After more than a month of long journey, Chen Enzhi and his party finally arrived at their destination, which is the Holy City hidden deep in the Vasalil Forest - the Eye of Hela.
Minnie didn't know much about the origin and historical background of the Eye of Hela, but when she saw this deserted city under the dusk, she felt a sense of déjà vu, as if she had been here before.
However, Minnie had no memory of when it happened. She only knew that when she saw it, what felt in her heart was not novelty, but an inexplicable familiarity and kindness.
Walking on the streets of the abandoned city, Minnie's questions burst out. The first thing she asked was what the origin of this city was, why did it appear underground in Vasalir, and why did it become what it is now?
Chen Enzhi did not hide anything. She answered directly: "The predecessor of the Eye of Hela is the ninth experimental area of the Turaya Project. It is modeled after the city-state of Twilight Sun. The overall scale is that of Twilight Sun City-State."
Five times, among the archives we currently know, the Ninth Experimental Zone was first built in the 55th year of the Imperial Era, and was officially put into use in the 60th year of the Era. It can exist nearly half a century later in the 104th year of the Era.
It was forcibly destroyed and turned into a desolate ruin."
Minnie asked again: "Who built it? What is the purpose of building it?"
Chen Enzhi continued to answer: "The Empress of the Zansbol Empire built it, but it was the Free Federation that took over and used it. As for the purpose... I can't explain it in a few words, so I will describe it to you in summary.
."
Speaking of this, the entire team stopped, and the eldest son Wei and Yiyi looked over.
Minnie knew the critical point was coming and stopped.
"emmmm..." Chen Enzhi was actually struggling a bit in her heart, because her previous words were completely contrary to the orders from above. She didn't know what the consequences would be if she continued to speak, but she had had enough.
Now...she is determined to interfere with the process.
So Chen Enzhi summed it up and said to Minnie: "The ninth experimental area and the other twelve experimental areas have only one purpose, which is to study and promote human evolution. However, it is a pity that the first phase of research results
It has helped many investors achieve a lifespan far longer than that of ordinary people. This history can even be traced back to the period of King Xin. In fact, the subsequent quantitative manifestation of this achievement is the 'Xenogeneic'..."
Minnie was greatly shocked. This was the first time she had heard of these things.
"The city you see now was once a hotbed of life, but since the emergence of the 'Xenomorph', the experiment has entered the second stage, and it has become a melting pot of life. Countless human embryos have been specially
Created through the breeding process and used as fuel, a metropolis of millions of people can be emptied of blood in one night, and can be repopulated with humans in just a week. This situation has been repeated over the past few years.
Hundreds or even thousands of times, and the builders collected data from it to complete their second phase of research, and finally successfully completed the second phase." Speaking of which, Chen Enzhi pointed to the building they had passed through when they came.
The big tree continued: "They are the results of the second phase."
Minnie was no longer shocked, but dumbfounded. She originally thought the truth might be just some conspiracy or cruel facts, but now what she heard was beyond her understanding. She didn't even know why humans would degenerate to this level.
To such an extent that life is so polluted.
"Now, time has come to 115 years. I died here eight years ago and was reborn here. Now I am back here for the third stage. I have only one purpose, to lead the army on an expedition." Chen Enzhi said her story
The deepest secret.
But Minnie sounded like she was talking in her sleep.
"What... what died eight years ago... and came back to life? Why can't I understand..."
Chen Enzhi stepped forward and smiled and held Minnie's shoulders: "Isn't it just for these truths that Xue Ming sent you here? Now that I have told you everything, why are you pretending to be confused with me? Huh?"
Minnie was stunned, and then her face changed. She hurriedly said: "You...what are you talking about? You misunderstood! There is no connection between Xue Ming and I. He only came to me because he was my friend in the slums.
I had no idea he was the Arbiter!"
However, Chen Enzhi shook his head and said: "No, no, no, I didn't misunderstand. I actually feel sorry for you now. Your memory has been tampered with beyond recognition. Xue Ming used you to contact Li Boan, but he didn't know that Li Boan
I knew there was something wrong with you from the beginning."
Minnie was dumbfounded, or she didn't expect Chen Enzhi to say these words, which sounded incredible.
"I have a question? Haha... what are you talking about! I ask you a question, and you just tell me these made-up answers?" Minnie took a step back, and she suddenly felt that the group of people in front of her just changed their approach.
to tease her.
but……
They came over one by one and said: "Gee, the slave family has said before that the reason for not telling you is to protect you, but while protecting you, we cannot guarantee respect for you. Now we have chosen to respect you, but you can't accept the truth. This is a bit
I have a headache, geez."
