Sixty-five years ago, the nanomachine swarm went out of control.As the war continues to this day, it is almost impossible to say exactly what the beginning of everything was, and it is impossible to figure out who was the first to provoke the war, but there is at least one point of consensus in the world, that is, the loss of control of the nanomachine cluster 65 years ago was definitely the most fatal of the many fuses of that year.The largest nanosea in the Northern Hemisphere dissolved the protective wall after it went out of control, destroying the three surrounding cities in an instant, and the place where the aircraft swarm was raging is still a forbidden area for life to this day.With the soil and environment completely altered, no vegetation growing there, and the water filled with highly toxic chemicals and remnants of aircraft that had not yet been completely deactivated, less than half of the explorers who ventured into the dead area made it back alive.But what is incredible is that although the nanomachines dissolved everything around them back then, there is still one place that has survived, and that is the "North Earth Ring Tower" in the middle of the nano sea.No one has been able to explain this phenomenon so far, and Nolan's business this time is to go to that place.Almost no one would want to go to that death zone, and the land destroyed by the machine group could not be of much value, so except for a few large forces with special ideas about pre-war technology, few people went to the ruins of the Northlands, and the biggest problem with going to the ruins group was the guide, and there were very few people who could make it through the ruins alive, and Nolan was one of them.Such guides are expensive and most of the time unmarketable: not everyone is willing to trade their lives for money.Nolan explained the high price offered by the White River Chamber of Commerce for this business, and the mercenaries around him were shaken, and many people were tempted by this price, but the death rate of up to half after entering the Northland Ruins was even more prohibitive.Nolan also knew this, so she didn't use the order, but let her subordinates decide for themselves whether they wanted to follow or not.When the people around him exchanged ears, Ulanov was the first to stand up: "I'll go with you." ”After Hao Ren learned the information about the Northland Ring Tower, he understood the origin of Ulanov and that place.This man was the only survivor of the accident sixty-five years ago, and perhaps he had some unfulfilled wishes.Hao Ren waited for Ulanov to finish speaking, and then he also stepped forward: "I'll go too." ”Nolan looked at Hao Ren in surprise: "You?
”"I'm also a little interested in the Northland Ring Tower," Hao Ren smiled, "Anyway, you're short of manpower, right, don't take me one more." ”"But you're not from the mercenary group," Nolan frowned, "aren't you interested in being a mercenary?"
”Hao Ren casually explained: "I just don't like to be managed, and this time I'm also going to help."
How?
Take me not much, and I don't need you to be distracted on the way, so you should bring an extra piece of luggage......
"Nolan has probably never seen such a free and easy guy in her life, Rao is expressionless her eyes widened at this time: "You said it was so easy?"
Do you know what the Northland Loop is?
”Hao Ren nodded: "I know, nine deaths and one life, but I'm not afraid of death, and when you encounter danger, you can just run away, and you don't even have to worry about me - this condition is lenient enough, right?"
Do you want me to write a letter of guarantee and make a will in advance stating that my life and death have nothing to do with you?
”Nolan glared at Hao Ren up and down for a moment, and suddenly showed a sudden expression: "Oh, I know, you want to die, right?"
”Hao Ren: "......"
He just wanted to dispel Nolan's doubts as much as possible so that the other party could take him over, but he didn't expect that this misunderstanding could be expanded!
Even Ulanov patted him on the shoulder: "You are a good person, you don't have to waste your life in this way."
The road is still long, life ......"
Hao Ren jumped up: "Why do you all think I'm crazy?!"
I just want to go over and do me a favor?!
”He chatted with Nolan for a long time, and the other party finally agreed to let himself be a supernumerary member to set off with the team, and after finally getting it done, Hao Ren muttered in his heart: There are so many gray fox mercenaries around who tell them not to go, and his own combat power that takes the initiative to send them to the door has been pushed back, how much effort does it take......
Nolan sighed more than Hao Ren: she has seen a lot of deathless, but the model in front of her is really rare, love is really blind, the pain of widowhood is estimated to make this man bent on death, she had to take Hao Ren to death in the spirit of helping the world and saving people......
