Chapter 1 We need to believe in science
"Father, I brought my people here......"
Sophia led the gathered male tribesmen in their prime, through the passage of the undead legion hidden under the observatory in the village, past the orrery-
Eventually, from the cracks of the underground glacier, it entered the confines of the City of Legends.
Immediately after, she saw her father's figure standing on the edge of the steep ice cliff at the exit of the ancient passage in front of her, and another person standing next to him.
With a tight heart, the woman with long brown braids hurriedly walked over.
"Sophia, you're here."
Jacob looked back at his daughter, and then at the people who were coming out of the ancient passages under the ice.
"Did the clansmen bring them here?"
"No, it's just that according to your orders, I have gathered all the adult clansmen in the valley and brought them over, but the clansmen in the ruins of the Acropolis and the like have not been notified yet."
Sophia nodded vigorously, then subconsciously looked at the person beside her father, and then happened to meet a pair of clear dark eyes.
"There were also women, the elderly, and the children who didn't come with them, and they mainly stayed to take care of the wounded in the past......"
She suddenly felt a shock, and hurriedly lowered her head, and her voice subconsciously became smaller, and she actually felt a burst of panic, as if she suddenly had a heartfelt palpitation.
"Really? You're doing a good job, so what's next - we're going to settle in this city that belongs to us, are you mentally ready? ”
Jacob couldn't help but smile, then lovingly stretched out his broad palm, gently stroked his daughter's hair, and asked in a harmonious voice.
"Settle in...... The city? Kit City? ”
Sophia was slightly stunned, and she turned her head to look down.
In the ancient city sunk in the ice below, you can only see stone walls and towers surrounding various buildings made of stone or wood, layer upon layer, neatly planned, and lined up one after another.
There are bell towers, beacon towers and even huge catapults, and many key places are paved with stone ditches for drainage. And in this strange environment where the exhalation becomes fog and the dripping water turns into ice, it is really playing its due role......
It can be said that the layout rules are strict and the functional partitions are clear.
The road system is also straight, showing a grid-like shape, and the outline of the entire ancient city is close to square.
Overall, this ancient city is really good, but that doesn't change the fact that it's an ancient city......
Sophia and the remnants behind her are not picky, otherwise they wouldn't be survivors.
Their living conditions have never been very good, and they can be regarded as hard-
After all, the geothermal valley is not a secluded paradise or a fairyland, and their village is not a high-end garden community with low-key luxury and connotation, and luxury bungalows are connected to each other.
Most of the people live in simple mud huts, and some even live in ancient towers and other ruins, where the wind leaks, the rain leaks, the heat is kept warm in summer, the heat is dissipated in winter, and even the rising sun can be seen through the cracks in the walls every morning......
In some particularly difficult periods, many supplies of daily necessities were not sufficient, and food was a problem, so they had to endure hunger...... No, it's a meal-style drink.
Thinking about it this way, it's like a fairy-like day.
But this can't be compared at all! As the name suggests, geothermal valleys have geothermal heat, and some places even have natural hot springs, which can withstand the cold of ice and snow outside that cannot live at all.
Why did they take the initiative to abandon that blessed place and move into this lost city that sank in the glacier 100 meters below?
…… Is this an initiative to seek death?
"And isn't the city part of the undead legion? Anyone who enters here will be attacked, right? Sophia's expression stiffened.
"Now that the Undead Legion is gone, don't you notice that the whole city is quiet?" Jacob shook his head.
"But, but ......"
Sophia searched hard for other questions, and if she wanted to deny what sounded stupid, even if her father really had a reason, she had to convince her first.
"Oh, by the way, didn't the Holy Trinity blow up the ice and attack the ancient city before? This must have caused a lot of damage, right? ”
What she said is not unreasonable, looking down from the hundred thousand ice walls here, you can also see that many parts of the ancient city below have been destroyed, and even black smoke and a faint fire are still looming in some places.
"So that's one of the things we're going to do, and since it's broken, we're going to renovate it and make it intact......"
Jacob exhaled slightly, and explained earnestly.
"Sophia, I know you're worried about something, but trust me, I'm not going to lead people to make stupid choices, and I'm not going to give up on Geothermal Valley."
"But...... Well, I see, father. ”
Originally, she wanted to say something, but Sophia thought about it, and felt that it was impossible for her father to suddenly lose his brain, and he couldn't have thought of things that he could think of.
- So she finally nodded, signaling that she understood, and did not continue to argue.
"Actually, don't worry too much, I have already woken up all the corpses of those Holy Trinity soldiers, and I will leave all the rough work to them to do......
Mo Chen touched his chin and looked at the remnants who were standing silently in the distance and did not come, and then suddenly said this.
"They don't have any intelligence, and they can't compare to the true undead of the Undead Legion, but simple words command them to understand...... You're welcome, just use it as a consumable. ”
That's right, when they are no longer needed, they can be ordered to dispose of themselves.
