Chapter 1,174 Remains

ff37;u85c0f;8bf4;66f4;65b0;6700;5feb;5c0f;8bf4;9605;8bfb;7f51;It is not technically difficult to dismantle this black wreckage of unknown origin, both in terms of material and protection technology. , it is far below the technological level of the empire, basically the level of a high-level servant army. Using the advanced equipment brought to deal with such a thing is simply impossible for the disassembly experts who have been tossing with the black shuttle for several days. It was a waste of materials. After a simple scan, the technicians determined the layer-by-layer structure of the black cube and locked a rectangular container at its core: If the guess is correct, the coffin Miss Lin was referring to should essentially be that thing. .

Then under the guidance of the eldest lady, the experts discovered the "energy node" located near the core of the cube. It was the only place in the entire cube that had energy response. But now it is in a silent state, and the energy level and activity it releases are both low. Extremely low. If the eldest lady hadn't warned him in advance, no one would have noticed this inconspicuous gadget - but according to Lin Xue's prediction, it was precisely this energy knot that would suddenly lose control and burn down in the last step of disassembly. Cube core. If we don't say that having a prophet in the family is like having a treasure, Lin Xue's existence has saved me from countless losses that were almost inevitable.

After a brief discussion, the technical experts decided to start cutting from one edge of the cube and completely penetrate part of its shell: anyway, looking at the state of this thing, we knew that its shell had little value. After breaking through the shell, the intricate mechanical structure and crystallized energy circuits inside the cube appear in front of everyone, and the next operation needs to be a little more delicate. Because these internal structures may have certain research value, two autonomous machines used precise disassembly methods to separate some modules that seemed to have complete functions from the interior of the cube, and then expanded the scope of the cutting operation. Shandora took over the twisted and deformed module from an assistant technician and looked at it with high temperature and kinetic energy impact, and observed it curiously. After a while, she handed the module to me: "Arjun, does it feel familiar to you?"

"Me? I'm afraid I can't feel familiar," I shrugged, "It seems that only an original Xiling Apostle like you can have that weird sense of familiarity. By the way, what does this thing have to do with the Xiling Apostle..."

"That's not what I said," Sandora said. "I'll let you take a look at this module. Its design..."

I took the dark thing in confusion and looked over it several times. I couldn't see its function. I could only see many parallel inlays among a large number of unknown alloy components. The inlay reflected cold light under the light. After looking at it carefully for a while, I discovered that it was actually some kind of dark blue crystal. No more... can't be seen.

"It feels a little bit related to the Empire's equipment," Sandora's tone was not very sure, "Of course. It seems to be very different, but this crystalline energy-conducting structure is a classic design. Now the energy modules of many of the Empire's equipment The infrastructure is built on this structure - but the difference is really big compared to the thing in your hand. It gives me the feeling that the thing in front of me has a very subtle similarity with the imperial equipment in terms of architecture. "

At this moment, the autonomous machinery performing cutting operations inside the cube finally encountered an obstacle. It was a completely sealed alloy protective cover. There was a weak energy flow on the protective cover. In the original historical line, it was for this layer. Direct disassembly of the seemingly fragile protective cover caused the cube core to burn, but since Lin Xue had warned in advance, such a thing would certainly not happen. Miss Prophet grabbed my hand and pressed it on the cube: "Come on, try harder."

Me: "...can you stop saying such weird things?"

As I said that, I found the "energy knot" that was emitting a weak energy reaction, and then used my special power to completely control it: "Okay, continue to operate, I will drain its energy. "

There was a slight "chichi" sound from inside the cube, and the autonomous mechanical phase cutter easily destroyed the core shield. At the same time, in my own mental induction, the energy knot quickly reacted strongly and prepared to self-destruct - but I was able to snuff it out easily. At this moment, an idea suddenly occurred to me: a device that self-destructs so decisively is really full of sight.

"It's done. Now take out the bomb first." Lin Xue was giving random instructions...well, it's not like giving random instructions. "Unit No. 2 first cuts the base and the hexagonal lock. Don't hesitate to cut it. Anyway, the mechanical lock has been scrapped. When Unit 1 waits for the bracket to start to slide down, pull out the thing. It will explode slightly, don't worry about it. The uncle over there who left the plate inch, don't touch the parts in front of you, first Remove the one next to it, otherwise you will be shaved off by Tavel himself tomorrow afternoon - don't ask why, this is the butterfly effect, do you understand the butterfly effect! Alleria, lift your left wing up twenty centimeters, wait for a moment If something is going to get dirty on your wings... Ah, and that white-haired beauty over there, don't touch it... Well, you've already touched it, okay, I'm just reminding you, you're going to be unlucky in ten minutes..."

Cocokina floated beside the parliament in a daze. After a long time, he said dullly: "...This is the first time I have seen such a strange command scene. Someone did not rely on technology and experience, but directly based on the future scene he saw. To give orders, every step is terrifyingly specific.”

