The rain has stopped.
The former glorious imperial capital has been reduced to ruins, and there are no survivors at the source of this annihilating force.
The whole city was dismantled into broken bricks and tiles by the bombardment of the burning crystal cannon and the subsequent advancement of the ground troops. The original soldiers and civilians in the city had all been alienated into monsters, and all disappeared after the death of Emperor Brentin. A heavy rain not only washed away the blood in the ruins, but also purified the smoke and bloody smell on the battlefield. When the light penetrated the clouds and sprinkled on the land, only the word "new life" could describe it.
The surviving soldiers began to reorganize under the orders of commanders at all levels to count the damage. However, their reorganization progress was not ideal, because even their commanders could not help but be overwhelmed by the sight of the sky at this time. Attract attention:
On the high blue sky that is completely cleared, there are countless huge starships floating, and there are even swarms of armed drones shuttling between the starships, and those starships have obviously just experienced the flames of war: many giant ships The surface is still bursting with sparks, and even billowing smoke, some have even completely lost power, and are being fixed in the sky by friendly forces with some kind of traction device to prevent them from falling to the ground.
After the alienated space-time structure returned to its original position, those reverberations from the past also disappeared, and the fleet that was originally hidden on the other side of the world was naturally exposed to the Laherian people.
In fact, the fleet that the Laherian people see at this moment is only a small part of the total force on the battlefield before: most of the warships have left the atmosphere when the space-time structure is reset, and they are hovering in the high orbit of the planet at this moment , However, due to the existence of the divine power barrier, people on the surface, not to mention observing with the naked eye, cannot find them even with detection magic.
Fortunately, the existence of this star fleet did not cause riots or panic, at least the soldiers under Constance were relatively indifferent, because they had seen the same spaceship up close: although only three ships were seen.
Constance stood in front of the palace gate that had been turned into ruins, looking towards the direction of the city. The smoke and dust was rising from the collapsed buildings and dissipating quickly under the light of the sky.
She heard footsteps coming from behind her, and before turning her head, she heard Liya's voice: "He left, walking very peacefully, and nothing will disturb him from now on."
Constance was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slightly: "That's good."
"what's on your mind?"
"...Actually, I don't know," Constance turned around with a rare look of confusion on her face, "I can't even believe this is over... so many reincarnations and restarts, we have fought a battle Countless years, until the universe restarted again and again, and then it ended in this day, all the annihilation forces, the process of the universe restarting... really ended like this?"
"It's true that there are still some leftovers to deal with," Leah laughed, "but that's not your business."
"You...really..." Constance looked Leah up and down, "Are the memories I saw after touching the armband true?"
"We have said it from the beginning, we are from the World Tree Temple," Leah looked up, with a successful prank smile on her face, "I didn't lie to you, I live in the World Tree Temple now. Of course, The composition of other people may be more complicated, but that is a matter of another world, and it is too troublesome to explain to you, so you just understand us as a team."
"...Really," Constance said softly, then turned around, looked at the soldiers who fell to rest on the ground after exhaustion and the officers walking back and forth among the soldiers, "Actually, I have never believed in God .”
"It can be seen that I still remember what you said in Eagle City. At that time, I knew that you had a great opinion of God."
"Because in so many eras, the inheritors have come here by themselves. We rely on human power, and gods... have never appeared. The inheritors don't believe in gods, and even resist gods. I am like this , the same is true of my royal father."
"But there are temples in your empire."
"Because for the common people, their existence has value," Constance said, "The inheritors don't believe in gods, but if beliefs can be used to maintain order, we will use them. This is our way of life. "
At this time, a beam of teleportation light suddenly lit up behind the two of them, and Hao Ren's voice followed: "You are right, and this is the meaning of the existence of the Mortal World Church in most cases."
"I already know everything you have done," Constance bowed solemnly to Hao Ren, "You are fighting enemies for the sake of the world in places we can't see, and you didn't have to do it at all. to this point."
"Don't say that, this is really my job," Hao Ren hurriedly helped Constance up, "And to be honest, now you can see that God doesn't ignore you, it's just that she couldn't control you before, so you have to Don't think about it, in the future, you will be promoting a church or something? At least be honest."
