Chapter 390: Return of the Heroic Souls: The Eternal Monument of Kunlun Holy Land
After three months of tug-of-war negotiations, we finally reached a relatively satisfactory result.
The main terms of the armistice agreement reached by the two sides are as follows: Ceasefire period: 300 years. During this period, both parties are prohibited from actively initiating large-scale military conflicts.
There can be small-scale conflicts (no more than one hundred people or strange beasts), but there cannot be large-scale wars, especially those at the god level and above are prohibited from participating in the war.
Divide the spheres of influence and keep to yourself.
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Human-controlled areas: the Earth-Moon system, Mars and its satellites, four Jupiter moons, three Saturn moons, Ceres, and part of the asteroid belt (for resource development).
The areas controlled by the alien beasts: the sun, the other six planets and their satellites, and four dwarf planets.
In addition to the planets stipulated in the agreement, the remaining asteroids, dwarf planets, satellites, comets... are shared by both parties. The small-scale battles mentioned earlier can also be carried out on these planets.
The reason for the ceasefire and the agreement was that Li Xiang and the women were too powerful. Anyone weaker would not be qualified to sit at the negotiating table.
This time was hard-won. Of course, it was finally achieved because both parties had their own ideas.
The reason why those beast kings agreed to negotiate was mainly to delay time. They were waiting for the sun to be refined. Once a star lord was born in their camp, it would be the end of the earth.
In their opinion, there is no need to fight humans to the death. Humans put up a desperate fight, and rabbits will bite people when they are pushed to the edge. What's more, Li Xiang and his men are quite capable.
Anyway, there is only one star in the solar system, and it is now under their control. They must guard it strictly and ensure that their leader merges with the sun. That way they will be invincible.
By then, the indigenous humans in this galaxy will be like fish on a chopping board, not worth mentioning.
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Li Xiang and others naturally adopted a delaying tactic, negotiating first and then continuing to grow and develop to see if there was a chance to penetrate deeper into the sun and seize authority over the solar system.
At the same time, we must prepare for both situations and speed up the research and development of new technologies, striving to develop high-powered weapons that can kill planetary masters with one strike. It would be even more amazing if we could develop weapons that can kill star lords.
On the other hand, we are developing teleportation arrays to see if we can crack the mysteries of those teleportation arrays and develop "star gates" with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers so that even God-King-level space motherships can enter.
Three hundred years is enough time for the human beings on Earth to develop. Those strange beasts knew nothing about the scientific research capabilities of Jiang Caier and her team.
Now, almost all of the world's top scientific researchers are concentrated in Country C, all under the leadership of Jiang Caier. With the terrifying "computing power" support provided by more and more "supercomputing centers", Li Xiang believes that the technology of human beings on Earth can maintain rapid development for at least a few hundred years.
Li Xiang and the girls returned to Mars and reached a ceasefire agreement. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As for tearing up the agreement and attacking secretly, that was impossible. First, this kind of agreement was signed by both parties. It was not written with a pen, but was stamped with a spiritual imprint. Once the agreement was loosened, Li Xiang and the others would be able to sense it.
Secondly, small-scale sneak attacks are useless, but large-scale military assemblies and attacks cannot be hidden from Li Xiang's Nine Netherworld Breaking Delusion Eyes.
It couldn't be hidden from Jiang Caier's "spies" who were spread all over the space.
She plans to launch more reconnaissance and computing satellites.
For both sides, the ceasefire is just a delaying tactic.
Li Xiang and the girls gathered on Mars and held a meeting for three days and three nights. They drew up a development plan for the next three hundred years, a very detailed strategy with a million words.
Afterwards, everyone returned to Earth.
The first batch of immigrants to Mars numbered as many as 300 million, but about half of them were killed in the war. These people were the heroes who were on the front line defending humanity on Earth.
The God-King-class space mothership transported the ashes of these heroes back to Earth. The day of arrival was solemn and dignified. Countless people came to greet them. The family members cried loudly, and those who heard it shed tears and were heartbroken.
The ashes of these martyrs were uniformly buried at the northern foot of Kunlun Mountain. Even the old man in Lian Gunfu and four other earth vein spirits came to watch the ceremony. The Kunlun Mountain ancestral vein was also their birthplace.
The reason for choosing this location was the result of repeated discussions among Li Xiang and his team during the three-day meeting.
This place was once the residence of gods in ancient mythology. It has towering mountains and surging sea of clouds, combining the sacredness of nature with the vastness of space.
Li Xiang used the power of planetary domination to reshape the terrain, turning a valley with a radius of a thousand miles into a stepped cemetery. Each terrace was engraved with the name of a different battle, and in the center stood a "Starry Sky Heroes Monument" over a thousand meters high.
The body of the stele is made of obsidian and the crystal core of a god-king-level exotic beast. On its surface flows the "Immortal Inscription" engraved by Li Xiang himself. It emits a light golden glow day and night, symbolizing the eternal presence of the heroic spirit.
