Rochester flew up, and a bulkhead opened in front of him. Since his recovery, he has automatically gained some control of Valhalla. Valhalla belonged to all the apostles, and Fizdeck was the manipulator, not the owner.

He flew straight out of the top of the ship, stood in front of Medirri, looked at her, then sighed and sat down beside her. Out of nowhere, Rochester took out a box of cigarettes, lit them, took a deep breath, and said, "I can see that you have just woken up, and it must be difficult to accept this fact, right?" I was like that at the beginning. To this day, the experiences of life in the decades leading up to the war are still vivid. ”

Medirri said coldly, "Your will in this world is very strong. ”

"So what?" Rochester laughed, and said with the wisdom and calmness of an old man, "It is not all bad to preserve the will of the world, it depends only on how you deal with it." Even if it's just a dream, a dream that has been held for decades has become part of our life experience, and there is no need to force it to be cleansed. Our lives don't end, decades go by in the blink of an eye. After hundreds or thousands of years, some things that seem to be completely impossible to let go of now will gradually fade into oblivion when the time comes. It was really just a dream. ”

Medirli suddenly stretched out her hand to Rochester and said, "Give me one." ”

Rochester smiled, took a cigarette from the case, and handed it to Medierly. Medirri frowned, looked at the cigarette carefully, and then took it between her slender fingers, put it in her mouth, and tried to take a puff. The moment the cigarette is in its mouth, it is already automatically lit. The girl sucks very slowly, thinly, and very long. After a puff, half of the cigarette is gone. She curled her lips slightly, blew out the wisps of smoke, her eyebrows furrowed even tighter, and said, "What's so appealing about this?" ”

Rochester laughed and said, "Of course there's nothing appealing to you right now. Our perception is too sharp, and our analytical skills are too strong. Cigarettes mean nothing to us, just a combination of the simplest of chemicals that are unlikely to have an effect on us, but only for the average human. I smoke now, not because I need it to enjoy it, it's just a memory and nostalgia, and the nostalgia instinct is not the feeling of smoking before awakening. ”

Medirri nodded as if she didn't understand, and instead of throwing away half of the cigarette, she finished it.

"Learn to give up, especially those things that are destined to leave us. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles and sufferings in the future. But it's not easy, so you don't have to push yourself for now. Even I still have too much to put down. We still have some time, and you can think about it slowly. Rochester said, standing up and walking into the starship. After taking a few steps, he turned back and said, "Forget jì reminds you that in some specific situations, instinct will make decisions for you." You have to be prepared, after all, instinct is our true self. ”

Medirli sat like a statue, did not move, but suddenly asked, "What is the purpose and meaning of our existence?" ”

This question made Rochester pause, and he was silent for a moment before he smiled wryly and said, "I am very reluctant to answer this question...... However, I have to say that we are apostles, so we exist without any meaning or purpose. ”

"Without any meaning or purpose?" Medirri was stunned, this was a completely unexpected answer.

"Yes. Even survival in itself is not our goal. Rochester replied heavily.

Leaving Medierli alone to think, Rochester went to the central control room and said to Fizdeck, "Start all the space furnaces and do your best to build the Mechanical Legion." It won't be long before we face the biochemical legion of the Creators. Maybe add Sue's. ”

"Sue?"

Rochester nodded and said, "Yes, Su also has the ability to make biochemical weapons, and it is a standard biological weapon. ”

Fitzdecker finally learned his lesson and never said the 'creation of primitive man' again, but he immediately realized the point of Rochester's words, and couldn't help but change color: "Standard weapons?!" If that's the case, it's too late to build the Mech Corps. The expansion and replenishment speed of my mechanical legion cannot be compared to that of standard weapons! ”

"I know, so we're going to find a way to lure their creature legion out for a decisive battle before they take shape. As for the Spider Queen, let's avoid it first. Rochester said.

"But the Spider Queen struck me even more as terrifying, and there was something about her that we had always wanted to avoid." Fizdecker said with a frown.

Rochester shook his head and said, "Until Medirli figured it out, we need to avoid a showdown with a super being as powerful as the Spider Queen." If you transmit to me all the information from the last battle, there will be no super life on a planet for no reason. I'll see if I can find some clues. In addition, send out the rest of our mechanical legions to continue the cleansing of the planets, which will force the creators out. ”

Valhalla swerved gracefully in the air and flew northwest. In the coastal mountains that stretched there, there were two spatial furnaces that Fizdecker had already buried. The belly of the mountain has long been hollowed out, and a new 10-million-level mechanical legion has been formed inside, waiting for Valhalla to go to unseal.

