Walk through the structure of the Ark and wander on the continent of Terra

"It's okay," Alpha touched her head. "Kelsey is more rational than I expected. What she did before was because she was worried that my impulsiveness would bring negative consequences to herself."

"As long as everything is fine..."

"Let's go, you haven't eaten yet, I'm going to cook..."

"Alfa, you are angry..." Xu Yu stretched out her hand and put it on Alpha's cheek. The face of Alpha who had replaced the new body was strange, but extremely familiar. She had never seen such a face on her face. kind of emotion.

"Yeah, sober anger, how long has it been since I had this kind of emotion." Blinking, Alpha forced out a thin smile, "Notify everyone to gather in the restaurant, I have something to explain." She was going to a Travel to Ursus, but the complete set of equipment on the Base Walker will remain here, and we will continue to preside over the construction and debugging of the production line.

"Don't force yourself, Alpha. Everyone knows your power, but when we can be used, please don't carry it alone."

"I will."

The three people in Xueyuan, like Xu Yu, all live on the Star of Life.

During this period of time, the veteran Koloff relied on his experience in various machines during his military service to barely pass the assessment of the Base Walker junior driver. He is very motivated, and his next goal is to be the junior fire control officer. license.

Petrova is now a skilled sniper. She has learned how to correctly use the balance firearms set assigned to her by Alpha. In simulated confrontations and joint exercises with several weapons experts and sniper masters in Rhode Island, All performed well.

Xiaolu recently participated in the medical training of the medical department. Although she is a new member, she is like a dry sponge absorbing water like a crazy thing, absorbing the knowledge she has access to. Her progress is rapid, and everyone can see it.

I don’t know if it was because of the stem cell culture experiment, but Xu Yu now prefers to run to the laboratory. Under Diesel’s guidance, she has been able to serve as a qualified employee in the biological laboratory and materials analysis laboratory of the Base Walker. Last Friday, Dr. Hemmer applied to borrow the biological laboratory on the Life Star to conduct some analyzes that the Rhode Island laboratory could not handle. During the cooperation, Xu Yu provided necessary help and received Hemer's high praise.

They are both reliable adults, and Alpha knows that they are certainly capable of being on their own, and that they can handle any eventuality even if they are away for a while.

……

In the shipboard cafeteria, Alpha looked seriously at his companions who accompanied him all the way, and saw the concerned looks in their eyes.

"Everyone, let's take a look at the report I compiled in hand first." Alpha was not in a hurry to tell his plan, "This is information compiled from different intelligence channels of Dr. Kelsey and I. It is basically a credible conclusion. "

Whether it was Xiaolu and Xuyu, who were often in the medical department and had heard about the matter, or Koloff and Petrova, who had been at the training ground, they all silently lowered their heads and flipped through the materials that Alpha had just issued in their hands.Amidst the sound of turning pages, she could notice that the expressions of Koloff and Petrova had obviously changed for the worse.

"Damn those aristocratic bastards!" Koloff tightly grasped the folder in his hand and slammed his other hand on the dining table, "How dare they do such a thing! And they still have the nerve. Come out and find someone else to clean up the mess!”

"Boss, I know Zina..." Petrova didn't look as angry as Koloff. She just raised her head and looked at Alpha. In her eyes, the sharp gaze of a sniper searching for the enemy wavered and almost condensed. With real murderous intent, "Can you take me with you? I want to blow that earl's head off myself and let him feel the feeling of separation between organs and body!"

"No, I want you to stay here this time. There are still many things that you need to do. I will personally take care of that family and use all their corrupt blood to pay for the sins they committed." Alpha looked at the four people solemnly. People say, "I will arrange the tasks next."

"Alina."

"I'm here."

"From now on, you are the person in charge of external liaison and public relations of Life Star Medical Technology Company, which is registered in Longmen. I have several press releases. In the next month, Kelsey will report to Rhode Island Submit a series of theoretical papers on new inhibitors to several authoritative academic journals in mainland China through joint submission with us. All you need to do is track the release of the papers and submit these press releases to the mainstream media in Longmen. Kelsey will teach you how to grasp the specific timing of delivery."

"Koloff."

"To!"

"When the time comes to deliver the press release, I can't predict what problems we will encounter. As long as you leave Rhode Island, you will be responsible for protecting Alina's safety. You are allowed to mobilize all the weapons on the base walker before entering the city. At that time, you can ask Diesel to eject the drone to provide air-to-ground intelligence support from high altitude. The assembly work of the Little Guy [-] drone has been completed, and the integrated detection and attack function has been added to the old model. If you encounter an emergency, don't hesitate, I will handle the relevant responsibilities, and Diesel will provide you with support for the specific operations."

