Two hundred years of history cannot be explained clearly in a few words, especially since the survivors on this planet have not only forgotten the language of the People's League, but have even lost their writing.
But what surprised Ye Shi was that even though these forest people were quasi-illiterates, they still recorded their culture and history in their own way.
They were cracks engraved on the roots of the holy tree, and those sharp-edged lines covered every part of the wall of the "temple".
It's like a mural.
At first Ye Shi thought those lines were naturally formed patterns, until he saw with his own eyes the sharp-edged lines, which slowly grew by one line as he came.
Those things seemed to happen at the same time, and it was difficult to tell which was first and which was last.
Just like the vision he encountered in the hyperspace channel...
"The Holy Tree is the Tree of Insof and the mother of all things. Its roots spread throughout the entire forest, the entire world, and even constitute our world... And the Holy Tree above our heads at this moment is just the exposed part of it.
That part, or a cluster of shoots emerging from the soil."
Dora spoke about the sacred tree in a soft voice.
Ye Shi was surprised to find that as he continued to communicate with her, her language skills were improving at an incredible speed, even more amazing than that of the old man named Sagui.
If there are levels of "psionic power", the old man is probably around level 10, and she is at least level 30.
Of course, it may not be because young people learn things faster.
"I roughly understand... If we compare Him to a higher-dimensional creature, the holy tree we see is just one of His projections in the three-dimensional world, and there are other parts in the dimensions we cannot see. This is what it means.
?"
Dora was stunned for a moment. She didn't seem to understand at first, but she soon realized it and nodded gently with a smile.
"That was the original explanation."
Ye Shi said doubtfully.
"Initial explanation?"
Dora nodded slightly and said in a calm voice.
"Dimension is a very old word for us. A long time ago, you or your people taught us this...how to understand the existence of the Tree of Insof, how to call it, how to feed it, and then
Become His branches.”
Ye Shi roughly understood what she meant.
In other words, the Gemini missile cruiser or those who survived the colony discovered the existence of the "Insof Tree" during the period after the three-year war, and mastered the ability to communicate with it, and used
The physical theories of the Human League were explained, and then the chewed-up knowledge was passed on to their descendants.
But what is puzzling is why they did not continue to use the name Gaia, but invented a separate proper noun to distinguish it from the original name.
Are they trying to show that Gaia is dead?
Or should we say that He evolved into another existence.
Or perhaps, the People's Federation's initial understanding of Gaia was biased, and they revised the original theory.
Seeing that the ancestor did not speak, Dora turned her gaze to the wall made of tree roots in front of her.
The fireflies floating around her seemed to be pulled by an unknown force, flying forward slowly.
They gathered together in the air, like index fingers resting on the page, frozen in the first line of the article.
"We found a new way of life over the long years, and then we went to the forest, abandoning everything and starting over. Since the day of the second judgment, we have used the growth patterns on the roots of the holy tree to record the impact of the holy tree on us.
teachings, and what happened in the past.”
Second Judgment Day?
Ye Shi frowned slightly and asked in confusion.
“Wouldn’t this abstract pattern bias the recording of information?”
"No," Dora shook her head and continued in a gentle tone, "Symbols are just forms. We can establish connections with the past through invisible ties."
Hearing this, Ye Shi was completely shocked.
Good guy.
It was by extreme coincidence that he established contact with the crew of the Orion guided missile cruiser who were also in the hyperspace channel.
As a result, these people are born with this ability?
That's not right.
If we can establish a connection with the past, move the technology for future research to the past, and then in turn affect the future, wouldn't we be able to step on the left foot and go to the sky with the right foot?
However, what he saw was obviously not like this.
At least according to the Doma tribe's own description, the technical capabilities of these forest people are far inferior to those of the "valley people" next door.
As if seeing the confusion on Ye Shi's face, Dora continued in a soft voice.
"The information that can be conveyed is limited. It must be the same thing that we believe in, the same confusion that exists, and the same problem that we are thinking about. Therefore, when this connection is established between different time and space, the information we obtain from the past is often
will be more concrete, while inspiration from the future will tend to be abstract."
As the communication progressed, she seemed to understand more and more languages, and was even able to speak about some concepts that Ye Shi herself could not fully understand.
After listening to her statement, Ye Shi said with sincere appreciation.
"Even this is quite impressive."
After receiving the affirmation from the ancestor, a joyful smile appeared on Dora's face, and she continued in a cheerful voice.
