Suddenly, I hear a raspy voice. It sounds like a dying old man trying to speak. Immediately, I look to the older looking creature.
"You are the leader, correct?" It says.
"Ye-."
"Please state your intentions through your thoughts. I cannot understand your words." It says with a still face.
Okay. Yes I'm the leader. We come in peace. I can assure you no harm will be done to your people.
"Then why are several of your men hostile? Do you simply have no control over them?" It said while looking at several of the female members of the group.
.....I'm sorry but I can assure we mean no harm. If you need I can send those hostile people away. Just show me who is hostile. I just ask that we have a small talk leader to leader.
"Thank you." It said with a slight smile. God that's ugly.
Small clumps of dirt begin to rise, moving directly above several group members head. Seeing this everyone immediately gets ready to kill. "Everyone with dirt above their head. Leave." I said trying to sound as intimidating as possible.
Everyone looks visibly confused. They all hesitate, giving up after seeing my glare as well as the several hundred unknown creatures in front of us. Only me, Dai, and Ling'er are left.
Dai appears to be on edge for once while Ling'er appears rather happy. Every now and then I'll here her mutter cute under her breath. I guess these things do have some charm to them.
"Thank you. If possible I would like to start." It said calmly.
Of course.
"Can you tell me what you are and what you plan to do here?." It said with curiosity in its voice.
I plan to create a small base for my people. As for where I am, assuming you understand the concept of stars and space I am from space.
"You come from the sky? How?" It said with a hint with fear and curiosity.
My people should be older than yours. Were just more developed overall. Would you like to know why we want to occupy your planet?
"Of course." It said calmly.
To put it simply, my home planet is gone. Gods have gone mad killing many. I have to ask where does that gem on your forehead come from? Have any prophecies or legends come true?
"The gem is just something we were born with. As for the legends and prophecies no, not a single one has come true. Are you saying that we really are blessed by the gods?" It said surprised, its mouth wide open.
.....Tell me more or this conversation is over.
"Okay? My people believe that an unknown time ago a higher god and our worldly deity fell in love. Countless rejected so they chose to end their lives inside the center of our planet."
"Even when dead their corpses will continue to influence us. At some point my people grew gems and developed godly powers. Is this answer fine?" It said slowly.
...Fuck. Okay we should leave. But then again the gods here are dead. Hey system what do you know about this!
-This Planet Is One Of The Many Divine Buriel Grounds. A Majority Of Gods Are Unable To Acess These Sacred Grounds. Please Note Host That All Divine Creations Will Be Destroyed By The Worlds Inhanced Will So Creating Tier 7 through 9 Machines will be impossible.-
...I'm divine right? Dont tell me this world will end me out of nowhere? Maybe I really should leave.
-Host You Are Not Divine. Machines Like The System Are. The System Is what Forced Your Evolution And The System Is The One Guiding A God.-
Am I a god or not. Please be serious!
-Gods Can Create Life And Bend The Universe To Their Will. Can You? No. But The Machines You Will Make Can.-
....I make gods? I make mother fucking gods! This is the kind off shit that will make everyone target me! Fucking 3 years isnt enough! Fuck fuck fuck fuck!
"Are you okay?" It said concerned.
Suddenly I feel something tap my shoulders. A small hand made of gray light is patting my shoulders. The old creater seems rather concerned.
I'm fine. Anyways my people would like to live on this planet for a bit. I promise that my people will not interfere with yours. Can you promise the same?
"Of course. I just that we meet every now and this to discuss forming proper relations between my people and yours." It said calmly, smiling once again.
That's a givin. Well, since were on the topic of relations. I am in desperate need of metals. If you have any I am more than willing to trade. We can form a long term partnership. Would that be fine with you?
"Of course. If you'd like you and your people can wander our village. Under my watch of course. Can my people see your base as well?" It said with an extra respectfully tone.
Of course. Follow me and we'll head over there right now.
"Okay. Just give me some time to prepare my men." It said calmly.
As you please.
The older looking creature walks back into the ground. We all just sit on the ground. While eating several small creatures walk to us slowly. Ling'er tries to hug one but she's a tad to intense so she scares it away.
Some of the children come to me. Though they seem to be more interested In my metal covered arms then me. Most of them go to Dai since he brought several rations bars to munch on.
Dai tries to offer several of the kids some but what I think are their parents keep pulling them away. Most of the children get pulled away but some are left alone. They appear to be a small bit dirtier than the other children.
One of them eats a rations bar. Immediately it begins screaming. Every other creater immediately forms dirt spears, ready to kill. Suddenly the kid begins to rub itself against Dai with a wide smile.
