This is the sixth day of Akka and Blackstone walking in the snow.
With no people around, they first walked through a small forest, then came out of the forest, and now entered a huge mountain.
The satchel on Akka's body has been transferred to Hei Shi's hands. Even so, Akka is a little out of breath, unable to bear the daytime walking. When he walked to the fracture of the mountain, he even had to lie on Hei Shi's back and let him lead him to climb over.
"This is the roof of the entire astrolabe," Akka said, "Kingchuan."
Blackstone still listened with a cold expression on his face. Sitting in front of the fire, Akka finished eating the wild fox he caught.
"The astrolabe is our world," Akka explained to Blackstone, "a large astrolabe leads seventeen smaller astrolabes. Each continent is an independent island, like gears, each other Chimeric."
Hei Shi casually said "um" and asked, "Have you finished resting?"
"No," Akka said helplessly, "I'm really sorry for dragging you down."
Akka's words really came from the heart - Black Stone is too strong, he is not afraid of the cold, his physical strength is extraordinary, and he does not need to rest for a day. Of course, as a supplement, he also eats a lot. After all, it was a human being three thousand years ago. In that era, human genes were all of the highest quality, which was called the golden age. Unlike Akka, those who survived in the Black Iron Age struggled under the rule of the mechanical regime and were weak.
Akka is always watching Blackstone along the way, wondering what the hell he is. In the end, there was a direct piece of evidence that convinced Akka that the Black Stone was human: excretion.
Humans have to eat and, of course, excrete. Hei Shi will sweat and want to take a bath. The way he takes a bath is to take off his clothes, stand naked in the snow, wipe his body directly with the snow, and occasionally excrete, but most of the time he avoids Akka, This sense of shame seems to be innate.
Akka looked at Heishi from a distance one day. Hei Shi had just finished wiping his body and briefly took a shower, and then knelt in the snow, motionless, his bronze skin was like a perfect ancient male god in the shining sunlight. sculpture. Akka had only ever seen someone squatting or sitting, and this was the first time he saw someone urinating on their knees. After he left, Akka went to take a look, but was dragged back by Blackstone and threw it in the snow.
Even Akka himself felt like a pervert, so he had to run away.
In the end, Akka thinks that Blackstone is, in general, a good companion, aside from a bad temper and a little bit of violence.
"Have you ever seen someone from the Bronze Age?" Akka asked.
When Blackstone raised his eyebrows, Akka realized that he might have made him angry, and stammered and explained, "I didn't mean to ask you... your past. I was just curious."
"No." Blackstone said, "I don't know what that is."
"The age of gold, silver, bronze, and black iron," Akka said, "I am the fourth generation of human beings. I heard that before the golden age, there were even more ancient primordial races."
Blackstone listened silently. Akka would tell him something from time to time these days. Blackstone didn't seem to move, but Akka knew that he should have listened.
"Original people created everything on this continent," Akka said, "including cloning technology, computers and artificial intelligence. After 14,000 years, their bodies have evolved stronger and stronger."
"Later generations call them the golden age of mankind," Blackstone said.
Akka nodded and said, "That was the most glorious period of mankind. I don't know if there are golden humans like you in this world, maybe there will be golden humans in the Utopia or the Western Curran Human Alliance."
Hei Shi said lightly, "So what?"
Akka said enthusiastically: "Maybe you can figure out your mission?" He picked up a branch and drew a map on the ground, "Climb over Jingchuan, turn over this plateau, and reach the Aijia Strait, we said We might be able to wait until the ship to Curran."
Hei Shi said casually: "It may also be caught by a robot and shot into a hornet's nest. I have already heard your plan for the sixth time."
Akka shrugged helplessly, and suddenly, Blackstone's expression changed subtly, as if he heard something.
"Stay here." Hei Shi ordered, then picked up his great sword and slid down the hillside, raising a trail of snow dust.
The voice became clearer and clearer, even Akka could hear it. It was the roar of the flight engine, the sound of machine gun fire, the screams of women and the panicked shouts of men.
The mechanical body is coming! Akka panicked. He went down the path and saw a group of humans running and hiding in the snow-covered valley. Two mechanical patrollers were chasing them in the air, firing bullets while chasing.
On the cliff, a figure jumped between the cliffs, it was Black Rock.
Black Stone opened his arms, holding a giant sword, and fell from a height.
"Be careful!" Akka yelled.
Blackstone didn't respond in the slightest, and landed on a mechanical patroller. The hanging killing machine turned around, and the flying bullets reversed direction. Akka resolutely flipped the backpack over and poured out all the parts with a "clatter" sound. When he raised his head, he kept his hands and quickly assembled the magnetic field generator.
The fleeing humans rushed towards the hillside. Black Stone pressed a mechanical patroller, as if controlling a flamingo that was difficult to tame, and the mechanical patroller crashed into the mountain. The second mechanical patrolman turned and flew towards Black Rock, spread out the gun box, aimed at Black Rock, and was about to shoot.
Akka closed the lid of the magnetic field generator with a "click" with a screwdriver, tied a rope, quickly tied a knot, grabbed the end of the rope, swung it around at high speed, and then threw it out.
The mechanical box shining with gray metal light flew high into the sky with a "hum", and then sensed the metal body, flew towards another mechanical patroller, made a slight noise, and stuck to its body.
Immediately after a "hum" sound, the blue electric light of the magnetic field flickered, and Black Stone turned and flew towards the cliff. The anti-gravity engine of the second mechanical patroller failed and hit the cliff with an earth-shattering loud noise. A mountain collapsed, an avalanche.
"Run!" Akka yelled.
The black stone was washed down by the dumping blizzard, and people rushed to the high ground. Two mechanical patrollers flashed electric lights and exploded, causing a chain reaction again. The overwhelming snow was buried, and the mountains stood erect, reflecting the gorgeous sunlight. After the sound of heaven and earth cracking, the world was quiet.
