Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1808 1780. Aletheia's Message
A sound recording of a "previous civilization" like in a science fiction novel. It's no wonder that even Lan En was surprised by such a sci-fi scene.

But the woman's message had not yet been played.

"I am Aletheia, the truth and revelation of truth, and I am calling you. You Isu seek to change the laws of the universe, you manipulate the course of human development. What do you want to achieve?"

"You just treat humans as intelligent apes! How many artifacts have you developed just to manipulate their minds? Are you so afraid of their infinite potential?"

"Look at what humanity has achieved on its own! The legacy of democracy and diplomacy, culture and art! If you treat them as equals, these things will be shared by us too!"

"In your blind pursuit of immortality, you have overlooked the obvious: your endless simulations without any changes are meaningless!"

After the harsh condemnation, the Isu named Aletheia seemed exhausted. She then pronounced the verdict in a nonchalant tone, just like a "procedural procedure".

"I will take over your data transmission. You will no longer speak for all of us. I am an Isu like you, but I will no longer participate in your exploitation."

Except for Lan En, the other three people soon showed surprised expressions and listened carefully to these words.

This is equivalent to the 'Voice of the Gods' to them.

There are no stupid people here. Compared to the eye-catching and gorgeous holographic projection, they immediately realized that compared to the incomprehensible holographic projection, the information contained in these understandable words is of supreme value.

“Those forerunners…” Pythagoras waited until the voices completely disappeared before he spoke softly with his eyes wide open, “They spoke to us and showed us revelations! But those words of criticism are not easy to understand.”

"There are also disagreements among the gods." Cassandra quickly accepted it. "Poseidon and Athena once competed for the ownership of Athens. I would like to know whether Aletheia has won the control here."

Cassandra and Pythagoras were discussing the parts of the conversation that they did not quite understand, but Lan, who was also a listener, tilted his head and looked at the holographic projection of the earth and the solar system on the truncated platform under the pyramid.

Cassandra and the others didn't quite understand because they were authentic "people from the ancient Greek era".

But Lan En was not like that. He received basic education and formed his outlook on life and world view more than 2,000 years after AD.

His thinking and his knowledge in the Internet information age fully supported him to understand what Aletheia was talking about, and even to understand the possibilities hidden beyond words.

After all, sometimes: what is said is not important, what is not said is important.

He felt that something was not quite right about this Aletheia, but because the only basis for this feeling was a message, he did not speak out.

In shock and shock, Cassandra embedded another metal ball into the stone pillar.

"呲~"

Another blue laser was emitted from somewhere on the dome, shining on one of the faces of the suspended pyramid.

"Ancient adventurer, I left this record to help you." Aletheia's message continued after receiving another artifact. "If it confuses you, then I'm sorry."

The other three people didn't feel anything about this sentence, after all, they still didn't quite understand it.

But Lan frowned the moment Aletheia opened her mouth.

'Ancient adventurer'? Who is this referring to? Cassandra?

It is conservatively estimated that the Isu civilization was wiped out tens of thousands of years ago. Cassandra was only born around 400 years BC, so why is she called an 'ancient adventurer'?
Time is a unit that requires a comparative scale to have meaning.

When Aletheia said that Cassandra was "ancient", from what perspective and perspective did she say this?
future?

So, the Isu have the ability to predict the future?
Just from the name, Lan En anticipated many situations, and they were confirmed in the following messages.

"We Isu can see many different pasts and futures. I know you won't come here just once."

"My fellow forerunners have placed numerous obstacles in your journey, including various artifacts and creatures. Not to mention the Olympus Project. Their interference has completely gotten out of control."

"I can't give you a simple answer. Your choices determine your future. Unfortunately, there are a lot of choices. And most of them will leave you with nothing but tragedy."

"But please don't give up. You are more important than you think. Just like me, you have to fight against your own destiny. You are not just a mercenary, you will be a hero across the ages!"

