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"It's okay, Maria. I just got a little too hot in the hot spring, so I went to get some fresh air."
Iced chocolate milk was placed on a tray on the shore.
People are sometimes so strange that they eat cold drinks in winter and soak in hot springs in summer. Of course, hot springs are hot, but if you relax and soak in hot water for a while, your pores will open up and sweat will be discharged smoothly. After washing, you will feel cool.
However, soaking for too long will disrupt the balance of body temperature and make you dizzy.
Tomoyo couldn't stand it anymore and went to the shore. Only Sakura was still swimming in the water. She was like a white and tender fish, but because she had been in the hot water for too long, her skin turned red, like a cooked shrimp.
So full of energy.
"Ying, come up and have some milk. Coffee and milk is the best after a bath."
Lingye poured herself a cup and drank it in one gulp. Tomoyo also poured herself a cup. I don't know if Sakura in the water heard it. The hot spring is very big. If it was put elsewhere, it would be enough to open a hot spring hotel, but it was occupied by a private person. Maybe on the other hand, the Oshima family chose this place to build the castle and manor because of this hot spring.
"Welcome back." Tomoyo said while lying on the recliner. Ling had been gone for more than ten minutes, and Maria might have thought she was just going to get some milk. But because there was an evacuation notice from Okayama Prefecture on TV half an hour ago, Tomoyo guessed the real reason why she left.
"How about it?"
"Well, no problem, it's been solved." Ling also gave a thumbs up.
"Hmm." Chise nodded, "It's just——"
"Just?" Seeing Zhishi hesitate to speak, Ling was also a little confused.
"Lingye, you're not going to leave like this, are you?"
Tomoyo gestured to Reiya's dressing. At this moment, Reiya was completely naked as she had just come out of the hot spring and was only wearing a bath towel.
"It...it doesn't matter!" She transformed into an Ultra Warrior, and after the transformation she looked like Gaia, so it didn't matter what she wore!
Having said that, Reiya's face visibly turned red when Tomoyo pointed this out. She looked just like Sakura who had just come out of the hot spring.
Because the situation was urgent, she couldn't just change her clothes and blow dry her hair before going, right? If she did that, the super beast would have already escaped back to the sea. So she killed the super beast without wasting a moment and came back immediately.
"Tomoyo, you really don't need to remind me of this kind of thing. You are so mean."
So, in the story of "The Emperor's New Clothes", the most hateful person is the little child, who makes everyone embarrassed.
Chise, who was accused of having bad intentions, did not refute but just laughed over there.
After putting the empty cup on the table, Lingye also lay down on the sun lounger. Tomoyo moved aside to give Lingye enough space to lie down beside him.
The Yabo people's claim that they should not attack horseshoe crabs is just a substitution of concepts.
Seeking justice for horseshoe crabs? The Yabo people are not so kind. Gaia did not destroy horseshoe crabs, but super beasts transformed by the Yabo people. They were just tools for invading and occupying the earth.
So she used the 'Photon Blade' without hesitation. Ace was not in a position to take action, because as an outsider, he could not make a choice for the Earth. But Gaia could, as the embodiment of the will of the planet, she represented the Earth itself.
Humans are wrong to catch horseshoe crabs without restraint, but it is not the Yabo people's turn to worry about it. Ling knows better than anyone that horseshoe crabs will not become extinct.
Because she clearly remembered that it was 1972, and even fifty years later in 2022, there would still be groups of horseshoe crabs on the beach during the breeding season. They were so dense that even people with trypophobia would not dare to look at them.
Horseshoe crabs are not extinct. The Earth that belongs to humans is also the home of horseshoe crabs. It has always been, is now, and will always be.
Humans can make mistakes, but they will also repent. They will reflect and use the law to restrain them. They will list horseshoe crabs as protected animals, prohibit their capture, and prohibit the indiscriminate harvesting of blue blood. Compared with the so-called revenge of the Yabo people, humans will spend five or ten years to make up for their past mistakes and return the wild habitat to horseshoe crabs.
