Chapter 15 The Pale and Flawless Girl
Lu Buer was amazed. The dark substance in his palm was beating like a living thing, flowing along his blood vessels, drilling out from the skin of his fingertips, gathering and blooming like flowers.
Thousands of threads, just like ash.
As if it was a part of his body.
"Is it something made by the Seed of God?"
As his mind moved slightly, thousands of threads of ash returned to his palm and merged into his body.
At this moment, he felt that his right hand seemed to become more powerful.
Lu Buer was very sure that his fist was definitely more powerful among the same level.
"Could it be that there is something called dark matter in the body of the White Walker? After the Seed of God devoured my cancer cells, it also produced this substance. And dark matter and dark matter can devour each other, and when it is integrated into my body, it can enhance my strength?"
Lu Buer was not sure if his guess was right. Obviously, this was the hidden prop that his parents said, a secret weapon that can accompany the player all the way to growth. Its functions should not be limited to the current ones, but it will not be unlocked for a while.
The good news is that he has become stronger.
The bad news is that he is no longer a human being.
This cannot be discovered by the military.
In short, after nearly ten years of fighting cancer, he finally waited for a ray of hope. Even if it is not certain whether cancer can be cured, he does have the capital to survive in the new world.
He can feel the vigorous vitality in his body, which is the best proof.
The evolved life energy is repairing his broken body. He can clearly feel that he is much healthier than before. The tissues and organs that were once damaged by cancer cells have been repaired, and the external injuries suffered in the battle have basically healed. His spirit is quite full.
"The road to evolution, the first level, the origin level."
This is the level he has reached so far. What he is strengthening now seems to be pure flesh. He tried to clench his fists to accumulate strength and felt that he could blow up a cow with one punch.
Of course, this is far from enough to survive in this world.
He must become stronger.
Especially the attack of a large number of white walkers, which made him feel a huge sense of crisis.
Those White Walkers had obviously just emerged from their cocoons, which meant they had already been deformed in their cocoons. It has been confirmed that they were contaminated by something, and the clues pointed directly to those heretics.
When he came to this city, he had completely forgotten about those heretics. It was obvious that someone had tampered with his memory.
But he didn't know who it was.
At this moment, the sky in the east was turning pale, the sky was filled with mist, the towering watchtower was illuminated by a ray of sunlight, and a loud horn sounded in the silent military camp.
"Brother Lu, are you awake?"
He Sai also woke up from his sleep and was very surprised to see him wake up: "How do you feel? Do you feel that obvious feeling of aging? You don't know, I was really scared yesterday. I was really afraid that after I fell asleep, you would be stiff when I woke up..."
Lu Buer's eyes twitched slightly: "I'm fine, don't worry about me for the time being. The burden of the sacred rhythm is not that great on me. At least I can live for a while."
He still didn't tell the truth about this. After all, the seed of the gods is something of the heretics, and it is very likely to involve some terrible things. It is better not to involve others.
If there is any problem, he can bear it himself.
"Really? We agreed to go together as brothers."
He Sai got up from his sleeping bag in surprise and walked around him. He did not find any signs of premature aging: "We agreed to be orphans in troubled times together. You must keep your word."
Lu Buer held his forehead with his hand: "You are really talking about an iron-blooded orphan. Don't worry about those things. Not only will I not die, but I am also very fierce. It is not a problem to beat you two."
After saying that, he picked up a wooden stake and tore it with both hands.
With a snap.
The wooden stake shattered and broke into two pieces.
He Sai was not convinced. He also picked up a wooden stake and tore it with force!
The wooden stake was intact.
"No way, the gap is so big?"
He Sai's face turned green: "Am I a weakling?"
"Not really, my strength is not much greater than yours, but it just happens to exceed the limit of the pressure that the wooden stake can withstand, so don't be discouraged, you can do it after a while."
Lu Buer glanced at him and suddenly asked: "He Sai, do you remember what we encountered in the land of rebirth? Do you remember that group of heretics?"
He Sai was stunned: "What heretics?"
Sure enough, this guy forgot.
Lu Buer shook his head and said: "It's okay, I just said it casually."
They were both in a good mood.
Because after arriving at the military camp, they awakened smoothly.
And they won a lot of military exploits.
Wait a minute.
Speaking of military exploits...
The two brothers looked at each other.
They both thought of the female major yesterday.
"She is the superior, she shouldn't make things difficult for us, right?"
He Sai murmured.
"I hope not. Let's clean up first."
Lu Buer was unsure. He first added some firewood to the fireplace, then cooked and opened two bags of self-heating military rations for breakfast, then took off the blood-stained and corpse fluid-covered military uniform, washed it, and hung it on the campfire to dry.
The conditions in this military camp are indeed relatively simple, but fortunately the food is fully guaranteed, but for the previously pampered recruits, it is hell.
The quality of life is plummeting.
It's like a refugee.
