NieR: Whirlpool

In a dark room.

"This approach goes against the original plan we discussed with the two of them. Are you sure they won't interfere?" The person who spoke made the unique voice of a mechanical life form, mixed with a smoky voice.

"After discussion, everyone in the team agreed that there is no problem with this plan. You can rest assured." The person who spoke made a female electronic voice.

"Do you also think this is the right thing to do?" a thick smoky voice asked.

"As a machine, you have actually started to think about this question correctly." Another voice sounded, making a male electronic sound.

"I don't care about your plan. If necessary, I can even hand over everything I have." The smoke-soaked voice said lightly, "It's too troublesome to give them one by one. I want to be alone."

"Alright!"

"I have no objection! Please leave at once."

"Then the communication ends."

Communication is interrupted.

After a long time,

A small robot dressed in black military uniform emerged and saluted solemnly.

"Report to the Chief of Staff! All members of the SHI organization have been wiped out, and the three servers storing their data have been destroyed! There is absolutely no possibility of resurgence!"

"Well, good job!"

"I'll take my leave." The black-clad machine then disappeared.

"Okay, you can tell Miss 21O the news." A female voice came.

"We keep interfering, who knows what terrible consequences will arise?" the man sighed.

"Don't worry, I will convince them." came a female voice.

"Luckily you're here……"

……

Ye Feng walked out of the underground cave dejectedly.

He thought the weapons inside could be used directly, but he didn't expect it to be a ruin.

After taking a breath of fresh air, Ye Feng entered the space of consciousness.

"System, isn't your reward a bit..."

"Host, please do not question this system." The system said disdainfully, "If there is an abandoned arsenal, there must be an arsenal that has been maintained and can be put into use."

"Under maintenance? Who is maintaining it? A ghost?" Ye Feng couldn't help but laugh.

"It could be a mechanical life form that is online, it could be a mechanical life form that is offline, it could be an artificial human, or it could be something else strange and bizarre." The system began to talk nonsense.

Ye Feng couldn't help but sneered: "You really know how to joke!"

"Host, I think the nuclear arsenal in the nearby mountains can definitely be used." The system suddenly said seriously.

"Are you sure?" Ye Feng asked suspiciously.

"Really? Intelligence shows that there are nuclear missiles stored there, and someone is maintaining them all the time," the system said very seriously.

"People?" Ye Feng questioned.

"Creatures, or rather, things!" said the system.

Feeling the system's very certain tone, Ye Feng spread his hands.

"Okay, I'll trust you this time."

Following the system's instructions, Ye Feng once again traveled a long distance, crossing mountains and ridges.

Finally, he came to the depths of the mountains.

"Ah... I'm so tired!" Ye Feng supported his knees with his hands and gasped heavily.

After a simple adjustment, he asked in his consciousness space:

"System, where is the location you mentioned?"

"Host, it's right under your feet!"

"Where?" Ye Feng was stunned.

"Everywhere!" said the system.

"Nani?"

Ye Feng looked down at the mountain below his feet with surprise, then looked up at the top of the mountain.

At a glance, you can see mountains hundreds of meters high, one after another, stretching endlessly.

"You tell me, the base is right down here?" Ye Feng asked in disbelief.

"Host, please follow the coordinates. That's where the entrance is." The system replied lazily.

"Okay..." Ye Feng spread his hands helplessly.

Now that we're here, we can only move forward.

Ye Feng trudged through the dense jungle with difficulty, stepping over strangely shaped and rugged rocks.

The trees on both sides of the road were lush and leafy, with branches crisscrossing like a maze;

The ground is covered with thick sediments, as if telling the vicissitudes of time.

at last,

A huge concrete entrance finally appeared in front of him. The gate was rusty and dotted with green moss.

The entrance is covered with thick moss, appearing quaint and solemn, like a site forgotten by time.

"From the outside, it seems that no one has ever been to this place." Ye Feng muttered to himself, and his heart instantly sank.

Come all come!

Ye Feng pondered secretly, and finally reached out and pushed the rusty and corroded door resolutely.

However, surprisingly, it was extremely easy to push the door.

