Fortunately, today's Eternal Titan Empire was the only living thing left in this world. Even the enemy no longer existed.
This might be the mercy of the Creator.
The leaders of the large group formed by the mutants were the easiest to deal with. They were nothing more than a slightly stronger wild beast. The Creator did not arrange any destructive subordinates or personal troops to come over, which was already equivalent to an easy level of difficulty. If they encountered a Creator with a worse personality, it was not impossible for a bug like the surviving evil to appear.
Now, the surviving mutants had fled in all directions. It would not be long before they welcomed death in the desolation and vacuum, right?
The great enemy was gone.
When Huai Shi inadvertently looked back, he saw that the faint fog shrouding the city was also disappearing rapidly.
In a trance, he seemed to see a vague outline, but he could not see it clearly. In an instant, it disappeared with the fog.
Only a pair of eyes looked at him and waved at him faintly.
The fog dissipated together with the illusion.
Huai Shi was stunned for a long time. He did not know why he felt that the gaze was particularly familiar.
"Don't be stunned."
The Undying Bird passed by him. "Everyone, let's have a meeting."
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"How's the rescue situation? “
"We're rushing to do emergency repairs and first aid."
"What about the damage assessment?"
"It's still in the drafting stage, but a conservative estimate is that at least one-third of the factories and equipment need large-scale maintenance and reprocessing."
"Sounds good. At least it's still within the acceptable range." The Undying Bird nodded. "So what's the next situation?"
"It's terrible."
Fox sighed. "To be exact, it's terrible. Hydra shouldn't be so impulsive …"
If he were to be snobbish, he would rather use three times the loss to exchange for Hydra's loss. But at that time, it would be completely overturned. If Hydra stood by and did nothing, it was still unknown whether everyone would still be able to sit here and chat.
Even if the consequences were tragic, it was still a pain that had to be endured.
If they wanted to survive, sometimes they had to make some sacrifices. Even if it was to drink poison to quench their thirst, as long as they could linger on at death's door for a second, they would not care about anything else.
"Isn't there still the Alchemists?"
"Although it's sad to say this, but … the two sides are on completely different levels." After pondering for a moment, Fox said straightforwardly, "The difference in size between the two sides is like the difference between the strongest kobold in the city and the Huai Shi.
With their abilities, just taking over all the alchemy matrices left behind by Hydra is already difficult enough. Asking them to take a step further in the development and production of the alchemy matrices is just a dream. "
The Phoenix was silent for a long time. It looked disappointed, but it could not help but sigh in relief.
Fortunately, at the very least, the depth control instrument and sediment discharge matrix in the city could still continue to operate. Otherwise, without the Hydra, the entire city would have turned into the abyss sooner or later.
At that time, the Eternal Titan Empire would probably have the word 'Hell' added to it.
"Is there any worse news?"
"Bad news?" Fox slammed a thick stack of reports on the table. "I have a bunch here. Which one do you want to hear?"
The Phoenix shrugged. "Let's talk about the worst one first."
"We're all still alive."
"What's the second worst?"
"We will all die." Fox looked around at everyone and calmly said, "It's just that some people will die in front of everyone."
No one said anything.
In the silence, they all felt an indescribable heaviness at the same time.
The joy of victory had disappeared without a trace.
This was not a decisive battle, but an arduous journey with no end in sight. There was no such thing as automatically entering a happy ending after defeating the Boss.
They could only move forward together.
They tied each other with safety ropes and climbed an endless snowy mountain, relying on their own thin body temperature to fight against the harsh world.
But no matter how much they supported each other, someone would fall first.
Every time one of them fell, their efficiency of moving forward would slow down a little. Until the first snowflake that fell caused an irreversible collapse, the situation completely collapsed.
Death was like an avalanche, covering everyone.
Before the arrival of death, they did not have the luxury of breathing.
"Cheer up!"
The Phoenix's low voice dispelled the depressed and uneasy atmosphere. Its majestic eyes scanned the surroundings. "If you want to admit defeat, leave immediately and go home to lie on the sofa. If you're a man, no, if you really have a little sense of responsibility for this world, then put away that childish face of yours when you hear that winter and summer vacations are canceled!"
Everyone looked shocked and subconsciously held their heads high.
The Phoenix looked around at them and nodded with satisfaction. "That's more like it … I'm not asking you to work hard to pay the mortgage during the day, sign the divorce agreement with your wife at night, go home and help your children with their homework. At best, you'll just die. What's there to be afraid of?"
There was a burst of laughter among the giant beasts.
It seemed that only this kind of cold and heartless adult joke could warm people's hearts at this time.
If you looked at it this way, the apocalypse was gentler than the present.
At least they didn't have to worry about the monthly loan when they opened their eyes every day.
"Are you all awake?"
The Phoenix withdrew its gaze. "If you're all awake, get to work. There's no time for you to dawdle. Do you hear me? Go to work! "
Under its impatient command, the giant beasts dispersed in a hubbub.
In the silence, Fox stood in place and looked at it with its head tilted. "Why don't you let me continue?"
"If I continue, everyone doesn't have to work. Just leave and go home."
