Wasteland Echoer

"Are you saying that the Khitan Reese, who retained the true spark of civilization in the wasteland, built a long wall to resist the 'unintentional people', and still maintained a decent prosperity, may have been destroyed long ago?" "Future" analyzed in disbelief. :

"Absolutely impossible. Maybe it's just because of the loneliness of the Zine people in the south, the hesitation of the Ptoya people, and the large uninhabited land in the Central Empire and Aventelei that hinder the pace of explorers. Exchanges usually lead to the development of each other's strength. At a certain stage, the result of contact is realized across the distance of space.

"In other words, it may just be that the control of the Krusted Federal Council has been relatively weakened, making it more difficult for easterners to see towns that belong to humans."

"I'm not saying that they have been destroyed. Human beings, no matter how weak, are the most tenacious race in the universe. There is no doubt about this. Is it possible that they have exhausted their energy in the process of continuous struggle like us? A large number of Lost Organizations also appeared, causing the empire to eventually become a coalition of strongholds one after another, struggling to survive." Lorca put on a serious expression and said:

"Brother 'Bingren' once told me a historical fable about the Khitanris people. During the feudal period, there was a king near what is now Jiangzuo Province. His counselor told him one day, 'Your Majesty, if someone tells you now There is an evil dragon near the capital, do you believe it?'

"The king shook his head and said he didn't believe it. The counselor continued, 'If the second person comes and tells you that not only the capital, but also the evil dragon has taken to the streets, will you believe it?'

"The king thought carefully and expressed some doubts. The counselor then said, 'Your Majesty, if a third person comes and tells you that the dragon is about to fly to the palace and is about to rush in, what will you do?'

"With almost no thought, the king stood up from the throne and said with a panicked look on his face, 'Then I will definitely run for my life'."

"'Three people...Jackie Chan'?" "Future" sighed and said:

"This is indeed a classic story in Khitanris culture. I know you want to tell me that the words of others will gradually deepen a person's acceptance of misinformation, and be infected by the deliberately created atmosphere, so that he will believe it.

"However, isn't it the extreme despair of reality that makes people pursue the so-called 'Utopia', the so-called 'Utopia', and the 'Paradise' pursued by the wolves and Socrates?"

"Now that you know this truth..."

"Then I can't help but believe it." "Future" interrupted:

“I would rather the situation of Khitanris is like Schrödinger’s cat. He will always be a holy land-like existence in my cognition, unless I reach that ancient land and see a dilapidated and desolate scene.

"Perhaps, soon, the ships coming from thousands of miles away from Khitanlis will sound their horns, reminding us that the east and west of this world have finally made contact after a hundred years of separation."

Woo——woo——woo——

As soon as "Future" finished speaking, the rapid "whistles" sounded in the room. They were continuous and contained sounds of longing and expectation. They were very similar to the warships that "Future" heard many times when "Future" lived in the port many years ago. The melodious call escorting the arrival of merchant ships.

"Oh, the meat is cooked." Lorca's understatement brought "Future" back to reality.

Seeing that the brown soup was about to overflow from the pot, he rushed forward, closed the gas valve, and opened the lid of the pot.

The spreading smoke carried the aroma of meat mixed with seasonings, and immediately filled the entire steel plate room.

Even though he has eaten a lot of vegetarian dishes, this taste that embodies the style of cooking from the East, especially from the Fire Empire, instantly inspired many of the manic desires that belong to the instinct of the lost.

As the pieces of meat were poured out, and some soup was drawn out with a gauze grate, Luo Ka used a large iron bowl with scars on the surface to pour all the snow rabbit meat into it, and added another fifth of the soup. The end is in front of the "future".

"Eat quickly. The battle to snatch the last 'device limit' chip will really start in a while. We won't even have time to eat, let alone live leisurely." Luo Ka said, Bian showed a pure, innocent, truly child-like smile, scooped several pieces of meat into "Future"'s bowl, and handed him a pair of chopsticks from "Lei Ye".

"Future", who was extremely proficient in using tableware belonging to another culture and enjoying delicious food, suddenly realized that if "Ice Blade" had not concealed anything, this person who was trusted by him, the leader of the 'Chaos Group', might have a chance in the future. The Lost boy who took over the entire organization was actually only twelve years old.

However, Luo Ka's ears were emitting a faint light, and the faint black gear marks glowing with heat seemed to confirm the tragedy of this era.

That is, war and suffering without peace will force children to move towards tenacity, strength, wisdom... and maturity that is not originally theirs.

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"The infinite gears are turning, the frozen dawn pierces the cold night; the eyes of desire gradually condense, and the cries of the chrysalis are hidden in the fog and ice." - "Future Epic·Volume 8 (Part 2)", Edari· Sage.

Extremely cold zone, Karnosk, night.

As the "Key Construction" project of the Federal Council continued to advance, in less than a month, in addition to the army, Vasily also ordered the allocation of considerable resources, food and family members of the federal [soldiers] to Karnosk, allowing a group of A batch of construction projects started construction day and night.

The newly laid cement road and the unrepaired stone road not far away glowed with a pale and horrifying color under the illumination of searchlights.

Unlike other [Warriors] stationed in Karnosk, Wulfya and Dak, who were just appointed as the captain and deputy captain of the "Universal Energy Evolution Platform Search Special Team", have full freedom. Different from the past practice, this time, The Federal Council allows them to explore anywhere near Karnosk. Even if they accidentally enter the stronghold or camp of the Lost and come into contact with them, it will not be regarded as a violation of the "Federal Military Law".

