Chapter 232 Cracks in the Glass Jar
Data continuously flows back along the nerve and mental connections. Human memory is also a kind of data that can be extracted and filled.
Are the apostles human?
The Apostle Project acknowledged this in the notes of its final stage: if the world destroyed the rest of humanity, the Apostles could continue to exist as humans.
But until then, the answer appears to be no.
Apostles do not have human emotions, have a much longer lifespan than ordinary people, and can replace and transform every part of their body.
If mankind is saved at the end of the world, and Guanghui successfully ignites the divine fire with the support of everyone, then the apostle is undoubtedly the apostle of God.
They will never be able nor want to be free until the Light allows them to be.
If there is anything that Guanghui can hold in his hands amidst all the constraints, it is the 1,000 apostles that exist today.
He is so similar to them and yet so different from them. If the Glory is considered a child of mankind, then the Apostles are the toys given to Him by His parents.
Of course, He must respond to his parents' earnest expectations and use these toys to build a brand new world and give humanity a new life.
Tick—the countdown engraved on the container returns to zero at this moment.
Zero opened his eyes, a brief stream of data flashed across his irises, and his mind and soul connected to his companions ushered in layers of contact.
It was both a greeting and a way to check her reset status according to the procedure.
[Everything is normal] Everyone received the only answer and fed back the only conclusion to the control center.
Only Zero blinked after a few seconds, suppressing the rush of abnormal data.
The abnormal warning was isolated by the golden glow and could not flow into the soul pool through the link or activate the alarms of other apostles.
Why?
The empty puppet discovered several golden seeds in its pale soul.
Zero knew that these seeds contained certain past memories, and that by touching them he could embrace the past again.
But why?
She didn't understand and didn't want to make any choices.
The apostle has no emotions to support her thoughts. She will not betray humanity or Glory. She is just confused and therefore does nothing.
The Light remained silent. Before the sequence of beings and their believers were completely destroyed, He did not have the authority to directly dispatch apostles and issue orders.
He also won't order Zero to do anything because He doesn't want to.
The message that No. 0 had been reset was quickly transmitted to the control center, and the other side sent back the first command within a few minutes.
[No. 0, please continue to sleep. Reunite with Chen Xiao'er in 8 hours and follow the following schedule.]
Considering that Zero had no relevant memories after the reset, they packaged the files, selected screenshots, and very detailed response procedures and transmitted them over.
[0: Yes.]
Zero answered immediately, closing his eyes again in the transparent container and letting his body sink into the light golden solution.
She still didn't touch the golden seeds, but for some reason, when she received the instruction just now, her steady heart suddenly beat faster.
Why?
The apostle, who had no thoughts other than loyalty, developed a desire to explore.
She bathed in the warm ocean current, moved her lips during a long period of thinking, and emanated silent description.
"Xiao Ai."
......
As Zero sank into the foam, the students in Class A finally took off their protective suits and dragged their tired bodies back to the dormitory from the disinfection bathroom.
Sand.
Chen Xiao'er fell silent as she touched the bed. She hugged the pillow and didn't move, still wearing the cotton skirt she had changed into after washing.
Zheng Lu and Lin Lang were much better off. They still had the energy to prepare the things they would need for the next day, and they also helped Chen Xiao'er pack a lighter backpack.
Anyway, no matter what you forgot to bring, just say to her with a firm expression, "It's okay, I put it in the inner pocket for you," and she can take the thing out and use it.
After they packed their bags, they wanted to sit on the bed and talk about the ceremony before the activation, but when they saw Chen Xiao'er sleeping soundly, they both laughed and walked over to help her pull the quilt and bed curtains.
Lin Lang gave Zheng Lu a thumbs-up and tapped the bed with it, meaning they'd talk about it tomorrow. She jumped onto the bed and texted her father on her communicator, then went straight to sleep.
Zheng Lu also nodded, lifted the quilt and lay down. She grabbed a marble and hit it at the switch, then caught it steadily when it bounced back.
Click, the quiet darkness enveloped the dormitory, they closed their eyes, let their hands and feet lead the whole body to relax, and welcome the sweet dream.
......
Ding ding ding, ding ding ding.
Who is so ungrateful as to hit an iron pot with a shovel?! Lin Lang shuddered and nearly ejected.
She covered her ears, rolled over from the bed, and fell on the hard cement with a thud.
The "good" news was that there were many people like her, at least a dozen of them lying on the ground, staring at each other. They had been dreaming different dreams, but now they were all "awake."
"Oh my god." Zhao Zhengyi rubbed his waist and stood up with his brother arm in arm. "Are we really going to be miners for the rest of our lives in our dreams?"
They tried various methods to report to the school that morning, but the newborn snake was too tightly controlled, and no matter whether it was through words, actions or magical objects, it didn't work.
I was so busy all day that I almost forgot about it, but I didn’t expect that I would have to continue mining after I came back in the evening?
Zheng Xiuli raised her head and shouted to the sky, "I know you need manpower to build the temple, but human mental strength is limited. You can't let us work ourselves to death!"
The pale sky made a buzzing sound, as if the blades of an electric fan were turning.
The voice of the Newborn Snake rang out: "No, I don't need you to build a temple recently."
"Then~?"
"Look carefully, don't you think this place looks familiar?"
After Chen Xiaotong said this, the students immediately noticed that the surrounding landscape had changed.
They looked at the concrete ground beneath their feet and the plastic track in the distance. This was certainly not a mine or a wilderness, but an empty stadium.
