Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Underground Promenade (Part II)
Although the interior of the palace was very bright, but after all, it was at night, Tianxuan's eyes involuntarily began to fight, and he casually found a place with a slightly dim light and fell asleep!
I don't know how long it took for Tianxuan to smell a sweet smell in his nose, and quickly opened his eyes to find that the Maya was eating, so he sat up.
"Tianxuan, you're awake, come and have a taste of our lunch." Sal said, pointing to a metal cauldron.
"Okay, I'll try it." Tianxuan looked into the pot and found a familiar face, "Oh! It's corn on the cob, I didn't expect this thing to exist in this place. "I immediately nibbled on it, and it was full and chewy in one bite, and the tender white flesh felt like a chicken, which was great. The Mayan corn not only smells sweet in the air, but also tastes good. Of course, it is not enough to eat corn alone, and the stomach cannot be full. So Tianxuan looked again to see if there was anything else to eat, and in addition to the corn cob, there was still a pancake and half a green-skinned and yellow-fleshed melon in the pot.
"It looks delicious, too." Tianxuan muttered to himself as he picked up the pancake and ate it, "Well, the taste of chocolate, although it is a little bitter, the taste is very smooth and delicate, and the mouth is not sticky to the tongue." After eating the pancake Tianxuan tasted the green melon again, the taste was also very refreshing, like a variant of the extra small phoenix watermelon, which made him feast his mouth.
After eating, the kind Sal asked, "Tianxuan, is there anything you want to do now?" ”
"It's a really amazing world, I want to wander around for a while and then go back to the ground!"
"Ground? It's 100 kilometers from the earth's crust, and it's a rocky layer, and you have to go down to the middle of the mantle to open a passage to get back to the surface, how did you get in? Sal was amazed, the surface man in front of him was completely like an idiot, and he had no idea what he was in.
"Didn't I just come in through a glowing rock at the end of that hallway? Do you have to run thousands of kilometers to the mantle and get out? Tianxuan said with an innocent face.
"Glowing rocks? I don't know, but the rock at the top can't lead to the ground at all, it's sealed, that's the area we are going to develop in the future, and the underground corridor can't just lead to the ground, it's going to violate our laws here! Let's see what's going on! With that, Sal hurriedly instructed a few young Mayans to inspect the rock at the top of the promenade.
I saw that the young Mayans were riding on a vehicle similar to a skateboard, the only difference was that there was an additional column and steering wheel. "Whoosh!" With a bang, the Mayans drove into the corridor from the center of the palace.
"Wow. What kind of transportation is this? You can run so fast with a skateboard! ”
"It's called Waterway Pioneer. When driving on the road, the wheels are retracted, and an air cushion is stretched out to drive on the water! ”
"What is the motivation?"
Sal stroked his goatee and explained with a slight meaning, "Fuel?" It's D2O! You call it heavy water! It is a common fuel in our place. ”
"Heavy water, my God, there doesn't seem to be any country in the world that can extract heavy water in large quantities, let alone use it in transportation, it's amazing!" Tianxuan held out his thumb in amazement.
While chatting, several young Mayans returned, shaking their heads at Thrall.
"Oh! It seems that you may have touched a huge power source, opened a door to an exotic land, and been teleported here. Now if you want to go out, you can only go with us to the main Mayan city in the center of the mantle. What do you think? Sal's expression was helpless, and he couldn't help.
Anyway, it's only a matter of time before you can go out, first, you can see for free, and secondly, you can have a big meal for free, so why refuse. Tianxuan thought about it for a while, and said to Sal with a little excitement and joy: "It's okay, Mr. Sal, I am very interested in this world, and I happen to have a long experience, and I think it must be interesting to be with you along the way!" ”
After finishing speaking, Tianxuan's cheeks bulged out on his face, and he was very excited. Because for Tianxuan, a magical adventure is far more desirable than ordinary daily life.
"Good! Good! Good! In a moment, we'll be on our way. Sal finished and ordered a middle-aged Mayan to fetch a few waterway pioneers. Then he pointed to one of them and said to Tianxuan: "Young man, this one is for you to ride!" ”
"Ah, it's an honor, Mr. Sal, but I don't know how to ride!"
"Do you stand up and see the blue button in the middle of the steering wheel?"
"See, it's this!"
