Chapter 373 The Captain Becomes a Ferryman
Seeing this sudden purgatory-like scene, everyone was unable to react for a while.
[Paimon] "No, this change is too fast!"
[Tadalia] "The fire is still burning, but in this case, is there any point in it burning?"
In the picture, Rosemary walked over and said, "It is consistent with your speculation. Forcibly activating the power of the ether singularity in order to maintain the stability of the world will only accelerate its destruction."
"The ether singularity of this world can no longer hold out for much longer. If we don't find a new anchor point, it will soon be extinct."
The captain is not completely crazy yet, and still has a bit of kindness. "If we use the ether singularity of another world to maintain this world, what will happen to the original world?"
Rosemary replied, "It probably shrank faster and faster, and finally broke into pieces."
The captain remained silent after hearing Rosemary's reply. His conscience would not allow him to save this world at the cost of destroying another world.
But the voice in his head told him:
[As long as there is a world that can last forever, everyone will still have a homeland. This is the new world. ]
This thought flashed through my mind. If I could use the remaining ether singularities from countless ruined worlds to maintain the stability of one world, would this be considered a good ending?
[Aponia (Elysian Land)] "The boy who slays the dragon gradually begins to become the dragon."
[Kevin] "The repeated setbacks gave him the idea of sacrificing a small number of people for the benefit of the majority."
[Su (Love Land)] "Although... this is also a helpless move..."
[Otto] "At this time, the ferryman has not completely turned evil. I still believe that I can find the most perfect ending possible."
“The idea of sacrificing a few to save the many is only just beginning.”
In the picture, the captain asked Tesla Zero, "Xiao Te, please help me, I can do it this time!"
If it was at the beginning, Tesla Zero would still be willing to help the captain, but now, she wants to persuade him, "Captain, are you sure you want to try again? You have mapped the anchor point before the destruction of this city 1367 times. But forgive me for being blunt - things that cannot be done will not be done by persistence, and miracles will not happen because of a sentence [I can do it]."
"You're just trying again and again, going through the pain."
"I don't understand why you are so persistent. In fact, you don't belong to these worlds, and you have no responsibility to save them."
"You can just be a spectator and go somewhere else."
The captain was not affected by Tesla Zero's persuasion, and still insisted on using consciousness mapping again. "If you want to understand humans, you can't just watch from the sidelines. I must stand with them and see what they are seeing."
"So I made sure to keep trying because... I wanted to save them."
[Jizi] "The ferryman is now almost the same as the captain... In fact, he is the captain at this moment."
[Traveler Ying] "Even though he has failed thousands of times and his companions have already begun to persuade him to give up, he still persists in that belief."
[Eden] "Even after witnessing the cruel rules of the [sea] with his own eyes, he was not discouraged. Instead, his fighting spirit was ignited, just as he recorded in his notebook."
“【I can definitely do it.】”
[Ailixia] "Before he became a ferryman, his goals and beliefs were so magnificent. Even if the road ahead was difficult, he would forge ahead."
[Funina] "But what kind of cruel fate made a captain with lofty ambitions and aspirations for a better future... become a paranoid and cold-blooded ferryman?"
Tesla Zero stopped trying to persuade him and started a new round of consciousness mapping. "Okay... Keywords found, analyzing... Analysis complete, consciousness mapping ready..."
"Prepare for charging. After charging is complete, consciousness mapping will automatically start..."
The transformation of time and space was not under the control of the captain. He finally understood that the function of that instrument was only to make himself a "bystander".
In the blink of an eye, the scene before his eyes turned into a blazing flame. The burning flames penetrated the captain's pupils and burned his soul.
Amid the flames, the captain identified the ether singularity—it had been burned to such an extent that very little remained.
An intense despair suddenly came over me, and a voice in my head began to echo continuously.
【why why……】
[I have fought them off time and again, so why aren't things going in a good direction?]
[Why do those hunters appear more frequently the harder I try?]
He kept asking, his tone full of despair.
【This world is terrible! It is dark and hopeless. 】
[No, that's not right. Nothing is destined. There must be a way.]
[There must be some way to make the world exist stably. ]
His tone became excited, as if he had caught something.
[For this, I need... need... I need more ether singularities.]
[That’s right! There is a way. The ether singularity is the key to everything.]
[Even if the cost of building a new world is to sacrifice tens of millions of worlds, it is worth it!]
[It will become everyone’s home…]
[Raiden Mei] "If the ferryman's efforts could bring about a change for the better, even a little bit, it wouldn't make the ferryman so desperate."
Anyone would be like this. He has tried his best, but reality not only does not give him any hope, but instead brings him greater despair.
This is because the ferryman is determined. If it were someone else, he would have failed more than a dozen times and would have just left and ignored the world.
With an unbearable pain in his chest, the captain tried to find a way to return to the real world, but the influx of voices filled his mind.
[No... No... I can't do this! ]
[Seizing the ether singularity of other worlds is the same as destroying them. We want to be heroes who save the world, right?]
[Just like Noah in the story, just like the Ark in the story, we will lead everyone to a new world. ]
[There must be a better way, a way to save everyone. ]
[Alicia] "This should be the original intention of the ferryman, and also the voice of the captain of the Hyperion."
[Captain] "That's right. Even after countless setbacks, I still exist."
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