Chapter 45: Devotional 'Prayer' (Part 2)
February 3, 557, New Yuan calendar.
Cruzd Federation, Binglin Province, North Mamous District, and the eastern wilderness dirt road in Xinfeng Town.
"The gods belonging to the flames, and... the power of the flames..." Dark, who was sitting in the back seat of the military mechanical tank "Rock Plate", repeated the words in confusion. The psychedelic feeling brought by the dream did not dissipate in his body and spirit.
He still felt that everything in front of him was indescribable, as if it was wrapped in silk produced by the Fire Empire, and as if his spirit was covered with a layer of hallucination fog, causing him to instinctively lift his right hand, covered with scars, and waved it dullly to try to disperse them.
Until, the bright golden glow of the rising sun outside the window splashed from the transparent lathe into the back seat, shining directly on his face, covering his gray eyes. Under the warm breath brought by the light, he finally got rid of the danger completely, gasped heavily, and woke up.
"Another dream?" Wolfya asked briefly, without any deviation in his movements. He was a war-produced [soldier] who served in the Federation for many years. His ability to control military vehicles exceeded the title of "skillfulness".
"It's a dream...it's a dream..." Dark replied hurriedly.
Then, he picked up a green military kettle from the side, drank the clean water inside and then sat down, wiped away the sweat from his forehead, calming his anxiety, anxiety and panic.
"These dreams became clearer and more information were conveyed to me. Moreover, it seemed that after "Thunder Page" did a divination of the sequential card groupings and confirmed that I could have the professional identity of [Crashmaker], I couldn't forget even one detail of them.
"Just just now, I dreamed of that terrible... evil god."
"Hahaha, evil god, you still choose to use the title I told you." Wolfya's throat burst out with a "hearty" laughter as if a rock hit, trying to further relieve Dak's inner tension.
This kind of people who do not empathize when their companions encounter difficulties but instead use direct smiles to help relieve their moods, perhaps the Cruzed family in the entire continent.
"Yes." Dark nodded, "Didn't you say that you sent a telegram to the newly transferred chief of the New Wind Town Strategic Team the day before yesterday? He said that the Federal Council and the "Order Society" mentioned Him in the private closed-door meetings of the Federal Council... the Order Society, did they say that they not only focused on "Pramini" and "Evolution Station", but also on the evil power of the "Echoer"?
"If you really have contact with the evil god, or use his strength to do something, once you lose control, it will not be as simple as encountering a few 'alien unintentional people'. This is playing with fire, or the kind of flame that cannot be extinguished in the water."
"I remember a proverb from the Khitan Ries: 'Following the flames and playing with the flames will definitely be backfired and burned on themselves.' The Federal Council is becoming increasingly unreliable. They are running all the way on the wrong road, but they cannot hear any different sounds." Wolfya angrily hit the steering wheel, and accidentally pressed it on the horn key, causing the entire mechanical chariot to make a harsh, huge, mentally disturbing whistle sound.
Fortunately, the chariots are currently traveling on the unfreezing wilderness land, and it is difficult to see any settlements of humans or lost people for dozens of kilometers around them, let alone "unintentional people".
This sound only scared away the Cruzde nightingales who had just woken up from their hibernation, causing them to flee in panic, flying further away, closer to the sunny forest.
After about half a minute of anger, Wolfya suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily:
"The day before yesterday, the Federal Commission executed two senior officials who opposed Vasily, who believed that since there was information that the old empire had personally sealed the buried "Evolution Station of the Universal Energy" and the laboratory that was highly related to it, it was enough to show that it was dangerous.
"The Federation should use more resources to ensure human survival, development of production, and crack down on the "wave of unintentional people" and the development of medical technology. In this way, on the basis of gradually restoring the population, accumulating materials, and developing science and technology, we can gradually reverse the battlefield situation in various places, gradually eliminate or expel the "unintentional people", and achieve the reversal of the entire battle situation and the revival of civilization.
"This is a foreseeable road to victory. In just five hundred years, mankind will be able to completely resolve the SGD crisis and usher in a new era."
"But have you ever thought about it, Wolfya, human life is limited, and after the SGD, it will not exceed 85 years at most." Dak raised a key question.
"Then let's do it from generation to generation," said Wolfya disapproved:
"As long as humans are not completely destroyed, there is hope."
"But some people can't wait for so long. Let me be honest. Chief Executive Vasily can control this land for up to 30 years. Many people say that he is comparable to the great "Ice Holder in the North" "The Founder of the Cruzed Nation", "One of the Five Great Warriors of Mankind", "The Honorable Man Close to Demigods", "The Guardian of the Ice and Snow", "The Viewer of the Far East", "The Follower of the Polygods", "The Speaker of the Knife and Horse", the founder of the great Cruzed Empire, and His Majesty Inoros, who is officially called "Cruzed I." Dark pretentiously recited a long list of titles, but it was Wolfya's joke.
