After entering the cave, it seemed as if some force blocked the wind and snow outside.
The surroundings suddenly began to warm up.
There are many more veins inside the cave than outside, and they are densely hung on the rock walls like spider webs.
The most important thing is that there seems to be some kind of liquid flowing in these veins. If you look closely, you can see the trajectory of their movement.
Looking in the direction they were flowing, a blood-red spherical unknown object stood in the deepest part of the cave.
It looks like a heart.
On the outside of the balloon, there is a layer of rock that has not yet been completely cleaned.
The Fatui who were in charge of cleaning this place must have chosen not to clean the surface because they were afraid of accidentally breaking the heart.
Ever since Bai Luo came in, the roaring sound disappeared.
But based on Bai Luo's previous judgment of the roar, the sound did come from near the heart.
Huh... He's turned into a pile of rotten bones. Does Du Lin still want to come back to life
Or
"boom-"
The roar sounded again, but to Bai Luo's surprise, the roar did not come from the heart itself.
But from behind the heart
“Crash—”
The stone surrounding the heart had been intentionally processed by the Fatui, and after enduring repeated blows, it could no longer withstand the blows and broke into pieces.
The broken stones scattered like bullets, and some even flew towards Bai Luo.
He did not use quantization, which in this case would have been his last trump card.
With a slight raise of his hand, the Wolf's Tree-lined Path appeared in his hand, and the broad sword body helped him block all the stones.
At this moment, a figure jumped out from behind the broken rock.
He glanced at Bai Luo beside him, and without stopping for too long, ran straight out of the cave.
Then
He felt the back of his neck tighten, and the rock wall, which was rapidly retreating, suddenly stopped.
"???"
A figure who looked like a long-haired boy looked at Bai Luo who was pinching his neck with hostility, then stretched out his hand, clenched his fist, and swung it at him.
This kind of unsystematic boxing should be driven by instinct.
But judging from the force with which he hit the rock wall just now, if he was hit by this punch, he would feel uncomfortable for a long time.
Bai Luo let go of the opponent's fist, then crouched down and kicked him in the knee.
After being hit on the joints, the long-haired boy fell to his knees uncontrollably.
When the boy was about to get up and run away, he smelled a sweet smell and a bunch of big, plump fruits were stuffed into his mouth.
The young man, who has survived until now by relying on the vitality of Durin's heart, can be said to have not eaten for hundreds of years.
The taste was so mouth-watering that even though he thought it was inedible, his body still bit into it obediently.
"Hmm..."
It would have been better if he didn't bite it. After taking this bite, he had no other thoughts in his mind.
The body, mind and brain are all occupied by one word - acid.
Although the pulp had been spit out, the remaining juice was still mercilessly eroding every taste bud in his mouth.
“Hmph… Hmph!”
The young man kneeling on the ground howled towards the sky, his hands slightly twisted by the relentless sour feeling.
What finally ended his suffering was a wolf's path to heaven.
"Bang—"
The thick sword hit him hard on the forehead, taking away the last bit of the boy's consciousness.
Looking at the strange boy, Bai Luo first picked up the bitten sunset fruit, then took off his leather cloak, covered him with it, picked him up and disappeared into the cave.
Shortly after he left, another figure appeared at the entrance of the cave.
He walked into the cave, looked at the rock debris on the ground and the narrow space behind Durin's heart, a thoughtful expression on his face.
During the time he spent peacefully coexisting with the Fatui on the mountain, he saw how strictly disciplined this group of people was.
A situation like this where the rubble is not cleaned up will never occur.
So... could it be that person
Looking at the heart that seemed to still be beating, the figure fell into deep thought.
Inside the tent, the young boy was sleeping soundly, his long brown hair spread out in a disorderly manner. If you didn't look closely... ... you might mistake him for a girl.
With the help of Wolf's Back Route, Bai's physical deep hypnosis method took effect faster than before.
Bai Luo actually already has his own answer to his identity.
A creation of gold.
The universe, that is, the upside-down sky, is the mysterious black essence of the real starry sky.
The strata are dreams that even time has forgotten, and memories accumulated by time and life.
Chalk is the birth of Albedo.
In fact, Rheindorff, who created Albedo, has more than just Albedo and Durin as his masterpieces.
Before Albedo was born, Rhinedort had actually conducted many experiments, but compared to Albedo, the failed products were not so lucky.
He was abandoned as a failed defective product and was swallowed by Du Lin.
And along with Du Lin, he was buried in the snowy mountains for hundreds of years.
The vitality of Du Lin's heart has allowed him to survive until now, and it has been in a dormant state.
Until... ...the arrival of the Fatui.
While the Fatui discovered Durin's power, they also awakened the failure that had been dormant until now.
