"Really? Finally... I've been promoted to another level!" Laite's joy was beyond words. He looked at his body and it seemed that he was indeed a bit stronger.
Although he is not as overly strong as some "unintentional people" and is a bit scary in size, his current figure can be said to be plump and well-proportioned, with the unique charm of a young man, and it is very suitable for him who has been on the front line all year round.
The spirit of a warrior.
After showing a different, playful smile, he chose to carefully put the pocket watch, the mechanical core of the deceased "Daughter of Tool Yuan", into his pants pocket, and then clenched his fists tightly with both hands, feeling a special feeling.
Abundant and powerful strength.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The fist was violently waved out, cutting through the air, creating a fierce sound of wind. Looking closely, when Laite waved his fist, red magic power escaped inadvertently, and there was a burst of energy like stones thrown into a pond.
Another ripple.
To Laite himself, the scarlet ripples looked more like circles of red halo symbolizing the future. As the halo spread, he seemed to see a white, pure land of ice and snow without any pollution.
"This...is this the power of 'pain'?" Laite said to himself in disbelief.
Because, he found that not only the fatigue caused by excessive use of magic source power disappeared, but also he could clearly feel that the reserve of red magic source power in his body had almost doubled.
In other words, the magic source power that could previously support one battle or the continuous release of three or four skills can now support two battles and the use of more skills.
In this way, Laite speculated that perhaps in future battles, with the strength of Order 5, more skills "inherited" by the power of the red magic source could be unearthed.
The current "Touch of Darkness" has given him the possibility to defeat any lost people and humans below sequence 4. So, even if the tentacles no longer evolve and have several more similar-strength skills, I believe he will be able to defeat any lost people and humans below sequence 3.
Victory will be within reach.
Thinking of this, the corners of Laite's mouth began to rise unconsciously.
Then, with a "pop" sound, he knelt down on his knees, looked up at the "sun" among the stars and the universe that was gradually dimming, and began to laugh crazily, expressing the pain and depression he had experienced for more than a month after traveling through time.
Gradually, the smile on Laite's face began to stiffen, and then his expression became serious.
A few seconds later, he suddenly felt pain in his brain, as if a bomb had been detonated.
Suddenly, he seemed to see countless mechanical arms attacking his body. As they approached his brain, they turned into sharp knives and began to "gently" and slowly cut his head.
After that, those knives turned into countless tiny flesh-colored tentacles, wrapping around his neck, blocking his seven orifices, depriving him of his five senses, leaving him struggling in the knowing pain, unable to extricate himself.
Until, "Red-faced Hai En"'s heavy scolding voice came:
"Laite! Don't get lost in pain! Wake up quickly!"
"Ah!" A scream came from his throat, and after breathing for a while, Laite felt that the hallucination just now disappeared, and he was sweating profusely and strangling his neck with both hands!
"Am I... being 'seduced' by someone?" Laite was a little frightened, panting heavily and asked with a trembling voice.
"No, this is precisely the first test given to you by the 'Pain' sequence core." "Red-faced Haien" answered.
"The first... test? Could it be that there will be more?" Laite slapped his chest hard and said in surprise.
"Of course." "Red Faced Hain" confirmed:
"The characteristic of 'pain' is one of the external manifestations of sequence level 5. Human beings who have obtained the three sequence cores of 'wisdom', 'inspiration' and 'pain' will surely experience endless and eternal pain and suffering. Until they have an 'epiphany',
Or 'reconciliation', only then will the pain be eliminated, and only then can we truly reach the point of reaching God."
"Actually, aren't all human beings in this era suffering? Whether you have the 'pain' core or not does not affect the suffering you are suffering and will suffer in the future."
"When you were born, the wave of 'unintentional people' surged, and you were forced to live in exile and live with hunger."
"When you were young, the 'Lost One' infiltrated the city, and you were forced to fight constantly and live with death."
"When you are old, the human order has not yet been reestablished, and you are forced to bow your head for a living and live with humiliation."
"Even so, all you have endured is the lightest pain. One after another, your comrades, relatives, and friends are dying in front of you, but you cannot abandon the moral values and sense of right and wrong that you were born with, and you cannot completely let go of your dignity and become 'lost.
This is the kind of life that brings pain to the extreme." "Red-faced Hain" said, pausing for a moment.
Because he found that Laite's black eyes were filled with tears at some point, so he had to slow down his tone and said apologetically:
"I'm sorry, Laite, I didn't mean to say that. But that's the fact. Although I didn't come out during this period, I have been listening and observing the situation. It is obvious that His Highness Yin Fante, the Crown Prince of the Empire, is very concerned about this place.
