"After escaping to the Southern Continent, we went into hiding. Although the enemy was strong and, as we expected, conquered the New, Northern, and Old Worlds soon after, the world was very large, and there were many islands and a wider ocean, so we were able to avoid the enemy and get some food, mainly fish from the ocean. Of course, the three of us don't need food, and the other resistance fighters all have great superpowers and don't have a huge need for food. It is precisely because of this that we persevered on the southern continent, at least not to freeze to death, not to starve to death. ”

"You're all waiting?"

Iskar nodded and said, "Everyone else believes that you will be back soon." Many times, even I had to deceive myself with this lie so that I could persevere. In the beginning, all we could do was venture out to gather some news about the enemy. ”

"How long have you waited?"

"About a hundred years."

"It's been a very long time for us."

Chu Tianjiang was completely able to understand Iska's words. You must know that Lu Dao and Iska recognize the difference, even if the five years of sleep are counted, the time between the two is less than six years. Compared to the 100 years of waiting in the ice and snow, these six years are only a fraction of the time.

"We're waiting, and we're preparing for a counterattack when you return. It's just that, gradually, everyone is disappointed, and more and more people lose confidence and begin to waver. ”

"Shaky?"

"It is undeniable that your transformation of the resistance fighters has played a big role in making them absolutely loyal to you, and my presence, along with the presence of Soya and Laika, has greatly strengthened this influence. The problem is that a long time can change everything. What's more, this effect is limited by distance, and you are no longer there, at least not in the microuniverse we live in. Also, the enemy is a very different being, a more powerful being than us. The influence of these factors gradually diluted your image in the minds of the resistance fighters, and gradually made the resistance fighters give up hope in you. ”

"And then?"

"Of course, me, Soya and Laika haven't changed. We are not resistance fighters, and we are not just reformed by you, we have deep feelings for you. What's more, none of us ever doubted you, and we all believed that no matter where you were, you would definitely come back. ”

"Iskar ......" Chu Tianjiang saw it, and Iskar was a little excited.

"It's okay, I can control it." Iskar smiled faintly, controlling her ups and downs. "At that time, we were faced with two choices."

"What choice?"

"One is to let the others leave, and the three of us will stay and wait for your return. The second is to change all this and eliminate all factors of instability. ”

"You chose the latter?"

"I prefer the former, Soya insists on the latter, and Laika's decision ended up being the decision of the three of us."

Chu Tianjiang didn't say much, because he knew what kind of choice Dao Laika would make.

"In fact, we didn't have a choice, or I was naïve enough to think that with our persistence, we would be able to wait until you returned."

"Iskar ......"

"Soya and Laika are more mature than I am, and they know reality better than I do, so they make a rational choice, or do what has to be done."

"What's the matter?"

"Forced me to recognize reality."

"This ......"

"Of course, I don't blame them, because if it weren't for the things they did, I wouldn't be able to hold on to where I am now, and I certainly wouldn't be able to wait for you to return."

Chu Tianjiang was silent, it was obviously not a wrong move to accept Laika at the beginning.

"We made a choice, which means we need to control everybody, and it means that we have to change this situation of passive waiting. While it is possible to eliminate instability through conscious control, time can change everything. What's more, a hundred years of waiting has led us to believe that maybe there will be a thousand years, or even ten thousand years of waiting, and no one knows when you will return. Besides, it's not without precedent. You were away for 10,000 years before you knew me, and when you came back, you didn't know anything about the New World. Not only do we have to wait, but we also have to do something meaningful while we wait. ”

"This ......"

"The first step is actually the easiest. You know that not only does I have the strength of mental power, but also Laika, and Soya also has the conditions to have the strength of mental power. ”

"Soya and Laika changed your mind through mind control?" Chu Tianjiang suddenly understood.

Iska smiled reluctantly and said, "I can't blame them, because only in this way can I change me and make the right decision." ”

Although Iska still refused to say it, Chu Tianjiang was already able to guess it.

