Chapter 13 Star Core

　　Sylva admired Robin's generosity. He actually drank the whole bowl of snowfield stew in one gulp without changing his expression. Although it was doubtful whether he chewed the ingredients, he still showed sincerity.

　　Tim, who escaped danger with the help of magic: It was a close call, I almost saw my breasts.

　　After finishing the meal and drinking the soup, Lingke took the initiative to take the two of them to find the entrance to the Iron Guard restricted area. Along the way, in order to prevent the atmosphere from becoming depressing, Shiluva took the initiative to talk about her past with Cocolia.

　　Lingke and Robin listened quietly, one understood the influence that man had on her sister, and the other wanted to take the opportunity to gather information.

　　"We met when we were in school. At the NCO Academy, our grades were similar, and soon, we noticed each other. As we got to know each other better, Cocolia and I became the perfect pair."

　　"We went to school together and lived in the same dormitory. We were almost inseparable. At that time, she had not yet become a great guardian. She was passionate and brave, the most dazzling person I had ever met."

　　Shiluwa's eyes were filled with nostalgia. She recalled her student life and the close friend who was inseparable from her life. It seemed that even the wind and snow were no longer cold:

　　"We formed a band together, researched technology together, and I once swore to her that I would solve the blizzard that plagued Beloberg until the previous great guardian died on the battlefield fighting the blizzard."

　　The cold wind whistled past, and Xiluwa's voice gradually became low: "She inherited the position of the Great Guardian."

　　"At the beginning, she had just become the Great Guardian and had not changed much. She was still the dazzling star, my best friend. After graduation, I joined the technical department as a researcher to study the secrets of Fengxue. There, I came into contact with the star core."

　　"Star core?" Robin couldn't help but ask, and Ling Ke couldn't help but look over.

　　"Yes, maybe the outside world will give it other names, but we choose to call the culprit that brings snow and monsters the Star Core."

　　"What on earth is that?" Robin demanded.

　　Xiluwa just shook his head: "No one knows what it is. The star core is rich in huge energy, destroying the ecological environment of Beloberg like a cancer. Every mortal who comes into contact with it is easily bewitched by it and become a puppet."

　　"Although Beloberg is limited by technical issues and cannot study the nature of the stellar core, we can find a way to seal the stellar core, and I have been working hard for this."

　　"But I don't know when, Cocolia changed. First, it blocked the upper and lower areas, withdrew the Silver Mane Iron Guards from the underground, and then sealed all the research on the star core without any reason. At that time, I was only one step away from success."

　　Talking about this past event, Xiluwa was still full of confusion and grievance. She didn't understand why Cocolia kicked her out of the city builder team and why she laid off the entire project team when they were only one step away from success.

　　The cold wind blew through the ice and snow, hiding Shiluwa's face. Just as Robin was thinking about how to comfort her, she had already sorted out her mentality:

　　"Then I chose to leave the Landau family and opened my own mechanic shop in the administrative district, responsible for repairing some damaged items. I also occasionally play in a band. I'm not bragging, but our band is quite popular."

　　"By the way, Robin," Shiluwa seemed to remember something, "What is your music like?"

　　Tim scratched his head. Robin's course did include music, but if he were to give a general overview, "When it comes to popular music over the years, it should be rock music, right?"

　　Xiluwa smiled and nodded: "Yes, I also heard about it from the guests outside. It seems to represent the spirit of resistance. They also gave me..."

　　Ling Ke interrupted what Shiluwa was going to say next: "Okay, we are here, sister, don't forget what you promised me."

　　"Don't worry, Lingbao. I'm just going to take a look and fulfill a wish." Xiluwa rubbed Lingke's furry cat ear hat.

　　Ling Ke had long been accustomed to her sister's purring hair, so she just turned her gaze back to Tim: "This is for you."

　　She took off her backpack and pulled out an ice pick from it. This was a special item made by players using earth marrow. It could deal special damage to the monsters in the Rift Valley and even had its own number.

　　"When you encounter monsters, use this to attack them. Weapons from the outside world are hard to deal with them." Ling Ke showed Tim the gleaming pickaxe head. The luster was very similar to that on Jeppard's arm armor.

　　Tim took the ice pick and was amazed at the craftsmanship of the tool. He couldn't help but thank her from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you, Lingke, I will use it seriously."

　　"You're welcome. I also hope you can protect yourself." Ling Ke shook her head and put her backpack back on.

　　"I still have a survey mission, so I won't go in with you. Take care, Sister Shiluwa."

