Chapter 1515 Are the Believers Here?

"Actually, there were many Imperial Expeditionary Forces fighting outside. In addition to the Revenge Army, there were several armies that were not in the Empire area at that time. Do you know why I chose the Revenge Army as the 'Tinder'?"

Abyss Xiling looked into my eyes and asked such a question.

Of course I have also been curious: the Xiling Apostles are a highly offensive race. Even after the end of the great expansion era, they will always have a large number of troops fighting outside. Although Sandora was the one who was most enthusiastic about opening up borders and splitting the land, she was absolutely She is not the only one. She and her Revenge Army were just one of the troops that went on an expedition that year. Since they are not in the Empire area, they all have the opportunity to be retained as fire. Why did Abyss Xiling choose the Revenge Army alone as the "tinder"?

Abyss Xiling didn't give a shit: "There are many reasons. The first is that the Revenge Army ran the farthest at that time. The 'distance' between them and the Imperial Zone was safe enough, so it was most suitable to be retained. The second was the configuration. The Revenge Army was at that time The equipment is the most complete, with a supreme commander, basic corps, and the most crucial frontline host. These are all indispensable for revival. Finally, it is related to the world they happened to pass by at that time: there is a special existence in that world. The abyss reaction. At that time, I didn’t know about things like bridges and void structures, and even the civilization on the other side only had a preliminary understanding, so I still couldn’t figure out where that inert abyss came from, but I knew it was not fatal. …”

I was a little curious: "How are you sure it's not fatal? The Empire hadn't studied the Inert Abyss at that time, right?"

"It's just that there is no large-scale research," Abyss Xiling laughed, "The empire has been dealing with the Abyss for so many years, and it is not that it has been fighting alone regardless of other things. Each region that is good at scientific research has specialized abyss projects. However, Occam's deep dive plan was the boldest and leading one among them, so it had a high sense of existence. In fact, some unpopular research groups discovered the existence of the inert abyss at that time, but the scale of research in this area was never large. In the final analysis, it is Because the inert abyss is so rare and non-renewable, in most cases researchers cannot even find examples for analysis and can only rely on pure theory to guess. Therefore, not many people studied the inert abyss back then and knew about it. There are not many people there, and the emperor like Sandora, who devotes all his energy to fighting and develops weapons for all scientific research projects, is certainly out of reach. Although information is shared across the empire, everyone only has a different understanding of the shared database. No one knows everything and has all the power to take what is needed.”

I understood immediately. Abyss Xiling is right. The Inert Abyss is not like the regular abyss that is everywhere. Its rarity can be compared with Lilina's conscience. If nothing else, the God Clan has so many years to accumulate their great achievements. They None of them have been able to conduct systematic research on the abyss of inertia, which is very illustrative of the problem.

It seems that some people have studied the inert abyss in the old empire, but due to the scarcity of samples and the fact that most people were focused on Project X, these studies failed to take shape. The information left behind is even rarer. Under normal circumstances, this kind of unpopular research should soon be lost in the vast sea of ​​information, but because Abyss Xiling is a network cluster consciousness, all the information circulating on the data network will fall to her. That's why these things are preserved.

"Fortunately, your life form is special," I said sincerely. "Information is productivity, and you won't miss anything... So you inferred from the properties of the inert abyss that it is not fatal? Is it your own inference or is it Had this research conclusion been reached at that time?”

"This research was originally coming to an end. But the scientist in charge of this project failed to make it to the end. He was transferred to participate in Project Proud, "Although I was just a program group like a super administrator at first, with enough data resources and computing power to support me, my own research...or derivation ability will not be worse than any researcher."

"So you deliberately want the Revenge Army to be infected with the Abyss of Inertia? Why?"

"Whether you believe it or not, back then I wanted to know what would happen if the Apostle Xiling retained his mind after being infected by the Abyss." Abyss Xiling blinked, "It was just a rough idea at the time, but you can think of it as the current 'fall' The prototype of 'Apostle' or 'Apostle of the Abyss', but at that time I was not sure what the situation would be like after the infection. Naturally, there was no concept of 'Fallen Apostle' and 'Apostle of the Abyss'. Now it seems that this should be The question of the degree of infection: Those who are seriously infected, have sanity, have drastically changed temperaments, and have uncontrollable destructive desires are the fallen apostles; those who are less infected, have sanity, have slight changes in personality but still maintain their true nature are the apostles of the abyss. I didn’t expect to be so detailed back then. , I just thought that if someone could survive the infection and retain the ability to think, they might find a new way to resist the abyss. Then I did this: let the revenge army come into contact with the inert abyss, which is not fatal. Use the method I just One sentence I saw in the database is that a dead horse is a living horse doctor. Anyway, they have accidentally stumbled into a polluted world. By chance, all the conditions have been put together, so let them serve as the test subjects for the last experiment. . Anyway, you can’t die, and maybe you will become a new branch. That’s what I thought back then: the Xiling apostles who were infected and retained their consciousness should be regarded as a new branch. But the subsequent development was a bit unexpected..."