"That's right, after pressing it, it starts to start, and then pressing it to pop up is to stop, and the steering wheel controls the direction. But there are three things to note:
First of all, there is a block on the bottom of your foot that the accelerator can use your toes to speed up, but you have to control the force and maintain a good speed.
Then, the red button below the blue start button is to switch to water mode.
Secondly, there is a blue rectangular reading bar above the blue button, which is an indicator that shows the amount of heavy water capacity, a total of five bars, each grid can travel about 20 kilometers, and you have to remember to refuel in time when you use up four bars. Because our supply stations are only one every 40-50 km! ”
"Got it! It's not that hard! With that, Tianxuan pressed the button, only to hear the hissing sound coming from his feet, and looked closely at the two engines under the skateboard emitting cyan flames. After starting, Tianxuan held the steering wheel on his toes, and ran up with an accelerator "whew", running directly to the walls of the palace, so frightened that he quickly turned around and quickly retracted his toes, fortunately, he reacted in time, or he would have crashed into it. After the waterway pioneer stopped, Tianxuan stroked his chest and said slowly: "I'm excited, I'm excited, I'm scared to death!" ”
"Young man! Take it easy and do it again! ”
"Do you want to come again? Wait, let me breathe! Tianxuan's eyes widened, shaking his head and waving his hand.
"Ah, you can rest, but we're running out of time!" A young Mayan said with a smile.
"Why is there not much time?"
"We're going to the main city for a rally this time, and we're going to get some supplies back, and if we're late, there's not much good stuff. So there's not much time to delay, noob! Also, my name is Hercules, and if you are in danger, ask me for help, and I promise to take care of you! ”
"Hungry, hungry, all right! Hercules, I'll be here for a test ride right away! Being called a rookie, Tianxuan felt a little unhappy, but looking at the Hercules in front of him, he was about 1.9 meters tall, five big and three thick, very burly, "Then let's keep a low profile!" Although Tianxuan was a little unhappy in his heart, there was nothing he could do. Immediately, after 2 attempts at the car, he finally became proficient, and after seeing that there was no problem, Sal and the other three each put on a large backpack and set off.
On the way, the walls on both sides of the underground corridor passed quickly, and a gentle warm wind blew in his face, making Tianxuan feel very comfortable, and he couldn't help but say: "Ah! I didn't expect it to be so warm underground! ”
"That's in a hot climate, and you won't be so comfortable when the cold weather comes!" Hercules said.
"Oh! I see, just like on the ground, there are springs, summers, autumns and winters. After speaking, Tianxuan continued to focus on holding the steering wheel forward, after all, the corridor is not a straight nerd road, and there are quite a lot of bends in some places.
More than 40 kilometers passed quickly, and the five people came to the heavy water supply station to replenish the water. This supply station is just over 200 square meters, and nothing else is special but a spherical shape. It took about 5 minutes to refuel, and Tianxuan took advantage of the gap to review this unfamiliar environment in his mind.
"Mr. Sal, why is this supply station spherical?" Tianxuan pointed to the supply station and asked Sal.
"Oh! Because the spherical shape can slow down the vibration caused by the earthquake and prevent the collapse, the promenade we came all the way just now is also spherical, but the promenade has built a flat road on it for the convenience of driving. There are twists and turns in some places to avoid the magma eruption zone. Sal stroked his beard and said, "You must be concerned about the light source in the corridor, right?" ”
Tianxuan nodded, indicating that he wanted to know very much. Sal smiled and continued, "That little light source you see is called an everlasting lamp, and a permanent lamp can last for about 200 years. The liquid contained in it is extremely volatile and burns when it touches the wick, but because it is sealed with crystals, the volatile substance returns to the liquid. If you do not open the container repeatedly, you will be able to burn for a long time. Of course, this is a low-grade development area, and the main city sells high-end lanterns, which can burn for 3,000 years! ”
After listening to Sal's introduction, Tianxuan was greatly surprised, and had to admire the Mayan civilization and craftsmanship that had reached a peak of excellence. Tianxuan was about to know more about the supplies when he was ready, so he stopped first and continued on the road with the four Mayans!
So they walked for about a few hours and came to a large lake, and on the other side of the lake were many withered trees, and they looked lifeless. Thrall motioned for them to stop the aquarie pioneers and take a break. At this time, Hercules walked up to Tianxuan and patted him on the shoulder and said, "The new rookie, the area after crossing the lake is called the Iron Tree Layer, which is a bit dangerous, don't run around, pay attention to the command." ”
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