Human beings desire freedom. Even though as artificial creatures, they cannot be truly considered human beings, their desire for freedom does exist.
In his longing for freedom, he struck the rock wall that sealed him over and over again until he completely escaped from the cage.
Unfortunately... ... when he escaped from the cage, what he saw was not his mother, nor the warm sunshine.
But it was Bai Luo.
What nourishes him is not sweet milk, but sour fruit.
Maybe for a moment, he might think that being trapped in the rock wall is not a bad option.
Chapter 402 Albedo
"Mr. Executive, this person is..."
After daybreak, high-ranking members of the Fatui came to report to Bai Luo one after another. After that, they would go to Durin's heart to continue their research.
What they didn't expect was that there was an extra person in Bai Luo's tent.
"Prepare a set of clothes for him, and have someone watch him. Don't let him run around, and... don't try to provoke him."
After giving some instructions to his subordinates, Bai Luo picked up the fur cloak beside him and put it on.
The fruit and the stick are so heavy that even the Eightfold God's Son cannot withstand it. Logically speaking, an ordinary person should be unconscious for a longer time.
But Bai Luo didn't know when he would be back. Besides, this person was an artificial human. Even if he was a failure, his physique should be stronger than that of ordinary humans.
"yes!"
Although he had a lot of questions, Vagin also understood that it was best not to interfere too much in the affairs of the executive officer.
After receiving the reply from his men, Bai Luo left the camp with peace of mind and walked into the vast snow-capped mountains.
Bai Luo had his own reasons for not bringing the young man along.
Although he has not yet changed his appearance to be exactly the same as Albedo because of his jealousy towards him.
But as both are creatures of [gold], if they meet, there will definitely be some kind of connection between them.
Bai Luo had no idea what kind of reaction would occur if they met at this time.
Will the [defective product] attack the other party out of jealousy of the [finished product]
Or will the [finished product] subconsciously clean up the [defective product] when it sees the other one
No matter which one it is, there will be some loss for Bai Luo.
The most important thing is that losing such a rare artificial human would mean a lot less fun.
After taking out the map prepared for him by Vagin, Bai Luo unexpectedly discovered that Albedo's camp was actually in the same direction as Durin's remains.
As long as he didn't jump onto Du Lin's ribs and continued walking forward for a distance along the plank road to the left, he would be able to see the enemy's camp.
It’s no wonder that Vagin and the others thought that it was the noise of Albedo doing an experiment. If they hadn’t gone to the scene to investigate, they really wouldn’t have been able to tell whether he was doing the experiment or not.
It would be much faster to walk the same route again today if I had walked it yesterday.
At the ruins of Durin, Fatui soldiers are already conducting a new round of excavation work.
I don’t know what they would think after seeing the rubble in the cave.
Walking through the artificial plank road and passing by a crooked tree, we gradually began to see signs of human life around it.
Walking further ahead, there is an ancient relic, and next to this relic is a man-made cave entrance.
Unlike the cave in Durin's heart, this cave was obviously expanded based on the ruins.
The cave is not very big, but it is big enough to hold a lot of items.
As soon as you arrive at the entrance of the cave, you can feel a warmth.
Looking inside from the cave entrance, there is a small alchemy laboratory.
In addition to the alchemy table, experimental materials and desk, there are also several wooden bookshelves.
Compared with the neatly arranged experimental materials and books, the wooden boxes placed inside the cave seem a bit random.
Judging from the vegetable leaves left on it, it should be filled with daily necessities.
On the counter where the medicines were placed, there was a metal pot with a not very strong flame burning under it.
Some kind of light green liquid was bubbling in the pot.
There was no one in the cave, but on the campfire next to it, a delicious vegetable stew was cooking slowly over a low fire.
I believe that person should be nearby.
Without touching anything in the cave, Bai Luo walked out of the cave and began to observe the situation around him.
"boom-"
Just as Bai Luo was trying to find the location of Albedo and the others from the traces of footprints, a roar sounded not far away.
Even a lot of the snow on the mountain was blown down.
Okay, now we don’t have to bother looking for any traces, just go where the roar came from.
Not long after following the sound, Bai Luo saw the young man sketching on the platform, and the little girl in fiery red squatting on the ground not far away, doing something unknown.
The figure standing in front of the easel looks gentle and has the temperament of a scholar.
Even in a place like the snowy mountains, his hands were very steady when he painted, and he was not affected by the outside world at all.
Both Klee and Albedo noticed Bai Luo walking along the path, but unlike Albedo, after seeing Bai Luo's outfit, Klee immediately ran to Albedo's side, poked her little head out from the side, and looked at Bai Luo curiously.
Is Klee shy
Not really.
As the son of adventurer parents, she is naturally endowed with pure love and curiosity for everything, so logically she shouldn't have such a reaction.