A trace of trouble crossed Constance's face: "This... I haven't thought about it..."
"You can give it a try. It doesn't cost any money anyway," Hao Ren said cheerfully, "And if you think Leah is not easy to promote, I can recommend another one to you. That's my boss. Although she can't manage you for the time being, But the business will always grow.”
The trouble on Constance's face completely turned into a circle: "... huh?"
Liya immediately stared: "Why is it difficult for me to promote!"
Seeing Constance's tangled appearance, Hao Ren finally couldn't help laughing: "Okay, it's just a joke. You guys, don't engage in this kind of thing for the time being, and if you can... use the hidden world Just organize that set of rhetoric to explain us."
Constance was really surprised this time: "Why?"
"Some civilizations need gods, while others don't." It was Leah who answered, with a serious expression on her face at the moment, "You have excellent qualities, and you are the most tenacious I have ever seen. Even if your civilization declines to the present level, only you are the only "half" of the inheritors, but I saw those soldiers, those reinforcements from Ysu, and the characteristics in their bones have not changed. Believe me, Constance, you don’t need gods—you can go on relying on human strength, and under such circumstances, if a god emerges to protect you, it would be a waste and humiliation of your talents.”
She went on to say, "But if you need a strong friend, I'm always here to help. I'll listen to your voices, come to me for any trouble you're having in rebuilding civilization, and I can hear—but don't. Believe in me, and don't worship me, so as not to tie your own hands and feet. You know, once I become your belief, it will not be so easy to overthrow the altar.
"During this war, the God of Day did not appear, nor the God of Night, nor did any god appear. Do you understand?"
"I... understand," Constance said in a daze, focusing on Leah, "I just didn't expect to hear a suggestion from a god to promote atheism. You reject people's beliefs, which is different from what I imagined. You guys are so different... are you all like this?"
"Basically," Liya said, spreading her hands, "just like the pragmatism of the inheritors, we are actually pragmatism. Some races are born with tenacity and stubbornness, and an altar is a slow poison for them. However, some races need faith to gather strength, and rely on the name of God to grow—but this is nothing to be ashamed of, in the end it’s just a different form of civilization.”
At this moment, Hao Ren took out the data terminal and turned on the holographic projection to take a look, and then he waved his hand: "I think we can leave the discussion on religious beliefs in the future, let's continue to think about the next work. Kang Stans, I want to borrow something from you."
"Borrow something?" Constance asked curiously, "Borrow what?"
"That scepter of domination," said Hao Ren, "it's actually the control component of the 'Heart of God'."
Constance's eyes widened in surprise.
The platinum scepter that circulated in the restart of the era was taken out, and driven by the power of the scepter itself, it floated quietly in front of everyone.
"... We always thought that the scepter of dominion was an item for the epoch-changing ceremony," Constance looked at it with some fascination, "the ancestor civilization created it, but then everyone forgot its true function..."
"Because it has the ultimate protection agreement, on the final battlefield of each era-changing war, the dominance scepter must be part of the final defense line, and the world will restart after the defense line collapses. Over time, you regard it as the execution of the era It's not surprising that there are alternate ritual items," Hao Ren said unhurriedly, and then took the scepter in his hand, "Although I borrowed it... But is it okay to give it to us?"
"The alternation of the era has come to an end. We no longer need the scepter of domination or the heart of God," Constance said lightly, "and there are countless layers of technological generations between it and our era." Poor, today we don't even have the ability to reach the heart of God, and even if we develop one day, we may take a different technological route, an ancient relic that cannot be studied... Or leave it to the real needs Its people are more useful."
As she said that, the corners of her mouth twitched: "What's more-you saved the world, do we have any other gifts that we can give?"
"Then I won't be polite," Hao Ren put away the scepter, "We will make God's Heart more useful."
Constance smiled slightly, and then said with some emotion: "Heart of God... I can't help but wonder, what kind of mentality did the ancestor civilization have when it created it? They are really desperate to hope that there is a god to help them... "
"Although it's a bit late, it's finally here." Hao Ren said with a smile, and then disappeared into the teleportation light together with the others.