967 City of Nagadako 1 (1/2)

When the situation took a sudden turn for the worse, the fatty's mysterious offer of help also confused Garen, Sixth, and Sinno slightly.

Even if he had a powerful background and protector, it should not be enough for him to offend an Inherited Level powerhouse for a complete stranger.

Inside the pillar, a person dressed in black robes, his face covered, stood in the middle quietly, looking at Garen and company coldly.

”If you want to go in, hurry! There are still people waiting behind you!”

”Alright.” Garen also knew that this was no time to talk, and he nodded at the other man, taking out his key.

That person reached out his hand and pointed at Garen and company.

Suddenly, there was a burst of bright light, and there was an intense white light everywhere. This phenomenon only lasted for less than two seconds.

By the time Garen and the others recovered, their surroundings were slowly growing dimmer, and returning to the regular level of brightness.

They were surrounded completely by a large semicircular barrier made of a blue membrane, and the floor was made of a grey-white metal. There were many semicircular bunkers all over the place, all squeezed together. These bunkers were like tumors growing on the ground, all of different heights and sizes, but they were all uniformly black hemispheres, with different titles and names hanging outside.

The three of them glanced across and saw that it was completely empty around, with not a soul in sight, and only the occasional blue line streaking across the sky above them.

”Moving with teleportation alone, how lavish!” The Sixth Divine Wind General sighed slightly. ”Energy Machinists are rich and powerful indeed.”

”Welcome to the home of Energy Machinists, please walk forward to the teleportation point, you and your Followers will be teleported to a bunker room that was automatically assigned to you. In there, you can don your everyday living and exchanges, but if you wish to go to the battlefield to earn military credit and crystals, you'll need to take three steps back. Thank you for your cooperation, this is Surveillance and Management: The Fifth Energy Machinist Star Tower.”

There was a sweet and lovable voice coming slowly from the sky.

”Let's go.” Garen led the way out of where they had begun, leaving the Big Wild Wolf behind, because it would follow them back by itself. Sinno, on the other hand, struggled to carry the Sixth Divine Wind General, following closely behind Garen.

The three of them took three steps forward, and suddenly their vision blurred. In an instant, they had arrived in a pitch-black hemispherical room, and the ceiling above was made of a hard material that looked like stone. It was another meter above the tops of their heads, and underneath it, there was a secret trapdoor on the floor that led underground. Evidently, there was more space underground.

Garen went down for a look and found three more rooms, a large hall, and a washroom there. There was something that looked like a quantum computer in the hall, a large black metal shelf installed beside the computer. As Garen approached, words of welcome appeared on the computer screen, and the metal shelf beside it beeped twice before opening automatically. Inside, a mechanical table offered them fragrant dishes. Fish, meat, chicken, duck, vegetables, fruits, there was everything you could ask for.

There was even the option to choose what kind of food you wanted on the computer screen.

”This place is not bad,” Sixth said with some admiration.

”You might have to stay here for a while.” Garen nodded in agreement, this place was pretty good, the Energy Machinist Region was in charge of food and drink, and the living area was well-hidden enough. Even they did know which bunker they lived in, there was a teleport option on the computer, so everyone could come and go using just teleportation, which made things very convenient.

This also proved that most Energy Machinists stayed at home, cooping up at home to research things was evidently their favorite pastime, otherwise this place would not be designed like this.

”Most Energy Machinists are researchers, of course, if you meet a Modified Berserker, that is the direct opposite,” said Sixth softly. ”They are the only group of Energy Machinists who like to fight, they feel that war is the most basic motivation for the evolution of creatures. Among the Energy Machinists, they have at least more than half of the power.”

Garen nodded.

”Alright, you guys go rest for now. Sinno, take better care of Sixth, I'll go look for that little fatty who helped us.”

”Mn, okay. If possible, try to make friends with him,” Sixth told him quietly.

Garen nodded and stood in front of the computer in the underground lab, choosing the option to get teleported out.

With a swoosh and a blurring of his vision, he was instantly back on the platform he was previously on, and it was still quite empty around him, with no one sight.

The little fatty that helped him just now seemed to be waiting for him purposely, standing at the teleportation point as he chatted to the person beside him, grinning widely. When he saw Garen appear, the little fatty instantly approached him with a laugh.