Chapter 68 Joint Preparations between Upper and Lower Levels
Natasha felt a little distressed when she saw the girl in front of her. She had an impression of this girl. She also had an older sister, but when Natasha saw this younger sister, she already had some guesses in her mind.
The sisters were miserable. Their parents died in the rift. And what about them? Because of some congenital diseases, one of them could not see the light, and the other was weak and could not do heavy physical labor such as mining.
She secretly helped the sisters, but as the Rift continued to expand, resources became less and less. At the same time, after she moved from Rivet Town to Rock Town, she didn't know where they hid. Unexpectedly, they hid near the Rift. Although some houses have not been eroded, it is only a matter of time before they are eroded.
Pei Guang and his crew's actions not only brought a large amount of resources from the upper level and the Heita Space Station, but also forcibly pulled people like this girl who were barely alive living around the rift away from danger.
She felt she could do it by plundering more resources from Rivet Town and feeding those who were about to give up until the lower areas were completely destroyed.
How long can the lower zone last? If all the minerals that can be mined are counted, it will only be a year or so. If nothing changes, it will be a year at most.
But even at the last moment, Natasha did not want to give up. Not only did she not want to give up, but in fact many people in the lower regions did not want to give up. The will to preserve has influenced generations of people. Even when they are on the verge of extinction, more people hope that their civilization and their descendants can continue to preserve.
If there is any change, then this time will be extended accordingly, and extended again and again, even forever.
The girl was very weak now. Feeling Natasha's voice, she stretched out her hand: "Is it Sister Nata?"
"Yeah... it's me."
"Can you help me find my sister? She said a few days ago that she was going to search for some supplies in the Rift, but she hasn't come back for several days."
Natasha reached out and hugged the girl: "Yes, I will. I will ask someone to look for your sister. By the way, have some medicine to warm your body."
"Thank you, Sister Nata."
The girl took the coffee Natasha handed over and smelled the bitter and mellow taste. She asked curiously, "What kind of medicine is this? It smells so good."
Natasha: "This~ Drinking it up can make you forget your troubles temporarily."
When the girl drank all the warm coffee prepared by Natasha, she fell into a deep sleep.
There were too many people like her who were suffering in the underground. Because they could not get important survival supplies and were weak, they had to live in such dangerous places. However, the appearance of Pei Guang and his team gave Natasha a great turning point.
Normally, when they searched for supplies, they would at most search for some edibles and medicines, but Pei Guang and his team searched really thoroughly, taking out daily necessities, construction equipment, various machines, and even bricks, cement, and even some people's bathtubs.
It is still possible to use these materials to build some houses in the mining area to allow people to move in, so that the original wanderers have a house to live in.
Just as she was thinking, Oleg came to the clinic.
"You're here. I was just about to look for you."
Oleg nodded. "Rock Town, oh no! The entire underground is in chaos. I came to ask you if you have any ideas."
Natasha thought: "Ideas? I actually have some ideas. I think we can give it a try."
The two have been working together for many years, and they can understand each other's meaning with just a simple conversation and a glance.
Oleg clenched his fists and said, "Alright! Let my old bones fight for the last time."
Oleg understood what Natasha meant by "some preparations". It was not that they had no ideas or preparations for many things, but they just didn't have the opportunity, the opportunity to make the entire lower-level area enthusiastic and united. None of them could do this, but Pei Guang and his team did it.
While the lower district was making preparations, the situation in the upper district was similar.
Because of Pei Guang's behavior yesterday, they became wanted criminals. If they were just wanted criminals, it would not have a big impact on the Iron Guards. The real big impact was that Cocolia banned the song that Pei Guang and his group brought with them.
When the ban arrived, Jeppard looked at the silent guards and didn't know how to start.
The reason for the ban was simple. Cocolia said that Pei Guang and his group were cunning people who intended to destroy Beloberg, and the songs they brought were prepared to shake the morale of the army.
The day before yesterday, when Pei Guang and his group arrived in this world and brought inspiring music to the Iron Guards, the fire in everyone's despair began to rekindle.
