Lust is humanity's original sin.
I don't know who first said this, but I know that all of us want to say this now.
As the saying goes, ordinary people have seven emotions and six desires. As long as a person still eats grains, even a monk, before he ascends to the heavens and gets electrocuted more than eighty times, he still has desires. Cultivators want to break through the void, Buddhists want to go to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, not to mention us mere mortals. As long as we aren't Gods, we will definitely have all sorts of desires.
In fact, even Gods don't necessarily have no desires. There was a goddess whose biggest goal in life was to swim in an ocean of candy, and now there was another goal, which was to swim in an ocean of candy with a beginner's Proof of Creation … From this, it can be seen that even True Gods have their own desires … Oh, I'm going off topic.
Everyone has desires, or wishes, which is understandable. The size of a person's desires depends on their status and identity. A beggar's greatest wish is to have food to eat every day and clothes to wear when the weather is cold. A commoner's greatest wish is to have his own house. When I was eight years old, my wish was to be able to escape from Erya's tyrannical rule. Oh, that year, Shallow Shallow even raised a bug named Little Black as a pet … A powerful warrior's greatest wish is to conquer the world and expand the borders of the Empire. It can also be said that he wants to grow taller the next year …
In that case, if a person already possesses wealth, status, power, or even mysterious power that surpasses human imagination, coupled with a little YY complex and 200 cc of chicken blood, what kind of wish would he have?
The Olympians told me the answer: they want to become Gods.
Medusa did not mention why her superiors had such a whimsical idea, but as an old bookworm who had been immersed in the Starting Point for many years, I could make a rough guess based on what she had told me. First, it was because of the superhuman complex in the hearts of the superhumans. Then, they coincidentally discovered the traces of an ancient "super civilization." Then, it was possible that, like the superhuman group, these crazy lunatics discovered the ancient myths and legends and the connection between the superhumans and the ancient civilization. So, under the influence of the 200 cc of chicken blood, the Olympians became excited. They thought that they had found a path full of fantasy and melodrama, and from then on, they had left their filthy identity as mortals and were about to become Gods in this new era. That was what was written in the Starting Point.
As for the possibility of them "becoming Gods," I could guess the result even if I thought with my toes. The probability of these lunatics succeeding was definitely less than zero. Even if we didn't do anything, at the last moment, Jingle's divinity could still destroy these lunatics who had such thoughts. Little Bean Sprout had told me that there was a sentence in the Final Dogma of the Realm of Gods: … Any organization or individual who wants to obtain the title of God or God must have at least three Protoss jointly vouch for them. They must also obtain a total score of no less than 70 points in the written examination and a total score of no less than 60 points in the experimental examination …
But leaving them alone and waiting for them to suffer the wrath of the heavens was obviously not smart. Who knows, when that time comes, Earth might be overthrown by the Olympians …
A bunch of superhumans who used half-baked Schilling technology to enhance their strength wanted to become Gods? Tsk, I am in charge of such a huge Interstellar Empire and have thousands of troops under my command, but my goal in life is to eat and wait for death. Shallow Shallow drives a 700 billion yuan car when she goes out to buy soy sauce. Isn't she still thinking about her three-bedroom apartment?
So I came to a conclusion: The Olympians' brains were all kicked by donkeys.
However, it was this bunch of people who had their brains kicked by donkeys that caused me to not be able to sleep well for several days. Lin Xue called me almost every six hours. If it wasn't to report to me, then it was to ask me to report to her. Moreover, she called me day and night without any holidays. Now, I was almost mentally weak.
"I say, is there something wrong with your brains?"
After Medusa finished explaining, I was stunned for a few seconds. Then, I asked with a very sincere expression. My tone revealed a sincere concern.
Medusa didn't seem to care about my tone. Instead, she said in a tone as if she had seen through everything, "This world has been in a quagmire for too long. Without a concrete belief, humans will go astray. So, we have to give them a belief!"
Listen to the tone of his concern for the world! Jingle didn't have this kind of awareness!
Let's not talk about evil cults harming people. From the looks of it, Medusa must have been fooled by the Olympians. Even the psychological trauma caused by Liliana seemed to have disappeared. I was curious. It was obviously unreliable, and it sounded anti-human. Why did people believe in it so firmly?
I threw my question to Liliana, who was rolling on the grass. As a senior psychologist, this girl's understanding was indeed better than mine. "That's because you already know what the gods and the like are about. But the Olympians don't know. They really think they can become gods …"
I squinted at Medusa and said, "It sounds like the Olympians are all sages who care about the country and the people?"
