Walking in, a huge steel creation stands in the not-so-big canyon basin. It is not a planetary engine that wanders the earth, but a giant steel tower that looks quite steampunk, exuding a slight warmth. Surrounded by a group of people dressed in rather retro.

"No way... It's not as good as Wandering Earth..." Lu Lingkong twitched the corner of his mouth. She knew this thing. It was called an energy tower. It was the most important building in the game "Frostpunk". Provide heat in this cold wave that spreads all over the world, and the main gameplay of this game is based on this energy tower, rationally arrange people to build more buildings, dig more materials, and shelter more people.

It sounds normal to lead people to survive the apocalypse, right?

However, the people in this game are all thugs, and they demand this and that in the end of the day. Lu Lingkong even remembered that he encountered an incident when he was playing, and there were people who wanted to duel when it was tens of degrees below zero.

At any rate, the human beings wandering the earth are united, and at least it is modern life. In the movie, you can even see people watching short videos.

Wait, Lu Lingkong suddenly thought of something, maybe the technology of that thing can really be exchanged for something.

If she remembers correctly, in the Frostpunk game, there is a kind of robot technology. Although the robot looks steam-driven, it can actually nurse patients, mine, cut trees, and even manufacture itself in a robot factory. .

This level of intelligence is beyond the reach of 21st century AI fans.

And... the land covered by ice and snow, human civilization is also on the verge of death, with the power of the Holy Lord, is it really possible to occupy this place?

17 Occupy the world

For no reason, the idea of ​​occupying this doomsday world popped up in Lu Lingkong's mind. This idea was so strong that it was a little abnormal.

The bitter cold wind blew over and calmed her down a little. At this moment, a prompt appeared in the system.

Achievement—Holy Lord's Ambition: Satisfy the strong desire to rule from the Holy Lord. Under the rule of the current character, more than [-] people have surrendered, and a qualified city will unlock the skill—Shadow Corps.

Ah this.

Only then did Lu Lingkong know why the holy master's signature skill, summoning the shadow corps, didn't appear at the very beginning. It turned out that some conditions had to be fulfilled. She thought it was because in the original work, this ability was It was caused by the robbery.

This condition is extremely difficult to achieve on the earth. After all, most of the land on the earth is owned, and she can't build a city and attract 1 people in places without owners.

If it is really going to rob tens of thousands of people, it is still so much fanfare, I am afraid that it is not the rhythm of evil elements eating missiles.

But in the world of Frostpunk, the human regime has collapsed, and only the survivors who escaped the ice and snow doomsday are left. With the power of the Holy Lord, it is almost easy to form a large city, and flames can give humans the most basic warmth. , the Rat Charm can drive statues as labor or guards.

Tim is a worker who escaped from London. There are too many people living in that hellish city, and the food distribution is uneven. The rich capitalists hoard food at home, and they are not even willing to take out coal to share. , In order to find a way out, they came here with a jazz and fixed the energy tower in this canyon.

But now it seems that the jazz is also a vicious oppressor, he actually made them work 14 hours a day when he came up, and now he has been hung on the railing of the energy tower by the angry people and turned into dried bacon.

Yesterday they cooked the personal food brought by Lord Jazz and held a grand celebration. Although everyone doesn’t want to move now, the problem that should come will still come, Lord Sir has become dried bacon, who will organize the rest As for the matter, after the frenetic mood passed, the calmness brought by the cold wind let them know clearly that the remaining food and coal would definitely not be able to last for a few days in this world of ice and snow.

But when this leader is risky, who knows if there will be a dissatisfaction below, and he will hang himself on the railing and become dried bacon.

Carefully took out an apple, Tim took a bite, the sweet taste reverberated in his mouth, a gypsy once divination for him, the apple is his lucky thing, if you bite the apple when you are confused about the future, Take a bite of an apple, and maybe something lucky will happen.

Tim didn't really believe in this, but he thought the apples were delicious, and the one in his hand was the last one he kept.

"Oh, as long as I can survive, it's fine..."

Suddenly, he wiped his eyes suspiciously, and he actually saw a blonde loli in this icy and snowy place. Of course, he wasn't talking about the children who came with the workers, those ugly children are always dirty , with malnutrition-specific dishes on his face, unlike the one I saw, the heavy snow did not make that gorgeous outfit messy, and why did this blond loli have two horns on her head? Hallucinated by the cold? ?

And, what is behind this loli?A large iron door with exquisite workmanship.

