"Anduine? Fina? Ovega? Populus? Sadounfanidi? Massaville? Lanrolanla? Miol Jiashi? Turunso..." The mechanized voice echoed in the air.
The female voice seemed to be repeating it over and over again to strengthen certain aspects of her memories. The girl who sat on the throne like a sculpture, with long straw-yellow hair and gray-blue pupils, had simply forgotten our existence.
, Wu Zi repeated this super long name several times (Vesca had already finished a lollipop at this time) and then said with certainty, "It is indeed pronounced like this, my former name, but if you are not used to it,
If so, please call me Fina. In my mind, it seems that someone has been calling me that for a long time."
...Let's call you Fina. Among the people I know, Anweina is probably the only person I know who can read this name in one breath...
Well, I know that it is almost my destiny to cheat on my father every day. You just have to get used to the various violent settings. At least she is not called Cleopatra VII, right?
"This name caused you to have obvious mood swings, powerful stranger," the other party's calm voice echoed in the air, "I'm very curious."
But there's no hint of curiosity in your voice! You can't even blink!
The feeling of talking to the other party is so weird. We all know that we are talking to the girl on the throne in front of us, but the voice is coming from all directions. The person on the throne does not seem to have the ability to move or even make any moves.
The ability of expression, it is a sculpture, a sculpture used to allow visitors to focus their attention and have something to rely on. If you don't know it in advance, you may even think that you are talking to the room instead of the girl on the throne.
the illusion.
"Okay, okay, Her Majesty Queen Fina, whose name is too long, we will not discuss the sensitive issue of word count," I suppressed the urge to inquire about the other party's family tree for the time being, and I changed into a comfortable position on the horse, well,
Next time I have a chance, I will ask Miss Lin to grab her outrageously gorgeous velvet chair, "Well, it seems I don't need to explain to you how we came here. In this universe, it should be a natural phenomenon - we come from another place."
This is a world where we have wandered so far and the process is omitted. We are not familiar with the place now. If you can shoulder the burden of guiding the NPC, please tell us about the situation here. About the raging war here, the shepherds, the messy technology and culture,
Well, there are also your old man's plans, if you have time."
"I have endless time." I don't know if it was an illusion, but the girl on the throne suddenly blinked her eyes, "I once thought you were shepherds, which led me to take a series of wrong actions so far... So
The first thing to explain is, Shepherd."
I thought that such a big shot would at least be used to telling lies, but the machine-like young lady in front of me was unexpectedly cheerful. She was like a ready information query machine. With the push of a button, the information began to scroll on the screen.
"Shepherds, powerful beings, known as emperors in some parts of this universe, possess unimaginable power, as well as advanced technology that can no longer be classified as science. Regarding their past, purpose of action, and social form
, and no one knows whether they can communicate. The shepherds may be the only native inhabitants of this universe. At least, in the records so far, no trace of the shepherds entering here from outside the universe has been found."
"The Shepherds have a mysterious territory in this universe. This territory may be hidden inside stars, black holes, or even in the folds of space. No force claims to know where the Shepherds' territory is, and among the civilizations destroyed by the Shepherds,
Half of them violated taboos by rashly exploring those mysterious areas. These civilizations were destroyed because they offended the shepherds, or were destroyed by the huge imperial fleet, or died due to the collapse of the star system they relied on for survival, or died overnight.
mysteriously evaporated, and there is currently no evidence that the civilization that offended the shepherds can still survive. Therefore, the shepherds’ territory is a taboo topic recognized by all civilizations in this universe. Every force has the obligation to warn new trekkers who enter here.
, don’t explore things you shouldn’t explore, otherwise, you will be strangled by the unity of civilization in the universe before the Shepherd takes action - this is just self-preservation.”
Although it is such a horrifying topic, "Her Majesty the Queen" named Fina is really calm when talking about it. Does she have no emotions?
"I remembered the story of the monkey in the cage," my sister said through the mental connection. "Put a few monkeys in a cage. No matter which one of them tries to touch the banana on the top of the cage, the keeper will punish each one with a water gun.
In the end, all the monkeys learned one thing: when a new member comes to them, the monkeys will take the initiative to take on the responsibility of supervision. Once the new 'person' plots against the bananas, before the breeder takes action, the monkeys will
They'll give the new 'guy' a good beating first."
I nodded with deep sympathy: "And this 'tradition' will be passed down from generation to generation among monkeys, even if in the end no monkey knows why the banana cannot be touched. I have heard this story."
Qian Qian happily grabbed her sister's arm and swayed with Viska: "Tell me one more thing, tell me one more thing~~"
This girl's brain has no connection with the real world.
“That’s it for the shepherd’s situation,” our side was bustling with excitement, but the “Queen” who seemed to have lost human emotions and ways of thinking was still talking machine-like, “In this universe, people are lost and lost.
