MTL - High Above-v2 Chapter 789 I allow you to hug me with Ian's face (6000)

   Echo.

  Thousands of years all the different echoes are shaking in the ears.

  The first one is thunder. And incredible huge shocks. It was the sound of the continent shaking and the sea boiling. The storm swept across the world. Even if the entire research institute sank into the ground, it could not stop the thunder caused by the tsunami hitting the mountains. Most people faced death in daze and despair. This may be a kind of pity, because such a quick Death is painless and there is no need to face the suffocating reality of a post-apocalyptic reality.

   Followed by sobbing. Survivors managed to save their lives in the face of sudden disasters, but they still have too many things to preserve, such as relatives and friends, elders and younger generations, superiors and subordinates, the conversation of pedestrians on the street, and the swaying branches of landscape trees on the roadside , There is also an appointment with friends to meet on the street. All the ordinary things that make up life are gone, and all that remains are the scattered whimpers and sobs in the wind after the destruction.

   Then there are questions. Why us? Why do disasters happen? Why is this happening? Why are the best people dying? Why can an incompetent person like me survive?

Apart from the luck of their own survival, the surviving people occasionally have such confused or angry questions from the bottom of their hearts. They deeply feel their own powerlessness and live more painfully than death, because they understand that just It is because they will never be able to usher in the happy ending of the story after turning a corner from a dead end. Civilization will definitely be lost in their hands, and they will be the first to step into tragedy, so they would rather let others survive instead of themselves. But in the end, there was silence.

  No matter how angry and painful, desperate and bewildered, reality will not be changed by crying.

  Tara civilization has been destroyed, and its last breath was maintained by a man, a dying old man, with wisdom.

  As long as he is still alive, there is still a possibility of civilization recovery—because he has a gift in his mind that can record all the data, a chip that shines silver like stars.

  With such incredible gifts and wisdom beyond the times, even a single person can carry civilization.

After the disaster, he did not give up his efforts. The old man was still in the surviving research institute, conducting experiments with some surviving researchers, exploring the many possibilities of the way of sublimation, and sending away those inheritors who inherited part of his knowledge one by one. Sent to various shelters throughout Terra.

He is keenly aware of the suffering and torment that Terra is about to face after the destruction—the spaceship of the star **** fell, and the plan of the true dragon failed, but the fire of the thousand stars will still come as promised, and this time, those who can welcome them It is no longer a complete civilization of Terra, but a turbulent planet that can still breed life.

  A land where "they" can take root and revive.

  They will not be accepted by Terra, but will grow freely, grow into their own perfect bodies in all suitable places, and wreak havoc in the hometown of human beings.

  —They must be defeated.

   This is the only goal the old man has set for himself.

  At the very least, human beings must at least leave a cemetery for themselves.

  —As for how to do it.

  In the empty laboratory, only the echo of footsteps echoed. After the last researcher was sent away, the entire research institute fell silent, only the intelligent servants were left moving in the corridor.

  The pioneer stopped breathing in such silence. When did life leave the body?

He has gained glory, has a respected status, is trusted and even worshiped by everyone, and has created a new era. He is undoubtedly an individual located on the planet. Even if such a person dies, it should be earth-shattering and shock the entire civilization. It's a big deal in the world.

   But unfortunately, civilization died before him. So there is only silence left for endless echoes. Light and shadow disappear, and all images collapse.

  Ian seemed to wake up, and removed his hand from the fragments of the computing chip.

   "Ian?"

   Aside, Anfa noticed that something was wrong with Ian, she started to ask, and the boy came back to his senses: "Huh? It's okay." He said to his friend

The   man showed a peaceful smile: "It's just that I saw something unusual."

   It is indeed an unusual, even extraordinary past.

   There is no other possibility, Ian can be sure that what he saw was the original owner of the silver chip, the "Forerunner", in the last period of his life.

   However, this time is not complete. Only the period of memory in which he was at a loss that his knowledge could not be passed on was relatively clear, and the memories of other periods of time were just fragments, passing by in a flash, and it was impossible to see clearly.

  In this memory, what Ian felt the most was not despair, fear and bewilderment.

   But a deep loneliness.

  As a traveler of the earth and a visitor of another civilization, Ian is as lonely as the forerunner.