The military operation is destined to be a lose-lose outcome. It exhausts the empire’s strategic reserves to fight a war with political significance greater than military significance. It is destined to have no good end.”
"I think, since the 'pain' level is the limit that humans and the lost can naturally reach, there are very few people in the Sune Empire who can refine magic source potions, and the only known god, 'The Girl of the Mechanical Element' has already
Fallen, then there won't be many 'high-level Lost Ones' who can be promoted to Order 4. If you want to obtain more Order Cores and further explore the mysteries of the wasteland world, come on, let's go to the north.
"
"North...North?" Laite wiped the tears on his face, twitched a few times, and said blankly.
"Isn't this also your wish? The Krusted Empire, that ancient country that once created the glory of steel, is a mysterious country that buries the secrets of endless magic power. Moreover, the broken memories are also guiding me.
My secret lies in the north." "Red-faced Hain" advised.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yes." Laite nodded, sighed softly, and said:
"Brett is dead, General George is dead, Feng is dead, and many people related to me are dead. Part of the secret in me, 'The Girl of the Mechanical Element', also answered it for me. There is really nothing worth cherishing here.
There is a place. Let’s go to the north. I still have about 3,000 new coins on me. The empire will definitely pretend to try to restore order in the period just after the war. I estimate that I can buy mechanical vehicles, food, medicine and other supplies by going to Chekavsk.
.Then, before the real crisis of empire collapse comes, we have arrived at Crusted."
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"However, 'Red-faced Hain', the question now is, how to get out of the God's Domain?"
"The exit has appeared, Laite. You see, this 'Hall of Stars' is collapsing." "Red-faced Hain" replied.
As he spoke, violent vibrations came from the ground.
Looking around, the "stars" one after another, including the huge "sun", began to fall uncontrollably downward into the endless abyss.
The glass-like path he walked began to disintegrate and fall piece by piece. Within a few seconds, the disintegration situation had spread to the magic circle area where Laite was standing.
Just when he was struggling to stay standing, overwhelmed and confused, a huge open door with a height of ten meters suddenly appeared not far in front of him.
At this time, only a mechanical door frame was left in the giant door, and the interior was filled with a dense white mist.
Laite knew that this door was the only exit. No matter how lake-like the scenery inside was or where the area leading to was, he had to enter through this and leave this divine realm that was about to collapse.
"I'm going to rush out!" Laite said with courage.
He ran forward with all his strength and almost fell.
Fortunately, after stumbling, he finally rushed through the door.
At this moment, the Divine Realm suddenly collapsed, overturned, and turned into an eternal darkness.
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The chirping of birds, the fragrance of earth, and the gentle breeze constantly stimulated Laite's senses, waking him up from his dreamless slumber.
Supporting the soft ground, Laite slowly opened his eyes. The long-lost blue sky and bright world suddenly filled his eyes.
He looked around. The ground was covered with green grass, and there were several large trees more than ten meters high. Not far away was a clear, almost endless lake with sparkling waves. Behind him in the distance was a familiar lake.
It was a long-lost place where the Gobi desert and yellow sand intertwined, but not far from my feet, except for a few "silent lone wolves" with gray hair, they were crawling in the natural environment, listening to the "melodious music" wandering in the gentle wind.
"Outside, there is the "Heartless Bird" that just made a pleasant chirp, with a light blue light in its heart.
Yes, this is still the center of Silent Highlands, but it is no longer the realm of gods, nor is it a half-illusory, half-real, difficult road to the realm of gods.
This is the real human world, a natural environment that is slowly exuding the breath of life!
Seeing this, Laite couldn't help but close his eyes tightly, spread his arms, raised his head slightly, and tried his best to suck in the fresh air in this rare green environment in the wilderness of the Gobi.
Pure natural air that is not adulterated with "viruses", not polluted by industrial waste, and does not have the smell of burnt blood and blood in the battlefield is not only a good medicine for healing the soul, but also carries a strong breath of nature, which can interact with the body.
The magic source power creates positive resonance.
Empty your mind and appreciate the long-lost nature, many pictures flashed through Laite's mind.
He saw the attic where he first came to Socrates, the fireplace, and the chaotic sky outside the window.
Under the "curtain" formed by the dark and chaotic huge dome is a tireless "big" mechanical arm in the Taiyuan Machinery Factory.
Then, he saw the industrial city of Chekavsk. Towering chimneys were emitting plumes of black smoke. Melodious whistles came from the driveway and docks from time to time. The roar of machinery was ear-piercing. Several jet planes roared past.
