Chapter 37: Shul Never Lies
The tremors came from beneath their feet, not only the building, but the whole city trembled, the walls trembled, the equipment inside the building trembled, Shul and Moriath trembled, and the whole world shook as if the end of the world had come.
The next moment, with a roar, the city under his feet suddenly rose into the air, and the entire city, along with the functional buildings transformed into more than 7,000 metal lifeforms in the city, had already flown into the sky, hovering a few meters from the ground formed by the branches.
Although they didn't see the outside, Shure and Moriah could imagine that it seemed to be a strange feeling. Both of them had seen the Floating City before, both in Pavadiga and on the ship in the Brown Star World, but this was the first time they had seen a city in the sky of this size, and it was a purely open city, not closed like the Brown Star Ship.
"He's finally driven crazy by you, how far are you going to run?" Moria, who jumped up to the door and looked outside for a while, then ran back and said, "He hasn't started running yet, let's jump quickly, or they should take him away." β
"Don't mess around. Shuer rolled his eyes and said angrily, "It's very immoral for you to sarcastically mock others like this, and you must maintain a minimum of politeness when you come into contact with other civilizations for the first time." β
"Eh, didn't you be sarcastic first?" said Moria, full of grievances, "why put the blame for being rude on me? At least I didn't call people useless waste." β
"I didn't say it didn't work. Xiuer said solemnly, "And, although he really doesn't have it, otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to reappear in front of us and face us directly." β
"Hum", as if Shule's words had taken effect, the screen lit up again, and Roland appeared in front of the two again, his metal shell seemed to be a little duller than before, as if he had just vented his energy, and the streamers around his body were also in a mess, making people wonder what had happened to him just now, and his emotions were unusually excited, and he continued to hum at Shul and Moria.
"It's over, he can't speak. Lin Jing's ridicule always carried a little bit of malice, of course, only Xiu'er, who was very familiar with her, could hear it. This is not surprising, after all, Moriah is a forest spirit, and it would be strange if she could still be as happy as usual.
"This is the passage that leads to the core area of the god's body, and I have never moved, just to guard this passage so that the sleeping gods will not be disturbed. Roland finally regained his normal speaking senses, and the screen also showed a gap that had been closed under the city, "There is only one way, you can see the sleeping god by walking in, as for the way to wake her up, it is actually very simple, as long as you walk in front of her, the god will naturally wake up." β
Yes, it's that simple, the slumber of the half of Anika's body at this time is only the result of active choice to save strength consumption, which is different from the passive slumber caused by the severance of faith in the usual sense, therefore, she has not lost the ability to react to the outside world, and if someone approaches her, she will naturally wake up. Shure and Moria, who had known all of this for a long time, were not surprised at all, but just looked at Roland on the screen with strange eyes.
"It seems that you have really come to your senses this time. Xiuer nodded slightly, "Okay, I take back the evaluation I made of you just now, you are better than I imagined, no matter whether the choice is correct or not, at least you already know what the responsibility of a leader is, no, no, no, it is not the responsibility of a leader, it can only be said that you already know that as an intelligent creature, you should take on your own responsibilities." β
"Thank you for the compliment, but now is not the time to say this, the passage has been opened for you to awaken the gods, and we have a lot to prepare. The battleship has already floated, which means that the great change is imminent, and it will not be long before those scattered races will send representatives to inquire, and the few individuals who have not sent representatives will also inform them one by one to gather here. You said that since I have made a choice, I will bear the consequences of my choice, so I have to explain to them clearly, after the gods leave, it will be up to us to carry those races to find a way out in the destruction space, there is really little hope, but as long as we are alive, we will not let them be harmed, this is the price of my choice, I have discussed it with my clansmen, and we are willing to bear it. β
"Yes, yes, a bit like your brother, although I don't know what your brother is like. Shuer's smile was still so annoying, but if you distinguish it carefully, the malice and vague anger in the smile have faded, "How do you feel now?"
"Huh?" Roland didn't show any resentment or hatred for Sauer, and of course, he couldn't have any favor, "What do you mean?"
"Heh, you should understand what I'm referring to. Shur pointed at him and said, "Do you feel like you have once again summoned up the courage to make a choice, but the price is to send the remaining people to a dead end?"
