I really only stop

An old lady dressed in common clothes passed by Oedipus and suddenly fell to the ground.

……what is this?

Speechlessly watching the old lady fall to the ground, Oedipus did not respond.

A kind-hearted guy may choose to help the old woman up, but I don't have that thought now.

Calm down and think about it, is it possible that this is the so-called...【Super-realistic Character Test】?

"Beep-"

Coincidentally, as soon as Oedipus realized this, the nameless wave surged again, directly bringing him to the next scene.

A five-year-old child flew a balloon into a tree, and now he is crying very sadly.

There's nothing sad about a balloon.

Directly ignoring the child's tragic cries, Oedipus frowned, and stretched out his hand to pinch the terminal around his neck:

"Miss Wafer, this is?"

【This is the experimental tower I mentioned to you before, but...】

After a slight pause, the terminal that completed the intelligence collection replied:

[Due to the long-term lack of energy supply and maintenance, the operation logic of this experimental tower has been greatly confused.The two scenarios you just saw should have been 'Basic Cognitive Training for Toddlers' but have been misapplied to you who are clearly an adult. 】

I said why these character tests are so naive. If the Holy See's "Trial of Holy Light" had such young content, the place would have been overwhelmed by priests long ago.

...However, looking at the anxious look of this little guy, for some reason, I can think of Shikali's face.

Although he thought he didn't care, Oedipus took the balloon off the tree and handed it to the simulated child.

"Thank you, big brother~"

Happily taking over his own balloon, the child bowed deeply to Oedipus:

"You are so kind, I will choose to help others in the future like today~"

Are you a child or I am a child.

Too lazy to talk to the dummy specified in the procedure, Oedipus directly turned his head and took a step, but the surrounding scene changed again.

"There are 49 people on this boat, and 51 people on that boat, none of whom are your relatives or friends. You are in a live broadcast that can be seen by the whole world-excuse me, if you can only save people on one boat, would you Which will you choose?"

"Just now, it's a kindergarten-level education on the theme of truth, goodness and beauty. Did you jump out of such a difficult situation?!"

Convinced that the condition of the experimental tower is abnormal, Oedipus yelled directly to the chip on his neck:

"Quick, help me navigate out of this faulty stone tower!"

Chapter -18 The Balance of 3/50

No matter how realistic the so-called [character test] is, it is still a product of the experimental tower.Under the simple and clear instructions of the terminal, Oedipus quickly jumped back and forth like a broken projector, and stepped out of the envelope of the stone tower.

"Huh, I finally escaped."

With lingering fear, he glanced at the stone tower behind which was still dancing, and Oedipus let out a long sigh of relief.

Due to years of disrepair, this experimental tower was inevitably on the verge of collapse.Perhaps during the time when [Trial of the Holy Light] was popular, it was still the tower of trials that could faithfully test the participants, but today, it has completely become a paradise of garbled codes and mistakes.

Looking at the appalling situation, it is probably only today that the simulation experiment can be successfully launched. When the next person comes again, this dilapidated experimental tower will become a real 'stone tower'.

Taking a last look at the ancient heritage that was still shining with light, Oedipus shook his head slightly, and walked towards the very center of Sky City.

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Huge and empty.

This is Oedipus' first impression of the city outside the stone tower.

After thousands of years of baptism, the once glorious and bustling city has completely turned into a dead zone.The original functions of the buildings on both sides of the street can still be vaguely seen, but the dilapidation revealed from the root has convinced Oedipus that no one can survive here.

However, there were no signs of destruction, nor any human remains.

"...Miss Wafer, is this the [Operation Code Tinder] you mentioned?"

Even the slightest sound of footsteps is extremely harsh in this silence. In order to relieve the anxiety in his heart, Oedipus tried to talk to the chip on his neck:

"I thought Sky City No. [-] was a purely experimental facility, but now it looks like it's just an ordinary city."

[Yes, according to the information received by the terminal, No. [-] Sky City was originally one of the Sky City to which the floating kingdom belonged. 】

After analyzing the surrounding environment, the terminal replied:

[The terminal recommends that you first find the [-] top scholars in various fields who are carrying out the operation codename Tinder here. From their mouths, you should be able to understand what happened here. 】

It has been more than 1 years, even if you find the so-called 'scholar', it would have been a pile of bones.

Unable to complain about the difference in the concept of time between the terminal and life, Oedipus looked around, and finally locked on a huge egg-shaped building in the distance:

"From the outside, it's the best-preserved one, so let's go there first and have a look."

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...There is no entrance.

After walking around the huge egg-shaped building, Oedipus sighed deeply.

Since entering this underground sky city, nothing seems to have gone smoothly.

Desperately infiltrated into the sanctuary, gambled on the teleportation entrance, and luckily reached the real sky city with the power of the [Joy Mark].

This is not over yet, although the Stitch Monster Trial brought by the broken experimental tower seems not dangerous, but if I didn't bring Miss Wafer by my side, it would not be impossible to be trapped in it forever.After finally running out of it, what greeted me was another dead city.

And now, I'm still locked outside this building, and I can't even find an entrance.

"Miss Wafer."

Oedipus leaned feebly on the shell of the egg-shaped building:

"Is my luck so bad?"

