The road to completion starts from the Gate of Truth

"Let's go there first..." Although he knew that there must be some unknown danger there, a voice from deep inside told him that that place was the real key to the world. He A must go! Fang Yuan once again took a deep look at the old man who was still sleeping in the dormant cabin, then turned around and left.

He did not intend to kill the old emperor directly, but he also had no intention of rescuing him.

Some kind of inexplicable intuition told him that something bad would probably happen if he killed the other party, and rescuing him was completely against Fang Yuan's wishes, so let this old guy continue to sleep like this. ! ……Fang Yuan didn’t know that just after he turned around and left the secret room, the old emperor who should have been sleeping opened his eyes.

However, what is in the eye socket is not the irises and pupils that humans should have, but a chaos with no black and white eyes, a strange scene like the starry sky in the universe.

Obviously, something unexpected by Fang Yuan happened, but neither he nor everyone else in the world knew anything about it... =========== =============== "Is this here?" The location of Ruin No. 3 is very remote, almost at the edge of the Martian artificial ecosystem.

However, remoteness also has its advantages. At least there are almost no people around here. Even inside this ruins that has been converted into a museum, there are hardly many staff.

To enter this place, Fang Yuan was not even willing to call his behavior a infiltration - the security measures here were so rudimentary that any smart thief could come in and out at will as if he were in an uninhabited land.

However, Fang Yuan also knew that all these were just appearances.

In this museum, there is an area of ​​"non-existence" that is perfectly covered up.

That was what the old emperor who had turned into a living specimen secretly excavated, leading to an unknown place where even the relevant memories contained toxicity and danger.

What is hidden there... ========================== Just when someone commits suicide and enters a dangerous area to explore At that time, Zazbarum, who was conducting armistice peace talks with Kuruteu, received an urgent contact from his subordinates.

"What? He escaped?!" Although there was no one else around but himself, Zazbarum still lowered his voice subconsciously.

"What happened? Did someone rescue him?" "...What? He escaped by himself?! Are you kidding me? You told me that an old man who is nearly 60 years old can actually escape alone? Escape from the heavily guarded underground prison?" Snap - Turning off the communication, Zazbalum covered his forehead in distress.

"What exactly happened?" Our Lord Earl felt a moment of aggrievedness. It seemed that since he decided to make a coup, all his actions had become very unsmooth, and various accidents occurred frequently, and now this happened again. Such a fatal situation, he just felt that the whole world seemed to be targeting him! PS: The third update will be released later')162'\u003eChapter 161 The old salted fish counterattacks

In fact, Zazbarum's misfortunes are not over yet.

Less than ten minutes after the old emperor escaped, he received another urgent contact from his subordinates.

But this time it's not about the secret prison, but something went wrong in his research institute - "Your Majesty, the Central Research Institute has been attacked! 'Sample Zero' has been taken away!" Communication It can be seen in the video that the subordinate who sent the emergency contact was seriously injured. He even had no time to clean up the blood on his head and face. The background behind him was also a mess of smoke and ruins. It looked like what he said, over there It was indeed a very serious violent attack.

"Sample Zero? Is it him?" When Zazbarum heard the term from his subordinate's mouth, he immediately thought of the bad news he received ten minutes ago.

Yes, this must be what the old emperor did! Because the so-called "Sample Zero" actually refers to the special armored cavalry he captured when he captured the old emperor! As an existence that the old emperor used as a comeback card in critical moments, this armored cavalry is different from all other existing armored cavalry - it was not made by humans! Yes, although all the armored cavalry owned by the Martian Knights are equipped with Aldnoah cores and various alien black technologies, they are essentially imitations of human beings imitating alien technologies.

And this armored cavalry, regarded by the old emperor as the most powerfully armed, is a completely alien creation, and was dug out and awakened by the old emperor himself.

In fact, this armored cavalry, which Zazbarum and others called "Sample Zero", was the prototype of all subsequent armored cavalry in the Mars Empire, and was also the true source of most of the Weiser Empire's military black technology.

