In the vast and boundless universe, countless stars are flickering.
In a barren star field surrounded by countless rubble, there are countless meteorites, large or small, colliding with each other from time to time, bursting into sparks. In the universe, there are countless dangerous places where humans cannot navigate, and it is one of them.
There are countless cosmic vortexes here, like mud, and there is nowhere to escape. Occasionally, there is a terrifying black hole hidden in the vortex, if you get close to it, you will be sucked in, and your body will be smashed to pieces. And many times, this star field will be filled with a layer of gray mist, covering this place, and there is a strange magnetic field here that will cause the spacecraft's detection device to fail, making the spacecraft unable to navigate in this star field at all.
But at this moment, in the depths of this dangerous star field that makes ordinary people's faces change, there are several milky white spaceships floating quietly in the dark star field. A circle of light blue light surrounds the spacecraft, bouncing off the whistling, large or small interstellar meteorites.
There are three ships in total, and the shape of these three white spaceships is very strange. They are said to be warships but they lack the hostility and killing intent of warships. Its wings spread out in a semi-circular arc. The hull is slightly flat but huge. Light sky blue lines are printed on its milky white hull. It looks like a ray swimming slowly in the sea of stars. The elegant posture is pleasing to the eye.
At this moment, there is an air of uneasiness inside these spaceships. Jia's mental power is very strong, so they can easily feel each other's emotions, even if they can't see each other's face through a wall. It is precisely because of this that there has never been any deception or concealment between them.
Now the drivers on duty are quietly staying at their posts, performing their tasks. And the other Jia either stayed alone in the room, or gathered together in twos and threes. Many people had confusion and anxiety written on their faces.
On one side of the hall, there were a dozen people sitting or standing there.
"Sarah, that one really..."
A girl with long chestnut hair asked the people around her in a low voice, her young face was full of hesitation.
"Can Lord Noah really bring that man back safely?" She said anxiously, "I heard... I heard that the human marshal is terrible... In case, in case Lord Noah..."
For Jia, Noah is like the existence of Optimus Pillar.
If he is there, everything will be as stable as Mount Tai.
He alone propped up Jia's entire sky.
If Noah had an eventuality, it would be tantamount to a catastrophe for Jia.
"Don't worry, Noah, he's definitely fine, he's definitely better than the marshal—"
He must be stronger than Marshal Lore!
The words rolled in Sarah's throat, and she couldn't say them in the end. After all, her parents taught her not to lie since she was a child. If it was more than a year ago, she could still say this sentence swearingly, but after staying with humans for so long, getting along with Marshal Troll and even admiring him for a while After a while, Sarah really couldn't go against her conscience and say that Noah must be better than the marshal and definitely be able to defeat the marshal.
"That, don't worry about the others, but it will definitely be no problem for Noah to bring Mute back!"
Sarah abruptly changed the subject, patted the chestnut-haired girl on the shoulder and said.
I won't say whether you can beat him or not, but with Jia's strength, it's safe to run away.
Someone nearby snorted coldly.
"Save what? The Noah's successor you mentioned certainly didn't regard himself as Jia, he simply got mixed up with human beings."
The person who spoke was a tall middle-aged man with extremely tough facial lines. He, who was in charge of the security mission of the spaceship at the moment, passed by here while checking the working conditions of the pilots, just in time to hear what Sarah said, and suddenly looked over with a gloomy face.
"According to me, Noah doesn't need to care about him at all. We have fallen to this point because that guy brought us trouble."
"This, this is not Mutt's fault."
Sarah retorted subconsciously.
Another young man next to him followed suit.
"If it wasn't for him, how could our planet Noah's Ark be discovered by humans."
"Yes, if it weren't for the things he made up, we can still live our lives in peace and security now."
Someone answered again, and the words were full of dissatisfaction with Mutt.
"Say something to give us a new way of life and drive us away from our homes."
"Yes, yes, a good day, but you have to toss and toss, and it hurts us,"
"you-"
Listening to those people's complaints, Sarah was so angry that she didn't know how to refute.
"A bunch of unweaned cowards who are terrified to death when they are away from home, and will only blame others."
A cold sarcasm interrupted the complaints of those people, and the people who were ridiculed were suddenly furious. They turned their heads and found that the speaker was Canaan who appeared here at some time.
Canaan leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, and stepped on the metal wall with one foot. Looking up at the crowd, there was still a little blue light in his pupils who had just teleported over, and he raised his eyebrows and looked at those people mockingly.