"Hello, do you still lack a ruler here?"

What?

Tim blinked, and when the blond loli approached him, he suddenly realized that this was actually real, not because of Daxue's hallucination.

This made his face look weird. The loli in front of him is an angel or a devil. Anyway, he should not be a human being. How can anyone walk freely in this suit in the ice and snow, let alone the one that can be clearly sensed when he is close to him? The scorching heat blowing towards his face, coupled with the thick jacket on his body, made him feel like he was back in summer.

According to legend, the devil likes to turn into a harmless appearance to lure people into hell when they are unlucky.

"Hey, it's strange, I speak English, do you understand?" Lu Lingkong scratched his head strangely, why did the person in front of him just stand here and not speak.

"Master Devil, I'm only in my 30s, I don't have a wife yet, I don't want to die yet, please let me go!!"

The more he thought about it, the more frightened Tim immediately took action to save his life.

Lu Lingkong was taken aback by the sudden movement of the man in front of him, and then the expression on his face became weird. Did he regard himself as something strange? In other words, even the Holy Lord is just a demon, right? It doesn't have much connection with the cunning devil or something.

However, at the right time, it is not unacceptable to have a guest appearance as a devil.

Thinking of this, Lu Lingkong showed a dark smile, "Yes, mortals, I am a devil, but I can give you a chance to live, it depends on whether you are willing to accept it, and your food, coal It’s almost exhausted, when the time comes, you can only huddle in the corner miserably, feel your gradually losing body temperature, and finally become a popsicle with no sense of existence, oh, maybe after thawing, you will become some Food for the surviving beast~"

"But if you agree to my conditions, then, hum~"

"... What is the price for obtaining these?" Tim raised his head and asked after being silent for a while. Although in various legends, devils are dangerous guys, but at any rate, they will satisfy people's wishes, some kind of In a sense, they are much more reliable than those aloof gods.

At least sacrifices were made to the gods, and the gods did not necessarily respond, but the devil always answered those who called them.

"It's very simple. I will become your ruler. If you resist, there may be serious consequences~"

A flame rose in front of Lu Lingkong, illuminating Tim's face in a flickering light.

Tim finally agreed, he didn't want to be turned into an ice sculpture so early, and finally become food for some animals. It's better to die than to live. Even if you sell your soul to the devil, it's better than dying in the cold and hungry In this vast land.

Lu Lingkong didn't know how he did it, but he miraculously gathered this group of people together, and according to Lu Lingkong's request, he called a few acquaintances and combined some discarded steel bars, Two three-meter-high ultra-low configuration youth version Transformers were produced.

Now, it's time to start your inaugural manifesto!

On the high platform in front of the energy tower.

"Everyone, I am now announcing the first order from your kind lords. You now need to work 14 hours a day to collect coal, wood, food, and other resources."

"Hahaha, did you hear, this little girl said we have to work 14 hours."

"Hey, I don't know what family you're from, but you should come down right away."

"That bastard Tim, did you call us here just to see this?"

Lu Lingkong, who was standing on the high platform, smiled and snapped his fingers. The two crudely made Transformers models instantly came to life. These people would have such a reaction. She was not surprised. It must be bad, but it's the end of the world now, if you don't want to fight, then let's turn into ice sculptures together. In the game, Lu Lingkong can see that they are very upset.

Anyway, she doesn't care, although she really wants the ability of the Shadow Corps, but even if the challenge fails, she will not lose any existing things, and when the time comes, open the door and leave.

18 Go to fend for yourself!

Anyway, in the end, there must be a lot of roles she can get, even if she lacks such an ability, it is not unacceptable.

"Are these things robots made by engineers?!"

Unexpectedly, this group of people didn't seem to be overly frightened by these youthful Transformers. Lu Ling thought about it for a while. The engineers in this world are indeed very powerful. They have created such a powerful robot. Maybe they have seen it before. A similar machine, so I'm not surprised.

But, seeing these things means that they are more aware of the power of this kind of iron lump, and many smart people hold back those friends who want to go on stage to teach this little girl of unknown origin a lesson.

The temperature is dropping day by day, and the cold wind is eroding the earth.

A man with his face flushed from the cold rubbed his hands, and said dissatisfiedly: "That bastard, it's really cold, why can those engineers stay in a warm room, and we have to go out to find fuel and ore?" .”

