Chapter 10 People on Different Paths

At dusk, Lu Buer walked out of the temple holding a pile of documents. The towering skyscrapers cast a shadow, and the dusty ground was filled with light and darkness.

"Brother Lu, why don't you discuss it with them? If it doesn't work, change your career. As long as you are not on the battlefield, you don't have to force yourself to evolve. When I earn enough merits, I can exchange a bottle of sacred tree marrow fluid for you, right? That thing can repair cells, maybe..."

He Sai also held a pile of documents and whispered in his ear.

Lu Buer shook his head and responded: "It's meaningless. The old priest said that the so-called sacred tree marrow fluid can only be used to repair over-consumed cells, so it can't cure my disease."

He Sai stopped talking, lowered his head and kicked the gravel on the ground with his feet, and whispered: "Brother Lu, I know my parents are no longer in this world, but I don't feel very sad. After all, they divorced a long time ago, and no one wants me."

"And if you are gone, I will be alone in this world, without relatives and in ruins."

He paused: "It's selfish to say, I hope you can survive... At least, I can't be the only orphan."

"Are you talking like a human?"

Lu Buer smiled silently: "Don't think about those things, at least I'm still alive, right? People should learn to enjoy the present, at least we have the opportunity to be supermen."

In fact, he didn't feel that the road ahead was bleak.

Instead, he felt that he saw hope.

His illness is obviously not that simple, especially since he got the God Seed, which is suspected to be a hidden item in the Land of Rebirth. It is not impossible to try this new world.

If he can continue to understand what happened five hundred years ago, he may know what his parents did and what his illness is.

The most urgent thing is to open the authority of the God Seed.

The battlefield on the front line is what he urgently needs.

The cocoon breakers left one after another. The beautiful senior sister named Anna looked at them affectionately before leaving, biting her red lips and looking pitiful, obviously trying to show her goodwill to them.

Probably hoping that they can help her more.

Unfortunately, the two steel straight men didn't react much, although they both realized that their status was very different from before.

For example, the pile of documents they were holding in their arms.

It is a right that can be enjoyed in the new world.

One of them is that the cocoon breakers can get high-level psychological counseling regularly, mainly to help them adapt to the strange environment five hundred years later, to prevent them from being unable to integrate into society because of loneliness, and even developing mental illness.

There is another more interesting one, that is, in order to prevent the cocoon breakers from not having their own social relationships in a short period of time after joining the army, the military is willing to help them rebuild their families, and the most important thing is to find a spouse. Many people of the opposite sex who are of marriageable age or in urgent need of marriage, especially those women who have suffered domestic violence or have been widowed, have always favored the cocoon breakers who have been forgotten by the times, for a lot of money and less trouble to manage.

He Sai complained: "What does this blind date mean?"

"It means that the military can get married, you may get a wife, or even someone else's wife, isn't it exciting?"

"Fuck!"

This sounds a bit wrong!

"Let's say goodbye here, take care of yourself in the future, be careful in dealing with people, this world has really changed." Officer An and Boss Zhang waved goodbye to them. As medium-level talents, they all got good jobs.

They earn no more than before every month.

The financial system after five hundred years has not changed much, but there is a unified currency called merit, which was originally provided to evolvers, but later became popular with ordinary people.

Because it maintains its value.

Officer An can work in the law enforcement team and be responsible for maintaining those robots. It will take a period of assessment before he can obtain the right to perceive the sacred rhythm.

And Boss Zhang can also work as a clerk in the loan company under the Morgan Group. Since he saw his daughter, he has become impatient. He just wants to settle down quickly, complete the handover procedures, reunite with his daughter, and live together.

"Come on, Boss Zhang."

He Sai encouraged him: "We will help you when the time comes."

Lu Buer also nodded slightly: "Wait until we have a way."

"Just live your own life, don't worry about us."

Officer An and Boss Zhang waved, said goodbye to them, and turned away.

In fact, with the friendship they had forged in the Land of Rebirth before, these two adults could have asked the teenagers for more help. After all, high-level talents are indeed rare and are high-quality connections.

But they didn't.

They seem to still stick to the values ​​of five hundred years ago.

Children are children.

Even if they become high-level talents, they are still children.

Adults, of course, cannot cause trouble to children.

The streets were crowded with people, and they parted ways.

It was November 30, 534 in the New Era. Another group of cocoon breakers forgotten by the times came to this world. Some people cried while watching their sleeping families in the cocoon of time, while others met old friends who had also walked out of the cocoon. The two miserable teenagers went to the military and embarked on a new life that they had never imagined.

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The military bus was bumping on the road. Lu Buer leaned on the last row of seats, yawning and watching the scenery outside the window passing by, as if he had seen five hundred years in one glance.

At first, he could still see some rusty trains, stations scattered with newspapers, desolate and quiet alleys, and slightly old buildings.

The closer to the city, the more dilapidated this sense of oldness gradually disappeared.

Along the way, there are huge neon holographic advertisements, high-end hotels towering into the sky and luxury shopping malls, bus stations with endless traffic and crowds on the pedestrian street, endlessly changing traffic lights on the zebra crossing, and wide intersections that seem to lead to different worlds.