"These are the patterns we discovered after you left... As you can see, we have not stopped exploring."
Ye Shi nodded and continued to ask.
"Is this a special function of the Doma tribe? Or... everyone?"
"This is true for all tribes in the forest," Dora said in a soft voice. "Although we have not yet found a way for everyone to awaken this ability, as long as we live under the sacred tree, we will have similar abilities.
People from our tribe will continue to appear from our tribe. There are as few as fifteen or six, as many as forty or fifty, and I am one of them."
Ye Shi suddenly realized that his initial impression of them was inaccurate.
He originally thought that the emergence of those special abilities prevented them from understanding the universe in which they lived, but now it seems that the fact is completely opposite——
Not only was their vision not blocked by invisible hands, but they could see further because they stood on the shoulders of giants, and even came into contact with parts of the universe that they and even the Prosperity Era of Humanity did not yet fully understand.
Accelerate the growth of plants by communicating with them, communicate with the past to retrieve lost technologies, and even establish contact with parallel time and space to obtain revelations from the future... These guys might actually be more awesome than he imagined!
It’s just that the starting point is much lower.
True, this "convenient ability" hindered their discoveries in the natural sciences.
However, once they have established a relatively mature scientific research system through years of observation of nature, this enhancement of perception may actually become a catalyst to accelerate their scientific and technological breakthroughs, allowing those "eureka moments" to occur by coincidence.
” appears more frequently.
Not even just in science.
In a series of fields such as politics, economy, culture, military, industry, etc., this ability has the potential to become a catalyst.
This talent is simply amazing, isn’t it?
The more Ye Shi thought about it, the more shocked he became. He even had the thought of "I can't keep this kid", but he suddenly came back to his senses.
Speaking of breaking out of the setting and framework of the game itself, aren't "players" a similar existence?
In fact, the existence of players has indeed promoted the prosperity of the alliance in a series of fields such as science, politics, economy, culture, military and so on, and it has been an explosive promotion!
Under the influence of "players" like them, the Alliance has achieved development results in just a few years that other survivor forces may not have been able to achieve in ten or even decades.
Ye Shi was completely shocked when he realized this.
Good guy.
It was me who was shocked?!
Dora looked at the suddenly silent ancestor with confusion on her face, blinking her talking eyes curiously.
This guy is always like this.
As he was talking, his voice suddenly disappeared, or someone stood there minding his own business, not knowing who he was communicating with.
But she didn't wait too long. Soon the ancestor standing in front of the temple's "mural" came to his senses and looked at her sincerely and said.
"Thank you...this information is very important to us."
"We have always kept your teachings in mind, and our communication with the Holy Tree has never slackened." Dora nodded slightly respectfully, with a happy smile on her face.
In the following time, Ye Shi asked many more questions.
Especially about the origins of the tribes in the forest, the grievances between the forest tribes and the valley tribes - the so-called "sinful people", and what the so-called "from heaven" specifically refers to.
As for these trivial inquiries, the temple maid named Dora patiently answered them one by one.
According to her, the people living on this land are children who survived thanks to the grace of the Insof Tree.
Before that, in the so-called "Old Era", this planet once belonged to the "ancestors" from the sky.
At that time, people had various skin colors, different beliefs, spoke almost the same language of the old era, and lived in a paradise that is unimaginable today...
Until the first "Day of Judgment" came, countless scorching suns fell from the sky, turning the prosperous surface world into charcoal, completely destroying everything in the old era. Only a few young children on the entire land were lucky enough to survive.
Just when the world fell into despair, the branches of the Tree of Insof emerged from the soil and stretched out their first buds towards the gray sky.
No one knows where He came from, or maybe He has always been there and lived under people's feet.
It's just that He slept for so long that he forgot the concept of time, and was only awakened recently.
Facing the world that was gradually declining, He, who was merciful, performed a miracle and gave all believers green skin, allowing them to bathe in the sun, obtain food and clothing, and survive the years without food.
not only that.
Under the influence of His miracles, the dead world began to gradually revive, and in just two decades, the entire planet was transformed from an endless wasteland into a forest.
A new era begins.
The people who survived the Day of Judgment have forgotten everything about the past for some reason, including the writing and history of the Old Era.
Even this memory about the day of judgment and the "ancestor" comes from the narrative of the Tree of Insof.
Of course, these all happened later.
