Chapter 151: Contact
Merlot crystals?
The eyes of those standing outside widened.
This thing can be said to be the culprit of the destruction of human civilization, if the United States does not listen to Merlot's words and build a crystal matrix in New Jersey, artificial intelligence will not be able to grow rapidly, and then trigger a nuclear war that destroys the surface environment.
The Merlot Crystal, which only existed in the United States, actually appeared in the territorial waters of Huaxia State, which couldn't help but make Zang Feng have a lot of thoughts.
Classified missions for civilian cargo ships, sealed boxes, safety boxes, military submarines......
After coming to the United States to blow up the crystal matrix in New Jersey, Huaxia agents obtained several samples of Merlot crystals through unknown channels, and then disguised them as commodities and sent them to the motherland across the ocean under the cover of civilian freighters.
However, before the freighter could reach its destination, a nuclear war came, and the tsunami overturned the freighter, overflowed the island, and the hull ran aground in the nearby seas, and the most valuable treasure sealed inside was not seen until more than 100 years later.
Tang Yan looked at the two Merlot crystals in a daze, and the soft brilliance reflected on the cheeks, pupils, and skin surface, pasted with a layer of dark blue, very beautiful and pure.
If it weren't for the data in the terminal of Vault 1001's Overseer's Chamber, he wouldn't have recognized the two crystals in front of him so quickly, one large and one small, as the famous Merlot Crystal.
Even Han Xin's father only has a sample the size of a palm in his hand. It is said that the U.S. military, with the help of intelligence officers, learned the true identity and intentions of Merlot and blasted the crystal matrix in the New Jersey sky, and carried out the destruction operation at the first time, most of the Merlot crystals were disposed of, and only a very small part fell into the hands of some "collectors".
I didn't expect that there were two Merlot crystals in the safebox, and the big one was almost the size of a football.
"Platinum" ------ the term used by the military to name what was in the safe box.
It's much more valuable than white gold.
Jiangnan Railway Trade Union, MRT Consortium, Western Alliance, Greater Northeast Region...... Even the scientific research community in the Nanyang region must be happy to get it, even if it is at a great cost.
Merlot crystal is an energy conversion device, which is also a signal transmitter terminal, and can also be used as a network processor to extend the functions of artificial intelligence...... This is Han Xin's father's summary of Merlot Crystal.
Artificial intelligence can use Merlot crystals to enslave humans, so is there a means to change the internal structure and replace the role played by artificial intelligence with humans themselves, so as to achieve the goal of human beings enslaving humans? I believe that this proposition will definitely be liked by some organizations, such as the bigwigs in Jese, such as the people of Shinrikyo.
Tang Yan didn't think about this issue for too long, and the birdsong from the direction of the island woke him up.
Zang Feng and the others also noticed the sudden anomaly in the west, withdrew their gaze to Merlot Crystal, and followed the sound.
The seabirds that had previously flown around the island seemed to be frightened, and flew into the sky like a whirlwind from the flat ground, fleeing in all directions, and the trees on the hills of the island were moving, listening intently to the sound of mountains and rocks colliding.
"The island...... What's the situation? General Wang said to himself.
Tang Yan remembered his previous speculation about the mireurk crab queen, and quickly walked out of the sealed box and looked at the sunny side of the hill.
The surrounding trees spread outward, like ripples spread out by pebbles thrown into the water, and the carnivorous seabirds that had gathered over the island split into several strands and fled into the distance.
A black object slowly rises over the fallen trees and in front of everyone's vision.
Tang Yan took the telescope thrown by Gao Kai and looked at the flying object that appeared in mid-air.
"It's ......"
When the magnified target image entered his pupils, Tang Yan's expression changed greatly.
He was no stranger to that thing, and he was very impressed, because the two sides had a relationship half a month ago.
In the basement of the Yellow Thunder Manor, the dwarf who called himself "Li" rescued "Yi" disguised as Sun Xianke and boarded a flying machine with an optical camouflage system and calmly left the battlefield.
The flying machines rising on the island are exactly the same as those that take away "rites" and "righteousness".
Then something even more surprising happened.
The flattened vehicle rose into the air, and something resembling a fishing net appeared in the telescope field of view, and inside was a round, black mass.
It wasn't until the aircraft pulled the object below off the hill and flew towards the location of the salvage ship that Tang Yan gradually saw the true face of the thing------ a huge mirelurk crab with a height of 4 meters.
"The Queen of Mireururks!"
