The team returned to the royal city surrounded by crowds, and Vivienne and Lily walked at the forefront. They seemed to be gods in the eyes of the people of the ark—or at least similar transcendent existences. In this "world" ruled by superstition and ignorance, it is too easy to use religion to control people's hearts, all it takes is a little intimidation and supernatural phenomena, which Vivienne is very familiar with.
Lily walked with Vivian with a stiff expression, trying to hide behind Hao Ren from time to time. She joined in the fun at first, but things developed far beyond her expectations: "Wow... this is too much!" Is it lively?"
"If you have experienced the age of mythology, you will get used to it," Vivienne whispered with a smile, "the older the age, the more people are in awe of all things. Seven thousand years ago, I just made a small A whole tribe can be stunned by a single flame, and this place, in my opinion, is not much different from the earth at that time."
What happened after this can almost be described as a mess—although Hao Ren took the initiative to push the matter to this point, the reaction of these local people, inspired by superstitious thoughts and excitement, is still quite impressive. Difficult to adapt. Hao Ren met the king of the High Tower Kingdom - a dark, tall and strong middle-aged man, and then met the bachelors of the other three kingdoms. He had to lead the old man to meet the princes and nobles in the king city one by one He said hello, and together with Vivienne racked his brains and improvised a crude mythical story to cover the maester and the king's pile of questions. The only thing he was lucky about was that the "Ice Witch" had absolute prestige in the hearts of these people, so even if there were many loopholes in the story he improvised, he didn't have to worry about being questioned on the spot.
When all this finally settled down, almost half a day had passed. Hao Ren and the others were enjoying the hard-earned peace on the upper terrace of the big castle, while Vivian looked down at the crowded streets of Wangcheng below: "It looks a little busier than when we first came here... I can't believe it." I can't believe that so many people can squeeze into such a small town."
Hao Ren smiled and turned to look at the other side of the terrace. The old man who had been reborn after eating the golden apple was sitting behind an iron table, with his old manuscripts in front of him. The old man stayed with these manuscripts like a treasure, even if it was a rest time. He is also constantly checking the condition of the paper: these things have been hundreds of years old, and he is afraid that some parts of them will be weathered and rotted.
"What's going to happen next?" Hao Ren casually walked over and asked. The situation was chaotic before, and he didn't pay much attention to the old man's situation. He only knew that Nangong Wuyue took him to meet many scholars in the city, and even had a long talk with the king alone.
"For the sake of the ice witch—their king is very polite to me, but he has been asking me what I plan to do in his kingdom. It seems that he is worried about his royal power... Heh," the corner of the old man's mouth trembled slightly . "But it doesn't mean much to me, as long as I can give them the correct history. I also met those who are called 'Bachelors', most of them are ignorant, but each of them is smart enough, And those bachelors have a better attitude towards me than the king, I think I can go to the place called 'Fortress of Stars' first, maybe these manuscripts can be handed over to them first."
The old man pointed to the pile of papers on the table: "When I learned that they copied ancient books as their practice, I knew that those bachelors were the key."
"It doesn't sound as smooth as expected," Lily muttered, crossing her arms. "I thought that the big black king bowed his head when he saw you. Since the kings of the High Tower Kingdom have this reaction, the other outlying kingdoms should not be much better."
"It's enough," the old man smiled nonchalantly. "I just need to get the right to walk freely in the Four Kingdoms and teach the people. It is a surprise that those kings are willing to listen to my preaching. As for the current social form here... I have no intention of changing. I have no power to change. They have already After hundreds of years of living like this, the best way is to let them continue to live like this until nature changes."
Lily stared: "But you are their ancestor!"
"I'm just an old man who ran out of a reactor—and the king's bounden duty is to question authority other than them, even if the authority is a god," the old man looked up at Lily and Vivian not far away, "I It’s not even as good as you two have the right to speak, because at least you have real supernatural power.”
Vivienne turned her head when she heard the words, with a faint smile on her face: "It's normal, if an authority can tame an entire civilization, then all disputes in the world will disappear long ago. Your next job will probably not go well— Those kings are willing to listen to your preaching now, but if your preaching seriously affects their authority and kingdom. People will still attack. And I believe that the real history you have is definitely different from the three views of people now conflict."
