dark moon

Chapter 378 The Story of Brown Star

"Woo, woo", the strange siren sounded throughout the city. It was not as urgent and tense as the siren that sounded two nights ago. The sound was gentle, more like a soothing notice.

Hearing this sound, the survivors who had been holding back in the shelter for two days couldn't hide the excitement on their faces. A few younger ones even rushed out dancing. Although they were blown all over the ground by the wind, they were still excited. With tears streaming down their faces, the Shadow Chasers could tell without explaining that this meant that the enemies in the city had been eliminated and the city in the sky had returned to its former security.

These lucky ones who were rescued by chance didn't want to stay for a minute longer. As soon as the sound stopped, they couldn't wait to run towards the city. What they miss most now is their familiar home, taking a hot bath, making a drink, and relaxing. Get a good night's sleep and completely forget about the night when you almost survived two days ago.On the other hand, the four middle-level officials had complicated expressions and hesitated to speak in front of the Shadow Chasers. It was not until Mia patted them on the shoulders and Shuuer secretly nodded to them to reassure them that the four of them turned around and left uneasily.

Children are the most carefree and the easiest to deal with. Delia handed the fruitful cards to others and whispered in their ears for a while, and then the four children jumped towards the city. Run, the West Outer Ring District is said to be not far from here, so there is no need to worry about their safety.However, it seems that Delia intends to continue to pester the Shadow Chasers. Her familiar character makes the mercenaries dumbfounded.

"Have the surveillance been put in place?" The safe haven immediately became empty. Xiure leaned back on the chair comfortably and said to Mia who patted the shoulders of the four middle-level officials, "That's fine. Keep an eye on them. Once discovered, They behave abnormally...heh."

"Bang." Meridi, who was playing with the skull, suddenly opened her fingers and simulated the sound of an explosion in her mouth. "I arranged it myself. Unfortunately, the four of them will not have the chance to appreciate the appearance of the watermelon when it explodes."

"Well, now that all the outsiders have left, it's time to discuss your problem, little guy." Xiure looked Delia up and down with a half-smile, "Why do you have to stay with us?"

"Waiting for my commission." The girl replied without thinking, "How about you advance the commission to me first, and I'll leave right away."

"Okay." He winked at Moback, and a metal ball made of five gold coins was placed in front of Delia, "Here you go, leave your address and we will go find you when we need your help. of."

"Huh." The little guy stared at the golden ball and hesitated for a while, then suddenly turned his head with disdain, "Grandma said, money given by others for no reason is used to buy lives, and must not be taken. You guys give it for no reason. If you pay me a commission in advance, you must have bad intentions, and I don’t want it.”

"Awkward little thing." Xiu Er laughed dumbly, and stopped teasing her, picked up five golden balls and put them back into his pocket.

"Hey, hey, captain, captain, don't you think something is wrong?"

"Hey, you're usually as slow as a dead person. Why are you becoming so sensitive at this moment?" Shuer curled his lips, reluctantly took out the gold coins again and threw them back to Moback, ignoring them and smiling so hard that his eyes were almost filled with tears. The idiot with his beard hidden behind his face touched the little guy's head and said, "It's for your own good to let you go back. You are not suitable to be too close to us, and there are some things that are not suitable for you to know."

"Aren't you just teaming up with those moths to steal the city's scientific research results? You say it as if I don't know." Delia pouted dissatisfied, "Besides, even if you are discovered by them pretending to be black marketers, It won’t affect us. The relationship between the Western Outer Ring District and the black market is closer than you think, and the people in the black market don’t care much about others pretending to be others, so I won’t have any trouble because of you.”

"Oh?" Several people looked at each other in surprise. The little guy knew a lot. "We want to steal something very important in your city. Don't you feel angry?"

"It's not that you stole from our West Outer Ring District. There's nothing to be angry about." Delia muttered, "Besides, if you are really black market merchants, if you want to sell our city's technology, it may have an impact on the city. , but you are not black market merchants at all, let alone sell them, it has no effect on the city, why am I so angry.”

"Tsk, tsk, it seems I can't treat you like an ordinary child." Shuer dragged a chair and sat in front of Delia, "Tell me, why are you following us? I want to hear the truth. You should understand, like For people like us, no matter how much we like you, if you have a problem, we won't be merciful."

"You will promise me what you said?'

"Pfft." Even Moriya couldn't help laughing out loud, she said you let me follow and said you agreed to me, but these two concepts are completely different, the little girl is too cunning, she knows how to take advantage of the opportunity to bargain Essentials.Realizing that Xiu'er was glaring at him, Lin Jing made a face and looked up at the sky, "Hey, I'm just a deer, I can't understand other people glaring at me."

