Due to the sudden earthquake and magma eruption around the transfer station, the five Tianxuan people were forced to go to the smelting base in the southwest direction because the access channel was closed.

Just as Tianxuan was glad to have escaped the catastrophe just now, but the house leak was windy and rainy: Sal told him that it was about 80 kilometers from their current location to the southwest smelting base, but since the waterway pioneers had already consumed more than 30 kilometers of fuel, which meant that the remaining 60 kilometers of fuel was not enough to bring them safely to their destination, when the fuel ran out, they had to push the cart and walk more than 10 kilometers.

Tianxuan closed his eyes and said weakly: "Oh, no!" I pray in my heart that there will be no more forks.

More than an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Tianxuan saw that the scale of the last bar of the fuel display above the Waterway Pioneer button was drastically shrinking. He realized that they were about to be in trouble again: "Mr. Sal, what are we going to do when we run out of fuel?"

Sal stretched out his right hand and waved it towards Tianxuan and said, "Don't panic, the location of the smelting base is an absolutely safe area. It was treated there, and there would be no earthquakes and magma eruptions. ”

Tianxuan felt reassured after listening to Sal's words, and his mood was not so nervous. When the fuel ran out, all four Mayans got out of the car, and skillfully opened the two mechanisms from the bottom of the car, front and back, and then pulled out two round cylindrical wheels, the same shape as the wheels of the roller, but miniature ones.

"Oh! I know this, increase the force area and reduce the pressure! That way we won't have too much trouble dragging the car around! ”

Tianxuan said with a little excitement.

"You're right! Awesome, so smart. Although everyone on earth knows it. Hercules continued to mock.

"Well, well! I admit I didn't play, you win! After saying that, Tianxuan honestly opened the 2 mechanisms at the bottom of the car, pulled out 2 cylinder wheels and dragged them with the others.

Although the distance of more than ten kilometers is not long, it is not short, and it is too boring to just walk, so Tianxuan looks at the scenery from time to time along the way, and also teases each other with Hercules from time to time to pass the time, so comfortable.

In this way, after they dragged the cart for about 2 hours, a huge complex of buildings appeared in front of them. Tianxuan, who was already hungry, suddenly lit up: "Oh, MyGOD! It's finally here, Mr. Sal! ”

Sal nodded and said, "Yes, don't worry, we'll be able to eat soon!" ”

Soon they came to the bottom of the huge complex, which consisted of essentially a myriad of water tower-like complexes: pale cyan columns about 60 meters in diameter rose from the ground, and above them were inverted truncated cones, sealed by lower ring beams and pillar walls. The top cover practice is similar to that of a cylindrical shell tank. The inverted cone is inversely proportional to the circumferential diameter, so the hoop tension is relatively uniform and the stress state should be better. Tianxuan pointed to the building in front of him and asked, "What is this water tower-like building Mr. Sal?" ”

"The conical place above is the smelting pool, the place where all kinds of tools are forged." Sall paused and continued, "You see, this pale cyan staircase in front of you leads directly to the smelting pool, so let's just go up to it. ”

“What？” Tianxuan was taken aback, "Mr. Sal, are these waterway pioneers going to be pulled up too?" ”

"Hehehe, Tianxuan, you think too much, just put the waterway pioneer here, let's go up first, and when we are full, we can drive the machine down and drag it up directly! After all, this is a smelting base, and the equipment and props are still complete! Sal smiled slightly.

"Oh! That's good! I'm so hungry. As he spoke, Tianxuan's stomach rumbled again. The four people next to him couldn't help but laugh when they heard this strange sound.

Then they began to walk slowly up the pale cyan stairs, but it should be said that they had climbed for Tianxuan. Because he was already a little hungry, his eyes were a little dizzy, and his limbs were weak, and almost half of his body was on the handrail next to the stairs and slowly sent himself up, which was quite difficult to watch. Just as they were about to reach the smelting pool after walking most of the stairs, Tianxuan suddenly shouted, "Mr. Sal, it's not good! ”

"What's the matter, Tianxuan?" Sal asked, puzzled.

"I didn't even pay attention just now, you see that we are full of hot magma underneath, and there are still magma fountains bubbling in many places, this time it is really going to be over!" Tianxuan was completely desperate. Because I was hungry just now, I was only thinking about climbing the stairs, and I didn't care so much, but suddenly I felt that it was very bright below, and I felt that something was not right, so I poked my head down. It's okay not to look, but this time I saw that all the buildings were soaked in lava at the bottom, and they were walking above the lava.

