Chapter 114: This moment of contract is the turning point of civilization.
The rainstorm suddenly weakened.
The scenery at the border of the domain faded away as if it was sucked into an old-fashioned projector. At this moment, even the silent drizzle could shatter a brittle leaf.
Corruption and death are spreading.
The Pale Knight glanced coldly at the heavy rain outside, and then said to Jiang Huai: "Let's make it short while I can still understand your words."
"Is human nature so easily lost?" Jiang Huai frowned after hearing this.
"My situation is rather special."
The Pale Knight said disapprovingly: "I am not human. In addition, the Abyss has been deliberately depriving me of my humanity, which makes it difficult for me to understand what others say."
"..." Jiang Huai felt complicated.
Although the Pale Knight had explained to him the reason for Abyss' mood swings, when Jiang Huai heard about it, he still felt that Abyss's behavior was inappropriate.
But even if he said it, he was powerless to change it.
"I know why you are looking for me." The Pale Knight suddenly said.
His pale eyes stared at Jiang Huai calmly, and his tone remained calm as he said, "Thank you for the help your civilization has provided me, even though I still feel annoyed now."
Jiang Huai didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "..."
So He was angry before.
"But I am not unconditional." The Pale Knight said bluntly.
The heavy rain stopped suddenly.
The Pale Knight stood up suddenly. He looked at the decaying scenery approaching with a serious expression, and turned to Jiang Huai and said seriously: "Let's talk while we walk. This area is not suitable for us to continue chatting."
"Huh?" Jiang Huai was puzzled.
"The abyss is looking for me, and the authority I possess is not suitable for contact with humans." The Pale Knight answered as he turned and left.
Jiang Huai frowned: "That sounds terrible."
"It's not bad." The Pale Knight said without much emotion after hearing this, "It just so happens that I am also going to meet the Abyss. I need Him to witness what happens next."
"...I didn't expect you to be so easy to talk to." Jiang Huai said.
Jiang Huai was really shocked when the Pale Knight showed his intention to help. He originally thought that the other party would not want to help, but after thinking about it, it made sense...
If you really didn't intend to help, you wouldn't go out of your way to sit down and talk.
However, no matter what the White Knight demands, Earth civilization has only one choice: "accept". Earth simply cannot cope with the disaster on its own, especially now that Jiang Huai has already known the flaws of civilization.
"Look at the civilization." The Pale Knight said without turning his head: "At least you didn't make any attempts that disgusted me, and I have successfully accumulated enough humanity."
"In this situation, I can still be more polite."
Jiang Huai was puzzled: "What attempt?"
"There's no need to understand. Just continue to stick to your bottom line in the future." The Pale Knight said coldly.
But when the Pale Knight suddenly remembered something, he immediately turned around and emphasized: "There are other high-ranking angels in the universe. Don't try to cross their bottom line."
"Angel?" Jiang Huai murmured after hearing this.
He really didn't know the definition of an angel. So far, he had only seen the description of "angel" from the Pale Knight. He originally thought that angels were the offspring of gods, but now it seems that it is not...
The Pale Knight said: “You can think of them as beings above the sequence, or demigods.”
"..." Jiang Huai's face was heavy.
"Earth still has a long way to go in the future." The Pale Knight couldn't help but smile. "The universe is not as simple as you think. Some powerful authorities are not even recorded in the sequence list."
"In this case, it is even more difficult to obtain them."
Jiang Huai sighed sadly.
Seeing this, the Pale Knight said bluntly: "Don't worry. They are also very lacking in humanity, and they will not appear on a strange planet for no reason. Most of the angels that are still active today are also in the neutral camp. The probability of encountering them is like a meteorite destroying the earth. And most importantly-"
"You won't be able to leave the Milky Way within 500 years."
...It hurts.
Jiang Huai scratched his cheek awkwardly.
As the two walked, the surrounding environment suddenly changed. The ancient stone brick city, which was shrouded in rain and fog, instantly turned into a sacred and bright glass palace. Many translucent, swimming plankton were floating on the road.
After the two entered the hall, they quickly fled from the spot.
But after identifying the newcomer, they slowly moved back to their original positions. Some bold plankton were even gathering around the Pale Knight.
It can be seen that He must be very popular in the Abyss, Jiang Huai thought.
【Derivatives: Plankton】
[Note: The natives of the Abyss are harmless creatures that only appear in the forbidden area of the Abyss. Therefore, it is difficult for outsiders to encounter them. Their existence is like the eyes of the Abyss. ]
"Li Ming..." Jiang Huai couldn't help but speak out, but after realizing something, he pursed his lips hesitantly and asked, "Why are you so eager to accumulate humanity?"
Jiang Huai never understood this.
When he first learned about this, he thought that human nature might be the medium to stabilize a certain trait. But when he learned about the concept of angels from the White Knight, doubts began to arise in his heart.
All angels lack humanity, but the angel in front of him is the only one who is eager to accumulate humanity. He even reverses time for this purpose and laughs off the deception of mankind.
