Wasteland Echoer

"Are you...an officer of the Crusted Federation?" Wright asked, looking up at the man in the center who was wearing a black Crusted old-fashioned officer's uniform.

"That's right. Since the year 517 of the New Era, when I was in my 20s, I was appointed as the supreme commander of the 'Elysian Brigade' of the Federation's Third Legion. It can be said that since then, I have joined the Croats The rank of 'officer' specified by the Russian Federation Council." Yaroslav took off the round army cap with the "double-headed eagle" emblem of the Russian Federation and pointed at the almost brand new uniform on his body. "No. 27" officer in uniform said:

"When I first became an officer, the federal administrator at the time, Vlado Rurik, known as the 'Hidden Man', personally put this outfit on for me. You see, it is made from top to bottom. The rare dark wind is completely different from those khaki, military green and pure white uniforms. "

"I am not interested in your history or the history of this dress. If...we are enemies, then please be ready to fight. Although, I may not necessarily win among many superpowers, but In the end, there will definitely be no winner between the two of us." Wright said, half threatening, half compromising.

"But if you don't regard me as an 'evil god', but as a 'human being' worthy of cooperation, then please truly express your wishes. You also know that there is a large amount of flowing 'sorrow' in this ruins , although...it doesn't smell much 'ancient' anymore, but for humans, even a low concentration of 'ancient' smell will leave many sequelae that can lead to madness over time."

"No, I want to cooperate with you, but I want to use this uniform to explain something to you, about the... truth about this 'Red Fantasy Ruins'. You and I have conducted an almost comprehensive exploration of this place, otherwise , we can't reach this place called 'ancient palace'. The 'k:13' area of ​​the path." Yaroslav took half a step forward, looked at Wright carefully, and took out an "Anshen Inner Curling Flower" purchased from the Zhinian caravan from his arms. After lighting the cigarette, he took a few puffs and continued:

"On the surface, this ruins does contain a large number of technological products stored here by the old empire, including weapons, spaceships, and many strange machines that are driven by electricity and display many difficult-to-understand images. And, relying on the 'ancient There are a large number of monsters that can survive with the power of "power" and dark magic source, as well as you and "Plamini"... guys worthy of being called gods.

"But in fact, the 'Red Fantasy Ruins' originated from the 'Red Swings' that occur frequently here. When the monsters here collectively transmit messages to the Creator in the depths of the universe, the entire 'Ice Creek No. 1', or almost the entire The sky in the 'Beslunai' area will shine with red light that is not real but comes from the universe."

"I am indeed very interested in the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'. So, please continue talking." Wright put down the "Crazy Bear" pistol in his hand and pointed the muzzle at the ground as a brief " It means "truce".

Seeing that most of Wright's aggression had disappeared, the group of federal soldiers who exuded a strong aura of magic power also put down their guns and took a few steps back, except for the personal bodyguards of their commander-in-chief Yaroslav. , the other soldiers, waved by Yaroslav, walked into the dilapidated and abandoned Krustwind Palace behind them, which was almost filled with light from the outside.

"In this ruins, there are two puzzling but terrifying... let's call them 'rules'. One is 'forgetting' and the other is 'retrieval'." Yaroslav walked unsteadily. With a vigorous pace belonging to his age, he came to Wright, stared closely at Wright's dark eyes that might belong to the "evil god" and said:

"'Forgetting' means complete forgetfulness. Anyone who dies here will have their existence erased by the power left behind by the Creator. This ability to change reality is something that humans cannot do, and neither can the lost. Even Gods...can't do it without the authorization of the Creator. I think you have seen this, right?"

Yaroslav possesses the innate bravery and perseverance of a Krusted soldier. He is not afraid of any strange, extraordinary, huge, or ugly creatures. He is only loyal to his inner thoughts and the correct path for running this world.

Even though he is a human, even though his hair is gray and his face is covered with fatigue and wrinkles from many days of fighting, he still dares to face the "Echoer" who just wiped out three powerful Crusted warriors in an instant. "Wright.

As he spoke, he took out a notebook with a cowhide cover and stained with a reddish liquid from his arms, opened the first few pages, and showed Wright a passage in capital letters written in red pen. .

"The first regular meeting of the Krusted Federal Council in January 527 of the new lunar calendar..." Wright read the above content from a distance and said:

"News came from the Zhne people from Koenig Province. Its capital, Zhnetsk, and its capital Sogra seemed to have made surprising changes. The Southern Investigation Team of the Federal Council and the Zhne Diplomatic and Communication Committee have announced on Christmas Day, January 7 I set off southward before. Is this...about me? I woke up in the city of Sugra in 527 and came to this...world."

"Of course. In fact, we Crusted people have been paying attention to you secretly for a long time. Have you ever thought about a question, how could the 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element', an artificial god belonging to Crusid, appear so easily? In the territory of the Zhne people?" Yaroslav cast a meaningful look at Wright and continued:

"That's because the Federal Council deliberately expelled her. In the 'Universal Energy Evolution Platform' plan, the first 'Evolution Platform' we found was in Choigrad. Coincidentally, the original 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element' The Divine Realm is also in Choigrad. Chief Vasily told me that this was the plan of the former administrator, the ‘Pioneer’ Viking Vladimir.”

