Chapter 25: Metal Lifeforms
"Huh?" Shul looked surprised, looked at Moria, and suddenly realized that this was already an order zone, and he could communicate with his voice, so he asked with a strange expression, "You kind?"
"Eh, not all creatures that change form are of the same kind, okay. Moria squinted at Shure, "According to your theory, all creatures that don't change form are of the same kind, like you and the white wolf at the entrance of your temple. ”
"Please call it White Dog, thank you. "I feel a headache when I think of that disgraceful head wolf, I don't know when it has fallen in love with the feeling of being touched, and lies at the school gate every day, waiting for the students who come in and out to help it smooth its hair. With a deep sigh, Shul decided not to bother the white wolf anymore, and turned to smile at the dodging humanoid structure, a holy smile filled with calming power enough to calm any agitated creature.
The smile seemed to work, and the metal figure curiously took a few more steps closer and twisted towards Shure's body structure, as if observing him. It's just a seem, and it's hard to tell if he's really observing, because he has almost no human facial features, and one might even say, none of the features that most creatures should have.
Theoretically, he was a half-human figure made up of more than a dozen geometric figures, not very tall, just reaching Shull's chest, his head was an inverted cone, his body was a standard prismatic shape, his limbs were a combination of several polyhedra of different sizes and faces, and there were several flexible streamer-like objects at the end of his upper limbs, as if he had several tentacles. These geometries are not united, they are kept at a distance from each other, they do not interfere with each other, but they form a unified whole and move freely with the body, which is difficult to understand, at least from the perspective of normal life.
"Buzz, buzz", there was a buzz from inside the metal lifeform, and two golden rays of light flashed from the surface of the smooth, conical head, like his gaze.
"Hey, is this their language?" Moria was very curious to get close to the metal lifeform, but the other party escaped nearly ten meters away in an instant, and then hid for a long time before cautiously re-approaching, this time Lin Jing didn't dare to make any more moves, and looked at this metal lifeform from a distance, "What is he talking about?"
He was asking, 'Who are you?' and where did you come from. ”
"Huh, you made it up?"
"I know you're still asking. Shuer said angrily, "How can I understand." ”
"Didn't you get in touch with them? and tricked a few Eternal Cores, who don't know how to deceive them in words. Moria didn't know anything about the euphemism, "They're of the same race." ”
"Well, it's supposed to be of the same race. Shuer nodded, in fact, he really couldn't understand the other party's hum, when he communicated with the dying metal lifeform, he used the way of direct interaction with the soul, and there was no problem with the use of language, but this time it was different, he couldn't casually communicate with the soul of the life form he just saw, not to mention that even if he was willing, the other party wouldn't be willing, "But I'm not making it up, according to common sense, he should be asking similar questions." ”
"That's not right. Moria looked suspiciously at the metal lifeforms circling around Shure, "It is believed that he has never seen normal creatures, at least not humanoid intelligent creatures, if I have been living in their world, and the first time I see humanoid creatures, I will definitely not think of them as species that can communicate." ”
"Haven't you found it yet? Shure sighed and said softly, "There are several contradictions in him. ”
"Well, the first is the question I mentioned. Moriah nodded vigorously, "It's too contradictory. ”
"No, the first is that he wasn't surprised at all when he saw us coming from the rift space. Shure thought for a moment and added, "Well, maybe a little surprised, but at least we weren't shocked that we could move normally in the chaotic rift space directly by relying on our bodies, which is the most unreasonable part. ”
"Hmm. "You said that they can already maintain their existence in the rift space with their own technology. ”
"It's by equipment, and if they were left on their own, they would end up like the metal lifeforms that died before. "And, even if they could do it themselves, it would be difficult, but it would be possible to see something that is clearly different from them, and it is easy to do it, and it should be surprised, but he didn't, and took it for granted, which shows ......"
