northernbook Chapter 43 The Truth
Chapter 43 The Truth
After saying that, the man hurriedly headed towards the intersection of Rivet Town.
Upon hearing this news, Lin Qiong's eyes widened; he found it hard to believe.
Schwarzro attacked with robots? Could it be because I accidentally angered Schwarzro when I negotiated with him yesterday?
But that doesn't make sense. If the talks with Schwarzlo broke down yesterday, Schwarzlo would have fired a shot right then and there. Why would it have let me come back?
Unable to reach a conclusion, Lin Qiong fell into deep thought, while the others were also slightly taken aback when they heard the news from Schwarz.
Unaware of the situation, they never imagined that Schwarz would dare to invade the territory of "Earthfire".
"How about... we go take a look too?" March 7th suggested to the others, somewhat curious. "Just in case something happens, we can help out, right?"
“Okay, let’s go,” Danheng nodded gently in agreement with March 7’s suggestion.
Then, the group headed towards the intersection leading to Rivet Town.
After walking only a few steps, March 7th noticed that Lin Qiong was still standing there, resting his chin on his hand, as if he was thinking about something.
Seeing Lin Qiong still in a daze, March 7th shouted loudly at him, "Qiong! Stop daydreaming, it's time to go!"
"Hmm? Oh." March 7th's voice pulled Lin Qiong back to reality from his thoughts. "Here it comes!"
Once Lin Qiong came to his senses, he immediately started walking and followed the three of them.
Lin Qiong and the others arrived at the entrance to Rivet Town, which was surrounded by people from the town. They heard a familiar voice coming from the crowd.
"...Hey, Schwarz, did you bring so many robots here to start a war against 'Earthfire'?"
Hearing the sound, the crowd looked in the direction of the sound and could vaguely see a purple figure standing in front of a tall robot, with a huge scythe on her shoulder.
She was surrounded by many people dressed in civilian clothes, each with a red cloth tied around their wrist.
These people, armed with weapons, watched Swallow and the group of robots behind him with bated breath.
“Seele, who belongs to ‘Earthfire,’ I have no intention of provoking any conflict with you today.” A cold, mechanical voice came from the tall robot.
"My purpose in coming here is simply to show you a video that has been hidden for over a hundred years."
"If it's just to watch a video, there's no need to bring so many robots."
A deep, resonant voice came from the crowd.
The previously crowded crowd parted to make way, and a robust elderly man with a full head of white hair slowly walked out, followed by a silver-haired woman.
"Boss!" Seeing the person who arrived, Seele went to greet them with a worried look. "Why are you here? It's dangerous here!"
Oleg waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's alright. If Swallow really wanted to attack, it wouldn't have stood there waiting for so long."
He then turned to Schwarz and said, "You said you came here to play a video, but so much time has passed. When do you plan to start?"
Upon hearing this, Schwarz slowly turned its mechanical head and scanned the surrounding crowd with its single red eye.
Having failed to find what it was looking for, it announced, "Target individual not found. Continue executing standby command."
Upon hearing Schwarz's words, Oleg frowned, as he was unsure who Schwarz was referring to as the target individual.
But now Schwarzro has brought a group of robots to block the town, and the townspeople are talking about Schwarzro's impending attack on Rocky, causing widespread panic among the residents.
Just as Oleg was wondering what to do, Lin Qiong and the others squeezed out of the crowd.
"What happened here, Miss Seele?" Danheng asked Seele as he approached her.
"Just call me Xi'er." Xi'er glanced at Dan Heng and said with a hint of disdain in her tone. It seemed that she was not used to being spoken to so politely.
"Swarovski suddenly showed up here with a bunch of robots early this morning, making it impossible for me to sleep peacefully," Seele said angrily.
Just as Lin Qiong and the others were asking Seele about the situation, a white-haired little girl standing behind Schwarz noticed Lin Qiong standing next to Seele.
She pointed in that direction and said happily, "Mr. Schwarz, look, it's big brother!"
As it spoke, Swaro looked in the direction she pointed, and when it saw Lin Qiong standing among the crowd, it suddenly took a few steps forward in that direction.
This action alerted the "Earthfire" forces who were confronting it. Suddenly, one of them shouted at the approaching Swallow, "...Hey, stop! Don't come any closer!"
The shout drew everyone's attention. Standing to the side, Seele lowered her body slightly, like a cheetah about to pounce, ready to strike.
Then, in everyone's eyes, after the "Earthfire" people issued that warning, Swallow really stopped.
"Leader! This..." The members of "Earthfire" seemed a little at a loss when they saw this scene. They did not expect that Swaro would actually stop so obediently.
Just then, Schwarz, who had stopped not far from the crowd, suddenly spoke up: "Target individual located—begin executing the target objective."
The cold, mechanical voice drew everyone's attention. The members of "Earthfire" looked at Swaro with some tension, fearing that it might suddenly launch an attack.
However, things did not go as they expected. Standing not far away, Swaro continued, "Initiating database access request, number. Encryption level: highest."
"Data access request approved, playback to begin now."
After it finished speaking, its single red eye suddenly projected a huge holographic screen.
Lin Qiong's eyes widened at the sight. He was excited because all his efforts yesterday had paid off; Schwarz had granted his request.
At that moment, an image appeared on the huge holographic projection screen, showing a scholar in a white robe and a dignified woman talking.
"Guardian, the evidence is irrefutable. That so-called 'Star Core' is the root of all disasters..."
Upon seeing this scene, everyone present was shocked. The woman in the picture was actually one of the previous "Great Guardians" of Beloborg.
The most shocked of all was Bronya, a Silvermane Iron Guard, who stared blankly at the holographic projection screen floating in mid-air.
She had no idea that the "star core" that Lin Qiong and the others were talking about had already existed in Belloberg a long time ago.
While Bronya was still in a daze, the images on the screen continued to play.
"From the moment I took this position, that voice... their voice has been residing in my mind, lingering there."
"Doctor, it's impossible for me to release these research reports to the public, unless..."
“Unless what? My lord, I’m listening…” the scholar in the video asked the “Great Guardian” anxiously.
"...Unless you can find a way to completely destroy the 'Star Core'!"