"There are too many shortcomings of humans," Medusa said to me with a serious expression. "Greed, cruelty, indifference, unscrupulous means to survive, hurting their own people, indifferent to the life and death of others, waging wars, and destroying the environment. This is all because there is no real existence of a supreme power to restrain them. Since there is no god in this world, we will play this role! We will use our way to … "
"Bullshit."
I interrupted Medusa's speech with a single word.
A few madmen with ulterior motives and a group of fools who were fooled into believing the truth. It seemed that Medusa was just a sad pawn.
"You have more power than us, but I didn't expect your thinking to be as shallow as humans."
"Oh, shallow thinking." I suddenly found that I couldn't be angry at a poor person who had been completely brainwashed by the vague ideas. "I know you are looking for traces of the ancient super civilization …"
"That is the era of the gods," Medusa corrected me seriously.
Medusa corrected her immediately and sternly. The woman's boldness multiplied when it came to this topic, and she was so fanatical that she completely forgot her current situation.
"Okay, the era of the gods. That's right because a large part of the legends of the gods that have been passed down today are true people from that era. It's not wrong to say that it was a glorious era of the gods. So, do you know how those gods came to be?"
Medusa immediately revealed a proud expression. "Of course we know. It was under the blessings of the highest god from another world that the lowly mortals obtained the right to become gods. We, the Olympians, are excavating the ruins left behind by the highest god of the ancient era. Soon, a new era of myths …"
"Let me show you something."
I smiled and waved my hand. Then, I looked up and called out to the void, "Bubble, play a movie!"
As soon as I said that, the simulated environment of the blue sky, white clouds, and luxuriant grass immediately changed. The natural scenery shattered like glass, and mysterious buildings rose from the ground. A strange-shaped Schilling fighter jet flew across the sky. A mighty and majestic heavy infantry platoon walked in a formation not far away, causing the entire ground to tremble slightly. However, this wasn't what I really wanted Medusa to see. The highlight was yet to come. A pyramid-shaped Schilling Hive transformed into a flying form and slowly moved across the sky …
"The Great Temple!?"
Medusa exclaimed in surprise.
Olympus had discovered a long-abandoned Schilling Hive. This was what I learned when Medusa told me about the situation. The reason why they were able to develop the technology to strengthen humans was partly due to the "sampling and analysis" of the metahumans themselves. More importantly, they found a part of the "Deity Fragment" from the Hive that still contained energy, which was the Hive Crystal. With the help of the Hive Crystal's radiation, Olympus was able to obtain so many powerful metahumans of high quality and low price.
As for the Hive that was preserved in their base and worshipped like a totem, it was called the "Great Temple."
Why do I feel that it's so nonsensical?
"Look around, look around." I waved my hand in front of the dazed Medusa's face, then pointed at the holographic projection around us. Speaking of which, Pandora had spent two days tinkering with this projection. She had originally planned to use it as a recruitment advertisement for the Xi Ling Empire and a declaration of conquest to be broadcast around the world …
Under my guidance, Medusa finally noticed the Xi Ling military emblem on the surrounding buildings and the war chariots. They called it the emblem of the God of War.
"We are the gods from another world that you were planning to torment." I spread my hands and made a leadership gesture. "After hundreds of thousands of years, we have returned."
The expression on Medusa's face changed. She wanted to say something, but I interrupted, "Don't say anything now. I don't know what the Imperial Army wanted to do when they were tormenting the Mythological Era hundreds of thousands of years ago. I will tell you one thing. As a young man of the new era and the head of the Empire, I am very unhappy with the Olympians. Now, I plan to wipe out your bases one by one. You have the right to remain silent, but I will indiscriminately bomb the entire Earth."
The last sentence was, of course, bullsh * t, but I knew it would be effective. The brainwashing of the Olympians was successful because they packaged themselves as a sanctimonious savior and convinced their subordinates. So, how would Medusa react when faced with such a choice?
She had no choice. She fell into a complete daze, and the last glimmer of light in her eyes seemed to have disappeared.
"Her faith has collapsed, or rather, her spiritual pillar has collapsed," Liliana said helplessly to me. "You are really bad."
I was about to cry. Who would have thought that the power of religion could distort a person's thinking to this extent? Just because of something that I don't seem to have any meaning to me, Medusa was dealt such a blow?
"It's like the Pope suddenly saw God running naked in front of him, and you suddenly found out that you are a woman with hidden secrets. Do you think you will collapse?"
I thought about it and then flew into a rage. "Is my image that bad? Enough to make the Medusa believers' spiritual pillar collapse? "
"You took it seriously. Leave this woman to me." Liliana shook her head, showing a look of disgust. "I am the best at psychological counseling. But now, it is best to let her calm down. Let's go back and plan how to dig out the Olympian bases one by one. Lin Xue should have made some progress."