Fortunately, Hao Ren didn't know how to read minds, otherwise Nolan would have made up enough of these things in his mind to make his blood splash.Seeing that his other subordinates were still hesitating and discussing, Nolan waved his hand very reasonably, asking everyone to dismiss temporarily: "Everyone else go back and think about it, Carl, give me a list before evening, I will decide on the personnel before noon tomorrow, and leave tomorrow afternoon." ”After everyone dispersed, Hao Ren and Ulanov walked towards the barracks together, perhaps about to go to the ruins of the Northland together, Ulanov had greater trust in Hao Ren, and he patted Hao Ren on the shoulder vigorously: "You still have time to think about it, go back and think about whether you should waste this life, Nolan won't say anything if you quit tomorrow." ”"What you're saying is as if I'm going to die," Hao Ren looked at the other party's slippery face armor with a smile, "I know you think I'm bent on dying after my wife dies......
I can't explain it now, but don't worry, I have a precious life for myself, and I went to the Northland Ring Tower because I wanted to investigate some of the things I cared about.It's a dangerous place, but it's not like there's no return. ”"I ventured in once before I met Nolan, when I was the leader of a small mercenary organization," Ulanov paused, "and we didn't even get past the outermost area before we died.Don't underestimate that place, there are quite a few unlucky guys engulfed by the Northland ruins every year. ”Hao Ren looked at Ulanov: "Since it's so dangerous, why do you want to go over?"
”He had already asked this question before, but Ulanov did not answer at the time, and now that the two were about to set off together in that dangerous area, Ulanov finally stopped hiding it: "I told you, sixty-five years ago I was a researcher, working near the nanomachine swarm. ”Hao Ren nodded, waiting for Ulanov to continue."
My wife is the operator of the 'Juggernaut' computer," Ulanov said slowly, "When the fleet got out of control, the Northland Ring Tower closed automatically, and all the staff were locked inside, and the nanomachinery didn't erode into the inside of the Ring Tower in the end - so the people inside survived until the last moment." ”Hao Ren's eyes widened: "You want to ......"
"Just want to find her relics......
Or bones," Ulanov shook his head, "they must still be there." ”After saying this, Ulanov walked away without looking back, leaving Hao Ren stunned behind.The voice of the data terminal sounded leisurely in my head: "Compared to you, a fake and shoddy lover, this is a real man - he probably lived until now for this." ”Hao Ren was not in the mood to quarrel with the other party, so he just returned to his room in silence.As soon as he pushed open the door, he heard a hoarse and strange female voice coming from the front: "Yo, partner, welcome back." ”Hao Ren was startled by the voice, and when he looked up, he saw a blonde girl leaning against the corner of the wall and slumped not far in front of him.The girl's face was pale and bloodstained, half of her body slumped limply, while the other half straightened up, barely balancing.Heaton's personal computer was placed on the floor next to it, and she was struggling with one hand with the keyboard.Such a difficult movement, coupled with the blood stains on her body, this appearance is really miserable and pitiful—if her body was not a brick, Hao Ren would really be overflowing with compassion.The blonde girl shook her head slightly, as if she wanted to look up at Hao Ren, but quickly gave up: "Sorry, there still seems to be an unstable place in the drive, head ......
Can't lift it up. ”Hao Ren hurriedly turned around and closed the door, for fear that this scene of deceiving the corpse during the day would be seen, and then walked quickly to the terminal: "Can you speak?"
”"Reluctantly," the corpse finally spoke, not only in a strange and choppy tone, but also sounding like a child who had just learned to speak, "Anyway, this body is really difficult to control, and I couldn't stand up after falling several times, but fortunately I finally learned how to climb." ”As she spoke, she struggled to climb up the edge of the bed next to her, and Hao Ren noticed that she only had one arm and one leg to move now, so he hurried forward to help.After placing her on the bed, Hao Ren said solemnly: "Let me check your body." ”The girl was shocked: "You finally decided to do something about your own PDA?!"
”"—I've got to figure out how the hell you're going to get started!"
(To be continued.) )