If we only talk about technological content and combat effectiveness, even all the remaining armored cavalry in the Visser Empire may not be as good as this prototype that was truly made by aliens.

Therefore, since the armored cavalry was seized during the coup, Zazbarum invested a lot of resources in reverse research on it, and also tried to crack the core authority of Aldnoah to truly master this powerful weapon. strength.

But unfortunately, all this was just beginning when it was completely destroyed by a sudden accident.

The only one who could take away the armored cavalry was the real owner of the armored cavalry - Who would have thought that the old emperor, who was destined to fail, would have a day to turn over? 　　"Is this the real secret of the Weiser royal family? Some unknown means? But why wait until now? Why not take action at the beginning?" The young earl felt that everything that had happened recently was full of fog, which made him a little at a loss for a while.

... However, Zazibarum didn't know that in fact he was not the only one who had an accident in the territory.

"What? The princess was kidnapped?!" Almost not long after Zazibarum received the second bad news, Kurutuo also received bad news from his subordinates.

An armored cavalry that had never been seen before broke into the palace specially set up for Her Royal Highness in his territory and forcibly kidnapped the princess of the empire.

"Damn it, was it Zazbarum who did it?" The Earl, who had been cheated once, immediately thought of his former ally. Could it be that the other party used the peace talks as a cover, and the real purpose was to take the princess away when he was not prepared... "Where is the knight guarding the princess? Why didn't he stop him?" Kurutuo asked with dissatisfaction.

For Princess Eseiram, the only legitimate heir to the royal family of the Weiser Empire, the "Princess Alliance" would certainly not take her safety lightly - a female knight with her armored cavalry for 24 hours of close protection, plus the protection of hundreds of meters of elite soldiers, it should be enough to repel all powerful enemies, and at the very least, the princess should be able to escape to a safe place.

But... "Viscount Isa... died in battle!" "Died in battle...?" Hearing this news, Kurutuo's anger could not help but choke.

Isa is the name of the female knight. She holds the title of Viscount in the Empire. Although the armored cavalry she drives is not the most powerful, its frontal combat capability and survivability are above average. Moreover, she took the initiative to propose the task of protecting the princess this time, but she did not expect to die here... "Zazbarum, you really deserve to die!"... Time goes back to a few minutes ago.

The temporary palace of the eldest princess of the empire in the Kurutuo territory has turned into a burning ruin. The ground is full of the bodies of soldiers and servants. An armored cavalry that has been torn and twisted beyond recognition is lying on the ground on one side, bursting with sparks from time to time.

The most conspicuous one, of course, is the huge steel figure standing high on the ground. It is the "Sample Zero" taken from Zazbarum's research institute.

But it actually has another name - the Supreme Throne, which is given by its current owner himself.

And it really lived up to its name. In just a moment, it destroyed the armored cavalry that blocked its way, and slaughtered all the people here.

"Aiseyram, my son, follow me!"　　At some point, the emperor with strange eyes like the starry sky had already stood in the ruins. In front of him was a little girl with a dull face, who seemed to not understand what was happening in front of her.

"Grandpa... Grandpa?"　　The little girl asked in fear.

In her eyes, the current grandpa was too strange and too scary.

Not to mention the pair of eyes that were not possessed by humans, just watching him drive the armored cavalry to slaughter an entire army was enough to scare ordinary children crazy.

Fortunately, when the old emperor appeared driving the [Supreme Throne], the little princess herself fell into a trance-like mental state. Everything that happened around her was like a dream to her now, like a dream, but it could not leave too many traces in her consciousness.

When the old emperor stood in front of her, this feeling quietly faded away, and she reacted all of a sudden, and noticed the horror scene around her, and the panic in her heart suddenly surged.

If the person in front of her was not indeed her grandfather whom she had not seen for a long time, she might even scream and turn around and run away immediately.

However, when she heard the old man in front of her greet her in a familiar tone, she hesitated again.