"Without long-term considerations, there must be immediate worries." Fox sighed. "I just want everyone to understand the seriousness of the situation."
"Thinking about success or failure and how to succeed or fail is between the two of us."
The Phoenix replied calmly, "Leading people to march is not leading people to do research. It's a bit cruel to say this, but the soldiers who rush to the battlefield don't need to worry about things like supplies and whether there will be friendly artillery support after a month. They just need to rush forward and be done with it. "
"…"
Fox was silent for a long time and sighed softly. "It's not necessarily a bad thing to die with hope."
"I don't know whether it's good or bad, but no one here is afraid of death."
The Phoenix told him, "They're not afraid, I'm not afraid, so you shouldn't be afraid."
Fox smiled bitterly. "But if possible, who doesn't want to live well?"
"Yes."
The Phoenix whispered, "Because of this, sacrifice will be meaningful, won't it?"
It stopped talking and rose into the air and flew into the distance.
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After the end of that battle, the intensive production still continued.
Although there was no air in the outside world, the Titan Empire still found a way to synthesize oxygen after putting up the isolation shield. After the discussion and hosting of many scholars, the race began to evolve again.
After neglecting the improvement of physical fitness, the focus was on the enhancement of resistance and tolerance. After reducing the consumption of intake, the resistance to a large number of negative states was enhanced.
Once they stepped into the standard, the technological ability of the entire Titan Empire began to improve rapidly. Without the obstacles of the laws and regulations of the present world, no matter how inhumane the experiments and modifications were, they went smoothly as if success was achieved when the conditions were right, and the results were remarkable.
Whether it was the extraction of the genes from the giant beasts for modification or the acceleration of their own mechanization, after three transformations and collectivization surgery, it was difficult to distinguish the original race of the residents just by looking at their appearance.
Not only the appearance, but the organs and survival methods in the body were gradually converging.
It was as if the integration process was unbelievably smooth.
And just as the last evolution was completed, everyone observed a thin fog shrouding the sky above the city. Compared to the last time Huai Shi saw it, it was undoubtedly much thicker, as if it was gradually growing stronger. There were faint fluctuations of Origin Substance, but it was difficult to see the traces of Origin Substance flowing and interfering with matter.
The moment the fog formed, the scholars fell into a state of shock. Huai Shi also felt a rhythm coming from within his body — it was the sleeping souls of hundreds of thousands of lizardmen, responding to the call of the fog.
Huai Shi hesitated for a moment, but no longer restrained them. Soon, wisps of white gas rose from under his scales and merged with the fog along with the gentle hymns, causing the fog to become even thicker.
It was not clear whether to say that he was relieved of a burden or disappointed. The departure of hundreds of thousands of lizardmen's souls made Huai Shi's consciousness much more relaxed and nimble, and he no longer had the clumsy feeling of carrying a heavy load. However, after getting used to carrying a heavy load in the past, Huai Shi actually felt a little uncomfortable.
It was a little too light.
The lizardmen did not take away Huai Shi's beloved RGB Halo. Instead, they generously gifted him with all of their remaining Origin Substance and faith. They didn't even take away their own memories; they simply merged their most fundamental consciousness into the fog.
Immediately after, the fog seemed to have eaten a great tonic as it rapidly condensed. In the end, it actually formed an illusionary spring water that flashed and disappeared.
That feeling was exceptionally familiar, and Huai Shi was stunned for a long time. He couldn't believe it. "The Silver Sea?"
That was indeed the impression that the Silver Sea had left on Huai Shi. It was the place where all of the Present Realm's knowledge and mysteries flowed out, the Sea of Miracles that contained all of the miracles and souls.
However, compared to the spectacular scene that Huai Shi had once witnessed, this spring was somewhat shabby and insignificant. However, the essence of the two was undoubtedly the same.
It wasn't just Huai Shi who could tell. Everyone could tell. Very quickly, the eyes of dozens of ordinary members in the city lit up with the light of Origin Substance, and they instantly underwent a transformation.
A Sublimator had appeared?
The scholars all sucked in a breath of cold air.
Although there were many differences between Sublimators and Sublimators, and even their souls were the same as Blank Slate's, there was no doubt that this was a soul structure unique to Sublimators.
They had been bestowed with souls.
The huge surprise made everyone feel excited. Although this power was still too small compared to the current giant beasts, no matter what, it was still a rare and valuable improvement.
It was just like how Gagarin, the astronaut of the Russian Federation, had taken his first step on the moon.
It was of great significance.
Putting aside the existence of the Sublimators, the moment the Silver Sea appeared, the various laws that had been set up inside the city quickly stabilized. It was as if they had been wedged into this space, and they no longer needed to be maintained as tediously as before. It was as if a large factory had replaced the original small workshop of the scholars. It could almost be regarded as a small Zarathustra's secret apparatus.
This was crucial to the stability of the Eternal Titan Empire.
With such an unexpected good thing happening, everyone's confidence in getting through the end of the world was boosted.
This might be the last ray of light before the long winter night arrived.
From that day onwards, the temperature began to drop day by day …
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