Chapter 272 Past Events of the Fifth Epoch
Passing through the vast and cold space, the old spaceship kept shaking, moving forward under the obstruction of the atmosphere, with red hot light draped over the front of the spaceship, bringing up a long tail.
The light red meteor that pierced the sky was seen by many residents on the planet, and finally the spaceship landed accurately in a lake, dissipating the high temperature residual heat on the surface.
White water vapor was steaming, and with tension, expectation, worry, and many complex emotions, the crew walked out of the spaceship and looked at this verdant and novel world.
After a short inspection and confirmation, they carefully took off their breathing masks and experienced this primitive and pure atmosphere. An unprecedented feeling came to their hearts.
The gas was rich in water vapor, and there was a slight fragrance emitted by plants and trees, as well as a little smell of rotting microorganisms. This diverse and fresh feeling was completely incomparable to the monotonous circulating air in the spaceship.
"Just breathing the air can make people so happy. I think I will never leave here." Some crew members said so.
As they landed, the residents of this planet gradually came.
Although the languages and characters are slightly different, it is obvious that they all came from the same lineage. After a simple review, the two sides slowly began to communicate.
A trusting relationship cannot be established in a short time, but both sides seem to be very interested in each other's history, and in the gradual communication, they finally understand each other's origins.
"The first ancestor to land on this planet was a fleet that departed from Earth in 609 of the Fourth Era. At that time, in order to avoid competition with others, the organizers of the fleet deliberately chose a very remote route and location."
Walking on the road in the forest, a blond elf among the indigenous people introduced to the guests.
"Then how did you get here later?" The people on the boat were curious.
"Due to a not-so-good accident, the fleet made a mistake during the voyage and deviated from the route, resulting in entering a huge vacuum area, which was very far away from the destination star system, and the resources on the spacecraft were limited."
"In order to survive, the fleet had to change the planned route and head for the nearest star system."
"Finally, after passing through a long vacuum black area, the only remaining spacecraft of the fleet made an emergency landing on this planet, and we had to stop and survive."
"Thousands of years ago, this planet was not so beautiful, but a world filled with poisonous gas."
"Fortunately, the seeds of the world tree brought by the ancestors were not destroyed during the space travel, but were completely protected."
"Two seedlings of the world tree were planted, and then, under the care of generations, they slowly grew up. The area we live in also expanded with the growth of the tree canopy, until the poison of the entire planet was finally purified."
As the two walked, they gradually walked out of the dense forest, and the view on the other side of the hill gradually emerged in front of them. In the distant and misty sky, two big trees pierced into the clouds, towering and majestic, and the huge figure seemed to carry the world.
"That is the world tree, our origin and hope." Standing on this hill, the elf pointed to the towering tree in the distance.
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Time flies. It has been a year since the spacecraft landed on this planet. The two sides have a deeper understanding of each other, and later the members on the spacecraft also gladly agreed to the request of the local residents to teach them this forgotten technology.
The once lost super-time and space flight skills were once again obtained by the residents of the planet, and they also gained the ability to return to this galaxy.
"Although it's not nice to say this, I still want to tell you that the outside world today is not as beautiful as your ancient memories." The man in white shirt and a local holy tree priest were walking by the lake.
"Some of us asked you about what happened before, but you all seemed reluctant to talk about the past history."
"Because it's too heavy and depressing." The man in white shirt stopped and looked at the sea of flowers across the lake.
"Most of your memories of the outside world are still stuck in the beautiful Fourth Age, which was a beautiful era when the four original beings were still there. Because of the protection of His Highness who ruled the stars, human civilization was unified and united. It had just emerged from the ruins of the past and reopened the Age of Interstellar Navigation. The whole society was full of vitality."
"However, even the four original beings would get tired one day. They fell into a deep sleep one by one, and the exploration of human civilization gradually touched the border of the Milky Way."
"Just like what has been played out in history, all the light will eventually dim slowly."
