1584 Wind Tunnel
"Can you really understand the magic circuit in that device?"
After a while, deep in the underground ruins, the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice Head, who was groping for the old walls and slowly moving towards the darkness, asked without looking back, "Do you know what to do with that thing?" β
"Even if I really have that much knowledge of magic, my eyesight is not that good." Helplessly shrugged his shoulders, Duan Qing, who pouted his mouth, also slowly followed forward along the route of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice at this time: "That Kyle II didn't even give me a chance to get closer, so he drove the two of us out. β
"What do you mean to get out? Obviously, you took the initiative to ask for help, so you have to help others. Hearing this, Xue Lingphantasm turned her head with a displeased expression: "It's good now, not only do we have to run to such a deep place to die, but we also have to find a place that even it is not sure of-"
"You can't talk nonsense, the place that people are not sure about is not the location, but whether they can reach it safely." The tone leisurely interrupted Xue Ling's phantom ice's words, and Duan Qing, who was holding the corner, then straightened his body as well: "Since that robot ...... The magical creatures are worried that it may be too late in time, so naturally it is time for us to make a move. β
After opening the bottom plate of the metal column, Kyle II, who had been in front of the Magic Light Bridge before, also introduced the fault status of the circuit to Duan Qing and the others in the simplest way, but the explanations that contained various magical terms and sequence sentences that were not understandable by humans quickly made Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice give up their willingness to understand. Patting his chest and posing as if there was no problem, Duan Qing, who was forcibly holding his chest strong, then also expressed his idea that he could help solve this problem, and the robot-like Kyle II then thought for a long time with all kinds of electronic voices, and finally replied in a low voice with the scanning brilliance that flashed on the square head: "Of course you can, but ...... I'm running out of spare parts. β
"Spare parts? Do I need spare parts to fix this thing? β
"Of course, the half-foil rounding circuit has been completely destroyed and it cannot be repaired physically, and to replace it, it needs to be completely reconstructed while maintaining the energy supply."
Answering this, the aperture belonging to Kyle II also formed a magical projection-type map in front of Duan Qing: "I will try to repair the energy circuit so that it can start the early self-repair work when there is a supply, but the materials needed for the central core can only be obtained from the spare warehouse." β
"I've marked you the coordinates, and the next step is the course of action." The light and shadow of the sketch appeared on the three-dimensional light map as the scans passed by again and again, and a zigzag green line was formed between the originally pale yellow light: "Although it will take some time to walk along this road, the possibility of encountering danger is minimal." β
"You need to go around most of the circle." Carefully looking at the three-dimensional map in front of him, Duan Qing at that time also took out his adventurer's manual and kept comparing it: "Can't you take the straight line in the middle?" Is there anything in the way? β
"Occlusion? What are you talking about? There was a strange feeling in his tone, and Kyle II, who replied, shifted his square head slightly: "That's the center of the experimental area, where the Kyle-Mobile Wind Tunnel is located, of course it's impassable." β
"We've seen that huge hollow as we've gone down." As if he had finally seized this opportunity, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who stepped forward, also asked urgently with a voice, "Do you know what that hollow is for?" β
"Of course I do." The square head turned to the snow spirit ice again, and a bright light flashed on the magical creation named Kyle II again: "Please check the permissions." β
"Check permissions, check permissions - damn it! How can we possibly know what permissions! β
Time returned to the present, and Xue Lingphantom Ice, who recalled this scene, then waved his fist hatefully: "Hey, tell me the method of checking permissions!" β
"If I knew, would we still have to work so hard until now?" Facing this rare coquettish expression after breaking the ice, Duan Qing, who shrank back, couldn't help but blush: "Don't complain, being able to see the three-dimensional composition of this laboratory with your own eyes is already that guy's greatest support for us." β
"Based on the information shown on this three-dimensional map, we are probably almost halfway there." Trying hard to reconstruct the route information he had seen on his adventurer's map, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who lowered his head, also frowned his slender eyebrows: "It should be in the ...... now Hmm, is it closer to the west? β
"That's right, and we've already passed three forks in the road." Nodding his head, Duan Qing, who was also approaching, also crooked his neck: "Since we haven't encountered any danger, it proves that our path has not been wrong, right?" β
"I hope that the route that Kyle II has chosen for us will not make any mistakes in between." Putting away the adventurer's manual in his hand, Snow Spirit Phantom Ice then poked into the other side of the corner of the dark depths again: "It also said 'time is limited' just nowβis it because there are other restrictions on the restoration work over there?" β
"We don't know anything about the other structures of this ruin, and only the magical creature can explain the energy supply." Approaching the white-haired woman, Duan Qing also came to the front of the corner: "But I don't think it's because of this." β
"Oh?" It seemed to be sure that there was no danger at the next section of the intersection ahead, and Xue Lingphantom Ice, who walked out of the corner, then asked loudly: "Then what do you think is the reason?" β
"Because of the so-called wind tunnel, of course."
Also out of the dim field of vision, Duan Qing's finger then pointed to the wall in front of the left of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, and the faint light also seeped out from the hole between the walls at this time with the instructions of the gray-robed magician, and appeared in front of the two of them with the unique whimper of the wind passing by: "It seems-"
"It seems to have stopped."