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"Cough, cough, bah!" Akka crawled out of the snow with difficulty, and Black Stone quickly crawled towards him, grabbed Akka's collar with one hand, and dragged him out of the snow.
The fleeing humans came out of the snow one after another, escaping from death, all with lingering fears.
Akka nodded to them and saw that there were seven people crawling out of the snow. Two women, four men, and a little girl.
Everyone sat in the snow under the sun, exhausted.
"When did you escape?" a woman asked Akka.
"Seven days ago," Akka said. "My name is Akka, and he's Blackstone."
"Thank you," a man said gratefully. "We were chased by these two guys all the way..."
Blackstone said coldly, "I'm just protecting myself."
A-Ka was a little embarrassed, and smiled: "Don't say that, everyone is human, and people will help each other."
Everyone laughed, and Black Stone stepped aside. There are several men in the distance, digging into the snow.
"Friend! Do me a favor!" a man shouted from a distance. "There's another guy here, get him out!"
Akka went over, bowed to look, and after helping them pull the people inside out, he was stunned.
That's a clone.
The clone had a sullen face, stood up with difficulty, and was punched in the face by the human beside him.
"You lied to us!" said the man angrily.
"Hey! Wait! There's something to say!" Akka was startled, and when he saw the clone came out, he was beaten to the ground.
The men gathered around one after another, one holding a gun against the clone's head, and said coldly, "Why send a signal to the mechanical corps?"
"I didn't!" said the clone angrily.
The man at the head roared: "You are contacting the Corps and want to take us back!"
The clone said: "I just want to hear from HQ..."
Akka said: "Don't... first speak clearly."
"It's none of your business, man." The man in the lead stopped Akka with his arm, trying to let him go away, but Akka staggered and stepped back. Hei Shi was originally standing by, observing the little girl who was with them, when he suddenly became acutely aware of the conflict, turned and walked towards them.
"What's the matter?" Hei Shi said coldly.
Several people looked at Black Stone, and then their eyes turned to the broad sword in his hand, and no one dared to speak.
The man at the head said, "My name is Tap."
Blackstone nodded, Akka motioned to let go of the clone first, and asked everyone, "What did he do wrong?"
Tap said to Blackstone: "We kindly took him in along the way, but he secretly sent a signal to the mechanical corps in the team..."
The clone angrily said: "No! It was my good intentions to rescue them from the city of machines. I just wanted to listen to the news from the headquarters on the way! It doesn't matter if the transceiver was destroyed by them, and they are ungrateful and want to kill me! You ungrateful people Humanity… "
The clone was agitated for a while and tried desperately to fight with Tap, but was restrained by the group of men.
"What did he use to contact the Mechanical Corps?" Akka asked Tap.
Tap turned to signal, and the other took out a telecommunication transceiver.
Akka glanced at it and explained to them: "This can only be received, not sent. He didn't lie to you."
"But he also brought the mechanical patroller here." A man said unconvinced, "He was sending and receiving messages and was being tracked."
Akka said patiently: "If you can't send a signal, the mechanical patrols won't be able to find the source of the signal, so it won't be caused by him."
The clones looked at them, and everyone was very embarrassed. After a short silence, Tap said: "It's too dangerous to take him, kill him."
"You!" The clone was unbelievable, but Akka said, "Wait! Why kill him?"
Tap said: "The clone and we are not a group, who knows what tricks they have?"
Akka said angrily, "Can't kill!"
Akka looked at Blackstone, but Blackstone was noncommittal. Tap and the others seemed to be a little afraid of them. In the end, Akka said, "Give him to me. I have something to ask him."
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Akka stretched out his hand, and the clone took Akka's hand. Taking advantage of it, Akka took the clone and walked with Blackstone.
"Wait!" Tap called from behind.
"What else do you want to say?" Akka turned around and asked.
Tap looked at the three, as if evaluating the combat effectiveness of Blackstone and Akka, and finally gave up on a certain plan, saying, "You better be careful about that guy."
"Thank you for your reminder." Akka replied.
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As night fell, Akka, Blackstone, and the clone sat in the cave, and a fire was raised, while the rest of the humans stayed in the valley for a short rest, lying in the lee.
"General Liebul is dead," said the clones. "The revolution has failed, and the 'Father' is rebuilding the city of machines and sending out mechanical patrols to search for escaped humans and clone brethren."
This is really bad news, Akka asked, "What news from the headquarters?"
"You seem to be very aware of our actions," the clone said casually. "There are no more than ten humans involved in the father-killing plan. How do you know?"
Akka said: "It's just a coincidence. So has it all failed now?"
"Not yet," the clone looked at Blackstone, "the headquarters let the remaining soldiers escape through the Aijia Strait, go to Andoria, form an alliance with the humans of Kelan, and then find a way to counterattack."
Akka pondered and nodded.
Heishi said: "Everyone in the City of Machines died?"
The clone sighed and said, "It's not a complete failure. At least that way, it will take the 'Father' at least ten years to repair himself. We bought a lot of time for the final mobilization."
"What is Andrea?" Blackstone asked indifferently.
"The country of clones." The clone replied, "There are our ancestors of clones, three people from the roots. Originally, there were four ancestors of clones, but one of them participated in a certain plan many years ago, the plan He was imprisoned by the 'Father' after his defeat. It was he who stayed in the city of machines, turned against all the clones, and started this war."
Akka sighed, and the clones' words revealed a very important message - at least for now, they are still in danger.
The clone repeatedly fiddled with the little mechanical device, and said tiredly: "Can't contact the headquarters, the receiver was broken by those stupid humans." After saying this, he realized that Akka and Blackstone were also humans, "Sorry, I'm not talking about you."
Akka nodded and asked, "Why don't you have a number plate?"
"All clones at the beginning of the revolution no longer recognized the number plate given to us by the mechanical regime, and we all gave ourselves unique names." The clone said, "My name is Philo."
