"Do you think this is a betrayal?"
"..."
"..."
"As for what I want, that's easy to guess."
Bokan grinned at the two of them.
"I just want to survive."
"Live longer than anyone else."
“Better than anyone else.”
"This requires not only perseverance and persistence, but also more knowledge."
"And some knowledge... is labeled as taboo, but in fact it is just the forbidden food of the bigwigs..."
"What will happen if you break this shackle? Aren't you curious about the future?"
Chapter 125: Change of Perspective
Meanwhile, far to the east, the morning visited Wayne again.
Nian Lun entered the palace through the main gate with the report on the actions of the tree people during this period. She thought she would have to wait for an hour according to the queen's custom, but unexpectedly, a maid came to lead her in soon.
"Your Majesty, you didn't sleep last night?" Nian Lun asked in surprise when he entered the bedroom and saw that although Alwin was wearing a pajamas, his mental state was very average.
"Yeah, because I'm worried about some deployment issues..." Alvin nodded while untying his hair in front of the mirror.
It seemed that she planned to sleep for a while after reading the report I sent her.
Nian Lun raised his eyebrows and said that after leaving, you can send someone to inform the Pope and ask him to come back in the afternoon or evening if he has anything to do.
But she still didn't understand: "What kind of deployment could make you worry all night?"
She knew all the disputes between Poplar and Holy Oak, and naturally knew that Alwyn was the true orthodoxy of this country, and she also knew how terrible her ability to govern the country was.
She was more proficient in political philosophy than the princes, and even more proficient in leading troops in battle than the eldest prince. Her eyes seemed to have magic that made every Sara person, including Nian Lun, trust her. Sometimes Nian Lun would even have an illusion that the appearance of a weak girl was just a disguise and deception...
If anyone really believed her ignorance, they would soon be in trouble. So she was particularly curious about why Alvin was so worried and couldn't sleep all night.
After all, this majesty is much more particular than Charuni. She is capable, but also knows how to enjoy life. This is not to say that she has to spend a lot of resources on food, clothing and daily necessities, but she knows exactly what proportion of meat and eggs she must eat to be healthy, and how many hours of sleep she must get to be energetic. These are all calculated by her and will not change unless there are special circumstances.
"Annual rings." Alvin did not answer her, but called her name with some emotion, "What do you think the Lord God is?"
“Lord God…” Nian Lun’s eyelids twitched.
This topic is too big.
Shenzhu is the official name of God, deity, etc. In religion, people are rarely allowed to directly address God in this way. She didn't know what Alvin wanted to discuss by suddenly bringing up such a big topic.
"There's no outsider here, don't be so restrained." Alvin glanced at her, his expression made her even more puzzled, "We may be the only two people who know some of the truth about the era. In every way, you are my confidant, and we should be able to talk about anything."
"But Your Majesty, I don't see why we need to discuss this topic..."
"Normally, that's the case." Alvin interrupted her. "Normally, we respect the Lord God and remember Him... but we don't want Him to appear again."
"His Majesty!"
"Isn't it?" Alvin tilted his head. "Don't think I don't know. There are many people who think this way. Of course, there are indeed a lot of people who are really pious, but they may not really believe in the existence of God in their hearts."
"Otherwise, why didn't God come to rescue us in so many disasters? Why can they only save themselves when they are most desperate and suffering?"
"Your Majesty, this is religious philosophy..."
"This is the most basic human nature, age ring." Alvin continued to look in the mirror, looking at the face in the mirror that was young but already stained with old age. "The instinct for survival and the instinct for profit. Of course, there are moral and legal constraints above that to make people human, but at that moment, it is easy for anyone to go to extremes."
"..." Nian Lun stopped talking. She really didn't know what to say at this time.
"I actually think so too." Alvin turned sideways to face her and said seriously, "I think - at present we cannot find out the truth about the departure of the Kingdom of God."
"Did they take advantage of the disappearance of the Kingdom of God to sneak in?"
"Or did they fight back the Kingdom of God head-on, and the Kingdom of God led them away to protect us?"
"I am the queen, Ring of Years. From my personal perspective, I am happy to make some optimistic assumptions... but now that I am in this position, I have to consider the worst possible scenarios."
"So I think instead of letting the gods return again and bring back enemies of the same level, we can actually try to solve the gray fog problem ourselves."
"This is a good thing, right..." Year Ring opened his mouth, "If we can really do it."
It would certainly be a good thing if she could do it, but she still didn't understand what Alvin meant.
"You see, the sense of awe is gone just like that." Alvin spread his hands.
“When you no longer need to rely on a great being to survive, the other person will not be so noble or mysterious in your eyes. If you happen to be a person who likes to get to the bottom of things and delve into knowledge, then you might consider looking at them in a different way.”
"Another...way?"
"Yes." The girl nodded, but her subsequent remarks struck Year Ring like lightning, "We should no longer regard them as gods, but as research objects."
Nian Lun almost thought he was hallucinating.
Of all the treasonous remarks I have ever heard in my life, add them all together, could they be as rebellious as this one?
She never imagined that such words would come from Alvin... from King Sarah's mouth.
"Don't worry." Alvin grinned at her.
"If you really think about it, I am a child of God after all... I can still control myself and not lose myself in this transformation."
"But..." Her smile faded.
