On the way to becoming the strongest, I first became a popular person.

In a simply decorated room, two people stood face to face in silence.

"It's time for me to go, Father."

A little boy who looked about ten years old suddenly broke the silence. He glanced at the army and airship waiting outside the window, raised his head to look at the middle-aged man with a weathered face in front of him, and said calmly.

Dongfang Jing looked down at him, tears welling up in his eyes, filled with complicated emotions. It took him a long while to squeeze out a sentence from his throat: "I'm sorry, Xiao Shou."

Dongfang Shou looked at the silent man in front of him, his father, and slowly said: "This is not your fault. I don't hate you."

"Father, if I don't go, how can you convince the people? How can you convince your conscience to push forward the 'God-making' plan?"

"You don't have to feel ashamed or blame yourself for your decision. Everything is for the Alliance and humanity. If Mother were still alive, she would support you."

He stared at this man who seemed familiar yet strange to him, looking at his hunched figure due to overwork and the premature gray hair around his ears.

His mother was an executor and his father was the leader of the alliance. Since he was one year old, the three of them had spent very little time together. His parents were busy dealing with star beast matters and had no time to accompany him at all.

Ever since my mother died on the front line half a year ago, my father has become more and more silent. He only stares at me in a daze occasionally. Through him, I miss the person who will never come back.

He knew about the "God-making" plan because he was also one of its members.

He is a qualified person, a human being suitable to bear the power of "Godhood".

The so-called "Godhead" is a fragment brought by the stars, a total of 101 pieces.

More than a hundred years ago, a star came from outer space, carrying with it a mysterious power. The Alliance developed many new technologies through exploring it, successfully completed interstellar jumps and immigration, and humans were able to multiply in the three major galaxies.

Later, the Alliance used it to create a powerful virtual network covering three major galaxies - Star. At the same time, it is also the main brain of the Alliance, a super artificial intelligence.

Along with Tianxing, there were also 101 fragments discovered. They contained powerful unknown powers and were vaguely connected to Tianxing and were subject to certain restrictions and controls of Tianxing.

During nearly a hundred years of research, scientists gradually discovered that the unique power they contain can help some special people among humans develop the potential buried deep in the body, something called spiritual power. Later, after much research, they found a way to cultivate this power on the stars.

The executors of the alliance are humans who have successfully developed mental power. This is the fundamental reason why the alliance can still hold on under the almost terrifying offensive of the star beasts.

Of course, developing mental power is not an easy task. It is an extremely painful process with a very high mortality rate. For those who are qualified, it is a matter of life and death. Failure means death.

The "God-making" plan is even more cruel than this. It is not simply using the divine nature to develop one's own power, but implanting the divine nature into the human body and forcibly using the power of the divine nature.

And now, he is about to leave this home and go to the base for the "God-making" plan proposed by his father, the last hope of mankind.

"I'm leaving, father."

Dongfang Shou took one last look at the man who carried the weight of humanity on his shoulders, then turned and walked out the door.

He closed the door with his backhand and said to the people waiting outside, "Let's go."

Several people surrounded him and left the building, boarding the white airship below.

In the room, the silent middle-aged man stared blankly at the closed door. A sad expression appeared on his wrinkled face. Turbid tears seeped from the corners of his eyes, wetting the white hair at his temples.

As a father, his heart was filled with reluctance and grief. He was unwilling to let his son go to a place where his life and death were uncertain. The so-called "cradle" base was another kind of front line.

But as the leader of the alliance, he must be responsible for his own decisions and lead by example. He carries the burden of humanity on his shoulders. If he uses his privilege to exempt his son from responsibility, how will the rest of the alliance see it? How can everyone unite against the enemy, and how can he implement this plan with peace of mind?

Whose child is not a child, whose life is not a life? He cannot ruin the future of the alliance and mankind because of his own selfishness.

I'm sorry, Xiao Shou. I haven't had time to spend with you properly in the past few years. The only time I found time was to personally send you to your death.

I'm sorry, Wei Wei. I failed to protect you, letting you fight on the front line. In the end, I couldn't even bring back your body. Now I have to personally send our child on a life-or-death journey.

I am not a qualified husband, nor a qualified father. But I am the leader of the alliance. If I can't make sacrifices, how can I lead humanity through the difficulties?

This is my responsibility and mission as a leader. Sacrifice is inevitable. I must put the Alliance and humanity first. When faced with the choice between myself and humanity, I will always firmly choose the latter.

If you want to blame someone, blame me. I am the one who has let you down. It’s okay if you never forgive me. It’s my fault.

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"This is your room. You can rest in it for a while. We will head to the base after picking up everyone." The staff said as he opened the room.

When Eleven heard the sound of the door opening, he withdrew his gaze from the window and turned to look towards the door.

There stood a little boy, he was dressed neatly and cleanly, his clothes were smooth and without a wrinkle.

He wore a white shirt with a black tie at the collar, which was neat and straight, dark grey straight trousers and black leather shoes.

It was completely different from her simple and shabby clothes. They were not from the same world, which made her feel a little uneasy.

Dongfang Shou saw the girl sitting on the sofa in the room turn around. She was wearing a torn white dress, her messy short hair stuck to her face. On her thin and pale face were a pair of clear, glass-colored eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.

She saw that she seemed a little scared and her body curled up slightly.

His gaze slowly fell on the girl's feet. She was not wearing shoes, and the soles of her bare feet were rubbed red by the ground, and there was some dirt on them. As if she noticed his gaze, her little toes tensed up, and her feet suddenly retracted and hid under her skirt.

He realized that his behavior was somewhat rude, and he abruptly retracted his gaze, turned to thank the staff, then walked into the room and closed the door.