Wasteland Echoer

"I want to know everything you know. However..." Yaroslav showed a meaningful smile, looked directly into Mirren's eyes that were slightly reddened by excitement, and said:

"I can only give you fifteen minutes. Next I have to attend the 'Man-made Lake Battlefield Regular Meeting'. Your value is not only reflected in the information, but also in the ability to express the information. That sentence still touches me. If you are worth it, I can send you to live in the capital and live as a superpower."

"Haha, actually, I'm not interested in human life." Mirren said with a wry smile:

"The Vampires, no matter where we are or what our status is, we are a noble and proud race, and naturally we are also a lonely race. Since the time of the old empire, we have disdained to associate with humans. However, Lord Commander, I In terms of the information we have, only humans can solve the 'New Yuan Crisis' and truly understand the secrets of the formation of the wasteland world."

"I would like to hear the details." Yaroslav responded briefly.

"Ivan XXII was definitely a great emperor. The book "The Two-Headed Eagle and the Sunflower" describes his greatness in detail, including the military conquest of the Aventre and Zhin people, and the subjugation of the Uhata tribe. , threatening the Western Territory of the Fire Empire; for the first time in culture, the contents of sequence cards and tarot cards were officially established at an official level, allowing different schools of thought to teach at Crusted University, without imposing restrictions on novels and other literary publications." Mirren replied:

“Technically, he directed the scientific research team to develop a series of military weapons, which pushed the value of force in the steam age to its peak. In terms of mathematics, it bypassed the complex and high-investment difference engine and headed directly towards the so-called ‘electronic computer’.

"We still don't know how many mysterious and time-traveling products Ivan XXII developed that year. Those fantastic ideas that used technology as a carrier and transcended magic. Some of them were indeed buried with his death. Abandoned science and technology parks everywhere, and of course, some of them are in the 'Suffering Ruins', the royal cemetery where his great body is buried."

"Oh? Interesting. Go on." Yaroslav suddenly felt interesting and ordered.

"In fact, in the later years of Ivan XXII's reign, he and his prime minister Peter Kaslev carried out a research project called 'Millennium Kings'. To this end, he and Peter terminated the 'Exploration of electric civilization', 'exploration of the universe' and 'exploration of solar energy' are three scientific research projects that are mysterious enough but have very little information." Mirren replied:

"'Millennium King' is taken from the honorary title 'King of Kings' given to him by Basileus of the Central Empire, and 'Millennium' is the title of the Crusad Empire for two and a half eras. Ivan 20 II tried to find information from a vast sea of ​​historical data, epic classics and the words of the gods, and then used a series of complex mathematical calculations to deduce the specific time of the Crusted Empire's prosperity, decline and demise.

"After that, by formulating a series of laws, rules and systems, he continued the prosperity of the empire in his hands and delayed the decline, thus avoiding the fate of destruction."

"Let me interrupt, Mirren. From my understanding, the establishment, prosperity and demise of any old empire or old dynasty are eternal and a program-like regular process, but humanities, or the human heart, are the most important thing. It's elusive. Can we really get specific results through some mathematical means, such as... building a model and deducing calculations?" As a top student at the former capital military school, Yaroslav asked in disbelief.

"Although I don't want to admit it, this is a fact. Ivan XXII's 'calculation team' did get specific numerical conclusions. The golden period under his leadership will last for 51 years. After 121 years, Ivan will be During the twenty-fifth century, the empire began to decline. 157 years later, as the steam age has installed accelerators on everything, the Krusted Empire will perish due to a series of internal and external troubles." Mirren said, deliberately lowering his voice :

"That year... happened to be the first year of the New Year, which was also the year when the 'Wuxinren' crisis officially broke out. You... the commander-in-chief of the 'Man-made Lake' campaign, don't you think it's a bit too coincidental?"

"Coincidence?" Yaroslav thought while holding his chin. Suddenly, a terrible thought rushed into the depths of his brain and spirit, making his lips quiver and his breathing quicken. For a long time, he didn't utter a single word.

Seeing this, Mirren nodded slightly, and his facial expression began to become subtle. The "blood recovery" just now seemed not only to restore his rare vitality and mental strength, but also made his thinking become extremely rigorous.

He understands that what has supported Crusted and other soldiers until now is nothing more than the desire for peace, the hatred of "unintentional people", and their identity as human beings. Once these basic views are subverted, their positions will change. It will be shaken quickly and the spirit will be severely damaged.

Regardless of whether Yaroslav, the commander-in-chief valued by Chief Vasily, can become a friend, planting a seed of doubt will undoubtedly weaken the inherent hostility to humans in the identity of the Lost.

Looking at Yaroslav, who was still in a state of surprise, Mirren's mouth showed a strange smile, like the apostle of the ancient gods, and an almost eerie, human voice came out of his throat, saying:

"The article "The Deduction Team's Latest Deduction Report on November 13, 628 Years of Long Yuan, Crusted Calendar" mentioned: The laws of history cannot be changed, just like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, and the alternation of day and night. If humans have the power to control the sun At that time, civilization will exist in a new form, and humans will no longer need to calculate the rise and fall of empires.

