Chapter 1,506 The Guy with a Weird Attitude

"You are finally willing to get closer. The interference here is really not that strong - I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you?"

What sounded in my mind was undoubtedly the voice of the Abyss Xiling, but this situation, this scene, this person, this thing... No matter what, it was hard for me to believe what was happening in front of me: this is inside the Gate of the Abyss, the deep dive of the empire. The Hong Kong Experimental Base has the Empire's most elite troops stationed outside, and it is one hundred and eighty thousand miles away from the base camp of the Fallen Apostles. Why is the Abyss Xiling here? He didn't bring an army, he didn't bring any guards, he didn't even have decent weapons and equipment. He just stood in front of me and greeted his enemy so carelessly?

Moreover... there is a large piece of debris floating behind her that doesn't look like it was created by Xiling Technology. These things are obviously related to her, but what is the relationship? Why would she appear beneath the Empire's deep dive port with these fragments?

I feel like one of my heads is bigger than the other two, and the look in my eyes looking at Abyss Xiling is getting weirder... Well, I just think I have eyes.

"You seem to be surprised. I showed up at the wrong time?" Abyss Xiling's voice continued to ring in my mind, and I suddenly realized one thing: the other party is directly connected!

Direct spiritual connection with me or any other form of face-to-face conversation is a method of communication that Abyss Xiling has always avoided using, because it will cause the power of the void to pour into the spiritual network of the fallen apostles, and for Abyss Xiling this kind of communication Power is poison. The Void will purify those connected nodes, and the purified fallen apostles will naturally leave their data network. This is definitely a huge loss to the Abyss Xiling who is rooted in the network, but now the other party has begun to confidently and boldly follow the Void Biological spiritual connection?

"Aren't you afraid of being 'washed off' when you talk to me?" I finally couldn't keep silent and asked the other party curiously.

"It doesn't matter, I finally found a way to talk to you safely, and it doesn't require consuming anything," Abyss Xiling smiled, chatting with me in a relaxed tone during the spiritual connection, and then she pointed not far away deep diving vessel. "Won't you move me in? It's not comfortable to chat in a place like this. I don't really like this pure abyss environment, and I can't move now."

Only then did I notice that there was a black metal box that looked like a large wardrobe next to Abyss Xiling. There was a halo of light connecting her to the metal box. She said that she couldn't move, so it should be like this. Metal box related.

But this is not the point at all. I have been completely confused by this guy who jumped out of the way: "Move you in?! What on earth do you want to do? Did you get these wrecks? By the way, what are you doing today? You probably came here just to scare me..."

"I'm not that boring." Abyss Xiling's figure suddenly flickered, and she frowned, "It seems that even if you use special materials, you will encounter interference... I suggest you move my interactive device first Let's go to a safer place, which is the black cabinet in front of you. We can find a stable place to discuss the rest of the matter in detail. As for these wreckage... you can treat it as a meeting gift, or as a prop for the next step of cooperation. .That’s all I can say right now.”

Abyss Xiling said the word "cooperation" with a serious expression. Only then did I remember that the New Empire and her were indeed "cooperating", but it was more like a certain compromise forced by the situation: the New Empire would no longer attack the Abyss Zone, and Abyss Xiling would be responsible for containing the New Army - I have always I didn’t regard this as a project of sincere cooperation between the two parties, but Abyss Xiling seemed to have really seriously talked about cooperation.

I looked at the enemy commander in front of me, and there was a battle between heaven and man in my mind. It seemed like two voices were yelling desperately in my ears, and one voice told me, "You must not trust the guy in front of you." Another voice shouted "Yes, yes, yes" desperately...

After a few clicks, I found that I still couldn't trust this guy with weird and uneasy tricks, but leaving her alone was obviously not a problem. After hesitating for a few seconds, I finally made a decision. Decision: No matter what the other party wants to do, first "move" her to the ship. Anyway, my own power is absolutely restrained against her, and this is also the territory of the empire. No matter how powerful the energy of the Abyss Xiling is, it will not make any waves - of course She might also blow up the big locker next to her in the deep dive port or do some other minor damage. But I really don’t want to believe that such a monster-level enemy came all the way here just to make me sick...

"Ansers, open the Gnaku and take this guy in," I ordered the deep-diving ship. "Also notify the deep-diving port and report the situation here. By the way, let the port guard be 'prepared.'"

"Is there any danger?" Anseth obviously hesitated, "That's the enemy's commander-in-chief."

"The body of Abyss Xiling is not here. Strictly speaking, this is just a liaison device thrown by the other party. It seems hypocritical for us to be cautious when facing a communicator." I answered while paying attention to Abyss Xiling and the person next to her. There was movement in the black cabinet, "In addition, I will keep an eye on her at all times. As long as she is in a void environment, she will not make any movement."

Ansers didn't ask any more questions this time. A few seconds later, a crack shining with blue light opened in the belly of the deep-sea submersible. The tractor beam began to drag the Abyss Xiling and a bunch of debris around her towards Gnaku. , I also followed a few steps to the side of Abyss Xiling, and reminded her in the spiritual connection: "No matter what you want to do, don't play tricks, you know that I am specifically to restrain you."

