Dark red sand covered the ground, and the cold air was still floating in the air. This was a place of darkness … but there was still some light. : …/
This was the nest of the Rockskins. Just as Lin thought, it was an underground cave.
Lin had seen them when she came in.
In the spacious cave, a large group of creatures were gathered. They did not notice the invisible pompom and were minding their own business.
Just like in the photos, they were about 1.3 to 1.6 meters tall. None of them were bigger than this, and their appearance was basically like a stone statue.
The eyes of these Rockskins were emitting a faint blue light, which was the main reason why the cave was not completely dark.
They were all very happy now. Lin could feel their emotions because each of them was playing with something. These things were all kinds of mechanical parts, small statues, metal objects, and so on.
There should be no exception. They were all stolen from that small town. These creatures seemed to be quite curious about metal objects.
And they also showed some intelligence. Lin saw that one Rockskin was piecing several parts together. It carefully assembled these parts without breaking them. In the end, it succeeded …
It assembled a small statue that was disassembled into a complete one. Then, it gently pressed a switch on the back of the statue, and the statue suddenly moved.
It did not only assemble the hands and feet of the statue, but also the small, complicated parts inside. It was able to assemble a statue that was almost completely disassembled into something that could be activated … It seemed that their intelligence was not low.
However, they did not stand and move. Instead, they crawled around. They did not wear armor and always made strange sounds. This was probably why the residents thought they were 'wild beasts'.
The pompom floated into the depths of the cave. There were hundreds of Rockskins everywhere. It was a mystery how they could reproduce in such an environment. There should be some food in the depths of the cave.
That Rockskin seemed to be special …
The pompom saw a Rockskin in front of it that was different from the rest. It was surrounded by a large group of Rockskins. They were all looking at something in the Rockskin's hand with curious expressions.
That was … the interface that Mars often used to record information. Lin saw that the Rockskin knew how to open the interface and slide its fingers on it. It was very careful not to scratch the interface with its claws.
But it seemed that the interface was not very responsive. Lin felt that it had something to do with the skin on its hand.
Lin noticed that the Rockskin was looking at the information about Ershi. It seemed to be looking at it seriously …
Could it be that they really lived in Ershi?
With that in mind, Lin let the pompom slowly fly to the Rockskin that was looking at the interface carefully. It did not notice the pompom at all … Suddenly, the pompom extended a large amount of fur and wrapped around its body.
"Ahh!" The Rockskin immediately struggled, but it lasted for about a second before it stopped moving.
The surrounding rock skins were stunned when they saw this. Then, they jumped up from the ground and pounced on the pompom, but the pompom was faster than them and flew towards the hole.
Along the way, the pompom flew past countless surprised rock skins. Before most of the rock skins could react, Lin had already grabbed a special rock skin and flew out of the cave.
Because the gravity here was very low, the pompom was able to fly quite fast while carrying something of the same size. After flying in the desert for a while, he saw that nothing was chasing after him. Lin then began to examine the rock skin's internal structure.
This structure … seemed interesting.
The Rockskin's skin was a very flexible structure. It was estimated that this structure could resist the attack of many weapons. Lin had seen the weapons used by Mars, and their bullets could not penetrate the Rockskin's skin.
This might be one of the reasons why they were difficult to deal with, but continuous attacks could cause internal damage.
But at this time, the Rockskin might have rushed to the front of the enemy.
Their muscles were much stronger than Mars', and they could move very flexibly. Lin felt that even in Ershi's gravity, they would be stronger than ordinary Ershi residents, let alone in this world. Of course, they could also penetrate Mars' armor.
Lin had seen Mars' armor, and it was much worse than the Voidfolk's. Its defense was not very strong. Based on these two points, the Rockskin was obviously a huge threat to them.
The Rockskin's skin allowed them to live in the cold environment of this world, but they needed oxygen, and the oxygen content in this world was very low … so they had other ways.
Their internal organs were very similar to Atlan and Mars'. Therefore, they also had 'lungs', but it was different from the other two. There were a lot of microbes in their 'lungs'.
