The most important question for Solid is, of course, "whether Rodrigo can interpret the frescoes here".

Because that's the key to everything, or at least a stepping stone......

Whether it's the anomalies that have happened these days, or the way they escaped from here, the answer is obviously hidden in this strange space, and these murals are the only information they have so far.

Rodrigo lived up to his expectations, he did understand...... A little bit.

As an expert in the study of ancient civilizations in South America, Rodrigo must have dabbled in the writing of the Maya and Olmec, but the content of this ruin may be older and more developed than all ancient civilizations known to mankind at this stage; Fortunately, the Mayans seem to have discovered the tip of the iceberg of this civilization much earlier than modern humans, so there are traces of imitation and borrowing in some of their writings.

The professor's interpretation of these murals is basically based on this layer of relationship...... It's like a person who studies Japanese, and can more or less guess the meaning of some Chinese, but it may not be accurate.

According to the professor, the room they are in now functions like a "museum" or "archive", and the frescoes record two kinds of things, one is the historical experience of the civilization in the past, and the other is scientific and technological knowledge

As for the "knowledge" part, the professor is almost completely incomprehensible, and presumably the Mayans at that time did not understand these profound knowledge, so this part of the content leaves very few traces in their writing; As for the "history" part, the professor can understand a little bit, and combined with the context and a little speculation, he reads some very shocking content, which, if true, is likely to have a huge impact on modern archaeology.

Of course, all of this is fine, and all that Solid is concerned about now is whether they have the life to get out...... If they all die here, it's useless to know more.

After being reminded by him, the professor restrained his "desire to lecture" and led the topic back to the "handprint symbol".

The handprint symbols, each with a text similar to the "teleportation mark", just couldn't read it by Solid; The professor didn't understand every word, but there was one word he could identify and that word came up multiple times—"center."

The word can also mean something like "sourced", "important", "pivotal", etc.; In short, in the five rooms that the Professor and Soldier Two had visited before, all of them had a handprint symbol marked with the word "center", and the current one was no exception.

This...... That's the only clue they have now.

The professor stated that he had intended to ignore the symbols and teleport randomly, as he thought that the space of the ruins must be limited, so he wanted to explore as many rooms as possible.

But after listening to Solid's experience...... He changed his mind.

Maybe the concept of time and space in this ruin is different from the outside world, maybe these "teleportations" take longer than they perceive, and anyway, regardless of the truth, it is definitely not a good idea to continue wandering around.

The three of them deliberated and stopped, and soon decided that only the handprint symbol marked "center" would be used for the next transmission; If nothing else, after a few times, they should be transported to a specific, important location, and then ...... They will see the opportunity to act again.

As a result, things did turn out the way they expected.

After that, they went through another twenty-nine teleportations, and after the twenty-nine...... They came to a hallway.

It is a straight, endless corridor, with no murals, texts, or handprints on either side of the corridor, replaced by two green light tracks.

Obviously, it was a different room than the ones they had been to before.

The three of them exchanged glances, cheered up, and continued on their way.

By this time, Thorid's composure and fighting spirit had returned, and although the future was still uncertain, the encounter with two living men and the progress of events had rekindled his hope.

…………

They had been walking along the corridor for a long time, and it was difficult to tell how far they had gone since the black metal walls around them were indistinguishable from the cyan light tunnels, and they didn't feel tired in this space at all.

Fortunately, before their patience could wear off, the end of the corridor also appeared......

There, there was a wall, a wall of black metal that was indistinguishable from the surrounding one; On that wall, there was only one handprint symbol.

"It looks like we don't have a choice." Solid looked back at the two men behind him, and then pressed his hand to the symbol.

The bright light comes on and goes again.

This time, the three of them were teleported to a very open place.

It is a huge space comparable to a football field, with a flat ground and a semi-circular dome, and the blue light trails on the floor paint a picture of the scenery of mountains and rivers, and the dome is dotted with words like stars; In addition, there is a very conspicuous luminous pattern on each side of the dome, which appears to represent the sun and the moon.

In the heart of this space, stands a huge statue of a human head more than twenty feet high; It is not accurate to say that it is a "human head", because the face of this statue looks a little different from that of modern humans: its brow bone and nose bridge are more prominent and forward, but the arc from top to bottom is vertical and gentle; Its orbits are flattened, and the eyes grow almost inside the face, but the proportions of the size of the eyeballs are normal; There is no mid-life under his nose, and his chin and mouth are nothing special; The ears are slightly peculiar, growing slightly higher and longer than the average human ear.

