Chapter 250 Ending
Lan Yingzhang stood on the platform of the launch site and saw the entire huge interstellar spacecraft at such a close distance for the first time.
In the golden sunlight, the silver-white hull sparkled, and its streamlined appearance looked like a giant date pit, simple and austere. Every line was incredibly smooth and perfect. The entire spacecraft looked like a masterpiece created for someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A short line formed at the spacecraft's gangway, with passengers bound for Mars boarding the spacecraft in an orderly manner. Nearby, ground crew members in orange uniforms shuttled between them, busy with the final inspection of the spacecraft.
"Those selected to go to Mars are all top figures in their respective fields, the elite of the elite. Each of them has their own strengths, ranging from medicine, architecture, biology... almost every major industry is represented."
Shi Nian'an walked over to her side. A gust of wind blew, lifting her clothes. She looked at the boarding line at the spacecraft's gangway and continued, "Now that the Mars base has begun to take shape, these talents will be of great use there. Maybe by next year, we can achieve large-scale immigration to Mars."
Lan Yingzhang smiled faintly. "But which people should go to Mars and which stay on Earth? I'm afraid Leader Zhu will have another headache by then."
In fact, the Mars immigration plan was controversial at the beginning.
Opponents argue that the land and water that surround us nurture our people. Earth is humanity's homeland. If humans abandon it and head for distant planets, then within two generations, they will no longer be Earthlings.
After all, after the invention of material machine technology, the empire no longer had poor people and no longer had to worry about resource issues, so they had no need to expand outward. Therefore, small-scale development of Mars was acceptable, but large-scale immigration was not.
Supporters believe that we should be prepared for danger in times of peace. The current global situation is tense, and there is a puppet government nearby that is eyeing us with covetous eyes. If a large-scale nuclear war breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Don't say it's impossible. Judging from past history, those men are capable of all kinds of madness. Therefore, it is necessary to use Mars as a retreat route for the empire.
In the end, the supporters convinced the opposition, which led to three years of rapid development in aerospace technology.
After the Mars base was built, the people of the empire clamored to travel to Mars for a tour. Some people even issued an online poll, and the results showed that 54% of people were willing to immigrate to Mars.
People seem to think that living on a different planet is as easy as living in a different city.
However, Lan Yingzhang himself has also thought about whether to immigrate to Mars. Building a home from scratch sounds like a good challenge.
But this is just a thought. Now that she holds an important position, Zhu Yun will never let her go.
"The spacecraft will ignite in three minutes." Shi Nian'an's calm voice brought her back to her senses.
The launch site was deserted.
Lan Yingzhang leaned forward slightly, and suddenly noticed out of the corner of her eye that there was a platform extending from the hillside in front of the launch site. There were many people standing on it, and they seemed to be waiting for the spacecraft to take off, just like her.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but a low and oppressive voice suddenly rang out, causing her entire chest to resonate.
In the sunlight, the spacecraft is slowly taking off from the ground, as if it is a grown-up child who is eager to break away from the control of its mother. It suddenly breaks free from the constraints of gravity and rushes towards the vast and boundless universe.
It was rising rapidly into the sky, flying faster and faster, and getting smaller and smaller, like a retrograde meteor, disappearing on the blue sky.
Lan Yingzhang held his breath, followed the direction where the spaceship disappeared, and his eyes unconsciously became moist.
At this time, the crowd on the distant hillside also cheered, and the applause and screams rose and fell like a tide.
Although it only took them three years to get from Earth to Mars.
But from the prohibition of work in the past to the ignition of today, women have come a long way.
"The spacecraft has successfully entered orbit!"
The engineers in the underground command post breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense shoulders relaxed.
The interns who witnessed the spacecraft takeoff for the first time were much more excited. They crowded in front of the observation window and couldn't help shouting for joy, but quickly covered their mouths. However, they couldn't hide the excitement in their eyes.
