February 6th, 557th year of the New Lunar Calendar, Xinfeng Town, "Dark Street", backyard of Yingol Villa.
The brilliance of the morning sun splashes on the herringbone spire and blue walls of the three-story wooden pastoral villa, as if covered with a layer of golden powder, making it look particularly holy and soft.
Sitting on the lawn stone bench at the edge of the courtyard, Luo Nie completely relaxed her body and mind, enjoying this rare moment of relaxation and leisure.
Winter in Crusted usually doesn't begin to end until March. In some places, especially in areas affected by extraordinary power, the snow does begin to melt, but for Xinfeng Town, which is closer to the north, there is still a short period of snow.
White style.
Staring at the shiny "Crazy Bear" pistol on the stone table that had been polished to new and shiny colors, Luo Nie couldn't help but think of the "Personality" he had acquired from the "Daughter of the Mechanical Yuan" and the people they fought side by side with him briefly before becoming the official human being he longed for.
Come on.
The young man in the silver-white mechanical armor looked like a [warrior] who had traveled from the future world, but he also controlled huge amounts of energy and gave birth to the ancient and mysterious "red magic source power".
Thinking of this, he involuntarily reached for the "Crazy Bear" pistol. Just yesterday, he asked Yingor for some solution specially used for gun cleaning. The bottle of solution sold by the "Crusted Material Production Center"
"Firearm detergent" can not only perfectly remove the dirt on the surface of the weapon and slightly repair the paint and broken parts, but also completely neutralize the toxicity of the burning liquid splashed from the body of the "unintentional person", reducing the possibility of infection for the user.
When his fingertip was about to touch the trigger, a green flame suddenly surged out from his palm and attached to his entire arm.
Ever since he was promoted to the highest level of Demon Source Order and reached the highest stage of Order 5, he would sometimes briefly lose control of the demon source power that was about to burst out. He understood that this was a sign that he was about to break through the lower stage and rush to a higher order.
, but he is not confident whether he can enter the realm of gods and get their guidance to go further.
Silently reciting the incantation for spirit formation, and slowly putting away the magic source power, the attached vegetation-based magic source power like the flames emitted by ghosts in the underworld slowly disappeared, leaving some dark particles on the stone table.
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But at this moment, Luo Nie's mind flashed in Luo Nie's mind, the goddess "Daughter of Machinery Yuan" who was also closely related to the "Lord of Machinery" and had been killed long ago.
Suddenly, for some reason, he remembered that the "Daughter of Tool Yuan" did not clearly tell him the "price" before obtaining [Personality].
"What exactly does 'equivalent exchange' refer to? After so many years, it seems that it has never been asked for." Luo Nie murmured in a low voice:
"Is the so-called 'price' the mental confusion attached to the long journey? Or is it the annihilation of the physical body in a decisive battle?"
"Maybe there's both 'mental torture' and 'physical destruction'." The girl's childish voice came from behind him.
"Who?" Luo Nie asked sternly. He picked up the "Crazy Bear" pistol and turned around, aiming at the girl squatting on a strangely shaped boulder about five or six meters high that was covered with residual snow.
Even though, at first glance, the girl was plainly dressed, wearing an old military green felt hat and an old cotton coat that was slightly larger and inconsistent with her body shape, it was covered with sporadic dirt and dark red bloodstains, which was different from ordinary
The wartime country girl is no different.
There were no scars on her dirt-stained face, and the emerald-like eyes shone with a strange, imperceptible red light, making it impossible for Luo Jie to treat her as a human being.
It was obvious that the girl who could sneak into the room silently in front of him, come up behind him without him noticing, and jump on the boulder was a lost person. At least... she was also a semi-lost person.
Facing girls, especially Crusted girls, and Crusted girls who were lost, Luo Nie did not dare to take it lightly.
Even though her appearance gives people a strong pastoral atmosphere, purity and perseverance vaguely appear on her face, especially between her eyebrows, making it impossible for people to associate it with any words that represent darkness or evil.
But as far as he knew, especially what he read in the "Cruz de Pravda" a few days ago, the women here, even before the New Year, were comparable to men in terms of strength, status and ability.
There is often a hint of fortitude, even brutality, hidden beneath the surface.
He could not imagine what kind of "cruel" attack a "wild" Crusted female loser would launch on him when he let down his guard!
The confrontation lasted for several seconds, but a disdainful smile appeared on the girl's face. He glanced at Luo Nie, as if he was looking at a stupid insect.
Immediately afterwards, she jumped up, rolled around in the air, and landed smoothly in front of Luo Nie.
"What do you want to do?" Luo Nie asked.
But the girl put away her smile, turned to a calm face, held the barrel of the "Crazy Bear" pistol seriously, and pointed it at her forehead.
"Brother, can we communicate within a trustworthy range now?" the girl said:
"My name is Sophia, and I belong to the Order of the Lost Organization. Leader No. 7, Wind Mine, is my boss."