"It's me, child, come with me, let me take you to a truly safe place!" Although he had a pair of terrifying eyes, and the situation around him was not quite right, grandpa was still grandpa... A voice in her heart said this, and the little girl stretched out her hand with some shrinking, and wanted to retreat several times in the middle, but finally slowly held the rough and large hand.

The next moment, the world in the girl's eyes changed! ')163'\u003eChapter 162 The Bankrupt Earl \u0026 The Trapped Protagonist

"Zazbarum, you have to pay for what you did!"　　After seeing the tragic situation in the princess' palace, Kurutuo's anger could no longer be suppressed.

He decided to go to the peace talks and the threats from the earthlings. His only enemy now was Zazbarum! 　　"Cancel the peace talks. All troops should attack the Zazbarum rebels!"　　With his order, the Weisser Empire, which had been calm, fell into war again.

This time, with the anger of double betrayal and the will of revenge, Kuruteu took the lead and led a group of knights from the same camp into battle, launching an attack on Zazbarum's army without mercy.

Because this round of attacks was launched too suddenly, the entire front line of the "Legitimate Empire" camp was almost caught off guard by the opponent's sudden attack.

Suddenly, urgent reports were sent from all over the entire front, and Zazbarum, who was already troubled by frequent accidents in the rear, now became even more anxious.

"What's going on with that guy? Isn't the peace talk good? Why did he suddenly launch a full-scale attack?!" Zazbarum looked at an emergency communication from the front line, and his heart was full of anger, but more But it's inexplicable.

What the hell is that old guy going crazy about? ! Since Kuruteu had already suffered a loss, all the spies in the territory were thoroughly cleaned up. Therefore, Zazbarum could no longer accurately know the major and minor events that occurred in Kuruteu's territory. For such a big event that happened in the princess's palace, Kuruteo immediately issued a hush-up order, and it was impossible for Zazbarum to know about it.

Therefore, the two sides, who had shown signs of peace talks due to the imminent invasion of the Earthling army, once again fought against each other due to the unequal intelligence between the two sides, and the civil war engulfing the empire was once again triggered.

... "Kurut'o! Why are you so crazy! Why did the war suddenly start!" On the battlefield, Zazbarum driving [Dioscuri] and Kult controlling [Tharsis] They met unexpectedly. The first time they saw each other, [Tharsis], who had super high mobility, stared at [Dioscuri] as if he was seeing his biggest enemy. The desperate energy even forced Zazbarum to be unable to fight back.

After finally forcing the opponent back, Zazbarum felt that his former ally's reaction was very abnormal. He couldn't help but directly connected to the communication with the opponent and asked the doubts in his heart.

"Ha! You have the nerve to say that! You actually kidnapped Her Royal Highness the Princess during the peace talks. Sure enough, only a rebellious guy like you can do such a treacherous act!" Kuruteo regained his composure from being repulsed. , continued to launch a fierce attack on the enemy in front of him, but Zazbarum, who had already stabilized his position, relied on the diversity of abilities of the machine to firmly withstand the opponent's fierce attack, and even had a tendency to gradually gain the upper hand. .

"...This is a misunderstanding! I did not send anyone to kidnap the princess, His Majesty the Emperor did it!" When Zazbarum heard what his old rival said, he felt aggrieved. It was obviously the old Emperor who did this, so why was the blame placed on him? What if it falls on your own head? No, we can’t take the blame, we must clarify it! So, on this battlefield, in the fierce battle with the enemy, Zazbarum used his sharp tongue to explain the whole story carefully, and even took the time to extract it from the database at the rear. Surveillance videos from the underground prison and the research institute were released, and all the inhuman behavior of the old emperor was shown to the other party in an attempt to clear up the misunderstanding.

Unfortunately, it seems that Kuruteo has completely distrusted Zazbarum's credibility. He lets his tongue slip, and the honest man Kuruteo, who has been deceived many times, does not believe a word he says.

