The feeling of seeing the earth from the sky for the first time—it simply shakes the soul.
There is no one who would not be captivated by it.
But Neos was an exception.
In that moment, he thought about what it would be like to look down at the earth from the sky, from even higher than the sky.
So much so that in the days that followed, he felt as if his soul had been taken from him, and he had no interest in anything.
He paid no attention to each sunrise, each sunset;
The beauty of spring could not enchant his heart, the abundance of midsummer did not make him pause for even a moment, and the harvests of autumn were not worth mentioning...
He only waited with anticipation for
Ereshkigal to leave her land and come to the earth, riding her chariot drawn by seven black horses to the highest and farthest peaks, and for the days of her dwelling there to begin.
Neos would not only be able to begin carrying out his plan to resurrect his parents, but also the promise Adam had made.
A convention.
One day, he would take Neos with him to journey among the stars.
Although Neos did not know when that day would come, it could not be more than a few years away.
After all, human life was so short.
He couldn't let his children go to the realm of the Goddess of the Underworld like him, bring him back, and restore him to life, could he?
But this emotion was so strong.
No one wants to be with their family forever. No one hates death. No one hates separation. And no one hates sorrow and pain.
Such an idea could not be considered wrong.
Yet Neos had always believed that such an idea would bring serious consequences.
But he did not know what would happen if he did this. Resurrecting the dead was something humans had never done before.
Right or wrong, he had already made his decision.
...
...
"Today, I go to the highest and farthest mountain."
The howling of the cold wind draws near.
Leaves will fall from the trees, grass will wither, rivers will freeze, and everything on earth will curl up in caves and tremble, trying to escape the death and desolation that the Goddess of the Underworld is about to bring.
And that is precisely why Adam chose to set out today.
With the tribe's blessing, Adam embarked on the journey with several Guardians.
As for the destination—the highest and farthest mountain—the Stone Age people had not seen many mountains, so they had not given this mountain a special name.
If a name had to be chosen, it would be called——
[The Highest and Farthest Mountain]
Ha~
Adam told a joke to the others.
Perhaps because it was a cold joke, or perhaps because the death symbolized by the Goddess of the Underworld was too terrifying, the group did not laugh, but simply changed the subject to something else.
However, [The Highest and Farthest Mountain] was not a mountain completely covered in ice and snow.
Snow only covered the upper part of the mountain, close to the top of the sky, while its slopes and foothills were covered in shades of green from deep to light.
The snow-capped mountain peaks, at first glance, possessed an indescribable brilliance within themselves.
It took thirteen days and nights for everyone to travel from the tribe's border to the foot of the high mountain. Relying on the burning torch, no beast dared to approach.
People who form organizations can be more ferocious and powerful than any beast.
Throughout the journey, rain or shine, nothing exciting happened.
At the foot of the mountain, Adam relied on his mountaineering knowledge from his past life to lead everyone to a path with animal tracks. Such a road might encounter wild beasts, but at least they could reach their climbing goal, not to mention what beasts could threaten their group.
Soon, they found a way up the mountain.
Unfortunately, dusk had fallen, and the risk of climbing the mountain at night only increased.
Adam was fine, but the others were not, so he decided to rest for the night at the foot of the mountain.
Adam reached out his hand, and flames burst forth, burning the firewood.
Everyone rested around the fire.
Only Neos and Adam remained, not yet asleep.
The reason...
Adam had originally said he would be responsible for the night watch, but it didn't matter whether he slept or not anyway.
An extraordinary power flowed deep within his soul, but he was not as exalted as a god, for he always considered himself just a slightly special person.
Pity that tonight there were no stars, the sky was dark, and the forest was deathly silent.
Until a voice shattered it all.
"Adam, do you think humans can live forever?"
Neos stood with his back to the fire. His face was covered in darkness, his expression completely invisible. Only his voice could be heard—anxious, like a child about to make a mistake.
"Do you want to live forever?"
Adam paused, then said meaningfully:
"Or do you want to preserve the lives of yourself and your family?"
Neos did not speak.
Adam neither approved nor criticized his idea.
If this were the pure Warhammer worldview, then only life worse than death would be tortured. If you died, your soul would have difficulty finding eternal peace.
Now, in this world suspected of being "Warhammer + Second Dimension," it seemed there was eternal peace.
At least, the beings on this earth could obtain it after death.
But precisely this blessing might be plundered by hundreds of millions of people, bean sprout creatures, and aliens in the 40k era.
Eternal peaceful death~
But people feared it, regarded it as a monstrous flood, feared it like snakes and scorpions.
For a moment, Adam did not know what to say.
However, in his opinion, immortality that could be obtained through formal means was definitely good, like immortals.
Like Adam, like Neos.
It was just that the immortal essence of the latter had only just awakened?
Adam had never seen other immortals and did not know whether this constitution was innate, acquired, or a peculiarity of Neos himself.
The ability to play with the chaotic forces of the Immaterium in the future would naturally not be ordinary.
It was just that he still needed to grow.
Of course,
I also need to grow.
Adam said softly to himself.
His life experience was less than fifty years, not even a century.
In eternal life, he was still too young and immature, needing to grow alongside human civilization.
So he would not stop Neos's plans.
But that would change nothing.
He had come to this world to make fewer days sad and more days happy.
Not to mention——
Neos,
He was his friend.