Cyber Heroes

Monument Square was originally the largest square in Sap City, covering an area of ​​600,000 square meters. In the middle of the 21st century, it ranked sixth in the world. Today, this very large square has been divided into two different areas, one large and one small.

The Superman Enterprise office building on the side of the square collapsed. This was probably over a hundred years ago. In fact, according to the design life of this building, it should have been supported until now. But in the era of secret chivalrous wars, this place was once the key target of chivalrous attacks.

If it weren't for the fact that there were thousands of innocent Superman-Corporation grassroots employees in the building, Xiangshan would even blow up the entire building.

Several special characters among the thieves have lived here, and they deserve special attention.

The knight's battle caused some damage to the building at that time. The following decades of all-out war, as well as the comprehensive cleansing of civilization by the protectors behind it, resulted in the buildings not being properly repaired and maintained.

A hundred years ago, the building collapsed, with fragments of the building falling into buildings beyond the square.

Only a dozen or so refugees living nearby died when the building collapsed.

This building also cuts Monument Square into two parts. In the smaller part, there was originally a monument nearly 100 meters high. The materials used in this monument can be described as solid, and they are all engineering machines from the mid-21st century. Even if it was hit by the collapsed ruins of the Superman Enterprise Office Building, it only destroyed the dozens of meters high landscape wall beside the monument, and the monument itself remained standing.

After a hundred years of sandstorms, this monument was buried, with only half of its body exposed. It is a humanoid sculpture, but it has no face. It is said that the monuments of Superman Enterprises are like this. If it is a human figure, it must be faceless, or the facial features are highly abstract and do not correspond to any specific person.

The official explanation is "against the cult of personality."

Some scholars believe that this culture of Superman Enterprise is the source of the current custom of faceless prosthetics of the Scientific Research Knights.

Yang Pingtie didn't care at all about these cultural changes. He doesn't really trust the research knights or anything like that. Perhaps this attitude was the reason why he had difficulty getting promoted within the church. But Yang Pingtie didn't care. In his opinion, both scientific research knights are superior to each other. If it weren't for the fact that ascension had to rely on scientific research knights, the Six Dragon Sect's internal groups might not be in the current situation.

Several of the guardians were very happy. They happily strolled in the market on this side of Monument Square.

The ruins of Sap City are quite a mixed bag. Devout scientific knights will come here to secretly collect research materials, while less devout scientific knights will come here to resell materials. Knights also use this place as a place to replenish supplies. They will sell resources that they rarely use here in exchange for things they are in short supply.

The main body people will also try to collect resources here, perform primary processing and then sell them.

It can be considered a relatively "prosperous" place.

And these idiots were even discussing whether the human-shaped monument was one of the images of the ancestor of martial arts.

Yang Pingtie even saw locals organizing a strange activity. They would mix plant fibers from certain cash crops with some clay, make them into sticks, and burn them in front of the monument. Several of the apostles even took out a few bullets to buy this mysterious handicraft, and stuck it in the sand in front of the monument, laughing and joking.

——These idiots... is it really possible for them to cultivate faith?

Yang Pingtie sighed silently.

The sand in front of the monument is filled with the remains of burned handicrafts.

These things are inserted into the ground like continuous grass.

——A certain culture? Is the entertainment effect brought by culture...

Yang Ping Railway said: "Stop playing around. Also, the supplies are precious. According to the information from the sect, there are several members of the Exploration and Discovery Martial God Society who have settled in Sap City. We should find them now."

"good!"

The response was somewhat sparse.

It seems that this task is indeed unnerving.

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Yuki stood precariously atop the collapsed ruins of the Superman Enterprise Building.

This building is really awesome. Although its middle section was damaged and the overall center of gravity gradually crossed the central axis after being in disrepair, eventually leading to collapse, the quality of the building was unexpectedly strong, and the building basically maintained its outline when it collapsed. When photographed on the ground, although the entire building was severely deformed, the walls and floors were forced to fold together. Except for some fragments that were shattered far away, traces of the past can even be vaguely seen on the broken outer wall.

In some places, the steel bars even retain their toughness and tenacity to maintain their original appearance.

Yuki stood on this high point, looking down at the locals performing strange rituals. Then, he looked up at the huge monument.

