Chapter 698 Star Language

Before stepping into this door, the two had envisioned many scenes, but none of them would be more shocking than what they saw in front of them - the dome shining with golden light, the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the burning stars outside and the dark universe, which made the two feel shocked. The man was dumbfounded, just stood there blankly, looking at everything in front of him, he could hardly believe his eyes.

   "This is the Inquisition, Sharley, Ashelika."

  At this moment, Mary also spoke next to the two, and her voice was a little more proud.

   "Welcome to the courtroom."

  “………”

The two didn't speak, they slowly shifted their eyes, looked around, then stretched out their hands, rubbed their eyes, and then turned their heads to look at Mary in horror, as if the person beside them was not their best friend, but a stranger.

   "What's going on? Mary? Are you really Mary? Where are we?"

   "Of course it's me, Axie."

  Looking at Aselika's pale face, Mary smiled slightly.

   “Trust me, I was as surprised as you were when I first came here.”

   "So... you work here?"

  Charlie blinked and looked around.

   "Yes, Mr. Duanmu said that he needs my strength, and... I also need strength."

   "Your power? Mary, what power do you have?"

   Facing her friend's question, Mary pointed to her right eye.

   "That golden eye? But isn't that a disease?"

   "It's not a disease, I don't know what to say, but it does have a unique power..."

   Speaking of this, Mary smiled wryly.

   "Anyway, let's talk as we go."

  With the two of them, Mary walked out of the teleportation room. In the corridor, she told the two of her series of experiences of joining the Tribunal (Of course, the part about Xia Li was omitted). As for Xia Li and Aselika, they could hardly believe what they heard, but the shocking scene in front of them and the cold steel floor under their feet reminded them that this was not a dream.

   "So... this is a cosmic organization?"

  Ashelika came to her senses first, then leaned over to the window and looked out.

   "So that's the sun? Are we in the solar system now? Where is Earth?"

   "This is not the solar system, we are currently in the Jieshen galaxy, a place far away from the solar system..."

   "The God Galaxy?"

  Hearing this, Xia Li froze for a moment, then looked back at Mary.

   "Isn't that the world in your novel? Is everything in your novel true?"

  That's right, after publishing the first edition of the novel about the Familiars of the Old Gods, Mary's second novel is about the Inquisition and the Star Alliance fighting against the Reapers. This novel caused quite a stir once it was published, first of all because in the field of science fiction, it is still dominated by men most of the time, and it is very rare for Mary to be able to write a best-selling science fiction novel as a girl.

Secondly, some of the concepts used in Mary’s science fiction have caught the eyes of many scientific experts who study the interstellar universe, thinking that this is a kind of interstellar sociology that can guide human beings to conduct interstellar voyages in the future—well, this is also nonsense, Because Mary is basically based on the rules and systems of the Star Alliance, and the Star Alliance is a pure human civilization, it can be said that if Mary’s world also enters the era of interstellar travel in the future, it may use Mary's novel comes with reference to making rules and regulations too.

Of course, where there is red, there is black, and many book reviewers pointed out that the organization of the Tribunal as the protagonist is too xenophobic, human supremacy is an evil dictatorship in the universe, and they think that Mary has some evil Authoritarian tendencies and so on...

  But Mary doesn't care about it, she doesn't care. Because she spends most of her time in the trial court, apart from following Duan Muhuai, Mary writes the manuscript in the trial court, and then takes it back to her own world to the editor. As long as there are no major changes, she basically doesn't care. As for things like royalties... Well, Mary is indeed very rich now, but it's a pity that her money is useless in the trial court.

"certainly."

  Hearing her friend's inquiry, Mary nodded.

"Strictly speaking, what I write is not science fiction, but documentary literature. What I actually do is to follow Mr. Duanmu, record every move of the court, and then process the literature before publishing it... You see, Just like Watson next to Holmes."

   "Documentary literature..."

Hearing this, Xia Li was also shocked. As Mary's best friend, she read Mary's novels as soon as she published them. Of course, it goes without saying that Mary's writing is delicate and soft, but the content about the Tribunal The content, in Xia Li's view, is indeed too cruel or even cruel. For example, faced with the threat of the enemy called the Reaper, the Inquisition did not choose to cross the differences of races and jointly fight against foreign enemies like many novels. Instead, it just sat and waited. The Reapers wiped out the other interstellar races of the Citadel Council, and then launched an attack, resisted and finally eliminated the Reapers.

