Lu Jinchao stood up and followed behind the bar owner.

The two went all the way to the backstage of the bar, Lu Jinchao looked around calmly, the interior space here was bigger than he imagined.

The boss took him all the way to an elevator, and extended his hand in a gentlemanly manner: "Please."

Lu Jin stepped forward, ready to use his mental power to fight back at any time. He clearly knew that the bar owner was definitely not a good person. Since he had already attacked him once today, it showed that there might be more times.

The elevator only has two up and down buttons, and some simple machines carry the two of them all the way down. When Lu Jin looked up, he found that the bar owner was looking at him unscrupulously through the reflection on the inner wall of the elevator.

It was as if he had become something in his pocket.

Lu Jinchao has long been desensitized to this kind of gaze. In the short two months since he came to Taber Galaxy, he has suffered more harassment than in the previous 27 years combined.

Even if he has used glasses, freckles and some artificial skin stickers to cover up his original appearance, it is useless, Lu Jinchao tried his best to make himself an ordinary look that would never be found in the crowd, it is still inevitable Cast eyes and stately stretched out his hand.

Regardless of men or women, their standards are very simple, as long as an individual can become the target of harassment.

Fortunately, Lu Jinchao can protect himself with mental power. Those malicious hands have never touched him. In the face of the guide's tyrannical mental power, even the sentinel's consciousness will be seriously disturbed, let alone the mental power is weaker escort companions, as well as ordinary people.

As the rumbling descended, Lu Jinchao gradually heard another noisy sound different from the bar, which was more chaotic, and came to his ears through the metal door.

Sure enough, there is another huge space below.

Lu Jinchao always felt that there was something wrong with the number of people entering and leaving the bar, and it turned out that this was where the mystery came from.

The elevator finally stopped, and Lu Jinchao reckoned that it might be a hundred meters down. The moment the door slowly opened in front of him, cheers came like a tsunami, almost knocking people down.

Lu Jin frowned. Even if he wasn't a sentinel, he could still smell the strange smell of blood mixed with body odor and sweat.

"Come on." The bar owner walked out of the elevator first, and Lu Jin followed up, and found that it was a place like... an underground arena.

"Sure enough, +1 for illegal exploration." E7's voice was unclear due to various roars. There are more people in this underground space than in the bar above, and abnormal madness and frenzy are all written on their faces. Almost everyone has various types of neurostimulation chips inserted into their bodies.

He was taken to a place where he could clearly see the central arena. The 50x50 meter square arena floor was stained black and red by old blood stains that were difficult to clean up, and protective launchers were placed at the four corners.

The entire arena is surrounded by a transparent protective wall, but it still visually gives the audience the feeling that they are in the same space as the extremely dangerous creatures on the stage, which makes the already boiling blood even more excited.

An illegal fight was going on, and the two sides of the battle were already fighting together. Amidst the blood splattered and the roar of pain, Lu Jinchao saw clearly that one of them was a sentry. Auxiliary mechanical device—no, Lu Jin saw it clearly, it was a prosthetic body directly implanted in the body.

The Federation strictly forbids any form of combination between humans and machines, including of course the use of mechanical prosthetics.

But in the most chaotic slums of the Tabor system, this was nothing, and the opponents of the Sentinels were not even human.

It was an incomparably huge hound. After the genetic modification, the original breed could not be seen at all. Its gnarled muscles and too ugly face made people doubt that it should really exist in the world?

At this moment, the sentinel and the hunting dog are fighting together. This is an excessively bloody battle. The sentinel is stimulated by the electronic chip to all his potential, and uses the mechanical prosthesis to resist the scorched yellow teeth, stinky saliva and blood that can tear him apart in an instant. The splash stimulated everyone's nerves.

There was a wave of frantic cheers and screams from the auditorium, and Lu Jinchao couldn't help frowning. He was used to seeing blood, and he could even watch various surgical videos to eat, but now he felt sick to his stomach.

The bar owner observed his reaction, and Xiao Ming's reaction was much smaller than he had imagined. He originally thought that the other party would feel fear and discomfort, and then he could take the opportunity to become Xiao Ming's reliance and really capture the prey.

As the largest slum in District 43, too many old faces disappear every day and new faces pour in. At the beginning, when they were approached by unfamiliar faces at the bar, the boss didn't take it seriously at all, only feeling that Xiao Ming and those who were living here were wandering for some reason. Same as the people here.