"Along with the struggle for interests, all kinds of complicated and confusing concepts filled the information network. People were manic and numb. There was no corner that could escape the scouring and baptism of the times, and there was no quiet and innocence that was not tainted."
"The former unity began to diverge, because new races born from new technologies continued to emerge. The fruits of the tree of human civilization began to have very different branches, and reconciliation became increasingly difficult."
"The polarization of rich and poor, technological monopoly, enslavement of lower-class life, the construction of a new race that completely obeys you, livestock life that completely
obeys you and has no resistance, all kinds of things you can't imagine are starting to happen." "If the wills of all life forms gathered together can form a crown like a god, does it mean that as long as you create enough intelligent life that completely obeys you, you can become a god yourself?" The man in white said in a low voice.
"Once this magic box of thought is opened, people will continue to try. At first, they rely on hypnosis or brainwashing education to cultivate such people on remote planets."
"But this efficiency is not high after all, and humans are intelligent creatures. Once they learn enough and understand more deeply, they will naturally rise to the heart of resistance."
"But the terrible thing about technological progress is that it will bring unexpected new sins."
"Since people will spontaneously resist, then design a kind of life that will not resist at all, and even spontaneously like or worship when seeing a certain image." "
So, after continuous attempts to change the genes of some creatures, such life was finally created."
"These new races have no resistance to specific images. They are willing to serve those people and even sacrifice their lives. They like this feeling from the instinct of life." He continued to describe what happened at the beginning of the Fifth Era.
"It's really terrible." The priest beside him couldn't help but sigh as he listened.
"Truth will eventually come to light. When such ethnic groups continued to increase in number, they were finally discovered by mainstream society, and then a huge debate and division arose."
"Are such races considered human beings? How should they be dealt with in the end? Such topics eventually triggered social conflicts. As more people learned about it, more forces began to try the same thing in secret."
"The country began to split and civil war broke out. In the war, the moral standards of the entire world declined rapidly. In order to survive or for personal selfishness, new races began to be created."
"They served as soldiers, cheap labor, or the bottom of the throne of gods."
"In the process of fighting each other, large organizations swallowed up small ones and became larger and larger, and they controlled more and more new races that obeyed their orders completely."
"In the end..."
"What happened in the end?" The priest at the side saw him suddenly stop and asked curiously.
"In the end, such a completely obedient race actually supported the new crown." The man in white closed his eyes, feeling how desperate this scene in history was.
Originally, it represented the beautiful wishes of many lives, and the crown of God with one heart and one mind, but later it became a tool for selfish interests, and all the sacredness and beauty fell here.
"Yes, even such a race without self-will, they are still living beings, with spirit and ideas. Of course, they can also change the world, even if it is a world that obeys people."
"Intelligent life always takes pride in its own free will, but this pride is not special in front of the cold physical reality. As long as the conditions are met, whether it is good or evil, whether it is organic or inorganic, it can ignite the firewood."
"Humans are not special."
"Is it already such a desperate world?" The priest at the side sat by the lake and looked up at the blue sky.
"Then what happened later? How did you escape?"
"Although such a desperate dark sun gradually rose in the Milky Way, there was more than one ambitious person, and they would never trust each other." The man in white shook his head, sat on the grass by the lake, and continued to tell the story of the Fifth Era.
"There would be fights and frictions between the dark sun crowns, and they would make the other side fall. They began to design weapons that were easier to cleanse the other race."
"As long as the pillar race supporting the other crown was exterminated, the crown representing the power of the gods would gradually dissipate and fall."
"So, various weapons that destroyed humanity were developed. Some only needed a starship to break through the atmosphere, and the viruses released could deprive the residents of the entire planet."
"Some developed gene-targeted toxins specifically for the hostile race, some simply burned the entire planet, and some triggered various types of radiation poisons to destroy the other side's living planet. In this way, even if the enemy could escape temporarily, it would be difficult to expand the race in the future."
"In this case, human civilization is self-destructing." The priest on the side could easily see the hidden evil consequences.
