Reincarnated at Level Two Million - Chapter 136

As Zell entered the elevator he had to bend down as it was not designed for a person of his size. The supervisor swiped the card inside the elevator and the door closed. They rode quietly up to the top floor of the building, near the top of the dome. As they exited, they entered a room that was large with stone floors and carpeted rugs. A metal desk sat near the back and one of the walls was just a line of windows that looked out over the city. At the desk sat a small man with a gray beard and a bald head. He had thick glasses on and was wearing an expensive looking navy-blue suit with pinstripes.

He looked up at the noise of the elevator opening and saw the two enter his office. “Ah supervisor Byrant, how nice of you to visit me. I assume this is about the events that have transpired outside of the dome today?” The old chief said.

“Yes.” Byrant said. “I have brought the man responsible for saving our planet. Or rather I have brought the god responsible.”

The old chief rolled his chair back and stood up. He looked Zell over who was oversized for the room with his head only a few inches from the ceiling. “A god you say.” The chief said as he walked out from behind his desk and over to the windows. “We have met all kinds of lifeforms out there in the big vast galaxy of ours. Species that boggle the mind with how advanced they are. Some communicate using telepathy and others have been gifted telekinesis. Never in all our dealings have we encountered anything claiming to be a god.”

The chief walked over to Zell and pulled out a small button and pressed it. Monitors of the wall extended out and covered the area behind him. They turned on and showed images from all around the planet. Of clean crisp oceans and lush, beautiful forests. “Yet this is something that I would have deemed impossible.” The chief said. “What other than a god could produce such miraculous results? This brings into question all our fundamental beliefs and customs. To think that gods are real, and not only real but will come in person to the aid of a needy planet.”

Zell didn’t exactly know what to say. It was not his intention to blindside an entire culture with the revelations of godhood. He knew that stories of gods existed on earth and on his new planet, so he assumed it was a multiversal truth. “I did not mean to shatter your beliefs.” Zell apologized. “I only came here because I need your aid.”

“You need us?” The chief said. “A divine being capable of restoring a planet from the brink of annihilation, needs our help? What could we possibly do for you? I fear nothing we do could ever repay the kindness you have shown us. Even if we all worshiped you for the rest of time and spread your gospel throughout the galaxy, I fear it would not be enough to pay you.”

“Hey, I don’t want that.” Zell said. “Please do not worship me or spread any gospel about me. That is the last thing I would ever want. Besides, are you not a man of science? Why would you surrender your mind so quickly to the divine?”

“Because I have seen science try and fail to save my home.” The chief said. “Six thousand attempts have been attempted during my lifetime. I have watched as all of them failed. Yet you did the task in mere moments. Man of science or not, I can see the proof for myself. So please tell me what you need us to do for you?”

“I need to find more gods.” Zell said. “Unfortunately, I am unable to locate them. I was hoping that given your technology you could build me a scanner that would search the multiverse and locate them. Do you think that is something you would be able to do?”

“What is the range needed on this scanner.” The chief asked as he pulled out a notepad from one of his pockets and clicked his pen ready to write.

“I need it to scan the entirety of the multiverse.” Zell said.

The old chief dropped his pen and took on an expression of shock upon his face. “Did you just say multiverse?” He asked. “Are you saying that the multiverse is a real thing? That our universe is not the only one in existence? There is proof of other universes aside from our own?!”

“Yeah.” Zell said, as if it was nothing at all. “I myself am from another universe. So do you think you could make that scanner?”

The old chief just started laughing. “What a day!” He yelled. “First gods are proven real, and now the theories of the multiverse have been proven! I did not picture this when I got up this morning.”

“So…” Zell said, still trying to learn if the scanner was possible. “Can you make it?”

“No, heavens no.” The old chief said. “That is technology that far exceeds anything we are capable of. That is on a level much higher than anything we have ever achieved or have even ever hoped to have achieved. I am sorry, but I cannot repay you. At least I cannot repay you personally.”

“Okay.” Zell said. “Go on. If not, personally that means you know someone or somewhere that could make my scanner, right?”

“Yes.” The chief said. “Humans are not the only species in this galaxy with advanced technology. In fact, we were late to the game. There are other races with far superior knowledge and know-how. I would gamble to say that they have already discovered the multiverse themselves without divine intervention. If you go to their planet, I am certain they will be able to help you.”

The old chief ran back to his desk and scribbled something on an official looking piece of paper. He then ran back to Zell with paper in hand. “If you take this to them, they should help you.” The chief said. “Byrant, please take our guest to the spaceport and I will make some calls to procure him a ride.”

“Sir!” Byrant said.

“Thank you again for all you have done for our people.” The chief said. “We will not waste this second chance you have given us. I know I speak for everyone when I say thank you.”

“It was nothing.” Zell said. Byrant beckoned for Zell to follow him and the two went inside of the elevator.

The chief walked over to the windows and looked out over the city one more time. He straightened his suit and tie and fixed his hair. “Citywide broadcasts activate.” He said. As he said that his face was placed on every available screen throughout the city. Zell and Byrant watched from inside of the elevator.

“Our fellow citizens, today is a day that shall be remembered for all time.” The chief said. “Today our misery on our dead and polluted planet ends. We have been granted a second chance, a fresh start. The mistakes of our ancestors are now just simply that, mistakes. They are no longer a curse that hangs around our necks and poisons the very air we breathe and water we drink. I want to thank everyone who has fought so hard to make a life in our tragic world. I want you to know that today is the day that it all changes. Today we got our planet back. Today is a gift from the gods.”

He walked over to his desk and pushed a series of buttons. As he did the dome over the city began to open and retreated into the ground. As the dome opened the clear skies and lush foliage could be clearly seen by the citizens. The breeze of fresh air hit their faces and in came a collective deep breath they all took in the moment.

“As you can see, our home is renewed.” He said as a tear left his right eye. “We must thank our visiting god for all that he has done. Please thank him as he heads to the star port as he was the one responsible for this miracle. Enjoy this day! For this is the first new day of the rest of our lives!” With that he ended the transmission and went back to his desk to call the pilot he had chosen for the savior of his planet.

The citizens all over the city stopped what they were doing and cheered at the top of their lungs. The speech of the chief had moved them, and they were all ecstatic to start their new life. They rushed to the street to thank Zell as he traveled.

As Zell and Byrant exited the building they were met with a massive crowd cheering Zell on. “I told him I did not want this.” Zell said with a sigh.

“What did you think was going to happen when you saved an entire planet?” Byrant asked, laughing.