Act 259. The Storm of Erasmus
In the dark clouds, as black as unmelted ink, a little thunder died down, and the low roar that followed was terrifying.
If you look down at Erasmus from a high altitude at this time, you can see that the entire half-plane, which is not very large, is shrouded in dark clouds, and this rainstorm is a storm that fills the whole world!
The rain fell on the window of the train, and the whole train was surrounded by the sound of banging, and for a while, no one spoke, as if they did not dare to break the noisy silence.
Reiner turned his head and looked at the stargate, only to see the silver rings looming in the rain, and only when the lightning tore through the sky could he see the stargate in its entirety.
Soon, Reiner was drawn to his surroundings.
As far as the eye can see, there is only green.
Low shrubs and towering trees are intertwined, swaying in the wind, and in the distance, the forest sea rises and falls like a black sea, wave after wave, and at first glance, it looks like a deep sea.
The lower half of the stargate was buried in the earth, and several rooms could be seen near the stargate, but they were crumbling and lonely under the storm.
The train swayed as the wind howled, and Elimia squeezed Reiner's hand again with a solemn expression.
Despite the outside, however, the train continued to move forward, and eventually, it came to a steady stop in a huge building.
The building was not far from the Stargate, and there were several trains parked inside, all of which had just returned from a storm and were covered in water damage.
The high canopy shields the storm from outside, and the world inside the building is insulated from the storm, except for some rain that drifts in at the entrance and exit of the train.
"Is this the rainy season in Erasmus?"
Reiner stepped off the train and looked at the raging rainstorm on the open side of the building, feeling a little emotional.
"This rain will last for six months, during which time the water level of the rivers in Erasmus will rise significantly, and many areas will be inundated, forming flooding areas, and even part of the stargate will be underwater."
Agnes said that it was her first time in Erasmus, but she had clearly done her homework beforehand.
"So, these trees will be underwater for half a year?"
Reiner glanced at the trees outside, and could see that the lower part of the taller trees was indeed in the water, as if they had grown out of a lake, while the shorter shrubs had long since disappeared from the water.
In this way, these plants do need to develop special growth patterns to withstand the half year of flooding.
"Yes, and during the dry season, Erasmus will be exposed to the sun for another half a year, and the water will gradually evaporate, condense the clouds, and eventually repeat the process of rainfall."
Agnes nodded, she looked at the time, and then said.
"Almost, Baptiste should already be waiting for us."
Everyone went through the inspection of the immigration control center step by step, only this time it was more strict, and it was obvious that compared to Sedna, the Erasmus halfplane was more strict in managing the invasion of species.
Leaving the immigration center and entering the lobby, Reiner realized something.
That's how they get out of here.
Through the window, you can see the wind and rain outside, and the original roads of Erasmus have been flooded, and boating is impossible in this rainstorming climate.
So how do they get out of this building in this climate?
Before Reiner could solve the problem, however, he saw a man in a black robe walking towards them in the hall.
The man had black hair, only his temples were pure white, he wore a pair of glasses, he looked about forty or fifty years old, but he did not look depressed, but full of energy, his eyes were bright, and he was the first to go up to Agnes and stretched out his hand.
"This should be Agnes. Master Wildfield, as expected, is a mage with a leadership temperament. ”
Agnes also recognized the other, reached out to shake it back, and smiled slightly.
"Mr. Baptiste is also very energetic, and to be honest, I would have gone crazy if I had to face such a torrential rain for six months."
"Hehe, compared to the thunderstorm in Fiona's half-plane, it's just a drizzle here......"
The two exchanged a few words, and Agnes went on to introduce Baptiste to her colleagues and students, and it was not until she pointed to Reiner that the expression on Baptiste's face changed slightly.
"Although I had heard about it before, when I actually saw it, I was still surprised, I didn't expect it to be such a young mage."
Baptiste shook Reiner's hand, his gaze sweeping over the logo of his ring.
"I've read your writings and it's been enlightening."
Reiner also boasted to each other in business, anyway, don't spend a few words of flattery.
"Everyone, please come with me."
Baptiste said, and instead of walking towards the exit of the hall, he turned to a staircase.
"The climate in Erasmus is special, not to mention the dry season, and the rainy season is extremely troublesome, so we thought of other ways."
The staircase leads to an elevator with several people already gathered in front of it.
The elevator reached this level, and everyone walked in silently, Reiner noticed that the elevator only had two floor options, the upper and lower levels, the door was closed, the sound of the storm quickly subsided, and a slight sense of weightlessness enveloped Reiner.
Jingle Bell –
The elevator chimes and arrives at its destination.
According to Reiner's estimates, this should be about a hundred meters underground, and the storm has long been out of reach.
The elevator door opened, and a commotion took over Reiner's ears again.
"What is this place?"
With such doubts, he stepped out of the elevator and saw a huge square in front of him.
The dome of this square is very high, similar to the half-plane of Sedna, projecting the sky, at first glance, it looks like a normal blue sky, and the square is full of people, and you can see all kinds of buildings and streets, like an underground city.
"The special environment of Erasmus makes it difficult to build ordinary houses, and at the same time, in order to protect the natural ecology here, so human beings can only live underground, so there is such a structure, there are four such underground cities, this is the first urban area, and my research institute is in the third urban area."
Baptiste explained, gesturing ahead.
"By the way, my research institute is not underneath, but on the ground, and since it needs to observe the creatures here, this is an observation post chartered by the Magical Society."
There is a station.
"We can get there by intercity train."