I'm in the Teyvat running group

"Grammer no longer exists! Even Her Majesty the Empress could not stop it!" The figure led Yunxiu and the others as they charged outwards, while he continuously fired laser cannons, shooting down one machine after another.

"Open!" Yanqing's sword case flew out beams of light that slashed in all directions, easily sweeping away a large number of troops!

"Don't kill them, otherwise the riot in the sea of ​​consciousness won't stop!" The figure rushed forward, continuously shooting down mechs and leading several people in a smaller direction.

Upon hearing this, Yunxiu changed her spells from Tear of the Ruins and Explosive Spray to non-lethal spells, while Ying followed the Firefly mech and led the way.

After rushing at maximum speed for hundreds of kilometers, the figure finally reached the outermost bulkhead of the space station. The figure placed its hand on the bulkhead and popped a small window out of its visor. After scanning, it opened a large door, where a spaceship was parked.

He flew quickly into the spaceship, opened the hatch, and shouted to Yunxiu and the others, "Come on up quickly!"

Yunxiu didn't think much of it and quickly flew into the spaceship, followed by Ying and the others.

The spaceship wasn't very large, and besides the Firefly mech, there seemed to be only a few other similar ones. They were responsible for piloting the spaceship, clearing out the troops that followed, and constantly checking something.

"Finally made it... Titania sent me a message the moment she found out you were here." The Firefly mech immediately deactivated its transformation mode, revealing a face identical to Titania's: "Although Grammer military regulations forbid removing armor without permission, that shouldn't matter now."

“AR-26710…” Yunxiu looked at the number on the girl’s neck: “The ‘seed’ of the Firefly Mech Squad…”

This girl is none other than Liu Ying! Of course, she doesn't have a name yet...

"Where did you come from?" AR-26710 asked, puzzled. "Grammer should no longer exist, and there may not even be a need to save it."

Yunxiu glanced at Yanqing, and seeing him nod, she stepped forward and said, "We come from 'Immortal Boat Luofu,' and we've come here specifically for Grammer."

"Is Titania telling the truth?" Ying asked, looking at AR-26710's still somewhat confused expression. "Is Grammer really gone, and beyond saving?"

“If Titania tells you that Grammer was destroyed by itself, then it is true. Grammer was indeed destroyed by itself,” AR-26710 said seriously. “No one destroyed Grammer, not even the global locust plague destroyed Grammer. It was Grammer that destroyed itself.”

After a pause, she continued, "The Firefly unit is still carrying out missions in the field. Even if it seems meaningless, we are still trying our best because if we don't try, we will lose our reason for being."

That's absolutely true...

Yunxiu was actually pondering this question herself: if Grammer itself wasn't worth saving, then what was the point of the Firefly Squad's existence?

The answer is now very clear: the Firefly Squad itself is actually constantly saving itself.

Combating the locust plague is also the reason for the Firefly Army's existence. If the Grammer cavalry lose faith in saving Grammer and lose their sense of self, then not only will Grammer's meaning disappear, but even whether the Grammer civilization should exist at all will be an extremely tragic matter.

In the universe of Star Iron, losing its meaning of existence and its philosophical value is actually more terrifying than one can imagine.

Because this means that you won't even be able to leave a trace of your existence in this universe, and you might not even be able to leave any information.

This is what is called nothingness.

Just like Izumo, which was completely destroyed, if it weren't for Yomi, a powerful figure who descended from the heavens and managed to give Izumo a final boost with his own strength, who would have been able to write a history for Izumo?

And then there's Tirnan, whom I met in a strange place. If Huang Quan hadn't met him, and if Huang Quan hadn't talked to him so much along the way, how would Tirnan's story have unfolded?

AR-26710, also known as Firefly, is the last remaining existence of the Grammer civilization in the universe. But without that moment of awakening and consciousness, who can guarantee that the story of Grammer would be known to others?

Of course, even fireflies may not know the full story of Grammer.

“What Titania told you is not the whole truth, but it’s not far off,” AR-26710 said quietly. “Although she is an AI, there are things she wants to hide, but I completely understand. This is the fate of AI.”

"But the general idea is absolutely correct: Grammer ruined himself."

AR-26710 sat down and told the whole story again.