The worker next to the man patted him on the shoulder, and said with relief: "Oh, forget it, don't complain, didn't the people who fled from other gathering places say that they have been freezing to death for the past half month?" Are there fewer people, and on our side, at least we can still keep warm every day, and people won’t freeze to death.”

"You just let her squeeze? I think it's very unfair to us. Recently, I heard people say that the conditions in London may be better because there are a lot fewer people there. If we go back with a large group of people, say Maybe those aristocratic gentlemen will treat us very well, and we can still eat a lot of meat every day, how about it, do you want to go back to London together?"

Another worker shook his head, "Don't think about these unrealistic things. Our current lord is already pretty good. After spending the first ten days of collecting supplies, now even the working hours have been reduced to 9 hours. I don't care. I thought the aristocratic gentlemen in the city of London would be so generous."

"No one is available to the nobles. Of course we will get good treatment when we go back. I don't care. I will go back. Not only that, I will take everyone back with me!" The man pulled the brim of his hat, only showing a pair of eyes, It is full of fantasies about the city of London, where there is endless meat and the respect of the aristocratic grandparents who used to be aloof.

"Go back together, the lord will definitely not agree, unless..." The worker was shocked, and looked at the man, "You wouldn't..."

"Of course she won't agree, but isn't she just a little girl? Although those two robots are quite powerful, I don't think she can carry those two iron lumps with her at any time. To tell you the truth, I have already paid for it." Those who guard the gate, when the time comes, I will go in and hold her hostage, and when we go back with these resources and people, not only will we be appreciated by the nobles, but we will even be able to create a world for ourselves."

The worker looked a little uneasy, "That girl, Tim said, is a devil. I don't know if she has any special back-ups, but I think there is really no need to do this. If you want to leave, just leave .”

"What are you talking about, it's freezing, how can we get to London if there is not enough supplies, so, I have to do this, and she is a devil, isn't it well known, like those factory owners .”

The worker watched the man limping towards the energy tower. For some reason, he had a hunch that it was not that simple that the girl Tim said was a devil, because once, the two of them were young. Gathering, when he took out the precious wine from his collection, Tim told him after he was slightly drunk that the girl was actually a devil from hell, and the coal in the energy tower was no longer able to maintain the current warmth. The power allows the tower to radiate heat, keeping everyone from freezing to death.

Regarding the fact that coal has long been insufficient, he also has a bottom line in his heart. As a person who used to work in the coal yard, he clearly knows that the coal is simply not enough to maintain the daily heating power.

That's why he didn't listen to the guy's suggestion just now.

"Robert, you actually brought so many people?!"

Standing at the door, the security guard guarding the lord's house was taken aback by the battle in front of him. Even if the other party had greeted him, they might bring a few people to settle accounts with the girl, but he always thought that it was 3-4 people. Oh my god, it turned out that there must be dozens of people, and now the entire territory adds up to 300 people, which is quite a lot proportionally.

"Paul, let us in, I want to have a good talk with the lord."

Paul had a troubled expression on his face. Although he had received a lot of favors, he was very clear about who gave him his current position. If something happened to that girl, he would not be able to get any good results.

Seeing the people gradually approaching, Paul quickly raised his hands, "Don't hit me, you go in, I don't know anything."

Only then did Robert show a satisfied expression, and pushed open the door, a comfortable warm wind blowing in his face, in stark contrast to the ice and snow outside, made him feel a little sleepy.

The damned devil enjoys his own blessing, but he is unwilling to share it with everyone.

The room is not big, so he and others could easily see the girl sitting on the chair. She was still the same as the one I saw half a month ago, with two strange decorative horns on her head, but the red vertical pupils It makes these people who have never seen it up close feel inexplicably flustered.

"Everyone, it's so late at night, what's the matter with me here?"

Hearing Lu Lingkong's question, Robert came back to his senses.

She is just an ordinary girl, what are you afraid of, there are no devils in this world, they are all nonsense!

Strengthening himself, he boldly said: "We came here to hope that you can let us return to London. Only there is the hope of mankind. We have no future if we stay here. We can only wait die."

The group of people behind also nodded, this small place could not meet their needs at all.

"That's what you are for? I have never restricted your freedom. If you like London and feel that you can get salvation there, I have no objection." Lu Lingkong tapped the desktop lightly, "What else do you want?" What did you say, if you want to go, I suggest you wait, it will be more suitable in the daytime."

"Then we need food, resources."

