0542 Chapter Twelve: The Not Eternal Dusk (Section 9)
"The largest refugee organization? Are these the only people left on earth?" Justice said in surprise.
"More or less," Gretel shrugged: "There are still people struggling to survive in the darkness on all continents and oceans. It's just that they cannot gather in numbers here on Tower Island.
Although our current appearance is not as glamorous as yours, to the survivors living alone around the world, we are a legendary paradise.
And those four families still have sound technology and mystery, and are competing for dominance with each other. For ordinary survivors, it is more like a myth.
Unlike us, they have a safe base that can keep out darkness and rain. They also have a suitable population and production to thrive on their own.
Unlike us, we have to repeatedly build indoor farms and factories all over the island, eat food that may cause mutations, and live a life of hide-and-seek with the darkness.
Well, but we are not all the people here. In Launceston Port, there are still nearly ten thousand people staying behind to study the possibility of building ships to escape.
We have a well-equipped shipyard, but there is no local steel production, so there is no chance of error. And it is not easy to build a large ship that can sail in the dark. If everything goes well, there will be news today.
In any case, our largest refugee camp on earth still has a population of tens of thousands."
"This part is quite clear. But since you chose to settle on this island that is big enough to establish a country, why are you still living a life of constant migration?"
As Zhen Cheng walked along, he noticed that this dilapidated town was not the permanent residence of Gretel's group.
Some people were collecting rubbish from collapsed houses and repairing holes in roofs. Others were raiding shops and seemingly intact residences in groups to collect supplies.
For a settlement that has lived in the local area for fifty years, this is undoubtedly an abnormal behavior. What's more, Gretel himself also mentioned migration.
"Darkness is alive," said Gretel, who gave off a materialist feel, but at this time he said the most extreme statement of a magician: "It will chase us and force us to keep moving."
"You mean..." Zhen Cheng frowned: "Someone is manipulating darkness and deliberately carrying out the work of exterminating human beings?"
If the enemy this time is the darkness itself covering the entire planet, then with her current strength, it would be really troublesome to solve the problem in a short time.
"I can't tell clearly, but it's not what you think," Gretel held his chin, trying to organize his words, and hesitantly said:
"It's not that someone controls the darkness. It's not that intelligent, it doesn't set traps, it doesn't even kill people in clever ways.
In comparison, it is more like...a living creature with its own will.
Darkness has never wanted to exterminate humans, it seems...it just enjoys certain activities of humans.
Maybe it's fear and despair, maybe it's the process of mutation, or maybe it's the light that lights up in it.
My father has done many experiments, proving that those existences distorted by darkness are completely accessories of darkness, rather than something it intentionally creates or pursues...
We are."
This answer inexplicably made Zhen Cheng feel at ease.
Although the darkness she had to deal with was equally difficult, being able to eliminate the direct influence of the Supreme Holy Judgment to a certain extent gave her the confidence to solve the problem on her own.
Otherwise, based on Sister A's prophecy, Zhen Cheng would choose to give up the extracurricular teaching and even take over the hometown, and apply to let the senior students join the game to share the pressure of facing the God of Creation.
According to the conditions of domination authority, this is very likely to cause her to lose the opportunity to rule the earth, and even cause the planet to escape into eternal catastrophe.
But given the truth that life is lost, your own life is definitely more precious.
Justice was more concerned about the livelihood of these people and frowned: "So you took the initiative to stay?
But looking at the current living environment here, your situation seems to be quite bad. If you have the ability, why don't you choose to leave here and find a place more suitable for life?"
The local candidates I met in the game before were not on the same level as the refugees in front of me, from their clothing to their nutrition and health.
Although there are factors that the candidates have a superior status and enjoy more resources, but looking at the desolate appearance of Gretel as the leader in front of you, you can know that even if this settlement has the candidates, it will not be able to raise several waves in the game.
He is so elite that he can fight his opponents in melee.
"Except for the secret bases of each of the four major forces, Tower Island, which has been mostly free from darkness in recent years, is already considered a paradise," Gretel said with a wry smile:
"But our good days are coming to an end. The four major forces have all issued prophecies. With the return of Alpha Laboratory, this place will soon be shrouded in darkness.
All the ships are no longer usable, and the only hope is the news from Launceston Port."
This news, which Gretel took for granted, once again aroused confusion among the goddesses. Erogensi asked: "Half a century has passed since we left the beginning of the doomsday, right?
In my memory, mankind’s ocean-going creations have not reached such a level that they cannot be disabled, right?
Where are those ships? They sank? Are other forces intending to control you on Tower Island?"
Zhen Cheng listened carefully, maybe there were clues she was looking for buried here.
Unexpectedly, Gretel gave a rather strange answer: "No ship is silent, but the ships in the past can no longer be used."
They turned into something else in the darkness. If you are willing to accompany us there, you will understand when the time comes."
Before Zhen Cheng could think too much, someone suddenly shouted outside: "It's not good! It's raining! Run!"
What followed was a burst of uproar.
The three goddesses walked out of the door curiously and looked at the refugees hiding in a panic yet orderly manner.
This seems to be a part of their lives, a daily routine. When they come to any residence, they will first look for a place to take shelter from the rain, and deliberately control the scope of their activities.
So as soon as the rain started to fall, almost everyone rushed to hide under a safe shelter where they would not be splashed by the rain.
Watching the colorless and odorless transparent liquid dripping from the air, which was no different from the spring rain that brought hope in her memory, Zhen Cheng stretched out her palm curiously.
Then, I was grabbed by Sister A.
"It doesn't matter." Seeing Sister A's nervous look, Justice smiled and said, "As a god, you have to get used to using your status.
Let’s look at it from a legal perspective, this thing can’t affect us.”