Time, April 11, 135 A.D.

After the coffin board was lifted, Li Shaoan sat up abruptly and took a deep breath.

The people around him were startled, thinking that it was really a corpse, but looking at the hot breath on his mouth, they reacted again.

"Ouch! There are really people who haven't died. ”

Li Shaoan slowed down, and then followed the prestige, it was the person who responded to him before.

But when he looked closely, Li Shaoan was startled.

I saw that half of this person's head was made of metal, and there was a lot of metal armor embedded in his body, so he looked like a terminator.

'What's going on?' Am I still in Unreal Space? Li Shaoan looked dazed.

At this time, a person behind him said: "It doesn't matter if someone is alive, we are short of manpower now, hurry up, help him up and go to the doctor to see." ”

Li Shaoan turned his head and saw a thin figure scanning his whole body with a pair of eyes like laser lights.

The place that had been scanned by the scarlet laser seemed to suddenly become transparent.

Li Shaoan was completely confused, what the hell is going on?

……

It took about 10 minutes to return to the camp from the cemetery.

The car is also a hovering car without wheels......

After getting out of the car and entering the camp, Li Shaoan was even more stupid...... The camp in front of him was not a bunch of tents crammed together, as he had imagined, but a steel town.

Giant spider-like machines over ten meters tall walked through the town, and the ground trembled, but the inhabitants were not surprised.

The inhabitants on both sides of the road have more or less modified metal prostheses on their bodies.

Although Li Shao'an was full of doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to ask more, because when he got into the car, he saw his appearance at this moment from the mirror on the side.

It was a thin, bloodless face, but thankfully there were no signs of metal.

It's just that...... The guest once said to Li Shao'an...... "As long as you find the mirror, you can wake up from the illusory space." This was not fulfilled.

'Do you say...... Am I not in Unreal Space? Li Shaoan looked at the various flying machines flying in the sky stupidly, and his heart was full of uneasiness.

The little man who brought him back couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Shaoan's blank look: "What's wrong?" Died once and didn't even know your home? ”

Li Shao'an was inspired when he heard this, and scratched his head in a daze: "I think it's quite familiar...... But I can't remember it at all......"

Hearing this, the little man scanned Li Shaoan's brain with his eyes again, and then held his chin and said, "emmmm...... It's a bit wrong with your head, but don't worry, the doctor has a backup of your memory, just let the doctor restore it for you then. ”

As he spoke, he led Li Shaoan to the building in the center of the camp.

Li Shao'an followed behind, muttering in his heart: 'Memory backup? How do you say it's like a computer redoing the system? ’

Just thinking about it, Li Shaoan suddenly realized a key point that he didn't care about before.

That's time.

And at the moment when this thought appeared, a set of time codes appeared in front of Li Shaoan's eyes.

"The current time is 5:21:37 p.m., April 11, 135 A.D."

Anchoch calendar?!

Li Shaoan looked dazed.

The little man saw that Li Shaoan was walking very slowly, and said impatiently: "Hurry up, after tinkering with your body, we still have to go on a mission at night!" ”

Li Shaoan was stunned again: "Task? ”

……

The building in the center of the camp is about 30 meters high, but it has only two floors.

However, this strange design is to facilitate the entry and exit and repair of various giant mechanical creations.

The doctor that the little man brought Li Shao'an to see was not the doctor in a white coat that Li Shao'an remembered, but a young man who was placed in a giant sleeping pod like a capsule.

His eyes were closed, his body floating in a pale blue liquid, and behind him was a giant machine with thousands of mechanical arms.

Li Shaoan has only seen such a scene in science fiction movies, but he didn't expect to experience it himself.

After the little man brought Li Shaoan here, he explained: "I'll go and talk to your family first, and when your side is over, just go to the No. 6 assembly area to find me." ”

Family? Do I still have family in this world?

Li Shaoan is really a big head now, and he is completely confused.

The door closed, and a voice appeared in Li Shaoan's mind: "Please take a seat." ”

At the same time as the voice appeared, something resembling a massage chair rose up in the clearing.

Li Shaoan hesitated a little, but finally chose to sit on it.

As he lay down, the chair began to adapt to his body and eventually formed a perfect enveloping structure.

Like Li Shao'an, who was stuck in the quagmire, he didn't feel nervous and afraid, and the inexplicable comfort made him forget his situation at this moment for a while.

"Please relax, Philim, so that I can complete the repair of your body as soon as possible."

Philim? Li Shaoan was at a loss: 'Is my name in this world Philim? ’

As soon as the idea came to mind, a set of error codes poured into the matrix of the fix core.

The doctor's eyes slowly opened, and he looked at Philim, who was lying in a chair with his back to him, his eyes full of doubt.

But only for a moment.

Li Shao'an has received professional training in the military region, and he can quickly calm down and relax himself in an extremely harsh environment, so that he can effectively rest and recuperate.

So, just took a deep breath, Li Shaoan's body and mind

They all relaxed.

