Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 2079 An Expectation from Twelve Thousand Years Ago!

Twelve thousand years—what a long and distant time scale that is.

Long periods of time are enough for a civilization to grow from its inception to its peak, and then to its final end.

And now, the moment when this anomalous region, dating back 12,000 years, came to its end, is slowly unfolding before He Ming and the others.

"Twelve thousand years."

Alice pondered the number carefully, seemingly struggling to grasp the weight it represented.

"This is an epic tale of heroes that transcends time. Alice Tina."

"It is the maid, Lian, who spoke solemnly."

"An epic tale of heroes transcending time? Lian, do you know the origins of this anomalous region?"

"Alice asked."

The maid, Lian, shook her head, indicating that she didn't know the truth either.

But her eyes revealed a hint of admiration, a hint of regret, and even more so, a sigh.

"No, at first, I didn't know. But now I can feel the weight of twelve thousand years and that expectation. It's just that I'm afraid there's no one here to give the heroes the response they expect."

"No. People will still respond to them. Heroes should not be buried by time. Heroes should not lose the opportunity to be responded to."

He Ming's voice held a hint of excitement and a hint of melancholy.

"Since the heroes' hometown cannot respond to them, then let us respond to them!"

In the darkness, two hazy consciousnesses gradually awoke to the ticking of the timer.

As Noriko Takaya gradually emerged from the drowsy feeling of sleep, she rubbed her heavy head and subconsciously turned her hazy gaze to the timer on her right, only to be startled awake by the schedule displayed on the screen.

Shock, sadness, and other emotions gradually faded into nothingness after witnessing this timer that had jumped twelve thousand years.

All that's left is a sense of bewilderment, not knowing how to face reality or how to move towards the future.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Amano Kazumi, who had also woken up but was much calmer, was also shocked by the time shown on the timetable. However, she quickly learned their current location through various sensors that were still functioning and could help Amano Kazumi and Takaya Noriko identify their current positions.

"The method is Earth! Now, we have returned to Earth."

Amano Kazumi looked up at the still brightly lit monitor screen.

The screen showed a gloomy sky, as if it were grieving for something.

Beneath the sky, the land where the two stood was covered with a vast expanse of silvery-white "blanket," and further away, there were forests with branches bent under the weight of heavy snow.

Is it Earth?

Noriko Takaya looked around, but the snowy scenery outside the cockpit did not change her heart, which was gradually being swallowed by nothingness. Instead, she became even more sorrowful.

Amano Kazumi bit her lip slightly, her hands frantically trying to press various buttons to communicate with the outside world, but no one responded.

However, according to the positioning instruments, they should be on Earth right now.

But why is no one responding to them?

Could it be that···

"Twelve thousand years! My dear sister, does that mean humanity no longer exists?"

Noriko Takaya tightened her grip on her hands, revealing the situation they were unwilling to face.

"No. That's impossible. Otherwise, wouldn't all our efforts, everyone's efforts, have been in vain?"

Amano Kazumi shook her head, preparing to encourage Takaya Noriko, when suddenly a rift appeared in the gloomy sky. Golden light streamed down from the cloud-covered sky, and a warship that neither of them had ever seen before was slowly advancing towards their location, surrounded by numerous rotorcraft with searchlights on.

Although the two men did not recognize the warship, the strange yet familiar rotorcraft made them subconsciously excited.

"Big sister, is that... is that a human fighter jet? It's a human airplane, isn't it?!"

Noriko Takaya stared wide-eyed at the gyroplanes flying overhead, watching the massive aircraft focus its searchlights on the two of them.

Twelve thousand years.

No one imagined that such a situation would occur.

In this present era, with the establishment of the Human Earth Alliance and all human authorities, organizations, and nations reaching a consensus for a common goal, we are unexpectedly welcomed by distinguished guests from 12,000 years ago.

"Swipe!"

After Lux finished signing the documents in her hand, she let Luna Maria take them away. Then, Lux pondered for a moment and asked her capable assistant.

"Luna Maria, what's the schedule for the next few days?"

"Well, it seems that Chairman Klein has completed the work for the next three days. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, these three days will be your vacation."

"Really? Then please make the arrangements for me! I'd like to meet our distinguished guest."

Upon hearing Lux's words, Luna Maria immediately understood.

"It's those two distinguished guests! But lately they seem to be..."

Before Luna Maria could finish speaking, Lux's communicator emitted a specific ringtone.

Upon hearing this, Lux smiled slightly.

"Look! Someone has already arranged everything for me."

Upon hearing this, Luna Maria nodded slightly.

"It seems we don't need to give the members of parliament in charge of foreign affairs any headaches."

"That's right."

After settling everything, the two walked out of the council chairman's office and, surrounded by numerous security personnel, slowly made their way to the entrance of the Supreme Council.

"Luna Maria, what do you think twelve thousand years can change?"

Lux seemed to be in a good mood, casually chatting with her capable assistant.

Outside of work, the two are more like friends.

"Hmm, that's a difficult question to answer! Twelve thousand years is enough time to change a civilization, enough time to turn a city into a forest, and enough time to submerge a wasteland by a river."

Luna Maria thought for a moment and answered seriously.

When it was learned that He Ming had discovered a distinguished guest from 12,000 years ago in the EU region of the floating continent, many insiders made various speculations, but most were shocked by the discovery.

People from other worlds, people from parallel worlds, and the ghostly figures of unknown origin—everyone's gotten used to it all.

But for people from 12,000 years ago, it was indeed a rather shocking event.

It's no wonder that even the usually work-focused Speaker Lux Klein couldn't resist the urge to personally meet those two distinguished guests from twelve thousand years ago.

　I've seen some people speculate that it's the Archangel, but the only one related to time displacement should be Gunbuster!

　　Although both are set in 12,000 years ago, there are still differences.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)