Just endure it, and it will be fine once you get through it.
But the premise is that they have to catch the thief who withheld the supplies!
After washing the clothes, there was not enough water in the shed. Fortunately, there was a well in the camp where they could draw water. The two of them ran along with buckets, shivering with cold.
Even if they embarked on the road of evolution, they still couldn't stand such severe cold.
Some people in the camp got up one after another. They lived in carefully built tents and had oatmeal porridge and smoked ham for breakfast, and even coffee and morning tea.
At this time, the horn sounded in the barracks. Major Hara Haru's adjutant led the flag-raiser through the camp and raised the flag on the flagpole. At this moment, both new recruits and veterans came out of the tents, put their hands on their chests and looked up at the sky, saluting.
"I swear here that as an evolver of the new era and a member of the Human Watch Army, I am willing to fight for world peace, maintain order, and protect the weak..."
I saw a bright red flag rising in the wind, fluttering in the barracks, as if telling the history of the past five hundred years.
He Sai's face was full of longing. He transformed from an unknown student to a soldier. This seemed to be a very proud thing for him.
Lu Buer saluted silently, a little dazed for a while.
How wonderful are these five hundred years?
The adjutant clenched his fist against his chest under the flag and saluted the soldiers.
Then he waved and said, "Let's go."
The soldiers in the barracks also saluted and turned around to do their own things.
"Why didn't I see Major Hara Haru today?"
"Why, are you sorry that you can't see the beautiful girl?"
"Who said that? Instructor Kashiwagi is not here either? Did something happen?"
"Forget it, it's been a long time since we've been deployed. If you have nothing to do, take some tasks and earn some merits. Even the smallest amount of money is still meat!"
The soldiers whispered and turned away.
"Is this the end? There's no morning jogging in the barracks? Why aren't there even instructors?" Lu Buer had heard from the instructors during the training that as long as there were no tasks during the deployment period, the soldiers' time was relatively free, and no one would care if they didn't run around.
"I don't know either. Even if these veterans are not cared for, we are new recruits. Why doesn't anyone come to train us?" He Sai said he couldn't understand and was very confused.
"You two are also cocoon breakers, right? Didn't you listen carefully during the training period?"
A bald middle-aged soldier walked past them and sneered: "How dare you ask someone to train you alone? It seems that you don't understand the technology of the new world. We don't need to train hard day after day. Our physical fitness will improve with the advancement of the realm. As for combat experience and skills... just exchange them for memory chips."
"What is a memory chip?"
"The cheapest one is ten merits. After getting it, just attach it to your forehead and meditate. The sacred rhythm will let you feel the memory it contains, and then implant the memory into your mind."
The middle-aged soldier kindly explained: "By then, the skills in the memory chip will become your instinct, and you don't need to train hard every day. I have been in the new world for four months and I have mastered four sword techniques and six close combat techniques, even including gun fighting techniques."
Lu Buer didn't expect that there was such a thing in the new world. The instructor probably talked about it during the training period, but he didn't listen carefully because he was sick at the time.
He Sai asked curiously: "Brother, may I ask how old you are?"
"Twenty years old!"
The middle-aged soldier was quite confident in himself, smiling brightly: "You are very young, right? My name is Zhou Yi, and I am from the same place as you. You can tell from the accent, right? I used to live in the Technology Street. I was a programmer five hundred years ago. Please take care of me in the future!"
After that, he left with the bucket.
Lu Buer was stunned.
"You are indeed young. Programmers practice the Holy Rhythm and have full buffs."
He Sai murmured.
Lu Buer fell into deep thought: "Memory chips do sound like a good thing. If you want to survive, you must change this thing first... He Sai, how many merits do we have?"
He Sai shook his head and said: "I don't know. Our merits are still being counted. By the way, Brother Lu, you have to be careful. The adjutant told me yesterday..."
He told what he learned yesterday about the Holy Riot Disorder.
Lu Buer was stunned and thought that this was it.
No wonder he became so irritable yesterday. In fact, he still feels restless and wants to release the surging power in his body. His emotions are quite unstable.
Coupled with the influence of the God Seed, it was even more morbid.
They wandered around the camp casually, getting familiar with the environment.
"Brother Lu, what are you looking at?"
"White Walker."
Lu Buer looked at the White Walker corpses that had not been cleaned up outside the camp, and did not feel any reaction from the God Seed, which meant that this thing was very picky about food.
White Walkers that had been eaten would not be eaten again.
He had to find some higher-level White Walkers.
However, according to his understanding, the White Walkers that the recruits could handle were only the lowest-level humanoid mummies, and he didn't know how long it would take to survive here.
And there were people in this damn place who were withholding supplies!
No, this couldn't go on.
He had to find a way to get promoted as soon as possible.
Lu Buer made a plan for himself, which was to strengthen himself by contacting higher-level White Walkers and devouring the dark matter in their bodies, and then rely on the strengthened power to gain more merits in the military, so as to go further on the road of evolution.
