"It... looks so pitiful." Talia looked at the weak monster curled up deep in the ground, and a sympathy surged in her heart.
This dangerous emotion in the wasteland world may not come entirely from sensibility, but is more like some temporary resonance between the same creatures for future destiny.
The lightning was shining brightly, pouring down this ancient "monster" that was about to die, Marco and Talia did not hear the expected or angry, begging, or continue to roar or sob.
When all of its bodies were bathed in a short light, it became extremely calm, like a furry pet, and more like a sleeping child.
"Is it quiet?" Talia said in surprise, turning to Marco, trying to seek his confirmation.
"Of course." Marco nodded, his words seemed to reduce the discomfort that lingers in the environment:
"This is my new discovery, and I haven't had time to report to the 'big brother'."
"What discovery?" Talia asked curiously, maintaining her posture on the fence.
"Seeing these lights, have you seen anything different, or do you feel it with the magic power?" Marco asked, pointing at the searchlights on top of him.
"Freaky?" Talia closed her eyes and felt it carefully. After about half a minute, she slowly opened her eyes and said:
"It seems that it contains some kind of upper-level magic power. These lights are not pure, but they are not evil spirits or extraordinary powers. In short, they are harmless to humans. Could it be that they will affect that...uh...'Emerald Ancient Beast' and calm it down?"
"You're half right." Marco nodded and said:
"These lights are indeed not extraordinary powers. It is indeed not related to the magic power. It is the power of machinery, which comes from the 'Master of Machinery'."
“'Master of Machinery'?"
"Yes, the only supreme God who is in charge of machinery and technology. He has the power to promote scientific progress and can limit all technological development through the use of 'reason'. For an era when the power of magic is declining and steam is booming, He is even stronger than the 'creator'." Marco maintained a head-up posture and said devoutly with deep affection.
"Did those searchlights use relics of gods?" Talia was not interested in Marco's posture and said bluntly.
"They each placed a 'armor spirit core'. Their functions are similar to the 'armor limited' series of chips that 'Yanxi' tried to collect, but they are one-time." Marco preached.
"How to understand? One-time...?" Talia continued to ask.
"It's like a battery, it's useless. It was the one Ivanov and his team who found the embryo while finding it. It should be left by Ivanov and his team. It was probably prepared in advance for future research." Marco explained:
"It is said that it was rubbed out by the 'Machines Lord's hand, but these faint lights have a name, called 'Machines Light', perhaps the arrangement of fate, but it is the gospel given to our believers by the 'Machines Lord'.
"He sent Lona, this apostle, his creation. Do you remember the legend that had been popular in the old empire for a long time?" Marco turned his head and asked.
"Can it be him, the rumored 'mechanical body'?" Talia said in shock and looked at Marco in disbelief.
"It is not certain at the moment. I need to find a way to draw his past from him." Marco said cautiously:
"When I was fighting the giant dragon-shaped creature, allowing me to use such an inaccurate name, when fighting it, I clearly heard the name that Luo Nai chanted while using his skills.
"Although this method seems stupid now and may even bring danger, it is very consistent with the chivalrous spirit that remained in the old empire in the early stages of the steam machinery civilization."
"A fair duel rooted in combat etiquette in Cruzde culture." Talia added that as a woman who is proficient in combat, she is no stranger to this aspect of combat culture.
"The SGD crisis has gone through its long, seemingly endless lifespan, and almost no human or lost people can abide by the so-called spirit anymore. As long as people can achieve their goals, they will not have any psychological burden regardless of the use of fraud, robbery or murder." Marco said a little helplessly:
"I don't know when sincerity and responsibility have become worthless garbage, morality and principles have become things that are trampled on by wantonly. The unity power given to us by the Creator and the Gods has become an act of "the heart of the Virgin". If Satan sees us, he will probably sigh at the beauty of hell.
"But back to the topic, from the moment I saw the shield made of light, I decided that he was the target I needed to find. Even if he simply exchanged interests with him, allowing him to release the light of the instrumental spirit, replenish the energy of this 'monster' while delaying its mania, he can still buy us precious time."
"So, you're not going to act violently?" Talia smiled meaningfully:
"I'm afraid you can't beat him, or do I can't beat him?"
"Do you know the so-called 'sorrow'?" Marco suddenly changed the subject and asked.
