Chapter 599 Lu Yuan is late
The war ended abruptly.
The soldiers of Zero Wave City put down their guns and looked at the sky blankly.
“We lost.”
After a few soft "bang" sounds, the high-ranking officials and nobles who were being controlled shot themselves one after another.
The bright red blood flowed on the ground and condensed into frost.
Several floating fortresses arrived at Zero Wave City and saw the devastated city, bewildered soldiers, and a huge iceberg - [Demon·Frost Mist]! Digdit fell to the ground, his skin festering, his eyes staring at the sky, he had been dead for a long time.
Dongjincheng, the commander of the super fortress, issued an order with red eyes: "Kill them all! Revenge for our parents! Revenge for our city!"
As a result, Zero Wave City fell into chaos again. The soldiers once again raised their guns and resisted again. The sound of gunfire filled the entire city.
After a few more hours, more and more fortresses arrived here.
The floating fortress of Yunhai City arrived in time. Colonel Li Jun saw that the war was still going on and shouted: "We are the army of Yunhai City!"
"Now that the ringleader is dead, stop your massacre!"
"Otherwise you will be regarded as an enemy by us!!"
He paused and continued to shout: "Humanity is not doomed. We still have a chance to develop."
"Yunhai City has a full set of industrial power and is the main contributor to victory in this war. We will lead mankind to survive in Pangu Continent."
The sound of the loudspeaker became louder and louder: "Super Fortress of Dongjin City, why don't you stop shooting? Your city is destroyed, but you can still live in other cities."
"Do you really want to be hostile to us and continue to massacre civilians? You will be regarded as an enemy!"
His words were both soft and hard, and quite tough.
The commander of the super fortress gritted his teeth and said, "Stop shooting!"
After a moment, the chaotic Zero Wave City finally fell into peace.
Li Jun shouted in another direction: "Put away your weapons, raise your hands, and choose to surrender. We will guarantee your safety."
The soldiers of Zero Wave City squatted in a shelter with their hands on their heads and burst into tears.
No one knows what is in their mind.
Even they themselves can't explain it clearly.
The army of Yunhai City did not make things difficult for the prisoners and continued to issue orders: "Now, we need to clean up the battlefield, count the casualties, and treat the wounded."
"Don't touch that iceberg, and don't shoot. Anyone who disobeys orders will be killed without mercy!"
"clear!"
Faintly, the soldiers in these floating fortresses have already taken the orders from Yunhai City as their basis and are taking quick action one by one.
Even so, this was only the first contact between the two sides.
Because the results of this battle are real, and no one can take away what we have gained on the battlefield.
The gap in strength is also there. The floating fortress in Yunhai City is the largest in size.
People saw the "Psychic Beacon Amplification Array" and the blood sacrificed C-class shelter...
The tragedy is difficult to describe to outsiders.
"Alas, the news has been passed back. The war seems to be over... Zero City itself has paid a heavy price."
A few minutes later, a "sealed ability user" with gunshot wounds walked out of the ruins.
The old man held a green jadeite used for sealing in his hand. There was a ball of light like a firefly inside, jumping constantly.
After listening to his story, everyone understood the truth of the matter.
"The leader... is dead." said the old man in a hoarse voice.
"He told me this before he died: Whoever has the ability to control will be qualified to command this demon."
"So, he let the [Demon] seal itself."
"And this ball of white light is the ability to [control]."
These words made all the soldiers' faces change drastically, and they pointed their guns at the troops in other cities. The atmosphere that had just been eased became tense again.
[Control], in everyone's mind, is even more terrifying than the devil.
Li Jun's whole body glowed red, and he showed the aura of a military master: "Don't act rashly!"
"Since the ability to control has been sealed, it needs to be guarded by all of humanity, rather than being owned by one individual!"
"How about this? We select a few people from each floating fortress to guard this piece of emerald. How long can this ability last?"
The old man with the "sealing ability" said: "The quality of the sealing jade is relatively high. As long as you inject spiritual charm into it regularly, it can be preserved for a long time."
"Then let us keep it together!"
These words were recognized by everyone.
The New York City military officer immediately said: "Peace and stability are the most important things now! We should do this."
After a brief discussion, everyone decided to transport the sealed jade back to Yunhai City first, and send 10 soldiers to each surviving city to guard it together.
As for that big iceberg... no one dares to touch it for now.
