Wasteland Echoer

"Is this prophecy... talking about the changes in the situation of the next war? Or, um, is it guiding us to do something?" Luo Nie asked, stroking the hair that had not been cut for a long time and almost hanging down to the ears.

"It's up to you to understand it yourself." "Big Brother" gave a few good-natured laughs and said:

"Actually, many of the remarks left by Edari Sage do not point to an immutable and unique result. When different humans read and observe them at different times, countless branches will be produced that are unique to us. "

"I... still don't understand, but... I seem to be starting to understand." Luo Nian clasped his hands behind his head and looked up at the dim, dark sky.

At some point, in the extreme, farthest, and seemingly unreachable southeast corner, a faint glow of morning light rose.

"Big Brother" did not spoil this wonderful mood. After all, in times of war and difficulty, this bit of peace that belongs to humble human beings is not worth destroying.

After about half an hour, "Big Brother" opened his leather cuffs and looked at the futuristic mechanical watch called "Dawn Roulette". He saw that the hour hand had accurately pointed to the bottom. He realized that it was already 6 o'clock in the morning.

He walked over and patted Luo Nie on the shoulder, smiling and saying:

"Our wilderness tourist group has a small battle analysis meeting at 7 o'clock in the morning. You should also come and listen. During this period, you have been here in the north. I believe you have access to much more information than us. I look forward to your communication. These opinions. Our 'Wilderness Tourist Group' is not the gloomy, terrifying, authoritarian organization promoted by the Federal Council. We allow everyone to express their correct opinions, no matter how humble they are."

"If you don't mind, I am willing to participate...er...listen, and express some personal opinions by the way. But this does not mean that I have chosen to join the 'wilderness tourist group'. I have always been used to walking alone, and I have mechanical skills. The destiny given by the Lord. Crusted... is not my final stop, but a fleeting 'stop'." Luo Nie said, looking up at "Big Brother" with a serious expression.

"I understand." "Big Brother", like a real elder brother or an elder, touched Luo Nie's head in a friendly manner and whispered: "You are a boy created by the Lord of Machines."

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The location where Ronie and "Big Brother" are located is just outside the city of "Star Point", the latest settlement of the "Wild Tourist Group".

There is a ruins that no one wants to clean up. Some are the remains of ancient villages built by the old empire in the Second and Third Era. Some are the remains of experimental factories built after the advent of the industrial steam age. An old settlement house built by "adventurers" who ran away from Binglin Province more than a hundred years ago and came to the extreme cold zone to open up a living space.

Due to force majeure factors, coupled with repeated attacks by the "wave of unintentional people" and the Lost Organization, the vast settlement was only reused during the period of Chief Executive "Dancer" Mendolev, until the period of Bello Zenit the Silent Suddenly the building became empty.

The current administrator Vasily once commented that the abandonment of this important settlement was due to internal struggles, which caused the main road for transporting supplies to be blown up, causing hunger and cold to spread, forcing the settlers to move to the "Five Great Men" in the east and north. City" and fled to the southern Icerim province.

But in fact, it is impossible for the human body to stay in cold, gloomy, hungry, lonely and terrifying environments for a long time in a war situation. Civilization may have given the Crusaders the ability to withstand any extreme environment.

But because of Ivan XXII’s arrogant and evil thoughts, coupled with his contempt for nature and disrespect for the gods, the Creator took back this ability from most human beings, but gave it to the "unintentional people" and the lost. Two kinds of "monsters" that are hostile to humans.

These messy stones, crumbling walls, mottled pillars, and only one iron wall that can be seen everywhere, as well as many rusty mechanical remains from the old era that break at the touch of a touch, are all signaling to mankind. It is time to leave this vast and sacred ice field that belongs to nature.

The darkness was gradually dispersed by the faint star-like light, and dawn briefly replaced the night sky, becoming one of the few moments that could bring light to people during this long night.

"Big Brother" took Luo Nie from the gravel path of "Star Point", passed through the relatively neat low-rise residential area, and the central square with sculptures and fountains, and arrived at this small town-sized area. Central location of the settlement for "wilderness tour groups".

Along the way, Luo Nie discovered that, perhaps because it was too early, not many residents in the "Star Point" came out of the residential area to wander around, except for the independent armed guards stationed at the entrance and various key points, and a few teams of people dressed in different styles. Apart from the members wearing uniform cotton uniforms who were on routine patrol, there was only a young man singing beautiful music in the corner of the square.

The overall layout here seems to have no trace of the Steam Age, but it has all the facilities that a stronghold should have.

The residential area presents the traditional Western Culture style, with quietness, cleanliness, and order filling every corner. Luo Nie learned from "Big Brother"'s description that the stronghold established by the "Wildness Tourist Group" is extremely idealistic.

