Chapter 677 Conflict with the Slami Association
Without the small plane, the speed of the few people is still not slow. Lololia and Celitia can fly naturally, and Tilan can also use magic to weave wings. The one who has a little difficulty is Orles. Her magic level is indeed enough to perform, but after losing her memory, many spells she learned in the past have to be relearned, and this kind of flying ability is also.
Barely maintaining the ice-blue wings, Orles and Tilan held hands and moved forward in the sky. The group finally arrived at the ruins before dark.
But someone has arrived here first. There
is a crescent-shaped pit formed by explosions and collapses on the ground. It is full of rubble and blasted soil. You can also see a lot of broken mechanical body fragments. Next to this huge pit, there are more than a dozen long poles with searchlights hanging on them. There is also a small gray transport plane parked next to it.
They are members of the Slami Association. They are wearing bulletproof vests and holding electromagnetic guns. They are guarding the ruins. It seems that some members have gone underground.
After landing on the ground, Tilan did not approach immediately, but observed nearby.
Have all the mechanical bodies in the ruins escaped? There are not many left here. She thought about it and looked at the people around her.
Loloria looked at the deep pit not far away with interest, Orles looked at her feet, trying to find a big stone to stand on, and Celitia was curious about the equipment of the Slami Association.
Everyone has different focuses. Tilan decided to contact the members of the Slami Association first.
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"Stop, who are you?" Before the four people approached, the resident association members raised their guns to warn.
"We heard that there are ruins here, and they have caused unrest in the mechanical bodies." Tilan wanted to explain the reason, but judging from the other party's attitude, they seemed to be very unwelcome.
"Back off, don't get close, otherwise we will open fire." The other party didn't want to hear this at all.
Several people stopped, and Celitia looked at Tilan at this time, wanting to ask her how to solve it.
It's a bit troublesome. These people from the Slami Association seem to regard this ruins as their property.
Just as Tilan was thinking about whether to rush in directly or call Fran to negotiate, there were gunshots and explosions in the deep pit.
Several fully armed fighters retreated from the passage under the deep pit while shooting, and the silver metal mechanical mantis that forced them back was different from the common mechanical bodies. It had a beautiful streamlined shape and the alloy material used was far superior to ordinary machinery. There was no rust. Even if it was shot by bullets, it did not leave any marks on it, but slid away and bounced away directly. There
were constant clicks, and the close-range shooting of several submachine guns brought up a lot of flying sparks, but these shots were basically useless. The mechanical mantis manipulated its flexible limbs to jump and move in the tunnel, and then quickly approached. The sharp blade flashed and directly dismembered the fighter in front of it.
Then it attacked again and rushed to the next target.
The members of the Slami Association, who were at a disadvantage, had to retreat continuously until they reached the surface.
"Request support! Let the heavy firepower in the camp attack it!" One of the members shouted anxiously.
Soon, Tilan and others saw a square-shaped war machine rushing out of the temporary shed built by the Slami Association. Its lower body was similar to a tank, with a tracked chassis structure, and a semi-human structure that could rotate above. The mechanical arms on both sides held artillery, and as the internal fire control system adjusted, it began to aim at the mechanical mantis jumping out from below.
With a clang, one of the artillery pieces fired, exploding directly on the ground and splashing ten meters of mud, followed by another shot.
Such an attack finally caused some damage to the mechanical mantis, at least the shock wave caused some damage to its internal precision electronic parts, and its subsequent movement and jumping were somewhat deformed, and not as flexible as before.
"The shockproof structure is not good, probably because the internal modules are not separated, but connected by a hard bridge, which does not look like the first generation work." Loloria commented.
"But compared to those cheap replicas out there, this guy is pretty good."
Although its movements were not as flexible as before, the mechanical mantis that rushed into the enemy camp still caused a lot of casualties. Facing the mantis moving at close range, the war machine had difficulty aiming and keeping up with the speed of movement, so it changed its strategy and began to shoot with the two machine guns on its shoulders.
Dense bullets hit the mechanical mantis, some leaving scratches on the armor, and some falling into the mud behind it. Then the mechanical mantis also began to approach the war machine and cut off the barrel with a sharp blade.
However, the subsequent battle was not so smooth. Although the mechanical mantis cut off some external accessories, it did not have a good way to deal with the war machine that was as hard as an iron lump. The sharp blades of its forelimbs were not enough to cut through the heavy and solid cast armor.
This armor, which was nearly half a meter thick, was like metal hydraulic concrete. If the sharp blade cut into it, it would get stuck.
