"Let us cheer for them! The elites of the human world!"
The next moment, a passionate and loud voice echoed throughout the entire venue, and everyone on the circular platform stood upright. At the same time, another even louder shout rose into the sky.
Waves of sound came one after another, like ocean waves. Affected by this warm atmosphere, everyone could not help but look solemn and stand up straight.
Suddenly, the entire circular platform flew up, carrying the crowd towards the sky.
Alex noticed that in addition to their platform, there were two other platforms with a slightly larger number of people flying out from the side. The crowd next to them was slightly commotion. The people on these other two platforms should be those on the other two spaceships. Students who pass the assessment.
Three circular platforms flew side by side in the air and landed on the square in the center of the circular platform.
In front of them, thirteen thirty-meter-high statues stood proudly, made entirely of steel, with different expressions and lifelike expressions.
Some of these statues have indifferent expressions, with their index fingers pointing forward, giving orders to warships to gather and fire volleys of artillery fire; some are domineering, with their heads raised and roaring, marching forward even when powerful enemies are ahead; the most eye-catching one is the one in the middle with a strange figure in the center of his forehead. The bald man with an inverted triangle pattern has a deep gaze. He stands with his hands behind his hands and looks up at the starry sky. The depths of his vividly carved eyes seem to contain infinite wisdom.
Somehow, when Alex looked directly at the statue, he always felt as if he was about to resurrect the next moment. Hidden under his wise appearance was an unspeakable madness and evil.
"He is the founder of Steel Fortress. He was active in the era 50,000 years ago. No one knows his origin. They only know that as soon as he appeared in front of the world, he already possessed invincible power and wisdom as deep as the abyss. It is really shocking. People are amazing.”
At this time, the voice of explanation came from the side. When I turned around, I saw that it was my companion Xiulize from not long ago.
This person's sudden show of affection made Alex's mind race, and he immediately chuckled and said: "Thank you, don't you know this person's name?"
Xiulize looked up at the tallest statue in the middle. Hearing this, his eyes flashed and he said: "This Majesty has had many names. The most famous one must have been heard by Brother Bai, which is the 'Great, Brilliant and Noble Steel Slayer'." 'Leader Sterling."
Alex was shocked, it turned out to be him!
Alex couldn't help but be shocked. This "Iron Slayer" was famous in history. Tens of thousands of years ago, it was he who used his iron fist to lead dozens of galaxies to form a human coalition and repel the invasion of the Zerg. Win the human defense war.
During the post-war rule of Sterling, he single-handedly led the war between humans and multiple alien races. Through mass slaughter and oppression of alien races, he annexed most of the galaxies, expanding the territory of the Human Federation by nearly Double.
"Although the Steel Fortress was only an insignificant part of his glorious life, it was the place where he first descended." Xiulize looked directly at the huge steel colossus, with a strong sense of longing in his eyes.
Bai Shiyi didn't know that the Iron Fortress still had such a history, but the world has changed, times have changed, let alone such a long time as 50,000 years ago.
However, no matter how great the heroes are, there are few who can withstand the ruthless power of time.
While the two were talking, shadows continued to fly in the sky and landed on the surrounding stands. Various auras came from them. These people are all outstanding explorers among mankind.
As time went by, the crowd on the field grew larger and larger. As a new batch of explorers entered the ceremony, it attracted the vast majority of the crowd in the Steel Fortress.
At the same time, on a platform in the center of the ring-shaped platform that was obviously much higher than the others, there were seven or eight vague figures standing side by side, looking down at the vast sea of people below.
These people are all high-level executives of the Iron Fortress, and each one of them is a master explorer well-known in human civilization. If it weren't for this assessment, they would be rare to see in ordinary times, attracting the curious attention of everyone in the audience.
However, a faint layer of light emitted from their bodies, blocking their vision.
Alex was among the crowd, feeling slightly curious as well. His spiritual energy moved to his eyes, and his eyes flickered in the direction of the few people. Suddenly, there was an inexplicable fluctuation of spiritual energy in his body, and he felt a chill in his heart. He quickly lowered his head to avoid it.
"Huh!" Just when Alex looked back, a bearded man wearing a gray robe suddenly said suspiciously on the stage, looking down with a pair of bright and restrained eyes.
