Wasteland Echoer

"Secret? This kind of product that is a mixture of 'human nature' and 'divine nature' is in you. I have no way of knowing. But if you know anything about "Holy Word", "Hidden Book" and "All Things in the Ancient World" If you understand, I don't mind giving you some guidance under the guise of the gods and the Lord." The corners of Peter's mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile between ridicule and approval.

This made Wright unable to spy on his true attitude for a moment, so he had to swallow the words on his lips and said in a voice as resentful as a mosquito:

"Peter...Teacher, since you can't...tell me directly, then I am willing to listen to a piece of...uh, the guidance of God and God."

"It seems that apart from your 'honesty' and 'strength', you are not stupid." Peter kept smiling and continued:

"Then let's use a passage from the middle chapter of "The Secret Book". Anno 201: All mysteries are hidden in the original creation, as is the case with gods, and so is the case with devils. Things you see always hide each other, And you are eager to explore something, but the wheel of fate will not stop. As you move forward, the mysteries will inevitably appear behind you."

"The wheel of fortune will never stop. As you move forward, the secrets will inevitably appear behind you." Wright repeated the words in "The Secret Book" recited by Peter.

After a few minutes, he felt that the chaotic thoughts in his brain were slightly smoothed out, and more than half of the trembling, worry, and panic that filled his mind had been eliminated.

After nodding with a smile, Wright showed a knowing smile and said:

"Thank you, Teacher Peter, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I... will choose to keep moving forward. No matter it is the arrangement of fate or the tasks assigned by the empire and the committee, I will try my best to complete it. I The secret can only be revealed by myself as I continue to move forward, and then be known by myself, right?"

"That's right. By the way, before I formally explain the next task, I want to talk about your brother first. The lost person just now must not be your biological brother. I have all your detailed information in my hand. You The information about your parents is missing. For at least the past fifteen years, you have been alone or completing military missions with your comrades. You do not have any relatives. So, your brother..."

"Are you talking about Feng? Do you want me to explain my relationship with him?" Wright asked first.

"It's not necessary. You know, as long as you serve the empire, it doesn't matter if you are a Lost One. Some of our superpowers have joined the three major churches of the Lost Ones. At least for me, they don't have such a strong racial concept." Peter shook his head and said:

"But, do you rest assured that he will stay by your side? In addition to feeling the rich magic power of water, I also feel an extraordinary power in him. It is vague and not strong. , but just for a second or two, it gave me a feeling as if I was looking at pictures of those weird old gods and monsters."

"The feelings of old gods and monsters? I really don't have the same feeling as you, Mr. Peter. Is it a sixth sense?" Wright asked doubtfully.

"It's 'snow'. Although it's not as strong as the breath of ice, it has the smell of 'snow' in the dark night. And I can feel that if the breath of 'snow' is real, it will most likely condense into a monster." , or even a sequential monster." Peter explored cautiously.

"I don't know much about the aura of 'snow', Teacher Peter. And I really haven't found any clues of a similar aura on my brother Feng. But I will pay attention, don't worry, if he attacks me, attacks the empire If other [soldiers] behave like this, I will fight him immediately.”

"Actually." Wright scratched his black hair and said in a gentle tone:

"He is also very pitiful. I never saw his parents when I went to his house before. He and his grandfather depended on each other. Just a few days ago, he wanted to go to the Crusted Federation because of his grandfather's willfulness... Traveling, so I proposed to let him be independent. In fact, it is not necessarily a bad thing to let him stay with me as a deputy or even a partner. Children, most of them are quite simple, even if they are... superpowers, as long as If he studies and lives in the atmosphere of the imperial military camp, it will be difficult for him to have problems with his world view, outlook on life and values."

"Since this is your attitude, then I respect you. After all, the Imperial Legion doesn't mind having one more worker. Well, Wright, after saying so much, you have had a good meal. I think it's time I'm conveying the latest official order to you." Peter said seriously.

Then, he returned to his seat, picked up a dark yellow cowhide briefcase from the foot of the table, and took out a yellow leather document bag.

After placing the side with the lacquer seal on the table, Peter took out a small letter opener from the briefcase and cut along the top of the document bag.

"This is the first document, a formal one, not a telegram of semi-formal orders. The content is very simple, you can read it yourself." Peter said, handing a brand new document in the document bag to Wright.