Once it is angered, mankind will face a real catastrophe.
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In this way, the cleaning of the battlefield continues...
During this period, the sky is gray and the temperature is relatively low.
City leaders were in constant communication, on the phone almost 24 hours a day, updating each other on their situations.
The floating fortresses came and went, investigating the ruins of various cities and rescuing survivors. Every city had some shelters buried deep underground, where the most elite were hiding. Their chances of survival were the highest. Among them were many masters of divine skills! The ordinary people were still hiding in the shelters, not daring to come out.
The vast Pangu Continent brought them a major crisis right from the start.
This has brought human confidence to rock bottom.
But there is no regret medicine in the world, no safe zone... They can never go back, and can only bite the bullet and face the endless Pangu Continent.
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A week later, rough casualty statistics came out. A total of 11 of the 17 human cities were destroyed!
The death toll is close to 100 million!
How horrible! The First World War was brutal, killing 20 million people; the Second World War was even more brutal, killing 80 million people.
As a result, in just two days, one hundred million people died!
This bleak fact can really stop a child from crying at night! Of course, crises often bring opportunities.
The ability to [control] and a self-sealed [demon] are both great legacies.
What’s more, the incredible thing of “great human unity” is happening.
Every surviving city is afraid and worried.
The reason they survived was because Digdit didn't find them in advance, not because of their strength, they knew it very well! The only city that was capable of surviving was Yunhai City!
Even New Yue City recognizes Yunhai City's leading position.
Therefore, the human alliance with Yunhai City as its core began to make intensive preparations... Perhaps, this kind of "great unity" is the greatest gain for mankind.
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When Lu Yuan learned about this, it was actually a hundred days later.
On this day, the staff at Green Park discovered a very tiny dream signal.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of signal would be directly regarded as subjective interference data.
Pangu Continent is too large, and any user with dream ability may cause interference when using their skills.
What's more, there is no need for dream abilities, many powerful divine skills can also cause signal fluctuations.
But this signal was sent tirelessly and continuously for a hundred days, and finally attracted people's attention.
"Sort of like a message for help?"
"Could it be the hometown of the mother civilization of mankind... the commander-in-chief?"
After analysis, the working group passed the data to Lu Yuan.
"What? It was a call from my mother civilization? A full hundred days later?!"
"Yes... We were negligent at the beginning, we are sorry." The staff said with sweat on his forehead.
"No, don't blame yourself. I'll go over and take a look now."
Lu Yuan was originally studying the carvings in the space field, and immediately ran hurriedly to the vicinity of the poppy tree.
Having said that, he indeed hadn't spoken to his mother on the phone for a long time.
The main reason was still the security issue - ever since Yunhai City was attacked by [monsters] because of the last phone call, he didn't dare to continue communicating.
But this time, his mother Wenming called him tirelessly, which gave him a bad idea.
"Are they fighting with the [Monster]?"
"They wanted to ask me for help... but I couldn't get in touch with them. I wonder if they were all wiped out..."
Lu Yuan was terrified and sweating profusely.
"No, don't be nervous. Since they are still fighting, it means there is no big problem."
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A few minutes later, Miss Conch controlled the Poppy Tree and established contact with the mother civilization.
After seeing the various parameters displayed on the screen, Lu Yuan realized how big a mistake he had made...
Too far, really too far! To be honest, the poppy tree has grown quite a lot in recent years.
Thanks to the third-level technology "Harvest Blessing" and the fourth-level technology "Central Array", the leaves of this lush tree are like pieces of emerald full of vitality, which is completely different from the dying state in the past.
According to scientists' assessment, its strength has recovered to about one-tenth of its peak state.
This is basically the limit. After all, this [monster] has damaged its origin. It’s good enough to be alive!
But even so, the poppy tree finally expended a lot of effort and used enormous power to contact the human mother civilization.
"It consumes a lot of energy, and the communication time won't be too long. It may be interrupted at any time." Hai Luo also knew about the crisis of Lu Yuan's relatives and was not joking.
"Okay, I'll pay for it."
This time's dream contact consumed 10 spiritual energy at once!
The power projected by the poppy tree was like a long-wave signal, spanning from the northern border to Yunhai City.
A large number of sensitive living beings were awakened by this dream signal and looked into the distance suspiciously.
Some visions with malicious intentions even followed!