For example, jumping in line into a crematorium or something.
"Uh, what...... What does that mean? Sophia was a little stunned, she didn't know who this person was, and she didn't understand what the other party was talking about.
"Is this your daughter?" Mo Chen didn't explain to her, just turned to Jacob, and asked with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.
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Jacob didn't reply, just smiled awkwardly, but the smile he had to see was enough to understand what he meant.
"Okay, but when?"
"It's about twenty years ago, I haven't used other means, and Sophia is indeed a girl of this age, and she has grown up to such a big ...... smoothly."
Jacob understood the other man's question, and replied.
"Really? If you can still have children, then you are really ...... Tsk, I didn't say you, Jacob, I'm afraid you've used up all your luck for the rest of your life. ”
Mo Chen used a reason that his mother liked to use to clear his responsibility for himself, indicating that he was not talking about the other party, and the reason why he continued to talk was completely because of the ghost's "I didn't say you......
Then he was not ashamed to point his finger at Jacob.
The more powerful the life, the longer the lifespan, and at the cost of it being difficult to produce normal direct offspring through natural means...... Even the gods can't force it, and forcibly going against the heavens is only more likely to give birth to gods.
As an immortal prophet, Jacob's normal lifespan has no end in sight, and he is still able to ...... So what Mo Chen said is not unreasonable.
"I actually think so, or because of that, it's been okay before......"
Jacob nodded tiredly and sighed heavily, seemingly agreeing with the other man's words, and he also felt that perhaps his own bad luck was dragging down his people.
"In recent decades, there have been many surprises, first by the Soviets, then by the Holy Trinity......"
"Huh? Ahem, I'm actually just talking about it casually, don't be serious! ”
Mo Chen raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and immediately coughed lightly, this guy is an important right-hand man selected by himself, what if he loses his fighting spirit like this?
"The theory of luck is illusory, how can this kind of thing be believed, we have to believe in science......"
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"You are a being...... You actually came to me and told me to believe in science? ”
Rao is the ancient wisdom of a city like Jacob and the precipitation of the years, and he couldn't cry or laugh for a while.
And this guy just said a minute ago that he had woken up the corpses of those Holy Trinity soldiers and turned them into undead, right?
Mo Chen tugged at the corners of his mouth, then took a step back decisively, and his body directly turned into a cold wind, leaving only one sentence-
"Forget it, just remember your responsibilities anyway! I have some things to deal with next, so you can make up your own minds......"
"Ah——!!h
Sophia's eyes widened when she stepped on, and she subconsciously reached out to cover her mouth, and she watched as the person actually retreated towards the bottom of the cliff behind her in such a step.
Seeing that she was about to fall down directly, falling all over the ground, she naturally couldn't help but scream.
But I really didn't expect that the person's figure directly turned into a thousand winds, as if it had suddenly been stunted...... But this is not a movie theater, so it happened in front of my eyes as a matter of course?!
She subconsciously turned her head back, and found that the compatriots behind her were also stunned, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a while...... It can be seen that it didn't seem that she was dreaming or hallucinating.
Of course, it is also possible that her dreams are still developing to this day, and the same is true for hallucinations.
"Father, what's going on? He is...... What kind of ...... is he? No, who is he? ”
As soon as she turned around and found that her father's expression seemed to be accustomed to it, Sophia hurriedly subconsciously asked.
"Who is he? Sophia, you can imagine that......" Jacob sighed and began to explain.
There are some things that will definitely not be hidden, and it is for the good of the clansmen not to disclose them before, but now that they are directly involved in that ancient agreement, they can no longer continue to hide it from them.
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Geothermal valley.
Somewhere on the tower.
Appearing directly above in an incredible way, Mo Chen took advantage of his height to overlook the remnant village below and the entire geothermal valley, imprinting all the scenery in his heart-
Compared with 500 years ago, the scenery here has almost completely changed, and a set of skins has been directly changed......
But it's not that it's filled with kryptonite and replaced with a limited skin, but it's the opposite.
Because it doesn't charge money, the VIP is gone, and the limited skin is taken back......
Looking at the crumbling city walls and towers in disrepair, you can only vaguely see some of the outlines of those years...... This is clearly completely broken, and it will never return to the strength and prosperity of the past.
Even if the facilities and buildings are in disrepair and unaffordable, the population strength has not increased much, and sure enough, it ...... It's just a geothermal valley, and the outside is still the brutal environment of the Siberian wilderness.
Resources are not scarce, but very abundant, but they are really difficult to obtain, and it is good for these remnants to be able to sustain themselves.
Perhaps their development over the centuries has been up and down, and as the population grows, it does not bring further prosperity......
— but the already scarce resources are making it even more difficult to meet the supply.