After taking it with both hands, Wright carefully studied the contents of the document.

The first thing that caught his eye was a letterhead with the words "Socratic Committee", followed by the iconic "silver double-headed eagle" flag picture representing the empire.

This is followed by the title "Order of the Socra Guards" in a slightly smaller font below, as well as their exclusive "Long Sword and Hammer" medal.

Next is the main text. Since it was printed by a manual printer, the fonts are very neat and give off a mechanical feel.

After a quick glance, Wright read in a low voice:

"Official Orders of the Socratic Council and the Guards."

"First, upgrade the professional rank of guard member Wright from Silver Blade 5 to Red Earth 2."

Got promoted again? It's a good thing. It seems that the people on the Socratic Committee are not just giving orders and drawing pie.

A satisfied and "happy" smile appeared on Wright's face.

After all, an increase in professional rank not only means an increase in status, but also in wages, benefits, and access to more resources in the future. Correspondingly, if you can become a team leader, you can have a few powerful obedient people. Under his subordinates, he is one step closer to his ideal of becoming a true "Wasteland Echo".

After briefly giving up his idealistic fantasies, Wright continued:

"Secondly, after multiple verifications and identification by relevant personnel, Wright's current identity is not a complete human being, but a person with extraordinary powers. Therefore, upon the proposal of General George of the Socratic Guards, the Socratic Committee discussed and decided , officially transferred Wright’s military relations from the city of Sokra to the old capital of Zhnetsk. Wright himself can choose to join any organization or team of the Zhnetsk Army, but he must choose a front-line combat unit.”

"Is this expelling me? Teacher Peter?" Wright asked with some anger and confusion.

"I just thought you would be anxious when you saw this. You are still a young man after all. Although the threshold for entering the Sokra Guard is very high, it also represents identity and status. But rules are rules, and besides, Zhinetsk The legion is not much worse than Socrates." Peter explained patiently:

"You must have heard that there have been many attacks and kidnappings of our escort members between the two camps in Donusk and between the two war zones in the north and south of Silent Highlands. Indeed, there are many attacks on us. Unfavorable words were spread, and the committee was willing to pay a high price to redeem the man.

In the outer area of ​​Sogra, your identity as a member of the escort team will bring you danger. For your safety, you have to temporarily leave the escort team anyway. But don't worry, once the Battle of Silent Highlands is over and you return to Sukra after completing your mission, the committee will definitely transfer you back. You don't have to worry about this. "

Peter's tone was very gentle. He didn't want to anger Wright because of this. After all, he also knew that Wright's entry into Socra was achieved by going through many births and deaths and participating in many dangerous missions.

Therefore, when he noticed that Wright was a little angry, he reached into the depths of his briefcase and took out five brand new coins with the portraits of the heroes of the city of Socrata painted on the front.

One ticket costs 100 yuan, five tickets totaling 500 Singapore dollars.

"Wright, take it. As long as they are cities, towns and military strongholds controlled by the empire, new coins will be used in all places where commercial activities take place. Whether it is buying food or equipping weapons, this is what the Socra Guards say to you. The compensation can be regarded as a reward paid in advance for your next mission." Peter's tone revealed a hint of earnestness.

Seeing Wright looking at him slightly blankly and the new coins in his hand, Peter smiled and stuffed the five brand-new banknotes into his jacket pocket without any explanation.

"The...reward for the mission?" Wright touched his pocket and confirmed.

After all, this is a lot of wealth. Once the mission is over, if you go to Sokra or a big city such as Zhenetsk, this money will be added to the bonus given by Mr. George and the Sokra Committee for the Battle of Kovo. , this amount of money should be enough to live without worries for more than ten years.

"That's right Wright, this is your money now."

After sighing slightly, Wright acquiesced to Peter's behavior, and then turned his attention back to the words on the document.

But the next paragraph really made him feel a little creepy and unbelievable.

"Third, please ask Wright to hand over the 'Heraldry of Tomorrow' obtained at the Donusk ruins and hand it over to the Socra Committee for safekeeping to ensure the normal conduct of the 'Blood Night Ritual'."

What was supposed to come finally came back, and as expected, I still "worked" for the committee and made wedding dresses for others.

“‘Tomorrow’s Emblem’, why are you so sure that I will get it?” Wright pretended to question.

"It's very simple." Peter explained:

"Because you're still alive."

