People in Terra, governing a weird little country

The great wave of the times has pushed people to this position. If Ernst doesn't do it, then naturally someone else will. In this case, why not give it a try - [I am the wave].

Whatever is out there, fuck it.

Yes, do it, right now, here!

After taking a deep look at Kal'tsit, Ernst took out the Yelagund Stone in front of her.

He had not originally planned to make such a big fuss. He just wanted to send a "person" to open the door and take a look at what was going on outside when no one was paying attention. This was such a small matter that it was not worth Yelagund's special effort to provide escort.

But now it’s different. The situation has changed. Mobilizing all the combat power that can be mobilized is the most necessary respect for the possible existence of extraterrestrial creatures.

On the last day, the rest day was ruined.

Ernst was urgently contacting all the combat forces he could get his hands on to increase emergency combat power for tomorrow's [Operation Star Picking]. Kal'tsit was standing next to him, which made him feel quite complicated.

On the one hand, emotionally, he was somewhat bothered by Kal'tsit's behavior of implementing Humphrey's "I'm not hiding it, I just didn't tell you" operation, but on the other hand, reason told him that it was somewhat unreasonable to blame Kal'tsit. If she was not in Kjerag, he would have pushed forward the Star-Picking Operation as well. At that time, he would be completely in the dark and know nothing about the accident.

Obviously Kal'tsit did help, but the way she helped made people "rationally accept it but emotionally uncomfortable". She is really a rare talent. Kjerag must have found a ghost!

At the top of the Matterhorn, Kristen was on the rooftop of the dome laboratory, holding a cup of hot cocoa in her hand. In this place where Terra was closest to the sky, she raised her head and stretched out her hand toward the dome.

The pair of hands that were a little red from the cold wind opened their five fingers and instantly "caught" the stars in front of her.

How can you escape when it is in your hands?

Pick the stars, pick the stars, what do the stars look like? Ernst said that they are all like Terra, spheres and pieces of land. Is it true or false?

Tomorrow we will know the outcome.

And in Kjerag, in Columbia, in Letania, Victoria, Dayan, and many more people who already knew about the existence of the airship and were curious about the "bigger surprise" that Ernst mentioned, at this moment, all cast their eyes towards the sky above Kjerag.

Tonight, no one sleeps.

Chapter 324 We decided to go to the moon!

Kjerag, Holy Mountain Kalan, Holy Stone Square.

"nervous?"

Enya stood beside Ernst and asked quietly.

Before Ernst could answer, Enthyotis chuckled:

"Why is he so nervous? He's used to it. Besides, this isn't his first time giving a speech here."

Enya was slightly startled, and then reacted for a moment, then her eyebrows raised and her eyes widened in anger:

"You're the one who talks too much, you like to finish what others say. Did I ask you? Some people really have no self-awareness!"

After she finished speaking, her face changed and she comforted him:

"It's okay, Ernst, it's all over. Don't be nervous, no one will judge you this time."

Ernst was silent for a moment, looked at Enya who was releasing her elder sister-like mother complex, and then looked at Enthiotis who was scolded for no reason and pursed his lips in grievance, feeling a little amused.

He guessed that Enthiotis's first reaction should be about his speech at the Holy Hunt ceremony.

That incident... or perhaps it should be said that it was an accident, which caused Enthiotis to completely give up the idea of ​​seizing power by force and switch to the current mode of mutual cooperation and peaceful competition. The reason why that incident became an accident... really left a deep impression on Enthiotis.

As for Enya, the first thing that flashed through her mind was probably the scene of the Holy Stone Trial, when Ernst was forced to stand in front of the Holy Stone of Yelagund to prove his innocence, and when she and the Great Elder were arguing with each other, Enthiotis was watching from the sidelines.

Enya felt that her fate changed at that time. She was extremely proud and relieved that she mustered up the courage to say "no" to the arrogant elder for the first time. After that, her personality became more confident. In the past, she could only pretend to be friendly with Enxioudis and make sarcastic remarks, but now, she dared to scold him directly.

It's really touching.

However, if you ask whether Ernst is nervous or not, he was not nervous at first, but now, he is a little nervous.

The speech was held at the Holy Mountain of Kallan, a decision made by everyone. Kjerag has always had a tradition of holding important events at the Holy Mountain, and Ernst did not refuse. Moreover, the Holy Mountain is closer to the Matterhorn, with a wider view and convenient for directly observing the sky.

"Oh, the sky..."