From a great distance, the statue's mouth is open, and its mouth is ...... It also contains a glowing object.

Solid and the three of them leaned cautiously over, and when they got closer, they realized that it was an irregularly shaped cyan crystal slightly larger than a rugby ball, and its glow was the same as the blue glow that could be found everywhere in the ruins, but it looked deeper and more intense.

"Do you think the same as me?" After standing in front of the statue and looking at it for a few seconds, Solid spoke.

"Ah...... It seems that these eight achievements are the energy core of the entire ruin. Rodrigo continued.

"Huh......" Sollid smiled wryly, "I'm not interested in what this thing does, I mean, you guessed that, right?" The Confederation sent us to dig something this time...... That's it. ”

"Well...... Rodrigo's voice suddenly became cold, "...... I've known this from the beginning. ”

Compared with the content of this sentence, the tone in which he said this sentence made Sollid even more surprised.

"Oh?" Solid's voice also froze, his years of fighting instincts had made him smell danger, and the blood in his whole body was rushing at high speed, "I don't see this." ”

"Of course you can't tell......" Rodrigo said, turning his head to Solid, "you're just a soldier, a ......tool that has been put in the terminal," he paused, "no matter how good a tool is, it's just a tool, and the user won't let the tool know too much...... Because tools don't need to think, all you have to do is obey, forget, and ultimately ...... Forgotten. ”

As the professor said this, Sollid noticed that Soldier Two had quietly walked between him and the professor, and was facing the ...... in a battle-ready posture He.

"Looks ...... It's not just me who is good at secrecy. Solid said in a deep voice, "Professor, you're also a hidden person. ”

"Hmph...... Secrecy? What other secrets can you have? Rodrigo tilted his head slightly, and replied in a tone that bordered on contempt, "You don't say anything about the 'visual barrier'...... Can't I find out? ”

When Solid heard this, he was shocked again, it turned out that he ...... The vision he had previously observed, "the eagle disappearing from above", Rodrigo already knew.

"You don't have to show that expression, whether you find it or you don't...... We've all found out. "Although we only cooperated with the girls brought by Gimenez in order not to reveal their identities, we did what she said...... With a bunch of equipment, try to get out of the area to call for help. He gave a slightly helpless expression, "I can tell you that in the past twenty days or so, we have found much more than just disturbing barriers and the like...... There is even the phenomenon of 'space-time folding' in this area, and it is no wonder that outsiders have not been able to find us after so long. ”

"Well......" Sollid muttered, "I keep it a secret from you, for fear that my discovery would cause a commotion. He paused, "But you know more than I do, and you don't say anything, and why?" ”

"Because I can't talk to you guys." Rodrigo replied, "The digging team is either soldiers like you who have come from the gang or Gimenez...... Even if I tell you, you have broken into the defensive circle of the ruins of an ultra-ancient civilization, in addition to signal and magnetic field interference, there are various optical barriers, space-time loops, and so on...... So what can it be? ”

"So......" Sollid picked up some new information from his words, "you already know that the workers were arranged by Gimenez...... It's you who really act all the time, it's you ......" he said, turning his gaze to Soldier Number 2 again, "...... And you. ”

"It's okay." Soldier No. 2 responded with a mocking attitude at this time, "I didn't play much either, after all, my role is just a soldier, at best a trick without a name...... Unlike the professor, he is one of the focal figures in the excavation team, and there are many plays. ”

"Speaking of which......" Solid's words turned, "what are you up to?" I've checked your file myself, and there's no problem with your status as a soldier. ”

"Hmph......" Soldier No. 2 snorted coldly, "In any file you can find, it is impossible to record my 'real position', because ......"

At this second, Rodrigo took over his words: "...... Because, we are all guests of honor at the 'tea banquet'. ”

"'Tea Banquet'?" It was the first time he had heard the name of the organization, and he was suspicious.