But wherever he looked, there was no longer the same feeling of breath exchange just now, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Naturally, his actions could not be hidden from the people beside him. A tall man wearing a complicated and gorgeous golden armor asked loudly: "Which student has Master Euler taken a fancy to? Let me see it too?" "
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure next to him who was emitting a hazy white light chuckled, and a soft female voice said: "Why are you doing this, Wilans? We have made an agreement in advance, and we will fight for whoever we like based on our ability. First come, first served, each other does not interfere with other people’s choices.”
The tall man was obviously a little wary of the woman who was speaking. He laughed twice and defended: "Of course, respected Master Chirabila. I just said it casually..."
"But I'm also very curious, which genius can get General Qin's attention?" At this time, the white light converged, revealing a beautiful girl with golden curly hair and blue eyes, wearing the latest interstellar fashion. , which further accentuates her explosive figure.
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In response, the man in golden armor couldn't help but muttered: "Why are you allowed to ask but not me?"
It's a pity that although his voice was low, everyone present was a smart person. The woman just glanced at him slightly, and the man in golden armor immediately shut his mouth and pretended as if he had never said anything.
On the other side, Master Euler searched several times without success. Hearing this, he frowned and said, "Strange, maybe I felt wrong just now."
As soon as these words came out, several people present became interested. They had been working together for many years and knew that Master Euler had a keen sense and was second to none among them.
Only the man in golden armor still shouted loudly without realizing it: "Maybe there are too many people, so I saw it wrong. However, in my opinion, the overall quality of the students this year is good. I have already seen several outstanding boys."
Regarding this point, several people present nodded in approval. After all, the quality of this group of personnel is indeed higher than in previous years.
"Jiejie, a group of interesting 'little birds', I can't wait to get up close and personal with them." Suddenly, a faint voice came from a group of shadows on the side, and the shadows kept flickering and fluctuating , as if something was breathing inside.
On the far left side of the crowd, a man wearing a heavy black and white priest uniform, with white hair and a red cross carved on his forehead looked enthusiastic and roared: "Compared to the shadow of dishonor, they should devote themselves to the Holy Light." Embrace."
"Hmph! Hypocritical Holy Light!" The shadow seemed to stretch.
"Shadow's lackey!" The priest's uniform under the cross-engraved man was flying, and the powerful power of the Holy Light was almost overflowing.
Between them, the two forces of shadow and holy light collided violently, seeming to distort the surrounding space.
In this regard, the people next to them all had expressions of not being surprised. When these two people were together, there was never a moment of peaceful coexistence.
Next to him, a sloppy old man with a robotic arm on his right arm and disheveled hair laughed excitedly, "Hahahaha! Let's start the war! Don't worry, I will collect your 'materials', blood, bones, hair, body tissues, and finally Fortunately, there are still a few viscera and bones, and my precious material library has not been fully enriched for a long time.”
The perverted words stung the two people next to them who were at war with each other.
The shadow smiled arrogantly and stopped talking, but a cold mockery could clearly be heard in the air.
The man with the cross mark also snorted coldly. Although the two had different philosophies, as long as they were colleagues in the Iron Fortress, they would usually only have a verbal dispute at most, and it would not develop to the point of life and death.
At this time, a tall, thin man next to him who had folded his arms and remained silent suddenly changed his face and said, "Silence! He is here."
This "he" obviously has an extraordinary meaning. Several people on the stage fell silent at the same time and looked up at the distant sky.
Suddenly, there was a loud "boom"!
Golden beams of light suddenly soared into the sky from the thirteen steel statues, leading into the endless void of the universe.
Set off by the golden light, the statue looks even more majestic and dazzling.
"Pay tribute to them! These are the human pioneers who have left their names in the Iron Fortress for thousands of years!"
With his back to everyone, a man slowly descended from the sky with his arms spread out. He chanted in a low voice at first, then his voice gradually became louder, and finally resounded throughout the square.
His voice seemed to have a unique magic power, making people unable to stop listening and being affected by a strange emotion, making their hearts surge.
The man turned around. It was a terrifying monster that combined the human body and machinery. It was more than three meters tall. It had the same bald head as the mysterious founder of the Steel Fortress. Its body was as tall as a hill. What was even more eye-catching was the coldness. Hard metal and twisted pipes were embedded in the flesh, and an exposed electronic eye on the terrifying cheek emitted a scarlet light.