"You didn't expect that Sandora was the only one infected?" I thought of the situation of the Revenge Army, "Their combat effectiveness seems to be a bit beyond your calculations."

Abyss Xiling's expression was very strange: "It's not just as simple as exceeding calculations, okay? In that case, it was able to resist an abyss gate for tens of thousands of years. In the end, Sandora jumped into the gate alone and came out unscathed. , this willpower has simply changed..."

I looked at her with an evil expression: "Please pay attention, then I am the wife."

Abyss Xiling: "...Okay, let's not talk about this topic. In short, this matter was indeed arranged by me. The idea at the time was to make the revenge army have resistance or adaptability to the abyss. This can be considered a Double insurance: Even if my 'safety barrier' fails and the Revenge Army runs to the abyss, they will have a high chance of surviving. Now it seems that this plan has many loopholes, but you should understand that my understanding of the abyss was also limited back then. It’s been a lot of hard work to be able to plan to this point.”

Lilina had been quiet from just now, but now she finally couldn't control herself again. She rubbed against me like a kitten, and then looked straight at Abyss Xiling: "Then you should know more about the Inert Abyss now than before, right? What on earth is that?"

"I have a guess." Abyss Xiling showed that enigmatic smile again. As soon as I saw this expression, I knew that she was going to break the news again. Sure enough, as soon as this guy opened his mouth, I almost slipped off the chair. " Maybe someone has built the bridge before us..."

Before I could speak, Lilina was the first to jump up: "Didn't you say that no one had ever stopped the previous catastrophes?"

"I just said that it has not been 'successfully' stopped," Abyss Xiling said solemnly, "According to the information from the other side. The previous catastrophes did break out at full capacity, but this does not mean that no one has tried before. Building bridges, maybe there are many bridges, but they all failed. After all, not even the other side dares to guarantee this aspect: they are also a civilization that was born after the catastrophe in the last season, and they have no idea what happened in the last season cycle. What happened? According to my understanding of the Inert Abyss, the properties of this thing are very similar to the radiation that escapes after the bridge is successfully built. If this is true, then the reason why it is weak in pollution is easy to understand: this thing has Part of the 'other shore' attribute, it certainly does not do much harm to the world of order on this side. The reason why Sandora cannot be purified by void creatures after being infected is also very simple: because it has no influence on the world of order on this side. It’s harmful. Since it’s harmless, it naturally won’t trigger purification.”

"It's harmless," I couldn't help but mutter, "Have you seen Shandora's abyss form? She was struggling with that claw for a long time. And on the planet where the revenge army was trapped. The abyss is in trouble, and there are little monsters everywhere. The Ultraman from the two armies can be air-dropped and it will be over in the blink of an eye..."

"I don't know what your metaphor is about, but this kind of harm is acceptable." Abyss Xiling spread his hands, "Compared to the highly active Abyss, this pollution is mild enough. It only contains some 'Other shore' property. It's not completely safe yet."

I lowered my head and pondered. The bombardment of a lot of information in the past two days seemed to have made me resistant. Even if I heard another shocking speculation, I could still maintain this state of calm thinking. After thinking for a while, I finally remembered something: "If you put it this way...I remember that there is an abyss gate in the God Realm...Father God said that it was left before the catastrophe in the last season!"

"I have heard about the Gate of the Abyss, but unfortunately I have never seen it with my own eyes." Abyss Xiling nodded, "Its stability is the strongest among all the inert abyss, and has even exceeded the concept of the inert abyss. It is basically stable. It's completely harmless. If I have the chance, I'd like to study that thing, maybe it can be helpful to the 'Great Cause'."

"Do you think that thing is the pier left by the last bridge?" Lilina shouted and came to the front of Abyss Xiling. "The properties are very similar: it is the gate of the abyss in form, very stable, and there is an abyss. Nature but no pollution, looks like a space passage..."

"But its bottom is closed," I patted Lilina on the head and said before Abyss Xiling spoke, "It is a fixed space and has a bottom. Although the gods have not fully understood the nature of its space, But it doesn’t look like it can lead to the other side.”

Lilina rolled her eyes: "Isn't this simple? The bridge collapsed. This guy has already said that the bridges he built before have never been successful."

"Perhaps this child's guess is correct," Abyss Xiling glanced at Lilina, "This is an area that neither you nor I have understood. All guesses are valuable. When Father God comes, you can ask him Mention this matter.”

"He should be here soon. I'm really looking forward to what the scene will be like when you two meet." I pulled Lilina to stand up. "Then let's do it. I'll withdraw you and continue to study high technology."

After saying goodbye to Tavel and Abyss Xiling, Lilina and I left the research center and headed to the Temple of the World Tree as planned. Lilina didn't say anything along the way, she just frowned and pretended to be very serious. Looking at this little man who was only 1.09 meters tall but always showed the aura of the final boss, I couldn't help but want to tease her. She: "What are you thinking about? Conspiracy?"

"Boss, don't be like this. I'm busy working hard for the empire," Lilina blocked my fingers that were poking her head. "After all, we have been fighting against the Abyss Xiling for so many years. At this time, you You have to allow me to talk about conspiracy theories, right?”