Ernst's eyes were fixed on the blue sky above the Matterhorn.

Thanks to Gangmen, today the weather is sunny, the temperature is suitable, and the breeze is gentle. It is a rare good weather in Kjerag, which perfectly meets the requirements for starting the experiment.

The sky was no exception. Even though the Fire Demon Safar was already in place in the tower-shaped building below, and even though theoretically the experiment would begin in a moment, the sky did not respond.

The "danger" that Kal'tsit mentioned didn't seem to exist.

At least at this moment, hidden behind the veil of isolation, it has not yet bared its fangs.

"Boom-"

The bell rang, Ernst took a deep breath and walked onto the podium.

He was greeted by countless gazes. Ernst noticed the Duke of Windermere and Delphine who were standing near the stage. The former nodded to him, while the latter happily gave him a thumbs-up. Ernst also noticed the Duke of Caister, who was still holding the pipe in his hand, and seemed to be lost in thought. If there was no gauze patch on her face, her image might look more dignified and elegant.

There were also the Taifu and Miss Ning of Yan Country, Hermann and Ceylon of Xiosta, Latatos, the Xulus family, Brother Xiong and Jeston who took off his hat to say hello to Ernst, colleagues and Levi of the Shelag government team, and even Joyce who didn't like such occasions. They were the few people who had seats on the scene.

But on the other hand, some people's eyes are not so kind.

Abrana stood in the corner, looking at Ernst with undisguised aggression in her eyes. That was her "interest", and for her who called herself a predator, interest was equal to aggression. Not far from her, Manfred and Ursula, who were not invited but followed Hedley uninvited, also looked at Ernst, and there was more fear in their eyes. Fear of Ernst who was in the spotlight, fear of those who paid attention to Ernst.

In particular, after almost everyone saw him, they were surprised at first, and then walked away with disgust.

This kind of reaction, which was like a swearing-in ceremony, somewhat triggered the PTSD that runs in the Sarkaz bloodline.

As we all know, the blood of the Sarkaz is just like the DNA of the two-dimensional world, and anything can be engraved into it.

Ernst even found a mysterious figure that appeared only once in the crowd...the bird shadow.

The horned feathered beast who claimed to be the President of Colombia landed on a street lamp pole and looked down upon the scene. He seemed to be born out of place, even standing with other people was a little disgusting. Whenever he appeared, he either stepped on other people's shoulders or stepped on high places.

Could this be some kind of habit? Why did it jump up and down on the ground when it met me?

Ernst couldn't figure it out, but Mark Max seemed to have noticed his gaze. His body didn't move at all, but he turned his head suddenly and looked at Ernst. His pupils, which couldn't tell any emotion, just shrank mechanically.

The scene was somewhat strange, and Ernst immediately retracted his gaze and stopped looking at him.

In contrast to these familiar faces, there were many more ordinary people from Kjerag gathered outside the Holy Stone Square.

They are members of Kjerag, supporters of Ernst, the foundation for the government to function, an essential grassroots force, and naturally have the right to watch this event.

Although most of them just want to see the fun of foreigners gathering together, as the saying goes, participation is the most important thing.

With all eyes on him, Ernst had already arrived at the stage.

He walked as if there was a breeze supporting him, stood still as if an aura was surging, and behind him there seemed to be a glow like a rainbow halo. In the sky, between the white clouds, there was also a carefully adjusted ray of sunlight that penetrated the clouds, covered Ernst's body, and gave him a layer of gold.

This scene was somewhat mysterious, and it vividly created the auspicious scene of "golden light descending from the sky and golden lotus emerging from the ground".

Ernst even blushed.

Of course he knew that it couldn't be a blessing from heaven or the sun giving him face.

Even if it is true, we Kjerag only have one sun, and that is the great god Yelagund!

But, who did you learn this way of adding special effects as if the material library is free for a limited time from?

Ernst decided to wait until it was over and have a good chat with the great god Yelagund. Otherwise, he doubted whether the great god Yelagund would suddenly make a few big red roses light effects over the Kjerag train station next time, with a few big words "Kjerag welcomes you!"

The only thing missing is for Yaer to wear a big flowery jacket from Northeast China and come out to shout.

The taste is so authentic, and it’s a bit too big!

"How about it?"

A gentle greeting came to his ears, and Ernst immediately held his breath and replied in a low voice:

"grateful."

I won’t say whether it’s good or not, I’ll just say thank you first.

I heard Yelagund's chuckle. It was obvious that she was very satisfied. She was very satisfied with the special effects she had created after three months of hard work, and she was also satisfied with Ernst's answer.

