Atonement: Faun (2)

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date="2020-11-09"

title="Atonement: Faun (2)"

weight="103814"

series = ["Falling into the Abyss"]

mode = "manual"

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Faun Star is about five hundred light-years away from the Earth, on the edge of the Earth Alliance jurisdiction. It revolves around a red dwarf named Huohu, and its temperature and light are much lower than those of the earth, so some people also call it the Eternal Night Planet.

Originally, the name of this planet was not a Faun, but a very academic standard astronomical name, but now it has been forgotten. The reason why people began to use "faun" to give it clearly is because the higher wisdom soil that lives on it has horns like a bent ram on top of it, which is somewhat similar to the god of Faun Pan in Greek mythology. name. Those natives are called "horn people" by the people on earth.

The level of scientific and technological development of the Horned Man is far less than that of the Earthman, and has been conquered by the Earth Army's steel warship that can travel through the endless sea of ​​stars a long time ago. However, after all, they are a primitive and militant nation, with their own cultural customs and religious beliefs, and their living habits are far from being able to integrate with the people of the earth. They make trouble from time to time, which really makes the Earth Alliance government headache.

In the past, when the relationship between the Earth Alliance and its neighboring star countries, such as Third Empire, was tense, non-humans were often sent to the front line to do some logistical support work, and when necessary, they were sent out as a death squad. After all, the lives of soldiers who are law-abiding citizens are obviously much more precious than non-human lives that are worthless. So in the event of a war, it is not surprising that inhumans will be sent to the front lines first.

Ethan's reaction this time was even a bit numb and calm, probably after experiencing so much horror, he had become used to it. He still saw a lot of panicked inhumans crying, some pale and trembling, and a lot of numb expressions like him.

But there are also a few that will show excitement.

For example, a stranger who is tied up like an animal or even wearing a mask that forbids to talk. He is closely guarded by a guard and he has not been seen often. But his expectant and excited look impressed Ethan.

Except for Samuel, who has the same number as him, many other inhumans he is familiar with, such as Gawen, Chen Zeng and Derek, are among the three hundred people selected this time. Even Taifeng, who had just been deployed to the Eastern District, was drawn. They were transported to the spaceship launch base in batches, and drove into a huge saucer-shaped carrier. This journey will last more than half a month, of which two-thirds of the time will be spent in curvature flight.

Ethan didn't know if his spiritual connection with Tanithel would be affected by the distance, so before boarding the ship, he tried his best to transmit the image of the spacecraft to Tanithel, but he didn't know if the other party received it. Suddenly he was a little worried. If he was not lucky enough to come back this time, would the last meeting with Tanisel in the medical room be the last time?

He regretted not having a French kiss with Tanisel in the end.

Due to the large number of people led this time, in order to control them, the chief of guard Schneider and Gray Mao led several other experienced guards along the way. Non-people were rushed to the sleeping hall by the guards, and the only ones who were stripped were their underwear lying in the sleeping cabin.

The warp engine propelled the huge carrier spacecraft through the vast sea of ​​stars, and arrived at the Firepot Galaxy in three weeks. The people on board were awakened by the master's brain.

This time, because there were no ordinary citizens on board other than the basic crew and guards, non-people were allowed to live in the cabin. Two people were in a group room, but Ethan was divided into a room with Chen Zeng so much.

At this moment, Ethan didn't think Chen Zeng's ordinary and kind-looking face was "not aggressive." What is the charm of such a person, capable of making so many desperadoes obey him?

Chen Zeng nodded at him when Ethan entered the room, Ethan also silently returned a gift, and then began to sort out the daily necessities package distributed to him. He could feel Chen Zeng's gaze falling on his back, which made him a little worried.

Chen Zeng said nonchalantly, "I heard what happened in the tunnel last time. I will apologize to you on behalf of Jin Junji."

Ethan didn't know what to say. It was a bit of an understatement to say that it didn't matter. He was almost mutated by fright...so he just nodded again without answering.

