Chapter 26: Final Battle with the Secret Council
"The glory of humanity shall last forever!"
The aura of the Secret Councilor profoundly shocked the citizens of the Starry Abyss present, even making Li Aozi astonished.
This kind of overwhelming unity, entirely based on a powerful belief and cohesion of the same societal affiliation, is something not even the Azure Star or the Narrative Civilization could possess with such fervent support.
If one were to say, racial identity relies on lineage, national identity depends on culture, state identity is based on law and ideology, then narrative identity is built upon the pursuit of dreams and pathway strength...
Then the identity of the Secret Society completely transcends nationality, culture, law, system, and dreams.
Caramel Snail looked at the fervent Writer before him and unconsciously felt a chill.
Writer Victor lightly adjusted his glasses, quickly flipped open the notebook in his hand, releasing a strong shockwave that Caramel Snail failed to react to, being thrown back instantly.
"Ugh!"
Having landed on the shoulder, Caramel Snail quickly completed a force discharge, rolled twice, and stood up along with Li Aozi and others, standing at the same position.
"Got bounced back, huh." Severston casually said, "But it's normal, after all, the opponent is a Councilor, a Secret Councilor at that—just treat them like dealing with a Speaker of other Societies."
"What is this..."
His hands kept trembling, the green in his eyes spreading and transforming, the fear in his instinct awakened, Caramel Snail raised his head and looked at the three councilors, shuddering uncontrollably:
"You group of citizens, regardless of different origins, as long as you accept the existence of the Society, can you completely forsake the world that gave birth to you, serving only Gaia?"
"We certainly are not serving Gaia."
Astrologer Kauna calmly said:
"Gaia is a Secret name, our leader, our mother, our mentor—more than that, she is ourselves."
"Of course, you cannot understand such a relationship, Starry Abyss juveniles."
Gourmet Chen Xiaochen made a grimace, folded his arms, and proudly said:
"Citizens, Jury, Councilors, and Speaker are one with the Secret Society. Everything we have devoured has shaped who we are today, and what we do now shall achieve the future generations."
"Three thousand worlds all united, myriad phenomena unified. Everyone for me, I for everyone, everyone is me, I am everyone."
Writer Victor held a pen in one hand and supported his notebook with the other, laughing:
"Starry Abyss has never seen unity, so naturally, you do not understand our lofty ideals."
"Lofty? To invade someone else's home, slaughter others with poison blood, thereby selecting one's companions, brainwashing to recruit, then summoning the council to call down the body, not even sparing a single electron of the planet—is this what you call lofty?"
Li Aozi sneered.
"Don't make it sound so unpleasant, in our Earth's culture, this is called 'democratic freedom', 'respecting the nation's fate'."
Writer Victor stroked his chin, looking at Li Aozi:
"From the start, I was very concerned, this young man's fate is as slippery as an eel, unable to pin down, and now it seems you look somewhat familiar."
Li Aozi wasn't interested in addressing the other's question:
"Can't you Earthlings live without war?"
"Civilizations are all established on war; we merely consume a little bit."
Astrologer Kauna smiled:
"After all, our Society is just for consumption, the ones who killed the most Starry Abyss people are still yourselves."
"That's certainly true, the ones who Earthlings killed the most must be Earthlings themselves."
Severston mocked:
"The raven mocking the bat for being black. Everyone's history isn't clean, how can you stand boldly on a pedestal of moral judgment?"
"Because we are your future."
Astrologer Kauna said gently, turning to look at Writer Victor, the rhythm of the Ether Blood in his body shifted, transmitting information:
"How much longer for the Mechanical Pastor? These guys are different from ordinary Starry Abyss natives; they know much about secrets and even Earth matters, might be a Starry Abyss envoy. If rashly fighting them, the 'secret' effect could disappear."
"It takes a bit of time to control such a large device." Victor said indifferently: "Bringing that child in was a really tough task, after all, his parents are mixed with Azure Star People, and he grew up in such an environment..."
"How long?" Kauna simply asked, "How much longer is needed?"
"12 minutes." Victor lifted his pen, "No matter what, drag it out for 12 minutes—in any case, since it's already a face-off, wipe them all out, silence them, better than letting them break the secret."
"Hey, are you sure you want to place all hope on that newcomer?"
Chen Xiaochen puckered his lips:
"Originally, Azure Star was meant to be transformed into a new Earth... letting that guy take over, although the strength of Lord Entropy is gained, won't we lose our base?"
"Listen, Xiaochen."
Engineer Zhang Fulong's voice came through the Ether network:
"We have no Speaker now, keeping the secret from being exposed, to avoid drawn-out extermination by Starry Abyss."
"Tch—all because of that Redd Gold guy."
Chen Xiaochen showed an impatient expression: