Wasteland Echoer

As soon as the words of "Future" fell, a pure black silk-like energy floated out from his forehead, as if it was taken away, like an arrow from the old era, towards one of them "Cultivation" directly in front of them. Box" rushed away.

Soon, the lights in the huge room began to flicker violently and became dim.

After a few seconds, purple light completely replaced all the bright and white brilliance. Countless airflows composed of pungent, rancid and special aroma drugs spread outward from the "culture box". With the purple light, It constitutes a scene like the arrival of the undead knight who has returned to the human world after experiencing the painful experience of death and greedy ghosts.

A slightly heavy falling sound came from the increasingly thick fog in front of him, and Luo Ka felt that even though there was nothing that could scare him now, the dim and confusing purple atmosphere could not make him feel uneasy.

On the contrary, the heavy coughing sound coming from the mist intensified the uncomfortable atmosphere, and the crisp footsteps sounded in their ears, like those monster giants with huge bodies and ugly faces from the underworld or hell, greedy and greedy. and advanced angrily.

It seems that they only need to gently approach the frightened people, stretch out their giant hands to pick it up and swallow it, and then be torn into pieces by the mechanical operation of their teeth, and then they will do it without mercy and regardless of the wails of the cowardly people. Laughing and howling, making the surrounding humans crazy or crazy.

Simply, this mentally affecting environment and atmosphere only lasted for a minute or two. When the thick fog composed of the drug dissipated and turned into a layer of transparent water droplets on the ground, the purple light also disappeared and was replaced by a slightly golden color. It was replaced by textured light, making the space bright again.

"Use the 'last spell' to release me. Has the time come?" A heavy, stern, and completely intimidating voice came from the throat of the man in front of him.

Rubbing their eyes, Lorca and "Future" looked forward after they could re-adapt to the surrounding environment. Even if they had never seen many portraits of Emperor Crusted, "Future" and Lorca were sure that what they saw in front of them was The man is the great emperor who brought about the "Glory of the Double-Headed Eagle" era and the originator of the pain in the wasteland world - Ivan XXII.

He wore the most noble attire of Emperor Crusted, with purple as the base color, in line with the style of the Central Empire. The beautiful pattern engraved on the neckline is a golden ax pattern, and the long strip in the middle where the buttons are placed is bright red and covered with silver embroidery. The content is generally an interlaced display of a double-headed eagle and a sunflower.

It is worth noting that Ivan XXII's epaulettes belonged to the emperor of the Central Empire, symbolizing the four centripetal "β" letters of "King of Kings", and there was only one pure silver on his chest. The medal is about the size of a palm, engraved with knights, ice and glory. It should be the "Ice and Snow Emperor" medal of Crusted.

Except for Crusted I, no emperor of the old empire had the qualification to wear this medal before the Third Era. After all, wearing this medal means you have to prove that your great achievements are worthy of Crusted. The people will praise you forever.

Even though they were mentally prepared, the first moment they saw Ivan 22, the bodies of Luo Ka and "Future", including their throats, felt as if extremely cold ice had been poured into them, unable to move or shake at all. .

They just stared straight at the emperor with a light beard, silver-white hair, and a height of about 1.8 meters. They did not make any reaction. Even the paper in their hands fell to the ground and was wetted by water drops. " "Future" didn't even respond.

It was Ivan 22 who was the first to walk to a position less than five meters away from the two of them, spoke first, and continued to say in a dignified voice:

"This long sleep, according to normal circumstances, I should have been sleeping intermittently for thousands of years. Children, looking at your clothes, it seems that you are still stuck at the time when I started to sleep. If you can represent the vast majority, survive in this new era As a young man, I think that the technology of our glorious enough empire must be at a standstill at present."

"Yes...yes, that's right." "Future" replied subconsciously.

"That's right." Ivan 22 stretched out his right hand, pulled out the white gloves from his pocket, and said while wearing them:

"Any evolution requires a price, and this is the analgesia we should experience. If we want to completely get rid of the shackles of the magic source power on the human body, and if we want to completely eliminate the so-called sequential gods' imprisonment of our thinking, we must go through Evolve, transform our physical bodies.

"Humans, I admit, we are a greedy, arrogant, and imaginative race. But our bodies are really weak enough. In front of the great dragons, they only need to flick their little fingers, and our heads will detach from the body. . Without the protection of magic power and gods, a sudden severe cold is enough to make our bodies collapse. So, when I yearned for the deep sea where the ancient gods lived, and the universe where the Creator slept, I held my head high. When he stared at the twinkling starry sky, he thought of this great 'new construction plan'.