Fortunately, one-tenth of the peak poppy trees were also considered a powerful species. Lu Yuan was full of energy and shouted, "Get out!"
The evil spirits and monsters gradually retreated.
Gradually, he found the twin phoenix trees...
I saw that all the leaves on this guy's body had fallen off, and it looked like he might die at any time.
As for the situation in Yunhai City...it cannot be seen in the dream.
At this moment, Lu Yuan's heart was beating wildly and his blood pressure was rising. He was afraid of seeing a ruin and the bodies of his relatives! "Hey, Wutongshu, do you hear me? Let me in."
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Yunhai City.
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The twin paulownia trees were in a dying state. After receiving this signal, they were immediately alerted.
It expressed a vague emotion, trying its best to project Lu Yuan into its dream.
"How's the war going? Win or lose?"
The paulownia tree shook a little, seeming to reveal a smug expression.
"Did you make a great contribution? Explain it more clearly."
Lu Yuan's figure was blurry and the signal was intermittent.
It was already difficult to transmit his consciousness alone, so Conch didn't come over for the time being.
After the dream signal stabilized, he looked around.
The "Sycamore Tree Dream" remains similar to the past, with dusk and grassland, ants, crickets and dragonflies, creating a harmonious natural landscape.
This tree is not an anomaly after all. Its current strength has reached a bottleneck. It needs a large amount of natural treasures or the accumulation of time to grow further.
However, at this moment, there were no humans in the dream, which made Lu Yuan feel unpleasant again.
The phoenix tree began to tremble rustlingly, and this time the expression was very complicated and confusing.
"It said that because it was seriously injured and about to die, it would not allow humans to enter this dream."
"All the contacts over the past hundred days were initiated secretly by it." Miss Conch's voice came.
The phoenix tree shook again, and a small ball of light appeared in front of Lu Yuan, recording part of the video of the battle.
From the twin paulownia trees using the "Light Curtain Spirit Words" to fight against the [Demon], to the high-yield nuclear bomb bombing.
Those huge balls of light made Lu Yuan's heart tremble with fear.
From what he could see, [Demon·Frost Mist] was not too strong.
But it is more than enough to exterminate the second-level civilization.
"It seems that humans have their own evolution without my participation."
Even without the "Light Curtain Spiritual Words" he provided, Yunhai City might still be able to win. It would just cost a few more hydrogen bombs, but many, many soldiers might die.
"You've worked hard. This time I'll give you credit for the first place. Humans will definitely not treat you unfairly..."
"Oh, I'll make a spiritual plant field for you now. Do you have the blood of vision?"
It really exists!
The last time [Demon·Frost Mist] broke into the safe zone, a piece of its flesh was cut off.
The blood that flows out of it cannot be used by humans, and it is all used to water the paulownia tree.
This is also the main reason why the twin sycamore trees have grown exceptionally fast in recent years.
"With the anti-entropy element, things will be simple. Come, project the carvings I carved onto the bark and meridians. It may be painful, so bear with it."
Lu Yuan patiently began to create the "Spiritual Plant Field" - as the pioneer of field industrialization, he was very familiar with this field.
"By the way, show me what happened in the real world."
Lu Yuan gave an order, asking the Wutong tree to project the real world into the dream.
Suddenly, a hazy screen appeared in front of him.
"Yunhai City has not changed much from before."
It’s still the familiar skyscrapers, and at the end of the street, you can still see the thought-provoking billboard of “Braised Chicken with Rice”.
This is normal. Yunhai City has only been around for 5 short years, and it is impossible for it to have undergone such tremendous changes as Green City.
"Is this... a floating fortress?"
"It's developing pretty well... Why are there so many?"
There were at least 18 fortresses flying in the sky.
The large ones are as big as aircraft carriers, with a tonnage of over 100,000 tons, and the small ones are 20,000-30,000 tons.
In the Earth era, this is simply the scale of an interstellar battleship! But in the supernatural era, the technical content of the floating fortress is actually not very good. As long as you can use electricity and make cement, you can make a floating fortress.
In the square not far away, a group of soldiers were sitting in chairs watching TV, clapping from time to time with smiles on their faces.
The title on the big screen was: "Warmly Celebrate the Great Victory of World War III"! "The First Human Alliance Meeting is Held in Yunhai City!" Lu Yuan couldn't help but widen his eyes. This scene was really beyond his expectations.