They are all located in a world that is behind the times they live in. People around them cannot understand their wisdom, and it is extremely difficult for them to change the times they live in. They all know that if they die, the possibility of changing the world will be The last sliver of hope is fading.

  The only difference is that the forerunner is getting old, and Ian is only seventeen. Forerunners have no time to reverse the future, and Ian not only has, but is even a prophet, and can get more time from future predictions.

  But in fact, the environment of the pioneers is actually superior to that of Ian. The human beings in the refuge of his era are all survivors of the civilization of the pre-Tara era. They still have that glorious golden age in their memory. Everyone has the morals and insights of the same era. The most important point.

  That is, they all know the stars—and yearn for them.

   As long as the pioneers are given another ten years, the current Terra civilization may be far from what it is today.

   (It's just a pity that there is no if)

   Ian thought in his heart. In any case, the forerunner failed to save the civilization of the pre-epoch in the end. He died, the civilization of the pre-epoch disappeared, and many refuges became the prototypes of the current Terra countries.

   Of course, he didn't completely fail. At least, the gift of the Star God, that is, the silver chip was indeed successfully transferred by him, and the silver chip can even be transferred again and again, cultivating many heroes, including Inaiga II, to change the world bit by bit .

  Now, this authority falls into the hands of Ian.

   And he was about to go to the Xenomorph Research Institute. Back to the burial place of the original owner of the silver chip.

"I think."

   After calming down, Ian turned his head and said to Anfa on the side: "The reason why the source quality computing chip is so important. Perhaps it is because its complete body contains all the information in the Xenomorph Research Institute."

   "In other words, the source quality computing chip is the core of the Alien Research Institute, and we already have a fragment in our hands, which has an advantage in the process of exploration."

  Ian did not tell Anfa the complete truth. The function of the source quality computing chip may indeed include the above-mentioned content, but its real function. Ian guesses that it is likely to be related to the echo of the forerunner.

   echo. The reason why the Ciehalorvo family was demoted to South Ridge was the method of immortality, and it was also the technology that Axel, the keeper of the land, was currently researching.

  Its true essence is to use a certain method to record a person's personality and memory. When the original owner dies, the reproduced personality and memory can survive him and continue his work.

   Like an echo in the valley.

But because it is an echo, it will continue to deteriorate. Because of different experiences and no same soul, the echo will eventually become different from the original owner, or even the opposite. The "mirror surface" of the law is too far behind.

  The technology of the civilization period of the pre-epoch has not yet reached the point where it can perfectly reproduce the soul, so it can only take a step back and use the echo.

   In other words.

   (In the Institute of Alien Species, maybe there are still 'echoes' remaining from the forerunners?)

  Ian didn’t tell Anfa about this possibility,

   I just raised my vigilance in my heart: (Even, the dark gold dragon that flew straight outside the Prison Star Prison as soon as it appeared, is the echo of the forerunner?)

   This is not impossible, it can even be said to be very possible!

  Although I don't know why Echo turned into a giant dragon, and why this giant dragon is so focused on going to the outer space, beyond the heavenly prison. But Ian is very clear that Echo, the forerunner, definitely knows countless and most precious knowledge!

Information about star gods, information about real dragons, the core outline of the way of sublimation, the nature of the life of a sublimator and the related life extension surgery, life support system. There are too many, too many, just a few tens of seconds of memories , contains at least seven or eight things that Ian is very interested in.

must. Definitely get it. Get the library owned by the Xenomorph Institute and the Forerunner Echo.

  Ian has made up his mind.

So, after taking a deep breath, he said to the princess of Jindeng's family: "However, I saw the extremely dangerous safety law from behind this chip. level, maybe even the existence of the peak of the fourth energy level.”

"The reason why I don't say it's the fifth energy level is because I can't be sure. After all, I haven't reached the surrounding area of ​​the ruins. If I arrive, I may be able to give the answer. But the peak of the fourth energy level is already very dangerous. Is the team prepared to deal with such an enemy?"

"of course."

Anfa listened carefully to Ian's words, but laughed after hearing these words, as if he felt that Ian's worries were meaningless: "Exploration teams from all countries have fourth-level powerhouses, not to mention On our side of Canaan Moore, my uncle Yafoda, the chairman, will personally sit in the Silver Gate family's inheritance. The Silver Gatekeeper will have the ability to cross space in a short distance at the fourth energy level. With him, everyone in the exploration team There will be no danger."

