Chapter 23: The Snake Path
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After confirming that there was no movement, Xun Rin threw a rope from the top of the palace and pulled Di Zhixue up. The two of them squatted on the roof cautiously like thieves.
In the silence of the surrounding birds and beasts, the conversation of two women suddenly appeared, and of course Xun Rin could hear it clearly. It's just that the angle is wrong, and before he can see the girl's back in the distance, the latter runs into the forest.
He asked in a low voice, "Do you see their faces clearly?" โ
I just saw that the one who spoke first was a petite short-haired girl, not very old. The other, known as "Sister Bed", did not show up at all. Di Zhixue touched his chin and thought, "I happened to put my ear against the metal wall at the time, and I vaguely heard the sound of some kind of mechanism activating. Twice, it is estimated that there are trap doors on the exterior wall, once open and once closed. But I immediately went and groped where I was, and found nothing. I'm afraid it's a magic door with very high hidden skills. โ
Sister Bed is probably the name of the lord of the palace. Since the girl said, "Be friendly", I'm afraid that Sister Bed is not a kind person.
You have to be careful.
"It's okay, I found an entrance on the roof that looks like a ventilation duct."
With that, Xun Rin beckoned and tiptoed forward, only to find that his companion did not follow immediately, and he looked preoccupied. "What's wrong, is there anything suspicious?"
Hesitate.
Di Zhixue finally shook his head and did not express his doubts.
Each group has its own style and unwritten rules. Probably because they are often doing rigorous archaeological work, the members of the "Temple Snake" do not like to make unfounded speculations easily, otherwise it is easy to mislead everyone into thinking in strange directions, which will make the work difficult. Di Zhixue, as an old member of the "Temple Snake", is naturally even more so. He really couldn't open his mouth, and said, "I seem to have seen a little Yuxiang just now," because he wasn't even sure about himself. If that's the case, it's incredible.
"What about you? Did you find anything suspicious? โ
"It's going to rain."
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With his knowledge of weather forecasting, Rin was able to determine that the climate in the vicinity had changed abruptly due to unknown influences. He said it very seriously, but Di Zhixue looked speechless with an expression of "The old man asked you about the palace, but what the hell are you talking about".
The two of them walked to a place on the roof of the palace.
In front of you is the entrance that looks like a ventilation duct. The metal circular entrance, which rises about a palm above the roof, is only as thick as the waist of the king. It's not a size that humans can get into, especially Di Zhixue, who is short and stout. It was as if there was once a lid, but it was lost in the impact of the crash, leaving only the metal break.
"Is it smooth inside?"
"I used the spirit clone to reach five meters inside, but because the surrounding metal materials have a high mana blocking effect, this distance is already the limit. Let's just say it's smooth. A narrow pipe like this is less likely to collapse in an earthquake or other situation. I think it's worth a try. โ
Di Zhixue looked his face into the depths of the entrance, and half a meter later there was a horizontal turn, and it was pitch black. "The old man can't even put his face in it, it's really ...... Alas. โ
"Or you'll stay." Xun Rin grinned, "Okay, hurry up and contact the head of the regiment according to the rules." My communication scroll just ran out. โ
Di Zhixue just complained just now, how could he honestly wait outside now, of course, they wanted to go in together.
He pulled out the communication scroll from his crotch bag, activated it with mana, and turned into a cloud of blue and white flames and burned out.
Magic items such as scrolls are expensive items. They thought it was just a simple task, and to be honest, they were not well prepared, and they only brought one communication scroll with each of them. The magic sealed in the scrolls is very low-level. Communication magic can only send a message unilaterally.
Di Zhixue said to the empty place: "Commander, the old man and the two of them found that the so-called meteorite has another mystery, it is a metal building more than twenty meters long. It looks like it was broken by a crash, but it's still magnificent and new. The metal material is unknown. There were at least two women inside, one of whom had just left and announced that she would return tomorrow, and the other, known as "Sister Bed", remained inside. Afraid that things will change over time, the old man and the two are about to sneak in, and before the girl returns, they will conduct a forcible reconnaissance of the unknown building in advance. โ
Routine reporting is a test of skill. Every word needs to be consumed mana, but it must be described in an objective and unbiased manner. To be honest, even if it is Xun Rin who still has a communication scroll, it will be given to Di Zhixue, who is more qualified.