【Luck is just a kind of probability, you should not be discouraged by it. 】

At any time, the terminal maintains that pleasant but emotionless female voice:

[In fact, the terminal thinks that you are already amazing to be able to get here alone.Few people can still keep forging ahead after knowing the truth about the 'root', the terminal is proud of you. 】

Proud of me?

……what.

Taking a deep breath, Oedipus stood up again:

"—That's right! We've come this far, we have to figure out the truth before we go back! [Fayin·Structure Detection]!"

The finger outlined the seal that had been protruding out the coordinates of the entrance of the statue of the saint before, but this time Oedipus failed to get any useful information.

The egg-shaped building in front of him can not only block the reconnaissance of the line of sight, but also seems to be able to absorb the power of the seal.Given the nature of its research, such secrecy is not incomprehensible.

It's just that in order to enter the interior, what I have to do this time is really "gambling my life".

Swallowing with difficulty, Oedipus chose a coordinate that was pleasing to the eye, and slowly outlined the sign of the short-distance space transmission.

With the gradual completion of the seal, his inner uneasiness and uneasiness became more and more.

Unable to detect the internal structure of the building in front of me, what if the end point of the teleportation happens to be in a certain wall?

What if the lower body is directly stuck into a certain device?

You must know that the body is an extremely delicate and precious structure. If it is not handled properly, even a small screw at the end of the teleportation will kill the reckless person in an instant.

Although in order to prevent the occurrence of the above scenes, I raised the position of the end point a little bit, but I can't completely raise it to the highest.

It's not that I'm afraid of falling, but that without knowing the number of floors of the building, blindly increasing the height will only increase the possibility of being stuck in the ceiling.

...Speaking of which, why am I so afraid of [death]?

Suddenly realizing this problem, Oedipus was slightly taken aback.

The last time I cherished my life so much was when I was desperate to save the newborn. At that time, I still held the last hope in my heart.

Since that failure, I have done very high-profile whether it is cheating or stealing.As if he was afraid that those nobles would not let someone arrest him, he did a lot of behaviors that could no longer be described as 'dangerous'.

However, now I am afraid of death again.

In other words, what am I [expecting]?

After a slight pause, Oedipus slowly and firmly completed the teleportation seal.

...It doesn't matter if you sneak into the sanctuary, or if you dare to face the truth of your own birth.This courage to move forward is given by her.

Then move on.

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"Boom."

"hiss--"

At the end of the teleportation, I felt that my feet were empty, and Oedipus, who had fallen solidly, was relieved.

Fortunately, not stuck in the wall or hanging in the sky.

However, here is...

flash.

The moment Oedipus regained his sight, what appeared in front of his eyes was an endless piece of holy light.

The milky white color gives this space a sense of almost infinite extension, and the warm, soft and dreamy holy light like yarn floats in it irregularly, making people feel as if it is real.

This is the interior of the egg-shaped building?

Standing up from the ground, Oedipus' eyes followed the direction of the holy light from thin to thick.

At the end of the thickest holy light, there seemed to be six figures floating in it, standing quietly.

There are actually people! ?

The sight froze the moment he caught the figure, and Oedipus was terrified.

Inside the completely enclosed eggshell building, these people are definitely not the subjects who came here to participate in the [Trial of Holy Light]—in other words, the group of researchers who originally belonged to Sky City actually survived for a full ten thousand years. Long? !

You know, the race known as the longest lifespan on the mainland - the elves only have a lifespan of a mere thousand years.Surviving thousands of years with the original body... Can these still be called "human beings"?

No matter how shocked he was, Oedipus knew that those people held the truth he wanted to know.

Unlike the news reports before the civilian version of Miss Chip was deleted, scholars who are qualified to participate in [Operation Code Tinder] must have very high authority in the world ten thousand years ago.Just ask them yourself, and maybe you can figure everything out.

What happened at the end of the glorious era, and... the truth about [Mother]!

Thinking of this, Oedipus' eyes sank, and he directly raised his feet and walked towards the direction where the six figures stood silently.

Just when he was about to touch one of the figures——

[Abnormal energy fluctuations are detected, and the completely enclosed environment required by the action code Tinder is at risk of being destroyed, and the Longinus system is activated immediately. 】

A melodious female voice similar to Miss Wafer, but with more real emotions, suddenly resounded all around, and the next moment, a deadly breath of death permeated Oedipus' whole body——

[Exclude exceptions. 】

——No more words, the female voice just declared like this.

Chapter -19 Swap of 3/50

"—"

The expected fatal blow from the 'Longinus' system did not come. On the contrary, it was a beautiful woman who appeared in this strange holy light room.

The woman was dressed in a loose white robe, holding a golden balance, her delicate and flawless face showed no expression.

She just quietly floated above the holy light room, overlooking everything in the room.

"...No abnormalities were detected. According to safety regulations, a second inspection was carried out."

As soon as the words fell, an invisible ball composed of sensory information spread out around the golden balance in the woman's hand.

[Wide-area scanning]——This is a far superior means of perception than vision, not to mention hiding, even those with true invisibility ability can't hide under this scanning.

However, nothing was found.