Ruins No. 9.
On the edge of the Santos branch, as long as you pass through the No. 9 site, you will return to the main vein - the Herloch Mountains.
The mountains in this section are gentle, and there is a large plain at the foot of the mountain. On this plain at the foot of the mountain, there are two safety zones, separated by only a few hundred kilometers.
Is it because of this that the ruins appeared
Tang Ling looked at Ruin No. 9 in front of him. Although he was mentally prepared, his heart was still filled with shock and various complicated emotions.
Ruins, what are they
As the name suggests, they are the traces left by previous civilizations.
Those that can be called ruins in the Ziyue era are relatively well-preserved, pre-civilized towns.
However, there are basically only two situations that can be preserved intact despite the erosion of time.
First, due to geological movements, the entire site was buried underground by coincidence.
Second, there is a universal energy stone at the ruins. Under the continuous release of energy from the universal energy stone, everything remains as before.
The universal energy stone is of course magical, and sites with such universal energy stones are basically occupied by big forces.
Just like there are ten famous ruins in this world, six of them have been divided up by large forces.
The remaining four are dangerous places in this world.
Because three of them became the city of zombies, and the other one became the lair of rats.
It's not that people don't want to take them back, but even large forces don't dare to act rashly.
It is said that in the legends of the three zombie cities, real eighth-level corpse emperors have evolved, and it is even suspected that there is a ninth-level corpse emperor.
As for the City of Kunshu, no force has ever thought of it.
Think about it, under the command of the Insect King, there are overwhelming mutant insects, or under the leadership of the level six or above ferocious beast - the Rat King, there are overwhelming mutant rats.
Therefore, the large-scale human forces can only fortify themselves layer by layer on the periphery of these four ruins, barely maintaining the illusion of peace and fragile balance.
But eventually, they will become a nuisance to mankind. When their scale grows, the demand for resources will increase.
A war is absolutely inevitable.
Thinking about these information about the ruins in his mind, it still couldn't offset Tang Ling's shock when he saw the No. 9 ruins.
Site No. 9 is naturally a remnant of pre-civilization.
It's not big, it's just a small town, and it's a town you can see to the end at a glance.
But the key point is that it is so well-preserved that both the buildings and items in the town seem to be frozen in time at a certain moment.
This shows what? It shows that there is definitely a universal energy stone in the town.
But Tang Ling did not see the universal energy stone within his sight.
If Site No. 9 was just that, it wouldn't actually shock Tang Ling so much.
He believes that there is definitely a universal energy stone in the town, but it should be in an unknown place.
The strange energy of the universal energy stone can have the effect of preserving items. Just like where the Barrier of Hope is close to the universal energy stone, almost none of the buildings of pre-civilizations have been eroded by time.
If it weren't for the fact that it was a battlefield and was destroyed like ruins by the battle, then a corner of the city could be completely preserved.
What really shocked Tang Ling was Site No. 9—there were people!
Yes, there are people inside.
Judging from the way they dress, they are definitely not from the Ziyue era, but pre-civilized people.
These people had calm expressions, as if they didn't know that the outside world had changed dramatically. They were walking back and forth, doing their own things naturally, and they didn't look like corpse people at all.
"It's weird, isn't it?" Luo Xin stood beside Tang Ling.
Tang Ling nodded and couldn't help but stretched out his hand. He even began to doubt whether Site No. 9 really existed? Or is it just an illusion produced by a holographic 3D projection like the Barrier of Hope
This inevitably makes people feel extremely complicated, because - pre-civilization! No one can think of it, right? In this era, there is still a corner like Ruin No. 9, where pre-civilized life is being repeated.
The old lady sitting in front of the house basking in the sun, the young man riding a bicycle whistling on the street, then from the store, it should be a store, right? The woman who had just walked out with two big bags was standing beside a man waiting impatiently in front of the car.
Everything is so vivid.
But if you look at it for a long time, you will find that people in these towns are doing repetitive things, just like the young man on a bicycle who will come back to a certain section of the street from time to time and ride repeatedly, continuously. The posture of whistling is the same.
