Arknights, but Terra is Farmed Chapter 25

But the problem was, what he held in his hand was just a laser pointer?

Did it have that much total energy?

Wasn't that like talking about toxicity without mentioning dosage?

But as Chen Ran thought this, he subconsciously turned his head to look at the planet model, which was only 1cm in diameter, and at the humans, who were only about 1.3 nanometers in size at this scale...

"I feel like the saying 'talking about toxicity without mentioning dosage' can also be said in reverse."

Chen Ran thought about it and decided not to dwell on it anymore.

Because on the planet model of Terra (Sea Creature timeline), when he reached in and played with the mud, after he was done playing, the mud actually spoke human words and chased the survivors all over the map, at which point science seemed unable to explain it.

"Forget it, let me see if there's anything else that can replace this laser pointer."

The reason Chen Ran didn't choose to, like last time with the savior cat, descend another so-called 'Holy Sword' was because the more he thought about it, the more something felt off.

A beam of light shot up, and then he appeared?

Wasn't that the same as shining a searchlight, printing a bat symbol, and then Batman appearing?

That was not a good omen.

However, just as Chen Ran was pondering what to use as a replacement by himself—

"Lord God..."

Amiya, the Demon King Rabbit, floated gently to Chen Ran's side. When Chen Ran subconsciously turned his head to look upon hearing her:

"I've made up my mind," Amiya said. "I agree with your proposal, Lord God. Let... those Terra people make their own decision."

"Oh?" Chen Ran was slightly surprised. "Little Rabbit, why are you so decisive this time? You were still hesitating for a long time yesterday."

Amiya: "... ..."

Amiya really wanted to say that she had no choice but to be decisive.

She had been hesitating because she still didn't want to give up. She had always believed there was a way to save the world, and she wanted those Terra people to wake up and make the right choice themselves.

But after this Lord God casually pressed the laser pointer just now, almost causing a third mass extinction—

Amiya realized she had been wrong.

Was it still important whether those Terra people could find their way back? No. What was important now was whether this Lord God still had much patience left.

Not being noticed by this Lord God was the safest thing.

And once this Lord God glanced at them, the opinions of those Terra people would be completely unimportant.

Even Amiya knew the saying "don't push your luck." The Lord God had asked her once last night, and now he was asking her again.

If Amiya still didn't make a choice now, was she going to wait for the Lord God to ask her a third time?

Therefore:

"Because I think you're right, Lord God," Amiya said softly. "Whether it's peace or war... it's their own choice. I should respect their opinions."

"That's right. After all, they're like that, why not indulge them a little?"

Chen Ran smiled and turned around, looking at the planet model wrapped in Originium.

Holding a laser pointer in one hand, Chen Ran glanced at Amiya and said, "Shall we start now?"

"Mhm..." Amiya nodded.

... ... ...

... ...

Time began to flow again.

Like a hard eggshell, the Originium that had originally encased the entire planet shattered at this moment.

Like a black snow, it fell piece by piece, accompanied by the melody of the planet's rotation.

And within this planet, all living beings, also encased in Originium into blocks, awoke with the cracking of the Originium.

Plants swayed their leaves, enjoying the sunlight.

Birds and beasts flapped their wings, tilting their little heads in confusion.

The people of Terra, with the confusion of "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?", looked at each other.

Their memories were still stuck at the moment when various countries and organizations mobilized their forces to launch a general offensive against the Demon King Rabbit.

But what happened afterward?

They didn't know. Their memories remained frozen at that moment.

There was no pain, no sorrow, and no despair.

The Demon King Rabbit's methods were too merciful, so these Terra people didn't even realize they had 'died' once.

However, before they could ponder their confusion, the holy light descending from the sky made all the Terra people instinctively look up at the sky.

Tearing through the clouds, accompanied by starlike special effects, descending from the sky was a 'Divine Messenger' with white hair, red eyes, a small flower on its head, and clad in sacred attire akin to an angel.

This 'Divine Messenger' emanated a soft glow, so divine that the group of Terra people, who hadn't yet grasped the situation, were almost frozen in place.

Under their gaze, the 'Divine Messenger' surveyed the area, its brow furrowing slightly as if unable to bear witness to the suffering on this land. It then closed its eyes.

The Terra people were confused, bewildered, but under this divine manifestation, they dared not speak and could only wait silently.

Yet, they were unaware that this 'Divine Messenger' was frantically communicating with the entire Hive Cluster Mind (Sea Creature version):

"Sea Creature 1: Hurry, hurry! Where's the cheat sheet Lord God gave me just now? I forgot my lines! Quick, let me see!"

"Sea Creature 2: I've got it! I wrote it down!"

"Sea Creature 1: So, what are the lines?"

"Sea Creature 2: Humans, your existence is an error, war, deception, jealousy—no, wait! I think I grabbed the wrong script!"

"Sea Creature 1: What the hell are you talking about!!!"

"Sea Creature 3: I know, I know! I wrote it down! Here, look, read it quickly!"

"Ahem."