"What...plan?" Wright asked, his expression did not change too much for the time being. After all, the "Daughter of Tool Yuan" incident has become a thing of the past. Both he and Luo Nie have gained something from this battle. .

"He hopes to use the 'Daughter of Tool Yuan' to destroy the military system formed by the Zine people, so that he can stop the 'Paradise Project' planned by Sokra and Zhnetsk. Of course, they are called the 'Blood Night Ritual Project' "Yaroslav explained:

"It's just that the 'Daughter of Mechanical Element' may not be as powerful as we expected. Perhaps the long-term wasteland world has exhausted the magic power stored in nature, or perhaps the Sunni people have more extraordinary power. In short, The 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element' has given up her godhood through death, but you have been successfully brought here by the 'Old God'.

"I hold a positive attitude towards all of Lord Vasily's policies, except for his decision to replace the 'Paradise' plan with the 'Evolution Platform' plan. Human beings are born to suffer, but we have to use more pain to To realize a so-called 'civilized future' in which humans rule more painfully. Wright, do you know what civilization is?"

"I know. Civilization is when humans conquer nature, then conquer the planet and the universe, and use tools to realize every one of our fantasies." Wright replied loudly based on his knowledge of the previous world.

"Interesting, but not accurate." Yaroslav sneered:

"Civilization is just a rhetoric used by a small group of people to deceive more people. Humanity has never been the master of this planet, and it will never be the same in the future. We have not even been able to achieve a complete voyage, and there are large areas of ocean and land where 'ancient gods' are dormant Neither has ever ruled. Gods, 'ancients' and monsters are still everywhere as far as we can go, and most humans are still struggling on the edge of death and hunger.

"But Ivanov, the scientist of the old empire, told us a shortcut to truly avoid pain. Yes, he was the scientist who created the 'Ivanov virus' and helped Ivan XXII realize the 'New Construction Plan' . He did successfully launch a spacecraft that could accommodate half a city outside the earth, but when he reported it, he declared that it was a failed attempt.

"In fact, he has successfully set up a 'consciousness' base station in Magic Annihilation City, which is used to separate human souls from their bodies, conduct 'consciousness' and then transmit them to the 'New Spaceship City' for testing. I agree with his point of view, as long as When human beings give up their bodies, and everyone gives up their bodies together and enters a wonderful hypnotic dream, they can rely on the 'consciousness storage device' in the 'New Spaceship City' that can accommodate all human consciousness bodies in the world, and enter the true 'New World of the Creator.'

"Creator...New World? Aren't you afraid of violating taboos?" Wright questioned, looking at Yaroslav, whose face was slightly twitching and already a little crazy.

"The human consciousness that enters the realm of consciousness only plays the role of creator in that small plane. They can do whatever they want in it, unless the storage used to accommodate the consciousness is exhausted." Yaroslav smiled. explained:

"In this way, you only need to control a limited number of city strongholds to maintain all energy supplies in the 'Spaceship New City'. If you want to return to land, you only need to use the stored materials to reshape your body. This is the real 'Paradise', compared to the eternal hypnotic paradise that Socra City wants to create, this is the future of mankind, and... the future of the 'Star Era'."

Yaroslav's voice became smaller and smaller, but his tone did not weaken at all. The last half of his sentence was almost announcing his intention to Wright's ears.

However, Wright is not interested in his "grand plan". If any normal person can take a look at the madman's plan, he will be questioned whether he has the potential to go crazy.

"So, what is your real purpose? Yaroslav...sir?" Wright raised his head and glanced at Yaroslav, then looked aside and said.

"Let's go back to the topic just now." Yaroslav did not answer Wright directly, "The 'retrieve' function in this 'Red Fantasy Ruins' not only allowed me to recover the uniform that was buried in the sea of ​​fire, but also Let me find this notebook that was torn up by Chief Vasily himself, so that I can more easily implement subsequent plans.

"Originally, I had completely given up on these plans. I just wanted to work in the duty room until human civilization was rebuilt or Ice City was destroyed, but Vasily used me again because of the tense war. This made I had to toss and turn over these plans and have trouble sleeping and eating.”

As Yaroslav spoke, he suddenly pulled out a "Vasily pistol" specially customized for him from his waist at a speed beyond human speed, pressed it against Wright's head, and continued:

"You just asked me about my purpose... The purpose is actually very simple. I hope that the 'master' Heavenly Punishment Fire will explode, and then affect the other 'accomplice' Heavenly Punishment Fires to ignite together. I have mastered the use of these 'Heavenly Punishment Fires'. As long as they are operated correctly, they can accurately explode to the location where all the 'Evolution Platforms' exist.

"And you, Light Sugra, must help me defeat the old empire machinery guarding there. You should have seen the ability of the 'forgetting' rules in the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'. As long as you die here, all existence will be erased, unless you are a witness to the death. Now, the 'Order Society' will always have only 11 'rulers' from beginning to end, not 12 as we think. The 'Order Society' has no 'future', and you have no way to stay out of it and leave here.

"You can bet. If you die in this world and are 'erased' from existence, can you continue to exist in the world that truly belongs to you?" Yaroslav stared at Light, with a threatening look in his eyes.

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