The Human Alliance is established!
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The streets are empty!
Today is the "100th day after the end of World War III" - yes, the previous battle with the [Monster] has been identified by the human survivors as World War III! The total death toll is... 99.19 million! A total of 11 cities were destroyed, and only 6 cities remained! This number is simply staggering, 70% of the human population died in one fell swoop! Post-war statistics are already a headache, and the survivors have to be resettled, cities merged, and civilians immigrated... These three months are simply too busy! What's more, there is a strange and important thing - how should the [Monster] be dealt with?
It has frozen itself, but it is indeed alive.
There is also an ability of "control" that has been stripped away.
This terrifying divine skill... has become an indescribable taboo, and it is impossible to integrate it into humans! "Comrades, friends."
"Today marks the 100th day since the end of World War III."
"I stand here and speak on behalf of the remaining human beings."
Li Chunhong, dressed in a suit, said in a solemn and deep voice: "We have achieved a short-term victory, but are also facing long-term challenges."
"We stand at the crossroads of fate, facing a scarred world."
"The number of deaths currently counted is 79,234,210, and the number of missing persons is 20,314,912. Because the household registration management system in some cities is chaotic, the number of missing persons that cannot be counted may be in the millions. This is an unimaginably huge number."
"11 cities completely destroyed."
“War has cost us a heavy price, but it has also made us realize the value of peace and opportunity.”
"We cannot allow hatred, greed and short-sightedness to dictate our destiny."
"We must learn from past mistakes and re-examine our common responsibilities as human beings. We must no longer allow differences and prejudices to divide us, but work together to build a more just and harmonious world through cooperation, understanding and tolerance."
There are only two surviving cities with a population of over 10 million.
Yunhai City and Newyue City, both cities have relatively complete industries and talents.
The rest are just medium-sized cities with a population of millions, such as Ciudad Sinis, Buenos Aires, etc.
People plan to build three sky cities, connect them together, and develop them together, named "Human Alliance".
Of course, there will definitely be many trivial conflicts of interest in the middle, but no matter what, all of humanity was frightened this time.
No matter whether they are at the top or the bottom, the people are almost scared out of their wits. It is a historical necessity for them to unite!
In addition, there is another special city, Zero Wave City.
There are many survivors in this city, about 3.6 million.
How to treat them is quite delicate.
Some people believe that the citizens of Zero Wave City are guilty of original sin!
Should be sentenced to death!
"Shoot them all!" These hateful voices are very loud on the Internet.
Some people also believed that they were innocent, that all the crimes were committed by Digdit, and that ordinary people were kept in the dark and did not directly participate in the war, so where did the crime come from? Therefore, after three months of intense discussion, the leaders of the cities reached a relatively moderate suggestion.
The residents of Zero Wave City will be completely dispersed and integrated into other cities.
That is, the city will no longer exist as a cultural unit.
There will no longer be any inheritors of language and writing.
This... is already the greatest punishment!
As for actually killing all the citizens of Zero Wave City, it is not feasible in today's environment and is even a luxury and waste.
"To prepare for possible disasters in the future and to better face the future."
"I declare that from today on, the Human Alliance is officially... established!"
"Wow!" Countless applause sounded from all directions, spreading to every corner like waves.
The Human League, a small league spanning 6 cities.
The population size is 39 million.
Since Yunhai City has the strongest industrial power, it is natural to build the Sky City nearby.
It is estimated that it will take three years to slowly relocate the population and resources of various cities to the vicinity of Yunhai City - the floating fortress will naturally be the main means of transportation.
A city with a population of nearly 40 million is not small, and it will take another 50 years to build the sky city.
If there is a major technological breakthrough in the entire process, the time may be shortened.
But no matter what, it will still take more than 30 years.
At the same time on the same day, a solemn voice was broadcast on the big screens in various cities: "I declare that from today on, the Human Alliance is officially established!"
There was overwhelming cheering in every city, and the change in human thought did not seem as difficult as imagined.
It's just a few more deaths.
Some people couldn't help but shed bitter tears; some cheered and held up bright flags; some even imitated the "Kiss of the Century" on the streets, as if human unity had really been achieved at this moment.
Li Chunhong also let out a sigh of relief and shook hands with several city leaders who came from afar.
They jointly signed their names on the Declaration.
Reporters took photos to record this solemn moment.
(End of this chapter)