Vol 2 Chapter 53: Atonement: Faun (2)

Faun is about five hundred light-years away from the earth, on the edge of the jurisdiction of the Earth Alliance. It revolves around a red dwarf named Huohu, and its temperature and light are much lower than those of the earth, so some people also call it the Eternal Night Planet.
Originally the name of this planet was not a Faun, but a very academic standard astronomical name, but it has now been forgotten. The reason why people began to use "faun" to give it clearly is because the higher wisdom soil that lives on it has horns like a bent ram on top of it, which is somewhat similar to the Faun in Greek mythology, Pan. name. Those aboriginals are called "horn people" by people on earth.
The level of scientific and technological development of the Horned Man is far less than that of the Earthman, and has been conquered by the Earth Army's steel warship that can travel through the endless sea of ​​stars a long time ago. However, after all, they are a primitive and militant nation, with their own cultural customs and religious beliefs, and their living habits are far from the people on earth and cannot be integrated. They will make troubles from time to time, which really makes the Earth Alliance government headache.
In the past, when the relationship between the Earth Alliance and its surrounding star nations, such as the Third Reich, was tense, non-humans were often dispatched to the front lines to do some logistical support work, and when necessary, they were sent out as death squads. After all, the lives of soldiers who are law-abiding citizens are obviously much more precious than those of non-human beings, which are worthless. So in the event of a war, the first person to be sent to the front line is non-human, which is not surprising.
Ethan's reaction this time was even a little numb and calm, probably after experiencing so much horror, he had begun to get used to it. He still saw a lot of panicked inhumans crying, some pale and trembling, and a lot of numb expressions like him.
But there are a few that will show excitement.
For example, a stranger who was like an animal or even wearing a mask that forbids to talk. He is closely guarded by a guard and has not been seen often. But his expectant and excited look impressed Ethan.
Except for Samuel, who has the same number as him, many other inhumans he is familiar with, such as Jarvan, Chen Zeng and Derek, are among the three hundred people selected this time. Even Taifeng, who had just been deployed to the Eastern District, was drawn. They were transported to the spaceship launch base in batches, and drove into a huge saucer-shaped carrier spacecraft. This journey will last more than half a month, of which two-thirds of the time will be spent in curvature flight.
Ethan didn't know if his spiritual connection with Tanithel would be affected by the distance, so before boarding the ship, he tried his best to transmit the image of the spaceship to Tanithel, but he didn't know if the other party received it. He suddenly became a little worried. If he was not lucky enough to come back this time, would the last meeting with Tanisel in the medical room be the last?
He regretted not having a French kiss with Tanithel in the end.
Due to the large number of people led this time, in order to control them easily, the chief of guard Schneider and Gray Mao will lead several other experienced guards along the way. Non-people were rushed to the sleeping hall by the guards, and the only ones who were stripped were their underwear lying in the sleeping cabin.
The warp-speed engine propelled the huge carrier spacecraft through the vast sea of ​​stars, and reached the Firepot Galaxy in three weeks. The people on board were awakened by the master's brain.
This time, because there were no ordinary citizens on the ship except for the basic crew and guards, non-people were allowed to live in the cabin. Two people were in a group room, but Ethan was divided into a room with Chen Zeng so much.
At this moment, Ethan didn't think Chen Zeng's ordinary and kind-looking face was "non-aggressive." What is the charm of such a person that can make so many desperadoes obey him?
Chen Zeng nodded to him when Ethan entered the room, Ethan also silently returned a gift, and then began to sort out the daily necessities package distributed to him. He could feel Chen Zeng's gaze falling on his back, which made him a little worried.
Chen Zeng said coldly, "I heard about what happened in the tunnel last time. I will apologize to you on behalf of Jin Junji."
Ethan didn't know what to say. It was a bit of an understatement to say that it didn't matter. He was almost mutated by fright... So he just nodded again without answering.
After a while, a pamphlet was handed to him. Ethan was taken aback for a moment, followed the hand and looked at Chen Zeng's face.
