There was no sound, no light, no warning, and just three seconds after the Penisdire chanting was over, the girls found themselves in another world in the blink of an eye. It was a dimly lit world, with no sun or moon, no stars, not even a canopy, or rather, there was no sky at all, and when you looked up, there was only a deep and bottomless darkness above. But the surrounding area is indeed bright, soft light that fills the area, but no light source can be found, which seems to emanate from the interior of every building here.

Looking around, I am no longer in the original ramp and woods, I can't see the rock wall and the spar on the rock wall in the distance, and my skin can't feel the heat and scorching heat in the environment, and now we are in a large and amazing square, the empty square is at least hundreds of thousands of square meters, and there is a huge fountain in the center of the square, of course, the fountain has long since dried up, leaving only an empty pool. Around the fountain, there are more than a dozen unique pavilions, and there are several strange four-wheeled crystal cars on the side, which are said to be strange because its body is so large that several people can walk in it at the same time, and there is a window on one side of the carriage that looks like a counter, in which merchants can display their goods and sell their goods. The ground outside the fountain was supposed to be a lawn, and there were some circular areas of masonry on the ground inside the lawn, and the traces left inside showed that the ornamental trees were originally planted here. In addition to the largest fountain and pavilion in the center, there are seven or eight other small fountains scattered throughout the square, surrounded by benches made of metal, and on the side are also some of the strange crystal energy vehicles used as shops.

It seems that this square is for the leisure and relaxation of the researchers living here, and it is conceivable that after the busy research work, walking to this square, stepping on the tender green and soft lawn, feeling the coolness of the splashing water droplets in the fountain on the face, leaning on the bench and looking at the beautiful surroundings, so that the tired brain can be completely emptied, for the researchers, this is the best way to rest.

On the edge of one side of the square, there is a circular space of forty or fifty square meters, which is surrounded by transparent crystal walls on all sides, and only in the direction of the fountain is a gate-like facility, through which you can enter the square, where the adventure party appears.

"It seems that this is the door to the research center. Catherine was the first to recover from the shock of the research center, and touched the thick transparent wall and said, "Strange, could it be that we just happened to be in this gate?"

"No, the movement between spaces is not what you think. Vivien was awakened by Catherine's voice, shook her head, and said, "It's not that where you were originally, you will appear in which corresponding position, if they have set it before, then no matter from which point we enter this space, it will appear in the current location." ”

On both sides of the gate, there are two metal puppets that look like sculptures, all four of them are about three meters tall, although they have experienced a long period of time, they still stand there unharmed, so that people who come in can only look up. It seems that these puppets are only placed here for aesthetic purposes, but from the muzzles that loom inside the puppets' bodies, it can be seen that their existence is not just for the sake of beautifying the environment.

"Tick. A crisp voice sounded from the side of the five people, this voice had been heard many times in the sewers of the City of Innocence, it was a unique prompt for goblins: "Welcome to the National Research Center of the Goblin United Government, hello, visitor, identity verification is in progress, please wait where you are for a moment." ”

"Are we going to wait where we are?" Lina asked, listening to Pannith's simultaneous translation, "No matter how you look at it, we are all invaders, and it feels stupid to wait in place like this." ”

"Wait a minute, see how it goes. Catherine took out a few cards from her backpack, which were the identity cards she had found in the sewers of the City of Innocence before, and because she was going to explore the goblin ruins, she picked out five cards that looked more pleasing to the eye and brought them with her: "This area is too big, and it is far more confidential than the previous sewer system, and it will be dangerous if you enter the battle, so if possible, it is safer to avoid fighting as much as possible." ”

"Tick, scanned for unknown creature, holding Nolan Federation A36 city identity certificate, linking identity database, tick, connection failed, repeating link, tick, connection failed, unknown error found, identity management center has been notified for repair. Tick, unable to verify the identity of the visitor, has contacted the security department of the research center to apply for temporary quarantine. A mechanical voice from a certain instrument above the gate seemed to pause for a moment before continuing: "Tick, it has been detected that the visitor has the highest access privilege, the request for temporary quarantine has been withdrawn, and access to the research center is allowed, welcome, distinguished visitor." ”

"The highest access authority?" Catherine was stunned, "Do you mean the goblin cipher disk?"