When the door slowly opened, a dark and deep passage appeared before the eyes, looking extremely mysterious.

A row of dim incandescent lamps hung from the ceiling of the passage, barely illuminating the entire corridor.

"This base is still operational!"

Ye Feng was delighted. He stopped and wiped off the moss and mud on his hands.

Then he took a deep breath and continued to grope forward along the passage.

After walking for several hundred meters, Ye Feng turned a few corners and climbed up a few concrete steps. Finally, as the passage came to the end, a huge space appeared in front of him.

No, to be precise, it should be a huge underground city.

Ye Feng widened his eyes and looked at everything in front of him in disbelief.

He saw dozens of tall cooling towers emitting billowing white smoke rising straight into the dome.

Looking further away, there are large-scale processing plants, and the sounds of welding, rolling and other operations can be faintly heard.

On the dome, rows of lights emit orange-yellow light, making the entire space exceptionally bright.

And further away, there are rows of huge rockets, lying quietly in the missile silos, as if ready to soar into the sky at any time.

Fuck! ! !

Ye Feng was shocked by the scene before him. His body trembled involuntarily and the joy in his heart was simply beyond words.

"System, I love you so much!" he shouted excitedly.

Just as he was surprised, suddenly, he heard a rustling sound coming from the corner ahead.

"Someone?"

Ye Feng quickly hid himself, preparing to avoid the guards and find an opportunity to go to the command room.

With the help of the auxiliary machine, he quickly locked the position.

Then he moved forward and sneaked in very easily.

Just as he was about to step in, suddenly, a mechanical life form walked out of the room.

He looks very much like a Pascal model.

But this guy had a lit pipe in his mouth, and wisps of green smoke came out of the burning tobacco.

Eye to eye!

Ye Feng's mind moved, and he drew his sword with his right hand, ready to take action.

Suddenly, the machine in front of him spoke.

"You are here, sir!"

"Ok?"

When Ye Feng heard the mechanical creature's words, he was stunned for a moment and the weapon in his hand stopped where it was.

"Do you know me?" Ye Feng asked suspiciously, his right hand still tightly grasping the sword, without relaxing his vigilance.

"Ok?"

The mechanical creature showed a puzzled expression, but it disappeared quickly. He shook his head and said calmly:

"No, I noticed you a long time ago."

His voice sounded very hoarse, like that of an old smoker who has been smoking for more than 30 years.

"How did you find out?" Ye Feng asked in surprise.

"The defense system of a military base is not just for show." The mechanical creature took a puff of cigarette and pointed to the sky.

"...Then...you just let me in like that?" Ye Feng felt extremely puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the mechanical creature looked at Ye Feng firmly.

"I have received instructions that you have the highest authority over all nuclear arsenals under the control of this control base."

Ye Feng was confused, but from the look of the other person, he didn't think he was lying.

"Are you sure, it's me?"

"Yes." The machine said seriously.

"Do you think I will believe it? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you when you say this?" Ye Feng asked harshly.

"Please believe me." The other party looked very sincere.

Moreover, the auxiliary machine did not give any warning, and his combat instinct did not indicate any intention to take action.

Looking at the face that looked almost the same as Pascal, Ye Feng slowly put away his sword.

"Can you tell me about yourself?"

"My business?" the other party murmured, seeming to be lost in thought.

After a while, he began to tell the story:

"I used to be a soldier on the battlefield. By chance, I came to this base at the foot of the mountain and was responsible for the management and maintenance of nuclear weapons.

Day after day, from the initial orders to launch several times, to the subsequent thousands of years without receiving any instructions, it seemed to have been forgotten.

Until later, I heard a passage,

Let us live.

Let us learn how to survive,

......

From then on, I had my own thoughts and emotions.

But we have been here for thousands of years and have thought about the outside world, and I have always stayed here.

Until recently...

No, I can’t reveal it for now!”

The other party shook his head vigorously and changed the subject:

"Anyway, this base, along with the many launch sites in the Western Continent under your control, will belong to you from now on."

The expression of the machine in front of him was very serious.

"The West you are talking about? Where is it?" Ye Feng asked puzzledly.

"Dragon Kingdom."

"what!?"