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Jiuyi pulled Lianchuan and flew over the main city. He could see scavengers pouring out of the fire beneath his feet, but were blocked by the overturned black iron trenches and low walls.
"Will they mutate again?" Jiu Yi asked, "We can trap them now. They won't mutate and then combine into one big thing and crawl out, right?"
“If I were still here, I might,” Lian Chuan said. “Now they have no brains.”
"Who are you scolding?" Jiu Yi said.
Lian Chuan didn't say anything.
"Who are you scolding?" Jiuyi repeated.
"I'm not Ning Gu," Lian Chuan said, "Go back and argue with Ning Gu."
"He can't argue with me." Jiu Yi said.
"He thinks so too," Lian Chuan said.
Jiuyi suddenly laughed, and the sharp metallic sound penetrated the wall of fire: "Ninggu is quite interesting. If he is the leader of the main city in the future, I am willing to bring the Lost Valley to submit to the main city."
"He may not want to be a leader," Lian Chuan said.
"Why?" Jiuyi thought for a moment, "He doesn't want to go back to the ghost town, does he? There has been no news from the ghost town for a long time, maybe..."
"He also wants to see the world of the main city." Lian Chuan said.
"Really?" Jiu Yi's voice was filled with emotion. "Not surprising, Traveler Ning Gu."
The dewdrops are already right in front of us, and we can clearly see the faint colors slowly changing on the surface.
The small dewdrops around have shrunk back to the surrounding of the mother body.
Jiu Yi turned his body to one side and began to fly around the dewdrops.
"I asked you to come back and see it by yourself, not to bring me here to see it," Lian Chuan said.
"You are afraid of what Luzhu will do to you, right?" Jiuyi stepped back a little, putting some distance between them and Luzhu. "After all, you already have some kind of connection with Luzhu, King of Scavengers."
"Yeah." Lian Chuan responded.
In that dark space, he watched the scavengers destroy world after world under his command.
He didn't know how long it had been, but he knew he must have had some interaction with the dark world of scavengers and with the dewdrops.
He didn't tell Ning Gu about these speculations because he didn't want Ning Gu to worry.
However, Jiuyi is a big bug who has stayed in another space for an unknown period of time like him, and has already thought of this.
"That's why I have to bring you here." Jiuyi said.
"Are you using me as bait?" Lian Chuan asked.
"Smart," Jiu Yi laughed again, "We have no idea how Dew will change in this world. How can we destroy it if we don't try it on you?"
Ever since the poet returned to Jiuyi's body, Jiuyi is no longer a brainless monster.
Beneath the seemingly crazy appearance, he has the determination and calmness to abandon all emotions.
Lian Chuan needs such a comrade-in-arms, but he must not let Ning Gu know.
"Don't tell Ning Gu," Jiu Yi said, "he will kill me."
"What's there to be afraid of if I kill you?" Lian Chuan said, "You can go back to the cave in the Lost Valley and stay there forever."
"No," Jiuyi said, "I want to walk through every inch of land and every grain of dust in this main city that drove me into the Lost Valley. I want to see every ruin and every black iron brick. I want to breathe, speak, and laugh."
"What is that?" Before Lian Chuan could speak, the Nine Wings hovered in the air.
On the other side of Dewdrop facing the Lost Valley, there is a huge device. There is a silver metal box on the ground, the size of a room. On the top is a square pipe similar to an aerial corridor, which goes up and connects to another smaller silver box.
There was almost no distance between the box above and the dewdrops. Transparent mist continued to rise from the surface of the dewdrops, as if it was sucked into the box above.
"As expected, he is the one who robbed the most technological materials in the main city," Jiuyi said, "He has been contacted, right?"
"Not necessarily," Lianchuan said, "That's why he needs Chun San."
Several strong white lights shot out from behind the metal box. Jiuyi grabbed Lianchuan and flew away at high speed: "Is that their new weapon?"
"Yes." Lian Chuan said, "Take me there."
"Okay." Jiu Yi said.
"Don't get too close," Lianchuan said, "You can't be trapped without understanding the weapon."
"Understood." Jiu Yi flapped his wings hard and flew higher into the sky.
Lianchuan was lowered to the ground a few hundred meters away from Liu Dong's base. Although it was not very clear, the level of Liu Dong's base could be seen. I'm afraid that preparations had already begun on the first day the crack appeared.
On both sides of the base's hundred-meter-high gate, there are two sentry towers with intensive firepower.
But the scale of the base did not seem to be large. When Lian Chuan approached, he found that many city guards and patrol officers were stationed outside the base.
Several white spots of light fell on Lianchuan's chest.
He stopped.
Then a car appeared on the side of the base and drove towards Lianchuan.
When there were still dozens of meters away, Lian Chuan saw the car window open and a black cylinder extended out.
