Ronan raised his eyebrows, this was really exciting:
If he remembered correctly, this shop should be the residence of Wu Jun and Pineapple. Then, who is the cloaked figure coming out of it?
Luo Yuan?
Being able to be related to Wu Jun mother and son, and being able to attract the attention of Jin Buhuan back then, there is no doubt that Luo Yuan has the highest probability. However, at the "relay station" some time ago, when Wu Jun talked about things related to Luo Yuan
, and did not mention face-to-face communication with Luo Yuan during that time period.
So when Luo Yuan went to Udong Market, he didn't let Wu Jun know about it? He just went to see his son?
In 1994, Pineapple was only three years old at that time, so he may not remember much.
Wu Jun was running between Bancheng and Chuncheng, so it was normal to miss him - Luo Yuan might not have wanted her to know.
But this was still just a guess. Ronan turned around a bunch of thoughts, and finally listened to Lao Jin continue: "I just wanted to see his roots, so I followed him all the way to the volcanic area and saw him raiding the Vulcan Ant Nest.
A queen ant nest is here again..."
Ronan frowned, and in sync with Lao Jin's memories, the scenes on both sides of the corridor changed rapidly, from the U-hole market to the Vulcan ant nest, and then to the volcanic area above their heads.
During this period, the man's cloak cover had long been discarded, and Ronan saw the thin and well-muscled face.
Luo Yuan, it is indeed Luo Yuan.
That guy appeared in front of Jin Buhuan back then. Was it a coincidence or a conspiracy?
But if it was a calculation, and combined with the previous situation, wouldn't it mean that Luo Yuan was connected with the Justice Order and His Majesty the Emperor Wu?
Old Jin spoke more and more fluently: "I didn't know until last year that that person was Luo Yuan. After arriving here, he drove the Vulcan ants and injected them into the lava in reverse direction. I don't know what he was doing. I saw that he acted secretly.
I didn't show up, but the more I watched, the more I felt that after that guy sent in the Vulcan Ants, the energy of the surrounding environment had a great power to summon me.
"Thinking about it now, this place must have been a 'window period' at that time, but I didn't know it. I relied on my own physical strength. After Luo Yuan left, I explored down from the volcanic cone."
To be honest, Lao Jin's choice back then was not very reasonable, but three years later, there is nothing to correct it. I just heard him continue: "The more I go on, the more familiar it feels, which drives me to go deeper.
However, I also gradually felt that the familiarity was not appropriate. I was ready to exit, but I entered a high-temperature corridor for no reason..."
"is it here?"
Lao Jin, who was completely immersed in memories, looked up when he heard the sound and saw a long, narrow and hot rock passage zigzagging in front of him. The rock walls on both sides were burned red, as if magma would burst out at any time.
Lao Jin blurted out: "Here it is!"
He didn't think about why a straight downward tunnel suddenly turned into a zigzag. He also reached out to touch the rock wall on one side, and then his hand was burned again. This did not alert him at all, he
I staggered forward and turned a corner or two, but suddenly I saw a heavy "curtain" hanging in front of me, its corners hanging to the ground, motionless.
Lao Jin was stunned: "This is not..."
Next to him, Ronan casually opened the "curtain" and continued to ask him: "What's behind this?"
"later?"
Lao Jin suddenly became speechless. He finally realized that there was something wrong, so he froze on the spot, struggling to wake up from the state of indistinguishability between reality and illusion, but the "curtain" opened by Ronan was right in front of him.
It was dim, but something was vaguely circulating. He couldn't help but guess what was behind the "curtain", and whether it was the ones that knocked him into the clouds back then...
Therefore, Lao Jin unconsciously stepped forward and entered behind the "curtain".
After coming in, I discovered that this "curtain" was not only thick, but also surprisingly complex. There were many layers of similar partitions in the back. Ronan was in front. Every time a layer was lifted, there seemed to be some vague images of clouds.
Drifting past, you can vaguely see some damaged statues that are swaying here and there.
Lao Jin became more and more confused. After a period of receiving information and thinking, part of his will had broken free, so he wanted to ask Ronan next to him what was going on.
However, when he turned around, what he saw was not Ronan, but the word "dream" written in the air by the young "god" when he first entered the corridor.
The word "dream" then flipped over again and turned into a more complex three-dimensional character structure. At this time, this structure took itself as the axis, circling around, affecting the surrounding clouds and mist, lingering around, and together they formed an extremely
A vague and nihilistic image.
Lao Jin couldn't understand. In a trance, the vague and void image suddenly deformed, as if it had turned into a "window" through which he could lean forward. Then, from this "window", he saw the deep and sparse stars in space.
When we arrived at the giant ship that had set up a tight formation in the starry sky, we saw monsters that were even bigger and more ferocious than the giant ship... including the mutual bombardment between them, the planet twisting and disintegrating under the silent waves of strong light, and even the planet that carried it all.
of emptiness.