"And your empire is led by the eldest prince Carlos. You must know it? The speed of the blood of the imperial family, the 'Sun God Bird', surpasses the reaction speed of all other bloodlines. There is no certain prediction. ability, it is impossible to counterattack against their attacks, and it is extremely simple for them to protect others, even the fifth energy level may not be able to stop him."

"As for the strong man of the Royal Court of Heaven, he is the third son of the Great Khan and the master of the Suyue Prairie, Gunta Ximoer. He is simply very strong and may not have any advantage in protecting people, but even if he Even a real dragon with the fifth energy level can block it for a few seconds with his strength, until our Canaan Moore strongman makes a move."

Anfa's tone is very confident. Obviously, Canaan Moore, the three hosts of the Empire and the Heavenly Royal Court have already made all the plans in order to ensure the smooth exploration. Even if there is a fifth energy level (basically unlikely ) appeared, they were able to deal with it, and saved most of the members of the exploration team.

  If it is the fourth energy level, if the powerful from all over the world join forces, they will only be held to death in place. Even the Xenomorph Research Institute, the top large-scale laboratory of the pre-epoch civilization, is unlikely to have a situation that they cannot cope with.

  「Is that so, then I can rest assured.」

  Ian nodded with a smile on the surface, but actually there was something subtle in his heart.

Because he remembered the communicator given to him by the speaker of Yafoda. Obviously, the speaker of the Canaan Moore side has other plans. The situation in the game is also more complicated than everyone else imagined. In the presence of echoes and dark gold dragons, this exploration will definitely lead to big things.

  But it is precisely because something big will definitely happen that Ian can fish in troubled waters and get more opportunities to gain more. Therefore, Ian will not stop the plan of Speaker Yafoda, but will help him.

After all, not only for the harvest, but just for the chairman of Yafoda to acquiesce that he can take away the "fragment of the ladder of life tree", Ian will cooperate with the other party, which is why the chairman will trust Ian, he knows very well The young man's ambitions and desires are something that simple researchers like Master Gravey cannot see, so they can reach a consensus in a few words.

"Big

  Probably so. "

  Ian took half a step back, away from the box in Anfa's hand: "I suggest taking it with you when exploring. This may be the key to controlling it when we find the computing chip itself."

   This is not Ian's aimlessness, but the fact. Just now, Ian has reproduced the structure of this part of the computing chip through the silver chip. Later, he can study its details, deduce its main body structure, and then try to make an intrusion program for the source computing chip and even the source code. virus.

  In the final analysis, it is nothing more than programming similar to shaping an artificial soul. The civilization of the pre-epoch is also just starting in this regard, and it may not be more sophisticated than the technology of the current Terra civilization.

  At that time, he only needs to bury the virus program in this fragment, and then send the fragment back to the main body, and then he can use the simplest method to embed the virus on the chip main body.

Of course, in fact, Ian also thought about the possibility that the source quality chip body would directly give him the highest authority when he saw the silver chip. But you have to be prepared for everything. As a prophet, Ian has always been cautious and does not leave any flaw.

   "Okay. Thanks a lot, Ian, this is another great help!"

   Regarding Ian's suggestion, Anfa also nodded seriously, and then showed a bright smile. With such key information, the Jindeng family will undoubtedly take the lead in this exploration.

   Not to mention, her teammate is Ian. As a prophet, Ian can get so much information just by observing the chip fragments. How much information can the other party get when he arrives inside the ruins?

  In addition, it is impossible for the Prophet to fall into a trap and be stopped by all kinds of strange things. Anyone who has explored understands what a great advantage this is for the exploration of the ruins.

   Forming a team with such teammates is comfortable no matter what.

After writing down a few big points for Ian, the happy Anfa arranged for Ian and Xiou to live in the mansion, and in the absence of his mother, as the master of the Jindeng family's main house, for the honorable The guests prepared a very sumptuous dinner.

  The girl even invited Master Gesai and Isengard to come over. Anfa knew that these two were Ian's friends and seniors, and they were also their future partners in the Institute of Alien Species, so they simply called them over to celebrate.

  「The best food in Canaan Moore? Dragon King」

Xiou was looking forward to this very much, she even started drooling when she thought of the delicious dishes and snacks that might exist—for a dragon who has never been out of Nanling for many years, Anfa is really the best friend , so that she couldn't help but rush forward and hugged the dazed elf girl fiercely, and even lifted it up and kept spinning in circles.

