With the support of a ninth-level civilization, do you want me to believe in electronic gods?

Chapter 135 Internal Affairs of Civilization (6000)

The silver-white micro drone showed extremely powerful performance under Yi's control.

They are like water droplets floating in the air, sneaking into different forks silently and traveling along the inclined rails towards the surface!

The holographic picture in front of Chen Fan also flashed rapidly.

Suddenly, one of the pictures suddenly stopped, and the picture became clear - the detector stopped moving forward and hovered in the mine.

"Biological signal detected at the corner ahead."

"Starting self-camouflage program..."

As Yi's voice sounded in Chen Fan's ears, countless tiny particles suddenly appeared on the surface of the silver-white micro-detector. These tiny particles floated up and down, looking like a spreading ripple.

Ripples originate from the center of the spherical detector and quickly spread across the entire surface of the microdetector.

The next moment, in the rapidly spreading ripples, the color of the micro-detector quickly changed. Just like the octopus's mimicry behavior, the detector also relied on the color change to perfectly blend into the rock wall behind.

In the eyes of others, this spherical detector, which is only the size of a palm, has completely disappeared from sight.

With the successful execution of the self-camouflage program, the originally static picture became moving again.

A bearded man slowly walked out from around the corner.

The man's body was slightly stooped, his pale face was stained with some light or heavy blood, and his linen clothes were in tatters, as if he had been violently attacked.

He turned back frequently, his sinister triangular eyes full of fear and horror, as if something dangerous was following behind him.

"Shicheng?"

Hong Chengdong's voice came from beside Chen Fan.

"Shi Cheng?" Chen Fan was stunned, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the screen, "Is this the Boss Shi you are talking about?"

"Tsk..."

Chen Fan frowned, tutted slightly, and then shook his head.

With this face, he doesn't look like a good person.

Triangular eyes, full face, thick beard...

At first glance, this man named Shi Cheng looks like a real gangster!

At this time, Hong Chengdong was carefully observing the holographic image in front of Chen Fan, trying to identify the specific direction of this passage: "Is this... the passage to Silver Flower Forest?"

After being shocked several times in succession, he was no longer surprised by Chen Fan's methods - they were all new things that he had never seen before and could not understand. In order to avoid causing more trouble, he simply abandoned himself. brain.

Huang Laosan on the side nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it is Yinhua Forest."

"Uncle Dong, your vision is really vicious. I'm afraid no one in this underground city is more familiar with these passages than you!"

Facing the flattery, Hong Chengdong didn't have much smile on his face. He frowned: "You dare to go to Yinhua Forest. This old boy Shi Cheng is very brave!"

"What happened to Yinhualin?" Chen Fan looked at the lake in the holographic projection and asked casually.

"That place is an area where omnics frequently move. Not to mention drones, many people have even seen traces of humanoid omnics there." Hong Chengdong sighed softly, "Under normal circumstances, No salvage person wants to go to that damn place."

Chen Fan suddenly felt enlightened and continued to stare at the holographic projection: "Looking at his appearance, there seems to be something behind him..."

Before the words could be finished, extremely heavy footsteps sounded in the passage, and at the same time there was a loud buzzing sound.

Chen Fan had heard similar sounds countless times in Varela City - this was the sound of mechanical prosthetics working!

It's just that it's different from the buzzing sound from the clergy. The buzzing sound at this time is a bit turbid and dull, just like a glass of sake mixed with many impurities.

next second.

A tall figure appeared in the picture.

The horrified exclamations of Hong Chengdong and Huang Laosan also came from beside them.

"The Mechanicus?!!"

……

Mechanicum?

Chen Fan's eyes moved slightly and he quickly turned his attention to the tall figure that suddenly appeared in the picture.

That was a strong man whose height was obviously higher than that of a normal person.

The strong man's limbs and eyes were all transformed into corresponding mechanical prostheses.

Perhaps due to flaws in the modification technology, this strong man's mechanical eyes clearly protrude outside the eye sockets, making it look like he is wearing a pair of strange-looking glasses.

Not only the mechanical prosthetic eyes, but also the mechanical prosthetics on the strong man’s limbs are even more bizarre.

It is covered with a large number of exposed pipelines and bolts. For unknown purposes, these mechanical prostheses are also coated with a shiny black oily substance, which looks like old-fashioned heavy machinery.

There is an extremely obvious difference from the exquisite mechanical prosthetics that look like works of art in Varela City. These mechanical prosthetics focus on primitiveness and roughness.

Whether it is the overall lines or basic components, they all reveal a mechanical beauty unique to heavy industry.

But none of the above is the point!

What really caught Chen Fan's attention were the two rotating heavy machine guns fixed on the shoulders of the strong man.

The heavy machine gun's muzzle faced forward, and its six well-maintained barrels shone with a dangerous shine in the dim light.