It's just a fake video, who wouldn't do it? He still hasn’t forgotten how Zazbarum harmed Count Reinhard! Now you are actually doing this to him? I really think he is a fool! ​And is this video a joke? Are you still shooting special photography? The old emperor, who was nearly sixty years old, suddenly transformed into a superpower and bravely broke into an underground prison, and then massacred an entire research institute with his bare hands? This is an insult to his intelligence! "How much do you want to fool me, you guy? Do you think I will believe your statement that is full of loopholes?!" Ignoring any words from the guy opposite Zazbarum, whose credit has been ruined, Ku Luteu immediately turned off the communication, and once again launched an even more intense attack on the opponent with a lot of anger and embarrassment.

For a moment, the two sides either relied on the variety and comprehensiveness of their multi-ability switching, or relied on the ability to predict the future, and they were in a stalemate.

It's probably going to take a long time to decide the winner.

...... Let us temporarily shift our focus away from this pair of estranged friends and turn to the protagonist of this book.

It has been quite a while since Fang Yuan discovered something was wrong with Ruin No. 3 and went to explore it personally.

So what is his current situation? Fang Yuan can tell you——Not good! very bad! ! very bad! ! ! To be honest, his mentality is already a bit broken now.

Fang Yuan never expected that when he actually stepped into the secret space under Ruin No. 3, he would encounter such a thing! In the end what happened? Well, he's trapped! He was trapped in a twisted space that was somewhat similar to a different-dimensional killing array.

Although it is not a very neat super cube like in the movie, the place where he is now is undoubtedly a very clever and complex space trap.

Countless connected and completely independent dimensional spaces are stacked on top of each other, but there is no clear dividing line between each space. Any movement by Fang Yuan may cause him to be transported to another completely different space.

Often when he takes one step forward, he will find that he has been transported to a completely unfamiliar place. If he takes another step back, he will be transported to another completely unrelated place.

Countless changing spaces formed a very huge maze. Even if Fang Yuan tried every means, he could still wander back and forth in these countless and various spaces, and could never find a way out.

And the properties of these spaces are also very special. Some are pure black, lightless, soundless, gravity-free and even borderless empty spaces. Some are rocky desert areas like the surface of Mars, and some look like cities from ancient alien civilizations. Some of the scenes are actually scenes from a city on Earth.

The spatial changes involved were truly mysterious, completely subverting Fang Yuan's view of space manipulation abilities.

The spatial structure and change patterns in this maze are completely incomparable to those space interference devices used by the Visser Empire outside. Even with the computing power of [Ether], it is almost impossible to calculate the spatial patterns here in real time. .

The only good news is that Fang Yuan's life is not in danger for the time being.

Yes, no matter how these spaces change, they have no direct lethality to humans - even on the surface of Mars and the vacuum-like scene of the universe, there is actually enough air for human survival.

Although the composition of this air is somewhat different from that of the earth's atmosphere, there is no problem in allowing humans to survive for a short period of time.

——Maybe this is the state of the atmosphere when the alien civilization on Mars originally existed? From the point of view of "not hurting people", this space maze should be a non-lethal trap. It seems that the designer of this trap is quite benevolent.

But the premise of saying this is that there must be a way out of this trap! Yes, the most disgusting part of this space trap is here. The intruder will indeed not receive any direct harm after entering, but if you can't crack this maze, then you can't even think of getting out! ')164'\u003eChapter 163 The secret at hand

As a person who cherishes his life very much, Fang Yuan certainly cannot be like those cheap-minded characters in ordinary adventure movies, casually stepping into a fatal trap.

In fact, he had already explored it in many ways before actually entering here.

Vibration wave scanning, electromagnetic wave scanning, space fluctuation detection, drone pathfinding, mental power scanning... He tried all the detection methods he could think of, but he never found any abnormalities. Among all the observation results, here The underground is just an empty underground cave.