The old man smiled freely: "I know, long before I fell asleep, I discussed countless problems that I might face in the future with my friends back then. I am a sociologist, an educator, or a psychologist. I know how to tell people the right knowledge at the right social stage."
Seeing the confident smile on the old man's face, Hao Ren scratched his hair: "Perhaps you are more suitable to be a magician than me."
The old man just smiled silently, and then his eyes became serious: "Then... now can you tell me who you are?"
When he just woke up from the dormant cabin, the group of people in front of him told him that they were a group of passengers passing by from the universe, and their spaceship was parked outside the ark. As a kind of alien with a higher level of technology, but after eating a piece of magical fruit to regain youth, the doubts in the old man's mind are multiplied: Although there is no real magic in his worldview, there is no real magic. He was still vaguely aware that the group in front of him was related to something supernatural. Later, he saw that Vivienne could summon Frost with a single gesture, and Lily could conjure a flaming blade out of thin air. These kinds of miracles were not so much technology, but more like magic in those stories in ancient times, so he now They were extremely curious about the origins of Hao Ren and his party.
Hao Ren sat down opposite the old man, and told his story in an unhurried tone.
Of course, the confidential part is mentioned in passing—for example, using "powerful forces beyond the worlds" to explain his background vaguely.
The old man listened quietly, his eyes changed occasionally, but he was much calmer than expected. Hao Ren was a little surprised: "You don't seem surprised?"
"It's hard for me to feel surprised anymore," the old man slowly shook his head, "I was born and raised on the ark, and I have traveled to many places in the universe with this ship. I have seen stars fall into the gravitational rift and be torn to pieces. I have also seen the afterglow of a supernova explosion evaporate an entire planet in an instant, and those great creatures from the depths of the stars have left a statement about gods long ago. We know that the universe is vast, and there are countless things far beyond human imagination. The mighty power is running in it. So I am not surprised, even if the true God comes before me. Of course, there are still accidents—I didn’t expect that their messengers would look like this when they arrived. I thought you should Even… "
The old man stretched out his hand and gestured, but it was difficult to describe his thoughts: "In short, it should be a little more brilliant, at least like those great races among the stars."
"I sometimes solve problems in a more 'brilliant' way, but that's not a good thing." Hao Ren shook his head and stood up, "I have to leave, there are still many things to do."
The old man stood up subconsciously: "Will you come back?"
"Of course I have to come back," Hao Ren laughed, and handed over a communicator. "The follow-up work of your civilization has not yet been completed. How long do you think your old spaceship can continue to operate? One hundred years? Two hundred years ? I have to find a stable place for you before this thing is completely shut down, and I have to report your reconstruction progress at any time, because my goddess is very concerned about these, and I have to track your status for a long time, because of the natural disaster The aftermath of this is still spreading in this universe. I don't want to find a few survivors with great difficulty, only to turn around and be eaten by tentacles again. This is a communicator, and now you are the spokesperson of your race. We must keep in touch, and I guess I'll be in touch with you soon."
The old man took the communicator, asked how to use it, and carefully put it in his arms.
"By the way, have you remembered your own name?" Hao Ren asked casually, "I can't keep calling you old man from now on."
The old man opened his mouth and muttered after a while: "I just remember that my code name in the whole plan is 'Father'..."
Hao Ren stared at him immediately: "Let's not make this joke, how old are we..."
He paused as he spoke, and took a peek at Vivienne: "Do you know that the average age of the few of us is several laps older than yours! The combined history of the few of us is longer than your ark!"
Vivienne murmured softly: "Cooperating with me, I will give you an average score..."
After hearing Hao Ren's words, the old man was in awe, and then thought for a while: "Then you can call me Lawrence."
"Is that your name?"
"No, I just have a vague impression of this name. It may belong to a friend of mine, or it may belong to my father." The old man smiled freely, "No matter who it is, it will no longer be used—from now on. From now on, I will be Lawrence."
(Continue to ask for a monthly ticket!! The last two days!) (to be continued~^~)