If it was still a little vague before, but after the last sentence came out, Alexios and Pythagoras both looked at Cassandra in surprise.

'Just a mercenary'... This is too characteristic among the people present.

Although Lann worked as a mercenary for a while when he first came to this world, he never showed up again. Only Cassandra, since she left Kephallonia and stepped into the vast and dangerous Greek world, the title of mercenary "Falconer" has become her unique label.

"Her words are meant for you, falconer!" Pythagoras was particularly excited about this, his voice trembling, "My preparations have borne fruit, the forerunners have personally confirmed the potential in your bloodline!"

"Aletheia said she could see the future...many futures!" Cassandra looked at Lan in disbelief, subconsciously wanting to seek his advice, "Is this possible? Is this a true oracle?"

The demon hunter calmed down at this time. He crossed his arms and raised his chin to signal Cassandra to continue placing the remaining two artifacts.

The next two metal balls were placed on the remaining two pillars in turn. Finally, the light from the dome illuminated all four sides of the suspended pyramid.

The holographic projection of the solar system under the pyramid has become even more complete and complex.

Still placing a divine artifact, the Isu named Aletheia will simultaneously play a recording of her own.

She fully demonstrated how far the Isu could go in foreseeing the future.

She knew that Pythagoras had spent decades guarding Atlantis, and she knew of his achievements in mathematics, as well as his influence and fame in the future.

But she also advised Pythagoras not to bother with Atlantis and the Forerunner civilization.

On the one hand, it was because Pythagoras was confirmed to have possessed an artifact that could prolong life, and Aletheia believed that he had possessed this artifact for too long.

Aletheia, on the other hand, thought that the knowledge laid before Pythagoras was too early for humanity.

This kind of deep understanding of the universe and mathematics will distort the human mind, which has not yet developed to the appropriate stage and is unable to withstand it.

Pythagoras had just been praising his daughter, whose potential had been recognized by the gods. But after this conversation, everyone could clearly sense that he was angry.

But in the message after placing the last artifact, Aletheia was not speaking to anyone present.

This was unbelievable to Alexios, who had been eagerly waiting.

The person this female Isu was talking to was a 'time traveler'. She said that the ancient people at the scene could not understand her words, but the simulated real worlds between them would intersect sooner or later.

She encouraged the traveler to break through the barriers and establish a direct communication mechanism with her.

She also talked about the subjectivity of time, 'simulated reality', and a… word called 'animus'.

The others were confused, but Lan, considering the context, thought that the animus should be the name of the device used by the "time traveler" to simulate reality.

Aletheia's words were very targeted. Apart from her opening self-introduction, she was talking to, advising and encouraging the people present.

Then Lan En thought that this "time traveler" should also be "listening on the scene" to some extent.

Is the animus some kind of machine that can replay what happened in the scene?
But there is still a question - why didn't Aletheia speak to Alexios and me?
The first possibility: Lann thought that he and Alexios might not be very important in Aletheia's prediction, and that a divine artifact left a voice message, and that the two of them might not be qualified to occupy storage space.

But the Isu were able to predict the future and keep their ruins running for tens of thousands of years, so how could the storage space for a few recordings not be enough?

And Lan believed that if Cassandra's role in the foreknowledge was very important, then he, who had a very close relationship with her and had an extraordinary influence on her decisions, could not be unimportant.

This is obviously not right.

The second possibility - could it be that... according to Aletheia's prediction, there shouldn't be two of them at the scene at all?

After all, Lan, Cassandra, and Triss all knew that he came from outside this world.

It came through the rift in the celestial sphere caused by the tide of chaos magic.

The ability to predict is often more accurate and simpler the smaller the scope, the more closed it is, and the fewer variables there are.

If there is only a downhill slope, a ball, and gravity in the world, then anyone can call himself a prophet and predict the "fateful" roll of the ball.

But there is no doubt about it: Lann comes from outside the system.

(End of this chapter)