"Don't worry," the other party waved his hand, "I definitely didn't come here to scare you."

I frowned (well, imaginary eyebrows): "Then what do you want to do?"

"How should I put it...Actually, I have been telling the truth, but you don't want to believe it," Abyss Xiling glanced at me, "The plan has progressed to the next step, and now we need to carry out another cooperative project with you, I said My actions have never been based on personal feelings or camp factors. I will do whatever the final goal requires - now you and I need to cooperate, and I believe you will be happy to take action after hearing my conditions. So here we are.”

Seeing that I still had something to ask, Abyss Xiling just waved his hand: "We'll wait until everyone is gone. This set of equipment has been soaked in the abyss environment for a long time. Now it needs to repair itself. See you later. Don't blame me." .”

After leaving these words, the figure of Abyss Xiling began to flicker violently. And gradually faded away, and finally only a strange black metal box was left in front of me - and tons of questions by the way.

"Attention, the gate of Gnaku has been closed and it is entering the purification stage. Please do not release the locking device until the purification is completed..."

Suddenly the sound of a broadcast from above interrupted my thoughts, and I realized that I, the wreckage and the big box had entered the deep-diving ship and were now located in the inspection isolation zone of Gnaku: all the items were transported from outside. Everything that comes in must be purified twice here. Only after it is determined to be harmless can you enter the depths of the warehouse. At the same time, the entire Gnaku is protected by a high-strength protective layer, which can ensure that even if the contents in the warehouse are contaminated, it will not endanger the entire spacecraft, and at critical moments, this warehouse cabin The segments can be separated from the spacecraft as a whole. I decided to stay here with that big box: At present, it seems that Abyss Xiling appeared in front of me with the help of that big box, and I have to monitor it well.

Although I don’t know the significance of this kind of surveillance - just like I told Anseth, what Abyss Xiling sent over should just be a communicator. She has no real entity, and her true body should still be in the abyss. But no matter what, it is necessary to monitor this communicator: at least its output terminal. It is definitely right to guard against anything that has anything to do with the abyss like the plague.

"Your Majesty, I have to ask you to stay in Gnakuli for a while." After the purification process was completed, I followed a large amount of "cargo" and was transported to the deep area of ​​the warehouse. Ansers sent a communication, "Do we still want to continue the recycling operation now?"

"Continue, why not continue," I shrugged, "Anyway, there are only a handful left. Clean them up before going back. I'm watching over the Abyss Xiling, so there won't be any problems."

After ending the communication with the main control room, I called Sandora again: "How are the preparations outside?"

Sandora's voice rang immediately. It seemed that she had been waiting for my active contact: "The firepower pointed at the Gate of the Abyss is almost enough to blast through the universe. What's going on over there? Abyss Xiling?"

"Well, I visually saw that she sent something like a communicator, and the two of us were chatting five minutes ago." I turned to look at the big box next to me. The latter still remained silent as if on standby. The red halo wandering on the surface and the slight buzzing sound from inside showed that the device was still operating normally. "I don't know what she wants to do. She claimed to be seeking cooperation, and there was no abyss of fallen apostles found around her. Fleet and the like. Just treat her as harmless for the time being and see what this guy thinks. Anyway, everything she does is quite unexpected, isn't it?"

"I hope it's harmless..." Sandora paused slightly. "Perhaps we are a little nervous. What can a network ghost do without the terminal? She is not planning to hack our network in front of you with her own strength, is she?"

After thinking about it, I could only repeat Sandora's four words: "I hope it's harmless."

The deep-diving ship continued working under my instruction, collecting the remaining small piles of wreckage into the Gnakuli. However, because there was a special "passenger" in the Gnakuri, Anseth activated the warehouse. A temporary isolation barrier to store other wreckage and the "black box" of Abyss Xiling separately.

Several blue energy shields rose up around me, isolating myself and the black box in a safe space. After waiting in this environment for a while, I finally felt a little bored and couldn't help but turn my head and look at the person beside me. Big iron cabinet: "By the way, when will you do the self-examination?"

I didn't expect to get any answer at first, but the black box actually started up all of a sudden. The red light stream instantly appeared on its surface twice as much as before. There was a strange sound inside the box, and then It was as lively as the large equipment was restarting, and then the side facing me suddenly became as smooth as a mirror, and the figure of Abyss Xiling slowly walked out of it, as if walking directly from the two-dimensional screen into the real world: "It just happened to After the inspection, it seems to be in good condition. Only one of the protective wall generators was burned out. Fortunately, I brought enough spare parts. Oh, is this your deep submersible ship? It looks pretty good. It has a large cargo warehouse. …You have also developed to the level where you can load and unload cargo in an abyssal environment.”

I looked at the enemy in front of me with a strange expression. Her relaxed and natural attitude was simply challenging my imperialist concept of honor and disgrace. I endured the cramp in my forehead and tried to keep my tone calm: "Don't you think you should behave better?" ...Does it fit the status?"

