Wasteland Echoer.

Chapter 553: The Final Path (Part )

"Are you... an officer of the Cruz Federation?" Wright asked, looking up at the man in the middle who was wearing the old black Cruz Federation officer uniform.

"That's right. Since the year 517 of the New Era, when I was in my 20s, I was appointed as the supreme commander of the 'Elysia Brigade' of the Third Legion of the Federation. It can be said that since then, I have joined the 'officer' sequence stipulated by the Cruzd Federation Committee." Yaroslav took off the round army cap with the Cruzd Federation's "double-headed eagle" emblem, pointed to the "No. 27" officer uniform on his body that was almost brand new, and said:

"This uniform was personally put on me by the then federal chief executive, Vlavor Rurik, who was known as the 'Hidden One', when I first became an officer. You see, it is a rare black uniform from top to bottom, which is completely different from those khaki, military green and pure white uniforms."

"I am not interested in your history or the history of this dress. If... we are enemies, then please prepare for a fight. Although I may not win among the many superpowers, in the end, there will be no winner between us." Wright said half threateningly and half compromisingly:
"But if you do not regard me as an 'evil god', but a 'human' worthy of cooperation, then please express your wishes truthfully. You also know that there is a large amount of 'sorrow' flowing in this relic. Although... there is not much 'old' smell here, for humans, even a low concentration of 'old smell' will leave many sequelae that lead to madness over time."

"No, I want to cooperate with you, but I want to explain something to you through this uniform, about the truth of this 'Red Fantasy Ruins'. You and I have explored this place almost completely, otherwise, we would not be able to reach the 'k:13' area called the 'Ancient Temple Path'." Yaroslav took a half step forward, he deliberately looked Wright up and down, pulled out a cigarette of "Anshen Inner Curl Flower" bought from the Rhine caravan, lit it, took a few puffs, and continued:

"On the surface, this ruins indeed contains a large number of technological products stored by the old empire, including weapons, spaceships, and many strange machines that are powered by electricity and display many incomprehensible images. In addition, there are a large number of monsters that survive on the 'ancient power' and dark magic power, as well as you and 'Pramini'... two guys who deserve to be called gods.

"But in fact, the 'Red Fantasy Ruins' originates from the 'Red Waves' that frequently occur here. When the monsters here collectively transmit information to the Creator in the depths of the universe, the sky of the entire 'No. 1 Ice Creek', or almost the entire 'Bersluna' area, will be shining with red light that is not real but comes from the universe."

"I am indeed very interested in the matter concerning the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'. So please continue." Wright put down the "Mad Bear" pistol in his hand and pointed the muzzle at the ground to indicate a brief "truce".

Seeing that Wright's aggressiveness had mostly disappeared, the group of federal soldiers who exuded a strong aura of magic power put down their guns and stepped back a few steps. Except for the personal guards of their commander-in-chief Yaroslav, the rest of the soldiers, at Yaroslav's wave of his hand, walked into the dilapidated, abandoned Cruzde Wind Palace behind them, which was almost filled with light from the outside world.

"In this relic, there are two puzzling but terrifying things... let's call them 'rules'. One is 'forgetting', and the other is 'finding'." Yaroslav walked in front of Wright with a swift pace that did not belong to his age, staring at Wright's dark eyes that might belong to the "evil god" and said:
"'Forgetfulness' means complete oblivion. Anyone who dies here will have their existence wiped out by the power left by the Creator. This ability to change reality is inaccessible to humans, the Lost Ones, and even the gods... cannot do it without the Creator's authorization. I think you have seen it, right?"

Yaroslav possesses the innate courage and perseverance of a Crusaders soldier. He is not afraid of any strange, extraordinary, huge, or ugly creatures. He is only loyal to his inner thoughts and the correct path to run the world.

Even though he is a human being, even though his hair is already white and his face is covered with fatigue and wrinkles from many days of fighting, he still dares to face the "Echo" Light who just wiped out three powerful Cruz warriors in an instant.

As he spoke, he fished out a leather-covered notebook stained with a reddish liquid from his bosom, opened the first few pages, and showed Wright a passage with the word "CRUSDE" written in capital letters in red pen.

"The first regular meeting of the Cruzde Federal Committee in January of the new calendar year 527..." Wright read the content from a distance and said:

"News from the province of Koenig has reached the Zhine people. Their capital Zhinesk and the secondary capital Sogra seem to have made some surprising moves. The Federation Council's Southern Investigation Team and the Zhine People's Diplomatic Communication Committee set off south on January 1 before Christmas. This... is about me, right? I woke up in the city of Sogra in 7 and came to this... world."

"Of course. In fact, we Cruzd people have been secretly following you for a long time. Have you ever thought about this question, how could the 'Daughter of Mechanical Yuan', this artificial god belonging to Cruzd, appear so easily in the territory of the Rhine people?" Yaroslav cast a meaningful look at Wright and continued:
"That's because the Federation Council deliberately expelled her. In the 'Universe Energy Evolution Platform' project, the first 'Evolution Platform' we discovered was in Choigrad. Coincidentally, the original divine domain of the 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element' was also in Choigrad. Commander Vasily told me that this was the plan of the former chief executive, the 'Pioneer' Viking Vladimir."

