The Clock and Mechanical Realm, the legendary "Land of Ultimate Order", the birthplace of the laws of order in all planes, and the "engine" that drives the orderly operation of the multiverse. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In the mechanical realm, order is regarded as the supreme norm everywhere. It consists of perfectly equal bands of light and dark, and perfectly equal levels of heat and cold. This plane resembles a drop-shaped clock, and has a distinctly tree-like structure.

In the mechanical realm, each law constitutes a separate realm of gears, all of which rotate according to their own rules, and each cognate acts on a vast array of computational data that even God cannot fully comprehend except for the incomprehensible functions of the law.

Looking down on the mechanical realm from Roland's vantage point, the mountains, plains, meadows, woods and other areas are presented in his field of vision in the form of huge gears, these gear-shaped earth plates bite and link with each other to form a huge machine called "Earth", which emits a low roar, and the gaps between the gear plates are filled by the void, like a clock with the world as the framework. Most of the cogs are more than thousands of miles in diameter and rotate slowly with unpredictable regularities, while the smaller cogs spin at a dizzyingly fast rate. The rotational speed of the gears in different regions forms different centripetal forces, which in turn create different gravitational forces, but according to Roland's observations, the local residents do not seem to be affected by the change in gravity when they migrate between the gear plates, perhaps they have become accustomed to this strange natural phenomenon.

Between the cogs that make up the earth, it is common to see brightly colored auras. Based on the experience gained from the astral journey, Roland recognized it as a portal to another plane. Unlike the portals of the Astral Realm, the portals of the Mechanical Realm do not necessarily point to a fixed location, but constantly switch destinations according to the frequency of the gears.

Roland curiously observes a portal, and every time the color of the aura changes slightly, a thought pops into his mind, telling him that this portal will now lead to the astral realm, the spirit realm, the shadow realm, or some inner plane. There are also portals to the main material realm, but it is difficult to determine the exact landing point.

After a general observation of the geomorphological features of the watch and clock mechanical realm, Roland focused his attention on the local population. The inhabitants of the mechanical realm build their homes on the cogs that swirl in the void. Wildlife is not usually visible on the surface of the gears, but colonists from all planes, including the Main Plane, the Nine Levels of Hell, and Heavenly Mountain, have transformed the surface of the gears into hedge mazes, parks, nature reserves, and occasionally exotic palaces.

Roland also noticed that most of the local inhabitants are constructing creatures, metal, wood, minerals and even liquids, and any unimaginable material may appear in the mechanical realm in the form of constructs, and the common species in the main material realm such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings are relatively rare here, and the only creature here that can compete with the constructs for living space is a strange insect, which looks like a mixture of ants and centaurs, the small ones are about two feet long, and the large ones are similar to adult humans, Both large and small have forelimbs that resemble humans, can flexibly use tools and weapons, and are covered in a thick brownish-red carapace, giving the impression of being thin and lean.

As soon as Roland's gaze touched this strange creature that inhabited the mechanical realm, their name immediately popped up in his mind - Vermi Ant-Man.

The Phomi Ant Clan does not have a high level of intelligence, but they have a strong sense of teamwork and cooperation like distant relatives in the main material realm. While Roland was observing, a large number of industrious worker ants were hurrying among the huge teeth of the rock, or digging burrows to expand the nests, or collecting and carrying whatever food seemed to be swallowable.

After careful observation and the local knowledge obtained from contact with Sindra's divinity, Roland confirmed that the Fmy Ant-Man did not like to communicate with words, but instead communicated directly with each other with mental awareness, even if it was dozens of miles apart, two Fmmy Ant-People belonging to the same group could communicate instantly, and the entire Ant Clan group also weaved a complex communication network through this "point-to-point" psychic connection, as long as one of the Fmi Ant-People in the group found danger, the rest of the companions would be immediately alert.

The Fmmy nest varies in size and the number of family members, but even the smallest nest has a "Fmmy Queen" who rules her people with undisputed authority. Disputes occasionally erupt between different Fymmy Ant Families, but all Fmy Queens obey the same will, which is the Goddess of Destiny Sindra, the owner of the "Great Self-Discipline City of Infinite Evolution" located in the center of the Machine Realm.

Roland's soul was drawn by the divinity towards the giant tower of Babel in the center of the mechanical realm. Far away, I heard the roar of machinery coming from the tower, and it seemed that hundreds of millions of engines were running at the same time. From the base of the tower to the spire, a python-like staircase surrounds it, along which countless constructed creatures hurry, looking down from the air, like a swarm of busy ants.

At the top of the mechanical tower, about 10,000 feet high, a huge silver ball of light floated in the air, and the divine power enchantment shielded the ball of light entirely. Through the translucent barrier, Roland could vaguely see a rolling palace attic inside the ball of light, and a little golden spot of light like fireflies floating inside the sphere. As soon as the thought of doubt arose, the divinity that was integrated into the soul gave an immediate answer: those clusters of light were Sindra's invokers.

The so-called "prayer person" is the soul of a devout believer who ascends to the kingdom of God after death. They can enjoy eternal peace in the kingdom of the idols, and the best of them will have the opportunity to be promoted to the rank of "oracle." As the chosen person of Sindra, if Roland cannot become a god while he is alive, the destination of his soul after death is the huge ball of light he looks up to at this moment - Sindra God's Kingdom, and become a supplicant in God's Kingdom.

"I'm not dead yet, do I want to become a prayer now?" Roland looked at Sindra from afar and muttered to himself.

As if sensing his concerns, the divine light that surrounded his soul suddenly changed direction, taking him away from the realm of radiance that was both real and illusory, and quickly descended downward, approaching the rumbling and roaring mechanical tower below the kingdom of God.

The heavy blue-gray metal walls give the mechanical tower an avant-edge postmodern sci-fi feel, and each floor of the tower is a separate space, connected to each other by portals. Roland was taken by divine brilliance to the seventh floor of the Great Mechanical Tower, and at the entrance was erected a steel obelisk with a strange inscription engraved on the tower.