NieR: Whirlpool

On the rooftop of a deserted ruin, there is a long candlelight dinner table covered with a white tablecloth and decorated with exquisite candlesticks and flowers.

At the two ends of the long table sat two men, facing each other.

Behind them is a desolate city scene with dilapidated skyscrapers and empty streets, as if forgotten by time.

The wind blew, causing the candlelight to flicker and also blowing the two people's hair.

"Um...brother? Why do you have to wear something as troublesome as underwear?" The man's voice sounded arrogant. He lay on the table with his chin supported by his left hand, and in his right hand he held the apple that Turing had bitten.

"According to the data, humans cover their genitals by wearing clothes. And, in the past, exposing the genitals was considered inappropriate behavior." The other man's voice sounded like that of a highly educated person, holding a book in his hand, reading intently.

"Okay, then brother, why should I eat this fruit? We mechanical life forms can live for a long time even without eating."

"This is a fruit. Humans eat it to gain wisdom, so just shut up and eat it."

"I understand. Since my brother said so, I will eat. By the way, after eating, will you play with me?"

"Ok!"

“I’ll try to eat…!”

……

"The sky over there is so strange. Why is it so dark?" 9S pointed to the east.

Everyone looked up and saw that the sky in the east was very dark.

"It's really strange, is it the shadow of the mountain or the dark clouds?" Ye Feng didn't understand either. It was not strange that strange phenomena appeared after the earth stopped rotating.

move on,

While everyone was talking, small fireballs with long flame tails shot straight into the sky and exploded in the sky.

"That's..." 2B asked in confusion.

"Fireworks." Ye Feng answered happily.

He hadn't seen fireworks for a long time. He jumped off Bajie's back excitedly and looked at 2B.

Slowly raise your hands to the top, then suddenly spread your five fingers.

2B seemed to understand what Ye Feng meant and gently covered her mouth to hide her smile.

"Auxiliary machine!" Ye Feng glanced at 154.

Click~

Pod 154 understood and captured this moment.

"The report shows that humans used gunpowder to send projectiles into the air and then explode, similar to the principle of firing a cannonball. Depending on the design of the projectile and the metal elements doped, different patterns and colors will be formed in the air.

Just like flowers blooming, it is also called fireworks.

According to the data, fireworks originated in the Dragon Kingdom during the Tang Dynasty 153 years ago. In the past, humans often lit fireworks to celebrate major festivals. "Assist added.

"How beautiful!" 9S said.

"It's gone after it explodes." Ye Feng said, "This thing is not cheap."

"I don't understand why humans would turn gunpowder into something so showy," 9S said. "Well, 2B, when the war is over, let's go set off fireworks, too."

"Not interested." 2B said proudly, driving the pig forward.

“Ah. Is that so?” 9S rubbed his head.

"Senior, 2B actually likes it, you don't understand." Ye Feng explained to 9S: "As for girls, you have to learn to understand the meaning of her words and learn to observe."

"Oh, I see. Thank you 9M. Insight is the strength of our scanner. Curiosity is the driving force of our continuous exploration..."

9S spoke crazily, and Ye Feng listened patiently.

"What are you two whispering about?!" 2B, who was standing in front of them, turned around and looked at the two people whispering, and asked curiously.

"Ah, no, nothing!" 9S happily carried the pig and drove the deer forward.

keep going,

In front of a ruin, everyone got off their horses, no, off their pigs.

"I will call you Bajie from now on!" Ye Feng stroked the wild boar's head gently.

"Go ahead. I'll call you if there's anything else. Take your wife and children with you to keep you company in this world."

The wild boar smiled naively, called his wife and children, and went off to have fun.

"Intelligence shows that a large number of androids are missing here. Let's go and take a look." 9S searched the ruins in front of him to see where he could crawl through.

"How about this? Let the pod take us there," 2B suggested.

......

The auxiliary machine carried the three people to the east, over the ruins of the building, and came to an open space.

This should have been a bustling amusement park, but now it has become a ruin.

In the center of the square in front of the entrance stands a huge statue, which is in the posture of blowing a trumpet and has a pair of cute rabbit ears on its head.

Upon closer inspection, it turns out that this statue is actually a rabbit dressed up as a mechanical life form.

"Hey, is this rabbit alive?" Ye Feng suddenly shouted in surprise. He vaguely saw that the statue rabbit seemed to blink at him.

He curiously moved closer to observe more closely, but did not find anything unusual.

"What's wrong?" 2B walked up and asked after hearing Ye Feng's voice.

"Maybe I'm dazzled. I seemed to see the rabbit statue blinking just now." Ye Feng said with a smile.

"Is that so?" 9S suddenly became interested.

"Assistive device, check the statue!"

"Understood!" Pod 153 reported.

"Testing has shown that the statue's interior contains a mechanical life form structure with no signs of life," Assist 153 reported.

"It seems that this guy is dead." 9S muttered.

Everyone turned their eyes to the surroundings of the square.

There is a group of mechanical life forms.

They wear clown hats, clown costumes, clown shoes, round red noses on their faces, and colorful oil paints.

These mechanical life forms marched in unison, throwing streamers constantly and dancing in unison, appearing extremely graceful.

On both sides of the amusement park’s gate, one can also glimpse some similar mechanical figures, almost all of which are dressed up as clowns.

At this time, the song "Amusement Park Facilities" that Ye Feng was familiar with was playing from the shabby speakers in the amusement park.

Accompanied by this song and a group of costumed clown robots, the whole scene reveals an indescribable weird atmosphere.

"Is it an enemy?" 9S asked in confusion.

"Not really," 2B responded calmly, "Let's move on."

So, the group crossed the stairs in the center of the amusement park and moved forward.

Suddenly, a clown robot holding a balloon appeared on the side of the road. It slowly walked towards the three people, stretched out its arm, and handed the balloon to them.

"Hello everyone, let's share our happiness. Please accept my blessing." said the clown robot.

"What's going on with you guys?" 9S asked in confusion after taking the balloon.

"This is the kingdom of happiness, come and share the happiness with us." The clown robot said and slowly left.

“That’s weird,” 9S muttered.

The three continued to move forward. There were various amusement facilities in the amusement park, such as carousels, Ferris wheels, big wheels, etc.

2B looked at the facilities in front of her and couldn't help but sigh, "This must be the playground of the ancient humans, right?"

These facilities are very old, covered with rust and mottled marks, and most of them are no longer functioning properly.

Ye Feng was also filled with doubts after hearing what 2B said. He thought to himself, "Can human playgrounds really be preserved for so long?"

While they were thinking, a passing clown robot suddenly said to them: "The performance in the theater is about to start. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Hearing the words of the clown machine, Ye Feng's heart suddenly moved, as if he had thought of something important.

"Let's go to the theater!"