Wasteland Echoer

June 1st, 557th year of the New Lunar Calendar, is Crusted [Successor] Day.

Crusted Federation, Extreme Cold Zone, central part of Old Water Valley District, damaged road outside Kanosk.

Wulfya, who was driving the "Rock" mechanical chariot, yawned tiredly. Nearly a week of continuous driving had left him unable to take a good rest and he was exhausted both physically and mentally.

Even so, the steering wheel in his hand was still very stable and did not cause the car to deviate even a little.

After all, he has been one of the most experienced warriors in the Crusted Federation since twenty years ago. Although he has never possessed any "superpowers" and has never shown any magic power to anyone, no matter what In terms of weapon proficiency, physical fitness, and even mental will, Wulfya can be said to be at a level of excellence that no human can surpass.

Even though he has never received any systematic teaching in any professional field, in terms of breadth of knowledge, Wulfya is not inferior to most of the [scholars] who are dawdling in Binglin City's top universities.

As the vehicle bumped up and down on the imperfect and damaged road, Wofya finally felt the constant sleepiness that could not be relieved by itself.

Helpless, he had to slow down slightly, take out the last cigarette made from the branches and leaves of "Anshen Neijuanhua" from the metal cigarette case in his arms, take out the matches produced by Mayang City Strategic Materials Factory, take out the last one, and slide Light it up.

Under the medicinal properties of the artificially cultivated sequence monster, the fatigue that had just been lingering in the mental realm was temporarily suppressed, and a stable and spiritual state briefly returned to his brain.

At this moment, Duck, who had slept well, woke up rubbing his hazy eyes under the stimulation of the choking smell of cigarette smoke.

"Hey, you're awake, Duck?" Wulfya held a cigarette in her mouth and glanced at Duck with a smile.

Comparing the train from Mayang City to Binglin City and what happened in Xinfeng Town in just over a month, the current journey is very peaceful for Dak and Wofya. Except for the approximate appearance On the roads that are either relatively intact or abandoned, there are only wandering infected beasts and sporadic "careless people".

After a slight pause, Wovya lowered the window, fanned out the smoke, threw out the nearly burned out cigarette, looked cautiously at the road ahead, and asked Dak:

"Did that person come to see you again later?"

"Who are you talking about?"

"The 'Echoer' called the evil god by 'Wind Mine' and Morun." Wofya added.

"No." Duck's answer was very straightforward:

“Ever since that time He tested my strength in the dream, on the altar of the ‘Gray Dream’, and showed me His ‘Touch of Dark Enchantment’, I have never been able to go in again.

"I remember that after I got the approval of the sequence card from 'Thunder Page' and became the [Chaos Inducer] profession, I briefly entered it once or twice with the help of the power of 'Old Radio', and I was also attracted by 'Echoer' He forced me in twice, but other than that, I never went in again.

"Isn't this true? Since arriving in Xinfeng Town, the 'Old Radio' has not played any music. You have also helped me find several local superpowers in the army to check. Didn't they all say that it is temporarily unable to perform? Does it have any extraordinary power? I have also found a few old repairmen, but they either have never seen this thing, or they said that the Federal Council has no plans to rebuild the radio station now, and even if it is repaired, the sound will not be heard.

"In short, there is no damage to the hardware, and the magic power has not been drained. The thing seems to be dormant and cannot be used for the time being. And the 'Echoer' seems unwilling to show up for the time being, so I don't have any chance to talk to him. He made contact.”

"That's it." Wulfya didn't look as disappointed as Dak, but said with a smile:

"Then don't worry about it. Let's go to Karnosk first. When we set up the radio station a few days ago, I asked you to translate the information I got from Molun. You still remember the content."

"Of course I remember." Dak nodded and said:

"He said that this time the Federal Council not only completely revoked the arrest warrant for you and me, but also molded us into heroes who resisted the rebels of the 'Order Society'. Haha, what's funny is that a while ago, everyone in the capital was shouting about beating us. "Collaborators of destruction", in such a short period of time, they said that we are volunteers who volunteered to go to the north to explore the existence of the "evolution platform", and we are the sparks that contribute to the survival and development of mankind.

"Those people in the Federal Council really fall out of favor faster than they can read a book. I'm really worried that one day Vasily will speak on the stage and describe the war between 'us and the lost people' as 'our war against the superpowers'. The audience will It’s even applauded, haha.”

After laughing a few times, Wulfya continued to ask:

"By the way, there is some content behind the telegram. You shouldn't have forgotten it, right? I remember that after being exposed to the 'Wuxinren' virus, some [soldiers] who were lucky enough not to inject the medicine because of the long incubation period, had the first symptoms. Forgetting. That’s because the virus is quietly eroding the brain and gradually controlling the brain nerves.”