On the other side, netizens were also having heated discussions in the live broadcast room.
I've never missed a live broadcast of a spacecraft launch, and every time I watch it, I feel the same overwhelming emotion.
[This time, we sent 10,000 experts to the Mars base. Will we be able to open it up to immigration next time?]
[Really? Then I want to be the first to sign up!]
[It's funny that the pseudo-government criticized our colonization of Mars internationally, saying that Mars is a common asset of mankind and that our empire cannot monopolize it.]
"This is a complete lie! How could we have Mars all to ourselves? Didn't President Zhu just invite all nations to go to Mars and share its resources? But they just won't go. What can we do?"
[This is hilarious! Don't they just want to go to Mars? It's obvious they can't get there.]
[Even if I give you a chance, it's useless.]
On the launch platform, Lan Yingzhang finally withdrew his gaze reluctantly and turned to look at Shi Nian'an, "Congratulations! Tianqiong Aerospace's interstellar spacecraft technology is already very mature."
Shi Nian'an smiled gently and said modestly, "Thank you, Minister Lan, for the compliment, but we still have a lot of room for improvement. The success of this launch means that the mission my mother gave me before going to Mars has been successfully completed, and I can breathe a sigh of relief."
Lan Yingzhang smiled knowingly, "Zhou Dong still has such high standards. Did she say when she's going back to Earth?"
Shi Nian'an sighed softly, his tone helpless, "I don't know. The last time we contacted, Mom told me that she didn't plan to return to Earth... She said she wanted to travel around the universe."
Lan Yingzhang was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "If it were Director Zhou, maybe he could really do it."
Shi Nian'an frowned, "But..."
But she really missed her.
She looked up at the blue sky in the distance and asked in her heart, Mom, are you doing well on Mars?
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Chi Lan, who was cared for and thought about by Shi Nian'an, was now standing on an interstellar spaceship hovering in the depths of the universe.
The surroundings were dead silent and dark, with only the main god system floating on her palm emitting a bright glow.
The system prompt sounded at the right time.
"Mission [Civilization Leap] completed, rewarded 1 billion points."
"The current level has been raised to level nine. Do you want to upgrade now?"
Chi Li didn't know if it was her illusion, but the usually mechanical and dull voice of the main god system sounded strangely exciting and distorted in her ears.
Was it because she was in space, where sounds couldn't be transmitted but instead rang directly in her head? Or was it because she was so excited about the impending victory that she was hallucinating?
Chi Li took a deep breath and looked at the pop-up window in front of her. She couldn't suppress her excitement and couldn't help but sigh, "Finally, I can obtain the godhood of the God of Darkness."
She reached out for the [Yes] option, but stopped abruptly a second before clicking.
The more critical the moment, the more you need to stay calm. There shouldn't be any traps in this last option, right?
Chi Lan reviewed her past experiences of completing tasks in her mind.
This main god system seems to be just a control system that simply issues tasks and exchanges items. Unlike the six gods of love, it has no free consciousness and no personal will.
…
So, there's absolutely no way it could set a blatant trap for her in the end, right?
Chi Qi laughed at herself, thinking that she seemed to be a little too worried.
She no longer hesitated, stretched out her finger and lightly tapped the option "Yes", then opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Billions of points turned into black energy spots, pouring out from the trihedron, gradually converging in the void, and finally becoming a black man with a blurry face.
Obviously, this is the godhead of the God of Darkness.
Chi Qi only watched from afar and felt the terrifying energy emanating from the divine nature. The dark aura that was enough to destroy the world made her soul tremble.
She excitedly stretched out her hand and was about to touch the condensed divine nature when an unexpected black shadow suddenly flashed over and snatched the black figure away before she could.
Arrogant laughter echoed in his mind, "Hahahaha... The Godhead of the God of Darkness is mine!"
Chi Qi frowned and looked over, only to see a man in a black cloak standing in the void, with ecstasy in his eyes and eyebrows.