People who have just entered the new era are not yet aware of the existence of the "Tree of Insof". Although the people who changed their skins survived, they lived more like animals.
It is for this reason that Dora calls this initial period the "Savage Era".
At that time, people were like wild beasts. The only difference from primitive animals was that their calls were more unique.
When he heard this, Ye Shi couldn't help but sweat dripping from his back.
It can be seen that these guys don't remember the Three Years' War and what happened before the Three Years' War at all, so they still have a filter of admiration for these "ancestors".
If they were told that the so-called "Day of Judgment" was actually a neutron plume shot by the Red-Eyed People's Alliance Aerospace Force, I wonder if they would still look at their compatriots on Earth with admiration like they do now.
But on the other hand, Ye Shi could almost confirm at this moment that these "little green men" were transformed from Earthlings.
The "Tree of Insof" probably changed their genes, and was suspected to have allowed them to gain photosynthesis or similar abilities, allowing them to survive the most difficult years.
But having said that, is photosynthesis really something humans can do?!
On Earth, he only heard that some nudibranchs can perform photosynthesis, such as some sea slugs... However, even sea slugs do it with the help of algae cells, and do not do it completely independently.
.
However, these little green people obviously do not perform photosynthesis entirely on their own. They also need to eat.
Ye Shi suddenly wanted to borrow some DNA from the girl in front of him and go back and study it.
No other meaning.
Just out of curiosity.
Not knowing what strange thing the ancestor in front of her was thinking about, Dora looked at Ye Shi and continued.
"In the third decade after that, which was the fiftieth year of the Savage Era, we met the ancestors again. They appeared suddenly. There were seventeen people in total, wearing the same armor as you, talking to you
Same language."
"They helped us a lot, taught us how to make fire, taught us how to hunt, and most importantly... with their help, we realized the difference between ourselves and all things, ignited... the fire of civilization, and discovered
Know the existence of the Tree of Insof.”
"Did they help you find the Tree of Insof?" Ye Shi looked at her in surprise, a little confused by this information.
These seventeen people should be the crew of the Gemini?
The crew of the Orion are dead, and this is something that has been confirmed. This could only be the living people on the other side.
If he remembered correctly, the crew of the Gemini guided missile cruiser should be "extreme conservatives". This group of people would actually take the initiative to help the survivors living on the surface seek help from a being suspected of being "Gaia".
help?
This is really the sun rising in the west.
Of course, it is not ruled out that things are not as absolute as he thought. Perhaps not everyone on the Gemini guided missile cruiser is an extreme conservative.
What's more, they called what they found on this planet the "Tree of Insof", probably because they recognized the difference between it and Gaia.
Or maybe they just want to use the power of the "Insof Tree" to pull down these compatriots who are almost turning into monkeys from the tree.
But having said that, Ye Shi didn't expect that these seventeen surviving crew members would float in the sky for thirty years before landing.
He and Jiang Xuezhou had always believed that the "Gemini crash" and the "Orion incident" happened at the same time, or even at the same time.
Feeling that he was getting closer and closer to the truth of history, Ye Shi couldn't help but ask.
"Then what?"
Dora continued eloquently.
"Then, we got to know each other with the help of the Tree of Insof, and with their help, we gradually mastered the method of communicating with the Tree of Insof and even with all things in the world, and perfected our own language."
"That was the first time we realized our existence and our place in the world... In your words, we completed the journey that originally took thousands of years in just ten years.
And that’s why we call that period the ‘Awakening Era’.”
Awakening Era is okay.
Ye Shi thought she would use the term "Era of Prosperity".
Facing the rows of sharp-edged growth lines on the wall, Dora's eyes showed a trace of nostalgia.
Those psychic eyes seemed to have really returned to that era, that "prosperous era" that belonged to the people living on this land.
"It was a wonderful time. At that time, we lived in the Forbidden Forest Valley, and everyone lived there. It was also at that time that the Tree of Insof told us that we came from a certain star in the sky and lived there.
With our ancestors. We had quarreled over some things, which led to the Day of Judgment, but the future is bright, and sooner or later we will meet again one day."
"But the good times did not last long... In the second decade of the Awakening Era, our ancestors had serious disagreements, and this disagreement ultimately caused the prophesied Day of Judgment to come again."
When she said this, Dora's face showed a hint of sadness, and she sighed softly and continued.