"What? What do you think...... Which is the most powerful and powerful agency in the federal government? Is it the Cabinet Ten Auxiliaries? FCPS？ Or the Overseer? Rodrigo saw his confusion and said, "I can tell you...... If these people were alone, the order of this world would have been overturned by the 'Reverse Cross' twenty years ago. ”

"I'm getting more and more incomprehensible." "But I understand the point...... To put it simply, both of you are members of an organization called the 'Tea Banquet', and your position is ...... It seems to be on the side of the Federation. His gaze swept over the faces of the two men respectively, "As for the identity...... whether it's a 'professor' or a 'soldier', it's just a cover." ”

"Not really." Rodrigo corrected, "Because I became a professor first and then joined the tea party, after all, 'knowledge' is difficult to disguise. ”

"Whatever." Solid replied in a nonchalant tone, "I just want to know what you mean by your sudden revelation of your identity in front of me now?" ”

"Naturally...... Soldier Two's expression suddenly became gloomy, "it's to make you die." ”

"Heh......" Solid laughed again, "I'd like to hear why you two want to kill me?" ”

"It's simple." Rodrigo replied, "Now that the 'Eternal Core' has been found, and we have no intention of handing it over to the Federation, you are not the one who is at the tea party, and you are one of the people in charge of this operation, and we want you to keep it a secret for us forever...... The best way to do that is to kill you. He shrugged, "Actually, when I met you in the teleportation room before, I was thinking about whether to kill you directly, but I was worried that there were some defense mechanisms inside this ruin, so I wanted to keep you for a while and act as cannon fodder." ”

"Then why don't you just do it later?" "Let's say...... We'll ...... when we get out of this ruin."

"So you don't understand anything." Rodrigo interrupted him, "As soon as I take the 'Eternal Core' out of that statue, this relic will lose momentum, which is to say...... At that point, most of the defenses and shielding functions will cease to function; Wouldn't it be extraneous if you had a 'dog tag (i.e., a military identification tag, which is usually worn around the soldier's neck, and the dog tags of Federation soldiers in this era have a chip in it)' to write down some kind of information and send it out? ”

"Hmm...... Truly. Solid nodded, "Pretty thoughtful." As he spoke, he paced a few steps to the side, moving his wrists and neck a few times, "Before I do it, let me ask one more question...... Why don't you think about developing me into a member of the 'Tea Banquet'? Then you don't have to kill me, do you? ”

As soon as these words came out, Rodrigo and Soldier Two were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and laughed out loud.

"Hahahaha......" Rodrigo was so happy to slap his fat legs.

Soldier Two also laughed for a while before he regained his strength and continued, "Tholid Wilson...... To be honest, I sympathize with you," he continued, holding back a smile, "so be it...... I'll just take it as a good thing and tell you something before you die. ”

It is almost impossible for Solid to investigate the people of the tea party, but the people of the tea party want to investigate him...... It's easy.

Soldier Two and Rodrigo had already known all the information about each of their companions before their trip, so at this moment, Number Two told Solid's background in an almost sarcastic tone.

"Got it?" After finishing speaking, looking at Solid with a complicated expression, No. 2 said again, "For a person from a background like you, don't say it's a tea banquet...... Even those agencies of the Federation will not promote you easily, because once someone tells you about your background to rebel, then you will immediately become a major hidden danger. ”

After listening to the other party's statement, Sollid fell silent.

Reasonable, he can see that the other party is telling the truth; In the face of a person who is about to be killed, the other party has no reason to improvise these contents, and Solid's experience and circumstances over the years are also good evidence of these words.

Solid faltered.

His parents, whom he had never met, died at the hands of the federal government, and they gave him his life and protected him with the last bit of dignity and flesh; And he has been deceived since he was a child, and has been working for the Federation all these years, obeying a group of scum he despises, numbly performing one task after another that he is not interested in.

There is a nameless fire in his heart all the year round, as if a force in the dark is giving birth to his anger, but he doesn't know what it is, so he suppresses this anger, shackles himself with calmness and reason, and he vents that anger in the mission and killing, hoping that one day this emotion will eventually disappear.

But at this moment, at this moment, he seemed to suddenly understand a lot of things.

After a brief period of vacillation, there was a sense of euphoria, and then a great sense of remorse welled up in my heart, which was transformed into a vengeful anger in an instant.

And this fire this time has a clear goal......

"Okay, I see." After a while, Sollid finally spoke, "I understand everything......

"In other words, you can die in peace, can you?" Soldier Two spoke, taking a step towards Solid.

"You talked about killing me and talked about it for a long time......" Solid looked sideways at the other party, "You must be very confident in your own combat power?" ”

"Heh......" Soldier Two laughed, "do you think...... A person who uses the identity of an 'ordinary soldier' as a cover is necessarily a small role in the organization. He paused for a second, the smile on his face suddenly cold, and his murderous aura rose sharply, "But it's a pity...... I'm a 'fierce' powerhouse. ”

Before he could finish speaking, his right hand suddenly extended, and a slashing knife brought out a long-range slash that could tear through the air, hitting Solid's chest and neck.