But this ban was not only intended to extinguish the flames, but also to undermine the confidence of the Silver Mane Guards. As for the assassin? Which Guard doesn't have friends? According to what friends spread, the so-called assassin didn't kill anyone in the city, but just robbed some food and medicine, and injured a few Guards and ran to the lower area by train. Is this an assassin?
Besides, some of the Iron Guards knew the identities of the injured ones. The secret superiors among them might not know, but they could guess something.
If it were a dozen years ago, everyone would still believe in Cocolia's plan, but the Iron Guards are very clear about what has been done in the city of Cocolia over the years.
Bronya? Everyone knows that Miss Bronya has spoken up for the lower class many times. Who knows if she voluntarily followed the so-called assassin?
Seeing everyone in silence, Jeppard was about to say something when one of the angry Iron Guards picked up his weapon and said, "Fuck the Great Guardian! I became an Iron Guard to protect Beloberg. Kokolia is nothing. As long as I'm on the front line, I can sing whatever I want."
"That's right! We are protecting our home, not her asshole guardian."
"Without her, our brothers wouldn't have suffered so much loss."
"********! Move forward twenty meters? I don't know how this **** came up with such a **** order!"
"If you ask me, a garrison officer as the Great Guardian is better than this Cocolia!"
Jeppard: "Shut up!"
Jeppard looked at his brothers and took a deep breath: "Our mission is to protect Beloberg, don't worry about other things!"
Is Jeppard stupid? He is not stupid. A fool cannot become the leader of the Silver Mane Guard. Her sister thinks he is stupid because Shiluva is her sister. But in fact he is not stupid. He is very smart. But there are some things he cannot think about.
He saw the actions of Pei Guang and his group, and it was obviously not an assassination. At the same time, combined with the description of the Great Guardian asking him to stop Bronya outside and the assembled Iron Guards, he could judge that this was a premeditated "assassination".
But he was a garrison officer, the chief of the Iron Guard, not a powerful official. What he had to do was to protect Beloberg, and other things were not for him to think about.
However, just when all the Iron Guards were silent, a man who had just joined the Iron Guards today and was wearing armor and a helmet shouted excitedly: "Why don't we rebel! Destroy Kokolia's tyranny, and the will to protect belongs to each and every one of us! The position of the Guardian should be occupied by a capable person. She, Kokolia, is incompetent. The lower district is on the verge of destruction because of being abandoned. She doesn't even help when the mines can't be mined. The rift in the upper district is expanding rapidly, and the Iron Guards have suffered heavy losses. How can such a person stay in this position for a long time?"
The new soldier continued excitedly: "If the Great Guardian wasn't incompetent, how could the front line be so tight? Eradicate the tyranny of Kokolia! The will to protect belongs to each and every one of us!"
Jeppard: "Shut up! Come on, take down this new recruit! Let him calm down and don't let his words get out to outsiders."
"Yes!"
As a soldier, the most important thing is to obey orders. The Iron Guards carried out Jeppard's orders unconditionally because they knew what kind of person their leader was.
The new soldier was suppressed, but his words were heard clearly by the Iron Guards present.
Jeppard had already realized that the situation was not good, because the superiors of Cocolia had issued too many stupid orders, asking soldiers to go out of the pass and forcibly fight against the creatures of the Rift, and issuing stupid orders such as advancing or retreating dozens of meters.
Before Kokolia took command, there might not be more than 30 deaths in a year, but she insisted on taking command, and 35 people died in a month, and 100 were injured. You have to know that Jeppard has a firm will to protect, and his power of protection can allow his companions to resist the attacks of the Rift Creatures to a great extent.
Even with this, there were still so many injuries, which the guards found unrealistic.
It can even be said that the rapid expansion of the Rift is closely related to Cocolia. The over-level command led to the collapse of the front line, and the collapse of the unguarded front line caused the Rift to expand even faster.
One thing after another, the Iron Guards have already reached a very high level of resentment, and today's ban will ignite all the resentment from the beginning to now. As for the one who shouted to abdicate? It simply touched the hearts of all the Iron Guards.