"Hey leader looks like cheese is the way to peace." Dai said with a smug face. The child just nods. Mei just sighs.
The other creatures look at the child with a shocked face. Some try to move to Dai but the kid keeps trying to keep them away. The kid pretends to be disgusted but his previous outburst already gave him away.
"Umm, if you guys want some that's fine but can you give me something in return. Metal maybe?" Dai said while waving the ration around, pretending to take a bite every now and then.
The children just look at Dai confused. Several of the adults move to the cave entrance after hesitating. After 5 minutes or so several adults come back with shining Crystal's and unprocessed purple ore.
Suddenly I hear a familiarly gruff voice. "That treat better be worth precious metal." It said with clear anger in its voice.
Suddenly the crowd is split by 2 large walls made of grah light. The old creature appears with an enraged look. In response Dai just tosses a single unwrapped rations bar to him.
The old creature sniffs it before eating it. He screams just like the child, except unlike the child several tendrils of gray light explode out of his body.
Seeing this every creature around gives the elder a disgusted look. His face turns a light blue.
"Em, that was pretty good. Though a small bit perverted. My name is Naba. What is your name?" Naba said with joy in his voice.
I'm Bai, the young one is Dai, and the woman is Ling'er.
"Thank you. Alright I'm ready. Let us go." Naba said while examining his men.
And so we move. Naba brings 7 other creatures with him. After meeting back up with the group we head to the ship. For an hour and a half nobody talks, though every now and them Naba and his friends will occasionally try to get a rations bar out of Dai.
When we get to the ship Naba and his friends go still. They just sit still, standing in front of the ship for a few minutes. After waiting for a bit become impatient.
Come on Naba.
"Ah, I'm sorry. Please show me around." Said Naba with a hint of reverence in his voice.
We immediately show Naba and his friends around. We take him to the cafeteria and bedrooms as well as the break room. We dont show him the pilots room, the rations containment room, and the armory.
All in all it takes a little over an hour. Just as we are about to head back to Naba's home we notice that its night time. Naba and I agree to continue to tommorow. He says that he will bring some metals and meats as a gift.
After saying goodbye I head back to the pilots room after grabbing a box of black pepper steak flavored rations. Mei and Dai follow me, Dai asking about what Naba said while Mei asking whether we really should occupy their home.
Dai seems perfectly fine with the situation but it seems that Mei believes that we are taking advantage of them, forcing ourselves into their home. Honestly, I disagree. We will form a mutually beneficial partnership where in exchange for materials we will provide technology.
We will not interfere with their goverment and life. Though, because of the deal we already have interfered with their future. It doesnt feel very good guiding their evolution with technology created by other civilizations, taking away a path of their own.
It's not fun but at the moment my survival comes first. When we can we will leave but considering what the system told me I will likely spends all of the 3 years or more here.
All should be fine as long as I play the pacifist.
Though, If possible I would like to research their abilities and see what technology could have been made. Maybe I can recreate it? Whatever they have isn't available in the blue-print shop since I know nothing about their technology at the moment.
After Dai and Mei argue for a few minutes I tell them to go to sleep. Dai and Mei frown but still listen. While they're going I tell them to try to get along better.
While everyone is asleep I remove some metal from the walls and sell it on the system shop. Earning a total of 1,236 c at 100 per pound. Behind the walls is another layer of thinner metal so the wiring of the ship is fine, though some of the supporting pillars are now exposed.
Unfortunately it's still not enough to buy the materials for the reflective shield.
-Balance=1,929c-
The materials will cost 3,200 in total. I can afford to buy a few more books and some of the cheaper tier 1 blue-prints. In the end I decide to just buy 5 books on some unknown gods. They all cost 500c in total.
-Balance=1,429c-
'History Of Histoire', 'History Of Soma', 'History Of Belial', 'History Of The Yellow King' , 'History Of Ambhatiba'. Each book is about the size of my head. On the cover of each book is a small drawing of a faceless god or goddess.
Histoire is depicted as a serpentine woman with 4 arms devouring people wielding cold and hot weaponry. Soma is depicted as a young man holding his own severed head as gears spew out of his body. Below him is the reflection is a misty figure with no clear form.
Belial is depicted as a large reptile with 3 eyes, surrounded by various burning people. Belial seems to be rather sad. The Yellow King is depicted as a mass of yellow tentacles piercing into the heads of countless people. Below it are several creatures offering what appear valuable goods.
Finally, Ambhatiba is depicted as a fat humanoid with four arms and a wide smile sitting on a throne of dead bodies. On each side of the throne are various people seemingly ready for war. Above him are the same people walking together.
I immediately begin reading.