The booklet was crudely produced, the paper length was not the same, and the cover of the book had the words "the main meaning of grace".
Ethan straightened up, his mind turned quickly, deciding whether he should tactfully refuse or keep it first. At the moment he hesitated, Chen Zeng smiled and said, "You don't need to be pressured, I just guess you haven't received this book, so I gave you one. It's your freedom to watch."
Ethan cleared his throat and reached out to take it, "Sorry, I'm not actually your believer..."
"I understand. Sometimes when many people around you start to believe the same thing, you will get into trouble if you don't do it. Although many of them treat me as a teacher, even if I don't allow them to believe or not They also find it hard to control themselves with their hatred of life. After all, human beings are by nature wanting to eliminate all aliens that are different from themselves."
Ethan once imagined what it would be like to talk to Chen Zeng. He had already planned to be preached for a week. But I didn't expect the other party to have such a reasonable attitude.
He looked down at the notebook in his hand and asked tentatively, "I have also understood some of your remarks before you were arrested, but many of your remarks are completely different from the past. Since the Red Earth."
"Yes. That mission really opened my eyes." Chen Zeng sighed, and his gaze floated to the corner of the room, looking into the red memory. "You know that there was a religion that originated in Lumbini a long time ago. I believe that people will have a moment of "epiphany", that is, suddenly find the truth at a certain time. I think that trip to the Red Earth is my epiphany."
Ethan naturally also read about the important "Buddhist culture" in ancient culture, but he still doesn't understand the meaning of epiphany. But it is not important. As he put the pamphlet in his luggage, he asked, "I feel, you should have been influenced by a lot of Eve religion, right? Did Tanisel talk to you?"
Chen Zeng was a little surprised and looked at him approvingly, "You are very observant. Yes, when we later escaped on the Magic Flute, he showed me Eve's classics. Of course, it was automatically translated. At that time, you It seems to be in a coma."
Ethan's heart trembled slightly, and his brow frowned.
Tanithel showed Chen Zeng the classics of Eve religion... Is it intentional or unintentional?
And Chen Zeng was still sighing, "Eve people are really a very intelligent race. Their Prologue God is actually the Lord! It's just that they confuse some powerful angels and the Lord, thinking they They are all gods of the same level. It's a pity that I didn't see their scriptures sooner. However, I was also a little surprised. You and Samus also saw things on the red earth. Why don't you believe them?"
"Don't believe what?"
"The existence of the Lord and the Great Evil God."
"I believe that this universe cannot be understood by humans, but it does not mean that those things are gods... Maybe it is some kind of super wisdom that can control the laws of the universe, but I don't think that trusting them can change anything." Ethan said in a deep voice. "I think they don’t care if we believe in each other..."
When he said this, he got goose bumps.
Yes...Even if he is infected by the of entropy, even if he has seen weird and weird pictures many times, even if he is stared at by that scary green eye, he still feels that those things don’t care about his thoughts, the thoughts of the entire human race, Don't care about the thoughts of any creatures. The reason why he is being pegged may be because he is useful in some ways. Just like Tanisel said.
Perhaps all the gods who have believed in since the birth of this world-if they exist-are like this, and they don't care whether they believe it or not. Just like people don't care whether ants believe in human existence.
He thought Chen Zeng would refute and tell him that the Lord cares about his creation. But he didn't expect Chen Zeng to pat his shoulder, "You may be right, but why should we care if they care if we believe it?"
Ethan couldn't pick up the words, and the words made too many bends and were a bit deep.
They didn't say much, and it didn't take long for believers who were too afraid to go to the battlefield to come to the door and ask for the blessing of the "Great Teacher". Ethan didn't even have a place to sit, so he slipped out of the room. The cabin was completely enclosed and there was nowhere to go, so he entered the room of Samuel and Taefeng. Tai Feng's complexion has returned to the ruddy he used to be in the Energy Bureau, but there is something missing between his eyebrows, and he looks a little tired and pale. Ethan thought that after all the devastation he had experienced, it was inevitable to become like this. This is a society full of malice towards Omega, and it is even more sinister in extreme places like the Forbidden City.