After feeling that the consciousness body was already in a peaceful state, the doctor also closed his eyes, after all, abyssal memory repair is a very delicate work.

……

Unconsciously, Li Shaoan fell asleep, or rather...... He began to have a long, long dream......

In his dreams, the constant fragments deepened his impression of this named Philim......

There are happy and ambitious ...... There are also painful ...... ...... about wars and disasters

……

The entire repair process lasts an hour.

Wait until the doctor wakes up Li Shao'an.

The blankness on Li Shaoan's face has disappeared.

At this moment, it is neither Li Shao'an nor Philim, but a completely new existence.

The interaction of the two memories does not appear to be expulsive, but deeply united into one.

Maybe he is still Li Shao'an, because he clearly remembers everything he has experienced, and his subconscious tells him that he does not belong here, and he still has an unfinished mission.

But at the same time, he clearly felt the sense of responsibility as Philim.

Born into a wealthy family and making his fortune in tobacco with his brilliant mind, he lost everything in the war...... Originally, he wanted to end his life, but he met this group of people, and this group of free people who called themselves "scavengers" gave him a new beginning.

Here, Philim is no longer a businessman, but a soldier, a pioneer, and a father of two children.

He has family, status, and responsibilities.

The only thing that sets Philim apart from the people here is that he still looks forward to returning to the dome in the bottom of his heart.

……

[Note: Philim in the following sections represents Philim and Lee Shawan.] ]

After the memory fusion was completed, Philim came to the sixth assembly platform with ease.

Here, a large number of brand new goods are waiting to be shipped.

The little man is no stranger to Philim either.

His name is Oakm, and he is the cousin of Philim's now wife, and the head of the cargo transportation line.

However, this position was supposed to belong to Philim, but Philim didn't want to take on such a big responsibility in order to earn a few hundred more sain, so he pushed it to Oakm.

For this, Philim's wife Olisa also complained about him, but Philim still insisted on her opinion.

Seeing Oakm, Philim walked over with a smile and said, "How is it, how is Olisa in her mood now?" ”

Oakm glanced at his irresponsible brother-in-law and said, "Your life and death are so deadly, if it weren't for Saiya to stop her, she would definitely come here to see you!" ”

Philim smiled, moved his hands and sighed, "I didn't expect that I would survive such a serious injury." ”

Oakham walked over and checked Philim's body and said, "Yes, you're really fateful." ”

Philim: "Alright, let's get down to business, I can't wait to go home and see my wife and children." ”

Oakm snorted: "Then you have to give me a good life!" ”

Philim nodded and sneered, "Don't worry, I won't show mercy to that group of miscellaneous subordinates anymore." ”

……

The chop that Philim was referring to was the group of "vultures" that had ambushed the Sixth Freight Line two days earlier.

At first glance, you think "vulture" is a scavenging bird in the African savannah, but in fact, "vulture" is the code name of a group of bandits roaming around the world.

And the reason why they use the code name "vulture" is because their robbery methods are really dirty.

They do not attack the "scavengers" or the official transport routes of the Glorious Republic, but rather cling like parasites to the aliens that remain around the world.

Have xenos attack the "scavengers" on the transport lines instead, and then they will appear as "vultures".

These bandits active all over the world are not only enemies of the "scavengers" like Philim, but also a problem to the Glorious Republic, because they have no permanent residence, they are numerous, and most importantly, they are ...... Philim had heard that the Arbiters were doing their best to hunt them down, as they had touched the bottom line of humanity, Tulaya.

……

The goods were all assembled, and the time was more than 9 o'clock in the evening.

It stands to reason that this is the best time to set out, because the chance of encountering "vultures" later will increase significantly.

However, Oakham received a special notice before departure.

Although Philim was only one of the escort members of the convoy, he was dragged by Oakm to the command room to meet the Grand Sage.

The Great Sage is the leader of the "Scavengers", who is elected by the scavengers' matrix core and is considered a spokesperson.

Therefore, in Philim's impression, the great sage who dressed himself up like a god stick was simply a puppet worthy of mention.

But there is still a necessary number of courtesies.

"Is the information reliable?" Oakm looked skeptical after reading the message given by the Great Sage.

The Great Sage said: "In the past few years, we have been helping the Glorious Republic deal with the dirty work that they do not want to touch, so to speak, although we are free people, we still rely on the protection of the Supreme Council of the Glorious Republic, so ...... There is no doubt that this is an infallible invitation. ”

Invite?

Philim frowned, took the information from Oakm's hand and looked at it.

It's not much, but it's a lot of points.

The first is "bait." ”

"But our sixth transportation line has been attacked by 'vultures' one after another, and we are already understaffed, and this time we are still used as bait, isn't this letting us go to death?" Oakham was very dissatisfied.

Daehyun

But he smiled and said, "It is precisely because you are understaffed and are more likely to be called the target of 'vultures', so you are the most suitable candidate......

"Huh? You ......"