Yes, just as Gao Kai shouted out loudly, the object of the aircraft was Tang Yan and Zang Feng's search for the mirururk queen at the bottom of the sea to no avail.
The mirelurk queen landed on the island ahead and became someone else's prey?
Tang Yan's face was very ugly.
Looking at the aircraft that was getting closer and closer, Zang Feng picked up the Bosen FN92 sniper rifle in his hand, turned his head and glanced at him, the meaning was very simple------ whether to give the aircraft a shot.
Tang Yan shook his head and rejected the Legion Commander's proposal.
He was indeed a warmonger. But warmongers and war maniacs are two different concepts, what forces can be provoked and what forces cannot be provoked, he has a scale in his heart.
With the current strength of the Panda Man Legion, it is not yet time to go head-to-head with the organization where the "Liyiren Zhixin" belongs, not to mention that those people are not simply hostile to him, or rather...... Those people's attitude towards the mainland forces is very ambiguous, so ambiguous that he has no clue and does not know what attitude to use to face it.
As the vehicle approached the shore, a second flying object appeared in the telescope's field of view.
His brow furrowed again.
"Is it it?!" There was an exclamation from Zang Feng ahead.
The second flying object, Tang Yan and Zang Feng, are also no strangers.
It's it! The scorched beast that once flew to the Maxim's Canning Factory and then turned to Toshima, just to take a look at Tang Yan.
To be precise, it was the middle-aged man on the scorched beast who was looking for him.
But...... The final result was that the other party didn't say anything, and he and Zang Feng didn't say anything, and after looking at each other for a while, they dispersed.
The aircraft did not appear aggressive, missing the position of the salvage ship and heading southwest. The scorched beast did not follow, and flew low towards the position of the salvage ship.
Tang Yan glanced at the person on the back of the scorched beast, the hand holding the telescope sank slightly, his gaze fell on the area where the hill extended to the coastline, and his face became very solemn.
He turned around and pushed, closed the door of the sealed box, concealed the aura of Merlot Crystal, and was about to tell Gao Kai to set sail immediately and leave this sea.
Suddenly, for some reason, a sharp pain came from my mind, as if a shiver from the depths of my soul swept through my body, and a chaotic picture flashed in front of my eyes.
His face turned pale and sweat poured down.
Gao Kai noticed the change in his expression, and his expression was worried: "Tang Yan, are you okay?" ”
At this time, the scorched beast flew to the sea near the salvage ship, and General Wang pointed to the middle-aged man standing on the back of the scorched beast and said, "Ah...... It's you! ”
When Tang Yan went to Toshima, Jiao Beast went to Meixin Canning Factory, and the middle-aged man shouted the name of "Tang Yan" three times, and when he was sure that the person was not hostile, Zeng Hua told the other party that Tang Yan was not there, and he didn't know where he went, and the man did not stay and wait, and left with Jiao Beast.
After the three of them returned from Toshima, Zang Feng said that he had seen the scorched beast and the middle-aged man on the back of the scorched beast, but there was no verbal communication, and the man walked away, not knowing what the purpose of coming to see them was.
It's only been a week, and the two sides have encountered each other at the sinking place of "Platinum", which has to make people feel that the world is really small.
Zang Feng just glanced at the person and lowered his head, his gaze fell on the shore in front of the reef group, and his electronic eyes flashed with a terrifying red light.
At the end of the line of sight, mirelurks quickly moved their short legs and rushed towards the location of the salvage boat.
In his opinion, the middle-aged man standing on the back of the scorched beast deliberately approached the salvage boat to attract a large number of mirelurks.
Their queen turned into the prey of humans and was taken away by flying machines, so you can imagine how deep and great this hatred is.
It is difficult for mirelurks to attack enemies flying in the sky, and the salvage ship parked above the nest naturally becomes a new target, anyway, for these fierce beasts, humans are the existence that should be destroyed.
"Open high, start the boat immediately."
"Wait, don't rush." Tang Yan suddenly raised his head and interrupted Zang Feng's shouting.
Gao Kai and General Wang both noticed that the rapidly approaching mireururk brigade contained not only ordinary mirelurks, but also high-level fierce beasts such as mireururk razor claws and mirelurk hunters, and if they continued to hesitate, they would inevitably fall into a very unfavorable situation.
Unlike the three of them, Tang Yan's gaze was focused on the middle-aged man standing on the back of the scorched beast, although his face was pale, his expression was very rich, and his emotions were very complicated.