Everyone was calm and calm. This image was not enough to make them feel palpitations or fear. Their backs were straight, and their eyes exuded a hot light that was difficult to look directly at.
The man composed of machinery and flesh and blood stood on the high platform, first slowly glanced at the people in the audience, and then said in a passionate and bewitching tone: "I am Steel Merlin Tesla, the commander of the Steel Fortress, everyone. , congratulations on becoming the final winners of this assessment, from today on, you are part of the Steel Fortress!"
There was a stir in the crowd, and many people looked ecstatic and excited.
"Be proud! Because you deserve it!"
Cheers resounded throughout the entire Steel Fortress, and countless terrifying auras suddenly spread. They were powerful energy crazes such as electromagnetism, explosions, ice, steel, blood, holy light, shadows... Roaring and singing loudly, filling the entire space.
"But..." Steel Merlin Tesla paused and looked around at the heavy tasks below. He suddenly waved down a metal arm and roared at the top of his lungs, "Compared to those pioneers, your road has just begun."
In front, thirteen steel statues seemed to suddenly come to life, flowing like liquid metal. Their high heads slowly hung down, and their silver-gray eyes stared deeply at the students below.
Under the gaze of the steel giant, everyone could not help but look solemn, as if these sages in human history had truly focused their eyes on them through the long river of time.
"The sages guide the road ahead, and we will never stop!" This motto to warn mankind has been handed down from ancient times and has been followed by most of the latecomers throughout their lives.
On the stage, Steel Merlin Tesla continued to deliver his speech, or in other words, the speech had just begun.
"Since humans left their home planet and embarked on the road to conquer the universe, we have encountered many difficulties and obstacles along the way. Humanity has been on the verge of destruction countless times..."
"But we will never give up, and humanity will never perish from our hands. To this end, we have built steel fortresses covering the entire planet, and formed a huge galaxy fleet, using the planet as energy, the river system as the battlefield, and the universe as the hotbed , in the name of blood and fire, pass the torch of human civilization..."
"For so many centuries, we have fought against the Zerg, denounced the Gods, studied and tamed star beasts, fought against the evil gods of Chaos, and faced ancient terrors... Countless times, we have struggled back from the edge of extinction, and the lives and blood of so many pioneers have Finally, the name 'Human' has a place in this vast universe..."
"But this is not enough! It is far from enough... The mysterious and unpredictable universe is like the most terrifying endless abyss, swallowing the torch of all life and civilization. Only the most powerful can achieve immortality..."
"For countless years, human beings have stumbled forward, looking for the path of their own evolution. We strengthened our weak bodies and explored the mysterious and unpredictable spiritual world. Finally one day, human beings usurped extraordinary power with ordinary bodies... "
"Since then, humans have had their own high-end power. The minions of the Zerg can no longer break through our armor. The light of the soul of the gods can no longer shake our battleships. The star beasts are no longer the killers of humans. The whispers of the evil gods can no longer be deceived. The soul, the ancient terror shrinks into the dark side of the universe, because of us, humanity is the strongest and last barrier..."
"This is us, we are explorers, adventurers, and families!"
In the final chant, endless light and electricity soared into the sky from behind Steel Merlin Tesla, breaking through the sky and reversing time and space.
Looking up at the sky from the ground, it seems like you can see the steel creations and billions of stars beyond the planet.
Under the electromagnetic storm that enveloped the sky, hundreds of excited budding explorers raised their arms and shouted hoarsely.
"Explorer!"
"Long live the explorer!"
Finally, all the voices converged into one——
"We are explorers..."
Finally, the commander of the Steel Fortress, Steel Merlin Tesla, flew up, suspended in the air, looked down at everyone, and an evil smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Dear human elites, the Steel Fortress welcomes you. Go! Go! Fight! Reborn in Nirvana in the blood and fire, use the lives of your enemies to forge your reputation, and sublime your soul in the killing and death!"
"Because we are the last black iron race, the only inheritors of the golden age - humans!"
"Humanity - eternal glory!"
The huge echoing sound was like continuous thunder that resounded through the sky and lasted for a long time.