Wasteland Echoer

Zine Empire, Old Uko Province, between the Donusk ruins and the camp in Area B, on the "long middle section" of the Gobi Highway.

"Huh...huh, every time I come out of...the 'Grey Dream', I always...feel so exhausted after a while. Fortunately, I don't have to go in every day."

Sitting in the narrow mechanical chariot, Wright gasped for air and applied a handful of jelly-like substance mixed with a lot of dark red blood to forcefully support his exhausted body. It was never clean. He stood up from the dusty driver's seat and sat upright.

He leaned his hands on the solid wood steering wheel covered with black leather, letting brown sweat drip from the junction of his pure black hair and forehead, falling on his tactical trousers, forming a wet stain.

After relaxing for a few seconds and taking a long breath, he placed his right hand on the "Crazy Bear" pistol.

"Just now, how could I be so impulsive? Those legionnaires were just laughing at the way I walked. It was indeed a bit cumbersome, my eyes were blurry, my mouth was half open and drooling, and my body was indeed stained with blood, but I I also greeted them with clear thinking. If you think I am a lost person based on this...it seems that is indeed the case..."

Wright helplessly showed a bitter smile and continued to talk to himself:

"It's just that after being promoted to Level 6 Inspiration, not only the reaction ability, physical fitness, but also combat skills have been inexplicably improved... It cannot be quantified. It seems that not only these, but also my temper. Improved, seems to be a little more impulsive.

If it wasn't for the lack of food on the way from Donusk and the hard and boring journey that caused some... minor mental problems, then it was really the apostle of the god who was behind it? Or is this just an accessory that comes with receiving Sowkod's power promotion? The potential to become a bloodthirsty monster? Or is the unintentional person's 'burning fluid' already flowing in his body? "

Thinking of this, Wright panicked and took off the dark silver-white guard's shirt, and reached out to touch his chest.

This is the location where I was shot when I woke up from this world for the first time!

"Huh, it's okay."

Wright breathed a sigh of relief.

The skin on the chest is still tight, without the texture of steel.

And you can feel that there is an organ beating like a pump, and there is no feeling like a mechanical heart.

He breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back on the driver's seat, feeling completely relaxed.

"It seems that I, the [Order], will no longer have the identity of the Lost One. I am still a human being, a pure, real person. I am just a superpower. At best, I occasionally have a bad temper. That's right."

"Those legionnaires laughed and insulted a little too loudly, and they didn't expect that I would hit them on the head immediately... It seemed that they were overconfident. I think they probably got lost while walking through the Gobi. , to increase the number of soldiers of the Zhinetsk Legion in the Silent Highlands.

I'm afraid they are the only people who can truly shamelessly humiliate and laugh at me, a member of the Socra Guard, in the wasteland. They mocked me for looking like a slow, careless person, like a duck, and said I was only good enough to shine their shoes... and they deserved to die. "

Wright angrily recalled the "foul words" of several legionnaires just now, deliberately omitting many inappropriate parts, and cursed in a low voice.

However, in order to clear his mind and stop feeling impulsive and inexplicable bloodthirsty from the depths of his soul, Wright "escaped" to the gray dream and went to the "Machine Spirit" to communicate about the meeting. I finally calmed down completely.

He instinctively arranged his messy hair, put on his shirt and tactical trousers, and then picked up the silver-white "Bear Bear" pistol. After loading the gun, he still sat in the passenger seat.

He remembered that he had never operated a pure machine since he came to this world, and naturally he had never driven a mechanical chariot.

But after the regiment wiped out an entire squad and robbed their mechanical chariot and some strategic supplies, Wright was surprised to find that he had skillfully operated the chariot for at least two hours.

He is very familiar with it, as if these techniques are imprinted in his head.

If it weren't for the influence of extraordinary power and magic power, it would probably be the important memory of Wright's original body.

After all, Wright is a soldier who has fought for the empire for many years, and he can control machinery. It seems that the big guy Brett mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally in Socrates.

If half of his eyeballs hadn't been able to see only red vision, and if his heart hadn't suddenly become more and more thirsty for blood, he would have been able to drive the chariot into the camp in Area B. At worst, he could have found a place by paying some new coins. A decent military hotel room.

After calming down and carefully recalling the formula given to him by the "Emperor" in the Gray Dream and the information revealed about the "Determinator" diary, Wright made up his mind to enter the Silent Highlands and enter the area where the "Vita Water" is located in the center. , enter the area where the "Daughter of Tool Yuan" is located.

