Chapter 678 Let's work, Master Eldest Daughter-Additional update[55]
(Additional update for brother "Shoushou" [5/5])
The power of the void is condensing.
At Diakum's fingertips, a dark shadow replaced the light of Gleam, like a gathering of dark matter, and soon the left hand of Dick, who was performing "Touch the Head to Kill", turned into a "ghastly ghost claw".
The concentration of Entropic Energy formed dim crystals on his fingers, turning the entire palm into a monster's claws.
If you look carefully, its form is somewhat similar to the "Antimatter Claws" that Devourer of Worlds used before. Considering that Diakum is the larvae of Devourer of Worlds, theoretically, Diakum can learn the power that Dymus can control.
After actually fighting against Devourer of Worlds, Vigilant undoubtedly learned a lot of Void Power's advanced secrets in the way of devouring from his "predecessor".
Maybe if he wanted to, he could rub out a "Micro Black Hole" that devours everything around him in the next second, and crush Eldest Daughter's dog head into pieces.
But obviously, there is no need for Dick to use such dangerous power when Bastion has completely lost his will to fight.
As others watched, Antimatter Claws, who was enough to scare the boldest Kyrian angel to death, was caressing Eldest Daughter's head that had completely transformed into a "mechanical body" in a "gentle" way.
To be honest, compared to the appearance that Eldest Daughter weaved for itself, the appearance of this primitive mechanical body is too ugly.
It is designed and manufactured almost completely according to the "usable" standards, just like an "evil god" thing created by those tech geeks who only focus on function and ignore appearance.
This angular golden-gray mechanical face does have everything it should have, including eyes, a nose and a mouth, and even less obvious ears, but they are only embellished in a "functional" way.
The design ideas of other parts of its torso are also completely consistent.
Perhaps Eldest Daughter himself felt that his original form was too "abstract", so he created a new appearance for himself before the first Kyrian was born.
This sounds a bit pretentious.
But according to Eldest Daughter's thinking logic, maintaining a perfect appearance at work is just like putting on makeup to go to work every day. It is obviously part of "professional ethics". Don't forget, she is "Dutiful One".
Therefore, any changes that would improve the quality of her work were absolutely necessary for her.
"Don't resist."
Diakum whispered:
"I want to extract your consciousness and self from the collapsing power of "Dutiful One". Any resistance on your part will cause a confrontation between Death Force and Void Force.
Considering your exaggerated personality in the Shadowlands system, once this confrontation is formed, I may be fine, but your already fragile consciousness will disappear in an instant, and by the way, the entire Bastion and all the lives in it will be destroyed.
You are the foundation of Bastion's existence, and this land is the embodiment of your external will.
So, this Eldest Daughter, you don't want to see the "heaven" you have placed your high hopes on fall apart in front of your eyes, right?
The application process of Truth Surgery will be a little "painful", I hope you will be stronger."
"Useless"
The consciousness of Kyrestia should have been Dispersion when she gave up the concept of power of "Dutifulness". Although this consciousness escaped the fate of extinction due to the intervention of Diakum, the collapsed Eldest Daughter clearly understood everything that would happen next.
In the connection of consciousness, she said in a weak, sad and helpless tone:
"This is how destiny is designed and operated. When Eternal Ones cannot perform its duties, it means that a corner of destiny will collapse. As a symbol of the end of Perfect Order set by First Ones, the scrapped Eternal Ones will perish together with all its creations.
That's how they were designed.
Strength represents responsibility, and strength represents praise.
When I choose to give up my responsibilities, the praise I received will naturally be withdrawn. No need to try, well-meaning outsider, but the collapse of Bastion is only a matter of time."
"Temple of Courage collapsed"
Devos said tremblingly beside him.
The black-winged angel supported Courageous Archon Xandria, who was holding his heart. The latter's aerial temple built in the southwest corner of Bastion collapsed silently like a sandcastle washed by running water. Also collapsing was Devos's Fortress of Loyalty. That temple was also in the border area of Bastion.
This seems to mean that the "desperate prophecy" of Eldest Daughter has come true, and the entire Bastion has fallen into self-destruction along with the creator's shutdown.
But Diakum, who was performing the precise "Truth Surgery", turned his head, stretched out another golden Gleam finger and put it to his mouth, making a serious gesture of "silence" to the saints around him.
The last thing he needs right now is interruptions and meaningless pressure.
"Let the useless things collapse. This paradise needs to get rid of those "formalistic" glitz so that it can be closer to what you want it to be."
My High Heaven is very open and tolerant in this regard. Maybe you should also learn from me and don't use your own understanding of "truth, goodness and beauty" to try to assimilate the souls of every good person who arrives here."
Diakum also didn't forget to brag about his project.