Solid was also on guard, instantly twisting his body and spinning on his back, and jumped over with one hand on the ground, avoiding the attack and regrouping the situation.

"Hmm...... Although I have known for a long time that you are only a 'strong level', there are indeed not many people with acquired abilities who can train your physical fitness to the peak of the current realm like you. Soldier Two watched Solid's movements and read with interest, "It's a pity...... You met me. ”

As soon as the word "I" came out, a dodge came behind Solid.

Although Sollid had reacted the quickest and returned punches, it was Soldier Two who was quicker and sent Sollid to the ground with a downward elbow.

From Solid's point of view, at that moment, he only felt a thousand forces smashed on his back, and before the feeling of "pain" could be conveyed to his whole body, his face was already attached to the hard ground.

After the blow, Solid's blood, breath, and even energy all appeared to freeze, and it took him a full five seconds before he could feel the blood flow again, but his lungs still couldn't breathe, and his body couldn't move.

"Paper, Harmony, Strong, Fierce, Crazy, Divine ......" Soldier No. 2 unhurriedly walked around in front of Solid, "Although there is only one level difference between 'strong' and 'fierce', this level is the most difficult barrier to overcome...... The vast majority of capable people in this world can only stop at the 'strong level' in their lifetime, and this is naturally justified, because starting from the 'fierce' level, every time and every point of entry, people will get closer to the realm of 'God'. ”

In fact, even if he didn't explain, Solid already understood how big the gap between the two was at this time, so even if the other party kicked his nose and brushed the fashion value in his face like this, he was helpless.

"I said, it's almost enough, kill it quickly." Two seconds later, Rodrigo in the distance urged, "I know you don't like him, but you also need to know how to stop in moderation." ”

"Hmph...... I just see that he is unhappy, what's wrong with abusing him a few more times? Soldier Two was still in his hands, and as he responded to the professor, he raised his foot and stomped off Solid's right arm, "What? Don't you call? Or is it that you can't scream? He glared at Solid with a condescending, vicious gaze, "What 'veteran'?" What legends? To put it bluntly, isn't he just a capable soldier? In terms of 'power', the tea banquet is the apex of the world, and in terms of strength, the objective level of ability is much more reliable than the false names you have blown out! ”

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, and he went around to the side and broke Solid's left leg as well.

"The most unaccustomed thing in my life is you guys who are actually difficult to live up to under the fame!" When he said this, a flame of hatred also flashed in Soldier Two's eyes, "A real man should speak with his back...... 'veteran'?" Hum...... Phew! He took a sip and stomped at the back of Solid's head.

Unexpectedly, at this moment.

"Do you have an issue with those who are capable below our strong level?" An unfamiliar voice sounded under the empty dome.

The expression on Rodrigo's face changed slightly, and Soldier Two's feet stopped halfway down.

A second later, both of them followed the prestige and saw a young man wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and cropped pants, stepping on flip-flops, and a black humanoid creature with a black body like a three-dimensional shadow and skin texture like black leather.

"Who are you?" Soldier Number Two glanced at the young man, then at the black one, "And you...... What is it? ”

"Do you want to 'eat' him?" The black humanoid didn't pay any attention to him, but whispered a question to the young man beside him.

"Don't worry." The young man smiled and whispered back, "Play with him first." ”

After saying that, he slowly stepped forward and said to Soldier No. 2: "My name is Zilin, the son of the Son of Heaven, the arrival of the king." ”

When he said these twelve words, Zilin hooked his fingers and used an invisible force to "drag" Solid on the ground towards him, dragging him away from the feet of Soldier No. 2.

"Oh?" Seeing this, Soldier No. 2's face was on guard, "Is it 'molecular influence'?" Or is it ...... It's 'uncharted territory'......"

"Do you need to think so seriously? I'm just a paper-level ability, you still need to analyze what department I belong to? Zilin said, gesturing to the black creature behind him, who understood and immediately stepped forward to protect Solid.

"You're the one codenamed 'Mao Feng'......" When the black creature began to heal Solid, Zilin calmed down for a moment, and then said to Soldier Two, "Do you have an opinion about our low-level abilities?" He put his hands in his pockets, tilted his head slightly, and smiled, "Someone is coming at me." ”