In the old days, the people on earth had the same accent and speech.

They were so proud, wise, and united that they wanted to unite to build a great city, a tower that would lead to heaven.

– because they want to be on high, they want to make a name for themselves. They wanted to erect a tall lighthouse so that wanderers from afar could see their hometown.

They want to be their idols, they want to be equal to the gods...... Ultimately, they want to surpass God.

After that, "God" confused their accents and made their speech incomprehensible to each other. So the people were scattered upon the earth, and strife arose among them. So the tower that was built and abandoned was named "Babel".

That means "chaos" and also means "God's Gate."

This is what Russell knew...... Legends about the Tower of Babel in another world.

And this is what the ancient humans of this world have experienced.

After they arrived in the interstellar age, their culture and language were unified. And it is precisely because they want to open the "gate of God" that they have incurred trouble.

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It is indeed the real "god" who gave them turmoil and destruction - the consciousness body that hatched in the sea of the subconscious of the group, absorbed the spiritual energy of all human subconscious constructions and was reborn as a "phantom dream", which can indeed be called a god.

Eventually, humanity is no longer united. They no longer work in the same place, but are scattered.

In earthly times, there were many human kingdoms; And in the Sky Age, that is, the seven empty islands.

“…… How to say it. ”

After a brief silence, Russell and Delphinium looked at each other: "Sounds quite romantic." ”

The two of them smiled in unison.

Seeing this, Chairman Sailun was a little surprised.

"Your reaction was beyond my expectations.

"The last person who heard the truth about the world has gone mad...... Or did you not understand? ”

"What's not to understand about this? Isn't it just a simple two-end plug problem? ”

Russell shook his head, picked up the iced Coke and took a sip unhurriedly.

Delphinium replied on the side: "If the seal is not lifted, then this world will be like a stranded whale, which will gradually die on the beach and slowly deplete its resources."

"And if the seal of the dream world is lifted, it is equivalent to resurrecting the 'god'. Although she has been separated and sealed by dragons and elves, she will still wake up once the seal is broken...... Instead, we can escape into other parallel worlds. The dangers encountered are the slowly reborn 'gods' and the other twilight species in the dream world.

"If the seal on the vault is lifted, then we can leave this dying planet. On the other hand, there are other civilizations and other twilight species in the universe...... Right? ”

"Sounds like you're inclined to break the seal of the vault. It's normal, I was so curious about space before I left the planet for the first time. ”

Serun smiled and patiently explained, "But I have to add...... Don't forget one detail, which is that we have not mastered the technology of faster-than-light travel at all. Our scholars have confirmed through research that at least the materials on our planet cannot support the technology of warp engines.

"At the same time, we didn't have the wormhole stabilization technology. Although the location of the wormhole was discovered, we were unable to navigate through it...... And the wormhole is still very far away from us. Our hyperspace engine is completely dependent on the powerful psionic energy of the old psychic network, and only with it can we leave this planet. Otherwise, we would have left long ago. ”

In other words, as long as you want to leave this planet, no matter what means you use, you must first unlock the seal of the dream world.

"And if the Tower of the End is placed horizontally...... The planet, no—the civilization itself, is in a countdown to destruction. ”

When Russell heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked meaningfully at Chairman Sailun.

"In that case," he asked softly, "why don't you continue to develop technology on this planet?" ”

"Because it doesn't make sense."

Serun sighed: "It's all said, our scholars have proven that our civilization is not capable of normal hyperspace navigation. This means that we are doomed to die trapped in the shallows. Although the humans of the past have a great duty to us, we hope that we will one day be able to escape from this planet...... But in fact, they also knew that without all the spiritual energy stored by a thriving planet as a beacon, the speed of the 'dragon' would not be enough. Twenty years after they leave this planet, our civilization will be ruined halfway.

"It's all been calculated by artificial intelligence. The results of the calculations of the seven dragons are exactly the same...... The answer is, we can't get to the finish line. Twenty years is too short. Even faster-than-light technology may not be able to find new places to live; And even if a new place to live is found, it will only prolong the period of death.

"The 'Dream' has been brought into this universe by us, and we have caused great trouble. Sooner or later, this universe will be swallowed up by it......"

The chairman of Tianen Group was full of fear in his words.

There was a static despair and sorrow on her face, mixed with some determination and sorrow.

It's like knowing that you are terminally ill, giving up treatment after grief and beginning to arrange the aftermath in an orderly manner.

"This is a great horror that only elves and dragons can understand. You have not seen that despair, and you cannot understand why we are doing this. But that's just because you're too young.

"If hope is given, despair is more likely to arise when hope is lost. Now that the day of destruction is predestined, all we do is to extend the limits of civilization as much as possible......

Then, of course, we will choose to flee here in two ways when the planet is completely in the countdown to destruction, and there is no way back or any luck.

"A giant dragon escaped into the dream realm, and the six dragons went in six different directions. Although, according to calculations, we are normally unable to reach the next habitable planet before the resurrection of the 'dream' and the outbreak of the psychic plague...... But if we can meet a well-meaning civilization, maybe they can take us in and leave us the spark of civilization. Or, after our complete demise...... The 'tombstones' that record everything of our civilization will also float among the stars.

"If you happen to encounter a higher civilization than us, you can leave it to them as a commemoration and proof; And if the tombstone falls into the land of the nascent civilization, it will also help them somewhat. ”

Chairman Sailun never mentioned the possibility of civilization surviving.

Maybe they don't believe it, and they don't want to believe it.

If you don't hope, you won't be disappointed.

Russell shook his head in disappointment.

He sighed softly, his words tinged with sarcasm: "I used to think that the elves might be the guardians of the fallen, and the dragons were the gods who protect civilization.