"Oh, see, you want to see me regret it? That might disappoint you, I don't have the heart to regret it. Roland turned his head, "All my current thinking systems are used to think about how to make the clansmen last longer in the destruction space, and where there is a higher possibility of a way out, regret or fear, and then think about it after I have fulfilled my responsibilities and borne the consequences." β
"What's the use of thinking about that?" Shul raised an eyebrow, "haven't you thought about it before?" Do you think that this time, under my persecution, you have to make a choice, and you will always have the courage in the future? Don't be naΓ―ve, after we leave, you will still be the same as before, and you will not dare to take the initiative to do anything. β
"Courage? Indeed, in the future, I will be the same as before, I will tremble with fear in the face of choice, but this will not make any difference, you let me know through the facts, evasion and wait-and-see will only make the problem worse, no matter how scared you are, you must take the initiative to face it, otherwise, the ending will be the same as now. So, I'll still be scared in the future, but I'll still make the decisions I need to make. The golden light on Roland's head was set on Shuer, "I suddenly feel a little grateful to you, although you have been pushing me, although you have crushed all my luck, but after this choice, I have a sense of relief, and even my fear has been reduced a lot." So, while the demise we may usher in has to do with you, I still want to thank you. β
"Tsk, it would have been nice to have done this earlier, and there was no need to get to this point, but unfortunately, it was too late, and everything was irreparable. β
"yes, it would have been good if I had done it earlier, I was wrong, I was wrong all along, but fortunately, at least before I die, I can know where I am wrong, so I don't die in the chaos. β
"Now that you have understood, then I might as well tell you that your brother asked me before he dissipated, and if he had the opportunity to see you, he would tell him for him, although you disappointed him, he never blamed you, and he asked me to apologize to you on his behalf, because it was his responsibility to take on too much for you in the past to make you what you are now, not your fault. He also said to me, if you have grown up, then let me tell you that you are now a qualified leader, and he is proud of you no matter how it ends. β
"Really?" Roland's golden glow brightened, "Brother really said that?"
"Of course it's fake, I lied to you, tsk tsk, you're still so naΓ―ve that you would be stupid enough to believe such comforting words. Shure smiled grimly, "Well, it's true, that's exactly what he said, don't stare at me like that, I'm a priest, and the greatest virtue of a priesthood is honesty, so I never lie." And I don't need to lie to you, anyway, you won't be able to last for many years, telling you this, it will be regarded as a send-off for your civilization, I hope you can have a good mood in the end. β
If the metal lifeform has a change in complexion, then Roland's face must be iron blue now, but fortunately they don't, so Roland can only stare at Shuer viciously with a golden light: "The door to awaken the gods has been opened, why don't you go in?" Please leave as soon as possible, you are not welcome here." β
"Well, go in, why?" Shul asked rhetorically, "when did I say I was going in." β
"Huh?" Roland was really naΓ―ve, and was actually stunned, "Aren't you trying to awaken the gods?"
"Yes, but as I said, we have our own way. Shul spread his hands and said innocently, "I said that you should choose to awaken the gods or kill us, you chose to awaken the gods, and I didn't say that you must use your methods, I like to use our own methods?
"But ......"
"Oh, I said it would have a great impact on the gods, it would have a great effect, no matter who it is, it will be very unhappy to be woken up from a deep sleep, don't think that it doesn't matter, for the gods, it's a very big effect. Shuer looked left and right a few times, and said in a low voice, "Especially Lord Anika, you will often contact her in the future, be sure to understand in advance, if someone dares to wake her to sleep, she will be very angry, and then ......"
"You wait first. Roland's head turned faster and faster, "What do you mean? What do you mean that I will come into contact with her often in the future, you didn't just swear in the name of the gods, that once she wakes up, she will ......"
"That's right, I said that once Lord Anika wakes up, my lord will abandon you, ignore your life and death, and leave you to fend for yourself, the question is, my lord is Lord Luna, what does it have to do with your gods, and it is the deer over there who believes in Lord Anika, and she has never said such a thing. Shure drew a circle on his chest with his finger and said solemnly, "Praise the Lord, honesty is the teaching of my Lord, so I never lie." β
"Eh, eh, Shuer, turn back. β
"Hmm, what's wrong?" Shure turned around, and saw a vine reaching out of nowhere, pumping it in his face.
"Yo Yo, it's okay, just call you. Lin Jing happily hugged the vine and said happily, "Mother, I want to eat tender grass." β