After a while, a pamphlet was handed to him. Ethan was taken aback, followed the hand and looked at Chen Zeng's face.

The booklet was crudely made, the length of the paper was uneven, and the cover of the book had the words "the main meaning of grace" written on it.

Ethan straightened up, his mind turned quickly, deciding whether to tactfully refuse or keep it first. At this moment when he hesitated, Chen Zeng smiled and said, "There is no pressure, I just guess you haven't received this book, so I'm giving you one. It's your freedom to not read it."

Ethan cleared his throat and reached out to take it, "Sorry, I am not actually your believer or something..."

"I understand. Sometimes when many people around you begin to believe in the same things, you will get into trouble if you don't do it. Although many of them treat me as a teacher, even if I don't allow them to believe or not They also find it hard to control themselves with their hatred of life. After all, human beings are by nature wanting to eliminate all aliens that are different from themselves."

Ethan once imagined what it would be like to talk to Chen Zeng. He had already planned to be preached for a week. But I didn't expect the other party to have such a reasonable attitude.

He looked down at the notebook in his hand and asked tentatively, "I have also understood some of your remarks before you were arrested, but many of your remarks are completely different from the past. Since the Red Earth."

"Yes. That mission really opened my eyes." Chen Zeng sighed, his gaze drifted to the corner of the room, looking into the red memory, "You know that there was a religion that originated in Lumbini a long time ago. I believe that people will have a moment of'epiphany', that is, suddenly find the truth at a certain time. I think that trip to the Red Earth is my epiphany."

Ethan naturally also read about the important "Buddhist culture" in ancient culture, but he still doesn't understand the meaning of epiphany. But it is not important. As he put the pamphlet in his luggage, he asked, "I feel, you should have been influenced by a lot of Eve religion, right? Did Tanisel talk to you?"

Chen Zeng was a little surprised and looked at him approvingly, "You are very observant. Yes, when we later escaped on the Magic Flute, he showed me Eve's classics. Of course, it was automatically translated. At that time, you It seems to be in a coma."

Ethan's heart trembled slightly, and his brow frowned.

Tanisel showed Chen Zeng the classics taught by Eve... intentionally or unintentionally?

And Chen Zeng was still sighing, "Eve people are really a very intelligent race. Their Prologue God is actually the Lord! It's just that they confuse some powerful angels and the Lord, thinking they They are all gods of the same level. It's a pity that I didn't see their scriptures earlier. However, I was also a little surprised. You and Samuel also saw things on the red earth, why don't you believe them?"

"Don't believe what?"

"The existence of the Lord and the Great Evil God."

"I believe that this universe cannot be understood by humans, but it does not mean that those things are gods... Maybe it is some kind of super wisdom that can control the laws of the universe, but I don't think that trusting them can change anything." Ethan said in a deep voice. "I think they don’t care if we believe in each other..."

Speaking of this, he got goose bumps on his own.

Yes...Even if he was infected by the god of entropy, even if he had seen weird and weird pictures many times, even if he was stared at by that terrifying green eye, he still felt that those things didn’t care about his thoughts, the thoughts of the entire human race, Don't care about the thoughts of any creatures. The reason why he is being pegged may be because he is useful in some ways. Just like Tanisel said.

Perhaps all the gods who have believed in since the birth of this world-if they exist-are like this, and they don't care whether they believe it or not. Just like people don’t care whether ants believe in human existence.

He thought Chen Zeng would refute and tell him that the Lord cares about his creation. But he didn't expect Chen Zeng to pat his shoulder, "You may be right, but why should we care if they care if we believe it?"

Ethan couldn't pick up the words, and the words made too many bends and were a bit deep.

