Magellan slowly descended the sand slope along the rope.

The situation was a little better than he had thought at first, the boulder supporting the ship belonged to a whole huge rock formation, and under the sand slope, from time to time you could see the rocks that cut through the quicksand, at least on this side of the abyss, there was no way out.

Magellan drove steel spikes into the rock, tied ropes, and went all the way down, then stopped on a boulder where the bottom of the abyss could be seen.

It was a calm, flat, silky sandy area.

At the edge of the irregular circular sand, the quicksand is still flowing downward, creating a slope at the edge, with the side near Magellan being gentler and the side coming from the ruins steeper.

Magellan looked around, and there was no way out.

The rock formation stops at the edge of the abyss, and it is it that determines the edge on one side of the abyss, while on the other side, the position of the ruins seems to be quite solid underneath, but the quicksand on the gentle dunes never stops, and there is no place to settle.

"Maybe I need a pair of wings......"

Magellan was ready to go back, and he himself might be able to run wild on the dunes and reach the ruins before falling into the quicksand, but that would make no sense.

Putting away the spikes and ropes along the way, Magellan climbed the rope ladder back to the deck.

"I just forgot, maybe you need a pair of wings," the countess wore a white wide-brimmed hat to give her a little shade from the blazing sun, "then, do you need it now?"

"There's no way down there," Magellan sighed, "and the quicksand is too wide. ”

"Then we need an airship," the countess turned and walked into the captain's quarters, then walked through the room and down the stairs into the cabin, "First of all, there is not enough room on the ship for a luxurious Royal Britannian steam airship. ”

Magellan laughed, knowing that the countess was talking about the Eagle's Nest.

Chef Pitt and Dontès were busy in the cabin, and despite the Countess's use of some powerful magic to keep everything in the cabin from being harmed by the fall, the two decided to do a thorough inspection.

Walking through the hallway illuminated by the essence lamp, the countess finally led Magellan into a room.

"It may seem a bit rudimentary, but basic flying is fine. ”

The countess shook her right hand, and the curtain in the room parted, revealing a small airship behind her.

It was a small thing similar to a hot air balloon, but compared to the one Magellan used, this one was like a princess standing in front of a beggar, and it was full of dignity.

The body of the airship is made of metal, undoubtedly with a careful essence treatment, with a striking light, not too decorative, but with smooth lines and a natural beauty, with the airbags on it contained in a metal bracket without a trace of distraction.

"Let's go into the ruins first," said the countess and wagging her finger, and with a dull thud, the room began to rise slowly, "and then the rest." ”

The roof opened and the sunlight poured down.

Then there were four walls, and eventually, they stopped on the deck.

The airship's airbags began to inflate, and Magellan followed the countess into the cabin, where he found the space a little cramped.

It's too small.

The airship began to rise.

"Have you used this before?" Magellan felt that he was running out of words, and he knew very well that the countess knew this, "the best meeting place, only two people, and a pleasant view......"

"This is the first time it has taken to the skies," said the countess, seated in front of Magellan, with only a small table between them, which made her smile stand out, "but even if you liked it, I wouldn't give it to you." ”

Magellan smiled helplessly and said nothing more.

The airship quickly flew over the abyss and landed on a high platform where the quicksand had receded.

It's a magnificent city, and considering how long it was buried, it's a miracle that after being washed away by quicksand, such a spectacular structure remains.

And now, Magellan's eyes are indeed a miraculous sight.

The quicksand has just released the tallest building in the middle of the city, the Grand Court, where the grand dome and the surrounding minarets rise, like a boulder jutting out from the top of a waterfall that separates the water, and below them, the quicksand forms a slope, and in the middle are various buildings, some of which are half exposed, some of which are only exposed at the top, like a reef parting the current, cutting the calm quicksand and making the flow of sand visible.

All the buildings were reduced to stones, and the quicksand was like a giant feline licking at it, scraping off all the flesh and bones, leaving only the hard bones, and the sun shining on the remnants of the city, making it look like a skeleton.

"I don't dare say what else is left here...... "Magellan stepped off the airship and stood on the platform, "you said there would be a Sumerian translation here?"

"There's always something to stay," said the countess, walking over Magellan and up the slope, "and it's your job to find them." ”

"Another way to dig in the sand," Magellan followed with a smile, "I'm pretty good at it now." ”

It is a spectacular group of waterfalls.

Most of the quicksand bypassed the building and flowed slowly down the unobstructed slope, appearing calm and stationary on the surface, while others flowed into the stone buildings and fell through the various gaps that could be found.

Some are windows, some are gates, some are drains, and the various sculptures that were originally used to decorate the building are decorated with quicksand, making them seem like elaborate landscapes, when in fact they do become exquisite landscapes.

The Countess and Magellan climbed along the winding road to the top of the earthy waterfalls.

Most of the time, they walked quietly on the sand, and sometimes, when they had to walk on the quicksand, the countess would go ahead, and when Magellan followed the quicksand, he found that the sand had become as hard as a stone.

"New magic items?"

"No, it's magic. ”

Magellan never forgot that the Countess was a powerful magician, and unlike most people in the world, her wealth directly contributed to her strength, but many times, the Countess would still bring him all kinds of surprises.

They took a moment to walk upward, and finally, in the square in front of the Grand Court, the two stopped.

It is the top of a wide waterfall where sand falls from the edge of the stone square, and when Magellan steps onto the square, the waves of quicksand flow down the river to the waterfall.

"Here we are...... Where the clay tablets converge. ”