Obviously, among the three of them, the dominant one is Iska, not only the relationship between Iska and Chu Tianjiang, but also the subspace that Chu Tianjiang left her, and the energy body stored in the subspace, that is, Iskar's hands, which holds the lifeblood of Soya and Laika. It is precisely because of this that Iska's decision has the heaviest weight, and if she refuses to give in, none of Soya and Laika's ideas can become a reality. In order to achieve their goal, even if it is a good purpose, it is very likely that Soya and Laika have done something that should not have been done to Iska. It's just that they can't be blamed for this, because Iskar is too small to make decisions at all.

"At that time, there were about five hundred resistance fighters left, and they were all the most determined members. It's just that, in order to avoid something like this happening again, we had to do something that had to be done. Of course, controlling their consciousness is only a prerequisite for doing these things. ”

"What do you mean?"

"First of all, we have made up a lie, a prophecy to be precise, a prophecy about you, that you will come back and lead us to victory."

"This ......"

"Of course, that's exactly what we're looking forward to, and that's what we're doing afterwards."

"And then?"

"The prophecy is only an introduction, and in order to consolidate this spiritual power, we have to create a mental trap in the consciousness of every resistance fighter."

"What?"

Of course, this statement is not accurate. To put it simply, when the will of these people begins to waver, they will think of the prophecy and will be convinced that the prophecy will come true, and they will get the motivation to persevere. Strictly speaking, this is a self-deceptive thinking trap. ”

"But ......"

"It's worked, and at least nearly a thousand years have since then."

Chu Tianjiang was silent, and in the extreme environment, Iskar and the others used extreme means.

"Of course, this is not enough, because the unstable factors are not only those who resist fighters."

"Anyone else?"

"Yes, the three of us."

"What?"

"Although at that time, we still firmly believed in you, and our feelings for you did not change in the slightest, but even I don't know how long Lu Dao can last, and I don't know if Lu Dao will have doubts one day in the future, and our beliefs will be shaken by doubts. If even we are shaken, then the persistence of others will lose its meaning. In order to avoid and prevent such things from happening, we are no exception. ”

"So, you've set a trap in each other's minds?"

Iskar nodded and said, "Actually, it's not painful, it just makes us more determined, and it also gives us a high degree of unity." ”

"This ......"

"Of course, even if you do these things, it's not enough. I have already said that passive waiting does not help in any way to defeat the enemy. What we know about you, and especially what I know about you, reminds us that something meaningful must be done while we wait. ”

"What did you do?"

"We've left the Southern Continent."

"What?"

"Using these will-strengthened resistance fighters, we formed the 'Freedom Defenders'. We went to the United Continent first, because it has the largest population and the best foundation, and Laika knows the United Continent very well, and we hope to grow the Freedom Defenders there into a powerful force of resistance. When you return, we'll be able to launch a full-scale counterattack against the enemy. ”

"This is the United Continent?"

"It's not."

"This ......"

"We had a very good idea, but the reality was very cruel."

"Cruel?"

"In the hundred years that we have been hiding and waiting, the entire world has become unrecognizable. Although we have an idea of the changes on Earth through the resistance fighters who went out to reconnoitre, we had no idea that this would be the way it would be until we reached the United Continent. ”

"What does it look like?"

"The way it is now."

"This ......"

"There are many things that cannot be explained in words, you can only believe them if you see them with your own eyes. Of course, you'll be able to see it soon. ”

"We're going to ...... now"

"Don't worry, you're back." Iskar squeezed Chu Tianjiang's shoulders and said, "Just like you now, we also needed enough time to understand this world realm that had become unrecognizable, so we stayed on the United Continent for a while, and found that this continent was not as we imagined, so not long after, we left the United Continent and went to the New World, the Northern Continent and the Old Continent successively, and traveled almost everywhere, and our discoveries all told us without exception that this World Continent has changed. ”