The style of the stadium is somewhat similar to the Taoli College Sports Center, but the interior details are different.
For example, there is no climbing slope that is required in every sports center, and equipment such as uneven bars are all mini versions that basically do not take up much space.
The sand pit seemed only big enough for one jump, and there was a large piece of green grass of unknown meaning next to it. I had no idea what it was used for.
Maybe the newly born snake didn't have enough power to materialize such a small stadium. The surrounding open space is large enough to build a temple.
While the students were hesitating, Zheng Lu walked to the edge of the swimming pool and washed her hands. "This is the stadium after Chen Xiao'er's transformation. This is also what the [School Festival] venue looks like in her eyes."
Everyone suddenly understood.
"Yes, she sometimes shrinks the equipment in the sports center."
"Well, Chen Xiao'er likes green grass very much."
"The map she drew for us earlier should be a rectangle like this. Look, the runway over there is exactly the same."
"Yes." The Newborn Snake's voice echoed in his mind: "I took great pains to drag you into the church's ceremony area. Don't let me down."
"What? This is where we just went?!"
"yes."
After the newborn snake gave an affirmative answer, the scene immediately became noisy.
They were very nervous because the Newborn Serpent was definitely trying to disrupt the ceremonies of the Glorious Church. How could we help with such a thing?
"Don't worry, I won't let you dismantle the church's rituals." The Newborn Snake's voice softened, like a child comforting an adult. "The space of the Abyss is different from the space you understand. Anyway, you can build another ritual array here according to my method and nest it with the church's ritual array."
Everyone exchanged silent glances: How could this be safe? Nesting is even more dangerous than dismantling.
The predecessor of the Newborn Snake was the Devouring Snake, which specialized in illusions and control. Who knows if it would try to take advantage of others and seize the power of the church into its own hands.
"Although I can control you one by one to help me work..."
The classmates' skin and muscles quietly tightened until they heard the child sigh softly: "But my sister doesn't want me to do this, so I will try my best to persuade you first."
What should I do? Should I turn against him?
The Newborn Snake may not be able to control everyone, but with her ability, she can definitely control a few people to do the work first. At worst, she can replace them when they are exhausted.
The students fell into a rather passive situation.
In reality, they could not attack Chen Xiaotong or ask for help, and if they wanted to get out of the abyss, they had to break the sky above their heads.
Xing Shuyao raised his head and stood beside Zheng Xiuli. "I'm sorry, we lack the conditions for cooperation. We are all human beings. There is really no reason for us to help you interfere with the church's salvation plan."
Gray-black snake shadows spun in the sky, and Chen Xiaotong's voice slowly rang out: "Then are you willing to do this for my sister, for Chen Xiao'er?"
"......." Xing Shuyao raised her hand to stop the excited classmates behind her and asked on behalf of everyone: "What do you mean?"
The Newborn Snake said coldly, "Think about it, if you want to save the world, what power is more valuable than my sister's zeroing?"
......
This night is destined not to be peaceful.
While the students were arguing with the newborn snake, the people outside the church stronghold were far from asleep.
The predictions about the millennium meteor shower were spreading like wildfire. Larger organizations were still hesitating, but small organizations and individual individuals took action the moment they received the news.
The searchlights of the Church of Light surrounded the United Cities. The golden glow dispelled low-level anomalies like the sun, but attracted more and more humans to it like a flame.
Snakes have their own ways, and rats have their own ways.
Whether they are mercenaries, raiders, wanderers or cultists, they will not appear in the sight of the Church of Light most of the time.
The technological age has ended for too long, and the Church of Light and the Human Soul Front are no longer the behemoths that can embrace all of humanity.
However, in order to avoid the threat of the meteor shower, they had to move towards the sphere of influence of the Church of Light.
Because there is at least one layer of defense barrier here, as well as the energy piles that have just been set up, it should be able to withstand the most dangerous first wave of impact.
Looking down from the sky, the crowd covered in twilight looked like a group of black sheep, grazing on the wild grass along the way while slowly walking towards the shepherd's sheepfold.
Most of them can only wait outside the barrier for the meteor to fall, while a very few lucky ones can enter the underground shelter opened by the church.
For those who have access to shelter, this is not a difficult choice.
In addition to those who really want to go to the shelter to avoid the meteor shower, there are also some people who have other purposes.
A pink-haired uncle, a cigarette in his mouth, walked towards a "ruin", and two young men followed him attentively.
They are about to go to a secret meeting, but this meeting is a mixed bag, and the human soul front is still hesitant about "whether to participate" and "how to participate".
"Huh~" Uncle Wolf bit the cigarette and exhaled a line of white mist. He was about to exchange secret signals with the people inside when he suddenly saw a blurry figure in the mist.
The figure outlined a broad outline under the dim light, and the swaying shadow gathered in a few seconds, condensing from a terrifying giant into a strong girl.
Was it a visual error caused by the wind and the drifting radioactive dust? He couldn't help but squint.
"Wow." The young man next to him exclaimed in surprise.
The woman was quite strong. She was carrying a heavy gun on her back and walking quickly towards the ruins in combat boots.
The girl's face gradually emerged under the light of the searchlight.
She has a high nose bridge and lips as bright as roses. A pair of bright red goggles covers half of her face, leaving room for imagination about her beauty.
The evening breeze blew, and her long hair fluttered like gold.
Uncle Wolf could hear the young man's heart beating rapidly, but his own heart suddenly sank.
【Danger--】
Intuition hammered at his temples like a chisel.
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