Chapter 61: The Reflection of the Stars
Fang Yu watched as the fine stones tumbled and fell into the abyss, and soon disappeared, and there was a faint crashing sound below, and the sound seemed to have no end. He looked up at the abyss in front of him, the cliff stretched endlessly to the left and right in the darkness, barely seeing the edge—the road was cut off here.
He turned around and asked Nini, "Is it here?" ”
Nini, who was held in the palm of her hand by Tianlan, knelt and supported her hands, and nodded obediently: "It's Papa, here!" ”
"But there's no road here." Tianlan stretched her neck, looked left and right, and looked at it for a while, before she withdrew her gaze, lifted Nini up, and asked suspiciously, "Nini, Nini, you can't be mistaken, right?" ”
Nini couldn't understand such complicated words. She blinked her curious pupils, looked at Sky Blue, and probably thought that the other party was playing some game with her, and shook her little tail to play with Sky Blue's palm.
Tianlan couldn't stand this, and immediately surrendered: "Nini, now is not the time to play!" But when she said that, she didn't mean to refuse at all.
Fang Yu didn't bother to play with the two, and Nini seemed to sense that something was in the darkness—from the moment she had taken the initiative to appear earlier. The little girl is very lively, but sometimes she is also lazy and a little afraid of life, and rarely takes the initiative to leave his spiritual world unless she has to, especially when her Tata sister is not there.
He turned back to the Lion Paladin and said, "What do you think, Mr. Red?" ”
The big cat man crouched down and scratched the edge of the cliff with his paws, the rings on his mane clanging, "You think that place is down here?" ”
Fang Yu nodded, he really thought so. Although the little girl is confused and her mind is not fully mature, as a dragon soul born from the dragon's golden canopy, her perception is extremely keen, if she thinks that there is something in front of her, then there must be something. The only difference is what it is.
The big cat man's armor made a sound, and he reached out and pulled out his sword from behind his back: "Then you put those little things down and take a look, and I'll help you watch around." ”
"Trouble, Mr. Red," Fang Plover took the silver bee from under his coat and held it in his hand, the delicate little thing flapping its wings and flying lightly, in a silver arc, into the darkness below.
He pulled down his goggles and looked down, but after a while, he couldn't help but let out a soft 'huh'. He sent the silverbee flying downward, and all that came into view was the gray rock, bottomless below, and it didn't end for nearly a minute.
But just as he was about to continue his investigation, he suddenly felt that he had lost contact with the clockwork elf, and the picture that came into view turned pitch black.
On the side, a few walnuts in the ground led the pack beast over and stopped not far away. He turned around and asked Beji to stay in that place and wait for them, and then he came over with Titanium Pea and the others, just seeing this scene, he couldn't help but ask, "Captain Ed, what happened?" ”
Fang Plover shook his head and took out a second silver bee, but he didn't rush to release it, but first remembered what had happened before raising his hand. Everyone watched as the silver construct flew up in his palm, but this time it didn't fly downward, but forward.
In everyone's field of vision, the silver light flew about twenty meters away, but in that place, it suddenly disappeared again without a trace. Fang Yu was slightly stunned, and he received the same response again—the clockwork fairy had lost contact with him.
"What's wrong?" Red frowned and asked Fang Yuan.
"Wait, that can't be an illusion, right?" But the walnut in the ground looked in that direction and suddenly asked as if thinking of something.
This sentence undoubtedly reminded Fang Yu. He suddenly realized something, and pulled back slightly with his control glove, and regardless of whether his own construct could receive this order, he first gave a command to fly back.
And in front of everyone, the next moment, a silver light shuttled out of the darkness, and the vanished silver bee appeared in front of everyone again. "Lost Lock Enchantment," the big cat man was also well-informed, and when he saw this scene, he whispered, "This is a large illusion array. ”
Fang Yu nodded, he also noticed this. But it's not just an illusion, it's a multi-functional concealment that at least shields perception. He let the silver bee fly back and fall back into his hand, before turning around and looking at the walnuts in the ground with some surprise.
"How did you recognize it as an illusion?"
