Chapter 1817: Galactic Dilemma (Part 2)
“No.”
“It’s rare for you to express dissatisfaction with the Lord of Humanity.”
“I”
< br>After a moment of pause, Soshyan argued:
"I'm not expressing dissatisfaction. In fact, now I can understand the emperor's choice in the Great Crusade. Sometimes when a person reaches that position, there may be more and better choices, but the actual factors are often complicated. In the end, what can be done It can only be a not-so-bad choice."
"Okay, don't lie to yourself. What will happen to the Lord of Mankind's Great Crusade in the end, even if it goes as he wishes and destroys everything in the galaxy? The inhuman race has barely repaired the webway that was in disarray long ago. Can this empire built on lies last forever? I once saw a story in an ancient book that was considered taboo. The story is that in the ancient past of the human home planet, before the era of space, there was a great king who unified the divided continent. This was the first real unification of the continent in thousands of years. Then the emperor unified He built many great projects and even built roads across the country. He hoped that his empire could last until the day the world collapsed. For this reason, he even wanted to live forever. But in fact, in the empire He died not long after the unification, and his empire, known as the greatest in history, fell apart more than ten years after his death, and not even a handful of ashes remained of those extremely magnificent and miraculous palaces."
"I have heard this story, but all the empires after that dynasty benefited and prospered from everything it did."
"And therefore are trapped in it, cycling through countless generations The same story with no end in sight is repeated until it is shattered by a more powerful external force."
"In fact, this is not a person's fault, I can only say-"
"The empire prohibits the spread of similar stories, right? Because they are too similar. An idiot's dream will only end in death and destruction."
"Probably because of time constraints, or other reasons, there is no other There is no way to go"
"No? Has the Lord of Mankind really tried any other way? So what was he doing when the intelligent machine rebellion broke out in the heyday of mankind? When the remaining civilizations, including your ancestors, were wiped out one by one, did he really think that there might be other ways? I feel that at that time, he was more like a self-fulfilling prophecy. The mad king who drives him crazy. In a sense, perhaps the Midnight Ghost is the one who is most like their genetic father among the 20 original bodies. After all, both of them are for something that no one can understand. Or the goal is extreme or even crazy. Should such a person be called a prophet or a madman? "
"War cannot avoid destruction. The situation at that time may be very complicated, after all, subspace."
"So is everything the fault of the Warp? So what will happen to the Human Empire with the Webway after the Great Crusade? It is impossible to cut off the power of the Warp by relying on the Webway alone. If the Lord of Mankind If we want to eliminate all psychic powers, will we launch a purge against all human psychics and turn it into a galactic-level witch hunt? And how much killing and tragedy will it take to achieve this goal? Next, in this human utopia desired by the mad king, there are probably only the stakes and the guillotine left. And based on our understanding of Chaos, I am afraid that when he did all this, the death and destruction he created would have long made that miserable person The empire has been riddled with holes by chaos. Alexey, do you still remember what you once said to me? The essence of chaos is actually just four words: the human heart is like a devil."
"These are problems, but a relatively stable environment, maybe"
Veronica laughed again.
"Stable? The Ada Empire has the most complete network, but I dare not say it is stable. By the end of the Great Crusade, even if it does completely rule the galaxy, it will be nothing more than the next short-lived Ada Empire. Ancient Ada Are there no wise men in billions of years of history? However, in fact, I doubt that the Lord of Humanity will be able to maintain the truth of his empire in the end. You see, after all, he can't even manage twenty sons, let alone Needless to say, the Galactic Empire was actually leaking from all sides and was crumbling at its roots."
"Human civilization was in crisis at that time, and there had to be some last resort. At least the Emperor did save human civilization that was on the verge of collapse."< br>
As he said that, Soshyan moved the little alien that had been causing trouble on him and put it back on the ground. As a result, it still circled around Soshyan's legs, chasing those shiny armor plates.
"And these civilizations disappeared in less than a second after he turned around, and then fell into continuous collapse for ten thousand years."
"Humanity survived after all. Who in the galaxy is not surviving? "Yes, survival is just survival. I don't deny the credit of the Lord of Humanity for bringing mankind as a whole to the peak with force. But if this is his credit, then mankind will collapse again from the peak and only survive." , then whose fault is it? What do humans call a ruler who personally pushed a country to the top and then pushed it down into the abyss? "
"What do you think? The emperor is a little biased. The requirements are too harsh."
"It's not bias, let alone harshness. I don't know if you've heard of an old saying among humans. It's my fault that everyone is guilty. He is a human being. The lord, the emperor of the empire, an unquestionable dictator. Since he has the power to control everything, he must also bear all the responsibilities under the power. So for what happened, do you think he has merit or demerit? He found that repairing the webway, genocide, and even he himself was still unable to fight against the four gods of chaos in the end. What do you think he would choose? ”
Soshiyang smiled helplessly. He did not intend to continue this topic with Veronica. Some of the other party's words were right and some were wrong. They also used many sophistry techniques, but arguing could not bring any "victory". Nor would he change his mind. He always believed in the Emperor's efforts for the survival of humanity, regardless of whether he actually made mistakes in the process.
The throne still stands on the top of Terra. He has tried his best to repair his mistakes and is worthy of the title of Lord of Humanity.
And to be honest, things in the past and present contain many complicated factors, which cannot be explained clearly by the two of them in just a few words, even if both of them can now be called demigods.
"Uh, Veronica, why did you suddenly discuss the emperor today?"
Veronica stretched out her finger and poked Soshyan's forehead.
"It's not because you are so angry at being bound by those meaningless responsibilities."
"Responsibility and mission are the lives of Astartes. Without this, what is the difference between me and those people in the Eye of Fear. "
"Of course there is a difference. Those in the Eye of Fear probably won't sleep with an 'alien' in their arms."
"Ahem, what, the key is direction, direction"
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Then he changed the subject.
"Furthermore, things are impermanent. The rise and fall of races and empires is the norm in the universe. For hundreds of millions of years, there has been no eternal country. The result of the wishful thinking of those who fear the undead is to turn into metal undead, lingering in the few remaining tombs. But this does not mean that we give up the process of hard work because of the possible destined results. It can only be said that the Emperor has reached the limit of what he can do. Existence itself is value. Perhaps in this wandering galaxy, It can only be like this."
Veronica looked at Soshyan, blinked, and suddenly said playfully:
"Then have you ever thought about it, maybe you can find another way to get rid of it. What about this kind of reincarnation? "
"Huh?"
"If we can't avoid becoming the chessboard of the gods after all, why not go out? There is endless space beyond the Milky Way. Maybe there is a solution to this infinite dilemma outside the Galaxy? ”
(End of this chapter)