Couples on the street hold hands or hug, parents lead their children out of the dessert shop with cakes, students are jumping on the zebra crossing, still wearing the blue and white striped school uniforms, holding spicy snacks in their hands, and a whole row of food stalls can still be seen on the coast, where a group of people gather together to eat seafood and drink beer. It seems that nothing has changed from five hundred years ago.

But it seems that everything has changed.

I heard that in today's era, there is a clear distinction between ordinary people and evolvers. The former's life is still peaceful and beautiful, while the latter lives in blood and fire.

For a cocoon-breaker like Lu Buer, there seems to be no other choice.

There are some magazines on the bus, and the content is very interesting.

For example, "One Piece" resumed serialization after being suspended for five hundred years.

For example, after 125 World Cups, the Chinese national football team still failed to make it to the top 16.

Another example is that controlled nuclear fusion is about to be put into use, and mankind will embark on the journey to the stars and the sea.

And so on.

Since the cocoon breakers have no relatives, the priests are responsible for the guidance and reception of them when they just arrived in the new world, and simply popularize the changes of the times: "Today's extraordinary world is maintained by the Supreme Federation. The Akasha Holy Church is the only force that cooperates with the federal military, because we believe in the Kabbalah Tree of Life. It is the sacred tree that opened the road of evolution for mankind. The sacred tree has a very high status. The sacred wisdom body is the embodiment of the will of the sacred tree."

There were only two of them in the car, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward for a while.

The priests seemed to be used to this kind of cold scene and continued to talk endlessly.

It is worth mentioning that the predecessor of the Akasha Holy Church was Aurora Technology, which was originally established by Orientals, but most of them did not believe in religion.

Today, there are many Orientals who have teaching positions, but they do not have any devout faith in their bones, and they are even too lazy to perform the rituals of teaching. They are just clocking in for work.

They only take benefits, not loyalty.

They also claim that whether it is the Supreme Federation or the Akasha Holy Church, there is a position above them, that is the throne that countless people are rushing to.

But they did not say what it is.

Anyway, it is not something that Lu Buer or He Sai can get involved in now.

Until the evening, they arrived at the military base of the Third City Guard.

This place is also guarded by soldiers with live ammunition. The light of the lighthouse swept from a distance and shone on the faces of the brothers who just got off the car, making them unable to open their eyes.

"Authentication completed!"

The drone hovered in the air and scanned their faces.

"New recruit Lu Buer, allowed to pass!"

"New recruit He Sai, allowed to pass!"

The priests took them to the military base.

The two brothers were very emotional.

I didn't expect that I would turn from a student into a soldier after waking up.

There is an empty field at the entrance of the military base.

On the empty field is a dark sculpture, as if a soldier is watching the night, half of his body is incomplete, scarred under the starlight, but he is determined and unyielding.

There is a sentence engraved on the black stone base of the sculpture: "We are willing to devote ourselves to this endless battle until the last drop of blood is shed, never cowardly, never looking back."

Lu Buer was slightly touched when he saw this sentence.

I don't know who engraved this sentence.

But it makes people awe-inspiring.

He Sai said blankly: "Are we going to take an oath?"

The pastor shook his head and said: "No, we will not force you to dedicate your life to this world. Wait until the day you really want to take the oath, then come here. This is the oath that the soldiers took when the Human Watch Army was just established five hundred years ago. Of course, there is not only this sentence, but also another sentence that has not been recorded..."

They paused: "We die in the past, and you open up the future!"

"It sounds like an idealist."

Lu Buer whispered softly.

"Brother Lu, what is an idealist?"

He Sai asked.

"You can understand it as a professional soldier."

The priests explained: "You are all unemployed soldiers. The difference is that you can be demobilized after serving in the military for three years. Life in the military is a kind of experience for you, and it is also a way to obtain resources. What kind of achievements you have made in the military will determine your treatment after demobilization. And professional soldiers are a great profession that dedicates their lives and souls to the world."

The two brothers looked at each other and realized that this was the case!

This military restricted area covers a large area. There are drones hovering overhead, and there are heavily guarded sentry towers everywhere. There are also armored vehicles whizzing on the road, and you can hear the uniform footsteps of soldiers patrolling, which is very clear in the night.

It was clearly night, but you could see many parents queuing up in front of an office building with their children, as if they were going through the procedures for enlistment. I heard from the priests that joining the army nowadays is as common as the college entrance examination, and it is a popular way of advancement for the public.

The parents were a little surprised to see that the priests brought them personally. This is obviously the treatment of the cocoon breakers who walked out of the land of rebirth, and it proves that their talents are very high.

It turns out that talented cocoon breakers do have privileges. They went through the fast track for routine physical examinations. The information technology and medical tests of the new era are very convenient. It took about half an hour to check the brothers thoroughly.

He Sai's condition is kidney deficiency.

Lu Buer's condition is malnutrition.

As for cancer, it was not detected at all, which is quite weird.

Next, we visited the facilities in the military base, the headquarters, the arsenal, the livestock farm, the parking lot, the apron, and the runway.

