Chapter 22: Source Leaves
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"The power of the source leaf is the power of the gods, this power should not be possessed by ignorant and short-sighted mortals, for the sake of the peace of the whole universe, we should make a statement."
"The final vote on the source leaf recycling and utilization plan is now open."
Eventually, Gretti's voice died down, but the room seemed to echo with his metallic tone.
"Do you still need to vote? The school textbook was changed sixteen years ago, the day after the Genye anomaly. β
"Now, the task force must have been active in all corners of this universe, right?"
A cold female voice rang out, it was the masked man in black sitting across from Gretti, she seemed to have a problem with Gretti, and asked such sharp questions as soon as she opened her mouth.
But Gretti didn't get angry, just looked at the others: "Do you have any other opinions?" β
But the rest of the black-clothed men whose faces were hidden in their cloaks were just silent and didn't say a word.
"So, only Elder Envy is against it, and the rest are all in favor?"
Greti asked again, but it looked more like a one-man show, for the rest of the people remained silent, neither objecting nor approving.
Taking a deep breath, Greti raised his voice and said, "Then, since there are six votes in favor and one vote against, I declare ......"
"Wait a minute!"
It wasn't anyone else who interrupted him, it was none other than Elder Envi, who had just confronted Greti.
"Elder Envy, what's the matter? If you oppose it, don't say more, you don't have a veto. β
There was also impatience in Gretti's metallic voice, which showed that he also had a bad impression of Elder Envi.
"No, on the contrary, I am not opposed to the implementation of the plan."
After saying this, it immediately stirred up waves, and even the few people in black robes who had been acting as the background raised their heads, as if they were very surprised by Enwei's statement.
Envy seemed to be very satisfied with the reaction of the others, then cleared his throat and announced with a smile, "Therefore, the final result is two votes in favor and five abstentions, what do you say, Grand Elder?" β
Looking at Envi, Great Elder Greti was silent for a while, and finally announced: "Very good, then the 'Source Leaf' is officially launched, and I am the direct person in charge of the plan." β
After a pause, he looked at Enwei at the head of the head, and continued: "It is also the only person in charge. β
"Wait!"
Enwei couldn't bear it anymore and hurriedly spoke out against it.
"Veto!"
Gretty seemed to have expected it, and said lightly.
"Veto what?"
"Reject your objections."
"Greti, give you a veto, that's not what it does!"
Envi's voice was a little hysterical, and he rebuked loudly.
"Now, that's it."
"Very good, this is the end of the meeting, disband!"
"Gretti!"
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That meeting ended, in an absurd process.
Throughout, the other elders, who were supposed to be at the same level as Envi and Greti, remained silent, as if the meeting had nothing to do with them.
Although, in fact, it is.
After this meeting of only two people, the rest of the elders returned to their posts, except for the Great Elder and the other black-robed man, who had never said a word, remained in the conference room.
"Modiste has not spoken."
After a long time, the black-robed man opened his mouth to break the silence.
"Aren't you the same, Pride?"
The Great Elder replied casually, as if he didn't care.
"You know, Gretty, my position has always been clear."
"Why don't you mention Enwei, she is much more distinct than you compared to the 'degree of clarity of stance'."
"That woman is not to be worried, just a stupid woman who can only dream."
"You're wrong, she's not a stupid woman, because she's not a woman at all......"
It's hard to imagine what it's like to tell jokes in Gretti's scandial tone, but Pride didn't laugh anyway.
As if feeling that the atmosphere was a bit cold, Greti spoke again: "You are not a man either......"
Pride turned his head to Gretti, his masked face showing no expression, and said in a half-loud voice: "Gretty, do you know that you are not suitable for telling jokes?" β
"I'm not joking, it's just a fact, she's not a woman, you're not a man, and neither am I."
Gretty spoke unhappily, then whispered with memories of the past.
"We may have been, that era...... Ah, it's been so long, so long that we, the souls who have been blessed by the gods, can hardly recall the memories of that time. β
"Aha, what a wonderful time?! With the dream of changing the world, a group of boys and girls encounter unknown existences, and then are gifted with their pure and wonderful dreams - the power to change the world and ...... Almost endless time. β
"So the boy and girl embarked on the journey of their dreams, they laughed and scolded, did what they wanted, followed the original agreement, and changed the world little by little with pure dreams."