After the woman who came out of the store got into the car, when the car drove away, she would come out of the store again, and the car would still be parked there, with an impatient man next to her.
It all repeats!
"We have to go in now." Luo Xin reminded Tang Ling.
Tang Ling felt a little stiff. He really didn't know that Ruin No. 9 was so weird, so he didn't talk too much about it with Luo Xin and Luo Li along the way.
All I know is that this is a dangerous and strange site.
In fact, after getting close to it and discovering this fact, Tang Ling wanted to ask but didn't know where to start.
But time is running out.
Because Ruin No. 9 is located on a higher hillside, looking down from here, you can see people from the Star Council rushing here from a distance.
If you don’t seize the time to enter the ruins, the consequences can be imagined.
In fact, it has been exposed! Tang Ling didn't think that the Star Council's troops even had a telescope.
But Luo Xin said that as long as he could reach Ruin No. 9 first and enter Ruin No. 9, it would not matter if he was exposed.
Even if it’s just entering the edge of Ruin No. 9.
So magical? But Tang Ling trusted Luo Xin, and it was out of this trust that they chose to rush up the hillside at the last moment, without risking exposing themselves, to the side of Ruin No. 9.
When Tang Ling saw Ruin No. 9 clearly, he knew that things might really be that magical.
Otherwise, this ruins is so exposed here, why hasn't anyone or any force occupied it for so many years
"Let's go in. You and Luo Li must follow me without missing a beat. You can't even make a mistake in where you land." Luo Xin said quickly.
"Okay." Tang Ling said nothing nonsense.
He found that the people of the Star Council had obviously accelerated their marching speed, and it was obvious that the three of them had been completely exposed.
Luo Xin quickly led Tang Ling and Luo Li to the southeast corner of the town.
There is an ordinary alley here. From the geographical point of view, walking through this alley can lead directly to one of the streets in the town and enter the town.
Could it be that it can only be entered through this alley? Tang Ling made random guesses, but this wasn't really a secret, was it
But Luo Xin didn't explain. She took the first step carefully. Her left foot stepped on the third patterned brick paved in the alley, and her right foot stepped on the third diagonally turned brick. Turn two pieces up.
"Have you remembered the positions of these two bricks? There can be no mistakes in their placement." After Luo Xin finished speaking, he took the second step.
Luo Xin followed her closely and stepped on the same bricks. She really didn't even dare to make any mistakes in landing her left and right feet one after another.
Tang Ling felt a strange feeling in his heart, but he received a warning look from Luo Xin: "You'd better not try randomly, the consequences will be serious, and you can't resist it."
Tang Ling pouted, am I so ignorant? Then he followed Luo Li's footsteps angrily.
In fact, Luo Xin's warning was timely. Tang Ling really wanted to give it a try. What would happen if he didn't follow this move
Could there still be natural or man-made disasters? For some reason, his curiosity has become extraordinarily strong because of this world and his own experiences.
Luo Xin only warned Tang Ling, but did not give any explanation. She kept walking ahead, but she was extremely cautious in every step.
It seemed that she was a little tired.
When she walked through the middle of the alley, she would occasionally stop and think before taking a cautious step. But in this short period of time, the troops of the Star Council had already arrived on the hillside.
A total of five hundred people, five hundred people fully armed, all gathered at Ruin No. 9.
From this distance, you can clearly see that in front of the team, there is a young man riding a first-level ferocious beast-Omesha Flame Red Eyed Lion.
He was very tall and tall. From this distance, we couldn't see his face clearly, but we could feel his powerful aura.
Who is that? Tang Ling didn't know.
During these days on the run, they lived and slept in the open, in a tight situation, and without any sources of information.
Of course, I didn't know that in addition to being completely occupied by the Luo's Rangers camp, a lot of information was also forced out.
Including Tang Ling's visit to the Luo camp, the details were sent back to the Star Council headquarters, and naturally someone analyzed that it was Tang Ling.