The words of the newcomer just now made everyone angry. Although the upper and lower areas were banned, the reason given by Cocolia was to better concentrate the troops to protect everyone. Then what did they hear? There was a rift in the lower area, and even mining was not possible?
The upper and lower worlds were originally one, and everyone had always thought that although the people down there were in trouble, they should be able to live in peace without the rift erosion. But the lower world was also eroded? And it was very serious? What on earth was Cocolia doing?
The oath of the Silver Mane Guards is to protect Beloberg. Both the upper and lower areas are part of Beloberg. But after listening to what that man just said, the lower area is about to be destroyed?
At this time, Jeppard wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything. Because no one knew what the lower area was like. The transportation of materials and ore was through a special channel, and there was no correspondence at all.
That is to say, before he finds out the situation in the lower class area, he cannot refute anyone's description of the situation in the lower class area.
However, Jeppard also thought of Bronya at this moment: "Everyone! Please listen to me quietly. Commander Bronya has been taken to the lower area by the assassins. Everyone has seen them. I believe they will not harm Commander Bronya. Everyone should not have any wild thoughts before Commander Bronya returns."
Jeppard pursed his lips and continued, "If the lower area really becomes like that, I will apply to take some brothers to guard the lower area. But before that, don't let your imagination run wild and complete our mission first! Don't spread what I said today. I will give you an explanation."
"Yes, sir!"
The Iron Guards trusted their leader, Jeppard, because he always kept his promises, and his command and combat capabilities were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Since their leader had made a promise, they naturally believed it.
At the same time, most of the Iron Guards also trust Bronya's character and ability. Unlike Cocolia who gave random orders, Bronya never gave random orders. Every time she gave orders, she made judgments based on the battlefield situation.
Both Bronya and Jeppard were trustworthy officers. As for the Great Guardian Cocolia? Who was she? If you had the guts, come and walk around the Iron Guard restricted area. If you didn't want her to mess with you, the Iron Guards twenty meters away all had the same last name as Cocolia.
Pei Guang didn’t know what everyone in the upper and lower areas thought, but now Pei Guang, Xing and San Yueqi were really happy.
Sanyueqi has been awake for so long, and this is the first time he has experienced the feeling of taking everything, killing everything, and demolishing everything. In the past, when I was on the pioneering journey, I was either being chased or on the way to being chased. Many things required various explanations, and from time to time, I needed various battles.
Although the result is good, the process is... well...
But now? Don’t ask! You can take whatever you like. Although it will eventually be returned to the original owner or distributed to other people in need, the process is joyful.
When exploring a planet with others, you can smash houses, chop enemies, and take whatever you see? Obviously not! Even if it is an unowned house, it is embarrassing to do so.
Everyone is afraid of having a leader. With Pei Guang taking the lead, March 7th feels really interesting. If it weren't for the fact that the house has a blocking effect and many other houses have been eroded, it is estimated that this house could have been demolished.
However, there were not too many world-breaking artifacts in Rivet Town, and some houses had many world-breaking artifacts, but most houses had no erosion at all. What was even more amazing was that Rivet Town was well maintained, and many equipment could be used normally, which made the demolition process of Pei Guang and his team very smooth.
However, while dismantling, Pei Guang stopped.
Feeling Pei Guang stop, Sanyueqi asked curiously, "What did you find?"
Pei Guang: "I found something interesting, take a look."
Following the direction of Pei Guang's finger, Xing and Sanyueqi saw a robot maintaining the equipment in a restaurant not far away.
Sanyueqi looked at the robot curiously. "Wow! Is this Swarovski's robot? Can its robots also maintain the equipment here?"
Pei Guang: "It seems so. The people in this town should have given this robot some instructions before evacuating. Or maybe the machine has developed feelings and is guarding here! There are many such routines."
March 7: "I was wondering why so many of the things we collected are intact. It turns out that people, oh no, robots are maintaining them. What a dedicated robot..."
Xing: "How about we take it away? It looks pretty smart!"
Pei Guang: “I think it’s a good idea!”
At this time, there were some broken little robots not far away that didn't know what they were going to face. In order to catch the little robot, the three of them stopped searching and hid in the trash can and began to move towards the robot carefully.
