The long journey ends here, and thousands of cliffs radiate the dust.

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The calm sea sparkled in the midday sun, and it looked so calm and peaceful, but no living creature living here would be fooled by the quiet disguise of the sea, and the great storm that had just passed before made the wind still feel a little scared and uneasy...... He experienced the storm from multiple perspectives.

The golden-crowned turtle gently paddled its limbs, relying on its hard and firm shell to successfully resist the repeated bombardment of the waves in the storm, and even used the impact of the waves to quickly swim a large distance, this extremely endurance animal finally began to appear exhausted at this moment, and its limbs were weak.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, the golden crown turtle shook its body excitedly, but this big action did not get the expected response, it was stunned for a moment, and then began to shake its body violently from side to side, but it still did not get any other results except for its own little dizziness.

If it weren't for the obvious feeling that there was still a heavy weight on its back, perhaps even the golden-crowned turtle itself would have thought that the creature on its back had been accidentally washed up in some unknown corner of the ocean during the previous storm......

Obviously, the golden-crowned turtle was a little speechless, and its eyes tried to move upwards, but unfortunately, no matter how much it rolled its eyes, it couldn't see what was happening on its back, and after a while, it finally gave up trying, and at the same time, an invisible electromagnetic wave mixed with information was fleeting.

【Hey...... I mean, you might as well come back and keep an eye on what's going on here, right? 】

"Hmm......"

Not as futile as the previous shaking of the body, this straightforward electromagnetic wave message finally played a noticeable role. As if she had just woken up from a big dream, she had been unconsciously in a standby state, only the girl who had always held the golden crown tortoise carapace tightly with both hands opened her closed eyes slightly, and there was no trace of confusion in her eyes with a faint red light, but responded directly: "What is the matter with me?" What's going on? ”

However, before the wind passed away and had time to respond, Xinglan habitually carried out a global positioning, and suddenly realized: "I didn't expect the effect of using the waves to be so obvious, is it almost to reach the destination?" ”

【…… yes, I'm almost at the edge of the land, so I'll let you know. The tangled golden crown turtle really rolled his eyes this time, and said helplessly to a certain girl on his back, [Anyway, we are also going to that weird continent this time, can you be a little more serious here......]

"Okay, okay, okay, I know, anyway, the next exploration is basically my task, and there is nothing to do with that kid at the end of the day, just be distracted occasionally and pay attention to it." Xing Lan let go of her hands that were tightly gripping the turtle shell, fortunately, even if she grabbed it for so long, the mechanical arm would not be sore, numb or cramping, "Speaking of which, it is quite interesting to explore the Nanyuan Continent with Xijie over there, the scene of that large area of golden giant butterflies flying in the sky is really super beautiful!" ”

[Huh? Feng Passing directly received a part of the picture data from Xinglan, and after browsing the all-round photos of those creatures such as the Nine Ghost Dragons and Dragon Scale Butterflies, he couldn't help but express his surprise, [I didn't expect your luck to be so good, you can actually encounter this rare giant butterfly, within the scope of my understanding, this should be the largest flying insect on the planet now. 】

"I didn't spend much time there, and now Xijie is already moving along the river bank, further crossing the Nanyuan Continent." Xinglan stood up on the shaking turtle shell, and after reaching out to block the dazzling midday sun, she could already dimly see a faint black shadow in the sky. It was the broad, solid coastline of the distant core continent, stretching out on both sides at the junction of water and sky, and it didn't look much different from the rest of the continents, at least in this respect.

The waves were also slowing down, and the scale of the waves near the coast that was constantly weakened by the land was far less alarming than in the deep sea, and to Xinglan's surprise, even after reaching a place where the coastline of the nuclear continent could be seen with the naked eye, the frequency of fish and other creatures in the ocean had not decreased significantly.

Even as they advanced to a distance of only a few kilometers from the shore, there were still scattered schools of fish swimming by one after another, and the black pressure looked like dark clouds in the water, and this prosperity was completely different from the dead sea that Xinglan imagined.

Xinglan stood on the back of the golden crown turtle in confusion, took out the Geiger counter to detect the concentration of high-energy particles in the air, and found that although the concentration of radiation in the air here exceeded the normal value, it was not enough to affect life...... In short, it's a strange area where safety is not yet dangerous, and since these fish have lived here for a long time, there should be good reason to believe that they have adapted to this low radiation concentration...... This level of evolution is not too difficult.

