Chapter 29: The Burning of the Forest
Inside the Hellwoods.
Grass does not grow, insects and birds do not live. The land on which the forest of hell grew could no longer support other life. The effects are permanent. It's like the universe is always black.
The dark blue sky envelops the place. The two walked for more than half an hour. There was nothing in sight but these evil trees.
Just now, Joellan, who had a human body, was about to lose it. Fortunately, Lu Jiannian, who was standing next to her, helped her. Because once you fall, you probably won't be able to get back up. At this time, the two need to support each other.
"Let's rest here for a while." Lu Jianian saw that she was about to lose her energy. Some distressed. She was bloodless, and she was almost fainting.
Needless to say, the flying ship will be restored to its original size. Then carry her into the flying ship.
Lu Jianian touched Qiao Erlan's hand, it was cool, not the warmth before. It's even more distressing. He didn't know what he thought of her, but seeing her so uncomfortable made him feel depressed in his heart. Maybe it was because she was the first human he knew. Life is short but wonderful.
Qiao Erlan leaned on Lu Jianian's arms, without any strength. She clenched her teeth and broke out in a cold sweat. The excitement made her face slowly ruddy, but there was an uncontrollable tremor in her heart.
Lu Jianian took advantage of this time to inject her with some nutrient solution to ease the spread of toxins.
Joellan also thought about burning their harmful things, but this idea had been tried before, but it didn't work at all. Those fires don't burn in the forest of hell. It's like demonization.
Joellan's mind struggled to remember the books she had read. There are very few people in the entire galaxy who don't know Zadeace, and his biography is the most complete. As a famous historical figure, it is impossible not to read his biography. They document that Zade's had his subordinates burn most of Grove 437, but they do not have details of how he did so. Ordinary fire can't make them burn.
Wait a minute! Qiao Erlan suddenly opened her eyes, and she thought: there are advantages and disadvantages of water, so what about fire? Incompatibility means that they are hostile. Since there are different advantages and disadvantages of water, then fire should also have different fire.
But what exactly is fire? Joellan fell into deep thought. She didn't know what else was on fire.
She opened her mouth and asked Lu Jiannian, "Do you know how Zade's Ace burned these trees back then?" β
Lu Jianian shook his head, "I've already checked." There is no information on the methods used by His Highness. β
Qiao Erlan noticed Lu Jianian's address to Zadeace, "Why Your Highness?" β
"Your Highness's name, I have been deeply rooted since I was born." Lu Jianian replied truthfully. As a robot, he certainly admires Zade's incomparable beauty and heroism back then.
She sighed heavily. It must have been his father's hands and feet. Otherwise, Lu Jianian would not have known the forbidden name of 'Zade's.
Taking out the silver-white box, Qiao Erlan slowly wiped it with his hands. This is the only thing that can prove that he is a descendant of the Qiao family now. The silver-white metal box that the Qiao family has guarded for generations without knowing the secret. Lu Jianian saw her inadvertently revealing sadness and snatched the box.
But at the moment of contact, he was shocked, as if the long-lost things that belonged to him had returned to their original owners. This strong sense of belonging shocked him: what is in this?
He opened his mouth and asked, "Little Joe, what's in here?" Too much temptation will make the two of them suspicious, so he decided to ask her straight to the point.
In fact, she didn't know: "This is what my grandfather gave me." The day my dad taught me how to operate a flying ship, he gave me a gift with his own hands. "A gift that even Dad didn't know.
At that time, Joellan had not yet studied at the Zade's Imperial Academy, his grandfather had not died of old age, and his father was still a senior mechanical researcher at the Imperial Research Institute.
"Open it?" Lu Jianian stared at the switch on the side of the box and asked.
"Can't be opened," Joellan shook her head. "I've tried it many times."
Lu Jianian knew that she was telling the truth, but he always felt that the secret was in this silver-white box.
He couldn't help but put his hand on the raised switch and pressed it down.
Unexpectedly, with a drip, it actually opened.
Lu Jianian and Qiao Erlan glanced at each other, and shock flashed in their eyes. But soon the problem arose: its switch was turned on, but the lid did not turn back, and Lu Jiannian could not open it even if he tried to open it.
Slowly, the silver light escaped, completely suppressing the sun-like light in the flying ship.
At this time, the mechanical core in Lu Jiannian's arms was also shining.
He took it out. Soon, the same silver-white mechanical core slowly melted into the box as if it had been summoned. During this period, the box remained its original state, and the quality did not increase or decrease.
But Lu Jiannian had many images flashing in his mind, including his dreams and what Qiao Erlan wanted to know the most......
The sky is full of sparks, red all over the sky.
The two men standing with their backs to each other had no fear. For them, the formidable forest is now nothing more than some immobile poison. It can only be burned without resistance. Anything can be overcome as long as you know their nemesis. The most feared thing for trees is fire.
The fire lasted until three days later.
Two days ago, the two had already left there and embarked on their way to the transit station on the second planet.
But Qiao Erlan also discovered Lu Jianian's secret. The two took turns operating the ship while flying.
That night, Joellan didn't rest as early as usual, and she couldn't sleep well in the flying ship.
In a half-asleep and half-awake state, Lu Jianian suddenly knelt on the ground, as if he had been fished out of the water. But there is a temperature balancer in the flying ship.
She woke up immediately.
"Lu Jiannian!"
Joellan helped him to his seat and poured him a glass of water.
Lu Jianian drank half a cup of her hand before speaking: "I'm fine, don't worry." β
But how could Joellan believe it. She forced him to lie down on the bed to rest.
Lu Jianian looked at her Yan SΓΉ's little face and laughed. "I'm really fine, but the humanoid protocol has really started."
"Humanoid protocol?"
Qiao Erlan took this opportunity to ask him about it, but Lu Jianian couldn't resist her, so he could only tell him all.
The human protocol implanted by Qiao's father has changed his identity drastically. Although there are machines that can monitor his robotic identity, there is no real evidence to prove this. He is already a completely free cyborg by the definition of law. Qiao's father exploited the loophole of interstellar law and successfully changed Lu Jianian's identity.