"You are finally willing to get closer. The interference here is really not that strong - I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you?"
What sounded in my mind was undoubtedly the voice of the Abyss Xiling, but this situation, this scene, this person, this thing... No matter what, it was hard for me to believe what was happening in front of me: this is inside the Gate of the Abyss, the deep dive of the empire.
The Hong Kong Experimental Base has the Empire's most elite troops stationed outside, and it is a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from the base camp of the Fallen Apostles. Why is Abyss Xiling here? He doesn't bring troops, he doesn't bring guards, he doesn't even have decent weapons and equipment.
No, just standing in front of me with such a carefree attitude, greeting my enemies?
Moreover... there is a large piece of debris floating behind her that does not look like it was created by Xiling Technology. These things are obviously related to her, but what is the relationship? Why should she appear with these fragments in the depths of the empire?
Underneath the harbor?
I feel like one of my heads is bigger than the other two, and the look in my eyes looking at Abyss Xiling is getting weirder... Well, I just think I have eyes.
"It seems that you are quite surprised. I showed up at the wrong time?" Abyss Xiling's voice continued to ring in my mind, and I suddenly realized one thing: the other party is directly connected!
Direct spiritual connection with me or any other form of face-to-face conversation is a method of communication that Abyss Xiling has always avoided using, because it will cause the power of the void to pour into the spiritual network of the fallen apostle, and for Abyss Xiling, this kind of communication
Power is poison. The void will purify those connected nodes, and the purified fallen apostles will naturally break away from their data network. This is definitely a huge loss to the Abyss Xiling who is rooted in the network, but now the other party is beginning to feel relieved
Boldly connect directly with the creatures of the void?
"Aren't you afraid of being 'washed off' when you talk to me?" I finally couldn't keep silent and asked the other party curiously.
"It doesn't matter, I finally found a way to talk to you safely, and it doesn't require consuming anything," Abyss Xiling smiled and chatted with me in a relaxed tone during the spiritual connection. Then she pointed not far away
"Won't you move me in? It's not comfortable to chat in a place like this. I don't really like this pure abyss environment, and I can't move now."
Only then did I notice that there was a black metal box that looked like a large wardrobe next to Abyss Xiling. There was a halo of light connecting her to the metal box. She said that she couldn't move, so it should be like this.
Related to metal boxes.
But this is not the point at all. I have been completely confused by this out-of-touch guy: "Move you in?! What on earth do you want to do? Did you get these wrecks? By the way, what are you doing today?
You probably came here just to scare me..."
"I'm not that boring," Abyss Xiling's figure suddenly flickered, and she frowned. "It seems that even if you use special materials, you will encounter interference... I suggest you move my interactive device first.
Let's go to a safer place, which is the black cabinet in front of you. We can find a stable place to discuss the rest of the matter in detail. As for these wreckage... you can treat it as a meeting gift, or as a prop for the next step of cooperation.
.That’s all I can say now.”
Abyss Xiling said the word "cooperation" with a serious expression, and then I remembered that the New Empire and her were indeed "cooperating", but it was more like a certain compromise forced by the situation: the New Empire would no longer attack the Abyssal Zone.
, Abyss Xiling is responsible for containing the new army - I have never regarded this as a sincere cooperation project between the two parties, but Abyss Xiling seems to have really seriously talked about cooperation.
I looked at the enemy commander in front of me, and there was a battle between heaven and man in my mind. It seemed like two voices were yelling desperately in my ears. One voice told me, "You must not believe the guy in front of me," and the other voice shouted desperately, "Yes."
Yeah, right"...
After a while, I found that I still couldn't trust this guy who had weird and uneasy tricks. But leaving her alone was obviously not a problem. After hesitating for a few seconds, I finally made a decision.
Decision: No matter what the other party wants to do, he should "move" her to the ship first. Anyway, his power is absolutely restrained against her. And this is also the territory of the empire. No matter how powerful the energy of the Abyss Xiling is, it will not make any waves - of course
She might also blow up the big cabinet next to her in the deep dive port or do some other small damage, but I really don't want to believe that such a monster-level enemy came all the way here just to make myself sick...
"Ansers, open the Gnaku and take this guy in," I ordered the deep-diving ship. "Also notify the deep-diving port, report the situation here, and let the port guard be 'prepared.'"
"Is there any danger?" Ansers hesitated obviously, "That's the enemy's commander-in-chief."
"The body of Abyss Xiling is not here. Strictly speaking, this is just a contact device thrown by the other party. It would be pretentious for us to be cautious when facing a contact device," I answered while paying attention to Abyss Xiling and the person next to her.
The movement in the black cabinet, "In addition, I will keep an eye on her at all times. As long as she is in a void environment, she will not make any movement."
Ansers didn't ask any more questions this time. A few seconds later, a crack shining with blue light opened in the belly of the deep-diving ship, and the tractor beam began to drag the Abyss Xiling and a bunch of debris around her towards Gnaku.
, I also followed a few steps to the side of Abyss Xiling, and reminded her during the spiritual connection: "No matter what you want to do, don't play any tricks. You know that I am specially designed to restrain you."