"My name is Akka." Akka nodded at him.
"Black Stone." Black Stone said.
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The addition of Fei Luo finally made Akka no longer have to face an iron-like black stone every day. When they got up the next day, humans from another camp came to inform him and asked if Akka would go with them. Akka's three-person team joined the human escape camp.
They waded over mountains and waters to the Aijia Strait, where they hoped to cross the oceans and go to a new continent.
Among the clones that Akka has come into contact with, Philo has a good temper. He is very polite to Blackstone, and Blackstone never treats him like Akka.
"Thank you for saving me." One day, Fei Luo suddenly said on the road.
"You're welcome." Akka still has a certain degree of favorability towards the clone group. After all, when he escaped from the cage with Blackstone, it was the clones who saved them. Without this ally, they would surely die in the city of machines.
"I realize now," Fei Luo said with emotion, "To change the world, we still have to rely on humans."
Akka murmured, "Human?"
The revolution of human cloning was actually initiated by human beings, which was somewhat unexpected by Akka, but after thinking about it carefully, it was all reasonable. Humans have rich emotions and complex ingenuity, which are beyond the reach of a man of steel. But human beings also contain each other, frame each other, and oppress the rest of the race by emotion and ingenuity. The Creator has ruthlessly left many flaws when he endowed mankind with the light side.
The whole world has changed because of human beings. Perhaps when the creator created this world, he placed the fulcrum of the compass on the human body, and the other foot was drawn into the vast unknown.
There are huge differences between human beings, and everyone is a unique individual in the world. In the end, even human clones are pursuing individualization. Just like Philo, who gives himself a name, wears his jacket upside down, or sticks straws in his hat to differentiate himself from the rest of the individuals.
"I heard from a clone elder brother that this is the awakening of 'I'," Philo said to Akka, "Each of you humans has the consciousness of 'I', but we do not. So the Prophet awakened us The self-awareness that launched the revolution.”
"Then what do you think now, what is the concept of 'I'?" Akka asked curiously.
Fei Luo shook his head: "I can't tell, but at least I can understand one thing, I'm different from before."
Akka instinctively felt that this topic was very deep and complicated. Everyone had self-awareness. They were all independent, ranging from adults to children... He looked at the human team and saw the only little girl, curious. He followed Blackstone to ask this and that, while Blackstone nodded every now and then, or shook his head, and was silent most of the time, just observing the little girl.
"Children are amazing creatures." Fei Luo commented again, "We are born with adult human form and have never experienced childhood. Humans seem to always be happy in their childhood."
Akka said: "I can't remember my childhood, and I don't feel happy."
Black Stone carried the little girl on his back, and Akka walked beside him, teasing the girl.
Akka: "What's your name?"
"Ann," the girl replied timidly.
Akka smiled and said sternly: "Ann, come on, we will find hope."
The girl nodded.
Sunrise and sunset, this is a long and endless road, the environment in the snow-capped mountains is very difficult, there is no food, and everyone is desperate and irritable. Only Akka still persistently uses the magnetic field generator to set up magnetic field traps, and occasionally catch a bird or two caught in the net, or a roe deer.
He gave the girls and women the food to eat first. Blackstone was very strange at first, but then he gradually got used to Akka's way.
Just when everyone was almost unable to hold on, under the leadership of Fei Luo, everyone left the snowy area and entered a vast grassland, and then walked forward, it was the coast of the western inland sea.
After walking for nearly half a year, when everyone was exhausted, they finally saw the dawn. At this time, everyone's clothes were in tatters, and Heishi's shirt was the most torn. Kuroishi was shirtless and tied the cloth-like top around his waist.
Fei Luo was bitten by a poisonous snake in order to save the little girl on the way. Fortunately, he was a clone and was not affected by the poison.
Akka was also completely embarrassed, his clothes were tattered, and the cloth strips of the satchel were also broken. He had to borrow two pieces of cloth from Heishi, tied it in a knot, and tied it in front of him.
Two people died of illness on the road, and Akka was helpless, so he had to take the rest of the people here. What's worse, the woman who died of illness was the mother of the little girl An.
Ann kept asking where her mother had gone along the way, and Fei Luo replied that her mother had gone ahead to find the way. Ann didn't scream or make trouble, so she broke away from the camp of those few people and stayed with Akka's small team.
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This is a very vast plain, the oldest place on the core of the astrolabe. It borders the snow-capped mountains and the virgin forest below the mountain, separating the city of machinery from the west coast area. The name is called "Ancient Heart". In ancient times, it was called "the creator's laboratory" because of the diversity of species on the grassland. The tyrannosaurs in ancient times raged on the grasslands, and even the mechanical corps could not do anything here.
The supply line is too long and too difficult, which led to the human beings who escaped from the city of machines many years ago and came to the edge of the west coast. They could only build their own habitat sporadically, and named it the "Rebel Alliance".
However, all of this is only temporary. We all know that sooner or later, the mechanical corps of "Father" will come here and occupy the entire west coast. Only by leaving this continent and crossing the ocean to a distant country can there be a way to survive. .
Humans living on the edge of the ancient heart have to be on guard against the attacks of ancient creatures on the grasslands, as well as the mechanical corps from the more distant eastern continent.
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Akka once heard the legend of this place in the ant nest. At that time, he felt that it was impossible for him to reach this place, and it was impossible to go to the Western Continent from here. After going through so much, he gradually realized how ridiculous the idea of driving the K, delusionally crossed the sea, to find the legendary Utopia.
Philo said, "Across the cordon of the plains is Martha Town."
A group of people stood on the hillside of the plain and looked down. Everyone was speechless for a long time.
The edge of the entire plain, covering an area of 100 square kilometers, was full of human beings that could not be seen at a glance. Humans either sit or lie down, or gather in front of the barbed wire, waiting for the acceptance of Martha Town. The barbed wire is like a national border surrounded by the waist. On the edge of the last hope, it ruthlessly refuses anyone to approach.
