The city of fantasy, the central area blocked by light and not open to outsiders.
After Vincent passed through the many strict permits and certifications set by the pioneers, he came to the underground space that had undergone earth-shaking changes.
It was once shaped by the pioneers as the last barrier to protect the wishing network, and by the way, it served as a practical gathering point for the pioneers when necessary. After some concerted efforts by the pioneers to transform it, it has become There was a bustling production workshop.
All kinds of strange and ferocious-looking large machines are neatly arranged in this open and vast underground space. Conduits and pipelines that transport energy are criss-crossed and connected to the machines to maintain their continuous operation. Black conveyor belts connect many machines to each other. Connected, raw materials are continuously input into the boxy, coffin-like device, and then the finished products are transported out and sent to other large machines for sorting and classification.
Under the transport of the conveyor belt, those transparent cube crystal blocks about the size of a palm are being transformed at an incredible speed into wooden wedges and iron nails that shine with extraordinary light, as well as various huge cannonballs and giant guns. …
Although he had already been mentally prepared, Vincent couldn't help but his brows jumped when he saw this scene - he knew these crystals, which were placed on the conveyor belt as raw materials and put into the feeding port, and then transported to the four walls. The crystals that are shaped and conceptualized in the square coffin were created by the pioneers based on their research on the wishing network. They are said to be crystals whose properties and shapes can be changed according to the needs of the user.
Cornerstone crystal.
As the captain of the Rebel Guards and deeply trusted by the pioneers, Vincent is naturally familiar with this kind of sophisticated product. The limiters currently used to restrain Morrie are made of this cornerstone. Made of crystal.
What surprised Vincent even more was that through the tempered glass of the shaping cabin he could clearly see the people lying in those coffins, shaping and giving concepts to those crystals - they were actually the pioneers of the Age of Miracles. heroes!
He saw Nick, with gray hair and a serious expression, who continued to lead the pioneer group after the fall of the Miracle Saint.
I saw Harland, a giant man with muscles and a face full of flesh, who had taken the lead in defeating the enemy forces in the War of Miracles, and was responsible for conquests and counterinsurgency in the pioneering era.
I saw Lily Lin, the web-spinner who established the Asian Wishing Network by one person.
Saw Foodie Kent…
Saw it...
Vincent made a rough estimate and found that nearly one-third of the pioneers were lying in coffins.
Their expressions were serious and their appearance was solemn. The captain of the rebel guard couldn't help but have a strange feeling that he was looking at the remains of the pioneers.
Through the limited viewing angle through the tempered glass, he could vaguely see the various hoses and wires connected to the bodies and heads of the pioneers. These lines and pipes connected these flesh and blood bodies with cold mechanical machines. Connected as one.
Seeing the pioneers neatly placed in the coffin as if they were part of the machine, Vincent seemed to be greatly shocked: "This... this is..."
"You should know that a machine without a soul cannot get a response from the wish network." Luther walked up to Vincent at some point. He was wearing a loose white coat, with his hands in his pockets and looking at the shaping cabins with a critical eye. , "Furthermore, there is no way to mass-produce Cornerstone Crystals by relying on the Wishing Network. Rather, these gadgets themselves have characteristics similar to those of the Wishing Network, which will conflict with the wishing response of the Wishing Network. In order to prepare them in a short time There are enough weapons used to deal with the disaster matrix, so I can only let them lie in it."
"No...but this..." Vincent opened his mouth and pointed at the rows of neatly arranged coffins that were constantly making special weapons against the mother of disaster. His expression was complicated but he hesitated to speak.
Luther waved his hand as if he had seen through the worries in his heart: "Don't worry, I am a humanitarian. All pioneers participate in the plan voluntarily, and use a shift system. Everyone works in three shifts, each person Lying in there for eight hours a day can ensure that the entire production line does not stop."
"No...actually what I want to say is why the shape of the shaping cabin is still like this..." Vincent interrupted Luther's chatter, "I didn't submit the proposal to ban the shaping cabin into a coffin shape before? Is there a Pioneer Council..."
Luther showed a sly smile: "I suppressed that proposal. My taste is beyond doubt."
Vincent:"……"
Seeing this familiar friend stunned and speechless, Luther's originally gloomy mood became cheerful and he changed the subject: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about why I asked you to come here this time. Let’s get down to business.”
"When I received the emergency contact from the Pioneer Council, I thought something big had happened..." Vincent rolled his eyes at Luther, "Now it seems that it is indeed a big deal to put the Pioneer in the coffin... "
"Ahem...Okay, let's talk about business, the real reason why I asked you to come." The smile on Luther's face gradually faded, and his expression became serious: "As our research on the mother body of disaster deepens, The problem arises when it is possible to warn the emergence of the disaster mother body through mother body fragments to a certain extent, initially decipher the behavior pattern and action priority of the disaster mother body, guide its appearance area, and detect and track nearby disaster mother bodies... …”
"What's going on?"
"Haaland feels that striking first is the advantage. Just relying on early warning and tracking the mother of disaster will always be one step behind in strategy and tactics. After having weapons that can fight it, we must take the initiative to fight against the mother of disaster. Master the path to victory in war.”
Vincent blinked. He didn't quite understand what was wrong with this proposal: "The giant man Harland is right. Taking the initiative to encircle and suppress the mother body of disaster is the best way. We must always challenge the Rebel Guards." Be prepared. Once the Pioneer Council gives the order, we will rush to the battlefield without hesitation, without fear of sacrifice, regardless of life and death..."
"It would be great if he really just took the initiative to attack and suppress..." Luther shook his head and sighed, "His proposal is to lure out the mother body of disaster. The bait is a medium-sized city. If possible, it is best to give a large city to It was laid out as a trap and equipped with anti-Disaster Mother Body weapons. The Rebellion Guards and the Pioneer Council simultaneously moved out to ambush in the surrounding area, waiting for the Disaster Mother Body to appear."
"This..." Vincent's eyes widened in disbelief. Regarding the pioneer's proposal, he first thought of the residents in the city, "What about the people living in the city..."
Luther didn't answer, but Vincent also realized the answer to this question based on his many years of experience in resisting the matrix of disaster: the people are naturally part of the bait...
In addition to those unlucky ones who were killed by the distortion of their own wishes and those who died under the influence of the Miracle Saint, most of the people who died in the disaster caused by the mother body of disaster were used as food and nutrients. Eaten - the mother body of disaster can eat people.
"What's worse is that half of the Pioneer Council has passed this proposal, and the time for a decisive battle has arrived..."
Before Luther could finish speaking, Vincent interrupted him with a low growl: "Are they crazy! Didn't you stop them? Mr. Nick didn't say anything about it either? There are those who should see the situation clearly and weigh it. …”
"I personally voted against it, but it's a pity." Luther spread his hands and said that there was nothing he could do. "As for Thomas, the co-ordinator... he is the only profit supremacist second only to the Miracle Saint. The Miracle Saint can do it. He can do things just as well, and Mr. Nick..."
"After the dawn of conquering the mother body of disaster appeared, Mr. Nick began to lose control of the situation..."