"Yes, although there are also cases where one side devours the opponent and becomes stronger because of victory, in general, human civilization is constantly weakening and self-destructing."
"The battle between the dark suns destroyed many habitable planets, and some rare alien races in the Milky Way also perished in such wars." The man in white shirt said, and then he lay down on the grass, as if sleeping in the grass like this was particularly comfortable.
"The battle greatly reduced the number of habitable planets, and many people began to escape. Because the overall strength of civilization declined, many unimportant areas were no longer occupied and blocked. This is like many unnoticed fragments appearing on the national map."
"Along these chaotic fragments, some people became pirates, some people started smuggling, and some people just wanted to escape like us."
"The first batch of members on the ship was like this, escaping from the chaos with a group of like-minded people, and then looking for a new home in the vast starry sky."
"It wasn't until hundreds of years later that we came here." After saying this, the man in white shirt lay on the grass and slowly fell asleep, feeling the peaceful breeze of this paradise.
The priest on one side stood up. He looked at the sleeping man in white shirt and walked towards the lake. "It's a long story, and it's also sad. I didn't expect so many things to happen after the end of the Fourth Era."
He stopped by the lake and put his hand into it, feeling the coolness of the lake water, which made his slightly drowsy consciousness clear in the afternoon.
"However, Isenissa said that she still wanted to go outside and I couldn't persuade her."
In the distant world tree, in the palace in the sky, a girl in a flowing light green dress sat by the window. A delicate and beautiful light yellow rose was inserted in her hair. In the sun, it was like a light golden coating.
The furnishings in the room were very warm, with many vines, wood, and flowers, and the walls were also the delicate and lustrous inner wall of the tree.
This was a room opened up on the tree, and there were also electrical appliances of the technological age, but the two did not conflict with each other, but were harmoniously combined in style.
After living on this planet for thousands of years, people have long been accustomed to the existence of the World Tree. Even though technology has gradually recovered, they have not abandoned this preference and style, but have integrated it into the details of life.
Overlooking the grass, lakes, flowers, and forests below, the half-elf girl played the lyre in her arms, expressing her wishes and thoughts for the future.
The slightly slanting sunlight fell on the smooth toes, and the light pink nails and white petals set off each other, like a beautiful painting.
A year later, the residents of the planet who successfully completed the technology reproduction built their own spaceship, and among the first group of members returning to the galaxy, there was a half-elf girl who liked light yellow roses. She was the flower crown girl who sang and prayed for the World Tree in this generation, and was also the object of the priests' pampering and care.
"Are you really going, Isenissa?" The old high priest stood in the open space in front of the spaceship and said goodbye to the girl, and asked again.
"Yes, Grandpa Priest, I've decided." The blonde girl held her packed lyre and spoke to the people in front of her.
"The Milky Way is not as beautiful as it used to be. You should also know what happened in the Fifth Era."
"If you encounter any accident, we can't save you. The distance between stars is measured in light years. Maybe you will never be able to wait for the day to come back in your lifetime." The old man once again talked about the uncertainty of interstellar travel. Even with a hyperspace engine, the long interstellar journey will take decades or even hundreds of years. It will take hundreds of years for a starship that can travel through the distant space in a few days to be born.
"I understand, Grandpa Priest." Isanissa nodded again, her light golden eyes were particularly clear and firm.
"In that case, well, I won't persuade you anymore."
"I wish you a safe journey and get what you want, Isanissa."
Following the crowd, they walked towards the spaceship step by step, until they finally looked at the people on the ground through the thick metal glass window. Although the current distance was only a few hundred meters, everyone knew that after that, there would be great changes.
The pale blue flame ignited, and with this surging momentum, the spacecraft slowly rose into the sky, passing through the atmosphere with constant alarms and tremors, until it finally entered the cold and distant starry sky again.
"No one would have thought that the rising twinkling light would herald the third revival of mankind."
"To the 'Golden Rose' whom we will always miss and remember - Her Highness Isanissa."
- Record of "The Past of the Fifth Era"
(End of this chapter)
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