Chapter 52: The Two Knights
Following the familiar route, Joey was soon back at the station, where there were many, some of them unmanned, and usually as safe houses, with medical supplies and food, as well as some weapons, enough to sustain those seeking asylum for a while.
After saying hello to the doorman, Joey was allowed to enter, sometimes the working principles of the purification agency are so rigid, even if he is acquainted, in order to avoid accidents, Joey still has to go through the formal procedure, and the only advantage of familiarity is that when he breaks the rules, the doorman will shoot his leg with a shot, instead of a direct headshot.
These are the rules of operation of the purification organs, and only by abiding by the absolute rules can they ensure that the darkness does not have the slightest chance to erode the order.
With a long sigh, Joy adjusted his mind and pushed the door open to get back to work.
"You're back?"
As soon as he pushed the door open, an unchord and unpleasant voice rang out, as if mocking Joey, and he deliberately pulled the tail note very long.
Lorenzo moved the couch to the doorway and sat with a grin, guarding Joey for I don't know how long.
"Lorenzo?"
Joey never thought that Lorenzo would find this, of course this guy is here, and there must be nothing good.
As he thought, Lorenzo didn't give Joey time to think, he bounced straight off the couch, and he hurried away, pulling Joey away before he could step into the room.
"What are you going to do?" Joey was a little confused as to what Lorenzo was going to do.
"Important, take me to Arthur, this has to do with the book of Revelation. Lorenzo said directly.
The stairwell clattered with footsteps, and the doorman opened his eyes, as there were not so many people entering and leaving the building.
Lorenzo motioned to the uncle, who looked really anxious, and said to Joey as he walked.
"Joey, because of you...... Personal privacy issues, I've been delayed for a long time, and I'm sorry for you to hurry up. ”
Standing on the busy street, Lorenzo stopped, then looked at Joey expectantly.
"What are you waiting for?"
After hearing the "Apocalypse", Joey understood the seriousness of the situation, but he was a little unclear why Lorenzo looked at him like this.
After waiting for a few seconds, Lorenzo cried out.
"Carriage, carriage, we're not going to go to the Broken Dome on foot!"
The guy was as fast as the wind, and it was only then that he reacted to Joey's thoughts, and then walked towards the building, where the gate led to an open space inside the building, where the dark carriage was parked.
"If you want me to say, you should give me the address of that broken dome, or it will be really troublesome every time. ”
Inside the speeding carriage, Lorenzo grumbled.
Joey shook his head, he had vetoed Lorenzo's request many times.
"Impossible, Lorenzo, that's our core, our brain, it needs to be kept in a state of absolute purity, and no potential danger is tolerated. ”
"Am I considered a potential danger?"
Although Lorenzo was happy, it was relaxed and vigilant, which was originally like a joke, but in today's situation, it has become serious.
Joey didn't notice Lorenzo's transformation, and although he was a knight, he was only a soldier for the Purifier and for Ingwig as a whole...... Slightly larger soldiers, or cannon fodder.
The Purifier is very strict about the security level of information, and it is not his fault that Joey can't think of it.
"Probably, don't you think you're not in danger?"
Joey replied after thinking about it.
"Come to think of it, Lorenzo, you're a monster who has come back from the dead, and if it weren't for your Geiger index reaction stabilizing, we'd be ready to bombard again!"
At that time, everyone's nerves tensed, and it looked like a decisive battle at the end of the world.
Lorenzo was stunned at Joey's somewhat joking tone, and then continued to scream and curse as usual.
The carriage traveled for a while, but this time no one blindfolded him and no one led the way, and Lorenzo felt that something was wrong.
"We're not going to shatter the dome, are we?" asked Lorenzo.
"I didn't say I was going?" said Joey, "and you know the situation, and the Shattered Dome has been sealed to make sure no one threatens there. ”
"What about Arthur?"
"Isn't he always in the Broken Dome for meetings and a room with tables and chairs?"
