Western Mines.
Under the protection of Saron, all the survivors left the bucket of the wheeled excavator and entered the abandoned mine tunnel.
Tamm and Arcanum continue deeper into the western mines, trying to capture a goblin to learn the details of the invasion.
The group did not follow and stayed to look after the survivors.
Saron used his body to seal the exit again, and the air in the mine was much better than outside.
In the darkness, the old people who were lucky enough to survive breathed carefully, and the children did not dare to move around at will. They stared at the entrance of the cave from which they came. Although they could not see anything, they knew that there was a huge one that could transform. A magical stone that can talk.
With the hope of regaining life, children's hearts have been occupied by curiosity. On the contrary, adults are frightened, with images of "upright frogs" and "three-eyed skulls" constantly flashing through their minds.
The group was sitting on the floor closest to the exit, and his representative personality at the moment was Sorge.
At this time.
The man who escaped from the Defiant turned on a flashlight, illuminating his surroundings.
The survivors instinctively stirred. The man quickly covered the lamp with his hand. Using the light leaking from his fingers, he slowly approached Sorge and said, "Mr. Sorge... there is something... I don't know." …”
Sorge turned to look at the man who called himself Takahashi.
Takahashi flinched at the serious look on his face.
"what?"
"Uh, it was given to me by Massey and asked to be handed over to Mr. Li Liang." Takahashi hesitantly took out something wrapped in rags from his windbreaker pocket, opened it and handed it over with both hands.
A small box, a rectangular, glass-topped device that resembles a shrunken tablet.
Sorge picked up the box and shook it, and there was a rattling noise inside.
After moving the lid and confirming that there was nothing strange in his hand, he opened the lid and found a dusty pebble inside.
Saron's voice came from behind: "Well, you have a spiritual core."
Sorge calmly put the box into his pocket and picked up the small tablet.
"This is called a mobile phone. The monkey uses it to play music for us," Takahashi swallowed, "Press the button on the side."
Sorge glanced at Takahashi and pressed the button on the side.
The screen lit up, showing a graphic unlocking interface with a photo as the background.
The photo was taken in the evening. Mesai and Li Liang were arm-in-arm with bright smiles. Behind them was the Mesai Bionic Pet Hospital, with a signboard composed of red and green neon tubes hanging on the second floor.
Sorge turned his head slightly and held the phone in front of his eyes.
It turned out that not far behind the two of them, at the door of the "Ford SLOW" store on the first floor, there was a man leaning on the door frame with a mocking face.
Old Ford, one of the group’s personalities.
Sorge tilted his head slightly, listening to the old Ford personality vividly telling the story of this photo and the ironic past of old Massey.
Li Liang collected the mobile phone from an antique store and spent a lot of effort to repair it. The background photo was taken when the new sign of Mesai Bionic Pet Hospital was lit up for the first time. At that time, Li Liang had to mention those colorful neon tubes. It was called Cyberwind, which was ridiculed by Old Ford.
Because of this unique sign, many funny things happened...
For a moment, the group was amused by something embarrassing about Massey. The corners of their mouths were raised, but their eyes were filled with sadness.
For hundreds of years, he has continuously given birth to new personalities, wandering between different lives. He has many fans but few friends.
Before Li Liang appeared, Old Ford was already Messi's friend. Perhaps, this is the best explanation of fate.
But now, things have changed and people have changed.
The group put their mobile phones in their pockets, lowered their heads and remained silent.
Takahashi seemed to sense that something was wrong in the atmosphere, so he quietly retreated and turned off the flashlight.
Darkness returned to the mine tunnel.
After an unknown amount of time, the slight snoring of a child echoed in the mine tunnel, and occasionally the rustling sounds of survivors moving their legs and feet were heard.
Sudden.
Saron moved, his body tumbling, making way for a passage.
It was pitch black outside, and the wind carrying the smell of yellow sand and chemicals came in. Then, Tam and Secret Technique walked into the mine tunnel dusty.
Saron sealed the exit again.
"Mr. Tam, how are you?" Sorge asked aloud.
"Oh..." Tam waved the wand, illuminating the surroundings, with a serious look on his face, "Things are worse than I thought, oh... it's just terrible."
Sorge narrowed his eyes: "The goblin has broken through the sky of Zhongjing?"
"Not yet, but..." Tam glanced at the people huddled in the passage and sighed, "Xian gave up on Earth."
"Huh? I don't understand," Sorge leaned forward, "Give up?"
"In this invasion of the human spiritual world, the goblins sent three legions. The main force is the famous Nordrassil Legion. This legion was established in the last spiritual world war. It is good at raids. Its sentinel troops are well-equipped and have great combat power. The proportion of magicians who are close to the 'Advanced' is very high. In a frontal battlefield, the hope of human victory is slim." Tam shook his head, "What's worse is that in the face of the goblin invasion, Xi'an chose a policy of appeasement."
Sorge was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief: "What? Appeasement?"
"Yes, a certain human from the temple negotiated with the goblins. The proposed treaty included that the spiritual door to the earth would be open to goblins indefinitely and without restriction, and at the same time, Zhongjing, Mexico City, and Rocky Mountain City would be opened to the goblins. It is designated as a concession for fairies, allowing fairies to spread Elune's faith. In the future, fairies have the right to jointly develop the human universe with humans, and 27.5% of the spiritual core income belongs to fairies."
"Surrender without a fight..." Sorge murmured, "What are the conditions?"
"First, the goblins should stop harming human civilians, withdraw their troops immediately, and promise not to establish permanent armed forces on the earth and not to establish cross-domain portals at human anchor points. Second, the goblins must share the results of the 'New World' cultivation experiment with humans."
Sorge was speechless for a long time.
In the dark shadows of the passage, a survivor murmured in despair: "Xi'an... just sold his home..."
Someone started sobbing quietly.
These survivors have witnessed the indifference and ruthlessness of goblins towards human life, and once imagined that the omnipotent Xi'an would descend from the sky and retaliate in kind.
Now, the illusion is shattered, the great Xi'an surrenders without a fight, and even gives up Zhongjing.
for a long time.
Sorge took a deep breath and said slowly: "Mr. Tam, where should we go?"
"Oh...Humans," Tam sighed, "Although carbon-based creatures have powerful organizations like Terunsa's Holy Carbon-based Alliance, judging from the military deployment I obtained, before the goblins withdrew, no one If you can pass through the spiritual door and reach the spiritual world, no one can pass on the plight of mankind, and mankind is isolated and helpless..."
Sorge stood up and said in a low voice: "You have to give it a try, at least spread the news."
"Oh..." Tam spread his hands, "Toad people like humans, so why not?"
"Thank you, Mr. Tam," Sorge bowed in greeting and was stunned when he turned around.
At some point, many people stood up in the shadows in the passage, including old men, women, and half-grown children.
Among them is Takahashi.
This member of the mayfly who was trying to survive tremblingly said: "I escaped once, but this time, I don't want to escape."