Samuel was playing cards with Tai Feng, and a certain Leng Tou Qing who could only speak with his fist was obviously not Tai Feng's opponent, complaining that the opponent was too thief. Although Tai Feng had won three games in a row, he still had no sullen expression on his face, just a little smile on his lips, showing that he was obviously relaxed at this time. Ethan looked at him and was relieved. He had tried several times to chat with Taifeng about the energy bureau's past, but the other party always looked at him, and even yelled at him nervously not to talk about the previous things. He worried about the other party's mental state for a while.
A week later their spacecraft landed on Faun. Everyone was wrapped in thick winter clothes and lined up in thirty lines to disembark gradually. They arrived at noon on the Faun star, but even at this moment, the sun hung in the middle of the sky like a weak red ball, rendering the nearby sky curtain into crimson and violet. But the corners of the sky are still the dark blue of the twilight, just like the afterglow of the setting sun on the earth.
Because the Huohu star surrounded by Faun is a red dwarf star, its density and heat are much smaller than that of the sun. Moreover, the Huohu star is located on the outer periphery of the Huohu galaxy, and it receives only one third of the Earth’s stellar illumination. Two-thirds of the time is night. The photosynthesis efficiency of plants evolved on this planet is several times stronger than that of plants on earth. Also due to the lack of light, many plant reproductive organs have evolved luciferase, which can emit a faint light to attract flying insects that can pollinate them. Therefore, there is no lack of light on this dark night planet, but the light from organisms is more than sunlight. A lot of cold.
The military base where they landed is located on the edge of a woodland composed of thin but huge trees and more shrubs. The strange trees that are twisted like corals stretch out thick emerald green leaves. The clusters of vine-like flowers among the leaves exude a faint cold light, like clusters of delicate small crystal chandeliers. And those dense shrubs are also luxuriant, dark green or blue-green, and some stick-like or flaky fleshy leaves will meander with veins emitting blue fluorescence. At noon, the fluorescence is not very clear, and the leaves are dyed colorfully by the clouds, stretching and absorbing the precious sunlight. When the short day passed, those biological lights would light up like small lamps, undulating among mountains and rivers along with the vast jungle.
The area where they are located is obviously summer, but it is still so cold that people can see a group of rising water vapor in one breath. They were driven to the edge of the camp and began to divide the work to build makeshift tents. Ethan was not very familiar with this, and almost got his hand when he drove the rivets to the ground, so angry that Samus scolded him and helped him with the rest of the work. Before the tent was fully set up, a few soldiers strode towards the non-people, headed by a red-haired sergeant with a bitter face.
"You bastards, let me listen. I am your chief Nelson. During this time, I am your God. You have to do whatever I ask you to do. If anyone dares to use their brains, I'm straight. Send you to see grandfather, do you understand!"
The non-people stared at him, silent.
Sergeant Wilson spit on the ground, cursing something, and then instructed each number to choose a captain to report to him. Ethan's team obviously picked Samuel.
Ethan looked around the soldiers who were too quiet, and felt a strange atmosphere.
The inexplicable atmosphere was somewhat depressed and a little disturbed. But he did not see anyone injured.
Later, when the guard passed by, he took the opportunity to ask. Schneider saw that no one nearby was paying attention to their conversation, so he said, "They just destroyed a local rebel stronghold, as if they saw the barbarians invigorating people to sacrifice. ."
Living sacrifices... Isn't that something that only appears in the most ancient legends and some prehistoric vulgar horror movies? In the interstellar age nowadays, blood is rarely seen even in wars. How can there be such a thing?
The author has something to say:
The original shape of Faun is Kepler 186f, and then the pictures that I refer to when describing the scene of the planet of the night include the Pandora planet in Avatar and the night elf main city in Warcraft.