Akka did not expect that there would be so many people. It is estimated that there are at least hundreds of thousands.
Since the day of the Revolution in the City of Machines, many humans must have escaped from the cage of the Iron Nation. They each took different paths and scattered to all directions of the continent. Akka thought it was fast for them to cross the plateau and take a shortcut, but unexpectedly there were still so many people, with nowhere to go and nowhere to settle.
"Put us in!" shouted the humans gathered in front of the barbed wire.
In the back are the uniformed resistance armed forces, armed with weapons and facing the fugitives on the plain.
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Akka looked at it from a distance, with a blank expression on his face.
"What?" Akka asked.
Blackstone shrugged, looking casually across the entire plain.
Fei Luo said: "Don't worry, I'll negotiate and see."
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Humans on the plains gathered in groups, and soon it was night. In winter, the days were short and the nights were long, and the wind was cold. Fei Luo brought the little girl, Akka and the others to the front of the barbed wire. The rebels behind the barbed wire immediately pointed their guns at them and asked vigilantly, "Who?"
The bright lights came over and fell on everyone's faces. Fei Luo combed his dirty hair with his fingers, revealing his forehead and indigo blue eyes.
"My own." Fei Luo said, "The seventh unit."
"The seventh unit has been disbanded!" the other party said, "the brothers in the city of machinery are dead!"
Fei Luo was silent for a while, and many armed soldiers gathered around, pushed up their helmets, and each revealed indigo blue eyes, all of which were clones.
"Are there any humans?" Akka asked, "I have a few words to say, we all escaped from the city of machines."
A clone trooper replied: "Everyone here is a refugee from the city of machines. It's not unusual, just wait outside." Then he pointed at Fei Luo at gunpoint, "You, you are our people, you can come in. ."
Philo said to Akka and Blackstone, "Wait for me here for a while. Ann, let's go, let's go first."
The small door of the barbed wire opened a crack. Fei Luo asked An to go inside first. An was a little scared and turned to look at them. Heishi said, "Go, you will be safe."
This move aroused the dissatisfaction of many people, and they all shouted. Fei Luo got into the barbed wire, nodded to Akka, signaling his peace of mind, and led An into the night. Akka couldn't stand being squeezed by the people behind him. He turned around and tried to find an empty seat to sit down, but he couldn't move. He was finally pulled by the collar of Heishi and brought out.
Several people were sitting in an open space, and the xenon lamps at the height of the barbed wire illuminated the night like day. Tap and the others remained by Akka's side.
Tap said dismissively, "That clone won't let us in."
"I believe he will." Akka thought about another sentence in his heart, but didn't say it. He felt that Fei Luo would save him and Hei Shi, but not necessarily these temporary human companions. After all, Tap and the others originally wanted to kill Philo.
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The roar of ancient beasts came from afar, and in the depths of the plain under the night, there seemed to be an unknown danger buried in it.
The long night came, the sky was shining with bright stars, and the plain fell into a deep sleep.
Akka was awakened from his sleep and looked around.
"Follow me," said one of the clones in a low voice. "Don't alarm the others."
"What about Blackstone?" Akka asked.
The clone said blankly, "Who?"
"Blackstone!" Akka found that Blackstone was not by his side. This was the first time that Blackstone had left him since he left the City of Machines. Akka suddenly became nervous and shouted, "Blackstone!"
"Shh..." The clone immediately covered Akka's mouth and whispered, "Don't disturb the others, come with me!"
"my friend… "
"This is Lieutenant Colonel Fei Luo's order! If you have anything to say, tell him when you see Fei Luo!"
Akka stopped struggling, and was led to the barbed wire in a daze. The barbed wire opened a slit and let him in. The clone nodded to the guard and said, "It's him."
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The clone took Akka to a warehouse, Akka couldn't help being alert, and the clone said, "Filuo will be waiting for you outside later, come in."
Akka bravely walked into the warehouse, only to find that it was a bathroom converted from a warehouse. At this time, he finally woke up, and the secret channel turned out to be letting him take a bath. After running around for a long time, my body was very itchy, and my whole body was covered in mud, so I could finally wash it off.
Akka unscrewed the hot water, and with a squeak, the bathroom was filled with steam. Akka was shivering from head to toe when the hot water came on. In the foggy bathroom, he saw a figure.
"Blackstone?" Akka said happily.
Hei Shi stood to one side, undressed himself, and started to take a shower. He turned to look at Akka, who was staring at Akka so uncomfortable that he gave way to the side. He had seen Black Stone's naked body several times, and it was not surprising, but it was the first time that he had been scrutinized by Black Stone naked.
Akka's hair was wet, water kept dripping down, and he smiled at Heishi: "That's great, I thought you..."
Blackstone faced Akka, stared at him, and said nothing.
"Thank you for taking care of you along the way." Blackstone said suddenly.
Akka was a little surprised when he heard this, and smiled: "You are protecting me..."
Immediately, Black Stone stretched out a hand and took Akka into his arms.
In an instant, Akka's heart jumped violently. The bathroom was filled with steam. He pressed against Heishi's sturdy and naked chest, feeling his fiery body and chest, the powerful heart pacing.
"You..." Akka suddenly had an ominous feeling.
Blackstone just hugged him briefly, then separated, put a hand on Akka's ear, and looked into his eyes.
"Thank you." Black Stone's eyes are deep, like obsidian buried in the ground for thousands of years, shining with charming light, "Take care of yourself in the future."
"Blackstone?" Akka asked.
Black Stone wiped the water from his face, turned around to dry his body, put on his clothes and left.
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"Blackstone!" Akka hurriedly put on his clothes and chased him out. Blackstone had put on the clone's military uniform and walked very fast. At that moment, Akka vaguely felt something.
"Wait!" Akka anxiously chased behind Heishi, walking towards the crowded place where Fei Luo was standing.
