Anda, on the other hand, didn't have to worry about any of that. He cursed and urinated into the River Styx as a way of marking the spot, indicating that he wouldn't need to come back here since he couldn't catch any fish in this river.

"Aaron, when you fetch water later, go upstream, don't go downstream to collect water."

Anda loudly reminded him, without any shame.

Aaron woke up groggily, rubbing his eyes.

What? Father wants to drink the water from downstream?

Why is this old man being so picky? Oh well, I'll just go downstream and scoop out a whole bucket for him later.

After Aaron took a nap, he started a fire and cooked, demonstrating his skillful cooking.

Uncle Hades finally finished reading his diaries, which were comparable to paintings by ancient gods, and found the reason for the Demon Gate.

After fiddling around for a while, the family sat down on the floor. Hades praised Aaron's skills and began to explain:

"In the past, people only had the opportunity to eat such good food after they died."

Anda rolled her eyes at Hades and complained, "Speak like a human."

I never imagined that one day he would say those three words to someone else.

Hades coughed a few times and got back to the main topic:

"The story begins here, with life and death. Two lines that eventually intertwine, with clear boundaries, yet also blurred."

"But for the living, the world of the dead is hard to understand; it is the imagination of tribal shamans in ancient times who glimpsed it in a trance. Most of it is imagination, or as your father said, just the effects of drugs on the nerves."

"But some of it is true, even if it's just an isolated case. The first life with self-awareness saw what was behind the door."

Aaron whispered, "Warspace."

Hades nodded: "That's right, but it wasn't a big problem back then. In fact, the people who made the first contact were not human beings, but a much more ancient intelligent life form."

"The common thread is that the things called psychic energy are unknown. It's unclear whether life first saw the door, realized there was something behind it, and thus gained psychic energy, or whether psychic energy originally existed on both sides of the door, but only those favored by it could see the door."

"That's when the door was opened, even if it was just a tiny crack."

He let out a long sigh and finally brought up the topic.

What other life forms saw behind the door for the first time, and what their existence created, is now impossible to know.

It's probably the most basic concepts and fears, like life and death.

After all, the fear of death is the most intense emotion in most cases.

Hades continued:

"After the first intelligent civilization became aware of the existence of the door, those who could not see the door could only hear what others said and guess what was behind the door. Because of the initial fear of life and death, they began to imagine the world of the dead, which contained images of monsters and demons. There were also images of guardians and watchmen of hell."

Up to this point, the warp was still calm. This was because when the portal was first discovered, civilization was still very primitive, and all unusual behavior was interpreted as the growing pains of early civilization development.

When the technological age developed, later generations believed that their mastery of physical laws and scientific tools was sufficient to deal with everything, and they no longer believed in the existence of life, death, ghosts, or gods.

Even if there is something behind the door, it can't get through.

Aaron frowned: "Then how did demons become so dangerous? Humanity is still in the early stages of civilization development, as Father described it, not to mention technology and understanding of nature. Father also mentioned before that the demons of this era will definitely not be too powerful, and it will be difficult for them to enter the real world."

Hades burst into laughter, pointed to himself, and then pointed to his surroundings:

“We are human beings, but we are also intelligent beings. So, what if there were intelligent beings earlier than us who had already ‘seen’ many terrifying beings behind the door and were on the verge of extinction?”

"Since our souls and the souls of other beings already have a place behind the door, or even that the souls themselves come from behind the door."

"So, when humanity begins to repeat the process of civilization's development, of course, for humanity, it's the first time, but for what's behind the door, it may have been repeated thousands of times."

How do they view humans, who are still in a weak position?

Hades no longer resembled a burly man, but rather a scientist found by the main characters in an American disaster movie—a scientist who had previously been ostracized by society for various reasons and had made outrageous statements.

At least that's what Anda thought, but he didn't tell Aaron because Aaron hadn't seen those formulaic sci-fi disaster movies and might not understand them.

"Whether or not those things have the ability to pollute humans, they will definitely do it."

Anda concluded: "Since the previous civilizations have all perished, what's behind the door is definitely not good. The initial fear gave birth to death, and the fear of death and the killing of enemies gave birth to anger, intrigue, and so on. It seems that our predecessors didn't leave us anything good."

Hades laughed heartily, despite the heavy topic, he laughed happily:

“You finally understand this, Neos. If you still hold the idea that there might be good intentions behind the door, that’s really not a good thing for humanity.”

Anda shrugged and casually said:

"So, should we either kill all of humanity now, or maintain the current level of civilization? That way, no matter what's behind the door, the harm it can cause to human civilization will be limited."

"Or we could keep humans in captivity, preventing them from developing intelligence and cognition, and let them live a peaceful life of eating and sleeping every day. Wouldn't that be great? That's what I do."

Anda believes he has no ill intentions toward human civilization and is simply sharing his experiences naturally.

