"Why?, those machines suddenly come to life?" Shure remembered the metal lifeforms in his memory, of course, those lifeforms were countless times more advanced than the technology of this world, and the two were not comparable at all.

"I don't know. Unexpectedly, Delia shook her head, "Although only a few decades have passed, some of the people who have experienced the mechanical disaster are still alive, and even they can't tell what happened." ”

"All the autonomic machines seem to be alive and begin to slaughter humanity uncontrollably, they have been planning for a long time, and almost all human activities are launched at the same time, and most of the human beings have been slaughtered before they even react to what is happening. Although the remaining survivors resisted for a long time, the territory gradually lost, and finally only a piece of the area around the headquarters was still controlled by the coalition government, and all the others fell, only Sky City, because the number of self-discipline machines was still relatively small, and most of them were successfully defended. ”

"Like alive?"

"Yes, this is the key, the self-discipline machine is still the same, rigidly executing orders, without a little self-awareness, you also saw it that night, it is no different from the normal self-discipline machine, it can't be said to be alive at all. But the problem is that they suddenly stop obeying our orders as if they were being controlled by something, and in turn treat us as enemies. ”

"Under their persecution, people from all regions except the survivors of the Tokyo metropolitan area moved to Sky Castle...... Uncle, we're here. As she was talking, the girl suddenly showed a cheerful expression, pointed to the front and said happily, "This is the West Outer Ring District." ”

In front of them, the shadowchasers appeared a vast field, the world should be autumn now, and the fields were golden and filled with the scent of earth and food crops. It's hard to believe that such a scene is at a height of several thousand meters, and if it were in Pavatiga, the Earth Mother Kaeya would definitely cry.

Although there had just been a catastrophe, there were still large traces of blood on the ground, and no, even the occasional corpse that had not had time to be disposed of, there were still many figures busy in the fields, as if they had not been affected by the catastrophe at all. But it's right to think about it, for a metropolis with a population of nearly one million, food is probably one of the most important materials, especially now that it is the harvest season, even if there is a big event, it is necessary to give priority to food.

Walking through the fields, when they saw Shul and his party, these people showed serious instinctive disgust, but it was not shown in action, but when they saw Delia following them, people smiled: "You're back, Delia." ”

"How's it going at home?" glancing at the corpse that hadn't been disposed of with some fear, the girl greeted familiarly, "There's nothing wrong with it." ”

"Don't worry, the focus of the mechanical invasion is in the inner city, and our West Outer Ring District has been relatively less affected, only more than a thousand people have been killed by the machine, and most of them are safe. ”

Only the shadow chasers were stunned, obviously not very accustomed to the news they heard in their ears, their attitude towards life was a little too child's play, even if they were used to mechanical invasion, they should not talk about death so blandly. After all, the deceased are all their companions day and night, maybe there are their relatives and friends, and the familiar people have died, but the attitude is still so casual, so as not to be too disobedient.

"Delia, I'll ask you a question. After leaving the crowd of laborers, Xiuer, who had been watching coldly, asked thoughtfully, "Since that night, I have discovered that your world, no, the people of your planet, have a very strange attitude towards death, although they are also afraid, but they are much more calm in the face of death, is there any special reason?"

"Because I'll be alive soon. The girl said of course, "Although the pain of death still exists, and the memory of the past few years will be lost, after all, it can be resurrected, and the horror of death is much reduced." ”

"Huh?" Shure paused, "Resurrection?"

"Haha, uncle, I was taken aback. Delia was quite proud that she was able to scare Shur, "You don't know, in fact, most of the victims are not really dead, and they will be seen again in the near future, even if they are crushed, even recently...... I'll do the math...... I'm afraid the memories of the last three years are going to be blank. ”

"What's going on?"

"Probably more than 30 years after the migration to the floating island, due to the continuous impact of mechanical invasions, the productivity and combat effectiveness were seriously insufficient, and the coalition government started a special plan, which is said to be called the recovery plan. It is to back up everyone's memories and physical condition at the time, seal them in the archives of the city hospital, and once someone dies unnaturally, extract their files, copy the body and import the memory, and the deceased will soon be resurrected. ”

"Huh, can this be considered resurrection, what about the soul?" The shadow chasers looked at each other, reshaping a body, and the gods of Pavatiga could do it, and it was not difficult for them to pour into the memory, the problem was that without the drive of the soul, the reshaped body had no value, and it was impossible to wake up again.

