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In the middle of the forest, there were two men.

If you are thin, about 20 years old, you will be called "Rin". He folded his hands behind his head and whistled, looking like a child. Dressed in simple hard leather armor, he carries a short hunting bow and a small barrel of arrows on his back.

He is short and stout, and he is called "Di Zhixue" in his forties. The muscles of the whole body are very strong, and he looks displeased, and walks silently beside his companion with a straight face. A suit of defenseless cloth with a short sledgehammer hanging behind it.

"It's so glamorous and charming! I can't imagine that there is such a peerless beauty in a remote village! Fire Clan, right? ”

"According to the old man, it is a vixen. But it's really a beauty. ”

Faced with the sigh of Xunrin's nymphomaniac, Di Zhixue replied with disdain. But both agreed that the woman they had seen in the village before was incredibly beautiful.

The two of them are struggling towards the direction of the "meteorite". There is no rush at all, it is better to say that there is no motivation at all.

They were companions of the "Temple Snake Archaeological Group" and came to investigate the meteorite on the orders of the group leader.

It's a dull and boring job. One of the reasons why the name "Starfall Continent" is not called casually is that meteorites often fall on this continent, as if they are cursed. There are at least three or four times a year, and many can reach more than 20 times, and there are meteorites of all sizes, which are not uncommon. I guess this meteorite is not a big deal.

Not only is the work boring, but the timing is also terrible. Their "Temple Snake" is nearing completion of the restoration of ancient ruins on a small island in the northeast of the Starfall Continent. Although it is only the ruins of a small fortress and scattered villages, and there are few decent treasures other than historical value, when the regimental commander decides to withdraw from the camp, he suddenly discovers a clue that makes everyone's mood lift - there is an underground altar of "Hundred Years of Prosperity" elsewhere.

This new clue is great news for the other 38 people in the "Temple Snake", but it is bad news for Xun Rin and Di Zhixue. Because according to the reservation, they need to go to a deep mountain and wild forest to investigate the meteorite. In an instant, he was left behind by his companions, and he had no chance to participate in the initial archaeological work of the underground altar.

It's time to slap the table with the head of the regiment.

It's time to hug your thighs and wipe your tears.

In the end, the two did not change the decision of the regiment commander and were sent to survey the meteorite according to the original plan. This frustrated the two of them.

The main work of "Temple Snake" is archaeology, but it has not always been tested in ancient times. So when they have nothing else to do, they also take on tasks such as hunting pirates to earn bonuses, surveying meteorites, and geological exploration. At that time, the regiment commander thought that the restoration of the fortress ruins on the island was nearing completion, so he arranged Xun Rin, who was good at patrolling the forest, and Di Zhixue, who had geological knowledge, to investigate the meteorite.

Thinking that the initial archaeological work of the underground shrine was not heavy, the temple snake was a large group of forty people, not less than two people. Moreover, the head of the regiment had a vague intuition that this meteorite might be worth seeing, so he insisted that Xun Rin and Di Zhixue act as originally planned.

By the way, there are also prophetic mages among the members of the temple snake, and they are good at astrological observation, so they will know about meteorites in advance. It's just that compared to the difference between the prophet's mana and mud, the time and place are very vaguely predicted.

In this way, Xun Rin and Di Zhixue were reluctantly sent to this forest and temporarily lived in the nearest small village.

Di Zhixue slept until the afternoon because of a hangover, while Xun Rin chatted and joked with the village girls everywhere, and they both thought that the meteorite was there and couldn't run, so they didn't step into the forest until the evening before they began to work.

I guess I'll get some meteorite at most.

I don't have any motivation.

"What a beauty, beauty. I've never seen a woman like that, and it's more fascinating than an Oiran in a big city. "It's a pity that a little sheep fell into the hands of the wolves. ”

Di Zhixue frowned and let out a low snort of displeasure in his throat: "What a wolf pack, it's a rabid dog, right?" The beautiful woman was obviously escorted here by the gang of "three-headed rabid dogs". The old man warns you that molesting that beauty will cause trouble for the captain. ”

"It's so long-winded, I know, I know."