"It seems that it is, I didn't expect the authority of the password disk to be so high. After waiting for a while, to make sure that the mechanical voice was no longer speaking, Pannis said, "We'd better get in quickly, I don't want to hear the sound of tick tick again after a while." ”

"I think it's weird. Catherine walked in the front, and first pushed open the transparent crystal door and walked out: "Those goblin researchers, you need to use a password disk to enter and exit here just like us, so it means that there should be a lot of holders, and the authority of the password disk is still so high, so what's the point of these permissions?"

"Who said everyone had to use a cipher disc to enter?" Pennis asked rhetorically, "Can't you open the door for me if I get home without a key?"

"Well, that's a stupid question. Catherine flattened her mouth and shook her head, "However, although we have the highest authority, it is better to be careful, after all, no one knows what is here." ”

Coming out of the entrance of the square, the girls are in this strange space. The air in the square is very fresh, as if you are in the dense woods, the surrounding temperature is moderate and not hot or cold, it is the most comfortable temperature, the only thing that makes people feel uncomfortable is that the surrounding environment is dead silent, there is no sound existing, making everything so dull.

On one side of the square, there are four large buildings forty or fifty meters high, and the facades of these buildings are closely lined with windows, as if each window represents a room. On the other side of the square, there is a dry and cracked land, on which are built houses that look like villas, and there are two or three thousand of these villas as far as the eye can see.

"Oh my God, how big is this place?" Catherine exclaimed, "It's just two residential areas, and you can't see the edges, if you count the other functional facilities...... This scale of tens of square kilometers may not be able to be put down. ”

"Pretty much accommodating. "Don't you notice," replied Panis, "that there are basically no functional buildings, no shops, no taverns, no restaurants, no entertainment venues, in other words, just research centers and dormitories." As for the daily necessities of the researchers, it is estimated that they are provided by the research center, just like we saw in the research institute of the Weeping Cave before. However, the pay here is much higher than that of the institute, and the researchers here are not only free to come and go, but I estimate that they will be transported by the research center to and from nearby cities. ”

"Well, in general, national research centers treat high-level researchers very well. Vivien nodded, "Sometimes the good ones are a little scary, and I've heard of wife-worthy people." ”

Several people came out of the entrance, ignoring the living quarters on one side and walking directly towards the other side of the square, enclosed by a metal fence with no end in sight. The metal wall is very high, about fifteen meters, and every twenty meters or so above the wall, there is a cone made of white spar fixed to the head of the wall, in the face of everyone's questions, Freya just glanced at it and gave the answer: "Something similar to the mage's eye, but the effect is far worse than the mage's eye, at least the mage's eye is invisible, and it can be observed in all directions, but this kind of thing can't do it." Of course, they also have their advantages, and they are usually not easily disturbed by magical forces when used. Well, but the goblins themselves are not very magical, and it is difficult to take this into account. ”

A few people walked to a gate more than ten meters wide on the side of the wall facing the square, it seemed that the white spar at the top flashed slightly, and the closed metal gate automatically opened to both sides under the gaze of several people, and a soft female voice with a little metal texture in it, said very calmly in the ancient goblin language: "Honorable holder of the highest authority, good afternoon, it has been four million eight hundred and seventy-eight days since the previous holder left the center, I hope you have a good time during this vacation." ”

"Well, it's a pleasure, if you can really have a long vacation of more than four million days. Pannis shrugged and muttered, "I just don't know if the people in the center have been happy for more than 10,000 years." ”

"Not pleasant. Pannis just teased himself, and he used a common language, but he didn't expect the female voice to answer: "During this time, the damage to the center is somewhat serious, especially one hundred and thirty-five thousand nine hundred and one days ago, the abnormal space distortion phenomenon that has been maintained for nineteen days interferes with the normal operation of the center, and after the space returns to normal, the eighth area, the eleventh area, the twenty-third area, the twenty-fourth area, and the thirtieth area lose answer, and the maintenance machinery cannot open the access to the above five areas, and the repair work cannot be completed, and it continues to be shelved." Please fulfill the obligations of the highest authority as soon as possible and apply to the coalition government to start large-scale maintenance works in a timely manner. (To be continued.) )