He knew that the members of the Socra Committee, especially George, would definitely appear there, and the content of the order given to him in the telegram also included a part in cooperating with George's search for the "Daughter of the Mechanical Element".

But if you want to explore the truth, the red magic power in your body, the identity of the [Order], the touch of the dark mystery, the truth about the Church of the Lost and the Socra Committee wooing you, and the most important truth about your time travel , you have to enter there, and you have to meet George, the members of the Church of the Lost, and the "Daughter of Tool Yuan".

Also, Brett and Miyu were not seen along the way. If the masked soldiers who did not belong to the empire and threatened Brett before falling into the lake were real, they were not dreams or hallucinations. If so, I'm afraid I have to find a way to get in touch with the Socra Committee.

Avoiding can't solve the problem, it can only make it more complicated; only by meeting and facing it can you get the answer you want!

"This world is too dangerous, I don't like it here!" Wright complained secretly, but his heart remained extremely firm.

After restarting the mechanical chariot and moving along the straight road covered with ashes scattered by burning plants and animals, as well as the gradually rising dust, for more than an hour, Wright finally left the "long road" completely. In the "middle section", on the section of road between the Donusk ruins and the Area B camp, we saw several mechanical chariots of the same style parked on the roadside.

While driving at high speed, Wright glanced at the soldiers who were leaning next to the mechanical chariot. They seemed to be in trouble. Their chariots seemed to be emitting black smoke. They did not hold any weapons, and they were still trying to intercept his. Mechanical combat vehicle looking for help.

But a story he read in the "Chekavsk City Gazette" flashed through Wright's mind and he did not slow down, but rushed straight over.

Just a few years ago, the "Independence-Z Team" of the Chekavsk Corps encountered a group of soldiers whose vehicles were stranded in the swamp while performing tasks outside the Lost Swamp.

At that time, the commander of "Team Z" who was also a legionnaire, after careful consideration, got out of the car and provided help, and gave the few food to those soldiers at a low price.

But no one would have thought that apart from the two leaders who greeted them, who were pure humans who were mind-controlled, the others included two lost ones, one with superpowers, and seven or eight others who were controlled by them. A few careless people like puppets on strings.

The final result was naturally that the entire team was wiped out, and everyone except the captain became dinner for the lost and unintentional. The captain with good intentions was kidnapped, injected with "burning liquid" and waited. The city of Chekavsk was redeemed.

What was published in the newspapers was that the Chekavsk Consul Kaygu did not pay a penny of new coins, but exchanged the captain for a member of the Church of the Lost.

But in fact, privately, he spent at least 1,500 Singapore dollars and more than 20 "Dark Night" series rifles to solve the problem.

However, since then, whether to enact relevant laws to refuse to help compatriots who encounter danger along the road has become a topic of endless debate in the city council for several years, and there is still no clear conclusion.

After driving for almost half an hour, Wright finally felt that the surrounding scenery began to undergo earth-shaking changes.

The dry weeds on both sides of the road turned into vibrant green grass growing freely.

The tall birch trees and poplar trees that are said to be immortal for thousands of years have increasingly lost their traces, turning into swamps and some low bushes.

There were a lot of water stains along the way, as if they had been splashed on, but it was more like a scene after rain.

Wright remembered that Brett had said that the northern part of the Silent Highlands was not all yellow sand and Gobi. There were several places with abundant water and grass, suitable for grazing and collecting water. There were a lot of mud there, which was somewhat similar to the Lost Swamp, and vehicles could easily get stuck in it.

There are many low hills in the Silent Highlands, and Camp Area B is established at the foot of the mountains, at the entrance to the highlands.

After several years of independent development, as the mountain roads were opened up, the camp extended a lot to the south, and its size is equivalent to three Migov towns and a quarter of the city of Chekavsk.

After parking the mechanical chariot, Wright took out the map "produced by the Chekavsk Dark Night Factory" that he had "captured" from those legionnaires, as well as a military compass, referring to the surrounding scenery and After gesturing at the distant hills for a while, we finally determined our current location.

"This place should be not far from the Area B camp. The map shows that you can see the entrance of the camp after walking a short distance along the main road. After climbing over the mountain in the distance, you should be the Silent Highlands, where the Gods and the Lost Ones It’s a bit exciting to think about the location of the three major churches.”