Two yellow bullet chains were carried on the strong man's body in an X shape, and finally disappeared into the metal backpack fixed behind him.

A simple judgment can be made from the size of the backpack - the amount of ammunition loaded in the metal backpack is probably quite terrifying.

"wipe……"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Chen Fan's eyes twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but uttered a complaint: "What the hell... Gatlin has become a spirit?"

Hong Chengdong and Huang Laosan next to them looked at Chen Fan in confusion, obviously not understanding what he meant.

Chen Fan didn't want to explain this violent thermal weapon born in another world. He stared at the scene in the holographic screen and asked Hong Chengdong: "Isn't it an attack by an omnic drone?"

"Why are there people from the Mechanicus?"

Hong Chengdong, who recovered from the shock, grabbed Huang Laosan's collar and dragged him in front of him. He looked at Huang Laosan with an evil expression: "You idiot, how dare you lie to me?"

Seeing the bulging muscles on Hong Chengdong's arm and the huge scar that was twisting like a centipede, Huang Laosan's originally sallow complexion suddenly turned pale.

"I...I don't know. At that time, it was clearly a drone, and I didn't know..."

Huang Laosan looked flustered and explained incoherently.

Looking at the vital sign data and final judgment given by Yi, Chen Fan slowly shook his head: "Uncle Dong, he didn't lie, let him go."

Hearing what Chen Fan said, Hong Chengdong angrily let go of Huang Laosan's right hand.

At this moment, two strange figures appeared again in the micro-detector's picture.

The tight-fitting leather jacket perfectly highlighted the woman's proud figure. The ultra-short leather skirt struggled to cover some sensitive parts. The long and tight thighs and the looming mysterious area attracted the attention of the three adult men present.

A pair of slightly upturned foxy eyes are full of charm, and her wavy hair seems to be casually scattered around her shoulders, which further accentuates her enchanting figure.

The only flaw is that its hands have disappeared, replaced by two metal mechanical whips of astonishing length.

"hiss……"

Hong Chengdong looked at the scene in the picture with straight eyes, and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that there are such people in the Mechanicus Religion!"

"This is much sexier than those faded flowers and willows in Flower Street. If only..."

"Cough!" Seeing that the topic was gradually developing in a direction that was not suitable for children, Chen Fan hurriedly coughed to interrupt Hong Chengdong's fantasy, "A friendly reminder, did you see the whip on that man's hand?"

"If you don't want to try some novel gameplay, I suggest you don't even think about it."

The corner of Hong Chengdong's mouth twitched, and his eyes that were originally straight suddenly became clear: "...pretend I didn't say anything."

He silently turned his gaze to the man hiding in the shadows behind the two of them.

This man with only a few strands of burnt yellow hair on his head and an extremely thin body is "huddled" in the center of a set of mechanical prostheses.

The man's limbs, pelvis and spine have all disappeared, replaced by a set of less sophisticated mechanical equipment.

The whole person was an unhealthy waxy yellow, and his ferocious face was full of madness and bloodthirsty.

Exaggeratedly sized mechanical prosthetics perfectly wrapped most of his body, looking like an alternative set of mechanical armor.

At the top of the robotic arm is a cutting wheel dripping with blood and sharp saw teeth.

One can imagine what kind of tragedy happened on the ground!
Looking at the man in the picture, Hong Chengdong's eyes flashed with an imperceptible confusion.

……

"Hey!"

A hoarse, crazy voice came from the mouth of the man with an exaggeratedly sized mechanical arm: "It's been so long and you haven't reached the dungeon yet?"

"You stinky rats are really hiding deep."

Hearing the man's sarcastic voice, Shi Cheng, who was walking at the front, trembled and turned around hastily.

With a flattering smile on his face, he nodded and bowed: "Come on, come on!"

"There is no branch road next. Just keep going forward and you can enter Kukan Underground City."

The moment the words fell, Hong Chengdong's angry roar came from beside Chen Fan: "Fuck Shi Cheng!"

"Lead the way for the people of the Mechanical Cult, what on earth does Shi Cheng want to do!"

As he spoke, he picked up the old-fashioned rifle that he had always carried on his back, exerted slight force on his right hand, and pulled the bolt with great skill.

Kukan Underground City has always maintained a neutral attitude towards the Mechanic Cult - some senior officials have close communication with the Mechanic Cult, while some senior officials are not interested in the Mechanic Cult.

But Hong Chengdong, who almost died at the hands of the Mechanical Cult, is definitely the toughest anti-Mechanical Cult person. There is no doubt about this.

Just when Hong Chengdong was angry, a sudden change occurred in the holographic screen.

……

The moment Shi Cheng finished speaking, a cruel smile appeared on the face of the man who had transformed his arm into a cutting wheel: "Are you sure there are no forks in the road ahead?" A bad thought flashed through Shi Cheng's mind, but Thinking of the other party's methods, he nodded again and again and gave an extremely certain answer.

hum! !

