"That's ridiculous!"
This was Huai Shi's first reaction: Brother, what are you thinking?
But then, he felt that it was not completely unreasonable, but … wasn't this a bit too tragic?
Huai Shi asked bluntly, "What's the difference between this and burning people as firewood?"
"The difference is that at least we have firewood to burn," the Undying Bird replied calmly. "Otherwise, we will freeze to death."
"I object," Huai Shi said directly. "It's not that time yet."
"Is your objection useful, Huai Shi?"
The Undying Bird glanced at him indifferently. "Now that you have been urgently recruited, I am your direct superior. Execute my orders. Don't talk nonsense."
Now he finally looked like a soldier. When he spoke, he was calm and cold, and no one could refute him.
His eyes were rude and rude.
Huai Shi did not speak again.
"Is it feasible?" Taurus asked again. "We don't have the technical reserves in this area at present."
"Although it is a little difficult, it is not difficult."
The pale Fox sent the report to everyone, and everyone had a copy. "Next, the Undying Bird will become a fire seed and start to burn. With a conservative estimate, if the minimum amount of heat is released steadily, with our current thermodynamic equipment, we can probably guarantee a stable burning for 4,000 years."
Someone asked, "What about after 4,000 years?"
"After 4,000 years, there will be a change."
The Undying Bird said, "According to their own species and attributes, I will be the first, Blue Bird will be the second, and the third … The specific list is here. If you have any opinions, you can raise them here."
No one spoke.
Big Brother took the lead to sacrifice, and the people behind him still dared to talk nonsense. It was embarrassing.
There were many explorers who were afraid of death, not to mention that they would not really die.
"Then it's settled."
The Undying Bird made the decision. "Next, Huai Shi will assist the engineering team in the mining of minerals and be responsible for the construction of the huge framework of the metallurgical center. Fox will lead the team to solve the technical problems, and we will start in a month."
"After I leave, Fox will continue to be in charge of the city management. His original authority will not change, and my authority will be handed over to Huai Shi. Do you have any objections? If not, then the meeting is adjourned. "
"Wait a minute."
Huai Shi put its head close to the window of the conference room in shock. "Why did you give it to me? Also, why am I last on the list? "
"You're the last one because you're only seventeen years old. If possible, I don't want you to die before them. If you don't want to accept it, I can tell you another reason. It's because you're the biggest, so you can burn the longest. "
The Immortal Bird answered unhurriedly, "I gave you the position of leader because you can control the situation. To put it bluntly, no matter how bad the situation is, you can stuff the guys who don't want to enter the furnace … Are you satisfied?"
Huai Shi was speechless.
It was decided, regardless of whether Huai Shi was willing or not.
Although there were some problems in the process, the central furnace was finally completed two months later. After some calculations, the effect was a little worse than the original design, but it was still tolerable.
"Then, goodbye, everyone."
Before entering the silent furnace, the Immortal Bird looked around at everyone for the last time. "It's really pleasant to work with everyone."
He paused for a moment and said sincerely, "I hope you can continue to work hard and don't give up."
He didn't wait for the others to answer.
It slowly closed its six wings and plunged into the darkness of the furnace.
As the heavy gates of the furnace slowly closed, his figure could no longer be seen. Only the warm wind slowly blew out of the furnace, and a dazzling sun hung above the sky inside the city again.
It was as if the sun had returned to this abandoned land.
There was no quick death, but a slow end in the long and painful burning of four thousand years … If only sacrificing one person could make the whole world continue, it was really worth it.
"It's voluntary, you don't have to be sad."
Fox said, "Isn't this the responsibility of the Astronomy Association? Even if it's a drill, it's not an excuse to escape. "
"Is there no other way?" Huai Shi asked.
"Of course there is."
Fox calmly told him, "It's just that those methods are not as effective as this one, and they don't have such a cost-effective ratio."
Huai Shi didn't speak again. He just remained silent, gnawing on the stone pillar beside his mouth, and the sound of crunching spread out.
The light of the Immortal Bird shone on him, as if the coldness that had seeped into his bones had also been dispelled, warming Huai Shi up.
He quietly finished his lunch, then got up, carefully lifted the city inside the frame, and put it on his back.
He said, "Let's keep going."
"Where to?" Fox asked.
"Anyway, it's the same everywhere. Why not go out for a walk?" Huai Shi asked. "Maybe we can find a place where there's still heat."
Fox shook his head. "The probability is too small."
"We have nothing to do anyway, right?"
Huai Shi smiled and tightened the belt that fixed the frame. He felt the bursts of warmth on his back. "It doesn't matter if there's a tropical zone or not. At least we have to keep moving forward."
Fox didn't object anymore. He just sighed. "Then as you wish, Mr. Atlas."
Atlas, the giant who propped up the world in the myths of the Roman region.
It wasn't a bad name to call him that.
Huai Shi looked at the endless darkness in front of him and stepped forward again.
"Big brother who looks like a dog, come on!"
In the silence, there was a distant call that sounded like an auditory hallucination again. Huai Shi was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but laugh.
Then come on.
Be a qualified sled dog.
Carrying the only remaining world, Huai Shi's journey began again.
He walked deeper into the darkness.
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Time began to accelerate again.
Huai Shi continued to walk forward. A thousand years, two thousand years, three thousand years, as if in a trance, passed by with a nap. Along the way, he witnessed many solemn wonders.
There were terrifying fortresses that were immersed in the deepest part of the darkness, exuding deadly malice. There were also dry stars that hung high in the sky and fell into dead silence.
There were even more ruins and colossal statues.
Those dead civilizations, in their final moments, all chose to carve rocks and leave behind their own images, hoping that they could be passed down to future generations.
There were also some that were destroyed in the chaos of internal strife and war.
Behind Huai Shi, the Titan Empire continued to develop. After stabilizing its population of several million, its size had increased to three times its original size, and then it continued to shrink until it was only half of its original size.
The speed of evolution became slower and slower, and the span of each evolution became larger and larger. In the end, compared to their original size, they had shrunk to a third of their original size. Their eyes shone with the light of Origin Substance like flames.
"This is very normal."
Fox, whose fur had already fallen off, lay on the bed and said, "The trend of evolution is not that the stronger the better, but that the more suitable the better. Under the current circumstances, the smaller the size, the less the consumption, the more the growth. "
"You look like you're going to die."
"I'm just going to die of old age. After all, I haven't undergone the Deification transformation, and all of my evolution points have been invested into simulation."
Fox was still calm. "After I die, the management of the city will be handed over to the Taurus."
The Taurus was the only one that wasn't on the list because it didn't have anything to burn. Right now, it was constantly burning itself, controlling the entire city's energy supply.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that it was the city's heart.
"You can decide the city's matters yourselves."
Huai Shi had walked enough. He stopped and lay down on the ground. "I'm tired. I'm going to sleep for a while."
"What about after you wake up?"
"I'll keep walking," Huai Shi said. "I have nothing to do anyway."
Fox was amused by his stubborn appearance. "You still haven't given up hope?"
"I haven't thought about hope or anything. I just don't want to admit defeat," Huai Shi said. "At least I'm still alive."
If he was still alive, then he had to keep moving forward.
This wasn't a determination worthy of others' admiration. For Huai Shi, it was a simple instinct.
"Then I wish you a pleasant journey."
Fox said, "Good night."
"Good night."
Huai Shi closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
In his dream, he dreamt of a lake.
When he opened his eyes again, he was woken up by the Taurus.
"Where's Fox?"
"He died two hundred years ago." Taurus said. "You've been sleeping for around eight hundred years."
"Time really isn't reliable. I feel like I've only slept for two or three minutes. It hasn't even been half an hour since we started moving." Huai Shi smiled. "What's the matter?"
"The flames are about to extinguish. This time, it's the Blue Bird's turn." Taurus said. "I wanted to wake you up to take a look."
Huai Shi nodded.
After so many years, many giant beasts had already given up. They had sunk into their own slumber, waiting for their time to come.
The Blue Bird seemed to be a little uneasy. After forcing a smile to everyone, it walked into the furnace.
As the layers of gates opened, the flames illuminated Huai Shi's eyes.
He once again saw the Undying Bird.
It was no longer the same as before.
In the flames, a slightly old middle-aged man sat upright. When he felt the furnace door open, he raised his eyes and looked over. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately revealed a smile and looked at the Blue Bird.
"Is it your turn?"
The Blue Bird nodded. "I'm a little scared."
"It's normal to be scared, but it's not as lonely as imagined. It's just a little painful."
The Undying Bird stretched out its hand and warmly rubbed her head. "It's good to get used to it. Just treat it as a nightmare. One day, someone will come in and wake you up. When that time comes, you have to smile like me, understand?"
His movements were gentle, but the Blue Bird couldn't help but shed tears and nodded vigorously.
"Okay."
So, the Undying Bird smiled, as if it was free, turned into ashes and dissipated.
The Blue Bird bathed in the flames, turned around, and waved goodbye to her companions outside the furnace.
The furnace door closed.
In silence, Huai Shi retracted his gaze, climbed up from the ground, and once again stepped on the road ahead.
The earth rumbled, playing the last stubborn melody in this dead world.
He wanted to continue forward.
They were still alive.
They still existed.
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