Yuki vaguely remembered this monument. During the years he spent in the New World, Xiang Shan also told him various things about the first half of his life. All the proud and regretful things have been said. This monument was proposed by Xiang Shan himself and was designed by a designer - this is how many landmark buildings in many cities built by Superman Enterprises in Africa came to be. Master and the senior named Ingrid had many collaborations (and arguments) on this matter.

It is said that the north of this city was once called Selukemidom. In this era, few know that it was once the home of the Speed ​​King. Much more has long been forgotten.

According to Xiangshan's memory, this country was once ruled by tyrants from the old era. These strange tyrants are not outstanding in terms of ability or knowledge, and their will is not strong. The only thing that surpasses others may be ruthlessness. However, under the intervention of great powers, these people are often able to maintain a long and cruel rule.

After the tyrant was killed, Selukaimidom also fell into an extremely chaotic civil war, until the country completely lost any fighting power - in the later stages of the civil war, even children in this country were trained Became a drug-controlled killing machine.

And in this chaotic place, there are still people trying to grab a little dignity.

In the era of tyrant rule, the tyrant himself designed the so-called "traditional clothes" and regarded those who wore imported clothes as heretics and criminals. Therefore, among the people, wearing a suit has also become a form of "resistance". After the tyrant was killed, a group of gentlemen emerged from the slums, walking through the streets and alleys in bright outfits. They even organized regular gatherings to compete for beauty and comment on each other's matching art. The organization of these elegant scholars was called the "Sap Association".

This is one of the few stories in this country that makes Xiang Shan feel inspired. He erected this monument in this border city (because the border means management is difficult) and relayed this little incident that happened in Selukaimidom to everyone working in this city.

In Xiangshan's eyes, the hierarchy of needs theory is something that can easily be abused. Mechanically dividing human needs into hierarchies is extremely reactionary in Xiangshan's eyes. This implies that people "must satisfy the needs of the previous level before they can pursue the needs of the next level."

But human needs for dignity and ideals often exceed the need for food and water. This may not be the majority, but it is certainly not the exception.

Today, this story is even more meaningful.

This may be a story that explains "why knights fight."

This is why Xiangshan picked out this memory point to tell Yuki.

For Yuki, of course, what impressed him most was the story behind this monument. He didn't even remember the location of the monument.

But after seeing this monument, the reality of the “story” was different. The “story” felt like a slap in the face.

Not only the story behind the monument, but also the story of the master and the stories of the first knights.

Yuki felt as if he had been hit in the face by wind and sand.

Plus the history of "the first assassination", "the beginning of chivalry" and so on.

"Heavy, really heavy."

With this thought in mind, Yuki continued to move forward and found a gentle slope to climb into the smaller side of Monument Square.

After receiving the invitation from Aiyou A and knowing that they were coming to Sap City, the small group of knights led by Euphorbia planned to drop by this market. The knight occasionally seizes some supplies that he cannot use - usually due to limitations of prosthetic specifications, martial arts or tactical styles. This is considered a conventional trading place. Zhao Zhengzhen followed those knights and worked hard to learn all the knowledge needed to be a knight. Yin Zhewei and Xiao R have successfully become involved with the people who are exploring the Martial God Society, and are currently experiencing a local cultural activity - that is, inserting a stable burning plant product into the sand.

Ai You stood not far away, covering his forehead in pain.

"Just studying the God of War..." Aiyou A said to himself, "Have you not seen the video of Paradox City that the Twelfth God of War released a few months ago? There are good and bad cultural activities..."

Yuki also felt helpless. He walked over and planned to meet Ai You.

But suddenly Yuki froze.

Not far away, there was a warrior holding a gun, looking helplessly at several companions participating in cultural activities.

He showed "more vigilance than necessary." This "wariness" is revealed through various details of the posture.

This guy... is very strong...

This may be a bit strange to say. Yuki knows his level. Someone as strong as Mukayama or Matsushima can completely control the details of their movements, and even lay "traps" on this body language to deceive a warrior of Yuki's level. Yuki could tell at a glance that a "very strong" warrior was actually "just right" strong.

——And...this feeling...is very similar to that of the Six Dragons Sect's banner leader...

The country of Selukamidom was originally a fictional place name in Project Ito's novel "Indiscriminate Engine", and its prototype is undoubtedly Rwanda. This is also the source of inspiration for me to design the two characters of Hayabusa and Kanbaru. In my novel, this country mixes the sufferings of many countries such as Rwanda, Congo-Brazzaville, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Although their oddities are vastly different, their ultimate sufferings are closely related.