In the year 9985 of the Human Federation calendar, a piece of news caused a sensation across the entire internet.
" The Human Federation Government has made contact with the gods of the old era and plans to hold a grand meeting on March 15th. A ceremony to recognize ancestors and determine the new pope will be held. The entire process will be broadcast live; please stay tuned."
Contrary to the expectations of the top brass of the Human Federation Government, the Pale Devil, whom they thought was high above and devoid of humanity, was surprisingly easy to talk to.
After they sent out their first advance team to make communication, the Pale God had been wreaking havoc since his resurrection, immediately responded with friendly signals and even finalized a series of reception arrangements. Before leaving, he used First-Generation Vampire slaves to transform all the visitors into Vampire so that they could enjoy eternal life.
Such an act greatly pleased the Human Federation. Leaving aside how terrifying the boundless power of the Pale God truly was, the mere temptation of easy immortality was enough to drive all the upper echelons mad.
Too much time has passed, far too long since Norton's reign. So long that no one chooses to believe how insane Norton was back then; so long that they can no longer comprehend the concepts of Existence Level and equality; so long that they no longer care about threats and warnings.
"I've told you before, the Pale God controls slaves through bloodlines. Once you become Vampire, you will be under his absolute control!"
The Human Federation was founded with the aim of eradicating Vampire who were not pure-blooded humans. Now, you are attempting to do the opposite, turning the entire upper echelons of the Human Federation into Vampire. You are creating your own prison!
Inside a pure white nanotechnology cell, Jacob, who had been resurrected from the ice coffin, was roaring madly, his face deathly pale.
The term "impotent rage," which has become popular in the internet age, is particularly fitting for him at this moment.
In fact, Jacob himself was also confused.
He never imagined that after establishing the Human Federation, he would be artificially worshipped and frozen in an ice coffin during his dormant period. This made his fate completely different from other Vampire species. Although he avoided the tragic end of being sunk into the endless trench, he was imprisoned after waking up.
If it weren't for Queen Maria and Alexander protecting him during the research on Vampire, and Norton granting him another portion of immortal blood, he might not be in this cell right now, but on an experimental table.
In the classic low-level experimental observation room, higher-level personnel stood directly above the nano-observation room, observing Jacob's exasperation through the nanomaterial glass, yet remaining utterly calm.
"Mr. Jacob, the world has changed."
It is no longer the way you remember it.
Perhaps five thousand years ago, your words carried some weight; perhaps six thousand years ago, your word was law, commanding the people. But now, ten thousand years have passed.
Humanity has long since traversed the stars and reached new heights. But it has also encountered unimaginable difficulties.
You may not know this, but this universe is not only inhabited by humans, and it is not only on Earth... or, in your words, it is not only in the Garden of Eden that life exists.
Humans might even be livestock raised by some alien civilization. Even on massive stars ten thousand light-years away, there are obvious welded seams, which undoubtedly proves that humanity is not the only intelligent species in this universe.
The existence of Pale God may be a disaster, a disaster left over from millennia ago, but it is also a hope, a hope that humanity can once again bravely move forward to resist alien civilizations and for technology to flourish.
From Earth's perspective, that Pale God may be our enemy, our oppressor. But from the perspective of the entire Earth and the human race, that Pale God belongs to the same camp as us.
Mr. Jacob, times have changed, and ideas have long since advanced. Your thinking still retains the shadow of the old era, which is why you are imprisoned here today.
This world is already a civilized world!
That Pale God, it's not impossible to cooperate with him.
Even now, his attitude is far better than you described.
Even in historical records, the Pale God is portrayed as someone whose thinking far surpasses that of ordinary people.
Compared to him, you seem more like a paranoid mental patient.
He had exhausted himself with just a few words to Jacob.
He stood there stunned for a long time, then finally burst into tears and laughter, completely out of control.
"Hahahaha, waaaaaah... History is a cycle, history is a cycle! Humanity can never learn lessons from history, just like the Boya Empire royal family in the past."
"The lessons of the past should guide the way forward." This age-old saying still fails to prevent you from repeating the same mistakes!
Frenzied shouts echoed throughout the conference room; Jacob seemed to have gone mad.
Its flesh and blood kept tearing apart, and thick black hair even grew out of the torn skin. Rough skin, like cowhide, was exposed under the originally torn human skin. The nails even began to fall off, and then sharp claws grew back as the finger bones grew thicker.
Pieces of skin were torn apart and thrown to the ground around him, and his clothes were torn into rags and hung on his thick body. Two huge bat-like bone wings tore open the skin behind him.
In a very short time, Jacob transformed into a gigantic monster over two meters tall.
"Boom!"
The enormous monster stretched out its body and then slammed its arm into the ground.
With a loud bang, the nanotechnology field, now capable of withstanding ordinary missiles, remained unscathed, while Jacob's arm was throbbing with pain.
The people on the platform had calm, even somewhat mocking, gazes.
"Mr. Jacob, don't waste your energy. As we've said, times have completely changed. You may not be able to comprehend the chasm that has created this gap."
Perhaps only when you truly understand our current civilization will it be time to truly let you out.