Wasteland Echoer

"Theoretically, yes, Master Vasily." The young man known as "Fu Bing" nodded slightly and replied in a refreshing, low voice:

"I once followed the railway eastward, crossed the Aventele area, which was almost in ruins, and walked to the original northern area of ​​the Flame Empire. Numerous evidences show that the royal family of the Flame Empire, the Yan Family, is related to the Dragon Clan. relation.

"After the 'Karlov's End War', several dragon leaders were not completely killed or imprisoned. There was a forgotten female dragon who, by chance, turned into a human and threw herself into what the Khitanlis called 'fire. Jun's arms.

"Later, the existence of the female dragon was discovered by His Majesty Enolos. In the southern part of the present Far Southeast Province, less than a hundred kilometers away from the 'Land of the Moon', he used the sealed artifact - the Ice Song Pestle to pierce He broke her heart, but only let go of their child.

"This child with dragon blood seems to be a deformed seed they planted for the continent, but until now, it seems that it has not taken root. Instead, it is humanity itself that has reached the edge of the end. What a stupid race!"

Hearing "Fu Bing"'s emotion, Kuka immediately interrupted him:

"'Fu Bing', please pay attention to your words, this is in front of Master Vasily."

However, what is rare is that Vasily did not care, but waved his hand and asked:

"The word 'stupid' is not an exaggeration to describe human beings. If there were no unnecessary wars, we might have broken away from the shackles of the planet and gone to the universe to explore the deeper secrets of the Creator. As for this history of Khitan Reese...you How much do you still know?”

"That child..." Fu Bing's eyes flashed dimly and he replied:

"Later he inherited the throne of 'Yan Lord' and was called 'Shang Yongzu' in the history of Yanhuo Empire, which means 'eternal ancestor'. In the thousands of years of Yanhuo Empire's history, even if there were rebellions and puppet emperor, but always regarded the descendants of 'Yanjun' as gods.

"They claim to be the successors of the dragon clan, the sons of the Creator, the 'brothers of flame and night', and have long been regarded as the spiritual leaders of the empire. Even if there were powerful officials, such as Luo Heng, the leader of the Luo family and the prime minister of the empire in the middle of the Third Era, they were just After the death of the 'Shangling Emperor', three emperors were deposed and established, but the taboo of replacing them was never touched.

"At the end of the First Era, half of the land of the Flame Empire was covered by gushing magma. There were 20-30 active volcanoes in the empire's control area at that time. Until the Yancheng was established on the volcano, 'Shang Yongzu' brought the sacred weapon The 'Extreme Flame Core' sealed it and guided the surging lava containing the power of fire to be dispersed throughout the empire.

"The hot 'Fire Area', which is now Tekyo, Gangzu and Rimbuk Provinces, has a pleasant climate with distinct four seasons. The climate in the 'Ice Vein Hills' area, which is now Otani and Namgang Provinces, has quickly become milder. .With the end of the "Ice Period" that lasted for thousands of years when the dragon tribe began to rule the continent in the early to middle of the Second Era, the climate there became increasingly humid and sultry, and later became an important food-producing area for the Fire Empire. .

"Most of the emperors of the Flame Empire were very capable and passionate. Their policies were mainly radical, and they were aggressive and good at martial arts. However, due to the influence of the Taoist religion, most of them were not violent. Therefore, the subsequent 'Long Qing' operation was not carried out. Although it encountered much resistance, on the contrary, it also received majority support from the public.

"So, perhaps the large number of reclusive dragon descendants, that is, other 'half-dragons', have quietly blended into the crowd in the capital, or perhaps some existences that have merged with the power of the dragon by chance are quietly awakening. , causing the relevant power to resonate with this 'half-dragon' on the spiritual level, completely pulling him out of the dream and waking him up." "Fu Bing" paused, and then said to Vasily in a flattering tone said:

"Therefore, your guess is correct. People in the Flame Empire have an unwritten consensus that dragons will attract each other spiritually through breath, and communicate directly after establishing contact. Therefore, it, this head is named' The 'half-dragons' of Adaloni are indeed quite sensitive to the scent of their own kind."

"'Yinmin' has been to the Extreme Cold Zone before. I heard that someone in your 'Order Society' heard the word 'dragon' being recited in the Khitan Reese language. The source of the sound... and the 'traces of dragon' there, Do you have any progress in your investigation?" Vasily interrupted Fu Bing and asked.

"I'm sorry, not yet. But... Master Vasily, as long as this dragon can maintain his mental state and we escort him north into the 'Beslunai' area, the answers to those sounds and traces will soon be available, I promise ." "Fu Bing" said in an extremely sincere tone, walked up to Vasily in a few steps, abandoned the elegance and mystery on the outside, knelt on his knees, and lowered his posture to the lowest level.

In the Western Continent countries that believe in high bishops and orthodox bishops, etiquette for lords and kings generally ends with kneeling on one knee. Especially after the advent of the Steam Age, the liberation of ideas and the development of humanism have made the protection of personal freedom more and more obvious. .