"Of course I won't forget it." Dak said confidently:

"He hopes that we can stay in Kanosk for a few days. He said that not only are there people here who know more information about 'Plamini' and 'The Lord of Eternal Red', but there are also some federal troops who have gathered recently. By then, There may be a mission. But Wovya, can we still trust the Federation Council?"

"Trust? Trust..." Wulfya murmured a few words, and then said:

"That kind of precious thing existed during the period of the two chief administrators from Mendolev to the Vikings. It was at least a simplified version of the contractual spirit advocated by the Ptoyans and the people of the ancient central empire. However, this thing Not in Vasily's hands.

"We can neither completely trust the Federal Council, nor can we resist them, otherwise we will be classified as the lost ones. Over the years, you and I have killed many lost people and 'unintentional people', and they will not welcome being completely Abandoned enemies."

"Then what should we do next?" Dak asked directly.

"It's very simple, just take it one step at a time. The Federal Council can use us, and we can also use them. Compared to superpowers, you and I are closer to pure human beings. This is what many people in the Federal Council value. ." Wofya explained:

"I heard that two of the 'Five Great Cities' have been included in the 'Federal Important Stronghold Construction List'. In other words, Karnosk and Vasilysk, where only a small number of superpowers originally settled, will soon be rebuilt. It will become a big city like Mayan City. Once Vasily's conspiracy succeeds and the ice and snow melt, this place will become a vast and fertile land suitable for agriculture in their imagination."

"Speaking of Dak, do you know what the 'City of Five Great Men' is?"

"I don't know." Dak shook his head and said with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Seeing this scene, Wulfya lost no time in explaining the science:

"It was named by the current Chief Executive, Vasily Voliganov, when he first became Chief Executive. It is intended to completely connect the arctic special zone with vast land and resources to the federal capital after finding all the 'Universal Energy Evolution Platforms' . You also know that all armored vehicles, tanks, and even ordinary mechanical vehicles require energy to manufacture and drive. The longer you fight against the 'Wuxin', the higher the intensity of the war, and the more serious the consumption of resources.

"The Arctic Special Zone is sparsely populated and does not have much basis for producing 'Heartless People'. Once some resource areas are developed, it will be difficult to be attacked by the 'Heartless People' and the Lost Organization. After all, it has to span hundreds of kilometers of ice fields. The Lost Ones would go crazy participating in a war with almost no supplies.

"Therefore, Vasily took great pains to rebuild the 'Ultra North Ice-covered Path' that ran through the western part of the Arctic Zone and directly to Demon Annihilation City during the time of Ivan XXV of the old empire, that is, the K-100 series of highways. "

"So, the highway was built during the 25th reign of Ivan, and the 'City of the Five Great Men' was also built during that period?" Dark asked doubtfully, looking at Wovya.

However, when faced with the question, Wulfya shook his head and denied:

"Of course not. Naming a city like Vasilysk after the current chief executive would have been impossible in the old empire. The emperors of the old empire regarded themselves as human warriors from the early days. They believed that the founders of the five empires were common gods and that no one could You can use your name to override any place on the planet created by the Creator, so this operation will not happen.

"In the later period, some of the legal traditions of the Central Empire were accepted, especially after the emperors generally believed in orthodox bishops. They regarded themselves as messengers of the gods and would never admit that they were beyond the gods, let alone possess the godhood. They could only treat themselves as 'unintentional people' The crisis completely broke the old imperial [order], and this tradition only existed after the establishment of the new federation.

"Of course, initially on this road, Emperor Ivan XXV of the old empire expanded several village settlements into three main towns, named the First Town of the Far North, the Middle Town of the Far North and the Last Town of the Far North. Later. The number of strongholds became four. During the period of Kano Vladimir, the middle town in the far north was renamed Kanosk, and the first town in the far north was renamed Beisen City.

“Later, after David Rurik took supreme power, he renamed the remaining two cities Davidsk and Pveginsk, both to commemorate himself and to commemorate his teacher.

"It wasn't until the current Vasily tried to expand an old stronghold on the edge of the Great Glacier area and named it Vasilysk that the 'Five Great People Cities' were formed. According to him, the first four were once great people, He’s going to be a great guy in the future.”

"Haha." Dak sneered twice and expressed his attitude indirectly, "But having said that, Wofya, I'm curious about what Kanosk looks like now and how quickly it can be built into a big city 'soon'. "

"We won't know until we go there, but according to the current speed, we will reach the control area of ​​Kanosk in another fifteen minutes." Wovya replied, stepped on the accelerator and accelerated forward.

Soon, the outline of the city appeared at the end of the dry, sand-covered road, and an iconic towering building came into view.