"I didn't think you'd come back …"
The voice was emotionless, and the source of the voice was an Atlan.
"You …"
Both Lin and Rosalie looked at the Atlan. It had suddenly appeared in front of them, rising up from the ground. ● Shing.
Indeed, a hole opened up in the ground, and it emerged from the hole. The Atlan was not wearing any armor, but rather soft clothes.
"Since you're back, then go back to your room. It's been empty all this time, no one has ever lived there."
After saying that, the Atlan turned around and walked deeper into the passage.
"That …" Rosalie quickly chased after it. She wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a bit, she decided against it.
Atlan didn't care about it. Instead, he walked forward with quick steps.
"It's … very strange." Rosalie put on her helmet again and spoke to Lin through the communication channel.
"Do you recognize it?" Rin asked Rosalie. The Atlan would not be able to hear the message.
"No, but it seems to know me, and it …" While Rosalie was speaking, the Atlan in front of her said, "We're here."
"We're here?" Rosalie looked behind her and said, "We've only walked such a short distance …"
"…" The Atlan did not say anything. Instead, it touched the wall to its left and a door opened.
It felt like the door to the captors' rooms. After opening the door, the Atlan said, "If you need anything, use the communication tool in the room." After that, it continued to walk deeper into the passage.
"Wait!" Rosalie immediately said, "My room isn't here …"
"This is your room." The Atlan replied without turning around.
"This …" Rosalie did not continue to pay attention to it, because it stood in front of the room, stunned. After a few seconds, it walked into the room.
Lin also went to the room to take a look. The room was a square space with a length, width, and height of about 10 meters. There were various kinds of furniture that fit the Atlan's body. The surrounding walls were made of dark green metal, and on one of the walls were many … pictures. Most of them were pictures of a group of Atlan huddled together.
Lin also noticed that on a table beside the bed, there were many figurines with oversized eyes. They were quite similar to the ones Lin saw on Mars. As expected, the Atlan here were related to Ershi's group. At least, they had the same hobby.
There was also a pile of equipment in a corner. There were armors and weapons, and there was quite a variety of them.
"This is my room …" Rosalie looked around and said, "Everything here is the same as when I left. Nothing has changed … "
"But the room's's's's location. This room was originally very … inside. Why is it so close to the exit?" Rosalie said, "And that guy just now was very strange … It seems like a lot of things have happened here."
"Open it up and take a look." Lin pointed at a screen on the side of the room with a tentacle.
"…" Rosalie looked at the screen. Then, she picked up something from the table and pressed it. An image appeared on the screen.
'Crackle!'
But there was only darkness in the screen, and there was a sound like lightning echoing in it.
"Strange …" Rosalie clicked a few more times. The screen flashed a few times, but nothing was shown. After Rosalie clicked ten times, an image finally appeared on the screen.
This scene … was the appearance of a Tumbler.
This Tumbler was the gravitational sphere here.
But there were no ruins or wreckage around it. It was just there alone.
After looking at it for a while, the image did not change. Lin did not know what special meaning this image had.
Rosalie clicked a few more times. After the test, both Lin and Rosalie found that other than the image of the Tumbler, nothing else would be shown here.
Something must have happened to this Void City while Rosalie was away. Perhaps the residents here were mentally abnormal or something.
But they should still be alive, at least that was what Lin thought.
"What should I do now?" Rosalie looked at the figurines on the table and said, "Why is this place so strange …"
"You can study the situation here," Lin said, "and find out what happened here."
"This is my home … I didn't expect to come back because …" As Rosalie spoke, she showed a rather sad emotion. She lay on her bed and went into a state called crying.
It seemed that this emotion might last for a long time. After all, she was very excited when she came back. But when she came here, she found that this place had become quite strange. As long as it was a creature with a normal personality, there would be a huge change in emotion.
In that case, Lin decided to explore it herself. The mechanical octopus did not show any special reaction when it saw Lin. This might mean that they did not care about Lin here. Perhaps Lin would be able to move around freely here.
