Chapter 409: The Last Speech
ps: It is recommended to raise a chapter and eat it with chapter 410.
Sleep between the outside of the square.
Summoned by Adair and Aria, the people gathered in front of Adenis.
Ardenes's gaze slowly swept over the crowd in the square in front of him, and he spoke in a deep voice.
"Two thousand three hundred years ago, on earth, we suffered a catastrophe of extermination."
"A fierce and cruel king, with his army, will boast of his power by slaying us all and cutting off our heads and piling them up in the streets."
"At that time, we did not give up hope and prayed desperately."
"Then a great being answered our prayers came to us and brought us out of that plague and into the world."
"This was our first encounter with the Great Eye."
After a slight pause, Adenis continued.
"In the beginning, the world was barren."
"Nothing but a city that has died."
"So, soon, we reached the limit of lack of food and clothing."
"There's really no way around it, we can only pray to the Great Eye."
"The Great Eye once again answered our prayers and saved us."
"He revived the earth of this world and resurrected the city that had died."
"It was undoubtedly a miraculous scene."
"After that, we gradually achieved a prosperous life through our own hard work."
At the same time, Denton and Edith quickly absorb the knowledge left by the previous generation of civilizations that lived in the city, while using the city's machines for civilian use.
"Everyone's life is getting better and better."
"Convenience, beauty, happiness."
"It was a good day we never thought it would be before."
"It's like heaven."
"We love the good old days, we love the world, and so, with our reverence for the Great Eye, we have come to call ourselves the inhabitants of the Eye Demon."
"But we didn't notice that while we were constantly using the machines of that nascent city to make our lives better, the sky above us was getting redder and redder before we knew it."
"Then, when the whole sky turned red......"
"The terrible death of the red has come."
"It has taken the lives of many people."
"No matter what precautions I take, no matter how hard Denton and Edith try to study, they can't stop its evil deeds."
"Finally, Edith figured out why."
"How stupid, whether it's that red sky, or that horrible Red Death, it's all caused by our use of those energy machines for a more convenient life......"
Adenis had a look of grief and remorse on his face.
"My wife, Alicia, also died at that time."
At this point, Adenis took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, looking around at the people whose expressions changed as he spoke.
Especially those who were born after coming to the world of the Eye Demons, the second and even the third generation of young Eye Demon residents.
From the beginning to the present, the surprise, confusion and astonishment on their faces have not disappeared.
Aram, in particular, was stunned to the point of sluggishness.
The fact that that beautiful planet is the true origin of the inhabitants of the Eye Demon is too great an impact for Aran, who has been preparing to invade the Earth for 65 years.
Adenis sees it all.
A deep remorse welled up in my heart.
He is not in a position to point fingers at anyone.
On the contrary, the person who should be blamed the most is actually him.
Because, whether it was the order that forbade anyone to talk about the earth, or the decision to let Denton and Edith use those machines for civilian use, or the current plan to invade the earth, he himself took the lead in proposing and deciding to carry it out.
Adenis continued:
"In the end, desperate, I finally chose to pray to the Great Eye and plead for His salvation."
"At the time, I thought He would say yes."
"But he refused."
"He told me that was something we should figure out on our own."
"yes, that's something we should figure out ourselves."
"The Great Eye is our benefactor, not a nanny, nor a patron saint that we think of as our own."
"He came from the universe, and this world is only a stop on his journey, not the end of his journey."
"So, I should have thought that the Great Eye would leave this world one day."
"It's just a pity that I didn't really understand the meaning of this until now."
"I'm sorry, everyone, for not making this judgment calmly and objectively, it was my dereliction of duty as the leader."
Adenis bowed deeply.
Although deflecting the contradictions and allowing the people to vent their negative emotions to the departed Great Eye is also an effective way to ease the people's emotions and unite people's hearts, Adenis did not do that kind of guidance.
Although, the Great Eye's failure to say goodbye was the direct cause of their current dire situation.
But things can't be seen that way.
As Adenis described.
To the Great Eye, they were just passers-by whom He helped out of kindness during his travels.
Is it because he helped that one that He will be responsible for the rest of the lives of those "passers-by"?
It doesn't make sense.
Another point is that the Great Eye faced Denton's challenge thousands of years ago, easily defeated Denton, put it into a space capsule, and exiled the universe, which really gave Adenis a huge shock.
You know, at that time, they were powerless in front of that Denton.
Therefore, Adenes, who remained sane and sober, chose to try to think and speak on the good side on the basis of facts.
Standing up, Adenis looked at the silent crowd and continued:
"Probably, the Great Eye is too disappointed in us who have been immersed in the stability brought by the Eye Soul System and no longer move forward, so they will say goodbye."
"However, even so, I don't regret that I chose to implement Edith's eye soul system instead of supporting Denton's enhancement experiment."
Adenes' sincere eyes looked around the eyes of everyone at the scene, telling his thoughts.
"Compared to the Eye Soul System, which can free everyone from the threat of the Red Death Disease as long as it is run, Denton's flesh enhancement and transformation experiment, which has been sacrificing volunteers, is really too cruel."
"You shouldn't have forgotten that Denton researched a relatively safe enhancement technology and began to create the Reformer, but hundreds of years after the Eye Soul system began to operate."
"It's hard to imagine how many people Denton would have sacrificed in his experiments if I hadn't stopped him in the first place."
"So, I don't regret my choice."
"I only regret that in this stable 1,000 years, I have stopped moving."
"It was my wrong thinking that led to the decay of the Eye Demon World today."
"It was my wrong insistence that led to your vulnerability at this time."
"Everyone, I'm sorry to have brought everyone to this point, there is no doubt that it is my dereliction of duty as the leader!"
"But, everyone, it's far from the time to despair, remember your past, everyone, you are far stronger than you think you are now!"
"So, don't be afraid to leave this world we know, and don't be afraid to return to the world we once fled."
"That world is safe now."
"The sky of that world is a clear blue."
"Under that blue sky, the Red Death will no longer be an incurable terminal disease."
"Aram has already arranged everything there, and as long as they pass, everyone can get enough to live in immediately."
"So ......"
"So what?"
At this point, suddenly, a different voice sounded from outside the square.
"So...... Are you going to make everyone abandon their world? Just because you personally don't approve of my experimental results? ”
Hearing this, Adenis stopped, and then looked beyond the crowd to the entrance to the plaza.
"Denton."
He said the name of the person who interjected, and there was no surprise on his face.