Therefore, Long Qi took action personally.
Whether it was capturing Tang Ling, capturing Luo Li who was on the Fire List, or capturing the Luo Clan Academy that had been taken away, everything was a top priority and he had to come in person.
There was a cruel pleasure in his heart, and he couldn't wait to tell the Luo brothers and sisters that their father Luo Yan had now turned into a complete idiot.
In order to force out information, the Star Council used some drugs. This was not a profound matter. This was what the secret service intelligence organizations of previous civilizations had always done. The Star Council just inherited their methods.
Torture? nonexistent! A little drug can make even the strongest-willed person break down and spill out a lot of secrets.
Logically speaking, Luo Yan should be executed immediately.
But Long Qi has his own evil taste. He wants to execute the Luo brothers and sisters in front of their father. He likes to make a person suffer, despair, and even self-destruct from his soul.
Therefore, he is the most suitable person for intelligence among the sixteen young men. Everyone takes it for granted that when he grows up, he will naturally take over the Shadow Force.
"Report to Young Master Seven, they have now entered Ruin No. 9, entering from a corner in the southeast corner." At this time, a scout came to report the latest news.
"Should we pursue him immediately?" Beside Long Qi, an adjutant asked in a low voice.
"There's no rush, let me surround the entire No. 9 site first." Long Qi had a cruel smile on his lips, and then said: "Don't enter the town easily. In fact, I'm not in a hurry at all, not at all."
Long Qi is a person who will never express his inner thoughts easily. Such a person is not only not stupid, but also extremely smart.
Of course he understands the weirdness of Site No. 9. If there is really no problem, why has no one touched it for so many years
Luo knows the secret of Site No. 9, so he must have something to rely on when he comes here.
How could he, Long Qi, be fooled so easily
What's the best way? Just surround without attacking!
Psychologically oppress those three guys and cut them off from resources.
A small ruins, could they stay there forever
Of course, Long Qi also prepared small games of his own, some cruel little stories, such as the process of interrogating Luo Yan, or how he tortured several Long Jun soldiers after being captured.
He doesn't mind holding up a big loudspeaker and telling stories to three people every day. It's very interesting to think about it.
Thinking of this, Long Qi stretched out his scarlet tongue and licked the corner of his mouth.
His eyes are slender, and they are a little different from ordinary people. They are not round, but rather oval-shaped. At first glance, they look like the eyes of a snake.
The combination of his eyes and this expression made the adjutant next to him feel goosebumps all over his body. Among the sixteen young men, Bao Qi was the cruelest and most violent.
Being his adjutant is really a huge psychological pressure.
"We must hurry up." Tang Ling watched the enemy advance step by step. When they reached the mountainside and the entire team dispersed, he couldn't help but urge Luo Xin.
As smart as Tang Ling, from this small detail, he was able to deduce the Star Council's plan to surround the No. 9 site.
After encircling them, they had too much strategic initiative.
The No. 9 Ruins itself is not big. You can easily see through the whole town from any angle. Although you can't see every corner, it also means that most places will be monitored by them.
The key is, what if they surround but don't fight
Tang Ling frowned and began to think of countermeasures involuntarily, but Luo Xin's expression did not change in the face of Tang Ling's urging.
She had been stopped in one place for almost a minute, sweat covering her forehead.
"What are you worried about?" Luo Xin could also see the people from the Star Council. She didn't seem worried and asked Tang Ling instead.
"I'm worried that they will surround us and keep surrounding us." Tang Ling put his hands in his pockets. For some reason, when he saw Luo Xin's expression, he wasn't too worried.
Sure enough, Luo Xin replied with the next sentence: "Surrounding us in Ruin No. 9? This is definitely a joke, impossible! You still don't understand the true magic of Ruin No. 9."
"But the premise is that we can truly crack the entire No. 9 site."
The plot of Ruin No. 9 is more important. Well, Sansan’s condition is indeed average. I still need to sort out the plot and so on, so I can’t add more updates today, only two updates. Let me tell you first.
(End of chapter)