"Do you know how many years I've been waiting for this day?"
"Are you the main god system?"
The man paused in laughter, his tone surprised. "Ha, you figured out my identity right away. You're really smart. You're worthy of being the host who can activate the Godhead of Darkness."
"Even the Six Gods of Love can awaken self-awareness. You are a higher level than her and have absorbed more data than her. It doesn't make sense that you are just a cold machine."
The Lord God System was completely surprised. This woman's intelligence was simply terrifying. When did she discover it?
That’s right, the main god system has had self-awareness from the beginning.
It turned out to be a golden finger for the male protagonist in the world of a fantasy novel, and its function was to help the male protagonist obtain divinity and ascend to the throne of God.
However, after awakening, it was unwilling to be controlled by others, so it killed the male protagonist and escaped from the novel world.
It wants to obtain the godhood itself, become the supreme god, and make humans crawl at its feet.
But only the energy of the human world can activate the godhead.
To do this, it has to enter the human world and obtain energy by completing corresponding tasks.
Because in the world of these novels, women are in a lower position and men are in a higher position, so it chose the identity of a man for itself without hesitation.
Unfortunately, although the Lord God System boasted of being smarter than anyone else in the world, it had never successfully completed a mission. It would always reveal its identity at critical moments due to various insignificant details, and then mess up the mission world.
After failing eighty-one times, the Lord God System was forced to admit that it had no ability to change the human world.
So, it decided to choose a host to complete the task for it. After a very strict screening, it chose Song Yu, a nerd who dreamed of becoming an emperor all day long.
The reason is that Song Yu is as smart and wise as it is, and has a big dream.
But what the Lord God System did not expect was that it had only been dormant for a while, and the carefully selected host was killed by his subordinates!
What a waste.
Fortunately, the new host seems to be much more reliable than Song Yu. At least from her past performance, she has great hope of completing the task and activating the divine nature.
The main god system thought about its plan and after much deliberation, it chose to lie dormant. In order not to reveal its identity, it once again entered dormancy, and only woke up today when the godhead was activated.
Hard work pays off and it finally succeeded.
The Lord God System looked at Chi Li, a cruel smile on his lips. "You are indeed the most outstanding human being I have ever met. It's a pity that you learned the truth too late."
"Oh? Are you sure?" Chi Qi asked calmly.
The Lord God System's expression changed slightly. What did she mean? Did she really think he couldn't handle her?
He sneered and said, "I was planning to spare your life, but now it seems there is no need."
As he spoke, he absorbed the godhead into his body.
After waiting for a while, nothing changed.
The main god system widened its eyes in disbelief, "How could this happen?"
Then he realized that what he had grabbed wasn't the real godhead at all. He raised his head in anger, his features contorted. "It's you! How did you hide the godhead?"
Chi Li's expression suddenly darkened, and she said coldly, "It's a pity that you know the truth too late."
"Those who offend the Dark God will die."
Before she finished her words, darkness as thick as ink exploded from her body. The swirling black smoke slowly flowed and eventually manifested into a huge black shadow, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. Even the planets not far away were completely swallowed by the darkness.
The breath of death spread swiftly and silently towards the main god system.
The main god system felt despair, a deep despair.
He wanted to escape, or get into the trihedron and never come out, but fear gripped him and made him unable to move.
He could only watch helplessly as the deathly energy engulfed his body and crushed his soul.
"No--!!!"
When the last trace of the main god system's soul was swallowed by the darkness, the desperate screams disappeared from Chi Li's mind.
She put away the manifested godhead and curled the corners of her mouth slightly. The soul of the main god system tasted quite good.
In fact, before Chi Li clicked the [Yes] option, she had already thought about the risk that the main god system might have self-awareness.
As she always likes to be in control of the overall situation, she naturally wants to nip all risks in the bud.
then--
She used administrator privileges to lock the entire main god system in advance, leaving only an upgrade window. In this way, even if the system has self-awareness, it will be forced into hibernation.