"As long as you stay on Noah's Ark, nothing will happen?... Heh, you guys think so well."
"How did you talk, Canaan?!"
"Did we say it wrong! If it weren't for the trouble caused by Noah's successor, nothing would have happened at all."
"Yes! We've always had a good life, if it wasn't for him!"
"Do you dare to say it's not his fault that we became like this—"
Obviously they can live a stable life, obviously they can live a peaceful life as before, instead of fleeing their hometown in a hurry and living a life of wandering like now.
Canaan clicked his tongue. The corners of his eyes were narrow, which already gave people a sense of coldness, but when he picked them up to look at people, he gave people a sense of irony.
"Good babies who don't know anything really have an easy life."
He clicked his tongue with such a sneer, without saying much, a blue light flashed in his pupils, and the figure leaning against the wall disappeared in front of everyone.
The people left behind looked at each other, and after a while, someone spoke.
"What's going on with Canaan? When he said he wanted to form an alliance with humans, he also opposed it very much."
"Just going out for a while, it seems that the whole person has changed."
"Sarah, you..."
The girl who had been silent for a long time glanced at them, and her originally bright and sweet eyes became a little sharper.
If you say that when you just left the Noah’s Ark planet to go to the human race, whether she, Canaan, or a few others, they were all naive and stupid, they didn’t understand anything, and they just blindly rejected what they didn’t like. What they thought at that time was the same as Jia who is speaking these words here now.
They were so well protected by Noah that they could always be like children who didn't grow up, so innocent.
After staying with Mute for so long and experiencing so many things, whether she or others, they are all growing up and maturing at an incredible speed. She began to understand Noah's choice and Mute's choice.
It is impossible for Jia to hide in [Paradise] for a lifetime.
The so-called tranquility and tranquility are but fleeting phantoms like bubbles, which will be shattered with a slight poke.
There is nothing permanent in this world. If one day, [Paradise] is broken, it will be a disaster for Jia.
No matter whether it is Noah or Mute, the things they have done are trying their best to protect their companions.
She thought, what qualifications do you so-called companions who just hide comfortably under the shelter of others have to criticize the person who is trying to protect you
"Those who have done nothing are in no position to criticize those who do."
Sarah said, scanning the crowd sharply.
The girl's consciousness and thoughts along with her mental power were clearly transmitted to all the girls present. They glanced at each other, fell silent, and did not speak again.
The middle-aged man also quieted down, feeling Sarah's consciousness, and he began to meditate. Perhaps, he is indeed too extreme, and he is also...
In this silence, Sarah suddenly turned her head, as if she felt something.
"They're back."
...
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In the wide hall in the center of the main spaceship, except for the necessary pilots, all the rest of the crew gathered here. In the halls of the other two sub-spaceships, people were also gathered. Above their halls, a huge virtual light curtain projected the scene in the main spaceship hall.
Everyone finally saw Noah's successor who had caused an uproar in their peaceful life during this period.
It was a young man with black hair and black eyes, his face looked tender and fresh, and there was still a bit of childlike childishness on his delicate face.
The elders of the elder Jia who stood in front of the hall looked at each other, and they couldn't hide the surprise in their eyes. They had already learned the identity of the boy from Noah, and knew that the boy was with them 20,000 years ago. A generation of ancestors... Unexpectedly, both in appearance and in consciousness, he looks like an underage child.
Although they had doubts in their hearts, Noah would not lie, and Mutt's identity as an ancestor made them dare not be rude, so they could only keep silent and wait quietly for Noah to speak.
However, these elders knew the secrets that other Jia didn't know. In their view, this young man was just the next Noah's successor who was rescued by Noah.
Moreover, many Jia are very dissatisfied with it.
Mutter.
This new Jia, this Noah's successor, was like a stranger to them.
When they heard that he lived friendly with human beings, many Jia already had a bad impression of him. When Noah wanted to form an alliance with humans because of his bewitching, some Jia who had been persecuted by humans became even more angry.
Yes, bewitched—they believed that it was this young Jia who bewitched their leader, which made their leader make a wrong decision. Just because of their trust and respect for Noah, they had to suppress their dissatisfaction and chose to remain silent.
But not long after, the most terrifying thing happened. They were discovered by humans, and they had to flee in a panic from their hometown, the comfortable [paradise] that had sheltered them for tens of thousands of years.
—The occurrence of this series of disasters is all due to the appearance of this young Noah's successor.
