Wasteland Echoer

February 3rd, 557th year of the New Lunar Calendar.

Crusted Federation, Binglin Province, Northern Mamous District, wilderness dirt road in the eastern part of Xinfeng Town.

"The gods who belong to the flames, and...the power of the flames..." Duck, who was sitting in the back seat of the "Rock Brand" military mechanical chariot, repeated the words in his mouth doubtfully. The psychedelic feeling brought by the dream did not dissipated in his body and spirit.

He still felt that everything in front of him had an indescribable feeling, as if he was wrapped in silk produced by the Fire Empire, and as if his spirit was covered with a hallucinogenic fog, which made him instinctively raise his scar-covered right hand. He waved sluggishly in an attempt to disperse them.

Until, the bright golden light belonging to the morning sun outside the window spilled into the back seat from the transparent lathe, shining directly on his face, covering his gray eyes. Under the warmth brought by the light, he finally got rid of the feeling of danger. Breathing heavily, he woke up.

"Is it a dream again?" Wulfya asked briefly, without any deviation in the movements of her hands. He is a battle-experienced [soldier] who has served the Federation for many years, and his ability to control military vehicles can be said to go beyond the title of "skilled".

"It's a dream...it's a dream..." Dak replied hastily.

Then, he picked up a green military kettle from the side and drank the clean water in it. Then he sat down and wiped the sweat from his forehead to calm down his anxiety, anxiety and panic.

"These dreams are becoming more and more clear, and they are conveying more and more information to me. Moreover, it seems that after 'Thunder Page' performed a divination on me and confirmed that I can have the professional identity of [Chaos Inducer], It's hard for me to forget even a single detail of them.

"Just now, I dreamed of that terrible...evil god again."

"Hahaha, Evil God, you still choose to use the title I told you." Wulfya's throat sounded as "hearty" as a rock knocking, trying to further ease the tension in Dark's heart.

This kind of people do not empathize with their companions when they encounter difficulties, but instead use direct laughter to help ease the mood. Perhaps the Crusaders are the only ones in the entire continent.

"Yes." Dak nodded and said, "Didn't you say to send a message to the newly transferred chief of the Xinfeng Town Strategic Group the day before yesterday? He said that he was mentioned in the private closed-door meeting between the Federal Council and the Order Council. ...Order, could it be said that they are not only eyeing the 'Pramini' and the 'Evolution Stage', but also the evil power of the 'Echoers'?

"If you really have contact with the evil god, or use his power to do something, once you lose control, it will not be as simple as encountering a few 'alien heartless people'. This is playing with fire, or the kind of playing in water A flame that cannot be extinguished.”

"I remember a proverb said by the Khitanris; 'Fooling with flames, playing with fire, will definitely backfire and burn you.' The Federal Council is becoming more and more unreliable. They are running all the way on the wrong road, but they listen to Don't let in any different sounds." Wulfya angrily slammed the steering wheel and accidentally pressed the horn button, causing the entire mechanical chariot to emit a harsh, huge, and deranged whistle.

Fortunately, the chariot is currently traveling through the wilderness land that has not yet thawed. It is difficult to see any human or lost settlements for dozens of kilometers around, let alone "unintentional people".

This noise only scared away a few Crusted nightingales that had just woken up from hibernation, causing them to flee in panic and fly farther into the forest, closer to the sunlight.

After being angry alone for about half a minute, Wofya suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily:

"The day before yesterday, the Federal Council executed two high-level officials who opposed Vasily. They believed that since there was information proving that the old empire had personally sealed up the 'Universal Energy Evolution Platform' and the laboratory that was highly related to it, that was enough to show that it was dangerous.

"The Federation should use more resources to ensure human survival, develop production, combat the 'wave of careless people' and develop medical technology. In this way, on the basis of gradually restoring the population, accumulating supplies, and developing technology, we can gradually reverse the situation The battlefield situation in various places gradually eliminated or expelled the "unintentional people", achieving a reversal of the entire war situation and the revival of civilization.

"This is a foreseeable path to victory. In just five hundred years, mankind will be able to completely solve the New Dollar crisis and usher in a new era."

"But have you ever thought about it, Wofya, human life is limited, and it will not exceed 85 years at most after the New Year." Dak asked a key question.

"Then let's complete it from generation to generation," Wulfya said disapprovingly:

"As long as humanity is not completely wiped out, there is hope."

"But some people can't wait so long. Let me put it bluntly, Chief Executive Vasily can still be in charge of this land for 30 years at most. Many people say that he is comparable to the great 'Northern Ice Bearer- ''The founder of the Crusad nation'' One of the five greatest warriors of mankind '' A noble man close to demigods '' The guardian of ice and snow '' The gazer of the Far East '' The follower of the polygods '' Sword and horse Spokesperson', the founder of the great Crusted Empire, His Majesty Enolos, who is officially called 'Crusd I'." Dark pretended to recite a long list of titles affectionately, in exchange for But it was Wulfya's teasing.