It wasn't until Fang Yuan took the first step into the cave in person that the sudden change in space made him realize that he had actually stepped into a space trap! And it’s a powerful trap that can trap him here for several days! "[Ether], doesn't the old emperor have this content in his memory?" Fang Yuan didn't believe that the old emperor, who was just a mortal at the time, could actually decipher this space maze. This is completely impossible! Even with the computing power of [ether], it is a long-term task to calculate the various spatial fluctuations in this space maze and then calculate the correct route.

Therefore, there must be some other reason why the old emperor was able to pass here! "I'm sorry, there is no memory of entering this space maze in Lelegalia's observable memory. Even if there is, it should be in the part of the memory that is divided and isolated."

[Aether] gave a disappointing but very reasonable answer.

"...Didn't the permissions we obtained from the old emperor work?" Unwilling to give up, Fang Yuan continued to ask his AI - he was wondering, could there be a problem with the permissions he obtained? "In fact, after entering the area, the connection with the hyperspace information network has been disconnected. Aldnoah's highest authority has not detected any data interface and cannot function."

[Ether] gave this answer. Obviously, this space maze is a place where even if you have permissions, it will have no effect - after all, system permissions, you have to have data interaction with this system to make sense, but here It seems to have been directly set into an information blind spot, and even the hyperspace information network that can theoretically communicate in real time at the other end of the universe has lost its function.

"...It's really watertight... In other words, either the old emperor used his mortal brain to crack the law of space changes here, or he didn't activate this maze when he came in... [Ether], What do you think is the possibility?" Fang Yuan did not mention the possibility that the old emperor brought a supercomputer with him like him - come on, it was only 1972, where was the portable supercomputer? Home computers had just emerged at that time, okay! "According to the theoretical computing limit of the human brain and the current progress in analyzing the spatial transformation laws of this area, through fuzzy computing, it will take at least 1127 years to calculate the spatial transformation laws of this area without large-scale auxiliary computing equipment. Time, according to the actual situation, the first possibility is not true. "

Well, the solid-eye AI directly gave an answer based on precise calculations. The conclusion is that it is impossible for humans to get out of here simply by relying on their own strength - even if they could, you would have to eat, drink, sleep, and continuously calculate 1127 Years are enough, and the premise of all this is that you have developed your brain's computing power to the limit.

Of course, the human beings referred to here are the terrifying erect apes that evolved from apes, not the various human beings in online articles who wear human skins and use human names, but are actually various divine creatures and innate creatures. Bizarre things like creatures, hybrids of gods and demons.

Fang Yuan, who is proficient in human biology, can responsibly tell everyone that the limit of the human brain is there. The so-called infinite potential is a lie. If you want to exceed the limit, you must choose not to be a human being.

cough! Don't mention these digressions.

The conclusion given by [Ether] is that the space maze here was opened after the old emperor discovered this place, or even after he left. It is very likely to block the latecomers who discovered this place.

"Is the space labyrinth that even the highest authority cannot function to protect the secrets behind this labyrinth? No, it should be isolation!" Fang Yuan thought of the so-called "dangerous information" in the old emperor's memory, and it was very interesting. Maybe the old emperor discovered something here and thought that this discovery was too dangerous to let anyone else know, so he activated the space maze here... But that's not right. This space maze obviously cannot be used by today's Martians. The technology that came out means that this is set up here by super ancient aliens. In other words, even ancient alien civilizations believe that things here need to be closely protected. So how did the old emperor discover the secrets here? ? Is it really because the equipment here is in disrepair and has failed? That’s not the case. After all, those hyperspace gates that have been exposed on the surface of the planet for who knows how many thousands of years can still open normally. There is no reason why the equipment here can’t! After much deliberation, Fang Yuan couldn't come up with a reason, so in the end he had no choice but to give up and return his attention to the work of analyzing the maze.

Well, [Ether] is responsible for the analysis. Fang Yuan, who currently cannot have a deep connection with it, can only serve as a living body detection instrument. According to the requirements of [Ether], he can carry out various actions in this maze, actively travel through many spaces, and obtain more information. Much spatial transformation data.