All right.
The two of them dressed up and each took out the "Snake Transformation" scroll.
Enable.
After the blue and white flames burned out of the scroll, both of them turned into giant pythons. Xun Rin is slightly thinner green, while Di Zhixue is slightly thicker brown, and the length of the two pythons can easily exceed three meters. The belongings also change.
The two of them hissed and spat out letters to each other, and then Xun Rin got into the ventilation duct first. After waiting for a while, the snake body fully entered, and Di Zhixue followed closely.
The magic provided by the transformation scroll is very low-level, and the total size of the body cannot be changed too much, and the two of them are equivalent to elongating and thinning the body, so that they can easily burrow into the narrow ventilation duct. Unable to use armor or weapons after transformation, it can neither gain the combat power of large beasts nor conceal like small flying insects, making it a less popular type of low-level magic. It's just that all the members of the "Temple Snake" are very fond of the "Snake Transformation Transformation", because in archaeological work, they will often encounter narrow passages, which can come in handy at this time. Just like now.
In fact, according to the rules of "Temple Snake", they should not act on their own, but wait for the large army to carry out a steady exploration in a step-by-step manner. However, their mood at the moment can be described as ups and downs, and they can't care so much about it at all. I was still depressed about my boring trip, but suddenly I found such a magical thing that made them stop? It's better to be dead.
Who will join the temple snake if you are not curious? A paranoid group that goes wherever it is dangerous, because "curiosity kills cats", an average of several members die in accidents every year.
In this way, the two snakes walked one after the other in the dark and narrow ventilation pipe. Luckily, there were almost no obstacles inside, not even dust, and it felt like it was newly built.
There are open gates at intervals, and the walls are tight and extend in all directions.
After crawling ten meters, Rin reached the spot below where the light was coming out. He gripped the round lid like a fence with his snake fangs, and it took a lot of effort to pull it up.
Xun Rin cautiously poked the snake's head down and looked around.
About four meters from the ground, it was confirmed that there was no one. Below was a large, dimly lit room, suspected to be some kind of hall, about ten meters long and seven or eight meters wide. The floors, walls and ceilings are made of metal. The white light emitted from the ceiling was not bright enough, so that Xun Rin could not see the ground clearly from this height. There are two sets of tables and chairs like those in the cafeteria, which seem to be embedded in the wall and stick out, both of which are made of transparent materials. Judging from the layout, it is speculated that there should have been more sets of tables and chairs. The debris on the ground was mixed with the collapsed wall, and it was a mess, but most of them were small pieces, and it was not enough to be difficult to get off the ground.
and several corpses.
They all wore bodysuits with modest styles and monotonous colors.
Out of caution, he looked around for a few more moments to make sure there was no danger. Then the snake's head was upturned upward, like a U-shape, and while firmly biting the edge of the ventilation duct exit with the snake's mouth, the remaining snake body was constantly thrown off. While pulling the snake's tail out of the pipe, the transformation is lifted. As he regained his human form, he became a hanging position with one hand clutching the edge. To be honest, such an operation requires a certain amount of practice, but it is not difficult for him.
With the other hand, pull the rope out of the backpack and deftly fasten one end near the edge.
Quickly fall down the rope.
Drawing his bow and arrows, he rolled neatly into the corner, squatting with his back against the wall to guard him. Since there are corpses nearby, it won't be safe to go anywhere.
The brown python also bites the edge with its mouth in the same way, and shakes off its tail while returning to its human form. Holding the edge, he also hung a chain on the edge with his other hand.
Chains of steel.
After seeing his companion land along the chain, Xun Rin asked puzzledly, "Is it necessary to hang two ropes?" โ
"Little hairy kids know fart. The old man is called being prepared and learning a little. โ