Chapter 685: The Arbitration of Destruction
Many people do not have a clear sense of how big the Milky Way is.
One solar system gave birth to the Earth and several planets, and in the Milky Way, there are about 200 billion to 400 billion star systems like this, which is an extremely terrifying number. Even if one planet in one star system is selected as a habitable star from 100 million star systems, there are more than 2,000 habitable stars.
At present, all the habitable stars in the Rose Federation are less than 2,000. Most star systems are uninhabited areas. High-energy pulses and harsh temperatures, etc., all refuse the birth and growth of life.
A large number of star systems only have a few unmanned observation stations to monitor the local situation, while the patrol fleets maintain the safety of the main routes and inhabited star regions.
On the surface, the territory of the Rose Federation occupies most of the Milky Way, but if you look closely at this half of the territory, many of them are blank. If one or two starships hide in the "black area" that is difficult to monitor, it is like a needle falling into the sea, and it is difficult to find the trace.
Such "black areas" have become the bases of many underground forces and hidden organizations, but even they will not be too far from the main shipping routes, otherwise it will take years or even decades to go back and forth.
Those star regions far away from the shipping routes and inhabited areas are as deep and isolated as the bottom of a huge lake.
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When Tilan operated on the land and gradually expanded the various bases of the Star Chasing Covenant, Celitia spent another peaceful and repetitive day in the courtyard on the sky.
Although her range of activities was restricted, as a new generation of genius among the Silver Wings, such punishment was just to make her reflect and did not affect her status in the tribe. After all, being able to reach Sequence 7 at this age, Celitia can be said to be a strong candidate for the next generation of city lords.
In the quiet library, Celitia sat on her cradle swing, flipping through the book in front of her, but her eyes were a little distracted and she didn't really read it.
At this time, a huge black shadow slowly passed by the window, covering the entire arc-shaped glass window. The sudden change made Celitia look up, then spread her wings and flew to the round window dozens of meters high, looking through the glass at the floating "giant whales" shuttling through the night sky.
In the air intakes on both sides of them, the propellers turned silently, moving forward in the sky like ghosts, and the tail gradually ejected blue airflow, constantly pushing, making the speed of these floating "giant whales" gradually increase.
Afterwards, a floating "giant whale" roared over the outer edge of the library, and the airflow it brought shook the glass, causing the decorations and books in the library to shake slightly. The power contained in the towering body was conveyed even through the glass and the atmosphere.
"This is..." Celitia's pupils slightly dilated.
Of course, she knew what these floating "giant whales" were. These were the decisive weapons that the Silver Wings used to rule the sky and the earth. However, they usually floated in outer space, where they could receive solar energy to slowly replenish their energy. In addition, the vacuum environment also prevented these weapons from corrosion and would not be detected by the active mechanical groups on the ground.
Why were these large decisive weapons summoned from space today? Who were they going to deal with? Did the Lords of the various Sky Courts reach a consensus and decide to counterattack the earth and completely eliminate those mechanical clusters?
Serity was eager to know the reason. She flew to the center of the library anxiously, spread her wings, and as she closed her eyes and chanted, the originally snow-white wings began to emit golden light, and those feathers were also coated with layers of golden ripples.
Her long silver hair fluttered, and a pale golden halo gradually appeared between her eyebrows. At this time, her perception and consciousness condensed, and then a golden ring appeared above her head, and then this ring expanded rapidly, spreading like an invisible shock wave, spreading to the entire Silver Bird Court.
On the highest golden flower platform in the empty courtyard, the blonde city lord felt the ripples of the impact, shook his head slightly, and then smiled and said to his companion beside him: "Our little bird is a little anxious, and can't wait to break free from the cage and come out to see."
"You can remove the seal of the library and bring her to me. I know she must have many questions now."
"Yes, sir." The two silver-winged women in white armor nodded, then spread their wings, flew from the flower platform, and then fell into the atmosphere below, shuttling between the various floating buildings in the Silver Bird Courtyard, like two white dots.
