Chapter 1125 Sixth Section of Steam

The moment Lily ran out, Hao Ren couldn't help but murmur in his heart: Isn't he going to go down the road of bullying? It is said that bullying of men and women starts from letting dogs bite people over a disagreement... But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was no such risk. After all, in most cases, even if he didn't nudge Lily from behind, he would jump out and bite someone.

In fact, Hao Ren knew from the beginning that things would definitely develop in the current direction - the real world is not a boy's comic, how could two groups of people understand each other when they talk about love and justice? When tensions are high, just talk about your dreams and you will be able to make peace. We are all civilized people. It is the normal way to confront the truth when it is just right - and to be honest, the two groups of people even have different worldviews. Basically, It also lacks a basis for reasoning.

Therefore, his plan has always been very clear: to observe the existence of this twilight city before causing chaos, and fulfill the censor's "observation" obligation. Then he will inevitably encounter local forces, and local forces will inevitably There were obstacles, so everyone rushed to the Iron Throne with sparks and lightning to chat with the Ancient Sage.

This is not to be taken for granted. Hao Ren came to these conclusions after learning about the operation methods, historical achievements, corporate culture and management philosophy of the Steam Council from Wendell and Boken.

A mature social management institution, a management institution that can maintain the operation of the city after the end of the world and maintain order even when everything is in danger. What it needs first is not flexible thinking and enterprising spirit, but conservatism, stability and Caution, especially when it comes to the dark wilderness outside, is the attitude of the Steam Council. Hope's seemingly paranoid misunderstanding is not entirely caused by subjective factors. In fact, in the two thousand years since the establishment of the Twilight City, the city has faced countless rumors, scams and even evil that have led to social unrest. .The religion is a threat. After being trapped in the barrier for so many years, the probability of mental illness among ordinary people is simply not too high. Whether it is escaping reality or retaliating against society, there are always people claiming to have found a way to save all mankind in every century, and These methods basically point to the dark wilderness outside.

After being trapped in darkness for so many years, people either firmly believe that the other side of the darkness is a scourge, or they firmly believe that the other side of the darkness is a paradise paradise. Of course, the number of the latter is much smaller than the former - but the harm is countless times greater than the former.

There have indeed been bad incidents in history where light seekers colluded with cultists to create the illusion of a paradise. It is said that a large-scale light-seeking team entered the night and lost contact with the Twilight City soon afterwards. They were lost in the scorching sand sea of ​​Jotunheim. Within twenty days, everyone was wiped out. , but one survivor miraculously survived. No one knows how he survived, but what is certain is that he suffered a spiritual change during those terrible twenty days. The light seeker had hallucinations, and he unwaveringly believed that he had found the paradise of heaven, and Convincing the oasis that only existed in his imagination to be extremely real, he then returned to the Twilight City and began to preach about the "new home", which had terrible consequences.

He eventually formed an organization that was almost a cult, and did not hesitate to forge evidence to prove the existence of the oasis. He even fought against the Steam Parliament's investigation team and organized thousands of people to leave the Twilight City and go to Jotunheim went to find the beautiful paradise that only existed in his false memories.

Thousands of valuable citizens with various skills died in the dark wilderness.

From that day on, the Steam Council established strict rules, and any light seeker returning from under the night must undergo strict questioning. It would be okay if more than two people returned, but if only one person returned - then almost nothing he said would be believed.

Because under the erosion of magic radiation, even the light seekers themselves cannot be sure that their minds are normal. The light seekers who return alone may have become insane. Even if they are mentally normal, they may have been brainwashed by hallucinations. Without other When compared with others, no one can prove whether their words are true.

Therefore, Hope's doubts about Wendell are completely understandable. He is just a little more extreme than ordinary members of the Steam Council: he does not doubt his father, but completely distrusts his father. But no matter what, the result is the same: Hao Ren and the others cannot go to Xiacheng District through regular channels.

Let Wendell be questioned through the regular procedures of the Steam Council? Are you going to accept the questioning and evidence collection by yourself, which may last for several months? Going to discuss more than two million words of the world view of life with a group of experts and scholars? This may be a formal procedure, but to be honest, Hao Ren doesn't have the time to follow formal procedures.

Lily screamed and transformed into a werewolf, turning into an afterimage on the spot. Before anyone could react, she almost knocked away all the sheriffs at the scene. Then Hao Ren pulled out his two spears and waved them. Rushing towards the edge of the platform: "Which direction is the elevator?!"

