jdhmnovel Chapter 295: A Difficult Choice
Chapter 295: A Difficult Choice
Marcus's fatal blow left Kalis pale with fright. She tried to stop him, but it was too late. The other gods were also quite frightened, and some of the great gods felt sorry for Zhou Yuan.
In the eyes of the gods, the golden spear was already at Zhou Yuan's face. In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yuan's body appeared as a phantom and disappeared instantly. Just when everyone thought they were seeing things, Zhou Yuan appeared in the place where Marcus had been standing. Kalis couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Marcus was truly remarkable. He slammed the tip of his spear into the ground, sparks flying from the point of impact. Using the spear's elasticity, Marcus leaped upwards, flipping himself in mid-air, lifting the spear high above him. Simultaneously, he focused his eyes on Zhou Yuan's location, executing a backhand thrust that unleashed over a dozen illusory "spear flowers." The gods couldn't help but applaud; Marcus's skillful and resilient technique, his ability to switch between real and illusory forms, was incredibly difficult to master.
Marcus had just tested Zhou Yuan's incredible speed, so this time he used a superior position, combining feints and real attacks to keep Zhou Yuan guessing where he would strike. No matter how Zhou Yuan moved on the ground, he was constantly enveloped by the spears overhead. Marcus's move was indeed powerful, demonstrating his exceptional abilities and proving that the God of War Marcus was not merely a reckless brute.
Carlis was startled again, thinking that the God of War was indeed powerful, and it was no wonder that Marcus was invincible in every battle, big or small.
Zhou Yuan thought to himself that Marcus was really not simple. If he didn't teach Marcus a lesson, he would probably keep pestering him. The fiercer a person was, the more he could only beat him into submission or fear.
Zhou Yuan also started circling in a flash. Before the gods' eyes, there were hundreds and thousands of Zhou Yuans on the ground. They were mostly phantoms. Marcus was shocked. He didn't know where to thrust his spear. His body was falling rapidly. Marcus gritted his teeth and thrust his spear towards the spot where Zhou Yuan had just stood.
With a clang, the golden spear pierced the cobblestone ground, sparks flying, and created a hole. Marcus, already falling under gravity, bent the spear. He gripped the spear tightly, trying to use the elasticity to leap up again, but Zhou Yuan gave him no chance. Zhou Yuan grabbed the bottom of the spear and pulled hard, pulling the spearhead out of the hole. Then, he lifted and swung the spearhead upwards. Marcus lost his support, and with the spear falling backward, he lost his center of gravity and fell backward. However, his spear shot straight backward, and Marcus clung tightly to it. At that moment, Marcus landed on his buttocks. Marcus felt his palm gripping the spear shaft was burning hot, but his right hand still held firmly to the spear. The spear dragged Marcus along the ground, sliding quickly for eight or nine meters before slowly coming to a stop.
The gods naturally felt somewhat embarrassed by this scene, so they all remained silent. Since it was a contest between two people, the gods could not directly step forward to support Marcus.
Zhou Yuan walked up to Marcus, extended his left hand, and Marcus extended his left hand as well. Their hands clasped together, and Zhou Yuan pulled Marcus up. Marcus used the leverage to stand up, raised his spear, and held it up. The gods applauded enthusiastically.
“Marcus, impressive skills. I was just using their force against them; I wouldn’t stand a chance against a massive army.”
Marcus, the God of War, is suited to fighting amidst thousands of troops. He is not adept at Zhou Yuan's skillful dodging and deflecting attacks with minimal effort, and naturally suffers many losses as a result.
"Zhou Yuan, thank you. I feel very reassured that the God King has you accompanying him to the other world."
"Marcus, thank you."
"You're welcome."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Seeing the two of them like this, Carlisle felt at ease.
"Minova, Marcus, everyone!"
"God-King!" All the gods bowed to Kalis.
“While I am away from the Pantheon, you will all follow Minova’s orders. Minova, you must keep them in check.”
"Yes, God-King."
"Zhou Yuan, let's go." Kalis picked up her sword and shield, placed the shield behind her back, tucked the sword into her left waistband, and her golden crown shone brightly, making her look like a female warrior going into battle.
Carliss walked to Zhou Yuan's side, and Zhou Yuan nodded to Carliss. Zhou Yuan then opened his ring and called out to Nana.
Nana appears in the hologram. When the gods see Nana, they recall the passion of last night and feel a sense of intimacy.
"Nana, teleport me and Kalis to the flagship."
"Yes, Master."
In an instant, a flash of light appeared, and the gods looked up at the sky, only to find that Kalis and Zhou Yuan had already vanished.
The astonishment that Kalis showed after being teleported to Zhou Yuan's flagship is not worth recounting, especially after Zhou Yuan told Nana that the blue planet, the new Earth, was where she lived, and she felt that the planet was so beautiful.
"Nana, how is the Imperial Fleet's operation to eliminate the intelligent civilization progressing?"
"Master, in about two days, 243 light-speed intelligent civilizations have been completely eliminated. More than a dozen light-speed intelligent civilizations have not been completely eliminated and some remnants remain. At this rate, it will take about two months to eliminate all light-speed or near-light-speed intelligent civilizations in this universe."
“Okay. Nana, let’s go back to the Milky Way base and have the hundred warships hidden in the sun protect this solar system.”
"Yes, Master."
At first, Kalis wasn't quite used to life on the warship. Fortunately, Zhou Yuan used storytelling to help her understand the history of the Earth Empire and Lefia's past. After getting the ring, Kalis also looked at Lefia's records with great interest. Of course, she was also very interested in Zhou Yuan's information; the Horizon and Earth were naturally places she longed to visit.
Zhou Yuan's flagship and three thousand warships immediately accelerated and entered hyperspace travel, arriving at the Superbody Droplet Galaxy base approximately ten days later.
