Wasteland Echoer.

Chapter 533 The Latest Situation

"This prophecy... is it talking about the changes in the war situation? Or, uh, is it guiding us to do something?" Luo Nie asked, stroking his hair that had not been cut for a long time and was almost hanging down to his ears.

"It's up to you to figure it out." Big Brother laughed a few times and said:

"In fact, many of the statements left by Adari Sage do not point to unchanging and unique results. When different humans read and observe them at different times, countless branches unique to us will be generated."

"I... still don't understand, but... I seem to be beginning to understand a little bit." Luo Nie clasped his hands behind his head and looked up at the dim, dark sky.

At some point, a faint glow of morning light rose up from the extreme, most distant, and seemingly unreachable southeast corner.

Big Brother did not destroy this wonderful mood. After all, in times of war and hardship, this little peace that belongs to humble humans is not worth destroying.

About half an hour later, "Big Brother" turned up his leather cuffs and looked at the futuristic mechanical watch called "Dawn Roulette". Seeing that the hour hand had pointed accurately to the bottom, he realized that it was 6 o'clock in the morning.

He walked over and patted Luo Nie on the shoulder, smiling and said:

"Our Wilderness Tourist Group will have a small meeting to analyze the war situation at 7 a.m. You should come and listen. You have been in the North for a long time. I believe you have been exposed to much more information than us. I look forward to exchanging some views with you. Our 'Wilderness Tourist Group' is not the gloomy, terrifying, and authoritarian organization promoted by the Federal Committee. We allow everyone to express correct opinions, no matter how humble their status is."

"If you don't mind, I'd like to participate... um... sit in, and express my personal opinions. But this doesn't mean that I've chosen to join the 'Wilderness Tourist Group'. I've always been accustomed to traveling alone. I have a destiny bestowed by the Lord of Machinery. Cruzde... is not my final destination, but a fleeting 'stopover'." Luo Nie said, looking up at "Big Brother" with a serious expression.

"I understand." "Big Brother" touched Luo Nie's head in a friendly manner, like a real big brother or elder, and whispered: "You are a kid created by the Master of Machinery."

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Luo Nie and "Big Brother" are located just outside the city of "Star Point", the latest settlement of the "Wilderness Tourist Group".

There is a ruin there that no one is willing to clean up. Part of it is the remains of an ancient village built by the old empire in the second and third eras, part of it is the ruins of a factory built for experimental purposes after the advent of the industrial steam age, and part of it is an old settlement built by "adventurers" who left the Ice Province more than a hundred years ago and came to the Arctic Special Zone to open up living space.

Due to force majeure, as well as repeated attacks by the "Wave of the Careless" and the Lost Ones, the vast settlement that was only reopened during the reign of Chief Executive "Dancer" Mendolev suddenly became deserted during the reign of Belo Zenit the Silent.

The current administrator, Vasily, once commented that the abandonment of this important settlement was due to internal struggles, which resulted in the bombing of the main road for transporting supplies, causing hunger and cold to spread, forcing the settlers to flee to the "Five Great Cities" in the east and north and the Ice Province in the south.

But in reality, the human body cannot stay in a cold, gloomy, hungry, lonely and terrifying environment for a long time in a war situation. Civilization may have given the Crusaders the ability to withstand any extreme environment.

However, due to Ivan XXII's arrogance and evil thoughts, as well as his contempt for nature and disrespect for God, the Creator took this ability back from most humans, but gave it to the "Heartless Men" and the Lost Ones, two "monsters" that were hostile to humans.

These messy stones, collapsed walls, mottled pillars, the iron walls that are only left on one side and the many rusty and easily broken remains of old-time machinery all indicate that humans should leave this vast sacred ice field that belongs to nature.

The darkness was gradually dispelled by the faint star-like light, and dawn briefly replaced the night sky, becoming one of the few moments that could bring light to people during this long night.

"Big Brother" led Luo Nie into the "Star Point" from the gravel path, through the relatively tidy low-rise residential area, and the central square with sculptures and fountains, and came to the center of this settlement belonging to the "Wilderness Tourist Group" which was comparable in size to a small town.

Along the way, Luo Nie discovered that perhaps because it was too early, not many residents in "Star Point" came out of the residential area. Apart from the independent armed guards stationed at the door and various key points, and several teams of members who were conducting routine patrols in non-uniform cotton clothes, there was only a young man singing beautiful music in the corner of the square.

The overall layout here does not seem to have any trace of the Steam Age, but it has all the facilities that a stronghold should have.

The residential area presents the traditional Western culture, with quiet, clean and orderly in every corner. From the description of "Big Brother", Luo Nie learned that the base established by the "Wild Tourist Group" is extremely idealistic. There is no money or transaction here, and all resources are uniformly distributed to everyone according to needs. The elderly, women and children will not be hypocritically abandoned like the Federal Committee. There are no lazy people, thieves, killers and drunkards here. Everyone lives according to the most correct "Wild Tourist Group Code" like a machine.