"Just because I'm...still alive?" Wright asked with a look of disbelief.

"Of course it's more than that." Peter thought for a few seconds and then explained:

"First of all, the task of finding the 'Emblem of Tomorrow' was only assigned to you through the team leader Brett. The tracker in your body had a signal interruption for a whole day, which is enough to prove that you entered the lake.

Secondly, other convoy members who passed through Donusk a few days ago also sent telegrams to the committee confirming that the current city ruins have become a dilapidated scene and that no traces of 'MB-2000: Alien Water' can be detected. breath. You should know that the power of the ‘Emblem of Tomorrow’ is the key to maintaining the existence of ‘Water of a Different Face’. "

"That's it." A bitter smile appeared on Wright's face.

The good impression he had for the Socratic Committee and Peter just now because of the five hundred new dollars suddenly disappeared in his heart and turned into nothing.

It seems that the Socra Committee is also a group of people who are greedy for profit, but are very shrewd. All rewards are nothing more than marked prices in secret.

Wright knew that under the current circumstances, he had no choice but to hand over his coat of arms and continue to obey the orders of the Socratic Council.

After all, everything about him is under the control of the Socra Committee. The tracker placed in his body and the teammates who are suspected of being monitors around him force him to make decisions that are beneficial to them.

After sighing slightly, Wright did not continue to recite some insignificant words at the end of the document. Instead, he handed the document back to Peter. He reluctantly opened the tactical glove on his left hand and held the one he had been holding carefully. He took out the hexagonal steel "Crest of Tomorrow" in his palm and gave it to Peter.

"That's right, Wright. You are very loyal. Although there are slight flaws in this loyalty, it is not important. What is important is that you can unswervingly execute Socrates' orders, and you can carry out Socrates' instructions. Follow it carefully to complete it.

By the way, talents like you are a product of scarcity, whether in the Empire, the Socratic Council, or the Church of the Lost. "Peter couldn't stop praising him.

Although the more Wright listened, the more nauseous he became, and the more he listened, the more he felt like food was churning up and down in his stomach.

But unfortunately, he couldn't fight Peter here. After all, he had only been promoted to level 6 "Inspiration", which was not very powerful.

Moreover, there are still many [warriors] from the empire here, as well as many "superpowers" with powerful abilities that I don't know much about.

Even if he killed Peter and forcibly entered the center of Silent Highlands with the coat of arms, he might not be able to find the divine domain where the "Daughter of the Tool Element" was located. In the end, he would have to rely on the orders and instructions of the Socra Committee.

So now, cooperation and not being at odds are particularly important. Patience in some aspects is in exchange for greater benefits in the future.

While he was thinking about it, Wright suddenly saw Peter take down a wooden box from the window sill next to it, with an edge pattern outlined in gold and inlaid with many blue and red gems.

In front of Wright, Peter opened the wooden box and carefully put the coat of arms into it.

After doing all this, he took out a pure black key from his arms, inserted it into the keyhole of the wooden box, and locked it.

"Speaking of Wright, I have to remind you. The extraordinary power possessed by the 'Emblem of Tomorrow' cannot be endured by humans and superpowers for a long time. It is fine for a short time. If you are in direct contact with the emblem for a long time, you His spirit will definitely be affected, and he will either fall into madness or become bloodthirsty and murderous. It is not a wrong choice to hand over this coat of arms to the committee."

"Oh, yes, there is more." Peter put the wooden box back to the window sill, where it was illuminated by the incandescent light of the sun, and said with a smile on his face:

"In order to ensure that you don't get entangled in choosing the team of the Zhnetsk Army, I have helped you make the right choice. It just so happens that their army's 'New Wind Team' is stationed in the camp in Area B. Last night I I’ve just said hello to you, and you can go directly to report later, and they will equip you with new uniforms and equipment.”

"'Team of the New Wind', why does it sound familiar?" Wright muttered softly.

Ignoring Wright's doubts, Peter patted his shoulder and said with a smile:

"The Sokra Guard has only one informal order for you, and that is to cooperate with the Zhnetsk Army's combat mission. When the official decisive battle between the Empire and the Church of the Lost begins, General George will naturally find you and lead the team to cooperate with you. You sneak into the central area of ​​​​the highland together and explore the god 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element' together."

"Of course, if you are not afraid of death, you can also form your own team and go first."