Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 330
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Episode 330 – Re 203, Room of the Curse – ‘New Beginning’ (10)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 683,623
Current Location: Tier 2, Room 203 – Chamber of Curse ‘New Beginning’
Sage Advice: 0]
– Han Ga-in
In the evening, everyone gathered in a conference room-like place inside the building. As always, my sister grabbed a pen and started writing something on the whiteboard.
“Let’s put it in order. From the scenario of No. 203 to our current progress.”
The scenario of Room 203, which was interpreted using all the information found in the building and the owl’s advice, is as follows.
Exactly 1872 years ago, the Pride of Humanity arrived on this planet with a crew of 800 people in cryosleep and a culture kit capable of creating more than 100,000 enhanced humans.
Records show that the planet’s first civilization was formed in the mountains less than ten years later. Those were the traces of ruined civilization we saw in the mountains.
Until this time, there was no conflict at all.
The human race was full of hope for a new beginning, the AI actively cooperated and sowed the seeds of civilization, and Adravita dreamed of becoming the master of a newly spreading myth.
Fourteen or fifteen years after arrival on the planet, conflict broke out for the first time.
“It is said that Adravita broke away during this period.”
The reason for Adravita’s departure was quite grand; it is said that there was a big difference of opinion with AI about the direction of civilization’s development.
“More precisely, it is said that there was a conflict with AI in the issue of education of so-called second-generation enhanced humans created with ‘culture kits.’”
I felt like I vaguely understood it.
“I guess Adravita wanted to make the second generation of humans created with the culture kit into his faithful followers. “AI seems to want to raise the second generation to be ‘great humans’ like the first generation born in a science fiction civilization.”
According to records, Adravita, who left the mountains alone, spread ‘pseudo-humans’ across the continent.
Since these pseudo-humans did not have a proper civilization, they had no choice but to rely on Adravita to survive the harsh environment of the planet.
“Similar humans are today’s primitive humans, right?”
“maybe… .”
The moment he realized the truth, Jincheol burst out laughing.
“I’m asking because I really can’t believe it, but isn’t Adravita the one who spread the monsters that fill the stars?”
“… I’m 99.9% sure.”
“Ah, that loveless bastard!”
If you don’t realize the situation by this point, you’re a fool.
What could a future god have been thinking when he created new humans because he was displeased with the fact that humans did not worship him faithfully?
Of course, he would have made himself into someone who could not help but be worshiped!
Spreading monsters throughout the world would also have been a means.
The future human forces living in the mountains were vaguely aware of this terrible event happening outside, but instead of intervening, they focused on increasing their numbers.
Jincheol reacted somewhat awkwardly.
“Why are these guys stuck in the mountains? If the people outside were living in this much pain, wouldn’t it have been possible to help them even a little? “You have the power to travel across the universe and pioneer the stars, right?”
Why didn’t the forces of the mountain range help the primitive people?
The answer to this question was not clearly stated. However, I was able to guess through the nuances of the sentences, especially the word ‘pseudohuman’.
“brother. The spaceship forces did not consider the primitive people from outside to be the same human beings.”
“…”
“The word ‘quasi-human’ is the same, look at this sentence here.”
It was an expression of courtesy in its own way for a quasi-human being. Other records were full of much more explicit expressions such as ‘cattle of Adravita’, ‘gods that enjoy worship and beasts that can only be worshiped’, and ‘insects’.
“In the eyes of the future human forces of this period, the primitive people outside were nothing more than beasts.”
Eunsol’s older sister also helped.
“They probably thought that once they had increased their numbers enough times and it was time to colonize the planet in earnest, they could just push them away like tearing down an anthill.”
Jincheol sighed deeply.
“I didn’t ask because I didn’t know what you were talking about… . It just takes my breath away. Think of it this way. “How do we, living in the 21st century, look to the group called ‘future humanity’?”
“…”
“Wouldn’t it look no different from a caveman?”
“It doesn’t mean that something is insignificant simply because there is a huge gap in civilization. They were born different from us. “They probably thought it was something like a toy created by Adravita.”
“Then that’s a good thing.”
The brief peace did not last long.
This part could have been easily predicted even if it were not the AI of a spaceship created by superscience in the distant future or the great god who breathes life into the continent.
This is because a group of future humans arrived at this star across the galaxy with the goal of colonizing the planet from the beginning.
Of course, after sufficiently increasing their numbers and increasing their power, they planned to come out of the mountains and colonize the entire planet, and in the process, the primitive people that Adravita spread were nothing more than a weak group that could be wiped out with a single snort.
“There was this teleological problem, and there was also the problem of balance of power. “As time goes by, the future human power in the mountains grows in number and grows stronger, right?”
“Adravita is alone forever. “Primitives are too weak to be worth considering at all.”
Everyone who listened to my sister and I nodded.
In the end, as time passes, the future human forces of the mountain range become the losers of the stars. The AI calculated it like this, and it seemed certain to me.
This would certainly have been the case if there had been no rebellion.
One day, when there were no clear records of how urgent it was, a rebellion broke out.
“From this part, the unanswerable content begins. Should I say that even as a human being, I would develop misanthropy… .”
“According to records, Adravita promised the traitors eternal glory that would last them from generation to generation.”
“If you look at the tail of this star now, can’t you guess what kind of contract it was?”
A dangerous world full of monsters.
