Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 1020 Absolute Sanity
"The body in the Black Coffin has also reached the level of 'semi-apotheosis'? How is that different from the 'semi-apotheosis' of the White Coffin that the undead crew will pursue?"

"To be precise, the body in the Black Coffin is one step closer to demi-apotheosis, and only half a step away from 'full apotheosis'... Of course, the deification here is just a statement from the Alpha civilization, with exaggerated rhetorical elements included , there is still a thousand miles away from 'that existence'...

"As for the difference...the difference is too great. The body in the white coffin has the personality of a fool, that is, the cognition has been eroded...The black and white coffin's 'washing tendons and marrow' function can only remove the body The effect of the "brand" on the consciousness is almost negligible. If the body in the white coffin is "semi-deified", the consciousness of this body will be eroded [-]% and become a loyal servant 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 being 'semi-deified', it will not be affected by that existence.

"Of course, regarding the information about the black and white coffins, what the Fool revealed to the undead crew is a half-true version. They have been kept in the dark, even after the supereclipse."

"But... you told me these things, it won't help me in any real way now." Ke Lan frowned, "You sent the ciphertext of the ultimatum, right?"

"Yes." The intelligence dealer replied.

"Then you should also know that there is not much time left for us... Even if the fool has played tricks on them a million times and ten thousand times, as long as the roots of this giant tree are rooted into the earth of Alpha Planet, all the plans will come to an end." It will lose its meaning." Ke Lan said, "The people of the Undead Crew Association are also very clear, since the plan of using the Fool at the beginning doesn't work, then just change the way... Do you think the Fool will count today's scene?"

"Of course it counts." The intelligence dealer laughed, "Crown of Ashes Variation No.194a is the official name of this giant tree, but for convenience, the undead crew would prefer to call it the 'Tree of Destruction' in private '...The gene sample of the Crown of Ashes was taken out by the Fool himself from the remains of the Alpha Civilization, and he also sealed it in the underground ice bank with his own hands, do you think he can't count it?"

"Then what is his countermeasure?"

"That's what you're doing now — blowing it up."

"Since the Fool knows that the World-Exterminating Tree is a hidden danger, why didn't he get rid of it at the beginning? Instead, he had to wait until the undead crew members would be over-eclipsed and the World-Exterminating Tree took root..." Ke Lan suddenly paused at this point. After stopping, his tone became low, "Could it be that this part is included in 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 impossible for them to sacrifice themselves for human civilization... Selfishness is human This is especially true for those in high positions. Although they are very aware of their situation, there will always be people who are lucky. And the word 'lucky' is absolutely not allowed in the fool's plan." The intelligence dealer continued, "The World-Destroying Tree will absorb all life on the Ark, including the members of the Undead Crew Club. After they are all integrated with the World-Destroying Tree, they will destroy the World-Destroying Tree once and for all."

"What about the others? What about the other people on the Ark? Are they discarded pawns in the plan?" Ke Lan suddenly felt angry, "If this is the case, the Fool's plan is essentially heresy What's the difference between those lunatics of the sect?"

"There is a difference, and the difference is very big. Because the heretical sects rely on the power of that existence, which makes it impossible for them to achieve their goals. No matter how hard they try, as long as they can't erase the brand of that existence, they will end up only It will become his servant or food. And the Fool has always remained awake, and his plan is feasible... It is for this reason that the survivors of the Alpha civilization will choose the Fool after they contact him As the designated successor of this great relay of human civilization."

The intelligence dealer didn't give Ke Lan a chance to refute, and continued: "Surviving in this universe is a very cruel thing. Most of your memories come from the era after Ark settled down on Alpha Star, which is very close to The peaceful era on the earth in the old era. People who lived in such an era will never understand how difficult it is to survive in those turbulent eras, and how cheap human life is...

"During the period of interstellar drifting, 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 residents of the bottom hive would join the surface exploration team without hesitation and run there Going to the ground where the survival rate is almost zero... For the leaders of human civilization, two options are in front of them. One option is to destroy the civilization, and the other option is to sacrifice 90.00% of the people and let the rest One percent can continue the fire of civilization... Anyone will choose the latter without hesitation."

