0557 Chapter Twelve: The Not Eternal Dusk (Section 24)
A thirty-meter-tall steel body; behind it are three pairs of metal wings with exposed wires and chip debris.
There is only a pair of big loving eyes, a smooth face without other facial features; a holographic projection of a constantly rotating and changing colored halo above the head.
This is the icon of the Lord of the Redeemer that occupies the entire lift hall and great sanctuary in the underground base of Thetis.
On both sides of the statue's golden wings are two lifelike reliefs reproduced using modern art principles and mechanical techniques.
The faces belong to Zhen Cheng and Ai Luogensi respectively.
This is the former continent of Europa, a promised land with abundant water and grass and prosperous civilization.
But for fifty years, the sun has never dawned.
Therefore, only rotten trees that have completely lost their vitality are left on the surface, various monsters that breed in the darkness, and human remains that are even more completely decayed than the rotten trees.
Under the earth's surface, there is a deep pit that can't be seen to the end even if it is brightly lit, as if it has been drilled through the center of the earth.
This is a miracle that Thetis hopes to create on the basis of the shaft opened by the evil god [The Furious Audience] back then, by gathering all the technology and productivity.
The entrance to the pit is eight kilometers in diameter, forming a steep funnel shape and converging downwards. There are 300,000 people living inside, as well as power plants, researchers, training centers, various factories...all the facilities of the old era are available.
And outside all living and working areas, twenty-three tangible or invisible lines of defense opened up iron walls in the dark hinterland.
Minefields, high-voltage power grids and laser turrets intercept all creations of darkness. And a large magic array called [Eternal Wall of Avalon] is responsible for blocking the erosion of darkness!
The magic circle is gifted by the "Lord of Redeemer".
However, Blood Candle Castle has a large number of magicians, which are quite rare existences in the universe.
It's so rare that there is no one in Zhen Cheng's hometown world.
Without the maintenance of magicians, the energy required to maintain the [Eternal Wall of Avalon] cannot be replenished.
For the candidates trained by the company, the energy points brought back from the Lamarck Game have become the only and indispensable resource that can maintain safety.
Under the statue of the Redeemer, the old and shriveled Navis stared at the statue with a pair of still round and big, owl-like orange eyes, looking at the statue in trance.
Her saint and the team of candidates participating in the game brought her good news at the same time——
The savior has arrived.
"They don't have a ship! If the data about the dark mutation is true, we must find a way to rescue them!" The female captain who was rescued by Zhen Cheng begged sincerely and urgently, kneeling behind Navis.
In front of Navis, under the statue of the god, a girl with skin as fair as if she had never seen the sun, with ethereal and endearing eyes, refused:
"The good deeds done by the merciful Lord are all harm and sacrifice to Himself. We should not be greedy for it, but should dedicate our faith to repay the Lord's glory."
The leading woman argued: “This is for the savior! It’s not for ourselves to get a better life!
If they can successfully complete their mission, the merciful Lord will no longer have to work hard to protect us continuously.
And if the Savior is lost, our Lord’s efforts all the time, everything she has done to protect us, and everything we would repay and contribute in the future will be gone!
Holy girl, you have never participated in the bloody battles of Lamarck's game, and you have not even walked out of the shelter to see the real world outside.
I can understand that you are so short-sighted, but Ms. Navis!" Her eyes suddenly moved away from the saint and fell on the old, rickety shadow:
"The other three families have their own prophecies, and they will not ignore the coming of the savior. I am worried that if we don't immediately mobilize all our troops to provide assistance..."
"Bold! How can we, mortals, have the right to discuss the matters of the Lord of God?" The saint under the statue scolded sternly, but her expression remained calm.
"That's enough!" Navis finally looked away from the statue and looked back and forth at the two of them: "You don't understand anything...
My child, have you explained to the Savior the current situation on earth?"
The female leader looked confused, but nodded. Navis then turned to the girl under the statue: "Saint, our Lord, did you give any hints?"
The saint's eyes were equally confused, and then she shook her head.
"Then our path will be clear," Navis said in a very firm tone: "You do not understand the Savior.
The fact that she has not made any request to you means that she does not care about the attitudes of the other three families at all. The fact that the merciful Lord has no instructions means that this adult is entirely responsible for this matter."
The Saint seemed to understand what Navis meant, and was stunned and inexplicably surprised: "But... what you are talking about is our Lord..."
Navis's wrinkled face squeezed out a nostalgic smile, raised his hand and waved: "They are also gods now...
Our Lord, the Good Fool, may be supreme, or he may be equal to the Savior. These are matters that belong to the gods, and we have neither the power nor the authority to speculate.
But if she is still the girl I know... I have never seen anyone who can surpass her in layout, analysis and deduction.
Even God is the same!
We will not provide her with any military assistance because she never asked for it.
All we need to do is guide her to come and meet. Follow her arrangements and accept her guidance."
"Sir, the guidance you mentioned..." The normally calm saint's expression became even more shocked.
"It's just what you think," Navis said firmly:
"Prepare the ceremony immediately and gather all energy point reserves. We want to ask for a miracle."
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Blood Candle Keep Infirmary.
"I hear...your prayers."
Second Ringtone, who was lying on the hospital bed, suddenly opened his eyes and slowly stood up.
A weak energy that could only be described as inconspicuous was extracted from her body, and then penetrated the space in an incredible way, heading to a remote universe an unknown distance away.
The portal that could have been solved with a single scroll was now forced to be realized through this miraculous method because there was no magician.
The portal across the earth opened in front of Navis and Zhen Cheng at the same time.
At the same time, a small piece of coated patent leather quietly peeled off from the rusty broken wings.
"Every time I watch it, I always find it so incredible that only Okataps can do it," the voice was arrogant, and Mei Bixi's eyes were filled with disapproval:
"This is their own trial, and you shouldn't help them at all. What's more... it's at the irreversible cost of sacrificing part of yourself."
When she saw the visitor, the second ringtone just smiled and tilted her head to say hello: