It took Mr. Merlin a morning just to wake up the drunks in the room one by one; And it took him a whole afternoon to make them understand the strange situation of the current "Camelot" Antarctic research station, which he did not know where to cross; Next, he had to spend the night explaining his former profession to the people who were on the verge of mental breakdown, and in order to win the trust of the people, he was forced to pull out his wand and perform a spell on the spot.

What's more, although they were already well aware of the incredible and wonderful situation they were in, they still raised a series of questions about Merlin's wizarding identity due to the conventional thinking that could not be turned for a while, suspecting that he was doing magic......

And now the terrifying reality that the entire scientific research station has been played with a big shift, and it is also considered by some self-deceiving guys to be a whole person show...... Come on! What TV station has such huge financial resources that can move at least a thousand-ton scientific research station?!!

By the time the chaotic day was over, Merlin was slumped to the ground, feeling more exhausting than the most terrifying mission he had ever done in the Order—traveling alone to the Jurassic and rescuing some old lady from the mouth of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

Eventually, it was not until the morning of the next day that all forty members of the entire "Camelot" research station, with their bird's nest-like hair, red eyes, and thick dark circles, gathered again in the baroque tourist restaurant, which had been converted into a conference room, because no one could sleep well after such a drastic change. Some of the most mentally fragile guys even had to smoke marijuana to regain their composure.

-- Luckily. Some of the marijuana that Merlin secretly cultivated in the station's greenhouse was not sold......

The long table used for the banquet the night before had been removed from the tableware and drinking utensils. Only the tablecloth with white printed lattice remains.

A pine branch with turquoise pine needles and a few tiny pine cones are placed in the center of the tablecloth, which is a sight to behold.

Although this thing seems ordinary in most places in Shijie, it is unlikely to appear in the icy Antarctic continent.

-- Yesterday afternoon, everyone walked out of the research station and picked up the branch from a small forest 200 meters away. Only then did he finally realize that he was in some mysterious foreign land, leaving the empty and barren Antarctic continent, instead of hallucinating in his own minds......

“…… According to the careful inspection. Our satellite communications were completely cut off, and the radios were not receiving any signal - not a single signal! Not even a single radio station could receive it, which is absolutely impossible for human society to happen after entering the twentieth century! The electromagnetic environment in the sky is even cleaner than the sterile room in a hospital! ”

After a moment of silence. Military Governor Uther. Major Weasley spoke first. “…… I still don't want to believe it, but that's the hard thing...... I'm afraid we've left the original shijie, at least not on the planet of the 21st century......

Alas, I didn't have any preparation at all, and I came to another shijie so inexplicably, which is really distressing......"

“…… The landscape around us bears no resemblance to the Antarctic continent. Although it is also very cold here, the snow is very thick. But the temperature is at least much higher than in Antarctica...... "Ambrose, the interim director and chef of the research station, who was supposed to stay in charge of staying in for the winter, echoed...... Merlin Wizard. Suddenly encountering such a thing, everyone is very flustered. You are the only one here who can be considered an expert, can you tell us your judgment? ”

“…… I've also been retired for a while, and I don't have a lot of practical experience leading a team on my own, so there are some things that can only be said to be approximate. ”

Merlin held a cup of steaming black tea and said calmly, "...... First of all, judging by the vegetation and topography around us, it seems that this is the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere that should belong to winter. However, it is impossible to judge exactly where we are on the earth, such as northern Europe, central Europe, northern America, or Siberia in Russia, or even whether we are still on the earth or not - the information gathered is sorely insufficient, and we do not know the latitude and longitude of this place, nor the age of this place, but only the topography of a small area in the vicinity. Since the weather turned cloudy last night, the clouds were very thick, and I couldn't confirm if this was on Earth by looking at the constellations.

In short, based on my experience working at the British Ministry of Magic, there are basically three possibilities for our current situation:

First, we have come to an ancient or modern historical time and space before radio communication was invented and used. Second, we have come to a future time and space where human civilization has been extremely degraded or even completely destroyed after the cataclysm. Thirdly, we may have traveled to a place that has nothing to do with the history of the Earth, but has a slight resemblance to the landscape and vegetation, which is the least common and worst outcome......"

“…… The least common and worst outcome? Do you want to say that? ”

Miss Morgan's eyes fluttered, and she interjected curiously, "...... I think it's quite fresh......"

“…… Miss Morgan, don't always imagine the gorgeous fantasy scenes of RPGs like dragons and heroes, princesses and heroes, castles and mages. You know, if this is really not the earth, then the entire shijie may be completely in a state of wilderness, and there may not be civilization. Even if there is a civilization, the race that created it is not necessarily human......" Merlin explained with a roll of his eyes.

“…… Like Lilliputians or Giants in Gulliver's Travels? Major Uther stroked his beard and interjected to interrupt him.

“…… Or a kingdom of elves, angels and dragons? Miss Morgan parted her bright red lips and added in a whisper like a brandy.

“…… There could also be dwarves, goblins, orcs, zombies, or even alien aliens, Your Excellency. In the strange new shijie, anything is possible. ”

Merlin glanced back at Miss Morgan, "...... The unknown always represents fear. Forgive me for breaking your dreams, Miss Morgan, unlike what is written on TV and in novels, the real experiences of people traveling to different shijie are often neither romantic nor beautiful, nor legendary.

To take a not, if not the worst, I once had a beautiful young female colleague. In a certain mission, she traveled to a fantasy Shijie ruled by tentacle monsters, and when she returned, she went completely insane, and was sent to a psychiatric hospital for three years of treatment before barely recovering. But I still shiver at the sight of an octopus, and even occasionally have incontinence...... But compared to those who had no bones left in the Otherworld, she was able to come back alive and without any lifelong disability. It's just that the spirit is a little traumatic. I'm already very lucky......"

......Miss Morgan was dumbfounded for a moment, and after a few dry laughs, she had to shut her mouth and stop talking.

“…… Well, then again, where did I just go? Oh, remembered. After telling the tragic story of the female traverser. Merlin snapped slightly, then tapped his head. “…… Yesterday, before the sun went down, I took the time to ride a flying broomstick and go around the sky to scout the terrain around me. Then we found out that our research station is currently located on a small plain that is not very large, and it is all covered with thick snow. To the west is a small hill not far from the sea, to the south and north are forests, and to the south there is a mountain range that is not too high, and there is no trace of civilized biological activity in our vicinity, only at the end of the horizon in the northeast, I can vaguely see the outlines of some artificial buildings, but because of the distance, and the twilight is dim, I can't see very clearly, so maybe it's an illusion......"

As he described it, he picked up his ballpoint pen and drew a rough map on a blank piece of paper, "...... In addition, we have not seen anyone near us for a whole day from yesterday to now, which shows that this place must be very desolate, far from any human settlement. As luck would have it, we could have appeared in Canada or Siberia in the nineteenth century; If you're not lucky, it's probably in prehistoric times - if it's still on Earth. Therefore, we need to organize a team of volunteers to go to the suspected village and town in the east to investigate......"

“…… So what are you waiting for? We should hurry up! ”

Anxious Arthur. Weasley immediately jumped to his feet, "...... I can't wait to figure out where this is! ”

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Brave boys are born to save Shijie, and the overwhelming Hollywood blockbusters clearly explain this core idea to Shijie.

So, as a brave little man, you have to ride like a hero on a horse or a motorcycle, wield the blade in your hand, split all the thorns in your path, and then defeat the other competitors, laughing at their incompetence and ignorance, in order to become a true hero. Defeating all the opponents in front of you, from crime syndicates to aliens, is the meaning of your life, as well as your destiny and duty.

Of course, if you fail, then you will lose your glory and pride, and you will fall from the pride of heaven to nothing, just a defeated dog who can't find a way home, ridiculed, despised, and abandoned...... Until it comes back again.

And most people are afraid that after a painful failure, they will become devastated and will never have the courage to start over.

However, before that desperate moment came, the unbridled teenagers still believed that their lives were bright, invincible, and wonderful.

Arthur is such a courageous, energetic and adventurous young man, after overcoming the panic and confusion of the initial crossing to another shijie, he is eager to step on his horse and embark on an adventure to explore this mysterious new world.

Of course, the Camelot Antarctic research station is neither a racecourse nor a medieval castle, and it is impossible to keep horses. And those snowmobiles, which were originally used for freight, looked too bulky, and if you drove them out hastily, you would get stuck in a quagmire...... Fortunately, there are still a few dog sleds in the station, which are a special means of transportation in the polar regions, but unfortunately there are very few people who have learned to drive husky sleds.

No way, those old employees are already before the crossing. He left on the icebreaker "Avalon", leaving behind all the new Ding and the new hands.

As a result, now the "Carmelott" Antarctic research station is inside. The few talented people who learned how to use a dog sled – Second Lieutenant Lancelot of the British Army, Ambrose, the temporary head of the research station and cook at the research station, and Arthur, a university intern in the Department of Environmental Sciences, formed a small expedition and set off east in a dog sled. Wizard Merlin, on a magic broomstick, follows them overhead, so that they can provide remote warning at any time in case the small exploration party is suddenly attacked by some enemy or monster on the way.

