After the cognitive and intelligence blockade was lifted by the system, Lu Xiao no longer needed to cover up in front of Aletheia and Consus.
His aboveboard order used the authentic Auditore Manor as a selling point to attract the attention of Assassin's Creed players in advance.
After some screening, Aletheia was speechless and excluded all local Italian companies and invited a well-known construction company from China that met the standards.
There is no way around it. Not only do Italian companies charge high fees, their work efficiency is also very problematic.
When it comes to construction, China really has no one to fear. The infrastructure mania is no joke.
The remaining docking and supervision work was handed over by Lu Xiao to the investment company established by Aletheia. The survey and drawing mapping of the large project were already in progress.
Lu Xiao turned his attention back to the next mission world that was about to begin, and was planning to stuff the "gadgets" that Aletheia had assembled into her portable space.
"...Are you kidding me?"
Looking at the row of metal columns in front of her that were about two meters high, Lu Xiao looked speechlessly at Aletheia who was standing aside.
"What is the purpose of bringing so many pillars into the mission world?"
Aletheia shrugged: "Isn't that what you said? Before the battle begins, we must first ensure the smooth flow of logistics supplies and intelligence."
"Dangdang~"
Lu Xiao silently knocked twice on the big column in front of him: "So? What is this thing for?"
“Explain it using concepts you can understand.”
Aletheia sorted out her words: "Just think of them as portable high-precision signal base stations."
"Portable..."
Lu Xiao hit his forehead with a headache. Compared with the base station in the traditional sense, this thing is indeed portable.
"Okay, I'll take it with you first."
Lu Xiao opened the entrance to the portable space and spent a lot of effort to put these large columns into the space.
"Are there any more 'surprises'? Let's tell them in advance."
Aletheia spread her hands: "They are all things your world already has, such as drones, engineering robots and mechanical arms that have been disassembled into parts. After we get there and see the situation clearly, we will slowly assemble them."
If this is really the world of technology, the equipment prepared by Aletheia should play a big role.
On the contrary, the props and skills on the mysterious side may be somewhat suppressed.
However, with the third method providing a steady stream of magic power, Lu Xiao was able to minimize the impact as much as possible.
After stuffing all the things prepared by Aletheia into the portable space, Lu Xiao and Yong Zhen sat silently in the living room, waiting for the system to announce the name of the new world.
At exactly 0 o'clock, the system's voice sounded in Lu Xiao's mind.
"A new world opens, a world of missions - Horizon: Zero Dawn."
Lu Xiao: “???”
"Well……"
Lu Xiao looked at Aletheia with some embarrassment: "What kind of world is Zero Dawn? Check it out? I really don't know."
The system ignored Lu Xiao's reaction and continued to issue world tasks.
"The only world mission released: capture the intelligent core of Hades."
"Transmission starts, 10,9..."
Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly: "Hades? Mythical world?"
"No, it is indeed a high-tech world in disguise."
Before the teleportation was officially launched, Aletheia said thoughtfully: "I found some information. Time is too tight now. Let's discuss it in detail after entering the new world."
"...1, transmission begins."
…
Each transmission of the system was completed instantly. Lu Xiao and Yong Zhen only felt that their eyes were blurred, and the surrounding scenery had changed.
This is a dense primeval forest, but there is no sound of insects or birds in the forest. It is so quiet that it makes people feel chilly.
"really."
Aletheia looked up at the sky: "There are still residual signals from satellites outside the atmosphere, but there is no terminal connected to them on the ground."
"Suck~"
Lu Xiao took a breath of high-quality fresh air in the forest: "Aletheia, can you explain in detail? What is going on in this world?"
"Hmm...where to start?"
Aletheia sorted out her thoughts: "I just briefly scanned the relevant records on the Internet without conducting any in-depth analysis."
"Let me talk about the world view first."
"Based on the classification given by your world, this world can be regarded as a different kind of wasteland."
Aletheia raised her hand and pointed at the "little bird" flying across the sky: "There are very few animals in this world, and most of them are bionic machines like this."
Lu Xiao used his clairvoyance to observe the birds flying overhead.
These birds are not made of flesh and blood. Their bodies are made entirely of metal, and you can vaguely see the complex electronic components inside the birds' petite metal bodies.
Aletheia continued to explain: "To put it simply, the first quarter of human civilization in this world has perished, and the loss of control of intelligent machines led to a catastrophe."
"The people living on the earth today are the second-quarter civilizations that were born after the destruction of ancient humans. Their civilization development is still very backward, and they still maintain the primitive tribal system. The original heroine of the game is an abandoned child of one of the tribes."
"I haven't found any more specific information. Some kind of existence blocked my search."
'System? Are you trying to make things more difficult for me on purpose?'
Lu Xiao frowned and asked: "What is Hades? There are no gods in this world, right?"
Aletheia shook her head: "There should be no mysterious side. Considering human naming habits, it may be some kind of intelligent program."
Yongzhen raised his hand in confusion and asked, "I have a question."
"To be able to develop to the point of manufacturing simulated intelligent machines, the human civilization in this world should have had very advanced technology, right? Why did it perish at the hands of the mechanical props it created?"
This question is what Lu Xiao wants to ask. Even if people in this world click on the technology tree, and the level of technology other than intelligent machines is still maintained in the 21st century, the entire civilization will not be wiped out so easily.
The weapons arsenals of various human countries are enough to plow the entire earth, unless there are people behind these simulation machines who continue to build them.
But if you think about it carefully, it is wrong. If there is such an ambitious person, he will definitely not let machines destroy the entire human civilization.
When necessary, careerists will surely stand up and claim responsibility for this matter, and order the remaining humans to accept their rule.
A ruler without any people has no meaning at all.
Before learning more about this world, Lu Xiao and Yongzhen's questions will not be answered for the time being.
"Bangdang~Bangdang~"
The sound of mechanical operation came from the forest, and several simulated machines in the shape of cows walked in groups from the distance of the forest.
When abnormal conditions are detected nearby, the original blue indicator lights on the heads of these mechanical bulls immediately turn into warning yellow.
Lu Xiao and Yongzhen crouched down and lurked in the dense jungle in tacit understanding.
After losing the target, the yellow warning light turned blue again, and the mechanical bull walked away leisurely like a real bison.
"I'm going to test the physical strength and enemy tracking capabilities of these simulated machines."
Lu Xiao did not turn on battlefield ghosts and aura blocking, but relied on his lurking skills to quietly approach the slowly walking mechanical bull from behind.
When he got close to the attack distance, Lu Xiao activated the lightning technique to speed up his movements, and in the blink of an eye he appeared next to one of the mechanical bulls.
"Boom!!"
The heavy fist wearing a gauntlet hit the mechanical bull's neck, where its electronic circuits were most concentrated.
The materials used in the external armor of these simulated machines are very strong. After being strengthened by magic, Lu Xiao's powerful punch only made a dent in the metal plate of the neck of the mechanical bull.