"Quick! Get on the boat!" Fei Luo was waiting on the other side of the pier. There were many people queuing in front of the pier. The surroundings were silent. There were dazzling white lights on the pier. Many people looked back, and their conversation was silent. Especially at night.
"Farewell done? Akka?" Fei Luo asked.
Hei Shi nodded to Fei Luo, and the tacit understanding between the two immediately confirmed many of Akka's guesses, Akka said: "You want to stay?"
Fei Luo explained: "He still has things to do, let me take you away first. Come here... don't talk..."
"What is he going to do?" Akka asked in disbelief.
Fei Luo didn't answer, and led Akka through the crowd. Fei Luo's expression was obviously complicated and disturbed. Akka asked, "Because only one person can be sent away, so he volunteered..."
"No! No!" Fei Luo hurriedly replied, "Aka, don't ask any more, believe me, Hei Shi is just..."
Akka couldn't put his mind down no matter what, and replied: "I rescued him from the sea, how can I leave him now? I have to go with him, or I won't go either!"
As he was talking, Hei Shi finally couldn't hold it any longer and asked, "Why do you care so much about me?"
Akka breathed a sigh of relief, and then instantly became angry. I was a little moved by Blackstone's performance just now, but now I don't want to care about him at all when I hear this.
"Whatever you want." Akka said angrily.
Fei Luo laughed, and Hei Shi said to Akka: "I have some things to deal with, and I will meet again."
Akka's heart lifted again, and he looked at Blackstone, trying to tell from his expression if he was lying. The ferry whistle sounded in the distance, breaking the embarrassment between the three of them, and Fei Luo hurriedly said: "Get on board. Come on, Pai Xi!"
Fei Luo brought a little boy over, Akka couldn't see the boy's face in the night, only knew that he was a little younger than himself.
"This is Pai Xi. Pai Xi, this is Akka." Philo introduced the two parties and explained, "Aka, Pai Xi will ask you, and when you arrive in Phoenix, please hand him over to the Human Orphans Orphanage. ."
Akka was a bit baffled, but since Fei Luo entrusted the child to him, he took the human child's hand and Fei Luo said, "Quick."
Philo led them aboard from a remote place, and Akka looked out from the side of the ship and saw Black Stone standing alone in the spotlight on the pier.
"Aren't we going to meet again?" Akka asked suddenly.
Blackstone raised his head, glanced at Akka, and turned away silently.
This guy... Akka has mixed feelings in his heart, but he doesn't know what to say. After a short silence, he took out a chip from his pocket, which was given to Akka by the old doctor who was imprisoned underground when they escaped from the city of machines together. He once instructed Akka to bring this chip to the Rebel camp and give it to General Liebul.
However, the revolution has failed, and Akka does not know who to give this chip to now. Perhaps the chip itself can be used as a souvenir for Blackstone, or Blackstone can interpret the content of the chip and hand it over to the person who should give it.
"Help me give it to Blackstone." Akka said, "Leave a souvenir."
Fei Luo took it and said to Akka, "Take care of yourself."
Akara took the boy's hand and was taken to the lower deck of the cabin. There were many fleeing human beings, all crowded together. Fei Luo led them to a pile of boxes, made them sit down, knelt down on one knee, and faced Pai Xi. Said: "Pasey, Dad is gone."
Akka: "…"
Pai Xi stretched out his hand and hugged Philo's neck, quite infatuated with him. After a long time, Fei Luo sighed, broke off Pai Xi's hand, and instructed: "Listen to Brother Akka. As soon as things are done, Dad will come to Phoenix City to find you."
When Akka heard this, he felt relieved, and asked Fei Luo, "Is Black Stone coming too?"
Fei Luo said: "Yes, it will be a smooth journey."
Feilo left the cabin, and the sound of footsteps left. The big ship has set sail, carrying a full ship of human migrants, leaving the central continent and heading to unknown islands overseas.
Under the moonlight, Akka was still worried about Black Stone. From the first day he appeared in front of him, he seemed to be hiding some unknown secret. There was only the sound of the undulating waves outside the boat, and the quiet moonlight sprinkled on the endless sea, illuminating Akka and the lonely Pesy, and everyone fell asleep. At this moment, Pei Xi gently held Akka's hand and shook it.
"Is Blackstone your best friend?" Pasey whispered.
"Comrade-in-arms." Akka explained to Paishi, "We fought side by side and escaped from the city of machines."
Pei Xi nodded, groping for his satchel with both hands, Akka said, "I'll come, what are you looking for?"
The Akka gang rummaged through his satchel and found a small dagger, a piece of chocolate, a portable water purifier, and a transmitter, and there was also a photo of Percy and Philo: the two stood side by side in the sun The background is deserted.
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The boy picked out a piece of chocolate, touched Akka's hand again, and put the chocolate in his palm.
"This is for you." Pai Xi said to Akka. "It's delicious. Philo gave it to me."
Akka was surprised to find out that Percy was blind.
"Are you Philo's son?" Akka asked.
"Adopted son," said Pesci, "My biological parents are dead, and Fei Luo adopted me."
"You've been with him for a long time?" Akka asked.
"Two years," said Pesci, "thank you for saving my dad. After hearing the news of the failure of the revolution from headquarters, I always thought he was dead, but I didn't expect him to be alive... When he came back, I was so happy to say no. Speaking out... I also... I don't know how to repay you... Thank you, Akka... I... just wanted to tell you when I got on the boat... I feel like you are separated from your friends... I'm not in a good mood... "
Akka didn't expect that his unintentional act actually gave this human orphan in the clone corps sunshine and hope in the darkness.
"You're welcome." A-Ka laughed and took Percy into his arms. At that moment, he could almost feel that Percy's mood was filled with infinite hope and beauty. This fiery enthusiasm even affected him and made him He came out of confusion and confusion.
