Wasteland Echoer

April 4th, 527th year of the New Lunar Calendar.

Zhenye Empire, Chekavsk City, Area K of the "Light of the Dark Night" factory in the "Eternal Darkness" neighborhood.

Aaron, who wears the "Chimney" badge of the Industrial Party on his chest, has been waiting for a long time at the gate of a tall, neatly arranged factory building.

He was holding an expensive cigar mixed with pollen in his mouth. He was wearing a pure black suit and a tall round hat. He was still dressed like a gentleman.

The early morning in the empire's largest industrial city should have been synonymous with filth and darkness.

But after a night of heavy rain, the factory environment in the morning, except for the slightly hazy fog, turned out to be particularly refreshing, and Aaron, a lost person, couldn't help but stop here for a while.

It wasn't until the "tacking" sound of military boots could be heard clearly from far to near that Aaron took off the cigar from his mouth, cut off the lit head with the special knife he carried, and put the remaining part back into the specially made In the iron box.

"Mr. Aaron, I'm not late, right?" Kashaeva's sweet and sensual voice reached Aaron's ears.

"No, my beautiful... er, special assistant lady. The way you dress today is indeed very special. I feel that it is not a wrong decision for the empire to design military uniforms for women. Just be quiet." Aaron's eyes dimmed slightly. A little confused, she looked up and down at Kashaeva with the special eyes a man has when looking at the opposite sex.

The military green style completely replaced the pure black suit and short skirt she wore before. Although she still looked decent, there was a cold feeling under the unique and graceful curves of women.

The military green camouflage short hat covered her hair. The wrist and knee pads designed for soldiers fit perfectly on her body. The black leather boots covered her charming parts, which will make the enemy focus more on the battlefield. Kill, and those hands with pure white gloves are holding a yellow leather document bag.

As soon as he stood still, he solemnly handed it to Mr. Aaron.

"Have you found out the imperial superpower who killed Kayas last time?" Aaron's expression suddenly darkened, and the calmness and solemnity on his face could not conceal his emotions mixed with pain, anger, and fear.

"Unfortunately, sir, no. Later, we hope that the lost ones of the Church will be stationed in Migov for a few days. Although they have also checked the war zone, there are no witnesses except for humans who have become careless people. And the people in the army who retreated to Chekavsk from there did not witness the battle. It can only be said that if the red light seen by the two lost people outside Migov was not caused by the battle, it was probably It's conjecture, or some kind of flare used by imperial soldiers." Kashaeva answered with her limited knowledge.

"Signal bomb? How is that possible!" Aaron said angrily:

"Except for several elite regiments in Zhnetsk, Sokra and this city that are equipped with this new technology, most of the other regiments have basic firearms and equipment. However, if there are no witnesses, it will be much difficult to investigate. , but those children who are still in Migov should gain something.”

"They did investigate the scene carefully, I can assure you of this." Kashaeva said seriously:

"In addition to the dead chanter Kayas, there are still his blood, burning liquid and other sticky white substances at the scene. As you know, he was an unintentional person before, and he is the only one in the church who has been reborn after receiving the oracle. Restore sane existence.”

"I know this, you don't need to be nagging." Aaron interrupted rudely.

"Don't worry, I know you are in pain. But this is the situation at the scene. According to the information we have for a long time, there are no biological sequence monsters in Migov Town, and those alien heartless people have also been It is controlled by the three major churches, so it is difficult to live in such a small place. Our lost ones did smell some smell of human blood, and there was also some red substance remaining on the ground. But yesterday they extracted it and tested it overnight and found that it was a It is a substance that is different from human blood, unintentional human burning liquid, and is not even a pigment. It is more like the embodiment of some kind of demonic power." Kashaeva explained.

"The...concrete form of the magic source power?" Aaron raised his head slightly and thought:

"Is it related to the gods? Or is it related to the 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element'? I heard that we hope that the church's top leaders have made more progress in the research on the gods, but our side is not synchronized to the latest status."

"That [thief] child, Miyou the Lost brought me some information yesterday, and the details are here." Kashaeva gracefully shook the document bag in her hand and said:

"He provided me with a new piece of information: the red magic source power, and he said that your brother Aaron must have been exposed to it. This is a by-product of the ritual called 'Song of Machinery' that he participated in in Silent Highlands. . But now more and more information proves that if you want to break through the endless yellow sand and reach the center of the ruins filled with moss and bricks, you must rely on the power of the red magic source, or at least some of its products to reach it. Otherwise, you will have to pay multiple times. Effort may be the price of loss of control and death.”