"Uncle, your planet doesn't still believe in souls. Delia laughed in surprise, "What a soul, that kind of thing, this is common sense that even a three-year-old child knows on the Brown Star." ”

"No wonder. As if she had found some answer, Miridy met Shure's inquiring gaze and explained simply, "Since that night, at least a hundred thousand people have died in the past two days, but I have never felt soul and resentment, and I have always wondered in my heart, and now I finally know the reason." ”

"I changed my body, I lost my memory, I didn't even have a soul, and even if I woke up, I wouldn't be myself. Shur secretly kicked the dwarf and made him quiet, "I am still dead." ”

"The memory is still there. "The divergence between the two worlds is not so easy to understand," but it is less recent. ”

"Mobuck, shut up. Shuer raised his hand and stopped what the other shadow chasers wanted to say, the rules of the world are different, the world view is different, and there is nothing to discuss, "Delia, since they can be resurrected, why are Surta still so afraid of death?"

"Because it is you who suffers when you die, it is not a pleasant experience to be mechanically dismembered. And with 5,000 credits to buy their lives, they actually bargained, which shows that they are not too afraid of death. ”

"I don't mean that. Shul shook his head and said, "I mean, later, when you were awake and peeking, you must have seen the fear they showed when we were talking about business. ”

"Oh, that's different. Delia explained, "Accidental death can be resurrected, but if you are executed for a crime, then you are really dead, and the life file is destroyed, and there is no chance of resurrection." If the crime is serious, it may be repeated several times, and each time the memories of the dying period will be recorded, the newly copied body will be imported, and then executed again, which must be a very terrifying feeling. ”

"Well, then it's no wonder they're so scared. Trying to bring in this feeling of repeated death, even with the will of the shadow chasers, they couldn't help but shudder, Shul pursed his lips and threw this curious death sentence aside, "You go on, what happened after your brown star?"

"After we abandoned most of the surface world and fled to the city in the sky, they built countless production and maintenance facilities, began to expand in number, and soon covered the land, uncle, have you seen the circle of intact buildings around the Tower of Babel, that is their factory, every minute, I don't know how many mechanical beasts are born from the factory. ”

"I don't know how much hatred the machines have for humans, but since they moved to the Sky City, they have not stopped trying to hedge against the Sky City and kill us all. Every few months, when they have accumulated a certain number, they launch a mechanical invasion in an attempt to storm the floating city. ”

"Did you succeed?"

"You mean our city?" said Delia, shaking her head, "this city has not been captured, but it is said that many cities have fallen under their attack, and the humans in the city have died completely. ”

"Huh, can't be resurrected?"

"The city is destroyed, the city in the sky has fallen, and the life archive in the city naturally no longer exists, and it is impossible for those people to be resurrected. Delia sighed regretfully, "Maybe we can recapture the ruins of those fallen sky cities, and there is still a chance to salvage some of the life files, but if that kind of thing can be done, it will not be forced to the present...... Aunt Jessica, yes, I'm back, little Evan and they're already back, hahaha, this time it's a bumper harvest, and they made a lot of money, well, that's what it means to let them bring it back first, don't wait for me, it's enough to help me keep my share. ”

Skillfully and enthusiastically greeted the old woman passing by, but after the two sides passed by, the little girl's expression immediately collapsed, and she rolled her eyes several times in a row.

"Heh, I feel like you're very popular in the West Outer Ring Road. Shuer said with a smirk.

"Uncle, you did it on purpose, I don't believe you can't see it. The little guy pouted and muttered, "They are enthusiastic about me now because in the past few years, I have always been able to find a way to help the West Outer Ring District make money, and I remember very well how they treated me when I didn't have this ability before." It's not for nothing that the people in the urban area of the West Outer Ring Road look down on me, hmph, don't think that if you are enthusiastic about me now, I can forgive them. ”

"Oh, little one who holds a grudge. Patting Delia on the head, Shul didn't say much, everyone has their own opinion on this kind of thing, and it can't be said who is right and who is wrong.

"Look, that's my home over there. Quickly throwing aside the unhappiness, Delia trotted a few steps, pointed to a village in front of her, and said, "Everyone, welcome to my house." ”