"I am ready to leave the abyss." The Pale Knight said calmly, "But before leaving the abyss, I want to bring a gift for the person I am about to meet, and I need enough humanity to reach that place."
"So that's how it is." Jiang Huai suddenly realized.
Now it can explain why the Abyss deliberately deprived the Pale Knight of his humanity. The Abyss was trying to prevent the Pale Knight from leaving the Abyss.
"Let's just walk here." The Pale Knight stopped and turned back, "The Abyss will be here soon."
"Are you ready to tell Abyss?"
"No need to prepare. He can no longer influence my decision now." The Pale Knight answered helplessly, then he looked at Jiang Huai and smiled lightly, "Don't be too nervous."
"At this point, there is no turning back."
"Yeah." Jiang Huai looked away a little embarrassedly. He turned his head and looked around for a long time, but he didn't look at the angel opposite him.
Jiang Huai felt awkward and at a loss as to what to do.
He rarely encounters the current situation. Perhaps this is the price of "asking for help from others."
"I will go back to the day when I knew about this civilization. But this time, the plague doctor will not visit again." The Pale Knight suddenly said, "I will erase all traces of me in the current civilization and complete them in an appropriate way."
"This is for you, and for myself."
The Pale Knight stated indifferently: "I am the first knight accepted by the Abyss, and the knight closest to the Abyss. If you don't want your civilization to be spied on by other civilizations, this is the best choice."
"..." Jiang Huai fell silent after hearing this.
"The Talent Sequence will still appear in your civilization. It will help your civilization resist disasters and serve as proof of your contact with the abyss."
The Pale Knight said calmly, "There will be no more catastrophes this time. But if we still fail to resist this time, the abyss will swallow the planet without compromise. Is this acceptable?"
"...Yes." Jiang Huai felt inexplicably complicated.
His thoughts inevitably lingered on the fact that the Pale Knight was going to erase all traces of him. Did this mean that he would also forget Li Ming?
"There is one more important condition."
The Pale Knight said calmly: "Accept the Lost Ones and recognize them as a member of your civilization. If some of them want to leave in the future, let them leave; but if they want to integrate into this civilization, then keep it as it is."
"Huh?" Jiang Huai was surprised.
“This is the first thing I thought of.”
The Pale Knight raised his lips with a hint of relief and said, "If there really is a civilization that can treat me as a human being, then it must be able to accept them who are outsiders like me."
"Besides, you don't have a choice."
At the end of his words, the Pale Knight's expression returned to its usual indifference.
"Of course, but..."
Jiang Huai asked with a strange look on his face: "Why did you do this?"
The longer the catastrophe lasts, the more power the Apocalypse has. As an S-level Apocalypse, he was able to represent China in talks with the leaders of other countries in the middle of the catastrophe.
There is no need to say more about the situation in other countries.
Jiang Huai has long understood the nature of S-level Revelators from various countries. Before such a beautiful vision of "ending the catastrophe", no S-level Revelator or national government dared to say "no".
Even if it is a time bomb, it will explode in the future.
But the moment the words came out of his mouth, Jiang Huai suddenly remembered what the Pale Knight once said, 'I sympathize with their plight, even though I lack humanity and cannot offer any practical help.'
It turns out He had already thought about helping.
Jiang Huai laughed secretly in his heart:...What's going on? It turns out to be Li Ming again.
A slight chill came from the surroundings.
Jiang Huai secretly observed his surroundings, but found that the palace was covered by shadows. He looked towards the Pale Knight, but unexpectedly he noticed that someone was standing next to the Pale Knight.
Although He could neither see nor hear, Jiang Huai knew that this person was the Abyss.
The Pale Knight glanced at his surroundings coldly and said bluntly:
"Abyss, be our witness."
This is a contract witnessed by the gods, and the terms of the contract will be indisputably engraved in the history of the planet and become the cognition of this civilization.
Jiang Huai felt the heaviness of the moment.
But for a civilization that is already on its last legs, there is no need to hesitate.
A piece of contract floated down from midair and landed in front of Jiang Huai. Jiang Huai reached out to catch the contract, and then saw the plankton who passed the paper to him looking at it curiously.
They rarely see outsiders.
The terms of the contract had been informed by the Pale Knight in advance. The terms were written in Chinese and an obscure unknown language on a thin piece of paper.
The signed contract will be directly stored inside the planet.
The transfer will only happen when the people of Earth civilization choose to abandon Earth and migrate to other planets one day in the future. That will be a story that will happen a long time in the future...
This moment is the turning point of civilization.
Jiang Huai inexplicably felt the weight of the pen. When he was a college student, he never dreamed that one day he would be able to sign a contract with mythical creatures on behalf of Earth civilization.
Their witness was even a deity.
Jiang Huai didn't understand what was written in the other language, but since it was a contract approved by the Pale Knight, Jiang Huai simply signed his name.
Although he himself still had a lot he didn't understand about the universe, he knew what kind of person Li Ming was.
That's enough, Jiang Huai thought.
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