Wasteland Echoer

"I'm very curious." Wright, who struggled to get up, looked at Luo Nie's random changes in attitude and tone and asked in confusion:

"What kind of existence is the 'Ancient Mechanical God' you speak of? Just now Sai told me that you were praying to the 'Metamorphosis One', why did you become it?"

"'Ancient Mechanical God'..." Luo Nie did not answer directly. Instead, he twisted up the pink sticky substance stuck on his cyberpunk-style light gray work clothes, brought it to his mouth, blew it off, and turned his back to Zhu Wright said in a slightly "dark" tone:

"It's part of the 'Metamorphosis'."

"Part of it?" Wright wondered. At the same time, he felt a strong dizziness that seemed to sprout and explode from the depths of his soul. He staggered and fell onto the ancient bluestone bricks covered with scattered grass and a lot of moss.

"That's right. 'Fusioners', as the name suggests, 'people who fuse weird things'. Ordinary humans will panic when faced with evil spirits. Powerful magicians, or those who claim to be extraordinary, will destroy them and leave a place behind." of black powder. But God does not. His true form may be human, the kind of 'dangerous person' stared at by the abyss. Later, He defeated the powerful birds and seized the ability to fly; He defeated the eternal deep sea Occasionally, the ancient god surfaced from the water, peeping at the sun, and captured the 'tentacles'; He defeated many servants created by the 'Lord of Mechanics' and captured the body of steel. After a long period of understanding, He During the endless sleep, I chose to release a combination of 'machine + ancient god' to respond to the worship of believers." Luo Nie said, his eyes seemed to be shining, full of strange hope.

"So from the moment you entered the Silver Moon Temple, you were listening to His guidance?" Wright asked confused.

"Yes, but only between temples. You should know, Wright, that machines have a unique ability to communicate. With weak electromagnetic fluctuations, we can clearly know whether what the other party is telling is the truth or a lie.' The Ancient Mechanical God did not deceive me. Behind the door is indeed a new process, the process leading to the divine realm. Moreover, our mechanical bodies, whether they are the products of the Mechanical Lord or built by humans, will all be in a certain state. It resonates to a certain extent. And I really 'heard' the mechanical operation of the gods. She, the 'Daughter of Mechanical Element', is indeed getting closer and closer to us." Luo Nie said with emotion.

"I hope so, I hope everything can... go so smoothly." Wright did not question Luo Nie's explanation. At this moment, facing the so-called "lover" of tarot card divination, Wright had no right to choose to doubt.

Holding the bluestone brick with one hand, Wright stood up again and looked around the not-so-large space. He suddenly felt insignificant.

The "Daughter of Tool Yuan" of gods, the "Advent of Silence" in war, and the "Dream of R'lyeh" in rituals, these are nothing more than a few unimportant parts of a thick red book in the eyes of future historical recorders.

These events and characters are nothing more than a grain of sand in the magnificent world created by the Creator. When it hits the ground, it will stir up endless energy and burst into tons of lava, drowning all the poor people in it.

Some are as great as stars; some are as small as ants.

From the time he traveled through time to the present, he is nothing more than a puppet with thoughts but restricted strings. Follow the predetermined trajectory until the moment when it loses value, and your life may end and perish like Natasha, Kayas, Moros, Feng, Say, etc.

Sighing softly, Wright slapped his cheeks hard, trying to wake himself up from the fantastic dream and heavy thinking just now.

Immediately, he looked around and began to observe the space around him.

It looks like a palace, but also has the style of a church or tower.

The overall structure of the space is a cylinder, and the circular floor is paved with strips of rectangular bluestone bricks. However, due to the invasion of history, part of them is missing, exposing the soft soil underneath with grass and wild flowers growing there.

But in the very center of the space is a five- to six-meter-diameter well, surrounded by bluestone bricks of similar material. Looking inside, Wright observed a chaotic darkness, and could vaguely see the style of an industrial city. .

Looking up, the red square bricks formed the wall, and there were sporadic gaps between them. A little bit of daylight came through, illuminating the dust floating in the sky.

Due to the age, the surface of the wall has long been occupied by black mold. Most of the yellowish surface and the wallpaper that reflected the Zine Empire style fell off, revealing the half black and half red color of the square brick body.

However, what surprised Wright was that from the gap in a square brick, a creeper actually extended out. Looking at it, in such a dark space, they actually covered one-sixth of the wall, and seemed to be forming a knot. An unknown strange fruit oozing bright red liquid appeared.

Staring at the fruit, Lightton felt that long-lost "memory fragments" were surging in his brain. Deep in his memory, he seemed to have seen this plant before.

It is not a real ivy, but the parasitic body of the "Bloodspring Flower".

Legend has it that the "Blood Origin Flower" grew from seeds watered with blood by the wolves who belonged to the alien beasts in the First Era. They sacrificed their hearts and prayed to the gods.

Under normal circumstances, they are mostly distributed in areas close to the central empire such as the southern mountainous area and the far southeastern area of ​​the Krusted Empire, where the most alien beasts are found.

Rumor has it that its fruit has the ability to "bring the dead back to life", but it has a limited time limit and is mostly used in important battles or to obtain important intelligence.

When the dead truly die, they turn into furry monsters that attack humans in the dark.