The coming civilization, you, us, and everything in the entire universe except the shepherds, no matter what life form, no matter how powerful or weak they are, are all lambs.”
"We are the lambs being herded by the shepherds, and we are the livestock raised by the shepherds. In this boundless cage and pasture from which no one can escape, the sheep are trembling with fear and walking on thin ice. They take life and death, and they have fun. This is
A banquet may just be a game they are accustomed to, which started from eternity and will never end..." Her Majesty the Queen, who has lost her human heart on the throne, said this strange thing in a declarative tone, as if
Some kind of obscure ancient prophecy-like words, "This is a verse that has been handed down from a very ancient era. The civilization that summarized these verses is no longer known. Maybe they are just a group of countless generations of lambs in this universe, that
It has been too long... but this world has never changed in the long years. We have wandered here and tried hard to let our civilization survive for a longer time. This is all, all you need to know."
"So... there is no complete technological system here, no systematic civilization, everything is patchwork, and everything seems to have never been considered for long-term use..."
Sister's eyes flashed with silvery light, but she didn't know who to release this curse to. "They are all passers-by trapped here. This universe itself has never given birth to any civilization - except for those emperors."
*,is that so?"
"Theoretically, that's true."
...Tavel, you went to the wrong set.
Queen Fina's words had a huge impact on our hearts. No one expected that things would turn out like this. Based on the information currently available, what the other party said should be true, but this just made *** puzzled. Cage the world?
Wantlessly killing innocent passers-by? Is this something Xiling Apostles can do?
It is completely impossible to imagine what the Xiling people in this world are doing, and I don’t know when this world was established and has been running until now. The more Fina talks, the thicker the fog surrounding the truth becomes, but I know these
The fog can't be cleared now, so I suppressed the turbulent thoughts in my heart to see what other secrets this robot-like Her Majesty had to say.
"Is the empire... Shepherd's purpose to kill all the lives here? It's also true that your fleet was attacked by Shepherd..."
Even Qianqian, whose mind was disconnected from the real world at any time, stopped making noises. She held my arm tightly and asked the queen in front of her.
"No, the behavior of shepherds is unpredictable. There is little communication between them and normal life. We generally believe that shepherds do not have logical thinking that is generally understandable." The voice in the air simply denied Qian Qian's words.
Guess, ahem, and the content is a bit embarrassing, "Encountering shepherds is a very scary thing, but it does not necessarily bring death. They sometimes just wander around the lambs, as if they are really grazing.
, but they sometimes attack without warning any civilization that is keeping its peace, or even a civilization that has just arrived in this universe. No one knows how the shepherds will act, and their judgment criteria do not exist. Their actions are random and elusive.
Uncertain, without logic, all actions are based on sudden decisions. This is the essence of the shepherd's actions, the only law obtained after the collapse of countless civilizations."
There was silence in the air for two or three seconds, and Qianqian suddenly tugged my arm gently: "Ajun, I think someone said those words just now~~"
...Yes, that's what I often use to describe you. Didn't you expect that you never remembered it once?
The other party's explanation helped me solve another doubt, which is why being locked up in such a cage and being the enemy of the Emperor, the various kingdoms in this universe can still sustain themselves until now without being completely destroyed. It turns out that, again,
Is it because of those strange and unpredictable behaviors of the emperor?
Onee-sama has been sitting on the high-backed armchair that she took out from her carry-on space from now on - now you can see your personal preferences. I like Mazar, and onee-sama is elegant and stable with high backs.
On the chair, Qianqian followed me, while Pandoraviska and the other two children were sitting on a cannonball shell lying sideways. You think I am boring enough to analyze this - in short, my sister is always sitting upright.
Sitting on the chair, she looked thoughtful. It was obvious that the girl on the throne confused her. At this time, she lightly asked a question: "So, the countries or forces in this universe are all from various worlds.
The Trek Fleet or their descendants were formed, so everything here will show such a great integration, right?"
"correct."
"So - since we are always under the shadow of the shepherds, and civilizations from different worlds can also unite into one country, why don't you completely unite?" My sister stared straight ahead, "This universe
We have also seen the current situation. The forces of various countries are fighting endlessly, and wars are happening everywhere. If there are really wild beasts in the wilderness that choose people to eat, then as the weaker party, we should unite. If you are from a world that is unfamiliar to each other, you
There should be no natural hostility. In the face of life and death, the minimum joint resistance to the enemy or just a mutual truce is not a problem at all. Even if they cannot be completely united into one, they should not be like now, an already weak race.
It will also be divided into countless forces..."
