A few minutes later, Lucy saw a badly damaged sculpture. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The info statue can barely be seen to be humanoid, but it is not difficult to see that the so-called Imperial City Guards in Morodo's mouth are far from humanoid beings when carved into the toe-like feet of a bird.

Scholars have found that the head of the sculpture is depicted as wearing some kind of helmet, so it is impossible to verify Sharif's true appearance.

The outer layer of the sculpture is made of something similar to ceramic, but the inner layer is a solid metal. However, after years of wind and rain corrosion, the solid metal has been mottled and rusted, and some places seem to be broken. The sculpture has long been lost to its original state, and can only resemble its former majesty from the broken shell that is ten meters high.

"Sharif is a symbol of the Imperial City Guard, and they are placed on the periphery of the Imperial City, forming a pattern of arching the Imperial City." As he walked, Morodo introduced the situation in the surraka.

Ma Yin smiled, "But it is clear that these guards did not keep the Imperial City in the end. ”

Morodo shrugged as he climbed a low mountain bag. The wind and sand made it difficult for him to walk, and the scholar had to open the shield of his protective suit. A transparent pale golden light swept through his body like a stream of water, and the strong wind and the gritty sand in the wind were cushioned by the shield, and the effect on Morodo was negligible.

The scholar stood on the mountain bag and reached out to point forward: "The surrakar has arrived." ”

Lucy jumped up, the wind and sand did not affect her in the slightest, and Morodo saw that she didn't even open the shield, and felt a little admiration at the moment. Standing on the mountain bag and looking in the direction of Morodo's finger, the outline of a huge capital city was faintly visible in the wind and sand. Even though this imperial city has been abandoned for thousands of years, you can still feel the majestic atmosphere and the vicissitudes of life precipitated by the years from the silhouettes of those buildings.

Under Morodo's instructions, the procession marched through a fairly flat ancient road through the Imperial City, where ruined Sharif sculptures could be seen. When the team stopped, a stone bridge that had been badly eroded by the wind and sand crossed the bottomless abyss hundreds of meters wide and landed on the ground on the other side.

"This used to be the moat of Surakar, and we found fish-like bones underneath." Morodo walked up the bridge.

Lucy looked down from the side of the bridge, and there was no bottom in the dark below, and from time to time a cold wind blew from below, with a fishy smell peculiar to the underground, and she frowned: "This river is too deep, isn't it?" ”

"Below it, it is connected to the underground water flow in Surakaka, which has a well-developed water supply system that we have tested with instruments. The underground at the bottom of the Imperial City is simply a labyrinth. Morodo turned back and said, "There are underground shelters in Suraka, and we have found several. The vault appears to have been destroyed, and with some passages connecting to the underground labyrinth, we believe that some of the Imperial City citizens who had taken refuge at the time had fled underground, and they may have been the first Daredevils. ”

"And this imperial city, there are still night demons roaming in it."

Halfway through, a fault appeared in the stone bridge for several tens of meters. Ma Yin told Lucy to wait, and he asked the soldiers to erect the rope bridge using tractors and long ropes. While they were erecting the rope bridge, Morodo walked up to Lucy and asked, "Your Highness is so learned that you even know a place like the Temple of Dzheka." I heard that His Highness is studying Cosmic Twilight, could it be that the Children of Twilight of this generation have appeared? ”

Morodo had been on the Eternal Night Star for many years, and he was immersed in research, knowing very little about the outside world. In addition, the environment of the Eternal Night Star is harsh and communication is inconvenient, so there is even less information exchange. The scholar didn't know about Alan, and if it weren't for Lucy's arrival, he would only have to wait until he returned to Adahuaxing to hear about it.

Lucy didn't hide it from him, nodded and said, "I'm collecting all the clues about Cosmic Twilight, and I'll tell you the truth, I was almost living in the Royal Library some time ago. In the midst of many documents, I stumbled upon the writings of Guru Geva, who was one of the first to study the imperial city of Surakar. Among the messages he recorded, a tablet of records of Cosmic Twilight was found in the Temple of Dzeka. That is probably the earliest record of cosmic twilight that we have ever discovered on Idahua, but unfortunately for some reason, this earliest record tablet was not brought back to our home planet. So I can only go on my own and hope to find some useful clues. ”

Morodo was stunned and said, "The Children of Dusk have appeared? I thought it was just a legend. ”

He shook his head and added, "I have also read Master Gvar's writings, and in fact, none of us scholars who stayed in the study of the Eternal Night Star have read his writings. I know a thing or two about the unretrieved slate from the temple of Dzheka. ”

Lucy's eyes lit up, "I want to hear about it." ”

Morodo smiled bitterly: "I only know a rough idea, but I can't talk about the details, Your Highness, don't be disappointed." ”