The moonlight became so peaceful and romantic, the two teenagers snuggled up in the cabin, Akka closed his eyes tiredly, and fell asleep quietly.
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On January 15, the town of Martha was caught in a storm, the sea water was swept to land, and all the humans waiting for rescue on the plains evacuated to the mountains. After a storm, it is unknown how many people will die without food, fresh water and medicine.
In the dark rainstorm, a group of people were walking on a muddy mountain road. Hei Shi was wearing a hooded trench coat and was at the front of the team. He stood on the mountain peak and looked into the distance. Bring the world together in one place.
"Blackstone!" Philo yelled.
Hei Shi jumped down and followed Fei Luo's group and walked forward, one foot deep and one foot shallow, Fei Luo said loudly in his ear, "No problem!"
Hei Shi shook his head, his lips moved, and the sound of wind and thunder overwhelmed everyone's conversation. Fei Luo approached again and said, "I said! They will definitely arrive safely!"
"I'm not worried about the ship!" Heishi shouted towards Fei Luo, "I'm afraid they will not be able to live after they reach the New World!"
"Yes!" Fei Luo laughed, "My friends will take care of them! Akka and Peyce will be doing well!"
Blackstone nodded, and another clone officer in front turned his head and said displeasedly: "Lieutenant Colonel Fei Luo! Are you sure this is the place?!"
Fei Luo said loudly: "It's coming soon! Hold on for a while!"
The wind was so strong that it almost blew the group off the cliff. There was no road ahead. Fei Luo took a few steps back and shouted, "Deploy your gliders!"
In the violent storm, once the glider is deployed, it is bound to be blown down the cliff by the wind and shattered. However, Fei Luo took the lead and jumped off the cliff, and spread out his glider with a "hula" sound. Black Stone suffocated in that short moment, then bowed, closed his eyes, and bounced into the darkness.
In an instant, the storm in the ear stopped briefly, the glider fluttered, and in the silent night, it flew to the opposite side of the cliff.
It's a windless area.
Blackstone opened his eyes and saw that on the other side of the cliff, Philo turned on the fluorescent lights, and there was a cave that was completely empty.
Five special forces protected Black Stone and flew to the opposite cave.
When he stepped on the solid ground again, Black Stone breathed a sigh of relief and put away his glider.
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This cave leads to the dark distance, and it seems to have been abandoned for many years. There are two guards outside the door. When they see Fei Luo, they salute him.
Fei Luo told Blackstone, "It's here, it's here."
"Ancient Heart." Black Stone stood in front of a door, looking up at the strange characters on the door. There was a large glowing gem in the center of the door.
"According to the findings of the rebel alliance's investigation here," Fei Luo said, "this is a historical site nearly 50,000 years ago. There is no civilization site earlier than this in the entire Astrolabe Continent. And it was just three thousand years ago. Previously, this ruin was briefly opened, and our people tried to blast it, but the material of the door…”
Speaking of this, there was a sudden silence all around.
Everyone found anomalies - in the door, there was a small hole less than three centimeters in diameter. Light shines through the hole.
"The hole wasn't there last time, sir," a clone said.
"I... I don't know." One of the guards stationed said, "When we were transferred here, there was already this hole in the door."
Blackstone asked, "When did you transfer here?"
"Three months ago." The guard said.
"That's not right," Fei Luo murmured, "Who would have broken through the gate here? What's the use of such a small passage?"
Fei Luo suddenly glanced at Heishi in disbelief.
"It's a mechanical lifeform." Blackstone also guessed, "It must have been a robot before us."
Fei Luo said: "This is impossible! Who can penetrate with a laser while guards are guarding..."
Hei Shi shook his head very slowly, motioning Fei Luo to stop talking, Fei Luo glanced at the guards on both sides and understood.
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Black Stone pressed his hand on the gem, the door slammed, and then slowly opened to both sides.
Philo: "..."
All the clone troopers felt something in an instant, and they became vigilant. They pulled out their weapons and guarded both sides of the door. As the door opened, a dazzling light shot out from the inside. In the void behind the door, it turned out to be an extremely huge astrolabe, emitting a faint light.
"What is this place..." Fei Luo murmured.
"The ancient heart, the creator's laboratory." Blackstone's voice echoed in the hall, "There is no danger, come in."
The soldiers walked into the hall, and Heishi and Fei Luo looked up. The central astrolabe continent was like a model of a huge floating island. Fei Luo said, "Why is it so big?"
"Because of the size of the Creator," Blackstone said, "they are all giants from the void."
Fei Luo glanced at Hei Shi, puzzled and shocked, and immediately ordered to his subordinates: "Please keep the secret for Hei Shi."
The soldiers nodded and stayed in the hall.
Black Stone walked along the huge steps to the high platform and found a huge control stone, all the facilities here are ten times larger than what humans are used to seeing. Fei Luo followed behind Heishi and asked, "Why do you know about this place?"
"'Father' told me." Blackstone replied.
This sentence made Fei Luo vigilant, and Heishi said again: "Don't worry, it doesn't seem to like me very much."
Fei Luo frowned, there were too many unknown mysteries in Heishi. This man has been secretive since he appeared, and most of the time he didn't say a word. Not even Akka could see through him.
Black Stone stared at the control ball and placed his hand on the ball. The model of the Astrolabe Continent lit up in an instant, and the beams were intertwined, casting a phantom in biological form.
"The Creator created the Astrolabe Continent 50,000 years ago." Heishi explained to Fei Luo, "Leaving this laboratory, these are the biological models they once conceived."
Countless kinds of creatures, from cellular organisms to insects to mammals, appear one by one in the light. Fei Luo watched quietly, what happened in front of him was beyond all his knowledge of the world.
"The creatures on the Constellation Continent..." Fei Luo said, "I remember it was born naturally."
"That's what it says in your knowledge system." Blackstone said, "But it's not actually. According to the ancient knowledge of mankind, it was people who created clones... But you see."
