0p0 Chapter 524: Survivors or Dependents
Chapter 524: Survivors or Dependents
Lloyd suppressed his anger, read the messenger's confession in its entirety, and summarized their current situation.
According to the description of this messenger, the ancient survivors, through some kind of "great gift", obtained the method of creating and controlling the highly dangerous monsters such as the Karma Demon, which gave them the combat power to continuously harass the present world.
In addition to the manufacturing magic, other "great gifts" are coming one after another.
It is precisely because of a certain "great gift" that their bodies have been changed into their current ferocious and bizarre appearance, but they believe that it is stronger and nobler, and is what humans should look like in the future.
At the same time, these "great gifts" also give them extraordinary resistance to spiritual pollution, allowing them to better adapt to the harsh environment of the alien space.
And to a certain extent, they can use mental pollution as a weapon and means of attack, just like the monsters outside.
Then they would naturally become even crazier and evolve into the species they are today, which is completely different from humans.
But this group of survivors did not have such awareness, nor did they think there was anything wrong with it. Instead, because they received these "great gifts" of unknown origin, they developed some kind of illusion in their madness, believing that they were great sons favored by God and would rule the entire world.
As soon as they received these "great gifts", they turned their butcher knives to the other survivors in the alien space...
After integrating the power of the entire alien space, the crazy plan of "breeding gods" was launched.
When Lloyd saw this, he couldn't help but think of some fantasy literary works he had read on Earth.
Isn't this a bit like... the so-called 'family'?
Could it be that they came into contact with an unknown evil god in another dimension, and were recruited as his followers to destroy humanity?
Of course, it is also possible that this evil god is already very weak and about to die, and he took them in as his followers just for the sake of the "breeding god" later, so that he could be reborn?
With the current amount of information, Lloyd can only make such a superficial speculation without any substantial evidence.
This messenger didn't know much, and was not clear about the true purpose of 'breeding gods'. He just blindly believed in it and was willing to give everything for it.
In order to cooperate with this crazy plan, the organizational structure of the survivors was transformed into a chiefdom system based on faith. They called themselves tribes, with the ruling class being the temple priests, followed by nobles, commoners, and untouchables, or slaves. The class divisions were extremely strict.
In Lloyd's opinion, this is a bit of a step backwards...
As if you were playing Stellaris and Hearts of Iron?
But their backwardness in system does not mean that they are really an uncivilized primitive tribe. In fact, looking at the whole situation, this group of remnants is still quite troublesome.
The accumulated resources and knowledge and technology brought in from the glorious past, coupled with the long-term civil wars between several groups of remnant forces, and finally the bellicosity and bloodthirstiness that were brought out like a parasite, plus the currently unknown "great gift", seem to be extremely threatening to the present world.
Especially those temple priests, as the rulers of the remnants, they are also the strongest among them. There are ten of them in total. They claim to be servants of God, dominate all the remnants, and will dominate all human beings in the future.
According to the description of the messenger, each of them has a power beyond that of [Brilliant Gold], and the highest priest among them, the First Priest, is hailed as the being 'closest to God', so powerful that it far exceeds human understanding and cognition.
Even if the actual situation is not that exaggerated, it should not be underestimated.
Therefore, in the messenger's cognition, they should be the chosen ones who are high above, the real controllers and leaders of human civilization, and the remaining untouchables outside should bow down to them and be willing to be their slaves.
If it weren't for the great task of giving birth to gods, they would have counterattacked and appeared in the world long ago.
It can also be seen from this that "giving birth to gods" is very important and urgent to them.
But it does not mean that they will give up interfering in the world before their plan succeeds. In addition to the long-term looting mentioned above, they are also infiltrating external human forces through some means, and have achieved some results.
For example, the group of crazy scholars who attempted to control the demons in the City of Joy were most likely the work of this group of remnants.
No wonder Lloyd couldn't understand why humans would get involved in such a dangerous power? And this happened in the City of Joy, which was built the shortest, had the weakest saints, and had an incomplete supernatural system?
Looking back now, these oddities make sense.
Going further ahead, are the evil forces and criminals that are prevalent in the world today also secretly supported by this group of people?
This is also very possible. After all, for these self-proclaimed nobles, this is their favorite dirty trick.
So objectively speaking, the arrogance of this group of ancient survivors is not entirely madness and self-confidence. They do have some capital in their hands. Whether it is the temple priests, the "great gift" with unknown functions, or the possible level 0 holy objects, they should not be underestimated.
The messenger also repeatedly mentioned the power of those priests, and firmly believed that they possessed some great power that he could hardly imagine or understand.
This made Lloyd dare not take it lightly, and he had to both take it seriously and despise it.
Right now he must want to collect more intelligence about the ancient survivors. It would be best if he could find out what kind of combat power they have, how many combatants they have, what kind of extraordinary systems they have, how many strategic materials they have, and what cards they have hidden in their cards.
And most importantly, are the details of the plan to breed gods the same as what I speculated before?
It’s a pity that the person captured this time was just a messenger. Just like a normal human envoy, he might know a little about everything, but it’s impossible for him to know everything so clearly.
If only I could catch a more advanced 'tongue'...
But this would probably be difficult, right?
Lloyd rubbed his chin and thought for a while, but he couldn't find any good ideas for the time being.
But the good news is that the situation is not particularly urgent, and I and the human race still have time to prepare.
Judging from the information revealed by this messenger, they dare not act rashly or launch a large-scale counterattack before completing the so-called great task of giving birth to gods. They may also be afraid of human saints and the level 0 holy objects in human hands.
But now their plan has been completely ruined by Lloyd and the former dean...
They may indeed be desperate, but if they want to launch a large-scale counterattack on the human world, their space technology is not up to par...
