Wasteland Echoer

"Burn the sins of mankind, and the world will return to flames..." Dark looked up at the ghostly ancient Crusad words. From the simple structure of the writing, he did not see the glory of the old empire and the first and second eras. As rough, heroic and majestic as they were at that time, these words were carved very tightly, and the glowing blue light was like a ghost.

"Arrogant and arrogant, I heard that the people who created and upheld this 'Declaration' are crazy. They believe that there are only 'people who deserve to exist' and 'people who must be eliminated' in the world. The former must live forever, The latter must be burned in fire," Dark commented with a touch of contempt.

"You're right." Abena, who was also looking up, made a stiff nod and said:

"The original person who held this view was an organization called 'Star Flame'. Its founder was a descendant of Pramir Korovinov, code-named 'Star Flame'. Rumor has it that he survived during the reign of Kano VI , is the only non-ruler who has seen the true face of 'Plamini'."

"Plamir Korovinov is the one who... was almost drained of his strength by the 'Old Fireworks', but happened to be saved by the 'Lord of Eternal Red'... a farmer? Or should I say, a poor man? Moreover, And one arm was confiscated as 'the price of talking to the gods'?" An unpleasant reading memory flashed through Dak's mind.

"It's really rare that you actually know him." Abena retracted his gaze and turned his head to look at Dak, with a little surprise and confusion in his eyes.

"Yeah." Duck replied seriously:

"Aino Lei Chi, the 'ruler' of your 'Order Society', Man Wen, asked me to read two pieces of information before the battle, one of which was a story about him. However, I also have his real name. First time hearing it.”

"That's not surprising, that's not surprising." Abena seemed to be answering Dak, more like talking to himself. Then, he took a half step back and continued:

"Actually, in the Second Era, even in the early Third Era, the poor serfs and civilians at the bottom of the old empire were not qualified to have official names. If it is a rotation or data from that era, there is no name, and it is a slightly insulting name. It is normal to use sexual code names.

"But after he, Pramir, saw 'Plamini', he was regarded as a 'person entrusted by God' by the local prominent family, that is, the Promis family he served, and regarded him as a god. He was treated until his death. The leader of the family at the time, known as the healer of the 'Shield Rose', Pal Promis gave him the highly symbolic name of 'Plamir', but because of his status He was not very tall, so he took the humble surname "Korovinv" based on his noble name.

"Let's go back to the organization 'Star Flame'. They are an outlier among the many organizations that worship gods. After all, the Crusaders prefer ice to fire. Moreover, they do not worship those who bring hope.' The Goddess of Light', but the 'Lord of Eternal Red' who brings fire and 'disaster'.

"However, they still worship the most radical 'Incineration Sect' among the 'Lords of Eternal Red'. In order to pursue 'Pramini', their leaders have not hesitated to self-immolate to express their praise to the gods and pray for eternity, Intense power. But in fact, except for the original 'Xing Yan' who did possess the occasional demigod power, the rest were just scum who took the opportunity to carry out assassination missions, take people's money, and create disasters."

"But Abena, the time doesn't match up." Wofya pointed out the doubt:

"As far as I know, at least during the time of Ivan VIII, that is, in the early and middle stages of the Third Era, the 'Star Flame' organization disappeared, and no organization inherited their radical views. Even the later Organization of the Lost. I think they are too violent. But the 'Brutal Relics', especially the extremely industrial-style buildings, can never appear earlier than Charles XII, and the earliest is only Charles X. The two time periods are at least different. A hundred years."

"Yes, so I also feel very suspicious. It was a period when the empire was prosperous, and it was unlikely that there would be people pursuing 'fire'. After all, those who advocate violence are often in despair. So I guess, this may be It's [Prophecy]." Abena held his chin and speculated.

"[Prophecy]?" Dak thought for a moment and tried to understand:

"If this sentence represents the most radical worship of 'Plamini', then Ivan XXII, as the [Order] at that time, should have 'integrated' the ability of the [Prophet] , it is speculated that the disaster suffered by the Crusaders. After all, during his time, many "underground scientific experimental bases" were established, and some attempts were made to store some scientific data there for later generations to review and restore the past. Technology glory.

"If this inference is true, this place, including the 'Suffering Relics', may contain the 'wealth' that Ivan 22 will use to truly end the end of the world. The [prophecy] here is a beginning."