But Wright's "memory fragments" clearly told him that this kind of "Bloodspring Flower" with bizarre abilities had disappeared as early as the 25th reign of Ivan of the Crusad Empire, let alone in the Zine Empire. Saw it in the territory.

Therefore, it further confirms the statement that this place is the connection between the two "alien spaces" mentioned by Luo Nie.

Continuing to look up at the top of the space, Wright discovered a mechanical window that had lost most of its glass, leaving only some hanging glass fragments.

They surround the top of the cylindrical space, shaped like a pyramid, and the incandescent light shines brightly into the space, making it not absolutely dark.

Looking towards the top, Wright saw the broken mural on the flat top. The erosion of time seems to have lost some effectiveness here. Even though the color has become much darker, Wright can still read some intentions.

On the periphery of the mural are stars, scattered in a blue night sky. In the middle circle is a purple apple pattern, symbolizing the fruits of the harvest.

The innermost part is a red dragon that folds its wings and tail and lingers lazily in place.

Its eyes were closed, its skull was shiny, many of its scales were missing, and it didn't have much vitality.

After staring at the mural and thinking for a while, Wright lowered his head, rubbed his sore neck, and asked:

"What kind of message does this...transit station want to convey to us?"

"Information?" Luo Nie was surprised that it was the first time someone asked him a question from this angle. After looking around and thinking for a while, he said:

"Life, or vitality."

"How do you understand?" Wright asked, taking a step closer to Luo Nie.

"When humans first created machines, they were destined to plunder nature and become enemies of all things. They used machines to create miracles one after another, such as cities, bridges, high-rise buildings and factories. When they rose from the ground, the Luyin River was polluted. The snow line of the incandescent ice sheet continued to move upward, countless coniferous forests fell, and the ancient Mediterranean gradually evaporated. Therefore, when the 'Heartless Man' virus came, humans fled from the cities, they gave up their machines and palaces. Over time, mechanical The shadows dissipated without a trace, but the ancient and nature-friendly buildings were preserved, but were reoccupied by plants and restored to life." Luo Nie explained his view.

"So, what's the connection between this and walking into the next area?" Wright muttered quietly.

"Of course it's 'Vita Water'." Luo Nie replied firmly:

"Life can only be nurtured where it exists, and ancient machinery is also buried deep under it."

As Luo Nie said this, he quickly stepped forward and walked to the well in the center of the space.

However, countless flesh-colored tentacles emerged from the gaps in the bluestone bricks at this moment and quickly wrapped around Luo Nie's legs.

Immediately afterwards, the tentacles stretched out sharp spikes one after another and pierced into Luo Nie's legs. Immediately, the pain that penetrated the bone marrow quickly spread to Luo Nie's whole body.

Fortunately, Luo Nie's reaction was quick enough. He quickly condensed the magic power belonging to the plants with his hands, and simultaneously fired purple magic cannons with both hands, even making a sonic boom.

bump! bump!

As soon as the flesh-colored tentacles came into contact with the magic cannon, they quickly withered and turned into yellow dried meat.

With a slight tear, Luo Nie was freed from the restraints.

Then, he looked at the flesh-colored tentacles, thought of something, and suddenly pulled outwards.

What makes Wright feel weird is that the part that was originally buried underground turned out to be a bloody rattan that Ronela pulled out.

He rolled up part of the cane while continuing to pull. Finally, Wright saw a flower that Luo Nie grabbed, which exuded a charming smell.

"I didn't expect this to be a mutated involute flower." Luo Nie felt strange, but it was not difficult to see a hint of excitement hidden in his expression.

"The inner curling flower...does this kind of mutation exist?" Wright exclaimed quietly.

This kind of variation mixed with biological types was beyond his knowledge.

He had only heard Moros introduce "Exciting Inner Curling Flowers" and "Soothing Inner Curling Flowers" on the "Eternal Motion Train". These "mutated varieties" were really rare.

Before Wright could figure out the reason, Luo Nie forcefully tore off the connection between the vine and the inner curling flower, handed half of the white petals to Wright, and said:

"Light it up."

"Isn't it... hallucinogenic?" Wright took the petals and asked hesitantly.

"It is not the 996 version, nor is it a soothing type. It is infected by the ancient gods and mechanical power, and it will actually enhance your concentration. You may have heard that 'Vita Water' has no mass or volume and falls into You can breathe in it, but the water will stimulate negative emotions in your heart, that is, you will be surrounded by 'sad'. If your will is not strong and your thinking is not sensitive, you will be trapped in it and unable to extricate yourself, and eventually get lost in it and become them. This kind of mutated involute flower that grows around the 'Vita Water' is a good medicine to dispel the 'sad'. Believe me, light it and suck it, and the 'sad' will leave you." Luo Nie urged.

Wright nodded, then he closed his eyes and the red magic power surged in his body, emitting some bright red flames and igniting the petals.

Suddenly, a wisp of white smoke rose from it, and it penetrated into Wright's nasal cavity as if consciously, and dissipated there.

Two seconds later, Wright opened his eyes. Strangely, he saw four scarlet eyes swaying in the darkness of the square brick wall.

If you squint and look carefully, those scarlet eyes seem to be growing on a dark shadow of a human shape!