Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 348 Confrontation

Afterwards, Forman's warriors landed on the planet's surface and, based on the traitor information provided by Lingzi, brutally arrested all the rebels, including the elven leader who had just initiated communication with them.

After questioning his adjutant, Xuan Yuan Muze understood that according to the laws of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races, it was very easy for those planets that had become independent to leave, but it was very difficult to return. Those who had agreed to the independence of their planets would be directly convicted of treason and executed if they wanted to return to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races.

However, the sentence may be reduced depending on the circumstances. Unfortunately, the crime of treason starts with beheading, so the reduction in sentence only makes your death quicker. The original meaning of this law established by Agred was that the Kingdom of All Races would not accept those who had betrayed them once. This law also shows the Kingdom of All Races' determination to have zero tolerance for betrayal.

Therefore, one can imagine how much courage it takes for these independent planets to demand their return. After all, the older generation of these planets has to pay the price for their past mistakes, and one can also imagine how harsh their living environment must be to force them to seek help from the Kingdom of All Races.

Driven by curiosity, Xuan Yuan Muze took the initiative to ask to speak with the rebel leader, and Forman, of course, granted Xuan Yuan Muze's request in accordance with the principle of always granting requests.

So, after some time, in a sealed room inside the flagship...

In the center of the room was a rectangular metal table, and Xuanyuan Muze sat at one end of the table waiting. As time passed, a few minutes later, the elven leader arrived in the room escorted by two warriors and sat down opposite Xuanyuan Muze.

The soldiers responsible for escorting Xuan Yuan Muze then left the interrogation room. Since Xuan Yuan Muze was wearing the highest-level nano armor, and the rebel leader inside didn't have the power to endanger the traveler's life, they didn't need to stay inside to ensure Xuan Yuan Muze's safety. They only needed to come and guide the rebel leader. After the conversation ended, they would receive a notification from Lingzi to come and escort the elf back to the detention room.

The elven leader sat down opposite Xuanyuan Muze and spoke first: "Honorable traveler, thank you for summoning me. It's wonderful to have someone to talk to before I die. Let's get acquainted. My name is 'Muse'. So, what brings you here to discuss this matter?"

Xuanyuan Muze looked at Muse. The elf's clothes were rather sloppy, and his face was pale with bluish-purple eyes, clearly showing his fatigue. Muse was completely different from the elves Xuanyuan Muze had seen before. Muse had an indescribable gloomy aura. If it weren't for his fair skin, Xuanyuan Muze might have thought he was a different kind of drow elf.

After examining him for a while, Xuan Yuan Mu Ze replied, "Hello, Mu Se, my name is Xuan Yuan Mu Ze. I asked you to come here because I have some questions I'd like to ask you. I wonder if you can answer them for me?"

"Then ask away. I'm a dying man, so there's nothing I can't say. I've come this far, so there are no secrets left. Just ask me anything, and I'll tell you everything I know."

"Alright, I heard you were the leader of the rebels on that planet, right? And a citizen of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races left over from when the planet gained independence. May I ask why you led the rebels to overthrow the government of that planet? You knew that returning to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races was a dead end, so why did you still choose this path?"

Upon hearing this question, Muser took a deep breath, then leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling as if lost in memories. After a long while, he slowly began to speak: "About three hundred years ago, the people of this planet declared independence under the instigation of the then planetary leader, 'Hillman.' Many citizens, including myself at the time, were misled by Hillman's lies. He promised every citizen the right to longevity and a free and bright future for everyone. He boasted so much about himself that we believed this planet would be better than the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races under his rule."

I was too young then, always thinking about getting something for nothing, but I never thought about why the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races has been able to exist at its peak for so many years.

However, Hillman did not break his promise. At first, we relied on the technology left behind by the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races to enable everyone to realize their wish for immortality. But problems arose as well. Since no one died, newborns were no longer allowed to be born because that would lead to resource shortages. As a result, the whole society began to fall into a sick state. No one did scientific research anymore. Everyone was finding ways to live a life of debauchery and indulge in primal desires to the point of death.

However, this living environment has also led to the absence of new scientists on the planet. Moreover, those who chose to stay on this planet back then were only half-baked reserve scholars from research institutes. We have lost our think tanks and our future. As time goes by, we have become so decadent that we can't even maintain the infrastructure. But immortality does not mean immortality. We can still be killed by external forces or starved to death.

As resources dwindle, we begin to exploit the planet beneath our feet like greedy parasites. We, who have been living a life of hedonistic indulgence for profit, finally awaken from our reverie. And the first thing we do upon waking… is to kill the other immortals with knives, so that we can live much longer, all to improve our own lives! Because one less mouth to feed means one more life.

But what's even more ridiculous is that we soon discovered that while the body can be continuously renewed with the support of technology, the soul cannot stop dying. So-called immortality is always a false proposition for lower creatures. Even the queen of yesteryear could not escape this fate, so how could we possibly have any miracles? When the soul dissipates, those soulless bodies will become zombies, frantically attacking creatures and craving new souls. Their minds are confused, and they kill anyone they see. From that moment on, the nightmare truly begins.

However, this distorted social system was soon awakened by some people. We realized that for a race to move forward, new life must be born to bring about new changes. So we united to overthrow Hillman's rule, stopped maintaining the illusion of immortality, and began to pursue a normal social structure.

Over the past three hundred years, we have undergone countless regime changes, but every few decades, huge problems arise: unchecked commerce, unprincipled morality, gender rights conflicts, and resources being monopolized by a few. As a result, the government has even implemented policies to keep the people ignorant, conducting pointless examinations and assessments to trap everyone in meaningless selection processes just to divert attention from the conflicts.

After a brief period of bliss at the beginning, the planet gradually descended into darkness. Under its irrational development, the planet continued to collapse and eventually became the horrific thing it is today. We were nearly wiped out because we could not adapt to the environment we created. Exhausted, everyone hid in underground dwellings just to survive.

Just when I was completely lost, I inadvertently thought of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races. Coincidentally, I still had a legal book about the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races' system. I opened the yellowed pages, and after reading for only a short while, I burst into tears.

At this point, Muse choked up, then continued, "Can you understand how I feel? The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races has solved all our problems, and their solutions are better than any of ours combined! How foolish we were! We, so short-sighted, abandoned a near-perfect society simply because we thought we could do better. We felt our stupidity and incompetence deserved better treatment. We clung to the ridiculous idea that we were superior to the gods, ultimately pushing ourselves into an abyss. For a time, our government even frantically indoctrinated newborns with how excellent and wonderful our world was. We deceived ourselves with lies simply because we were unwilling to admit our own incompetence!"