Due to the time constraints, there are few visitors in the library now, and I only have a map on my body, so I was able to get in relatively smoothly.

It is worth mentioning that, judging from the prompts on the billboards, it seems that most libraries will be open to robots, but it seems that some of them are biased against robots and do not allow machines to enter. But it is clear that this library belongs to the former.

As with the exterior, the interior of the library is very grand, with large two-storey shelves filled with a variety of books, some 100 of them, each marked on the side of the book type and the number of books in existence.

There is also a dedicated reading area in the lower part of the room, and there is also a small bar managed by robots to serve drinks to readers. Everywhere you look, there's a strong punk twist.

It's not easy to find what you're looking for from tens of thousands of books.

It seems like a big job. With that in mind, I walked over to the first bookshelf......

As expected, it was a difficult thing to do, and I spent almost the first half of the night searching for books on history and legends, and in just 3 hours I browsed thousands of books, and finally had to return to my accommodation due to battery limitations.

Although no book was found, an important clue was found. Among the many books on history and legends, there is such an ancient book called "Strange Stories of the Black Deadland" that caught my attention.

The book's location is so well hidden, it's tucked away at the top of the legendary shelf, and you can't find it without climbing it with a ladder and looking closely, but I'm obviously lucky.

The book is very old, the whole book is made entirely of parchment, the cover is in tatters, many of the pages are also damaged to varying degrees, and only half of the book remains, and the contents from about thirty pages onwards are all lost.

"Persona of the Black Deadland" is a bit like a man's notebook, with many legends about the "dragon species", and the main part is about the experience of this person, and generally recounts how the author became a soldier and how he encountered accidents in the war against the dragon species.

What I care about the most is the story of what happened to him after his accident.

"XX year XX month XX day, I was blown away by the dragon's breath far, far away, but fortunately, I happened to fall into the lake to save my life, judging from this purple-gray sky, this should not belong to the place I am familiar with, I am not lightly injured now, but the items on my body are quite complete, and I should not be able to die for the time being."

……

"It's been three days since I came here unexpectedly, and although the water is abundant, the food is running out, and I have to find a way to get out of here. I was really lucky, this was supposed to be a black dead field, surrounded by a black desert, and I happened to fall into the only basin, and the plants in it were all things I had never seen before. ”

……

"XX year XX month XX day, the more I explored, the more I felt that this place was incredible, the surrounding mountains were too high for me to leave, so I looked for a way out inside, I entered a big cave, there seemed to be light in it, although I don't know what was waiting for me, but I also had to go in."

……

"I probably already know where this is, I guess it's the lair of those guys, I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky, and the light inside is getting brighter and brighter, it feels a bit like a light, wait, what's that up ahead? Is that a dragon? Oh my God, why is there such a ...... What does it seem to be guarding? The glowing thing......"

The story is over at this point, and because of the damage, some of the words are not very legible, and the rest must be recorded in the other half, and my instincts tell me that this glowing thing must be related to whether or not I can see Cher.

I may not have noticed it, but for the first time in my mind, there was an emotion that could be called "positive".

……

After a night of silence, I got up from my sleep pod as the set time prompt sounded, and saw that the time should be early in the morning. When I walked to the window, I was still greeted by the colorful light of neon lights, and the dark "sky" that was day and night, and there was no way to see the endless sea of clouds, which was still a little uncomfortable.

According to Oude, today's itinerary should be the main purpose of this trip: to follow Oude to repair the military's large transport ships and transform the mechanical prosthetics of new soldiers.

"J7, just in time, I'll help you replace the battery, and by the way, let me see the condition of the new battery, although I made it, but because it's a trial product, it's still a little unstable." Oude's kind voice rang out as usual, and then the familiar figure walked up to my side.

Feeling that the battery slot was opened, I didn't resist, and quietly waited for Oude to finish the inspection.

"It looks like it's in good condition, it's not me, just stick it on the parts in the future! Although the efficiency of the energy-absorbing plate cannot be tested because there is no light energy from the photosphere, it seems that the new battery can last for about five hours. ”

"I heard you narcissistic there early in the morning, and I was about to vomit from the breakfast I just ate!" Ouya's voice came, sounding a little slurred, as if she was still chewing something in her mouth.

