Now, looking back at the fall of the Kingdom of Heaven …
What was caused was not only the collapse of the Utopia but also the change of the rules set by an era. This change was not limited to the present realm but even went deep into hell.
It was not an exaggeration to call it a collapse.
Not a single place escaped the aftermath of the collapse of the building.
Although the division caused by the Golden Dawn was a key junction, it was only a fuse. What really pushed the Utopia to the brink of collapse was the fourth project, Kingdom of Heaven, which was once given high hopes.
The first project, the Great Mystic Ritual, Zarathustra, said so, replacing the rules of the gods.
The second project, the Rainbow Bridge, connected the present realm and the border, allowing the entire world to complete a true unity.
The third project, the Silver Sea, endowed all humans with a common soul. It covered the entire realm and was everywhere. It suppressed all the poison that seeped in and protected everyone's will to the greatest extent.
Every one of these projects was an unparalleled achievement.
Even the fourth project, Kingdom of Heaven, that the Utopia did not complete in the end.
It was a library that integrated all the traces and records in the world, collected the essence of all the valuable souls and things, and stored all the true knowledge and history. Furthermore, it could extract the marks left by all the heroes and sages in history, iterate and evolve continuously. It was not an exaggeration to say that it could create an existence like the Savior, right?
"In fact, this is only the first stage of Kingdom of Heaven."
During the long journey, Russell once said to Huai Shi, "If that's the case, it's at best a job that can be completed with time. Although it's great, it's not qualified to be called the fourth project."
Even though it was so exaggerated, it was only the foundation of something truly great.
A blueprint.
A key to the future.
An experimental product.
"The real purpose of the fourth project is to create a true Kingdom of Heaven with the power of man."
"A true Kingdom of Heaven?" Huai Shi was confused. "The kind where milk and honey flow in the river?"
"I'm not a core participant, so I can't describe it to you in detail. But after the fall of Kingdom of Heaven, I met the gray-robed man once and asked the same question as you."
Russell smoked his cigar and sighed softly, "The man in gray told me that the so-called Heaven is a world where Hell does not exist."
This was the real purpose of the fourth project. At the same time, it was also the ultimate goal of the Utopia. It was the origin of the name Celestial genealogy and the significance of its existence as a tool.
Breaking away from the cycle of life and death, there was no need to destroy the world and then rebuild it.
Instead, it was eternal hell.
Creating a brand new world without hell.
Even Russell, after so many years of pursuit and exploration, could not imagine how to fulfill such a despairing wish.
How to do it, how to achieve it, and what method to use to achieve this goal.
Everything had become a mystery with the disappearance of the last president of the Astronomy Association.
No, perhaps when Kingdom of Heaven fell, it had already been declared a failure.
Because of the betrayal of the Golden Dawn, there was an aberration catalyst hidden in the Kingdom of Heaven from the very beginning, which had the possibility of becoming a destructive element.
During the long period of creation, it had been hiding in the shadows, absorbing nutrients, slowly sprouting, and spreading.
It was not until the moment Kingdom of Heaven was tested that the aberration from Hell erupted from it. What it brought was a terrifying contamination that instantly spread across the borders of the present realm and Hell.
All the institutions and important equipment connected to Kingdom of Heaven were unprepared for the erosion.
Whether it was the terminal that gathered 15% of the computing power of the entire realm, or the various institutions in the present realm, or even the ivory tower of the logistics base, or the outpost deep in Hell.
Every part of his body was pierced by the sharp blade that came from his back.
In order to reduce this damage to an acceptable level, countless people made huge sacrifices, but the collapse of the Utopia was still unavoidable.
In the end, Perron, who was originally the guardian of Kingdom of Heaven, betrayed his duty and completely destroyed the Kingdom of Heaven that had been preserved after sacrificing so much.
From then on, he wandered the borders and became the leader of Green Sun.
After 70 years, the pain caused by the fall of Kingdom of Heaven to the Astronomy Association had yet to be healed.
And 70 years ago, chaos also happened in Hell. As Kingdom of Heaven transformed into the element of destruction, all precious records fell into chaos and madness for a short time.
In order to isolate the chaos, the Source Substance network managed by the Three Wise Men had no choice but to ruthlessly separate itself from the present realm and move to the borders. Even so, contamination was inevitable.
To this day, the Dark Net was a key monitoring target of the Central Bureau. Once the Three Wise Men were no longer able to control the spread of the residual poison, they had to be completely destroyed in order to prevent it from completing the transformation of the element of destruction.
At the same time, the vast majority of souls chose to leave Kingdom of Heaven and preserve themselves. Their whereabouts were still unknown. Or, he might as well be like the traitor Ye Zhi and turn into the Golden Dawn.
What was more serious was the 'deep backflow' phenomenon caused by the failure of the defensive measures.
The deepening of many depths triggered a chain reaction in the Abyss. More than a dozen sleeping rulers were awakened, and the chaos in Hell triggered a disaster that spanned dozens of depths.
Most of Utopia's research facilities in Hell were attacked.
If it were not for the limitation of depth, the present realm might have even ushered in another War of the Worlds at its weakest.
Ying Fangzhou died in battle at that time in order to protect the outpost where he was and buy time for others to evacuate.
Even so, less than one in ten people who successfully withdrew survived, and the losses were heavy.
