Chapter 42: Above and Below Earth

The roar of the earth shook the wilderness.

The derrick more than 20 meters high stood tall, and in the middle of the huge magic energy array, a huge spiral drill bit with a diameter of five meters swirled, constantly throwing fine sand and gravel out of the deep well.

Murthez exclaimed, "What a rare sight! It seems that I still underestimated alchemy." ”

The black-robed alchemist said, "My lord, the people of Mensaro will wander everywhere, and it is not wise to play hide and seek with them in the tunnels. Directly through the road to the Farah node, simple and straightforward. ”

"Well, though, that's two hundred meters deep, like archery, a little off, too far from the target. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, as long as there is no problem with that fat mouse's road map, my calculations are foolproof. ”

Chahari could not come to the construction site because his health had not recovered, so Sherif came on his behalf, and Sherif asked: "If you want to drill through the 200-meter formation, can the drill bit be able to eat hard?"

"The drill bit is special-made, sharp and strong. If the drill pipe is long enough, we can drill all the way to the demon's sulfur lair. ”

Murtaiz nodded approvingly: "What if the enemy destroys?"

"Destroying the drill?" "No, no," laughed the alchemist, "it's a large solid lump of iron weighing nearly twenty tons, and its rapid rotation produces a large amount of hot and storm-like rubble, and if anyone who is not afraid of death wants to approach it, they can only paint it red with their own blood." ”

"What about the flanking drill pipe?"

"Drill pipes are a real weakness. However, there is a detection device on the drill pipe that I designed, and the drill bit will send back the real-time condition of the formation when it is hit. As soon as the Menzaros move, their new tunnels will be exposed, and we can follow the vine and wipe out all the rising creatures, and recreate Alhair's martial arts. The drill pipe has no technical content, and even if it breaks, it can be replaced quickly. ”

"Sounds like the perfect weapon against rats. ”

"No, the bracket is the weakness. Due to the lack of time, we were unable to make iron supports, so we had to use wood temporarily. The bracket provides support for the drill bit and the drill rod to maintain balance – which is important, you know, if the drill bit is angled, you won't be able to catch the mouse, and you can even break the drill pipe. I think it's likely that the Menzaro will organize death squads to assault the bracket and destroy or tear it down, hindering the progress of the project and buying time for their transfer. ”

Murtyez laughed, "That's exactly what we want, little mice, come on." ”

Sherif secretly complained, but his face was very calm: "How long will it take to break through?"

"One day at most. The supply of magic energy is not a problem at all. Thanks to Lord Chahari," the alchemist bowed slightly to Sherif, "when he conquered Al Hail, he found a batch of superb magical ores from the Mensaro, and the energy density was quite high, the most perfect of which was the size of a bull's head! This piece alone can support the magic circle to operate for twenty consecutive days! The end of the rats is coming!"

"They must have thought that our end had come. At the same time, in the command room of the Farah Node, which was two hundred meters underground, Darker smiled and said to his subordinates.

Since the enemy began to erect derricks and desperately carry the drill bits, everyone's belief in Duck has deepened. Dak's judgment was very accurate, and the enemy's tactic was to penetrate the shaft and go straight to the Farah node.

"This morning, a notice was posted at the port, saying that due to seasonal drought, the Lovland Reservoir will suspend water supply for two days tomorrow, and we hope you will be prepared. ”

The Rawland Reservoir is the largest reservoir in the port, providing daily water to more than 100,000 people in the port.

Ella said: "This is preparing to store water to irrigate us - a two-hundred-meter-long straight well, even if you throw a jumping lizard, it will fall into a meatloaf." The reservoir was impounded for two days, the pipes were laid, and the mouth was decided, hehe, everyone, who wants to see the waterfall underground?"

Darker asked, "What is the movement of the main force of the Holy Guardian Army?"

Nibari laughed, "In the defensive stand, they decided we were going to fight the drill. There are also a few troops of several hundred men on the perimeter to guard against us from raiding the rear through tunnels. ”

Sahil sighed, "The teacher finally made a mistake. He's too gullible to believe in the effects of alchemy!"

Ella said: "Yes, one of Chahari and Murdez knows strategy, the other is proficient in tactics, and the battlefield is invincible, but their understanding of technology is only general, and they are in a hurry, and they suddenly find a convenient way, just like grasping a life-saving straw and a loophole." ”

Darker nodded: "No matter how exquisite the technology is, it needs to be used." Everyone, here's your chance, do it!"

Everyone responded in unison: "Yes!"

"Lord Muerthez, there's something wrong with the drill!"

Murtez, Sherif and the alchemist were drinking coffee under the pergola when a soldier ran to report.

The three of them looked at each other, and said that sure enough, Murdez asked, "What's the problem?"

"Drill can't move. The images that came back were of the drill slipping, not biting the stone, and white smoke coming out. ”

Technical problems?Not the Mensalonians causing trouble?Murtiz and Sherif looked at the alchemist.

The alchemist was a little surprised: "It can't bite, it's impossible, the hardest stone here is granite, right? The outer layer of the drill bit is demon-breaking steel! It is resistant to high temperature and high pressure, and will never wear out! I'll take a look." ”

Murtiz and Sherif followed. Walking to the monitoring circle, the alchemist took a look at it and laughed: "Sure enough, the rats have a bit of ghost spirits, and they are actually rock hardeners!"

In the image, the blunt tip of the drill is spinning wildly against a huge, mirror-like boulder, but no matter how it turns, it leaves only a white spot the size of a bowl mouth, unable to penetrate the depths of the rock.

The gravel and fine sand around the drill bit had been sucked away by the tremendous wind pressure, and the drill bit was idling in vain with a low humming sound.

Murtez asked, "What is going to be done?"

"How can you do this?" the alchemist laughed, "If you turn it any further, the temperature will rise rapidly, and the core of the inner layer of the drill bit will become soft and melt, and it will be separated from the outer layer of demon-breaking steel shell, and the drill bit will be wasted." This Hassan lives up to his name! But they must not know, we have real-time monitoring, and we have seen through their tricks! My lord, please stop the magic circle and lift the drill bit. ”

"Then what should I do, I have already hit fifty or sixty meters down, at this depth, do you want to send someone down?"

"Of course not. You'll know right away. ”

The 20-ton drill bit gradually stopped rotating, slowly lifted, and it can be seen from the surveillance footage that the threads of the drill bit are embedded with semi-liquid sand and gravel, which is the sand-bottom bedrock melted by the high heat generated by the high-speed rotation.

The higher the drill bit is raised, the higher it is raised.

The alchemist shouted, "Release!"

The twenty-ton diamond smashed straight down, and with a single blow, the smooth and hard boulder was smashed to pieces, and the drill bit was driven deep into the deep bedrock!

The wooden stand creaked like a tooth-aching crunch, and the steel rope that tugged at the giant diamond was taut like a taut bowstring.

The three of them standing in the distance could feel a loud vibration coming from the soles of their feet.

The alchemist laughed: "The penetration of the rock hardening liquid is limited, and only the surface of that stone is smooth, smash it open, and inside is an ordinary stone." Lift it up a little bit and keep drilling!"

Murtiz asked, "Why mention a little?"

"Now it's deeper embedded in the stone, and the friction resistance is too great, so it's easier to lift it up and drill it down when the speed of the drill bit comes up. ”

Murtiz praised: "It seems that this alchemy is also very exquisite. Please go ahead!"