"Did you make a mistake, resources, these things never belonged to you, but belonged to everyone's common property. I am just a person who distributes these properties. I will give them to you who are about to leave alone. I don't think so."

For this group of irritable guys, Lu Lingkong certainly didn't have the idea of ​​killing them. People who have such thoughts at every turn either have a problem with their thinking, or they have read too many novels that kill the whole family at every turn.

But it doesn't mean she won't punish, it's just that sometimes, blind killing is a very stupid thing.

In this world, she thinks that there is no place that provides a better environment than this place. Using the flame control ability of the Holy Lord, she easily maintains the energy tower at its peak state, and gives everyone the energy without consuming any coal. It brought warmth, except that due to the shortage of food at the beginning, they temporarily extended their working hours in the first ten days to find building materials and food, and the rest of the time was based on 9 hours.

After these hours, everyone can stay in a warm house and rest. It can be said that if it is really in the game, then this must be the effect of cheating devices.

As a place to serve as the ambassador of the Holy Lord to another world, Lu Lingkong intends to rely on the resources of the earth to build this place into a paradise (in fact, she is afraid that there will be no place to put some exchanged things, and she can't eat them all by herself. So much food and less supplies)

At that time, even if they transform into some characters, they can be said to be people from this world after being discovered by the government, which can better solve the identity problem. At the same time, they can also use the government's hand to obtain more resources and benefits.

But this group of people is still not satisfied, and they insist on looking for some illusory, perhaps destroyed London city, so let them fend for themselves in the ice and snow.

19 Prelude to Return

"It's not that you won't give it if you don't give it. Now, I order you to ask those people to bring out food and other supplies immediately." Robert grinned grinningly and drew a pistol from his waist and pointed it at Lu Lingkong. The meaning is self-evident.

Of course he knows that in this camp, there are not only people like himself yearning for freedom, but also many guys in the lord's camp. This guy can achieve his goal.

And he also has his own reliance, that is the revolver in his hand, no powerful devil can block such a shot.

Lu Lingkong's red vertical pupil shrank, staring at Robert, his voice became colder: "Why do you think I can rule this camp?"

Robert raised the gun in his hand, "Needless to say, it wasn't those two robots. If it wasn't for those two rags, do you think we would surrender to you?"

Lu Lingkong laughed, and Robert was hairy all over. He didn't know why he was pointing his gun at the other party, but the other party could still laugh.

"Brain is a good thing, but unfortunately you don't have one. The source of power is nothing more than the control of information and resources, as well as absolute strength. I have one of them. Which one do you think it is?"

Seeing the scarlet light in the eyes of the petite girl in front of him, Robert took two steps back involuntarily.

But then he reacted again, raised the gun in his hand angrily, and the saliva spewed out with his roar: "Don't scare me, no matter how powerful you are, you can still block the gun. Cut two holes in your body with a gun?"

Lu Lingkong sighed, there are always some people who don't believe in evil. If it was half a month ago, she might still be afraid of the gun in this guy's hand. After all, the physical strength of the Holy Master is not high now. If he is headshot or something, Maybe it's really dead.

But after half a month of using the flame control ability to power the energy tower every day, this power became more powerful and familiar in her hands, just like it is now.

"Huh..." Lu Lingkong showed a smile, "Your name is Robert, right? It's snowing all over the sky. You hired so many people as helpers today. You must have suffered a lot from the cold. Do you want to warm yourself up?" ?”

"Don't refuse in a hurry, let your body warm, and then we will talk about the rest calmly."

Lu Lingkong picked up the teacup on the table and said very calmly.

"What the hell are you playing!" Robert frowned, "Could it be waiting for reinforcements to come, it's useless, unless they are faster than my gun."

"Oh, you'll know right away."

after snapping fingers

For some reason, after hearing this voice, Robert suddenly felt that his body was a little hot. He pulled his collar and found that his whole body was still hot, his skin turned red quickly, and the eyes of the people around him also widened. She walked away from him in horror.

"Why are you so afraid of me...Damn it, why is it so hot!!"

"Robert, haven't you noticed that you're on fire?" The voices of the people who came with him were trembling, their eyes reflected the scene in front of them, Robert, who was originally very ordinary, began to emit bits and pieces of fire from his ears and the top of his head. There was a burning smell coming from him, but he didn't know it.

It was only then that Robert discovered the abnormality on his body. The flames enveloped his vision, and flames kept bursting out from all over his body, like a ferocious ghost from hell.

Ahhhhh!

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