Then, he continued the most difficult challenge he had ever encountered on the road of "Saint·Tony", and said to Eldest Daughter who was in the "superposition state of life and death":
"I admit that what you said is right. I can't fight against the rules of First Ones yet, but I may not need to fight.
You said that strength represents responsibility, and strength also represents praise. Just because you give up that responsibility does not mean that no one will inherit it.
You have to understand that the great power First Ones gives you rests on your "Divine Vessel". Perhaps in their design, the five of you Eternal Ones do not need to give birth to mind, self and emotions at all.
You only need to complete your own maintenance on System of Destiny in a robotic manner.
In the final analysis, it was your own choice that the five Eternal Oness have become as unique as they are now. In this case, why not let this responsibility return to "pureness"?"
"Huh?"
Eldest Daughter made a confused nasal sound, and she indeed felt "pain".
It was like a cold scalpel passed through her consciousness accurately and quickly, and she could clearly feel that a certain part of herself was being "cut off".
This is the mystery of emptiness.
Those Sea of Darkness family members are best at operating on less determined minds.
Eldest Daughter has seen such methods before. During Sea of Darkness's invasion of Bastion, she lost her first saint at that time.
The disaster took away some of her kindness and made her aware that too much emotion could interfere with the performance of her duties.
But she still couldn't understand Diakum's opinion at this time.
She said:
"What does purer mean?"
"Literally."
Diakum's Antimatter Claws movements gently peeled Eldest Daughter's self away from the huge power of "Dutiful One", and he explained in a gentle tone:
"To perform a job perfectly, what is needed is not self-sacrifice. When the work cycle is stretched to infinity, the One method that can ensure that the job is well executed at all times is to create a complete set of duty performance systems that can be continuously inherited and optimized.
Just like the set System of Destiny set by First Ones on Shadowlands.
They hope that all individuals will perform their duties in this system and that every gear will operate perfectly, but they ignore that a functioning system needs constant self-optimization and growth if it wants to maintain perfect operation for a long time.
Their biggest mistake was that they did not set up "redundancy" for self-evolution for System of Destiny.
So, let us use your "fall" to give System of Destiny an "upgrade patch" that is overdue for countless epochs, and at the same time free your tired soul from the shackles of responsibility."
Vigilant paused, and made another slash with his sharp claws, freeing Eldest Daughter's consciousness from the powerful pull of Dutiful One.
And his other hand went deep into the mechanical body of "Dutifulness Eternal Ones" that was rapidly losing "vitality" in front of him, and clasped its left arm while the hot Sunflare was covering and rolling.
This container made of the rule-creating "Phantom Scale" is almost indestructible when the will is strong, but as the will it carries collapses, its own physical form is also transforming into a ball of broken rock.
It is losing all divinity.
Therefore, in the burst of Diakum's power, Eldest Daughter's "arms" were torn off front and back, and then fell in the direction of Devos when Diakum waved it out.
"Loyal Kyrian Devos! You broke through the trial of doubts, were the first to discover Bastion's problems and bravely stood up to try to correct them. You are undoubtedly the guardian and moral backbone of this paradise and earth.
These "Dutiful One" arms are given to you, granting you the "loyalty" foundation to take charge of Heaven of the Good.
You must use your own hands to hold up the "heaven" in your mind that rewards the good and punishes the evil!"
As Diakum declared, Devos stared dumbfounded at the arms of the divine machine held in her hands. Her entire mind was in chaos at this moment.
She couldn't understand at all what this Holy Light Saint who was passing by Bastion was planning to do.
But Wise Archon Seniathus beside her quickly turned around, he rushed forward and grabbed Devos's arm, screaming:
"Quick! Embrace this responsibility! Use this to reshape the "foundation" of one-sixth of Bastion. Don't be stupid! The collapse of Eldest Daughter will collapse our country, unless the concept of "Dutifulness" she assumed is transferred to other individuals before she completely passes away.
But we are not able to undertake the complete "Dutifulness" concept.
A single saint will be crushed, but when we unite together, we can temporarily support this paradise in place of our leader!
Embrace it!"
As Wise Archon shouted, Devos took a deep breath and embraced the divine arms. The mechanical arms poured into Devos's arms in a "melting" manner, allowing her to "integrate" with the collapsing Bastion at this moment.
When Devos put her hands on the ground and her shouts sounded, Bastion's "collapse" speed was significantly reduced.
"It works!"
The other saints cheered.
Then, it was Diakum's turn to perform.
"Courageous Archon Xandria! You are the spear of Bastion. You dare to face the powerful enemy that you cannot defeat for the sake of morality in your heart. You will shed the last drop of holy blood for the eternal existence of heaven in your heart.
You are the power of Heaven of the Good, and the shining wings of Dutiful One are yours!
Take courage and fly forever."
The golden-gray mechanical wings flew out from the light in front of her eyes and were held in the hands of the weak Courageous Archon. She didn't even have time to hesitate before integrating part of this divine machine into her body just like Devos.