The walnut in the ground scratched his head, probably didn't expect that he could really help, and said a little embarrassed: "I didn't recognize it either, but the situation just now is a bit similar to the Lost Lock Enchantment in our guild station." ”
Fang Yu couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this, thinking that this was probably the reason why the environment was different and what he saw and heard was also different. The Lost Lock Enchantment is the standard configuration of large cities and guild stations, and they are already used to walnuts underground, but the Seven Seas Brigade really doesn't have much contact.
Fortunately, the Seven Seas Brigade took a few of them this time, and they tried out the illusion by mistake, and this hidden barrier was separated from them by a cliff, and if you only used the clockwork goblins to probe it, you really couldn't figure out the principle for a while.
"Kita," he began, "can you find a way to tear it down?" ”
Now that you've discovered that there's a Mystery Barrier here, the rest is easy. Fang Yu knew that no matter how magical the Eternal Spell was, it must need a backing, the spell could be in mid-air, but the circle could not be drawn on the air. There must be something hidden on the other side of this illusion, and that's why this Mystery Barrier exists.
Kita blinked slowly, looking in the direction of the darkness, the deep darkness forming a shadow in her eyes. She placed her little hand on the magic book, and a series of incantations came to her mind due to the magic sense.
This was supposed to be a system-assisted step, but because of the words of the archmage, she was more and more inclined to rely on her own ability to memorize the spells—and she cast spells more and more slowly, but also more accurately and calmly—and calmly.
Calmness is a spellcaster's trait, but not everyone in the Summoner possesses this valuable trait.
Except, of course, in front of Fang Yuan. When one incantation after another lit up in the darkness under her gesture, Kita suddenly said in a panic: "Ai, Brother Ed, I can't seem to do it......"
Fang Yu was stunned, but he immediately thought that Ji Ta's level was still very low, and the caster who could construct such a huge Lost Lock Enchantment must have a very high caster level. Miss Naturalist can't suppress this spell, it's also a normal thing.
"Well, it doesn't matter," he replied, "and we'll find another way." ”
But Kita hurriedly shook her head: "...... No, it's not, but ...... I mean......" she was about to cry as she held on to the spell, "I mean...... I can suppress it temporarily, but I can't lift ......"
"Then suppress it temporarily," Fang Yu couldn't laugh a little, "How long can it last?" ”
"About a few minutes."
"That's enough."
Fang Yu gave the other party an encouraging look and motioned for her to do so.
Kita then put her mind at ease and calmed down again, and those spells that were about to collapse were also re-stabilized by her efforts. She delved her spirit into the massive structure, and little by little searched for the key spells.
Large enchantments also have strong self-healing abilities, but as Caratu said, Miss Naturalist seems to have an almost instinctive sensitivity to the nature of the ether and the elements when it comes to breaking spells and unspelling them. She seized a fleeting opportunity to temporarily block some of the spells in the circle, and at that moment, the scene in front of her changed in front of everyone:
The darkness faded like a tidal wave, like a crack in the wall of illusion, allowing the light of Parker's torch to continue to shine onto the other side of the cliff.
The boundless abyss disappeared there, and what appeared in front of them was a rift about twenty meters wide—
The severed road continues on the other side of the breach.
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Of course, such a hidden enchantment would not have been formed naturally, and combined with the clues they had discovered before, what those people wanted to cover up with this mysterious enchantment was almost imminent.
What the enemy doesn't want them to see, the more likely it is that the other party's secrets and weaknesses are, and no matter how deep they hide, there is finally a time to show their feet.
Miss Naturalist looked at the situation over there, this time she no longer needed Fang Yuan's reminder, she said softly: "Regiment, regiment leader, I can make a rock bridge......
"I'll leave it to you, Kita." Fang Yu replied decisively.
Kita took a breath and nodded.
However, Miss Naturalist's spell didn't last long, especially when she still had to maintain the suppression of the illusion, Fang Yu immediately turned around and looked at the others, mainly the big cat man and the walnut underground, of course: "Mr. Red, please stay here; And walnuts, too, and the beast of burden can only be left to you to look after. ”
The big cat man slung his sword over his shoulder and nodded.
The walnuts in the ground naturally did not object.