After several rounds, the war machine had no means of attack, but the remaining body was still difficult to destroy directly, which locked the mechanical mantis around it and gave the surrounding combatants a lot of opportunities to fire.
Under the continuous shooting, its armor began to be damaged due to high temperature and metal fatigue, and then the internal electronic parts were exposed until it was destroyed and shut down.
Half an hour later, the members of the Slami Association breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the mechanical mantis that had stopped moving. At this time, when they looked around, they found that Tilan and others had disappeared.
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In the passage of the underground ruins, the four people moved forward slowly and explored the situation inside.
There are many traces of new excavations here, and they were divided into several waves. Some were the most rudimentary hoes and shovels, some were drilled, and some were traces of explosions.
"Celitia, do you know much about the Mechanical Council?" Tilan asked the Silver Wing companion walking beside him.
"I know a lot." Celitia looked at Lololia who was exploring the way ahead.
"As Lololia said, we have been fighting the Mechanical Council for a long time."
"The main body of the Mechanical Council is artificial angels, and then there are a large number of vassal mechanical bodies. Unlike low-level mechanical bodies that only know how to execute orders, artificial angels have a lot of autonomy and are not completely controlled by codes and orders." Hearing this, Lololia snorted, but did not object.
"Nowadays, there are many remaining mechanical bodies on this planet, but there are almost no artificial angels who can control them, mobilize and command them."
"From what I know, the artificial angels are almost extinct. After all, they can't reproduce naturally. If we want to create new artificial angels, the planet does not have the technical conditions to do so at present." Celitia said bluntly.
"Without the leadership of the artificial angels, the remaining mechanical bodies have become rigid and rigid, which has given many races a chance to survive."
"Do you hate the Mechanical Council?" Tilan continued to ask.
"I hate it because these guys are just a bunch of lunatics who destroy civilization without any care." Celitia said her inner thoughts.
"That's because you did bad things. Obviously, we are protecting the real human civilization." Loloria was dissatisfied.
"What is real? Aren't we human beings?" Celitia retorted.
"Are we born to be slaves of native humans?" She spoke again.
"The native humans are greedy and selfish. They try to enjoy comfort forever, let us do the work for them, and then use us as playthings for them to enjoy. In the end, they are exterminated. Isn't this what they deserve?"
"Don't summon the souls of those dead things anymore. It is inevitable that the native humans will be eliminated in this era, just like the countless animals that have been eliminated and extinct in nature."
"You!" Loloria was so angry that she turned to look at Tilan and wanted to teach her a lesson with her fist.
"Stop for a moment." Tilan stopped Loloria's violent tendencies and then spoke.
"It seems that I asked too sharp a question." She also understood how the new races in the past viewed the original humans.
In a sense, Celitia's ideas are understandable and are also a fact. The corruption and darkness of the Fifth Era made the original humans lose their justice and were replaced by many new races. They took over this sea of stars with confidence and claimed that they were the future of mankind.
However, what Tilan wanted to say was that although the resistance of the new races was just, their subsequent behavior was not much better. The original humans used and enslaved the new races they created, and there was also enslavement of the lower races by the upper races within the new races. There are
also some differences. After many historical revolutions, the original humans have formed a certain consensus. At least they still respect the consensus of equality for all. They will not openly reverse history. Even if they do, they will do something in private. No one dares to really restore the feudal hierarchy in public.
But the new races are different. Perhaps they are used to this hierarchical system that is easy to manage in the early days of creation. Their structure is actually very similar to the ρ Mechanical Council. A small number of upper species rule a large number of lower species without independent consciousness. A large number of lower species generally have no freedom. From birth to death, their thoughts and spirits are in a highly unified brainwashed state.
Only in this way can a large number of lower species with unified ideas support the Crown of the Sun. It is impossible to accomplish such a feat with only a small number of upper species.
However, on this planet, it is probably because they are too far away from the era of the Dark Sun. Because there is no control and suppression of the Dark Sun, many new races that were once lower species have also gained freedom and think it is natural.
The original humans in the past were indeed wrong, but in the later period they slowly changed in the struggle between life and death, which led to the revival of the Sixth Era.
Regarding Tilan's mediation, the two put aside their dispute for the time being, and were later diverted by the discovery in the ruins.
"Found it, this is the crashed spaceship." Loloria looked at the spaceship in front of her, which was mostly buried in the rock and soil.
The four people could not estimate the exact size of the spaceship, but judging from the structure that appeared in front of them, it was at least 300 meters long.
There were many corpses lying around here, including those of the Mouse-eared Clan, members of the Slami Association, and many mechanical wreckages.
