Chapter 959 Where to Go?

The team returned to the royal city surrounded by crowds, with Vivian and Lily walking at the front. They seemed to be gods in the eyes of the people of 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 Vivian is very familiar with.

Lily walked with Vivian with a stiff expression, trying to hide behind Hao Ren from time to time. She just joined in the fun out of fun at first, but things turned out far beyond her expectation: "Wow... this is... Isn’t it too lively?”

"If you have experienced the age of mythology, you will be used to it," Vivian whispered with a smile. "The older the era, the more people have awe of all things. Seven thousand years ago, I just made some small things." A fire can scare an entire tribe, and in my opinion, this place is not much different from the earth at that time."

What happened after that can almost be described as chaos - although it was Hao Ren who took the initiative to push the matter to this point, the reaction of these locals, inspired by superstitious thoughts and excitement, is still surprising. It's quite difficult to adapt. Hao Ren met the king of the High Tower Kingdom - a dark-skinned, tall and strong middle-aged man, and then met the academic groups from the other three kingdoms. He also had to lead the old man to meet the princes in the royal city one by one. The noble said hello, and together with Vivian, they racked their brains and improvised a rough fairy tale to deal with the many questions between the bachelor and the king. The only thing he was lucky about was that the "Ice Witch" had absolute authority in the hearts of these people, so even if the story he made up temporarily had many holes, he didn't have to worry about being questioned on the spot.

When it all finally settled down, almost half a day had passed. Hao Ren and the others were enjoying the hard-won peace on the upper terrace of the big castle, while Vivian looked down at the crowded streets of the royal city below: "It looks a bit more lively than when we first arrived... It's really I can’t believe that so many people can fit into such a small town.”

Hao Ren smiled and turned to look at the other side of the terrace. The old man who had regained his life 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 as if they were guarding treasures. Even if it was his break time, he He kept checking the condition of the papers: these things were hundreds of years old, and he was afraid that there were some weathered and rotten parts in them.

"What's going to happen next?" Hao Ren casually walked over and asked. The situation was chaotic before. 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 met the king alone. Talked once.

"For the sake of the ice witch - their king is very polite to me, but he keeps asking me what I plan to do in his kingdom. It seems that he is worried about his royal power... Huh," the old man's mouth trembled slightly. After a moment, "But this doesn't mean anything to me, as long as I can give them the correct history. I also met those people called 'Bachelors', most of them were ignorant, but every one of them Being smart enough, and the maesters’ attitude towards me is obviously better than that of the king, I think I can go to the place called ‘Star Castle’ first, and maybe these manuscripts can be handed over to them first.”

The old man pointed to the pile of paper on the table: "When I learned that they copied ancient books as a spiritual practice, I knew that those bachelors were the key."

"It doesn't sound as smooth as expected," Lily folded her arms and muttered, "I thought that the big black king bowed his head when he saw you - since all the kings of the Tower Kingdom reacted this way, then Other outlying kingdoms should not be much better."

"That's enough," the old man smiled carelessly, "I just need to get the power to walk freely in the four kingdoms and teach the people. It's a surprise that the kings are willing to listen to my teachings. As for what's happening here now The social form... I have no intention of changing, and I have no ability to change. They have been living like this for hundreds of years, and the best way is to let them continue to live like this until nature changes."

Lily glared: "But you are their ancestor!"

"I'm just an old man who ran out of the reactor - and the king's bounden duty is to question the authority other than them, even if that authority is God." The old man raised his eyes and looked at Lily and Vivian not far away, " I don’t even have as much say as you two, because at least you have real supernatural powers.”

Vivian turned her head when she heard this, with a faint smile on her face: "It's normal. If one authority could tame an entire civilization, then all the disputes in the world would have disappeared long ago. Your next work will probably not go smoothly - -Those kings are now willing to listen to your preaching, but if your preaching seriously affects their authority and kingdom, people will still attack in groups. And I believe that the real history you have is definitely very different from people's current views. Big conflict.”

The old man smiled freely: "I know that long before I fell asleep, I had discussed countless problems that I might face in the future with my friends from back then. I am a sociologist, educationist, or psychologist. I know how to tell people just the right amount of knowledge at the right social stage.”

Seeing the confident smile on the old man's face, Hao Ren scratched his hair and said, "Maybe you are more suitable to be a magician than me."

The old man just smiled silently, and then his eyes became serious: "Then...can you tell me who you are now?"

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 passers-by from the universe, and that their spaceship was parked outside the Ark. At that time, the old man didn't think much about it and just regarded Hao Ren and his party as As a kind of alien with a higher level of technology, but after eating a piece of magical fruit and regaining his youth, the old man's doubts were doubled: Although there is no real magic in his world view, He was still vaguely aware that the group of people in front of him was related to something supernatural. Later, he saw that Vivian could summon frost with a single gesture, and Lily could conjure a flaming blade out of thin air. These magical powers were more like the magic in stories from ancient times than technology, so now he He was 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 was brushed aside - for example, using "powerful forces outside the realms" to vaguely explain his background.

The old man listened quietly, his eyes changing 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. I followed this ship to many places in the universe. I once saw stars falling into gravitational rifts and being torn into pieces. We 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 long ago left words about gods. We know that this universe is vast, and there are countless things far beyond human imagination. Power is running in it. So I am not surprised, even if the true God comes in front of me, I will not be surprised. Of course, there are still surprises - I didn't expect that their messengers would look like this when they arrived. I thought you It should be more…”

The old man stretched out his hand and gestured, but it was difficult to describe his thoughts: "In short, it should be more glorious, at least like those great races among the stars."

"I sometimes use a more 'radiant' approach to solve problems, 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 want to come back," Hao Ren laughed and handed over a communicator. "The follow-up work for your civilization has not been completed yet. How long do you think your old spaceship can run? One hundred years? Two hundred years ?I have to find you a stable place to stay before this thing completely shuts down. I also have to report on your reconstruction process at any time, because my goddess cares about this very much, and I also have to track your status for a long time, because of the natural disaster that will destroy the world. The aftermath of the incident is still spreading in this universe. I don’t want to find a few survivors only to turn around and be eaten by the tentacles again. This is the communicator. Now you are the spokesperson of your species. We must keep in touch, and I guess I'll contact 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 name?" Hao Ren asked casually, "I can't always call you old man from now on."

The old man opened his mouth and muttered after a while: "I only remember that my code name in the whole plan is 'Father'..."

Hao Ren suddenly glared: "Don't make this joke, how old are we..."

He paused as he spoke and glanced at Vivian secretly: "Did you know that our average age is several times older than yours! Our combined history is longer than your Ark!"

Vivian murmured in a low voice: "Come together and I will give you an average score..."

The old man was in awe after hearing Hao Ren's words, and then thought about it: "Then you can call me Lawrence."

"Is that your name?"

"No, I just have a vague impression of this name. Maybe it belongs to a friend of mine, or maybe it belongs to my father." The old man smiled freely, "No matter who it is, no one can use this name anymore - from now on From now on, I will be Lawrence."

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