Chapter 252: A Treasure Within Reach
Polishing the lighting crystal at the end of a guillotine corridor in the labyrinth, Luo Zhengdao gently took the white slate out of his convenience bag and carefully corrected the route of travel, frankly, he could no longer accurately estimate the passage of time in the maze.
The common hourglass timer is unusable during the movement, not to mention it in the space equipment, there is no accurate time at all, and the only reliable way to judge the passage of time in a place where there is no light of day is the body's own biological clock, according to the calculation of three meals and one night, Luo Zhengdao stayed in this maze for no less than five days. As he progressed deeper into the labyrinth, encountering more and more attacks from various mechanical structures and golems, these inanimate guardians became more and more difficult to deal with, and he was able to destroy one at his fingertips to the point where he had to fight for half a day to get through the level unharmed.
Of course, this somewhat troubling phenomenon also gave Luo Zhengdao inspiration, he can be sure that he is on a path to the right goal, otherwise the forward resistance would not have increased so quickly.
"It's ......"
As a glorious, great and correct traverser, Luo Zhengdao could tell at a glance that the open field in front of him was a huge chessboard with a scale comparable to a football field, and it was playing Go!
"Whose hand is this?"
Luo Zhengdao looked at the huge chessboard intently, and a chill hit his heart, is this scene in front of him a coincidence of fate, or is someone deliberately arranged? No matter what the situation was, the initiator of the labyrinth had achieved the original purpose of intimidating the latecomers, and at this moment, Luo Zhengdao suddenly felt an unprecedented mental pressure.
"Chess? Zhenlong chess game? ”
In the old world, the game of Go, which had great potential, was a niche sport, and even in China, where the game was born, the number of enthusiasts who knew how to play Go was far less than that of chess and poker, which were popular chess and card games.
The facts are obvious, Luo Zhengdao is not a literati who likes to play chess and chant poetry, at most he knows some basic common sense such as dying of anger and being able to live as an eye, and this Go endgame made him dumbfounded. Carefully looking at this chessboard, Luo Zhengdao muttered while pondering:
"Well, it's not used to test chess skills, there are fewer people in this world who know how to play Go than gods, what kind of metaphor could it be?"
Look at the mountains are mountains, and look at the water is water. Look at the mountains are not mountains, and look at the water is not water. Look at the mountain is still a mountain, look at the water is still water. A few syllogism-style sentences describe the true meaning of an intelligent creature's worldview, which is constantly changing and maturing, clinging to the long red dust and not extricating oneself is the first layer, seeing through the illusion and being independent of the world is the second layer, and the sharp edge and light are the third layer.
Luo Zhengdao is not an enlightened person, nor is he free from low-level tastes, and the three vulgar jokes can make him laugh, however, the weight of the twist of fate has given him more depth of thinking than ordinary people. If he could choose, he would rather be a layman for the rest of his life than be burdened with the sorrow of growing wisdom that could be crushed by fate at any time, and this torture is not something that a bystander can comprehend.
"Ahh I understand. ”
Luo Zhengdao, who suddenly screamed, was overjoyed, he figured it out, this hint is expressed in Go, it is true, but it is only related to Go in its external form, and the actual content is not like that at all.
If the observer is standing on a high place and looking down, then he will soon find one thing, in the square that serves as a chess table, the black and white chess pieces form a pattern, referring to the road map on the back of the stone slab, and can immediately detect the subtleties of the difference between the two, such an obvious hint signal is already a little more than for Luo Zhengdao. Shun Lì broke through this somewhat brain-burning puzzle level, Luo Zhengdao crossed the maze composed of chess pieces, and the strange scene in front of him made him stunned, and then he became angry.
"Damn, is this a sue I can only push through?"
Located in the dark corridor in front of it, at the end of which you can faintly see the outline of the arch of the gate, and the densely arranged structures in front of the gate are estimated to be in the triple digits, but the actual number will be more.
At the forefront are the Iron Golems, all over six yards in size, and look like bears, and at first glance they are defensive MTs, followed by a hybrid legion of humanoid and bestial constructs, many of which shimmer with eerie arcane aura. The most special of these are several strange structures with low and abstract shapes, which are covered with honeycomb-like holes in the outer layer of their bodies, and even a layman like Luo Zhengdao will have an unclear feeling when he looks at them. This magnificent army of construction blocked the corridor through the wind and rain, and ran head-on into such a heavily defended dangerous area, and it seemed that it was almost impossible to sneak in quietly, and it seemed that it could only be attacked.
"Summon—Phalanx Infantry!"
"Activate - Hexagram Star Array!"
I don't have the ability to circumvent the defenses of the thief who defy the sky, and when it comes to the time when he has to fight hard, Luo Zhengdao can only let it go, and remove those summons that are too large to move in the closed space, and the humanoid cards like the phalanx infantry can come in handy now, he has the idea of giving it a try, so he can't let him stare at each other with these iron guys!