"The "Report of the 129th Regular Meeting of the Deduction Team" mentioned: We have input various parameters into the newly developed electronic computer in as much detail as possible for calculation and evolution, and have added sequence cards with literary and occult contents. As a 'singular variable'. There is no big difference in the result. After all, human nature can also be quantified by extending human history to a long measurement in years.

"They believe that although the human heart cannot be speculated, behavior can be reproduced through a large number of models. The conclusion is that even if the subsequent monarchs of Ivan XXII continued to develop his law, military and science, a huge multi-ethnic empire After all, the expansion is limited. Once the trend of strategic contraction is formed, the collapse of the empire is no longer far away.

"The "Secret Order of Emperor Crusted in 659 Years of Longyuan" made decisions on the contents of the above report. First, rebuild the 'Kushen Ruins', abandon its technological and military functions, and turn it into a large 'storage room', through medicine and The power of the magic source induced Ivan 22 to fall into a long sleep, which is expected to last for a thousand years."

"Where's the back?" Yaroslav, who had calmed down a little, breathed a long sigh of relief and continued to ask.

"Second, restart the investigation into the death of the imperial scientist Ivanov, and re-study the 'Weiyu Gear' brought by the self-proclaimed 'Apostle of the Lord of Mechanics', as well as the 'virus' that caused Ivanov's 'heart alienation'. Mirren calmly recited the information in his hands. After saying the word "virus", he took a breath of cold air, and then said with a trembling voice:

"These information were actually obtained by me from a scientific research base in the old empire in the 'Suffering Deep Ruins', as well as from the 'Wilderness Tourist Group' and the 'Chaos Group'. The text of these information is different. Rustic script, Khitanris, Ptoya, and even the Holy Rum language commonly used by people in the central empire. Because it was too complicated, I put them all in a place that was private enough, Safe corner.

"I was really confused when I first got the information. Later, after gradually analyzing, piecing together and sorting it out, I came to a very shocking, but precious and shocking conclusion."

"Ivan XXII, maybe he didn't go to heaven to meet his true master, right?" Yaroslav asked, looking ahead blankly.

"As long as the Federation can thoroughly excavate the 'Bitter Relics' and enter its interior, we can get the exact answer. Unfortunately, it is already filled with mysterious technological weapons left over from the old empire as a defense. I saw the ones I saw a few days ago." 'The Cyborg', I'm sure, is one of those." Mirren replied:

"Commander-in-Chief, as an excellent human being, you should know that when people fall into extreme despair about the future, their thinking will often go to extremes and take a behavior that seems correct but is crazy.

"The genes of our vampire family contain a part that is naturally friendly to the Central Language. It is very easy for us to learn the Central Language, and the learning speed is usually ten times that of normal anthropologists. In that pile of information, I found a former deduction I vaguely remember a few desperate passages in the manuscript written by team member Alanik Putosberg in Central Chinese:

"The leader of our team was sentenced to death by His Majesty the Emperor because he was carrying out a mission that could destroy the continent and mankind. He brought it upon himself. If he harms others, God will also deprive him of his rights as a human being. But others include None of them, including me, are qualified to stay in the capital.

"The heads of two male members... I saw it in the corner of the garbage dump. After the two female members were sent to Crewe Putogler, they were said to have died in a storm. However, there has been no strong wind there for two hundred years. . And the remaining three people and I were exiled to the end of the large railway because of "disrespect for the emperor". Fortunately, as long as we cross the Nebsk Plain and reach Aventelei or go to Chidanlis, we can survive. Opportunity.

"His Majesty the Emperor smiled twistedly after seeing the 'virus extract' that caused Ivanov's heart sclerosis two months ago. It was so abnormal, as if he was possessed by an evil spirit. Even if we told him, the Lord would He once said: 'Everything is determined, mortals don't need to disturb themselves.' Just calm down and be the greatest Emperor Crusted.

"But he seems to have become a little suspicious and extreme because the disease has damaged his brain. The 'virus' that caused Ivanov's heart sclerosis is an ominous thing, and it will cause disaster. And His Majesty the Emperor said more than once, 'There is going to be a The world will be completely destroyed and then rebuilt by the best human beings. Only on this basis can we move towards a new era. It is indeed ridiculous and terrifying.

"A month ago, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor's thinking suddenly improved a little, and he no longer mentioned the 'virus extract' thing. We thought that his disease was under control, and he might have received psychological counseling. But in fact, I heard that as a [Order], he used some forbidden type of magic power to open a 'jump array' to the future...

"Perhaps, the disaster has already broken out and we are unaware of it. I learned that the people of Khitanris are just, brave, and hard-working. I want to go to Khitanris. I want to leave my descendants there until they find a way to end the disaster. But... …On this train to Nabsk, I always felt like someone was staring at me, I hope it’s just an illusion…”

After listening to Mirren's retelling, Yaroslav was silent for a long time and murmured:

"It is self-evident and clear at a glance. Perhaps the real truth is not far away from us."

After another fifteen minutes of silence, Yaroslav arranged his clothes and before leaving the room where Mirren was held in the "temporary prison", he ordered Sophia:

"Go and find Lev, my former subordinate in the south of the camp and now the 'chief of the south area of ​​the camp', Lev. Just say it's my order and find a car to take Mirren out of here as soon as possible. Go to Kanosk first, Kuka should be quick When we arrive, let Lev’s people and Kuka’s people send Mirren to see Chief Vasily.”