"Sofia? Such a sacred name. Judging from his behavior, the owner of this name is actually an assassin." Luo Nie commented:
"Isn't it enough to send the 'Direwolf' to hunt Mr. Yingol? We also need to send the Lost One here? 'Wind Mine' personally promised not to kill him again and allowed him to clarify the misunderstanding. What? It's only been a few days.
Are you regretting it?"
"That's not true." Sophia shook her head, took her hand away from the barrel of the gun, turned her back to Luo Nie, crossed her hands on her chest, and replied:
"However, what Mr. Feng Mine and I both want to know is, as a creation of the 'Lord of Machinery' and a human being transformed from a mechanical body, have you ever seen the evil god?"
"What are you talking about? I don't quite understand." Luo Nie pretended to be stupid.
Even if the other party has clearly told all his important information, he cannot admit it immediately without knowing his accurate attitude. On the contrary, Mo Hu's denial can use the other party's anger to get more benefits.
own content.
Sure enough, Luo Nie's attitude annoyed Sophia. She quickly surged the magic power in her body, and after a burst of dark purple light flashed, her figure quickly disappeared from the place, leaving behind a layer of silky swirling light.
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Immediately afterwards, a small "lost car chrysanthemum" pistol was pressed against the back of his neck.
Enduring the smell of burnt earth and blood remaining in the air, Luo Nie suppressed the fear in his heart, pointed the muzzle of the "Crazy Bear" pistol downward, perpendicular to the ground, and asked in a deep voice:
"'Wind Mine' wants to send you to kill me? Just because of what you call the 'evil god'?"
"Of course not." Sophia stood on tiptoe, with her face close to Luo Jie's ear, deliberately lowering her voice, and said in a slightly ethereal tone like a witch whose body was taken over by a demon from hell:
"We are looking for 'Plamini', and the god behind it is inextricably linked to the evil god 'Echoer'. He was mentioned in the manuscript of the 'Church of Hope' interpreted by Lord 'Feng Mine' some time ago, And you were mentioned."
"Me? Some "careful person" added the content." Luo Nie said with emotion.
"The original text says: A human being transformed into a mechanical body who is highly related to the 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element' and its clone substitute is the destined partner of the 'Echoer' under the arrangement of fate. He once freely entered and exited the 'Gray Dream' , speak freely with the Echoers. Besides, when the gods were killed, the mechanical human had witnessed half of the process."
"What nonsense!" Luo Nie was a little excited and turned around and angrily shouted:
"After the 'Daughter of Mechanical Element' gave me [personality], I went directly into the 'Jump Formation' and left. I didn't see the subsequent war between him and the gods at all, otherwise...otherwise I would definitely take action. Even if I had fought with He fought side by side against evil spirits."
"So, do you really know the evil god 'Echoer'?" Sophia's eyes seemed to suddenly glow with green light. She actually smiled and looked greedily up and down at Luo Nie, then threw away the pistol and held Luo Nie's hand with both hands. He shook his arms vigorously, expecting his affirmative answer.
After staring at Sophia for three seconds, Luo Nie showed a bitter smile. He did not expect that while using conversation strategies with Sophia, he was also being counter-attacked by the other party. He actually got angry first and revealed the truth while briefly losing his mind. important information.
Helpless, he could only nodded slightly and reluctantly admitted the matter.
"However, Sophia, I know what the 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element' means to the Crusaders. It is the product of the combination of the highest technology and the highest magic of the 'Old Empire' as you call it, that is, an artificial god. Even if it belongs to The era of the empire is over. The gods you created with your own hands have been killed. You will definitely not be able to let go of the Echoers.
"But I want to explain two points. First of all, I haven't seen him again for thirty years since the battle of 'Silence's Arrival'. According to the guidance of the false god, which may be the 'god clone' you call me, I am also here Look for his traces.
"Secondly, perhaps it is because of the time and space difference between the inside and outside of the God's Domain, especially the central area of the highlands covered by yellow sand, and the outside world. As a result, the people of the Hope Church were subject to violent fluctuations in the power of the gods. It took a long time before they saw me with her power. came out, misunderstandings arose and unrealistic rumors were formed.
"So, if your 'Order Society' really wants to find the so-called evil god 'Echoer', I can't help you much."
"So, big brother, can I interpret what you just said as 'rejection'?" Sophia's face suddenly darkened, her head lowered, and she looked up at Luo Nie in an extremely unnatural posture.
Immediately afterwards, he discovered that Sophia's hands and head were ignited with a dark purple flame that was burning.
Suddenly, purple filled her eyes, swallowing up her eyes and the whites of her eyes. Dense black bleeding spots were spread all over her face and neck, and they expanded rapidly, making the blue-black blood vessels clearly visible.
A high-pitched roar like a wolf came from her throat, followed by hundreds of smooth tentacle-like rattans that smelled of decay and rust extending from her palms and neck.