Fortunately, he doesn't know how to surf the Internet, otherwise there would be a popular funny video on the Terra Intercity Network tomorrow [After three months of hard study, I have completely mastered special effects production! ]

That's not right. How did you post this funny video in the knowledge section?

"Don't be nervous." Yelagund's voice seemed to be a whisper, and there was a faint breeze blowing into Ernst's ears, making him feel a little tingling. "I'm by your side."

Ernst nodded slightly, stood in front of the podium, and opened his mouth.

"Greetings to the great god Yelagund."

"Dear Duke Victoria, Grand Tutor of Yan Nation, representatives of independent city-states, representatives of the Kjerag family, my colleagues who have devoted their lives to this country, delegations from various countries attending the conference, scientists, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:"

"I am very grateful to the people of Kjerag and the great god Yelagund for bestowing upon me the titles of Prime Minister and Son of God. I am honored to be able to speak here. I assure you that my speech will be very brief."

“I’m very happy to be here, especially to be here at this time.”

He raised his head. He had already memorized the contents of the speech. He glanced at the people in the audience. Everyone he looked at was holding their breath and listening to him attentively.

"We meet in a country known for God, purity and religion, in a city known for change, in a square known for courage, perseverance and reverence. And we need all three. For we are in a moment of change and challenge, a decade of hope and fear, an age of knowledge and ignorance."

“The more knowledge we acquire, the more ignorance we reveal.”

“That’s why I convened the World Expo and called on all of Terra to participate, share, and build our knowledge network together.”

“And today, I will announce, promote, and allow everyone to witness the arrival of a brand new moment. This experiment was jointly initiated by Kjerag and Columbia scientist Ms. Kristen, but it will be witnessed by all of Terra, and will be admired and developed together.”

"This is the Star-Picking Plan!"

"Today, the Dome Research Station will pierce Terra's first spike towards the extraterrestrial world, sending the first Terran out of this land, and sending the first Terran into the starry sky! Let the first Terran see and record what the starry sky we are accustomed to, the eternal twin moons we sing praises to, and everything we are unknown and confused about looks like outside the isolation layer!"

Ernst paused for an appropriate moment, giving the audience enough time to accept his speech and enough silence to build up momentum for the next step.

Silence is an art, especially in a speech. The impassioned lines that build up momentum can be as shocking as an erupting volcano. This is exactly the effect Ernst wanted!

Ernst waited until the sound of discussion began to rise, then he suddenly spoke:

"I know that at this moment, some people may have begun to raise questions."

"Why explore the outer world? Thanks to an elder, I call it space!"

“Why do we explore space?”

He paused, questioned, and swept his eyes across the room, then answered with a more earnest, firm voice, with a hint of sadness and expectation,

"Because in space there is no competition, prejudice or conflict between nations!"

"Because in space, we are all equally exposed to the dangers of space."

"Also because space is worth conquering with all of Terra's might, and the opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again."

This is both an answer and a question.

Why is space the only place without prejudice, discrimination and conflict?

Why is it that only space has dangers that are equally present, and only there is peace that is cherished but always destroyed?

Why is it that only space has all these things, and why not this earth? Not only that, but it is filled with everything that is the opposite?

Compared with explaining the beauty of peace, more people are actually more touched by the cruelty of war.

People born in peacetime have not witnessed the cruelty of war, so they yearn for the success and fame of war. People born in wartime have not experienced the beauty of peace, but they yearn for the precious peace.

Appealing a hundred times may not have any effect, but even if it succeeds just once, it can save a generation from pain.

“But some people ask, why choose the moon?”

"Why did I choose the moon landing as the core goal of the Star Picking Project?"

Ernst chuckled.

People thought he would talk about the importance of the two moons to Terra, just like Kalan was to Kjerag, eternal and fascinating.

A speech is a process of asking and answering questions yourself in order to convince more people of your answers.

This is naturally a solution.

But how could Ernst give such a bland answer?

Our ancestors, predecessors, and those people in the era of shining stars have already made more perfect, more courageous, more high-spirited and more inspiring explanations!

That is a rhetorical question! It is contempt! It is a sneer at this narrow-minded pattern!

“Then they might ask, why do the Kjerag climb the highest mountains?”

Ernst's eyes turned towards the Matterhorn.

“Why did the Iberians set sail for the ocean decades ago?”

“Why is Tremont Polytechnic University competing with Victoria National University?”