That is more important.
That is not a dilemma. Humans and horseshoe crabs can coexist. Not only horseshoe crabs, but also many other creatures. As long as humans realize their mistakes and are willing to change, even if it takes ten or twenty years, everything will be fine.
Humans have proven that returning farmland to forests, building nature reserves, and preserving wild habitats are effective. In the era she knew in her previous life, although many species became extinct, many endangered animals were transformed from critically endangered to endangered, then to vulnerable, or even to low-risk through human efforts.
Humanity is actively making changes, so there should be opportunities for change.
The super beast was destroyed.
After Gaia left, Ace also disappeared in front of everyone.
"I won."
Although he won, Shanzhong was not in high spirits. It was not because the Ultra Beast that he thought he could destroy was "robbed" by Gaia, but because of the significance of this Ultra Beast.
The Yabo people have a lot of bad things to say, but this time they are right. This is the revenge of horseshoe crabs, who are also inhabitants of the earth, against humans.
So what about horseshoe crabs?
As a member of the TAC team, he was very familiar with some statistics. In the past century, due to human intervention, the rate of species extinction on Earth has accelerated 1000 times the natural rate, with an average of three species becoming extinct every hour.
Do they all have the right to take revenge on humans?
"Hey, Beidou, do you think humans are really hopeless?" Looking at Beidou and Nan who had returned to the team, Shanzhong asked, "Humans are probably the most unwelcome inhabitants of the earth, right?"
"I don't think so. The Earth loves humans and has always believed in humans, perhaps even more than we do. So for humans, the most important thing is how to live up to her trust." Beidou said affirmatively. Although Yamanaka was a little surprised that he used 'she' instead of 'Earth' in his words, he didn't say anything.
"Let's go back. Beidou, Nan, Shanzhong, let's gather our troops."
"Okay Captain."
Shanzhong put aside those unreasonable thoughts. It was all because of the Yabo people. They made him feel sad.
"What about me, Captain?" Konno asked, pointing at himself.
"Didn't you take a week off? There are still two days left, so make the most of the holiday."
"I understand. Thank you, Captain!" Konno saluted happily.
The TAC team's plane rose into the sky and disappeared into the clouds.
The sun gradually sets in the west, the moon rises and the sea rises again. The blue sea surface is gradually dyed golden red by the sunset.
"Come home with me, Meng Er." Yumiko took the initiative to hold Meng Er's hand. This time Meng Er did not run away. He held the girl's hand and nodded.
"I am older than you, so I should be the older brother." Meng Er said.
"Okay, Brother Meng Er." Yumiko immediately changed her words.
Konno Tsutomu looked at the two of them with satisfaction. It seemed that he really had a nephew.
At this moment, Meng Er felt someone patted his shoulder, but he did not turn around, because he knew that it was his father.
[He has grown up and is now a man. ]
"of course."
Goodbye, Dad.
The kingdom of God promised by Gaia must be a beautiful place. He already knew that it was not a fairy tale, but a real place.
He is the man of Yoshinoya, he always has been, and he always will be. No matter what he faces, he will not be afraid anymore. So please don't worry anymore.
Chapter 62 Gaia's Dream
Ling also had a dream.
Maybe it's not a dream.
Before my eyes was an endless ocean of light, a peaceful and quiet sea. No waves, not even ripples. Just mysterious and deep.
Joy, sadness, hatred, happiness, regret, but everything will be purified here and turned into the purest light.
Then she realized.
This is the soul's beginning and final place.
Life is born here, and finally returns here in the eternal sleep called death. In the ocean of light, every drop of water is a fragment of the soul.
“Can people be reincarnated?”
[Of course, this is an endless cycle. But it is a little different from what you imagined.] The voice replied.
"different?"
[The human soul is a cup of water. After returning here and dissolving into the sea, there will be no distinction between the two. You are in me, I am in you, and the life of the whole world is one. In the next reincarnation, scoop out another cup, and there may be some of you in it, as well as more other souls. There may be former relatives, enemies, and more strangers. That is a brand new soul, starting a new journey. ]
Ling also listened quietly. Perhaps it was because she was in a dream and could not think too much. She just sighed subconsciously as a pure bystander.
