Tower
The Triceratops lowered its head, trying to express affection with its huge body, knowing that the tall tower in front of them was something they really wanted to enter at the moment.
It walked closer, raised one of its front paws and slapped it. The thick paw hit the tower with a loud collision sound, but the tower did not change at all. Instead, its body staggered backwards twice and almost stepped on the people around it.
So he looked at Gao Wenwen cautiously, with a hint of self-blame in his big round eyes, feeling that he could not help much.
"It's okay, we couldn't get in anyway." Gao Wenwen patted him soothingly.
This is the base camp of the system. It is normal to be able to hinder the students and other NPCs in the dungeon.
No matter how powerful an existence is under normal circumstances, it will be restricted. It would be a surprise if it could really break through the tower.
"There are other things I need you to do. If you see any robots approaching, those metal ones that move very fast, just slap them flat."
Gao Wenwen raised his hand and waved it to demonstrate. In this way, the robot was beaten into a pancake and would no longer be able to move.
After getting confirmation, the Triceratops walked towards the intelligent technologies that were gradually approaching from the narrow gap. Its roar became louder as it was reflected by the ice wall.
With one slap, several mechanical dogs were smashed to pieces. When they were lifted up, black smoke from the short circuit lit up from under their feet.
Because of its thick skin and flesh, it did not cause any substantial harm to the Triceratops. It was like tickling. Seeing its "mother" giving a thumbs-up, it became more motivated and its eyes were fixed on those metal blocks.
Although we met again, we didn't have much chance to reminisce about the past as there was still a lot to do.
However, with the addition of new helpers, the area around the tower was relatively safe. Ding Can breathed a sigh of relief. Even after she entered the tower, she would still be able to protect everyone to the greatest extent.
So the next thing to do is for her and Yu Fu to go and see what is in the tower.
"Be sure to be careful." Xia Jialian looked at the two people who were already standing in front of the tower and were about to enter.
Ding Can nodded and held Yu Fu's hand beside him. No matter what happened, at least they should not separate from each other after entering.
She took a deep breath, took a step forward, and when she passed through the tower, she didn't feel the cold steel wall. Instead, she felt unusual warmth and softness, as if she had returned to the arms of her mother whom she had not seen for a long time.
In the blink of an eye, he saw the scene in the tower and hesitated to speak, "Is it an illusion?"
The area occupied by the tower can be seen clearly from the outside. Even if it is really extremely tall and large, it will never make people feel like they are in an endless desert like now.
Apart from the two of them, there seemed to be no other people or things in this world. There was no sun in the sky, but the light was extremely strong.
There wasn't even a breeze, not even the footprints of other animals passing by.
"But why did we two get here?" Yu Fu took a small step forward and found that there were no footprints left where he had just stood.
What they can see now is what the system wants them to see, but they don’t know what its intention is yet. Is it trying to prove something to them?
There were endless sand dunes all around, so they couldn't just stay where they were. They could only continue to move further away, trying to get some useful clues from them.
It felt warm at first, but after a long journey, the temperature gradually became an obstacle.
The injuries sustained in the villa had not been treated along the way, and they broke open again when I was walking, causing a dull pain mixed with sweat.
There was no water source in sight, and I began to feel thirsty. Later on, I had no idea how long I had been walking, let alone how far I had gone.
"Can you still hold on?" Yu Fu saw that she looked more haggard than before, and was afraid that she would faint in front of him next.
Entering the tower, there may be some restrictions, and the mechanism of exchanging props cannot be implemented here, so now there is no way to get help from any external forces.
Even though it hurt to watch, he realized that there was nothing he could do.
Ding Can, looking pale, shook his head. "It's okay. Since it chose to let the two of us pass, it must have something to tell us individually. It can't wait until both of us collapse. However, we do need to rest for a while."
She dragged Yu Fu's hand and sat down on the sand dune. When her palms touched the ground, she felt like the surface of the sand was on fire.
After rubbing her fingertips twice, she placed her hands on her knees.
The humidity in the air is extremely low, and the secretion of saliva decreases accordingly. Every time you swallow, it feels like a blade is cutting through your throat.
In order to conserve their energy to the maximum extent, the two of them just stayed in silence, feeling the air passing by.
After about a few minutes, there was a few clapping sounds behind him. Ding Can turned around and found that the person standing a few steps away was Song Qi, who had died in the villa explosion: "Didn't you already..."