"Is the red magic source power... related to Kayas's death?" Aaron speculated.

"Related. The remaining material has the same information as the red magic source power. And Mr. Aaron, isn't your brother [Seducer] Yato already in the last round of John's treatment? As long as he wakes up, if possible If so, I mean, if there is still some memory left, maybe you can get more corresponding information. The power of the red magic source is half-blank to us, and even to the Church of Hope. But the god's machine in Silent Highlands Apart from the three core emblems, this is the detection of the Daughter of Yuan," Kashaeva reminded.

"Yes, John. It has been ten years since he bought the underground space in Area K of the factory. It has been a few days since Migov retreated here. It just so happens that his student, whose ancestral home is in the old Crusted Empire, The young man Shamoun made an appointment with me yesterday. It just so happens that today the Crown Prince is going to the bishop to listen to the Lord's teachings and prepare for the Confirmation Ceremony. We can take a break from the busy work and have some time to look at his 'collection'. And my poor brother. Let's go," Aaron said, a little choked in his voice.

…

Aaron and Kashaeva looked around several times near the inconspicuous small door of the K area of ​​the factory, and determined that it was not yet the 10 o'clock start time specified by the factory. He chose to remove the machine stained with black engine oil and various mechanical dirt. The steel door opened and he walked down the dark, narrow space.

There are no electrical or gas lights in the narrow, dark stairwell.

Only a little bit of light that is not bright shines through the skylight that is two to three meters high.

Aaron and Kashaeva walked in the long and narrow corridor that was so empty that they could only hear the echo of the collision of leather shoes and boots with the metal floor for almost fifteen or six minutes.

It wasn't until the number "59" written in the common language of the Western Continent that slightly reflected blue fluorescence on the metal plate hanging above their heads and a wall exuding a strong metallic atmosphere appeared in front of them that Aaron stopped and spoke with his belt. Holding the metal wall with his white-gloved right hand, he gasped and said:

"59, this is John's laboratory. The passage just now is the only one that can reach here. The one-way light passage has the advantage that it can be blocked at any time. If anyone suspects that an extraordinary experiment is being carried out here, as long as a piece of iron Block the passage with a board, and then open the secret passage. There will be no danger to John, the fox."

"Mr. Aaron, the light emitted by that 59 is so beautiful." Kashaeva stared at the deep blue fluorescence above her head and praised with a girlish mentality.

"It has radiation. It's a pity that the secret document S-1991 decoded last year mentioned that the Crusaders discovered the power of nuclear power. But the bomb that can rival the 'Fire of Punishment' has not yet been developed. Since then, the Krusted Empire has been destroyed by unintentional people. Their technology has become an eternal legend in the wasteland world." Aaron praised.

"Nuclear? Radiation?" Kashaeva became inexplicably interested in these two unfamiliar words.

"I'll give you private tutoring when I have time, my female assistant," Aaron said with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, staring at Kashaeva's fair face with light makeup:

"You just need to know that substances that can emit light without energy are dangerous. Those waves or particles invisible to the naked eye will shuttle freely through your body and cause damage. And the power of nuclear energy is enough to destroy the entire world. Although this is theoretical, the two are indeed products of coexisting existence.”

"Okay, Kashaeva. You can press that button for me. John should be equipped with the latest machinery that uses electricity, and our sound will be transmitted to his ears across space. Just that You can't see or touch electricity, it's magical." Aaron showed a gentlemanly smile.

He pointed to a red button under a black metal plate and motioned to Kashaeva to press it.

After taking the action, the metal plate with striped gaps on the metal button actually made a "beep" sound unique to the current.

After a harsh metal "chirp", a hoarse and distorted human voice came out of the gap:

"Is it Brother Aaron?"

After clearing his throat with two dry coughs, Aaron stared at the red light flashing on the buttons and gaps and responded:

"It's me. And my assistant Kashaeva. I want to meet those four people today. I think brother John, you haven't forgotten the promise you made when you sent that little boy to invite me yesterday."

"呲呲."

It seemed that the power system of the equipment was unstable. After a long burst of electrical "music", John's characteristic sharp voice finally came from the gap again:

"Okay, brother. Just enter directly through the gate later. If you push open the two doors with your strength, it should be easy."

With the sound of "didi", the metal wall under the "59" metal plate actually cracked a hole vertical to the ground.

After a "concerted" sound of metal gears mixed with unstable current, a metal door shaped like a valve finally appeared not far in front of Aaron.

There are also electric lighting lamps hanging at equal distances from the top of the walls on both sides, emitting bright incandescent light.