Under the watchful eyes of all his companions, Noah took a step forward, and his light blue cloak fluttered slightly with his steps. His hand stretched out from the cloak, and stretched out in the direction of the black-haired boy beside him.
"This is my chosen successor, Mutt, our next Noah."
He introduced to everyone, his eyes slowly sweeping from below.
"From now on, we Jia will embark on the road back to Earth under his leadership."
With a buzzing sound, the entire hall, which was originally silent, erupted into a commotion.
The older elders were shocked, and looked at Mutt in astonishment. And more Jia whispered to each other in confusion and surprise, and the hall was in chaos.
Soon, someone expressed their dissatisfaction.
"Why?" A young Jia said loudly, "Why do we have to go back to Earth? We obviously live well on Noah's Ark."
He was born and raised on the planet of Noah's Ark, but now he is forced to leave his hometown, he is not happy.
"Instead of looking for the earth that I don't even know if it still exists, I might as well continue to live there."
He looked at Mute, who had been standing quietly without speaking, with a look of disapproval.
"If it weren't for you attracting humans, humans would never have discovered Noah's Ark, and we wouldn't need to escape." He said dissatisfiedly, "You made us lose our hometown."
On one side, Canaan, who was standing there, sneered. He didn't say anything, but just looked at that person mockingly.
Noah, who was standing on the high platform, looked at the young man quietly. He knew that what Jia said represented the meaning of many young people. They have lived on Noah's Ark for too long, and they don't have the older Jia's yearning for the earth. They just want to continue living on that planet as before.
His eyes were downcast, pale lashes casting light shadows on his lavender pupils.
"There is one thing that I haven't told everyone, because I don't want to worry everyone."
Noah said that the mature face that looked extremely young but did not match his face looked very calm at the moment.
Snow-white hair flashed past his eyes, and his eyes swept across the people in front of him lightly.
"The power of the shield on the Noah's Ark planet is weakening, even if the energy is continuously input, it is slowly weakening."
His understatement made everyone's expressions change instantly.
Everyone knows that the reason why it is Jia's paradise there, and the reason why they can live safely on that planet, is because of the mask that exhausted all the power of the first generation Jia before his death, covering the planet.
That mask hides the planet, and because of its existence, humans cannot discover the existence of that planet.
If it disappears, the planet will be discovered by humans immediately.
"impossible!"
An elder retorted instinctively, his face ashen.
"It has been fine for tens of thousands of years, how could it-"
"Power is not infinite."
Noah said that his bright purple eyes stared at all the companions in front of him, and there was deep wisdom in his eyes.
"The first Noah has protected us for tens of thousands of years, but it is impossible to protect us forever." He said, "Nothing will last forever, even the planet we live in, that galaxy, and even In the universe, there will be a day when it disappears.”
He had discovered that the power of the mask was disappearing a long time ago, but in order not to make his companions panic, he didn't say anything, but increased the instillation of the power of the mask. However, as time passed, no matter how he strengthened the input of power, the aging mask was like a leaky ball, still weakening a little bit.
That's why, uncharacteristically, he forcibly suppressed the opinions of other elders, insisted on going his own way, and insisted on forming an alliance with humans.
Because he knew that that was the only path Jia could choose.
He looked at the young man who raised dissatisfaction, and continued to speak calmly.
"So, even without this time, maybe hundreds of years, maybe thousands of years, the protective shield that guards the planet will disappear one day."
If you continue to do nothing as before, then when the mask disappears, it will be the end of Jia. Even without this incident, it would be a matter of time before they escaped from that planet, and they would be even more hasty and embarrassed.
As soon as Noah finished speaking, many Jia showed a confused look. Their faces were dim, and there was almost no brilliance in their eyes looking at each other. The unseen future made them confused and frightened.
They are used to the comfort on Noah's Ark planet. In those past times, there was no human disturbance, no war, no fear. Under the protection of Noah and other powerful Jia, they were like flowers and plants in a greenhouse, living peacefully year after year, day after day.
But this peaceful day was suddenly and completely broken—they were like weak flowers and plants that were forcibly transplanted from the greenhouse, forced to face the ups and downs outside, the war, and the unknown future.
There was a gloomy atmosphere in the hall, and everyone's spiritual power seemed very depressed. An elder frowned and asked.
"Noah, what should we do next?"
Noah opened his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but before he could make a sound, a shadow passed by beside him.
Mute, who had been standing there quietly all this time, suddenly took a step forward, passed him, and walked in front of him.
