Chapter 14: The Great Tribulation
He can't be tricked into a big hole, right?
Chen Bing stubbornly followed Millie into the gate of the Clear Sky Design Office.
Behind the door was a spacious hall, Chen Bing glanced at it and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Around the hall, there are a series of complex but neat mechanical design drawings, under which the design drawings also note the awards and achievements won by the design drawings, which are all produced by Clear Sky Design, and from the perspective of the time of the work, Clear Sky Design has been established for at least thirty or forty years.
How could such a mechanical design institute be mixed up to the point of being forced to dissolve because of the insufficient number of members?
Chen Bing felt strange in his heart.
"Welcome, I'm Gna, the director of the design institute. At present, there are no other problems in the design institute except for the lack of personnel, so you don't have to worry about anything, just enjoy the research and design of machinery. Because of the small staff, there are a large number of studios in the design office, and you can choose one you like to use until you want to move out on your own. ”
An old man in cloth in his fifties walked out of the office on the side and said to Chen Bing with a smile.
As for the problem that Chen Bing was worried about, the old man was not taboo.
"Mr. Gerner, the Clear Sky Design Institute doesn't look bad, I wonder why we ended up in a situation where we don't have enough members?"
Although Gna told Chen Bing not to worry, Chen Bing still wanted to understand the reason.
"The reason is not complicated, it is because the strength of the design institute is getting weaker and weaker year by year, and we are ranked last among all the design institutes of Clear Sky Design. According to the rules set by the mechs, we can't go to the area where the adventurer descends to recruit people, which is already occupied by the top-ranked designs, and it is not easy for us to recruit people, and it is basically a matter of luck. ”
Gna replied with a sigh.
"It's just that the mechanical clan is so unfair, if it weren't for that, with the name of our Clear Sky Design Institute, it would be easy to recruit more people!"
Millie shouted indignantly.
"The rules are like this, and I can only blame them for my poor management. Millie, I've worked hard for you this time. ”
Gnar shook his head, then smiled and complimented Millie, who listened and smiled beautifully.
"I see, I understand that I will continue to act as a member of Clear Sky Design Institute. In addition, Director Gna, I just arrived in Future City, and I have a lot of things to know, I wonder if you can tell me some relevant information? ”
Chen Bing nodded, and then asked again.
Chen Bing has a lot of questions about the future city, but he has never been able to find the right person to ask, and Gna is undoubtedly a very suitable person.
"Of course, you can come into my office and I'll tell you what I know."
Director Griffa glanced at Chen Bing, then nodded in agreement.
"Director Gna, I want to know, in this world, is there really only one city in the future? I've been in the Future City for half a day, and along the way, I found that there are only a few human beings, and how many people are there in the Future City? ”
Chen Bing entered the office on the side, and after sitting down, he asked two questions in a row.
"As far as I know, there is indeed only one city in the future. Of course, before the cataclysm, the number of cities would not be countable, but after the cataclysm, all the cities on the ground were destroyed, and the automati established the future city. ”
A look of remembrance flashed in Gna's eyes, and after a soft sigh, he replied.
"The Great Tribulation?"
Chen Bing asked strangely, no one had ever mentioned the word catastrophe in the information he had found.
"Well, that must have been hundreds or thousands of years ago, and I don't know the specifics. At that time, both the ground and the human world were extremely prosperous, but a great catastrophe swept through the surface world, turning the entire world into ruins, and a large number of humans died in the disaster. I haven't heard anyone talk about it, but I know that there is such a disaster. ”
"After the catastrophe, if it weren't for the establishment of the Future City by the Automaton, the humans in this area would have been extinct long ago. You see very few humans, that's normal, and there will be fewer and fewer humans alive in the city in the future. Although the catastrophe has passed, the impact has always existed, and from time to time young people will lose their fertility, unless cloning technology is used, it is only a matter of time before humans become extinct in future cities. However, among the core rules that the automates must abide by, there are rules that strictly prohibit human cloning, and although the automates have cloning technology in their hands, they cannot be used by us humans. ”
Gna explained to Chen Bing.
"The Great Tribulation...... In fact, I went to the ruins area of the ground today, and saw the mechanical flying machines flying back from the wilderness, if there were no other cities, where would these mechanical flying machines go, and what would they do? ”
Chen Bing continued to ask.
"Well, the city is gone, but there may still be living human settlements in some unknown areas. The mechanical flying machines are used to search for humans who have survived the catastrophe in those unknown areas, and it is said that every few years, the mechanical people can find some living wild people. Of course, this is not an easy task, because of the impact of the cataclysm, even the mechanical people cannot fly in the sky at will and explore in the wild at will. Under the influence of the cataclysm, many mutated machines will turn into powerful monsters that attack all outsiders. ”
Gna said again.
Chen Bing frowned when he heard this.
If what Gnar said is true, then among the tasks issued by the automaton to the player, there should also be a task to find living people in the wild, and the reward for completing this task will not be low.
But in fact, as far as Chen Bing knows, among the tasks that players of mecha mercenaries can receive, there is no similar task, and the biggest task is to explore the unknown area.
In the materials that Chen Bing found in the library, there was no mention of the task of finding people.
Gna didn't, and there was no need to lie to him, there was only one explanation, the automatons had deceived the humans in the future city.
Thinking of Otillette and Lex, Chen Bing had a good reason to lie about the task of the Mechmen.
This game is not only a city in the future city, but also a flying machine in the future city, and it is not just about finding people in the wild.
However, it was just a guess, Chen Bing didn't say anything to Gnardo, and if he did, Griffa wouldn't care.
Chen Bing then asked Gna some more questions, and then walked out of the office.
Walking out of the office, Chen Bing noticed that this guy Qiuqiu did not follow him into Gna's office, but stayed in the hall outside, staring at the mechanical design drawings hanging on the wall.
When Chen Bing came out, Qiuqiu's eyes were constantly flashing red, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Seeing Chen Bing coming out, Qiuqiu hurriedly slid to Chen Bing's feet. (https:)
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