"understand!"

"Petlova."

"To!"

"Your task is relatively heavy. I have organized and archived the entire process of the next production line construction and pre-production testing work. You need to be responsible for paying attention to this aspect. Benben will assist you in your work on Rhode Island throughout the process. But Lucille will come to communicate with you in person tomorrow, so don’t worry about making mistakes, just boldly follow the steps in the planning document to advance.”

"understand!"

"Xuyu."

"exist."

"I have completed the structural design of a simplified version of the implant. Starting tomorrow, pre-clinical experiments need to be advanced. I asked Dr. Hemmer. She has made great achievements in laboratory research on clinical medical technology and will conduct docking experiments with her. I'll leave the matter to you. You have cooperated in this area before, so just follow the steps.

"By the way, this project that Xu Yu is responsible for will also be reported after it achieves certain results. Kelsi will also help us check this matter. Alina, you should pay attention to the docking of specific matters."

"Okay, this is the task assigned to you now. I will carry special long-distance communication equipment. Contact me at any time if you encounter difficult things. If you encounter a major crisis, I will rush back as soon as possible."

"Boss, just leave it to us."

49.The banks of Devon are quiet part.5

After Alpha and Kelsey checked the intelligence, the two had already discussed the next arrangements. Kelsey would certainly not refuse technology that could save more people on the earth, and neither would Amiya.And she was also indignant about this incident. During the conversation, she mentioned that if she hadn't been trapped in a prison and had too many entanglements and worries, she would have taken action to seek justice for Zina.

"I can't do this, but you can do it. Alpha, go ahead and do what you think you should do. I will help you take care of this. This is my promise." Kelsey said at that time When she said this to Alpha, there was a hint of sadness in her words.

Early the next morning, everyone on the Life Star came to the hangar deck to see Alpha off.

"Boss, take care along the way, we believe in you."

"Well, then I'm leaving. Di Ting!" Alpha snapped her fingers, and a red and windy heavy motorcycle appeared behind her. Putting on her windproof glasses, Alpha stepped onto the heavy machine named Di Ting and followed her. Everyone waved goodbye and then sailed away from the hangar deck of the Life Star and the boarding ramp that Rhode Island had lowered.Turn around and gallop towards the northwest.

Alpha cannot yet teleport directly without coordinates. A simple map cannot provide her with spatial coordinate calibration, so this time, she can only use a speed of [-] kilometers per hour, traveling under starry night, all the way to the northwest. Advance and take the overland route to Yansk on the Devon River.This time, she was alone, and this time, no one could delay her progress.

The Devon River is a medium-flow water system that runs from north to south. Along the way, it has nurtured a large area of ​​villages, towns and farmland in the south of central Ursus. However, undeveloped wild land still occupies most of the area, and Alpha bypassed it. All the towns, and even all the possible surveillances, were swept away, and it took only one day and one night to reach the lower reaches of the main river road less than [-] kilometers away from the city of Yansk on the Devon River.

She stopped here because on the tidal flats of this desolate and rugged river, she saw a disemboweled and decayed remains.And on that remains, I felt a familiar message.

Stopping the motorcycle, snapping his fingers, Di Ting disappeared into the air. Alpha stepped across the rushing water and came to the remains.

After many days of exposure to the sun and erosion from running water, this disemboweled remains had long since decayed. The gnawing of wild beasts had left her bones exposed. Disgusting maggots squirmed and crawled in the bones of the remains, both in body shape and face. They have long been unrecognizable.

Alpha gently leaned down, and a faint orange flame appeared in her hand. She pointed the flame at the remains. In an instant, the maggots entrenched in the remains and the mosquitoes and flies flying in the sky disappeared. It began to struggle in the light shed by the light group, shattered, died, and finally turned into ashes.

"Zina, you shouldn't let these dirty things eat away the last bit of your dignity. I'm sorry, I'm late."

Taking out the body bag from his backpack, Alpha knelt on the ground and collected all the remains with his bare hands. It was impossible for the fragmented remains to fill the body bag prepared for a strong adult. A life that was originally alive was now only A shallow layer remains at the bottom of the bag.

Alpha picked up her skull from the ground. The head was unexpectedly heavy. There was no foul smell from the black eye holes left by the crows, and there was no sound of maggots squirming. On the exposed bones, Alpha saw Some traces of metallic luster.