The 'Divine Messenger' finally opened its eyes and, with its crimson gaze, surveyed everyone: "Humans, Lord God has bestowed upon you a favor. Now, you have two choices."

As the 'Divine Messenger' finished speaking, two Towers descended from the sky behind it.

038. Amiya's Wavering Killing Intent

The 'Towers' plummeted straight down, smashing the ground with thunderous roars and sending birds and beasts flying.

Once the swirling dust, akin to a sandstorm, dispersed, two 'Towers' that reached the heavens stood upon the land.

However, it was unclear if there was a slight error in the dropping angle or if the ground's soil and rocks were too soft.

One of the 'Towers' was clearly leaning.

To the Terra people, the angle of its tilt seemed like a divine hint, a guiding light.

Such a miraculous descent left the previously silent Terra crowd even more deathly still.

Before, they were stunned; now, they dared not speak loudly.

Because they had witnessed this divine miracle with their own eyes, they were well aware that if the 'Tower' hadn't landed in the wilderness but on their heads.

The mere aftershock of its impact could, at best, annihilate a nation, and at worst...

This was an absolute death threat.

"One, climb this 'Tower' and light its beacon."

The 'Divine Messenger' extended a hand, pointing at the 'Tower' that was clearly at a tilt: "If the beacon emits white light, it signifies your choice of peace and coexistence, an eternal heaven. At that time, Lord God will bestow upon you inexhaustible food and water, and you will no longer have to worry about survival. This place will become an Eden in the truest sense of the word."

"Two, climb that 'Tower' and, with the combined effort of thousands upon thousands of people, light the Tower's nether-beacon."

The 'Divine Messenger' extended its hand again, pointing to the other, normally angled 'Tower': "If the nether-beacon emits red light, it signifies your choice of power and profit, perpetual war. At that time, Lord God will bestow upon you the ending you deserve."

After speaking, the 'Divine Messenger' lightly raised its hand and pointed to the sky: "Lord God is watching you from up there, so now, make your choice."

... ... ...

... ...

"How was it? Little Rabbit, were the hints I gave clear enough?"

Chen Ran reached out and cupped the model of the now-revived planet in his palm.

As he zoomed in and out, observing it like a terrarium, Chen Ran turned his head to look at Amiya, who was floating beside him, and said, "If they still manage to make the wrong choice after this, then there's really nothing I can do."

"Mhm..."

Amiya nodded her little head.

She had to admit, this Lord God had done quite well.

Of the two 'Towers,' one clearly had a directional indicator.

Furthermore, in the 'Divine Messenger's' explanation, considerable emphasis was placed on the 'Tower' that represented peace and coexistence.

As for the other 'Tower' of war? It was truly just glossed over.

Anyone normal would know which one to choose.

However—

Amiya seemed to have forgotten something: human perspective and divine perspective were entirely different.

From the moment she was grabbed by Chen Ran as if he were playing a claw machine and brought to his side, Amiya had already temporarily abandoned her human perspective and was trying to view everything from a divine perspective.

And Amiya had also forgotten about human diversity.

Amiya didn't realize it, and Chen Ran didn't either.

Chen Ran merely looked at the model of the planet before him, which had noticeably sped up its rotation after he nudged it.

Then, the view flickered a few times, and the familiar semi-transparent pop-up window appeared right on time.

"Day One: The arrival of the 'Divine Messenger' and the existence of the Lord God have caused the nations of Terra to halt their war against the Demon King Rabbit, initiating emergency meetings across the entire country."

"Oh, so they stopped fighting," Chen Ran said. "The moment I threw those two laser pointers down, those Terra people stopped paying attention to you, Demon King Rabbit, and everything else."

Amiya: "?"

Upon hearing this, Amiya looked back and forth between the planet model and the Lord God, her face filled with surprise and confusion.

Amiya seemed to have no idea how the Lord God knew all this information.

Even though Amiya had been staring intently at the surface of that planet with her small eyes, she couldn't make heads or tails of it after looking for so long.

It must be the Lord God's might...

Amiya reached this conclusion.

And although Amiya didn't know what the people on that planet were doing at that very moment, fortunately, the Lord God kindly provided her with a live broadcast:

"Day Two: Meeting"

"Day Three: Meeting"

"Day Four: Some citizens grew impatient and questioned those in high positions, asking how long this meeting would go on. They claimed that all they needed to do was ascend the Tower and light the white lights to usher in a happy life."

"Day Five: Meeting"

"Day Six: Within one of the countries, a rumor spread claiming that after observing the celestial phenomena at night, they discovered that the twin moons in the sky were actually the eyes of the Lord God."

"Day Seven: The rumor intensified, and the higher echelons of some countries did not respond."

"Day Eight: The rumor claimed that the Lord God was actually an evil god, and that 'Peace, Coexistence, Eternal Heaven' was merely a means of manipulating people's hearts, designed to persuade them to press the white lights, thereby allowing the evil god to descend upon the human world."

"Day Nine: The majority of the populace began to resist the spread of the rumor, preferring to believe that 'Peace, Coexistence, Eternal Heaven' was real and requesting that the higher authorities resolve these rumors."

"Day Ten: Meeting"