He didn't hesitate and rushed forward.
The moment the person in the car pressed the cylinder, the launching port of the cylinder was pushed back into the car.
The cylinder fired into the recoil.
The car on the screen was blown into two pieces, and the back half flew far away.
"See?" Liu Dong said, "This is Lianchuan."
"Bring him in," Xiao Lin said, "and don't try any more."
Liu Dong gestured, and the people standing nearby turned around and ran out. He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Lin: "Are you afraid of him?"
Xiao Lin didn't say anything.
"Chun San is in our hands," Liu Dong said, "He didn't dare to make any big moves before he met Chun San. He just showed off his muscles to let us know that he is still the irreplaceable strongest weapon of the main city."
"Is the controller still there?" Xiao Lin asked.
"Yes," Liu Dong said, "the equipment is destroyed, and he will carry this controller with him until he dies."
Lian Chuan hadn't seen Liu Dong since he was sent to the ghost town. When they met again, he was surprised to find that Liu Dong's hair had begun to turn gray.
"Long time no see." Liu Dong stood in the empty room and opened his arms to Lian Chuan.
Lian Chuan looked at him and said nothing.
"Chun San and Long Biao are with me," Liu Dong said without beating around the bush. "They are both safe at the moment. As long as you cooperate, they will be fine. At least Chun San will be fine."
"Nothing can happen to anything." Lian Chuan said.
"That's up to you." Liu Dong said.
"What do you want me to do?" Lian Chuan asked.
"There is nothing you need to do at the moment," Liu Dong said, "Only if you are here will Chun San help me. Only when she is willing to work will there be something for you to do."
"Cooperation with Luzhu?" Lian Chuan said.
"You saw it, right?" Liu Dong smiled. "I won't hide it from you. We have already made preliminary contact with Luzhu, but the communication is not very smooth yet."
"You are no match for Luzhu," Lianchuan said, "If you let them out, everyone will die."
"That depends on how you put it," Liu Dong said as he walked to the corner of the room, opened a door, and gestured for someone to come in. "Come in."
Several city guards around Lian Chuan came over, pointing their weapons at him.
Lian Chuan didn't say anything, walked over, and followed Liu Dong into the small room.
This was a scene he was extremely familiar with.
Liu Dong directly copied the experimental training cabin of the training department.
This training cabin with a huge water tank has been Lianchuan's nightmare for more than 20 years, and it has brought scars that will never heal no matter how long it takes.
"As the basis of our cooperation, I will be honest with you about the content of our cooperation this time." Liu Dong looked at the training cabin in front of him with a happy expression on his face.
"There is no cooperation," Lian Chuan said.
Liu Dong turned his head and looked at him: "You killed the savior of Luzhu, and their channel of communication with the new world has been cut off."
"Yeah," Lian Chuan responded, "it turns out he's just a spokesperson."
Liu Dong turned his head back and looked at him in surprise: "Lian Chuan, you have changed."
Lian Chuan didn't say anything.
"I need to communicate with the leader of the Dewdrops, but before I let him out, I need to make sure I can control him," Liu Dong said, "I also need a container that can withstand this level of mental infusion."
"You are quite brave." Lian Chuan said.
Liu Dong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows this time: "You are really not the Lian Chuan I know."
"You've never known me," Lian Chuan looked at him, "You want a container, right?"
"Yes." Liu Dong nodded.
"Okay." Lian Chuan said.
Lian Chuan was so straightforward that Liu Dong was a little confused. He took two steps back and looked him up and down.
"Do you agree to cooperate?" Liu Dong asked.
"You don't know me well enough." Lian Chuan looked at him.
Liu Dong stared at him for a long time, and finally went over and opened the hatch of the water column cabin.
Lianchuan walked into the cabin.
The hatch was closed, and a large amount of liquid began to be injected into the cabin. Liu Dong stood outside the cabin: "Why do you say that? I don't know you?"
"You've spent more than 20 years," Lian Chuan said, "and you still don't understand why I'm irreplaceable."
Liu Dong didn't say anything.
"You won't see the leader of the Dewdrops." Lianchuan said.
"Really?" Liu Dong said.
"For me," Lian Chuan said, "every feeling I have in this cabin is just a training. Whether it's the experimental subject or the leader of any world, they are just irreplaceable evidence of me."
"Being replaced is your inevitable fate," Liu Dong said, "and disappearing is also your inevitable outcome."
"Go out and take a walk. You don't have much time left to see the world," Lian Chuan said.
As the liquid slowly submerged his body, his uniform disappeared, and the scars all over his body appeared clearly in front of Liu Dong. It looked shocking, yet also carried a great oppressive force.
