"Stop!"
Gu Gongming suddenly raised his hand to stop Wang Canxin from continuing his story.
" Commander Wang, your ability to fabricate lies is truly appalling; you dare to tell such an absurd story."
"You claim to have possessed Variant hundreds of years ago, and that there were even more than 100 countries before that. What evidence do you have?"
His gaze was sharp as a knife, fixed intently on Wang Canxin, as if he wanted to cut open his exterior and peer inside.
At the same time, the aura of the ' Starlight ' realm was fully unleashed, enveloping the entire room.
The others also stared coldly at Wang Canxin; clearly, no one believed his nonsense.
But the next moment, another powerful aura rose from behind Wang Canxin and collided with Gu Gongming.
It was Jian Luo standing behind Wang Canxin.
"Gentlemen, please listen quietly to Commander Wang's words before drawing any conclusions, okay?"
As Jian Luo spoke, the aura she exuded rose even higher, at one point overwhelming Gu Gongming.
Gu Gongming met his gaze, then snorted, withdrew his imposing aura, and turned his head away. "I'd like to see how you're going to fabricate this."
"Hey, you!" Jian Luo was clearly dissatisfied with Gu Gongming's attitude, but after glancing at Wang Canxin sitting in front of her, she didn't say anything more.
Wang Canxin remained silent throughout, only adjusting his glasses and speaking again when the room quieted down.
"The appearance of the Variant dealt a heavy blow to humanity, which was already ravaged by war and disaster."
"In less than a year, the human population has decreased by one-fifth."
He paused, then slowly held up five fingers. "Finally, five of the most powerful nations at the time realized that if things continued this way, all of humanity would be wiped out."
These five countries are the current Five Nations.
The expressions of everyone present turned serious, and they all began to listen carefully to Wang Canxin's account.
"They achieved a rare unification and quickly formed an organization comprised of their entire military force."
" Night Star?" Xiao Liu asked.
"That's right, this is the origin of the Night Star."
"What about the other countries? Were they all killed by the Variant?" Xiao Liu continued to ask curiously, a question shared by everyone present.
Wang Canxin simply lowered his head, and even Jian Luo behind him lowered her eyes, as if she had remembered something sad.
"No..." Wang Canxin raised his eyes, "The rest of the countries were all destroyed by the newly established Night Star Organization."
This sentence was like a bomb, exploding in everyone's minds and turning their thoughts into a jumbled mess.
"At that time, only by uniting could humanity possibly resist this catastrophe of extermination; those who did not cooperate would only face the fate of being killed by their own kind."
"And so, these five countries quickly divided up all the power of the rest of the world."
"At the same time, they also transformed a great tree that could convert everything into the purest energy, the Tree of Terra, into the common property of the Night Star, jointly controlled by five nations, with mutual constraints."
"Of course, this big tree was also the primary cause of all the wars."
At this point, Wang Canxin paused, giving everyone some time to process what he had said.
Several minutes passed before he spoke again.
"Finally, after years of struggle, humans suddenly developed superhuman abilities, and their numbers began to increase dramatically every day."
"Humanity was finally freed from the situation of being crushed by other Variant."
"Then, after society finally stabilized, the first thing the Night Star's leadership did was to suppress everything related to true history."
"After all, such a shameful history is not conducive to the Night Star' future development as a self-proclaimed righteous organization."
"History books, photographs, videos, and even most people who know history, except for those of significant value, have been hidden or destroyed."
"Afterwards, they fabricated various histories favorable to the Night Star Organization, and changed the birth time of the Variant to the same time as the emergence of superhumans, so as to avoid anyone discovering anything amiss."
"And all those hidden artifacts from the old world are sealed in one place, where a secret weapon powerful enough to destroy the world is located."
"As for those who guard these artifacts from the old era, they are called Gravekeepers."
"The responsibility of protecting the Tree of Terra also falls to the Gravekeepers."
"If you investigate carefully, you'll find that many outstanding superhumans who graduated from the training camp didn't become Night Star but instead disappeared without a trace, or some Night Star mysteriously vanished after becoming powerful."
"They were transferred by the higher-ups of the International Night Star to become the Gravekeepers."
Gu Gongming and the others stood frozen in place like statues, each of them looking completely dazed, as if they couldn't accept this reality.
But upon closer examination, they realized it was exactly the same as what Wang Canxin had said.
Whether it's encountering highly intelligent Variant that claim to have lived for decades, or experiencing enormous cultural differences within a single country, these all undoubtedly reflect this point.
Previously, due to their trust in the Night Star and their ingrained mindset, they hadn't given it much thought.
But now, they only felt a chill run down their spines.
They had lived their entire lives in lies!
"So... the reason they're in such a hurry to disband us is because they want to..."
"I want you to become Gravekeepers."
Wang Canxin answered without hesitation, then looked at Gu Gongming.
"You know best what's happened recently. The destruction of the Star God Group and the disbandment of the [Godslaying] Squad were both orchestrated by the Light God Society."
"The higher-ups fear that the Light God Society's next target will be either the secret weapons of the old era or the Tree of Terra."
"That's why they're so eager to recruit more and stronger Gravekeepers to protect their absolute dominance over this world."
That's all I have to say. Believe it or not, it's up to you.
After saying this, Wang Canxin fell silent and quietly looked at everyone.
Gu Gongming sat there silently with his head down, making it impossible to read his expression.
Qian Lan and the others still looked incredulous, as if their faith had completely collapsed.
Even Han Xiaoxiao's brows were furrowed.
Although everything Wang Canxin said seemed incredibly fantastical to them, it all coincided with what Wang Canxin had described, when combined with recent events.
This made them begin to waver.
"Why are you telling us this...?"
After what seemed like an eternity, Qian Lan finally spoke up and asked.
"Because you will all be sacrifices made by the Night Star's higher-ups for their own benefit."
"So, you're planning to have us join you in rebelling against the Nightwalkers's higher-ups?"
Gu Gongming astutely guessed Wang Canxin's thoughts.
Wang Canxin smiled slightly, "That's right, because I want to create a Night Star, someone who is single-mindedly dedicated to protecting humanity and fighting against the Variant... Night Star will guide people like a star when night falls."
Wang Canxin spoke at a very slow pace, but his words were inspiring and moved everyone present.
Behind her, Jian Luo's eyes once again revealed admiration and longing.
"Of course, it's all up to you to decide, and I won't force anyone."
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent, but everyone's expression was one of deep inner turmoil.
Just as the atmosphere became eerie, a loud bang came from the ceiling.
Bang!
The ventilation duct embedded in the wall suddenly burst open, and then a mass of crimson flesh, like liquid, flowed out of the opening and landed right in the center of them to everyone's astonishment.