Chapter 56: The Doll Zone
It's not difficult to find the white-haired puppet, because last night Duanmu Huai had already ordered the reconnaissance servo skull to lock the general area where the other party was, and now it is just a matter of killing the door and finding her.
It's just that when they came to this area under the leadership of Meluti, they were still a little surprised.
"This is the puppet area."
Anweier carried a sniper rifle on his back and introduced himself to everyone lightly.
"Doll area?"
Duanmu Huai looked at the area in front of him suspiciously, only to see that the street in front of him was full of dolls walking around. And these dolls are also different in material, appearance and appearance.
"Please come and check it out, here are the latest mechanical models, currently discounted by 10%! If you don't buy it, you won't have a chance, right? ”
A wooden doll dressed in a clerk's costume is shouting at the merchandise to attract customers. And above its head, a miniature flying machine that looks like futuristic sci-fi with two large light bulbs on its butt whizzes past and flies towards the end of the street.
"Woohoo, woohoo!"
On the ground, a small dog made of metal can also be seen barking and carrying something in its mouth. They even saw a woman riding a four-wheeled self-balancing scooter down the street......... Well, combined with the medieval-style buildings around it, this place feels really strange. It gives people the illusion that it is a fusion of high-tech and old-world civilization, and I don't know how it developed to the extent it is now.
Well, if these puppets are all regarded as robots, then it can be said that they have jumped directly into the artificial intelligence civilization level of the future mechanical department.
"What's going on here?"
Looking at this scene in front of him, not only Duanmu Huai was quite surprised, but even Lorena was greatly shaken, her eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at everything in front of her in disbelief. Anvier walked inside and introduced.
"There are quite a few puppeteers and mechanics who are interested in our teachings and have settled here. We allow them to live here in the service of exploring the mysteries of machinery. However, these technologies can only be used for peaceful purposes, and we will not let him go if someone here disobeys orders and makes a murderous puppet, as you say! ”
"But with so many dolls, when are you going to find ........."
At this moment, Lorena's scalp was also numb, and Duanmu Huai also frowned. They originally thought that finding the white-haired puppet would be a simple matter, but they didn't expect such an unexpected situation to happen. At present, there are probably no less than a thousand puppets gathered in this area, and they want to find out the murder puppets they are looking for......... No wonder the guy he meows is running here, and he still understands the truth that trees are hidden in the forest!
"Come with me, I have a way."
Meletti said as she stepped forward. The crowd followed Meludy, and then they came to a shop with a sign that said "One Hit", and then Meletti pushed the door open and walked in. Duanmu Huai and others also followed closely and entered the shop.
It appears to be a gun shop, and you can see different styles of firearms hanging all over the wall everywhere. There are big and small, but I don't know why it matches the decoration here, and it always gives people a cute feeling.
Just as everyone walked into the store, a cheerful voice rang out.
"Welcome to 'One Shot', what do you need......... Ah, it's Melotti! ”
With the sound of talking, everyone saw a girl with a low ponytail and dressed in white poking her head out from behind the counter, and when she saw Meludy, her eyes lit up, and she jumped out of the counter with a smile and grabbed Meludi's hand.
"Long time no see! How are you doing? By the way, how's your gun? Do you need to take care of it? But I remember you only took care of it before......... Is it broken? By the way, I recently came up with a new improvement, would you like to try it? I think it's going to make your guns more powerful again........."
The girl was like a lark, her head and face crackled and crackled in a bunch of words, and she couldn't stop talking like a machine gun, and everyone listening to it was also confused. Luckily, however, Meletti seemed familiar with her style, and immediately interrupted the girl.
"Kukulu, I'm not here today to maintain my guns, it's his ........."
As she spoke, Meludi pointed to Duanmu Huai, and the girl named Kukulu also saw Duanmu Huai's existence at this moment, and was immediately startled.
"Wow, it's big! Meludi: Where did you get such a big mech figure? Do you want to equip it with weapons? Such a big mecha puppet, the weapon is not easy to make........."
"I'm not a puppet."
Duanmu Huai also spoke helplessly, interrupting Kukulu's speech, and hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Kukulu couldn't help but be stunned, and then approached Melute.
