Alien Relic Hunter

"The body in the Black Coffin has also reached the level of 'demigodization'? What is the difference between that and the 'demigodization' of the White Coffin that the undead crew will pursue?"

"To be precise, the body in the Black Coffin is one step closer to semi-deification, and only half a step away from 'complete deification'... Of course, deification here is just a term derived from the Alpha civilization, and it contains exaggerated rhetoric. , we are still far away from 'that existence'...

"As for the difference... the difference is huge. The body in the White Coffin has the personality of a fool, that is, the one whose cognition has been eroded... The 'washing out the tendons and marrow' function of the Black and White Coffin can only remove the physical body. The 'brand' effect on the consciousness is almost negligible. If the body in the white coffin is 'semi-deified', the consciousness of this body will be 100% super-eroded and become a loyal slave of that existence. .

"But the Black Coffin is different. The body inside has no personality. It is just a 'tool' without self-awareness. Even after it becomes 'demigodized', it will not be affected by that existence.

"Of course, regarding the information about the Black and White Coffin, what the Fool revealed to the Undead Crew was a mixed version of truth and falsehood. They have always been kept in the dark, even after the super eclipse."

"But... you telling me these things will not be of any real help to me now." Ke Lan frowned and said, "Did you send the cipher text of the ultimatum?"

"Yes." The information dealer responded.

"Then you should also know that there is not much time left for us... Even if the Fool has played tricks on them a hundred times and ten thousand times, as long as the roots of this giant tree penetrate into the earth of Alpha Star, all plans will be over. It will lose its meaning." Ke Lan said, "The people in the Immortal Crew Association also know very well that since the plan to use the Fool doesn't work at the beginning, then we should simply change the way... Do you think the Fool will count on today's scene?"

"Of course." The intelligence dealer laughed, "The Crown of Ashes Mutant No. 194a is the official name of this giant tree, but for convenience, the undead crew will privately prefer to call it the 'Tree of Destruction' '...The genetic sample of the Crown of Ashes was taken out by The Fool himself from the ruins of Alpha Civilization, and sealed in the underground icehouse by himself. Do you think he can't account for this?"

"Then what's his response?"

"That's what you're doing now - blow it up."

"Since the Fool knew that the World-Destroying Tree was a hidden danger, why didn't he get rid of it in the first place? Instead, he had to wait until all the undead crew members were super-eclipsed and the World-Destroying Tree took root..." Ke Lan suddenly paused at this point. After a pause, his tone turned low, "Could it be that this is part of the Fool's plan?"

"Yes...the erosion of the members of the Undead Crew is irreversible, and for them who have obtained near-immortal life and supreme power, it is simply impossible to ask them to sacrifice themselves for human civilization...Selfishness is human This is especially true for those in high positions. Although they are well aware of their situation, there will always be people who are lucky. And the word 'lucky' is absolutely not allowed to appear in the Fool's plan." The intelligence dealer continued, "The Tree of Destruction will absorb all life on the Ark, including the members of the Undead Crew. After they all merge with the Tree of Destruction, the Tree of Destruction will be destroyed once and for all."

"What about the other people? Where are the other people on the Ark? Are they also discarded pawns in the plan?" Ke Lan suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart, "If this is the case, the Fool's plan is heretical in nature. What’s the difference between those crazy people in the sect?”

"There is a difference, and the difference is huge. Because the heretical sect relies on the power of that existence, which means that they can never achieve their goals. No matter how hard they try, as long as they cannot erase the imprint of that existence, they will only end up with nothing. Will become his slave or food. The Fool has always remained awake, and his plan is feasible... It is for this reason that the survivors of the Alpha Civilization chose the Fool after they came into contact with him As the designated successor of this great relay of human civilization.”

The information dealer did not give Ke Lan a chance to refute, and continued: "Surviving in this universe is inherently cruel. Most of your memories come from the era after Ark settled down on Alpha Star. This era is very close. The peaceful era on earth in the old era. People who live in such an era will never understand how difficult it is to survive in those turbulent times and how low human life is...

"During the interstellar drifting period, people on the Ark would risk their lives for a bag of synthetic starch; at the bottom of the hive city, in order to have a full meal, the bottom hive residents would not hesitate to join the surface exploration team and run there. Going up to the ground where the survival rate is almost zero... For the leaders of human civilization, two options are before them. One option is to destroy the civilization, and the other option is to sacrifice 99% of the people and let The remaining one percent can continue the fire of civilization... Anyone will choose the latter without hesitation."

"You are changing the concept! Do you have to sacrifice tens of millions of people on the Ark to defeat the undead crew?!"

"If there weren't tens of millions of people left as bait, do you think the undead crew would start this sacrifice plan? Even if you can rescue everyone on the ark, what if the undead crew will decide to start a tug-of-war with you? , do you know how many people will die because of this war with no end in sight? They will keep dragging you until the final moment... Yagunaktor will never lose the chance to escape, and the survivors The humans in the alliance will also be mixed with a large number of people who have been eroded and 'branded'. You will never know whether the people around you are enemies or friends. Alpha civilization, and every human civilization that participated in the relay before, have done for us Everything will be wasted."

The information dealer paused and sighed softly: "Furthermore, Yagunaktor is only a semi-finished product. The time left for Alpha Planet and human civilization is not enough for you to build a sustainable environment in the internal ecological zone. The ecological cycle of all people... In short, Yagunaktor cannot support that many people.

"In order to ensure that disasters will not come, the hive civilization implements almost cruel survival rules, but they still fail to hold on to that line of defense... In order not to repeat their mistakes, we must be stricter and crueler to ourselves... You have to think of yourself as a machine, a machine that can only have reason but not emotion."