And they felt that this was really feasible.

Why do people organize themselves into tribes, city-states, or even nations?

Lying on the ground, picking fruit when hungry, drinking water from the river when thirsty, and watching the clouds drift by in the sky—how wonderful!

That was simply heaven!

What will people call this kind of life in the future? Eden, a small country with few people, or governance through non-interference?

No, this seems to be a paradise.

It's unclear; these memories are vague in the future.

Aaron ignored his father's absurd words and continued to ask:

"If we could just close the door, would that solve the problem?"

Hades shook his head and said, "That's the problem. The soul of intelligent life is on the other side of the door. When the door is closed, the person dies."

He finally began to display the vortexes on his body again, pointing to the two converging lines:

"The door is just a gap; both things are composed of this vortex-like convergence, and that is the whole picture. In other words, either the material world has established a stable way of life behind the door."

"Either the doors are wide open, and the malice behind them is swept out."

"Judging from the trend, the latter outcome is more likely. Perhaps at this very moment, in the boundless starry sky, a highly advanced civilization is already knocking on doors, or even opening more doors, awakening the terrifying beings behind them."

Adachi smiled slyly and continued:

"Then let's find a way to go to heaven now and destroy all civilizations except for humans! So that before humans have even developed, all the evil things behind the door will have awakened."

"This will allow humanity to shine for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years longer. During this time, I will figure out how to establish a stable and protective system for the soul, or even a material world, inside the door."

Anda's words really got Marum excited; this method was indeed feasible!

He truly has the will to do it if His Majesty gives the order.

That's right, right now he's the only Space Marine, and it seems like he can't defeat the Eldar Empire at its peak.

Chapter 230 Adachi's Jealousy (3K)

However, Marum was already eager to convey this idea to Sage Kaul, even though it was a stable period for the ritual, a time when His Majesty would notice even the slightest hair loss.

This is currently the most likely way to stop Slaanesh from awakening and even save the fate of humanity!

Anda felt as if she had been stung hard on the scalp, and immediately jumped up to look at Aaron:

"Did you bring something back again?"

Aaron looked completely innocent, spreading his hands: "Does my coming back with Perturabo's hatred for you count?"

Anda turned to look at Marum, understanding dawned on him, and without finishing his meal, jumped up and kicked Marum in the butt.

(Imperial Guards: Envious.)

A few minutes later, the farce finally came to an end. In consideration of Marum's good service at home, he was allowed to take the food and return to the ground to continue looking after Angron.

Although there was no need to worry about the safety of the Primarch cubs before Christ, Aaron was more concerned about whether the biological ecosystem originally located in the Valley of Death would all end up in Angron's stomach.

This little rascal has recently become obsessed with learning to cook.

Perhaps without anyone watching, when they returned to the ground, they found the bloodthirsty, animal-eating Angron crawling out of the maw of a beast, grinning foolishly.

Ghoul: Red Sand Angel is an angel too, right?

Getting back to the main point, Hades offered a method that is now largely impractical:

“Separate the two paths, distinguish the details, and we will control the entrance and exit ourselves.”

"Unfortunately, these two roads have gone from being parallel and occasionally connected to becoming an intertwined vortex. It would be better to tear them all apart and rebuild them from scratch than to try to separate them."

Aaron took a deep breath, realizing that this was probably a problem that countless intelligent civilizations that had once existed within this galaxy would eventually face.

He had heard from his brothers that some aliens alleviated the invasion of the subspace by obtaining secretions from human nerves.

But this behavior itself may have pleased the dark gods even more.

How will humanity solve this problem in the future?

The thought that this problem actually required his unreliable father to think about made Aaron feel hopeless about humanity.

How could this old man understand such a profound question?

They probably only have eating and sleeping on their minds, and they're even thinking about peeing into a river when they get somewhere.

Father, go ahead and piss on the vast ocean!

Adachi, oblivious to everything, said:

"Aaron, don't worry about it, it has nothing to do with you. By the way, Hades, what is the risk Athena mentioned about the gates of hell on you?"

“You’re sleeping soundly; you could probably lie here for decades or even centuries without any problem.”

His mind was able to return to the risks Athena had warned him of, which suggests that his humanity had been somewhat restored.

Hades shook his head: "I don't know either, but Athena said there's a risk, so there must be. She's the smartest among us."

Anda twisted his chin and throat, and said with dissatisfaction:

"He's second only to Erda in terms of skill. Alright, let's eat quickly, then we'll head back to the surface. At least we can pitch tents there. Aaron, go to Ryan's place and bring back a pre-built cabin. That way we'll have a place to sleep tonight. I can afford to waste this much hair."

Hades ate at a leisurely pace. Although he looked more like a caveman than Anda, his manner of eating was quite elegant.

The guy next to him, who picked at his toes and then tore apart bread with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth, ate like a hungry wolf, not a human.

Aaron then asked:

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