Data Wasteland

The two continued to walk forward for half an hour, still a passage without a fork in the road, as if endless, Chen Xing finally couldn't hold his breath.

"How big is this place!"

"We didn't hear the gunshots." A Qiaomu said. What she meant was that it was very quiet here, and gunfire could spread far, but after coming in, they didn't hear the movement of other teams. In other words, the space here is so large that they have no intersection with the other four teams.

"Perhaps this is an independent space." Chen Xing said.

"Do you mean that every fog gate leads to a different place?" A Qiaomu asked.

"Almost." Chen Xing sat down in the middle of the passage, and then called A Qiaomu over, "Let's analyze, what else is abnormal."

"Did you find out, we haven't encountered any moving stone statues in this hour." A Qiaomu sat down beside him and said.

"Hmm..." Chen Xing groaned, falling into his thoughts. Indeed, he also noticed this, just wondering why the stone statues no longer attacked them.

If a puzzle can't be solved, it is necessary to find the answer in a more basic place.

For example, among a row of stone statues, why are only a few movable?

To solve this problem, it is necessary to clarify the motivation, and then reverse the process from the motivation. Motivation is the cause of all events, which can be considered from several aspects, one is the condition, the second is the benefit, and the third is the emotion.

In criminal psychology, we must first see whether the suspect has the ability and conditions to commit the crime. If not, the case is not established. But if there is, it depends on the interests, that is, whether the suspect has any benefit in this matter. If there is no benefit, it depends on the influence of emotions, such as revenge, love killing, or even unpleasantness, psychological perversion, and so on.

From the perspective of conditions, wizards have mature technology and can create a large number of demons, so there is no problem in terms of conditions.

From the perspective of interest, a moving stone statue is definitely more expensive than a non-moving stone statue. Therefore, in order to save costs, the wizards used the tricks of fish-eyes to make the attackers unpredictable.

At this point, the motivation and process have become clear, and there is no need to consider emotional issues.

So, why do the moving stone statues mixed in it no longer attack them?

There can be many reasons, but the most intuitive is that the stone statues cannot cause effective damage to them.

How do wizards think about opponents that cannot be resolved by force?

If you want to find the answer, you must substitute the other person's thinking. If he were a wizard, how would he solve it?

He looked around, his eyes swept across the stone statues. They have the same face and body, as if they were printed in the same mold. The only difference is that the weapons in the hands are different, but in fact there are only four types of swords and shields, spears, bows and arrows, and two-handed axes.

Suddenly, a mathematical model appeared in his mind.

That is the "match model" commonly used in elementary school textbooks or in Olympic math problems. It is to move one or several matches to make the formula or figure stand.

In his eyes, the tall stone statues turned into matches. Just move a few of them to change the direction of the maze.

The puzzle was solved. Facing an opponent that could not be solved by force, the wizards set up a second defense, using the alternate movement of the stone statues to trap the enemy in the maze and delay time.

"Smart man, have you thought of the answer?" A Qiaomu asked as if he could see Ni Duan from Chen Xing's expression.

"You should feel fortunate." Chen Xing put on A Qiaomu's shoulders and said, "You are standing by my side, not the opposite."

A Qiaomu smiled unusually, "I have always felt honored to be able to partner with you."

Next, Chen Xing told A Qiaomu his conjecture. In the process of listening, A Qiaomu's eyes got brighter and brighter, and she couldn't help but praised: "Man, you are really too smart!" The illusion in her eyes was blurred, like a little girl who saw an idol, with a face full of admiration. color.

"So, man, what should we do next?" A Qiaomu asked with interest.

Chen Xing did not answer, but took out "Ye Xiao".

"Come here," he ordered.

A Qiaomu looked puzzled.

"Lie down." He ordered again. The voice was calm and indifferent, but it was full of irresistible power. A Qiaomu's expression gradually solidified, becoming a little scared.

"I'm missing a gun stand." He gestured with a sniper rifle, and said.

A Qiaomu had to lie down.

"Lie on your back." Chen Xing made another request.

A Qiaomu hesitated for a while, turning over his body stiffly, lying on his back on the ground, covering his chest with both hands subconsciously. There was a helpless light in those brown eyes.

"Remove your hand!" Chen Xing raised the volume, and when she saw that she hadn't moved, he kicked her **** again. Although the strength is not strong, the toe of the shoe has amazing elasticity, just like kicking on a ball.

"Hurry up!" Chen Xing frowned and urged.

Finally, A Qiaomu closed his eyes and moved his hands away.

Seeing her opening her chest and abdomen, Chen Xing's mouth twitched, revealing an evil smile. Lie down on her, with her chin resting on her abdomen, and the barrel passing through the centerline and resting on her breastbone.

This posture is very comfortable for the people above, but it is undoubtedly a huge suffering for the people below. In addition to bearing the weight of the person above, it also has to bear the reaction force from the firearm. However, in terms of her quasi-guard-level physical fitness, it was all a small problem, at best it was a little painful.