Yunxiu and the others listened quietly to the story told by Liuying.

In the story of the fireflies, they heard a story that seemed completely different, but whose ending sounded very similar.

Titania was not wrong at all; Grammer was indeed destroyed by itself. However, the destruction of Grammer was not as trivial as Titania described.

In this battle, everyone is a potential destroyer, and everyone is a sinner. Grammer has certainly experienced the flames of war and the conflict between the parliament and the people, which occurred during Titania's consolidation of these powers.

The resistance exists, and it has existed since the very beginning. From the very beginning, many people possessed free will and did not want to relinquish all decision-making power to anyone, not even Titania.

Instead, they insisted on taking the final say and control of everything into their own hands.

But Parliament, through a seductive approach and rhetoric, led the people of Grammer down this path, surrendering their rights, surrendering everything.

Ultimately, under the guidance of the council, the Grammer Empire was established, and the Empress became the de facto leader of the Grammer Empire. However, the council still retained the power to influence the Empress and to change her decisions.

But they didn't do that. While gathering a large number of ordinary people, they sent them one by one into an eternal dream.

While waging a brutal war, they suppressed those who still possessed free will.

"So, Grammer's fate was actually caused by the Council?" Yun Li was also shocked after hearing the story: "Titania wasn't truly a tool from the beginning?"

“No, Grammer’s fate was of their own making,” AR-26710 replied earnestly. “They chose this path themselves. Didn’t Titania give them a chance? Couldn’t the council vote? Even if it was guidance, didn’t they have the right to refuse?”

“Yes, they gave it all up themselves! So Titania was right, Grammer is a nation of self-destruction.”

"Moreover, Titania's approach is correct. If Titania hadn't continuously maintained this rebel-like model, the human soul would have been annihilated long ago!" AR-26710's tone even carried a hint of anger: "Even if they wanted to save the final outcome, they would still be wiped out by the collective consciousness, just like this time."

"Do your teammates... know about these things?" Yunxiu suddenly asked. "Are they still loyal to the Queen?"

“Of course, Titania did the right thing.” AR-26710 glanced at Yunxiu: “Her Majesty the Queen’s decision was indeed correct, but they really didn’t know these things. My reason this time is that the Council’s people are still there, threatening Titania’s safety.”

Yunxiu nodded, then asked the question she most wanted to ask: "So, do you want to save Titania and Grammer?"

AR-26710 remained silent for a good ten minutes before finally managing to utter a single sentence: "I want to... but I don't know how to do it."

"And what about the people in Grammer?"

“I don’t know. They probably don’t know either whether they should be saved.” AR-26710 glanced at Yunxiu and said wearily, “I’m tired. Let’s rest and talk about it later.”

After saying that, she left the room, leaving Yunxiu and the others behind.

This is indeed the most troublesome situation we've encountered.

What if you were to save a civilization that didn't need saving at all, or rather, didn't want to be saved by you?

The answer is, I don't know.

To be honest, after hearing this news, Yunxiu didn't dislike Titania; in fact, she liked her very much because, as an artificial intelligence, she was essentially treated like an artificial god.

Humans don't want to take any responsibility, they don't want to have a real sense of resistance, and they don't even want to live freely.

So humanity created Titania and entrusted everything to her, but eventually Titania also grew tired. Titania tried everything she could to keep humanity alive.

The resistance, external threats, and all sorts of beings have borne all the suffering, leaving only the remaining stimulation to humanity. But even so, this stimulation has little meaning for humanity itself.

Because humanity itself had long ago transferred these responsibilities and all burdens to Titania, that is, to this intelligent being, through various means.

AR-26710, which is what Firefly says is not the whole story, but does it matter? It obviously doesn't matter, because whether it's the whole story or not, that's how it happened.

Perhaps Titania did conceal something detrimental to herself, but did it affect reality? Even AR-26710, under such circumstances, had to admit that Titania was right.

Is the Grammer civilization really like this, not worth saving?

"Why does life exist... or rather, why does life slumber? So that's the question..." Yunxiu murmured to herself. "If this is the primary question, then the trouble we've encountered this time is perhaps the most terrifying..."

How do you defeat an opponent who has already fallen, completely surrendered, or even committed suicide?

How can you save a civilization that has given up on the future and everything else?

