Shocked He Xi

(I apologize for the late update due to practical training this morning.)

The Protoss are a civilization full of glory. Winning their first war in a brand new universe is of extraordinary significance. The Protoss return to Aiur to prepare for a celebration feast.

Sacrifice is no stranger to them. They will always remember every Protoss who has passed away, but they will not lose their will to fight because of it.

It's just that Shen Jun still can't adapt to this kind of parting.

Although he had only lived with the Protoss for half a year, he inexplicably developed an indescribable sense of identity and belonging to this race. More than two hundred people, who were still alive the day before, are now...

On a mountain near the city of Daelaam, Shen Jun sat on the highest rock, looking at the starry sky with complicated feelings.

Am I sad?

Shen Jun smiled helplessly. He didn't even know the names of the two hundred dead Protoss, and he couldn't even tell what they looked like. When did he become so sentimental?

"Archbishop, as a leader, you should always maintain a calm state of mind. The sacrificed warriors are all heroes, and they would not want you to be so depressed."

Rohana's calm voice surrounded Shen Jun's ears. During the thousands of years that she and the Spear of Adun were sealed underground, whenever an outstanding Protoss passed away, their memories would be transmitted to the minds of protectors like Rohana, almost as if they had personally experienced their entire lives.

Including all the emotions before death.

Death is not unfamiliar to Rohana.

Shen Jun naturally understood the principle. In front of the Protoss, he behaved no differently from a triumphant general, but the discomfort in his heart was not so easily resolved.

Fortunately, the current Protoss no longer use the Khala, otherwise Shen Jun's mood would not be hidden at all.

In the end, it was still a lack of experience. Shen Jun sighed. The ancestors had long said the famous saying that benevolence does not control soldiers. He didn't expect that he would still be soft-hearted.

"Archbishop, Angel He Xi is here."

Rohana reminded.

At this moment, a breeze blew, blowing on Shen Jun's face, very light and comfortable.

"On the day of great victory, why are you sitting alone on this barren mountain, Your Excellency Archbishop?"

He Xi landed behind Shen Jun.

Shen Jun didn't turn his head and said, "He Xi, the Trigonians have been defeated. Why don't you return to the Angel Nebula and stay here?"

Ignoring Shen Jun's question, He Xi stepped forward and sat beside him, and asked with a smile, "Looking at you like this, you're in a bad mood. This is not the expression you should have after a victory."

He Xi mysteriously said: "Are you feeling sad for the sacrificed warriors?"

"It's really rare to see a civilization master as easily depressed as you."

"To be honest, I find it a little unbelievable."

"We Angels have always regarded dying in the arms of Queen Keisha as the highest ideal, and we are all women. You are at least a male creature, so you shouldn't be hiding here sighing."

Under a series of bombardments, Shen Jun couldn't stand it anymore.

"Hey, hey, hey, what does it matter to us Protoss what you Angels are like? And what's with the male creature title? And I'm not as depressed as you said, I'm just mourning the sacrificed warriors."

In fact, Shen Jun knew in his heart that He Xi was comforting him in disguise, although he didn't hear where it sounded like comforting... He just didn't know for what reason.

Moreover, he was actually almost recovered...

"Hey, why are you staying here and not leaving?"

He Xi raised her eyebrows, her beautiful eyes fixed on Shen Jun, and asked with a seemingly serious expression, "Am I beautiful?"

Shen Jun: "?????????"

I'm asking you why you're not leaving, and you answer me with this?

What kind of thought process is that!

They all say you're mischievous He Xi, and they're right.

But seeing He Xi's appearance as if she wouldn't give up if he didn't answer properly, Shen Jun nodded very obediently.

He Xi is indeed beautiful, that's the truth, Shen Jun wouldn't feel any pangs of conscience, and He Xi's appearance is precisely the most in line with Shen Jun's aesthetic standards.

Who knew that the mischievous He Xi, after receiving a positive response, not only wasn't happy, but instantly changed her face and said angrily, "So, such a great beauty like me is accompanying you, and you're not happy and want to chase me away?"

Shen Jun: "..."

"Forget it, stay here if you want, after all, you contributed to the war, and the Protoss recognize you as a friend."

As soon as these words came out, He Xi immediately became all smiles again. She is indeed good-looking, but for some reason, Shen Jun felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Shen Jun, why do you Protoss all call you Archbishop? Are you a civilization with a religious system?"

Suddenly, Shen Jun realized that this might be a good opportunity to package the Protoss. He tried his best to make his expression more sad, as if recalling unbearable past events.

"From a certain point of view, the Daelaam does seem like a religion, but it's not."

"In our Protoss language, Daelaam means Great Unification, it is an idea put forward by a very great Protoss, and it was he who ultimately established the Daelaam."

"Great Unification? Were you a divided civilization before?"

He Xi asked curiously.

"This matter dates back to a very distant time. Long ago, the Protoss were a highly developed civilization. At that time, our civilization shone like stars throughout the universe. In the beginning, the Protoss had eight major tribes. At first, they were very united and their fates were connected, until the outbreak of the Aeon of Strife."

"Aeon of Strife?"

"The Protoss' insatiable thirst for knowledge led them to develop extreme and radical scientific and metaneural research traits. As their understanding and individual consciousness grew, the Protoss became extremely proud and began to value individual achievement more than collective progress. The more successful tribes began to isolate themselves from the other tribes."

"As the rise of individual egoism overwhelmed the original collective connection, the various tribes, driven by individualistic pursuits, rekindled their ancient principles and customs to further distance themselves from their compatriots."

"Then came the bloodiest and most violent civil war in Protoss history: the Aeon of Strife. Countless generations of Protoss engaged in frenzied battles during the Aeon of Strife, and our homeworld was ravaged by the grand wars between the mad tribes. It seemed that the entire glorious Protoss culture was on the verge of extinction."

"In the end, only three of the eight major tribes remained: the Khalai, the Nerazim, and the Tal'darim."

"Due to various factors, the Aeon of Strife finally ended, but the remaining three major tribes were still opposed to each other. No one was willing to take the first step to propose reunification, until the appearance of a Saint twenty-seven thousand years ago."

"Twenty-seven thousand years ago!"

He Xi was shocked. The oldest civilization in the known universe doesn't have such a long lifespan. The most ancient God River Civilization was only just two hundred thousand years old, and it was destroyed. The Angels are only eighty thousand years old now, Lieyang forty thousand years, and the Deno Civilization is not even ten thousand years old yet. (The lifespan of civilizations in the Super God Universe is calculated from the beginning of the pre-nuclear era.)

But the Protoss already had highly developed technology hundreds of thousands of years ago?

Is that possible?