The Witch of the Cyberpunk Era

On the way to Mingge Mountain, it rained acid rain. It is not an exaggeration to call it a huge acid storm. The strong wind swept through the mountains and forests, making extremely harsh sounds. Very low, reminiscent of an apocalyptic situation, with lightning and thunder in the sky, adding to the terrifying atmosphere.

Xu Yang was driving the Anonymous. It was like a black crow flying through the air. It was difficult to see its track from a distance, and it swept across the sky without making a sound. Facing the approaching meteorological disaster, he lowered the height of the shuttle in time, found the nearest market town, booked a room, and stayed in a family hotel.

He left the Anonymous in the parking lot outside the hotel, drove it under the dark gray canopy, and then helped Farosa down, with a few dirty cheap electric cars scattered around, near the parking lot exit There is also a white aluminum van.

As soon as Xu Yang entered the hotel, a young man stood up from behind the counter and greeted them with a smile. They are obviously not regular travelers, both Xu Yang and Farosa are wearing thick disguises, but it is impossible to pick and choose between guests' luggage these days.

Next to the man was a monkey wearing a red nylon fiber spacesuit. Farosa didn't like monkeys, but it looked polite, stood on the counter, and bowed to Farosha and Xu Yang in a pretentious manner. Farosa had a dangerous aura on her body, and the monkey did not dare to approach, she shrank back, and jumped behind the counter.

"I want to make it smarter and implant a human brain prosthesis into it." The man looked at the monkey, then took out the black plastic room card from the counter and handed it to them, "Do you want to help? ?gentlemen?"

"Thank you, we don't have much luggage." Xu Yang nodded to him and the monkey and declined extra help.

He carried a large suitcase into the reserved room, and Farosa followed closely behind. Almost as soon as they crossed the threshold, the acid rain storm began, and the whistling rain sounded densely, like a heavy metal band with millions of people. If they were exposed to such heavy rain, their skin would soon be ablated. .

Xu Yang turned on the automatic coffee machine, filled it with coffee powder delivered by the hotel, turned it on, and then walked to the window, looking at the rolling hills in the distance.

From here, they can already see Mingge Mountain, which is their destination. Most areas of the mountain have been eroded by acid rain, and large areas of plants have died. Since the trees have been destroyed, the occurrence of mudslides and landslides is inevitable. The interaction of the two , and aggravate the degree of soil and water degradation. It was as if a huge shovel had dug away all the green along the slope, leaving only the mottled brown mountains.

The environment is not livable, people have to relocate to relatively stable towns and cities, local residents do not have enough funds to manage the environment, and they have no influence at all to shut down the heavy industries that continue to damage the environment. Various factories and company assets pierced into the surrounding area of ​​Naruto Mountain like nails, and only the Tosakura Shrine enshrined by Kirino Reise was not affected.

Xu Yang checked the cameras and bugs in the room, as well as all the electronic equipment it provided in advance, and then changed to Farosa to stand by the window.

"The world has been ruined," she said.

"Is there any hope of recovery?" Xu Yang thought.

"Lord of the Forest." Farosa looked at the destroyed greenery, and the outside world was shrouded in endless acidic clouds. "If you bring the Lord of the Forest back, it will be able to re-pave the islands with green."

"According to the law of conservation of matter and equivalent exchange," Xu Yang speculated, "it should also ask for something."

"Of course, it needs followers, and people need to become tree monsters to support its eternal green." Farosa chuckled, thinking of Nohara Masato again.

"That's not a problem," Xu Yang nodded. "If you can bring the owner of the forest, enthusiastic animal protection organizations and environmental protection associations from all over the world will also come here."

After checking the equipment, Farosa found a comfortable position to lie down and turned on the smart screen wall in the room. The entire wall-type screen changed color, reflecting the image of the dome battle ceremony.

"I don't think it's one ten thousandth as good as the Witch Fighting Tournament." Farosa said, "Why not gather all the beautiful witches to fight?"

"It's a question of acceptance." Xu Yang thought for a while, "Witch fights just sound interesting. Once they are beaten to the point of being bruised, or chopped into pieces, the scene will be ugly. Relatively speaking, robots are beaten to the fullest. Ground parts and sparks all over the body, everyone is more tolerable."

"You have to talk to our gladiator." Farosa saw that the match between A40 and Black Storm was not far away.

Xu Yang entered the secret communication mode and contacted A40. It had arrived at the Arena at this time and was making the final preparations before the battle. Xu Yang transferred the video signal to the curtain wall so that Farosa could also see her. She was lying reclining. On a double bed with a white sheet, the A40 felt like a metal golem that wizards would build, but smarter.