He looked at the imperial city on the other side of the bridge and said, "Master Gewa should be the first person to find the temple of Dzheka, in fact, this imperial city was also discovered by him. When the Imperial City was discovered, it was not what it is now, and the conditions were much harsher at that time. The entire Imperial City was flooded with sand, and it took us a lot of manpower and material resources to clear out a part of the Imperial City. ”

"As for the temple, Master Geva had thought about retrieving the recording tablet at that time. But then I gave up for some reason, it is worth noting. At that time, there was a whole team of 100 people who entered the temple with the master, but only Master Gewa returned. The master of the disappeared team did not mention a word, but did not leave his own research experience, that is, the book that His Highness saw. After writing this, Master Geva died suddenly, leaving the temple of Dzheka in a mystery. Later, other scholars wanted to continue studying the temple, but now the place was dangerous and inaccessible. Coupled with the fact that Master Gueva had already left a record, and there were no signs of cosmic twilight at that time, the matter was eventually put on hold. Now we are more interested in studying the imperial city of Suraka, hoping to deduce the details of the fall of this civilization from the ruins found in it, and dig out the details of the planet's gradual death. ”

"According to what you say, there should be some kind of power in the temple that can wipe out Master Gva's team back then, and it can even affect the death of the master, which is not simple." Lucy thought for a while, and then said, "Isn't it a contradiction that the power that makes it impossible for the master to take the slate out, but allows the master to leave relevant records?" ”

"Who knows, these were all a long time ago, and the specific situation has long been lost in time." Morodo shrugged.

At this time, Ma Yin walked back and said with a smile: "Your Highness, the rope bridge has been built." ”

Lucy nodded and said to Morodo, "Then let's find out the truth ourselves." ”

A starship staggered out of the thunderclouds high in the sky, and the shield on the starship's surface crumbled. As he left the thundercloud, a bolt of lightning struck the shield like a whip, and the shield finally disappeared. The thunderwhip was absorbed by the shield to absorb some of the energy, but it still smoked the starship, pulling a pitch-black trail on the outer armor, and electric fire erupted from the gaps in the starship's armor, and a few black smoke slowly came out, dragging and swaying behind the starship, like black flags.

The starship stayed in a relatively stable low altitude, and in the control room, Captain Iru hooked the side of the chair with an iron hook, touched his head and got up, and then yelled: "Bastard Jinka, this is what you call a new shield?" Damn, this shit shield is worse than the one before, you bastard aren't spending your money somewhere else! ”

Spit out a bunch of bubbles, and the Raff star Jinka staggered a few steps against the bridge railing before shaking his head and saying, "It must have been that Kidd who lied to me, but he patted his chest and told me that this latest shield can even block the battleship's main guns!" ”

"Kidds? You actually bought it from the Kidds? How many times do you have to say it, those cyborg bastards are vampires, and they will suck every drop of blood out of you, you idiot! ”

The blonde, blue-skinned Hana walked over: "Captain, we have received a request for communication, it is from our employer. ”

Iru gestured, and Hanna understood, and stretched out her finger in the air, and a holographic projection appeared in front of the captain. The projection was a man, but he was covered in a dark red cloak and even his head was tightly hidden, apparently not wanting the mercenaries to know his identity.

Even his voice was processed, and when he spoke, it was sometimes low and hoarse: "Captain Iru, I hope I can hear the good news." Calculate the time, you should have found that little girl, right? ”

The captain waved his hand and said, "Something went wrong, we arrived at the Eternal Night Star slower than expected." ”

"How much slower?" The man asked.

"It's only five hours."

"What?" The man exclaimed, "Five hours, then they would have left the base long ago." Damn, you took my deposit, and if you mess up, I want you to look good! ”

"What's the hurry, as long as they haven't left the Eternal Night Star, we'll complete the mission."

The man sneered: "You guys will definitely go to the base now, the Eternal Night Star is not big, it is small, and you don't want to search the entire planet for ten days and a half months." Then I ask you, do you know where the target is now? ”

"I don't know." As soon as the captain took it for granted, he leaned forward slightly and said, "Isn't it you?" Since you spent so much money to hire us, you can naturally get the whereabouts of your target, right? ”

The man snorted coldly, "In five minutes, I will give you the target coordinates." If I miss it again, then I'll have to consider whether to replace it with someone else. ”

"Got it, noble lord, we'll get it done."

At the end of the communication, Marquis Rowan had an ugly face and scolded hatefully: "These fools, maybe they can't be dealt with in the first place." Damn, if they mess up, I'm not going to spare them. ”

The Marquis shouted into the air: "Contact Baron Yeka, ask him to locate Marquis Main's starship, and then give me the coordinates." ”

"Yes, my lord." The artificial intelligence brain responded.