This most magnificent martyrs' cemetery in the world is known as the "Sanctuary of Heroes".
Li Xiang held a grand memorial service, and heaven and earth mourned together.
On the day the ashes arrived, flags were lowered to half-mast across the C Federation, the air route from City 03 to the Kunlun Mountains was cleared, and three hundred god-level space motherships escorted in formation. The ships projected huge holographic images, playing the martyrs' battle scenes in a loop.
Li Xiang, wearing black armor, stood on the top of the monument, scanning each urn with his divine mind, and instantly engraved the names of more than 150 million martyrs on the base of the monument.
Jiang Caier delivered a speech on behalf of the Federation, and her voice was transmitted to the entire world through quantum satellites, as well as to immigrant planets such as the Moon and Mars: "Their flesh and blood built the defense line on Mars, and their souls became the barrier on Earth. Today, the fire of human civilization continues because of them!"
At the end of the ceremony, 100,000 Xuanniao-7 fighter jets formed the words "Eternal Heroic Souls" and flew across the sky. Hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians on the ground fired simultaneous gunshots in salute, and the sound of gunfire was intertwined with the ringing of bells echoing in the mountains.
Li Xiang raised his hand and summoned the "Xingwan Bengyue Stick", lightly tapping the ground with the tip of the stick. Instantly, the earth veins trembled, and countless white light spots rose from the monument, turning into a river of stars and flowing into space. This was him using the authority of the "Heart of the Earth" to permanently imprint the names of the martyrs on the low-Earth orbit satellite constellation, ensuring that the names of the heroes could be seen flashing every night when looking up at the starry sky.
Those satellites are used for monitoring, navigation, meteorology, or scientific research...
It is also in recent years that Jiang Caier’s achievements are that in addition to so many satellites, the scale of computing satellites of the Tiansu Center is even larger.
Such a grand event naturally attracted the attention and heated discussions of netizens around the world, and all mainstream media reported it on the front page or broadcast it live.
For example, the front-page headline of Country C's New Era Daily was "Loyal Bones Buried in Kunlun Mountains, Red Hearts Shining in the Sea of Stars", with a panoramic picture of the monument.
The Star Observer, a newspaper under the Free City Alliance, which has not yet been incorporated into Country C and has always been cynical, also published a rare editorial: "This is a sacrifice for all mankind. Arrogance and prejudice should give way to mourning."
Social media: The topic #MyNameInTheStarrySky# ignited the global network, relatives of fallen soldiers uploaded photos of their loved ones' belongings and the holographic projection of the monument, South Asian netizens spontaneously organized a virtual candlelight vigil, and the Antarctic research station entered the list of martyrs into the ice core archive in the hope that it would "last forever."
Of course, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are bound to be a few controversial voices.
For example, several scattered underground cities outside the Federation questioned "was half of the battle damage a wrong decision?"
Jiang Caier would naturally not indulge such a person. It would be fine if she ignored you at ordinary times, but during this "national mourning" period, you still say such things? I'm not polite!
Jiang Caier hacked directly into those underground cities, paralyzed their networks and power stations, and the mastermind behind the scenes died suddenly and inexplicably.
At the same time, Country C released battlefield data links and videos of armistice negotiations.
Anyone who is not blind can clearly understand that although more than 150 million martyrs died on Earth, the loss of space beasts was even greater. More than 28 billion space beasts died, including two planetary dominance beasts and thirty-six god-king-level beasts, which won a three hundred year breathing period for more than 9 billion people on Earth.
In the face of ironclad facts, rumors are obliterated.
After the cemetery was completed, the C Federation passed legislation to designate the day the armistice agreement was signed each year as the "Day of Interstellar Heroes", and all citizens of the federation must face the direction of Kunlun and observe a moment of silence for 137 seconds at noon (corresponding to the 137 major ethnic groups involved in the war).
Jiang Caier's supercomputing center has even developed a "Digital Life Bank of Heroes", through which family members can use genetic codes to briefly reunite with the martyrs' consciousness in the virtual world.
This world's largest martyrs' cemetery has not only become a physical witness to the survival of civilization, but also a collective spiritual totem for mankind to move towards deep space - just as Li Xiang wrote on the inscription: "Wherever you look up at the sea of stars, that is the journey of our race."
This martyrs' cemetery has also become a popular tourist attraction in the future, and many tourists come here to check in and pay tribute to the heroes.
Countless people come here to visit and worship, but no one feels afraid. When they come here, they only feel at ease.
These heroes are superheroes who protect the earth and their names will surely be passed down through the ages.
After the memorial service, the world had a ten-day holiday, which could be considered as a celebration of the victory of the war.
The dead are gone, and the living must continue.
