Chapter 20: A Conflict of Beliefs

The origin of everything is the cataclysm.

One night 83 years ago, a meteor shower changed everything in this world.

"According to the records, originally, the meteor shower was just a normal astronomical phenomenon, not a catastrophe that destroyed the world, and the meteor swarm only crossed the galaxy and did not collide with the planet head-on."

In the vastness of the universe.

The chance of a living planet being hit by a meteor is actually not high - this planet is not so unlucky.

"But...... Well, according to the audio-visual data, when the meteor crossed the sky, everyone admired the spectacle...... A meteor suddenly turned around and smashed into the planet like a target. ”

"It's like...... Homing missile-like. ”

Lin Hua stretched out his hand and drew a broken line in the air, looking at the angle comparable to a right angle, Song Wensan couldn't help frowning.

This is not a normal astronomical phenomenon......

Lin Hua continued.

"The big star fell to the ground and landed 380 kilometers away from the current Yicheng. In fact, the mass of this falling meteor is not very high, and the total diameter is not a few meters, although the kinetic energy is strong, but the destructive power is just like that......"

The place where it fell was also far from the city.

The impact is roughly equivalent to a small earthquake that shatters the glass of several buildings, destroys a piece of farmland, and that's it.

Here's the news.

But not big news.

People who knew the news were surprised at best, but they didn't care about it.

"In fact, the government of the old era didn't care about this meteorite, according to the records, the government at that time arrived at the crater as soon as possible, but all that could be found was nothing but scattered meteorite fragments, and after repairing the smashed farmland, the matter was naturally over."

After speaking, Lin Hua smiled bitterly and pointed to the top of his head.

"But no one knew that this was the beginning of the disaster."

……

"That meteorite, brought some changes."

"It's like there's a weird attraction that pulls eight other stars and moves them near the planet...... No, it may not be appropriate to say mobile. Because the eight stars in addition to the original ones appeared as if they appeared inexplicably, astronomers did not observe the movement of these stars at all. ”

In fact, at the time, no one associated this strange sight with the meteorite that fell to the ground - on the surface, there was no reliable connection between the two at all.

What's more, born with nine days, the sun is shining, and the climate is abnormal.

Rather than looking for unknown causes, seizing the time to avoid disasters was the primary task of the old government.

Human beings are insignificant in the face of disaster.

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, abnormal climate, etc., can destroy human civilization, not to mention the terrible catastrophe of the Nine Days of Birth.

"The government of the old era was bloated, the execution was inefficient, and the world order collapsed rapidly under a series of mistakes and wrong instructions, of course, this is all from the old era, and there is no need to go into details."

"All in all, it's only the first year of the meteorite's fall, and the world has become what it is now."

"Yicheng is quite good, this is the political and economic center of the old government, the supporting infrastructure construction is relatively perfect, and the level of science and technology is also high, so there is a big family background in Yicheng, and other places, such as your original place of residence, ......."

Speaking of this, Lin Hua shook his head.

It is conceivable that outside Yicheng, there must be a human tragedy.

"At the beginning, people only cared about fleeing, and no one cared about the cause of this natural nine-day disaster, but with the initial construction of Yicheng, the order gradually stabilized, and some scientists discovered the relationship between meteors and nine days, and at the same time, the power of fire and the pattern of fire were born one after another, the super energy system appeared, and underground, there are strange creatures infested, which is now what we call fire ghosts, in just a few years, this world has become so strange."

No one has ever experienced these past events.

Lin Hua also learned about the past through the data.

Moreover, these things have nothing to do with the reincarnations, in fact, in summary, there is only one point that is useful.

"The shooting star...... Where is that meteor now? ”

Song Wensan asked the key in one sentence, while Lin Hua said softly.

"It's underground, deep in the earth's crust."

Lin Hua did not shy away from talking about it.

Because, this is the beginning of the conflict between Lin Hua and Ed.

……

Ed, born in the 37th year after the disaster.

A natural controller of the flame streak.

At the age of ten, he already has an SSS rating.

This man's power, in the old era, was a self-propelled humanoid nuclear bomb!

Powerful power brings respect and higher status from others.

When Ed became an adult, he naturally mastered the Yicheng military headquarters and launched a purge against the fire ghosts.

"Clearing?"

These two words are not normal words.

Whether it is a counteroffensive or a war, the comparison between the strength and weakness of it cannot be seen by ordinary people, but the two words of eradication only mean one thing.

The power possessed by the human side is much stronger than that fire demon force.

Seeing Song Wensan's doubts, Lin Hua nodded lightly.

"It's a clean-up."

"At the beginning of the apocalypse, human beings thought that fire ghosts were great enemies, they acted like the wind, and they were still natural super monsters, and the power of science and technology was difficult to fight them.

"But when someone in the human race awakens the flame pattern, the threat of fire ghosts is actually not so great."

