Chapter 8 Surveillance
The next day.
Chen Fan opened his sleepy eyes with difficulty amidst the faint call from outside the door.
At first glance, he saw the portrait of the goddess illuminated by the morning sun. The god under the sun exuded a faint sense of sacredness.
But there was not much reverence in Chen Fan's eyes.
On the contrary, thinking of his fate in a month, the resentment in his eyes was so strong that it was about to drip out of water!
[It seems that this world is still in the era of worshiping gods. ]
A soft electronic synthesized sound suddenly sounded in his mind: [This is indeed quite rare. In the records of the Human Union, few civilizations still believe in the existence of gods after initially mastering electricity-related technologies. ]
The sudden electronic synthesized sound scared Chen Fan and completely dispelled the remaining sleepiness in his eyes.
He sat up suddenly from the bed, and it was not until he saw the half of the mechanical arm lying on the concrete floor that he suddenly came back to his senses and remembered a series of things that happened last night that were beyond the cognition of ordinary people.
"One?"
Chen Fan called out in a low voice tentatively.
If he remembered correctly, this was the name of the smart terminal.
To be precise, this was the name of the artificial intelligence inside the smart terminal.
[Don't shout, it was the machine that was talking in your mind just now, and what happened last night was not your hallucination. ]
Chen Fan subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out his right palm from the quilt, and put it in the sun to examine it carefully.
Just from the naked eye, the right palm is still the same as usual, with a few slightly raised blue veins on the bronze skin with a faint blood color in the sun.
But this is just an appearance.
As Chen Fan's thoughts moved slightly, a thin layer of silver-white metal-like substance quickly emerged on the surface of his palm.
This is the main body of the smart terminal: a glove.
This glove-type smart wearable device made of unknown materials, while ensuring comfort and real touch, also has extremely strong material strength, and can easily resist physical attacks in the conventional concept - at least that's what [One] said.
In the palm and back of the glove, each is inlaid with a gem-like substance.
According to [One], these two gem-like substances are the core components of the smart terminal and the strongest components.
Not to mention conventional physical attacks, even if it is thrown onto the surface of a neutron star, it can still maintain the integrity of its structure!
Although Chen Fan still has reservations about the above statement, no matter what, this glove-like smart terminal is definitely the most advanced smart wearable device he has ever worn in his life, without a doubt.
Chen Fan shook his head, dispelling the messy thoughts in his mind, and focused on the information that [One] just mentioned.
"One, you just said that you believe in gods..."
"You mean, there are no real gods in this world?"
One did not answer Chen Fan's words, but asked a question: [What do you think gods are? ]
Hearing this question, Chen Fan was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a while.
After hesitating again and again, he answered in an uncertain tone: "Life forms with powerful power?"
The soft electronic synthesized sound rang in his heart again: [A minimum-scale human fleet can easily destroy a normal-sized river system. 】
【Even a weaker individual weapon is enough to turn a planet into endless cosmic dust. 】
【According to your standards, the Human Union should be what you call the gods. 】
The corners of Chen Fan's eyes twitched slightly.
After a moment of silence, he said again: "Then... the gods should be creatures that have mastered the rules of the universe, such as..."
【Genesis. 】
【The most powerful regular weapon of the Human Union is enough to annihilate an entire universe if there is sufficient energy, and it can also rewrite the underlying physical and mathematical laws of the universe to create a brand new universe. 】
Chen Fan was speechless.
【Since the development of the Human Union, there are countless universes of different sizes under its jurisdiction, but no so-called gods have been discovered so far. 】
【Of course, this does not mean that civilizations cannot believe in gods. 】
【In the territory of the Human Union, there are many advanced civilizations that have their own beliefs, even if they themselves have powers far beyond the gods. 】
Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully.
Inspired by [One]'s words, a creepy conjecture emerged in his mind:
If the gods in this world really exist, then would He be just a civilization that has mastered more advanced technology?
"Knock, knock, knock."
The mother's urging voice came from outside the door again: "Xiao Fan?"
"I'm coming!"
Chen Fan calmed down, put away the groundless conjecture in his heart, and stood up and walked towards the door.
In the process of getting up, the silver-white smart terminal in his right hand also disappeared.
...
More than ten minutes later.
Under the guidance of his mother, Chen Fan completed the daily "punch card" prayer work in front of the statue in a serious manner.
"Mom."
Just as his mother was about to stand up from the futon, Chen Fan shouted, "I have something to ask you."
His mother knelt on the futon again and turned her head to look at Chen Fan with a surprised look.
Chen Fan thought carefully, and then whispered: "You told me last night... I'm going to church to study today?"
Seeing his mother nod her head as if it was a matter of course, Chen Fan showed a bit of confusion on his face:
"But I remember... Isn't this tomorrow's thing?"
His mother was stunned, and subconsciously retorted: "How is it possible?"
"I remember it very clearly, it was today."
"A few days ago you told me..."
"At 12 noon today, the church deacon will pick you up to go to church to study." He
got the words!
But the next second, the joy that just appeared in Chen Fan's eyes completely solidified in an instant.
There was no other reason.
The words just now were not spoken by his mother!
Chen Fan raised his head stiffly and looked at the high statue. The extremely stiff electronic synthesized sound seemed to still echo in his ears.
Without him asking questions, the statue spoke again!
Beside him, just like last night, his mother had knelt on the ground, muttering words of thanks to the gods.
At this moment, a sentence his mother said last night suddenly emerged in his mind:
'You are the one chosen by God, and God will always be watching you. '
At first, he subconsciously thought that this sentence was just a religious saying.
It was not until now that he really understood that this sentence was a true portrayal!
Chen Fan once again personally felt the chill that penetrated his heart last night.
The chill was so strong that even the morning sun shining on him through the living room window could not dispel it!
He is watching him! !
This thought grew rapidly in Chen Fan's mind, as if a pair of strong and powerful hands tightly strangled his throat!
With his heart beating violently, Chen Fan's breathing began to become rapid!
[Chen Fan, calm down! ]
A soft electronic synthesized voice sounded in his mind, interrupting Chen Fan's thoughts that were almost out of control: [This machine suggests that you don't think too much, it's just a statue made by a low-level civilization, it's no big deal. 】
"Xiao Fan?"
The mother beside him also noticed that Chen Fan was different and cast a confused look at him:
"What's wrong with you?"
(End of this chapter)
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