This was the last resort she left on the first few dozen volunteers. It was not used to protect their lives. It was just to concentrate the micromachines maintained by the implants in their bodies into their brains at the moment of their death. , copy and burn its final neural structure data modality, acting as a black box to collect and record the final data record.

After the death of the host, the micromachines will consume the nutrients in the host's body and continue to maintain a low level of activity until everything is exhausted and eventually precipitate. They are highly toxic to scavengers.

"I'm grateful that I was able to save this hand to prepare..." Alpha stretched out his left hand and inserted it into the eye socket of the skull. The scarlet mist flew around the skull in an instant, until it finally fell silent and was fully recovered by her. "enough……"

After collecting the corpses, Alpha wanted to wash her hands in the river next to her. However, the river may not be as clean as her hands stained with rotten meat. There were scale fish floating on the river with their bellies turned up, and the foul smell and reflection There are colorful oil films and even spreading blooms, and the river water has been dyed dirty by the discharge.

"The industry is developing well. Mr. Count of Yansk on the Devon River, you must be making a lot of money." Alpha laughed dryly, not knowing whether it was true or not. She did not walk directly towards the city, but just stood here. On the river beach, in the cross-country wilderness, I looked far away at the city that I had never interacted with before.

After a moment, she pulled out Yehuang and waved it against the evening air. A crack in space suddenly opened. She picked up the body bag and strode into it.

……

Light and shadow flowed in an instant, the crack collapsed, and Alpha stood in a place covered with lush green grass. Just in front of where she stood, a small monument stood proudly in the clearing beside the overgrown forest.The concrete-hardened ground was deliberately used to protect the monument from being swallowed up by natural succession. However, the few bunches of withered flower stems remaining in front of the monument, as well as the mud marks left by rain and snow on the artificial marble monument, all told Alpha that this place has been here for a long time. Not taken care of.

Looking around, we can see that the surrounding fields that were originally cultivated have been abandoned, and the wooden shed that was originally built on the edge of the farm has been tilted by the wind and sun. It has not been long, but it can still maintain its shape.

This is the snowfield, where Alpha originally buried those who donated their bodies for mineral sickness research.

Taking out the shovel he brought from Rhode Island from his backpack, Alpha found a good piece of flat land not far from this small monument, wielded the shovel, and dug a suitable-sized grave for Zina.

The team that once camped here had long since left, and the nearest villages and towns had been moved away due to natural disasters. Alpha dug all night, until the dawn light shone on the land, and she had just carved it out of the mountain as a tombstone. The slate was inserted into the small mound of earth.

"Zina, I remember you said that you like to lie on the thick pine needles in the pine forest. The yellow pine needles are very soft. If you put a layer of cloth on them, it will be very comfortable. Now I have brought you back, and Lin Hai is right next to you. Behind you...you can lie there as long as you want..."

Countless white unknown wildflowers were in full bloom on the deserted fields. Alpha picked a handful and placed them in front of the tombstone. Then he went to clean and sweep the monument, and finally put a bouquet of unknown flowers on it. If he didn't go there, If we do something, maybe in the future, these little flowers will be called "Frost Stars"...

50.The banks of Devon are quiet part.6

In the sea of ​​consciousness, a faint flame is burning stubbornly. Compared with a complete consciousness, its shape is so thin, as if it will dissipate at any time.Alpha reached out her hand and gently caught the flame that she had just taken. She held it in her palm and let the data in it flow on the strings of her mind.She is not yet able to violate time and cause and effect, which are the most basic laws and logic of the universe. Even if she is detached from them, she can only observe them and cannot interfere with them, but there are still many things she can do.

The small hexahedral frame that emerged in the sea of ​​consciousness protected the faint flame, and Alpha would have enough time to interpret Zina's last message before her death.

Next, it’s time to officially go to Yansk on the Devon River.

While washing his hands with the fresh water of the snowfield, Alpha looked at himself through the calm stream. He had white hair with cherry red tips, eyes of different colors, ghost hands restrained by chains, and the iconic seal behind his back. Bastachi, she is too conspicuous now.

……

Alpha picked up a few tall thatches from the abandoned fields. The grass stems flew up from her hands and weaved in the air. A gust of wind blew by, and the sea of ​​unknown wildflowers that grew up in the spring raised flying petals.They flew up like a storm of butterflies, jumping around her.