Wendell was surrounded by a large group of bats summoned by Vivian. The old man was dizzy and had already rushed out of the 100-meter distance with these violent men. At this time, he could not think about any rational solution to peace. It should be said that he is worthy of being a macho man who embarked on two journeys to search for light. When the truth became the truth, his bachelor spirit suddenly burst into flames: "Left! That place where the smoke is coming out! Rush over!"

The peace officers brought by Hope were immediately thrown into disarray: these people were not actually combatants. They were just maintaining the daily order in the uptown area. Their combat effectiveness was the authoritative attribute brought by their uniforms. , so it was not until Hao Ren and his party were about to disappear on the platform that the last unlucky guy got up from the ground. In desperation, one of the police officers even threw the metal stick in his hand as a flying prop - and then Lily turned around and caught the stick, never to come back again.

"Sir!" A subordinate with a bruised nose and face stumbled to Hope, "What should I do?"

Hope's face was livid, and big beads of sweat were running down his neck. He only had one thought in his mind right now: his father was finally completely hopeless, and he was actually planning to lead people to break into the Iron Throne of the Ancient Saint. There is no doubt that he really went crazy on this last journey to find the light!

"Go and notify the Wizarding Group, the Armed Security Forces, and the Sixth Steam Division!" Hope shouted loudly, while forcefully pressing a button on the small metal box on his waist, "Santis, Roland, sound the alarm! Haber Special, go to the elevator, evacuate civilians, and seal off the machine!"

"Others follow me to City Hall - find out which cult those people are from!!"

At this time, Hao Ren and the others had already rushed out of the locomotive platform with sparks and lightning. Following Wendell's instructions, they moved forward along a wide beam made of steel, and soon left the station far behind. .

The upper town of the Twilight City is dotted with various things made of steel, including steel frames carrying pipes, reinforced beams between buildings, and suspended roads. These criss-crossing structures hang over the city like a spider web. The smoke and steam spewing from various factory boilers are lingering in the gaps of these "spider webs". Everyone passed through a huge pipeline system. The gas leaking from the pipeline system made the surroundings foggy. In this blurry fog, two rows of vaguely bright fluorescent lights guided the way forward. They were embedded in the building. Structural runes.

In order to reduce the pressure of heavy structures on the lower levels of the city, the builders of the Twilight City used a large number of runes on the buildings. This unique rune popular in the Nordic region is not as powerful as the Leta rune. , but it has excellent auxiliary uses. Vivian showed a smile when she saw these runes and whispered: "These runes were 'created' by Odin, but if it weren't for Ragnarok, I'm afraid 'mortals' would never have the opportunity to come into contact with their secrets. .”

"Woo——"

A low and loud whistle sounded from the distance, followed by a second and third whistle.

The whistle roared throughout the entire upper town, and the steam clouds that had been entrenched between the superstructures all year round seemed to be dispersed by the tremors of the whistle. The moment Wendell heard the whistle, his expression changed: "It's a high-level alarm! They sounded the alarm!"

Hao Ren curled his lips and said: "Nonsense, a group of people are preparing to form a group to attack the presidential palace. If you don't sound the alarm, you are in trouble."

The huge steel beam reached the end, and in front of it was the roof of a certain building. People jumped off the steel beam and jumped between the roofs and eaves of the houses. The city continued to retreat under their feet, and at this moment, there was an unusually heavy sound. The sound of footsteps suddenly came from the surroundings, followed by a majestic broadcast: "Dangerous elements in front, stop immediately! We are the Sixth Steam Division, you have been surrounded! Give up resistance immediately, give up resistance immediately! "

"Boom... click... bang... click..."

Heavy footsteps and weird metal friction sounds continued. Hao Ren looked around curiously. Some surprisingly huge machines soon appeared in everyone's sight.

The first thing that appeared were some huge claws clinging to the surrounding eaves, followed by mechanical arms that continuously emitted high-pressure steam, and the last thing that appeared was a huge, insect-like steel monster.

Black machines with a height of five meters and a ring of mechanical arms climbed up along the surrounding building exterior walls, pipes, and steel beams. The shapes of these things are indescribable, and they very much resemble those that appear in old-fashioned comics. The products of Frankenstein, they have bodies that look like a mixture of spiders and scorpions, and eight to twelve rough mechanical arms. High-pressure steam constantly leaks from the valves and joint gaps on their bodies, and the hissing sound is like that of Frankenstein. The monsters roared in their throats, and in their bellies, runes shone brightly.

The largest mechanical monster climbed up in front of Hao Ren. Two rows of small red lights like eyes flashed rapidly on the monster's head. One of the lights emitted a laser like a scanning beam. The monster scanned the people at the scene. Let out a deep voice: "Put down your weapons now, drop your weapons now!"