dark moon

Chapter 394 The Tower of Babel

Hearing this sentence, the Shadow Chasers didn't have any special reaction, but they had heard the name many times and were a little curious.However, the little girl Delia next to Xiure behaved very strangely. The name shocked her whole body, and her whole body was trembling slightly, but she refused to show it and tried her best to hide her feelings. Trying hard to keep no expression on her face, her trembling body and stiff face made the girl look particularly strange.

"Tower of Babel, is it the channel through which the ground transmits energy to the floating city that the president mentioned just now?" Shuer touched Delia's head. Under the caress of his warm hands, the trembling of the girl's body gradually stopped. Lived, "Is there anything special about it?"

"Sorry, I can't explain this right now, maybe I can tell you when the two parties formally negotiate." The president replied without any hesitation. Obviously, there is no room for negotiation, "I can only say, There is a lot of confidential information hidden there, including most of the data and technology that were lost before the mechanical apocalypse.”

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Xiu'er said with a half-smile, "If that's all, why don't you go investigate on your own?"

"It's too dangerous for us to enter."

"Are there a lot of mechanical beasts?" Shuer guessed. "I think if the military and the city hall join forces and the two forces merge into one, relying on surprise tactics, it may not be impossible to break into a tower, unless there are more inside the tower. Special danger."

"The name Tower of Babel comes from ancient mythology. It is the passage from the mortal world to the residence of gods. Of course, the Tower of Babel we are talking about now just borrows this name, because it is an energy transmitter from the ground to the sky. ." The president suddenly started talking about an unrelated topic, but Shuuer did not urge him and just listened patiently, "The Tower of Babel is full of high-concentration energy. If ordinary people stay in it for a longer time, their health will be affected. The impact, if left for too long, can even directly cause fatal injuries.”

"Huh? Then you still let us go?" Shuer and Moria Saff quickly exchanged looks, destroying energy?No, judging from his description, it shouldn't be that. It's probably just ordinary high-concentration energy. "Your Excellency, President, are you really sincere in negotiating?"

"Well, some of you misunderstood. Energy concentration is not an insurmountable problem. We have equipment to protect it. Although the effect is not perfect, it is at least bearable." The president coughed dryly and explained with a wry smile, "The problem is , that place is now a mechanical territory, with countless mechanical beasts entrenched inside. The higher you go, the higher the energy concentration, and the stronger the mechanical beasts are. Both the black market and the military have sent out reconnaissance troops, but no one is alive. When we come back, the specific situation inside is still a mystery.”

"Then how do you know that the higher you go, the stronger the mechanical beast becomes?"

"Because my people... have climbed to the sixth floor." The president hesitated for a moment, but still gave the answer, "Based on normal strength, we may not even be able to break through the third floor. The military can probably You can see what the fourth floor looks like, but six years ago, our black market used a special method to send a five-man team to infiltrate the sixth floor, but this is the limit."

"Well, so you noticed that we can move freely among the mechanical beasts, and you wanted us to use this feature to sneak in." Shuer whispered a few words into Mia's ear. Mia shook her head and nodded again. , Shuer pondered for a moment and asked, "Can I take the liberty to ask, what was your original special method?"

"Feel sorry."

"Okay, since we have to keep it a secret, forget it." Xiure didn't force it. "With your request, we..."

"...Six years ago...those were my parents." Delia finally couldn't bear it anymore, stood up suddenly, stared at the president with red eyes, and growled, "Why are you slandering them as machines?" Believers, why do you say they betrayed the city?"

"Praise the name of the Lord." Xiuer raised his hand and pressed it on the girl's head again. The dim light shone through, and the girl felt that her irritable mood was relieved and she regained her composure. She heard Xiuer's voice again in her ears, "Don't be impatient. , Don’t be impulsive, the Lord said. All questions have answers. Impulse and anger are meaningless. Only by patiently searching can you understand the truth." "Huh..." The girl sat down again weakly, and she didn’t know how long she had endured tears in front of others. It finally flowed down.

"President, the situation is different now. You should have seen my attitude towards Delia. Even to ensure that she does good things for me during this period, I need to help her find the truth. Ha, can you help? me?"

"Well, in fact, this is also a shame for our black market." The president was not surprised at Delia's performance and explained lightly, "Her parents were originally our black market's insiders arranged in the city hall, and they have been helping We do things, well, yes, we haven’t reformed them, but we recognize our concepts. Six years ago, I summoned five absolutely loyal insiders to carry out the mission, including Delia’s parents.”

"Is this the infiltration plan you just mentioned?" Xiu'er smiled sarcastically, "Taking the initiative to bear the stigma of being a worshiper of the Mechanicus, being ostracized by everyone, and then being absorbed by the real worshiper of the Mechanicus, and gaining the qualification to worship the machine. Then wait for an opportunity to send back the detected information."

"Well, at that time, the mechanical cultists were not as strict as they are now. After their identity as cultists was exposed, they were just exiled to the Western Outer Ring Area."

"Just? That's a good word." Shuer said with a mocking smile, "For their ideals and pursuits, maybe the word just can be used, but for this child, I don't think the word 'just' is It’s that simple.”

"I didn't force them." The president said with a straight face, "I gave them a chance to choose. It was their own decision."

"Oh, I have had the experience of sending dead soldiers undercover in the past, so I can understand what you are saying, including that you don't want to clear their name. It must be because doing so will involve other people, or you are worried that it will affect others. If you use similar methods in the future, well, if it were me, I would make the same choice and hide everything." Shuer patted Delia's head, "But at least I will take good care of this child. Otherwise, I will have nightmares even when I sleep. It is said that this is a great opportunity to win people's hearts, but I don't quite understand why you didn't do this."

"Mr. Seure, I really can't do this. Even if I help her move to the inner city, her identity as a descendant of a believer will always make her ostracized by everyone around her. Even if others are kind to her on the surface, He won't sincerely accept her." The president glanced at Delia and immediately looked away, obviously feeling a little guilty, "Moreover, no one knows how many believers we have around us who are in the mechanical camp. I treat her specially. , it just hurt her."

"Uncle." Seeing what Xiure wanted to say, the girl took his hand and said, "I'm fine, don't say anything, really."

"Okay." Xiuer shook his head helplessly. This kind of thing is inherently a difficult choice. Even if he struggles with it for 100 years, he still can't decide whether it is right or wrong. "This topic ends here. I need to consult with the local people for your request. But even if the local government agrees to our participation in the exploration, I still need you to provide detailed information during the negotiation, otherwise the agreement will be invalid."

"No problem. Thank you Mr. Seure. Regarding the meeting, I will reply to you before six o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I hope that we can have a happy cooperation by then."

"hope so."

(End of this chapter)