Xiuer rolled his eyes, held his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly grabbed Delia, pressed it on his leg, slapped her three times, and then snorted: "Children who disobey should be beaten. .”

Delia, who had regained her freedom, covered her butt and quickly hid behind the chair, stuck out her head like an angry sparrow, and glared angrily at Shuer. After a long time, she found that Shuer was determined not to give in, so she walked away awkwardly. He came out and sat back down, and said sadly: "Uncle, I want to enter the Tower of Babel."

"Oh, the Tower of Babel, huh?" Shuer suddenly reacted, "Wait a minute, the ground is very dangerous. It has been occupied by machines. The Tower of Babel should be no exception. You go to such a dangerous place to do it. What?"

"Oh, that's true." Delia bit her lip and said uneasily, "You guys are really mysterious." "Oh, of course, we are..."

"Uncle, don't deal with me anymore, you promised to tell the truth." The little girl said sadly.

"Ahem, what I just said is that I want to listen to the truth, and secretly tamper with other people's meanings with a sad face. You are really a talent."

"Hehe, it's almost done."

"It's not even close, okay?"

"Actually, there are too many things wrong with you. You don't know the urban roads, the urban strata, and the characteristics and habits of mechanical invasion. Well, these can be explained by the fact that you come from other cities, although the situation in other cities should be They are very similar." The little girl said seriously, "But you don't even know what is in the Tower of Babel and what it means. I really doubt whether you are human beings on this planet."

Oh, I was forced back.

Everyone realized that they had underestimated this child. Her senses were sharper than most adults, and she was extraordinarily calm. Others didn't understand it, but just saying that Suerta and the four middle-level officials would never be like her. Calmly guess whether you are creatures from other planets.Although Shuer originally wanted to use her as a breakthrough point to learn more about the world, so she revealed some secrets intentionally or unintentionally, but being able to react so quickly and grasp the essence is enough to prove that she is extraordinary.

Staring thoughtfully at the little girl's face, Shuer thought for a long time. It was not difficult to find an excuse to explain. Not to mention Shuer, even Sapphire who was present could probably make up a lot of them. But on the one hand, it was a question of whether the little girl believed it or not. Lying would inevitably damage the relationship between the two parties. But more importantly, on the other hand, Shuer suddenly didn't want to hide it anymore.

"Little guy." Shuer dragged his chin and looked directly into Delia's eyes. "Tell us the story of your planet."

"Uncle..." The little girl bit her lip and hesitated for a while, then nodded vigorously, "Okay, but, right here?"

"Huh? Is there a problem?"

"This is a rest stop for workers during maintenance. We have just experienced a large-scale machinery invasion. There will definitely be a city-wide maintenance. Maybe workers will come over sometime." The little girl thought for a while and said, "How about going to the West Outer Ring District? Well, I’m familiar with the environment there, and my home is there, so I won’t stand on the street and arouse suspicion.”

"Is the environment just familiar?" Shuer nodded, "Then let's go and talk as we go."

"Our planet was originally called a brown star. Most of the surface is land. There is not much ocean area, but there is a lot of surface water in the interior. The climate is pretty good. Historically, it is considered a habitable planet."

"In its heyday, the entire planet had a population of approximately 220 billion to 250 billion. This is calculated by today's historians. I don't know whether it is true or false."

"According to history books, there were originally more than 300 countries in the Brown Star. However, with the development of civilization, the concept of countries became more and more blurred, and eventually a highly autonomous coalition government with regional boundaries was formed. We They call it the Brown Star Coalition, and this coalition that rules the entire planet continues to this day, and even today, all cities still obey the orders of the coalition and are under their jurisdiction."

"Due to the large population, in order to alleviate the tension of space, the coalition government built nearly a hundred sky cities. Each sky city will float around a Tower of Babel, suspended in the air by some magnetic principle. At the same time, Start exploring the universe, hoping to find other planets that can be colonized."

"Universe?" Xiu Er was taken aback for a moment, but he immediately realized, "It's okay, you can continue."

"In order to maintain the operation of Sky City and work in an environment that is not suitable for survival, scientists have created a large number of mechanical bodies to assist humans in their work. The mechanical bodies are said to be really convenient. Most of the work can be done with their assistance. ."

"More and more machines were built, and life became more and more convenient, until one day, civilization suddenly collapsed."

(End of this chapter)