These microbes were not the Rockskin's cells, but a symbiotic organism. They could mix water and some other things to create oxygen.
Although they did not create much, the Rockskin's consumption of oxygen was very small, so they could adapt to the environment here.
Lin found a lot of residue in its stomach. This seemed to be their food. Lin felt that it was a creature similar to a worm.
So, now that she understood their body structure, it was time to understand their history.
The most special thing about the Rockskin was that … Lin found that they had special memories in their minds.
These memories did not seem to be recent, but seemed to be memories from a long, long time ago. So long ago that … they still lived in Ershi.
However, this Rockskin obviously did not have that long of a lifespan. It also did not live in Ershi, so why did it have these memories?
Anyway, let's take a look first … Lin used a dreamlike method to enter its memories.
…
Under the azure sky, clouds slowly floated. Countless vehicles came and went on the wide street, and on both sides of the street, there was a large number of plants.
This appeared to be Ershi, and the Voids were the same. Their world was filled with buildings, but unlike the Voids … the air in their world was much clearer.
Although the vehicles kept spraying out large amounts of dust, the pollution level was not high enough to turn this world grey like the Voids.
Perhaps Ershi had some special treatment equipment? Although there were many plants on the street, it was clearly not enough. However, because this was a memory, there was no way to test the composition of the air.
Lin noticed that the main content of the memory was a square by the street. A large number of Ershi residents were gathered in the square. These residents did not wear respirators on their faces. They were all looking at a high platform in the middle of the square.
There were many Ershi residents standing on the platform. They stood neatly together, looking down at the residents gathered in the square with a look of superiority.
Although there was no emotion here, Lin felt that these people on the platform were very proud.
"Good! Now let's welcome the president! "
Following a loud and clear voice, Lin noticed a creature wearing mainly black clothes standing in front of her. It seemed to be the character called 'President'.
"I am honoured to announce … to the people of the world!" While the president was speaking, the group of people below were holding all kinds of cameras and taking pictures crazily.
Lin noticed that these devices were similar to the ones used by the Voids. As expected, the Voids were taught by Atlan, and these Ershi Min people had a deep connection with Atlan.
"With the research of our newest biotechnologists, our company's plan has been achieved!"
They were speaking the language of the Mars community, so Lin could understand.
"Now, we have successfully found the first batch of suitable individuals!" The president looked behind him. Behind him stood 10 … females and males. There were 5 on each side, a rather even distribution.
"They are the 'ability users' who have been modified by the 'Hero Project'!" The president said loudly, "Each of them can unleash strength that is far beyond ordinary, and their bodies can also defend against ordinary bullets! They also have many special abilities! "
"Now, with their protection, our city will be safer, and the crime rate will plummet! Because the criminals will find them very hard to deal with! "
"Umm …" While the president was excitedly introducing them, someone who looked like a 'reporter' asked, "Won't there be criminals among these 'ability users'? If they … "
"You're saying we are criminals?" A male ability user on the platform seemed to be angered. He walked over to the reporter and said, "If you say that again, I will …"
"You will commit a crime?" The reporter was not to be outdone.
"No, I will use legal means to deal with scum like you who suspect and slander us. Do you know how much pain we have suffered …"
"That's enough!" At this time, the president said, "Stop messing around. We can promise that there will not be any criminals among the ability users. They will always be the ones who solve crimes. Moreover, they have another important mission, and that is … to explore this void!"
"You should know that our bodies cannot live in the Void without wearing a bunch of protective suits or whatnot. It is the same even on 'Mars' which is most likely to have living creatures, but there is a chance for ability users to live there … If that possibility is realized, our movements in the Void would become much easier in the future! They represent our … future! "
"I still have a question! Me too! May I ask … "
Then, the group of reporters and the president chatted for a long time. However, Lin realized that this memory was a bit blurry. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but it probably wasn't important information.
What's important is what's coming next … (To be continued)
PS: Thank you ~ Long Xiangyu ~ for the 10000 tip!!!
Thank you ~ Dusk
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