I understand how Cocokina feels, but he probably has never heard of what a guidebook is: when you are playing a puzzle game and reaching a critical moment, a bastard suddenly pops up with this game guide to give you spoilers from beginning to end. , then you should be able to have a good understanding of what kind of existence Lin Xue is. No, Lin Xue should be more powerful than that, because not only does she know what you should choose next by looking at the guide, she also knows what your expression looks like after you are going crazy because of being spoiled all the way, and she has a deep understanding of how to continue. Make you even more crazy...well, that's a long way off. I mean, as long as she's not causing trouble, Miss Lin's "spoiler" ability is actually quite cute.

There were constant jingling sounds inside the cube, and the autonomous machinery was busy inside. Then there was a soft sound of "chi--", like the sound of something sliding down from the support frame, and then the dirty Autonomous Mechanical Unit No. 2 floated out from the big hole on the side of the cube with a gurgling sound, and was lifted carefully. There is a metal cylinder emitting faint blue light, which is what Lin Xue calls "energy knot". This is probably an energy device with low-efficiency energy collection and energy storage functions. I don’t know how Lin Xue called it: the prophet always talks like this, and sometimes she doesn’t know why she uses specific nouns. To describe what you see, you can just listen and follow it without realizing it. I took this half-meter-long piece from the autonomous robot's hand. I looked at the metal column that looked like a telescope with one thick end and one thin end. I weighed it in my hand and said, "Planet Energy."

Yes. There is obvious psionic energy residue in the metal pillar, and the pattern is very similar to the psionic energy spectrum used by the empire. In fact, nether energy is not a unique energy source for the Xiling Apostles, just like the holy light can not only be used by the Star Domain Protoss. In fact, as long as civilizations have access to the void, they can basically master this kind of super energy that decays from the void realm. Depending on the spectrum and degree of decay, these energies may have some differences in characteristics, but they can basically be called It's psionic energy. The most striking feature of the psionic energy used by the empire is the blue color that represents high activity, and now, I am sure of it. The psionic reaction carried by the metal cylinder in his hand is the empire's standard energy.

Things seem to be getting interesting, and now we're 100 percent sure. This cube is related to the Empire. Not only does it use the Empire's standard energy, but in terms of internal structure, or architecture, it also has subtle similarities with the technology currently used by the Empire. However, the technological level of the cube is obviously weaker than that of the real Empire. Technology, it is more like an antique or a copycat, could it be...

Is this another thing used by a vassal race in the old empire?

Are the Merova people actually hunting down another group of imperial vassals?

I thought about it in random directions, until a loud "clang" came from beside me and drew my attention. Turning his head to look, it turned out that one side of the cube could not withstand the constant internal damage, and it was already severely damaged. As a result, about one-half of it broke off and fell off. It hit the ground with a loud noise, and it fell to the side. Standing there was a gray-faced female assistant technician with short white hair. Judging from the look, he probably didn't avoid it: few scientists can still maintain their agility while working.

Lin Xue shrugged: "Look, I said you will be unlucky in ten minutes."

If you have the skills, can you tell people to avoid it in advance?

As this part of the structure collapsed, the inside of the cube was also dismantled, and the core fixed with a complex mechanical locking device was also exposed in front of us. The autonomous machinery removed it from the support frame and moved it to the open space. Only then did I see its true face: it looked like an ancient dormant capsule.

"Open it." Sandora said without hesitation - we are not worried that opening it rashly will kill the life that may exist in the dormant cabin, because there is a fatal damage on the side of the dormant cabin. If there is life inside, now Also died long ago.

The cover of the dormant cabin was peeled off in the bright cutting sparks, and what appeared in front of us was an unusually burly warrior wearing power armor - of course, without life responses.

"This kind of power armor..." Sandora leaned down and observed the armor worn by the remains. "It seems to be a very ancient design pattern. The nether energy shield generator actually relies on the energy box on the back. To provide extra energy, it is indeed the infrastructure of the empire's technology, but I can't tell which region this is has been eliminated from the equipment. It looks too old, and it seems inappropriate even for servant military use. Well, the armor shell is well sealed, and the remains inside may have been pulverized, but the life form can probably be analyzed. Open his mask, and be careful, it may be fragile inside."

Two assistant technicians stepped forward under Sandora's order. They transformed their fingers into slender probes, pierced into the slits in the head of the remains' power armor, and then opened the armor normally from the inside - they No cutting method was used, probably because I was afraid of damaging the contents inside. I don’t know how many years this armor has gone through, but what’s incredible is that it can still open smoothly. The visor on the helmet is opened, and almost everyone around them takes a breath of cold air.

I originally thought that what appeared in front of me would be a highly weathered corpse of a servant soldier from the old empire, or maybe even just a cloud of suspicious organic matter powder. It might even be empty, but it's not. It contains the complete remains of soldiers.