Black Stone raised his head, his eyebrows raised, and a human cell structure map appeared on the holographic stereo projection.
"God..." Fei Luo murmured, "this is..."
"The first clone." Blackstone replied, "This is the technology that the creators have tried to use to breed more life by cloning. Later, for some unknown reason, they gave up this plan. And this... "
Following Blackstone's voice, countless arrays of numbers appeared on the holographic stereo projection. Fei Luo frowned and said, "What is this?"
Hei Shi glanced at Fei Luo, Fei Luo thought of something in an instant, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.
Philo: "This is a mechanical lifeform..."
Blackstone: "Yes, the soul matrix. Write the code in this way, and the mechanical life form will have its own soul."
Fei Luo turned around instantly, grabbed Hei Shi's collar and looked at him, and asked, "How did you know this! Tell me!"
Hei Shi pushed Fei Luo away and said in a low voice, "Don't get excited, there's more to come."
The pictures were presented one by one. Blackstone manipulated the light ball and said seriously: "I got these from the database of 'Father', which is not consistent with what you know. After the creator created human beings, he sealed this laboratory. Three thousand years ago, several human adventurers discovered it and stole the Soul Matrix technology from the laboratory, as well as the way of cloning."
"Next, the clone civilization flourished for a time. In order to give the cold machine the ability to feel and think, one of the adventurers ignored the obstruction of his companions and compiled the soul matrix. The next step is..."
Fei Luo's voice trembled as he murmured, "Mechanical Revolution."
"Your world has been changed since then." Blackstone replied, "but one of the adventurers, known as one of the new gods by later generations, a team member codenamed 'Thunder', discovered an emergency mechanism left by the creator. Now I'm going to find this emergency mechanism."
"Can the Resistance Alliance win the final victory?" Fei Luo said, "We will use all our strength to assist you."
Blackstone whispered: "But the key information inside has been taken away by 'Father'. I don't know how it found this place... This is your clone camp."
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Fei Luo was silent for a long time, and said, "Small mechanical lifeforms cannot carry high-energy laser beams, especially those that can open doors. I guess there must be spies in our camp. The failure of the previous revolution is also related to this."
Blackstone asked, "Who do you think is most likely to collude with 'Father'?"
"I don't know." Fei Luo shook his head and said, "Our information is too much and too confusing. There are only a handful of high-level military officials, including me, who know about this place, no more than seven."
Heishi said: "Then, it must be one of these seven people. Who else has been here recently?"
Philo glanced at his subordinates, and one of them replied: "General Maxey has been here. Two other brothers were guarding here at that time."
Fei Luo's brows twitched: "Hei Shi, don't care who stole the information, now if you find the stolen information, how will it help you?"
Blackstone shook his head and said, "This is my innate mission, it is very important, there is a piece of code that can completely stop the operation of 'Father'..."
"But the center of the 'father' is connected to the core of the entire astrolabe." Fei Luo frowned.
"Yes." Blackstone nodded, "So, restarting the 'Father' means restarting the entire astrolabe."
In an instant, everyone was greatly shocked by Black Stone's words.
"Restart the entire astrolabe, what will happen?" Fei Luo said in disbelief.
"The world will change a lot, but... I forgot... I forgot a lot, it's been too long, and it's been sleeping for too long... "
Hei Shi narrowed his eyes and shook his head with all his might, as if to expel a memory from his mind, and to capture that fleeting thought. They stared blankly at the holographic three-dimensional projection of the changing light and shadow, and the brilliant light emitted from the Astrolabe Continent. However, no matter how hard Black Stone tried, it was difficult for them to recall the memory that had been erased.
"I can't remember..." Hei Shi murmured, his forehead covered in cold sweat. Fei Luo knew that this matter was important, and whispered: "Don't worry, Hei Shi, think about it carefully, what's the matter, is it related to these things?"
"My first memory is seeing Akka." Blackstone narrowed his eyes and said, "It was on the coast at that time, and Akka saved me..."
It was only at this moment that Fei Luo knew about the relationship between Black Stone and Akka.
"Will he know about your background?" Fei Luo asked worriedly.
"It's very unlikely," Blackstone said. "The only clue is... I slept in the deep sea for three thousand years."
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Akka was leaning in the cabin at this moment, and in the sound of the waves, he remembered the day he saved Blackstone, and what Blackstone said when they were in the bathroom.
"What are you thinking, Akka?" Pesci asked softly. "Thinking of your friend?"
"Well," Akka said, "I was at sea when I met him. Are you awake? Would you like some water?"
Pai Xi said: "Thank you, I can do it myself."
Percy fumbled to open the kettle and took a sip.
Pai Xi was only twelve years old and was born blind. According to him, one day the mechanical army wanted to capture and kill everyone in their village. The villagers resisted, but they were still massacred. During the battle, a detachment led by Fei Luo arrived, found him in the ruins, and took him away.
Pei Xi is very sensible, not noisy or noisy, and he is very good at trying to figure out people's thoughts. He is undoubtedly very happy to have such a travel companion. The voyage is far and long. The clones will come down to distribute food and water twice a day. During a fixed time, they can take turns to go to the deck to breathe fresh air. The rest of the time, they have to squeeze in the lower deck of the cabin for a full two-month voyage.
According to the conversation with the compatriots in the cabin, Akka learned that these people are people with special talents. Some of them are proficient in design, some are proficient in production, some can cook, and some are artists. Life in the cabin is relatively pleasant. A bard will play the harp for children. According to him, many people have traveled on the mainland for a long time before the revolution in the city of machines.
The experience of my compatriots seems to have opened a whole new door for Akka. He gradually learned that the city of machinery is not the whole of the world, and all along, humans and clones have been trying their best to destroy this country of demons that affects the entire astrolabe world and makes the people of the mainland unhappy.
"'Father''s regime is about to collapse," a man said to everyone, "This is the only way for historical development. A machine without the power of creation can never be called an intelligent creature..."