The moment he nodded, a powerful buzzing sound sounded from behind.

When he heard the sudden high-pitched buzzing sound, Shi Cheng's expression suddenly changed.

With many years of experience with hyenas, he quickly realized the other party's intention - to kill and silence!
He subconsciously rolled to his side, trying to avoid the sudden attack.

When it comes to machinery, manpower is still not enough.

Although he tried his best to avoid the attack from behind, it was still to no avail.

The thick mechanical arm drew an arc driven by the motor, and the cutting wheel at the top pierced Shi Cheng's body directly at high speed.

Swish!
With almost no pause, the dark red cutting wheel had completely removed Shi Cheng's right arm!
Seeing his right hand fall to the ground, feeling the warm blood spurting out from the huge wound, Shi Cheng's face was distorted, and he subconsciously let out a horrified roar that was not like a human voice.

"Yolson, move faster."

A low voice came from the side: "Don't delay the business."

As he said that, the man with a heavy machine gun on his shoulder and the hot female cyborg walked past Shi Cheng without any hesitation, stepping on dark red blood.

"Don't worry, I've got it covered."

Joelson drove the track slowly to Shi Cheng's side, looking down at Shi Cheng with a creepy and crazy look.

"Why?!"

Shi Cheng endured the waves of dizziness deep in his mind, and roared with a distorted face: "I have already led you, why do you still have to..."

He didn't wait for any response.

Before he even finished speaking, the mechanical arm quickly turned in one direction, driving the dark red cutting wheel across Shi Cheng's body again!
One sword, two swords, three swords...

The sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh kept ringing in the slightly narrow passage. The severe pain made Shi Cheng almost faint, but he was awakened by the pain that followed.

Gradually, the roar in his mouth gradually became weaker.

Shi Cheng, who had lost his arms and legs, was like a broken sack that was leaking air everywhere. He lay unconscious on the hard rails.

Feeling the weakness caused by the loss of a large amount of blood from the body, a figure emerged in Shi Cheng's gradually blurred mind - the salvage man who was killed by him and a group of younger brothers.

Recalling the look in the salvage man's eyes and the almost silent vicious curse before he died, Shi Cheng looked dejected, let out a long sigh and then completely stopped moving.

This scene was faithfully recorded by a drone hidden near the rock wall, and presented to Chen Fan and the others in real time.

……

Hong Chengdong looked at the picture in the holographic projection with an ugly face.

The visitor is not good.

Just looking at the other party's extremely cruel killing methods, Hong Chengdong had some bad thoughts in his heart.

He turned to look at Chen Fan.

I don't know why, but Chen Fan gradually fell into silence since he saw the members of the Mechanical Sect.

Without any time to think, he picked up the old-fashioned rifle with one hand, stretched out his hand and raised his arms to the surroundings and shouted: "The beasts of the Mechanicus Cult are here, brothers, copy them for me!"

"Pull out those big guys from the warehouse!"

"Let those monsters who are neither humans nor ghosts have a taste of their power!"

Having said that, Hong Chengdong still set his sights on Chen Fan.

Hong Chengdong, who has had direct combat experience with the Mechanical Religion, naturally knows the combat effectiveness of the monsters of the Mechanical Religion.

Apart from anything else, trying to block the opponent's offensive with more than a dozen of his brothers is tantamount to wishful thinking.

As for the other salvagers...

What kind of fighting ability can some brats who only know how to pick up rags have? If a fight is really going to happen, it would be a good thing not to cause trouble.

And the law enforcement team in the underground city...

Let’s not talk about whether those big guys with a little crooked butts will issue some stupid orders. Just talk about those law enforcement teams who bully the weak and fear the strong. Facing these three extremely cruel members of the Mechanical Cult, I am afraid they can’t even hold the gun in their hands!

To sum up, if you want to deal with these three uninvited guests, you may have to rely on Chen Fan's methods.

Not to mention anything else, just the small pistol with the power of an artillery is enough to make Chen Fan the main force in this battle!
With this in mind, Hong Chengdong made a request to Chen Fan: "Brother Fan, considering our friendship, can you..."

Before Hong Chengdong could finish speaking, Chen Fan shook his head helplessly.

"If you are going to let me help you attack the Mechanicus Cult people, I'm afraid that won't work."

The smile on Hong Chengdong's face suddenly froze.

"no?"

He couldn't believe his ears: "Why?"

"There are regulations in the organization." Chen Fan spread his hands and shook his head, "We cannot intervene in the internal battles of civilization."

The Hazardous Technology Administration's restrictions on investigators are not very large. In a sense, except for the restrictions on the authority of various weapons and equipment, investigators usually do not receive too many restrictions - according to Moore, The most fundamental purpose of setting up the permissions for these weapons and equipment is actually to protect investigators.