Next, after a trek of about an hour. They finally arrived at the location where they had seen the man-made structure faintly before.

However, this is not a thriving town, but a ruined city with no people on track.

By the standards of ancient Western civilizations. This abandoned city built along the river has become an important metropolis. But by the standards of modern Shijie, this town, which is about a kilometer away, is probably far less than a theme park.

At this moment, the wall surrounding the town has long since collapsed. The buildings in the city are also dilapidated. Even the magnificent marble temples are almost untouched. In the cracks of the masonry buildings, there are clumps of dead weeds in the east and west, and even vines are clinging horizontally and vertically. There were signs of firefighting and resistance in many parts of the walls, the walls of the temple were blackened by fire, the roof seemed to have been broken open by boulders, and the streets were littered with broken bones of all kinds, including those of humans, horses, and livestock......

The only thing to be thankful for is. The buildings are all standard for human size, and there are also the remains of several Greco-Roman style warrior statues on the ruined streets. They shouldn't have traveled to some non-human dominion such as dwarves, orcs, or giants. Moreover, after this, Mr. Merlin even saw many Latin words for words such as "Senate and the Roman people" and "Britannia" in the lintels and columns of the ruins of some buildings, as well as on the tombstones scattered around the city, thus further narrowing the temporal and spatial scope of the traversal site.

“…… The province of Britannia in ancient Rome? My God! I didn't think we would go home! Merlin couldn't help but smile bitterly, "...... But the question is, where is this place in the UK? And what era of ancient Britain have we traveled to? ”

This frowning question was finally answered with further precision when they stepped through the thick snow and messy ruins of the ruins of an ancient Roman temple in the center of the city and suddenly discovered a well-finished hot spring bath.

“…… This hot spring bath ...... I should have seen it before! And the terrain around here is very similar to the place I remember......"

Lancelot muttered to himself, "...... as he caressed the slightly dilapidated statues of Roman warriors and goddesses by the pool, covered in mud and snowflakes, and looked at the bubbling hot tub in front of him, and muttered, " If this is really the island of Great Britain, there should be only one place with the famous Roman hot springs, and that is my hometown, ...... in eastern Avonshire."

However, before Lancelot could finish speaking, they suddenly heard a cacophony of neighing horses and loud scolding, as well as a mournful wail. A few people hurriedly got out of the ruins of the hot spring bath and took a look, and found that several figures appeared on the snowfield in the distance, and when they took out the binoculars to take a closer look, they turned out to be three big men with axes and spears, chasing and killing an unarmed short and fat man......

Lancelot, Ambrose, Arthur, and Merlin exchanged glances with each other, raised their guns, and met them from the front.

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A few hours later, the dog-sled exploration team, which had made everyone in the research station wait for them, finally returned triumphantly from the ruins of the town in the east. Arthur and the others not only achieved their first battle in this plane, but also rescued a missionary with a blue nose and swollen face, and a dirty body.

The missionary wore mushroom-shaped hair that looked like an upside-down rice bowl, wore a rough linen robe wrapped in animal skins for warmth, a rudimentary wooden cross on his chest, and a wooden box under his arm...... As soon as this guy saw the appearance of the "Carmellot" research station, he was already on the verge of a mental breakdown, and actually knelt down in front of the red dragon statue on the dome of the main building in the center of the research station, trembling and muttering and drawing a cross, as if praying for God's blessing, no matter how Arthur and Lancelot dragged his arm, they couldn't pull him up.

At the same time, Merlin didn't care about the mental state of the native of this plane, but flew to the window of the restaurant on the top floor of the "Camelot" scientific research station on a broomstick, raised his wand and performed a sound amplification technique, announcing to the crowd who were still talking to each other: "...... Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to our homeland, which has just been explored! This is the spa home of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Bath City - not the tourist attraction we are familiar with, of course, but the ruins of Bath City in 214 AD, or 498 AD! ”

Note: Although the A.D. year is counted from the year of Jesus' birth, this theory was not mentioned until 525 C.E. at the earliest, when the Christian theologian Dionysius Did. Officially proposed by Ihigus, it was not widely used until the eighth century AD. Prior to this, Western Christians generally used the "Diocletian calendar", which was the year of the accession to the throne of the Roman emperor Diocletian, who persecuted Christians, that is, 284 AD, commonly known as the "Age of Martyrdom". (To be continued......)