"The extent of contamination of the nuclear continent...... Shrunk. Xing Lan bit her lip vigorously and said word by word, "In the time after the initial light rain, the distance here should have been enough to kill you...... At least it's teratogenic radiation concentrations, but now the concentrations here have dropped to within the safety line. ”

[After all...... It's been a long time. Wind Passing seemed to sigh with some melancholy, [But I am sure that once I go a little deeper into this continent, I can find that there is still that dangerous power in this place, and even 170 million years of time cannot completely erase it. 】

"That's because it has a constant stream of leaks, and worst of all, it's huge...... It is so large that it will not be exhausted or erased within billions of years, and if this tumor is to be forcibly removed, it will not be necessary to directly perform a large-scale open surgery on the entire planet. Xinglan watched the land get closer and closer, re-examined the operation status of various devices in her body, and began to get a little excited, "But this seems to be interesting, if there are still creatures in this extreme environment, what kind of magical existence will they be?" ”

[I advise you to be careful, don't think that the kind of Nine Ghost Dragons in the Nanyuan Continent is a very exaggerated existence. Wind Death once again warned Xinglan, who was eager to try, and seemed to feel very uneasy about her relaxed attitude like traveling, [You haven't seen it...... The Nine Ghost Dragons are not a terrifying threat at all, and there are some places on this continent where there are ...... It's simply an indescribable monster. 】

"Is it a monster more twisted than the Nine Dragons...... I know. Xinglan nodded slightly, the violent turbulence caused by the waves did not affect her standing and looking ahead, and as the distance between the two continued to get closer, the coastline of the nuclear continent was finally clearly visible.

Instead of welcoming visitors from afar with warm sandy beaches in the cold, this cold continent stands on the shore with a towering rocky cliff covered with slippery moss on layers of gray rock divided by sharp edges. As far as the eye could see from the cliff, Xinglan found no signs of birds or pterosaur activity, and even the schools of fish that had been accompanying the water quietly disappeared at some point.

The Geiger counter emits a rhythmic clicking sound that is getting faster and faster, indicating that the intensity of radiation in the air is rising.

[I can only send you here, I have already begun to be affected by the environment here. The Golden Crowned Turtle began to change the direction of swimming, turning its body to gradually approach the reef on the shore, and the tone of the wind revealed a hint of helplessness, [Can you handle the next journey? 】

Jumping nimbly from the turtle shell to a reef on the shore, Xinglan raised her head and watched a huge rock pillar extend from the mainland, and then plunged straight into the seawater, as if forming a wide sea arch, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly: "Of course, this level is not a big problem for me. ”

[Goodbye.] Despite the words, the Golden Crowned Turtle did not immediately go away, but floated quietly on the surface of the sea, watching Xinglan grasp the cracks in the rocks and climb from one reef to another.

The waves never stop. When the water rushed with a huge kinetic energy, Xinglan had to admit that this really caused a lot of trouble for her climbing, but soon she came to the outer wall of the huge natural stone arch, and after observing the depression marks on the rock, she began to climb up these natural steps.

It was really difficult, after all, Xinglan didn't have a pre-surveyed climbing route or professional climbing tools, but the strength and precision of the robotic arm played a huge role at this time, and when she climbed to the top of the stone arch step by step against the bitter cold wind from the ocean, the surface skin of her body was even as cold as the surging sea water below.

"The temperature is ...... minus three degrees Celsius. Even if the midday sun is dazzling, it can't bring a trace of obvious warmth in this cold climate, Xinglan waved her hand to the golden crown turtle that was still watching below, raised her head and looked back at the boundless ocean from the stone arch dozens of meters high, "I almost forgot...... After crossing the equator, the nuclear continent is located in the southern hemisphere, and when the northern hemisphere spring flowers bloom, it enters a cold autumn with sudden temperature drops. ”

However, I'm afraid it's not just that, Xinglan turned around, looked at the top of the uneven stone arch, and began to walk along this slender path towards the main body of the continent, and the sky not far ahead could be clearly seen to be shrouded in an unusually colored gray.

Radioactive fallout...... Xinglan frowned slightly, wouldn't it spread with the global atmospheric flow? But even the light-weakening fallout hasn't completely dissipated, so is there really a different kind of ecosystem in such an extreme environment?

"Anyway, since you're here, it's time to take a good look at the scenery here." The girl chuckled lightly, walking freely on the top of the mossy rocks, her long blue hair dancing in the sea breeze, "It's really worth looking forward to, it's winter after autumn, winter in the nuclear continent...... Nuclear winter? ”