"He's been in a similar situation more than once. Moria immediately continued, "Combined with the fact that he can understand that we are also intelligent creatures as soon as they meet, it proves that there have been creatures that have escaped from the rift space here more than once, and some of them should be humanoid." ”
"That's right, and my smile calms him, which means that he knows what it means, and it's obviously not the first time I've seen it. Shure looked thoughtfully at the translucent gap for a long time, and said slowly, "I have a suspicion that Lord Anika's body is now inhabited by exiles from many different worlds, and it is a powerful race that can temporarily maintain its existence in the rift space with its own strength. ”
The remnants of the ". ”
"Well, indeed. Shure smiled bitterly and nodded, "A remnant of a powerful race." ”
"This possibility cannot be ruled out. Moria suddenly poked Shure in the arm, "What is this guy doing?"
In fact, the metal lifeform didn't do anything strange, he just pulled the distance between the two sides closer and closer, and in the end it almost became face-to-face, constantly circling around Shuer, and from time to time he poked his head closer, as if he was smelling a smell.
"Oh, I guess it's the same thing I did before. Shuer was stunned, shook his head with a smile, and stretched out his hand very slowly to the metal lifeform, "Now I can already be sure that the strange feeling I had not long ago came from him, no, it should be said that they, there are some same lifeforms here besides him." Since I can vaguely sense their presence, it is not surprising that they can sense me, in turn. Now he is probably recognizing the aura of the clan from me, and perhaps he is still muttering in his heart why the same clan has become such a strange existence. ”
Shuer's guess is likely to be correct, because after he raised his hand, the other party did not run away this time, but raised a streamer, slowly approached Shuer's palm, just touched it, and immediately retracted like lightning, and the golden light swept around Shuer's body, until he was sure that Shuer had no threatening movements, and then sent the streamer to Shuer's palm again.
"Hello, friend's clansman, it's been a long time. Shuer slowly held the top of the streamer, trying not to frighten the other party, regardless of whether the other party understood or not, and said to himself, "I'm glad that you still exist, when you guessed, you can't imagine how happy I am, hehe, that friend's biggest wish is not to let his race be forgotten, if he knows that there are still people alive and well, I think he will feel quite happy even if he no longer exists." ”
The metal lifeform obviously didn't understand what Shul was saying, but the 'hand' he was holding and the familiar resonance made him relax physically and mentally, and the inverted cone-shaped head spun at high speed, maybe this was their way of expressing their happiness, it was very special, it was a bit of a curiosity, if you put something on the tip, maybe it could be drilled through in a few seconds.
"Let me touch you for him, young man. Since receiving the six Eternal Cores, Shure has felt somewhat guilty about the dead metal lifeforms, and in order to fulfill his wishes, he has mentioned the existence of their race several times in the world of Parvadigar and the Brown Star, and now that he is fortunate enough to meet their surviving people, he has finally explained to himself, "You are by far the most powerful race I have ever encountered, and even at this point, you can still survive." ”
Shuer's movements were slow and strange to others, but to the metal lifeform, it seemed to be a matter of course, and although he couldn't understand his words, the metal lifeform instinctively stopped the rotation of its head and floated there quietly, letting Shuer's big hand caress his smooth head. It seemed that the touch from his own clan made him very comfortable, and the metal life was considerate and closer, and finally simply climbed onto Shuer's body, and then ...... Nearly crushed Shul to death.
No matter how small the size is, it is also a spaceship that can carry three or four people, and the weight can never be too light, and it suddenly pressed on Shuer, although it was a bit exaggerated to crush him, but it was also very burdensome, fortunately, he didn't seem to be used to close contact with normal creatures, and he took the initiative to leave after crawling on Shuer for a while, which made Shuer breathe a long sigh of relief.
Unfortunately, he breathed a sigh of relief too soon, because it was Moriah who was with him.
"She must be female. Moria fussed, "Otherwise, you wouldn't be so gentle with her." ”
"Don't talk nonsense, they're genderless. ”
"Isn't that even more terrifying. Moria, with a look of horror, pointed at Shure, "Have you finally reached out to creatures other than females?" I knew that you would one day go down this path." ”
"Hey, you've got enough. ”
"Yo-yo, what are you talking about? I don't understand, don't say a lingua franca to a deer. ”
"Knock knock", Shul smacked the deer's back a few times in punishment, ignoring the occasion and atmosphere, and smiled at the metal lifeform again, pointing to the interior of the planet where the light was emerging.
The metal lifeform turned its head and thought about it, and finally understood Shuer's thoughts, pulled him with the streamer, and walked towards a gap between the trunks.