69novels Chapter 122 Cooperation
Chapter 122 Cooperation
"Underground Fire?" Bronya was a little surprised by this organization after hearing Oleg's identity.
"Yes, thanks to the upper district, we need to establish our own organization to protect our own safety." Oleg said lightly.
"You can ask the Silvermane Guard for help?" Bronya was a little puzzled.
"Silvermane Iron Guard? Haha, come on, do you know why everyone hates you people in the upper district? Isn't all this caused by your great guardian?" Oleg said with a sneer.
"How could this be..." Bronya looked incredulous.
"Don't you know? The Great Guardian has ordered a blockade of travel between the upper and lower areas..."
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Fort Clipper.
"Haven't you found it yet?" Cocolia looked at Jeppard in front of her with an extremely cold voice.
"I'm very sorry, I've ordered a city-wide search, Lord Guardian." Jeppard was a little helpless.
"Back off..." Cocolia closed her eyes.
"Yes."
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Seven hundred years ago, a star core crashed onto the planet, bringing with it the antimatter horde. Despite a grueling struggle, the inhabitants of Yarilo-VI still struggled to achieve victory.
So when Beloberg was built, the first Grand Guardian, Arisa Rand, communicated with the core of the star, and the core responded to the wish in the form of a cold wave that engulfed the entire planet.
Beloberg was spared due to the power of [Preservation], but the remaining antimatter army is still trying to engulf Beloberg.
Finally, under the leadership of Alisa Rand, Beloberg's army defeated the Antimatter Legion, ending the war that lasted for more than 30 years.
After that war hundreds of years ago, the Antimatter Legion was no longer a threat to Beloberg, but the rift caused by the star core continued to erode Beloberg.
Generation after generation of Great Guardians have led the Silvermane Iron Guard in the fight against the Rift, and countless have sacrificed their lives in the process.
As we have seen in the plot, although the administrative district now looks stable and peaceful, the erosion of the rift has actually been gradually approaching.
Some cities have been lost in the Rift, monsters from other worlds are rampant, and it is no longer suitable for human habitation.
Although the Silvermane Iron Guard has been fighting against the Rift, they are unable to stop its progress.
If there is no turning point, Beloberg is doomed to be swallowed up by the Rift, and there will be no chance of escape. He can only be trapped and die in Beloberg.
At that time, Cocolia, who took over the position of Grand Guardian, learned that the cold wave and the rift actually came from the "star core".
She realized that it was not the protectors or the city builders that ended the war, but the star core that the city builders kept secret.
She also knew that this disaster was almost impossible to stop and everyone would die in the rift. All she could do was a tiny struggle.
Then she once again remembered the voice of the Star Core she heard when she touched the Star Core Seal: they claimed to be allies of the Guardians and wanted to rebuild this dying world and realize her wish to save Beloberg.
She can still hear the voices of the star cores today, promising her a new world, a world where everyone can be reborn.
"Bronya, where have you been?" Cocolia had a guess in her mind.
"If, if she went to the lower area..." A terrible guess flashed through Cocolia's mind.
"Cocolia, cooperate with me... Cooperate with me, and you won't lose her. She will be waiting to reunite with you in another world..."
Purple light surrounded her body, and bewitching voices rang out in her mind.
"Bronya..." Cocolia closed her eyes, and Bronya's face flashed through her mind.
When she opened her eyes again, her purple pupils revealed endless coldness and destruction.
Perhaps he was bewitched by the spirit of the star core, or perhaps he was thinking of a lost future.
This generation's Great Guardian, Cocolia Rand, made a choice that was completely different from her predecessors: she accepted the conditions of the star core.
At this point, Cocolia was no longer the great guardian of Beloberg who was full of enthusiasm and faith, but became the spokesperson of [Star Core] in Beloberg.
What is the new world promised by the star core? It is to allow the rift to swallow up the entire Beloberg, so that everyone will be reborn in the rift.
Although they will all become monsters that are neither alive nor dead, wandering in the empty city day after day, in the eyes of Cocolia, who has been bewitched and eroded by the star core, this is the best way out for Beloberg.
It is worth mentioning that two great guardians had died in the Rift before. They became [Shadow of the Guardian] and [Shadow of the Devourer] respectively. We can still see their former names in the materials of these two monsters: Svetlana and Alina.
The Great Guardian betrayed the people.
In order to accelerate the erosion of the rift, she had previously closed off the communication between the upper and lower areas, intending to ignore the lower area and let the rift devour it.
The lower areas are becoming increasingly chaotic. In order to protect themselves, people spontaneously formed the [Underground Fire] organization to maintain order and peace underground.
People's living standards are getting worse and worse, with a shortage of medicine and scarce resources. They have to look for mineral veins in order to exchange the earth's marrow for some supplies from the upper areas.
As the rift engulfed one small town and mining area after another, more and more wanderers rushed to the only remaining Rock Town. The scarcity of supplies escalated the conflict and made people's lives increasingly difficult.
We can get a glimpse of this from the menus of the two Goethe hotels in the upper and lower districts:
The menu in the upper area still retains the prosperity and comfort of the peacetime era, but the lower area can only eat rat meat, cave newts and rock crabs, and even these are rare delicacies.
Of course, it was not just Cocolia's order that hindered the communication between the upper and lower areas. In fact, the underground fire had long been dissatisfied with the status quo and planned to launch a counterattack against the upper area.
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"No, I must tell mother." Bronya was extremely anxious when she learned the truth. The first thing she thought of was to tell her mother about the plan of the underground fire, instead of thinking about the mistakes Cocolia had made.
"Ms. Bronya, we're sorry to have you staying here temporarily. We will ensure your safety, but we hope you won't wander around."
Natasha told Bronya about the situation in the lower class, arranged accommodation for Bronya, and sent someone to keep an eye on her.
"Is it okay to tell her this?" Oleg said to Natasha
Natasha sighed and said, "This child is the next Grand Guardian. I thought she would understand the lives we lead."
"But I think her only intention just now was to reveal our plan," said Oleg.
"Oleg, people are all made of flesh and blood. You will see changes in her after a while." Natasha said with a smile.
Yes, Natasha knew Bronya's identity, but she still confessed her plan to her. She wanted to change this persistent girl and hoped that she could think from another perspective and change the current situation.