Chapter 360: Chapter 280 Purification_1
Given the Tribunal’s production capabilities, producing a directional radiation device wasn’t challenging but for Rebecca and Sherry, they had more concerns.
“Uncle Tall, should we hold off for now, wait till everyone has been cured before… starting?”
Looking at Duanmu Huai, Sherry timidly proposed her idea. They had already tested this directional radiation system several times. The results showed that creatures not infected by Imu material wouldn’t be significantly affected by this radiation. At most, it was like having an extra few X-rays in a day.
However, the creatures infected by Imu material were entirely different. Their bodies would disintegrate and turn into ashes. The effect of this directional radiation on the infected was so significant that it left both of them uneasy. It wasn’t as simple as a vaccine against a virus in a biohazard crisis; it wasn’t suppressing the virus and letting them return to normal but exterminating them completely.
“No need to wait anymore.”
Duanmu Huai was staring at the screen in front of him and shook his head.
“Remember, even deities cannot save everyone. In truth, ‘everyone’ is a fallacy. You should know this. Just like with the T-virus infection, some people could be saved, others could only die. You might save a few people in a short time or many people over a long time, but you can never save everyone. The so-called ‘perfection’ is a false proposition, and perfection itself is a poison.”
Saying this, Duanmu Huai furrowed his brow.
“The world has never had flawless successes. Any victory would carry regrets. War would destroy the enemy, but it would also cause some people to lose their families forever. But that’s reality. Humans must experience pain to move forward, rather than sinking into an illusion of flawless fantasy and dreams, descending and degenerating —— this world is cruel and real. There is no real paradise, no desired utopia. However, humans continue to move forward and survive tirelessly for their dreams.”
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai raised his hand.
“Activate the directional radiation device.”
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Hearing Duanmu Huai’s order, Mia, who was sitting at the console, responded in her usual light and casual tone. It sounded as if she was opening a grand banquet, and then —— the Artificial Angel pressed the button.
The next moment, a white beam burst from the warship and struck the planet directly.
The dazzling radiation waves spread instantly. They were like ripples on a pond, gradually spreading and extending over the whole planet, from the outside to inside.
The white radiation waves howled as they passed through every person, every creature, every plant, every piece of land. Most people just stood there, dumbfounded, looking up at the colossal beam that descended from the sky. As for the creatures infected with Imu material, they disintegrated instantly under the envelope of radiation waves. Their bodies turned into ash in the blink of an eye, then disappeared into the wind, leaving no trace on the land.
Soon, reports came from the Star Realm Army all over; all Imu material and the Luminescent Tribe mutants infected by it were completely destroyed under the radiation.
“That brings this chapter to a close.”
“So… is this world okay now?”
Hearing Ann’s curious question, Duanmu Huai chuckled dryly.
“In fact, what they have to deal with next is the bigger problem.”
Everyone was startled at Duanmu Huai’s response.
“But… Knight, the Beast Race has been destroyed, and the infection from the Imu material has been removed. What else is left?”
Lorena blinked her puzzled eyes and asked.
Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly at them.
“It’s simple. An energy crisis.”
Facing Duanmu Huai’s answer, Ann, Greiya, Felin, Lorena and others looked puzzled, while Rebecca, Sherry, and Lani either had a moment of realization or were deep in thought.
It’s not surprising. In the world Ann and Lorena lived in, the concept of “energy” doesn’t exist yet. To them, lighting depended either on candles or magic. In winter, people chopped wood for heating. In summer, people chopped wood for cooking. Even some magic-powered items would just become unusable without magic power, which to them was just a mild inconvenience.
But they couldn’t quite wrap their heads around the concept of an energy “crisis.”
Even Ann was puzzled. After all, although she had extensively studied STEM engineering, and the commercial sector she oversaw in Manaria under the princess was almost finished, the so-called energy crisis was still a new concept to her.
They haven’t developed to that stage in their world.
But Duanmu Huai wasn’t wrong.
Indeed, this kind of radiation killed the Imu material, meaning Imu energy was gone too.