But the premise was that he couldn't even take the first step now.
These monsters are so rubbish!
The drone hovered overhead, and the cold mechanical voice sounded again: "Private Lu Buer, Private He Sai, please go to the arsenal immediately to collect your resources!"
He Sai widened his eyes: "Hey, we are not new recruits? I am a private? Brother Lu, why are you a private? Wait, I know, you killed a lot of aliens yesterday!"
Lu Buer pondered for a moment: "Let's go and see first."
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After the drone issued the notification order, the adjutant had already arrived at the camp, leading the soldiers to leave Wuzhen and return to the military base by car.
For the veterans in the military camp, it was already a familiar journey.
Only the new recruits looked around.
Some people were interested in the weapons and equipment in the base.
Some people only drooled at the beautiful female soldiers.
"Adjutant, is there a reserve coming this time?"
Some people asked.
"Yes, next you will meet the military reserve. They are not yet qualified to feel the sacred rhythm, but they are all very talented. As guides, you should treat them well. Of course, if both of you are willing, you can even start a family together."
The adjutant chatted: "Back then, I first met my adoptive father in the military. At that time, I was a young internet addict who had just emerged from the cocoon. My family was not around, and I was rebellious and willful. When I saw my adoptive father, I felt that his face was full of scars, fierce and ugly."
He paused: "I hated him at that time, but he was very patient with me. He taught me how to chop wood and make fire, and how to build a fire. Tent, taught me how to use a gun, taught me how to kill white walkers. Later I learned that the scars on his face were caused by saving a child from a fire. He loved children very much, because he had never seen his two-year-old son again after he was sealed in the cocoon. "
"I have been with him for more than half a year, and I have never called him father. In fact, I have recognized him in my heart for a long time. That day was his birthday. He went out on a mission, and I prepared dinner for him, waiting for him to come back and give him a surprise. I didn't expect that I would wait for twenty years. "
The adjutant smiled and recalled the past, slowly taking out a blood-stained photo from his arms, which showed a frivolous child and an ugly soldier standing side by side in a rice field.
The frivolous child has grown up now.
The ugly soldier will never come back.
The belated father was never spoken after all.
"Hehe, my wife was also a reservist back then, and I taught her step by step, taught her to kill the White Walkers, taught her how to survive... Later, she remarried the old man next door."
Someone muttered, causing everyone to laugh.
"Now that you mention it, I also miss the sister who taught me back then. I wonder how she is doing now. Maybe she has become a mother now?"
"I hate to lead reservists the most. I don't like being a burden."
"At least they can help you with your work. What's wrong with that? I really want to condense my destiny. If only I were a descendant of those ancient families, I would have extra resources."
These soldiers have been fighting on the front line for a long time and know more.
They are not highly talented and need to experience many years before they are qualified to lead reservists. For many people, this is a burden, but some people think it is a kind of inheritance.
As for resources, they discuss less.
They said that after the advent of the sacred tree, some of the first awakened people found huge treasures in ancient ruins all over the world, far surpassing others on the road of evolution.
The descendants of these people are now the family of evolvers.
Very powerful.
Not comparable to them.
Lu Buer listened to these stories and his heart moved slightly.
Many people here seem to have stories.
And his story seems to have just begun.
He whispered a reminder: "He Sai, your wife is coming."
He Sai's eyes twitched: "Don't talk nonsense!"
The arsenal was like a huge collection museum. There were armed guards on both sides of the road. The adjutant at the main entrance had been waiting for a long time with a pile of documents.
They passed through layers of heavy metal doors. Every time they passed through a door, they had to undergo laser security scans. Cameras on all sides rotated to lock on every soldier. Along the way, they passed through heavily guarded office areas where senior officers came and went.
"Don't look around or talk nonsense."
The adjutant distributed the documents to everyone and took them to an open-air courtyard. It was as peaceful and quiet as a monastery. The courtyard was full of vitality with birds singing and flowers blooming. The holy angel stone statue was located in the middle of the pool. The fountain burst out fine water droplets, shining in the sun.
This is where the reservists study and train.
It's so much better than the damn front line.
"Find the corresponding room according to the number on the file."
Lu Buer's file number is thirteen. As for the specific legal regulations, there are as many as twenty pages. It is impossible to read them all in a short time. You can only find the corresponding room first.
"Brother Lu, I'm leaving!"
He Sai's file number is twenty-seven, which is obviously in another direction.
Those soldiers obviously came to this monastery to collect resources. They found the room according to the corresponding number and pushed the door in.
Lu Buer vaguely realized something and arrived at room thirteen with trepidation. He tried to turn the door handle. The door opened gently and the sun came in.
In the bright sunshine, the ice-sculptured girl raised her eyes, her pupils pale and flawless.
"Nice to meet you, brother."