Not only could they not solve the space loop left by Lloyd, but their development path seemed to have gone astray, and the corresponding technology tree was more inclined towards "navigation" in the alien space.
For example, this messenger coming to Mizkatok used a device similar to a space elevator, which they named "space battleship", and floated over slowly.
Currently, this "space battleship" has been seized by the Space Department's Equipment Division and is being studied. Lloyd even went to take a quick look.
In terms of technological level, it is indeed better than Mitzkatok's space elevator. It is more solid, faster, more suitable for long-distance navigation, and is equipped with weapons and protective equipment, making it more aggressive.
But in terms of length and volume, it is only slightly larger than a space elevator. Calling it a 'battleship' is purely an exaggeration. It would be more appropriate to call it a 'rubber boat'.
So from a neutral and objective point of view, in terms of 'navigation' alone, their level is indeed higher than the average level of Mitzkatok.
But it was not much higher, not enough to shock the Equipment Department, nor did they encounter any incomprehensible technical barriers.
It just made the people in the equipment department sigh:
"Isn't this too extravagant? How many resources have they accumulated to make such a meaningless waste?"
"Although the technical level doesn't surprise me, the resources and cost consumption really opened my eyes..."
"I feel that their equipment design ideas are completely different from ours. We try every possible way to save, while they waste without any care."
Anyway, Lloyd took a quick look at it and when he heard such comments, he couldn't help but think of the warships of a certain country on the other side of the Earth...
The one who can buy a car with a toilet...
But apart from luxury and different routes, the survivors are far behind in other technical aspects.
In terms of more convenient portals and space channels, their development can only be described as poor. They are basically relying on the capital brought in during their glorious days and have not made much progress in this area.
So at that time in the museum, the portal opened with difficulty, causing Lloyd to wait for a long time. His fluency and proficiency were far inferior to Mizzkatok's.
Given their history, this doesn't seem surprising?
After all, Mitzkatok's main focus is on portals and space channels, while the Equipment Department pays more attention to the research and development of various computing and observation equipment, and the overall approach is "exploratory research".
As for the ancient survivors, in order to fight against each other among themselves and to conquer and integrate other survivor forces first, they mainly developed this obviously more aggressive "navigation" route.
Like this messenger, he was once a gunner on a "space battleship" and had made outstanding military achievements, which earned him the appreciation of the priests and helped him rise to prominence.
So Lloyd couldn't help but think that if the truth was finally revealed, and their "space battleships" launched a large-scale attack on the real world, or attacked Mitzkatok, it would be too...
Very good!
As for these kayak-class 'battleships', the difference between them and duckweed in the water in the face of a space storm is probably that they cost more?
So it’s best to come out in full force, and don’t miss out!
Of course, using space storms to destroy the enemy's "battleships" was Lloyd's somewhat optimistic estimate. It could also be seen as a bottom-line trump card, so that he and the academy would not have to worry about their massive invasion.
Before figuring out how powerful this group of remnants is, it is better not to provoke them.
After all, it is very likely a force that has gained some benefits from an evil god, and who knows what powerful weapons and cruel tricks are hidden.
It is better to be cautious and try to collect more information first.
Of course, this kind of thing requires waiting for the right time, and the opportunity cannot be found in just one or two days.
The ideal situation is that after they find out that the messenger has lost contact, they will send some people to "save Grandpa".
But that was a matter for the future. For the moment, Lloyd put down the transcript in his hand and took it to Dean Hazlade's office to show it to him.
Dean Hazlade looked at it very seriously and carefully, without saying a word.
But Lloyd could still vaguely feel that his blood pressure and the anger in his heart were steadily rising.
It was not until half an hour later that Dean Hazlade put down the notes in his hand and cursed rudely:
"These damn bastards, maggots! Despicable monsters!"
"I really didn't expect that they would commit so many crimes! I really overestimated them before!"
"Especially the fact that they took advantage of the chaos to rob humans, not even sparing the weak and children!"
"They claim to be noble and respectable, but they actually do such dirty and despicable things!"
It was obvious that Dean Hazlade was very indignant. Lloyd had never seen him so angry and out of control.
I can only say that sneak attacks and looting of humans, and disguising themselves as monsters to invade, are really too despicable!
In order to stabilize the dean's emotions, Lloyd quickly provided a wave of good news, mainly an interpretation of their space technology.
"…………So we don't have to worry too much about their attacks for now. The space storm can protect us very well!"
"And if they want to launch a large-scale attack on the human world, I have briefly analyzed that using this kind of 'navigation' method, from such a deep area, through the time speed bump, and then to the human world, the journey is too long. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to organize a large-scale expedition."
These words were meant to give Dean Hazlade some reassurance and stabilize his blood pressure.
"Well, that's good. But we still have to worry about their infiltration into the human world. After reading this transcript, I think we must assume the greatest malice towards them."
"That's natural. I'll talk to Hiltyna about this later."
Lloyd then talked to Dean Hazlade about his views on this group of survivors and the subsequent strategies, and asked quietly:
"Can the academy handle them on its own? You see, their so-called temple guards can't even break through the shield I deployed in the first place."
"This...I'm afraid it's difficult..."
Dean Hazlade shook his head and admitted without hesitation:
"We are too few in number, and your shield is not universal..."
"And we still lack a higher-level combat force. Even if we count Hiltina, there is only one saint. Moreover, in her current state, it is difficult for her to exert her full strength..."
These words reminded Lloyd of Hiltina's tragic and beautiful self...
The fragrant and soft jade feet are gone...
"It seems to be quite troublesome... Uh... Why are you staring at me?"
Lloyd suddenly noticed that Dean Hazlade's invisible gaze was always on him.
"Nothing, I just feel like you'll be the key to our fight against them."