Chapter 187 Chapter 187
Chapter 187
"Is the source credible?" The old prime minister did not believe Ethan's words directly, but frowned and asked seriously.
Ethan was not angry either. He clicked on the information Ye Ruian sent to him on the holographic screen.
"It's credible. This is the original diary from the Middle Ages that Ye Ruian gave me. It's also the diary where we found the important things in the church. I only translated the first few entries before."
Ethan said seriously, "The text at the end doesn't have any other information, so the translation may be wrong. Although I know the meaning of each word, the sentence combined together is not smooth, and there may be other meanings in it."
"And the books in the church just happen to provide enough information?"
The old prime minister looked at the holographic screen that Ethan opened, and before Ethan could speak, he said with understanding.
Ethan smiled sheepishly, then his expression became serious again.
"Yes, there are a lot of explanations in the books in the church, and I barely know some of their special terms."
Ethan opened the previous diary on the holographic screen and said, "It seems that these few words mean the word ritual, and the next line of special words that have not been translated before also have the meaning of materials..."
After explaining a few words, Ethan didn't talk about professional knowledge for too long. He directly said to the old prime minister: "Judging from these special terms, the owner of the diary should be one of the people who watched the special ceremony in the Middle Ages."
"The ceremony will be held every 100 years, when the two parallel worlds will collide with each other, and only the person who completes the ceremony first can be freed from the pain."
Ethan put his hand on the new screen and pointed at a few words. He said, "He used a lot of positive words for liberation, and he seemed to be very eager for liberation. And judging from his previous disgust and filthiness towards the ceremony, the time and space that completed the ceremony first will be the winner of this mysterious game."
Ethan's tone was quite heavy. He added, "But this is just a rough translation. There are some words in the middle that I don't know what they mean. If you give me a little more time, maybe we can get a more accurate truth."
Ethan said, but from the uncertain look on his face, he knew that this was probably impossible.
——After all, judging from the performance of those people in the opposite parallel universe, they already knew all the procedures of this ceremony and put it into practice.
Otherwise they wouldn't have remained silent about the church.
As expected, the old prime minister ignored Ethan's request to give him more time and asked directly.
"So what materials are needed for this ritual? We don't have much time now."
The old prime minister's tone was quite serious, even a little anxious.
He was indeed very anxious. They were already two hours late for the other party. Even though the old prime minister guessed from the other party's tone that the other party must be hiding something from them, he did not expect that the other party was hiding such a big thing from them.
The old prime minister didn't dare to imagine what terrible things would happen in the parallel universe that he lost, but at least it wouldn't be a scene that could be seen in kindergarten.
What they need now is not a more precise truth, but to know all the contents of the ritual as soon as possible and complete the ritual before the other parallel time and space arrives.
Of course, the old prime minister also suspected whether this was a wrong judgment made by Ethan, or a wrong guidance given by the other party, and there was no such ceremony at all. However, the consequences of not believing in this ceremony made the old prime minister dare not bet that this matter was false.
"Apart from the mysterious symbols drawn in blood, the ritual does not require any mysterious spells like what is written in other books, but the sacrifices..."
At this point, Ethan hesitated before saying, "I can only translate words like 'Glorious Crystal', 'Tears of God', 'Fur of the Goddess'. These words are also found in the ritual book. It seems that these materials are referred to by pseudonyms."
The old prime minister snorted and said, "Those religious psychopaths love to use this method to make their rituals mysterious. We should be able to find it in religious history. We can find a planet with a medieval history that has minerals similar to this planet."
When Ethan heard the old prime minister's words, his mind suddenly became clear and his eyes lit up. He quickly used his smart brain to find the planet according to the old prime minister's words, and then he really found those things, but...
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the term 'painful flesh' has no similar meaning on that planet." Ethan said with a frown.
The Prime Minister, who had already given instructions, frowned, but then waved his hand and said.
"Let's find the other materials first. We don't have much time. In order to speed up their search, I plan to let Admiral Aaron participate this time."
The old Prime Minister said, looking at Ethan's expression.
Ethan immediately showed a look of disapproval on his face: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, Admiral Aaron has a 3S level of mental power. Letting him in is undoubtedly unsafe for him and all of us present. If he is controlled by the mysterious power inside, we will be in big trouble."
The old Prime Minister also had his own reasons. He looked at Ethan and said, "But we don't have time now. Even if we are controlled, it's just our bad luck. The weapons on the starship are enough to kill Aaron."