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

"If there are no tens of millions of people left as bait, do you think the undead crew will start this sacrifice plan? Even if you can rescue everyone on the ark, then in case the undead crew decides 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 drag you down until the final moment... Yagunaktor will never have the chance to escape, and the survivors The human beings 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 intelligence dealer paused, and sighed softly: "Besides, Yagunaktor is only a semi-finished product, and the time left for Alpha Planet and human civilization is not enough for you to build a sustainable environment in the inner ecological zone." The ecological cycle of all people... In short, Yagunaktor can't feed so 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 that line of defense... In order not to repeat their mistakes, we must be stricter and crueler to ourselves... You have to treat yourself like a machine, a machine that can only have reason, not emotion."

"But the more people who can escape with Yagunaktor, the greater the possibility of the continuation of human civilization. Is this true?" A little more population...after the war is over, it is estimated that there will be fewer people left, maybe we will be extinct quietly in the process of interstellar drifting."

"For interstellar drifting, the population is not a reliable insurance." The intelligence dealer's tone suddenly became extremely serious and calm, "Any random accident can reduce the population to an extremely exaggerated level... Ark crossing The wormhole lost nearly half of its population, and this wormhole was arranged by the Alpha civilization. They have tried their best to ensure that the people on the ark survived... 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 at all. The ark will be torn apart by the terrifying gravity during the process of 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 benevolence displayed by him, and will not really let benevolence dominate his will."

"Are you trying to tell me that 'compassion does not control soldiers'..."

"What you control is not just 'soldiers', but the fate of the entire human civilization. So you must maintain absolute reason." The intelligence dealer gradually increased his tone, "The fool also knows very well that there is also a fragile place in his heart. This is the inevitability of human nature. He sealed up this part of personality in you, one is to allow the plan to be carried out accurately, and the other is for your "birth"... because only a person with humanity in his heart can Resolutely resist the erosion of the will level... Do you feel that you have become a monster many times, but 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 is put into the white coffin, the erosion cannot be suppressed to this extent. Because a personality like me will feel that becoming a monster will make me Become 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... Tell me that you sacrificed tens of millions of people on the Ark just so that the Fool's plan can be implemented smoothly?" Ke Lan took a deep breath, he always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart—— Although up to the present position, he still thinks that he and the Fool are not the same person, but as part of the Fool's plan, he always feels that he needs to take responsibility for the sacrifices of these tens of millions of people.

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

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

"Since you're looking for the taproot of the World Extinct Tree, what are you doing here?" There was a hint of a smile in the intelligence dealer's words, and Ke Lan wasn't sure if it was a mockery or something else.

"I don't know... I always feel that there may be something very important in the underground freezer... This is what my subconscious told me..." Ke Lan was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice, "This subconscious is also left by the fool in me. Is it in my head? Just to let me act like a pawn, following the route he set?"

"Almost, you can understand that."

"Then if I'm a person full of rebellious thoughts, and the subconscious tells me to do something, I just don't do it... What should the fool do?"

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

"what?"

"The vitality of the World-Destroying Tree is far beyond your imagination. Whether it is an annihilation bomb or Yagunaktor's [-]% power star destroyer, even if it hits its taproot directly, it cannot kill it. , you need more powerful weapons," said the intelligence dealer.

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

"No, Alpha Civilization has left you a Star Destroyer Cannon that can be fired at full power, and it can only be used to destroy the World Extinct Tree."

"The Star Destroyer Cannon left by the Alpha Civilization... Are you talking about...?!"

"That's right, this cannon is on top of the locked Double Moon Fortress." The intelligence dealer went on, "Both the annihilation bomb and Yagunaktor are just a cover to attract the attention of the undead crew, you have to Take this opportunity to enter the interior of the Double Moon Fortress and restart the Star Destroyer Cannon."

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

"Yes."

"Shuangyue Fortress is an absolute forbidden zone in this space... Any aircraft approaching it will be immediately destroyed by the defensive firepower of the fortress. How can I get in?"

"You can just go in." The intelligence dealer said, "As long as you reveal your identity and explain why you are here, the Alpha people who stayed behind in the Double Moon Fortress will let you in."

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

Perhaps it is because the Ark civilization has made almost zero exploration progress on the double moon, so the various legends related to the double moon have never been cut off... It's just that few people take these legends seriously.

(End of this chapter)