Outside the window, the sky grew gloomy and gray, the wind kicked up old smoke, and the desolate land began to come into view, and Lorenzo knew where they were going.
"Actually, you came just in time, Merlin has always wanted to see you, but he didn't have time, so it just happened to be a coincidence. ”
Joey said, and then a gray silhouette rose over the craggy earth, like a huge heart made of steel and machinery, standing above the earth, and as it beat vigorously, the roar of iron between the machines and the red, scorching blood flowed.
"Mechanical Institute ......"
Lorenzo thought a lot in his mind for a moment, but for some reason, a blurred shadow flashed in his field of vision, and something spread its wings and obscured the sky.
Struggling to look back, Lorenzo asked.
"What's new lately?"
Joey knew that Lorenzo was asking about the Emerald ones, and he replied.
"There was nothing out of the ordinary, the mission was very obedient, and all day long it was either communicating with those high-ranking officials, or going to various scenic spots, in short, it didn't give us any trouble. ”
"Isn't it time for the main event yet?" asked Lorenzo.
"What's the highlight?"
"Don't play dumb, Joey, you know what I'm asking, haven't they started trading with the purifiers yet? ”
Joey shook his head, "I'm just a high-ranking knight, and I'm a relatively good cannon fodder, how could I know that, if you want to know, you might as well ask them directly." ”
"Arthur? The old fox probably doesn't have any truth. ”
"No, Arthur, he's not here right now, he's supposed to be with Father Anthony as planned. ”
Lorenzo was stunned, and he asked rhetorically, "So who am I going to see now?"
"The other group of temporary principals, and Merlin, you know that they are busy now, and they always need to share the work. ”
Lorenzo obviously didn't know the specific operation of the internal workings of the purification mechanism, but if you think about it carefully, there must be some backup plan for the purification mechanism, such as who should be replaced when Arthur dies as the leader.
Although Arthur is not dead now, he is clearly too busy to be alone.
Step inside the familiar factory, where the heat is blazing, banishing the cold of the old Dunling, the crimson molten iron falling like a waterfall, and from the high platform, you can see them building a huge skeleton, as if it were the remains of some monster after death.
"What are you guys making here?"
Lorenzo was a little curious, it can be said that the mechanical institute is the most advanced factory in the world, and the most advanced things are born here, and the things they make are likely to change the direction of the world in the future.
"Airship, transport airship. ”
Joey glanced at it, then said, "It's not a secret, at least not for Lorenzo.
"The priority of science and technology in the service of the military is a warning we received in the glorious war, but now that the war is gone, the war machine should also be turned into productivity. ”
The crane spliced together the heavy skeleton one by one, like a giant assembly toy, and they fit together to reveal a hideous appearance, and with the sparks and the sound of iron, the skeleton of a giant whale gradually took shape before Lorenzo's eyes.
"Do you remember the Atrium Serpent system, in order to ensure transportation capacity, Invig's railway operation has been saturated, and the navigation to the outside world is also presided over by the North Dero company, and now it is ...... It's time for us to take the sky. ”
"Occupy the sky, what a big breath......"
Lorenzo looked at all this, although he said so, but if the executor was Invig, maybe it was really possible, after all, airship technology has existed for many years, and it is only the first time that it has gone to civilian use.
"The speed of the airship is not very fast, but the advantage is that it can cross mountains and swamps, and it will not be troubled by the terrain, and this is the second batch of transport airships to be produced, and the first batch of trial operations will begin in the near future. ”
Joey explained to Lorenzo.
"Whether it is transporting goods or people, even if it is just to view the scenery, people will pay for it, after all, no one can refuse the yearning for the sky, and this is the first attempt to unite with private enterprises, and the Duke of Salicado has made a lot of efforts to achieve this. ”
Lorenzo vaguely remembered the duke, but his only impression was that he was rich.
