"Actually, there were many Imperial Expeditionary Forces fighting outside. In addition to the Revenge Army, there were several armies that were not in the Empire area at that time. Do you know why I chose the Revenge Army as the 'tinder'?"
Abyss Xiling looked into my eyes and asked such a question.
Of course I have also been curious: the Xiling Apostles are a highly offensive race. Even after the end of the great expansion era, they will always have a large number of troops fighting outside. Although Shandora was the most enthusiastic one at that time, she was absolutely
She is not the only one. She and her Revenge Army were just one of the troops that went on an expedition that year - since they are not in the Empire area, they all have the opportunity to be retained as fire. Why did Abyss Xiling choose the Revenge Army alone as the "tinder"?
?
Abyss Xiling did not sell anything: "There are many reasons. The first is that the Revenge Army ran the farthest at that time. The 'distance' between them and the Imperial Zone was safe enough, so it was most suitable to be retained. The second was the configuration. The Revenge Army was at that time
The equipment is the most complete, with a supreme commander, basic corps, and the most crucial frontline host. These are all indispensable for revival. The last thing is related to the world they happened to pass by at that time: there is a special existence in that world.
The abyss reaction. At that time, I didn’t know about things like bridges and void structures, and even the civilization on the other side only had a preliminary understanding, so I still couldn’t figure out where that inert abyss came from, but I knew it was not fatal.
…”
I was a little curious: "How are you sure it's not fatal? The Empire hadn't studied the Inert Abyss at that time, right?"
"It's just that there is no large-scale research," Abyss Xiling laughed. "The empire has been dealing with the Abyss for so many years, and it is not that it has been fighting alone and ignoring other things. Each region that is good at scientific research has specialized abyss projects.
However, Occam's deep dive plan was the boldest and leading among them, so it had a high sense of existence. In fact, some unpopular research groups discovered the existence of the inert abyss at that time, but the scale of research in this area was never large. In the final analysis,
Because the inert abyss is so rare and non-renewable, in most cases researchers cannot even find examples for analysis and can only rely on pure theory to guess. Therefore, not many people studied the inert abyss back then and knew about it.
There are not many people there, and of course the emperor, like Sandora, who devotes all his energy to fighting and develops weapons for all scientific research projects, is even less accessible. Although information is shared throughout the empire, everyone only has a different understanding of the shared database.
To get what you need, no one knows everything.”
I immediately understood that what Abyss Xiling said was right. The Inert Abyss is not like the regular abyss that is everywhere. Its rarity can be compared with Lilina's conscience. If nothing else, the God Clan has a great cause.
After so many years of accumulation, they have not been able to conduct systematic research on the abyss of inertia, which is very illustrative of the problem.
It seems that some people have studied the Inert Abyss in the old empire. However, due to the scarcity of samples and the fact that most people at that time focused on Project
It is rare. Under normal circumstances, this kind of unpopular research should be quickly lost in the vast sea of information, but because Abyss Xiling is a network cluster consciousness, all the information flowing on the data network will fall to her.
That's why these things have been preserved.
"Fortunately, your life form is special." I sighed sincerely. "Information is productivity, and you won't miss anything... So you inferred from the properties of the inert abyss that it is not fatal? Is it your own inference or is it?
Did this research conclusion already exist at that time?”
"This research was originally coming to an end, but the scientist in charge of this project failed to make it to the end. He was transferred to participate in Project
Proud, "Although I was just a program group like a super administrator at first, with enough data resources and computing power to support me, my own research...or derivation ability will not be worse than any researcher."
"So you deliberately want the Revenge Army to be infected with the Abyss of Inertia? Why?"
"Whether you believe it or not, back then I wanted to know what would happen if Xiling Apostle retained his mind after being infected by the Abyss." Abyss Xiling blinked, "It was just a rough idea at the time, but you can think of it as the current 'fall'
The prototype of 'Apostle' or 'Apostle of the Abyss', but at that time I was not sure what the situation would be like after the infection. Naturally, there was no concept of 'Fallen Apostle' and 'Apostle of the Abyss'. Now it seems that this should be
The problem of the degree of infection: Those who are seriously infected, have sanity, have a drastic change in temperament, and have an uncontrollable desire for destruction are the fallen apostles; those who are less infected, have sanity, have slight changes in personality but still maintain their true nature are the apostles of the abyss - I did not expect that at the time
So detailed, I just thought that if someone could survive the infection and retain the ability to think, they might find a new way to resist the abyss. Then I did this: let the revenge army come into contact with the inert abyss, which is not fatal. Use
The sentence I just saw in the database is that a dead horse is a living horse doctor. Anyway, they have entered a contaminated world by mistake, and by chance, all the conditions are put together, so let them serve as the test for the last experiment.
The target. It won’t die anyway, and it might become a new branch. This is what I thought back then: the Xiling apostles who were infected and retained their consciousness should be regarded as a new branch. But the subsequent development was a bit unexpected...
…”
"You didn't expect that Sandora was the only one infected?" I thought of the situation of the Revenge Army, "Their combat effectiveness seems to be a bit beyond your calculations."