... "Grandpa, where are we going?" The little girl held the old man's rough hand and asked in a tone as erratic as a dream.

Looking carefully at the little princess at this time, her eyes did not turn into a starry sky like her grandfather's, but still had normal green eyes.

The only difference from the past is that there is almost no liveliness in her eyes at this time, as if she is sleepwalking, but she seems to maintain a clear consciousness and can speak and ask questions normally.

"We are going to the very beginning, which is also the end of everything. It is the place closest to 'God' in the world, and it is also the final destination of our Weisel family..." The old man said words that children would never understand. , walking forward slowly but firmly step by step.

The little girl who was being held by him seemed to understand, but seemed not to understand at all. She just nodded, and then followed her grandfather step by step towards an unknown place.

PS: The third update will be released later')165'\u003eChapter 164: Oolong caused by insufficient intelligence

Moon, Hypergate Fortress.

"How is the detection of the hyperspace gate?" Admiral William, the frontline commander of this war, asked the engineers somewhat eagerly.

"Currently, the hyperspace gate is operating in good condition. As long as there are no problems on the other side, we can initiate teleportation at any time."

The engineer said carefully, considering his words.

He had no reason to be cautious. After all, the big boss of Anaheim had warned the top government and military leaders that the hyperspace gate could be destroyed, and the consequences of the destruction could be very serious.

Not only the big boss generals know this, but also the engineers responsible for inspecting the hyperspace gate.

Although the hyperspace gate on the Moon side is well preserved due to the decisive actions of the Earth Alliance, there is no guarantee for the hyperspace gate on the Mars side.

"You don't need to worry about this. Our spies have sent back the news that the hyperspace gate on Mars seems to be protected by some kind of barrier. Martians cannot destroy it - although I don't know who did it. But this is a very favorable situation for us!" The general did not hide the situation on Mars from the engineers. After all, it is better for professionals to know more about this matter. As a veteran general who has experienced many battles, he We will not make such low-level mistakes as "concealing important information from key people for the sake of confidentiality regulations, which ultimately leads to the situation getting out of hand."

"Barrier? What barrier?" However, the engineer here did not show optimism after listening to the general's words. Instead, he frowned.

"I don't know. It is said to be some kind of invincible barrier that can withstand all forms of attacks. The Martian troops have been attacking for several hours and still can't do anything."

Due to the limited length of the information conveyed, the general was not very clear about the real situation on Mars. All he could obtain was a short text message passed by the intelligence department. He did not know what the barrier was.

"... Invincible barrier... Could it be a space barrier?" This engineer was obviously of a higher level. He had participated in the reverse analysis project of [Hector] and was familiar with the strength of Martians in space technology. Therefore, he immediately thought of the invincible shield used by [Hector].

"What, is there something wrong?" The general saw the engineer frowning and asked in surprise.

"That's right, General!" The engineer came back to his senses and thought about what words to use to make it easier for people to understand, and then said: "According to the current research results, the interplanetary transmission of the hyperspace gate relies on the distortion of space and the interweaving with another dimension, and the spatial phase difference between different dimensions is used to achieve the time-free displacement of objects in the three-dimensional universe. However, this also leads to the fact that the hyperspace gate itself is very sensitive to abnormal spatial fluctuations. If the hyperspace gate on Mars is protected by a shield such as space distortion, once we start the transmission, it is very likely to cause loss of control..."　　"..."This time it was the general's turn to frown.

He didn't expect that there would be such a disadvantage when the hyperspace gate was protected? Who erected the shield on Mars? Are they friends or enemies of the Earthlings? Is he or they trying to stop the Martians from destroying the hyperspace gate, or to stop the Earthlings' attack? For a moment, the general who had planned to take advantage of the victory to attack Mars and establish a strategic support point hesitated.

Well, Fang Yuan never expected that his kindness in helping the Earthlings to save the hyperspace gate would actually cause doubts and concerns on the Earthlings' side.