"Don't worry," the other party waved his hand, "I definitely didn't come here to scare you."
I frowned (well, imaginary eyebrows): "Then what do you want to do?"
"How should I put it...Actually, I have been telling the truth, but you don't want to believe it," Abyss Xiling glanced at me, "The plan has progressed to the next step, and now we need to carry out another cooperative project with you, I said
However, my actions have never been based on personal feelings or camp factors. I will do whatever the final goal requires - now you and I need to cooperate, and I believe you will be happy to take action after hearing my conditions.
So here we are.”
Seeing that I still had something to ask, Abyss Xiling just waved his hand: "We'll wait until everyone is gone. This set of equipment has been soaked in the abyss environment for a long time. Now it needs to repair itself. See you later. Don't blame me."
."
After leaving these words, the figure of Abyss Xiling began to flicker violently, and gradually faded and disappeared. In the end, only a strange black metal box was left in front of me - and tons of questions were left behind.
"Attention, the gate of Gnaku has been closed, entering the purification stage. Please do not release the locking device until the purification is completed..."
Suddenly the sound of a broadcast from above interrupted my thoughts. Only then did I realize that I, the wreckage and the big box had entered the deep-diving ship and were now in the inspection isolation zone of Gnaku: all the items transported from outside were
Everything that comes in must be purified twice here. Only after it is determined to be harmless can it enter the depths of the warehouse. At the same time, the entire Gnaku is protected by a high-strength protective layer. This ensures that even if the things in the warehouse are contaminated, they will not be contaminated.
Endangering the entire spacecraft, and the warehouse section can be separated from the spacecraft as a whole at the critical moment. I decided to stay here with that big box: At present, it seems that Abyss Xiling appeared in front of me with the help of that big box
, you have to keep a good eye on her.
Although I don’t know the significance of this kind of surveillance - just like what I told Ansers, what Abyss Xiling sent over should just be a communicator. She has no real entity herself, and her true body should still be in the Abyss District Cat.
Yes. But no matter what, it is necessary to monitor this communicator: at least its output terminal. It is definitely right to guard against anything that has anything to do with the abyss like the plague.
"Your Majesty, I have to ask you to stay in Gnakuli for a while." After the purification process was completed and I followed a large amount of "cargo" to the deep area of the warehouse, Ansers sent a communication, "Now I still need to
Do you want to continue the recycling operation?”
"Continue. Why not continue," I shrugged, "Anyway, there are only a handful left. Clean them up before going back. I'm watching over the Abyss Xiling. There won't be any problems."
After ending the communication with the main control room, I called Sandora again: "How are the preparations outside?"
Sandora's voice rang immediately. It seemed that she had been waiting for my active contact: "The firepower pointed at the Gate of the Abyss is almost enough to blast through the universe. What's going on over there? Abyss Xiling?"
"Hmm. It looks like she sent something like a communicator, and we were chatting five minutes ago." I turned to look at the big box next to me. The latter still remained silent as if on standby.
The red halo wandering on the surface and the slight buzzing sound from inside showed that the device was still operating normally. "I don't know what she wants to do. She claims to be seeking cooperation, and there is no abyss of fallen apostles found around her."
Fleet and the like. Just treat her as harmless for the time being and see what this guy thinks. Anyway, everything she does is quite unexpected, isn't it?"
"I hope it's harmless..." Sandora paused for a moment, "Maybe we are a little neurotic. What can a network ghost do without the terminal? She will never plan to use her own strength to deal with it.
Are you going to hack our network in front of me?"
After thinking about it, I could only repeat Sandora's four words: "I hope it's harmless."
The deep-diving ship continued working under my instruction, collecting the remaining small piles of wreckage into Gnakuli. However, because there was a special "passenger" in Gnakuri, Ansers activated the warehouse.
A temporary isolation barrier to store other wreckage and the "black box" of Abyss Xiling separately.
Several blue energy shields rose up around me, isolating myself and the black box in a safe space. After waiting in this environment for a while, I finally felt a little bored and couldn't help but turn my head and look at the person beside me.
Big iron cabinet: "By the way, when will you have to do self-examination?"
I didn't expect to get any answer at first, but the black box actually started up all of a sudden. The red light stream instantly appeared on its surface twice as much as before. There was a strange sound inside the box, and then
It was as lively as the large equipment was restarting, and then the side facing me suddenly became as smooth as a mirror, and the figure of Abyss Xiling slowly walked out of it, as if walking directly from the two-dimensional screen into the real world: "It just happened to be
After the inspection, it seems to be in good condition. Only one of the protective wall generators was burned out. Fortunately, I brought enough spare parts. Oh, is this your deep-diving ship? It looks pretty good. It has a large cargo warehouse.
…You have also developed to the level where you can load and unload cargo in an abyssal environment.”
I looked at the enemy in front of me with a strange expression. Her relaxed and natural attitude was simply challenging my imperialist concept of honor and disgrace. I endured the cramp in my forehead and tried to keep my tone calm: "Don't you think you should behave better?"
