Wasteland Echoer

"This is the best." Kuka smiled and said: "To be honest, Sir Vasily has withstood a lot of criticism from both inside and outside the Federal Council in cooperating with the Order, but now it seems that it is well worth it."

While he was talking, there were noisy voices below the top floor. Seeing the federal administrator Vasily walking out of the conference room tiredly, Kuka hurriedly brought documents and a water glass and went up to him.

The two talked briefly for a few minutes, and then Kuka followed Vasily into the reception room.

"Master Vasily."

Seeing the majestic, serious and cold chief executive walking into the room and sitting on the desk at the back, "Yin Min" couldn't help but stand up and bow.

"Kuka, please go out first. Remember, the exploration of the northern ice field cannot stop. The counterattack against the 'Heartless Man' settlement must be carried out immediately after the incident is dealt with. You will draft the official document for the strategic group. , just ask me to sign." Vasily arranged in a low voice and pushed away Secretary Kuka.

When the heavy "bump" sound of the door was heard, Vasily breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out two fingers on his left and right, and rubbed his temples.

"A young man who once served in the official medical team of the Fire Empire taught me that rubbing your temples can relieve fatigue." Vasily closed his eyes and said with a little enjoyment.

"Traditional Fire medicine?" "Yin Min" asked.

"So be it." Vasily nodded slightly, without stopping his movements. "This kind of empirical medicine was criticized by so-called scientists from various countries during the Third Era. But think about it, after entering the wasteland world, science With most of it collapsed, how could we have resisted the invasion of 'unintentional people' if we didn't rely on experience."

"Of course." "Yin Min" affirmed:

"After the emergence of the 'Heartless Man', there are few things related to it that can be demonstrated scientifically. Occultism has become popular, and unexplainable things have become more and more frequent. I bet that even if mankind enters a new era, there will still be a steady stream of Unknown things are all around us. The unknown does inspire us to keep exploring, but we should also understand the unknown and accept it.”

"Is it like Eastern medicine? Using the body of plants and slender silver needles to stimulate body functions, relying on continuous experience accumulation and summary, to treat diseases in a way that relies on external forces to a small extent and relies mostly on the body's self-repair? Vasily stopped his movements and asked.

"Yes." "Yin Min" nodded and said:

"This is the mystery of Eastern culture. Obviously you can't explain it scientifically, but in many cases, their conclusions are correct. It has been more than five hundred years since the New Year. Apart from the Fire Empire, who else has Can we successfully resist the 'Heartless Man Crisis' in its early stages?"

"It's just that due to factors such as geography and internal politics, they have not expanded their living territory outwards, nor have they been able to further consolidate and promote their methods. But even if it only accounts for half of the country, the Fire Empire is still an elusive hope for the surviving humans. That beautiful paradise is a perhaps eternal beacon of human civilization.”

"Eastern medicine... Empire of Fire..." Vasily whispered:

"If the 'Universal Energy Evolution Platform' is successfully opened and the large railway can be extended, I will definitely allow the Federation to communicate more with the East. Their civilization is endless, uninterrupted, brilliant, and mysterious. "

"Their religion advocates that human beings should study peacefully and face everything with an elegant attitude, without destroying the core of the laws. They have wise men hiding in the dust, brave men who pursue the truth, and even the 'Yin Yang Bagua' A divination mystic. Compared with tarot cards and sequence cards, the 'Bagua' divination method is earlier, has a longer history, and is more significant."

"Yes, Lord Vasily." "Yin Ming" said with a lot of approval:

"I have briefly tried to use 'Bagua' for divination, and the conclusion I got is more real and more convincing than Tarot cards. You also know that Eastern science and mysticism rely on empiricism, even if it cannot explain the so-called Principle, but very practical. So..."

"I know what you mean." Vasily interrupted:

"The 'Extraordinary Team' trying to use 'science' to explain all magic and 'mysterious' things is misinformation. I don't have that much ability. Even if all the federal scientists join the team, they won't have such ability. In the final analysis, They have to serve the relics of the old empire. Therefore, 'Yinmin', your so-called 'occult science no longer exists' will not happen at all, and you don't have to worry in vain."

"Then how about I tell you something realistic, Master Vasily?" "Yin Ming" suddenly had an intriguing smile on his lips. He walked into Vasily slowly, his arms supported on the edge of the wooden table, and his eyes suddenly turned into With a pale golden color, he looked up at Vasily with extremely strange eyes that seemed to see everything.

"That thing?" Vasily asked.

Subconsciously, he raised his head and looked into the eyes of "Yin Ming". Even though he ruled a huge federation, had outstanding abilities and excellent psychological quality, he felt a trace of unreasonable discomfort.

However, he was shrewd enough to understand the meaning of the person in charge of the "Order Society" in front of him within a few seconds, even without using "lure" skills.