"This is a very interesting point of view, please continue, my wise brother Dak." Abena said a little pretentiously, and glanced at Dak pretending to be affectionate.

This kind of action made by the boy made Dak, a man, shudder and feel very uncomfortable. After covering up his inner turmoil with a light cough, he continued his analysis:

"'Flame' conflicts with Crusted's culture. Even after experiencing various ideological liberation movements in the Steam Age, it cannot fundamentally shake it. So, the emergence of such extreme words here is a warning to the future. Otherwise, the Crusaders will experience an extremely tragic, painful, terrible, desolate, panic, and abominable disaster.

"And 'Plamini' is an obvious way to salvation. Some people speculate that the source of all these disasters is the power of the 'Lord of the Night', which secretly accumulated power in the prosperous and bright third era, and After the advent of the Wasteland Era, the darkness of this world was pushed to the extreme. Since some people once believed in the 'Goddess of Light' and thought it was the way to liberation, then 'Pramini' or the 'Lord of Eternal Red' is also the way to liberation. one.

"Besides, behind 'Pramini' is the so-called 'Evolution Platform' and the 'Echoers' we have been looking for. They have a deep connection."

"Yes, this is basically what I think, but there is another point that is easily overlooked." Abena took over the conversation and said:

"We are the emperors who stand on Krusted. They are rulers who sincerely believe in God and gods. If one of them, such as the great Ivan XXII, is to use the power of the 'Lord of the Night', disaster will occur. As for the maker, what he fears must be the most extreme light force that can save the world - the flame of 'Pramini'.

"I know that this possibility is very low, so I will never try to think about it further. Also, Dark, Wulfya, and the former 'mechanical body' Mr. Ronai, you see, The area under the 'Plamini Declaration' is glowing with a lighter light green, and the pattern they form looks a bit familiar to you, don't you think?"

"Pattern?" The three of them asked collectively, squinting their eyes downwards.

After the "Plamini Declaration" at the top gradually dimmed, the insightful "Luo Nie" first exclaimed:

"It's the type of magic source power, and it's the pattern that represents the type of magic source power! Look!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the position above the circular hole glowing with chaotic white light under the words, and said:

"It is the five basic types of magic power. You see, although it is a simple drawing, the meaning is easy to understand. The burning icon is a flame, the water droplets represent the water source, the mountains represent the earth, the sickle represents metal, and There are trees, which represent vegetation.

"In this case... maybe the key to opening this door lies in the 'Pramini' declaration itself. Since it represents the supreme 'Eternal Red Lord', then pouring the flame into this hole can open it. This huge door.”

With that said, Luo Nie was about to take out the match in the inner pocket of his clothes, light it and throw it in, but Abena stopped him by pressing his arm.

"The flames here are not flames in the physical sense. You know, even if you activate the power of the vegetation to transform it into the magic power with flames, it is not pure. What is needed here is the pure, original power of flames. , Just right, I have it." Abena said, with a smile on his lips.

Then, he forcibly suppressed the feeling of exhaustion caused by excessive consumption of magic source power, and whispered the incantation for spirit formation.

Soon, a chaotic, dancing, basic fireball, emitting dim yellow light and scattered with scattered firelight, appeared in his hand.

As he pressed the fire ball into the hole, the white part inside quickly turned into the blazing red of the flame, and the sound of mechanical operation was also heard.

A few seconds later, the giant mechanical doors opened to both sides, but what was revealed was the second one.

"Is it still... something like a riddle?" Wulfya asked Abena with some annoyance.

"Of course." Abena didn't seem surprised by this and explained:

"No mechanism can be an isolated individual, otherwise, fortresses and fortresses will be easily breached. Look, hasn't his puzzle already been revealed?" Abena said, pointing to the part that emits pure green light.

Several people looked up and saw that there was no part of the text in the center of the second giant door. Looking carefully, the shining characters were not mysterious things, but a combination of numbers and letters of the common language of the West Continent. :

ρ=a(1-cosθ)

"Mathematics... formula?" Luo Nie, who was standing aside, quickly reacted. As the master of machinery, some similar mathematical knowledge has indeed been implanted in his mind since the day he was created. middle.

While analyzing, he continued to look down. Two buttons with a mechanical metallic luster appeared on the left and right sides. The words above were familiar to Crusted, one for "kindness" and the other for "chaos".