Ethan wanted to say something else, but the old prime minister said calmly
"Admiral Aaron and Marshal Xu of the Holy Star Empire both agreed."
The old prime minister's words forced Ethan to shut up, but after he lifted the confidentiality, the worried look he showed when he looked at the big screen showed that he was not at peace inside.
*
Meanwhile, in the public channel, Ye Ruian was still aggressively asking Seti why he didn't speak. Where did Ert go?
"...Don't use the excuse that Ert is busy with other things to fool us. Although he may have blocked the public screen, as long as you send him a private message, he can come to the public channel to talk to us, so quickly ask him to come and tell us what he encountered today."
Ye Ruian's tone became increasingly dangerous.
"——Or is it that what happened to Ert on our side was caused by you?"
Ye Ruian's voice was quite arrogant, but in sharp contrast to his arrogant voice was his extremely serious face on the holographic screen.
There was a holographic screen in front of Ye Ruian, which showed the message that the old prime minister had just sent to him, and all the team members present also received this message, even Ert above.
The emotions of all the people present were consistent. They first gasped, then widened their eyes in surprise, and finally looked at the communication account on the public channel belonging to the other side with a murderous look in their eyes.
Admiral Aaron above also took a deep breath and ran directly to the entrance of the ruins.
There were a few who originally wanted to impulsively question why the other party treated them like this, but they all reacted after hearing the sudden loud voice in Ye Ruian’s public channel.
Why do they treat them like this?
Don’t you just want to live?
After figuring this out, the expedition members present also calmed down. Although some people were still a little unconvinced, if they were to encounter such a situation, they would probably not be merciful.
but……
After all, it is one's own world that is hurt. Even if one knows that the person on the other side has justifiable reasons, one cannot suppress the anger in one's heart.
The Orc Empire is okay, after all, Ye Ruian is here to keep them in check, but the other two teams, both the captains and the members, seem to be unable to control their tempers.
Just when Ye Ruian was considering whether to pretend that someone was stopping him and slap them a few times to wake them up.
——Admiral Aaron finally arrived at the scene and successfully suppressed the two teams of explorers temporarily.
But it wasn't that Admiral Aaron released his aura, or that his mental power suppressed them.
But everyone knew that Admiral Aaron was ruled out from the beginning because of his excessively high mental power, and it was impossible for him to appear here.
So they were simply scared awake, and some even thought Aaron was an illusion created by some relics. Fortunately, he took out the old prime minister's appointment letter in time, which made the people present feel more at ease.
After this blunder, Aaron immediately started his mission.
He typed in the private chat channel to make arrangements for all the dispatched members.
"Except Seti and Ye Ruian, hold the other side and come with me to find new materials. I will connect to the public channel when I need you to leave the factory."
When Sett saw the news, he looked up at Sett beside him and agreed with their plan.
The people on the other side really need someone to delay them so that they won't discover the unusual movements on their side. Compared to making a temporary substitution, Ye Ruian, who is obviously arguing with the other side, is the most suitable candidate.
Especially since he has a hot temper to begin with and his identity is special, his entanglement with the other party will not arouse suspicion.
Although they didn't know how much materials they had found, or whether the ceremony had actually started, the other side would definitely be delayed by them if they tried their best to appease them.
The longer you delay, the greater the possibility of victory.
So, with Ye Ruian arguing with the other side in the background, Aaron and the other expedition members set out on a journey to find materials.
While searching for materials, all the explorers present did not dare to speak loudly for fear that their movements would be captured by the public channel. Most of the explorers began to use brain waves to type and communicate with other team members in private chat channels.
"I wonder why they are so kind to let us stay away from the church. It seems that they want their ceremony to be a success."
One of the team members said angrily while typing rapidly.
"You're right. No wonder the other person seems so gentle. I was wondering when I became so easy to talk to. I was also suspecting that my temper had improved. Now it seems that he has other intentions."
Another team member also typed on the computer and said.
Obviously his temper was not very good.
Of course, they didn't put down the work in their hands while chatting.
They came to collect the crystals of glory - actually gold.
Gold seems to have an important position in every religion, and this sect is no exception.
Of course there are other things like God's tears - that is, diamonds, the fur of the goddess - smooth and delicate cloth like human skin, and some other materials.
Most of these materials can be found in the town. Even if you haven't found them, you can still see them if you search around the town.