"But the more people who can escape with Yagunaktor, the greater the possibility that human civilization will continue. Isn't this true?" Ke Lan said unconvinced, "With the current strength of the Survivor Alliance, Count the population... After the war is over, there will probably be even fewer people left, and maybe we will become extinct silently while drifting across the stars."

"For interstellar drifting, population is not a reliable insurance." The intelligence dealer's tone suddenly became extremely serious and calm, "Any unexpected event can reduce the population to an extremely exaggerated level... Ark Travel The wormhole has resulted in the loss of nearly half of the population, and this wormhole was arranged by the Alpha civilization. They have used all means to ensure that the people on the Ark survived as much as possible... If this wormhole is really a natural wormhole If so, guess how many percent of the people on it will survive after the ark passes through?"

Ke Lan: "I don't know..."

"There will be nothing. The Ark will be torn apart by the terrifying gravity while passing through the wormhole, and all matter will be reduced to molecular-level particles... No one will survive." The intelligence dealer said, "Kindness and compassion The quality of a leader may make a leader loved by the people, but a qualified leader will only let the people see the kindness he shows, but will not really let kindness dominate his will."

"Are you trying to tell me that 'kindness cannot control soldiers'..."

"What you control is not just the 'soldiers', but the fate of the entire human civilization. So you must maintain absolute rationality." The intelligence dealer gradually increased his tone, "The fool also knows very well that there are also fragile places in his heart. This is the inevitability of human nature. He has sealed this part of his personality in you, firstly, so that the plan can be carried out accurately, and secondly, for your 'birth'... Because only a person with humanity in his heart can Firmly resist the erosion of your will...Have you often felt that you have turned into a monster, but in your heart you firmly believe that you are a human being?"

"...That's right."

"Human nature is the only force that can resist this kind of erosion. If any other personality were placed in the White Coffin, the erosion would not be able to be suppressed to this extent. Because a personality like me would feel that becoming a monster would make me Becoming stronger, the human body is fragile and useless." The intelligence dealer sighed in a low voice, "But human nature is also your weakness, and my duty is to remind you when necessary and help you get rid of those weaknesses."

"So you're calling now...telling me that tens of millions of people on the Ark were sacrificed just so that the Fool's plan could be implemented smoothly?" Ke Lan took a deep breath, and he always felt something bad in his heart—— Even though he still thinks that he and the Fool are not the same person until now, as part of the Fool's plan, he always feels that he needs to be responsible for the sacrifices of tens of millions of people.

"If I tell you that more than half of the tens of millions of people are clones, their lifespan is very limited, and the proportion of clones will only get higher and higher in the future, will you feel better?" said the intelligence dealer? , he seemed to be able to feel the change in Ke Lan's inner thoughts, and his tone began to become less heavy.

"Maybe... let's not talk about it for now. Since you called, you should tell me what to do next, right?" Ke Lan brought the topic back to normal, "My plan is to send the annihilation bomb into The main root of the Tree of Destruction then detonated, but now I cannot determine the location of the main root of the Tree of Destruction, and I cannot enter the core area of ​​the Ark..."

"Since you are looking for the tap root of the World-Destroying Tree, what are you doing here?" The information dealer said with a hint of smile. Ke Lan was not sure whether it was ridicule or something else.

"I don't know... I always feel that there may be something very important in the underground icehouse... This is what my subconscious told me..." Ke Lan was stunned for a moment and whispered, "This subconscious is also what the Fool left in me. In his head, right? Just to make me act like a chess piece according to the route he set? "

"Pretty much, you can understand it that way."

"Then if I am a person full of rebellious thoughts, I will not do whatever my subconscious tells me to do... What should a fool do?"

"Then this is not called the subconscious mind." The intelligence dealer replied, "It is difficult for people to really resist the subconscious mind... There are indeed very important things in the fifth floor of the underground icehouse, but the next task can only let you The little girl next to you did it alone... As for you, you may have to leave Alpha Planet temporarily."

"What?"

"The vitality of the Tree of Destruction is far beyond your imagination. No matter whether it is an annihilation bomb or Yagunaktor's 0.2% power Star Destroyer Cannon, even if it hits its main root directly, it cannot be killed. , you need more powerful weapons." the intelligence dealer said.

"A more powerful weapon... This is already the most powerful weapon we can find!"

"No, the Alpha civilization left you a Star Destroyer Cannon that can be fired at full power. Only with it can you destroy the Tree of Destruction."

"The Star Destroyer Cannon left behind by Alpha Civilization...are you talking about...?!"

"Yes, this cannon is on top of the locked Twin Moon Fortress." The intelligence dealer continued, "The annihilation bomb and Yagunak Tol are just a cover to attract the attention of the undead crew. You have to Take this opportunity to enter the Twin Moon Fortress to restart the Star Destroyer Cannon."

"Is this also the plan that the Fool made back then?"

"Yes."

"Twin Moon Fortress is an absolute restricted area in this space... Any aircraft approaching will be immediately destroyed by the fortress's defensive firepower. How can I get in?"

"Just go in." The intelligence dealer said, "As long as you reveal your identity and state your purpose of coming, the Alpha people who are staying at the Twin Moon Fortress will let you in."

"Are there any Alpha people left on the Twin Moon Fortress?" Ke Lan was a little surprised in his heart, but felt that this was unexpected and reasonable - a scholar had put forward this statement a long time ago: If there are still If the Alpha people survived, apart from the buried ruins, the most likely ones would be on the two moons surrounding Alpha Star.

Perhaps because the Ark civilization has made almost zero progress in exploring the Double Moon, various legends related to the Double Moon have never ceased... but few people take these legends seriously.