"The world is bright, but the psychology is dark," I remembered my sister's comment about Lilina. But then he nodded, "Of course your idea is quite normal. Not only you, Sandora and I don't dare to completely trust that guy now. We have to wait for her to take out all the information, and then jointly study it with the Gods Only then can we be sure whether what she said is true. But now it seems that the things she brought are quite useful."

Lilina hummed, and then she didn't say anything. She just continued to follow me with her little face wrinkled and thinking about her bad thoughts. In this way, we arrived at the Temple of the World Tree together, and then found Lin and Uncle Kenser in the temple square.

Why are these two here?

It is said that Lin and Kenser are Dingdang's subordinates. There is actually no need to make a fuss about them coming to Dingdang's temple, but the problem is: although the five-person group of gods are nominally the "Goodwill Ambassador and Service Team of the God Realm in Xiling". But in fact, each of these people is really lazier than the other. Needless to say, Ilson is a disgusting handsome man who only knows how to show off his face on the street besides eating and waiting for death. Even Monina would rather be in the kitchen. After studying for a whole day, I was unwilling to come to the temple area to do any serious work. Uncle Kenser was a seemingly loyal and good man, but besides knowing 20 ways to put children to sleep and memorizing the discount dates of all supermarkets in the city, he knew everything by heart. It seems to be of no use. Lin is usually well-behaved, but it's a pity that she fails to succeed and fails to succeed. Even if she wants to do serious things, I don't dare to get too close to her... To sum up, basically no one in this five-person group of protoss can send Useful. The only hard-working person turned out to be Bingtis, who usually seems to be the most unreliable: Although Sister Bing has personality problems, she is never sloppy in her work. She always runs hard between the God Realm and the Empire. , Sandora and I can’t fault this.

So I was particularly surprised when these two people appeared in Temple Square.

Follow your usual rhythm. At this hour, Lin and Uncle Kenser should be watching TV at home, or following Monina on the streets to harm good people. How come they have time to come to the temple area? I realized that I wanted to fulfill my duties as an ambassador. Come to the temple area to sign something or something?

"Hey." I dragged Lilina forward to greet the two gods, "How strange. When was the last time you came to Dingdang Temple to report?"

Uncle Kenser greeted me with a warm smile. Then he looked at the World Tree: "Two people are coming today. Lin and I are here to greet them. By the way, they have registered in advance. We must not break the rules."

I waved my hand to the other party. God Realm and Shadow City have to register when visiting each other. In fact, this is just a formality. Top-level civilizations like the Protoss and Xiling, which are already at the apex and have no material or territorial disputes at all, have no possibility of conspiring against each other unless they are full and full, just like two people soaking in a pool will not. Because they are fighting for the water source (this metaphor is very strange, but you just have to listen to it), Star Territory and Xiling will never be able to fight as long as they are still in the order camp. Therefore, the traffic management between Shadow City and God Realm is basically The above are all just a formality, and the main purpose is just to prevent too much pressure on this traffic line. Once this direct channel can be expanded, I am afraid that even the "registration application" step will be omitted.

But Uncle Kenser is still a very serious person anyway (in fact, I feel bad for saying this). He deliberately emphasized that he had registered in advance, and I could only express my appreciation for his selfless behavior with a smile. style.

"Let you two personally come to greet him. Is this an important person in the God Realm?" I looked at the World Tree curiously and said to myself that I haven't heard of any big shots coming from the God Realm recently. Father God plans to come in a few days, but It's definitely too early to show up now, and there's also a characteristic of Father God's coming, that is, he usually doesn't take the "front door": Father God's habit is to swim here by himself from the void, then wander around the earth for a long time, and finally leave from K City Bus Terminal Take a taxi to our house and buy a chive box on the way...

Anyway, I haven't seen him come out of the Temple of Life. Maybe he is also afraid of seeing Dingdang's riddled seven-hand system.

Uncle Kenser smiled gently: "He is not a big shot, but he is actually a believer of the two of us."

"Believers?" I glanced at them in surprise, "You're here to visit? You're going to greet me personally?"

"I'm here to report on my work," Uncle Kense said cheerfully, "It's not to greet him. The main reason is that the child doesn't know his way around. I'm afraid he will get lost."

Lin also explained beside her: "The one in my family doesn't get lost, but she has a bad temper. I'm afraid she will quarrel with others here and get beaten..."

I broke into a cold sweat when I heard Lin's words: "Why is Shadow City so dangerous?"

Lin shrank her head and looked around, then nodded vigorously with a fearful look on her face: "Yes!"

I'm depressed. This guy's usual problems are her own problem. It has nothing to do with the folk customs of Shadow City. Besides, except for being teased at home, Lin never suffers in Shadow City. It is said that a while ago, Paopao even held a Shadow City Cute Girl Competition on a whim. Lin is a dark horse contestant known as the "Rookie King of Soft Cute Flat Chests"... Oh, maybe it was the sudden increase in popularity after that that scared this girl. arrive.

Anyway, just when I was having all kinds of wild thoughts in my mind, the teleportation runes on the temple square suddenly lit up: Kenser and Lin's followers had arrived.