But as they chatted more, the boss gradually realized that Xiao Ming's speech and behavior were totally out of tune with this world.

He never swears, never gets angry, and is unbelievably gentle. His ordinary face is always calm or smiling, polite but alienated.

The boss took an uncontrollable interest in him.

He tried all means, but failed to make the relationship between the two of them go any further, Xiao Ming was so calm, those calm amber eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, including his thoughts.

"well--!"

Crazy cheers and applause suddenly erupted from the auditorium. On the ring, the sentry grabbed the hound's huge mouth with both hands, and with the help of the mechanical arm, shouted loudly, tearing it to pieces!

The genetically modified giant dog was torn in half, and the smelly dog ​​blood splashed on the Sentinel, dyeing him bright red. The Sentinel panted violently, threw the dog's body away, and used the last Lili opened his arms and gestured towards the audience.

The nausea reached its peak at this time, Lu Jin took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

"How?" The bar owner asked him with a smile, "This is the most lively place in District 43."

Lu Jinchao just smiled and didn't answer: "Besides this, is there anything else you want to show me?"

"Don't like it?"

"Well, I don't like it very much."

"Then let's go, let's go to another place." The boss took Lu Jinchao out of the auditorium. Lu Jinchao kept paying attention to the victorious sentry. After tearing the giant dog apart, he did not regain his freedom. There is an electronic collar on his blood-stained neck. Once he tries to escape or attack others, his neck will be blown off immediately.

The struggling sentinel fell to his knees, then locked into a cage, and transported backstage, this warrior who earned a lot of money for the Colosseum boss will be placed in a dirty and cramped place, waiting for the next battle.

Lu Jinchao clearly saw the bloodshot eyes in his eyes, his nervously clenched and loosened hands, and the abnormal trembling of his muscles.

He was on the verge of berserk.

The air was filled with carnival emotions that almost paralyzed the nerves, but the guide still caught the anguish and despair coming from the sentries.

He pointed to the place covered by the heavy curtain and asked, "What is that place?"

"The people and animals used for fighting will be put there temporarily, maybe they are connected to the backstage or something." The boss paused, deliberately intimidated Lu Jin, and said in a low voice, "Don't go there, you can I saw the dog that was torn to pieces just now, if something happens, it will kill a lot of people."

Lu Jin nodded, and the bar owner continued to move forward, about to take him to the casino on the other side: "I still have a lot of chips, so I can play whatever I want today."

no answer.

The boss turned his head, and at some point behind him, there was no one there.

What about people?

The boss frowned, he was a sentinel, his five senses were very sensitive, and any slight movement could not escape his ears, but just like that, he was completely unable to notice when Xiao Ming disappeared.

Lu Jinchao has quietly arrived at the place he was paying attention to a few minutes ago.

The spiritual power of the guide is enough to hypnotize everyone around at the same time, even if he walks swaggeringly, there will be no suspicion, but Lu Jinchao is still lurking past with the help of E7.

The dark passage leads to an unknown place. Lu Jinchao used his mental power to explore the way. Just like what the boss said, he sensed the existence of many abnormal fluctuations.

Someone was standing in the passage ahead, cleaning up the blood that had flowed from the sentry.

Lu Jin came up behind him and patted his shoulder lightly.

The man turned around and stared blankly at Lu Jinchao, his eyes completely empty.

The guide hooked his fingers, and he took a step forward, following Lu Jinchao to a completely dark and hidden corner.

Three minutes later, Lu Jinchao reappeared. He had already changed into the staff's clothes. He lowered the brim of his hat, took the cleaning equipment, and walked into the backstage generously.

The noise outside became unclear. Amidst the human conversation, the chains and cages collided to make metallic sounds, and the roars of beasts came and went.

Lu Jin saw the victorious sentry not long ago with a glance. He was leaning against the cage with his head bowed, blood dripping from the corner of his forehead.

Lu Jinchao cleaned the blood on the ground, and came all the way to the side of the cage. He lowered his head to work, stretched out his mental tentacles, and entered the Sentinel's sea of ​​consciousness unimpeded.

The barrier is full of cracks, roughly mended by the sentry himself. A sentry like him who lives in the underground arena has long learned how to maintain his state as much as possible, because once he falls into a frenzy, there is only one dead end.

