Bai Wu's inference made Xie Xingzhi's eyes widen. He looked at Bai Wu in disbelief and said:
"You mean to say that the source of infection, the patient zero, is patient zero himself? If that's the case... after such a long time, wouldn't it be..."
"It may have already been distorted to an indescribable degree. According to what I said before, the Rawu virus is emotions converted into data that cannot be deleted. You can imagine how much unprocessable data Zero has."
Assuming that these data are stacked... then Zero will have to upgrade itself to store the data.
This made Bai Wu think of this huge mechanical city as big as a city, which might be the place where all kinds of distortions were stored.
Perhaps in the various distortions between the inner city and the core city... there are some scattered memories of Zero.
However, Bai Wu did not tell Xie Xingzhi about this guess, for fear of accidentally scaring this young man.
Because if that's the case, it means Zero is powerful enough to manipulate reality with his mind and data.
This is not comparable to Hong Yin, the Lake God, or anyone else he has met so far.
Xie Xingzhi was already frightened, even though the white mist only revealed a small part of Zero.
"This world was created by Zero. If Zero is infected with the Rawu virus, does that mean that no one can cure the Rawu virus?"
"At least the mechanical people can't."
"So how did you open the door to S-07?"
"secret."
Xie Xingzhi could understand that if he became the only savior of a world, he would not tell the other party easily.
But he still wanted to know.
"If you are willing to tell me, if you have any trouble in the tower in the future, the Xie family is willing to help you."
Bai Wu shook his head and said:
"Only I can do this. From now on, I can handle all the cases of people infected with the Rawu virus. Of course, I can only deal with those with mild symptoms. It's hard to say for those who have already distorted and mutated, so it may be more troublesome."
Xie Xingzhi was puzzled. Was there anything that Bai Wu could do but he couldn't
Bai Wu also noticed that Xie Xingzhi was somewhat dissatisfied:
"You can try to guess. But it's best not to follow my example and link with the machine."
Xie Xingzhi didn't dare to come into contact with patients with the Lao virus unless Bai Wu told him the specific treatment plan.
However, even if Bai Wuzhen told Xie Xingzhi, he would probably not be able to cure the Lao virus.
After all, everyone’s inner world is not the same. Gao Tianhou’s inner world is a small town, but other people’s may be something else.
Without the Eye of Prell and White Mist's corporate-level thinking and understanding, it would be difficult to find symbols for things in the other world in reality.
So this job is really only something Bai Wu can do.
While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the entrance under the high wall, the so-called high wall.
It is a protective shield constructed with some unknown light energy. Anyone who breaks in illegally will be annihilated immediately.
Bai Wu is convinced that the pieces of the doomsday puzzle are in Zero's hands, so that the mechanical city, which originally had many areas, is now integrated into one, and many areas can only be divided by some physical boundaries.
There was no guard responsible for checking at the door. When Bai Wu and Xie Xingzhi entered, two hundred points were deducted from their contribution point accounts.
"Come to think of it, the tickets to the inner city are so expensive, the expenses inside must be outrageous, right?"
Walking into the inner city, Bai Wu could feel a completely different atmosphere, music in the distance, and mechanical machines with various paint jobs coming and going.
Outside the protective shield, eighty percent of the objects in sight are blocked. Once you enter the shield, a sense of prosperity overwhelms you.
"No, there is indeed a luxury goods area here, such as the weapon shop Kuros Eye, which sells super equipment that costs tens of thousands of contribution points each. If you get a set of the latest and top-of-the-line Kuros Eye equipment and get Zero's authorization, you will have the strength to compete head-on with the red area outside the tower in the future."
Xie Xingzhi was obviously very concerned about this thing.
"Of course, most people still won't buy luxury goods, but will consider cost-effectiveness. Let me tell you, the consumption in the inner city is just more diverse, but compared with the outer city, the price is not much higher. The reason why the ticket is expensive is because there are more opportunities in the inner city. It is also to make people cherish the qualification to enter the inner city."
As Xie Xingzhi spoke, he opened the task list and prepared to accept the task:
"If we want to go to the core city, we must continue to accept missions and improve our prestige level. Only when we become prestigious people will we have the opportunity to enter the inner city."