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It seems to have entered a long corridor, and Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice, who had been walking in this area, had not changed or stopped for a long time, and the cracks in the walls that had been cut were also accompanied by countless traces of the wind blowing at this time, passing in front of the two players in turn with a unique dim light. Carefully paying attention to whether the wind through these cracks brought any danger, the tense back of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, which was still responsible for opening the way and maintaining safety, kept shaking in front of Duan Qing's eyes, and as if a warm current passed by in his heart, he then took his eyes away from the strong and supple curves of this woman, and instead landed on the adventurer's manual in his hand: "How long have we been in the underground ruins?" β
"About a few hours? You can see for yourself the system time. The pause that was characteristic of the silence when it was broken then came from the front, and the tone of Snow Ling's reply seemed to have an unnatural meaning: "I'm very busy right now, in case a strong wind suddenly blows past us at this time-"
"Don't worry, the storm should have stopped." Waving his hand to interrupt the other party's words, Duan Qing smiled and looked into the dark depths that appeared on the opposite side of those rifts: "The storm in the giant crater should be intermittent, and the impact we experienced before is now estimated to have fallen into a dormant time period. β
"Intermittent? Is that so? Hesitantly glancing at the light revealed between those cracks, Xue Lingxue subconsciously asked, "How far is this road?" What is the duration of the break? Will we be able to make it in time? β
"Rest assured, this route should be able to be carried out." The footsteps moving forward did not stop, and the voice belonging to Duan Qing then rose and fell for a moment with his action of leaning over to pick up something: "Although there are some gravel, since you have experienced the impact of so many storms, this road should be able to withstand this wind pressure." β
"I'm not afraid that the storm in the crater will destroy the corridor we're walking on, I'm afraid it will hit us." Turning his head to say this, the face of Xue Lingphantom Ice on the side also showed a slightly worried look: "With so many neat cracks, this place will definitely become a bellows when the time comes." β
"So I'm thinking about what Kyle II said earlier β that it would guarantee the relative safety of the route." Turning his head to look at the scene of the huge pit that was close in front of him being neatly cut by cracks, Duan Qing continued in a low voice: "It's been so long, and we've compared half of the map, and the information that the magic weapon showed us is basically not too wrong, but in this placeβ"
His voice paused, and the adventurer's map in his hand was raised in front of Snow Spirit Ice: "If I'm not mistaken, this corridor shouldn't have been so close to that wind tunnel. β
ββ¦β¦ The terrain has changed? β
Realizing the meaning of this sentence, the footsteps of Xue Lingphantom Ice, who suddenly woke up, also paused slightly for a moment: "Because of the previous storm? β
"If the storm we channeled in the Wind Ruins caused the terrain to be impacted, then the timing would have been more consistent." Nodding his head, Duan Qing's expression on his face became much more serious: "Since it happened not long ago, Kyle II may not have completely updated the information on this terrain change. β
"The fluctuations in the field veins caused the same storm to erupt here, expanding the wind tunnel that was originally located here." Muttering such an answer, Snow Ling's eyes began to flash more and more panic: "Affected by the change of terrain, the safety of other regions may change...... Wait a minute, isn't that dangerous for us? β
"When I saw that route, I had already jumped out of my mind." Pursing his lips tightly, Duan Qing's palm holding the adventurer's manual also waved abruptly forward: "But just like opportunities and risks coexist, these dangers that appear in front of us-"
"It's often accompanied by more opportunities."
Following the direction he was pointing, the dark depths in front of the corridor also showed signs of breaking at this time, and a hollowed out section of the collapsed cavity was also accompanied by the occasional falling brick and tile rubble, ruthlessly presented in front of the snow spirit phantom ice who had just turned around: "This, this is-"
"Don't be in a hurry, take a look below." The anxious look on the white-haired woman's face was quickly pressed, and then Duan Qing, who stepped forward, took the lead in waving a windproof barrier: "Let's compare the route we had planned beforeβshouldn't our destination turn the corner in front of us and go diagonally upwards in the southwest direction?" β
"You, you-" subconsciously pointed to the other party's face, and Xue Ling's phantom ice was half a moment before he uttered his guess: "You want to climb up directly from the middle?" β
"Why, it's not like we haven't done this kind of thing." Looking at the other party's face with slanted eyes, Duan Qing replied with a natural expression: "Why is the person who jumped from the other side of the giant pit easily before, now suddenly afraid?" β
"I'm not afraid of any difficulty, I'm afraid of other accidents." Glancing back at the edge of the crater that was revealed on the periphery of the broken corridor, Xue Lingbing subconsciously whispered, "Even if you don't consider the storm breaking out again, in case you encounter an enemy or other threat......
"It doesn't matter, shortening the distance can help us greatly reduce the likelihood of these crises happening." Also putting on a layer of magic shield on the other party, Duan Qing began to move his legs up and down: "As for me who is missing a hand, you don't have to worry, because I have the assistance of magic, and there is absolutely no problem in keeping up with your speed." β
"Hey, hey, stop for a moment." Hurriedly stopped the other party's action that was about to take the lead in jumping out of the fault, Xue Lingphantom Ice stared at the other party: "At least let me go up and reconnoitre before taking action, since the route has deviated from the trajectory set by Kyle II for us, then at least let me understand the situation on the cliff......"
"Aside from the cliffs being the destination, there's nothing else to explore." Waving his hand with disdain, Duan Qing replied indifferently: "And how can our luck be so bad, how can those so-called dangers or enemies or something be touched by us so coincidentally-"
The whistling sound then sounded in front of the two people, and the feeling of breaking through the air emitted by the falling object also made Duan Qing swallow his words in an instant, and a skeleton that looked like a black skeleton then stared at the two players in the air with wide eyes for a moment, and then fell into the bottomless dark abyss between the cracks in the corridor with a rattling sound.