Before "Yin Min" could reply, he said first:

"For a great cause and a goal that all mankind hopes for, a small sacrifice is inevitable. Compared with the massacre and mutation of human compatriots by 'unintentional people', this 'old firework' setting accident is also It caused about 40,000 deaths."

"Is this...the death in your eyes, Master Vasily?" "Yin Min" said angrily.

His childhood was spent in a human family far away from the city. Compared with other lost or semi-lost people, he pays more attention to human emotions.

"Death is just a cruel incident that happens every day. Each federal province and region will routinely report the losses in fighting the 'unintentional people' every month. Don't forget, we have been in a state of war since the beginning of the New Year. We can What we must do is end the current war with a bigger war." Vasily said calmly.

"I don't understand how much profit this senseless act of massacre can bring. Moreover, the 'Old Fireworks' is a dangerous sequential monster, and its thirst for energy is endless. Even if you are satisfied If it has satisfied its desire this time, it will have more desires waiting for you to fill it next time." "Yin Min" protested.

After staring at each other in silence for a few seconds, Vasily took out several approved reports from the folder beside him, pushed them in front of "Yin Min", and slowly said:

"This is a report on personnel losses in various parts of the federation last month. The leaders of the strategic groups in various places are all my old subordinates. They will not deceive me. The numbers should be accurate. Let's just talk about the most intense battle during this period, 'Binglin'. In the province' and Yunkarlov Prefecture, 153,716 federal [soldiers] died in the battle last month, and 38,125 mutated and died after being injured."

"Among them, there are only 321 people who are lucky enough to join you... as superpowers. But this month's new report mentions that almost half of the new superpowers have gone crazy. You know, that time in SG 571 According to the census results, there are only 12.35 million pure humans in the Federation, and those in a state of 'persistent infection', including people with superpowers, semi-lost people, humans with antibodies, and users of magic power, add up to 1.27 million."

"If we really encounter such large-scale attacks by 'Heartless Man' every day, in less than ten years, there will be no human beings found in the Federation. I want to emphasize again, 'All we can do is to use greater war. To end the war, the people of the Fire Empire said, 'The definition of force is to stop using weapons.' In order to end the war, the early investment of this number of personnel is nothing."

"Human beings are indeed more cruel than beasts and monsters." "Yin Min" muttered, slowly taking his hands off the table and putting some distance away from Vasily.

"Cruel?" Vasily smiled disdainfully:

"The cruelty of human beings is meaningful after all. Compared with the 'unintentional people', the consumed humans can eventually reflect their value. You know, our continent and the planet we are on have given birth to countless civilizations, but Those who uphold [love] and [dedication] are just short-lived and will die quickly. In the eyes of the rulers, all human beings are just a series of big or small numbers. How to use them correctly and maintain them within a reasonable range? And being able to derive unlimited new value is what I should consider.”

"If you want to be the sole leader of your organization, the Order, you have to understand this and continue to learn its deeper meaning. The world in the eyes of leaders and you executors is different. Okay, Let’s get back to business.” Vasily said, unfolding the “Military Map of Binglin Province” produced by the “First Federal Military Factory” next to him, pointing to the location circled with a red marker, and said:

"Our latest fully-explored 'Universal Energy Evolution Platform' is here, the Choi Gra ruins that has been occupied by 'unintentional people' for 15 years and almost became a personal nuisance. The war during this period still achieved unexpected results As a result, after our army regained almost all the strongholds south of the Far North Forest, on the day they officially entered Choigrad, they discovered the ruins of the experimental city built underground by the old empire."

"Scientists have calculated that restarting them will require 10 million tons of oil, and they will have to be continuously burned for energy. If you want to quickly collect such a large amount of energy, you will definitely need to use sequence monsters."

"Isn't it possible to use a technology similar to the 'Fire of Heaven's Punishment'? The old empire had already mastered it at the end of the Third Era." "Yin Min" asked doubtfully.

"It's not very realistic." Vasily explained:

"First, the technology of the old empire has long since disappeared with the collapse of the empire. Part of the reason for restarting the ruins is to find them again. Second, the Ureum ore production area that started the technology related to the 'Fire of Punishment' was 'unintentionally People' occupy it, and federal soldiers cannot break through there for the time being."

"And the 'Old Fireworks' can not only perfectly store them after sacrificing humans to collect energy, but also only need a transport truck made of lead to be pulled to Choigler. As soon as a week later, he was hypnotized The 'Fireworks' will connect with the laboratory of the old empire and start our glorious 'Restart No. 1' mission."

"But 'Old Fireworks' is a sequential monster, extremely unstable, and can easily lose control during operation." "Yinmi" raised a key question.

However, Vasily just showed a disdainful smile and whispered:

“Do you know who is responsible for operating the ‘fireworks’?”