However, only a piece of painful flesh and blood was left. Not only could Ye Ruian not guess what this piece of painful flesh and blood was, even the owner of the diary could not guess what this piece of painful flesh and blood was.
"...What is explained in that manual is only the flesh that has suffered great pain."
Ethan said to Aaron on the other side of the private chat channel.
In front of him was a huge display screen. After all irrelevant personnel were cleared out, Ethan openly played out all the translated versions and looked at everyone present with expectant eyes.
He seemed to expect some of them to have some talent for languages.
Unfortunately, Ethan is still the only one who stands out in this regard.
Marshal Xu on the opposite side looked up at the sky and down at the ground, but he didn't look at Ethan's expectant eyes.
She has been a reckless person since she was a child, and her academic performance, especially in communication language, is entirely supported by the intelligent brain.
Although she couldn't understand the Chinese characters, she could at least understand the version Ethan translated next to it.
However, when he took this look, Marshal Xu noticed something unusual.
'Has the owner of this diary not mentioned his lifelong friend for several weeks?'
Marshal Xu was thinking, and at this time changes also occurred on the holographic screen.
Aaron is putting the wise man's mind - a brain soaked in formalin - into his backpack.
They finally gathered all the things needed for the ritual except the painful flesh and blood.
Then they rushed to the church as quickly as possible, and at this time Ye Ruian in the public channel could no longer delay for much longer.
"——Even if you ask AI to come over, I still won't believe it. The tone of his voice is nothing like Ert's."
Ye Ruian said with a specious argument.
As for Sett, he was racking his brains to think of what to say next.
He and Ye Ruian have performed the play three times.
He was the one who persuaded Ye Ruian. Then he talked and chatted with Sett on the opposite side. Then Ye Ruian realized that he seemed to be yelled at. Then he had a big quarrel with Sett, asking Sett on the opposite side to judge. Then the topic shifted to Ert.
Twice would have been enough to tell something was wrong, but they had done it three times.
If Aaron and the others don't come back, Sett will probably make the plot go too far.
Fortunately, Aaron was quick enough.
When Seti saw Aaron at the end of the road, carrying a bunch of ritual items, his eyes suddenly showed excitement.
Many people on the starship also began to cheer.
Ye Ruian, who was arguing with Seti across from him, unconsciously added some excitement to the end of his voice.
However, it was this excitement that caused the old prime minister on the other side to suddenly speak on the public channel.
"You found all the items for the ritual, didn't you?"
*
The old prime minister's sudden words almost choked everyone on the starship to death, and the originally happy explorers accidentally made some noises around Ye Ruian.
"Oh, it seems that I guessed right." Hearing the noise, the old prime minister opposite said calmly.
When the old prime minister heard what he said, he did not try to cover it up, he spoke directly.
"Yes, you guessed it right. We have found everything we need for the ritual. After all, you want your world to survive, and we don't want to be ravaged by the evil god."
The old prime minister on the other side sighed and said, "...We just want to live."
"Yes," the old Prime Minister said softly, listening to his own sighing tone, "We just want to live."
Everyone is trying to survive, and no one is nobler than the other. They are just two worlds put into a duel by the gods, and without the ability to take revenge on the gods, they have no choice but to fight to the death.
"In fact, compared to your world, our world is more worth living in, isn't it? You have suffered heavy losses over there, but everyone here is still alive, and nothing has turned out to be the worst."
The old prime minister spoke gently. He knew that the person on the other side would not believe him, but he was not speaking to the person on the other side.
——He was speaking to the explorers on the other side.
The old prime minister had long discovered that compared to himself, who was willing to do anything for the benefit of mankind, the other members of the task force were still relatively soft-hearted, especially the explorer named Ert, who clearly showed envy when facing his happy family here.
"It's a pity that he didn't know what happened on the other side. Otherwise, with him here, the effect of this sentence would probably be doubled."
Just when the old prime minister thought they had successfully delayed time, the old prime minister on the opposite side suddenly spoke.
"You are right. Compared to you, our world does not seem to have much value in existence."
The old prime minister suddenly realized that something was wrong. It was already quite wrong that the man opposite him had just let him finish what he said. And now he actually agreed with his opinion...
——This means that he still has at least a few cards in his hand.
As expected!
"…But have you really found all the ritual materials?"
The old Prime Minister opposite said in a rather strange tone.
He spoke as if he wanted to cry and laugh at the same time.
"'Painful Flesh' was something that confused us at the beginning, but we only found it at the end. Did you really find it?"