"You said... 'make you lose your hometown'?"
Mutt asked, with a tone that seemed to be asking rhetorically. His light black soft hair was scattered in front of his eyes, and his dark eyes looked down at the people in front of him.
At this moment, there was something indescribable in the eyes of everyone passing by him. At this moment, his huge spiritual power unfolded, suppressing everyone's spirits under it.
"That planet is not your home."
He said, the piercing blue light in his eyes flickered gently.
"Never."
A huge spiritual force like a vast ocean unfolded in the hall, surging, extending infinitely like ocean waves.
But that mental power was not as oppressive as it was at the beginning... The moment it unfolded, it became extremely soft, like flowing water, surrounding everyone with an extremely gentle gesture.
The gentle spiritual power spread out infinitely, covering the three white spaceships in an instant, and also covering all the gals on the spaceships.
...
In the dark starry sky, there is a quiet planet.
It was pitch black at first, and there was nothing there.
Suddenly, crimson lava erupted, and flames flowed on the ground, making the planet seem to be burning hot in the starry sky.
Then, the flames were extinguished and snow-white ice covered the land.
Later, the ice and snow melted, and the boundless water gently embraced the whole earth.
The planet turned a beautiful blue, with white clouds wrapping around it like patterns.
…
After a long time, in that vast ocean, life was born from the deep sea.
In addition to the sound of wind whistling and waves beating, the quiet blue planet also has the sound of life.
The fragile life is carefully cared for by that planet, multiplying and growing up little by little.
Then, on that blue planet, more and more life was born.
Among those many beings, human beings are one of them.
For a long time, human beings have multiplied and multiplied on the planet. They were born there, grew up there, and eventually turned into dust there.
Human beings repeat countless reincarnations on that planet...
... ... ...
For thousands of years, thousands of years, the blue planet has been quietly staying in the dark starry sky, guarding the countless lives it has bred...
That beautiful blue is the origin of all life and soul.
... ... ...
Not long ago, the hall was in chaos, but at this moment, needles could be heard.
No one made a sound.
At that moment, the images that enveloped them during the blending of spiritual power unfolded in their minds. In just a few minutes, they seemed to experience the miracle of the birth of life for thousands of years with empathy. There is also the intertwining and reincarnation of the fate of human beings and the blue planet.
The origin of all life.
The birthplace of their souls.
that blue planet...
"...is this... Earth?"
Someone whispered.
The last bit of voice trembled slightly.
I have never seen it before, but there is an indescribable sense of familiarity...
As if in a dream, long time ago, I have already felt that familiar breath...
…so warm…so peaceful…incomparably intimate…
That breath seems to contain you, allowing you to indulge in it endlessly.
I can't explain the reason, but when I assimilated into that consciousness, I seemed to feel the gentleness that melted my soul from that planet...
It seems to have been lost for a long time... so long that it makes people feel sad.
When you see it, the nostalgia in your heart is full of indescribable soreness, the soreness seeps from the deepest part of your body, and the pain spreads to your whole body like blood, almost making you cry …
"Yes, this is Earth."
The elderly Jia who was immersed in it and did not want to wake up slowly opened his eyes and let out a long and nostalgic sigh.
"The hometown of mankind... the hometown of our Jia..."
he sighed.
"Yeah, I almost forgot... there... that planet is our homeland."
Even though he has never lived on that planet, the memory imprinted in the soul and passed down in the blood is something people will never forget.
"Yeah, it's time to go home..."
Tens of thousands of years have passed, lost wanderers, it's time to go home.
...
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It was late at night on the spaceship, and tonight was a sleepless night for many people.
Slight footsteps sounded in the long corridor, the light blue cloak passed gently, and the snow-haired boy walked through the dimly lit metal corridor.
If it is said that the consciousness of his companions that Noah felt on the spaceship the day before was confusion and depression, as well as hesitation and even fear of the future, then what he feels on the spaceship at this moment is only sadness.
Yes, at this moment, many people are unable to sleep, tossing and turning in bed, but the inability to sleep tonight is not because of the hesitation about leaving the planet that sheltered them and starting a life of wandering... Noah can feel the pervasive feeling at this moment. There is a faint melancholy in the entire spaceship, and also, a wonderful feeling of nostalgia.
It was a feeling of nostalgia that I had never felt before.
Earth.
Even if it's just a name, it seems to be able to seep into the softest place in their hearts.