"Some of the ancestors left the Forbidden Forest Valley and went to the depths of the forest. The remaining ancestors still live with us. But not long after that, the burning palace fell from the sky and destroyed the sacred trees in the Forbidden Forest Valley.
——The branches of the Tree of Insof left on the surface.”
"This is where our misfortune began. The forest ignited a fire, and the flames engulfed everything. Thousands of people died in the flames, and only a few survived... And those who had left the Forbidden Forest came with weapons.
Come back, take the Holy Land from our hands, and imprison, sacrifice, and banish the rest of us.”
"But fortunately, only the branches of the Tree of Insof were burned, and his children have already foreseen the dangers in the future through the mists of time. After leaving the Forbidden Forest Valley, we established a new branch in a wider forest.
A new home.”
"On the contrary, the holy land that the sinners snatched from our hands has become a cage to imprison them. Without the protection of the holy tree, they can hardly move in the forest. Everything in the forest is their enemy. In order to survive
, they can only compete with birds and beasts for the seeds of weeds, and hide in the cold stones to survive..."
Ye Shi couldn't help but swallowed when he heard this.
"You don't hate us?"
"Why should we hate you?"
Dora glanced at Ye Shi doubtfully and continued in a gentle voice.
"Without you, we may never realize the difference between ourselves and the beasts, let alone live in prosperity and abundance like we do today. And the Tree of Insof has warned us more than once that we should learn from the memories of the past
Learn lessons instead of letting disasters that have already happened happen happen again.”
Looking at Dora blankly, Ye Shi suddenly felt a little ashamed in his heart, and for a moment he didn't know how to face that innocent look.
Maybe Jiang Xuezhou is right.
He really messed up.
There were obviously better choices before him, but he chose the worst one without hesitation.
Even if it seemed to him that all he did was turn a blind eye.
In his subconscious, he just wanted to inherit the nearly unlimited power of the Soviet era, but he subconsciously forgot about the comrades who had fought alongside him. What was handed to him was not just the "ship key" of the Orion guided missile cruiser.
, and the responsibilities they once shouldered.
They trusted him and handed this starship into his hands.
Fortunately, it was not too late when he realized this.
There is still a chance for recovery.
"...I may have done something bad." Ye Shi took a deep breath, looked at the confused Dora, and said in a serious tone, "You have a way to get rid of the criminals in the valley.
Contact me?"
Dora was stunned and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Get in touch with the criminals? Why?"
She couldn't understand.
Since the ancestors have chosen them, why should they go to find their enemies?
"I want to talk to them."
Looking at the face full of confusion, Ye Shi said sincerely.
"Perhaps, I can help you settle the grievances of the past 200 years and let the whole incident end in a more satisfactory way-"
In fact, there are many ways.
Especially as the "ancestor".
After a while, he coaxed Jiang Xuezhou, bowed her head and admitted her mistake, and asked her to cooperate with him and play the magic stick again.
Believe in her kindness, she will definitely not refuse!
Dora looked at him blankly, her lips moved and she was about to say something.
However, at this moment, a respectful yet majestic voice suddenly floated from behind the two of them.
"It's too late, dear ancestor, we have nothing to talk about with the sinners."
"You want to disobey my will?" Ye Shi's face fell, and he shamelessly said this sentence that even he thought was wrong.
However, this line about the second explosion seems to have had some effect.
In front of "mortals", "gods" indeed have some power.
Even if this mortal is not an ordinary mortal.
Standing at the entrance of the temple, Tun Nan was silent for a while, then slowly opened his mouth and continued.
"I dare not disobey your will, but for the future of your children... please have a sleep."
hehe.
This is better said than sung.
Ye Shi sneered, put his right hand on his waist, and pulled out his pistol.
This guy is offering a toast instead of eating and is punished with a drink.
Admit that these guys have something, such as the green crystal spear, or the magical "psychic ability".
But expecting to use this trick to deal with his "lances and cannons" is more or less a dream.
Of course, he didn't want to do anything to that "little Aguang", let alone beat him up, but it was still necessary to give him some color.
Is it worthy for Brother Guang to ride on his neck and he recognizes your special mother?
However, just when Ye Shi was thinking this, he heard Jiujiu's voice coming through the door.
"Brother, I ate your takeaway!"
"Jie Jie Jie... I can't hear you anyway. I'll leave you a chicken bone."
His head sank, Ye Shi's expression suddenly changed, but the [Connection Abnormality] icon appeared in front of his eyes.