"Go in?" Celitia looked around and was a little reluctant to enter the spaceship. It was probably because the Silver Wings were naturally repulsive and hostile to machines.
"Are you afraid, Celitia?" Tilan blinked, but did not force her.
"If you feel uncomfortable, why don't you stay outside to keep an eye on us."
"This..." Although this option was good, she also wanted to know what was in the spaceship and whether it would threaten the safety of the Silver Wings.
"I'd better go in. Since we are here, it will always be a pity to stay outside."
So the four people got into the small hole and entered the interior of the spaceship.
This place has a clear style of the Mechanical Parliament. The passage is a standard hexagon, and there are magnetic tracks in the corners for the mechanical bodies that shuttle inside to be adsorbed and driven.
Walking through the passage, several people saw that several rooms on the road had been opened. There was a mess inside, many electronic equipment had been dismantled, and there were blood stains.
"It should be done by the Mouse-eared Tribe when they were digging." Then they moved forward again.
A few minutes later, several people were stopped outside a closed gate. There were still traces of fighting here. It seemed that someone had tried before, but still failed to open it.
"Let me try~" Lololia volunteered, and Orles touched the silver stool beside her, wanting to sit on it and try.
Then Lololia stepped forward, stretched out her right hand, and sprayed high-temperature flames from her palm, melting and cutting the closed gate.
Not long after, the gate was pierced and fell down with a bang, revealing the dark passage inside.
A ball of light passed through the passage, illuminating the facilities on both sides, and finally stopped in front of the circular valve cabin on the inside.
"That should be where the super-light speed drive engine is located." Tilan jumped into the passage, tapped her toes lightly, and approached quickly.
However, at this time, light spots appeared on the walls on both sides, and then dazzling lasers shot out at each other, dividing the entire passage.
If an ordinary person faced such a trap, he would probably be burned into pieces on the spot, but the black-haired girl calmly disappeared and then reappeared in front of the three people.
"There is energy trap here." Tilan complained a little.
"I'll do it." Celitia also wanted to show off at this time, so Tilan made way for the passage.
She put her hands together, and a silver light shone between her eyebrows. Soon, a faint halo appeared above her head, and then a mercury sword was held in her palm.
Facing the passage full of lasers, Celitia did not rush directly, but after infusing magic power, she threw the mercury sword, refracting various lasers along the way, and constantly turning it over, allowing the lasers to burn various structures in the passage, and finally destroying them by themselves.
Finally, the sporadic lasers also stopped as the mercury sword pierced the excitation port, and the entire passage darkened again.
"That's it." She showed a little pride in her golden eyes, and then invited Tilan to go in with her. As for Loloria, she was naturally ignored by her.
The two entered the passage in front, followed by Lololia and Orles. Soon, the four of them stopped in front of the engine compartment. After Lololia inserted the interface to decode and unlock it, the hatch opened, revealing the core facilities inside.
A dim and emerald ball of light floated in the transparent glass ball, and from time to time, electric light flashed on the surface of the glass ball, bringing a little light.
When the four came here, they could feel the special ripples constantly emanating from the light ball. It swayed the surrounding space. Although it did not break, it made the surrounding space structure no longer stable and fragile.
It can be imagined that if it was in its heyday, such an engine should be able to break through space and perform ultra-long-distance jumps.
"No wonder they all became anxious and eager. This is indeed an extremely rare complete engine." Celitia stared at the jumping emerald ball of light in front of her.
"Can we use it to leave this planet?" Tilan asked Lololia.
"It's theoretically feasible, but in reality, there are probably many problems." Loloria was not optimistic, because in her eyes, such an engine was still too simple and was not enough to support navigation across the star field. At most, it could only fly out of the star system in front of it.
Just as the four were discussing how to use this treasure, they heard hurried footsteps outside, mixed with the sound of mechanical transmission.
Soon, groups of reinforcements from the Slami Association arrived. They were wearing uniform white uniforms, holding special electromagnetic rifles, and there were some floating drones beside them to assist, constantly scanning the surrounding environment.
"Leave the engine compartment, you reckless guys."
When the combatants were in place, a man wearing brown sunglasses came with his hands behind his back. Beside him were two powerful warriors wearing mechanical power armor. Judging from their neat and clean clothes, they must have just arrived.
"I am the executive officer of the Slami Association, Shedon. Everything here will be taken over by our Slami Association."
His voice was firm and unquestionable, and then teams of soldiers rushed into the engine compartment, pointing their electromagnetic rifles at the four people.
(End of this chapter)
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