"Hey, you little girl, you can't save some face for your brother, be careful that I don't give you food."

"You dare! Whoever is like you can live for a year if you tinker with metal every day, and if you don't give me food, I'll eat you. ”

Quarrels like this can be heard almost every day.

In a blink of an eye, it was noon, and after waiting for the two to pack their bags after lunch, they started today's trip.

The destination seems to be far away, and there is a special steam flying ship to pick you up when you go out, although it is small, but it is more than enough for two people to sit on one machine.

After about half an hour of walking through the neon beams, we came to a stop in front of a tall tower. If it is on the surface, it is most appropriate to describe it as "Tongtian", the whole tower is about 100 meters in diameter, and when you look up, you can't tell how high it is because there is no light source, and you can only see the tower body that gradually disappears into the darkness.

There are dozens of different buildings in the surrounding area, large and small, and the fire that rises from the houses from time to time illustrates the purpose of this place. Needless to say, they are still punk, or all the buildings in Tisboor, in a similar style.

A man in a military uniform walked up to us and gave a standard military salute to Ode.

"May God's blessings be with you, and please come with me, honorable mechanic."

"May God's blessings be with you." Oude responded.

Yesterday I read in a book that in the city of Tisboor, whether it is a commoner or a politician, even a drug addict and a prostitute, they all believe in a single god, but surprisingly, the name of this god is not recorded in any book, so although such words are often heard, I am afraid that most people do not know whether the god they worship really exists.

We followed the soldiers into the tower, and after a few checkpoints around the tower, we walked short before we came to a familiar disc with a similar lever on it, just like the one that had entered Tisball.

"We're going to go to the ground, so please bring your goggles." The soldier reminded and pulled down the goggles on his hat, the lenses were black, and the reason why he had to bring such mirrors was because he was in the dim environment of the underground world for a long time, and suddenly entering the sunny surface would harm his eyesight.

Oude and Ouya also raised their hands to put on the goggles, and Oude nodded to the soldiers, indicating that they were fully prepared, and then the disc on the ground began to rise slowly with the mechanical sound of the operating lever.

"It's hot......" Ouya complained.

"Bear with me, the desert at noon is indeed ridiculously hot, but we can enter the building after a while." Ode smiled and reached out to touch Ouya's head.

The sun was shining directly on the ground, bringing up layers of heat, and the temperature here was so high that it seemed as if the air was about to distort, and even though I couldn't feel the temperature, I could tell more or less how hot it was when I looked at the sweat-soaked clothes of the three people in front of me.

"Sorry, your robot can't get in here."

Before we came to a checkpoint, the guards stopped us from making a statement.

The officer who led the way stepped forward and exchanged a military salute with the soldiers guarding the garrison, letting Oude to the side, and said, "This is the mechanic who has come to repair the ordnance and the prosthetic limbs of the modified soldiers, and this robot is also his belonging, please let it go." ”

When the officer on the garrison heard that the person was a mechanic, his tone softened a little, and he said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry Mechanic, this is an order from my superiors, and we really can't do anything about it." ”

The officer who led the way for us was just about to speak, but Oude took the lead and said, "It's okay, I can understand. Ode turned to me and said, "J7, you can walk around the neighborhood and meet us at seven o'clock." ”

As he spoke, Oude took out a copper gear-shaped object from his pocket, with several lines of letters engraved on it, which looked like a token.

"Here's for you, hand it to the guards when you go in and out, and they'll let you in."

I took the token and nodded to Oudeh, indicating that I understood. Ou De also nodded with satisfaction, and then said a few words to the officer next to him, and gradually walked away with Ouya, who turned around and waved his hand to me.

I took the token and turned my head and walked in the opposite direction.

Being on the surface, the sun shining on me, and the small sun icon on the simple monitor on my wrist also lit up, the only advantage of being on the surface is that I don't need to think about the battery, which is why Oude will let me move freely for an afternoon.