"The flame of appreciation burns the dragon, the world made of steel enlightens the future, the intertwined information of light and shadow replaces reality, and the boundless black expanse needs to be pursued urgently. How wonderful Gurji's poetry is, but it is a pity that he is just a poet, and his destiny It did not support his evolution, otherwise, he and I would wake up in this era and see with our own eyes the evolution of our humans and the grand spectacle of the old world in ruins."

"Evolution...evolution..." Roka murmured, his eyes gradually turning crimson, still staring at Ivan 22.

I don’t know whether it was overconfidence or the overriding attitude of the emperor. Instead, Ivan 22 turned his back, raised his hands diagonally upward, palms facing up, raised his head, and shouted loudly:

"Crusd, a great being invincible in the world. About a long time ago, the leader who now manages this ruins, my junior Vasily Voliganov, asked me for advice on how to start the 'Restart Era' .

"I marveled at the way he got here and how he could calmly and rationally communicate with me and ask me for advice in such a depressing environment. So, I told him to apply the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper divided in the style of Khitanris to the map Above, if we find Joigrad and the sealed laboratory of the 'Hidden Energy Project' left nearby and open it, we can activate the 'Universal Energy Evolution Platform' we set up earlier. By guiding and storing the energy of the sun, we can make good use of them. , we can complete the final evolution and end this era destined to chaos.

"I don't know where his plan is now. After all, when the energy of the sun comes to our earth, all the thousand-year-old ice in the extreme cold field of Crusted will definitely melt."

"He... has made some progress, at least he is close to finding the existence of the second 'evolution platform'. Ivan... 22nd, don't you know that this plan will eventually bring disaster?" Mirai" questioned, regaining control of his emotions.

"Young man, you should call me Your Majesty. However, it must have been a long time since you lost the emperor. It is understandable that you have forgotten these court etiquette. Since you successfully arrived here, you woke me up. Moreover, I can also detect it on you." "Ivanov virus' traces, I think you should be among the more successfully transformed humans." Ivan XXII did not answer directly, but chose to start with other topics before introducing the main topic.

This was his usual conversation habit when he was the emperor of the old empire. He did not answer questions directly and did not absolutely express his attitude.

There was a pause for about a second, and when "Future" didn't say anything more, he turned around with some annoyance and continued:

"For the 'Universal Energy Evolution Platform', it will definitely cause certain difficulties. Vasily, the first time I met him, I knew that his ambition did not match his strength, so I gave him the wrong Guidance. He wants to restore the bodies of new humans that have been modified and evolved by the 'Ivanov virus', and also wants to end this wonderful and great 'era of analgesia' that I created. This is an unforgivable betrayal.

"He wants to destroy the situation that I carefully planned. I have made a plan for the Krusted Empire and its subjects that is worth implementing for thousands of years. I will also lead those blessed by evolution into the 'Restart Era' and the 'Star Era' .Boys, you probably don’t have the opportunity to learn astronomy, so let me tell you a simple truth.

"That is, there are not only so-called sleeping creators and reclusive gods in the universe, but also countless planets similar to our earth. In the 'expansion plan', we found three through astronomical telescopes. But, I want to To truly survive in the harsh cosmic environment, technology is not enough; one's own evolution is the key.

"The 'evolution platforms' can just help me complete the last wave of evolution and destruction. When people who have experienced the influence of solar energy, the 'scorching sun' and the test of floods will again face the first wave of frozen dark nights, an era, That’s when it really arrived.”

"'New Era'...?" "Future" whispered.

"That's right. However, before I woke up completely just now, I actually felt that the remaining soul power of Zhuoliyigo and Augustus no longer existed. I believe that your entry caused this result. So, this It marks that this evolution has come to an end.

"I, and the legion elites who are sleeping with me, are undergoing the thousand-year transformation of the 'power of the tomb' after the 'lowest bottom' and the 'pure Ivanov virus'. I believe that, in a moment, When we leave here together, I will control the situation in Krusted in the shortest possible time. By the way, boy." Ivan 22 said, looking at Lorca who exuded the aura of warm flame magic source power in front of him. , showing a fatherly smile.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a large silver gun from his pocket, threw it at Lorca's feet, and said in a condescending tone:

"This is a reward for you, young man. It is my side gun 'Silver Sunflower'. When used with magic power, it will be more powerful than the 'Red Rose' artillery. It is only awarded to loyal subjects. As long as you are willing, you can serve as the leader of any imperial department after I regain control of the Crusted situation."