"The scope was larger than expected, and ...... Everyone, temporarily stop moving, enter a defensive state, alert level two. "Very low alert level, because of the blessing of divine power, there are not many existences that will attack the shadow chaser, there is no need to be so nervous, just maintain basic vigilance is enough," Mobuck, work. ”

"Understood, Captain. As soon as the tomahawk and tower shield were closed, the dwarf retreated to the center of the group, leaned down beside Shuer, grabbed a canopy of dirt and rubbed it between his hands, and frowned, "This soil, it doesn't seem to be a big problem, wait, I'll take a look." ”

Sniffing and licking, Mobuck fell into thought, and after a while, he slowly said: "It's basically normal, captain, is there anything wrong?"

"It's hard to say, but I don't think it's right. Shure frowned and said, "Look at these positions......"

"Residue of pavement made of special materials. Mobuck pressed the ground, "The toughness is higher than that of stone, and the wear resistance is slightly higher, but the strength is slightly lower, it should be a unique material in this world, remember their four-wheeled vehicle? It is very suitable for that kind of hard rubber tire driving." ”

"Well, that's not the point, the point is, don't you think the ground is a bit badly damaged?" Shul turned around and asked in Moria's direction, "Deria, how long ago did the mechanical apocalypse erupt?"

"About sixty years. The girl remembered Shuer's advice to keep her volume down when she spoke, and replied in a low voice, "I didn't listen much to history class, I can't remember the exact number, but it should be about sixty years." ”

"Well, got it. Shul smiled at her, looked down and asked, "Mobuck, do you think that the pavement of this material will be destroyed like this in sixty years? ”

"Captain, it's hard to say. Mobuck shook his head, " Different environments, climate differences, vegetation types, will affect the life of artificially paved pavement, I know what you are wondering about, indeed, according to the situation in some parts of Parvatiga, in sixty years, the road surface will not be covered by soil to this extent, and plants will not be able to completely cover the road, but I have also seen similar situations, as long as the wind and sand are too large, or there is more floating dust, and there is less rain, then the damage of the environment to artificial buildings is exponentially accelerated, and it is not a big deal to become like this in sixty years。 ”

"Phew, I understand what you said, but this is a woodland with a lot of plants. Shul looked around, the forest was dense in the distance, full of towering trees, and the grass was green and foliage in the distance, "This kind of forest is too unlikely to have wind and sand, and the floating dust is even rarer, don't forget, the forest air is the cleanest." ”

"Eh, Shure, are you discriminating against us?" said Moria, suddenly, "our power is very strong, if we want to, we can quickly completely erode a city, even if the ground is covered by boulders, we can conquer them in just a few decades, so don't underestimate us! ”

"Well, maybe. Shul knew that Moriah was right, every forest spirit was an expert in botany, and since she said that she could do it, then it must be possible, Shul thought thoughtfully, "Maybe I'm making a fuss, but it's not wrong to be careful, Mobuck, geological analysis." ”

"Roger. The dwarf took out a few strange pieces of equipment, quickly assembled a metal rod at least twenty meters long, filled it with hedrons, and plunged the tip of the metal rod into the ground, and the sound of mechanical friction sounded inside the metal rod, and then the whole long rod was inserted deeper and deeper, and soon reached the handle.

"Drop. After a beep, the metal rod stopped going deeper, and the dwarf slowly pulled out the device with both hands, and the threaded metal rod was carved with many patterns, which were already embedded with dirt.

"I'll see, I'll see. The dwarf's thick fingers slowly crossed the metal rod, from top to bottom, and carefully stroked it, some special positions stayed for a long time, and even used a sharp needle to buckle out the soil in the pattern and observe it carefully, and only after the entire metal rod was checked, the dwarf whispered, "Captain, the stratigraphic analysis shows that the soil here is normal." ”

"Phew, it looks like I'm thinking too much. ”

"No, Captain, that's not what I meant. Mobuck's expression was strange, with a hint of doubt throughout, "Everything is normal with the soil structure here, it's normal like a textbook. ”

"Huh?" Shul was stunned, "so what's the problem?"

