"The content being played on a loop consists of only two parts.
I've translated it into our language."
Liu Zhi looked somewhat conflicted, then displayed the translated content on a virtual screen in the command center.
"Humility, honor, sacrifice, valor, compassion, honesty, justice, spirituality.
I swear to treat the weak among my compatriots with kindness.
I swear to bravely oppose all enemies.
I swear to fight against all that is wrong.
I swear to fight for my civilization to the bitter end.
I swear to help my fellow knights.
I swear to treat my friends with sincerity.
I swear to remain true to the one I love until death."
As they gazed at the content displayed on the virtual screen, everyone aboard the Sky Peng Horizontal fell silent for a moment.
"What is this...
A message from the Rune Civilization?"
Shi Zunhou scratched his head.
"Maybe it's the spirit of the Rune Civilization."
Wu Baiyi mused.
"They went to great lengths to take control of some communication equipment and repeatedly broadcast these two... messages, or perhaps declarations of the civilization's spirit.
What was the motive of the Rune Civilization's survivors?
Who were they broadcasting these things to?
Outsiders—to warn them that this is Rune Civilization territory?
The Cthulhu Beast's servants—to try to awaken their self-awareness?
Or the Cthulhu Beast—to express the Rune Civilization's defiance?"
Mingzhi Guangxiu fell into thought.
"Perhaps they were actually broadcasting it for themselves."
Gao Luanqin looked thoughtful.
"Imagine it: the mother civilization suffers a calamity that turns it into a 'breeding ground for an Old One,' and teeters on the brink of extinction, with only a handful of survivors left to eke out an existence.
What a desperate and terrifying situation that would be.
The survivors who shouldered that despair and fear, yet remained within Rune