Starting from the middle of the Third Era, with the exception of the Central Empire and the Fire Empire in the east, which was almost culturally isolated from the rest of the world, men in the West Continent used bowing instead of kneeling as a courtesy, and women only half-squatted, or at most symbolically knelt on one knee. land.

But if you encounter cardinals, patriarchs, or even higher religious figures, including kings, you must kneel down as a sign of piety.

They are the spokespersons of "Lord" and "The True Lord". In their culture, disrespecting the "Lord" means disrespecting all gods.

Therefore, kneeling on one's knees is the greatest and most pious respect for a person, or the "humblest prayer."

It was obvious that Vasily was a little stunned by the operation of "Fu Bing". He was stunned for a few seconds, then hurriedly helped him up, sighed and said:

"Well, I originally wanted Yin Min to complete this matter. Since you proposed it directly to me, I don't have any need to refuse. It's just a pity that an accident happened here and let those two A traitor escaped."

Vasily said, his voice started to choke:

"I know that 'Yin Min' came to me to cooperate this time to repay a favor. To be honest, I have defeated countless 'unintentional people' in my life, especially those monster-looking 'alien species'. He was just the one I saved. An insignificant one among those threatened by monsters.

"I didn't even remember his name and appearance. I just arranged for the nearby artillery force to kill the 'Mad Water Wolf' with one round of bombing using the 'Red Rose Artillery'. I have long forgotten this convenient behavior. , but he always remembered it.

"He once said to me, 'Giving life is supreme, saving the living will be rewarded.' His attitude moved me. As his successor, 'Fu Bing', if you have any needs, the committee and I will do our best to It may satisfy you. Okay, let's release that 'half-dragon' Adaroni. After being soaked in the 'Sacred Flame Auxiliary Potion' you developed for three days, his body should have regained a lot of vitality. "

"Yes..." "Fu Bing" had tears in his eyes and almost cried.

After wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes and taking a deep breath to calm down, he took out a red crest shaped like wings from his arms and walked quickly towards the training cabin.

This coat of arms is the work of "Yin Ming"'s lover, "Lei Ye", the dual top manager of the "Order Society" and the "Chaos Group".

Although it was made on the spur of the moment, it was sufficient for brute force cracking of complex mechanical locks without keys and for replenishing the fire-based magic source power for Adaloni.

This emblem, which is made from [fire] ore, burning liquid, active ointment, "Candlelight Tree" powder, the heart of the ice eagle and the blood of the lost, has a trace of dark magic source poured into "Fu Bing" After the force neutralized its manic energy, it quickly became stable from molten hot and bright in his hands.

Immediately afterwards, he fastened the coat of arms in the middle of the glass of the training cabin, took a few steps back, and recited an incantation in ancient Kruse German:

"I pray to the god of fire."

"I pray to the Goddess of Light."

"I will use the power of darkness to guide the energy of light to break the secret lock."

"Conduct the energy of fire to animate."

"This order, activate!"

The wing-like coat of arms suddenly became brighter, and countless straight lines with a sense of science and technology quickly covered the surface of the glass cover of the culture cabin. Against the backdrop of the turbulent light green turbid liquid, a complex geometric pattern of stacked and mechanical shapes was outlined. Related patterns.

Then, the electrical lights on the wall began to be extinguished one after another due to the impact of energy fluctuations. In the dim atmosphere, strange totems began to appear on the ground centered on the cultivation cabin.

They are like a collection of simple drawings of countless tentacles wriggling outwards, or like broken wings piled up in a messy manner. Six slightly smaller bright elliptical areas are formed on the periphery of the pattern, which are evenly distributed among the totems. In the six surrounding directions, the numbers "1-6" written in Chinese language first appeared inside, and then content related to dragons began to appear.

Because it disappeared too quickly, the pattern with a sense of history and eternity did not have time to be carefully viewed by a few people, and turned into a flame, connected to the totem to form a blazing and swaying wall of fire.

A few seconds later, a mechanical "click" sound was heard, and as a black viscous liquid similar to blood flowed out, the flame completely disappeared.

When the liquid completely solidified, the undamaged glass cover rolled aside, and a pair of shining wings with a red halo and gem-like luster appeared in front of several people like the arrival of gods.

As the hot and dry feeling subsided, the sparks emanating near the wings were annihilated, and the surrounding electric lights were turned on again. A young boy who was mainly pure and whose body was unmodified appeared in the center of the messy "special laboratory" .

He has gentle red pupils and small, elk-like horns growing out of his short black hair, giving him a soft and divine feeling as if he is in nature.

His facial features are uniquely Oriental, with a flat face and prominent cheekbones. His facial skin is mainly white but has a slightly brownish texture. His cheeks are somewhat rounded, the bridge of his nose is not as high as that of the Crusaders, and his lips are red but not generous. With the addition of the temperament unique to the boy, he has a sense of mystery related to the gods.

He was not thin, slightly shorter than Vasily, and his whole body was covered with muscles that were not exaggerated. The six-pack abs show strength, and the golden-proportioned body makes everyone present feel unspeakable envy.

Under the wings on the back is a two-meter-long wing with mainly red and black patterns. In addition, what is different from humans is the chest, which is covered with a tattoo with the pattern of a dragon head making a breath gesture. .