It is in this context that countless creatures whisper with hatred, fear or fanaticism:
"Dream God!"
or……
"Lord of Nightmares!"
Lao Jin was completely stunned. He could not understand these scenes and the meaning of these names, and he stopped unconsciously.
But at the same time, in a trance, there were some extremely small components in his body, which he seemed to have "heard" and reacted to, spreading like tiny ripples.
This ripple touched the bottom layer of his physical and spiritual framework inwardly, and exceeded the boundaries of his physical and spiritual framework outwardly.
There was silence on one side, and movement on the other. As a result, there was a very ethereal human-shaped shadow, which was gradually peeled off from Lao Jin's body, still maintaining the rhythm before Lao Jin, and walking forward blankly.
In just one or two steps, the "shadow" had not been completely separated from Lao Jin, and it was already erratic and might collapse at any time. However, these drifting clouds and mist in the middle of the "curtain" gathered in time to fill it up, making it
The originally void "shadow" became clearer and clearer, and gradually the outline of the body and facial features also appeared.
The prototype of this "shadow" must be a modified person, and the transformation ratio is at least 80%. Because it first showed a body that was riddled with holes, and even torn and split, and then slowly
Slowly fill in the part that should be the original metal component.
After the relevant elements were vaguely but relatively completely presented, it completely separated from Lao Jin and continued to move forward slowly.
Lao Jin seemed completely unaware of the process of "shadow" peeling off, and was as stunned as a statue.
Ronan ignored Lao Jin for the time being and was not in a hurry to communicate with the newly separated "shadow". He just slowly followed the "shadow" and watched it move away from Lao Jin step by step and continue to move forward.
The smoke and clouds that gathered between the "curtains" did not completely fill the "shadow". Instead, after reaching a certain limit, they overflowed and formed changing and flowing images around them - this is similar to what Lao Jin did before.
The situations are exactly the same, both are materializing deeply buried memory information.
Thus, Ronan saw an extremely crucial element.
It was a classical hanging balance, with black and white scales on each side. A chain of the same color was divided into three strands to lift it up and even sway slightly. In the middle of the balance, there was a cluster of sculptures that resembled a Western-style crown.
, it looks like a blooming flower, with eight sharp hollow leaves branching out in a ring. There are six gems arranged in two rows in the center of the crown, with different colors, but the tone is darker, and the shape looks weird and gorgeous.
This thing is something Ronan has seen before: the Scale of Truth.
Ronan's gaze passed over the two rows of six heterochromatic gemstones on the top of the central crown sculpture of the scale that he had ignored before, and then returned to the black and white scales.
One end of the "balance of truth" presented at this time is the "shadow of the reformed man" filled with clouds; while at the other end, the slimmer and more heroic appearance of Lao Jin can be vaguely seen.
Obviously, this was the "big replacement" in 2086 that determined the fate of Jin Buhuan that year.
Ronan curled up the corners of his lips. There was indeed something untrue in Lao Jin's words.
What was replaced with him at that time was probably not just a "panel", but the prototype of this "shadow", the "fugitive" who escaped from "District 13".
As for why the identity of the "shadow prototype" can be confirmed, it is naturally because the surrounding clouds are used as carriers, and the memory scenes embodied are more abundant, and it is a backward flow with very clear clues. Including how to send it to the "balance of truth",
How to fall into the hands of the Order of Justice, how to escape in District 13, how to struggle in the Stone Shell Sun Mining Area, how to be sent into the Deep Blue World...
As long as the order is reversed, it will be a relatively complete and typical confession of a "fugitive".
His life is difficult and absurd.
Now, there is only this bit of "memory" left - the "shadow" is not a broken soul or the like, because it is just the practice plan of "The Balance of Truth" to replace the past, and it is about the life of the poor "fugitive"
The synthesis with the mark of transformation is a concrete flow of information that can only exist in this special confused area of the boundary between reality, illusion, and reality.
Of course, there must be something special about it, otherwise it would not be able to drive the gold-bending back then, plunge headfirst into the back of the "time and space scar", and crash into the "Gate to Rebirth (Experiment)", a special place that has been pre-constructed.
A place where the boundary between reality and fantasy is confused, and we are exposed to elements outside the suspected "tattered cloak of gods".
Yes, it was the huge mechanical creation that once appeared in Lao Jin's dream memory and felt like "six heavens are above".
A suspected threat from the "Thought Star Cluster".
There are still some vague and chaotic places in this embodied thread of clues.
From the current point of view, it is more likely to exist in the "Thirteenth District", outside the "Tattered God's Cloak", behind the thick "curtain" in front of you.
While Ronan was thinking, the "shadow" continued to move forward, and together with the misty clouds, passed through another layer of "curtain" in front of it.
This time, Ronan didn't lift it up, and the "shadow" just passed by naturally.