Wasteland Echoer

The Zine Empire, the capital city of Sokra, and the living area of ​​Area A of the Tool Yuan Factory.

After half a day of extremely busy mechanical repair work at the Jiuyuan Factory, Luo rubbed his shoulders and finally dragged his heavy body slowly back to the relatively spacious living cabin.

As the "Blood Night Ceremony" hosted by the Socra Committee is approaching, the Tool Element Factory has been quite busy starting from today.

Luo Nie, who suppressed the spread of magic power in his body due to fatigue, opened the drawer of the drawing table, took out the map with a lot of supplementary information, lit a brand new kerosene lamp next to the beaker of turbid liquid, and began to continue recording and supplementing road.

"Route 65 is 70% open, an outpost has been established in the Silent Highlands, and the railway line has been extended by more than 50%. The exit to the Highland ruins is suspected to have been opened, and there is no information about the ruins in the outer area. There is no information about the Blood Night Ceremony."

"Is that all? By the way, there is one more thing. The people who came back from the outer area told me this morning." Luo Nie bit the end of her pencil and thought.

Immediately afterwards, he added after the above information:

"There seems to be a presence of gods in Silent Heights, which may be related to machinery."

After writing this information, Luo Nie put the pencil back on the drawing table.

Then, his eyes flashed with a light green light like a pack of wolves in the dark night. He surged the magic power in his body and tapped his left chest twice with his right hand. The familiar mechanical arm popped out and collected the map. Went back.

"Can the core of wisdom be obtained only by touching the gods? Alas, I have been in contact with humans for hundreds of years, from Tou II of the Zine Empire to Reka I now. Can't I still exist as a real human being? It’s been a hundred years since I broke away from the Mechanical Lord who built me, but humans don’t seem to have truly accepted me. If, if I could get in touch with that god, I might be able to obtain the wisdom sequence core and become a real human being.”

Luo Nie suppressed the emotion called "pain" in her heart and muttered to herself.

His sapphire-like eyes seemed to glow slightly under the dim light, but no matter how the human-like emotions in his heart overflowed, his eyes were like a calm lake without any ripples.

Immediately afterwards, he followed the example of the ancient Catholics who were popular in the empires of the Western Continent hundreds of years ago. He made a cross on his chest, clasped his hands together, and made a wish to the sky in a low voice:

"I am willing to give up my body and strength. As long as I can become a real human being, as long as I can touch wisdom and inspiration, I am willing to dedicate everything to the gods. I pray to you, the great creator, please give me the courage to explore the gods. Please cross The eternal universe guides me.”

Boom, boom, boom.

"Knock on the door? Could it be that the Creator heard my call? No, this is at the Sugra Mechanical Element Factory, where is the Creator!" Luo Nie shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly.

Boom, boom, boom...

The knocking on the door began to become rapid and violent, as if a giant with a machine gun was shooting.

"I'm coming."

Luo Nie reluctantly opened the door that was stained with engine oil and dirt, and met his master Bude head-on.

After glancing down at the lean uncle Bude who was breathing heavily, Luo Nie looked outside a few times to make sure no one was there, then carefully closed and locked the door.

"Any new discoveries? Highlands?"

Before Bude could speak, Luo Nie asked first.

"Hoo, ho, this thing you want was just rescued from... from the pile of careless people today. There are... some strange... words on it. I can't understand it. Let me... take a look at it. ." Bude replied breathlessly, not even having time to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead.

I must have rushed all the way back to the factory just now.

Looking at Bude, who was dressed in tactical equipment, wearing glasses and protective gear to protect against unintentional human burns, Luo Nie felt a little worried, and an emotion called worry emerged in his heart.

But immediately after, Bude tore open the cheap wrapping cloth in his hand and handed a stone slab about half a meter long and wide to Luo Nie.

After taking a breath and relaxing his body, Bude stood up and said:

"Boy, I brought you the things as promised. Of course, this is the compensation for you to help me repair the car. My principle is equal exchange. Of course, if I want to go on an adventure outside the city, I can consider coming with you. Yes. Yes, I heard that there have been a lot of murders happening near us recently, please be careful. Let’s go.”

Ignoring Luo Nie's attempts to stay, Bude simply put his glasses back into his pocket and left the dim room.

After washing the dust on the wooden board with clean water, Luo Nie began to surge the magic power throughout his body, and began to gently touch the stone board with his white fingers.

After being washed by water, the stone slab turned out to be a dull white color like a rock. It seemed that it had been buried underground for a long time. There were many obvious cracks and incomplete parts on its surface.

But the dense text in the middle appears extremely clear under the surge of light green magic source power.

"Is this the ancient text of the Sune Empire? It seems that I can understand it." Luo Nie said to himself.

He chose to close his eyes tightly and began to meditate, trying to mobilize the long-lasting memory that belonged to the text.

After the messy thoughts and countless flying words intertwined in his mind, he felt a sense of transparency in his mind.

Then, he matched the words in the tablet with his memory and began to translate:

"The Master of Machinery created the machine, which was born at the end of the Mechanical Age."

It seems to be an introduction to the Master of Machinery?

Luo Nie continued to translate:

"When the old Crusted Empire suffered from the fire of divine punishment, the Lord of Machinery fell into an eternal sleep. However, human beings' desire for revenge will not be affected by the gods. The weak Eventrai Empire has the advantage of Yurem Ore. The achievements created cannot withstand the invasion of the steel torrent.

