins with a majestic shout. The heavy drum beats remind people of ancient wars. A new map appears on the screen. The protagonist and his party leave the city where the slaves revolted and welcome the royal army to quell the rebellion.
The king's cavalry marched in an orderly manner with their backs to the rising sun. They were well-equipped, and the same armor shone with a holy halo in the sun. The high-flying royal flag was woven with the royal emblem, which was a rose and a skull, representing victory and death.
The protagonists parked the carriage on the side of the road. A large group of cavalry passed by them. One of the knights stood out from the crowd. She stopped beside the carriage, dismounted, and saluted Jasmine.
Jasmine strode down from the carriage and returned the greeting.
The knight had her long light brown hair tied up high, her emerald green eyes sparkling in the scorching sun. Behind her was a spear. Who would have thought that the commander-in-chief of the knights and soldiers would be so young?
"Where are you going? The rebels have invaded this land. They murder and rob travelers. This place is about to become a battlefield and is very unsafe." The knight smiled at them in a friendly manner. "Why not follow my army first? I will protect you."
This is the new character that appears in the fifth chapter "Bright Light" and also the player's fifth card, Isis.
The author has something to say: As we all know, the exaggerated things in novels cannot be believed
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