Chapter 207: Spark

On the Blood Moon planet, two scarlet moons, one large and one small, hung in the sky, dyeing the entire earth with a layer of dried blood-red.

Under the night sky of this alien world, transparent fortresses like mushrooms sat upon a plain, with channels connecting the mushrooms to one another.

Inside these mushrooms lay the various laboratories and living quarters of humanity—or more precisely, of the Xia Kingdom's scientific personnel.

After investigating the environment of the Blood Moon planet, the scientists discovered that although the planet was similar to Earth's environment in some respects, the air contained an unknown gas harmful to the human body.

Once inhaled by the human body, it would bind rapidly with hemoglobin in the blood like a potent anesthetic, causing death by suffocation. Yet during the process, it produced intense euphoria and hallucinations, leading victims to walk toward death with smiles on their faces, without pain.

Just like the humans prostrate before the altar.

The scientists divided the Blood Moon migration plan into two phases: the "Barrier Survival Period" and the "Active Modification Period." Each phase required Yang Yi's assistance.

Yang Yi opened a passage between Earth and the Blood Moon planet, bringing survival and construction facilities here.

Currently, the plan has just entered the early stage of the "Barrier Survival Period," and Yang Yi must use telekinesis to form a massive telekinetic membrane on the ground, separating the gas from humanity.

Scientists and engineers constructed mushroom-like living spaces within this telekinetic membrane, then used remotely operated machines to build additional "mushrooms," forming a small human base.

Yang Yi stood inside one of the mushrooms, gazing silently at the two moons in the sky.

Not far away, machines operated incessantly, emitting a rumbling boom.

"How is it?" Professor Zhao approached, glanced at the machines outside, and asked, "Are you satisfied with our work?"

Professor Zhao was the chief scientist of this Blood Moon planet transformation plan.

Yang Yi came to her senses and smiled: "Professor Zhao, do you think the gas on this planet... has any relation to the manner in which those sacrificed died during evil god rituals?"

"I dare not speak rashly on that. I can only say that, according to our experimental analysis, this gas did not originally exist on this planet but appeared suddenly later. The extinction of the previous civilization on this planet may have been caused by this gas." Professor Zhao said with a heavy tone.

"Then the most likely possibility is that this gas was introduced to this planet by followers of the evil god; it killed the native inhabitants and was offered as a sacrificial offering to the evil god, causing an entire civilization to go extinct." Yang Yi said slowly.

The two fell silent together for a moment, and a wordless heaviness slowly settled upon their hearts.

"At least we have begun studying this gas, haven't we? Knowing it is a gas, rather than some mysterious, ethereal thing that cannot even be understood. That would be the most terrifying." Professor Zhao made a joke, lightening the atmosphere somewhat.

However, the heaviness in Yang Yi's heart did not vanish; instead, it grew even heavier.

This gas was introduced by followers of the evil god for the purpose of offering a sacrificial offering to the evil god. Yet the true evil god did not even act; it merely slept.

Professor Zhao continued: "Our research has found that through long-term biological evolution, this gas has become the core medium of the Blood Moon planet's ecological cycle, just as oxygen is to Earth, participating in the ecological cycle and becoming part of this planet's ecosystem. If we had not arrived, this planet might have continuously evolved to give birth to a new civilization."

To drain the pond to catch the fish—will you not obtain them? But next year there will be no fish.

Only by leaving a few seeds can one continue to harvest in cycles.

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While Yang Yi was busy on the distant Blood Moon planet, Earth remained in turmoil, just as it had every day since ancient times.

CCTV recently aired a legal program on domestic violence. Focusing on the rights of women and children, this anti-domestic violence legal education program was jointly recorded by local women's federations and judicial departments, centering on real cases and highlighting the issue of domestic violence.

"Is domestic violence truly a 'private matter'? No, this is absolutely not a 'private matter,' but an infringement explicitly prohibited by law, a serious social problem; the family is not a shelter for violence..."

On television, the female host and a lawyer were seriously discussing cases and handling procedures related to domestic violence. "Weide" sat in the boss's chair before his desk, a glass of iced tequila slowly flowing down his throat, and he could not help but frown.

"Human leisure beverages... the taste is not very good." He commented with some disdain.

"Of course, it certainly cannot compare to the beverages from your homeland!" Colin Payne flattered.

Colin Payne, formerly under Weide's command and responsible for recruiting ability users to join the Divine Punishment Organization, had now thrown himself under the new boss's banner.

"The Xia Kingdom government reacts very quickly! Pity that humanity is not a monolithic block... Since she refuses to adopt my suggestion to rule humanity, then let those she wishes to protect oppose her—isn't that a fine spectacle?"

"Weide" rose and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Outside, skyscrapers stood tall, and traffic flowed like a river; they were in one of the world's most prosperous cities—Xincheng.

Colin Payne hesitated for a moment but still spoke: "My lord, Yang Yi is clearly our enemy; why do you still make such suggestions to her?"

"Enemy? No, no, no... how could she be an enemy? She is the very reason life on Earth has survived to this day. The entire human race still exists so that she may grow into the sweetest fruit, to be offered as a sacrificial offering to my Lord on the altar... What are humans? Merely fertilizer!" "Weide" gazed at the sun in the sky, his tone leisurely.

"This..." Colin Payne was startled in his heart. "We are willing to offer everything to the Lord, to dedicate our lives as sacrificial offerings to the Lord, to become the Lord's most loyal servants, to breed the next batch of cattle and sheep for the Lord... Humanity's future will continue to offer an endless stream of sacrificial offerings to the Lord..."

"Weide" knew without turning around that he sought a promise—a promise that a portion of the human civilization's spark would be preserved.

This was the concept and original intention behind Weide's founding of the Divine Punishment Organization, and also the promise he must make for Weide's followers to continue following him.

"Rest assured, the Lord will leave a spark, allowing the pasture to continue breeding. I am the proof. As the Lord's 'Eternal Servant,' I will guide you toward the correct direction."

His tone was full of seduction. "Your compatriots may hate you now, but after the new world arrives, they will be grateful for your decisive actions. You are the leaders of the new world; you are the true saviors!"

Colin Payne's eyes lit up. "Yes! I swear to follow the Lord unto death!"

"Then, proceed to the next step. The Xia Kingdom government can control the domestic internet, but it cannot control the global internet—truly laughable. A tiny Earth, yet divided into nearly two hundred nations, as if still in the tribal era..."