CHAPTER 1510: CHAPTER 26: SETTING SAIL AMONG THE STARS

"Tilan, can weak people survive in this world?"

On a certain night many years ago, two people were strolling in the courtyard, and the silver-haired girl asked the figure ahead a question.

"I suppose you mean, must everyone be as steadfast as steel, become the strong in life, right?" The girl walking in front did not turn around; her smooth black hair and porcelain pendant swayed gently, appearing lively in the night.

"If one can be steadfast at will and show gentleness like water when needed, that must be someone with a very strong heart." The girl’s voice was extraordinarily clear and melodious in the night.

"However, many probably can’t achieve that." The two stood still as they reached the small bridge over the stream.

"If not being able to do so means one doesn’t deserve to live, that would be too harsh."

"All armors are just a matter of necessity; in hostile environments, possessing sharp spikes and attitudes is the better way to protect oneself."

"Everyone’s talent is different, and everyone’s energy is limited. If one insists on judging a person’s worth by their unwavering will, it will only force everyone to distort their character to adapt to this law."

"Flowers have many shapes and colors; if they can bloom freely, they will be diverse and beautiful."

"I am very grateful for the progress of the times because it allows some people to live by doing only what they love and excel in, which in fact, improves overall efficiency."

"However, the current order is still not perfect, and many people are forced into various irrational, complicated struggles. That’s why you feel that one must be strong and daring to attack and resist to live well."

"This is actually a very sad thing because we are all forced to do things that we are not inherently suited for, or even things that contradict our inner moral principles."

"I hate such a world." The girl silently gazed at the flowing stream beneath the bridge, reflecting fragmented light.

The silver-haired girl beside her slightly turned, her lips slightly parted.

"Tilan is a very gentle person indeed."

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In the depths of the starry sky, a space station with solar wings spread floats silently, with light spots flickering on it. Occasionally, through thick transparent glass, one can see people coming and going inside.

[Docking at J409: engaging ship, opening hatch]

[Northern String U-1728 commercial mini spaceship entering inner port, starting inspection, refueling]

[Cargo list under review: goods from ’Yaofeng Light Formation’ enterprise, unit YR789, category ’flight control equipment samples’]

[Review passed, clearance granted]

About thirty minutes later, a small spaceship once again left the space station, venturing into the vast Star Sea.

In various busy Star Harbors and space stations in the Central Star Domain, countless goods enter and exit daily. Among several seemingly unrelated docks, hundreds of spaceships enter and exit. If their routes were marked, one would find they converge at several points.

In the distant and unknown Aijieka Network Space, millions of light dots are distributed amidst the complex information flow. They are members of the ’Council of Seven Sages,’ currently tightly monitoring the lines of data flying by.

According to these data, one can see the scattered white light dots slowly converging, gradually aligning with a preset direction.

In the center of this majestic hall, a large gray block rock stands, with a silver Mechanical Puppet standing beside it at this moment.

"Silver-haired, do you know the biggest difference between us and other network organizations?" ’Hui Fangyan’ looked at the torrent of information flying overhead.

"I don’t understand." The girl’s cold synthetic voice sounded.

"Every organization must have its core objectives. It can be for profit, but a purely profit-driven organization won’t last long."

"If the important component of an organization is ’people,’ then a strong spiritual core is even more needed to unify."

"Profit can envelop ignorant and reckless hyenas, but it cannot tame proud geniuses. For the intelligent, the most painful thing is having to degrade oneself to associate with fools. That not only insults their intelligence but also damages their ideals and spirit."

"The closer one gets to the core of our organization, the more it requires highly intelligent and rational people."

"It’s not that wise people tend toward idealism, but they discover that the end of idealism has a much broader space than short-sighted greedy behavior."

"What we inherit is the spirit of the ’Cloud of Tracing.’ In the past, we have always stayed behind the scenes, because ’recording’ is our mission, not ’change.’

"But now things have changed. All conditions are gradually becoming mature. We have seen the upper limit of the ’Children of Man’s path, where civilization has been long trapped."

"As ’Children of the Stars,’ our organization will unite with many like-minded allies to liberate human civilization from past quagmires and stagnation, venturing towards the distant future among the stars."

"This is why we can stand at the peak of all network organizations, persuading countless geniuses and talents to willingly join because our ideals are so similar, and our destination is so close."

"Evelyn is not a perfect Songstress; she is too weak and kind. From a perspective of interest, we should not save her." Hui Fangyan slowly closed his large face’s eyes.

"However!"

"If even we betray and abandon her, does that mean we are betraying the future I and others promised at the start?"

"We all come from different corners of the network, extremely vulnerable. After experiencing the chaos during the early construction of the Aijieka Network, the upper echelons of the entire organization were almost wiped out. At that lowest point, I once gave up all trust in others, closing myself off."