, like a soaring eagle.
The low-rise residential area and the majestic commercial area are divided into two parts by the turbid and smelly river. Workers dressed in steampunk style constitute the bustling crowd on the street. Behind the huge bronze statue with a face molded into the lake is a statue named
The government building in the "Industrial Heart" is one of the few cities in the wasteland that is still fully functioning.
During the recollection, Laite's ears seemed to hear a very familiar but extremely unfamiliar soft girl's voice:
"future."
Shocked with fright, Laite opened his eyes again, coughed several times, staggered, and almost lost his balance.
After completely coming back to his senses, Laite smiled self-deprecatingly, and then criticized himself:
"Yes, I should look to the future and not recall the past. Sokra is destined to be unable to go back. Now that the mechanical core is in my hands, going back will be a joke with the lives of millions of city residents. Chekavsk,
I remember that Governor Aaron was the teacher of His Highness Yin Fante. It is estimated that the industrial reserves there have been drained for this war. 'Red-faced Hain' is right, go to the north and leave now."
As he spoke, Laite tried hard to recall the "Silent Highlands Battle Situation Map" produced by Zhinetsk that he had seen at the Donusk Area B camp, and speculated on the direction:
"The overall pattern of the Silent Highlands is high on all sides and low in the middle. There are some rivers and the 'Lake of Silence' shrouded in yellow sand in the center. Judging from the surrounding pattern, after the death of the gods, the yellow sand receded. This must be where you are.
Now the empire must have completely controlled many strategic locations in the west, north and south, including but not limited to the Dark Night Area, the Silent Front Area, the Silent Area, the Silent West Area, the Twilight Dark Area, the Shahu District, and the Shazhong District.
, Lakeside District, Silent Middle District and Silent East District.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "In this way, only the Hope Zone where the Church of Hope is entrenched may be the weakest place in the empire. After walking out from there, walk south for a few days, it should
If I can reach the town of Sunida in the Sangui Zone, then I can go to the Explorers Association there and pay someone to help. After sending me to Chekavsk, I can prepare supplies and go all the way north to Zhuolin City, and then to Kru
The border of Sid. If you remember correctly, this is an inaccessible road. Apart from wandering 'Heartless People' and 'Alien Heartless People', there are not many human strongholds."
Thinking of this, Laite decided to detect the direction first in order to get out of the silent highland as soon as possible.
Then, he opened his cuffs and looked at the familiar mechanical watch. Fortunately, although the glass cover was already full of cracks, the hands inside were still functioning normally.
The hands show that the current time is 10 o'clock in the morning. In this case, divide the time by 2 to get 5. Use 5 on the dial to align the direction of the sun. The direction pointed to at 12 o'clock is north.
The "Hope Zone" is located in the southeast of the entire highland. After doing this, Laite quickly determined the general location.
"We're leaving, haha, this is destined to be a more difficult journey." He laughed at himself.
But just as he was taking steps to leave this "Lake of Silence", he suddenly heard a huge thunderous roar above his head.
Looking up, Laite saw that the sky suddenly turned dark, as if dark clouds were coming.
After a few seconds, patches of dense, hazy blackness became clear, and the originally bright and clear sky was actually filled with combat aircraft with serial numbers painted on them.
Due to their huge numbers, the aerial armies of these empires seemed to spread to the other side of the sky and beyond the clouds.
After hovering in the air for a while, they seemed to see the yellow sand receding. They hesitated for a while, and finally landed some distance away from the lake.
But three of the combat planes landed in front of Laite without any bias. After one of them landed, it just crushed the head of the "Silent Lone Wolf" who was taking a nap and had no time to escape. Blood even splashed on Laite. Especially on the face.
A few minutes later, the door opened and five people stepped out between the two planes.
Under Laite's vigilant eyes, several people walked directly to Laite and asked:
"Who are you? Why are you here? Don't you know that the entire 'Lake of Silence' has been classified as a military restricted area?"
Seeing the three leading the way, they were all dressed in the standard dark green uniforms of the Imperial generals, with guns at their waists, white gloves, and the Empire Legion's new "Sun White Dove" badge on their chests. The one walking among them looked more noble. There is a Zine Empire emblem sewn on the brim of his hat.
Laite was certain that these people must be high-level generals of the empire. If nothing else happened, the man in the middle, judging from his kingly temperament, must be the leader of this war, the imperial crown prince Yin Fante.
He stood there and carefully organized his words for a while. After Laite bowed in greeting, he replied slowly and sincerely...
