blogombal Chapter 360 The Crashed Warship
Chapter 360 The Crashed Warship
Chapter 360 The Crashed Warship
Honestly, when Tang Zijun learned that this place actually had radiation, he was completely shocked.
Although he didn't know what "black solar radiation" was, he was very familiar with the word radiation, and anything related to this word often represented negative effects.
Of course, Tang Zijun's biggest worry wasn't himself. That radiation thing sounded quite scary, but since he got the belt, he had been adventuring for so many years and had never been affected by any abnormal environment.
If you really want to put it that way, Tang Zijun herself is a huge source of radiation, carrying the powerful "radiation" of the Reverse World from head to toe, although the main function of this radiation is to help others unlock the permissions of the Reverse Channel.
But Grilando is different. This young lady is a resident of the dream world. Although she is "honored" as a mercenary, her combat power is basically that of an ordinary person. Tang Zijun really can't guarantee that such an ordinary person can withstand the radiation of this unknown world.
Tang Zijun's gaze swept over Gloriand's face, and she asked in a low voice, "Um, you don't feel uncomfortable anywhere, do you?"
"No." Gloriam, who had been carefully keeping watch, afraid the two figures in the distance would escape her sight, paused for a moment upon hearing Tang Zijun's words. "Why do you ask?"
"It's nothing, I was just asking. I was just worried that this unfamiliar environment might have some impact on you." Tang Zijun knew that Gloria didn't have her own hearing and couldn't hear what the other person was saying, so she just gave a casual explanation.
"Don't worry, my lord. As a mercenary, and one operating in the context of the War of the Gods, I've experienced even more dangerous situations. Besides, I have the blessing of the Ice Goddess." Gloland smiled confidently.
Tang Zijun opened his mouth, wanting to complain but unable to say anything. In the end, he could only whisper, "Um, just to be on the safe side, if you feel unwell, be sure to tell me immediately."
"Yes." Gloria knew that Tang Zijun was concerned about her, so she agreed very readily.
At that moment, the two figures made another move, and Tang Zijun quickly looked over.
The older woman seemed to have discovered something. She quickly stepped forward and began rummaging through a pile of metal junk.
The stuttering little girl noticed this too, and she quickly went over. Then she saw the woman drag a human skeleton out of a pile of garbage.
"Aha!" The woman showed no fear whatsoever; instead, her tone was filled with surprise. She twisted off the human skeleton's arm and examined it closely.
The skeleton must have been dried for a long time, and the arm bones were somewhat white. However, the arm area did not seem to be entirely bone, as there was some kind of reflection.
It was only at this moment that Tang Zijun was surprised to discover that the skeletal arm, from the elbow to the palm, was actually a prosthetic made of a white metal.
"Good stuff, good stuff. This should be from XIS-055. I remember when it first came out, it was incredibly rare and expensive. Even now, it can fetch a good price on the black market."
As she spoke, the woman turned around and said, "See this? This is the treasure we need. Although we are scavengers, we don't collect just any trash. What are you going to do with those things you had before...?"
The little girl clasped her hands together, squatting beside the skeleton. Hearing the woman's voice, she raised her head. "I...I'm...praying...for him...Grandma...said...this...can...comfort...the...spirit!"
Upon hearing this, the woman stood frozen in place for a full five seconds.
Then she shook her head slightly. "I'm really fed up with you. How many times do I have to tell you? There's no such thing as a 'ghost' in this world. The concept of the soul was solved a hundred years ago. After a person dies, nothing remains; they leave nothing behind. Understand?"
"But...but...Grandma said..."
"Don't mention any grandma! That's not your grandma at all, she's just a crazy old woman, understand?" The woman rudely interrupted the little girl, then shoved the prosthetic leg into her hand. "Keep this safe. With this, our lives will be much better from now on."
"Oh...I...I understand..." The little girl carefully placed the prosthetic leg into her old leather bag, but her eyes remained fixed on the weathered remains on the ground.
"Don't bother with him. This guy isn't worth our time. He looks like another scavenger who came here before. His only value is to make us rich."
The woman casually kicked the corpse aside, then turned back to look at the little girl seriously.
"If you don't want to end up like this guy, you'd better follow me obediently and obey all my orders, understand?"
"I...I understand..."
Scavengers, mecha, and the conquered themes of the soul...
Listening to the conversation between the two people in the distance, Tang Zijun frowned slightly.