Bai Wu probably understood:
"Will there be a reputation bonus if I treat a famous person?"
"Yes, but even if it's faster, you won't be able to get in within a month. Of course, this time may be shortened. After all, you are the only one who can cure the Rawu virus."
The place where Bai Wu and Xie Xingzhi are now is the southwest corner of the inner city. This street is called Men's Street.
Not long after entering the inner city, there were more and more square buildings with strange lights hanging on them, and there were many more vehicles on the road than in the outer city. Even though this was the end of the city, many vehicles with exaggerated shapes could be seen.
Unlike the biker gangs in the outer city, the vehicles in the inner city are obviously much more impressive.
Bai Wu discovered that there was a bar here called "Wanzai Wharf".
He didn't think much about it. He still had a lot of surplus contribution points, so he prepared to go in and have a drink.
Because what Bai Wu saw here was not some mechanical drinks like gasoline cocktails, scarlet diesel, vodka, or 82-year-old collector's oil, but various things that only existed in his previous life.
The mechanical core of the mechanical family has a small energy reactor device.
They are able to extract energy from a variety of liquids and, in the process, have the same taste buds as the human body.
This technology also satisfies the desires of a large part of the mechanical race. After all, according to Bai Wu's logic, channeling certain desires is the key to curing the Lawu virus.
Bai Wu felt something was wrong as soon as he entered the Wanzai Wharf Bar.
Because there are many "masculine" machines that look very feminine, as well as many large-scale mechas that are as big as Gao Tianhou.
There is no gender distinction among evil creatures, but there is a gender distinction among mechanical creatures.
The bar should be getting busy in the evening, and it was indeed busy here, but there was no "female body" anywhere.
Combined with the four words "Wanzai Wharf" and the teasing expressions on the faces of these machines when they looked at him and Xie Xingzhi -
Bai Wu suddenly realized that this was actually the Big Bird Bar. The entire bar was filled with machine operators, and their sexual orientation was gay.
He said quickly:
"We've taken the wrong path! Old Xie, please leave here immediately."
Xie Xingzhi was still confused and didn't know what was going on.
Fortunately, Bai Wu reacted quickly and pulled Xie Xingzhi away before the group of machine masters surrounded him.
They took a taxi, spending 0.25 contribution points, and prepared to go to another city area to find a more upscale hotel to spend the night.
The driver was a female driver who had just drunk a little bit of alcohol and had a very serious road rage. Whenever the car in front of her slowed down a little, the female driver would reach out of the car and raise her middle finger to the other party. The middle finger seemed to have been modified and would extend at this time...
Then came the sentence: "wdnmd!"
Vehicles were speeding along the road, and the white fog gave me the feeling of Trevor driving a car.
But Xie Xingzhi was very used to it. He looked outside through the white fog and found that all the drivers in this place were like this.
Xie Xingzhi patted Bai Wu's shoulder at this time:
"Welcome to the Mechanical City. This is the beginning of our exploration. You need to get used to the simple folk customs here."
With the female driver speeding, Bai Wu arrived at the eastern city area in just eleven minutes. He should be thankful that he did not suffer from motion sickness.
When getting off the car, the female driver cast a wink at Bai Wu:
"Handsome guy, I've never seen your complicated paint job. I really want to have an eight-hour information exchange journey with you. Here's my address."
Not wanting to provoke the violent female driver, Bai Wu accepted the business card. Before leaving, the female driver lifted up the shell of her mecha and said:
"I have undergone body modification. I have four access points, one more than other women. I look forward to your arrival."
Bai Wu was a little uncomfortable with the tough and direct mechanical race, but he still pretended to be calm and nodded.
Relying on the contribution points they had earned before, Bai Wu and Xie Xingzhi quickly found a place to stay.
They lived on the fourteenth floor of Taishan Hotel in the eastern city area.
This hotel is not cheap, twenty-five contribution points a night. Xie Xingzhi thinks Bai Wu is too extravagant, but after Bai Wu sees the food served here, he cannot refuse.
Fortunately, Xie Xingzhi now has a new understanding of Bai Wu's ability to make money, and he was soon convinced by Bai Wu.