"I heard of it. It is said to be the product of the old gods, and some people say it is brought by the 'unhearted human virus'. In short, it is a substance that represents death, which can cause mental breakdown and madness." Talia replied, and she obviously knows much more about mysticism than science.
"Luo Ma's death breath is very heavy. For him, violent means may be counterproductive. If he is really the 'mechanical body' created by the rumored 'Machines Lord', if he shouldn't say it, 'Big Brother' can't beat him."
"'Mechanical Body'..." Talia thought for a few seconds before speaking:
"But no matter how you look at it, Luo Nai's living habits, behaviors, and tone of speaking are no different from us. If he is not a human being, then I can only admire the extraordinary structural power of the Creator and the 'Lord of Machinery'."
"Do you know the 'Daughter of Mechanical Yuan' who was found dead in the Sunnese Empire?" asked Marco, which seemed to be another irrelevant topic.
"I know." It's Talia's turn to nod.
"It is said that when the old empire relied on the power of gods to create a new god, the "Daughter of Mechanical Yuan", it was said that half of the heart of the "mechanical body". It is said that later a tortured dragon clan in the abyss gave him the heart, which prevented the "mechanical body" from completely collapsed." Marco said, his tone slowly, as if describing a long-standing myth:
"That dragon may be the lucky one who escaped the war in the second era and was not exiled to the "Dragon Realm". He has been living among human beings and has completely integrated into me... Unfortunately, we did not avoid being eroded by the power of the "Lord of Dark Night" and fell into the invincible dark abyss of sin.
"If Luo Nai was a 'mechanical body', then he would have had human emotions long ago. Talia, the power of time is very strong, enough to change everything. The long years may waste memories, but it is also enough to give him enough [personality]. As long as he is guided by a little external force, he can connect a certain line and make it smooth, he can be completely born into a human being."
"By the way, Marco," Talia suddenly had an idea and said:
"Do you still remember the team under my command a few days ago, which was the group of young men who went to the northeast, further north of the Kanoske site.
"They seem to have found a scientific remains of the old empire, which is said to be related to the 'evolutionary station' that the Federation and Luo Nai were looking for. Perhaps, we just need to tell Luo Nai that he may be able to skip the 'evolutionary station' chip and find the 'evolutionary station' position, and then protect him from going to Kanoske. I hope he will help stabilize this poor 'monster'. I believe he will not refuse this deal."
"It's indeed an attractive deal, I believe he has no reason to refuse." Marco looked straight at the wriggling and sad body of the "Yannual Ancient Beast" and said:
"Anyway, if you can be sure that it is an 'evolution station', it's not up to us."
...
May 20. The "Wild Tourist Group" base, the first floor of the underground, in the large square.
Under the huge mechanical statue, Luo Nai was leaning against a scrap steel spliced ​​seat, holding a dark red-style wooden medical box in his hand.
He remembered that this was the first gift given to him by his former "master" Bud in Socra. Later, after meeting the blond half-lost child Sai, he took out a bandage from it to bandage him.
Unfortunately, Bude was killed on the eve of the end of the "Silent Arrival" war, which is really infuriating and regretful.
But now I think about it, even if he escaped arrest by chance, with his stubbornness, he might not be able to escape the "Socracy explosion".
There is also Sayi, such a cute, down-to-earth and hardworking child. Even if he did not pay Sayi a Singapore dollar from beginning to end, the half-lost child still followed him to the end.
It is no exaggeration to say that it was just a death under the "mechanical butcher knife" that Luo Mian indirectly "waving".
"What is the meaning of life...?" Luo Nai murmured, not even paying attention to the tears flowing in the corners of his eyes.
Fortunately, today is the day of the "Wild Tourist Group" base. Even in residential and living areas, it is difficult to see a few people. Naturally, no one can pay attention to Luo Nai sitting under the mechanical statue and being sad alone.
After all, when the disaster happened before, he was not a complete human being. His emotional indifference will naturally make human beings feel that he is an alien and it is difficult to completely integrate with it.
But from the time he obtained the [personality] from the "Daughter of Mechanical Yuan", Luo Nai truly felt the emotional pain belonging to human beings.
Death is just a broken part for machinery and cannot run. At worst, it can be reassembled, but human life is different.
Death is death, without rebirth, and it may not even exist in the underworld and heaven.
Chapter completed!