Chapter 60: The Pilgrims
"It is our greatest honor to embrace the Supreme Mastermind, to give everything we have to the Supreme Mastermind, to be allowed to prostrate in front of the Supreme Mastermind. "In the dusty, gravelly, desolate and desolate ruined city, more than two dozen mysterious figures wrapped in black robes, even their faces were tightly covered, and only a pair of eyes were exposed, lined up in four columns along the bumpy streets. From time to time, one of the guides raised his hands to the sky, loudly praising the supreme mastermind he believed in, that is, the control mind with the highest authority in the mechanical camp," Don't hesitate, don't hesitate, put the spirit into steel, this is the direction of human evolution, don't be afraid, don't panic, what we are facing is not death, not the end, but a new life, eternal life, don't feel guilty, don't regret, we are not betrayers, we are the bravest pioneers, bearing the name of betrayal, pointing out the direction for more awakened people. β
"The cowardly old-fashioned school does not dare to accept a new life, they would rather watch their compatriots die under the shackles of life, but we are different, we are brave and fearless, we are willing to give everything for the evolution of mankind, and we are willing to prove to all our compatriots with our lives that we are right. Remember, it is the Supreme Brain who strengthens our faith, who devotion to our faith, gives us such a precious opportunity, eternal life, eternal health, an inexhaustible body, and an eternally awake will, the Supreme Brain that frees us from all the weaknesses of humanity, thanks to the generous Supreme Mastermind, thanks to the merciful Supreme Mastermind, we always remember your gifts, thank you for your favors, we always praise you, we sing your praises forever. β
"Praise the Most High Mastermind, sing praises to the Most High Mastermind. Behind the leader, all the men in black shouted in unison, but although they shouted like this, their hearts were obviously not as calm as the leader said. The leader can raise his hands high and calmly move along the streets of the ruined city, but the others cannot, although they are also members of the mechanical church, and for various reasons decided to participate in this pilgrimage ceremony or transformation ceremony, but when it really comes to an end, it is inevitable that they will be nervous and panicked, especially when they go deep into the mechanical city, which is as terrifying as the devil's lair in their education since childhood, no matter how firm their faith is, they can't make them feel at ease, and they secretly look left and right from time to time, if it weren't for everyone walking together and staring at each other, and there were a large number of mechanical beasts staring at each other outside, maybe someone would turn their heads and fleeγ
Yes, it's not just these humans that fill the abandoned streets, but also a large number of automatons.
Tens of thousands of mechanical golems lined up the streets, leaving only one way for the pilgrims, and the other directions were so tightly blocked that there was no need for a guide, and the first and last pilgrims knew what to do. As soon as the pilgrims passed, a large group of mechanical golems began to concentrate in the middle, completely blocking the back path of the pilgrims.
This unprecedented behavior not only caused the pilgrims to fall into a panic, but even the guides who came and went many times were startled, and looked at the tail of the group with doubts from time to time, but unfortunately, they were surrounded by low-level mechanical beasts, and there were no metal humanoids, so even if they wanted to ask, they couldn't find the target, so they could only forcibly hide the uneasiness in their hearts, and pretended to be calm and led the pilgrims forward.
Of course, these pilgrims didn't know that there was a group of guests who arrived before them, otherwise they wouldn't have to worry so much, or even more, because the actions of the mechanical beasts were obviously suspicious of someone mixing in with them, and cut off their retreat first.
Under the 'escort' of countless mechanical puppets, more than twenty people went all the way in, but they did not enter the Tower of Babel directly as Shure had imagined, but after going deep into the city in a straight line, they suddenly turned to the side and entered a closed building.
"Praise the Sovereign Mastermind. It wasn't until he entered here that the guide breathed a sigh of relief, obviously, this is the place where he must pass every time, the guide took off his hood with his head covered, revealing the face of a middle-aged man, turned around and raised his hand and shouted, "Brothers and sisters, here is your first step towards a new life." All of you will fall on your knees and shout praises to the majesty of the Most High Brain, and the messenger of the Most High Brain will come to you and lead you into the world of the Lord. β
Having come to this point, there are still countless mechanical golems outside, and even if the believers are panicked, they can only follow the orders of the leader, lying on the ground one by one, and whispering the prayers that belong to the mechanical church.
"Boom, boom", heavy footsteps gradually approached from the other side of the building, and two human figures with shiny metal bodies and lifelike facial features appeared in the eyes of the believers, two human figures, a man and a woman, were more like real people than the two that Shul and Macageren had seen before, but the voice of the voice was still cold, "We are the messengers of the Supreme Mastermind, our present is your future." β
The pilgrims, who had been afraid to raise their heads, finally looked up cautiously, and looked at the two delicate human figures in surprise, the church had been preaching before, and if you put yourself into the arms of the supreme mastermind, you can be integrated with the machine and have an eternal lifespan, everyone thought that at most they would become the appearance of a half-human mechanical beast, so they were somewhat reluctant and afraid, and now they found that they could obtain such a delicate body, which was no different from when they were alive, and their hearts couldn't help but be full of surprise.
"But don't rejoice too soon, former kind. The human form of another man also spoke, more indifferent than the female one, "Only those who believe in piety are qualified to serve the Supreme Mastermind, and only those who are qualified to enter the perfect body bestowed by the Supreme Mastermind, and those who are not pious enough can only lose themselves in the process of body transformation, like those defective species, and become inferior products with incomplete consciousness." β
As he spoke, he pointed to several larger, taller humanoid golems outside.
"Praise be to the Most High Mastermind, I am absolutely devout. "In the face of the threat of the male figure, all pilgrims vied to show their piety, lest they be relegated to the category of inferior goods.
"Whether it's pious or not, it's useless to say it, you'll know when the body is transformed, language may be able to fool you primitive humans, but it can't fool the higher machines. The female figure sneered a few times and commanded, "Now is the time to show your devotion, everyone, take off all your clothes and prepare to bask in the light of the High Mastermind." β
"Hum", the muffled chatter continued, and it was clear that the order was a bit beyond the reach of the pilgrims.