"They give death to the wicked, joy to the living, endless adventures, endless journeys......"
"They are revered by the world, sung by poets, and they are like gods, blessed the common ......"
"They should always shine like the sun, bringing endless joy to all beings, keeping calamity and terror, pain and sorrow out of the world, and enjoying the offerings of the world."
"Butβ"
Gretty jerked her head back, her voice sharpening with a sudden turn.
"Pryde, you know whatβno, you know, we watched that sun go out, and a new sun rose with our own hands, and now, this one is going to be extinguished!"
"We've lived so long that we don't even know who we are!"
"Gods? Who wants to be a god! The years have taken away everything in the memory, the mountain, the water, and even the sun in the sky! β
"Every day I look down on the common people from the perspective of the gods, every day I give happiness to mortals and joy to the world, but I am never happy!"
"Immortalityβwhat a beautiful word, like a curse, that draws us to it, and then burns, and extinguishes, and becomes eternal dross!"
"Look at what we look like! What do we look like now?! We all forgot about it ourselves! β
Shouting hysterically, Greti lifted the silver mask that symbolized the Great Elder, and underneath the mask - there was nothing!
"If we want to continue to exist, we must remember the meaning of our existence, but so long time has passed, so long that we have forgotten our existence as 'people' and only remember our mission as 'gods'!"
Suddenly, Greti's voice became frenzied and he began to dance, but with the empty mask, it only made people feel creepy.
"Pride, you know what? You must not know! How excited and joyful I was when I felt the fluctuation of the source leaf that day......"
He paused, speaking in a soft, first-time lover, and the scandium tone was gone.
"Ah...... That feeling made me whole, let me find the true meaning, that is not the so-called blessing of the common people, saving the suffering and saving the suffering, that is the feeling of control! β
"True mastery, true god!"
"It's no longer us who process trillions of information around that coffin-like perspective, but who remain human and handle the work of the gods!"
"What a wonderful thing it would be to be human...... It's so wonderful that I don't want to think about it, I just want to keep it in the corner of my memory and keep it as my greatest treasure. β
"Since I have forgotten the meaning of my existence as a 'human' and only retained the part of being a 'god', why not be more thorough?"
Grad opened his hands and said in a more fervent tone, "How about turning me into a god completely?!" β
"The all-knowing and all-powerful God, the God who created the living, the eternal and unchanging truth!"
"What a god's perspective, what a demigod's body, it's just a half-finished product!"
"A true god is one who maintains the cognition of 'man' and has the power of 'god', this is the true god, this is absolute authority, this is ...... Be your whole self! β
"But one source leaf is not enough, I need more, I need more, when all the source leaves are gathered, I will become a god, a real god, a real god!"
"How's the story? Isn't it funny? β
Suddenly, Gretty regained his scandium tone, and the metallic voice resounded in the empty conference room, filling the entire conference room.
"Haha...... Hahaha...... Hahahahaha......ha
Wild laughter rang out - it was Pride.
He clutched his stomach at the moment, as if he had heard the funniest joke, and reacted with the utmost exaggeration, even though there was nothing under the black robe.
Greti observed Pride's reaction with great interest, and asked earnestly in the same tone, "How is it, Pride, is this story funny?" β
"Hug ...... I'm sorry, I'm sorry to say to you, you're not bad at telling jokes, it's such a funny story that it makes my stomach hurt when I laugh - even though I don't have one. β
"Ha-become a god?!"
"A true god!"
Pride clumsily mimicked Gretty's movements and tone, his voice full of frenzy.
"Become a god! How funny! As half-finished products, we try to cross that forbidden line and enter the realm of the true God? β
"It's even more ridiculous than the mayfly that defies the sky!"
Gretty remained silent, unable to see her joy or anger.
"Butβ"
Pride suddenly changed his tone and laughed loudly: "That's why it's worth trying!" β
"You know, when I was a human being, I was always keen on all kinds of challenges!"
"Become a god? How could such a fun challenge be so much for me?! β
Greti finally faced Pride and said with joy, "Very well, then, now you are my comrade-in-arms, Pride." β
"It's an honor."
Pride took off his mask and bowed slightly, there was nothing underneath the mask.