"Wow, so many people~"
Tao Yiran, who had just entered the main venue of the opening ceremony from Gate 45, was shocked by the sight in front of him.
A stepped open-air annular stand surrounds a circular stage with a diameter of more than one kilometer. There are more than ten large-scale holographic projection devices suspended in the sky. The lights are fully turned on, illuminating the entire venue as bright as day.
At this moment, the stands are overcrowded. At a glance, there are at least hundreds of thousands of people, most of whom are people from the upper city and family members of the army officers and soldiers, as well as "citizen representatives" from the seven cities in the lower city. However, there is still a steady stream of people pouring into each channel. .
Delegation members from various civilizations or organizations have "taken their seats" in the front area of the stage.
There's only half an hour left before the show starts.
Tao Yiran stretched his neck and looked around for the hammer.
I don't know if it was because of Cain's care that she, Pear Star, and Hammer "just happened" to take turns tonight, and the normally stern and irritable battalion commander "just happened" to have three more tickets, so she moved the duty point away from the main venue. The nearest Iron Hammer came first to occupy a seat and agreed to meet directly here.
A few minutes later, she finally saw Iron Hammer and Li Xing in the sea of people. The two were jumping up and down and waving their hands desperately.
"Hey~~~"
Tao Yiran waved in response in surprise, then lowered his body, swerved through the crowds, got to the edge of the steps and lined up to go down, sweating profusely from the crowd.
"Borrowed it, borrowed it, borrowed it..."
She hunched her shoulders, stepped over the feet of countless people, and finally came to her seat.
"Why so late?" Li Xing smiled and handed over a bottle of water.
"Don't mention it, let me send the patrol boat," Tao Yiran fanned the sweat on his face with his hand, "Are we going to start?"
Tie Hui was so excited that he felt like a nail was stuck in his butt, moving back and forth on his seat: "Come on, come on."
Sudden.
The entire venue burst into deafening cheers, and everyone stood up.
"What's going on? What's going on?" Tie Zhui looked around, unsure.
Li Xing yelled at the top of her voice, "Twin Gods————"
At the height of the area facing the stage, surrounded by nine followers, Li Liang was raising his hands in greeting to the audience.
Looking at the sole leader of hundreds of millions of human beings from a distance, Tao Yiran was instantly infected by the atmosphere and cheered involuntarily.
At this moment, she was not cheering for the "Twin Gods", but wanted to shout for human civilization in front of countless "alien visitors".
The roar of the mountain and the tsunami continued for a long time, until the lights dimmed and the stands gradually became quiet.
Until the entire venue could not see its fingers, everyone held their breath and waited for the performance to begin.
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Zhongjingxiacheng District.
Donggu, in a dilapidated apartment.
Bang~
Dou Ming pulled the trigger, and the bullet exploded into a man's head. Blood mixed with brain matter splattered on the lying corpses around him.
He looked around, walked to the table by the window, picked up the half-bitten piece of bread, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it.
Outside the window, gorgeous fireworks lit up the night.
At this time.
Levi walked into the room, frowned and cursed: "Motherfucker, I told you not to shoot your head, we want to watch the show at Mr. Wilson's place... It's so fucking disgusting, who is that, clean up Wilson and his skull, and watch by the way Let’s see if he has prepared a midnight snack for us.”
The Spade members who filed in burst into laughter and carelessly dragged seven or eight corpses to the corner. Someone took out wine and food from the refrigerator and cabinets and piled them on the coffee table.
Levi fell into the sofa, turned on the holographic projection device, and switched to Activision's new "Opening Ceremony Live" channel.
In the picture, the twin gods are raising their hands to greet the audience.
The members of the Spades gathered together happily, took off their coats and shoes, lit cigarettes, opened beers, and ignored the blood splattered on the coffee table, walls, and carpets, as well as the minced meat everywhere, as relaxed as if they were at home.
Dou Ming sat down next to Levi and listened silently to everyone's chatter.
"Fuck, look at that big rat, the one next to the Twin Gods."
"Silly, that's a female raccoon."
…
"How tall do you think that guy is?"
"Which one?"
"The one next to Sonoya."
"Probably...at least five meters."
