The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Linde recalled a joke from his past life: What could possibly unite those three nations on Earth? Probably only an alien invasion.

And now, on screen, the hypothesis of an alien invasion has actually come true.

Ultimately, because the order at Tokyo University stabilized first, other major countries also gradually stabilized their order. At least the end of the world hasn't come yet, has it?

The fun that netizens imagined has actually come true. Under the call of those three countries, Earth has indeed stabilized and begun to develop rapidly by utilizing that forbidden knowledge. If the information age is the third industrial revolution, then what is being shown on the screen now is the fourth industrial revolution.

At that time, humanity faced three plans: the Dyson Sphere Project, which would envelop the entire planet to block the gaze from continuing to watch; the Noah's Ark Project, which would build a giant spaceship to leave Earth; and the Consciousness Sea Project, which would use biotechnology to protect human consciousness and help humanity better utilize forbidden knowledge.

At this moment, 550C's distorted, hoarse voice, mixed with electromagnetic sounds, rang out again on time: "Through contact with ****, humanity has gained unprecedented knowledge in its madness, including the clean energy that humanity has always dreamed of—controlled nuclear fusion. In the process of contacting this mad knowledge, humanity has achieved the ability to stably reach the target and conduct controlled nuclear fusion."

"In this context, a new wave of technological advancements began to emerge, which was the source of humanity's confidence in simultaneously advancing three projects."

On screen, the three dominant nations of Earth at the time joined forces to promote the construction of the Dyson Sphere and the Doomsday Ark, and also jointly established a gene bank in an attempt to intervene in human consciousness from a biological perspective.

"Through the relentless efforts of humankind, people have gained more and more knowledge from that dangerous gaze, with materials science and biology being the most benefited."

Although the narration was pre-recorded by the 550C, the narration progress was perfect. It was as if the 550C was right next to Lind, introducing him to the world's greatest secret. This at least made Lind feel less lonely in the small but still somewhat spacious theater.

Looking at the information on the screen, Lin De couldn't imagine how many people had willingly thrown themselves into this frenzy to bring about so many technological changes. But according to the 550C's introduction, these people who threw themselves into this frenzy were just one of many who "followed suit."

Knowledge and technology are not without cost; they are all the result of the martyrs' constant trial and error, the accumulation of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in order to find the right guidance amidst the madness.

However, before he could even marvel at how humanity's golden age had turned the entire planet into madmen fighting against the Outer Gods, Linde witnessed a profound scene concerning the Tower of Babel.

A bad feeling suddenly arose in Lin De's heart. This camera work, this Tower of Babel, is probably going to be blown up later, right?

Sure enough, 550C's voice immediately answered Lind's question: "In contrast to these three plans, there are those who have truly gone mad and become **** believers. They have formed an extremist organization, calling themselves the Adventists, and are fighting against those who are looking for a way out. They have even successfully destroyed a Tower of Babel that was under construction."

"..."

Linde was speechless for a moment. If the sound of the 550C wasn't just a recording, Linde would definitely want to have a good rant about the 550C.

The camera then shifts to the research facility of the Consciousness Sea Project, where 550C's audio voice resounds: "Humanity has truly entered a golden age. At that time, people even believed that the end of the world would not come, or that there was nothing to fear about the end of the world. Humanity had already developed the ability to fight against the end of the world."

"Humans have even begun to use biological knowledge to create a longer-living race. The first successful creation was a joint laboratory of a major Eastern country and a major Northern country, which successfully created a race called 'Elves'. The original Elves lived longer than humans and looked like people from the Northern country, but they inherited more of the genes from Eastern people."

"However, the technology at that time was not mature, and the first generation of elves had many defects and their genes were not stable. Fortunately, the humans born in the cradle were very friendly to the elves. Although their numbers were small, the elves still became the first partners of humans, facing the impending apocalypse together. Everything seemed to be developing in a good direction."

Watching the scenes on the screen, Linde could only sigh that the Golden Age was indeed the best of times. Although facing the threat of the apocalypse, with the great development of material resources, humanity was still so innocent and had a beautiful side, and could even coexist harmoniously with the elves, a race that had been created.

"But then, the end of the world came."

The distorted sound from the 550C and the image on the screen lit up simultaneously.

"Please prepare for the second wave of attacks. Please remember that you are watching a video. Please remember that you are watching a video. Please remember that you are watching a video."

Linde was already prepared. He watched as the Outer Gods descended in a bizarre way on the screen. There was no space battle as he had imagined. The Outer Gods just appeared suddenly. The Outer God Linde saw on the ground awakening was already impactful enough, but on the screen, these Outer Gods were everywhere on Blue Star. It was as if these Outer Gods appeared directly on Blue Star following that indescribable gaze.

Just as curious humans first poured a bucket of sweet water into an anthill, and then finally poured in a second bucket of boiling water, if the first gaze was drawn to Earth by that photograph of the universe, then this second bucket of boiling water was like a prophecy, bringing the entire planet back into the spotlight of an extraterrestrial being.

They appeared.

The so-called Outer Gods seemed to be born from the gaze of those indescribable beings. Where that ineffable gaze lingered, blurry outlines began to take shape. There was no flash of light, no sound; those beings, incomprehensible to mortals, simply "appeared there," as if they had never left, or as if space itself had made way to accommodate them.

There was no expected arrival, no expected cosmic war. Even though humanity had acquired forbidden knowledge, those "Outer Gods," beings far larger than the awakening Outer Gods Lind saw on Earth, appeared on Blue Star. Humanity made many preparations, but these beings still surpassed human comprehension.

The Ark set sail amidst the chaos, and the Dyson Sphere began to close at the same time. Blue and white light descended from the sky. Faced with these incomprehensible creatures, humanity chose to do everything in its power to resist fate.

The remaining humans entered the bio-pods and uploaded their consciousness into the sea of ​​consciousness.

Whether it's the Ark or the Sea of ​​Consciousness, humanity is preserving the flame of its civilization.

The scene suddenly accelerated, changing like a revolving lantern, until finally a desolate land bombarded by railguns appeared on the screen, and the golden age came to an abrupt end.