450 Already? (2/2)

And then, the occasional war comes, stating the stupid reason that the numbers of the population must be controlled, all those infirm and ill and old are sent to fight in the neutral zone, they are told it is mandated by the god, the ill and infirm must prove to the god that they were worth as much as the ordinary and healthy ones, they must obtain resources through force, since they can no longer work like the rest, they have to sacrifice their lives in order for the children to grow stronger and healthier.

Religion is the opium of the masses, and religion controlled this planet, its origin was the two seemingly opposite poles of power, but in reality, they were the same, they had frequent contact and exchange, they worked together to further profit themselves and eventually reach the exalted state of godhood.

Gods ascended from the forbidden city and used their power to further power up the city, an endless cycle, the end goal was to dominate the entire universe.

Yunan's test had turned into a history lesson about the force that dominated the universe, but it was at this point the explanation ended and the test started, the old man gave Yunan one simple task.

”As a ten-year-old child, you must live and work to bring down the forbidden cities, you can not use your knowledge, you must not divulge your identity and must follow the rules of the planet to ultimately reach your goal”.

Yunan frowned and looked troubled about what to do, he kept a close eye on the projection and asked one simple question, ”how many times can I try again?” to his surprise, the answer was very suspicious, the answer was ”as long as you have the will to try”. That answer only made Yunan's frown deepen and his face contort further into contemplation.

Cattolu was looking very excited, he was preparing to watch a good show of a futile struggle that would go on in a cycle until Yunan was mentally broken, but to his chagrin, he looked at the screen and the child who just put a spike through his heart.

It did not take five minutes for Yunan to die in the test, that was a failure, suicide was not common amongst the challengers, especially one with no rhyme or reason, most of the challengers would only kill themselves if they were stuck and had no path for recovery.

Cattolu wanted to scream foul and curse at Yunan for a few years but the Test had already reset, and the projection of the old man returned to offer Yunan his next chance, that or the choice to leave the test, as one failure was considered enough to leave.

”Would you like another chance? Change somethings you found undesirable? After each failure, a single detail could be changed in this test, alternatively, you may also choose to abandon the test, if so please state the reason why you ended the test so fast”.

Yunan gave a weird smile to the old man before slowly saying the words that made him the first and sole victor of this test.