Chapter 20 Observation Room
"Squeak", with the sound of tooth-aching metal rubbing, the door to the ruins was officially opened.
Unlike on the first floor, when Macajaren had to open the door from the outside, this door is too easy to open. Outside the door was a winch, about three centimeters above the ground, and Saf crouched down and turned the winch vigorously, and the door slowly entered the walls on both sides.
"This group of frog people is interesting, it seems that they do a lot of things with their feet in their daily lives. Looking at the door that was opened a crack and a chill was coming out of it, Shure could no longer see the nervousness and uneasiness just now, "Mobuck, prepare to defend, Mia, be vigilant, Miriday, I didn't pay attention to ...... before"
The third rule of shadow-chasing is to consider all difficulties as much as possible during the preparation period, rash action without preparation will only be caught off guard in the face of danger, and once you act, you must put aside all your worries and devote yourself wholeheartedly, otherwise you will only be suspicious and suspicious and behave at a loss, both of which are a dead end.
"Well, their foot bones are very similar to the bones of their hands, and their toes are even longer than their fingers, so in theory their hands and feet should be just as flexible. β
"Macajalen, watch out for unusual sounds. The order to the halfling was more detailed than the others, after all, it was the first time to chase the shadow, "This should not be a normal way to open the door, it belongs to emergency mode, and it may trigger the defense mechanism." β
"Understood. "Needless to explain, Macageren also understands, depending on Saf's force, if you have to turn the winch every time you enter and exit, there will only be one possibility of the frogman's death, that is, he is tired from opening the door.
"It's dark. β
The door opened large enough for a person to pass through, and Mobuck hid behind the shield and peered inside. It was pitch black behind the door, and all that could be seen was a very narrow room.
"The air composition is normal. Lin Jing stood at the door and sniffed, "Grade, good or above." β
"Huh?"
"That's right, good above. β
For forest spirits, the only thing that can get a good evaluation is basically the air in the forest, and the air in the ruins that have been vacant for decades can actually get a good evaluation, which is an anomaly in itself.
"It seems that they have special equipment to purify the air, no wonder the plants can't penetrate the ruins through the air, presumably the inside and outside are isolated. Mobuck, Mia, come in. β
The shield preceded the man, and the dwarf cautiously stepped into the darkness with the shield, and after only a few steps, his back was already blurred, as if swallowed by the darkness.
"God said, Let there be light. β
So, the Crystal Lamp was lit.
This is a lighting device unique to the magical and crystalline civilization of Parvatiga, powered by a hedron with energy.
In the lantern-style crystal energy lamp, there are three interconnected magic circles engraved, activate the magic circle to activate the energy crystal, so that its internal energy quickly escapes, and the energy drawing circle collects free energy and stores it for long-term use later, and the final fluorescent magic circle consumes energy and converts them into light.
Very convenient lighting equipment, as long as one of the cheapest, fifty terr capacity spar worth five small silver coins, can maintain two hours of illumination, it is really ......
"It's too extravagant. Shuer couldn't help but reveal his true feelings, ten copper coins can make a family of three have a comfortable meal at home, and maintaining lighting for two hours at the cost of fifty copper plates like this is simply unforgivable, so ......
"Miriday, I'll have another one later. β
There is a return for paying, and in the otherworldly projection, no amount of money can buy life safety.
The two crystal energy lamps completely lit up the inside of the door, and behind the door was indeed a relatively small room, accommodating seven people, which was already quite crowded.
Walking through the door, you can see that the left and right walls of the room are specially made, and the walls are completely transparent, but you can only see deep darkness when you look at it.
"Glass walls. The dwarf knocked on the wall, and suddenly became interested, "This glass is very powerful, and the strength is very high, higher than ordinary wooden walls, and it is about to catch up with the stone wall." β
"Dangdangdang", the hammer smashed against the wall, it is indeed very strong.
"Well, I also have this kind of glass in my hometown, and my favorite dwelling, there is an entire wall made of similar glass, which can look down on her collar...... Scold. β
"Captain, what about the formula, is there a formula for that kind of glass?" the builder dwarf looked excited.
"No, I'm not a craftsman, so how can I understand that. β
"You're not a chef, you can't make food so delicious. The dwarf pouted and grumbled.
"Do you have an opinion on cooking for your sister to make her happy?"
"Absolutely not. β
"Hmph, I don't dare to have it if I think you want to. Dangdang, Dangdang, very strong, with a transparent wall here, it should be to observe the situation of the people in the room, this is considered a ...... Observation room?"
No one answered, and there was no need to answer, everything was just speculation.
"Moria, close the door, Mobuck, Saf, ready to break the wall. β
Prepare for the worst, and if something goes wrong, get out of the suspicious area without hesitation.
"Understood. β
The sound of tooth acid grinding against the metal sounded again, and the door slowly closed again.