"Since he is comparable to so many people, it is really difficult to do it while he is alive."

"It's not 'so many people'!" Dak emphasized, "It's one, a great person."

"Of course I know." Wulfya smiled:

"Isn't he the 'Great Emperor' who led our ancestors to fight against the dragons, expelled them from Crusted's vast territory, overthrew the old kingdom, and established the new empire? Just use the popular title. This is a bit of history. Not worthy of being forgotten by us Crusaders.”

"So, I speculate from a psychological perspective that Vasily is definitely not satisfied with being a 'limited pioneer' or a king who pushed the empire to its peak like Ivan XXII. He would rather be a new creator. During the thirty years he was in charge of the Federation, he expelled the 'Heartless', subdued the 'Lost', rebuilt the Federation [order], and then completely decrypted the old empire's technology and quickly entered a new era of civilization." Dark deduced:

"Therefore, his pace will definitely be even greater. In this way, the risk is completely out of his consideration. In fact, alas... Humanity has been suffering in the Wasteland Era for too long. If there is a little bit of light, , anyone will give it a try.”

"He's not trying." Wulfya said angrily:

"It is said that once the 'Universal Energy Evolution Platform' is out of control and tilts the sun's energy directly down, it will cause fires throughout the territory, and even completely melt the ice, causing permanent geographical changes. In that case, who knows what will happen again? How many people died.

"Master Vasily is now close to the point of madness. The two people executed yesterday were my old leader Nikolay Ross, currently a member of the Federal Council and director of the material group; and the other was Anton Yi Wan, leader of the newly established 'New and Old Technology Research Group' and director of the Urban Happiness Group.

"They know nothing about the current strength of the Federation. They know it very well. Except for the financial situation, which is slightly worse, they have compiled and submitted statistics on the Federation's population, materials, production, resource reserves, etc.

"Actually, this is a big gamble, but now it seems that Lord Vasily is determined to have his own way. Dak, you know history very well and should know that this kind of emperor who cannot listen to objections and insists on joining a gamble will be What was the fate of the old empire in history?"

"Death, a humiliating and tragic death." Dak commented directly, "But what we can do is to find 'Plamini' earlier than the Federation, and use his power to prevent the 'Evolution Platform' from starting this blatant There is nothing we can do except in a hostile way."

"So... By the way, Dark, what did the evil god [Echoer] you dreamed about just now tell you?" Wulfya brought the topic back to the beginning and said, his face was very solemn, Even from across the seat, Duck could feel it.

"He said he felt that my power was awakening." He replied:

"If status and strength are not equal, he will have a condescending feeling that is difficult to get rid of. But now, it seems that the two of us can start to communicate as equals.

"He said that he seemed to have seen his old friend 'Machine Spirit' coming in and out of this indifferent 'grey dream' recently, but he only stayed for a few minutes. He should have entered accidentally while dreaming. They did not communicate. But this made him conclude that the 'Mechanical Spirit' should also be looking for him."

"Then...did the 'Echoer' mention any information about the 'Mechanical Spirit'?" Wofya asked.

"It is said that it is a mechanical body that was favored by the 'Lord of Machinery'. Later, it was guided by the 'Daughter of Mechanical Element', gained a [personality], and became a human. It may be traveling somewhere near us now. By the way When it came to the 'Daughter of Mechanical Elements', the 'Echoer' was happy, showing an annoying pride. He said that the 'Daughter of Mechanical Elements' was his defeated general and the first god he killed. "

"It is indeed the evil god..." Wulfya sighed:

"Any other information?"

"He said that his 'red magic source power' has become restless recently, which is an ominous sign. Either someone covets his power and takes certain actions, or he is about to awaken in the form of a 'beast' .

"He said that if the wind wall surrounding his area does not recede and the god behind 'Plamini' does not awaken, and he forcibly escapes from there, he will completely mutate and go down a dangerous and unknown path.

"He felt that the restless emotions in his body began to spread, and the 'sorrow' began to gather rapidly. The time left for us will not be too generous."

"Time...?" Wulfya whispered:

"Forget it, let's consider the matter at hand first. Duck, it's half a day's drive to Xinfeng Town. You and I don't have to hide our names. The new commander is an old friend of mine and he will protect us."

"Wulfya." Dark smiled.

"What's wrong?"

"You have such a wide network of contacts, which is a bit unusual."

After teasing, Duck leaned back on his seat, opened the car window, and breathed in the fresh air that brought chill and warmth after the ice and snow began to melt.

He saw that the brilliance of the morning light had completely turned into incandescent light shining on the wasteland. The sun was sparing no effort to do the same thing for thousands of years - giving the continent energy and hope while dispelling the clear chill.

As the chariot continued to move forward, the black spots covering the ice and snow gradually increased. Scattered trees began to appear at the end of the vision of the vast plain, and undulating hills had emerged, broken, collapsed, ruined, and covered with unknown plants. The fragments of the relics also began to become clearer after the fog receded.