Wright said as he put the map and compass back into the khaki backpack on the passenger seat and zipped it tightly, for fear that others would see the supplies inside and the new coins he carried with him.

As for the "Crest of Tomorrow", Wright simply held it in his left hand and hid it under his tactical gloves.

"Look, this is the breath of nature. The depressing loess Gobi, the dangerous lost and unintentional people, and the painful underwater world no longer exist. My separation from the human community is actually just... More than a week, but it seems like seven or eight years have passed. Humans are indeed social animals." Wright crossed his hands and put them on the back of his head, looking ahead with emotion.

"Yes, brother Wright, I also like to go to real human towns." A young boy's voice came from the middle of the back seat behind Wright.

Wright did not show any panic, but responded very calmly:

"Feng, I remember that you were not interested in us when you left your grandfather, [Dream Builder]'s 'Wuxin Village' before. Why did you wait for me to come out of Donusk and kill those people who insulted me?" You followed up after the legionnaires. Aren't you afraid that I would kill you on impulse? You know, the characteristic of the 'Crazy Bear' pistol is its power. It can penetrate a [Seducer] and it is solid. It’s tentacles.”

Wright's tone was a little doting and apologetic. After all, letting a child see bloody and killing scenes would have a serious psychological impact on him. Even if he is a semi-lost person, his heart may not be extremely strong.

"Actually, I..." Feng muttered:

"I originally wanted to go to a human town alone to exchange for some food and daily necessities. You know, there is already a food shortage in the village. Even if legionnaires occasionally visit, it will not be easy for us to make one or two of them disappear and then turn them into food. Moreover, water sources and living utensils are also problems. Nowadays, many creatures outside human cities are stronger than the Lost Ones, so hunting is not a good choice."

"Is your grandpa so relieved that you are coming alone?" Wright asked with a worried smile, turning back and looking at Feng tenderly.

"He was used to being free and unrestrained. After he gave you a divination that day, he remembered a dream he had when he was in college. He wanted to try to decipher the reasons for the formation of the wasteland world, so he brought some life After buying supplies and a small amount of money, he left me a few new coins and gave all his other things to his 'friends' in the village. He said he wanted to visit the Cruz de Federation, but I actually had nothing to do with him. Intimacy, he said, lost people should live alone at my age."

"Whether I hunt humans to survive, sell my soul to serve humans, turn into beasts and monsters and wander in the wilderness, or even join the three major churches, in short I want to be independent.

He believes that the life of the lost is too long, and one must explore and visit this wonderful world in order to pursue the true meaning of life. So, just kick me out. "Feng replied, looking a little disappointed and sad.

"So, you originally wanted to go to the town to exchange for daily necessities and food, but your grandfather insisted on driving you away, so you just took advantage of the situation and didn't have to go back, right?" Wright guessed.

"That's right." Feng nodded.

"Then you happened to see me killing as you were walking down the memory lane, but you still followed without hesitation?"

"Yes." Feng admitted.

"That's okay." Wright rolled his eyes, came up with an idea, and said:

"You seem to have grown a bit taller, right? Then you can just change into that legion soldier's clothes. I remember that there was a soldier I killed who was about the same size as you.

If you meet a human, say that you are from the Chekavsk Legion. After the battle, you were separated from the army and your documents were lost, but you want to return to the legion at the camp in Area B and participate in the 'Silence's Coming' battle. You'd better say he's my younger brother. I think my status as Sogra's escort can still protect you from excessive 'attention'. "

"Okay, Wright...brother." Feng agreed simply, and looked at Wright with his light green eyes, blinking hard and "cutely" a few times.

A few minutes later, Feng changed into the legionnaire's clothes and stepped out of the mechanical chariot, throwing his original linen top and jeans into the muddy water aside.

Wright also got out of the car, ready to breathe in the fresh air of the surrounding verdant landscape.

But just when he was about to close his eyes and enjoy it quietly, he suddenly heard a terrifying and panicked scream.

Looking along the way, through a few lonely trees, almost a hundred meters away, Wright saw a reddish-brown, glowing, huge irregular sphere.

There seemed to be several figures in green military uniforms, twisting, messy, and dancing around the sphere.

"What is that?" Wright asked curiously.

"Grandpa seemed to have told me that it seemed like... a meteorite? Or... a ritual?"

Feng is a semi-lost character who appears in Chapter 110.