dark moon

Chapter 379 West Outer Ring Area
"What's the reason? Those machines suddenly came alive?" Xiuer recalled the metal lifeforms in his memory. Of course, those lifeforms are countless times more advanced than the technology of this world, and there is no comparison between the two.

"I don't know." Unexpectedly, Delia shook her head, "Although it has only been a few decades, some people who have experienced the mechanical disaster are still alive, and even they can't explain what happened. "

"All the autonomous machines seemed to be alive and began to massacre human beings uncontrollably. They had been planning for a long time and started almost simultaneously in all areas of human activity. Human beings were already killed without even reacting to what happened. Most of them were slaughtered. Although the remaining survivors resisted for a long time, their territory was gradually lost. In the end, only an area around the headquarters was still controlled by the coalition government. All the others fell, except for the City in the Sky, because The number of autonomous machines is still relatively small, and most of them have been successfully defended."

"Like alive?"

"Yes, this is the key. The self-disciplined machine is still the same, rigidly executing orders without any self-awareness. You saw it that night, right. It is no different from a normal self-disciplined machine. It cannot be said to be alive at all. But the problem is As if they were controlled by something, they suddenly stopped obeying our orders and instead regarded us as enemies."

"Under their pressure, except for the survivors in the capital area, people from other areas have moved to the Sky City...Uncle, we are here." Just as he was talking, the girl suddenly showed a cheerful expression and pointed forward happily. Said, "This is the West Outer Ring District."

What appeared in front of the shadow chasers was a vast field. It should be autumn in this world now. The fields were golden, with the fragrance of soil and food crops wafting everywhere.It is hard to believe that such a scene occurred thousands of meters high in the sky. If it were in Parvatiga, Earth Mother Kaiya would definitely cry.

Although they had just experienced a catastrophe, and there were still large amounts of blood on the ground, no, you could even occasionally see corpses that had not been disposed of in time, but there were still many figures busy in the fields, as if they were not affected by the disaster at all.But it’s right to think about it. For a metropolis with a population of nearly one million, food is probably one of the most important materials. Especially now it is the harvest season. No matter how big the matter is, food must be given priority. .

Walking through the fields, when they saw Shuer and his party, these people showed serious and instinctive disgust, but they did not show it in their actions. Instead, they smiled when they saw Delia who was following them. : "You're back, Delia."

"How is the house?" She glanced at the corpse that hadn't been disposed of with some fear, and the girl greeted her familiarly, "There's nothing serious about it."

"Don't worry. The focus of the mechanical invasion is in the inner city. Our western outer ring area was relatively less affected. Only more than 1000 people were killed by the machines, and most of them were safe."

only?The Shadow Chasers were stunned, obviously not used to the news they heard. Their attitude towards life was a bit too childish. Even if they were used to mechanical invasion, they should not talk about death so plainly.After all, the deceased were their companions who lived with them day and night, and maybe their relatives and friends. People they knew well died, but their attitude was still so casual, so as not to be too disobedient.

"Delia, let me ask you a question." After leaving the working crowd, Shuer, who had been watching with cold eyes, asked thoughtfully, "Since that night, I have discovered that your world, no, your planet People have a very strange attitude towards death. Although they are equally afraid, they are more calm when facing death. Is there any special reason?"

"Because you can come back to life soon." The girl said matter-of-factly. "Although the pain of death is still there, and you will lose the memory of the past few years, you can still be resurrected after all, so the horror of death is much reduced."

"Huh?" Shuer paused, "Resurrection?"

"Haha, uncle, you must have been shocked." Delia felt quite proud that she was able to scare Shuer. "You don't know, in fact, most of the victims did not really die, and they will be able to return to life soon." When I see them, even the ones who were crushed are the same. Even recently...I'll calculate...the memory of the last three years will probably become a blank."

"what happened?"

"Probably more than 30 years after immigrating to the floating island, due to the continuous impact of mechanical invasion, productivity and combat effectiveness were seriously insufficient. The coalition government launched a special plan, which is said to be called the Recovery Plan. It is to restore everyone's memories The physical condition at that time is backed up and sealed in the archives room of the city hospital. Once someone dies abnormally, their files are extracted, the body is copied and the memory is imported, and the deceased will be resurrected soon."