Then he said to the Paparals, "Pak, you come with me." ”
"Why me?" Parker was immediately not satisfied, why should the Paparals be allowed to do dangerous work without a salary increase - after all, do they really have a salary? This is simply not the exploitation of labor, but the living slave labor.
The Paparals, though soft-spoken, must not compromise on this.
"But there's probably treasure down there."
"Okay, leave it to me, we'll meet half."
But it was impossible to meet in half, it was the common property of the Seven Seas Brigade and belonged to everyone in the team. "Ed." Fang Yu turned his head and looked at the ship's officer who had stopped him with some surprise.
Sylvade didn't speak, but the meaning in her bright eyes spoke for itself. Fang Yu was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but hesitate a little: "Sylvide...... I can't ...... this time."
The ship's attendant only smiled slightly, and said in a rare commanding tone: "Take Shesta." ”
Fang Yu couldn't help but glance at the maid lady with a cold face on the side, of course she understood the other party's intentions. But he was not hypocritical, he nodded directly, Sesta's combat power is one of the best in their team, the big cat man stays here, and the maid lady is also reasonable with them.
At this time, Kita raised her hand, and a bright light appeared on the magic book, and a naturally formed rock bridge suddenly sprouted from the edge of the cliff, connecting to the other end. The three of them didn't dare to wait any longer, and rushed onto the stone bridge one after another.
The Paparal man rushed forward with a pair of short legs, as if he were afraid that the stone bridge would collapse under his feet, and when he approached the other side of the cliff, he pounced and rolled over like a ball. Fang Yu fell in second place, not that Shesta couldn't outrun him, but that the maid lady deliberately stayed behind him.
However, he did dislike him too slowly, and the latter simply grabbed him, took him by the collar and walked down the bridge with an arrow, and then threw him to the ground.
Fang Yu only felt that the sky was spinning, and he fell firmly. However, as soon as the two of them stepped off the bridge, the rock bridge collapsed behind them. He looked back in that direction, only to see the sight on the other side of the cliff quickly disappear, and the crack in the wall of illusion was getting smaller and smaller, finally shrinking into a gap.
After a few moments, darkness was once again enveloped.
Fang Yu looked in that direction, and beyond the cliff in this direction, only the abyss he had seen before remained. He tried to contact the other side, but as he expected, this Mystery Lock Enchantment still had a certain shielding ability, and the communication crystal was useless.
Open the system, pull out the light page, and the community can still log in as usual. The military-led stargate communication ability is really strong and abnormal, and the only time he has encountered it so far that can block stargate communication is the only thing that happened in Istani before.
But seriously, it was actually related to the upgrading of the stargate at that time.
In the darkness, Shesta stood silently, looking around, her eyes as bright as felines. Although she is human, she has been trained to adapt perfectly to such a dark environment, and if not to say that it is like daylight, at least she is not restricted by movement.
The Paparals have a certain ability to see darkly, and they crawl to their feet, slapping the dust on their bodies, making the only noise in the darkness and silence. Only Fang Yu lacked the ability to see in darkness - he actually did, but the ability of the Dragonlord's Heart seemed to have disappeared after Idus, and the spirit was not effective.
He took out his pine resin torch and lit it, and the bright orange light of the fire refilled his vision, and the light spread along the deep path that stretched ahead, outlining the outlines and shadows of the strangely shaped rocks around him.
"Other adventurers are adventuring in those sunny, beautiful forests, or with gold and silver treasures," Parker patted the dust off his body, looked at the vicious surroundings, and muttered, "But we always burrow in such holes, puffing like rats, and facing the most vicious monsters, and no one has paid us." Seriously, I can't think of any benefit in dealing with those dark believers. ”
Fang Yu glanced at him and said, "I've never heard of such an adventurer. ”
"That's just an exaggeration, but that doesn't negate our current situation."
"That's not what you said when you said there was a treasure down here."
"Well, that's two different things."
Parker said as he removed the crossbow from behind him, and lit the crystal in his furnace.
Fang Yu shook his head, raised his torch, and illuminated the road ahead. Shesta looked at the two of them, and did not participate in the discussion between them, but silently followed behind. However, she also reached behind her, inserted the gauntlet of the Constructed Gauntlet, and removed it.