A weak rabbit trying to provoke a powerful tiger is synonymous with stupidity and arrogance. Devoured by steel and machinery, the water of the Ewen River was boiling with heat, and the icy palace was shattered by artillery fire, but the girl who longed for peace woke up from the flames. "

"This seems to be a period of history before the New Yuan Dynasty? It doesn't seem to be an important part." Luo Nie analyzed and continued to translate:

"Her brain is a dream given by the Creator, her body is a blessing from the Lord of Machinery, her body is full of machinery and steel, and she is a goddess who longs for peace. A curtain has fallen across Nabsk, and in Africa Night and day, any product belonging to the Machine Lord can resonate with her through the 'lank shim'."

"It's neither day nor night? Resonance? And this weird word? Could it be that this is the god I have always wanted to investigate and contact? This stone slab was found near Silent Highlands, so that god must be there. As long as I pass The Slate's method of trying to make contact with Him. Yes, contact. But the method?"

Luonie looked at the strange word again. It seemed that it did not belong to the language of the Zine Empire, nor did it belong to the common language of the Western Continent. After thinking about it again, he decided to excerpt the word first and go back to the Sogra Library to check the information.

Immediately afterwards, he glanced at his watch. It was almost dusk. If the "neither day nor night" indicated on the stone tablet referred to dusk, he wanted to try it near the open space in the corner of the factory.

After all, the content of the slate and the information he possesses show that he seems to be only the last bit away from the sequential god.

The dim but golden world under the dome, accompanied by the faint breeze, made Luo Nie feel a little comfortable. After arriving at the open space near the K area of ​​the Mechanical Element Factory, he chose to activate the magic power in his body first. Knot and scan the surrounding environment.

His magic source power spread out like a radar, but fortunately, there was no feedback information belonging to living creatures in any area he scanned, which made him heave a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, relying on his own spirit, he began to increase the intensity of the demonic power surging throughout his body, trying to modulate his mechanical thinking to the extent that he could contact the gods.

A faint green light quietly flowed out from Luo Nie's body, like brilliant fireflies in the dark night, and began to surround his body.

As the light gradually enveloped his body, deep in his spiritual world, the outline of a human girl began to gradually take shape.

Gradually, the outline began to become clearer, and with the sound of gears turning, Luo Nie felt that the girl was getting closer and closer to him.

Mechanical arms, white body, blue-purple hair.

As his mental strength gradually increased, Luo Nie vaguely heard the girl mutter two words.

"Highland... ruins"

Just as he was about to conduct further exploration, a strange and vibrating "buzzing" sound suddenly came to his ears.

He quickly took back all the power belonging to the magic source and stopped the mental detection.

However, when he opened his eyes and was about to leave, he realized that everything around him had turned into a blood-red existence.

"Is there someone? Enemy?" Luo Nie watched the surroundings vigilantly and guessed secretly.

Suddenly, he discovered that in a corner where scarlet and darkness intertwined, a strange black shadow quickly passed through, as if a lone wolf in the night was hiding in the darkness, preparing to give him a fatal blow.

"Stop hiding, I saw you. What? Are you a lost person or a human being?" Luo Nie shouted in the direction of the figure's movement. The magic power in his hand was gathered to the extreme, and he held the pistol at his waist tightly with his left hand. , ready for battle.

Whoosh!

The sound of a sharp knife cutting through the air passed through Luo Nie's ears.

Immediately afterwards, a ghostly shadow traveled behind him at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"It's so fast." Luo Nie said in surprise and quickly turned around.

But the next second, a dagger with red light was thrust straight into his chest.

Boom!

A crisp sound came from Luo Nie's chest. Seeing that the shadow's sneak attack had no effect, Luo Nie quickly took a few steps back and distanced himself from the figure.

"Mechanical body?" The figure asked in a boyish voice.

Then, he also took a few steps back, holding the dagger and bending his legs, making a fighting posture to confront Luo Nie.

"Who are you? Are you a lost person or a member of the church?" Luo Nie asked again.

He stared cautiously at the not-so-tall "assassin" in front of him, and began to deduce tactics in his mind.

"I am Sai, a force field type lost person, and a member of the Tenin sect. My master Natasha was cursed by the false god and lost her mind. She was executed by the escort yesterday. I suspect it has something to do with you. It was you the day before yesterday Visited the false gods.”

The "assassin" named Sai said as he took off his black hoodie, revealing his young face and short blond hair.

"False God? It must be a misunderstanding." Luo Nie was a little surprised, although the false god who called him "brother" did tell him information about Natasha. But Natasha was executed only two days later, which made Luo Nie a little confused.

But now is not the time to think about Natasha. The child named Say in front of him seems to be bewitched by some kind and relies on him.

However, Sayi would not listen to Luo Nie's excuse. After all, the force field lost person's best attack method is to create restricted areas of various colors. If they do not have magic power, humans in them will be The frozen time is at the mercy of others.

The lost ones in the force field will also receive a significant improvement in physical fitness for fighting.

Sai did not expect that Luo Nie had a mechanical body when he stabbed him in the back, and the extremely fast stab that could kill in one hit had no effect.

But then, he firmly supported the ground with his right leg, his blood-red eyes fixed on Luo Nie's body, and he held the dark, sharp-edged dagger in his right hand, engraved with a square-wrapped hexagram, tightly in front of him.

Following a deep beast-like roar, Sai's body flashed with a scarlet light, and after several threads of extraordinary power passed through his arm, the black dagger suddenly emitted a reddish light, and was so hot that it High temperatures that corrode everything.

It's unmistakable, the Lost Ones who can control this power have already reached Order 5: Pain Level.