webnovelvip Chapter 415 Wasteland and Reality
Chapter 415 Wasteland and Reality
Chapter 415 Wasteland and Reality
After Chang Lei finished speaking, Suo Lin and he stared at each other, one after the other. Chang Lei was able to control his expression, but Suo Lin was completely dumbfounded.
The surprised expression didn't last long before she frowned and muttered to herself, seemingly deep in thought.
"My machine shouldn't be affected by those guys... Hmm... it's hard to say, after all, it's a part that has already been cut off, so it might be modified."
Chang Lei found it difficult to keep up with the thoughts of the metal head in front of him, and this guy seemed to be a chatterbox. His little mouth hadn't stopped talking since he woke up, and he would often go off on tangents.
However, this is also a good thing. If the other party wakes up and doesn't say anything, it would be troublesome. Moreover, this talkative attribute can inadvertently reveal some information about the other world, which is exactly what Chang Lei wants to know right now.
Seeing that Suolin was still muttering to herself, Chang Lei turned around, picked up the black box next to him, and placed it on the table.
"You should recognize this thing, right?" Chang Lei said, lifting the lid of the box. Soon, an arm with human-like skin appeared in everyone's sight.
Apart from Hyacinth, everyone else was seeing this arm for the first time. The arm, which looked like real skin, immediately attracted their attention. However, with Zorin's brilliant mind as an example, they were not too surprised.
"Holy shit! My arm!" Zolin screamed, her expression one of extreme excitement. "I knew you guys wouldn't just run away with my head. After all, my head isn't worth much on the black market, but my whole body is a different story. I've modified a lot of weapons with my body; that's the most valuable thing. If I lost it, I'd probably cry for ages..."
Once she got excited, Suolin's mouth just wouldn't stop.
But as she spoke, she quickly realized something was wrong. "...Wait a minute, why isn't my arm responding to me? Even if it's been damaged, it shouldn't have lost its signal. My half-chip is still inserted inside."
"Could it really be that I've been modified? Hey, can you turn your head for me, or put my arm in front of my eyes? I need to take a good look."
Chang Lei frowned, but he didn't say anything more. He simply took out the arm and placed it in front of Suolin's head.
Since Zolin couldn't move her head, she could only move her eyes.
Soon, a blue light flashed from her eyes, quickly scanning her arm. Then, Zolin sighed. "Damn... it really has been modified, and the lowest level at that."
Suolin's words were difficult for most people present to understand, and even Chang Lei could only rely on his own brain to guess what she meant.
"So you mean that after you were attacked by those omnics, your arm was modified, and then your arm became a means for them to launch attacks, so anyone near your arm could be attacked?"
"Pretty much. This is a common tactic used by those omnics. They hide the anchor point for space jumps on some valuable objects, and then launch a surprise attack when the scavengers bring them to the shelter. I've experienced something similar before. A guy of mine found a quantum matter gun while scavenging, and when he came back and was bragging about it at a bar, he was attacked. Luckily, there were a lot of big shots at the bar, or he would have been in big trouble. Thinking about it now, it was really dangerous. I just never thought I would experience it myself one day."
At this point, Suolin suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but look up and ask, "By the way, how are your people?"
"My person is still unconscious, but there's nothing wrong with their physical condition. They should wake up first thing tomorrow morning."
"Wow, not bad. You got a cure for insomnia after being attacked by omnics. You guys are natural scavengers. You know, it's not so easy for other people in the wasteland to encounter omnics. You can see from my fate that even if I don't die, I'll be badly injured."
Suolin smacked her lips and continued to ask.
"How did you deal with that machine? Taking down that kind of thing is no easy task."
Chang Lei didn't answer the other person's question, but said in a deep voice, "I originally wanted to talk to you about this matter, and since you brought it up, I also have a question I want to ask you."
"Ah... then go ahead and ask," Zolin said carelessly.
No one paid attention to the other's attitude; instead, their expressions became more serious. They all knew what Chang Lei wanted to ask, and Chang Lei immediately spoke up.
"There were two omnics that launched the attack. We've already dealt with one, but the other transformed into a bolt of lightning and took two of my men with him. It looks like some kind of teleportation ability. Do you know where they'll be teleported to?"
