As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 76 We are the original people

Chrissy shook her head.

"Brother Xu never polishes battle cards, nor does he allow us to rely too much on them. He says our life levels are too low, and many of us suffer from spiritual erosion. If we rely too much on battle cards, we will become puppets and slaves of the guardian spirits."

The red-haired girl said seriously, "Brother Xu asked us to do some calisthenics first to strengthen our muscles and bones, enrich our blood and flesh, and consolidate our foundation.

"In his words, there is no distinction between 'civilian cards' and 'combat cards' in the world. A sword can kill, a kitchen knife can kill, even an iron rod, a dead branch, or a rope can kill. What matters is not the weapon, but the belief and courage.

"As long as we have firm faith, muster up courage, and temper ourselves into true warriors, then any card in our hands will become a 'battle card'!"

"That's very well said."

Long Jianhuan pondered, "It sounds like our 'Big Brother Xu' is truly omnipotent. Have you ever wondered where he learned all these skills?"

"I asked him, and he said that his adoptive father 'Old Scar' learned it from the contaminated area." Little Betty said.

Contaminated area.

Deep in the wilderness, this is where natural disasters strike most frequently and where the Old Ones' invasions are most severe.

It is said that time and space are disordered there, and the remaining souls of the past are like swarms of locusts covering the sky.

The towers, castles, secret realms and devil's dens of the past have all transformed from mirages into tangible entities, stretching across the earth like festering scars.

The living creatures active there - whether they are carbon-based life forms with flesh and blood or complex mechanical structures, are all controlled by the remnant souls of the past and turned into monsters that are neither human nor ghost, neither dead nor alive.

They wander like zombies and dance like puppets, trying to make history repeat itself and restore their former glory.

Ironically, the remnants of the old times are easily attracted to human spiritual activities.

The places where natural disasters strike are often the most densely populated and where human brain waves are highly concentrated.

Today's "contaminated areas" are actually the population centers and economically developed metropolises before the catastrophe.

The core area of ​​the League of Heroes is, on the contrary, the plateaus, mountains, jungles and Gobi deserts that were rarely visited by humans a hundred years ago.

Because of its backward economy and sparse population, it was able to survive the catastrophe when the three great old natural disasters struck at the same time.

Although the former metropolis has long since become a den of ghosts and demons.

But deep within the ruins, there still lies the technology and wealth accumulated by the heroic civilization over thousands of years.

In just a hundred years, the Alliance of Heroes is not strong enough to repair the lost technology tree on its own.

"Deep in the contaminated area, hidden is technology more advanced than that of the Alliance."

This is common sense.

Countless ambitious and fearless spirit masters are willing to explore deep into the contaminated area when they are left with no other options.

The Alliance authorities have recruited "treasure hunters" more than once to form large-scale exploration teams to expedition to contaminated areas.

In their most successful expedition, they even cleared some of the pollution and established new settlements on the remains of the former metropolis.

Although the settlement did not last long.

However, they captured a large number of rare old souls, created a large number of "Supreme Cards" and "Legendary Cards", and repaired hundreds of lost technology chains, which played a vital role in the stability and development of the alliance.

If Xu Yan’s adoptive father “Lao Ba” is also an experienced treasure hunter.

That all makes sense. Unfortunately, this is still an answer that cannot be verified or disproven.

"last question."

Long Jianhuan quickly wrote down the details in his notebook, "Did Xu Yan mention his attitude towards the Heroic Spirit Alliance?"

Chrissy narrowed her eyes.

The atmosphere became tense again.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't agree with some of the Alliance's policies, and I empathize with your suffering. I sincerely hope that the Alliance can regain the fortitude it had when it was first founded, freeing the world from the shadow of the Cataclysm and allowing everyone to escape suffering."

Long Jianhuan said hurriedly, "However, change doesn't happen overnight. Before our shared ideals are realized, rashly allowing a dangerous individual who is hostile to the Alliance into the safe zone is not a good thing for either the Alliance or him. Do you understand this?"

"Don't worry, Brother Xu is not so narrow-minded."

Chris's eyes flashed with sarcasm as she said coldly, "Contrary to your worries, Brother Xu understands the difficulties faced by the Heroic Spirit Alliance and has repeatedly told us that although the Heroic Spirit Alliance is temporarily unable to accept all the refugees due to various objective reasons, as long as we, the original people, persist in our cultivation, we will definitely see hope."

"Wait, original person?"

Long Jianhuan heard an unfamiliar keyword.

"That's right, it was Brother Xu who said that we are all original people!"

Little Betty rushed to say, "That was our third day in Rolling Stone Castle. I read a lot about big cities in old newspapers and learned that they were safe and prosperous. People didn't have to worry about being invaded by the Old Ones, wouldn't mutate, and wouldn't have to go hungry.

"I asked Brother Xu, we are all human beings, why can city people live such a comfortable life, while we are either living in fear in the deep wilderness, or starving in a stinking garbage dump, and all kinds of bad guys are causing trouble all the time.

"Brother Xu smiled and said to me, 'That's because we're not yet real humans. We're just rough prototypes, raw materials, like ore that hasn't been tempered or a caterpillar that hasn't transformed into a butterfly.' Of course, we're not qualified to enjoy the rights that only real humans are entitled to.

"But it doesn't matter. Ore can eventually be tempered into steel, and even the ugliest caterpillar will eventually dance. As long as we continue to practice, we will one day become true humans, contribute to the Heroic Alliance, and seek the welfare of all our compatriots."

"..."

This level of awareness was so high that even Long Jianhuan felt ashamed of himself.

There is indeed a perverse trend within the Heroic Alliance, which calls the refugees in the wilderness and the patients with severe spiritual erosion who are more severely mutated in the deep contaminated areas "non-human, pseudo-human, human-like" or even "demons."

They are not considered real human beings at all.

At first glance, Xu Yan’s “Original Man” is very similar to this view.

If you chew carefully, you will find subtle differences.

It seems to be more positive and contains endless motivation and hope.

"Okay, thank you all for your honesty. The information you provided is really important and will definitely help Xu Yan."

Long Jianhuan closed his notebook and prepared to leave. After a moment's thought, he turned back and said solemnly, "Whether you believe it or not, please accept my most sincere apology."

Chris and the Crazy Cat Gang members all raised their eyebrows.

I don't understand what the deputy captain of the patrol team means.

"As official citizens of the Heroic Alliance and members of the Security Bureau, you enjoy a stable order and superior living conditions, and possess a wealth of heritage from the past. Yet, we have been slow to fulfill our promise to 'save all of humanity,' and have been slow to transform the wilderness into a planned area, and the planned area into a safe zone, turning you all into objects of protection. This is a dereliction of duty on our part, and even a damnable betrayal."

Long Jianhuan's face was solemn as he bowed deeply to the strange-looking garbage bugs. "Although my influence is insignificant and my responsibilities are long and arduous, I swear to do my utmost to change the status quo and carry out the original ideals of the Heroic Spirit Alliance to the end!"

(End of this chapter)