After arriving in the more prosperous East City area, Bai Wu and Xie Xingzhi had more options in their task lists.
There is really no way to take shortcuts this time, and there are many things that can be purchased in the inner city, and Bai Wu also really needs contribution points.
So this time, he will have an unusually long and slow journey of survival outside the tower.
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Outside the tower, there is an unknown place.
In the dead forest, the leaves of the trees fell off because of the bleak autumn, and the trees also grew very strangely, like twisted souls.
The man's face was covered by a black robe. As he listened to the report from an octopus beside him, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Is the source of the information reliable?"
"You still don't trust me? Haha, the information from my informant inside is absolutely true."
The octopus danced and jumped around, and continued:
"The Mechanical City is about to face a furious tide. Zero can't just watch the Mechanical City being destroyed in the furious tide. Now is the Joy Season, and everything seems normal in the Mechanical City, but when the Fury Season comes, the furious tide might destroy half of the Mechanical City. Hohohohohoho, at this time, Zero will definitely accept our deal with him."
Behind the man in black robe, in addition to the octopus, there is a dwarf holding a forging hammer, and a blindfolded monster that looks like a Behemoth.
These people are none other than Jingwu, the merchant from Black Gold Island, the blacksmith, and Jingwu's latest servant.
"What if it doesn't go well? Its strength is already the same as mine and even my brothers'. I'm not absolutely sure I can deal with it. What if it's unwilling to agree even if I sacrifice half of the mechanical city?"
Jingwu's tone was calm. Although it was a question, it seemed that he had already received an answer to the question.
The businessman said tactfully:
"Ha ha ha ha, how is it possible? The Rawu virus has troubled it for a long time. Now we have a way to cure it. It has no choice but to agree to us. You should still remember what it did to protect the Mechanical City. This proves that the destruction of the Mechanical City is not what it wants to see."
"Zero may activate the anti-virus guard team to put the mechanical race it created into hibernation in advance, but don't worry, our people will not let it succeed. The Mechanical City will definitely be turned upside down, ha ha ha ha ha ha."
Jingwu's smile deepened.
As early as the last time the well was opened, he came to the Mechanical City to talk to Zero.
At the same time, the merchant and the blacksmith also arranged for the mechanical evils from other areas to sneak into the Mechanical City.
Although only a travel ticket can cross the region, the regional restrictions are meaningless to people with the code name of Jing. As long as the evil people following Jingwu do not stray too far from Jingwu, the regional restrictions are also invalid.
Especially when the well is opened, the regional restriction rules become vague.
During the days when the well was opened, various forces were constantly looking for help.
Jing Liu found a beautiful woman and prepared to lead this woman to rescue another person.
An unknown force sent out the Traveler and began to invite various forces to gather in the mine, preparing to build a well-protecting army. But obviously, something went wrong. The Traveler was divided and eaten by the evil with great potential.
And Jingwu has set his sights on one of the strongest forces in the black area - the Mechanical City.
The opening of the well has enabled all parties to start new layouts and new resource allocations.
Jingwu wants the help of the Mechanical City, or rather the loyalty of the Mechanical City. Zero's Mechanical City already represents a new possibility of survival outside the tower, or even a new race outside the tower.
No one dares to predict whether the balance between humans and evil will be broken by the machines one day.
So Jingwu went to the Mechanical City and discussed business with Zero.
Recalling the conversation, Jingwu's smile faded a little.
As one of the strongest creatures outside the tower, he rarely ran into obstacles, but when facing Zero, the two had a brief confrontation when their conversation proved fruitless.
The result surprised Jingwu, as he did not suppress Zero.
He couldn't even judge whether he would have a chance of defeating Zero if he continued fighting.
In the past, Jing Wu would never have imagined, nor would he have acknowledged, that there would be any existence other than the title of Jing among the permanent forces outside the tower.
But this also proves the value of Zero.
As long as he can win over Zero and the Mechanical City, he will have the greatest chance of winning when many forces compete for the tower in the future.
"Haha, the unpleasantness from last time will never happen again. The Rawu virus is also an unsolvable existence for Zero. It has no choice but to join us. For the sake of long-term peace and stability, it will definitely join you."
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