The middle-aged man looked at him condescendingly for a moment, then moved his gaze to the bow of the boat, looked at SCV for a few moments, and then suddenly raised his arms and dropped the thing he was holding in his arms.
The thing was surrounded by a blue-gray flannel cloth, which was loosened and lifted by the sea breeze, revealing a corner behind it.
Showing a face...... A delicate woman's face.
The sea breeze whipped the scattered green silks, constantly hitting the red cheeks.
She bowed her brow slightly, and a wrinkle on the bridge of her nose twitched slightly, as if she was patient with pain, and as if she was impatient with the nasty sea breeze.
There is no aura that rejects people thousands of miles away, there is no condescending indifference, and there is also little seductive charm, her beauty is very clean, clean like the two blue crystals in the safety box.
Tang Yan looked at her face directly, not because he wanted to retain that beauty, but because he was familiar.
In an instant, many fragments of memory flooded into his mind, like a narrow river channel pouring into a rushing torrent, almost bursting.
He saw two feet on tiptoe on the rain-soaked balcony, raised arms and long sleeves like a pair of white wingspans, and farther away was the sunset sinking into the western mountains, the last of which stained the sunset red.
She said it would be nice if she could fly, so she could fly out of the cage and see the outside world.
He saw her lying on the cold floor, shrugging her shoulders weakly, sobbing in a low voice, looking so pitiful, so weak.
He saw her sitting on the balcony, looking at the dilapidated house hidden in the twilight in the distance, and humming softly a tune she didn't know where she had learned.
"The small window of the flower carving, the eaves reflect the sun."
"I live in Jiangnan, but you are far away."
"The moss is green and the walls are red, and I am young and yellow."
"Like a wound that has passed away in the evening wind."
"I'm sitting in the loft of Suzhou."
"The copper mirror decal is grooming."
"Show your eyebrows and don't show the past you wrote in poetry."
"Brew a cup of jasmine tea, who am I blowing for it."
"The bell of the bracelet reverberates in the garden."
"The sound of the rainy season fell on my heart."
"Call to you not to wander.
“……”
He also saw her walking on the side of the steps that covered the morning light, almost slipping on the stones on the side of the road, staggering to his eyes, leaning slightly, stretching out her arms and spreading her palms, the palms of which were two pieces of crumbled chocolate.
"Let's eat...... It doesn't hurt when you eat it......"
……
This is? The memories of the original owner of this body?
"Ah......h
Tang Yan ...... Tang Yan, what's wrong with you? The anxious shout of General Wang came from his ears, but it was not real, it was shaky, and it seemed to be separated by a layer of water waves, very far away.
Poof!
There was the sound of an object falling into the water ahead.
The scorched beast hanging in the sky let out a sharp hiss, quickly flapped its wings, and flew away in the direction of the flying machine.
Zang Feng raised his gun, but did not fire.
At this time, Tang Yan pushed away General Wang, who was worried about his health, rushed to the front deck, quickly opened the cockpit canopy of the SCV, started the engine and jumped into the water.
Boom!
Rumble!
gurgling ......
First, there is the sound of a heavy object falling into the water, and then the image of bubbles surging in the field of vision.
Tang Yan didn't have time to think about it, the thruster was full of firepower, and rushed towards the girl's sinking water with a terrifying bubble stream.
The blue blanket wrapped around her body was gone, and her arms and elbows were a pair of wide white sleeves that spread out into the water as her body sank.
There was less clothing on the upper body, and two black cloth bands crossed over the shoulders and across the chest.
Underneath is a pair of white shorts, with several blue streamers shaped like phoenixes floating on the sides and behind them.
His feet were bare, he wore no shoes, and he wore a silver bracelet on his right ankle.
Her body sank, her clothes and long hair lifted upward, swaying gently with the current.
The speed of the SCV was fast, and she held it with her arms before her body sank to the bottom of the sea, and under the propulsion of the surging flames, it shot into the water with a series of arc-shaped bubbles, breaking through the ocean and appearing under the sky, where the sun was blooming.
Directly in front of him was a rock, and at some point there was a lobster-like beast with a pair of huge claws and eight legs.
The Mirelurk Hunter ------ a relatively advanced presence in the mirelurk population, capable of hand-to-hand combat with clawed claws and spitting acid-etched bodily fluids to attack distant targets.
Tang Yan grabbed the joystick and turned to the left, the flames at the mouth of the jet behind him soared, and the surging waves on both sides of his feet turned a sharp bend along the reef and headed towards the location of the salvage boat.