  「It’s not-eh-Seo!」

For Anfa, this is obviously a new and new experience. She felt a little blushing and angry when Xiou hugged her waist happily and turned into anger at first, but soon the girl who experienced the other party's sincere joy through the dragon soul I can only shake my head helplessly: "Okay, okay, since you are so happy, I will allow you to hug me around, but remember! You can only hug me when I use a female prosthetic body, not a male!"

"Eh?"

  When the red-haired dragon girl heard this, she stopped spinning in confusion: "Why?"

"Because my male prosthetic body still needs a bit of majesty." Anfa said solemnly: "You are not allowed to use a male prosthetic body to hug me, unless you use Ian's face. Your original male prosthetic body uses My face looks so weird."

   "Okay, listen to you."

  Xio felt a little restrained, but she still respected her friend's ideas, but couldn't help complaining: "You Canaanite Moors are so old-fashioned, we real dragons never care about this!"

   "Why can I use my face, don't use other people's faces to play around like this. Forget it, this is probably a way for real dragons to express their enthusiasm."

   Ian, with a wry smile, commented on the interaction between Xiou and Anfa, the two dragonblood girls (at least on the outside), "too cutting-edge and pioneering. Is this really allowed by Terra today?" ’, but if you think about it carefully, it’s Terra after all, so it’s not surprising what happens.

   It's not surprising at all.

  Actually, Ian originally planned to chat with Anfa about her "blood breakdown". Jie Ge Na may be just an ordinary passer-by stepping stone, but the news he said cannot be ignored. The reason why Anfa pays attention to the secret method of resurrection of the steel dragon must be related to her blood.

Ian can’t be said to know much about the Twilight Cradle System and the essence of the real dragon now, at least he can be said to be extremely proficient. As his friend and deep collaborator, Anfa’s life safety must be very important. Accidentally, such a friend and big benefactor passed away due to blood collapse, Ian would never forgive himself.

But seeing Xiou and Anfa playing happily, and Anfa himself doesn't seem to be particularly anxious, Ian thinks that he can wait until the dinner is over later to ask questions-don't talk about serious things when everyone is happy , wait until the game is over before talking about realistic topics, his EQ is not low at all.

   As for Anfa’s invitation to Master Goser and Isengard, Ian was very happy—he did have something to discuss with Master Goser, and he also planned to tell Isengard and Master Goser his identity as a prophet.

   Now that Ian has gradually gained a foothold in the empire's system and has a backstage and his own territory, some secrets no longer need to be secrets.

  Exposure, on the contrary, is a kind of solidification of confidence in the friendly side and a deterrent to the enemy.

   In addition, before the dinner, Ian also wanted to figure out a problem.

In the memories of the forerunners, the silver chip, which is also the gift of the star god, is described as "the key to the final promotion" and "the foundation of the ascension of civilization". The meditation method or the source quality computing chip created by the pioneers can turn an ordinary human being into a superman with extraordinary computing power and spiritual toughness.

  As long as there is a silver chip, the sublimation of the individual and the ascension of civilization will have the possibility of success.

   But precisely because of this, Ian wanted to understand one thing.

   "The silver chip, was it impossible to peel off the boarder in the first place? The pain of the forerunner came from this, and he couldn't even transfer the gift of the star **** to others."

  Sitting in his single room, Ian specifically asked Anfa, Xiou, and Master Grave not to disturb him.

After closing the door, the boy sat alone at the desk, staring at the lava lamp rising and falling in front of him, and the red-golden light was reflected in the water-colored pupils: "But the forerunner solved this problem at the end—after I got the silver chip After that, I merged it successfully, and I can "uninstall" it directly."

  “How did he do it? Did subsequent holders of the silver chip make other improvements to the silver chip? Did Ineiga II do the same?”

"I don't know the original shape of the silver chip, and naturally I can't be sure whether the current silver chip is all or part of the gift of the star gods. If it is not all, then is there any 'other components' of the full version of the silver chip in the Xenomorph Research Institute? ?”

  A series of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Ian's eyes gradually became darker: "Of course, there is one more important thing."

  「Perhaps. I should give it a try.」

   "Try to see if I can really remove the .silver chip."