"Sasa, come here. Shure thought for a moment, then suddenly pulled the female swordsman to his side and pointed through the crack in the door to the entrance that was gradually returning to darkness, "Don't forget to say goodbye to those mushrooms, it's not so easy for them to get in." β
"Childish ghost, childish ghost, you are so annoying. With a red face and a sneak two punches in Shuer's back, Saf lowered his head and didn't dare to look the eyes of the others.
"Hey, chief, it's an adventure, and it's immoral to flirt openly. The halfling shouted loudly, making the female swordsman even more afraid to look up.
Although this is contrary to the convention of not mixing personal emotions during the Shuer mission, the effect is not bad, and the atmosphere in the team is indeed much more relaxed.
"Nasty, naΓ―ve. Unable to resist two more punches, Saph looked around with a red face to make sure that no one was paying attention to him, and waved his hand secretly out the door, showing a mischievous smile.
"Squeak", another metal grinding sound, this time from overhead, and the volume was much quieter, as soon as I looked up, I saw that on the ceiling, six metal plates were turned up.
"Mia. β
"Understood. "The elven mage pinched the spell mark in his hand, and the energy in his body surged, and the magic was about to be triggered.
Two pieces of equipment were poking out from behind the metal plates, two of which were short and thick metal tubes, much like flamethrowers at the gate, which seemed to serve the same purpose, and behind the other four were four lotus showers with small holes, aimed at the interior of the room at different angles, which should be able to spray some kind of liquid.
"Wait. Facing Mia's inquiring gaze, Shur shook his head, "There's no hurry. β
"Buzz", a faint beep sounded in the pipe behind the shower head, but no liquid squirted,
"Sure enough, this is the second layer of protection. β
In fact, you don't need to say it, everyone can see the general idea. The sprinkler spewed out some kind of special liquid, specifically for the plants outside, which was used to prevent their particles from sticking to the clothes and entering the ruins, and the flamethrower was a safety measure, if something uncontrollable happened in the observation room, the flamethrower would turn everything to ashes.
"From this, what will really happen. Shul sighed secretly.
Indeed, no one would use a lethal weapon against their own people for no reason, and without concealment, it only means that everyone knows that there is some kind of bad possibility, so they acquiesce in this behavior.
"Decades have passed, and it seems that the liquid inside has long since dried up. Mia suddenly seemed to remember something, frowned, and said, "No, no, not in the right order." β
"There's nothing wrong with that, did you find clothes like tarpaulins in those frogmen's guarded cabinets yesterday?"
"Nope. Mia thought about it, but shook her head.
"That's it. Xiuer said calmly, "At first, I didn't think it was right, this observation room should be placed outside, behind the first gate, and then the guardhouse, otherwise the guards would not be able to be included in the scope of protection." β
"That's right, guards aren't consumables, and it's impossible for them to fend for themselves in an unprotected environment. β
"But there are two problems, first, they don't have special clothes. Looking at the shape of the sprinkler head, what is sprayed inside is liquid, and it is impossible for them to be washed by the medicine every time they pass through, so according to normal logic, they should have special waterproof airtight clothing when entering and exiting, which not only protects themselves, but also facilitates the cleaning procedure of the observation room, but in fact the guards outside do not. β
"And the second?"
"Second, hehe. Shul knocked on the two closed doors in front and back, "There is a clear difference between the old and the new, and it is clear that this observation room was built later, and if nothing else, it should have been built after the suicides of the guards." β
The atmosphere was silent again, and Shuer's premonition of crisis was once again verified, what were they guarding against, what were they afraid of? Even afraid that they didn't even dare to clean up for their companions.
"How long are we going to wait here?" the dwarf's loud voice broke the silence, and the psychological pressure that was increasing every moment made Mobuck very uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but raise his voice to fight.
"Look at the winch here, it should be matched with the one outside, both of which control the entrance, as for the other door of the observation room, there is no means of control, I think it should only be opened from the inside, which is also in line with the function of the observation room. Without answering the dwarf's question directly, Shure looked left and right, and said, "No one is willing to open the door for us now, Macageren, pry the door." β
"No, you can't pry it open. The halfling lay in front of the door and worked for a long time, dejectedly announcing defeat.
"Huh, you can't pry open the door?" Shuer was stunned, quite surprised.
"This thing can't be considered a door, it's just a thick piece of metal that can shrink downward. There's a whole set of machinery underneath it to control its lifting, and it's hard to ...... without operating those machines."
"Bang, bang. β
"Well, now there's a door. β
Yes, Shure smashed the glass wall with a hammer, and the hard glass that could block the frog people could not stop the body that had been blessed with divine power.
"Mia. As he swung the hammer, Shul had already called out Mia's name.
"Nair, Ohm, Saka. β
As expected, the moment the hammer hit the glass, the energy began to converge behind the metal tube, and the temperature also rose rapidly. But the next moment, winter came, and the fuel of the flamethrower froze, and the erupting flames turned into nothingness.
"I've learned lockpicking skills too. Shul shrugged, "Let's go, go treasure hunting." β