Abyss Xiling's expression was very strange: "It's not just as simple as exceeding calculations, okay? In that case, it was able to resist an abyss gate for tens of thousands of years. In the end, Sandora jumped into the gate alone and came out unscathed.
, this willpower has simply changed..."
I looked at her with an unkind expression: "Please pay attention, I am your wife."
Abyss Xiling: "...Okay, let's not talk about this topic. In short, this matter was indeed arranged by me. The idea at the time was to make the revenge army have resistance or adaptability to the abyss. This is also considered
Double insurance: Even if my 'safety barrier' fails and the revenge army runs to the abyss, they will have a high chance of surviving. Now it seems that this plan has many loopholes. But you should understand that my understanding of the abyss was limited back then.
It’s already a great effort to be able to plan to this point.”
Lilina had been quiet from just now, but now she couldn't control it anymore. She rubbed against me like a kitten, and then looked straight at Abyss Xiling: "Then what you know about the Inert Abyss now should be
More than before, right? What the hell is that?"
"I have a guess." Abyss Xiling showed that enigmatic smile again. As soon as I saw this expression, I knew that she was going to break the news again. Sure enough, as soon as this guy opened his mouth, I almost slipped off the chair, "
Maybe someone has built the bridge before us..."
Before I could speak, Lilina was the first to jump up: "Didn't you say that no one had ever stopped the previous catastrophes?"
"I just said that it has not been stopped by 'success'," Abyss Xiling said solemnly, "According to the information from the other side, the previous catastrophes did break out at full capacity. But this does not mean that no one has tried it before.
Building bridges, maybe there are many bridges, but they all failed. After all, even the other side dare not guarantee this matter: they are also a civilization that was born after the catastrophe in the last season, and they have no idea what happened in the last season cycle.
What happened? According to my understanding of the Inert Abyss, the properties of this thing are very similar to the radiation that escapes after the bridge is successfully built. If this is true, then the reason why it is weak in pollution is easy to understand: this thing has
Part of the 'other shore' attribute, it certainly does not do much harm to the world of order on this side. The reason why Sandora cannot be purified by void creatures after being infected is also very simple: because it has no influence on the world of order on this side.
It’s harmful. Since it’s harmless, it naturally won’t trigger purification.”
"It's harmless," I couldn't help but mutter. "Have you seen Sandora's abyss form? She was struggling with that claw for a long time. And the planet where the revenge army was trapped was
The abyss is in disaster. There are little monsters everywhere. The Ultraman from the two armies can be air-dropped and it will be over in the blink of an eye..."
"I don't know what your metaphor is about, but this kind of harm is acceptable," Abyss Xiling spread his hands, "Compared to the highly active Abyss, this pollution is mild enough. It only contains some
The 'other side' attribute has not yet reached a level of complete safety."
I lowered my head and pondered. Being bombarded with a lot of information in the past two days seemed to have made me resistant. Even if I heard another shocking speculation, I could still maintain this state of calm thinking. After thinking for a while, I finally
I remembered something: "If you put it this way...I remember that there is an abyss gate in the God Realm...Father God said that it was left before the catastrophe in the last season!"
"I have heard about the Gate of the Abyss, but unfortunately I have never seen it with my own eyes." Abyss Xiling nodded, "Its stability is the strongest among all the inert abyss. It has even exceeded the concept of the inert abyss and is basically stable.
It's completely harmless. If I have the chance, I would like to study that thing, maybe it can be helpful to the 'great cause'."
"Do you think that thing is the pier left by the last bridge?" Lilina shouted and came to the front of Abyss Xiling, "The properties are very similar: it is the gate of the abyss in form, very stable, and there is an abyss.
Nature but no pollution, looks like a space passage..."
"But its bottom is closed," I patted Lilina on the head and said before Abyss Xi Ling spoke, "It is a fixed space and has a bottom. Although the gods have not fully understood the nature of its space,
But it doesn’t look like it can lead to the other side.”
Lilina rolled her eyes: "Isn't this simple? The bridge collapsed. This guy has already said that the bridges he built before have never been successful."
"Perhaps this child's guess is correct," Abyss Xiling glanced at Lilina, "This is an area that neither you nor I have understood. All guesses are valuable. When Father God comes, you can ask him
Mention this matter."
"He should be here soon. I'm really looking forward to what the scene will be like when you two meet," I pulled Lilina to stand up, "Then let's do it. I'll withdraw first - you continue to study high technology."
After saying goodbye to Tavel and Abyss Xiling, Lilina and I left the research center and headed to the Temple of the World Tree as planned. Lilina didn't speak along the way, she just frowned and pretended to be deep, looking at
This little dwarf who is only 1.09 meters tall but always shows the ultimate boss temperament, I couldn't help but want to tease her: "What are you thinking about? Conspiracy?"
"Boss, don't be like this. I'm busy working hard for the empire," Lilina blocked my fingers that were poking her head. "After all, we have been fighting against the Abyss Xiling for so many years. At this time, you
You have to allow me to talk about conspiracy theories, right?"