Medirri's eyes flickered as Valhalla turned around, but the faint sparks were extinguished.

A day later, the whole continent shook slightly. The Xihai Mountains split from the center, and countless mechanical combat units rose into the sky from the cracks, obscuring the sky and the sun. After the new mechanical legion was reorganized, it was like a huge dark cloud, slowly rushing towards the vibrant Southern Continent.

When the mountains cracked, several strong people on the continent felt it and looked in the direction where Valhalla was. What they care about is not the vigorous earthquake, but the more terrifying spatial instability. Just now, Valhalla dropped a third space furnace, and with the addition of the space furnace inside the starship, there are already four space furnaces running at the same time on this planet. The third space furnace does not only mean that the spawn rate of the mechanical legion has increased by 50%, but also means that the extraction of space energy has exceeded the limit of what the planetary space itself can afford. As long as the four space furnaces operate at full power for a certain period of time, space may collapse, forming a miniature black hole on the planet's surface. Such a black hole would cause extinctional damage to life on the planet if it only existed for a few minutes.

In the past, when Valhalla dealt with planetary-level civilizations, it had dropped four space furnaces at the same time, completely exterminating that civilization. This was a common tactic used by the apostles against civilizations that had little recycling value. The space furnace is not only a source of endless energy, but also a planetary-level strategic weapon.

The moment the four space furnaces were activated at the same time, all the powerful lifeforms knew at the same time that time was running out for them. It's not just the strong, it's just some ordinary people who feel it.

There are not many places left in the Northern Continent that still have life, Dragon City is, Arthur Family Territory is, and there is a small settlement. The territory is becoming more and more vibrant. But the newly built synthetic food factory has already been successfully operated, and even a thousand more people can survive. People in the wilderness, as long as they have a bite to eat, they are very satisfied, not to mention that they can eat enough here?

It was still afternoon, but Sally suddenly screamed, sat up from the bed, gasping for breath, and the cold sweat was already soaked through the coarse cloth nightdress. She hadn't slept for two nights, and now she had just slept for less than an hour, only to be awakened by an inexplicable nightmare. When she woke up, she couldn't remember the details of her dream, only vaguely felt that endless darkness was spreading from the sky, and she wanted to escape, but was pulled by an irresistible attraction to fly towards the darkness. She felt her heart beating so fast that her chest felt like a huge stone was pressing, and she couldn't breathe at all. She still felt tired, and was awakened by a nightmare after sleeping for less than an hour, so her head hurt so much that it almost cracked, and her body was limp and had no strength at all, and it was difficult to even lift her hands to wipe her sweat.

It took a long time for Sally to feel a little better. She looked at the time and tried to sleep a little longer, but she couldn't sleep in any way, so she simply got dressed and got out of bed, and walked to the priest's quarters.

The chapel has been completely built and even decorated. In the square in front of the church, the statues of the seven apostles carved by the divine father have been completed for the most part, and the six apostles are very abstract, but people can feel the awe-inspiring momentum at a glance. Only the seventh apostle is still a stone, and he has not touched a chisel so far.

Whenever she walked past the statue of the Seven Apostles, Sally couldn't help but look at it for a while. But a cold wind blew, and the chill almost penetrated her bone marrow and froze her. She immediately wrapped her clothes tightly, and the fingers that clutched the shawl were frozen blue-white. Sally quickened her pace and walked to the back of the chapel.

The priest built a small wooden house at the back of the church as a residence. As soon as Sally approached, a loud bark rang out in the hut, and then the priest reprimanded him, and the dog fell silent.

"Is it Sally? Come in, don't be afraid, I've tied Xiaobai to me. The priest's gentle voice came from inside the hut.

Sally pushed the door open. The priest lived in a small and shabby setting, with a puppy tied up in the corner, staring at Sally with dark eyes, and a low, threatening growl from time to time. This dog is not large, with variegated hair, but it does not have much mutation, and it does not have the ferocity of mutated creatures, so I really don't know how it survives in the wilderness. A month ago, the priest brought it back in the wilderness and kept it at home ever since. And for some reason, the puppy always has an inexplicable hostility towards Sally, which makes her feel inexplicable.

The priest closed the book of revelation in his hand, looked at Sally, and said with concern, "Your face is very bad. Didn't you sleep well? Don't be too tired, the days to come will be long. You are the soul of this settlement, and without you, this place would soon be the same as the rest of the world. ”

"But it's really tiring to carry the expectations of more than a thousand people......" Sally sat down on the only sofa and buried her head in her arms.

