"They're all abnormal, they've all gone mad. Can you understand? They were originally willing to risk their lives for their companions, but now, they've all become like this"
At a certain location in the central square of Atlan Void City, Rosalie was currently with Lin's mechanical octopus.
Not too long ago, Rosalie met her former scavenger companions, and these companions were naturally the same as the other Atlan.
They were emotionless and showed no emotions towards Rosalie's return, the only thing they cared about was Rosalie's abilities.
Because they heard that Rosalie used to be a very powerful scavenger, this group of companions wanted her to join them, but she had to undergo an ability test first. If she didn't have her previous abilities, they wouldn't need Rosalie.
Rosalie couldn't accept their request, so she rejected them. However, the leader of this group of Atlan stated that it had the right to force Rosalie to join them due to the current legal settings. It stated that Rosalie would have to undergo the test after around 3000 seconds, otherwise, it would be considered a violation of the law.
Lin realized that the Atlans here seemed to be using every possibility to increase the benefits they could obtain. They had no sentiments or feelings to speak of.
This caused Rosalie to feel that she shouldn't stay here any longer, so she was hesitant.
Lin wanted to know the reason for their change. Normally, it would be the fastest to capture an Atlan and examine them, but it was very difficult for the mechanical octopus to examine them without being discovered.
"I will investigate the reason for this situation" After telling Rosalie that, the mechanical octopus began to head in another direction. Rosalie immediately called out: "Wait, I also want to investigate"
"It's best that you leave this place" Lin told her: "If they were affected by a virus or parasite, then this phenomenon might be contagious"
"I'm not afraid" Rosalie said: "I'm wearing armor, so I'll be fine. I want to know why they became like this, I want to investigate"
"But where should we investigate?" Rosalie asked: "This place has changed too much, many of the facilities here didn't even exist before. For example, we used to share all the equipment, items, food, and so on. There was no such thing as buying or selling "
"Do you know where the leader is?" Lin asked.
"Leader," Rosarie said, "I know where it used to live, but it must have changed now. The entire space here has changed a lot."
"Rosalie"
At this moment, a voice sounded. The voice came from Atlan, one of Rosalie's teammates. The captain said, "It's time. You can go for the test. If you refuse to go, I'll execute you according to the law."
"Are you really going to do this?" Rosalie turned to look at the captain. Its expression under the helmet was full of anger.
"You refused to provide us with your ability, so I had to use this method to get you to provide it." The captain said, "If your skills are the same as before, we will definitely not give up this opportunity. I have to use all means to strengthen my team."
"Alright." Luo Shali looked at the captain for a while, and then she agreed. "But I may not be as strong as before."
"We'll have to conduct a test to know." The captain said, "Don't even think about hiding your abilities. You can be discovered during the test. If you hide your abilities and don't use your full strength, it's also a crime."
"Yes." Rosalie didn't say anything and left with them. But before it left, it poked the helmet.
Thus, the mechanical octopus's communicator also received a signal.
This signal is a map of what this place used to be.
So that's what it was. It has indeed changed a lot.
After looking at the map, Lin found that the original Void City didn't have a large square like this. It was basically made up of a large number of living quarters, restaurants, and storage rooms.
The largest of these rooms was only a bit over 10 meters in length and width, but they were actually quite close in size. Most of the rooms were connected by passages that were only 2 meters wide. It felt like a small, enclosed environment.
And this place, Lin felt like it had been built up to be as lively as a city. The only difference was that it lacked the emotions of a creature with a personality.
Right now, Lin wanted to take a look at the leader's place. She wasn't sure if a mutated creature like the mechanical octopus would be able to go there. In short, she wanted to run around and see where she could go.
On the map, the leader's room was at the center of Void City. Although this place had changed a lot, she could still calculate it based on this map. Atlan knew how to modify Void City, so the leader's room should be there.
Lin looked into the distance. Under the wall at the corner of this square, there was an entrance to a passage. In fact, there were many passages under the walls of this square, and many Atlan were going in and out of them.
However, there were no Atlan going in or out of that passage. There was only an Atlan who looked like a guard standing there, so Lin walked towards that passage.
"What is this place? Can I go in?"
Lin asked the guard Atlan. The guard then replied: "This passage leads to the old district. There are no rules that prohibit mutated creatures from entering, so you may enter"
"Old district?" Lin asked doubtfully: "What kind of place is this?"
"If you wish to receive a more detailed reply, please pay the fee" the guard said: "10 Void Coins, and I will explain the situation here to you"
The mechanical octopus raised its tentacle and placed 10 Void Coins on its hand.
Void Coins were the currency used in this place. They were made from a type of metal, and Lin had obtained these coins when she was moving through Atlan's group. Because moving in this place, having some coins was better.
"This passage leads to an area that hasn't been modified yet" Atlan said: "There are residences and other spaces left behind from the old era here"
"If you wish to know more, please pay the fee"
"…" Lin did not continue to pay the fee. Instead, she walked straight in.
After the mechanical octopus entered the passage, Lin found that this place was indeed very old. The walls of the passage hadn't been maintained for a very long time.
Furthermore, the passage was very wide, just like what Lin had seen on the map. This place was most likely where Rosalie used to live before she left.
At this point, Lin walked past a room. The door of this room was wide open, and there were scattered pieces of furniture inside. After taking a closer look, this place was very similar to Rosalie's room, both in terms of size and furniture, except that there were no small statues here.
However, there was a sign on the ground, which read: [Taking anything from this place is illegal.]
Lin ignored the sign and went inside. After looking around, Lin found the remote control for the video screen. She looked around and saw the remote control for the video screen.
Taking the remote control and turning on the screen, Lin saw nothing but darkness.
Normally, this kind of video screen was used for entertainment. The Atlan here didn't have their usual emotions, so there was no need for entertainment.
However, they were still pursuing many things, such as more resources, a higher status, and so on. Lin had already noticed this while listening to the conversations of the Atlan here.
It could be said that they were now pursuing only one thing, and that was to become stronger.
The main thing was to become stronger than their peers.
Therefore, they didn't do unnecessary things like watching movies, but instead moved around all day long. But then, what was the meaning of this video screen?
Lin could also click on a screen showing a gravity sphere here. This screen was indeed very special, perhaps it was related to their current state.
With that in mind, Lin continued to click on it.
[This one.]
When Lin clicked on the next screen, it wasn't darkness that appeared, but a constantly flickering white light that disappeared after about 10 seconds.
Bang! At this time, the door of the room automatically closed, and an Atlan's face appeared on the screen.
"I don't care who you are. If you see this screen, it means that you're not in cahoots with those lunatics. So, let me introduce myself here. I'm the leader of this place. If no one is watching, just pretend that I'm talking to myself."
This Atlan was the leader. Lin noticed that this Atlan had a haggard appearance, as if it hadn't been resting or eating well.
"Those lunatics outside have completely lost their emotions, and this was mainly caused by me."
"This was a long time ago. I remember that it was a strange creature that came to our place."
"At the time, we were still normal, and we all had emotions. But one time, a scavenger team brought back a certain creature. The creature was very small, but it understood our language and could communicate with us."
"It told us that their group was living nearby. Although I was very suspicious at the time, it said that it had a lot of useful resources that it could trade with us. Because we were indeed lacking resources at the time, we agreed to trade with them."
"After the initial trade, we obtained many things, and they also asked for things that we didn't need. Because of this, we quickly established a deeper relationship with them and frequently traded with them."
"But later on, we discovered that these creatures had some sort of sinister goal. They had always been in contact with us in order to understand us and control our thoughts."
"They have a special way of controlling us, and we are powerless against them." To be continued.
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