"The Nautilus was sealed at that time."
Russell sighed softly. "In order to prevent it from going out of control or being distorted, it was urgently anchored in the base before the test flight was over and quarantined … After the evacuation, there was no more news."
"Did the evacuees not return?" Huai Shi asked.
"They are not on the list of returnees."
Russell was silent for a long time before sighing softly. "They're probably dead."
"… I see."
Huai Shi was silent for a moment before telling him, "Don't worry, I will bring it back."
"Not only that, Huai Shi, the mission you shoulder is more important than you think."
Russell said, "Among all the teams, only you are not allowed to support other teams. No matter how close the distance of the distress signal is, you must not waver in the slightest, understand?
You have to complete your mission at all costs. Even if all your teammates die, you can't turn around and give up. When necessary, you even have to take the initiative to sacrifice them to protect yourself.
Your advancement is the first priority, and so is your safety. You have to understand that you represent more than just yourself. “
Luo Su asked, "Can you complete a mission like this?"
Huai Shi was silent and did not speak.
And Russell did not speak again. He just calmly and coldly waited for his answer.
Until Huai Shi spoke.
"I'm sorry, Russell," he said, "But I can't promise you this."
Even if it was a companion he met by chance, he could not guarantee that he could coldly turn around and leave when the other party sacrificed himself in front of him.
Russell did not fly into a rage.
He just sighed.
It was as if he had expected this and knew it would turn out like this.
"Then try your best to do it. Do it your way and do it beautifully."
He shook his head helplessly. "Now that things have come to this, I can't say that you can't do it and replace someone else … To Celestial genealogy, you are irreplaceable. Huai Shi, I hope you can also understand this."
"It sounds like I've caused you trouble again?" Huai Shi asked.
"Yes, big trouble. But what can I do with a student like you?"
Russell laughed self-deprecatingly. "The worst thing is that I actually feel quite happy. As a teacher, I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed.
In short, you go and do your work. Leave the rest to me. "
In fact, the most dangerous part of the entire mission was not the route.
It was the process of returning.
When they went, it was a secret operation. But after all the outposts were reactivated, even a blind person would be able to sense the waves clearly.
At that time, the rulers participating in this War of the Worlds would definitely not let it go.
Forget about the others, Huai Shi's target was the biggest. After all, the size of the Nautilus was there for all to see.
You drove a submarine under the nose of a large group of hell, was it possible?
There were only two choices left for him.
Either he completed his mission as quickly as possible before all the outpost networks were reactivated and returned with the Nautilus before attracting attention.
Or he could stay in the base and wait for the War of the Worlds to end before returning. It would definitely be safe and risk-free.
However, it would be too late by then.
As the signature of Celestial genealogy, being absent in such an important battle was itself a sign of incompetence.
"This is the so-called spinning a cocoon around yourself. Huai Shi, you have to bear the consequences of your own decision."
Russell finally reminded him. "No matter what happens, I will leave a key position for you on the opening stage of the War of the Worlds. As for whether you can make it back in time to complete the advancement, it will depend on you."
"Don't worry, it's just courting death. I do this all the time."
Huai Shi laughed.
After hanging up the phone, he leaned on the chair on the balcony and bathed in the sea breeze blowing from afar.
For some reason, his mood gradually became better.
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After hanging up the phone, Russell raised his head and looked at Isaac's projection. "Look, I told you, he wouldn't agree with that method of doing things."
"If you insist on doing so, I will not object, but please approve my application to join."
Isaac replied expressionlessly. "This mission is too important. I think Huai Shi will lack the necessary decisiveness at critical moments."
"Isaac, I won't approve such a ridiculous thing. Well, even though I'm ridiculous, you're the vice principal, you're my agent. When I'm not around, you're my incarnation and my limbs. Now you're telling me that I'm sorry, I'm going to hell with you … Then who else can I leave the Celestial genealogy to?"
"You can transfer Madam Chen or Mr Ramanujan back."
"They have their own jobs. Besides, they don't have your patience. Apart from you, no one else can handle such a huge amount of work."
Russell said helplessly, "I know you're concerned, but relax. This isn't his first time out. There's no need to make a fuss. You and Katja are the same … Huai Shi has the ability to solve this problem. "
"The question is whether he is willing or not. Most of the time, he will put his emotions and likes before anything else, ignoring the weight and responsibility on his shoulders."
Isaac said coldly, "With all due respect, this is not the way a leader should do things."
"Then what should he do? Be decisive? Be ruthless? Be like me, a nuisance no matter where I go? "
Russell smiled indifferently. "On the contrary, Isaac, this is what I admire most about him – no matter what, he will always put his own will above the group, no matter how exaggerated the weight on the other side of the scale is.
He does this not because anyone expects him to do so, but because he has decided to do so.
In my opinion, as a leader, that's all you need to do. If he is always easily interfered with by the likes and dislikes of others, how can he control the direction of the future on behalf of more people?
Apart from that, what he lacks is nothing more than a little experience. "
In the middle of the night on the other side of the Reality, Russell leaned on the chair and said with a smile, "Don't worry. You need to give him some time. He will do well, better than you can imagine."
After a long silence, Isaac nodded.
"I will."
The projection disappeared without a trace.
In the quiet room, Russell closed his eyes and hummed softly.
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