"Oops! Tianxuan, don't get excited. The smelting base is built inside the lava, and the treated area is not affected by earthquakes and magma eruptions. These pale cyan buildings, including this staircase, are made of high-purity silicon carbide high-temperature refractories with a melting point of up to 3000°C. So if you put 10,000 hearts, there will be no problem! ”

"Oh, Mr. Sal, you said it earlier, scared the baby to death!" Tianxuan immediately stroked his chest and hurriedly suppressed himself, he had received enough stimulation today, and he felt that he was almost unbearable, but in fact, the most unbearable thing was his stomach. "People are iron, rice is steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry!" Tianxuan muttered to himself a little bit of air.

"Relax, it's normal for you to not understand a lot of things when you're new here, and it's also because I can't explain it well, so you're too frightened. But you can relax, there is no problem with us, although we cannot be said to be experienced in a hundred battles, but we can also be called experienced. Sal said.

"Huh! Forehead! Is this nothing? It's just that I want to eat. "Tianxuan is so hungry that he can't speak!

"Hahaha! It's here! It's here! As he spoke, Thrall led them to the door of the smelting pool. At this time, a person came out of it.

Who is this? Tianxuan took a closer look, this person was a woman, although they Mayan men and women wore sundresses. But in appearance it should be a woman: because she coiled her hair into a bun like the ancients, and then inserted a hairpin, that is, combed her hair; There is also a relatively protruding breasts, and a woman's breasts must be bulging! Sure enough, as soon as the woman spoke, her voice was full of feminine charm: "Hello, I am the alchemist Hestia Innovet. Do you need any help? ”

"Hello, Hestia, I'm Sal Prufitt of the New Agricultural District 9. On our way to the transit station, we encountered an earthquake and a magma eruption, so we had to come here to find supplies. Of course, we want to go to dinner first now," Sal said.

"Okay! Come with me, I'll take you to the restaurant first. Hestia Innovat took them to the restaurant.

After eating, Tianxuan couldn't help but stretch his waist, he really tossed to death all day. At this time, the alchemist Hestia Inovit walked up to him and said gently: "Little brother, the food is still to taste!" ”

In front of him because of hunger, Tianxuan saw the woman in front of him clearly: the figure is about the same height as Tianxuan, the body is plump, under the brown curly hair is a slightly baby fat face, the eyebrows are slightly bent downward, the middle interval is about two fingers, the nose is generally not so tall and straight, the nose is slightly larger, although it is not particularly graceful and luxurious, but it is also more feminine, the only thing that feels discordant is the bright red eyes, of course, Europeans and Americans have blue eyes, green eyes, you should get used to seeing too much! Other physical characteristics are no different from Sal's, the slight difference is that Sal wears a blue armband, this lady Hestia Innovat wears a purple armband, and the other three people who accompanied him, including Hercules, wore red armbands.

Looking at the woman in front of him a little, Tianxuan hurriedly flattered: "Ah, it's very delicious, this is the best I have eaten since I went underground." Thank you so much for the beautiful lady who gave us a hospitality. ”

"That's good! Eat more, you're welcome," Lady Hestia smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth, obviously happy to hear Tianxuan's praise, although the rhetoric was not very beautiful. Lady Hestia then consulted with Thrall about supplies, and after some haggling, they settled on a mutually acceptable price. Then Lady Hestia said cheerfully to the five of them, "You are new to your land, and it will take a day to complete the supply, so you can visit here as much as you like, and I can be your guide." ”

Four Mayans, including Sal and Hercules, said they were tired and stopped visiting. So, Ms. Hestia leaned her head to Tianxuan's ear and said, "Little brother, if you want to visit, I can be your guide!" ”

"Uh, h!" Tianxuan didn't know how to answer, because he saw Sal just now that they seemed to have spent a lot of money, and they had already eaten and drunk for nothing, and it seemed too unkind to spend other people's money!

"Rest assured, it's free, you don't have to worry. It's been a long time since we've had a surface visit, and at least we won't charge you for that. Lady Hestia said with a smile.

Tianxuan looked at Sal in disbelief, and Sal smiled and said, "Don't worry! If you want to go sightseeing, just go sightseeing, and remember to gather when you leave. We don't have as many liars on the ground here! ”

This sentence made Tianxuan take a reassuring pill, since it is free, then simply collect more information, so as not to be always surprised and overwhelmed in this unfamiliar field. Then he followed Lady Hestia and began to explore the area.

This article is from Reading Rim Novels