Chapter VIII

The journey began again, this time without incident, and they arrived safely at a human settlement.

The first thing that catches your eye is a kind of metal plate and a 'city wall' mixed with concrete.

"This is a ruined world, and the remnants of humanity are in an endless battle with the remnants of the orcs. Humans are inherently weaker than orcs in terms of strength, and can only rely on the walls to protect everything they have. ”

", the strength of the nezumi is obviously weaker than that of humans." Su Yuan complained in his heart.

The town has a typical style of a post-apocalyptic human settlement. All kinds of discarded machinery are random to each other, and some of them Lu Qiming can't see what they are at all. It's just that it looks very high-end. But now, these machines have long been abandoned.

The humans in the town are dressed like they are on Earth. The two worlds were once connected. This is also understandable. However, there are still some differences in the way you dress. The most intuitive thing is that many of the animal images on their clothes are completely different from the animals in Su Yuan's memory. And most of them are hand-drawn. The clothes were also made of some kind of crude linen, and some were simply made of some kind of fur.

Everyone in the town seemed to know Ethan, and many greeted him. Ethan also responded unhurriedly. But his face was getting worse and worse.

"What's going on? You don't look very good? ”

"Didn't you notice? They are relocating. This place is about to be abandoned. ”

"What?"

Ethan did not respond to Su Yuan's question, but walked quickly to the center of the town. And took Su Yuan into the largest building. An old man who was a little balding greeted him.

"Hey Ethan, I heard you've cleared another orc camp. We owe a good thank you. It's just a pity that we don't have time. Who is this? ”

"If you meet on the road, don't worry about this for now. What do you mean Murphy, you guys look like you're going to give up here? As far as I know, there is no exposure here. ”

"No, but by the time it was exposed, it was already too late. We've got residency on the side of the Black Tower, and they've lost a lot of men on that side that need to be replenished. Our town was chosen. ”

“.…..” Ethan fell silent for a moment. It seems that some do not know how to face this news.

"Don't blame us, Ethan. I know you've done a lot for this gathering place. For so many years, if it weren't for your constant hunting of the orcs around us, we would have been exposed. But this is not a long-term solution. The townspeople made the choice that they thought would be the safest way to enter the Black Tower. I can't sway their will. I'm really sorry. ”

"No, it's not your fault, really. Actually, I'm tired too. You go into the protection of the Black Tower, and I can take a break. Ethan said it very easily, but Su Yuan could feel that there was an indescribable decadence in his tone. It's as if life has lost its purpose all of a sudden.

Ethan's silence didn't last long, and after a few seconds, he spoke again.

"By the way, we need your help this time. I need to start that machine. ”

"...... if it's before, we need time to deliberate. But now, we're all going to go anyway, so no problem. Come with me. ”

Unexpectedly, Murphy happily agreed to Ethan's request. Then he led them to a basement. There's a dilapidated machine out there that barely looks like it's really looking like. But if you look closely, you will find that the faintly exposed structure of that thing, as well as the operating system, are far beyond Su Yuan's knowledge reserves.

To put it simply, it looks like a device used to travel through space that often appears in science fiction movies. It's just that the room is also equipped with a huge, computer-like thing to assist. This is also a matter of course, and the technology of dimensional shuttle must require nearly infinite computing power to be able to locate it.

It's just that no matter how Su Yuan looked, he found that there was no trace of that thing activating. But the shuttle instrument in front of it looks like it's still in operation.

"Don't look at it, the thing on the side is broken. We actually don't know what it is. Including the shuttle in front of us, we also don't understand the technical principle. These technologies have long been lost. We simply can't repair these instruments.

But the good thing is that the coordinates of your world are stored in that instrument. So we don't have to recalculate. We also can't understand the energy of this instrument. But according to some signs, it is approximately able to judge. This thing can only be used once or twice. When the energy is exhausted, it is completely discarded. Murphy explained, then said to Ethan.

"You're going to operate this thing, right? I still have to sort out some things and arrange the evacuation. I'll leave it to you. ”

Murphy left, and Ethan walked over to the instrument, fiddling with a few buttons, only to hear a buzzing vibration.

"It's the sound of charging, and it takes about half an hour or so. Wait a minute. With that, Ethan sat down in a chair next to him and stopped talking.

Su Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief and sat down. He was actually very tired, but the joy of being able to go home soon made him fidget. But seeing Ethan's somewhat decadent appearance, he couldn't bear it. The two of them only spent about three days or so together. In total, I didn't say a few words, and if I want to say that I understand, I can't talk about it.

However, Su Yuan could feel that Ethan was a person who was cold on the outside and hot on the inside. For some reason, he seems to have been protecting this gathering place for many years. But now, the people here are leaving, and it seems that they are going to a safe place. This made Ethan feel like he had lost his purpose in life all of a sudden. Su Yuan thought for a moment and took the initiative to bring up the topic.

"Can you tell me those stories? The orcs, the wars, the enemies, the Black Tower, and the one you mentioned....."

Ethan's eyes lit up slightly, and he pondered his words before telling something he knew.

"The origin of all this is almost unknown. We don't even know how many years have passed. It's just based on word of mouth, vaguely remembered. The world has been invaded. The power of darkness has eroded the entire earth. Countless humans have been infected and turned into orcs as you see them.

The rest of the manpower rose up to revolt. The war seems to be endless. Civilization is broken, and the era is over. All of this came to naught. And after countless years, the whole world is left with only us people to survive. ”

Su Yuan can understand this. Judging from the level of science and technology that this world was able to open up dimensional channels before, it is undoubtedly more than an order of magnitude beyond the real world. But looking at it now, their weapons are not as good as the armaments of a second-rate country in the real world.

Although some cutting-edge technology can still be faintly seen. But except for the dimensional shuttle instrument in front of me, the rest are basically destroyed. The traces of civilization in the previous era have been almost completely severed. The civilization of the entire world has regressed to the point of near extinction.

"During our journey, you once mentioned a very dangerous enemy, it. What does it mean? ”