Akka heard these remarks for the first time, and listened with great curiosity and interest, but the rest of the audience expressed boredom. A child said: "I have heard the Revolutionary Manifesto a hundred times."
"I've listened to it two hundred times too," said another. "I want to hear Uncle Moran tell history."
The bard, with his curly brown hair and green eyes, was not young, but amiable and a favorite among the little ones on board. Hearing this, he laughed, fiddled with the strings twice, and made a crisp sound. The teenagers applauded one after another, and the poet sang a melodious and melodious historical song.
"In the depths of the distant stars, the Creator opened his astrolabe..."
The song tells about the tens of thousands of years of changes in the astrolabe world. Akka combined what he had known with the stories told by the bard, and gradually understood more - the legend that the creator abandoned his disk of destiny in the depths of the universe, and past legends called it "the star" "Disc", that is, the world that the Creator uses to experiment and cultivate countless creatures.
God left behind the stars in the depths of the astrolabe to monitor the development and movement of the astrolabe. The world is like an infinite combination of large and small gears. At the bottom of the continental shelf covered by the ocean, the gears are engaged with each other, making the continents rotate slowly.
The whole world is like a huge pendulum inside, all the continents and islands are inlaid on its cornerstone, and this cornerstone is called the "astrolabe". In ancient times, the astrolabe was rich in products, there was no war, and there was no killing, and human beings coexisted peacefully with other races.
In the end, the Creator, for reasons unknown to human beings, left the world he created with his own hands and abandoned this kingdom of God. After the rise of the mechanical regime, except for the third continent with the largest area and the most vast territory, with "Father" as the new man-made god, the other continents, large and small, began to pray to the Creator and pray for its return.
But this is just a belief, and Akka has learned about the belief from the well-informed bard. He liked listening to the poet tell stories, and the poet especially favored him and Percy.
"Although you can't see the world," Moran said earnestly, stroking his fingers across Pesci's eyes, "but your heart has a pair of eyes, always chasing the light."
"Thank you." Percy laughed.
Akka said: "Uncle Moran, you said that believing in the Creator is just a belief, so what is belief?"
Moran explained to Akka and Percy: "Faith is different from person to person. It is the force that supports a person's actions. Under the light of faith, the shadow of death and fear will dissipate..."
"Mr. Moran," said a young man amusingly, "I don't think you can be saved by believing in the Star God. You don't see many people who sacrifice their lives and forget to die, but they are all atheists?"
Akka didn't know why, so he glanced at the young man. He knew that there were many teenagers about his age on this ship. They were all gearing up to use their own hands to open up a new world after reaching the Second Continent.
The poet smiled and replied: "Faith is not the worship of gods. The people you mentioned are their own beliefs, and some people believe in the existence of gods. In the final analysis, they believe in their own inner moral guidance. Young people, wait for you to grow up. , will gradually understand.”
The teens in the cabin stopped arguing with Moran, but they could see that they didn't fully agree with him. Akka only kept these words in his heart. He likes this environment very much. Although he is always waiting every day and doesn't know exactly when he will dock, the entire cabin is like a huge classroom, and everyone has their own experience. And from these experiences, Akka learned a lot.
One night, the ship encountered a storm, thunder raged over the ocean, and the huge ship was as small as a leaf in the deep sea. A large amount of sea water poured in through the windows of the gangway, people closed the windows, and the fear continued to spread.
The violent turbulence of the ship made many people vomit, dizzy, and despair... In panic, the poet named Moran knelt in the middle of the cabin and murmured prayers.
"The god of the stars who created everything, your light guides the destiny of this continent..."
"I beg you to put the hand of favor on me, and bring me to the other shore full of light..."
His voice spread throughout the cabin, and people began to calm down, and then more and more people knelt on the ground and prayed with Moran.
The thunder is fading, and the lightning is still raging, but it no longer shows signs of destroying everything. Akka watched this scene and found that there seemed to be a soothing power in his prayers. Under his prayers, the wind and rain gradually eased, and everyone gradually fell asleep, no longer afraid of shipwrecks.
However, the thunder and lightning flashed, and Akka felt something in the dream - it was a change of soul. In the thunder and lightning, he seemed to see the essence of the world; under the thunder and lightning, the sea water was decomposed into molecules, atoms and electrons; in the dark sky, countless gas molecules collided and separated.
He seemed to have a pair of eyes inspired by his soul, and saw the surrounding environment, the structure of the ship, the pattern of the sail, and even the dowels on the barrel... Percy was sleeping beside him, and he saw the inside of Percy's bag. That water purifier with a complex structure, countless precision instruments are fitted with each other...
He saw the principle of everything in the world, and another lightning struck, Akka suddenly woke up, and the surrounding scenery returned to its original state. In the dark cabin, a lamp with white light swayed gently in the storm.
Moran hadn't slept yet, raised his head and looked at Akka with a questioning look. Akka was covered in cold sweat and shook his head.
"What did you see?" Moran came over and put a hand on Akka's forehead.
"I..." Akka murmured, "I had a dream."
Moran smiled and said, "Dreams are the eyes of human beings. They see the world and see themselves. Go to sleep, child."
Akka's breathing subsided, and he fell asleep again.
The next day, excited shouts sounded on the deck, and the refugees in the cabin rushed to the deck. Akka went up with the crowd and saw the land in the distance. This journey has finally come to an end, and everyone is cheering and crying.
"That's Karoic," Moran said. "The second continent's seaport city is far from Phoenix."
The bell of the clock tower came from afar, and Akka laughed. Under the rising sun, a vibrant harbor city appeared on the horizon.
"There are a lot of seagulls," Akka described to him as he pulled Pei over to the side of the boat. "Under the sun, the houses are all white, very beautiful, very beautiful..."
Percy closed his eyes, feeling the breeze from the west, and nodded, "Yeah!"