"But don't worry, the 'bait' is not a victim, this operation will be fully assisted by the arbiters, I believe that with their strength, you will definitely be able to get out of the way."

Oakm sneered when he heard this: "Arbiter, those guys will care about our life and death? Great Sage, are you thinking too much? ”

The Great Sage still smiled, and he said, "The deduction results given by the Mother Body show that not only will you get out of the way, but you can even take the opportunity to obtain key sample data, which is very important for our next generation of Primal Soldiers!" ”

Metaverse soldiers?

Philim muttered in his heart: 'What is this old fellow talking nonsense?' You don't really have to touch the red line, do you? ’

Oakm was also stunned, and then frowned and said, "Great Sage, wasn't the Yuan Body Soldier Plan already vetoed by the Council of Elders three years ago?" Why did you bring it up again today? Is it that, in your eyes, the resolutions of the Council of Elders are so insignificant? ”

"There's no direct connection between collecting samples and restarting the Primal Soldiers, and I didn't say to ignore the Presbyterians, but the results of the Matrix's deduction show that after the arbiters settle and clean up the vultures, we free people will eventually be their next target, so ...... For the sake of the future, we must start preparing now. ”

Oakm said nothing with a cold face, he knew that although he could be casual in his words, he could not change or even shake the mother's mind.

"Well, we'll do our best to get the job done, but I'll say it beforehand! I have to take responsibility for my people, so when the time comes, I don't sacrifice my people for the sake of getting things done. ”

The Great Sage smiled slightly, nodded, and said nothing more.

Coming out of the Hall of the Sages, Philim said, "Do you want to inform the Council of Elders about the Yuan Body Soldier first?" ”

Oak thought for a moment and nodded: "Well, but it's not appropriate for both of us to talk about it, we have to change people." ”

"Who?"

"Mistress Lanya."

"Mother Lan Yao?! She's back? Philim was shocked.

Oakham hurriedly "shh Mistress Lan Yao returned quietly this time, and not many people know about it, so don't make trouble for her. ”

Philim grinned, and then smiled hehehe: "That's it, with the presence of the mother of Lan Yao, I believe that the mother will not dare to mess around." ”

What Oakm is worried about now is not the Metaverse Soldier, which still exists and is in the concept.

He looked at the Weir-class seeker who was taking off in the distance and said, "Otherwise, you won't go tonight." ”

Philim was stunned for a moment, then understood, and he patted Oak on the shoulder: "You have it, without me, can you do it alone?" With that, Philim headed for the sixth platform.

……

At around 11:10 p.m. that night, three loads of hunters left the camp deep in the Grand Canyon, escorted by fifteen Night Stalker escorts.

Following the original route, Philim will pass through the Washalir Forest and the outskirts of the First Dome of Aishinwar before arriving at the Erub Free Trade Port at around 4 a.m. the next day.

But this time, they chose a completely different route than before.

Not only did he avoid the Washaalir Forest, but he also deliberately made a detour to the northwest, forcibly stretching the five-hour journey to ten hours.

At about 1 a.m., the transport formation flew over the Far North border area.

From here you can see the whole of the Hermes Mountains.

The snow-capped Hermes Mountains are also a sparkling white under the night sky.

Philim looked at the time, and then Oakm said, "In about ten minutes, we will arrive at the scheduled ambush location, and we can let the escort plane fall behind." ”

When Oakham heard this, he didn't rush to give the order.

In the original plan, his formation would have an escort plane accidentally fall behind, so the deliberate reduction of the defense force was to lure the "vultures" to the bait.

However, Oakm temporarily changed his mind, and said, "No need, let's reduce our speed, increase the altitude to 46,000 meters, and pass above the ambush point!" ”

Philim was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "You don't plan to carry out the orders of the Great Sage?" ”

Oakham: "Now I'm the head of the convoy, and I'm not going to let my people die for nothing!" ”

With that, Oakm gave the order to the transport formation, and the overall flight speed of the formation began to decrease, and then began to slowly climb in altitude.

And just as Oakm's formation began to climb in height, on the top of the snow-capped mountain in the distance, a group of mysterious people who had perfectly integrated themselves with the snowy peak also noticed the movements of the formation.

One of them said, "Damn, did they know that we were going to ambush them here?" Why did you suddenly start climbing heights? ”

The other person put down the external super-distance vision component and said: "Impossible, Xiao Si's information will not be wrong, it must be some other reason......"

"For any other reason?"

"Hmm...... Go, inform the others, no more hunting tonight. ”

"Huh? We all ran to this hellish place and went back like this? ”

The man sneered when he heard this: "What? Do you want to leave your life here? So saying, he turned over and rode on a snow-white beast.

As soon as the giant beast spread its wings, it flew down the mountain with the man on its back.

"Alas! That's it! ”

……

"Tsk?! I'll just say that this group of people who pick up rags is unreliable! "There was a group of people farther away, and they were also waiting, waiting for the hunt to begin.

But Oakham's surprise move completely disrupted their plans.