Although he knew this world seemed strange, Tang Zijun never expected it to be this strange. Even he was completely baffled by the technical terms that the two people occasionally used.
Now he understands Grelando's feelings a little better. Faced with a world where the technology is clearly beyond reality, Tang Zijun feels that his knowledge is seriously insufficient.
However, this post-apocalyptic sci-fi style reminded Tang Zijun of several encounters she had recently had.
Could this be... the legendary "virtual world"?
Tang Zijun was startled by his own guess, but the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
There was absolutely no way she could have come here for no reason. She was pulled into the dream world before because of Xiaobai's strange enlightenment ritual, and she was able to enter the dream world because of the belt's properties. Now that she was here, Tang Zijun felt that there must be some hidden reason behind it.
The people he had met were mostly not from this place, so the only possible source was the virtual world of the internet that had never appeared.
Just as Tang Zijun was pondering, the woman led the little girl toward the wreckage of the spaceship again, and soon arrived at the broken door of the spaceship.
"My lady, it looks like they're about to go in," Grilando reminded her from the side.
"I saw it." Tang Zijun nodded. "It looks like they came here to retrieve something. There should be quite a few valuable items here, and there should be even more inside that spaceship."
At first, Grelando didn't take it seriously, but when she heard the second half of Tang Zijun's sentence, she became visibly excited, feeling as if her mercenary spirit was burning brightly.
"Should we move closer?"
Seeing how eager Gloriand was to try, Tang Zijun knew that she was itching to join in after seeing the other person touching the treasure. After all, in the dream world, treasure hunting and looting were the mercenaries' specialty.
However, Tang Zijun did not raise any objections. He did want to get closer because although he could hear the other party's conversation, he could not see their appearance clearly.
"Stay close to me and be careful."
"Don't worry, sir, my stealth skills are top-notch."
As Tang Zijun and Gloriand slowly approached the crash site of the spaceship, the woman and the little girl in the distance were trying to open the spaceship's door.
The older woman was pressed against the door, her back to Tang Zijun, so Tang Zijun didn't know what she was doing. However, as she moved forward, he could hear the beeping of the door buttons.
"...Sister...sister...can this...be opened...?" the little girl stammered, leaning forward.
"It should be possible. Judging from the model, this is an Allied ship. I preserved a lot of their data after the Allies were destroyed. Give me some time and I can decipher the code on this thing." The woman didn't even turn her head.
"But...but...why...is this...sequence...ship...here...?"
"Who knows? Talk to me, don't bother me. Do you know how precious this sequence ship is? These things are extremely expensive to build, so there aren't many to begin with. And they were completely wiped out in the first battle with the AI, leaving very few survivors. But this sequence ship not only didn't disintegrate during the crash, but it's also remarkably well-preserved. If there are any Star Era artifacts inside, we'll be rich!"
"Sister...sister...I...still feel...something's not right..." The little girl looked around curiously, her brows furrowed tightly.
Upon hearing this, the woman slowed down her decoding. She turned her head slightly to look at the little girl, and then looked at the door in front of her.
After hesitating for a moment, she whispered, "Here's what we'll do: you take what you've already collected and leave. I'll open the gate, go in and take a look, and then I'll come find you."
"I...no, I...I'm...waiting here...for...sister..." the little girl said earnestly.
The woman looked down at the little girl, her expression hidden behind her goggles and scarf, making it impossible to discern her thoughts.
"Never mind, it's fine if you stay. You can help me move my things later." After pondering for a moment, she turned around again and focused her attention on deciphering the door.
"Your concerns are valid. This is a restricted area after all. Scavengers from the Reyar Frontier rarely come to such remote places. We've been out for so long, it's time to go back and rest."
As she was speaking, a blue light suddenly burst forth as her fingertips tapped the square buttons, spreading out along the cracks in the door and sweeping across the metal surface of the warship through the patterns.
"All done!" the woman snapped her fingers.
"Sister...Sister is so...amazing!" the little girl cheered immediately, clapping her hands repeatedly.
However, at that moment, the woman's excited body suddenly froze on the spot, as if she had sensed something unusual.
The little girl hadn't quite grasped what was happening yet; she was still clapping, a sweet smile on her face, genuinely happy for her older sister.
The next second, the woman suddenly patted the two white devices on her waist, and instantly, two gun barrels as thick as thighs shot out, aiming straight at the little girl's smiling face.
boom!