The elevator began to descend slowly, obscuring the steel creation.
The Mechanics is just a camouflage, and the perpetual pumps below are the most important places, building along the backbone of the Furnace Pillar, forming an ecosystem of steel and machinery.
As it fell, the air became hotter and hotter, as Lorenzo had done before, the roar of water ringing in his ears, followed by a sharp sound of steam, which mingled with the heat, rising a thick white mist and surging upwards.
There was a damp, hot mist in every crevice, and the red light stained it until it reached the crimson bottom.
Inadvertently, Lorenzo saw something, behind this heavy steel, he could see in the gap what was being transported on the rails, the familiar iron box sealed some kind of forbidden thing, Lorenzo could vaguely feel the strange erosion.
"Is that the Original Sin Armor?" asked Lorenzo.
"What?"
Joey wasn't as sharp as the witcher, and he couldn't notice the cargo that flashed behind the gap.
Lorenzo looked a little helpless, but he didn't ask any more questions, anyway, everything that followed would be answered.
Unlike those who came, Lorenzo could clearly see that there were many more guards here at the Perpetual Pump, and more weapons that he had never seen before were held in his hands, and he didn't know when they would suddenly explode.
Sometimes you can see some people dressed in white, with the eternal Ouroboros emblazoned on them, but these scientific maniacs also seem to have a lot less freedom at the moment, and everyone is followed by security guards, not sure whether to monitor them or keep them safe.
While Lorenzo was thinking about this, someone came up to him, a group of guards, and they surrounded Lorenzo without saying anything, which made Lorenzo feel very insecure.
"Please cooperate. ”
As they spoke, they checked Lorenzo's clothes to see if he had entered with a weapon.
"I remember there wasn't such a program here. ”
Lorenzo felt that something was wrong, but he raised his hand in cooperation.
"Special ...... Period. ”
Joey also felt that there was a problem, but comforted himself by saying this.
The atmosphere here has become more serious than ever, and the usual neurotics can open up some strange weapons to have fun, but now it's like preparing for war, working efficiently and completely militarized.
"Mr. Lorenzo Holmes?"
Suddenly someone was calling himself, Lorenzo looked over, a man came from the end of his vision, judging from the attitude of the people around him, he should also be a person in management, but Lorenzo was very angry with him, he had never seen this man.
Joey, on the other hand, seemed to be impressed, and his face changed slightly, and he understood what was happening.
The man's face was serious, as if there was unquestionable firmness in his expression, and his eyes were fixed on Lorenzo, who felt that he was more like a hard sculpture than a human.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, I've heard about you before. ”
He stretched out his hand, and the tense atmosphere faded a little.
"You are?"
Lorenzo hesitated, but held out his hand, and the man responded.
"One of the chief knights, Gawain, is now part of Arthur's function with me. ”
The rumbling iron sound sounded again, and Lorenzo couldn't help but be attracted by the sound, his attention was not so distracted, but this time it was different, he felt the strange power.
The goods on the rails reappeared, and it was transported in the direction of the corridor, and the iron box was carved with reliefs of ghosts and gods, and Lorenzo had not been able to tell what was inside, but now it seemed to have an answer.
It should be the armor of the man in front of him, one of the original sin armors that was transferred back from the outside world in order to ensure the stability of the old Dunling, and the knight wearing this armor.
"Tell me anything, I'm currently in charge of a part of this place. ”
Arthur dealt with the difficult mission wholeheartedly, and the operation of the purification mechanism was now in his hands, and the knight chief class was in charge.
"Actually, it's okay for me. ”
Another voice sounded, and a woman stepped out from behind Gawain, grabbing Lorenzo's hand that had been in the air and still hadn't withdrawn, and shook it hard.
"One of the chief knights, Percival. ”
Another piece of original sin armor was transported deeper into the perpetual motion pump along the rails, and the woman looked at him with a smile.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lorenzo Holmes. ”