Act XXXI
The earth is devastated.
Cities are crumbling, farmland is burning, and vast fields are full of potholes.
This is the world that has been baptized by meteorite storms.
After the holy war, the civilization that had been rebuilt after thousands of years was vulnerable to the scourge of nature, which makes people sigh.
The farmer hugged his wife and children and looked at the farmland destroyed by the meteorite, which was the family's source of income for the next year, but it was destroyed in an instant, and he was helpless.
In the city, ordinary wives weep in front of the rubble, only because their husbands are buried in the rubble to protect her, and their children are still waiting to be fed in the cradle.
In the harbor, the wharf of Shengbai has disappeared, the heavy ships have been pushed ashore by the swell, and more have sunk to the bottom of the sea in the raging storms, and fishermen and merchants sit in the ruins full of lamentation.
Looking down on the earth, all living beings are miserable, and it is unbearable to look at them directly.
“...... Forty-five people were killed, 40 were seriously injured, and more than 100 were slightly injured, and the direct and indirect economic losses were immeasurable. ”
Ain listened to the reports of the damage from all over the world, and his expression was gloomy.
She is now in Greenwich, a mobile city that has now become the stronghold of the Alliance of Order, partly because it is located in the middle of the continent and is moderately close to the various countries, and partly because Greenwich is the production place of heavy weapons for the next battle, and time is getting shorter, and all resources are beginning to gradually converge towards the industries that are urgently needed in times of war.
The scenery outside the window is full of greenery, but it still can't hide the brown rocks exposed by meteorite hits on the plain, and from time to time you can see a huge black shadow floating in the air, which is the latest floating battleship materials being transported.
"We will do our best to ensure the safety and daily life of the people everywhere, and this is the time when the remaining cult henchmen are most active, and we must not give them a chance. ”
Lady Celine from the Northern Orlinsis Alliance lifted her glasses and said sharply, silencing the noble lords who asked for help, and could only nod in agreement.
"The resources needed can be applied to the Alliance of Order, and as long as it is related to people's livelihood, it can be solved through the fast track. ”
She added another sentence that stunned the noble lord before he hurriedly nodded in gratitude and retreated.
"Miss Ain, I beg your pardon for being presumptuous, but you seem to be a little absent-minded?"
Miss Celine glanced at Al Ain, who was now a little silent as there were just the two of them in the office, and the next visitor hadn't arrived yet.
Al in and Celine are the six-month rotating chairmen, and Celine is naturally representing the Northern Olympinis Alliance, while Al Yin occupies the seat of Islam.
Their daily job is to receive visitors from all over the world in this office, listen to their demands, and at the same time use the resources within the Order Alliance to allocate them reasonably, and major resolutions can still be voted on through the entire Council of Orders and Alliance's representatives, but for smaller ones, such as the appeal of the noble lord who was seeking financial assistance just now, this level of proposal only needs the approval of the two of them to be implemented.
"I'm sorry, I'm just thinking about what I can do in the face of such a situation. ”
Ain said, looking solemn.
"In the era of jihad, we only need to think about how to defeat the enemy, so everyone is desperately training their strength in order to defeat the enemy in battle and protect the world, but the current situation is not what I have experienced. ”
She did not experience that period of post-disaster reconstruction after the Holy War, and after following the Sages to completely expel the people of Chaos, Ain entered the Sanctuary of the Holy Sword Elslan and slept to this day.
"No matter how strong a person is, there is a limit after all, we can kill hundreds of monsters with a sword, but we can't save the village of a hundred people from famine, sometimes I wonder why my strength exists. ”
Ain's problem is actually very practical, because in this world, before Rosen, there are almost no strong people who are willing to use their strength to support the improvement of ordinary people's living standards, and the vast majority of people, including Ain, will only know how to kill the enemy efficiently, and do not know how to make the wheat field harvest year after year.
Of course, this is also the limitation of the times, the people living in the continent of Atlas have always been attacked by demon tides and wars, if you can't train the strength to protect yourself and your people, then everything is useless, so only people with strong combat power can become leaders and heroes.
"Miss Ain, not everyone is omnipotent. ”
Celine followed Ain's line of sight and looked out the window at the clear blue sky.
"There were people who were good at fighting, and there were people who were good at settling accounts, and when I was a child, I used to ask my father why other people could learn swordsmanship, while I could only sit in my study for an afternoon with boring numbers. ”
As if thinking of something nostalgic, Celine lifted her glasses and said.
"But when I grew up, I understood my father's actions, and the world needs warriors and decision-makers, which is why I'm sitting here now. ”
"Miss Celine......"
Ain seemed to understand whether she understood or not, but she seemed to be relieved.
"You've been through jihad, you've faced the horrors of the Chaos Folks, and you've survived the battles in a way that no one like me can do anyway, so the time has not yet come when you are truly needed. ”
Celine said expressionlessly, but Ain could hear some encouragement in the other party's tone.
It was at this time that the next visitor knocked on the door.
"Please come in. ”
Celine immediately returned to a serious tone.
The visitor was a master craftsman of the El tribe, who came with a thick piece of information.
"Application ...... for the Use of Lunar Metals"
He applied to the Alliance of Order for the use of the meteorite fragments that fell to the ground due to the collapse of the moon, and after Ain discovered the extremely high value of these meteorites, most of the meteorite remains on the continent were collected and used as a valuable resource, and the master craftsman came to apply for resources.
"Please show us your application documents first......"
Celine skillfully coped with it, which made Ain cheer up.
......
Just when the continent of Atlas was suffering an unprecedented catastrophe, a flame was burning silently in the Sacred Domain, located far away.
The flame rested on the throne, illuminating the filthy throne, illuminating the corpse-strewn sanctuary, and illuminating the world shrouded in the dark sun.
From time to time, the unquenchable flame shone a little strangely, but it was soon unified again.
Among them, a will is brewing.