They didn't say much, and it didn't take long for believers who were too afraid to go to the battlefield to come to the door and ask for the blessing of the "Great Teacher". Ethan didn't even have a place to sit, so he slipped out of the room. The cabin was completely enclosed and there was nowhere to go, so he entered Samuel and Taifeng's room. Taifeng's complexion has returned to the ruddy he used to be at Energy Bureau, but there is something missing between his brows, and he looks a little tired and pale. Ethan thought, after all the devastation he has experienced, it is inevitable to become like this. This is a society full of malice towards ega, and it is even more sinister in extreme places like the Forbidden City.

At the time Samuel was playing cards with Taifeng, and a certain Luntouqing who could only speak with his fist was obviously not Taifeng's opponent, complaining that the opponent was too thief. Although Taifeng had won three games in a row, he still had a sullen expression on his face, just a little smile on his lips, showing that he was obviously relaxed at this time. Ethan looked at him and was relieved. He had tried several times to talk to Taifeng about the Energy Bureau's past, but the other party always looked at him, and even yelled at him nervously not to talk about the past, which really worried him. For a while the opponent's mental state.

Their spacecraft landed on Faun Star a week later. Everyone was wrapped in thick winter clothes and lined up in thirty rows to disembark gradually. They arrived at Faun Star at noon, but even at this moment, the sun hung in the mid-sky like a weak red ball, rendering the nearby sky curtain into crimson and purple Roland for a century. But the corners of the sky are still the dark blue of the twilight, just like the afterglow of the setting sun on the earth.

Because the firepot star surrounded by Faun Star is a red dwarf star, its density and heat are much smaller than that of the sun, and Faun Star is located on the outer periphery of the firepot galaxy, and it receives only one third of the Earth’s stellar illumination. Two-thirds of the time is night. The photosynthesis efficiency of plants evolved on this planet is several times stronger than that of plants on earth. Also due to the lack of light, the reproductive organs of many plants have evolved luciferases, which can emit a faint light to attract flying insects that can impart rice to them. Therefore, there is no lack of light on this dark night planet, but this light comes from biology. It is much colder than sunlight.

The military base where they landed is located on the edge of a woodland composed of thin but huge trees and more shrubs. The strange trees that are twisted like corals stretch out thick emerald green leaves. The clusters of vine-like flowers among the leaves exude a faint cold light, like clusters of delicate small crystal chandeliers. And those dense shrubs are also luxuriant, dark green or blue-green, and some stick-shaped or flaky fleshy leaves will meander with faint blue fluorescent veins. At noon, the fluorescence is not very clear, and the leaves are dyed colorfully by the clouds, stretching and absorbing the precious sunlight. When the short day has passed, those biological lights will light up like small lamps, undulating among the mountains and rivers along with the vast jungle.

The area where they are located is obviously summer, but it is still so cold that people can see a group of rising water vapor in one breath. They were driven to the edge of the camp and began to divide the work to build makeshift tents. Ethan was not very familiar with this, and almost got his hands when he drove the rivets on the ground, so angry that Samuel scolded him and helped him with the rest of the work. Before the tent was fully set up, a few soldiers strode towards the non-people, headed by a red-haired sergeant with a bitter face.

"You bastards, let me listen. I am your chief Nelson. During this time, I am your God. You have to do whatever I ask you to do. If anyone dares to use their brains, I'm fucking straight. Send you to see grandfather, do you understand!"

The non-people stared at him, silent.

Sergeant Wilson spit on the ground, cursing something, and then ordered each number to choose a captain to report to him. Ethan's team obviously picked Samuel.

Ethan looked around the soldiers who were too quiet, and felt a strange atmosphere.

The inexplicable atmosphere is somewhat depressed, and a little nervous. But he did not see anyone injured.

Later, when the guard passed by, he took the opportunity to ask. Schneider saw that no one nearby was paying attention to their conversation, so he said, "They just destroyed a local rebel stronghold. It seems that they saw the barbarians invigorating people to sacrifice. ."

Living sacrifices... Isn’t that something that only appears in the most ancient legends and some prehistoric vulgar horror movies? In the interstellar age nowadays, blood is rarely seen even in wars. How can there be such a thing?