"Meretti, is the logic of your mecha puppet's thinking broken? I've heard that some puppets don't treat themselves as puppets because of logical problems, do you want me to introduce you to a puppeteer to fix it? ”
“…………………”
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly, and then he took off his helmet and lowered his head to stare at Kukulu.
"Now you see, I'm not a puppet."
"Wow —————!!!"
The moment she saw Duanmu Huai, Kukulu suddenly screamed in fright, and a fierce man stabbed back behind the counter, and then she cautiously raised her head and stared at Duanmu Huai uneasily.
"Huh? Ay? Is it human? ”
"Of course, I'm human."
Duanmu Huai said as he put on his helmet again. Seeing him put on his helmet, Kukulu was also relieved.
"I see, I see, it's a guest, I'm really sorry, I was rude. Would you like to order firearms? Sorry, I don't have the experience of making firearms for someone as big as you..............."
"Kukulu, he's not here to order firearms."
Thankfully, Meletti brought the conversation back up.
"We're here to ask you for some information."
As she spoke, Meludi looked at Duanmu Huai and the others again.
"She's Kukulu, and as you heard, she's a firearms designer who designs, manufactures, and maintains firearms for her customers. She's familiar with the place, and we might be able to get some clues from her. ”
"Of course, I'm familiar with this place, what do you want to ask?"
"It's not a big deal."
Duanmu Huai said as he pushed Ogis to the front.
"We're looking for a doll that looks like her, I don't know if you've seen it."
"A doll that looks like her?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Kukulu stood up and looked at Ogis carefully.
"Uh......... I've never seen such a well-made doll, and it's rare to see it here, so if I did, I would definitely be impressed. ”
Indeed, as Kukulu said, Duanmuhuai and the others have seen many dolls along the way, but the appearance of each puppet is different. Especially in terms of joint connections, it is even more strange. There are even puppets whose limbs are similar to those of humans, but whose body parts are supported by a wooden stick and hung with a layer of cloth on the outside.
It's completely out of action.
"That's ........."
Hearing that there was no clue, everyone was somewhat disappointed, and at this time, Duanmu Huai suddenly thought of something, and then snapped his fingers, and soon, a puppet appeared beside him.
"So, have you ever seen this puppet?"
"Huh?"
Looking at the puppet that suddenly appeared, Kukulu was stunned for a moment, but she also hurriedly looked at the puppet in front of her, and then thought for a moment.
"Ah, I've seen a similar doll at Mr. Liam."
"Liam?"
"Yes, that gentleman is also a puppeteer, but he always stays alone in his studio on weekdays, and most of the time he doesn't see anyone........."
"Where does that Liam live?"
"Hmm......... It's right in the back street .........."
"Take us there!"
Locking on to the target, Duanmu Huai immediately turned to leave, the puppet he had just summoned was one of the puppets made by the puppeteer before. If, according to Kukulu, each puppet made by the puppeteer has different characteristics, then it is obvious that this puppet is related to the person you are looking for!
Looking at Duanmu Huai's menacing appearance, Kukulu was a little uneasy, but with Melude's reassurance, she still agreed to lead the way. Then Kukulu took Duanmu Huai and his party to a warehouse in the back street of the puppet area.
"This is it, all I remember was that when he moved here, he used a similar doll to carry his luggage. It's just that now whether he has left or not, I don't know. ”
"We'll find out soon."
Duanmu Huai took off his helmet, stepped forward, knocked on the door hard, and soon, a weak voice came from the other side of the door.
"Who is it? Get out! Don't bother me! I'm busy! ”
"Delivery, Mr. Liam, your delivery has arrived."
"Takeaway? What takeaway?? ”
Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, the people inside were stunned for a moment, and then after a while, they saw the closed door of the warehouse open, and then a man with his hair combed back, wearing glasses, and wearing a white coat who looked like a researcher walked out.
"I didn't order any takeout, you ..............."
However, before he finished speaking, when he saw Ogis standing beside Duanmu Huai, the man's face suddenly changed.
"Rose?!"
At this moment, the man hurriedly wanted to reach out and close the door, but at the same time, he saw Duanmu Huai grabbing the door panel and pulling the door open directly, and then he held down the man's head with a big hand and lifted him up directly!