dark moon

Chapter 410 Strange Anomaly
"The range is larger than expected, and... everyone temporarily stops moving and enters a defensive state, alert level two." The alert level is very low. Because of the blessing of sacred power, there are not many people who will attack the Shadow Chaser. , there is no need to be so nervous, it is enough to maintain basic vigilance, "Mobak, work."

"Understood, captain." After putting away his battle ax and tower shield, the dwarf returned to the center of the team, lay down next to Shuer, grabbed a pile of soil, rubbed it between his hands, and frowned, "This soil, It doesn't seem to be a big problem, wait, I'll take a look."

After smelling and licking it, Moback fell into thought. After a while, he slowly said: "It's basically normal, Captain, is there any problem?"

"I can't say yet, but I feel something is wrong." Shuer frowned and said, "Look at these positions..."

"Remnants of pavement made of special material." Moback pressed the ground. "The toughness is higher than that of exposed stone, and the wear resistance is slightly higher, but the strength is slightly lower. It should be a material unique to this world. Remember their four-wheeled Is it suitable for driving on hard rubber tires?"

"Well, but that's not the point. The point is, don't you think the ground was severely damaged?" Shuer turned around and asked in the direction of Moria, "Delia, how long ago did the mechanical apocalypse erupt? "

"Probably around 60 years." The girl still remembered Xiure's instructions to control her volume when speaking, and replied in a low voice, "I didn't pay much attention in history class, so I can't remember the exact number, but it should be around 60 years. "

"Well, I see." Xiuer smiled at her, lowered his head and asked, "Mobark, do you think the pavement made of this material will be destroyed like this in 60 years? Look at this area, it is almost destroyed Plants take over.”

"Captain, it's really hard to say." Moback shook his head and said, "Different environments, climate differences, and vegetation types will all affect the lifespan of artificially paved roads. I know what you are wondering. Indeed, according to most of Pavadiga's Judging from the regional conditions, in 60 years, the road will not be covered with soil to this extent, and plants will not be able to completely block the road. However, I have seen similar situations. As long as the wind and sand are too strong or there is a lot of dust, There is relatively little rain, so the environmental damage to man-made buildings will be accelerated exponentially, and it will not be a big deal if it becomes like this in 60 years."

"Huh, I understand what you're saying, but this is a woodland with dense plants." Shuer looked around, seeing dense forests in the distance, towering trees everywhere, and green grass and flowers and leaves nearby, "This The possibility of windy sand in a forest area is very small, and floating dust is even rarer. Don’t forget, the air in the forest is the cleanest.”

"Eh, eh? Shuer, are you discriminating against us?" Moria suddenly said blankly, "Our power is very powerful. As long as we are willing, we can completely erode a city very quickly, even if the ground is completely destroyed. Covered by boulders, we can conquer them in just a few decades, so don’t underestimate us! Moreover, the plant species here are quite tenacious."

"Well, maybe." Xiuer knew that Moria was right. Every forest elf is an expert in botany. Since she said it can be done, it must be possible. Xiuer said thoughtfully, "Maybe I made a fuss, but you can't go amiss with caution, Morbuck, geological analysis."

"Got it." The dwarf took out several strange pieces of equipment and quickly assembled them into a metal pole that was at least 20 meters long. After filling it with crystal stones, he inserted the tip of the metal pole heavily into the ground. There was a mechanical friction sound inside the metal pole. Then the whole long pole was inserted deeper and deeper, and soon it reached the handle.

"Bit." After a beep, the metal rod stopped going deep. The dwarf used both hands to pull out the device slowly. There were many patterns carved on the threaded metal rod. At this time, the patterns were already filled with soil. .

"Let me see, let me see." The dwarf's thick fingers slowly passed over the metal rod, stroking it carefully from top to bottom. He stayed at some special places for a long time, and even used a sharp needle to touch the pattern. Pull out the soil inside and observe it carefully. After checking the entire metal pole, the dwarf whispered, "Captain, the stratigraphic analysis shows that the soil quality here is normal."

"Phew, it seems I really overthought it."

"No, Captain, that's not what I meant." Moback's expression was very strange, with a little doubt from beginning to end, "The soil structure here is normal, as normal as a textbook."

"Huh?" Shuer was stunned, "So? What's the problem?"

"The problem is, it's too normal. It's layer by layer, and each layer contains different substances. Theoretically, the stratigraphic structure should be like this." Moback thought about how to explain it for a long time, and finally said uncertainly, " However, the environment changes all the time and is highly random. Therefore, during geological inspections, there will always be abnormal results in certain layers, which is difficult to avoid."

