Chapter 700 Star Language

Before stepping into this door, the two imagined many scenes, but none of them were more shocking than what they saw before them - the dome shining with golden light, the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the burning stars outside and the dim universe. The two were stunned, just standing there blankly, looking at everything in front of them, almost unable to believe their eyes.

"This is the Inquisition, Charlie, Ashelika."

At this moment, Mary also spoke next to the two of them, and there was a bit more pride in her voice.

"Welcome to the Tribunal."

"………………"

The two of them did not speak. They slowly shifted their gaze and looked around. Then they stretched out their hands and rubbed their eyes. Then they turned to look at Mary in shock, as if the person beside them was not their friend, but a friend. stranger.

"What's going on? Mary? Are you really Mary? Where are we?"

"Of course it's me, Ashay."

Looking at Ashelika's pale little face, Mary smiled slightly.

"Believe me, I was just as surprised as you when I first came here."

"So...you work here?"

Charlie blinked and looked around.

"Yes, Mr. Duanmu said he needs my power, and... I also need power."

"Your power? Mary, what power do you have?"

When asked by her friend, Mary pointed to her right eye.

"That golden eye? But isn't that a disease?"

"It's not a disease, and I don't know what to say, but it does have a unique power..."

After saying this, Mary smiled bitterly.

"Anyway, let's walk and talk."

With the two of them, Mary walked out of the teleportation room. In the corridor, she told the two of her a series of experiences in joining the Tribunal (of course, the part about Charlie was omitted). For Charlie and Ashelika, they could hardly believe what they heard, but the shocking scene in front of them and the cold steel floor under their feet reminded them that this was not a dream.

"So...this is a cosmic organization?"

Ashelika came to her senses first, then lay down in front of the window and looked out.

"So that's the sun? Are we in the solar system now? Where is the Earth?"

"This is not the solar system. We are currently in the World God Galaxy, a place far away from the solar system..."

"World God Galaxy?"

Hearing this, Charlie was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses and looked at Mary.

"Isn't that the world in your novel? Is everything written in your novel true?"

That's right, after publishing the first version of the novel about the Old Gods, Mary's second novel was about the Inquisition and the Star Alliance's fight against the Reapers. This novel caused quite a stir as soon as it was published. First of all, because in the field of science fiction, most of the time it is still dominated by men, and it is very rare for Mary, as a girl, to be able to write a best-selling science fiction novel.

Secondly, some of the concepts used in Mary's science fiction novels have impressed many scientific experts who study the interstellar universe, thinking that this is a kind of interstellar sociology that can guide human beings in interstellar navigation in the future - well, this is also nonsense. , because Mary basically uses the rules and systems of the Star Alliance to make settings, and the Star Alliance is a purely human civilization. It can be said that if Mary’s world also enters the era of interstellar travel in the future, it may Use Mary's novel as a reference to formulate rules and regulations.

Of course, where there is red, there is also black. Many book reviewers pointed out that the organization of the Tribunal, as the protagonist, is too exclusive. Human supremacy is an evil authoritarian idea in the universe, and therefore they believe that Mary has some evil qualities. Authoritarian tendencies and so on...

But Mary didn't care about that, she didn't care. Because she currently spends most of her time in the Tribunal, except following Duanmu Huai's actions, Mary writes her manuscripts in the Tribunal and then takes them back to her own world and gives them to the editor. As long as there are no major changes, she basically doesn't care. As for things like royalties...well, Mary is indeed very rich now, but unfortunately her money is of little use in the Tribunal.

"certainly."

Hearing her friend's question, Mary nodded.

"Strictly speaking, what I write is not science fiction, but documentary literature. What I actually do is follow Mr. Duanmu, record every move of the trial court, and then process it into literature before publishing it... You see , just like Watson next to Sherlock Holmes.”

"Documentary literature..."

Hearing this, Charlie was also greatly shocked. As Mary's best friend, she read it immediately every time Mary published a novel. Of course, Mary's writing style is delicate and soft, needless to say, but there are details about the Inquisition in it. The content, in Charlie's opinion, is indeed too cruel or even cruel. For example, when facing the threat of an enemy called the Reaper, the Inquisition did not choose to cross racial differences and unite to fight against foreign enemies like many novels. Instead, it sat back and waited. The Reapers destroyed the other intergalactic races of the Citadel Council before launching an attack, fending off and ultimately destroying the Reapers.