"This is the time when you creatures in the real world will care," Abyss Xiling leaned on his black box and glanced at me with a lazy look, "I only care about my own goals. Repeat it again: I am today I’m not here to fight, and I don’t want to cause any damage. For the sake of peace in the Abyss area these days, can’t you just trust me once?”

I shrugged: "Don't worry, I'm slow-minded, so the best way to deal with someone like you is to ignore whatever you say."

"Aha, that's what smart people do," Abyss Xiling's way of speaking was still so relaxed and natural, with an unreasonable sense of familiarity. Then she frowned, "Why haven't you left the Gate of the Abyss yet? When will we dock?"

I couldn't laugh or cry: "Can you please stop being so familiar? You are in the base camp of the enemy camp, okay? Even if you are a diplomat, you should at least pay attention to your image. We are recovering the remaining wreckage. In a moment It will be finished - if you really want to say something, can you tell me what those things are now? What did you want to do by sending them here...?"

"The spaceship from the other side fell into my hands more than a hundred years ago. However, it has been sealed up and has only recently been seen again." Abyss Xiling answered simply, "I can guarantee that these pieces are complete and can be put together. It can at least be restored to an extent. Of course, forget about the precise structure inside and the overall operating mechanism of the spacecraft. Even if it is restored, it probably won't be usable. The most useful thing about this thing is its material... You seem to have something to say. explain?"

"Of course I have something to say," I finally found the opportunity to speak. The first thing I did was to stop this guy who had been talking to himself. "Can you please stop talking so incoherently? What I want to know is what you want to say." What was this thing sent to us for?”

"Analyze, research, build spaceships, consolidate nodes. Cross the critical surface and build bridges. These are all tasks," Abyss Xiling said in one breath, "It must be completed before the void cataclysm. This is our great cause, and it is also yours. Things you like to hear and see: If you want to permanently reduce the abyss phenomenon in the void and open the door to a new world, then we need to cooperate. I know you have more doubts now, but many things cannot be explained in a short time. This is A plan that has been advancing for tens of thousands of years, and since most of the stages of the plan have been carried out autonomously. So far, quite a few things have happened that have deviated from what I originally envisioned, so even if I were to explain it to you, I would be a bit at a loss to start. Let's wait until we see Shandora... This time we can take a good look at the 'fire' we left behind: and it's outside the battlefield."

"Do you still remember that the Revenge Army was what you left behind back then?" I looked at the Abyss Xiling in surprise, and then suddenly realized that I had actually asked a stupid question: After the Abyss Xiling was contaminated, it just changed its personality, memory and so on. Isn't it still the same as before?

Abyss Xiling glanced at me: "So you already know that the Revenge Army is protected by me?"

Although I and the other party are enemies in terms of stance, it seems that there is no need to worry so much at this time. I really can't restrain my curiosity: "Then how do you view the fire you reserved before after being corrupted? It's not lust. Is it quick to get rid of it?"

The foundation of the current new empire was protected by Abyss Xiling himself back then, and the fallen apostles in the Abyss were created by me. When faced with this intersection of fates, my reaction was that my brain froze for a while, and now I I was particularly curious about what Abyss Xiling would think when faced with the same problem. As a result, the other party did not hesitate at all: "What do you think? Everything is as usual, no opinions. I just need to complete the original goal. 'Fire' and 'Great Cause' are both in Actions that must be taken at a certain period, and it seems that these actions are not wrong at present. When my node is not contaminated, the abyss is the enemy that harms the empire, so in order to protect the empire, I have to fight against pollution, and when the empire zone It has become an abyss, and you have become the enemy of the empire, so in order to protect the empire, I have to fight against you. My goal has been clear from the beginning, so I have never been affected by those messy external factors."

I discovered one thing: The most powerful thing about Abyss Xiling is probably not her resourcefulness and foresight, but that this guy lives a more free and easy life than a void creature... As a ghost living in the online world, she has no real world. This is why every action of this guy gives people an unprecedented amazing feeling. Now I finally know why this amazing feeling is a bit familiar: Qian Qian's lack of heart and lack of lungs must be strengthened four or five times, and it will be lifelike. It’s just another Abyss Xiling!

At least in terms of being free and easy and "doing what you say", the two definitely have something in common.

At this time, the deep submersible ship finally completed all the salvage processes. A steady and gentle broadcast from the ship's main engine came from the Gnaku: "The Gnaku has been locked. This ship has begun to perform the buoyancy process. There may be danger when crossing the material critical surface. If there is a certain degree of vibration, all personnel must be prepared to withstand the impact.”

I casually opened a holographic projection in the air to show the status of the deep dive ship. Abyss Xiling naturally came up curiously. After a while, the ship crossed the critical surface of matter, and the twisted black air masses on the holographic screen flashed. All disappeared, replaced by the normal space scene outside.

Abyss Xiling's tone rose: "Oh, it looks like your welcome ceremony was quite grand." (To be continued...)