Farosa's attitude towards synthetic human technology is very contradictory. On the one hand, she needs these highly programmed servants, on the other hand, she feels that they are too intelligent. The first and second generation synthesizers are still within her acceptable range, and the third generation synthesizers like A40 and Miying who can continue to learn and evolve are somewhat inadequate. Even the clever monkey kept by the innkeeper is more pleasing to the eye than the synth.

"How are you preparing?" Xu Yang observed the A40.

From the appearance, this is still a low-key image of a young man, with precision machinery installed all over his body. Instead of wearing the previous ronin jacket, he has changed to a light vest made of Kevlar material. While improving the protection, he is also as light as possible. .

"In terms of martial arts," A40 said, "I have reached the first-class level, but I haven't completed all aspects of cultivation, so I can't be called a master. Compared with a master who is truly in the room and has perfect skills, it is even weaker... But I will do my best."

"I believe in you." Xu Yang nodded, "You haven't let us down yet."

"There is something I want you to see." A40 sent a picture over.

When Xu Yang opened it, it turned out to be a black-and-white pixel picture, like a highly distorted camera, depicting the wasp looking back and smiling. It was drawn from the perspective of the A40, so she could see how she was holding the A40's hand, How to turn his head and show an excited smile with ice cream in his other hand.

"This is..." Xu Yang couldn't see the clue.

"The electronic dreams I had." A40 said, "If the human dream is a chaotic reorganization of information in the subconscious, my dream is a distorted representation of disk fragments. Some things have been deleted by me, but I can't delete them. , but, who is this?"

"I'll tell you when you win and make it to the top 16." Xu Yang nodded.

A40 solemnly fell to the ground and bowed deeply to Xu Yang.

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity," it said, "for giving me a chance to prove myself, a chance to fight to the fullest. During this period of time, I have progressed rapidly in martial arts, more than ever before. All fast. If synths have the same fate as humans, then the Dome Battle Ceremony is indeed my destiny! I will do my best to win the championship, and it is my duty to do this.”

"Go." Xu Yang saw that it was almost time.

He switched back to the Dome event, the previous match had ended, and the match between A40 and Black Storm began immediately. After updating the advertisement, the manufacturer of Black Storm, "West Wind Industry" officially publicized their newly developed alloy patent, which is called "Magic Steel". It adopts the latest generation of smelting technology. It is made of magic steel that relies on magic power, and it has a fatal cutting effect on any form of armor, which is why the black storm can easily smash the female knight in the dragon bone armor in the previous round.

The black storm rolls onto the field in the form of a mechanical ball. It looks like a top standing on one foot and has 12 arms. The "magic steel" blade is installed on each arm. When it rotates slightly, the blade reflects The light from different angles is really dazzling.

The A40 brought the promotional video of Tanaka Smart Company into the venue. It pressed its hand on the blade of anger, pointed the tip of the knife in front of the blade, and retracted the elbow. The footsteps were one after the other, making a posture of defending and attacking.

"You can only use cold weapons, you can't use long-range means, and there are no other rules," the electronic referee in the museum introduced neatly, and then slammed down the knife, "Battle!"

Farosa sat up, holding her coffee and staring at every detail of the battle, she felt like she had truly become an aristocrat of the ancient Latinum empire, watching the gladiators go and bleed.

"You must win!"

"For our money!"

"Come on! Come on!" In the live broadcast room, tens of thousands of viewers who lost their bets in the last bet, out of a strong sense of revenge, stood on the side of A40 at this time, and many people put their last net worth. Laid on the A40 and hoped it would **** the victory quickly and restore funds for them. As long as the A40 wins, they will immediately become loyal fans of the A40.

"A40 will win." Ye Zi said confidently to the other female companions and family members around him in the VIP box.

"A40..." In the distant Bibo City, Wasp stared at the screen on the field and held her breath. If A40 wins and wins the championship all the way, she will undoubtedly regain her passion for life and find her place in this crazy world.

Various high-tech companies in Taixizhou and many research institutes in Kyoto Infinite are now also focusing on this high-standard robot showdown. The winning side represents the development direction of future combat robots, which also means more advanced robots. Science and Production Technology.

- Go to war!

Black Storm turned all its mechanical arms, turning it into a high-speed whirlwind of death, swiftly cutting towards the A40, making bursts of piercing humming on the moving road, its body operates extremely fast, and makes complex movements , It should have disintegrated itself at high speed, but every part of the Black Storm has been precisely fitted, leaving no flaws and providing extremely high stability.

Facing its unstoppable collision, the A40 leaped forward and slashed out quickly! Actively choose to fight!