"Hold……"
…
"Hey, what is that black thing? Is it also an alien?"
"nonsense."
"Why does it look like Levi's poop?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"Go fuck yourself..." Levi reached out and kicked the disgusting guy over.
Dou Ming looked at the thousands of spectators on the screen and asked in a low voice: "Brother Liwei, tell me... is Tao Yiran in the stands now?"
"Of course she is here, and she has long forgotten about you," Levi snorted, squinting his eyes.
Hearing this, Dou Ming grinned.
"That's good."
The camera began to zoom out, and the live broadcast gradually became dark.
The show is about to begin.
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Sea of void.
The Yinkan Defense Line consists of thousands of interlocking defensive floating fortresses, the largest of which is named "Yinkan Fortress" and houses the frontline headquarters of the coalition forces of Law and Order.
In an open passage more than a hundred meters wide, Bond, a "pocket-sized" man, was hurriedly walking, holding the round hat on his head with one hand and carrying a metal box with the other.
More than ten minutes later, he slipped into a huge space through the crack of the door, holding his knees with his hands and panting.
On the opposite side, the thick black mist occupies almost half of the entire space. It expands and contracts regularly like a living thing, as if it is breathing.
Bond caught his breath and carefully called out: "Master Disal?"
Before he finished speaking, a fluorescent tentacle slowly poked out from the black mist and gently pressed his chest.
"Bond," Dododisar's voice sounded directly from the bottom of his heart, gentle and soothing.
"Ha, Master Disal, I borrowed this from General Prompmu," Bond said, placing the metal box in his hand on the ground. "The opening ceremony of humanity will begin soon."
After some tinkering, the metal box projected a screen of light.
The screen shook for a moment, and the signal finally stabilized. The camera focused on Li Liang, who was raising his hand in greeting.
"Ha, even by the beauty standards of the Tifami people, he is still a handsome guy," Bond grinned, "I should suggest that the president marry his daughter to him."
"Maybe the Tifami people are not suitable for partnering with humans," Dododisar said with a smile in his voice.
"Why, height is not an obstacle. Yin Lilisha is a big man." Bond stood on tiptoes and raised his hands above his head, indicating a height of about one and a half meters. "God knows how President Yin Di gave birth to such a tall daughter. .”
At this time.
An indifferent voice sounded at the door: "Because Yin Di has one-twelfth Terencea blood."
Bond turned around and was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly bowed: "Prince."
Ang Sa approached slowly with an expressionless face, passed by Bond, and faced the black mist and whispered softly: "Mr. Disal, the coalition deeply apologizes for affecting your original itinerary."
Dodo Disal shook the air with magic: "No, this is what I should do."
Suddenly, another voice came, speaking the common language of Titans: "Dodir, don't waste time with idiots. If you ask me, you should go to the opening ceremony of humanity and encourage your students."
After seeing the person clearly this time, Bond put his hands behind his back, bent his waist at 90 degrees, and said in a trembling voice with the most respectful posture in Tifami etiquette: "Mr. Potter."
Angsa, who was insulted in front of his face, said nothing.
A tentacle emerged from the black mist and touched Harlan Potter's chest: "Harlan, you should not cast magic at this moment."
"It's okay, it's just a little trick," Harlan Potter looked at Li Liang on the broadcast screen and said in a casual tone, "I have seen this immature demigod in the city before. He ran very fast. It was very interesting. He is a genius. spirit?"
Upon hearing "Tian Ling", Angsa frowned, while Bond on the side was stunned.
Dodo Disal was "silent".
"You still have no sense of humor, Dodier," Harlan Potter shook his head, and then said enthusiastically, "Oh? It looks like the show is about to begin."
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When the lights in the main venue went out, Li Liang suddenly felt Cain patting his arm beside him, probably sensing that he had been distracted.
He immediately took Cain's hand and put aside all distracting thoughts.
The show begins.
In the silence, an electronic sound similar to a difference frequency oscillator emitted from far to near, whirling between high frequency and low frequency.
A distant and bright galaxy emerged from the darkness that enveloped the entire venue. Soon, holographic technology led all the audience to the end of the universe.
A clear dividing line appeared in the field of vision. One side was dark and endless, and the other side was bright and brilliant, flowing with dreamlike colorful light.