"Now it looks like it's just a bunch of survivors and their AI assistants...... Playing home with a group of animal companions in a shelter. ”

“…… If you think so, you're right. ”

Chairman Cironn did not disagree with Russell's words.

Highlight a "don't say it, I ordered" free and easy.

"Anyway, I've done everything I could, to the best I could."

She shrugged her shoulders, leaned back and crossed her legs, and that natural posture did not have the noble elegance that originally belonged to the highest-ranking big man: "Why does Happiness Island maintain that illusory 'happiness'?" Or rather, what exactly is this standard?

"It's easy. The farther away from the 'dream', the higher the level of happiness, and when the level of happiness is low to a certain level, it means that their spirit has been eroded by the dream. Our criteria for transforming spirits are also related to this - talent alone is not enough, but also a dull enough sense of 'dreams'. The more you can't sense the dream, the later you can catch up with her.

"In this way, when the dragon finally takes off, I will be relieved of the trouble of distinguishing between the 'people who should be saved', and I have isolated them so that the rest of us can not be infected by this mental plague...... The materials of the psychic protection chip are inherently limited. We also have to prepare for the interstellar voyage that follows, and they may be able to prolong the moment when they are overtaken.

"I've seen you tossing and turning for a long time, Sal. You really want to give them human rights...... Then it's up to you. ”

Chairman Selun was very tolerant of Russell.

She had known for a long time that Russell wanted to unite the uncensored, to establish a new authority in the Sky Island - but so what?

"It's still more than 50 years before the resources are exhausted. At that point, we'll have to break the seal and make a last-ditch effort...... And at that point, we would probably be able to hold out for another twenty years. For 70 years, you can be the king if you want. ”

Speaking of this, Sailun glanced at Russell deeply: "But I hope you don't forget either...... Your bloody father, what the hell did that guy do with the sheath. ”

"Did he really kill a dragon?"

"If it's fake, it's a dragon that belongs to Holy Blood Island. That is, the one that was originally responsible for guarding the ampoule biomedical. ”

Seron's voice was full of mockery: "Her name is Maria...... It is the gentlest of the seven dragons, and the gentlest to humans.

"Probably that's why she's sheathed."

“…… Then why didn't Holy Blood Island fall? ”

"It's the dragon's heart that powers the Sky Island. That is, the engine that extracts energy from the 'parallel world'. ”

"The perpetual motion machine?"

Russell's heart moved: "Isn't that ......?"

"Don't move the dragon's mind."

Seron's face was stunned, and she warned, "Yes, if the dragon's heart were gathered together, it would barely supply about eight million people to survive. But humanity cannot stay on the order of eight million forever.

"And the planet's non-renewable resources have been used by us more than a thousand years ago...... They are used to build these dragons. And don't you think it's stupid to dismantle them again?

"Dragons can provide us with perpetual motion energy that has been floating in the universe, but without enough psionic energy to propel it, we still can't reach the speed of light."

"But that's one way to do it."

Russell pointed out the loophole in Ceron's words: "If you use dragons as an energy source, then at least you don't have to face 'dreams'. You're only because of your relationship with the dragon...... In other words, the relationship with 'Kübler' is too good, so I don't want people to use it that way. ”

Speaking of this, Russell suddenly realized: "No wonder...... Some elves tried to rebel against the dragon's rule. They don't want absolute power on this empty island, but they want to deny the meaning of the dragon's existence! ”

The delphinium finally understood the strange logic of the discordant: "Tovatus just wants to deny the meaning of the dragon."

"When the dragon has restored the living environment on the land, humans can move back to the surface. The dragon heart does not need to be used to power the floating island, but can be used to provide energy for human survival......

"There must be a group of elves who have this kind of idea."

That's why Kamalse gave up his "fate"!

To the elves, eternal life meant nothing. They are expendable in their own right, to fight unknown disasters during that long interstellar journey...... In other words, it is mainly to fight against the twilight species of "Fantasy Dream" and other chance encounters.

But Kamalse, however, is ready to fulfill his destiny ahead of schedule, in order to get a bug and gain eternal life.

- Does that make sense?

In this world where resources are depleted sooner or later, gain eternal life...... Isn't this just torture?

Kamalse's plan told them very clearly: Yes!

While it is impossible to give everyone hope of life, it can at least give a long life to some of the elites, or rather, some of the "elves".

One heart can feed eight million people, and there are seven such dragons.

Together, these heart engines are "perpetual motion machines"!

As long as the number of survivors is controlled, they can live very comfortably. The trade-off is that only one percent of the population survives.

“…… They should be the 'Surviving Faction'. ”

Russell looked at Seron: "And you are...... The 'Voyage School' that follows the ancient path, or the 'Death School'?

"From that point of view, you're probably the more radical side. After all, more elves have become accustomed to the life of power in this thousand years of life.

"They have forgotten their mission...... They just want the status quo. In that sense, they are conservatives.

"Because for them, it's 'keeping the status quo.'" The difference is that the original status quo was provided by the people at the bottom who were oppressed by them...... And if they get the dragon's heart, they can skip this step and get the energy furnace directly.

"And you say that pure psionic energy has the ability to 'make all wishes come true.' This means that it can do anything as long as it is powered.

"That way, they don't need to squeeze anyone to have a long and comfortable eternal life on this dead cage planet. Sounds like a good ending......

“…… If you don't count the 99 percent of those who were abandoned or even killed by them. ”

Sailun's face finally darkened.

She looked at Russell, "Are you from their faction too?" Sacrifice the future for eternal life without a future......"

"Nope."

Russell replied without hesitation: "I won't choose either."

"In my opinion, you are just as stupid and just as short-sighted...... No less arrogant.

"I'm still ...... I want to break the seal. ”

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