  This paragraph is also a great cause of controversy. After all, most of the similar works talk about uniting and unifying the outside world. The plot of allowing the enemy to destroy one's own competitors is usually done by villain organizations.

  When it was published, Xia Li still remembered that the Fog Times published book reviews almost every day, and they were basically divided into two groups. One group thought that the ending of Mary’s novel was too cruel and did not conform to the main theme values. And if you act with this kind of value, the organization called the Inquisition will eventually be destroyed.

  The other faction scoffed at this, and praised Mary for interpreting the concept of human beings and the universe from a new perspective. After all, non-human races have different hearts. Everyone is on the same planet and looks similar. But with those alien races who have different looks and completely different bodies, why should they be so polite? What's more, when the race was alive and dead at that time, if we didn't protect human beings, would we have to sacrifice human beings to protect alien races?

Gradually, the scope of this discussion became wider and wider. At first, it was only a discussion in the field of book fans and science fiction literature, but gradually it became a serious topic about how human beings coexist with other races in the universe. more and more. Even in master's colleges, there are many professors and teachers arguing about it.

The reporters also wanted to find Mary, the author of the original work, and ask her what she thought, but unfortunately they couldn't find anyone—of course they couldn't find it. When the reporter searched the entire foggy city, Mary was taking risks beside Duanmuhuai Well, they don't care what these paparazzi think.

At that time, Xia Li and Aselika were also worried that Mary was very worried. After all, many people took their anger out on the original author if they couldn't argue. In addition, Mary was a woman and she was weak, so all kinds of money-free The yin and yang strange energy and dirty water were splashed on her head. At that time, just reading the daily newspapers could make two people jump off the building in anger. They were afraid that Mary would not be able to think about it alone, and would choose to commit suicide or something.

  At that time, Mary said she was fine, and since she would call them every once in a while to report her safety, the two only thought that Mary might have gone somewhere else.

   Now it seems that she has indeed hid somewhere else, but this place is really unexpected.

   But if this is true...then the Inquisition...

  Xia Li looked at Mary worriedly. From Mary's writing, she could see that the Tribunal was a cold, cruel and powerful organization. They regard human beings as the most supreme existence, and regard all races different from human beings as threats and potential threats to human beings, and they are not afraid to genocide them in any way. Frankly speaking, when Xia Li was studying at the time, she only felt fear and terror, but now, when she was in this magnificent hall, Xia Li suddenly felt a feeling similar to enlightenment.

  It was as if my eyes were suddenly opened, and everything in front of me seemed to be different.

  Even the Tribunal, which I thought to be brutal and cruel, now looks so sacred and solemn, as if their existence itself represents the truth.

   "Charlie? What's wrong with you?"

   Seeing her friend in a daze, Mary asked curiously, but when she heard Mary's voice, Xia Li froze for a moment, then came back to her senses.

   "Oh, nothing, it's just that this is so unexpected."

   "Yes, the Inquisition does look magnificent."

  Marie didn't think too much about her friend's strange behavior. After all, Xia Li was not the first to be shocked by the magnificence of the trial court.

   "So, Mary, what do you do here?"

  Charlie coughed lightly, and asked as if to divert the topic, while Mary thought for a while.

   “Most of the time I’m collecting materials and sorting out materials for my next novel, and then I’ll go when Mr. Duanmu asks me to go on an adventure together.”

   "Adventure?"

  Hearing this, Aselika's eyes widened.

   "What kind of adventure? Dangerous?"

   "Uh... There are still some dangers, but with Mr. Duanmu, there is no need to be afraid of those threats."

   Speaking of this, Mary smiled slightly.

   "And, I also learned a lot of new knowledge."

   "Next novel?"

  Ashelika became excited at this moment.

   "Do you still want to tell the story between the stars?"

   “This time it’s a fantasy adventure story, and we’re currently fighting in a world of dragons, demons and gods.”

  Mary also doesn't care about sharing this knowledge with her friends.

   "When it's all over, I'll write a book about it."

   "Dragon and magic?"