This passage is also a huge cause of controversy. After all, most similar works are about uniting to fight against the outside world. This kind of plot where the enemy is allowed to destroy its competitors is usually done by villain organizations.

When it was published, Charlie still remembered that the Fog Times published book reviews almost every day. They were basically divided into two groups. One group believed that the ending of Mary's novel was a bit too cruel and did not conform to the main theme and values. And if we act with these values, the organization called the Tribunal will eventually be destroyed.

The other group sneered at this and praised Mary for interpreting the concepts of human beings and the universe from a new perspective. After all, people who are not our own species must have different hearts. We all live on the same planet and just look similar. But why should we be so polite to those aliens who look different and have completely different bodies? What's more, it was a time when the race was on the verge of survival. If we didn't protect humans, how could we sacrifice humans to protect alien races?

Gradually, the scope of this discussion became wider and wider. At first, it was just a discussion in the field of book fans and science fiction literature, but gradually it became a serious topic about how humans coexist with other races in the universe, and the people involved also more and more. Even in master's colleges, there are many professors and teachers arguing about this.

Reporters also wanted to find Mary, the author of the original work, and ask her for her thoughts, but unfortunately they couldn't find anyone - of course they couldn't. While the reporters were looking through the entire foggy city, Mary was next to Duanmu Huai If you take risks, you won’t care what these paparazzi think.

At that time, Charlie and Ashelika were also worried about Mary. After all, many people took it out on the original author if they couldn't argue. In addition, Mary was a woman and was inherently weak, so all kinds of free money The yin and yang and dirty water were poured on her head. At that time, just reading the daily newspapers could make the two of them want to jump off the building. They were afraid that Mary would lose her mind and choose to commit suicide or something.

At that time, Mary said that she was fine, and because she would call them every once in a while to report that she was safe, they only thought that Mary might have gone to hide somewhere else.

Now it seems that she has indeed gone to hide somewhere else, but this place is really unexpected.

But if this is all true... then the Inquisition...

Charlie looked at Mary with some worry. From Mary's writing, she could see that the Tribunal was a cold, cruel and powerful organization. They regard human beings as the most supreme existence, and regard all races that are different from human beings as threats and potential threats to human beings, and are not afraid of genocide by any means. Frankly speaking, Charlie only felt fear and terror when she was studying. But now, when she was in this splendid hall, Charlie suddenly felt a feeling similar to enlightenment.

It was as if his eyes were suddenly opened, and everything in front of him seemed different.

Even the Tribunal, which I originally thought was rough and cruel, now looked so sacred and solemn, as if their existence itself represented the truth.

"Charlie? What's wrong with you?"

Seeing her friend in a daze, Mary asked curiously. When she heard Mary's voice, Charlie was stunned for a moment, and then came back to her senses.

"Oh, it's nothing, but this is really unexpected."

"Yes, the Inquisition does look magnificent."

Mary didn't think much about her friend's strange behavior. After all, Charlie was not the first one to be shocked by the magnificence of the Tribunal.

"So, Mary, what do you do here?"

Charlie coughed slightly and asked as if to change the subject, while Mary thought about it for a moment.

"Most of the time I am collecting materials for the next novel, and then when Mr. Duanmu asks me to go on an adventure together, I will go."

"adventure?"

Hearing this, Ashelica's eyes suddenly widened.

"What kind of adventure? Is it dangerous?"

"Well... there are still some dangers, but with Mr. Duanmu around, you don't have to be afraid of those threats."

After saying this, Mary smiled slightly.

"Moreover, I also learned a lot of new knowledge."

"Next novel?"

At this time Ashelika became excited.

"Are we still going to tell interstellar stories?"

"This time it's a fantasy adventure story, and we're currently fighting in a world with dragons, demons and gods."

Mary also didn't care about sharing this knowledge with her friends.

“When this is all over, I’ll write it into a book.”

"Dragons and magic?"

Sure enough, when she heard this, Ashelika's eyes lit up.

"Can we also go to that world and see it? I haven't seen what real magic is like!"

"...I can take you to see it."

Of course, Mary understood the impatience of the two of them. In fact, it was no different from her original mood. It is impossible for any child who grew up in the foggy city not to have heard similar stories. And when such a world really appears in front of them, they will definitely want to go and experience it.

But just as Mary was about to take the two of them to the portal leading to Arkham, there was a rush of footsteps.

"Miss Mary, is this Miss Mary?"

Mary and others turned their heads and saw a girl trotting towards them. She looked like just a child, with her eyes closed and covered with bandages, but she didn't look like a blind person at all. She moved forward quickly. run.

"This is Miss Hitomi, an astropath..."

Mary introduced them in a low voice, then turned her head to look at Hitomi.

"Hitomi, what's the matter with you?"

"Please, please report to the Inquisitor."

Hitomi gasped, clenching her hands.

"I received a message from the Sea of ​​Souls."

Duanmuhuai didn't know where he had heard this sentence before, that is, in a place like the police station, fire brigade, or hospital, you can't say you are too idle, otherwise you will definitely be busy with your feet in the air.

Well, now he found that he really couldn't live a leisurely life for a few days.

"A signal from the warp?"

"Yes, Lord Inquisitor."

Standing in front of Duanmu Huai, Tong lowered his head.

"I received a signal from the depths of the Sea of ​​Souls. A forge world was attacked by aliens, requesting support."

"It's possible to confirm the time...well, it's impossible."

Duanmu Huai was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head, joking, talking about time in subspace is simply a fantasy.

But the Forge World......

Duanmuhuai began to think.

"Sir, do we need to attack?"

Aikote looked at Duanmuhuai and asked, but Duanmuhuai shook his head.

"There's no rush yet."

"Huh? Not in a hurry? But......"

"There is no concept of time in subspace. It is true that Hitomi did receive this help message, but this does not mean that this message was just sent. It may have been sent several years ago, decades ago, hundreds of years ago. Years ago, thousands of years ago...even thousands of years later."

Duanmuhuai said this and made a decision.

"Whatever, a forge world is still worth visiting, just let those Githyanki bastards live a little longer. Although it is unlikely, it would be nice if I could find something good in the forge world... …”

Although Duanmu Huai doesn't think that a forging world can survive after the empire has been destroyed for so long, but even if it is a destroyed forging world, it is still a forging world, and maybe something good can be obtained.

"Prepare a reconnaissance fleet."

Duanmuhuai made a decision.

"I'll go check out the situation myself... Speaking of Mary, what's the situation with those two people?"

Duanmuhuai pouted at the door, while Mary felt a little embarrassed.

"Well, I told you before that they are worried about me, so I want them to see if... can they go to Arkham City?"

"Of course, just pay attention to safety."

Duanmu Huai didn't care, he gave a few instructions casually, then turned and walked out of the hall. It wasn't until Duanmuhuai left that Mary breathed a sigh of relief, and then she came to Ashelika and Charlie again.

"Okay, I'll take you to Arkham City...Charlie? Charlie?"

Only then did Mary realize that her friend was staring blankly at Duanmu Huai's retreating figure, and couldn't help but shout in confusion. When she heard Mary's cry, Charlie was stunned for a moment and then came back to her senses.

"Ah, what's the matter?"

"What's wrong with Mr. Duanmu?"

"No, it's nothing. I just want to say hello to him...Mary, what happened? Where is Mr. Duanmu going?"

"It's just a matter of investigating another world. It's not a big deal."

"…………"

After hearing Mary's answer, Charlie was silent for a moment, then raised her head and looked at Mary.

"Can we go together too?"

"Why?"

Charlie's sudden suggestion not only surprised Ashelika, but also Mary.

"This... can't be done. Although it is investigation, there may be dangers and battles. I don't think Mr. Duanmu will agree to your request."

"That's it..."

Hearing Mary's answer, Charlie lowered her head in disappointment. Looking at Charlie's appearance, Mary and Ashelika looked at each other.

What's wrong with her?