"Two? How could there only be two? Omnic attacks are usually overwhelming, and each operation is carried out in units of entire legions. Individual combat like this is extremely rare for them, unless it's an advanced omnic..."
That doesn't make sense either; advanced androids aren't that easy to deal with..."
"My main question is, where will my people be teleported to?" Chang Lei said, rubbing his temples.
"Oh right, teleportation turned into lightning, right? That must be space jump technology. Usually, an anchor point is needed for quantum travel. Damn it, those guys actually used my arm as an anchor point... Hmm, it's hard to say where we'll be teleported to."
"What do you mean?" Tang Cao stepped forward. "Don't you know either?"
Upon hearing this, Suolin's smile faded slightly.
"You don't understand. Omnics are products of a group-based mindset. Their thinking is shared with the higher-level thinking. In other words, they have a strict hierarchy like bees. An Omnic legion will communicate with a higher-level Omnic, while a higher-level Omnic in a region will communicate with the ruler of that region. The rulers of several regions will communicate with the gods guarding that region. It's hard for me to tell you where a single ordinary Omnic would be teleported to in the wasteland right now."
"Wasteland, I've heard you mention it several times. That's the name of your world, right?" Qin Nan crossed his arms and frowned slightly.
"Yes, that's what we call our planet," Zorin nodded.
Planet?
Tan Zhixin seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Chang Lei, but Chang Lei shook his head slightly at her.
Chang Lei easily guessed the question in Tan Zhixin's eyes. She probably thought that Tang Zijun had been transported to a very distant planet in the real world, but Chang Lei knew that Tang Zijun was definitely in another world at the moment.
The Reversed World is a reflection of the real world. If Tang Zijun is really still in the real world, then even if he is at the end of the Milky Way, with his power as the God of the Reversed World, he can return in a flash.
However, Tang Zijun's whereabouts are still unknown, and he has not sensed any of Tang Zijun's presence in the Reversed World, which is enough to prove that Tang Zijun is not currently within the scope of the Reversed World.
Moreover, Tang Zijun and Katie have some kind of magical connection. With Katie's magic train in the real world, which can even go to the dream world, it's not like she can't find Tang Zijun's location.
It now seems that the wasteland that Zorin mentioned should be the name of a planet in some strange world, but it is a bit strange to call a planet a wasteland.
At this moment, Zorin spoke up again. "By the way, are you aliens who just arrived in the wasteland? You all seem quite strange; I've never seen anything like you before."
"Uh..." Chang Lei was slightly taken aback when he heard this. Then he looked around and saw that everyone was looking at him, indicating that he should give an answer.
After a pause, Chang Lei stated truthfully, "In fact, we are not in the wasteland."
"Not in the wasteland?" Now it was Suolin's turn to be surprised. She looked at Chang Lei in front of her with a puzzled expression. "What do you mean 'not in the wasteland'? Don't tell me you brought me back as space junk."
"This might be hard for you to understand. You're in our world now—note, not a planet, but a world," Chang Lei said in a deep voice. "Although I don't know what you mean by the wasteland, you're no longer there."
Chang Lei hadn't originally intended to tell the other party the truth so quickly, especially since he hadn't yet extracted more information from him.
However, he noticed that Suolin in front of him never intended to hide anything or lie. She always answered his questions, and according to the information Tang Zijun had given him before, she was indeed attacked by a group of androids while protecting a human.
From this perspective, Chang Lei decided to give her some basic trust.
Upon hearing Chang Lei's words, Suo Lin's face showed a look of astonishment. She seemed not to quite understand what he meant, or perhaps she was a little hesitant to believe it.
"Another world? I'm in another world?!"
Are you sure?!
"Confirmed." Chang Lei, Tan Zhixin, and the others all nodded.
Even Curly-Ears added, "This kind of thing isn't unusual around here..."
Although there's nothing new under the sun, Suolin was clearly still a bit dazed.
"I never imagined that the rumors spread by those lunatics back then were true. There really are worlds other than ours... No wonder, ever since the God of Time gained control of the power of time, it's proven that the development of worlds can be split. So, you're a parallel universe to ours?"
"I think it's unlikely," Chang Lei shook his head. "If it were a parallel universe, we wouldn't be unable to even contact Katie. Your world should be very far from here, or you could say..."
"Your world is based on a completely different concept from our world."