But "Enfeoffment Ceremony" continues.
"Wise Archon Seniathus, you will become Heaven of the Good's fire of wisdom that will never go out. You should learn enough lessons from today's tragedy and use your wisdom to guide your brothers and sisters not to embark on the same foolish behavior.
Dutiful One's head is given to you, make good use of this blessing."
The angular abstract mechanical head was thrown out and held in Wise Archon's arms. Seniathus, who had a gentle personality, felt at this moment that he had become an accomplice of the "Corpse Smasher".
But he couldn't refuse this gift.
He didn't want to see the Bastion he had devoted everything to maintain collapse today.
More importantly, although he does have his own views on "destiny", Seniathus cannot just watch Eldest Daughter being dragged into Eternal Silence's desperate situation because of Wei Li Dispersion.
As the wisest among the saints, he sees clearly.
At this time, Diakum gave them the concept of divine machinery and the power of "Dutifulness" not only to preserve Bastion, but also to completely separate the consciousness of Eldest Daughter from the great power of Dutiful One.
"For your eternal freedom!"
Seniathus shouted, raised the mechanical head, and integrated it into his body in the dim light Gleam.
Time is getting tighter, and Diakum doesn't have as much sense of ritual to display, so the remaining three "enfeoffments" become more concise:
"Humble Archon Kaelos, take the torso! You must let Heaven of the Good experience the suffering of the world, eliminate the grudges of the dead, and never slack off or be arrogant!"
"Devoted Archon Adrestes, your legs are yours! You must walk around the world with the ambition of Consecration, inspire kindness, guide virtue, and let all living beings follow the path of Consecration in the name of Heaven of the Good."
"Pure Archon Vesiphne, take care of your heart!
You must wash away the dust of every soul who steps into this paradise, so that they will no longer be sad about death; you must prepare bags for every new person who steps into Great Cycle, so that they can embrace the new beginning without nostalgia."
When the divine machine was divided into six and given to the six saints, the concept of Dutifulness, which was in danger due to the collapse and oath of Eldest Daughter, was once again miraculously reunited under the resonance of the secondary derivative powers that the six of them had.
Together, the six of them shouldered the heavy responsibility that Eldest Daughter could no longer bear. The power they possessed was originally extended from the concept of Dutifulness.
As the creations of Eldest Daughter, there is absolutely no problem with their power compatibility.
Of course, six people sharing a great power will definitely not be as stable as when Eldest Daughter was still there. Once differences and confrontations arise between them, Bastion will also fall into the end of self-collapse due to the lack of foundation.
"Devos told me that she no longer wants to perform the stereotyped duties of destiny. She hopes that the tragedy of Bastion will never happen again. She hopes that this paradise will truly become a destination for those who embrace all good things."
The voice of Diakum sounded from the increasingly bright light in front of me.
He said:
"Devos still doesn't know how to create the paradise she wants. In fact, she may not even know what kind of afterlife she wants.
I can't give you any advice on this matter, but I believe that you who have followed Eldest Daughter for the longest time are enough to discuss the new order of Bastion under the premise of unity.
This is not an expectation, but a requirement.
If you cannot come up with a new order, if you cannot reshape it, then the demise of Bastion will be caused by you.
Don't be stressed"
Vigilant held an illusory shadow in his hand. He waved goodbye in the light and said:
"I've done everything I need to do, and I'll leave this mess to you, everyone.
I said that I want to apply an upgrade patch to the destiny that is no longer suitable for this era, and the Kyrians of Bastion bear the most important responsibilities in System of Destiny. Therefore, this "upgrade patch" must start with your changes.
If you feel that the "past" is not good enough, then use your own hands to create a better "now" and look forward to a perfect future.
Goodbye, everyone.
I will bless you in the light."
After saying that, the light of Diakum suddenly rushed into the sky, and then turned into a bright golden firework and disappeared into the clear sky of Elysian Hold.
At the same time, there was also a golden meteor whistling down in the sky of High Heaven. As it curled up and fell towards Holy Light Land, the weak and exhausted Eldest Daughter no, Kyrestia whispered:
"You actually have no intention of destroying Tianming?"
"When did I tell you that I wanted to destroy the order left by First Ones?"
Diakum said warmly:
"Before I can come up with a better system, hasty destruction will only bring more terrifying chaos. That is exactly what the careerists who "invited" me to Shadowlands want me to do.
Although I am not wise enough, how can I make Him do what he wants?
The most important thing is that I, a Warrior of Light passing by, do not have the power to make decisions for Death Force sentient beings. I can only give the power of choice back to you. Whether the result is good or bad is not my responsibility.
Finally, welcome to High Heaven, a lady who is accustomed to doing her duty.
I don't want to be a bad boss, but considering the current poor construction progress of High Heaven, please rest for a few minutes and then get ready to work."
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