"Huh? Can this be considered a resurrection? What about the soul?" The shadow chasers looked at each other and reshaped a body. The gods of Parvatiga can also do it. It is not difficult for them to pour memories. The question is Yes, without the drive of the soul, the reshaped body has no value, and it is impossible to wake up again.

"Huh? Uncle, your planet still doesn't believe in such a thing as the soul." Delia laughed unexpectedly, "How can there be such a thing as a soul? Even a three-year-old child on the brown star knows this. Common sense."

"No wonder." Militie seemed to have found an answer, and met Xiuer's questioning gaze, and explained simply, "Since that night, at least 10,000+ people have died in the past two days, but I have never felt the soul. and resentment, I have always been wondering, but now I finally know the reason." "I changed my body, lost my memory, and I don't even have a soul. Even if I wake up, I'm not myself." Xiu Er secretly kicked the dwarf, making He lowered his voice, "My existence is actually dead."

"The memories are still there." The differences between the two worlds are not easy to understand. "It's just that the recent ones are missing."

"Mobak, shut up." Shuer raised his hand and stopped the other shadow chasers from wanting to say anything else. The rules of the world are different and the world view is different. There is nothing to discuss. "Delia, since you can be resurrected, , Why are Surta and the others still so afraid of death?”

"Because you are the one who suffers the pain of death, and being dismembered by a machine is not a pleasant experience. And they actually bargained for five thousand credits to buy their lives, which shows that they are not too afraid of death."

"I'm not referring to this." Shuer shook his head and said, "I mean later, you were awake and peeking, you must have seen the fear they showed when we were discussing business."

"Oh, that's different." Delia explained, "Accidental death can be resurrected, but if you are executed for a crime, you are really dead, the life file is destroyed, and there is no chance of resurrection. If the crime is serious, you may He has to be executed several times, and each time the memory before death is recorded, imported into a newly copied body, and then executed again, it must be a very terrifying feeling."

"Well, no wonder they are so scared." He tried to bring in this feeling of repeated death. Even with the will of the shadow chasers, they couldn't help but shudder. Shuer curled his lips and said this This curious death sentence was thrown aside, "You go ahead, what happened after you Brown Star?"

"After we gave up most of the ground world and escaped to the Sky City, they built countless production and maintenance facilities and began to expand in number. They soon covered the land. Uncle, you have seen the intact circle around the Tower of Babel. A damage-free building, that’s their factory. Every minute, countless mechanical beasts are born in the factory.”

"I don't know how much hatred the machines have towards humans. Ever since they moved to the Sky City, they have never stopped trying to attack the floating city and kill us all. Every few months, when they accumulate to a certain number, They will launch a mechanical invasion and try to break into the floating city."

"Has it worked?"

"Are you talking about our city?" Delia shook her head and said, "This city has not been captured, but it is said that many cities have fallen under their attacks, and the humans in the city have also died completely."

"Huh? Can't be resurrected?"

"The city was destroyed, the Sky City fell, and the life archives in the city naturally ceased to exist. It is impossible for those people to be resurrected." Delia sighed regretfully, "Maybe we can take back the fallen Sky City In the ruins, there is still a chance to rescue some life files, but if that kind of thing can be done, we will not be forced to this point... Aunt Jessica, yes, I am back, little Evan and the others are back, right? Hahaha, it’s a great harvest this time, I’ve made a lot of money, eh, that’s what I mean by asking them to bring it back first, you don’t have to wait for me, it’s enough to keep my share for me.”

Skillfully and enthusiastically greeted the old lady passing by, but after the two passed by, the little girl's expression immediately collapsed, and she rolled her eyes several times in a row.

"Ha, I feel like you are very popular in the Western Outer Ring District." Xiuer said with a half-smile.

"Uncle, you did it on purpose, I don't believe you can't see it." The little guy pouted and muttered, "The reason they are warm to me now is because I have always found ways to help the West Outer Ring District earn money in the past few years." When it comes to money, I still remember how they treated me when I didn’t have the ability. It’s not unreasonable for people in the inner city of the West Outer Ring District to look down on me. Hmph, don’t think that I’m just being warm to me now. I can forgive them."

"Ha, you vindictive little guy." He patted Delia on the head, but Shuer didn't say much. Everyone has their own opinion on this kind of thing, and it's hard to say who is right or wrong.

"Look, that's my home." Quickly throwing her unhappiness aside, Delia trotted a few steps, pointed to a village in front of her and said, "Everyone, welcome to my home."

(End of this chapter)