　　"We will protect ourselves. Maybe when you go back tonight, you will see me repairing musical instruments in the mechanic's room."

　　Shiluwa smiled and said the flag that made Robin feel uneasy.

　　"Goodbye, Lingke." Shiluwa picked up the electric guitar.

　　"See you later, Miss Lingke." Tim also equipped his weapon.

　　"King Amber bless you, goodbye, sister, goodbye, Robin."

　　Lingke left with her mountaineering bag.

　　The heavily surrounded Iron Guard restricted area was silent, with only the sound of two people's footsteps on the snow and the creaking sound of pine snow being pressed.

　　Robin, holding an ice pick and a small flamethrower, walked carefully beside Shiluwa. No matter what, as Robin, he always had the obligation to protect the citizens.

　　However, Shiluva seemed a little absent-minded. Many of the machines in the restricted area were designed by this former genius researcher, until she was fired by Cocolia for leaking secrets.

　　Even so, Jeppard still asked her to take responsibility when these things broke.

　　"Come with me, I know the way." She called out to Tim, who was wandering around trying to reconcile his memories of last night.

　　"Before I was fired, I often came here to help the Silver Mane Iron Guards repair some machinery. I have a good idea of ​​what path Cocolia will take."

　　As Shiluwa explained, she took Robin to walk in the restricted area. Tim noticed that there were indeed many huge mechanical products here, and some of the core mechanisms looked extremely complicated.

　　They walked over the broken city walls and through the blood-stained streets. The places that should have been shops were in tatters, with old boxes piled in the corners, and the contents had long been scattered.

　　Every detail here reveals the fierceness of the battle.

　　"What exactly are you fighting against?" Tim finally asked the question he had always wanted to know.

　　Xiluwa explained dutifully: "I have said before that the star core has enormous power and is as stubborn as the cancer of the world. Its coming tore through the spatial dimension and brought countless world-shattering virtual soldiers."

　　"These monsters have no consciousness, only the desire for destruction dominates everything, and the star core can affect people's minds, so the monsters will mimic the appearance of dead Iron Guards and attack Beloberg endlessly."

　　Tim imagined a group of monsters with clown faces besieging Gotham, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: "Since the snowstorm is gradually dissipating and Beloberg has reopened, is the star core sealed by Cocolia?"

　　"I hope so, but from the state she was in when I last saw her, she didn't look like someone who would do that."

　　Xiluwa was confused as she described the person's appearance in her memory: "If she had planned to sacrifice herself to seal the star core, why did she block the data, disband the star core research team, and even expel me?"

　　Robin raised another question: "Since the star core is sealed, why did I encounter a human monster yesterday?"

　　Shiluwa gave a very vivid answer to this question: "Just because you have removed the cancerous tumor, it does not mean that your body is completely healed and has no damage."

　　"Is it because the star core has affected the land here for too long?"

　　"That's right." Shiluwa nodded and took Robin across another street. For some reason, they didn't see any monsters along the way.

　　After an unknown amount of time, Shiluwa stopped.

　　Tim saw a huge cross-shaped iron disc across the middle of the road. The "cross" originally connected four exits, but two of the passages were damaged.

　　Beloberg really loves this huge iron plate. Although it is shocking that there is no axle supporting the upper area, it is enough to demonstrate Beloberg's sufficient metallurgical technology and ore reserves.

　　Tim now suspects that the residents of Yalilo are all lovers of giant objects, and generally hold the simple value of big is better and big is beautiful.

　　"How do we get through this?" Robin looked at the passage that was blocked right in front of them.

　　And Xiluwa went straight to the controller beside him: "We have to be careful, this will make a lot of noise."

　　"What..." Before Tim understood what Shiluva meant, he saw that as she moved the controller, the huge cross turntable began to turn. The huge iron plate and the shaft rubbed against each other, making a harsh noise.

　　One of the other two intact roads turned clockwise in front of them.

　　"Let's go!" Shiluwa grabbed Robin's wrist and took him quickly to the turntable. Robin looked back and saw a group of hideous human monsters approaching them.

　　When racing against death, Tim used the physical strength and explosive power he had developed since he was a child, holding a camera and working as a Stoker on the streets of Gotham. Originally, it was Shiluva who was pulling him, but soon he was pulling Shiluva.

　　"Oh, oh," the weak researcher panted, "No wonder Jeppard said you are a hero who protects a city. You run very fast."

　　"Stop talking, they are catching up!" Tim wanted to run away with Shiluwa on his back.