"What... plan?" Wright asked. His expression did not change much for the time being. After all, the matter of "Daughter of Mechanical Yuan" was a thing of the past. He and Luo Nie both gained something from this battle.

"He hopes to use the 'Daughter of the Mechanical Element' to destroy the military system of the Zhine people, so as to prevent Sugra and Zhinetsk from planning and jointly carrying out the 'Paradise Plan'. Of course, they call it the 'Bloody Night Ritual Plan'." Yaroslav explained:
"However, the 'Daughter of Mechanical Element' may not be as powerful as we expected. Perhaps the long-term wasteland world has exhausted the magic power stored in nature, or perhaps the Hinet people have more extraordinary power. In short, the 'Daughter of Mechanical Element' has given up her godhood by death, but you have been successfully brought here by the 'Ancient God'.

"I support all of Lord Vasily's policies, except for his decision to replace the 'Paradise' plan with the 'Evolution Platform' plan. Human beings are born in pain, but we have to use more pain to achieve a so-called 'civilized future' where human rule is even more painful. Light, do you know what civilization is?" "I know. Civilization means that humans have conquered nature, and then conquered planets and the universe, using tools to realize our every fantasy." Light answered loudly based on his understanding of the previous world.

"Interesting, but not accurate." Yaroslav sneered:
"Civilization is just a rhetoric used by a small group of people to deceive more people. Humans have never been the masters of this planet, and they will never be. We have not even been able to achieve a thorough voyage. We have never ruled over large tracts of ocean and land where the 'Ancient Gods' lurk. Gods, 'Ancients' and monsters still fill the end of what we can reach, and most humans are still struggling on the brink of death and starvation.

"But the old empire's scientist Ivanov told us a shortcut to truly avoid pain. Yes, he was the scientist who created the 'Ivanov virus' and helped Ivan XXII realize the 'New Construction Plan'. He did successfully launch a spacecraft that could accommodate half a city outside the earth, but in his report he declared it a failed attempt.

"In fact, he has successfully set up a 'consciousness' base station in the Demon City, which is used to separate human souls from their bodies, perform 'consciousness', and then transmit them to the 'Spaceship City' for testing. I agree with his point of view. As long as humans give up their bodies, and everyone gives up their bodies together and enters a wonderful hypnotic dream, they can rely on the 'consciousness storage device' in the 'Spaceship City' that can accommodate all the human consciousnesses in the world and enter the real 'Creator's New World'."

"Creator... New World? Aren't you afraid of breaking taboos?" Wright questioned, looking at Yaroslav, whose face was twitching slightly and who had already gone a little crazy.

"The human consciousness that enters the realm of consciousness only acts as the creator in that small plane. They can do whatever they want in it unless the storage for accommodating the consciousness is exhausted." Yaroslav explained with a smile:
"In this way, we only need to control a limited number of urban strongholds to maintain all energy supplies in the 'Spaceship New City'. If we want to return to land, we only need to use the stored materials to reshape our bodies. This is the real 'paradise'. Compared to the eternal hypnotic paradise that Sugra City wants to create, this is the future of mankind, and it is... the future of the 'Age of Stars'."

Yaroslav's voice became smaller and smaller, but his tone did not weaken at all. The last half sentence was almost announcing his plan right into Wright's ear.

However, Wright is not interested in his "grand plan". Any normal person who takes a look at the madman's plan will be questioned whether he has the potential to go crazy.

"So, what is your real purpose? Yaroslav...Sir?" Wright looked up and glanced at Yaroslav, then looked away and said.

"Let's get back to the topic just now." Yaroslav did not answer Wright directly, "The 'retrieval' function in this 'Red Fantasy Ruins' not only allowed me to retrieve the uniform that was buried in the sea of ​​fire, but also allowed me to retrieve the notebook that was torn up by Commander Vasily himself, making it easier for me to carry out subsequent plans.

"Originally, I had completely given up on these plans. I just wanted to work in the duty room until human civilization was rebuilt or Ice City was destroyed. But Vasily re-activated me because of the tense war, which forced me to toss and turn over these plans and have trouble sleeping and eating."

As Yaroslav spoke, he suddenly pulled out a "Vassily" pistol specially made for him from his waist at a speed beyond human speed, put it against Wright's head, and continued:

"You just asked me about my purpose... The purpose is actually very simple. I hope that the 'master' Heavenly Punishment Fire will explode, and then affect the other 'supporting' Heavenly Punishment Fires to ignite together. I have mastered the use of these 'Heavenly Punishment Fires'. As long as they are operated correctly, they can accurately explode to the locations where all the 'Evolution Platforms' are located.

"And you, Light Sugra, must help me defeat the old imperial machinery guarding there. You should have seen the power of the 'forgetting' rule in the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'. As long as you die here, all existence will be erased, unless you are an eyewitness of that death. Now, the 'Order Society' will always have only 11 'rulers' from beginning to end, not 12 as we thought. The 'Order Society' has no 'future', and you have no way to stay safe and leave here.

"You can take a gamble. If you die in this world and are 'erased', will you still be able to exist in the world that truly belongs to you?" Yaroslav stared at Wright with a threatening look in his eyes.

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