"Yes, I understand." Shuer nodded, "So similar abnormal data can be used as an exclusion factor when analyzing results. Not only geology, most disciplines allow a small amount of abnormal data to exist."

"Not only is it allowed, but it will definitely happen." Moback said dullly, "I have studied geology and minerals for so many years, and have examined countless formations, but I rarely encounter this kind of almost no abnormal data. geological structure.”

"Go on, let's talk about the conclusion." "No, Captain, there is no conclusion, it's just a very special phenomenon, special and a bit weird." Moback scratched his head and said distressedly, "But after all, we don't understand this planet, and we have no reference. , it’s hard to say whether this is what Brown Star is like, and there are no abnormal readings in the soil layer at all.”

"Okay, I understand, there's really no way to judge." Xiuer sighed and shook his head with a wry smile, "Just be suspicious first. By the way, Wei, you have copied almost all the information on their open network in the past few days. It’s down, is there any information related to this?”

"No, Your Excellency Commander." Wei replied calmly, "They have lived on the floating city for a long time, and they have no geological information at all, because it is completely unnecessary."

"Well, I mean before the mechanical apocalypse broke out. It couldn't have been there at that time. After all, this is the mother planet of humanity in this world."

"There wasn't much before, because the city network was only built after the mechanical apocalypse broke out, and the previous network system was strictly blocked to prevent the mechanical camp from penetrating into the floating city through the network. Therefore, things like this are not important. None of the data has been transferred to the new city network."

"Well, it seems that if we want to find out what's going on, we can only climb to the top of the Tower of Babel and find out the relevant information from the old database."

"Yes, Commander." Wei paused and added, "Only if the information is still there."

"The possibility of still being there is very high, because the mechanical camp is also wise and knows the importance of these things." Shuer raised his head and looked at the sun in the sky. The sun had already reached the middle of the sky. "If you can't come to a conclusion, don't stop." If you’re delayed, go ahead and try to rest at the edge of the Tower of Babel tonight.”

It's actually not too far from the Tower of Babel. If you rush there quickly, you can reach it in less than an hour. The problem is that the closer you get to the abandoned city, the more mechanical beasts there are, often densely blocking the road. , it is difficult to pass normally. Even if you go around it, for the sake of safety, the shadow chasers will slow down and reduce the sound of their footsteps to avoid unnecessary trouble.

In this way, the speed was much slower. An hour later, let alone the Tower of Babel, everyone had just arrived at the edge of the abandoned city.

I took a closer look at this abandoned city. The architectural style is similar to that of the floating city. Although it is now full of ruins, the remaining damaged buildings can still be restored to its original appearance, with tall buildings, surging crowds, and stone forests. A bustling city.

It's a pity that everything is gone now. There is no complete building anymore. High-rise buildings have collapsed, rubble has filled the once smooth streets, and the bustling business district has become a paradise for climbing plants. Countless vines are like a Roots are tightly tied to the exterior wall of the building like tentacles. Through the gaps between the plants and the broken windows, you can occasionally see the incomplete mannequins and fallen metal shelves inside.

Even the spacious city square is now full of desolation. The fountain is filled with soil, the beautiful sculptures are covered with vines, and stubborn weeds poke out from the cracked gaps in the square, filling the flat square ground with crack.

"The erosion here is not as serious as in the outskirts of the city." Xiure pulled up a weed and looked at it. Just as he was about to throw it away, Moria snatched it away and stuffed it into her mouth. Well, her own and Saff's on the side. In her mouth, the shy female swordsman who was bullied was blushing. She wanted to hit her with her sword but did not dare to raise her head. She could only angrily complain silently to Lin Jing's atrocities with her eyes.

"Hey, there are theories to explain it. There is still a gap between the environment in the suburbs and the environment in the city, especially the number of plants. If there were very few plants in the city, the erosion in the suburbs would indeed be much higher than in the city. Situations arise.”

"Okay." Shuer nodded, his eyes no longer staring at the plants, but shifted to some mechanical beasts walking around on the city roads.

Along the way, everyone discovered that the mechanical camp did not want to kill humans, because they encountered many mechanical beasts they had never seen before, which had never appeared before when the mechanical invasion attacked the floating city.The fighting power of these mechanical beasts is ominous, but at least it is much stronger than the mechanical spiders. If they had participated in the battle before, it would be difficult to say the outcome of the battle a few days ago.

Just because he has seen it so many times, if it were an ordinary mechanical beast, it would no longer be enough to attract Shuer's attention, but the mechanical beast he saw this time was different.

They are completely humanoid puppets, with complete limbs and even distinct facial features. Apart from being made of metal, they are no different from normal people.

(End of this chapter)