A space station stands between light and darkness, with a subtitle appearing next to it: "Observable Universe Boundary Station, built in 2645 AD."
The narration is a recording:
"Xian, this is the Ashiya. Today, we came to the edge of the observable universe... There are no signs of other civilizations, but we still believe that humans are not the only intelligent life in the universe. The Ashiya will continue Set off and head to those corners that have not yet been explored..."
The border station quickly "stayed away", and the tired but determined voice gradually became lower.
An ancient space exploration satellite appeared in the field of vision, and there was also a line of subtitles beside it: "Voyager 1 space probe, launched in 1972 AD."
An English narration sounded:
“As the Secretary General of the United Nations, An anization of the 147 member states, Who represent almost all of the human inhabita Earth organize).
I seihe people of our pla (I send you the greetings of all mankind).
We step out of our solar system into the universe seeking only pead friendship (We step out of our solar system into the universe seeking only pead friendship), To teach if o if we are fortunate (or teach with everything we have when invited, or privileged to listen to the teachings).
ell that our planet and all its inhabita a small part of this immense universe. That surrounds us and it is with humility a we take this step (we take this step with humility and hope). "
Accompanied by this calm-toned recording, Voyager 1, whose battery had long been exhausted, was silent and gliding alone in the interstellar space, flying towards the center of the Milky Way.
All the spectators watched as its tiny figure drifted away, then followed its path through the solar system and arrived at a blue planet.
Earth.
Afterwards, various sounds echoed and intertwined.
Rumble... thunder rolled through the jungle.
Wow-Wow-
It’s raining, the water is rushing together, and the waves are rolling... The cicadas are singing at night, the frogs are singing and the birds are singing... The elephants snorted a few times... The hyenas are barking, and the orangutans are making high-pitched roars...
Then, the wind howled, the wolves howled, the thump, thump of the heartbeat, the barefoot footsteps of ancient humans stepping on the ground from far to near, a few people talking about something in the cave, the sound of banging stones, and the bonfire. There was crackling and peeling, the sound of cutting and grinding, the dogs they trained barked, and the sheep bleated.
Soon, the clanging sound of forging iron began, followed by the sound of sawing wood and hammering nails. A steam locomotive passed by, and the ticking Morse code was clearly audible.
Woo————
The ship sets sail.
Cara Cara Cara ~ The carriage was driving on the bumpy dirt road, and the horse's hooves finally stepped on the flat road.
Suddenly, a train came, woo woo~
Trucks start, car engines roar, and the sound of fighter jets flies overhead.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five..." Someone was counting down to the launch of the space shuttle.
Boom...buzz...buzz...
Rockets spurt and the air trembles.
Woo————Woo——Woo——Woo——Dudududu——Woo————
Nuclear weapon attack sirens sounded one after another, deafening.
The earth was shaking, and some people were sobbing softly.
for a long time.
Amidst the raging sandstorm, someone's voice shouted passionately: "There is no greater cause than building a canopy!"
Didi, didi... buzz~
The central nervous system of the bionic man is activated, electronic music is faintly heard from the distance, and the sound of wet footsteps is approaching from far away.
After a lingering kiss, the baby cried, the woman murmured comfort, and the baby fell asleep again, breathing evenly and lightly.
The world is quiet again.
The arc-shaped horizon that fills the field of vision gradually lights up, and the sun reveals its dazzling brilliance, dyeing the uptown area in synchronous orbit golden.
Greetings expressed in 55 languages rang out one after another:
Sumerian: "silim-ma hé-me-en."
Ancient Greek: "Ο?τιν??ποτ'?στεχα?ρετε!Ε?ρηνίκ??πρ??φ?λου??ληλ?θαμενφ?λοι."
Portuguese: "Paz e felicidade a todos"
Cantonese: "Hello."
Russian: "Здравствуйте! ПриветствуюВас!"
Arabic:".???????????????????????.?????????????????"
Romanian: "Salut?ri la toat? lumea"
French: "Bonjour tout le monde"
…
Hebrew: "??? Shalom"
Spanish: "Hola y saludos a todos"
…
Quechua, Punjabi, Hittite, Bengali, Latin, Dutch, German…………Telugu, Czech, Kannada, Rajasthani…………
English: "Hello from the children of planet Earth".