There was no weathering, nor did it turn into powder the moment it came into contact with the air. The remains almost completely maintained their appearance in life. He was a strong man, close to a human, but his appearance was quite different from that of humans. His skin looked more It has a texture like metal or plastic, with almost no luster. It is gray-white in color, with neat blue lines around the face. The lines are actually embedded directly into the skin, like some kind of line, reminiscent of a robot head without a bionic skin. Such appearance characteristics made me think of a robot soldier for the first time. However, after careful identification, it didn't feel like it. The other person didn't have that stiffness. He should be a real life, but...a bit similar to those war puppets made by the empire.

"This..." Sandora held it in for a long time and only uttered one word. Then she suddenly realized something and put her hand on the remains' forehead. A series of flashes flashed through her eyes, as if she was scanning the other party's internal structure. After a moment, I heard her mutter to herself in disbelief, "This... is an apostle? A Xiling apostle?"

"Are you sure?" I was a little surprised, but I didn't feel too incredible. To be honest, I feel quite confused now. Both myself and Lin Xue became monks halfway. As an Earthling (at least in this life), I am not an original Xiling apostle like Sandora. Therefore, it is difficult for me to empathize with the various strange reactions of Sandora and the imperial technicians at the scene. I can only I vaguely felt that something was wrong, but I didn't know what Sandora was feeling. This feeling was really frustrating.

"Yes, sure. This is a Xiling Apostle, but it is extremely old. I can't even believe that the physical structure of the Xiling Apostle can be so... inferior," Sandora stood up. Instructing other staff to further process the remains, "I understand the body structure of each Xiling apostle, but the one in front of me...except for the identifying features, nothing matches my memory. Most of the components in his body are It is solidified, and even some parts are still in the stage of crude mechanical installation. It is very different from the current semi-energy structure of Xiling Apostle, and I can't scan the other party's memory core. I don't know if it was from the beginning. It was not installed, or it was damaged due to an accident... There is no way to determine the age of this apostle. He is a soldier from the old empire era, but this super old antique model... can't even be identified now. You can imagine that it should have How ancient.”

I tried to keep up with Shandora and tried to view the whole incident from her perspective. Lin Xue said thoughtfully: "In other words, a model that may have stopped serving before you were born? Even in the database A super old model with no relevant records?”

Shandora nodded: "I'm afraid that's the case, and to put it this way... the cube in front of us is probably from the same era. Is the time from now measured in hundreds of millions of years? It may even be longer! It's incredible, so ancient The things have been preserved to this day and are still in front of us..."

"It's an era that is completely unimaginable..." Lin Xue couldn't help but sigh, "It is said that the shelf life of things made by the empire is very long, but the shelf life of things made in such a long time is so exaggerated?"

"Unexplainable, unexplainable," Sandora covered her forehead, "Okay, now even I need to calm down. Theoretically, it is impossible for such an ancient thing to be preserved, not to mention that it seems to be still in the void environment. It has been drifting for a while, but it has been preserved and seems to be in good condition. Send the body and the cube to the research institute. No matter what method is used, give me a detailed report as soon as possible, including Approximate years of service and cause of death, and if possible, find out if there is any data recording equipment. The most important thing: never damage it!"

"Yes! Your will!" Vitok or Ketovi or any other uncle with any other name immediately gave a military salute, and with a serious expression began to instruct his assistants to carefully collect everything on site into the Gnar space. middle. I glanced at Sandora, who was deep in thought, and tried to say: "So... the Merova people are robbing the remains of an old empire soldier?"

"This is even more unreasonable, right?" Sandora looked at me and smiled bitterly, "Things have entered a larger foggy area. The remains of an old empire soldier may have special meaning to us, but for us What value do those Merova rebels have?"

"No matter what the value is, they are dead," Alleria never spoke, and she couldn't help but speak out at this time, "They have already stolen a large amount of His Majesty's property, erased the emblem of the empire, and now they are still What are those madmen planning to do with the remains of the soldiers of the old empire?"

"You don't even know?" I glanced at Alleria. Among the people present, she was the only one who might know the Merova people, but she shook her head at me: "I know the Merova people. How good are their fighting skills and how to command them to charge, but other than that, the culture, beliefs and way of thinking of the Merova people... can only be said to be so-so... Well, Your Majesty, you also know that the old empire is here In terms of the servant army policy, it’s a little bit..."

"Forget it, I knew it would be like this." I covered my face and waved my hands weakly.

We did not stay in Kerudak, but returned directly to Shadow City to follow up on the experts’ analysis of the cube and the body. This time, Sandora and I did not wait too long. That afternoon, An explosive news came from the research center.

Tavel personally reported to us:

"Your Majesty, we may have discovered a Primarch."

ps: Earthquakes have occurred frequently in recent years, and now Sichuan is affected again. Living in a city like Tangshan that was rebuilt from the ruins after the earthquake, I have heard many people talking about this matter, and the elderly who survived the earthquake are also lamenting. If you have the ability, do something. Even if you don't have the ability, let's say peace to the compatriots in the disaster area at this time.

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