"It... looks so pitiful." Thalia looked at the weak monster huddled deep underground, and she felt a surge of sympathy in her heart.
This dangerous emotion in the wasteland world may not come entirely from sensibility, but more like some temporary resonance between the same creatures about their future destiny.
When the lightning flashed down on this dying "monster" from ancient times, Marco and Thalia did not hear the expected anger, pleading, or continuous low roar or whimpering. When the whole body was bathed in Under the brief light, it became extremely calm, like a furry pet, more like an ignorant sleeping child.
"It's quiet?" Thalia asked in surprise, turning to look at Marco, trying to seek his confirmation.
"Of course." Marco nodded. His words seemed to slightly reduce the discomfort lingering in the environment:
"This is my new discovery, and I haven't had time to report it to "Big Brother" yet. "
"What did you find?" Thalia asked curiously, maintaining her posture leaning on the fence.
"Have you seen these lights? Do you see anything different? Or can you use your magic power to feel it?" Marco asked, pointing to the searchlights above.
"Weird?" Thalia closed her eyes and felt carefully. After about half a minute, she slowly opened her eyes and said:
"It seems to contain some kind of upper-level magic source power. These lights are not pure, but they are not evil or extraordinary power. In short, they are harmless to humans. Could it be said that they will affect that... uh..." Yan Core Ancient Beast ” to calm it down? "
"You're half right." Marco nodded and said:
"These lights are indeed not extraordinary power. Indeed, they may not have anything to do with the power of magic. They are mechanical powers, coming from the "Lord of Machines." "
"'Master of Machinery'? "
"Yes, the only supreme god in charge of machinery and technology. She has the power to promote scientific progress and can also limit the development of all science and technology through the use of "reason". In an era where the power of magic is withering and steam is booming, she is even more powerful than the "Creator". "Marco kept his head raised and said with deep affection and piety.
"Are those searchlights made from relics of the gods?" Thalia said bluntly, not interested in Marco's gesture.
"They placed a "Core of Mechanical Spirit" each. Their functions are similar to the "Limited" series of chips that "Yan Xi" is trying to collect, but they are one-time use. ” Marco preached.
"How do you understand? One-time...?" Thalia continued to ask.
"It's like a battery, it's useless after it's used up. "Big Brother" found it at the same time he found the embryo. It should have been left by Yinwanov and his team, probably prepared in advance for future research. ” Marco explained:
"It is said that it was rubbed by the hands of the "Lord of Machinery", but these faint lights have a name, it is called "Light of Machinery Spirit". Maybe it is the arrangement of fate, no, it is the gift given to believers like us by the "Lord of Machinery" of the gospel.
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"The New Yuan Crisis has gone through its long, seemingly never-ending lifespan, and almost no human beings or lost people abide by the so-called spirit anymore. People nowadays, as long as they can achieve their goals, no matter whether they use fraud, robbery or murder There will be no psychological burden if you wait for other means." Marco said slightly helplessly:
"I don't know when it started. Sincerity and responsibility have become worthless garbage. Morality and standards have become things that are trampled on. The strength of unity originally given to us by the Creator and the gods has become an act of "Mother's Heart." If When Satan sees us, he will probably sigh at the beauty of hell.
"But back to the topic, from the moment I saw the shield made of those lights, I concluded that he was the target I needed to find. Even if it was just a simple exchange of interests with him, so that he could release the light of the mechanical spirit, for this head" "Monster" can replenish energy while delaying its mania, which can also buy us precious time. "
"So, you don't intend to take any violent action?" Thalia smiled meaningfully:
"Afraid that you can't beat him, or that I can't beat him?"
"Do you know what is called "sad"? "Marco suddenly changed the subject and asked.
"I have heard that it is a product of the gods of the past, and some people say it is caused by the "Careless Man Virus". In short, it is a substance that represents death and can cause people to have mental breakdown and go crazy. Thalia replied, clearly knowing much more about the occult than science.