That strange yet familiar feeling is so sad that people can't help but cry for it.
Noah stood there, feeling the melancholy that permeated the spaceship from everyone's thoughts, and a smile was slightly raised on the corner of his lips.
It's ok.
They are on their way home.
No matter how long it takes, they will return to their true home.
A pitch-black figure approached, with a huge body, but with vigorous steps. Its pitch-black fur glowed brightly under the light, and when it walked over, its pitch-black limbs stepped on the metal floor without making a sound.
It came over, looked up, bit the corner of Noah's cloak, and tugged. Noah looked down at it, and it continued to bite the cloak and tugged in the direction it came from.
Seeing Caesar who seemed to want to take him somewhere, Noah took steps obediently and followed Caesar forward.
Caesar led him to a door, then straightened his upper body and squatted at the door, with his thick tail coiled around him, his ice blue eyes quietly staring at the closed metal door in front of him.
Watching Caesar stop, Noah followed.
As soon as he reached the door, his footsteps paused.
He could feel that inside the door, in this room, there was an extremely strong emotion... Even if the owner of that emotion was trying his best to control it, he still couldn't control the too strong emotion, causing his thoughts to overflow come out.
That was a feeling that Noah had never felt before.
Deep, intense to the extreme...
The overflowing emotion sinks down deeply...
It's like something thick is clogging my chest...
It was an almost suffocating pain...
It was as if something in the body was torn apart bit by bit...
Noah opened it and knocked lightly on the door.
"Mute, can I go in?"
After a while, the metal door opened automatically. The black panther, who had been squatting in front of the door, got up almost instantly and got in. Noah waited for Caesar to enter before walking in.
The silver-white door closed automatically behind him.
Noah raised his eyes and looked forward.
Mutt sat quietly sideways by the window of the room with his arms around his knees. The panes were wide enough to accommodate the boy's body. There was no light in the room, and the starlight in the starry sky fell on the boy's body through the transparent window, and fell on one side of the boy's cheek, making the skin on that side of the cheek seem to be shimmering.
Noah smiled at him and walked over to him.
"Looking at the stars?"
he said gently.
Mute raised his eyes, glanced at Noah, said nothing, and lowered his head.
Noah looked down at the young child sitting on the pane with his knees hugged, soft and distressed.
It was precisely because he felt the overwhelming emotion that he understood how sad the child was.
The room was very quiet. The panther walked up to Mutt and rubbed his head against Mutt's arm.
"Caesar brought me here." Noah said, "It's worried about you."
Mute turned his head, his eyes met those ice blue eyes that were staring at him steadily, he pursed his lips, and stretched out his hands to hug Caesar. Burying his face into Caesar's soft fur, feeling the warmth from the thick fur, he closed his eyes.
Caesar squatted beside him, sitting quietly, letting Mutt hug him, occasionally rubbing his head gently against Mutt's head, as if to comfort him.
The young man holding Caesar breathed lowly. He didn't exert much force on Caesar's arm, but he clenched Caesar's dark-furred fingers so tightly that his knuckles were slightly white, as if he was buried. The face that got into Caesar's fur was so tight that the lips were bloodless.
Noah looked at him quietly.
"You are in pain."
He said the starlight fell on his snow-white hair.
"I would love for you to be with me, as you are now, with all of us all the time."
Noah said, knelt down on one knee, looked up at Mutt.
"But I don't want you to be as sad as you are now."
He whispered, his crystal lavender pupils looking tenderly at the sad child.
"Because your sadness makes me sad too."
Noah reached out and gently stroked Mute's black hair.
He smiled and said, "So, Mutt, you go back, go back to that marshal's side, go back to the place that won't make you sad."
"… no."
"You can leave, Mute, when you bring us back to Earth. It may take some time, but when you leave me with what to do, you can leave and go where you want place."
The boy whose hair was stroked by Noah raised his face from Caesar's dark hair, and he saw Noah who was kneeling on one knee in front of him and smiling at him, and the gaze that looked at him tenderly. His pupils trembled slightly, and the corners of his eyes were slightly red.
"Do not."
Mutt said, shaking his head.
"I can't leave, I can't go back to the Major General."
The young man's slender eyelashes trembled slightly, and his tightly pursed lips turned white.
“[It] doesn't allow it…[It] will be very angry.”
It was an indescribable feeling.
He didn't know why, but he just felt that way.
"If I continue to stay with the major general, it will cause irreparable consequences."
"...even, it will kill him."