The barrier that had been mended too many times could not stop Lu Jinchao at all. He entered the sentry's mental scene, and saw the doomsday scene without any surprise.

After solving Nicola's picture dilemma, no matter how serious the situation was, the sentinel didn't say anything to Lu Jinchao. It took only 2 minutes, even before the blood stains on the side of the cage were cleaned, he was gone. Completed the combing and repairing of the spiritual picture.

The barrier was no longer like a rag, Lu Jinchao withdrew his mental power, raised his eyes slightly, and met the eyes of the sentinel.

His state has stabilized, and even the five senses have been adjusted by Lu Jinchao, and he is no longer struggling in severe pain.

Lu Jin nodded to him imperceptibly, then turned and left.

The sentry didn't say anything, just watched Lu Jinchao's figure silently. Protecting the guide is the instinct engraved in each of them.

Lu Jinchao left the backstage without disturbing anyone. Of course, he didn't come here just to counsel the sentry who was on the verge of going berserk. In the process of cleaning the mental image, he checked the memory of the sentry.

His counseling is beyond the expectation of many sentinels, so it is normal to charge some fees, right?

The Sentinel had lived in Area 43 a long time ago, and according to his memory, Lu Jinchao found another rather hidden passage, and left the underground arena.

Sloping up the narrow walkway, E7 asks, "Where are we going?"

"There is a garbage dump nearby." Lu Jinchao pushed away the boxes and waste cages blocking the way, and his sight suddenly widened. Although he was still underground, the light from countless electronic wastes was enough to see things.

"It's here." He breathed a sigh of relief, patted the dust on his palms, stepped into the garbage dump, and crushed a few long chips that had been thrown here for an unknown amount of time.

Most of it here is electronic waste. After the electronic opium is discarded, it is all thrown here.

E7 manipulated the wristband to emit light, illuminating the surroundings for Lu Jinchao. The guide took a few steps forward and bent down to identify different types of chips.

Collect the ones that are relatively complete and bring them back for further research.

During the two months of lurking, Lu Jinchao sneaked into the group of addicts, and almost knew how the supply chain of electronic chips works. Although he wanted to do something to change such a chaotic situation, he always remembered that he was only one person , as long as the sample is simply collected.

Since electronic opium has been banned repeatedly for decades and is so rampant, the forces behind it are definitely not something that can be shaken by oneself.

In addition to electronic drugs, there are all kinds of prosthetic bodies that have been eliminated and damaged in the garbage dump very close to the arena. They have been installed on different people to replace parts of the body.

According to the memory of the sentinel, addicts often come here to pick up waste, looking for discarded chips that can still be used, and taking them back to smoke again.

E7 observes the surroundings. It has followed Lu Jinchao for the past two months. Everything it sees is a new experience for it. At first, it was shocked that the world has such a chaotic place. It has only been awakened for a year. , thinking that all other places are similar to Capital Star.

E7 is digesting what it has seen and heard. In the communication with Lu Jinchao, it often feels shaped. It knows that its blank "life" is being colored by what it has experienced.

"There's something bright over there."

Lu Jin looked up and saw the light E7 said, he walked over and found that it was a small robot still running.

The Federation strictly prohibits the research of artificial intelligence, and the robots currently used are really just robots, which operate strictly according to the program and help humans complete the assigned work.

This type of small robot is specially used to tell stories to children. There are millions of different stories stored in the chip, which is enough to meet all the needs of children. Although it is abandoned, it is still here, and there is still some power.

The robot is made into the shape of a baby elephant, lying in a pile of electronic waste, and the battery indicator light on its chest is constantly flashing, reminding it that it needs to be charged.

Lu Jin squatted down, listened intently, and could still hear it making a sound.

"Everything will be the best... look, under the bright and clear moonlight, create a paradise that belongs to us alone... thorn... We are waiting... the day when God returns, even death can't take away the letter Belief……"

The little robot suddenly stopped speaking.

The mechanical eyes turned with difficulty, as if they wanted to look at Lu Jinchao. After a few seconds of silence, it suddenly said loudly with incomparable clarity:

"You look familiar."

The indicator light on the chest was completely extinguished, and the voice of the robot was also extinguished.

It was completely scrapped.

Lu Jin was stunned. He picked up the robot and fiddled with it over and over again, but he couldn't make it make any sound.

Take it back to charge first, and see if it can be restarted.

As for those last words... perhaps a programming error?

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