Even though many members of the "Wilderness Tourist Group" act recklessly and unruly within the Federation or in settlements controlled by the Lost, they need to abide by all established rules when they return to the "Star Point".

"Big Brother", Marco, Talia and all other senior members of the "Wilderness Tourist Group" unanimously believe that this kind of happy, peaceful and regular life is the "order". With "order", they can usher in a new life under the long night of the wasteland, defeat the "careless man virus" and usher in the reconstruction of human civilization.

With the arrival of the morning light, the electric street lights at the entrance of the "Wilderness Tourist Group Star Point Military Command Post" were turned off, but the originally dim building was still lit with incandescent lamps that consumed considerable power.

As soon as we walked into the gate of the "Military Command Post", two rows of guards in light yellow cotton clothes collectively held their rifles above their heads with one hand and stretched out the other hand to the upper right as if grabbing, shouting "Salute to the great leader".

After arriving at the fifth floor, which is the top floor, "Big Brother" grabbed Luo Nie's arm and personally took him into the largest room in the entire "Star Point", which is the "Wilderness Tourist Group Strategic Meeting Room".

After entering the room, Luo Nie discovered that senior members including Marco and Talia, whom he had met earlier, had already arrived early.

When they saw "Big Brother" and Luo Nei come in, they quickly stopped discussing, stood up from their chairs in unison, put their five fingers together, raised their arms to their ears in unison, and shouted in unison with the most enthusiastic voice:
"For victory and order!"

"For victory and order!"

"For victory and order!"

After the ritualistic shouting, "Big Brother" nodded slightly and sat at the other end of the long wooden table, under a military map titled "Northern Settlement Construction and Battle Situation Map", and signaled Marco to bring a chair to Luo Nie and sit next to him.

Only after sitting down did Luo Nie feel a sense of chill and solemnity. Even though steam generators were placed in two corners of the conference room for heating, the faint heat and rumbling noise emitted by the machines did not break the deathly silence here.

It seems that this cruelty does not come from reality, but from a spiritual realm that no one can truly reach.

A few seconds later, "Big Brother" spoke first:

"I guess everyone has heard the latest news about the Federation Council's battle at the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'."

"That's right, Chief." Talia stood up first and spoke in a deep voice that belonged only to mature women, ahead of all the men:
"Ever since the 'Northern Bear Stormtroopers' directly under the Federal Council and the Federal Aerospace Force cleared out the 'heartless people' near the old site of the Winternos River Bridge, it has become a natural thing for the Federation to enter the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'.

"The day before yesterday, Igor and Ross, scientists from the Federation Committee, used the twilight to trigger an artificial 'red wave', which aroused the 'chain' elements buried deep in the soil. They forcibly used artillery to blast open the 'wind wall' and brought out the 'newly created snake woman', the guardian set up by the old empire in advance. According to the intelligence sent by Oaks, our supporter in the 'Northern Territory Bear Charge', this snake-haired witch took the lives of more than 500 Federation soldiers in her first attack."

Talia paused for a few seconds, took out a crumpled piece of paper stained with blood from her worn notebook, and read the information and data on it:
"The 'New Snake Girl' has the 'petrification ability', just like Medusa in the mythology of the Central Empire. Anyone who dares to gaze at her will instantly lose his life and turn into stone. But this time, the Federal Committee, or Vasily, is determined to eliminate all factors that undermine the plan of the 'Universe Energy Evolution Platform', and even seeks to completely control the positions around the 'Wind Wall' at all costs.

"In the two days of fierce battles with the 'Heartless Man' and the 'New Snake Woman', the Federation Committee lost about 6000 soldiers due to 'petrification' and about 6500 people died in direct combat. The loss of weapons and combat aircraft was not that much. Because the Federation Committee urgently coordinated a batch of 'goggles' used to resist petrification capabilities from Vasilysk yesterday morning, the balance of victory gradually tilted towards them.

"At present, relying on the bombardment of powerful artillery such as 'Hyacinth', and the self-sacrificial use of ancient power by some federal soldiers, the 'Newly Created Snake Girl' was finally eliminated at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. As of 7 o'clock yesterday afternoon, due to the recurrence of 'Red Swing', the 'Wind Wall' used to shield the 'Red Fantasy Ruins' has completely disappeared.

"The Federal Committee now relies on the remains of the Winternos River Project and the machinery transferred to it. It has not only occupied all the settlement sites in the east, south, and west as battle bases, but also captured the remaining several 'front-shore camps' in the 'Byslunai' area that were jointly controlled by the remnants of the 'Chaos Group' and the 'Comprehension Church'. Moreover, the vanguard of more than 500 soldiers has already entered the 'Red Fantasy Ruins' from the point where the 'Wind Wall' disappeared."

(End of this chapter)