There are many soldiers coming and going in the military area. You can see clothes drying in the dormitory building, and even women's underwear and panties hanging outside, frozen hard by the cold wind.

We also met many pretty female soldiers along the way.

He Sai's eyes were straight.

Lu Buer said speechlessly: "Look at your little achievements!"

The female soldiers smiled slightly when they saw the newcomers.

"They were picked up separately. They look like two high-level talents. Hush, they have injuries on their bodies. Could they be cocoon breakers, people from five hundred years ago?"

"Don't be scared to tears later."

"One of them is pretty good-looking, hehe."

The female soldiers ran away with a smile.

Lu Buer had a bad feeling when he heard what they said.

"Is this our dormitory?"

He Sai asked curiously.

The priests smiled and said, "No, you will go directly to the front line after a short training period. That is where you will live."

The brothers were stunned: "Go directly to the front line?"

The priests replied, "You two are high-level talents who have returned from the Land of the Dead. You have experienced the battles with the White Walkers, but you still need to adapt to the harsh environment of the front line. We will not give high-level talents too superior conditions, which will only wear down your fighting spirit and cannot help you awaken. The so-called front line is the edge of the Land of the Dead, where the army is needed to garrison because the White Walkers often appear. This is why the New World needs garrisons."

They paused: "Whether it is the president or the general of the military, including those families with a long history, or their descendants, anyone who is qualified to evolve must start from the front line. This is the starting point of everything. They have all experienced the same beginning as you."

He Sai didn't understand it directly.

"In other words, the military is the starting point of everything."

Lu Buer pondered for a moment: "Everyone starts from here."

The priests said: "Remember what the old priest said? Only anger and despair can make you truly awake, but don't worry, when you go to the front battlefield, if there is an emergency, there will be instructors to protect your safety."

Lu Buer and He Sai looked at each other and understood.

"From now on, you are stationed here and you live here. When facing life disasters, you fight. When facing heretic invasions, you fight. You are responsible for guarding the border of the land of rebirth and shouldering the sacred mission of guarding the human world."

The priests smiled and said: "Next, prepare for the training of new recruits."

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Aoki drove his car through the bustling streets. After years of breaking out of the cocoon, he has become accustomed to the changes in the new world. There is only a thin line between the ordinary and the extraordinary in this city. The seemingly ordinary passers-by may have the power of evolution, and there is also a surge in the calm.

There are a lot of cars on the street, and someone is selling snacks.

The traffic lights on the road changed, and the aroma of noodles with soybean paste wafted from the restaurant across the street.

Qingmu walked through the quiet park. The young couple on the swing was frightened by his clothes and moved away. In the distance, the school was just over, and the students in school uniforms went home.

Their life was peaceful and beautiful.

It seemed that there was a chasm between them and the world of the evolvers.

He went from the old neighborhoods near the Fourth Ring Road, through the downtown area of ​​the Third Ring Road, and then to the economic zone of the Second Ring Road, and finally arrived at the most core ring, which was also the most prosperous area.

Until Qingmu arrived at a black building that looked like a steel fortress, he passed through the heavily guarded gate, walked through the dark tunnel underground, and stopped in front of an iron door.

Before he could knock on the door, the person behind the door asked:

"I heard that we encountered the heretics of the Corpse Eater Cult this time?"

The voice was old and powerful.

Qingmu replied respectfully: "Yes, sir. We are lucky this time. They happen to be the heretics who escaped last time. The characteristics match."

The voice behind the door asked again: "Kill them all?"

Qingmu answered again: "No one was left. The cocoon breakers brought back also had their memories cleansed to ensure that this matter would not be leaked to the outside world."

After a short silence, the old man said again: "The soil you brought back has been tested and is indeed contaminated. But have you ever thought that what they really want to contaminate is the tree of life in the land of rebirth!"

Qingmu was stunned, and he realized that he might have made a mistake.

"To pollute the great Tree of Life, it is by no means a simple ritual. Those heretics may seem weak, but they hold a terrible taboo!"

The old man suppressed his anger and asked, "I ask you, where is the thing? You did a good job of keeping it secret, but you lost the most important thing! You deserve to die!"

Aoki's throat rolled up and down, and cold sweat flowed wildly.

He was careless and just thought that killing those people would be enough.

Unexpectedly, those weak guys actually hold a taboo!

With a plop, a huge pressure came over him, making him kneel on his knees.

"Originally, with your merits, you can get a bottle of the marrow fluid of the sacred tree."

The old man said hoarsely, "But now, I want you to find that thing back. Immediately, right now, find it back. Although the memory of those cocoon breakers has been washed away, it is not impossible that they accidentally took something away. Otherwise... you should know the consequences."

This time, Aoki lost his usual playfulness and joking.

The slightly vicissitudes of his eyes were full of fear.

"But two people have already entered the military."

Aoki whispered, "And I have already retired, so it's not easy to go in and interrogate."

The old man said calmly, "I have a way to send you in. As long as you don't do anything too extreme, I can cover you up no matter what happens. After all, you also know what the consequences will be once the Corpse Eating Cult is exposed..."

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