"The world is very bright, but the psychology is very dark." I thought of my sister's evaluation of Lilina, but then I nodded, "Of course your thoughts are quite normal. Not only you, Sandora and I don't dare to trust it completely now."
As for that guy, we have to wait for her to take out all the information, and then do a joint study with the Gods to determine whether what she said is true. But right now, it seems that the things she brought are quite useful."
Lilina hummed, then didn't say anything, and just continued to follow me with her little face wrinkled and thinking her bad thoughts. In this way, we arrived at the Temple of the World Tree together, and then we found Lin and Uncle Kense in the temple square.
Why are these two here?
It is said that Lin and Kenser are Dingdang's subordinates. It is not surprising that they came to Dingdang's temple, but the problem is: although the five-person group of gods are nominally the "goodwill ambassadors and service groups of the gods in Xiling", in fact
Each of these people is really lazier than the other. Needless to say, Ilson is a disgustingly handsome guy who only knows how to show off his face on the street besides eating and waiting to die. Even Monina would rather study in the kitchen.
One day, I didn't want to come to the temple area to do any serious work. Uncle Kenser seemed to be a loyal and good man, but he didn't seem to have much besides knowing twenty ways to put children to sleep and memorizing the discount dates of all supermarkets in the city.
Yes, Lin is usually well-behaved. Unfortunately, she fails to succeed and fails to succeed. Even if she wants to do serious things, I don’t dare to get too close to her... To sum up, basically none of the five protoss gangsters can be put to use.
, the only hard-working person turned out to be Bingtis, who usually seems to be the most unreliable: Although Sister Bing has personality problems, she is not sloppy in her work. She always works hard to run between the God Realm and the Empire.
Go. Neither Sandora nor I can fault this.
So I was extremely surprised when these two people appeared in Temple Square.
According to the usual rhythm, at this o'clock, Uncle Lin and Kenser should be watching TV at home. Or following Monina on the streets to harm good people, how come they have time to come to the temple area? Conscience realizes that they intend to fulfill their ambassadorial duties.
, come to the temple area to sign in or something?
"Hey," I dragged Lilina forward to greet the two gods, "How strange. When was the last time you came to Dingdang Temple to report?"
Uncle Kenser greeted me with a warm smile, and then looked at the World Tree: "Two people are coming today. Lin and I are here to greet them. By the way, they have registered in advance - we must not have broken the rules."
I waved my hand to the other party. God Realm and Shadow City have to register when visiting each other. In fact, this is just a formality. Top-level civilizations like the Gods and Xiling, which are already at the apex, have no material or territorial disputes at all, unless they are full.
Otherwise, there would be no possibility of plotting against each other, just like two people soaking in a pool who would not fight over the water source (this metaphor is very strange, but just listen to it), Xingyu and Xi
As long as the spirits are still in the order camp, they will never be able to fight. Therefore, the traffic management between Shadow City and God Realm is basically a formality. The main purpose is to prevent too much pressure on this traffic line.
Once this direct channel can be expanded, I am afraid that even the "registration application" step will be omitted.
But Uncle Kense is still a very serious person anyway (actually I feel bad for saying this). He deliberately emphasized that he had registered in advance, and I could only express my appreciation for his selfless attitude with a smile.
Style.
"I want you two to come in person to greet him. This is an important person in the God Realm?" I looked at the World Tree curiously and said to myself that I haven't heard of any big shots coming from the God Realm recently. Father God does plan to come in a few days, but
It’s definitely too early to show up now, and there’s also a characteristic of Father God coming here, that is, he usually doesn’t go through the “front door”: Father God’s habit is to swim here by himself from the void, then wander around the earth for a long time, and finally come from K City Bus Terminal
Take a taxi to our house and buy a chive box on the way...
Anyway, I have never seen him come out of the Temple of Life. Maybe he is also afraid of seeing Dingdang's riddled seven-hand system.
Uncle Kenser smiled gently: "He is not a big shot, but he is actually a believer of the two of us."
"Believers?" I glanced at them in surprise, "You're here to visit me? You're going to greet me personally?"
"I'm here to report on work," Uncle Kense said cheerfully, "It's not to greet him. The main reason is that the child doesn't know his way around. I'm afraid he will get lost."
Lin also explained beside her: "The one in my family doesn't get lost, but she has a bad temper. I'm afraid she will quarrel with others here and get beaten..."
I broke into a cold sweat when I heard Lin's words: "Why is Shadow City so dangerous?"
Lin shrank her head and looked around, then nodded vigorously with a fearful look on her face: "Yes!"
I'm depressed. This guy's usual problems are her own problem. It has nothing to do with the folk customs of Shadow City. And having said that - except for being teased at home, Lin has never been in Shadow City.
At a loss, it is said that a while ago, Paopao even held a Shadow City Cute Girl Competition on a whim. Lin is a dark horse contestant known as the "Rookie King of Soft Cute Flat Chests"... Oh, maybe it was because of the sudden increase in popularity after that that this girl
I was shocked.
Anyway, just when I was having all kinds of wild thoughts in my mind, the teleportation runes on the temple square suddenly lit up: Kenser and Lin's followers had arrived.