The weapons of the People's Federation are generally very powerful. For an investigator born in a small place, these powerful weapons are not easy to control.
On the one hand, suddenly mastering god-like power can easily lead to an investigator's mental imbalance.

Just imagine, an investigator born in a first-level civilization suddenly masters weapons that can destroy stars and even river systems. What will happen to the other party's mentality?
On the other hand, these powerful weapons can easily lead to catastrophic consequences if used improperly.

For example, regular weapons, once out of control, are likely to cause a cosmic-level disaster!
Because of this, the People's Federation has strictly divided the authority to use various weapons.

In addition to the restrictions on weapons and equipment, the most stringent rule of the Administration is that it prohibits investigators from participating in the internal affairs of civilization.

This is a red line that must not be touched!
The reason is very simple. The fundamental purpose of setting up the Administration Bureau of the People's Federation is to ensure the diversified development of civilization, thereby ensuring the vitality within the People's Federation.

Once investigators intervene in the internal affairs of civilization, they can create puppet civilizations based on their preferences. This directly violates the highest program of the Administration.

If things continue like this, let alone external crises, internal conflicts will be enough to tear apart the vast territory of the People's League.

As for what is an internal matter…

According to one criterion, the conflict between the Mechanicus Cult and the Dungeon is an intra-civilization struggle - both parties are part of the Varela civilization.

As an investigator of the Bureau, Chen Fan naturally cannot take sides based on his own preferences.

After telling Hong Chengdong the general reason, Hong Chengdong's face was full of confusion and confusion.

Having been born in the underground city since he was a child, he could not understand the words in Chen Fan's mouth: "I...I don't understand something."

What civilization, planet, universe... this kind of topic is still too broad for him.

"Several more probes have already reached the surface."

An electronically synthesized sound came from the side, attracting Chen Fan's attention: "This unit has discovered something that may interest you."

Chen Fan's eyes moved slightly and he looked at the holographic image aside again.

Drones flying all over the sky were hovering over the forest. In the center of the circle surrounded by these drones, a giant bulldozer with a height of more than 20 meters was quietly parked.

Behind the bulldozer, a yellow-brown rut more than fifteen meters wide, made of soil and tree debris, snaked into the distance.

This bulldozer is like a rake for plowing the ground, opening up a broad yellow-brown road in the forest full of mutated plants!
The power of heavy industrial machinery was completely revealed in front of Chen Fan at this moment!
Apart from anything else, Chen Fan's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the giant bulldozer.

The car he was looking for so hard to drive freely in this forest is here!

The focus is slightly different from Chen Fan's.

The moment he saw the projection screen, Hong Chengdong couldn't help but exclaimed: "Is there really an omnic drone?!"

"How come the Mechanical Cult is connected with omnics?"

Hong Chengdong, who had a relatively quick mind, quickly realized the problem: "Damn it, I'm afraid the Mechanical Cult has joined forces with the omnics!"

Hearing this, Chen Fan's eyes moved: "Joined forces?"

"One, is this still an internal matter of civilization?"

Apart from anything else, he is really greedy for that bulldozer!
After a brief silence, Yi gave the answer: "Theoretically, unless there is clear evidence that the other party has reached a strategic cooperative relationship, it can only be regarded as an internal matter of civilization."

Chen Fan's expression froze: "Clear evidence?"

"Aren't these scenes in front of me clear evidence?"

"Of course not." Yi denied Chen Fan's words, "This can only be regarded as indirect evidence."

After a moment of silence, Chen Fan continued to ask without giving up:
"Isn't there a way around this restriction?"

"Sorry, this unit is unable to provide corresponding solutions." Yi repeated the original words, "In principle, investigators are not allowed to intervene in the internal struggles of civilization."

Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully.

If One cannot provide corresponding solutions, what about others?
You definitely can't ask Academician Song Ziliang about this kind of bug and circumvention of rules and regulations.

So who should he ask?

After thinking for a short time, an interface for a cross-universe post bar appeared in Chen Fan's mind.

"First, help me apply to the Administration for permission to send cross-universe broadcasts. I am also a quasi-official investigator after all. This little thing should be no problem, right?"

"Hold on……"

After a short wait, Yi's electronic synthesized voice sounded again: "The cross-universe broadcast permission has been unlocked. The current remaining number of broadcasts is: 3."

After the words fell, a familiar interface quickly appeared in the holographic projection in front of him.

The corners of Chen Fan's mouth raised slightly, and his thoughts moved slightly.

A brand new post appeared on the holographic interface:

[[Newbie asking for help] Dear bosses, how can we bypass the corresponding restrictions on investigators interfering in the internal affairs of civilization? 】

ps: This chapter is 6000 words long.

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