Steel steam and flame

When all the red lines on his body faded away, the scales full of cracks were also hidden under the skin. There was no color on No. 0's face. He didn't know if it had always been like this. There was obvious thinking on it. His skin is very fair, and it has been soaked in a culture jar without sunlight, making this white color look sickly. After walking dozens of meters around the pit, No. 0 looked behind him. After writing down the number of remaining experimental subjects, he turned and looked at the central area: "We need supplies and rest. Let's go to the temporary stronghold first."

None of the experimental subjects spoke, as if they were born without the ability to speak. Apart from roaring and nodding, they were just humanoid machines with independent thinking. Without any doubt, the experimental subject followed Zero. During the journey, the injuries on his body slowly recovered under the implanted red mercury.

A few hours after the sky became completely dark, Zero and the remaining experimental subjects came to the foot of a mountain peak, found the mark and got into a hidden cave. In the dark and narrow cave, when the firelight shines out, the space suddenly becomes spacious. In front, several fires were burning with sufficient fuel, and about forty people in combat uniforms were sitting aside to rest.

Seeing Zero and others approaching, about ten people stood up immediately. One of them, an older man, walked over and greeted in a friendly voice: "Mr. Zero, it's an honor to see you here. Don't you know that we How can the Astus family help you?"

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"Have you fallen asleep?" The light of a lime lamp suddenly lit up in the darkness, and a dozen or so lamps interlaced with each other to illuminate the surrounding area. It is a deep pit sunken inward at the foot of the mountain, and there are obvious sharp scratches on the visible stone walls. In the area covered by light, a corner of the sleeping dragon's body is revealed. The black scales fit tightly together, reflecting little bits of cold light.

"The final inhibitory mechanism in the body has been activated, and the large amount of inhibitors released can directly force it into a state of sleep, just like the hibernation of many animals. But it is more powerful than that, even if the part of the consciousness that is not asleep feels Even if it's dangerous, you can't wake yourself up." The speaker was a woman, wearing a mask, and her face couldn't be seen clearly, but her voice sounded like it was being recited by a recording machine. Machines are generally emotionless, but they have warmth inside. .

As she said this, the woman walked over and kicked the dragon in the head, but there was no response: "Look, just rest assured that you can repair the restraining mechanisms that were destroyed not long ago. If you don't worry, you will still have this... The protectors sent by Wallon are here, and there are several powerful supervisors watching everything here silently. As long as this dragon makes any dangerous movements, I think he will be there before he opens his eyes. Those were hit to the core by these people.”

"So please hurry up and restore those things. The assessment is still in progress. No one wants to encounter a few aliens who destroy the dragons' things."

"Thank you." The five people who listened to the woman carefully seemed to have smiles on their faces. Each of them was holding a big box in their hands. Nodding to the woman, the five of them climbed onto the dragon's body lying on the rock together. Then they looked at the light, then opened the box, took out the vial of medicine, each chose a position, and poured it down.

The medicine infected the black scales and did not slide down along the scales that are naturally insulated from moisture. Instead, it seemed to be dripping in the desert and was quickly absorbed by the black scales. After about ten seconds, a layer of dust-like powder precipitated on the black scales, shining silver. Only then did the five people use their hands to easily pull apart the adhering black scales piece by piece. After breaking open the gray skin underneath, the huge inhibitory structure implanted emerged.

It is still a cylinder similar to the suppression tube, and the five suppression structures emerging from one end are all more or less damaged. After checking with the instruments they brought, some started repairing on the spot, and some directly lifted the suppression structure, took out the frozen new suppression structure from the black box placed next to it, and replaced it directly.

More than two hours later, the group boarded the small airship that came to take them back.

"The data parameters and the programs started after receiving the signal have all been updated. The same problem will not occur again this time. The range and power of that attack completely exceeded expectations. If it is repeated several times, I think the assessors who are still in the battle will There are not many of us left." One of the five people looked at the black outside the round window and said, "And it is extremely irresponsible to release something that is not yet mature. Faced with losing control at any time, now The strength at this stage is not strong and it is in the growth stage, but after a certain period of time, when it has a complete personality and a more self-awareness in the outside world, it is difficult to imagine what that experimental subject will become. The legend of the King of Knights is not just based on It can be created with a bunch of experimental data, otherwise Avalon would not be able to let the Knight King have a fault in the empire."

"Tovilest naturally has his reasons for being an expelled scientific researcher. We don't need to speculate here." Another person ended the topic at this time, "Before leaving Avalon, he was one of the few people in this direction in the institution. He is one of the leading scientific researchers. I think it is impossible for him not to set up some emergency measures to help him delay the complete processing of this problem. "

The airship quickly rose into the sky, and after breaking out of the clouds, stars appeared in patches. Below, the dragons were still sleeping, and they would probably have to wait until noon the next day to wake up.

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In a separate ward, Gabriel found fresh flowers and a simple vase from nowhere, and placed them on the cabinet next to the hospital bed.

The person on the hospital bed looked at the bouquet of flowers with a smile and said nothing. His hair quickly turned snow-white after he came here. The dozen or so tubes inserted into his body have been delivering necessary nutrients and various hormones to this withered body that has entered the post-surgery aging period to delay aging. end of period.

"You really don't think about going to the tundra? You still have this power. You can put it with Mrs. Manshelay and wait until the right time to come out. It will be much more comfortable then than watching it day by day." Bili found a chair, sat down, and said to the man on the hospital bed. It was hard for her to imagine how destructive and irreversible the aging period after surgery would be to a strong person. As the last clan leader, his strength has reached the early stage of the fifth stage. Although this happened decades ago, after becoming the clan leader, his strength has not improved much. But in Gabriel's view, the fifth stage has always been something she has longed for. Until now, she no longer has any interest in physical assimilation.

The man shook his head: "These are the few years when the empire is changing the fastest. Rather than being frozen and preserving life for later use, it is better to wait for oneself to die slowly. And there are things worth being happy and thinking about now, Ye Jie Lin can be the first to get a quota, which is enough for us to look forward to what happens next."

"It's probably Cassia who is helping. I know Ye Jielin's strength. I won't have any chance on my own." Gabriel said, "I don't know what the family will think. Ye Jielin is not a quiet person." Man, if she does become one of the knight’s squires, it will definitely be very interesting in the future.”

The man smiled: "I can imagine it."

"By the way," the man continued, "You still have those things in your hands, right?"

Gabriel nodded: "Not all, most of it was taken back by the family, and what is left now is only a few tenths of the original. But it is enough, whether it is a factory or another shell company, there are Funds can be a help to Ye Jielin. She also needs this. Because of you, the family will not invest too much in her for a long time in the future, even the qualifications of a knight's attendant. It will change the minds of those in the Presbyterian Church. After all, it is mutual, and Cassia's identity is there. Now that the crazy girl is crowned as the Knight King, the major families will stop, but they will not take the initiative to show their kindness. Everyone is watching the Holy Emperor Hall. According to the news released, they are already discussing the details of this matter with the Theocracy."