Having said that, there was no hint of headache on Yiyi's face, but it felt a bit expected.
The eldest son Wei took a long breath and thought: 'The boss is right. Even if he tells her everything, she may not believe it.'
Chen Enzhi spread his hands and shrugged: "If you think what I said is all nonsense, then I apologize, but I still want to ask you again, are you really pretending to be confused, or are you continuing to act cute?"
Minnie frowned, she was annoyed, and her impression of Chen Enzhi also plummeted.
"I'll say it again, Xue Ming and I are just accidental friends. I didn't expect him to be an arbiter, and I didn't expect that one day he would suddenly appear and ask me to join him, so... if there is anything between you and Xue Ming
Question, please don’t involve me, okay?”
Chen Enzhi understood. She nodded and smiled: "OK, I understand."
I understand, I understand, but Chen Enzhi just whispered at the end: "Silly girl..."
These three words seemed casual, but they fell firmly in Minnie's ears.
She forced herself to remain calm, but in fact her heart was already in turmoil.
'Your memory has been tampered with beyond recognition...'
‘Isn’t it just for these truths that Xue Ming sent you here?…’
the truth?……
‘…Ninth Experimental Area…’
'The hotbed of life...the furnace of life...'
'The first stage... alien species...'
'second stage……'
…
After another day of walking in the city, when Minnie woke up early the next morning, she found that on the balcony of her room, one by one was holding an umbrella and holding a small pipe and looking quietly into the distance.
Minnie stood up and approached and asked: "Good morning, Yiyi, what are you looking at?"
They looked back one by one and smiled: "Good morning."
Minnie came to the balcony and followed the gazes one by one to look into the distance. With the help of the long-distance vision of the suit, Minnie saw an incredible scene.
It was on the edge of the city, on an endless lake, and thousands of people were walking on it. They were walking very slowly, and each of them looked very pious, looking like pilgrims.
"who are they?"
Blow out a small smoke ring one by one, then blow upward, and then drill your little head under the smoke ring.
Minnie's brows jumped: "Angel?"
Yiyi chuckled when he heard this: "Almost, Ming in this state is very similar to angels, but they don't have wings."
Um... Minnie has a black line on her forehead.
I actually... saw an angel? Come on.
"Ming? What is that?"
One by one, he blew out another smoke ring, but this time the smoke ring was quickly blown away by the wind.
"Did you see the humans hugging each other in that tree?"
"Did you see it? What's wrong?"
Yiyi chuckled: "Those are just bodies, their souls have been stripped out, and what you see now is their soul."
"Soul!? Hey, hey, this isn't funny. It felt like seeing a ghost for most of the day."
He smoked a small pipe to moisten it, blew out another smoke ring, then looked into the distance and said, "It's not funny, especially when I saw my sister there for the first time."
Minnie was stunned when she heard this, and the atmosphere became very awkward.
But one by one, the depression was quickly lifted.
"Gee, are you thinking about how to comfort me?"
Minnie raised her eyebrows and looked away: "Ahem, that..."
"Okay, it happened a long time ago. You, a bystander, can't help me by comforting me. It's better to talk about it seriously."
"Seriously?"
"Well, have you figured out what happened yesterday? Playing tricks and escaping is not what adults call it."
Minnie was stunned for a moment when she was told that, and then she said calmly: "First of all, I was indeed not sent by Xue Ming. Moreover, even according to what you said, I was used and my memory was tampered with. What's more,
How to prove it? What’s more, I don’t think I’m worth being used. You also said that compared with the newcomers before, I have the least characteristics. Even if I know the truth, what can I do? "
After hearing the words, Yiyi smiled meaningfully and nodded, and then she asked: "Then why did you join the Arbiter? It took a lot of effort for you to join the ENC SWAT team. Even if you have a normal relationship with your boss, you are not as good as your colleagues.
We get along pretty well, right?"
Minnie's face darkened when she heard this: "Have you investigated me in depth?"
They waved their hands one by one and knocked on the small pipe on the balcony.
"Don't think too much. Within the Arbiter, every newcomer's information is public to the arbitration executor. But I'm still curious, why did you join the Arbiter?"
Minnie stopped talking, she fell into silence.
Without urging her, she looked at Minnie silently, waiting for her answer.