The two of them were completely off the task, and they kept talking about unnutritious topics along the way.

Talking nonsense while going deep into the forest.

Search for the approximate directions suggested by the Prophetic Magic.

After a long time, they came to the edge of a huge pit with a diameter of several hundred meters, and they were dumbfounded, and their conversation and laughter stopped laughing.

A horror unheard of before. It took a lot of time for the two of them to circle the edge of the pit for a week.

Di Zhixue ventured into the bottom of the pit, while Xun Rin carefully examined the neatly cut vegetation around him.

Di Zhixue's little short legs were not strong, and finally climbed up along the rope thrown by his companions.

He shook his head and said, "Not a crater. The soil at the bottom of the pit did not feel as dense as the impact of the fall, nor did it show signs of burning from high temperatures. Take 10,000 steps back, if it was really formed when a meteorite fell, this scale ...... The old man was so frightened by the aftermath of the earthquake that he rolled out of bed. The most important. How did a huge meteorite that could complete the destruction within a radius of hundreds of meters disappear into thin air? ”

"Maybe magic." Xun Rin twisted a leaf between his fingers and said, "You see, all the plants around are like this, as if they were suddenly eliminated, and the section is smooth and neat. This is not normal, and there is no explanation for it other than magic. ”

Insiders watch the doorway. The analysis of the two was very profound, but they looked at each other speechlessly, and no one could say anything, is magic really so creepy and powerful?

The two of them became energetic, switched from a lax attitude to a working state, and went their separate ways, carefully searching for other clues in the vicinity.

Soon, with the strength of his feet that would not be lost in the slightest when he shuttled through the forest, Xun Rin discovered that there was a ...... a kilometer away Piece...... An indescribably bizarre metal behemoth.

He used the scroll of communication magic to summon his companions as well.

Then one of them hung his neck and lowered his hands, his mouth wide open and his expression was sluggish, and the other folded his arms and tilted his head, falling into silence. No one knew what the huge metal artifact in front of them was, more than 20 meters long.

They thought they were just going to hit the meteorite with a hammer, say "yes, it contains meteorite", and then summon their companions to ship it back and sell it for money. Unexpectedly, I found this strange thing like a palace planted on the ground.

It doesn't look like a relic either. Although it is completely destroyed and broken, it still looks brand new.

The two exchanged glances, and circled the ruined palace in the distance.

"There isn't any 'entrance'." Xun Rin shrugged his shoulders and said, "Although there are holes everywhere, because of the complex structure of the walls, you can't get into them at all. ”

Di Zhixue tightened his eyebrows: "Do you also think this is a building?" The old man felt the same way. This is the true face of the meteorite, because it is surrounded by traces of damage that can only be caused by crashes, unlike the previous craters of terror. ”

"I think it's likely that this palace was originally in the sky, and it fell from the sky because of some sudden change. It wrapped itself in a massive protective spell and crashed into a position just a kilometer away. The pit was formed by protective magic. This is the second drop point after the bounce. ”

The old man couldn't agree. The previous one was definitely caused by some kind of attack magic, not protection magic. Because there is not the slightest indentation at the bottom of the pit. ”

"Anyway, since you and I both guessed that this was a building, I'll climb up to the roof to see if there is an entrance to a skylight or something. Let's find out. ”

"Beware! The old man suspected that there were guards among them. ”

Xun Rin waved his hand to signal that he had received it, and climbed up to the palace like a monkey, and his figure quickly disappeared. Di Zhixue carefully touched the broken metal wall with both hands, and while using low-level gold magic to test whether there was a secret door, he circled the palace again.

No secret door found.

Moreover, the mana adaptability of these metal materials is very poor, especially the outermost metal plate has a fairly strong mana blocking effect, and it is difficult to grasp its internal structure.

At this time, the sound of two women suddenly talking!

"Then Sister Bed, people will come back tomorrow! Next time, be kind. ”

"Okay, please go slowly."

Then, the girl who had spoken at first trotted away and disappeared into the forest.

Di Zhixue, who quickly hid and saw all this from afar, was surprised to find that the girl's back was very familiar.

It seems to be the daughter of the big boss's family? Impossible.