A straw hat slowly fell down, and a pair of delicate hands picked it up from the ground.The red smoke covered by the flying petals also dispersed silently. It was the only first love in the not-so-brief life I experienced in the hanging garden, and it eventually became a regretful miss.

The flute named Naples Solo was pinned to her waist, and her waist-length black hair was fluttering in the dying breeze.He brushed his hands over his head and decorated himself with ear feathers for camouflage. The spreading bionic skin covered the exposed mechanical skeleton and artificial muscles of his left arm, a freshly woven straw hat, and a slightly worn cloak.

"Selena the Bard, I invite you to enjoy the cadenza." The melodious sound of the flute sounded in the deserted wilderness, and the concrete notes appeared like the light of a knife, tearing apart the barriers in space, and then After a while, it dispersed in the wind, and only the flying petals remained in place.

……

In the morning in the city of Yansk on the Devon River, people running around for food did not notice that a Liboli bard girl came to this small town.

The small town is busy. Along the Devon River, eight medium-sized mobile city modules are spread out like a chessboard.The factory swallows workers and ore who have just woken up from a short sleep in the morning, and then spits out the slag and exhausted workers in the evening.Its breath is the billowing black smoke from the towering chimneys, its pulse is the roar of the Originium boiler, its saliva is the sewage that dyes the river black, and its output is the singing and dancing of the birds and the night in the lord's manor in the north of the city. Night music.

Wearing a straw hat and walking on the streets of Yansk on the Devon River, Alpha saw tired and thin workers in work clothes; farmers with sad faces, taking stock of the goods on their pack animals; shopkeepers and clothes of dilapidated small shops. A handsome businessman with the same sharp face when bargaining...

After the factory bell rang like a reminder, there were almost no pedestrians on the streets. There were only the occasional thin children, grabbing stones and leaves, running and playing in the narrow streets of the city.

Alpha walked to a small square. There was a dry fountain here. The pool had been dry for an unknown amount of time. Three warriors in armor were carved on the central fountain pillar. Higher up there was a dashing gentleman, who seemed to be Because of their existence, the surrounding residents did not pile garbage in the pool, leaving only dry and cracked thin mud, which, together with the original white stone carvings, was eroded by time and became mottled.

The bench next to the fountain was relatively clean. Alpha sat down here and looked at the surrounding streets. She took out her flute and played a light piece of music to express to the statue of the fountain behind her that she had a clean place to stay. of respect.

Several Ursus children ran over. They surrounded her curiously, looking at this strange and strange Li Boli.

"Sister, don't you go to work in a factory?"

"Factory, no, I am a bard from afar, just resting here for a short time."

When a child heard her calling herself a bard, her eyes shone with excitement, "Wow, bard, that's so cool. Sister, have you been to many, many places!"

"Well, my sister has been to many places. Casimir, Letania and Great Yan are all distant countries."

"Big sister!" Another child asked curiously, "What does it look like there?"

The group of children just gathered around Alpha, listening to her tell stories about distant places. Sometimes Alpha would play a piece of music for them, making dancing notes to amuse them.The innocent children had never seen this kind of magical "Origin Stone technology", and they happily sang and danced with the holographic notes.

From the words of these innocent children, Alpha noticed many interesting things.For example, one child asked a question, "Have there ever been a brave and handsome knight like the Marquis of Devon in other places?"

Who is the Marquis of Devon? When Alpha asked this question, the children pointed to the statue of the pool behind her. "Grandpa told me that when my parents were my age, there was a man who ruled the entire Devon River. The Marquis, whom everyone calls Lord Devon.”

Another child also nodded, "My grandma also said that when the Marquis of Devon was still here, everyone lived a happy life. Every year during the Winter Snow Festival, the Marquis would give the children malt to cook. Where are the candy bars!”…

A group of six or seven-year-old children gathered around Alpha and talked about what happened in this city decades ago. In their immature descriptions, Alpha gradually sorted out an incident that ruled this area about 20 years ago. The lord is an Ursus nobleman who built his family fortune with military merit and martial arts, and is brave and good at fighting. His title is Marquis Devon.

The lord who now rules Yansk on the Devon River is Count Rustin, who has a different surname.The city's industry began to develop after Earl Rustin came to power, and it was at that time that the children's parents left the farmland and entered the factory.

Just the words of these children cannot prove the entire face of the city, but some of the major events must have existed, although the truth of the events may not be what the children said.

The remaining information needs to be collected in a different way.It was almost noon, and the children were all called home by their parents for dinner. Alpha was going to find a place to stay, and then walked around the city in a low-key manner to see if he could discover anything.