Finally, a friendly female voice said in the official human language:
"Hello, I wish you peace, health and happiness."
All the audience at the scene and those watching the live broadcast through Activision Internet listened to these sounds quietly. Some couldn't help but smile, some shed tears, and some were stunned.
Visitors with different life forms are equally quiet. In their own way, they understand the meaning of these sounds and the peace and kindness they convey.
Everything was silent.
This time, the darkness lasted for so long that there was agitation in the stands and spectators murmuring that the equipment was malfunctioning.
The long, dead silence, and dull darkness make people feel tortured.
Suddenly, a cluster of candlelight lit up from somewhere.
The whole place fell silent instantly, and everyone subconsciously held their breath and stared at the glimmer of light that pierced the darkness.
The small bronze bean lamp illuminates a quiet room.
An elderly man approached slowly holding it, placed it on the corner of the eucalyptus table, sat down on his knees, picked up a bamboo slip, held a pen in his right hand, pondered for a moment, and wrote quickly:
"The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. It can be named, but it is not named. The nameless beginning of heaven and earth, the name of the mother of all things. Therefore, there is always no desire to observe its wonder; there is always desire to observe its beauty. These two have the same origin and are different. Names are both called mysteries, and mysteries are mysteries, and they are the door to all mysteries.”
at the same time.
Another voice rang out: "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the abyss, and the Spirit of God was moving on the waters. God said, Let there be light, and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and gave it And the light and darkness were divided, and God called the light day, and the darkness he called night, and there was evening and there was morning, which was the first day.”
On the other side of the main stage, a ray of sunlight illuminated the hillside. A man sat on a boulder, surrounded by disciples and dusty followers.
He spread his hands and taught: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness Blessed are the people, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called God’s son……"
Almost at the same time, the third scene appeared.
A monk was wearing dharma robes and meditating barefoot. Golden light shone all over his body, and the sky was filled with wonderful colors. The great bhikkhus came forward to listen to the Dharma:
“Everything is impermanent.”
"Everything is without me."
"Nirvana Silence."
next moment.
The light in the three scenes spread to the surroundings at the same time, lighting up new scenes one after another, and new characters continued to appear on the stage.
From Confucius, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Mahavira, Moses, MHMD, St. Augustine, to Qin Shihuang, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Ashoka, Cyrus The Great, then to Shen Kuo, Archimedes, Euclid, Kepler, Watt, Dalton, Darwin, then to Li Bai, Du Fu, Shakespeare, Bach, Beethoven, Picasso, Voltaire, Rousseau, And so on, hundreds of people from ancient times to the present.
These figures who once promoted or changed the development process of human civilization either muttered to themselves, debated with others, gave public lectures, or concentrated on them. They were born in different eras, lived in different regions, spoke different languages, and were good at different fields. Have various identities.
These dramatic scenes, decisive moments that transcend the times, happened on a certain day, a certain hour, or even a certain minute.
History has held these geniuses high and forged them into immortal monuments in one fell swoop. They are as bright as stars, shining in the dark night.
In the passionate music, while the stars of mankind were shining brightly, Li Liang felt that something was missing.
No matter how gorgeous the stars are, the world is still dark.
As if to respond to his thoughts, in the last scene that appeared in the center of the stage, when the statues of the "Twin Gods" were completed, a beam of light actually lit up in the stands, illuminating an audience member.
It was an old man who was obviously from the Lower City. He was wearing a new work clothes that didn't fit well, and he stood in the light at a loss.
The whole venue was silent.
Sudden.
Another beam of light lit up, illuminating another spectator, a boy of seven or eight years old, who raised his head curiously, looking for something that illuminated him.
One bunch, and another.
Until... every human spectator in the stands was illuminated, and those beams of light converged into a hazy light group. Then, pictures of ordinary people's smiling faces appeared around those "geniuses", each one a light group. Add a bit of brightness until it becomes extremely brilliant, like the rising sun, completely illuminating the entire world.
this moment.
Representatives of many other civilizations stood up at the same time, paying tribute to the scene in front of them in their own ways.
Li Liang stood up and applauded.