Dak obviously didn't want to do anything that would misunderstand the federation at this juncture. After bidding farewell to his so-called friend "Void Ling" from several reincarnations, at Wofya's suggestion, Dak chose to drive north with him. , arrived near the main stream of the North Mamous River, trying to find the remains of roads left by predecessors such as the K-100 highway, so as to have a chance to reach Magic Annihilation City directly.

After working for a long time, after parking the "Rock" mechanical combat vehicle in the newly expanded Kanosk military parking lot, Dak yawned, stretched, and walked out with a tired look on his face.

After briefly checking the mechanical chariot to make sure it was not contaminated with extraordinary substances, he walked out with Wofya.

Opening his sleeves, Wofya looked at the mechanical watch and found that it was just past ten o'clock. He himself was not sleepy at all, so he suggested that Dak walk along the outskirts of the old and new cities of Kanosk and return to Hong Kong around 12 o'clock. Take a break.

Duck and Wulfya reluctantly agreed and walked under the "bright" and twinkling stars in the sky. In line with the mysterious and yearning atmosphere that was close to the dream of the dark night, Wulfya patted Duck on the shoulder and said with a deep voice. The voice chattered:

"Speaking of Dak, do you know why the river flowing in our territory of Crusted is called the North Mamous River, while the river under the management of the Zine people in the south is called the Mamous River?"

Dark has never been interested in topics involving history and geography. The period of being a "alien monster" and the years of fighting for the Federation have made him unable to understand and contact these ancient, profound, and long-standing things. Naturally, he knows nothing about it.

But as a friend, he couldn't refuse directly, so he followed the example of the upper class people in Crusted and reluctantly "requested":

"I may not know much, Wulfya, please tell me."

With a slight cough, Wulfya imitated the tone of the professors who taught in the universities in Binglin Province and said:

"This is a complicated and chaotic history, but to put it simply, it originated from war. Between Charles XIII and Ivan XXV, they relied on the continuously developing steel mechanized army, and the savings made during the period of Ivan XXII. With his family's wealth, he launched a series of wars against the Zine Empire.

"The scale of the initial war was not large. Except for occasional bombings by the Air Force or the capture of a few ships near the Lirod Sea, the old empire's army only advanced less than a hundred kilometers south.

"It wasn't until several man-made 'Fires of Punishment' produced near the 'Man-made Lake' were transported to the front line and sent to the battlefield that the war began. At the time of the most intense bombing that year, the old empire dropped three bombs on Zhuolin City. 500,000 Zhne Empire troops and mechanical weapons were physically wiped out. Other areas, such as the capital Zhnetsk and the important industrial city of Chekavsk, included important transit points for trade between the Zhne people and the Ptoya people. Zhan Sun Nightmare City was also hit. At that time... the Sun Night Empire could be considered a purgatory on earth."

Speaking of this, Wulfya paused slightly, and her voice was choked with sobs.

Although he was not from the Zine Empire, nor was he a witness to those old wars, humans had empathy for disasters.

With a sigh, Wulfya continued to explain:

"The superiority of weapons allowed the old empire to successfully occupy a large area of ​​the territory of the Zhenezh Empire. In the far south, they even occupied the town of Sunida south of the inaccessible area of ​​Silent Highlands along the road, and attacked Zhnetsk several times, making The Zine people were forced to temporarily move their capital to the quasi-port city Sokra further south.

“After controlling a large area of ​​Zhenye territory, including Uko and Telin provinces, the then young emperor, Ivan XXV, on the advice of the Prime Minister, officially transferred two territories across the old and new territories of the Krusted Empire. The rivers that do not intersect and flow in opposite directions are named the North and South Mamous Rivers after the great poet Mamous Chidanriya.

"Later, due to various reasons, the old empire was forced to withdraw from the occupied area. In order to save face, the emperor renamed the North Mamous River to the Volga River, while the Zinni people proudly called the South Mamous River to the true and only Mamous River, and to call an insignificant tributary arising from a field of incandescent ice its source.”

"Is this the evil of war?" Dak sighed.

"No." Wulfya shook her head, held her chin, looked at the starry sky and said:

"This is all a criminal war."

Gradually, they had walked to the outer city of Kanosk, near a row of dilapidated, low, dirty bungalows. Most of them lived here with supernatural beings wandering in the extremely cold zone, or those who were poor and unable to travel far. Traveling humans.

At this moment, a noise mixed with curses appeared in front of them.

With the help of the weak light from the makeshift street lamp, Dak and Wulfya saw several tall and thin supernatural beings beating a man who looked like a teenager.

Under Wulfya's stern stop as he ran forward, the superpowers quickly dispersed out of fear of provoking the Federation [Fighters], but the pale, childish young man turned his limbs outward and twisted his neck. He was lying on the spot in an extremely abnormal posture, with only a faint breath left.

"He's still alive." Dak briefly checked the boy's pulse and heartbeat and said:

"It's probably a superpower, Wulfya. Look, his neck is twisted more than 180 degrees, and blood is still oozing slightly from the corners of his mouth and nostrils. If he were a human, his blood vessels would rupture and he would have died."

"Then you plan to..."

Before Wulfya finished speaking, Dak picked up the boy and reset the boy's neck with a little force.

A few seconds later, the young man took a deep breath of air, his eyes widened, and he sat up with a smile that looked like a lunatic.