   Sure enough, Ashelika's eyes lit up when she heard this.

   "Can we also go to that world to see? I haven't seen what real magic looks like!"

   "...I can take you to see it."

  Mary certainly understands the impatience of the two of them. In fact, this is no different from her original mood. It is impossible for any child who grew up in the fog city not to have heard similar stories. And when such a world really appears in front of them, they will definitely want to experience it.

  But just as Mary was about to take the two of them to the portal leading to Arkham, there was a rush of footsteps.

   "Miss Mary, is it Miss Mary?"

Mary and the others turned their heads, and saw a young girl trotting towards her. She looked like a child, with her eyes closed and covered with bandages, but she didn't look like a blind person at all. run.

   "This is Miss Hitomi, an astropath..."

  Mary introduced in a low voice to the two, then turned her head to look at Hitomi.

   "Hitomi, what do you want?"

   "Please, please report to the judge."

   Hitomi panted, clasping her hands.

   "I received a message from the sea of ​​souls."

  Duanmuhuai didn’t know where he had heard this sentence before, that is, in places like the police station, fire brigade, or hospital, you can’t say that you are too busy, otherwise you will definitely be busy in the future.

   Well, now he finds that he really can't live a few days of leisurely life.

   "Signal from the Warp?"

   "Yes, my lord judge."

   Standing in front of Duanmu Huai, Tong lowered his head.

   "I have received a signal from the depths of the sea of ​​souls, a forged world has been attacked by aliens, requesting support."

   "Can confirm the time...well, it's impossible."

  Duanmuhuai was taken aback when he heard this, then shook his head, jokingly, talking about time in the subspace is simply a fantasy.

  But forging the world...

   Duanmu Huai began to think.

   "Sir, do we need to attack?"

  Ecote looked at Duanmu Huai and asked, while Duanmu Huai shook his head.

   "No hurry."

   "Huh? No rush? But..."

"There is no concept of time in subspace. It is true that Hitomi received this message for help, but this does not mean that this message was just sent out. It may have been sent out a few years ago, decades ago, hundreds of years ago. Years ago, thousands of years ago... even thousands of years later."

  Duanmuhuai said this, but made a decision.

"How so, a forge world is worth my visit, just let those githyanki **** live a little longer. It's unlikely, but it would be great if I could find something good in the forge world... "

  Although Duanmuhuai doesn't think that the empire has been destroyed for so long, a forge world can still survive, but even if it is a forge world that has perished, it is still a forge world, and if you don't do it, you can get some good things.

   "Prepare a scouting fleet."

   Duanmu Huai made a decision.

   "I'll go and see the situation myself... By the way, Mary, what's the situation with those two?"

   Duan Muhuai pouted at the door, while Mary was a little embarrassed.

   "Uh, I told you before that they are worried about me, so I want them to see... Can you go to Arkham City?"

   "Of course, just pay attention to safety."

  Duanmu Huai didn't care, he gave a few casual instructions, then turned and walked out of the hall. And it wasn't until Duan Muhuai left that Mary breathed a sigh of relief, and then she came to Aselika and Xia Li again.

   "Okay, I'll take you to Arkham City... Xia Li? Xia Li?"

  It wasn't until this moment that Mary realized that her friend was staring at Duanmuhuai's back in a daze, and she couldn't help shouting in doubt. Hearing Mary's yell, Xia Li froze for a moment before recovering.

   "Ah, what's the matter?"

   "What happened to Mr. Duanmu?"

   "No, it's nothing, I just want to say hello to him... Mary, what's the matter? Where is Mr. Duanmu going?"

   "It's just to investigate another world, it's not a big deal."

  “……”

  Hearing Mary's answer, Charlie was silent for a moment, then raised her head to look at Mary.

   "Can we go together too?"

"Why?"

  The sudden suggestion made by Xia Li not only surprised Aselika, but even Mary was quite surprised.

   "This... can't be done. Although it is an investigation, there may be dangers and battles. I don't think Mr. Duanmu will agree to your request."

   "That's right..."

  Hearing Mary's answer, Xia Li lowered her head somewhat disappointed, and seeing Xia Li's appearance, Mary and Aselika looked at each other.

  What happened to her?

  (end of this chapter)