Chapter 1380 - The New Life of the Ark Immigrants (2/2)

But what they had done was good enough.

Hao Ren found Lorenz in the Throne—the ark which was now the capital of the floating city cluster. This old man was the spiritual leader of the Ark civilization and the de facto ruler of the floating city cluster. He consolidated his power using the power of religion and successfully carried out his civilization recovery plan.

Hao Ren’s visit was a pleasant surprise to Lorenz. Wearing a plain white robe standing on the platform in front of the Furnace of the Ancestors, Lorenz overlooked the city below and lamented. “It has been a year, they finally understand how to survive in this new world. They had to learn the concept of the sky at first, adapt to the cycle of day and night, and the weather. I had been a tough time.”

“The hardest days have passed, isn’t it?” Vivian said with a smile. “Your ability amazes us. We did not even think that you would do so well. Not everyone could make a lost civilization get back on its feet and begin rebuilding so quickly.”

“Physical reconstruction is easy, but mental rebuilding is difficult.” Lorenz shook his head. “It takes a long time to change them mentally. I am just taking the first step. Our main task is to repair the buildings damaged during the launch of the spacecraft, provide a living safety net the people, and repair some simple facilities in the city. It is far from reconstruction. However, I have started a new project to build a school in the center of the city of the Throne. The first group of students is studying basic scientific and cultural knowledge. Then they will teach in general schools in various places. After the basic survival necessities are secured, the next priority will be education. I hope that to let young people under the age of 20 complete the reconstruction of their outlook on life within three to five years so that we will have sufficient talents in the next step of rebuilding.”

“Well. I saw there were people on the other floating cities. Are you ready to expand the settlement?”

“They are just doing some preliminary investigations,” said Lorenz. “The other immigrant starships have been separated from the Throne for thousands of years. The situation above is completely unknown to me. Therefore, I must figure out the situation first. On this planet without land, we will sooner or later have to expand to other immigration starships. After all, the floating city cluster is the only place where we can stand on this planet.”

Lily stood on the edge of the platform and looked around curiously. Suddenly, she saw something new in the square below. It was a large pool with two statues of the goddess in the middle. Such a structure was obviously a mega project to a ruined civilization. The husky maiden suddenly yelled, “Whoa! Are those the Frostfire Twin Goddess statues? You have made me look so handsome.”

“In the early stage of the recovery, spiritual support and religious guidance are the best and most necessary means,” Lorenz said. “Because during this stage, people’s cognitive ability is low, you cannot tell them why they should do this. So there must be something that drives them to do it without question. We wanted to build a statue for the Spirit of the Ocean, Eva, but this spirit is a little naughty. She always changes her image. Sometimes she deliberately changes into unrecognizable shapes. So I finally chose to use the basic element of ‘water’ to represent her. Every statue is accompanied by water, which is everywhere and symbolizing Eva’s omnipresence. Maybe we will become a water-worshiping race in the future.”

“But this early stage will end eventually.” Hao Ren reminded him. “Humans always learn to stand on their feet.”

“Of course.” Lorenz laughed. “We will not stay in these ruins forever. Besides, our lease on this planet is only 200 years.”

Hao Ren shrugged. “It depends. If you cannot find a suitable new home, it is possible to renew your lease.”

Nangong Wuyue suddenly frowned. She seemed to hear some voices. Poking Hao Ren’s arm with her tail, Nangong Wuyue said, “Mr. Landlord, Katreina just sent a message saying that Eva is looking for you. She has something she wants to pass to you.”