Some time ago, the pace of the dialogue between Ronan and An Dongsheng was actually accelerating. Everyone's basic attitudes were clear and they had reached consensus on many things.
But as soon as the question "The Balance of Truth and District Thirteen" came up, it suddenly slowed down again.
After a second, An Dongsheng asked: "Why does Mr. Luo think so?"
Ronan didn't mind An Dongsheng's attitude. While sipping a soda, he responded: "I heard people say that wilderness is a symbol of this era. Well, it can also be said to be a 'theme'. This is not unreasonable. But General An
, you and I should be very clear in our hearts. Although it is the theme-the main issue, it is by no means an essential issue."
Antongsheng held the beer can and listened quietly.
"The reason why wilderness has become a symbol or theme is that it is closely related to our living environment, and the livelihood of tens of billions of people is related to it, so I know that if I use a knife on it, I can get the most and widest response." He said,
Ronan laughed again, "Look, just like I'm just doing the 'Anxia Line', if the news gets out, there will be so many 'clues' automatically coming to vote."
An Dongsheng smiled bitterly: He was the one who came to vote with the "clues".
But Anton Sheng didn't know that there was actually another thought running through Ronan's heart:
What is closer to the metaphor of "theme and essence" is actually "test time and space".
The confrontation around the Tonghuan-28758 asteroid that he experienced was just a superficial phenomenon; even the entire "Two Star Gate" battle process, including the scheduling and competition of the Maharaja's combat power, layout and offense and defense, did not touch the core.
East and West - because the most "essential" issue is the confrontation between the remnants of the Tianyuan Empire in the Hanguang Galaxy and the "Kingdom of Gods".
However, in the face of completely unequal strength, can it really be called "confrontation"?
Because of this, the "Battle of Two Star Gate" itself had a tragic and desperate undertone from the beginning.
But even if this is the case, it is still a situation that can be seen, analyzed and ultimately solved.
Unlike here on Earth, the balance of power may be more distorted, but the overall situation is still hidden in natural or man-made fog, forcing people to make judgments and choices in chaos.
It's just a mistake in judgment and wrong choice. In such a chaotic fog, many ideas may not make sense at all.
Ronan's mind was spinning, but a smile appeared on his face. He put down the half-empty drink bottle, then opened the virtual workspace, jumped to the internal forum of the General Association of Able Persons, and motioned to An Dongsheng to read the comments on the forum.
All kinds of news.
At this time, the forum was quarreling over the "Anxia Line" and the sudden cooperation between two extraordinary species who had no connection before. There is no doubt that this is an emergency. The more this happens, the more
It is easy for people to make many associations. In this situation, it is already very difficult to keep the topic on the Jin Buhuan incident, as Ronan requested before, but it is also good to focus on the "wilderness theme".
The most popular post at the moment is the reprint of Ronan's recording on the minibus. The half-covered but not very "skilled" suggestive remarks hit most people's sensitive points and caused a stir.
There was a lot of discussion. Once the topic was opened and the traffic increased, all kinds of ideas emerged one after another.
Simply discussing the topic of "the destructive impact of the Anxia Line on the Greater Golden Triangle" is no longer enough. People will naturally think about what extraordinary things are there in the wilderness now that will attract Ronan and An.
Dongsheng's attention; What goals should the two sides achieve together, besides the "Anxia Line"? Can An Dongsheng represent the military's full tilt towards the "Luo System"...
Ronan looked at these and shook his head slightly: "Look, there are still many people who only focus on the wilderness or seeking political interests. You can't be wrong, but you and I can't just be satisfied with this. We must solve some deeper root causes.
More fundamental question, right?"
An Dongsheng put the beer can back on the table, looked at Ronan, and asked him again seriously: "So Mr. Luo, do you think that the Balance of Truth and the Thirteenth District are the essence? Or the connection between them can get to the root more deeply.
?”
"...the distance will be closer."
In fact, Ronan knew very well that the most essential problem lay in the Sunless Realm, the Kingdom of Gods in the Heavens, the Six Heavenly Sins, the eventual infiltration of the distant starry sky civilization system in the central star region, and the possibility of being colonized, enslaved, and destroyed in the end.
future.
But Ronan can't solve these problems yet.
What he is trying to know now is actually to exclude the high-energy radiation from the "solar extremity area" and the penetration of other central star area elements into the earth's local space and time.
This includes characters and related elements that have been integrated into this world, such as Liang Lu, Li Wei, Tu Ge, His Majesty the Emperor Wu, etc.; it also includes the Mist Maze, the "divine rule fragments" that are still alive in the Tomb of the Hundred Gods, such as the Blood Hell King
, another example is the Balance of Truth; there is also the Thirteenth District, which seems to be separated by a layer and has not yet formed direct contact with Ronan, and the "Thought Star Cluster" associated with it.