"The aura of death on Luo Nie's body is very strong. For him, violent methods may be counterproductive. If he is really the "machine body" created by the rumored "Master of Machinery", I shouldn't say, "Big Brother" Can't beat him either. "
""Mechanical body"..." Thalia thought for a few seconds before speaking:
"But no matter how you look at it, Luo Nie's living habits, behavior, and tone of voice are no different from ours. If he is not a human being, then I can only admire the extraordinary structural power of the Creator and the "Lord of Machines" . "
"Do you know the "Daughter of Tool Yuan" who was found dead in the Sune Empire? Marco asked, as if it was an irrelevant topic.
"I know." This time it was Thalia's turn to nod.
"It is rumored that when the old empire relied on the power of the gods to create the new god "Daughter of Machinery", it was said that half of the heart of the "machine body" was cut off. Rumor has it that a tortured dragon in the abyss later gave him its heart, which prevented the "mechanical body" from completely collapsing. Marco said, speaking slowly, as if he was describing a long-standing myth:
"That dragon may be the lucky one who escaped the war in the first and second eras and was not exiled to the "Dragon Realm". He has been living among humans and has completely integrated into me... us. Unfortunately, he was not able to avoid being eroded by the power of the "Lord of the Night" and fell into the invincible dark abyss of sin.
"If Luo Nie is a "machine body", then he must have possessed human emotions. Thalia, the power of time is very strong, enough to change everything. The long years may wear away the memory, but it is also enough to give it enough [personality]. As long as you receive a little external guidance and connect a certain line to make it smooth, you can fully become a human being. "
"By the way, Marco," Thalia suddenly had an idea and said:
"Do you still remember that a few days ago, a team of mine went to the northeast, a little further north of the Karnosk ruins, and seemed to have found a scientific relic of the old empire. It is said that it is related to the Federation and what he was looking for. It is related to the "Evolution Platform". Perhaps, as long as we tell him that it is possible to skip the "device limit" chip, we can hope to find its location. On the condition of protecting him to go to the vicinity of Kanosk, let him help stabilize this poor bird. "Monster", he will not refuse this deal. "
"It's indeed very tempting. I believe he has no reason to refuse." Marco looked directly at the miserable squirming body of "Ancient Core Beast" and said:
"Anyway, it's not up to us whether we can confirm that it is the "Evolution Stage". "
…
May 20th. "Wilderness Tourist Group" base, underground level one, in the main square.
The huge semi-mechanical statue was leaning against the scrap metal
On the seat, he held a dark red wooden medical box in his hand.
He remembered that this was the first gift given to him by Bude, his former "master" in the city of Socra. Later, when he met the blond half-lost child Sai, he even took out a bandage to bandage him. Wound.
It is a pity that Bude was killed on the eve of the end of the "Silence Comes" war, which is really infuriating and regrettable.
But now that I think about it, even if he managed to escape arrest, given his stubborn mentality, he probably wouldn't be able to escape the "Socra Explosion".
And Sai, such a cute, down-to-earth, hard-working kid, even though he didn't pay Sai even 1 Singapore dollar from beginning to end, the half-lost child still followed him to the end.
It is no exaggeration to say that he died under the "mechanical butcher knife" indirectly "swung" by Luo Nie.
"What is the meaning of life?" Luo Nie murmured, not even paying attention to the tears flowing from the corners of his eyes.
Fortunately, today is the outing day of the "Wilderness Tourist Group" base. Even in the residential area and living area, it is difficult to see a few people. Naturally, no one can pay attention to Luo Nie, who is sitting under the semi-mechanical statue, feeling alone and sad. .
After all, he was not fully human when the previous disaster occurred. His emotional indifference was close to complete, which naturally made humans feel that he was alien and difficult to fully integrate with him.
But only after acquiring [personality] from the "Daughter of Tool Yuan", Luo Nie truly felt the emotional pain belonging to human beings.
For machinery, death is just parts broken and unable to operate, requiring reassembly in the worst case, but human life is different.
Death is death, there is no rebirth, and there may not even be an underworld or a heaven.
Thinking of this, it reopened the medical box that had been sealed for thirty years in the small alien space created by mechanical power, and took out the coat of arms with the Fire Empire's word "生" engraved on it.