The priest smiled and said, "You are a human being, and you are not a machine, you will always be tired." However, if we want to realize our dreams, we must always pay persistently, and the pay and return must not be proportional. Therefore, there are always a few people who can stick to their dreams, and there are only a few people who can finally realize their dreams. ”

Sally lowered her head and whispered, "I really can't hold on anymore." I've been thinking a lot lately, giving so much...... Including my earthy body and dignity, is it really worth it? Is it for these people, these people who don't have much to do with me? Father, is there really a kingdom of heaven after death? Or is it the kind of world where everyone can be happy? ”

"Nope." The priest gave her an unexpected answer.

"Why?"

"Because everybody has desires, and desires have no end." The priest replied. He stroked the apocalypse in his hand, pondered for a moment, and continued: "In our world, reality will always have restrictions on desires in one way or another, and we all know that most wishes are impossible to fulfill. But one day, when even one person's desires can be fulfilled without limits, then heaven will become hell. ”

Sally nodded as if she didn't understand, the questions were too abstract and complicated for her. She's actually just a simple teenage girl. The more complicated the experience, the more she wanted to be simple. Although she has single-handedly built a complete system for ordinary people to survive in the wilderness, she is still simple. Life in the wilderness can be overwhelming, and there is no room for overcomplications.

Sally's gaze suddenly swept to a suitcase in the corner of the room. It was a suitcase that was worn out of the priest's departure from Dragon City. The box was ajar, and there were already a few books and some changes of clothes inside. Sally's heart tightened inexplicably, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Priest, are you going to leave here?" ”

The priest nodded, smiled, and said, "The seventh statue of the Apostle never worked, so I need to go outside and see if the omnipotent Father will inspire me." ”

"Are you not coming back?" Sally asked.

"Of course I ......do," the priest stopped halfway through speaking, then shook his head with a smile and said, "You're a good girl, I can't lie to you." I'll probably go to the Southern Continent to see it, it's a long way to go, and anything can happen. So, it wouldn't be strange if I didn't make it back. ”

"Southern Continent?" Sally stood up sharply and looked at the priest, trying to stop her, but not knowing what to say. She threw herself into the priest's arms and wept aloud. She had a strong premonition that she would never see the priest again.

The priest lovingly patted her on the back and waited until she had had enough crying before pointing to his chest and saying, "There is no heaven, but we can still have faith." The meaning of faith is actually a beacon that we light for ourselves to move forward in the darkness and not lose ourselves. So the omnipotent Lord is actually in our own hearts. As long as you have the Almighty Lord in your heart, there is the kingdom of heaven under your feet. ”

Sally nodded incomprehensibly, she was so tired that after the intense emotion, the tiredness came to her heart inexorably, and she collapsed on the only sofa in the room, and fell into a deep sleep. I don't know how long it took, but she suddenly felt a little cold on her body, and gradually woke up. As soon as she woke up, she suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Father! He jumped off the couch.

The room was almost packed, the suitcase was no longer in place, and Xiaobai was not in the house. Sally's body was covered with a thick blanket, which the priest used for himself, and was the only thing he left. The priest's luggage had always been simple, and a suitcase was more than enough, but that was because the scriptures and texts took up a small half of the space.

It was already dark outside the window.

Sally rushed out of the hut, the cold wind almost freezing her! She stood desperately, wrapped up tightly, and looked into the distance with all her eyes. In the deep darkness, she seemed to see a lonely figure, carrying an old suitcase, walking peacefully into the distance. Next to the figure, there was a bouncing puppy. Suddenly, Sally had the feeling that the puppy seemed happier than she was.

Deep underground in the Southern Continent, Su Zheng stood on the clear water of the underground lake, looking at his two children. Lo is still a little girl, but Persephone's child remains the same. The two little guys met for the first time, but they didn't feel close at all, they were far away from each other, and their central point was Su. If Sue is not there, it is likely that the two little guys will immediately start a life-and-death duel until one side is completely ruined. This is an instinctive hostility.

Sue is ambivalent.

He had the urge to eat the two little ones completely. On this planet, and even in this star field, there is no need for a second super life to exist except for Su himself. Any super life is a natural enemy for Sue to compete for food, even if it is his own child. In fact, these two little guys are completely accidental by-products. Oh no, there's a third little guy. So don't talk about one planet, it's just a few star systems, four super-life huddled together, N