“It feels a little sad.”
Once a loved one leaves, you will never see them again. Even if you reincarnate, there will never be another soul exactly the same. The soul that is bound to you, loves you, and is loved by you is unique. Once it disappears, you will never see it again.
“But I am also a little happy.”
There is no barrier between people, everyone will come back together. Whether they are relatives, friends or enemies, they will be closely united in this endless sea of light.
So Ling also stood on the shore, quietly looking at the sea, silently watching the birth, death and gathering of all things until the end of the dream.
After waking up, the weather was a little gloomy. Ling got out of bed and walked to the window. She realized that it was not that she woke up too early, but that the weather outside was not very good.
The sky was filled with dark clouds, and it looked like a storm was about to come. The wind whistled through the forest, bending the branches of some small trees, and the leaves swayed wildly.
She could have dispersed the dark cloud if she wanted, but there was no need. Summer was the season for thunderstorms. The naughty wind and rain elves were allowed to run and play freely in this season. That was their right.
Today is August 8st, the last day of summer vacation. Ling has no special plans, and has not made any plans with Tomoyo or Sakura to go anywhere. It's a stormy day, and it's nice to spend a quiet day like this.
"Good morning, Miss."
"Good morning, Grandpa Jianye...Where's Maria?"
Seeing Jianye in the corridor, Ling also felt a little strange. Maria usually took care of her when she was at home, and Jianye, as a housekeeper, had other things to take care of.
"Ms. Maria is in the vegetable garden. A storm is coming, and she needs to check if the vegetable and fruit greenhouses are all intact."
The Oshima family's manor is basically self-sufficient in vegetables and fruits. There is a vegetable garden in the manor, which is usually taken care of by Maria.
The dark clouds outside the window had not yet reached the top of the head, but the whistling sound of the wind could already be heard, causing the glass windows to vibrate slightly. This was just a sign before the storm came, and it was foreseeable that the subsequent storms would be even more severe.
"Maybe the shed will be blown away. Maria will be troubled. Should I stop the storm?"
Jianye was stunned. After all, he had never had the concept of "stopping the storm" in his mind. He thought it was a bit ridiculous at first, but when he thought of the identity of the eldest lady, he knew it was not a joke.
He could still clearly recall the sacred scene in which the giants dispelled the darkness and made the blue sky clear amid the radiation rain of the Yabo people. Many people who witnessed this at the time thought they had seen real gods.
Even though he knew the truth, Jianye still couldn't connect the scene of the saint's arrival with the nine-year-old young lady, even though he knew very well that it was indeed the young lady. The sense of separation troubled Jianye a little, but he also understood that such power would never be without the slightest price.
"Miss, please don't worry. It's windy and rainy. This is very common. Isn't it like this every summer? Miss, of course, knows more than I do. I just heard from the elders since I was a child that if we try to change what God has decided, there may be worse consequences."
Hearing what Ye said, Ling also nodded.
Jianye's words that she knew more were just a compliment. Although she had the ability to change the weather, she really didn't know what the consequences would be, and Gaia didn't tell her more.
The Yawa people had no choice but to use the radiation rain before. Ling actually had no idea what would happen if such power was abused.
This was probably why she looked at the dark clouds outside the window more than ten minutes ago, but subconsciously felt that there was no need to disperse them. She herself was not aware of it, but her premonition was a warning to herself.
No matter who you are, you should have awe for this world, even if you are the one chosen by Gaia to inherit the light. No, or rather, it is because of you that you should do so. Otherwise, what is the difference between you and a child who knows nothing but holds the button of a nuclear bomb?
Since a butterfly in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon River Basin in South America occasionally flapping its wings can cause a tornado in Texas, USA two weeks later, let alone directly calming down a rainstorm? Of course, the so-called "butterfly effect" is only a hypothesis, which has not been confirmed and has no practical reference.