"The problem is that it's so normal, layer by layer, each layer contains different substances, and the theoretical stratigraphic structure should be like this. Mobuck thought about how to explain it for a long time, and finally said uncertainly, "However, the environment changes all the time and has great randomness, so in geological inspection, there will always be abnormal results in certain layers, which is difficult to avoid." ”

"Well, I understand. Shuer nodded, "So similar anomalous data can be used as an exclusion factor when analyzing the results, not only geology, but most disciplines allow a small amount of abnormal data to exist." ”

"Not only is it allowed, but there will be. "I've studied geology and minerals for so many years, and I've examined countless strata, but I've rarely come across a geological formation with little to no anomalous data. ”

"Go ahead and say the conclusion. ”

"No, Captain, there's no conclusion, it's just a very special phenomenon, a special and a little weird. Mobuck scratched his head and said distressedly, "But after all, we don't know about this planet, and we don't have any references, so it's hard to say if the brown star is like this, and there are no anomalous readings in the soil layer at all." ”

"Well, I see, I can't tell. Xiu'er sighed, smiled wryly and shook his head, "Let's be suspicious first, by the way, Wei, you have almost copied all the materials in their open network in the past few days, is there any information related to this?"

"No, Your Excellency, Commander. Wei replied calmly, "They have been living in the Floating City for a long time, and there is no geological information at all, because it is completely unnecessary. ”

"Well, I mean before the mechanical apocalypse, it couldn't have been without it, this is the home planet of humanity in this world, after all. ”

"There weren't many before, because the city network was built after the outbreak of the mechanical apocalypse, and the previous network system was strictly shielded, just to prevent the mechanical camp from infiltrating the floating city through the network, so such unimportant information was not transferred to the new city network. ”

"Well, it seems that if we want to find out what's going on, we'll have to climb to the top of the Tower of Babel and find out the relevant information from the old database. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander. Veysan paused, adding, "If the information is still there." ”

"It's very likely that it's still there, because the mechanical camp is also intelligent and knows the importance of these things. Shure looked up at the sun in the sky, which had already reached the middle of the canopy, "If you can't reach a conclusion, don't delay any longer, go on, and try to rest on the edge of the Tower of Babel tonight." ”

It's not too far from the Tower of Babel, and if you rush over it quickly, it won't take you an hour to get there, but the problem is that the closer you get to the ruined city, the more mechanical beasts there are, and it's often densely blocked on the road, making it difficult to pass normally, even if you go around from the side, for the sake of safety, the shadow-chasers will slow down and reduce the sound of footsteps to avoid unnecessary trouble.

In this way, the speed is much slower, and an hour later, let alone the Tower of Babel, everyone has just reached the edge of the ruined city.

Take a closer look at this abandoned city, the architectural style is similar to that of the floating city, although it is now full of ruins, but through the remnants of broken buildings, it can still be restored to its original appearance, high-rise buildings, crowds, and a prosperous city like a stone forest.

Sadly, nothing is now gone, there is not a single intact building, high-rise buildings have collapsed, gravel has piled up on the once-leveled streets, the bustling commercial district has become a paradise for climbing plants, countless vines cling to the building's façade like tentacles, through the cracks in the plants and the broken windows, and occasionally you can see the mutilated humanoid mannequins and fallen metal shelves inside.

Even the spacious city square is now bleak, with fountains filled with dirt, beautiful sculptures covered with vines, and tenacious weeds peeking out of the cracks in the square, leaving the flat square floor full of cracks.

"It's not as erosive as it is on the outskirts of the city. Shuer picked up a weed and looked at it, and just about to throw it away, he was snatched up by Moria and stuffed into his mouth, well, in his own and Saf's mouth on the side, the shy female swordsman who was bullied blushed, wanted to pick up the big sword and beat her but didn't dare to raise her head, so she had to secretly complain about Lin Jing's atrocities with her eyes silently.

"Yo Yo, there is an explanation theory, there is still a gap between the environment in the suburbs and the environment in the city, especially the number of plants, if there are few plants in the city that year, it will indeed lead to erosion in the suburbs much higher than in the city. ”

"Okay. Shure nodded, his gaze no longer staring at the plants, but shifting to some of the mechanical beasts walking around the city roads.

Along the way, everyone found that the mechanical camp really didn't want to kill humans, because along the way, they encountered a lot of mechanical beasts that they had never seen before, which had never appeared before when the mechanical invasion attacked the floating city. The combat effectiveness of these mechanical beasts is ominous, but at least they are much stronger than the mechanical spiders, and if they had participated in the battle before, it would be difficult to say whether the battle would have been won or lost the previous day.

Because of the fact that he has seen too much, if it is an ordinary mechanical beast, it is no longer enough to attract Shuer's attention, but the mechanical beast he saw this time is different.

They are completely humanoid puppets, with all limbs and even distinct facial features, and they are no different from normal people except that they are made of metal.