novelraw Chapter 955 - 25: Greetings from Earth
Chapter 955 - 25: Greetings from Earth
The situation doesn’t look good.
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"The enemy is the Secret Society."
When Gretto revealed this truth, the Narrow Space Mirror gave a wry smile and nodded.
"Ah, yes, that’s how it is." She lowered her head and said regretfully, "I’ve been assimilated into the Citizens by the Secret for forty years now. Both your and my ancestors were those Children of Ether. Through generations of intermarriage, the bloodline continued, and by the time it reached our generation, it began to revert to our ancestors."
"The situation is slightly complicated—the Secret Citizens who came to this planet are divided into two groups."
"The first group was our ancestors, like Black Knight Gandok Nightingale, who didn’t want to succumb to Secret Dominion and fled here to start living in seclusion. These people have integrated into the local population and no longer wish to have any dealings with the Secret, but they will inevitably be caught by the Secret sooner or later."
"The second group is the regular army, released directly by Gaia, the Senators who have been lurking here for a long time."
The Narrow Space Mirror looked at the retreating Ersha towards the horizon:
"They’re not just here for ’Lord Entropy’.
"Then what exactly do they want?" Gretto asked in confusion, "If Azure Star has anything unique, it’s just Lord Entropy, right?"
"Everything."
The Narrow Space Mirror pointed at Gretto and then at herself:
"Descendants of Earthlings like you and me, who have experienced ancestral awakening, are the most suitable for replenishing the Secret’s manpower. Moreover, more humans will constantly be attempted to be turned into Modified Humans by the Secret Senators, influenced by Earth’s culture, gradually turning them into Earthlings."
"Do you mean... convergent evolution?"
"Something like that—it’s like how couples end up looking alike. People living under the same roof for a long time change their appearance and habits due to language, diet, and living habits. When this scale spans thousands or tens of thousands of years, gene and racial evolution can occur."
The Narrow Space Mirror said:
"In the Cosmic realm, there aren’t many planets that closely resemble Earth, and even fewer have similar races. For the Secret, Azure Star’s true treasure isn’t just Lord Entropy—Lord Entropy’s Strength is merely an aid to them."
"In Earth’s terms, it is: "
"(Mandarin) The intention of the drinker is not really in the wine, but in the landscape."
Gretto and the Narrow Space Mirror were taken aback, the couple quickly got up, picked up their weapons from beside them, and looked towards the source of the voice.
"(Mandarin) What’s wrong? Oh, you probably don’t understand this noble language, after all, Azure Star is more influenced by English."
Unnoticed, dense smoke began to appear on the battlefield’s border, and Gretto immediately checked the communication equipment, his pupils shrank:
"The signal’s completely cut off; this isn’t an electromagnetic pulse, but the Effect is even more potent than one!"
"Hey, show yourself!" The Narrow Space Mirror launched Crow Feather from her hands, her eyes fierce: "Don’t play tricks, I know you’re there!"
"Since that’s the case, I guess I need to communicate with you in a different way."
A steady man’s voice slowly emerged:
"Why so serious.(Don’t be so serious.)"
Heavy footsteps slowly echoed, in came a burly man clad in armor, with bushy eyebrows, big eyes, and stubbled beard, exuding a laid-back maturity. He tore through the fog with one hand and casually stepped into the couple’s sight:
"Don’t ask who I am—you were just talking about me, weren’t you?"
"...Earthlings!"
The Narrow Space Mirror grasped Crow Feather in a reverse grip, the feathers quickly hardening into sharp daggers, her tone icy:
"What do you want? Take one more step, and I’ll kill you, you Secret dog."
"My suggestion is: first, take off the collar around your neck, it would be more convincing."
The man put one hand on his hip, carrying an inexplicably large number of tools and bizarre creations on his back like a small mountain; even so, he nonchalantly chewed a piece of grass, exuding a carefree aura:
"I don’t mind, after all, the Engineer has always been Mother Gaia’s most loyal hound. Serving Gaia, no matter what gets thrown my way, doesn’t bother me—but a double-crosser middleman like you might not be the same, right?"
"Engineer—are you a Senator?!"
The Narrow Space Mirror immediately shielded Gretto, whispering to his male partner:
"Gretto, we’re no match for him. As a Thief, I am only at Citizen level in the occupation system... The other party is a Senator, second to none, towering above tens of thousands. No, the difference between Senators and the Speaker isn’t huge."
"Mirror..." Gretto pressed his partner’s shoulder: "Don’t rush, don’t be afraid."
"I’m not afraid! I’m afraid you’ll get hurt!"
The Narrow Space Mirror spoke nervously in a low voice:
"They won’t trouble me, after all, I’m also a Citizen, but you’re different. You’re human, an Earthling descendant. Once corrupted, you can never come back..."
"Let’s leave the tedious, cliché love drama aside; this is Starry Abyss."
The Engineer rubbed his chin whiskers, turned around, as though speaking to someone unidentified:
"The barrage now would all spam ’sweet sweet sweet’, but sorry, I’m not into pure love combat. As a merrymaker, I’d just spam ’sugar sugar sugar’, oh and yes, it’s the sugar from Down syndrome—explaining the joke makes it not funny, it’s a cold fact, remember to learn it."