Song Wensan's brows furrowed even deeper.

"You mean, the fire ghost isn't much of a threat anymore?"

"Yes, they're not too much of a threat. Let's put it this way......"

Lin Hua took a sip of water and added again.

"At present, the most powerful fire ghost we have detected is rated SS-level, and there has only been one in ten years, and currently, there are as many as twenty-three powerhouses above SS level in Yicheng, even if it is SSS-level, there are three! This kind of disparity in combat power, what threat do you say they can have? ”

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If there really is a powerful foreign enemy, you Lin Hua will not be ready to turn against Ed......

In other words, this is where the inferiority of human beings lies.

When there is a foreign enemy, we work together.

When there is no external enemy, there is infighting in the nest.

Which era, which race, this kind of operation is standard......

One mountain does not tolerate two tigers.

Everybody wants to be the boss.

Lin Hua wanted to do something to Ed, which was reasonable.

But Song Wensan thought a little worse.

Probably seeing what Song Wensan was thinking, Lin Hua shook his head lightly.

"I want to kill Ed, it's not because I'm jealous that Ed's strength is stronger than mine, and it's not a power struggle."

"The root cause why I want to kill Ed is just because of a conflict of ideas."

After speaking, Lin Hua looked at Song Wensan and said solemnly.

"I don't know if you can understand it, but in fact, many times, the conflict of ideas is the real and irreconcilable contradiction."

Of course Song Wensan understands this, but he can act.

After shaking his head blankly, Lin Hua sighed lightly.

"You've been here for almost a day, I don't know if you found a strange place."

"Yicheng has a lot of resources, there is no shortage of materials and food, but there are so many low-level refugees living a life of having a meal but not a meal."

Song Wensan scratched his head, looking still incomprehensible.

Helpless, Lin Hua could only explain in more detail.

……

"As I said earlier, that meteorite is deep in the ground, well, I don't know how it got into it. And this thing is the origin of all events. ”

"Ed's parents died at the hands of the fire ghost, and he has a natural hatred for the fire ghost and the meteorite. And...... How to say, Eddard has a strong desire for power, and that meteorite brings everything, which is the source of the power of fire and the streak of fire, so Ed's idea is to dig out that meteorite and take this power into his own hands. ”

Dig down from the surface......

Until the meteorite is dug up.

This amount of work is not small, but it is not too much.

"He spent too much energy and resources on this matter, and most of Yicheng's output was used by Ed to dig the ground. Therefore, don't look at Yicheng's abundant output, but most of the resources have been left in useless places, which has also created a disastrous life for the people at the bottom. ”

"This is the nature of my conflict with Ed."

"I mean, now that it's happened, and after so many years of construction, and humans have adapted to life underground, the fire spirits are no longer a threat. Then it is better to ignore this meteorite, everyone will live like this, develop civilization, strengthen civilization, human beings will thrive underground, and sooner or later, we will be able to return to the surface through the power of science. ”

After thinking about it, Lin Hua added.

"In fact, even if you can never return to the surface, it doesn't matter, because to be honest, the resources of Yicheng are enough to feed ten times more people than now, and it can make everyone much more comfortable than now......

"That's where the conflict comes in."

Ed wanted to dig up the meteorite, and he wasted too many resources on this matter, which caused the current miserable situation in Yicheng and Lin Hua's dissatisfaction.

And Lin Hua is a pragmatist.

He felt that if Ed didn't waste so many resources, everyone could live well, and although there were nine suns hanging in the sky, transforming the environment has always been a human strength.

Eighty-three years have passed since the disaster, and isn't it okay for mankind to live well now?

"It's a clash of beliefs."

Lin Hua said.

didn't know that Song Wensan had already labeled Lin Hua as a "fake big empty" in his heart.

For the ideal, for the faith......

Well said.

But if you don't do it sooner or later, why do it now?

Not strong enough before? Not ready for this?

Possibly.

But compared to this, Song Wensan felt that another possibility was greater.

Song Wensan asked.

"When will Ed dig up that meteorite?"

Lin Hua was silent for a moment, but did not speak.

"Coming soon, isn't it? Within a month, right? ”

Lin Hua was still silent, but from Lin Hua's expression, Song Wensan could see that his speculation was infinitely close to the truth.

This also means:

Ed is almost done......

The investment of resources has seen the end in sight.

Then, now Lin Hua jumped out and wanted to kill Ed, but he still hung such a lofty excuse: for faith, for ideals, for the people......

You just said that you want to pick peaches, why do you have to do it?

And this time of a month is not something that Song Wensan is talking about.

The duration of the mission is only one month and cannot be extended.

As a rule of thumb, the main quest will inevitably have a result within the time limit of the quest.

"Let's talk about the conditions directly."

Song Wensan didn't want to force Lin Hua to death.

He opened his mouth like this, but he had already decided to "help" Lin Hua.