Before the old prime minister could speak, he heard himself answering, "No, you don't have this material over there. Not to mention the ruins, even if you expand your target to the starship, you won't be able to find this material."
While the old prime minister on the opposite side was talking to himself, Seti looked at Ye Ruian and others who were trying their best to draw symbols, and he rarely interrupted in the public channel.
"So, Mr. Prime Minister, can you tell us what the so-called painful flesh and blood is?"
Seti calmly looked at the two-man-tall statue and said to the expedition members below the statue, "We should be late after all, right?"
Although it was said to be late, in fact the expedition members on the scene did not stop drawing the magic circle for a moment, and they did not stop putting materials on it after drawing a piece.
However, the old prime minister on the opposite side remained silent, and finally it was Sett on the opposite side who spoke.
"Yeah, you're late."
The uneasy premonition in the hearts of the expedition members present became stronger and stronger, and the speed of drawing the magic circle became faster and faster, but it was still not as fast as the speed at which Seti spoke.
"——Our ceremony has already begun."
As he spoke, the entire church suddenly began to glow with a dark green light, especially the statues inside the church.
The statue, which originally looked very strange, seemed to be coming alive under the background of the black and red light.
The expedition members who were trying hard to draw the magic circle suddenly froze, and at this time Seti's voice on the opposite side became like crying and laughing.
"The last material you lack is the flesh and blood of desperate humans."
*
"…Ert committed suicide suddenly. He said that what he did was to destroy the happiness of his other self, but he had to do it because there were other people living in this world. In the end, he couldn't accept it and committed suicide."
"His parents died at the hands of those mutants a month ago, and his younger brother was also transformed into one of those mutants."
Sett on the other side murmured, "His body just happened to fall on the last empty space. Then it lit up slightly and then stopped moving. We knew we had found the last material."
“But this is not enough material.”
"So we picked out a few more people to be killed, and the people on the starship tacitly agreed to our approach. However, some people didn't want to die, but what fun would it be for them to live alone?"
Sett on the opposite side said in a rather abnormal mental state.
"But who could have thought that the people who died on our side would suddenly mutate on your side."
"I originally thought that we would keep it a secret from you until the end of the ceremony. Now it seems that the gods are relatively fair. Even if we obtain the prophet's information, the gods will still try their best to bring you to the same starting line as us."
"Fortunately, the magic circle was finally activated, we won, and our world finally survived."
After Sett on the other side finished speaking, the entire public channel fell silent.
But soon insults began to rang out, and Marshal Xu was the first to start cursing. She did not stand on the moral high ground, she just cursed the other party for destroying their world and only targeted this behavior.
Although it sounds a bit like a loser's cry, but...
"At least let us have some fun before we die," Marshal Xu said.
The other side was also choked by this bad attitude.
The expedition members originally wanted to join in the verbal fight, but...
“Boom——!”
The statue suddenly began to move and raised a long sickle.
All the explorers present immediately activated their exoskeletons and flew away.
When they flew to the entrance of the temple, they found that the murals inside the temple, which originally looked weird, suddenly moved inexplicably.
—And in the mural, she covered her face as if she was screaming silently.
"You can't go in here, run in this direction! This direction is the farthest from the temple and the church!"
Ye Ruian made a prompt decision and the expedition members no longer cared whether what Ye Ruian said was right or not - it was better than going directly into the mural corridor, as one look at that place made them feel uncomfortable - they immediately flew in the direction Ye Ruian pointed.
However, while they were still on the road, they heard a scream coming from the public channel.
That's Sett's voice from the other side!
Not long after the scream was heard, Seti, who was still flying on their side, suddenly felt like he was flattened all over, and his whole body became as thin as a piece of paper.
——But he is still conscious and able to move.
After the mechanism was triggered, the exoskeleton immediately turned into the shape of a treatment cabin, and Sett was immediately saved by the treatment cabin.
However, this is not the end. Just as Sett's treatment cabin had finished setting up the program, several team members following Ye Ruian and others suddenly began to mutate.
This time, several tentacles suddenly burst out from their throats.
Fortunately, he was admitted to the treatment cabin in time.
The other team members present didn't understand what had just happened. Even the old prime minister who could see the overall situation on the starship was confused by the situation on the scene.
Just when he finally woke up and realized that what had just happened might be related to the other side, a scream that seemed to be inhuman resounded throughout the public channel.
"Impossible, impossible, how could it be wrong, how could it be wrong from the beginning!"
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