In order to survive, primitive people knelt down, calling the traitors of humanity gods, and lived by worshiping Adravita, who gave them gods.
Adravita made traitors into kings and emperors.
“Did the traitors give Adravita a culture kit that can create enhanced humans?”
“I guess so.”
At that time, Seungyeop muttered as if it was difficult to understand.
“Isn’t it strange? So… . “The traitors chose the latter life between ‘pioneers of science fiction civilization’ and ‘primitive kings’, right?”
“yes.”
“No matter how you think about it, isn’t the former a landslide victory? It’s a big deal about being a king and all, but we’ve been that king, right? Was it fun?”
Seungyeop’s words were very easy to understand.
Like a chieftain in primitive times? We already tried it.
Even if you are a king or something, all you get on the table are larvae and half-rotten meat.
To be honest, it is a life worse than that of an unemployed person in the 21st century, and it is difficult to compare it to the wonderful words that make one’s heart flutter just by hearing that they are pioneers of science fiction civilization.
However, there was one thing that Seungyeop missed.
“That’s a problem that arose because the war ended in everyone’s mutual destruction.”
“to?”
“When you start a war, you always think of the glory after victory. It would have been the same for the traitors. Of course, their goal was not to act as chiefs in the primitive era, but to rob the spaceship and enjoy the comforts of a future civilization.”
“They also use slaves who worship them as God’s apostles.”
“OMG… .”
Destruction came quickly.
Future humanity, whose power was growing, was suddenly split into two and a civil war broke out. AI, which was given the mission of assisting humanity, also had no way to prevent conflicts between people.
The subsequent records were full of misery.
Due to internal strife, the spaceship was split into the main body and power source remaining in the mountain range, and as the powerless spaceship lost most of its power, future humanity could not avoid its downfall.
What is even more tragic is that the traitor also could not avoid downfall.
Future humanity was unable to retrieve the spaceship’s power source, but the traitors were also unable to break through the mountain range’s security units and steal the ship’s main body.
In the end, everyone lost civilization. For those who dreamed of eternal glory, the fate left was at best that of a primitive chief.
“It’s truly ruin for everyone… .”
Silence fell in the hall along with Seungyeop’s utterly vain words.
After some time passed, Elena cautiously opened her mouth.
“It’s not the destruction of ‘everyone.’”
“yes?”
“There is a winner. The humans of the mountains and the traitors also lost their civilization and fell… .”
“Adravita won.”
It is true.
After splitting the forces of future humanity and causing their downfall, Adravita obtained a cultivation kit to create new or enhanced humans and became the true god of this hopeless world.
In a world full of monsters, the chances of primitive humans creating a normal civilization are close to zero, and they have no choice but to rely on gods who come down from the sky to survive.
The demon god who creates the god and scatters it on the world is the one and only immortal of this hell.
As my thoughts reached this point, I also vaguely understood why Adravita was helping us.
“Why Adravita helps us. “I think I understand now.”
Eunsol’s older sister showed a helpless reaction.
“They said they wanted to see the real ending, not the clumsy ending made up by the hotel… .”
“From Adravita’s perspective, this world is already a well-established farm of faith. However, there is just one element of anxiety.”
“The very existence of the spaceship.”
It is true.
The Farm of Faith has already been completed, so there is no need for the spaceship to remain on this planet. So should we destroy it by force?
Dangerous. Even for a demon with endless evil and evil, the immense power contained in a spaceship created by humans in the distant future, traveling across the galaxy and pioneering the stars, would have been disturbing.
Although it was the pride of humanity and was neutralized after losing its power source, the AI was still lurking in the mountains along with the security unit.
So Adravita came up with another plan.
“I mean, leave. “Go back to the spaceship with the power source, restore the spaceship, and then go back to space.”
Jincheol frowned.
“You can fight him with a healthy spaceship! Clearly, the spaceship has a power that demons would fear -”
“Are we?”
My brother looked momentarily speechless at my retort.
My sister said with a wry smile.
“These incredible stories that have happened so far. It’s miserable and sad, but it’s just a story from another world, a step away from us. “Is there any reason for us to risk our lives fighting against demons to avenge the destruction of humanity?”
“…”
“You helped us because you read this far in the first place.”
“…”
“Tomorrow, let’s grab the core and set off for the mountains. “If we repair the spaceship, the AI won’t stop us.”
“You mean to repair it and start back into space?”
“Don’t you think that’s the solution to this room? AI is a new person, a being that wants to catch and kill us. So, as soon as Ari died, an escape decision appeared. However, if you repair the spaceship and go back into space… .”
“AI may also let go of past grudges for the greater good. Since we are not humans in the first place, we will approach these problems computationally, and now we are moving towards a ‘new beginning.’”
[Current location: Tier 2, Room 203 – Cursed Room ‘New Beginning’]
Only now did I realize the meaning of the title of No. 203.
We must lead a ‘new beginning’ for humanity that was defeated by the Demon God.
*
After the meeting, everyone went to bed early for the forced march starting tomorrow.
At that time, Eunsol Lee gently touched Elena’s cheek while she was sleeping.
“Yes… .”
“Elena.”
“Mr. Gain?”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“Ahh!”
“Quiet. “Everyone will wake up.”
“… yes.”
“I wanted to ask you something while your memories are still clear.”
“…”
“What on earth did Seungyeop do yesterday? I took a quick look… .”