Lind recalled a previous joke: What could unite the three countries on Blue Star? Probably only an alien invasion.
And now, in the screen, that hypothesis of an alien invasion had truly come to fruition.
Finally, the order of the East had stabilized first, and the other major powers gradually stabilized their orders as well; at least the apocalypse hadn’t arrived yet, right?
Netizens imagined that the fun had become real, and under the call of those three countries, Blue Star had truly stabilized, using those forbidden knowledge to initiate great development. As it is said, if the information age is the third industrial revolution, then what was playing on the screen now was the fourth industrial revolution.
At that time, three plans lay before humanity: wrap the entire planet to block that gaze—the Dyson Sphere plan; build a massive spaceship to leave Blue Star—the Noah’s Ark plan; and utilize material technology to protect human consciousness and help humanity better utilize forbidden knowledge—the Sea of Consciousness plan.
At this moment, 550C’s voice, raspy and mixed with electromagnetic sounds, rang out on time: “By coming into contact with the forbidden, humanity has gained unprecedented knowledge in madness, including the clean energy that humanity has long dreamed of—controlled nuclear fusion. In the process of interacting with mad knowledge, humanity has stably achieved the ability for controlled nuclear fusion.”
“In such a grand environment, a new wave of technology began to emerge, which was the foundation for humanity to boldly advance the three plans.”
On the screen, the three major leading countries of Blue Star began to work together, promoting the construction of the Dyson Sphere and the Doomsday Ark, and jointly establishing a base library to study human consciousness from a material perspective.
“Following humanity’s relentless pursuit, people obtained more and more knowledge from that dangerous gaze, especially in materials science and physics.”
Although this was a pre-recorded explanation by 550C, the commentary was perfectly timed, making it feel as if 550C were right beside Lind, introducing him to the greatest secrets of this world, easing his loneliness in this small cinema, which, despite its small size, still felt somewhat empty.
Looking at the information on the screen, Lind could hardly imagine how many people had actively thrown themselves into madness to bring about such a technological revolution. Yet, those who plunged into madness, as introduced by 550C, were but players among the “relentless pursuit.”
Knowledge and technology were not without cost; they stemmed from pioneers continually trial and error, accumulating a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, only to find the right guidance in their madness.
However, before he could lament how humanity’s Golden Age truly transformed Blue Star into a collective fight against the Outer Gods, Lind saw a profound shot related to the Tower of Babel.
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Lind’s heart. This camera work, this Tower of Babel, wasn’t it about to be blown up?
Soon, 550C’s voice answered his doubt: “In contrast to these three plans, there were those who truly fell into madness—people who established extremist organizations, calling themselves the Arrivalists, who clashed with those seeking a way out, and who ultimately destroyed a tower under construction.”
“……”
Lind was momentarily speechless; if not for the fact that 550C’s voice was just a recording, he would definitely want to have a good rant with 550C.
The camera shifted to the research institution of the Sea of Consciousness plan; 550C’s audio echoed again: “Humanity had truly entered the Golden Age in a real sense; even at that time, people believed that doomsday would not come, or that there was nothing to fear about doomsday. Humanity had gained the capability to resist doomsday.”
“Humanity even began to use biological knowledge to create longer-lived races, with the initial experiments conducted by a joint laboratory between a major country in the east and a major country in the north, which created a race known as ‘Elves.’ The initial elves had longer lifespans compared to humans, resembling people from the northern country but inheriting more genes from the easterners.”
“However, the technology at that time was not mature. The first generation of elves had many flaws, and their genes were unstable. Fortunately, humans born in the cradle were very friendly towards the elves. Although their numbers were few, the elves were still humanity’s initial companions, facing the impending doomsday together. Everything seemed to be developing in a good direction.”
Watching the scene on the screen, Lind could only marvel that the Golden Age was indeed the best of times. Despite facing the threat of doomsday, humanity still had a pure and beautiful side in the context of tremendous material development, even coexisting harmoniously with the created race of elves.
“But soon, doomsday arrived.”
The slightly distorted voice of 550C and the visuals on the screen activated simultaneously.
“Please prepare for the second impact, please remember that you are watching a recording, please remember that you are watching a recording, please remember that you are watching a recording.”
Lind was already prepared. Watching the visuals on the screen, the Outer Gods descended in a bizarre manner; it was not the space battle he had imagined. Those Outer Gods simply appeared suddenly. The awakening Outer God he saw on the ground was already shocking enough, but on the screen, Blue Star was filled with these Outer Gods, as if they appeared directly from that indescribable gaze.
It was as if curious humans had poured a bucket of sweet water into an ant nest and then finally poured a second bucket of boiling water. If the first gaze had been directed at Blue Star through that photo of the universe, then this second bucket of boiling water was almost prophetic; Blue Star once again welcomed the gaze of the Outer Gods.
They had appeared.
The so-called Outer Gods seemed to have been born from the gaze of that indescribable existence. At the places where that inconceivable gaze lingered, blurry outlines began to take form. No flashes, no sounds, just those existences beyond mortal understanding directly “appeared there,” as if they had left the void, or as if space had actively made way for them to accommodate their presence.
There was no arrival as imagined, no cosmic battle as envisioned. Even though humanity had gained forbidden knowledge, those “Outer Gods,” greater in presence than the awakening Outer God Lind had seen, appeared above Blue Star. Humanity had made many preparations, but these entities still exceeded human understanding.
The Ark began its voyage amidst the chaos, while the Dyson Sphere was also beginning to close. Blue light descended from the sky. Faced with these incomprehensible beings, humanity chose to resist fate with all their might.
Meanwhile, the remaining humans entered the biological pods, uploading their consciousness to the Sea of Consciousness.
Whether it was the Ark or the Sea of Consciousness, humanity was preserving their remaining spark of vitality.
The scene suddenly accelerated, like a galloping horse lamp changing, until finally, the screen showed a desolate land struck by orbital cannonfire, bringing the Golden Age to an abrupt end.