More than half an hour later, Celitia, with wings of golden halo, landed on the garden and observatory on the top floor of the Silver Bird Courtyard.
She first walked slightly faster towards the blonde woman who was overlooking the scenery with her back to her, then slowed down and walked slowly to her side.
"Very good, Celitia, much calmer than before." The blonde city lord turned around.
"It seems that you have reflected a lot during this period of confinement."
"I have thought a lot, but I still can't figure out many things." Celitia shook her head.
"That's normal. If you say you can figure out everything in your room, then there is a problem." The two stood on the edge of the fence, and the whistling evening wind in the sky blew their clothes, but as extraordinary people, they didn't feel cold.
"So many "Arbitrators" were dispatched this time. Are they going to deal with the mechanical race?" In Celitia's opinion, this is the only opponent on this planet that is worth the Silver Wings' full effort.
"Not really." The answer of the blonde woman surprised Celitia.
"Indeed, at present, only the mechanical clusters on this planet can threaten us, but this time the 'Arbitrators' are not sent out to clean up those stupid and rigid mechanical clusters."
"A few months ago, what you reported made me realize that it was time to deal with some things about the Slami Association."
"Originally, this time period is about the same. If not today, we will take action within the next ten years. It's just that the accident in the ruins excavation you mentioned made me and several Sky Court Lords reach a consensus that it's time to deal with them."
"What do you mean by deal with?" Celitia thought of something, but was not sure.
"It's just what you thought, pour out the petri dish after the experiment, and start again." The blonde woman looked at the sky, and the towering floating whale slowly passed by, blocking the starlight in the sky.
"The development of the Slami Association has reached a critical point. In the future, they will be able to launch rockets and satellites and see us, the creators in the clouds. This is naturally not allowed."
"This..." Celitia felt a little reluctant. After all, she had been to the earth and knew that the people on the earth were not cold data, but lives with their own different stories and emotions.
"But they still have many unknown stories waiting for me to record and experience. Do we have to be so cruel and destroy everyone?" Celitia still held a glimmer of hope that a small number of people could be saved.
"Yes, I understand your feelings. In fact, when I was young, I also went to the ground and established a good relationship with the people there and made some good friends."
The blonde woman lifted the hair beside her ear, with a look of nostalgia in her eyes.
"But..." She sighed as she looked into the distance.
"Maybe people change. I don't care about these things anymore."
"They are very good and innocent, but this can't stop me."
"Neither you nor I can indulge in this little tenderness forever, because the world is so vast and cold, and I can't give up my duty as the Lord of the Sky Court because of this little remembrance and heartache."
"People are actually very strong, not as fragile as you think. I have long since walked out of that state of loss."
"Many familiar people are destined to only accompany us for a short distance in our lives. When we were young, we thought that was all, but as we grow older and see and experience more things, we will find that it is only a fragment of life after all. There are more people and things waiting behind. At the same time, you will also understand how important responsibilities and missions are, and they cannot be measured and judged by personal small personal feelings."
"Celitia, you are a genius of the Silver Bird Court, and you are almost a junior who I have watched grow up. If nothing unexpected happens, you will probably take over my position many years later, take charge of this sky garden, and become one of the few people who decide the future of the Silver Wings."
"Don't look down on yourself, and don't limit yourself to a little tenderness. You have to understand that your life is not just your own. It is also related to many important things. When you pick up the scepter, you are destined to be bound by the scepter. This is expectation, this is responsibility, and this is your future mission." "
You don't have to participate in this action. Just stand aside and watch it happen. If you really don't agree, then you'd better prepare a practical theory and use strong strength to convince everyone, instead of trying to solve the problem by crying like a child."
"Now, follow me..."
Unknown planet, South Continent.
The black tide washed the coast, and the foam it raised kept breaking, making the sea breeze a little fishy and moist.
The high tower on the shore was still bright in the dark night, and the illuminated lampposts swept across the sea, and some ships staying in the harbor showed their outlines.
As a popular education, the Slami Association gradually developed industrial civilization. People's lives here have gotten rid of the state of being insecure day and night, and electric lights have gradually become popular in every household.
At night, in the room illuminated by incandescent lights, the wife sat at the sewing machine, cutting new clothes for the child, while the husband sat at the table, holding a cup of hot tea, listening to the soothing music and broadcasts from the radio.
"This is the third radio station of the Slami Association. Welcome to listen to tonight's program. I will explain the latest baby subsidy policies and benefits to everyone..."
The news from the radio made the wife look up and slowly walked to her husband. At this time, the husband took her hand and they hugged for a while.
"The child has been making a fuss in the belly recently. I don't know if it will be a boy or a girl. Amy is now 7 years old. If she knew that she had a younger brother or sister, she would be very happy."
"Whether it is a boy or a girl, they will be our babies." The husband held her hand and slowly comforted her. He knew that his wife was actually a little nervous during this period, worried that he could not take care of two children at the same time.
"It's okay. Not only us, but also the Slami Association is looking forward to this child."
"We have already opened up a home on this abandoned wasteland. Our descendants will live a stable life on this land in the future. They will no longer live a life of wind and rain like their predecessors."
"Well, I trust you, and I also believe in everyone in the Slami Association." His wife slowly sat down beside him, and the two of them snuggled together.
Thousands of miles high in the sky, towering and huge figures whistled in the cold wind. The hatch below them opened, and heavy warheads fell like seeds.
A few seconds later, a magnificent orange-red flame shot up into the sky, and the spreading shock wave set off a huge wave of tens of meters, spreading towards the distance of the black tide. The lighthouse in the darkness before was broken under the impact at this moment, and slowly fell into the dark sea.
From north to south, from night to day, these giant floating "arbitrators" efficiently clean up every piece of land they pass through. The high-temperature flames and shock waves flatten any resistance along the way. Whether it is the newly built city, the beautiful glass greenhouse, the white rock palace, or the factory with black smoke, the life of nature and the artificial creation are all destroyed by these "arbitrators".
They are the messengers who play the song of the end of civilization, the extermination order issued by the superior race to the inferior, and the efficient tool to clean up this world.
At the headquarters of the Slami Association, heavy fighters took off one after another. Their iron-gray wings also sprayed airflow, and the high-speed rotating propellers rushed into the clouds with heavy weapons, and came to the world on the top of the clouds.
One by one, the floating whale-like "arbitrators" were suspended in the air. When the fighters that tore through the clouds appeared, the hatches on their backs also opened, and small unmanned fighters swarmed out.
In the thousand-year-long war with the mechanical cluster, the Silver Wings also learned to use these unmanned autonomous units to fight for themselves efficiently. These imitations have the same combat power as the mechanical cluster.
The planes engraved with the shining silver wing logo flew like swifts. They were extremely fast and flexible. They shuttled through the bullet rain of heavy fighters. Then the sharp silver wings cut through the shells, propellers, wings, and bodies of these fighters, like a clean and neat scalpel, dismembering the air units that were still in the industrial age.
There was no chance of winning, no passionate battle, only one side completely crushed the other. In the unbelievable eyes of many members of the Slami Association, these flying silver wings cut through the bodies of friendly forces one by one, letting their last hope fall, like shining silver debris scattered to the ground.
"Why!?" Sitting in the smoke-filled cabin, the pilot used his last strength to pull the joystick, but it did not bring any changes. The wings outside the cabin had long been cut off, and the engine was also burned in the leaking flames and smoke.
From the beginning to the end, they never saw the figure who really commanded these floating whales, nor did they understand the truth behind this world.
In a hundred years, the Slami Association has grown from a small group of fifty people to a miracle that unified the southern continent. All the achievements they created, whether it was architecture, records, or history, disappeared in the rising flames. Almost every city and every stronghold was wiped out from the earth. After the bombing and impact of this destruction, the few remaining members crawled out from the ruins and corners, and what they saw was the black fog insect swarm covering the sky.
More than a thousand years ago, these insect swarms came as biological weapons to clean up the planet. A thousand years later, they are still carrying out the same mission.
Change does not exist.
(End of this chapter)
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