Looking at Medusa's dull face, I also knew that we would not be able to get anything out of her before this woman recovered from the huge shock. Fortunately, I managed to get a lot of information out of her. At least we knew what was going on with Olympus and how far they had explored the Schilling ruins. This would largely determine the strength of our future troops. I did not intend to fall into the hands of a group of human paranormals because of carelessness, but I also did not intend to use the space fleet to exterminate a few bandits.
As I said, I am a good person.
After leaving the heavily-guarded prison, I first sent Little Bubble to the Schilling mother's nest. The little guy had generated a lot of new information in today's battle. But because her information processing ability was not perfect, the new information was just a bunch of gibberish that could not be analyzed. She had to stay in the mother's nest for a few hours, and then under her mother's guidance, she would mix these unexpected gains into her own memory core. Vega, on the other hand, had to return to the training ground. It seemed that Sister Scorpion had developed a serious interest in torturing the new recruits. These two days, I had seen Vega beating up the Schilling soldiers.
I watched Vega walk a few steps, and then a question suddenly popped up in my mind.
"Vega," I stared at Sister Scorpion's mechanical body, my face full of gossip. "Let me ask you something."
"Vega awaits orders, sir!"
Sister Scorpion immediately gave a military salute and answered in a loud voice.
"… Your six legs … Which one do you usually take first when you walk?"
Really, I was really curious about this question! From the first time I saw Vega, I had always wanted to ask him. Even if Shallow Shallow and the rest were around, I still couldn't bring myself to ask him. How could Vega sort out the order with so many legs? If it were me, I would have been confused. Back when I was playing Contra, I couldn't even get to the third place … Oh, I digress.
A cold wind blew …
Vega stared at me blankly. Her beautiful face was still expressionless. Then, she lowered her head and looked at her sinister-looking mechanical body in confusion. Her six legs subconsciously scratched the ground twice. Then, I had a bad feeling …
With a crash, the elegant and mighty Sister Scorpion fell to the ground. All three of her legs were in the air at the same time.
"You are so sinister," Liliana muttered softly. "You are evil to the core."
This … I really didn't mean it …
"Sir, Vega is unable to answer this question! Vega will sort out the answer within 24 hours! "
"Erm, it's fine …" I replied while twitching the corner of my mouth. Then, I reached out to help Vega up, whose face was slightly flushed. Speaking of which, it was really difficult to help a two-ton beauty up.
I wonder if this is the fatal weakness of a heroic soldier?
Later on, I found out that the problem was with me. Warriors Schilling were absolutely obedient to the orders given by their superiors. That is to say, as long as I asked a question, Vega would definitely answer, even if there was a fatal logical contradiction in the question itself. If it was someone else asking, Vega definitely wouldn't make such a mistake. But since it was me asking, she would calculate the most accurate answer for me at all costs. This caused Sister Scorpion to have a cramp. Under normal circumstances, which Empire leader would be so stupid as to ask his soldiers which leg to take first when they go out?
After leaving the shadow city, I finally remembered to ask Liliana about something. "Liliana, have you already mastered the ability to revive?"
"Of course not. That is against the rules. How can I learn it so quickly?" As Liliana said that, she took out the golden puppy that had gone through several life and death situations from her dimensional pocket. "This came from the World Tree, do you understand now?"
… I understand. It is most likely a mythical beast with strange abilities … Jingle's creations have always been such a pain in the ass!
At this moment, my phone suddenly started to tremble as if it was having a spasm. Accompanying it was the melody of Ambush from Ten Sides — — Lin Xue is looking for me.
I picked up the call. Then, Miss Lin's flustered and exasperated roar directly penetrated my brain. "You stupid blockhead!!! Do you know how long I have been on the phone!! Hurry up and die!! "
I thought about it. This is bad. It seems that the prison is different from the shadow city. It completely blocks any signal with an encryption level below SSS. It seems that my phone isn't so extravagant that I need to use military encryption to make a local call. Hearing Lin Xue's tone, I reckon that if I didn't bring Jingle along this time, I would probably be dead on the spot.
"It was an emergency situation just now," I explained carefully with a smile. Once that digital tyrannosaurus goes crazy, it would be terrifying. "We caught Medusa. I was busy interrogating her …"
"What!?" Lin Xue immediately forgot about her anger. "You caught that cunning woman?"
"Ah, it's all thanks to Little Bubble."
"Then, I will forgive you for your disrespect for now. Hurry up and come over. I have a piece of incredible news here!"
After I put down the phone, Liliana immediately came over curiously. She was just short of drawing a huge question mark on her face.
"You were right. There is a huge commotion on Lin Xue's side." I smiled as I placed my phone in my pocket. "Oh. Go and call Jingle over. I feel that it is a little dangerous for me to go over alone …"
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