“It’s not necessarily the case for others.”
"...Tarignan?" Year Ring's expression became extremely serious. "Hitzfeld is over there...but I remember you are not..."
Didn’t you send your trusted aides to handle this matter?
So what does she mean.
There is a traitor… ?
Nightingale will betray...?
This speculation brought an even greater shock to Annual Ring than before.
Because it is impossible for a nightingale to betray.
It’s not because Nightingale is so special or has such a firm determination, but...how to put it.
As the leader of the tree people, she knew that the legitimate heir of the sacred oak had a special method that could understand people's hearts to a certain extent.
It doesn't mean that you won't betray just because you become a nightingale.
But only those who will not betray can become nightingales.
When I came back to my senses, Alvin had already finished reading the report and was putting his nightcap on.
"..." Nian Lun was secretly dissatisfied with the fact that with such a big thing in front of her, she actually still had the mind to sleep.
She completely forgot that she had a stereotype about the Queen just a few minutes ago.
"Your Majesty." After thinking for a while, she said, "The Treemen also have people in Talignan. Do you want to..."
"The root network can't cross that desert. Of course I want to, but will it be in time?"
“……” The annual rings fell silent again.
She found that the people in Port Wayne could not do anything to help with this matter except living their normal lives.
"I'm going to take a break~Annual Rings~"
The girl had tucked herself into the quilt, with only half of her face showing, and she blinked at the door.
"Please turn off the lights when you leave."
"By the way, please pass on a message for me. Don't come to the morning meeting."
……
"You want to study the mysteries of the Lord God?"
In the silence, Hitzfeld could hear his own questioning tone.
Forbidden knowledge.
The exclusive delicacy of the big shots.
Break the shackles.
She felt the hints were obvious enough.
This Mr. Bokan, or Professor Bokan.
His ultimate goal in plotting to obtain the Dragon Tomb might be to evolve into a god...
“They are not that mysterious.”
Bokan stared at her.
"The so-called God is nothing more than a qualitative change of human beings after they become powerful enough. Since I am also a human being now, and I even have an almost infinite life, why can't I daydream about that possibility?"
Hitzfeld just shook his head.
Xia Yibing's eyelids were twitching.
"This is the limitation of perspective." Bokan continued, "You regard gods as another kind of creature, which is looking up to them, but I - I have experienced that era, I know much more than you do, I know very well what kind of people they are, I just want to study why they are who they are, why their power disappeared, once successful, it will be of great benefit to the entire human world - what's wrong with me thinking this way?"
"Is that how you deceived Mr. Russell?"
But Hitzfeld just took a breath and continued to shake his head, looking at him as if he were a monster.
"It looks like that, yes."
She spoke slowly under Bokan's gloomy gaze.
"But I know better that the evolution of species and the change of rules are natural laws."
"Why did dinosaurs evolve into flying birds, why did ancient species become extinct in modern times, why did the power of the Lord God leave the world, there must be a reason behind this."
"You don't agree with me?" Bokan narrowed his eyes. "I didn't expect you to be so conservative..."
"This is not conservative." Hitzfeld interrupted him. "I support anyone who studies those secrets, but I think we should be cautious before we find out the reason."
"After all, no one knows the mystery of evolution..."
"Instead of discussing this with us, you should clarify who was the person who influenced you before Kyle."
Chapter 126 Biogrid
"Then we have nothing to talk about."
Hearing her say this, Bokan frowned and raised his hand to grab the girl.
He was giving a long speech like a nagging old professor one second, and suddenly changed his face and started fighting the next second. He was so moody and weird that neither of them could react.
While they were still wondering "how could he just stretch out his hand when the distance between the two sides is at least five or six meters", the arm had actually stretched longer and longer in the air, extending like mud and grabbing the girl's neck.
"Uh...!" Hitzfeld's face changed and he wanted to speak, but he felt his neck was being strangled and he couldn't breathe. His body was lifted up into the air little by little by the huge force.
Am I going to die...
Her head was swollen, and she vaguely felt something eroding the skin on her neck.
Then the next moment - even faster than Xia Yibing's knife swing, the entire arm that was pinching her was set on fire, and a large ball of golden flames instantly emerged.
"Ah!" Bokan let out a strange, inhuman cry, and his entire slime arm instantly bounced back as if it had touched a red-hot iron.
But it was too late. The golden flame burned particularly fiercely this time. It could not even be described as "burning" but "exploding". Amid Bokan's ghostly howls, the entire arm quickly exploded and disappeared, just like a string of lit firecrackers that had exploded to his shoulder.
"Hurry up..." Hitzfeld staggered after landing, grabbed the woman's hand and turned to run.
Xia Yibing understood what he meant and caught up with the girl in two steps. Seeing her running with her skirt lifted up, she simply hugged her, held her legs with her other hand, stood up and picked her up.
"Stop!...Ahh!" Bokan's howl came from behind. Hitzfeld hugged the woman's neck tightly and looked back, and found that the golden flame did not stop after blowing off his right arm. It actually formed a golden flame snake along the outline of his right arm, and was twisting its body to confront Bokan.
Bokan's body should also be composed of viruses. My perception just now was correct. He wants to kill me and then corrode my body.
Were you the one who saved me?
Reaching out and touching the black leather collar, Hitzfeld had a complicated expression.