There is no money or transaction here. All resources are uniformly distributed to everyone according to their needs. The elderly, women and children will not be abandoned hypocritically like the Federal Committee. There are no lazy people, thieves, killers and drunkards here. Everyone lives according to the most correct "Rules of the Wilderness Tourist Group" like a machine.

Even if many members of the "Wilderness Tourist Group" act recklessly and unruly in the Federation or in the settlements controlled by the Lost, they need to abide by all the established rules when they return to the "Star Point".

"Big Brother", Marco, Talia and all other senior members of the "Wilderness Tourist Group" unanimously believe that this kind of happy, peaceful and regular life is the "order". With the "order", we can usher in a new life under the long night of the wasteland, defeat the "heartless virus" and usher in the reconstruction of human civilization.

With the arrival of the light of the morning light, the electric street lights at the door of the "Wilderness Tourist Group Star Point Military Command Post" were turned off, but the originally dim building was still lit with incandescent lamps that consumed considerable power.

As soon as he entered the gate of the "Military Command Post", two rows of guards in light yellow cotton clothes collectively held their rifles above their heads with one hand, stretched out one hand to the upper right to grab, and shouted "Salute to the great leader".

After arriving on the fifth floor, which is the top floor, "Big Brother" grabbed Luo Nie's arm and personally took him into the largest room in the entire "Star Point", which is the "Wilderness Tourist Group Strategic Meeting Room".

After entering the door, Luo Nie found that senior members including Marco and Talia, who he had met earlier, had already arrived in advance.

After seeing "Big Brother" bring Luo Nie in, they quickly stopped discussing, stood up from their chairs in unison, put their five fingers together, raised their arms in unison to both sides of their ears, and shouted in unison with the most enthusiastic voice:

"For victory and order!"

"For victory and order!"

"For victory and order!"

After the ritual shouting, "Big Brother" nodded slightly and sat at the other end of the long wooden table, under a military map called "Northern Settlement Construction and Battle Situation Map", and signaled Marco to bring a chair to Luo Nie and sit next to him.

After sitting down, Luo Nie felt a kind of coldness and solemnity. Even though steam generators were placed in the two corners of the conference room for heating, the weak heat and rumbling sound emitted by the machines did not break the death-like silence here.

It seemed that this coldness did not come from reality, but from the spiritual realm that no one could really touch.

A few seconds later, "Big Brother" spoke first:

"I guess everyone has heard the latest news about the Federation Committee's battle at the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'."

"That's right, 'Big Brother'." Talia stood up first, and spoke in a deep voice that belonged only to mature women, ahead of all the men:

"Since the 'Northern Bear Charge' directly under the Federation Committee and the Federation Aerospace Force cleared the 'careless people' near the old site of the Winternos River Bridge, it has become a matter of course for the Federation to enter the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'.

"The day before yesterday, Igor and Ross, scientists of the Federation Committee, used the dusk to trigger an artificial 'red wave', which stimulated the 'chain' elements buried deep in the soil, forcibly blasted open the 'wind wall' with artillery, and led out the 'newly created snake woman', the guardian set up by the old empire in advance. According to the intelligence sent by Oaks, our supporter in the 'Northern Bear Charge', this snake-haired witch took the lives of more than 500 Federation soldiers in the first attack. "

Talia paused for a few seconds, took out a crumpled piece of paper stained with blood from the worn-out notebook, and read the information and data on it:

"The 'New Snake Girl' has the 'petrification ability', just like Medusa in the myth of the Central Empire. Anyone who dares to gaze at her will instantly lose his life and turn into rock. But this time, the Federal Committee, or Vasily, is determined to eliminate all factors that undermine the 'Universe Energy Evolution Platform' plan, and even seeks to completely control the positions around the 'Wind Wall' at all costs.

"In the two days of fierce battles with the 'heartless man' and the 'new snake woman', the Federation Committee lost about 6,000 soldiers due to 'petrification', and about 6,500 people died in direct combat, and the loss of weapons and combat aircraft was not much. Because the Federation Committee urgently coordinated a batch of 'goggles' used to resist petrification from Vasilysk yesterday morning, the balance of victory gradually tilted towards them.

"At present, relying on the bombardment of powerful artillery such as 'Hyacinth', and some federal soldiers using ancient power in a self-sacrificing way, the 'new snake woman' was finally eliminated at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. As of 7 o'clock yesterday afternoon, due to the recurrence of 'Red Swing', the 'wind wall' used to shield the 'Red Fantasy Ruins' has completely disappeared.

"The Federal Committee now relies on the remains of the Winternos River Project and the machinery transferred to it. It has not only occupied all the settlement sites in the east, south, and west as battle bases, but also captured the remaining few 'front-shore camps' in the 'Bersluna' area that were jointly controlled by the remnants of the 'Chaos Group' and the 'Comprehension Church'. Moreover, the vanguard of more than 500 soldiers has already entered the 'Red Fantasy Ruins' from the point where the 'Wind Wall' disappeared."