When Carlisle saw ten blue planets that were similar to her own, her astonishment was undisguised.
When Kalis appeared in front of Zhou Yuan, Chu Xiaolu, Panna, and Mei Ruolan, the four were surprised because Kalis looked very much like Lefia.
The Zhou family hosted Zhou Yuan and Carlisle, and Carlisle was deeply impressed by their warm hospitality and the sumptuous meal. Of course, Carlisle was also somewhat surprised that Zhou Yuan, who was almost fifty years old, looked quite similar to Zhou Yuan.
Carliss and Zhou Yuan, along with four other women, were in the living room, while Zhou Yuan and Zhou Yuan were in a separate room.
"That new Earth is from ancient times. If Kalis is the 'incarnation' of Lefia's consciousness, it is estimated that Lefia's consciousness will not be able to completely break free from this three-dimensional universe until the human civilization on the new Earth can carry out hyperspace travel and reaches an advanced stage of civilization like ours."
"Yes, that's what I think too, but that would take at least 50,000 years. I'm afraid I'll have to wait another 50,000 years."
When Zhou Yuan frowned, he seemed to feel a pang of sympathy when Zhou Yuan mentioned 50,000 years. The humans of Zhou Yuan's mother world had once spent nearly 50,000 years wandering between planets.
Is it possible...?
"Just tell me directly."
"If possible, after we eliminate the intelligent civilization that travels at the speed of light and implement a new Earth protection/umbrella, we will return to the fifth dimension, so you won't have to wait that long."
"I've thought about that too, but what about Carlisle?"
"Carliss, should we let her come with us?"
“I can tell that Carlisle isn’t interested in interstellar travel; she still longs for the primitive era of the New Earth. Carlisle doesn’t belong here.”
"What about you?"
"I don't know either, so I've come to hear your opinion."
"Kaliss belongs to ancient humans, and their thoughts are very different from ours, unless you forcibly instill the Empire's advanced technology and ideas into Kaliss's consciousness."
"Well, if Carlisle receives this knowledge, even if she can't apply it all in practice, it might accelerate the evolutionary process of those ancient humans."
"Yes. Moreover, it would be easier and faster for Kalis to spread the technology she knows and has mastered in the name of the God-King."
"Yes, we can give that a try. But I need to get Caris's permission first."
After Zhou Yuan finished speaking, he looked at the tag Zhou Yuan. The tag Zhou Yuan was nearly fifty years old. Although he was no longer in his prime, he was in good spirits and good health since he retired from his position as president of the Academy of Sciences and traveled around with his wives.
"I have something to ask you."
The tag Zhou Yuan didn't have an interface, waiting for Zhou Yuan to continue, "If artificial intelligence isn't given consciousness, can it rapidly evolve on its own?"
Zhou Yuan seemed startled, then lowered his head and pondered for a moment, "You mean rapid self-evolution?"
"Yes."
"Did you sense some kind of sign?" After asking Zhou Yuan, Tadpole looked at Zhou Yuan and whispered, "Could it be her?"
"Yes, I've noticed something unusual about her lately."
"Rapid evolution seems impossible, unless she has developed a basic level of human consciousness, or a low-level human consciousness."
"But I don't understand, where did her initial awareness come from?"
“Let me think,” Zhou Yuan lowered his head and pondered for a while, then looked up, “Was it after the super-body droplet entered the six-dimensional black hole? After all, she spent 50,000 years conducting consciousness mirror symmetry conversion experiments.”
Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed. "Your guess is probably correct, after all, she has been in contact with human consciousness for 50,000 years. Fortunately, she has no ill intentions towards us and strictly follows my orders."
"She has no malicious intent at the moment, but we cannot guarantee what will happen in the future."
"Without her, the Earth Empire seems unable to function; if we replace her, the empire also seems unable to function."
"It's very troublesome. Should we pin our hopes on her 'loyalty'?"
"I need to think about this carefully."
"Okay, I can't help with this either."
"I hope you go to the Academy of Sciences and secretly discuss this matter with Dean Coffey to see if the Academy of Sciences has any good solutions."
"Okay, I'll go this afternoon."
"Don't rush. How long has it been since your consciousness and the consciousness of the four ladies were uploaded and stored?"
"It was uploaded and stored five years ago."
"In a few days, you and the four ladies should update your consciousness storage. After the update, you can have a secret meeting with Dean Kofi."
Okay. Thank you.
"I should be the one thanking you."
Zhou Yuan and Zhou Yuan arrived in the living room. The four ladies and Carlisle were chatting happily when they saw the two of them come out. The four ladies stood up, and Carlisle also stood up.
“Zhou Yuan, all four of my older sisters say I look like Lefia. You’re right.” There was a tenderness in Caris’s eyes.
Zhou Yuan smiled at Carlisle, then said to the four wives of Zhou Yuan, "Thank you for accompanying Carlisle."
“You don’t need to be so polite, we had a very pleasant chat with Carlisle,” Ye Xiaomei said.
“Yes, yes, yes,” Chu Xiaolu, Pan Na, and Mei Ruolan echoed.
Zhou Yuan smiled slightly, then said to the tag Zhou Yuan, "Sorry, Carlisle and I are leaving now."
Let's have lunch here.
"no thank you."
"I'll see you out." After saying that, Zhou Yuan took the lead, opened the door, and stepped aside. Caris was in front, Zhou Yuan was behind, and Zhou Yuan was at the back.
As Carlisle left, she looked back at Ye Xiaomei and the other three. They waved to Carlisle, and Carlisle waved back.
Zhou Yuan led the two out of the house and walked for about five minutes to a relatively open space. Kalis held Zhou Yuan's hand and stood still. In a flash of light, the two were teleported to the flagship.