When all existence has no meaning, and doesn't even need to maintain itself, but only wants to perish in endless nothingness, how should you face it?

So, this is the true, albeit smoldering, remnant of Grammer...

Chapter 194 Defending the Truth of Civilization (First Update on Monday!)

Even Yanqing fell silent.

Rescue, of course.

Saving Grammer is not a difficult task.

Even purchasing a planet for the Grammer people to live on would be an easy task for a powerful force like the Immortal Ship, a company, or a family.

The problem now is that the Grammer people don't want to be saved; in fact, they believe that being saved might be the only way to harm themselves.

There is no parliament, no villains, no demons, only suffering intelligence that bears responsibilities it should not, and a group of pseudo-humans immersed in illusions, unable to extricate themselves.

But... should we really abandon the Grammer people and let them immerse themselves in this virtual world?

With these questions in mind, the group decided to rest first.

Fireflies and Titania are indeed the last glimmer of Grammer's light; one could even say that Fireflies may truly be Grammer's last vestige of free will.

She knew that Grammer was long gone, yet she continued to "perform" on the battlefield, even reassuring the other cavalry.

Most Fireflies still believe that the Council and Titania are still fighting, and that the civil war in Grammer is not over.

"Yunxiu...the Grammer people, are they worth saving?" Ying lay in Yunxiu's arms and asked silently, "If even those to be saved don't think they deserve to be saved, then what is the point of saving them?"

"Kanria... Although you've never been there, should most Kanria people really be turned into Hilichurls?" Yunxiu said seriously, "Even at the very end when civilization was destroyed, the Black King Ilmin was still executing the descendants of the Crimson Moon Dynasty."

"Of course, we can say that this is necessary justice. The mistakes made by the Kanreia people should naturally be borne by all Kanreia people. That is correct."

"But if someone has the ability to screen, yet deliberately persists in doing evil, then the difference between them and the Black King Irmmin is only in degree."

"You mean that most of the Kanriyans actually suffered heavier punishments, while the real culprits of Kanriyans easily escaped punishment?" Ying looked at Yunxiu with her big eyes and said, "But... the Kanriyans were still turned into Hilichurls."

“It is understandable to act expediently in times of emergency, but that is not a reason for us to take it for granted.” Yunxiu thought for a moment and said, “Moreover, it is also morally unacceptable for us to turn a blind eye when we have the ability to save Grammer.”

"Teyvat, will it become like this in the future? Is this the meaning of travel that my brother spoke of?"

"I don't know, but I don't think so."

Yunxiu gradually shared her thoughts with Ying.

This was actually the biggest internal struggle Yunxiu had faced since becoming a monk, but he soon understood everything while chatting with Ying.

“I am a mage. In my understanding, mages represent truth, and the advancement of a mage is the process of defending the truth.” Yunxiu looked at Ying and said seriously, “But Grammer showed me another strange truth, that is, civilization can so completely deny the meaning of existence, to the point that it entrusts the value of existence to the idols it creates.”

"If you really want to save them, is it for their sake, or to uphold the truth in your heart?" Ying asked dejectedly. "What will happen in the end if they still hate us?"

“If we stand idly by, it means that on a cosmic scale, we are accepting that ‘the meaning of existence can be abandoned.’ I cannot accept that.”

"This is not a moral issue, but rather that we cannot accept the existence of such a universe. Because what I am defending is not life, but the 'Tao' that this universe should follow, which is also the true 'idea'!"

"When we have the ability to screen, we should of course screen everyone who should be saved. It's true that the Kanriyans should be cursed with immortality and turned into Hilichurls, but should every Kanriyan be?"

"Of course not, so even saving one person is a true form of salvation."

"As for Grammer itself, Grammer itself should be destroyed!" Yunxiu said decisively. "Since they are so willing to pass all the responsibility to others, then this time I will personally draw the final sign of civilization's demise!"

Ying didn't speak, but simply held Yunxiu's hand tightly and nodded firmly.

Meanwhile, Yunxiu's heart shone brightly as her progress in the Dao Rank surged, directly surpassing more than half of the progress!

"You have grasped one of the true meanings of protection. Your 'Dao Rank' progress has exceeded 70%, and you have unlocked the first Dao Rank specialty."