"Since he is comparable to so many people, it is really hard to do it while he is alive."
"It's not 'so many people'!" Dark emphasized, "It's a, a great man."
"Ofya certainly know." Wolfya smiled:
"Isn't it just to lead our ancestors to fight against the dragons, expel them in the vast territory of Cruisd, overthrow the old kingdom, and establish a new empire? Just just say the common name directly. This history is not worth forgetting by us Cruisds."
"So, I guess from a psychological perspective that Vasily is definitely not satisfied with being a 'limited pioneer' or a king who pushes the empire to its peak like Ivan Twenty-two. He hopes to be a new creator, expel the 'unintentioned people', conquer the 'lost', rebuild the 'order', and then completely decrypt the old empire technology and quickly enter the new era of civilization." Dak inferred:
"So, his pace will definitely take greater steps. In this way, the risks are completely out of his consideration. In fact, alas... humans have been suffering in the wasteland era for too long. If there is a little dawn, no matter who can try it."
"He's not trying." Wolfya turned and said angrily:
"It is said that once the operation of the 'Environmental Energy Evolution Station' is out of control and directly tilts the sun's energy down, it will cause fires throughout the country, and even completely melt the ice, causing permanent geographical changes. In that case, I don't know how many people will die.
"Now Lord Vasily is approaching the level of madness. The two people executed yesterday are my old leader Nikola Ross, currently a member of the Federal Council and director of the material group; and the other is Anton Ivan, the leader of the newly established 'New and Old Technological Research Group' and director of the Urban Happiness Group.
"They don't know anything about the current strength of the Federation, they know everything. Except for the fact that they are a little poor in finance, they sorted out and handed over the statistics of the Federation's population, materials, production, resource reserves, etc.
"In fact, this is a big gamble, but now it seems that Lord Vasily is going to do his own thing. Dak, you know very well about history and should know what the outcome would be in the history of the old empire that this emperor who cannot listen to opposition and insists on joining a gambling game?"
"Death, humiliation, tragic death." Dark commented very directly, "but we can do nothing but find 'Plamini' earlier than the Federation and use His power to prevent the 'Evolutionary Station' from opening up this blatant hostile approach."
"So... by the way, Dak, what did the evil god [Echoer] you dreamed of just now tell you?" Wolfya pulled the topic back to the beginning, and said, his face was very serious, even through the seat, Dak could feel it.
"He said he felt my power was awakening." He replied:
"If the identity and strength are not equal, he will feel condescending and difficult to get rid of. But now, it seems that the two of us can start to communicate equally.
"He said he seemed to have seen his old friend, the "Armored Spirit" recently in and out of this calm "Grey Dream", but stayed for a few minutes, probably because he had entered inadvertently while dreaming. They did not communicate, but this made him conclude that the "Armored Spirit" should also be looking for him."
"Then... did that 'Echoer' mention information about 'Armored Spirit'?" asked Wolfya.
"It is said to be a mechanical body favored by the 'Master of Machinery'. Later, he received the guidance of the 'Master of Machinery', obtained the [personality], and became a human being. Now he may be traveling around us. When it comes to the 'Master of Machinery', the 'Echoerer' was so happy, revealing an annoying pride. He said that the 'Master of Machinery' was his defeated general and his first god to kill."
"It's indeed an evil god..." Wolfya sighed:
“Is there any other information?”
“He said that His 'Red Demonic Power' has begun to become restless recently, which is an ominous sign. Either someone covets his power and takes certain actions, or he is about to wake up as a 'beast'.
“He said that if the wind walls that enclose his area do not fade away, and the gods behind ‘Pramini’ do not wake up, and if he forcibly escape there, he will completely mutate and go to dangerous, unknown paths.
"He felt the restlessness in his body began to spread, and the 'sorrow' began to gather rapidly, and the time left for us would not be too abundant."
"Is time...?" Wolfya whispered:
"Forget it, think about what's happening right now first. Dake, I'll be half a day away to Xinfeng Town. You and I don't have to hide my name. The new chief is my old friend and he will protect us."
"Wolfya." Dark smiled.
"What's wrong?"
"You have such a wide connection, a bit unusual."
Dak, who had teased, leaned back on his seat, opened the car window, and breathed in the chill and warm air that began to melt.
He saw that the light of the morning light completely turned into an incandescent light that shone on the wasteland, and the sun was spared no effort to do the same thing for thousands of years - giving this continent energy and hope while dispeling the clear chill.
Chapter completed!