Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam-Chapter 742 - 112: Before Dawn
Build a flesh factory, incorporating all the raw materials.
Everything must put efficiency first; you don't have time to waste, hundreds of years pass in the blink of an eye.
Number 52, simulation record has been initiated.
Recorder: "Truth Observer 009".
All memories are born before the captain became human, also before the city was born.
He had a blissful family and privileged conditions, enabling him to study at the top astronaut academy. He graduated with excellent grades and due to outstanding performance, was given significant responsibilities by the Democratic Assembly. He garnered glory for his family...
Just like people often mention, "Chosen One".
In fact, everyone on this starship is a "Chosen One", they all became protagonists in their own lives, emerging from countless competitors, ultimately converging at a point where they carried humanity's dreams, bearing the mission to perpetuate the flame of civilization, embarking on the journey to another galaxy.
If in the hands of a science fiction author, this would become a romantic space opera.
A journey founded on delusion.
Ethan witnessed the tale of "Creation", seeing a city rise from barren land, unlike the empire's style, devoid of any theological coloring. It was more akin to a real-time strategy game: first a barrack, then click the production button, and the "humans" they need march out continuously from barrack gates.
If you're an infantryman in a real-time strategy game, your task is to hack and slash enemies, contributing to the ultimate victory in the game.
You do not need independent thought, nor love and family, behind you are a group of "clone brothers".
This plan doesn't require parts outside the city, so they were destroyed in the Third War, a war that swept the entire world, country by country destroyed by superweapons, leaving only you, survivors gathering here to establish civilization's last beacon.
Craft a background story, implant people's cognition systems, make them understand where they've come from and why they fight.
Sounds far more convincing than being born from a flesh factory to satisfy someone's unknown interest, doesn't it?
Remember, you are fighting for freedom.
This concerns each and every one of you.
Next is job division, just like old-fashioned real-time strategy games need infantry, knights, and archers, this starship needs elites from all walks of life, list them as first-class citizens, granting them life like "protagonists"; "second-class citizens" will fill in the city's details, making it seem more real and reasonable; "third-class citizens" are the city's recycling factor, you know, a world without wealth disparities and crime is unreal.
Because you must convince another person.
He will provide you guidance.
When everything in this city runs smoothly, he will come here — in a dream-like manner.
You must try everything to persuade him, make him believe this city truly exists, make him firmly believe this is the perfect form of civilization.
With vision and brain stored in vessels, Ethan witnessed the birth of "City of Truth".
Drones accelerated the city's construction process, precise instruments were air-dropped onto the barren land, he could feel a pair of eyes overlooking the land from a god's view, selecting blueprints in the "edit panel", planning every street in the city, once the command was issued, these machines acted like worker bees, working tirelessly without regard to day or night.
And now, the city is about to be completed.
Manage your city well, play your role perfectly.
Assessment indicates simulation success rate of number 52 over 75%.
Yes, you need others to help manage this city, you may appropriately share some truth with them.
List them as special citizens.
They don't need to enter the circulation system, allow their bodies to maintain for 347 years, that is your remaining time.
Don't let too many discover this, it might disrupt the structure's authenticity.
This is the last day of "Creation".
At the common time, white beams of light descended upon this city, all drones and machines not fitting the "background setting" stepped into the beams, disappearing with them, leaving this shell-like city.
The final step is formatting, ensuring all programs run as usual.
Enter the role.
This city is yours.
...
That day, the captain was bestowed with life.
He was not born in a hospital, coming into this world similar to the embryonic way they know, his life's first day was at age 11, evening after school, leaving school gates with top grader results.
He had a loving mother, who awaited early at the academy's entrance and gave him a warm hug the moment he left the school gate.
That became everyone's first day.
This feeling was familiar to Ethan...
It's like you awaken suddenly from the refugee queue, realizing you are to follow the team to a small town called Ximu Town, situated at the empire's border, the only good news for you is people say that Baron Gledin of Ximu Town is a benevolent noble, always willing to accept refugees like you.
