NOVEL NEXT 79 Hidden history
'Topic 1: Gods? Or Aliens?'
Ignoring everyone's apprehension or thoughts, after taking a quick glance at Mu Fan, Ling Xiao and Chen Ling to confirm they didn't have any issues Fang ping continued to speak after taking a slight pause
"Yes Gods or Aliens, although most of you might not want to believe it but with the advent of the global awakening we managed to find some pieces of human history which were thought to be lost with the passage of the years"
"Not only that, but a few relics and dungeons have allowed us to peak into the once foggy past so we can create a clear future"
"However once we began to look into this so-called past, the things we saw if released to the outside world could completely overturn the whole world and common sense as we know it"
*snap*
Clapping his fingers, Fang ping picked up the remote from beside him and began to change the slide currently being projected
"If you see here, these are pictures from a dungeon thought to be archimedes tomb in Greek"
"Another said to be the resisting place of the first emperor Qin shihuang of our dragon country"
"Here we have the temple of Wutian Buddha which appeared as a dungeon within India "
Showing each picture one after the other, Everyone couldn't help but remain silent as the things they saw left them shocked
Excluding the what seems to be a kind of acient language written on the walls, but the traps they saw couldn't help but let them fill shivers run down their spine
From the smallest of trap doors, till the typical wall arrows and floor spikes, there was even a picture where a soldier seemed to be shot by what seemed to be a poison dart turning his arm completely yellow
Just looking at it, all of them could imagine what kind casualties must have taken place just to procure these photos
However, knowing that the meeting was still far from over no one said anything yet as more was still yet to come
And Fang ping sensing this emotion from the crowd also couldn't help but begin to feel bad with the rest of them, as he an official of the government personally new how gruesome it was to get those photos
It's just that for the future of humanity, he knew that these were sacrifices that had to be made, ones that he couldn't afford to feel remorse for of not they their loss would have been nothing but a waste
*Sigh~ it's not like we had any other options, logically speaking there was no better option*
Talking to himself, Fang Ping wasn't sure if he was try to console himself or convince himself
However, after remembering the importance of today's meeting, he quickly got himself back together before continuing
*cough cough*
"Alright everyone don't pay to much attention on the injured or dead soldiers in the pictures, if anything they would have probably wanted you to protect this country in their stead"
"So as citizens of the dragon country, I implore you not to let them and let's work together to protect our land"
Coughing to gain their attention, Fang ping quickly tried to change their mode as he spoke motivational words trying to channel their current into motion into valour rather than sadness
Luckily it seems to have worked as after hearing this, although the atmosphere didn't immediately change, they were signs of improvement
Noticing this, Fang ping didn't waste any more time and continued where he left off
"As you can see, while unfortunately we couldn't get to the core of these dungeons based on our current abilities"
"But thanks to the work of various scholars, scientists, historians, and other specialists we managed to decode some of what the murals on the walls said"
"And hissing from what they said, it seemed this awakening is the first time it has happened on the blue star"
"According to them, it seems lke after a certain period of time aura would appear in the world giving birth to awakeners"
"And after another period of time, just like it came it would also disappear leading humanity and other animals to regress once again" said Fang ping with a serious expression on his face
In fact, even as he said it again he couldn't help but feel shocked at its content
Just from this, it meant that not only was there en extraordinary civilization on the blue star before, but with the disappearance of aura they all disappeared with it
But then that also bring the question why?
Why did the aura disappear?
Why are they no traces of such civilization?
If the aura disappeared before, will it once again disappear?
And when it goes does that mean our abilities and strength would go with it?
Looking at this slides, Fang ping who spoke as week as everyone else who was currently present couldn't help but feel a bit of worry as they realised they knew nothing about their current situation
"Wait a minute general Fang, although I know what you just said now is important but what does that have to do with aliens and gods? I'm a bit lost at the moment"
Raising his hand amidst everyone's confusion, Mu Fan rose up is right hand asking the question that had been on his mind ever since Fang Ming finished talking
Obviously this was meant to be talking about gods and aliens, but yet he hadn't even mentioned one word about it, it was no suprise that Mu Fan was confused
Fortunately after hearing this, Fang Ling realising he had once again gotten distracted quickly explained what happened after and apology
"Sorry, it's just that even I as a government official still find all of this a little too shocking so I tend to get side tracked and lost in thoughts most of the time"
"However what you said is true the topic is indeed about the gods and aliens, because form these same murals some of the gods such as Buddha and the others were send to have descended when the aura first arrived from outside the sky"
"According to them, they have mankind protection from the beasts of aura which are most likely the animals who mutated from it"
"And it said that the gods came to harvest the faith of humanity in return for salvation"
Taking a deep breath, Fang pings eyes became solemn as he continued speaking
"However, this is not the disturbing part, the truly worrying part was that in all the historical dungeons that they searched there wasn't once a piece of information on the tower"
"In fact, according to them dungeons were tombs created by top figures in humanity when they wanted to pass away and made it as a method to send knowledge to the future generations"
"But now, we have world invaders, towers, and gods all prying at the blue star"
"If what general Fang says is true, then the importance of the game risses several levels even more than the tower since in game we can get stronger faster and after than in the tower"
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"This means that either something just happened to the blue star that that made all eyes fall on it, or it has always been there but just got exposed"
"Either way, one this if for sure and that is we have to get stronger if we don't want to die in this upcoming struggle"
Saying this, Fang ping kept quiet for a while before proceeding to the next topic
He knew that by the time this meeting was over, everyone here would most likely doubt everything they knew in the past about the world
And worse, some of them were even kids who were less that 18 years old, but after this they as the first gamers would be asked to go into dungeons and the wild to fight all kinds of beasts and encounter all kinds of danger
Looking at them peacefully, sitting down Fang Ling knew that this might be the last time they experienced such a calm situation
"Hey Chen Ling, Ling Xiao, what do you guys think?"
"If what general Fang says is true, then the importance of the game risses several levels even more than the tower since in game we can get stronger faster and after than in the tower"
Turning to look at the two beside him, Mu Fan began to ask two of them their thoughts on the current situation
The first to answer was Ling Xiao as like Mu Fan he agreed that they should focus more on the game, only Chen Ling who rarely spoke suddenly reminded both of them of an important fact
"Hmm, both of you are right while we do need to focus on the game but did you forget the threat of the tower at the beginning?"
"If we don't clear a floor every thirty days then the tower will include the blue star as a floor within it"
"Not only that but dungeons also break once every thirty days releasing their monsters within it once we don't clear it on time"
"And there's the fact that more and more mutant animals are appearing every day wreaking chaos and havoc where they go"
"Now in such a situation, do you think you'll be able to sit at home calmly and play games?"
"If anything it wouldn't be surprising if you get smashed mid game by a monster or something running rampant in the real world"
Hearing this, Mu Fan and Ling Xiao both felt silent, obviously what she said was right