Chen Xing moved the muzzle and aimed at the waist of a stone statue 20 to 30 meters away, gradually compressing the psionic energy, and then inputting it into the bullet.

"do not move."

The ups and downs of the rib cage drove the barrel, and the muzzle floated up and down. A Qiaomu had to hold his breath cooperatively and let his body become a qualified gun stand.

After more than a minute, the energy storage was finally completed, and Chen Xing pulled the trigger.

"Boom!"

The barrel fumbled backwards, the blue tongue of fire spewed out, the stone statue in front of him immediately broke down, and the huge body collapsed backwards with a dull rumbling sound.

At the moment the child popped into his mouth, A Qiaomu let out a cry of fright, his chest rising and falling violently.

With a "click", Chen Xing pulled the bolt, pulled out of the shell with green smoke, and re-inserted a steel-core armor-piercing projectile, aimed at the one next to the collapsed stone statue, compressed the psionic energy again, poured the warhead, and shot!

After knocking down the two stone statues, the two entered another passage through the gap. Chen Xing once again asked A Qiaomu to lie down and be his human gun holder.

Chen Xing's plan was simple, destroying the stone statues in the way and moving in a straight line.

According to the information he has seen before, man-made space will be repelled by the main space, just like opening a vacuum point in the water, facing the pressure of water all the time. In order to maintain the existence of the vacuum point, a continuous force is needed to counter the water pressure.

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Space is different from water. Water is a substance, and space is a combination of time and energy. The main space and the man-made space will have an energy hedge to create a balance.

Newton's law of conservation of energy applies to the entire multiverse, and the larger the man-made space, the more energy support it needs. Therefore, it is impossible for wizards to create too much space, otherwise it would consume a lot of energy to maintain its existence.

No matter how great the energy is, there will be a day of exhaustion. In addition, when opening up man-made spaces, a huge amount of energy is needed, and this energy determines the size of the space. If the wizards here have the ability to create a huge space, they won't be destroyed.

Due to posture problems, Chen Xing couldn't help but want to rectify A Qiaomu on the spot several times. But he prefers to be clean, and he doesn't have the habit of "playing in the field." He always feels that it is too dirty here, and the evil fire just got up and went out.

The only time he was in the wild was on the way to Dragonstone Town, with Bona who wanted to assassinate him. But that time, he also took a shower, and the tent was covered with a thick blanket, which was clean and comfortable.

As for being in the crypt with Suna, on the one hand, the entrance is in his room. He only passed by after taking a bath. On the other hand, Suna had a large white cocoon, and the inside was very clean, like thick silk. , There is no problem of uncleanness.

He hasn't taken a bath for more than half a month, and his whole body is slimy, so he is really not in the mood to do that, otherwise A Qiaomu would have been killed by him a long time ago.

Two hours later, Chen Xing knocked down more than forty stone statues and entered a new passage.

He hadn't noticed it at first, but when the bullets penetrated the target and scattered all over the ground, he realized that the stone statue had become a bronze statue.

From a fixed point of view, these bronze colossus are of different heights and shapes, and have varying degrees of damage on the surface. They are more like warehouses, showrooms, or cemeteries of bronze demons.

Chen Xing did not dare to approach, keeping a distance to observe. He gradually discovered that these demons can be roughly divided into four types.

Like a bamboo stick man, slender and flexible, like a gorilla, thick and strong, with a swollen belly, fat appearance, and eight pointed legs, between a spider and an octopus, there is a one-eyed monster in the middle.

Chen Xing couldn't help but think of the two mechanical puppets of the elder of the principality, Leander Ralph, "Angamaso" and "Ogamasso". Angamaso is very similar to the first type, and Ogamasso is very similar to the first one. Two kinds, but their size is larger.

"Marceau" means "puppet" in the old saying, and it is the same kind of thing as these bronze demons.

In terms of classification, the demon generally refers to "a puppet driven by chaotic magic energy", and a puppet specifically refers to a "robot driven by unconventional energy." Simply put, a puppet is a kind of robot, and a devil is a kind of puppet.

"Rest for an hour." After observing for a while, Chen Xing retreated to the back and took out the psychic potion and poured it into his mouth.

The shooting just now consumed half of his psionic energy and needs to be refilled before exploring.

But not long after sitting down, a red light flashed not far away, and a one-eyed demon moved.

"Lah la la..."

As the joints twisted, the patina rained down.

"Be careful!" As soon as Chen Xing's voice fell, the one-eyed demon turned his body and "looked" over here.

In the next moment, one eye glowed with orange-red light, and with a sound of "Zila", a laser beam thick with a thumb was shot out. A Qiaomu fell down quickly, but Chen Xing didn't feel the danger, so he stood still and didn't move. The laser swept across his head, and a scorched smell immediately came from behind. Turning his head and looking, a row of stone statues was cut into two pieces and collapsed all together.