Chapter 172 - 131: The Sea Is the Last Line of Defense (Part 2)

"So, everyone has failed."

Ansel’s tone was somber: "The true apocalypse has long since arrived; the sea islands are all that the Gods could achieve..."

Lin Lan quietly listened to the truth from the Giants.

"What does ’all’ mean?"

He wouldn’t give the opponent an opportunity to be enigmatic.

"Genesis, the failed genesis."

Sami lowered his head and encapsulated the truth of the final era: "The entire world is a chaotic concept formed by the collapse of the Gods, with all history piled together, turned into an eternal maze from which future generations can never escape."

"Lord Lin Lan, if nothing goes awry, ’The Sea’ is the last line of defense for existing civilization."

Ota gazed perplexedly into the eyes of the gray-haired youth: "Concepts entangle and stack upon each other; this is the defense line piled up by the Gods’ corpses, but the Ouroboros will eventually find us, and all civilizations have entered the final countdown."

Lin Lan roughly understood.

The Gods exhausted all civilization and history, turning the entire world into a huge chaotic landfill, trying to block the progress of the Apocalypse Monarchs.

But they couldn’t block the intrusion of the apocalypse, instead trapping future generations in a dead end.

The so-called Age of Exploration is the clueless descendants scavenging through the garbage, thinking they’ve found the direction of civilization’s progress.

Lin Lan twitched the corner of his mouth.

Ota slowly sat down, the giant man over three meters tall remained silent, this assault captain who faced the apocalypse without changing his expression seemed to have fallen into isolation.

This was completely different from the future I imagined...

Don’t even mention counterattacking the apocalypse anymore, as maintaining the current civilization has become an unattainable luxury.

Lin Lan didn’t try to comfort the other person.

Just then, he felt his sleeve being tugged, Lin Lan lowered his head and found the Blond Witch staring directly at him.

"Stop looking at me with those ’you’re surely an old relic from the past’ eyes."

Lin Lan grumpily ruffled Lucia’s short hair around her ears: "I’m still young!"

"Lin Lan Lin Lan, what exactly do the Gods mean?"

Lucia lowered her voice, seemingly affected by the Giants’ gloomy mood.

"The Gods were once the rulers of this world, they were embodiments of the rules, also bound by the rules to their divine seats, ultimately becoming factors in the world’s destruction."

Lin Lan patiently shared his knowledge with the curious witch: "You understood earlier, didn’t you? The Gods in this world have had a pretty miserable time."

"Isn’t that just like you!"

Lucia’s small mouth started jabbering: "The Captain already told me, didn’t you get stuck in some dark and weird place? It seems pretty annoying; she’s worried about how to pull you out and let you be the backbone for all Doragon People!"

Lin Lan: ...

"You don’t need to say anymore!"

Lin Lan’s face got darker and darker, and he reached out to cover her mouth: "Let me reiterate, I’m not a God!"

One must know, belief is toxic, whoever touches it is unlucky. Lin Lan doesn’t want to follow Sun Brother’s path, this isn’t the day to be heartbroken and created to die by their own people piloting a starship.

Just thinking about it gives me chills...

The good news is, this world probably can’t produce starships...

Currently, my relationship with the two Pirate Leaders is quite good. He won’t be influenced by followers and can sever this shallow connection at any time.

In reality, Lin Lan truly doesn’t consider himself a God, after all, he completely lacks powers like those other True Gods to command weather or similar authority.

"Not a God... not a God..."

Ota, sitting on the ground, murmured. His eyes lit up: "I understand now, to save the final era, you must have voluntarily abandoned your Divine Format!"

Ota’s gaze burned, the Giants’ leader stood up once again, as if he had rediscovered his goal.

Perhaps this world still has hope!

Only a God without constraints can gather all hope within the era once again!

This might be the reason why the True Sun God entrusted himself to the future!

Lin Lan: ...

He swallowed the words of argument back into his stomach.

Since the other party could rediscover belief relying on his ’identity’, he didn’t plan to dispel this misunderstanding.

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It’s worth mentioning, as if corrected by Lin Lan’s card catalog, the language currently used by the Giant Squad is the common language of today’s world.

Giant civilization’s history has completely collapsed, everything about them is incompatible with the future.

"I really didn’t expect, we even need to relearn our mother tongue..."

Ota flipped over the Prayer Book in his palm, smiling bitterly.

On the other side, Ansel lightly tapped the surface of the Shattered Star, his eyes wild with wonder.

Materials never seen before...

The Deity whose name is unknown displayed some strange things to the Giant Squad.

"Speaking of which, do you know the Celestial Principle civilization?" Lin Lan patted the hull of the Shattered Star.

The four Giants exchanged glances, the Giant girl gently shook her head.

"Lord Lin Lan, the collapsed ancient civilization history has long lost its meaning of observation; we equally don’t know what actions previous generations took."

Vera stated frankly, while gently supporting the two little witches climbing up the base station. Evidently, Lin Lan and Wendy didn’t manage the sharp ears by their side.

"Alright then..."

Lin Lan nodded regretfully, seems like the Celestial Principle civilization’s advanced chart can’t be unlocked for now...

Just then, Ota put down the Prayer Book and picked up the future version of ’Sun Armor’ in front of him.

The Giant leader was stunned by what he saw.

This thing was indeed forged with hammer and anvil, though the appearance of Sun Armor is very similar to Power Armor, but it’s essentially just an empty shell, completely different from armor equipped with various technological functions.

Yet to say it’s backward, that’s hard to determine...

After all, the Sun Armor is fundamentally forged from Sun Ash Soil.

That is the soil of the Divine Kingdom! Even during the Giant civilization’s prime, the Divine Kingdom that nurtures True Gods wasn’t a place ordinary people could easily enter.

After all, the prerequisite for entering the Divine Kingdom was to turn into a Holy Spirit after death...

Ota repeatedly felt the creation made from ash soil in his palm.

Lord Lin Lan’s Ark Kingdom really is both advanced and primitive, local craftsmen simultaneously moving toward two extremes.

Ignorant mortals live in rundown brick houses, yet they start by digging God resources unimaginable to ancient people in the Divine Kingdom!

It truly aligns with the characteristics of the future era...

"You haven’t spent much time in the present world, but I can consume points to increase this aspect’s time."

Then, Lin Lan roughly described the point distribution rules for cards to the Giant Squad.

The cooling time of a character card is 48 hours, the initial upkeep time of the character is only 60 minutes, which means, to let a single character card stay long-term in the present world, Lin Lan must invest 94 soul points.

This means, Lin Lan is able to let a fully functional Power Armor stay long-term in the territory!

Ota contemplated for a moment, then spoke his thoughts first.

"If our goal is to advance the Ark’s development as much as possible,"

he said gravely: "Then I suggest you prioritize Vera the surveyor’s ’Deep Space Probe,’ and Priest Ansel’s ’Oracle Resonance.’

Lin Lan nodded.

The Giant Captain’s suggestions were entirely reasonable.

The Power Armor on Ota named ’Thunder Protocol,’ although powerful and impressive, the Ark for now won’t face prolonged wars.

Encountering small-scale conflicts on normal days, just summoning Ota will suffice.

Sami the doctor’s Power Armor is named ’Healer,’ characterized by its ability to store and preserve vast amounts of Medical Liquid, but unfortunately, medical liquid decreases with use, and the Ark currently lacks the technology to synthesize the liquid.

Vera’s ’Deep Space Probe’ naturally needs no excessive introduction.

In fact, the most suitable for rough imitation by the Sun Legion is rather Priest Ansel’s Power Armor ’Oracle Resonance.’