…Does it fit your identity?”
"This is the time when you creatures in the real world will care," Abyss Xiling leaned on his black box and glanced at me with lazy eyes, "I only care about my own goals. Repeat it again: I am today
I'm not here to fight. I don't want to cause any damage. For the sake of peace in the Abyss area these days, can't you just trust me once?"
I shrugged: "Don't worry, I'm slow-minded, so the best way to deal with someone like you is to ignore whatever you say."
"Ah ha, this is what smart people do," Abyss Xiling's way of speaking was still so relaxed and natural, with a sense of familiarity for no reason, and then she frowned, "Why haven't you left the Gate of the Abyss yet?
When will we dock?"
I couldn't laugh or cry: "Can you please stop being so familiar? You are in the base camp of the enemy camp, okay? Even if you are a diplomat, you should at least pay attention to your image. We are recovering the remaining wreckage. In a moment
It will be finished - if you really want to say something, can you tell me what those things are now? What did you want to do by sending them here...?"
"The spaceship from the other side fell into my hands more than a hundred years ago, but it has been sealed up and has only recently been seen again." Abyss Xiling answered simply, "I can guarantee that these pieces are complete and can be put together.
If it is possible, it can be restored at least to an extent. Of course, forget about the precise structure inside and the overall operating mechanism of the spacecraft. Even if it is restored, it probably won't be usable. The most useful thing about this thing is its material... You seem to have something to say.
explain?"
"Of course I have something to say," I finally found the opportunity to speak. The first thing I did was to stop this guy who had been talking to himself, "Can you please stop talking so incoherently? What I want to know is what you want to say.
What was this thing sent to us for?"
"Analyze, research, build spaceships, consolidate nodes, cross critical surfaces, and build bridges, these are all tasks," Abyss Xiling said in one breath, "It must be completed before the void cataclysm. This is our great cause, and it is also yours
Things you like to hear and see: If you want to permanently reduce the abyss phenomenon in the void and open the door to a new world, then it is necessary for us to cooperate. I know you have more doubts now, but many things cannot be explained clearly in a short time. This is
A plan that has been advancing for tens of thousands of years, and since most stages of the plan are carried out independently, quite a few things have happened that are far from what I originally envisioned, so even if I explain it to you, I don’t know where to start.
Let's wait until we see Sandora... This time we can take a good look at the 'fire' I left behind: and it's outside the battlefield."
"Do you still remember that the Revenge Army was what you left behind back then?" I looked at the Abyss Xiling in surprise, and then suddenly realized that I had actually asked a stupid question: After the Abyss Xiling was contaminated, it just changed its personality, memory and so on.
Isn't it still the same as before?
Abyss Xiling glanced at me: "So you already know that the Revenge Army is protected by me?"
Although I and the other party are enemies in terms of stance, it seems that there is no need to worry so much at this time. I really can't restrain my curiosity: "Then how do you view the fire you reserved before after being corrupted? It's not lust.
Is it quick to get rid of it?"
The foundation of the current new empire was protected by Abyss Xiling himself back then, and the fallen apostles in the Abyss were created by me. When faced with this intersection of fates, my reaction was that my brain froze for a while, and now I
I was especially curious about what Abyss Xiling would think when faced with the same problem. In the end, the other party did not hesitate at all: "What do you think? Everything is as usual, no opinions. I just need to complete the original goal. 'Fire' and 'Great Cause' are both in
Actions that must be taken at a certain period, and it seems that these actions are not wrong at present. When my node is not polluted, the abyss is the enemy that harms the empire, so in order to protect the empire, I have to fight against pollution, and when the empire zone
It has become an abyss, and you have become the enemy of the empire, so in order to protect the empire, I have to fight against you. My goal has been clear from the beginning, so I have never been affected by those messy external factors."
I discovered one thing: The most powerful thing about Abyss Xiling is probably not her resourcefulness and foresight, but that this guy lives a more free and easy life than the void creature... As a ghost living in the online world, she has no real world.
Because of this, every action of this guy gives people an unprecedented amazing feeling. Now I finally know why this amazing feeling is a bit familiar: Qian Qian's lack of heart and lack of lungs must be strengthened four or five times, and it will be lifelike.
Just another Abyss Xiling!
At least in terms of being free and easy and "doing what you say", the two definitely have something in common.
At this time, the deep submersible ship finally completed all the salvage processes. A steady and gentle broadcast from the ship's main engine came from the Gnaku: "The Gnaku has been locked. This ship has begun to perform the buoyancy process. There may be danger when crossing the material critical surface.
If there is a certain degree of vibration, all personnel should be prepared to withstand the impact."
I casually opened a holographic projection in the air to show the situation around the deep submersible. Abyss Xiling naturally came up curiously. After a while, the spacecraft crossed the material critical surface, and the twisted black air masses on the holographic screen flashed.
All disappeared, replaced by the normal space scene outside.
Abyss Xiling's tone rose: "Oh, it looks like your welcome ceremony was quite grand." (To be continued...)