The three of them walked along the rough road, and it didn't take long for them to make a discovery.
It was the wreckage of a construct—a part of a construct, to be exact.
The wreckage appeared on the side of the road, its metal shell glistening in the firelight, and judging by its elongated form, it should be part of the limbs, although there may be exceptions - after all, some structures have tentacles, such as the Kraken configuration.
Fang Yu picked up the structure from a pile of rubble, but it was slightly strange. At this moment, the Paparal took the torch from his hand, looked at the thing in his hand as well, and asked, "What is this, a fragment of battle structure?" ”
Fang Yu nodded, but shook his head again.
His first impression was something unique, and there seemed to be some slight difference between the fragment and the construct he knew.
He'd never seen a construct of this style before - not all of them, of course, and the Dragon Hunter was a construct he'd never seen before—but the piece he had in his hand was different. Because no matter how unique the dragon hunter is, no matter how outstanding its performance is, except for the star and the crystal in its head, most of its structure can be understood.
But this fragment ......
The more he looked at it, the more he realized that it was not the product of alchemists, but rather something that grew naturally, and that he could not find a transmission on this fragment, let alone a source of power, only a strange metal fiber that made up its tendons.
It also had bones, but it was made of a metal that the Plover had never seen before, neither pure gold nor mythril, and the fibers of the metal were covered by a flexible and strong metal shell.
It doesn't look like a build, it looks like some kind of non-carbon-based creature, and every delicate part of its body is naturally grown. But if this thing is the work of some alchemist, the level of that master must be so high that he can't reach it.
He had only seen the Zero Crystal of Hain-Sail, and he had never seen the work of the great alchemist 'Ed', but he had a faint feeling that even the alchemists of the Noumerin Elves probably did not have such skills.
Is there such an alchemist among the dark believers? Or is this not actually the work of alchemy at all?
Fang Yu held the thing in his hand and calmed down, trying to use the craftsman system to find out what the wreckage was. But he was really taken aback when he sank his mind into the spiritual world, and he found that for the first time, he could not project the structure of this thing into the craftsman system.
This is something that has never been done before.
No matter how high or complex a piece of material is, even the Heart of the World Tree that Moon Arrit gave him not long ago, he can project it into the Craftsman system. From Starlight's point of view, explore the interior of this material.
And this is the most basic understanding of this world by alchemists, and it can even be said that it is the foundation of this world - Starlight.
He may not be able to 'operate' this material for a while because of his lack of ability. But Fang Yu has never encountered a situation where he can't even do something as basic as projecting materials into the craftsman system.
He was slightly stunned, and for a while he couldn't figure out if he had made a mistake, but after two or three repeated attempts, the result was still the same. It was as if it were in the real world, pressing heavily on his hand, and there was no reaction at all.
In the same way, he really couldn't informatize it and project it into the information crystal.
For the first time, he couldn't help but look at it a little more seriously - wondering if this was also a product of the earth like him? But the next moment, he still found something familiar on this fragment, the black metal shell of the fragment, densely written with some strange symbols.
And these symbols, some of them are recognized. He immediately became acutely aware that some of these symbols were the ancient alchemy array of the Numerin Elves, and some of them looked a bit like magic guides. Although these guides were completely different from all the types of magical guides he had seen now, they were truly the same kind in nature.
These two subtle discoveries immediately made Fang Yu realize that this thing was a work of alchemy. And when he saw these patterns, he faintly felt a little familiar, and he always felt like he had seen them somewhere.
But it wasn't from the ancient alchemy of the Numerin Elves, he could clearly tell this. And it was then that a somewhat peculiar idea broke into his mind.
It was the silent stars hanging above the dark sky.
That kind of picture seemed to come to life in his mind. Fang Yu couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and finally remembered somewhere he had seen something similar - the pitch-black star, it was the one!
It was the strange conformations he had seen once in the illusion of the tower, and then once in Rollin's hands.
Fang Yu couldn't help but open his mouth slightly—it turned out that those peculiar configurations were not the only ones in this category.
At least for now, the fragment in his hand could never be above a clockwork goblin.
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