Chapter 69: Reaching the End with Your Own Will
This is a strange-looking small robot that is trying to repair the machinery in front of a restaurant using the parts it found.
This is the last maintenance work it performs today. After completing this maintenance work, it begins to record its tasks.
Because its own log is damaged, it can only record manually.
Today's maintenance and parts collection task has been completed
Circuit maintenance completed
The light stays on
Safe
At this time, the little robot had not noticed the existence of the trash can behind it. When it finished writing the log, it felt the sound behind it. But when it turned around and saw three trash cans, it made a sound.
Survivors found
Survivors found
The voice of the little robot made Pei Guang in the trash can feel awkward. Sanyueqi asked quietly, "How did it find us?"
Pei Guang: "Maybe there is artificial intelligence? Hiding in the trash can is only effective for machines that execute instructions, but it's not a big problem. Xing! Go ahead!"
"rule…"
Pei Guang: "Stop, stop, stop! We are going to pack this up and take it away, not tear it down."
Xing: "Got it! But what's the use of this thing?"
Xing put away the bat in his hand and then took the trash can and threw it at the robot. Then he kicked it hard and the robot entered the trash can. Pei Guang quickly took out a lid and locked the robot inside.
Pei Guang smiled at the little robot in the trash can: "Don't you think that such a small robot, which has persisted in a town with no people for so long, must be a knife?"
March 7: "Knife?"
Pei Guang nodded: "It is a tragedy that will happen in the future. Whether it is the people who live nearby and barely make a living, or the robots that maintain the equipment in this town, I dare say that in the future they will all be a knife and a pity."
Pei Guang reached out and touched the trash can. The little robot inside was struggling, but Pei Guang said indifferently: "Plots are about happiness and sadness. The core of comedy is tragedy, and tragedy is often the most painful. When I personally witnessed this tragedy, the feeling of heartache was called a knife. But in such a free world, if I were to choose when I was experiencing this world for the first time, I might choose a less tragic ending."
"No matter what others think, as long as I don't think it's tragic~"
San Yue Qi asked quietly: "Then what kind of knife does this little robot have? Um... it's a tragedy?"
Pei Guang guessed: "I can't say for sure, but look at its records."
Sanyueqi picked up the log recorded by the little robot. The log was normal at the beginning. But later there were no survivors in the city, maintenance equipment, wanting to read books, liking light, etc.
Looking at these, March 7th fell silent, and even Xing, who had always been happy, didn't know what to say.
Pei Guang patted the trash can containing the little robot and said, "See! Isn't it touching? Even a robot insists on its post in this apocalyptic situation. Tsk! Although I can understand the despair of seeing the apocalypse, but..."
Pei Guang did not continue to speak, because those were just his personal opinions. In his opinion, if this great guardian was desperate, then she should find a deserted place to die. As a great guardian who wanted to drag the people who hoped to resist to the end to die together, Pei Guang would shoot her no matter what.
He didn't need to use the Star Destroyer's smallest caliber secondary gun to shoot her. He felt that his thoughts were not clear. What? Justice? No, no, no! Misunderstood. Pei Guang said that he was just a player and he was just doing what he wanted to do.
Listening to Pei Guang's words, San Yue Qi asked carefully: "Have you experienced this kind of thing a lot?"
Pei Guang replied nonchalantly, "There are a lot! Zhao Linger, Lin Yueru, Xi, the little girl in Bloodline, Fire Keeper, BT, Ethan, etc. Single-player, online, mobile games, too many, too many. Oh, and that Celia who cheated me out of 80,000 and that shitty Blizzard, give me back my money!"
Pei Guang noticed San Yueqi's worried expression and said with a smile: "I am a player~Exploring the unknown, discovering the unknown. Although I cannot change many plots during the game, I still want to reach the end with my own will. The meaning of the game is not only the sense of accomplishment when you clear the level, but also the enjoyment of the process of clearing the level."
Pei Guang's words made Xing's body pause: "Reach the end with your own will..."
Xing looked at Pei Guang: "What does this sentence mean?"