"That's a good idea," the calm narration interrupted my sister's words, "This is also what I'm curious about, why you haven't received the message from the shepherds until now. If you have received the message like other trekkers,
If you do, maybe you will understand.”
"It's not that we don't want to unite, it's just that it's not allowed."
"Not allowed?" My sister and I looked at each other and repeated involuntarily.
"The shepherds killed and robbed us, and the shepherds had fun. It doesn't just mean that they hunted us when they rose up, but also that they designed all of this. They don't have close contact with any 'lower races', but they will
They use their own actions to issue instructions to you. It may be a vague signal, or it may be a warship coming directly to drive you. Their purpose usually is only one...to order you to go to war."
"The war pattern in this universe was designed by them. We must engage in an endless battle and fight against a strange civilization that has no hatred at all and has never even met. Whenever the calm period ends, the Shepherd's warship will appear.
In the skies above the colonial stars of every cosmic civilization, unfavorable combat, lack of bravery, delay, and negativity are not allowed. They have planned a lot of things. If we want to survive, we must carefully guess their orders, and then
Executed to perfection, many civilizations have already paid the price for this speculation..."
"Bang-bang!"
Suddenly there was such an unexpected loud noise in the empty room, the "Queen"'s narration was suddenly interrupted, and I looked at my two sisters in surprise.
Pandora and Viska had already stood up from the cannon shells they were sitting on. In their hands were huge anti-ship artillery pieces.
The two little girls had their backs to us. I couldn't see their expressions, but I could feel the astonishing anger and murderous intent from their spiritual connection.
"What are you two doing?"
One by one, I grabbed the two 12-meter-talls who turned around and were about to rush out. My sister and I asked in unison.
"Kill all those rebels!!" Viska raised his head, his eyes flashing with an ominous turbid red light, "Kill them all!"
"Those rebels are not worthy of the name of the emperor." This is Pandora who is equally passionate. This girl is really strong.
"Nonsense, calm down!" I forced the two little guys down. "Of course I have to kill them. The question is, which of you two knows where the enemy is? Are you going to go out and shoot into space?"
Then the two little lunatics, who clearly had no plan, wilted.
"I can't understand their behavior," the tone of statement continued in the air, "but your words carried a lot of targeted information, and I came to a bad conclusion..."
"That's your hallucination!" I quickly diverted the other person's attention, "Okay, we roughly know the situation in this world... Although there are still a lot of questions, the biggest question is: Why do you want to come in person when you are a queen?
See a group of wandering fleets like us?"
"Because, I suddenly learned that there are shepherds among you."
In one sentence, I broke out in a cold sweat. It wasn't because I was scared. The other party hadn't scared me yet. It was just because I was shocked. Her Majesty the Queen, you weren't Zhuge Kongming with a broken wing in your previous life, were you?
"But after observing your fleet and combat methods, I ruled out this possibility. I believed too much in the sensing device of the Jetas Star Ring. Now it seems that the ancient device that was injured by the Shepherd is no longer worthy of trust. It
It made me make a wrong judgment."
Judgment of Zetas Ring?
"Jetas, the first star of a powerful country that confronted the Shepherds in ancient times. The Jetas star ring is a planet protection device created by the country based on the Shepherd technology. The kingdom was later destroyed by the Shepherds, and the first star was also destroyed.
Due to energy radiation, in the final battle, one of Shepherd's spaceships was destroyed and exploded when it fell over the Jetas shield. This explosion destroyed the energy balancer of the Jetas ring and the spacecraft's energy core.
Then it crashed into the Jetas Andur crater, and the planet's protective shield turned into a star ring whose principle no one knew. Except for a few people, most citizens of the Free Kingdom thought it was just an energy station from ancient times, but this
The star ring still has some covert functions still operating, and it can detect the Shepherd's advanced combat units."
"The appearance of high-level shepherd units over the colonial star of the Free Kingdom is a signal for the start of a new round of war between forces. As the leader of the forces, I must be present in person to rectify the army to show that I have been ordered to go out. Otherwise, the kingdom will be
Destruction, this is the reason why I came here in person. Major General Jayne is not a very good general. He was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the colonial star only because of his seniority and the death of his colleagues, but he was lacking in intelligence. In order to prevent
The people who had recovered from the last power war were panicked in advance, so I hid some of the facts from him."
...Uncle Jayne, don't worry, I won't let you know this at all, but having said that, the Sa family guessed it right last time. You became a major general because all your colleagues died!
"It's really information that needs to be digested." I suppressed the overwhelming thoughts in my heart and stood up with a calm expression. "Now there is another question. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to answer: Why did you tell us
So much? It’s just an introduction to the background of the world, but it wouldn’t be appropriate for you to talk about things that involve secrets, right?”
"Because," there was an unexpected silence for nearly ten seconds before the other party slowly spoke, "You are hope."