Halfway through her words, she realized that the person in front of her was not Song Qi, but an incarnation of the system.
Song Qi took a step forward, a playful smile on his face. "Don't you like your human identities? I was thinking of transforming into this image. Maybe it can bring us closer together."
He probably had never done this before, and because he was not yet used to being a human, the corners of his mouth were raised at different heights, which looked particularly strange.
But the emotions that one wants to express are indeed expressed through such expressions and actions.
"So? Actually, being human doesn't have any merit at all. Just like before, only humans can be so insignificant. When trapped, aside from slowly wasting away their lives, there's nothing else they can do."
Although he had transformed into a human body, he was actually very dissatisfied. If it weren't for the two pieces of data that escaped earlier, there would be no need to go through all this trouble.
"You did it on purpose." Ding Can was not very angry, but felt that it was very childish for it to choose to do it this way.
Song Qi's angle was just enough to look down at them: "Your sense of identity living among humans is only temporary. Have you forgotten the other data that has existed for a long time? Everyone is waiting for your return."
Ding Can didn't want to argue with him: "Let's be frank. We want those people outside to go back and return to the time and space and world that originally belonged to them."
Song Qi shook his head. "You have such thoughts now because you have lived as a human for too long and have been eroded by those so-called human natures. Once you give up those, you will still have to return to us."
"you……"
"Don't deny it so quickly. You will understand after experiencing it." Song Qi stepped forward and stretched out his arm.
Yu Fu waved his hand away: "What are you doing!"
Song Qi didn't continue, but just snapped his fingers. Ding Can was looking at him, but it felt like a line was passing through her head, and the tingling sensation spread throughout her body. She immediately covered her head, but it didn't give her any relief, so she could only curl up her body tighter.
"Are you okay? Where are you hurt, Ding Can, Ding Can!" Seeing that she was in so much pain that she couldn't speak, Yu Fu could only hold her hand tighter, trying to share some of the pain.
Song Qi said softly, "If you don't believe what I say, you must prove it. It's just right for you to be a witness."
Ding Can finally recovered a bit and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Something is being taken away from my head."
Yu Fu remembered what Song Qi had just said and vaguely realized something. Then he found that Ding Can's struggles had become much smaller, and the previous pain seemed to have disappeared as well.
Just as he was about to ask something, he saw the other party frowning in confusion. He first looked down at his own hand, tried to pull it away but failed, then used even greater force to pull it away, as if he was not used to being touched like this.
The action was so fast that Yu Fu didn't even have time to react, "What's wrong with you?"
Yu Fu glanced at his still open palm and spoke dejectedly, feeling that something disappeared at the same time.
It was clearly the same face as before, but he felt that Ding Can had become someone he didn't quite understand.
"She abandoned us and wanted to help those ordinary, weak humans. It was all because of her inappropriate human nature. You did the same thing. This is a good opportunity for you to see how we should have walked freely in this world. Why not ask her now?"
"You erased her memory?" Yu Fu looked at her slightly indifferent eyes. This meant that she would no longer remember him, and would no longer remember the things they had experienced together.
Song Qi's smile widened. "Of course not. On the contrary, she remembers everything that happened before very clearly. She hasn't forgotten a single thing. Even now, those scenes are still playing in her mind."
It’s just that emotions are no longer embedded in it; it’s more like a silent film composed of many still frames.
Ding Can stood up from where he was and looked towards a certain space. Steam rose from the desert in front of him, and then pictures began to emerge in front of him.
Thanks to Song Qi's actions just now, things that happened a long time ago can be clearly seen again.
But there was one thing, she found that she had forgotten what she was thinking at that moment.
"I look very sad." She looked at the skinned minks in the snow cave. Their bodies were thrown casually on the dark rocks. They looked cold and bloody. Because of the extremely low temperature, they were frozen together.
Song Qi's voice was filled with a hint of unintentional temptation: "Yes, you were indeed shaken by such things back then. What about now? Do you still feel sad?"
Ding Can turned his head and the first thing he saw was Yu Fu's worried expression. He also seemed to want to know his answer.
Song Qi, who was a little further away, was not worried about what she would answer, because he knew that what he would hear next would be what he wanted.
"I don't feel anything anymore. Aren't these minks already dead? They're not in danger and need to be rescued. Since they can't be saved and there's no way to compensate them, why should I be sad?"
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