With that in mind, Lin took another look at Rosalie's room. She had a feeling that some other Atlan might have moved the furniture into this room, or this room was originally a movable space. After confirming that there was nothing out of the ordinary, the mechanical octopus walked out of the room under Lin's control.
She went to the corridor outside. Lin checked the air in the corridor and found that it contained gases suitable for Atlan life, but the amount of waste gas was a bit high.
In other words, the environment here was similar to the Voidman Mother Sphere, but it was not to the point where breathing apparatus was necessary.
After checking the composition of the air, Lin walked towards the direction where the Atlan moved. There was a gravitational system here, but it did not fully simulate the gravitational force of Ershi, where the Atlan originated from. They would be half as heavy here as they were in Ershi.
After walking for a while, Lin arrived at the end of the corridor. There was a door here, and an Atlan was standing next to the door.
It was the Atlan that led the way earlier. It was holding a weapon in its hand, and the weapon was engraved with the name '3-A Extreme Freeze Gun'.
"Can I go in?" Lin looked at it and pointed at the door behind it.
"Are you the companion that Rosalie brought back?" the Atlan spoke without any emotion. "Please tell me your purpose and origin."
Lin wanted to see what kind of memories it had, but she decided not to do so for now. Lin then told it about the 'origin' of the mechanical octopus and some things about its captor.
However, it was all a simple explanation. She only told it that Rosalie and the mechanical octopus had been living with their captor for a period of time, and the mechanical octopus' purpose was to observe and study them.
"Very well, you've gained temporary trust." the Atlan did not ask too much. It simply said, "You may visit this place."
After that, it retreated to the side and tapped on the door slightly. The door slowly opened.
"We will always be on guard, so you must not do anything threatening." After saying that, it stood still beside the door.
Lin, on the other hand, entered the door.
Behind the door, Lin saw a vast space. The place looked like a square or something. A large number of Atlan were walking back and forth on the metallic ground.
There were a lot of them. The moment Lin entered, most of the Atlan turned their heads to look at her. However, they only looked at her for a few seconds before turning back to continue with their business.
They did not seem to be surprised by Lin. So, Lin walked into their midst.
Because most of the Atlan were not wearing armor, Lin could directly hear their conversation. There were many shops and restaurants around the square. Lin approached one of the restaurants.
The restaurant was like this. In the middle of the restaurant was a disc-shaped hut. Several Atlan were standing inside the hut, selling food. There were many square benches around the hut. The Atlan were eating on the benches.
Lin noticed the expressions on the Atlan's faces … Although the food they ate was different, no matter what they ate, they did not show any expression.
"This thing doesn't have enough nutrients. It lacks too many ingredients. I won't choose this food in the future."
"Mine is full of nutrients. I'll use it as a special food in the future."
"This food is mixed with impurities. It will cause damage to the esophagus. I want to ask for compensation."
Most of their conversations were like this. There were no emotions. They were basically evaluating the quality of the food.
Of course, it was not about whether the food was delicious or not. Rather, it was about whether the food was nutritious or not. In truth, this was quite strange. Most of the creatures Lin had met so far cared about whether the food was delicious or not. They cared more about it than they cared about nutrients.
"This food is mixed with sharp impurities. I want compensation at a reasonable price."
Lin saw an Atlan walk up to the … shop assistant who was selling the food.
"Please show me the results of your medical examination and microscopic impurities test to prove that your request is substantiated," the shop assistant replied emotionlessly.
The Atlan did not show any change in its expression either. It simply took the food and left. Lin saw that it was indeed heading to a nearby medical center … it should be there for an examination.
It would appear that they were quite fun to play with. These Atlan did not seem to have any emotions. They were like a bunch of … machines.
But, strangely enough, they did not completely trust their own kind. Otherwise, the shop assistant would not have asked them to show evidence. (To be continued.)
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