Liu Dong stared at Lian Chuan in the cabin. After a few seconds, he kicked the wall next to him fiercely: "Start."
The technician at the operating table pressed a button, and with a few beeps, the water in the cabin began to slowly rotate.
The next work will have to be completed by Chun San.
Liu Dong turned around and prepared to leave.
He had just taken two steps when a technician called him, "Chief Liu."
There was fear in his voice.
Liu Dong was stunned when he turned around.
The liquid in the water column chamber, which should have been transparent, was slowly changing color. As the water continued to rotate, the liquid slowly turned black, and Lian Chuan was soon completely enveloped by the black liquid.
"Is everyone still there?" Liu Dong rushed to the operating table.
"It's still there," the technician said. "It can be detected."
"What is the composition of the black liquid?" Liu Dong asked.
"There are no special ingredients," the technician said. "It's no different from the liquid used in previous experiments."
Liu Dong turned his head and took another look at the water column chamber: "Are there any changes in other readings?"
"No," the technician replied, "everything is normal, no changes."
Liu Dong slowly walked to the front of the water column cabin and looked at the dark water column cabin that seemed to absorb everything: "Lian Chuan, no matter what you want to do, you are just a weapon I trained."
The black water column was still rotating, but because the black color was too dark, the rotation track could no longer be seen.
"There is still time. I will let you remember who you are little by little," Liu Dong said.
"Captain Liu," the technician stood up a little uneasily, "this situation..."
"Go on," Liu Dong said, "The readings haven't changed, so it's normal."
"But..." The technician was obviously reluctant, "There's Lian Chuan in there, he's someone who can match Betelgeuse, if anything unexpected happens..."
"Don't worry about that. If anything unexpected happens," Liu Dong said, "this lab will be completely sealed off immediately. No one and nothing can get out. Then it will be buried deep in the black iron stratum. No one can open it."
The technician's face turned pale because of his words.
"If that's the case, everyone will thank you for your dedication to our new world." Liu Dong smiled.
"I'm applying for a job change." The technician's voice trembled.
"You don't want to stay here and wait for that 50% chance of survival," Liu Dong asked, "Do you want to go out and enjoy immediate death?"
The technician fell silent.
"Calm down," Liu Dong walked out of the experimental cabin, "We will witness Lian Chuan's disappearance."
The travelers had already retreated out of Dew's previous attack range, and at Ning Gu's request, they retreated another three blocks.
The scavengers nearby have been controlled. Although there are several exits that are not completely closed and scavengers will come out, because the "hub" has been lost, the scavengers can only rely on chance to find the exit, and the cleanup is not too difficult.
Ning Gu squatted in front of the leader: "Their weapons have been updated. The Traveler is now the biggest threat to Liu Dong. The weapons are aimed at us."
"Can you clarify the specific casualties?" asked the regiment commander.
"Not sure yet," Ning Gu said, "I'll go back to Lost Valley right away."
"Then what?" The captain looked at him, "How can we get in touch with Lian Chuan, Chun San, and Long Biao?"
"I can contact Lianchuan." Ning Gu said.
The leader was silent for a while, then nodded: "It seems that everything started when you first came to the main city."
"Be careful," Ning Gu said, "and protect yourself."
"Boy," the captain patted him on the arm, "you've grown up. You wouldn't say such things before."
"The main reason is that I went back to Lost Valley and lost contact with you," Ning Gu said, "I don't know anything about your situation... Otherwise I wouldn't say this."
The leader smiled and said, "I'll be fine. Go back to Lost Valley and solve the problem as soon as possible. I see that the number of scavengers has been decreasing. I'm afraid it won't be long before Dewdrop will take action."
"Yeah." Ning Gu stood up, hesitated for a moment and looked at the captain again.
"Everyone is fine," the team leader said. "When Li Xiang comes back, I'll tell him you were here. Dingzi... is also safe."
"Yeah." Ning Gu turned around and got on the A01. He did a drift, the car jumped into the air, and drove towards the Lost Valley.
Lian Chuan didn't teach him how to drive this car, but luckily he was smart and poked it a few times. After falling seven or eight times along the way, he was able to drive it.
With a01, he quickly returned to the Lost Valley.
Lei Yu already knew that Chun San and Long Biao were taken away, but he didn't show any major emotional fluctuations. It seems that hiding emotions is the tradition of hyenas.
"Now?" Lei Yu looked at him.
"Now." Ning Gu jumped out of the car, glanced at Lei Yu, and ran into the entrance of Lost Valley.
"If any accident happens, I, or Lian Chuan..." Ning Gu looked at Jiu Yi.
"Don't worry, I will kill you," Jiuyi shook his finger spikes, and the cold light on the tip of the spikes drew a ray of light in the darkness, "For the world you fight for, I will not be soft-hearted."