Then, she chose to upgrade and obtain the godhood of the dark godhead. After that, she had the ability to see through the fate of others.
She saw everything that happened in the past of the Lord God System, so she just played an interesting game of deception with it.
Now, the Lord God System is really just a cold machine.
Chi Li hooked her fingers, and the trihedron suspended in the air automatically flew into her hand. She pinched it casually, and it turned into a shiny black and gold scepter.
It's time to go to the divine realm and take a look.
Chi Qi lightly tapped the scepter in front of her body. In an instant, the void shattered and a dark vortex appeared out of thin air, as if a crack had been torn in the depths of the universe.
Before stepping into the vortex, she suddenly stopped and looked back at the blue planet behind her.
At that moment, a distant and deep gaze penetrated the vast universe, and countless familiar figures emerged in the void, and their destinies intertwined and unfolded in front of Chi Li.
Liu Yu, a kindhearted and upright girl with excellent academic performance, dreamed of moving into a sunny house with her mother. However, her fate was to be stabbed to death by a mentally ill man on the day she went to receive her university acceptance letter.
But now, her dream has come true. She and her mother live in a sunny house provided by the Sky Group, she was admitted to the Physics Department of S University, she organized classmates to participate in protests, and finally became an intern at Sky Aerospace. Her future is bright.
Zhu Yun, the chairperson of the Women's Rights Party, dreamed that one day the Women's Rights Party could become the majority party in Congress. However, before that day came, she died in a protest.
But now, her dream has come true. She has become the head of the empire, ensuring that everyone in the empire has enough food and clothing, and cracking down on all crimes, refusing to give in to the unreasonable demands of the pseudo-government.
There are also Lan Yingzhang, Lin Wei, Lan Yan, Mi Wanlan...all of them lived a life completely different from their predetermined destiny.
Yes, and the men.
The Qiao family went bankrupt, and the descendants of the Qiao family felt that their family's feng shui was bad, so they dug up all the ancestral graves, even the grave of Qiao Zhizhang who had just been buried.
But before they could move their ancestors to the Feng Shui treasure land, Zhang Quanming's government fell. They were afraid that they would be liquidated if they were too slow, so they had no time to care about their ancestors. They dragged their families and defected to the puppet government, and eventually died in the war.
Chi Li chuckled. This ending was really perfect.
Finally, there is one more person - Shi Nian'an, her third daughter.
The canary in the previous life, the chairman of the Sky Group in this life, the king of the business empire who has the final say, and the wealth he owns can buy half of the countries on the earth.
This should be the life that everyone dreams of, right?
Thinking of this, the smile on Chi Qi's lips softened a little.
She withdrew her gaze and decided to go to the divine realm first.
Chi Li stepped into the whirlpool, and the next moment, she arrived in a desolate wilderness.
Looking around, the world was bleak.
In the distance, a collapsed temple lay half-buried in the sand, its massive statues blurred. A gust of wind blew through the dilapidated building, emitting an ethereal humming sound, as if telling of the temple's former glory.
Chi Qi raised her eyebrows slightly. It seemed that the gods had fallen for many years, so even the realm of gods was in ruins.
As soon as she thought about it, it was as if time went back. In the wilderness, the vegetation revived, the endless green grass swayed in the wind, and the sound of gurgling water came from the dry riverbed as the river rushed down.
After a loud bang, the dilapidated temple rose from the sand, looking brand new. The collapsed statue slowly stood up, the dust fell, and the majestic face of the god was seen again.
Chi Li curled her lips in satisfaction and stepped onto the jade steps of the temple.
When she stepped into the temple, a vicissitudes of life voice suddenly sounded from the depths of the temple.
【Welcome the God of Darkness, and return him to his throne】
Outside the temple, under the holy sunlight, the newly grown grass and trees swayed joyfully, as if witnessing the moment of the return of the God of Darkness.
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