When Neo and the others returned to the airship, there was only silence.
Everyone was silent. The crew members on the airship had naturally heard the conversation between Morpheus and Fangzheng. They were also at a loss.
If what the man said was true, that the world they lived in was not the real world, then what was the point of fighting for so long? Living a precarious life in a place that was like a stinking ditch. The only source of motivation that could support them was their hope and their struggle.
But now, even all of this was fake?
In that case, what were they fighting for?
Neo did not say a word. He just sat in his chair with his head down. No one knew what he was thinking. Morpheus, on the other hand, clenched his fists tightly and mumbled to himself. His eyes were bloodshot. Trinity did not know what to say when she saw the two of them. Although she was surprised and surprised, she was not too shaken. After all, she had found the man she loved. To Trinity, it had nothing to do with whether he was the Savior or not. It was because he was her man.
That was enough.
"This is a lie! This must be a lie!"
At this moment, Morpheus suddenly stood up and bellowed in rage. He waved his fists with a ferocious expression on his face.
"I don't believe it! It shouldn't be like this! The Prophet told me that as long as we find the Savior, we'll have a way to end all this!! "
"… …"
However, no one responded to Morpheus. Everyone lowered their heads and did not say a word. They had gathered here because they believed in Morpheus. Some of them, like Neo, were even rescued from their mother's womb by Morpheus himself.
But now, they were completely at a loss as to what to do about all of this.
If what the man said was true, then … Morpheus did not save them. He only pushed them into hell.
"In short, we need to return to Zion as soon as possible."
Trinity finally spoke.
"None of this has been proven yet. We must hand this information over to the committee and let them handle it …"
"… …"
Still, no one said a word. The people who were sitting in their chairs like statues suddenly started working like robots. In any case, this could at least temporarily stop them from thinking about these headache-inducing things. That's right, all they had to do was pretend they didn't hear anything … .as long as they returned to Sion ….
With this in mind, everyone piloted the flying ship toward Zion. For some reason, the mechanical squids that were patrolling around the vicinity had all disappeared, and they had safely returned to Zion along the route. However, when everyone piloted the airship into Zion, they keenly noticed that the entire city seemed a little strange.
"What happened?"
Trinity stood at the window, frowning, staring out. The platform where the airship was docked was filled with people. Not only that, the originally noisy Zion now looked like a morgue, dead silent. What are they doing here? Logically speaking, shouldn't Zion be preparing to resist the invasion of the parent?
"We will dock at the second platform."
Soon, the pilot's voice was heard. Then, the airship made a turn in the air and stopped steadily. Everyone picked up their luggage listlessly and walked to the door of the airship. As the cabin door opened, they were shocked by what they saw in the next moment.
On the platform outside the airship, thousands of people stood there in silence, staring at them. No one spoke, but the gazes that were directed at them inexplicably made them feel a little uneasy.
"What's … going on?"
Neo had also gotten off the airship at that moment. He was also shocked to see this scene. He hurriedly turned to ask Trinity next to him. Trinity just shook her head. Before she could answer, a man suddenly walked out from the crowd not far in front of them.
"Neo … .what you guys said before … .is it all true?"
"What do you mean?"
Neo was taken aback when he heard the man's question. At the same time, he suddenly had a bad feeling deep down in his heart. At that moment, someone else stood up.
"That's a lie! We're still living in the parent's body! It's all fake! This is the real world, right?! "
"What the hell is going on? Isn't this the real world? What are we fighting for?! "
"This …."
The expressions of Morpheus and the others changed drastically when they heard the crowd's agitated questions. They didn't expect Zion's people to know what happened in the parent's body! How was that possible? They didn't mention this to Zion at all!!
"Captain Morpheus."
At that moment, several fully-armored soldiers separated the crowd and walked in. The man in the lead looked at Morpheus with a complicated expression and said.
"The council wants to see you and your crew. Now, immediately."
"…."
After hearing the soldier's order, everyone looked at each other, then dragged their exhausted steps and followed the soldier to the council.
When Morpheus and the others arrived at the council hall, it was already full of people. Everyone had different expressions on their faces. Some were confused, some were afraid, some were desperate, and some were even angry. When they saw Morpheus and the others walking in, they immediately raised their heads and looked at Morpheus.
"Captain Morpheus."
In the end, an elderly councilor spoke first.
"I would like to ask, what exactly did you guys encounter in the parent's body?"
"…."
Hearing the elderly councilor's question, Morpheus didn't answer immediately. He looked around, then retracted his gaze again.
"Before that, I want to know … what exactly happened in Zion?"
"Hmph …."
In response to Morpheus's question, another female councilor snorted coldly and said.
"Not long ago, someone hacked into Zion's mainframe and conducted a 'live broadcast' for us …. The content was a conversation between you, a man, and someone called the Creator …."
"What?!"
Hearing this, not only Morpheus, but even Neo and Trinity were shocked. Although they already had similar speculations before coming to the council, they still couldn't help but be shocked when they heard it with their own ears. Of course, the three of them didn't even need to ask to know who did it. But … .why would he do that?
No wonder Zion became like this.
After getting the answer, Neo and Trinity exchanged glances. They both knew very well that the people of Zion were like-minded. They had always thought that they were fighting against the robot army that enslaved humanity, and they saw themselves as the righteous side. But if all this was just a "game map" designed by the parent's body, then what was the point of their battle? Their resistance, their determination, their will, and even their inheritance, were all just a joke?
"Now, we just want to know one thing! Captain Morpheus! What exactly do you know? Is the content real?! "
At that moment, another councilor could not help but slam the table and shout. He obviously couldn't hold it in any longer.
Morpheus was silent for a long time, then shook his head.
"No, councilor, I think those are all lies."
"What?"
Hearing this, not only the councilors, but even Neo and Trinity were shocked. They looked at Morpheus in surprise, completely unable to understand why he said that.
"It's simple, councilors."
At that moment, Morpheus seemed to have finally thought of something. His expression was no longer as solemn as before.
"I suspect that all of this is just a show directed by the parent's body in an attempt to destroy our will to resist. It's not the real truth!"
"Then, do you have any proof?"
"Of course I have proof!"
Morpheus abruptly pointed at Neo.
"I believe that many of you here know Neo and have even seen his actions in the parent's body. I believe that as an extraordinary existence, Neo can easily move unhindered in the parent's body and fly in the sky. If this world is also a virtual world, then Neo should be able to display the same ability! Not only him, but we can also do things in the parent's body that we can't do in the real world. Isn't this the most convincing proof? If this is just a virtual world, then we should be able to break through the shackles of this body! "
"This …."
Hearing Morpheus's answer, everyone could not help but look at each other. Just as he said, if this was a virtual world, then they should be able to possess extraordinary strength just like how they were in the Mother's body. But in reality, they didn't have much strength in this world.
"In other words, you think he's lying?"
"That's right!"
Neo became more and more certain of his guess.
"The parent's body must be afraid! It must have sensed the existence of its savior, so it's trying to use this method to completely destroy our will to resist! Even those two people, I suspect that they might be a new breed of computer people, and not humans! After all, if they're just ordinary humans, they can't possibly possess such strength! "
"…."
Hearing this, the originally restless crowd finally calmed down. Many of them heaved a long sigh of relief. Evidently, they believed that Morpheus was right.
Or rather, they hoped that Morpheus was right.
Only Neo was still frowning. He felt that even though Morpheus's words sounded reasonable, it wasn't enough. Furthermore ….
Thud thud thud!!
All of a sudden, hurried footsteps were heard. A man rushed into the meeting hall, panting heavily. He pushed the door open, looked at the people in front of him, and yelled, "Come on, Sir!"
"We've detected a mechanical army approaching Zion!!"
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