Of course, the ten-day holiday is only limited to the C Federation. It doesn’t matter whether the few underground cities and shelters outside of C follow suit or not.
The Earth is relatively safe now. Except for the deep mountains, old forests, and the sea, there are still a large number of mutant creatures (including some space monsters that remain on Earth), and human gatherings are basically invisible. Occasionally, a few sporadic mutant creatures will be killed or driven away by the guards or the special teams of extraordinary people who come out for training.
Mars continues to be colonized. This time, ten God-King-class space motherships were dispatched to accommodate one billion people at a time.
Ceres, Io's 1, 2, 3, and 4, as well as Titan's 6, 5, and 6 were also colonized and large-scale bases were built.
Jiang Caier's supercomputing center has also moved in.
These planets are quite large and rich in mineral resources. Jiang Caier organized a large number of mining robots, robot spiders, and robot wolves to mine on them and transform them into various materials that can be used by humans.
These planets have a total population of about 300 million, plus the one billion people who have migrated to Mars, which is nearly 13% of the Earth's population. This is the largest migration in human history.
In addition to the large-scale ceremony, Li Xiang also privately held a small celebration banquet, gathering together his backbone members and confidants. Everyone gathered in City 03 to maintain relationships and give each of them rewards.
Needless to say, Yao Yao and other women have so much personal wealth that it is impossible to say how much they can spend.
Worldly wealth is no longer that important to them.
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The war was suspended, and the Earth, Moon, Mars, Ceres, the four Jupiter moons, and the three Saturn moons all began to enter a major development stage. Yao Yao and her friends could finally take a break and calm down to prepare for pregnancy.
Irene has always wanted to have ten children. She has only given birth to four so far, and still needs six. If she can have one every two years, that would take about ten years.
Needless to say, when a child is born, he or she is born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth, so there is no need to worry about not being able to raise any number of children.
Yao Yao and her family didn’t want to have so many children. They would be satisfied with two or three children each.
Before long, Ailin, Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, Lei Xiaohui, and the twin magatama were all pregnant. But Chiba Xuexu no longer wanted children. This matter naturally had to be decided according to their wishes.
Luo Feifei, however, has her own little thoughts.
She wanted to take Li Xiang to a foreign land to refine the stars there. The stars there were five or six times larger than the sun here. Because they were too remote, they had never been discovered and were ownerless. If they could fuse the stars there, their strength would definitely be raised to an incredible level. Even if the king of the alien beasts in the solar system succeeded, fighting alone, even if the opponent took advantage of the home field advantage, he might not be Li Xiang's opponent.
Li Xiang asked Luo Feifei to go, but Luo Feifei said that I am a water and ice element, so I am not suitable to be a star lord. If you become a star, wouldn't it be good for me to revolve around you every day? This made Li Xiang feel soft.
Then they set off. Jiang Caier and the others also agreed, because this was the only solution.
Moreover, the time in that strange and remote star field is faster than that in the solar system. It takes decades there, but only a few years here. This is also an advantage. Perhaps, when Li Xiang becomes the master of the star, the alien beasts here may not have completed the fusion.
Moreover, Li Xiang also has achievement points that can be used to shorten the fusion time.
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Li Xiang and Luo Feifei came to the deep space and lurked near the sun. They wanted to see if there was a chance to launch a sneak attack on several planetary masters in the sun. However, not only were there several powerful planetary masters entrenched in the sun, but there were also seven or eight guardians on the periphery. In other words, there was basically no chance.
Besides, there is a ceasefire agreement, and it is not easy to tear it up without absolute certainty.
So the two of them retreated quietly.
Luo Feifei opened the star map, the space-time anchor between her eyebrows flashed with spiritual charm, locked the coordinates, used the Frost Sky-Splitting Spear to split the space channel, and brought Li Xiang to the teleportation array of the ancient starry sky road.
This is the teleportation array closest to the solar system. It is hidden in an ancient city in the meteorite belt. It is not large in area, and the mottled traces reveal endless desolation and antiquity, as if it has existed since time immemorial.
Outside the meteorite belt, there is a god-level space mothership anchored. A scientific research team of about 300 people is carrying out tasks here. Their main job is to study the inscriptions on the teleportation array.
There are small Xuanniao fighter jets on the starry sky mothership, which are their means of commuting.
This god-level space mothership was brought here by Li Xiang using an extra-dimensional warehouse. Originally, such a spaceship could accommodate 20 to 30 million people. Unfortunately, his warehouse could not accommodate living things, so he could only bring the ship here.
The more than 300 scientific researchers came later.
There is a huge amount of supplies stored in the Starry Sky Mothership, enough for more than 300 people to use in their lifetime.
Of course, they will not carry out missions here for their entire lives, and people will come to rotate regularly.
Luo Feifei shared the star map and some secrets of the teleportation array. After analyzing it, Jiang Caier has mastered how to successfully reach this teleportation array.
(End of this chapter)
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