Ronan originally divided these three categories relatively clearly, but here in Antongsheng, the elements of "The Balance of Truth" and "Thirteenth District" seem to be connected together. Ronan is still not sure. This is because Anton
The relationship between Katsu and the first priest of the Justice Order is not only the superficial connection caused by his "hobby of collecting", but also the deep connection between the two elements themselves.
"So, General An?"
Ronan has patiently answered An Dongsheng's two questions. The latter did not avoid it this time, but thought about it seriously before responding: "Actually, I have considered this issue. They are all hidden under many appearances."
It is something that is difficult to touch directly, but for me, it is different. Mr. Luo can probably guess that I am very close to the 'Balance of Truth'..."
"Oh?" Ronan subconsciously said, but quickly raised his hand, "Sorry, please continue."
An Dongsheng did not explain in depth and continued: "As for the Thirteenth District, I have never personally experienced it. I have tried to find people who have had similar experiences, that is, they have experience with both the 'Balance of Truth' and the 'Thirteenth District'
I contacted the Justice Order directly, but they were not particularly willing to communicate with me on this issue. I even wanted to recommend Adjutant Yu to join the Justice Order..."
Ronan couldn't help but ask again: "The result is..."
Antongsheng picked up the beer can again and shrugged.
"Well, you can imagine."
Antongsheng answered this, but he didn't seem to give a clear answer.
But Ronan also made a judgment based on this matter: If what An Dongsheng said is true, the "Scale of Truth" suspected to be the "Fragments of God's Rules" should still be at a certain distance from the "Thirteenth District", not
Direct contact. This also means that the Mist Maze is still relatively independent - it should be so, and it is consistent with the current affairs. Otherwise, the Mist Maze may have been filled with the omnic army of the "Thought Star Cluster", and the Six Heavenly Evils may be in the "Thought Star Cluster".
A carnival party started over there.
There is such a guess, Ronan feels somewhat at ease.
But suddenly I heard Anton Sheng say: "Pay attention to the door of truth."
"Um?"
"I'm not sure whether it's a real thing, or whether it's the uncle... the first generation's first sacrifice, but even if it's just a dream, he may ask for the 'balance of truth' to be replaced, and as long as there is a matching replacement,
'The Balance of Truth' is omnipotent."
Ronan looked at him blankly, and An Dongsheng smiled bitterly again: "I know, this is ridiculous. This is the impression I had when I was young. It may not be accurate, it is for reference only."
Without waiting for Ronan to respond, An Dongsheng continued: "So, over at the engineering camp, you refused to allow Lanier to release the space-time structure information on the earth to replace it with the 'balance of truth'. I am relieved, but
A little disappointed again…”
"What do you mean disappointed?"
"You just said that wilderness is the theme of this era, and I have been working in the wilderness for many years..."
Ronan also added casually: "Almost never participates in other affairs."
An Dongsheng smiled again: "Also, I have been studying people, things, and things suspected to be related to the 'Thirteenth District', and paying attention to collecting and organizing them, because I want to know the reality of this world...at least the first generation of the first sacrifice
What should the real world look like in your eyes?"
Is it true?
At this moment, a certain feeling that made Ronan instinctively uneasy, even trembling, came over again.
Maybe the soda he drank was ice-cold, which caused him to shiver a little.
But Ronan could still laugh: "Didn't you hear his complete story?"
"I have a little impression of it, intermittently when I was relatively young, and I have forgotten many details."
An Dongsheng was also smiling and shook his head slightly: "I don't know if it's natural forgetting or some kind of displacement. I only have a general feeling, it's probably... more miserable?"
"miserable?"
"Because he was always disdainful of metropolitan areas. In fact, the era of large-scale infrastructure had just begun at that time. Metropolises only had a few demonstrative prototypes in the old and new continents, but he was very disdainful of the buildings that were rising one after another. He thought
These are all false, and it is the wilderness that reflects...at least fragments of the truth."
“What does reality look like?”
"Probably the boundless wilderness, the battleships that never land, the bottomless mining areas, and the runaway slaves... District 13 is a natural association, right?"
A battleship that never lands?
Ronan caught this new element, but didn't ask any questions, just nodded silently.
An Dongsheng continued: "In his view, a world like ours is just a dream of rebels who ignore the facts. The world is not like this, the earth is not like this... Even in dreams, it should not be like this."
"But this will not delay him from building the city of Ai into a kingdom of God on earth."
I thought of the female voice that was completely different from the two people talking, and then a figure walked over and sat down next to Ronan.
An Dongsheng and Ronan actually had feelings, but they were just feelings. After the visitor sat on the sofa and took away an unopened bottle of drink from Ronan's hand, the two of them had time to say hello: