"Old Master, I didn't think so before!"
Xia Pingan shook his head. "I used to think that space invasion was a natural phenomenon of the intersection of space between our world and another world. But in the past few months, especially after witnessing the scene of the spatial rift closing and disappearing with my own eyes, I've been thinking about what the power that closed the spatial rift was. What was that tree and that figure? Was the Holy Arrival that the Demon Eye mentioned the power you mentioned? In this universe, are there always two completely different forces fighting against each other? Are these two forces the God and the Devil that you mentioned, old man …? "
"I can tell you now. Yes!" The old man said calmly, and his frankness surprised Xia Pingan. "This was originally a secret passed down by the Demon Suppression Guards since ancient times. Now, you're qualified to know. The so-called gods and demons are our definitions of those two forces. We don't know what's behind those two forces, but we're sure that they're two super wills that can affect and dominate everything. One force brings darkness, terror, and pain, and the other force is the complete opposite."
"The Demon Suppression Guards already knew?"
"Yes, our ancestors had long sensed the existence of those two forces. But in order to avoid causing public panic and disintegrating the authority of the government, we kept quiet about the existence of those two forces, and the media didn't report it."
"Then, Chairman Li Chongyang said in the announcement that the permanent spatial rifts in all parts of the world would disappear, and in the next eighteen years, there would be no more space invasions of any level on this planet. Was this a message from the other super will that sealed the spatial rifts?"
"Yes!" The old man nodded. "Among the awakened in our world, there has always been a very special and rare group that can awaken an extraordinary ability. The ability they awaken allows them to sense the information of the super will and convey it to us. This awakened ability has different names in different countries and races. Some are called Oracles, some are called Prophets, and some are called Saints since ancient times. The sages who created the Demon Suppression Guards were awakened with this ability, and Chairman Li Chongyang was an Oracle who awakened this ability. There are also such people in other countries, including China. The information that the Oracles come into contact with can be verified with each other."
Xia Pingan was shocked. He did not expect that someone could awaken such an ability. "Didn't these Oracles receive the news of the Holy Arrival and Heavenly Tribulation?"
The old man sighed. "The world where the two super wills are fighting against each other is too mysterious and unpredictable. It's very difficult for outsiders to guess the specific situation. Sometimes, one of them will completely suppress the other and gain the upper hand. Sometimes, it's the other way around. Just like the cycle of night and day, the two forces can only coexist at dawn and dusk.
When one force completely gains the upper hand, the influence of the other force on this world may be completely blocked and cut off for a period of time. Just like the opening and closing of spatial rifts, and the isolation of space invasions for the next eighteen years, these are the manifestations of the entanglement of these two forces. Half a year before the arrival of Heavenly Tribulation, the connection between the Oracles and the super will of this world was completely cut off and blocked, so they have not received any information … "
Xia Pingan accompanied the old man as they strolled through the streets of this city that were full of vicissitudes but had obtained new life. The old man talked to Xia Pingan as they walked.
The old man spoke tirelessly, revealing terrifying secrets. Xia Pingan gradually understood what the old man wanted him to do.
If they wanted to completely end the endless disasters that the space invasions had brought to all human countries in this world, the answer lay at the source of the space invasions.
According to the oracle and information obtained by the Oracles, there were some dark towers in the world where the space invasions originated from. As long as these dark towers could be destroyed, the history of space invasions in this world would be ended.
Ever since they learned of this information, the Great Fire Country and the Kingdom of Hua Xia had formulated a 'Sky Patching Plan'. The goal of the 'Sky Patching Plan' was to end the space invasions and destroy the dark towers that were the source of the space invasions.
There was a secret base under the ice of the South Pole jointly managed by the Great Fire Country and the Kingdom of Hua Xia. In that secret base, there was a spatial crack that could allow humans to enter that world.
Ever since the Great Fire Country and the Kingdom of Hua Xia sent a large number of elites to that world on the 18th of June, 1996, the Great Fire Country and the Kingdom of Hua Xia had sent a total of four batches of elites to that world over the past two decades. Countless people had been sacrificed, but they had never succeeded. Let alone destroying the dark towers, they didn't even know what the dark towers were, what they looked like, or where they were.
The information from the first few operations of the 'Sky Patching Plan' only told them that the world on the other side was vast and filled with dangers. There were countless magical creatures over there, but at the same time, there were also humans living and thriving in that world with their own civilization …
Summoners were the absolute rulers of that world. Moreover, that world had some special resources and conditions that could allow a Summoner's strength to grow to an unimaginable level.
"The number of people who can enter that world through the spatial passage in the South Pole isn't unlimited. Every person who enters will consume a bit of the spatial crack's energy. Right now, the spatial crack's remaining energy is enough to allow 108 people to enter. Moreover, that spatial crack will completely close in the next two months. I don't know if it will open again in the future. The people who enter that spatial crack this time will have a 90% chance of survival.
Even if they survive, they may never come back. This is the last operation of the 'Sky Patching Plan'. Our Great Fire Country has a quota of 54 people this time. All participants are voluntary. I'll give you three days to think it over. If you don't want to go, you'll stay here and take over as the commander of the Yi Province Demon Suppression Guards! "
After saying this, the old man left.
This was a life and death decision. Even if it was Xia Pingan, he had no choice but to seriously consider it.
Finally, Xia Pingan walked aimlessly on the street of Xinchuan City alone.
At this moment, the gunshots had stopped. The crowd was still celebrating in the square of the city center. Therefore, the streets of the city became a bit desolate.
As he walked, Xia Pingan accidentally kicked a small deformed iron box on the roadside. After the box was kicked open, a crystal music box rolled out of the iron box.
Xia Pingan picked up the music box in the crystal ball. Inside the crystal ball was a little person dancing ballet. There was a small note hanging on the music box with a few words written on it — Happy birthday, Darling Linlin. Daddy and Mommy will always love you!
Xia Pingan twisted the spring of the music box twice before putting it in his palm. Along with the winding of the spring, the figure in the crystal ball started to dance ballet. At the same time, the music box started to play the melodious and pleasant birthday song …
On the quiet street, there was only Xia Pingan's towering figure and the gently reverberating sound of the music box.
… …
The next day, Xia Pingan came to the old man and said calmly, "I'm willing to participate in the Heaven Patching Plan. At the same time, I have a request!"
"What request?"
"Please take good care of my sister!"
The old man nodded. "Xia Ning will be my granddaughter from now on. I can arrange for you to meet each other!"
… …
The recovery of Xinchuan was a major event for the entire Yizhou Province.
Two days after the recovery of Xinchuan, the city slowly became lively. People came from all over the place. In just a few days, the city's population had broken through the 100,000 mark.
The water supply was gradually restored, and so was the power supply. The debris on the streets of the city was being cleaned up by the people and vehicles that swarmed in.
During this period, Xia Pingan, as the priest of the 87th Legion, once again presided over a requiem ceremony for the soldiers who had sacrificed their lives.
On the 6th of March, Xia Pingan took a military plane and left Xinchuan. He was going to meet Xia Ning.
What surprised Xia Pingan was that other than him, there was another person on the plane that he hadn't thought of before.
Yan Duo shrugged. "Don't look at me like that, okay? I think the Heaven Patching Plan is quite interesting. I went to the old man and volunteered to go. A few guys gave up because they were scared. Now that there are a few extra spots, I'll take one …"
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