At this time, with the continuous activation of the magic card, Luo Zhengdao also felt an invisible suction force attacking him, and immediately he stumbled and his body collapsed to the ground. Immediately after, his mind involuntarily flashed with memories of the Phalanx infantry, such as the Spartan Three Hundred Red Pants, Alexander the Great and the Age of Empires series of games, the Cambridge History of War, and the illustrated methods of world warfare. If there were bystanders present, it was estimated that Luo Zhengdao's body would be sucked up from the ground and float in mid-air, twitching violently, two blazing blue and white rays of light overflowing from his eyes, and finally these rays of light condensed into a beam of lightning and bombarded the phalanx infantry who had just been summoned.
"Boom-"
"Ding!"
As if he couldn't wait for Luo Zhengdao to fully regain consciousness, the magic card began to operate in its own steps, accompanied by a strange symbol lit up from the top of the heads of the phalanx infantrymen, and then turned into a fine hazy mist of light and fell, and when the light converged, the phalanx infantry with a wooden look on the original thousand people were divided. Some of them had scars on their faces, some of them looked at the constructs and were excited to try, and some of them looked calm and ready to arm, these phalanx infantry changed from a group of sluggish marionettes to battle-hardened warriors after absorbing the memories and experiences from the old world in Luo Zhengdao's mind.
"My head is so dizzy......"
Moaning and getting up from the cold stone floor, Luo Zhengdao had obviously not recovered to his normal state, and at the same time, the fierce battle did not stop for a second.
"Jingle Bell! Syllable! Whoa......"
Scattered and broken wood chips and twisted metal parts were the remnants of the destruction of the structure, and the phalanx infantry summoned by the magic card did not leave the slightest trace after they died in battle, but only turned into a cloud of mist and slowly dissipated into the air. This dark corridor is flanked on both sides by hard rock walls, and this head-on encounter is extremely tragic under the premise that it cannot be crossed and avoided. Before one of the phalanx infantry could withdraw the spear that had pierced the structure, he was immediately pierced by the crossbow bolts that came from the body, turning into a cloud of mist in an instant, and the next phalanx infantry behind him took a step forward and continued to charge forward directly against the position of the victim.
His ears were filled with noisy noise, his eyes were a little distorted, and Luo Zhengdao, who was holding his head in his hands, witnessed these soldiers who were not afraid of death killing each other for their respective missions, even if he was in the audience position, as the initiator of this battle, he still couldn't stop palpitating, the war was too cruel and terrible, fortunately he didn't really use human lives to fill this big hole!
"It's hard work, you can go back."
"We'll be happy to serve you, my lord."
When the dust settled, Luo Zhengdao smiled bitterly and thanked the card summoner who was no longer the same as a thousand people. When he completed the card recovery process, the magic card marked "Elite Phalanx Infantry" not only increased the combat effectiveness of the summons, but also seemed to improve their intelligence.
The dark corridor that cleared the obstacles was tortuous and eerie, and carrying a cane inlaid with illuminated crystals, Luo Zhengdao carefully explored all the way, not forgetting to leave a striking mark at the corner to prevent himself from losing his path.
"Empty? No way! ”
After many twists and turns, he finally came to the end of the corridor, staring at the huge empty stone room, Luo Zhengdao's mouth suddenly opened enough to fit a goose egg. Soon, he calmed down, the probability of being taken first was very low, there should be several of the constructs and golems guarding the passage outside, and no matter how powerful the thieves wanted to sneak in silently without killing them, there was no door! In that case, there is only one possibility, the place was empty and never stored anything.
"Wait a minute, who can make such a big joke with someone?"
Angry that blood rushed to his brain, Luo Zhengdao had to force himself to calm down and think, he repeatedly recited the proverb that there is calm in every major event, and expelled distracting thoughts from his mind. Treasure hunting is a difficult technical job with wits and courage, and the current situation is not so bad that it is out of control.
"The Chamber of Secrets? Magic? Let me see, what's so special about it. ”
Luo Zhengdao muttered to himself, and began to grope back and forth in the stone chamber, not letting go of any doubts, and after a while, he found an inconspicuous shallow groove on the rock wall located on the side of the stone chamber, about an inch and a half deep, almost a yard long and wide, and there were many slender lines crisscrossing the groove.
Paying attention to this slightly discordant part, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but think about it, is this a hint or a metaphor? There should be an explanation for it!
"Oops! It's the slate! ”
Patting his thighs and screaming, Luo Zhengdao took out the white slate that led the way from the convenience bag hanging on his waist, and raised it with both hands to align it with the groove on the wall. Immediately, he carefully pushed the slab into the groove until the surface of the slab was level with the surrounding rock wall.