The air is very hot, the temperature of the environment is very high, it feels like the air temperature is about forty-five degrees, even in the cool position where everyone rests, in fact, there are thirty-six or seven degrees, in such an environment, there is always a faint smell of burnt in the breath, and there is a burning sensation around the body that cannot be dissipated, as painful as being placed on the grill and roasted on a small fire. As far as the eye can see, the space outside the trees is filled with steaming heat rising from the surface of the ground, making it look as if the air has been distorted.

The pale green grass and trees also looked a little sluggish under the erosion of the high temperature, and the originally straight grass had quietly bent down, like the demonic beasts around them, as if they were no longer able to resist the excessive temperature around them. However, this is only a temporary performance, according to Ike, it is now the highest time in the world under the eighth layer, which is equivalent to the noon of the outside world, and in another hour, the temperature around will drop rapidly, and after four hours, the temperature will fall to the valley, and then there will be only about five degrees around, from scorching hot to cold, such extreme temperature changes will make people who are not used to it feel great pain.

"We came down a little early, under the eighth floor, we will generally maintain a cycle of eleven hours of high temperature and eleven hours of low temperature, if we come down three or four hours late, we will not experience such a painful process. Ike poured a few large mouthfuls of ice water, and the droplets of water slipped down his unkempt beard, he ignored the droplets on his beard, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and said to himself: "Actually, this is my problem, I haven't come down for more than ten years, I haven't calculated the time, I'm really sorry." ”

"It's okay, Mr. Ike. Catherine smiled gently and said, "How can I blame you, you have done a good job along the way." Moreover, coming down three or four hours in advance can be regarded as allowing us to see the particularity of this fantasy land, if it weren't for here, I'm afraid we would never have known that there was such a strange area in the Yala world. This area is very large, I didn't expect there to be such an open and bright place in the underground world, but I see that you were not very familiar with this area before, right?"

"Well, I've only been here two or three times. Ike admitted, "And every time it's just a hurry, I've never rested here like this." But I'm sure you're not looking for anything here. ”

"Well, I don't think it's going to be here. Catherine nodded: "Although this area is large, the field of vision is wide enough, if there is a building complex, I am afraid that it can be seen at a glance, and there is no need to search so hard." ”

Ten minutes ago, the team camped on the gentle slope under the shade of the trees, and at Ike's suggestion, everyone unanimously agreed to wait here until the temperature began to drop an hour later before continuing to move, so the six of them hid in this shady area, trying to recover the physical strength consumed by the previous heat.

The surrounding environment was silent, only the rustle of the breeze through the treetops, and from the distant woods, there was occasionally a short, low roar of the monsters, most of which were like maidens, hiding in their nests, silently waiting for the time to cool down. In the small camp, Pannis was lying on the lawn in the woods, his head resting on his backpack and he had fallen asleep, and after an all-night vigil last night, even though he had the physical qualities of a demigod, he was still mentally tired, so Catherine forcibly ordered him to lie down and rest, and he could only accept Catherine's kindness with a wry smile. Lina and Freya also looked drowsy, Freya sat under a tree, Lina pillowed Freya's stomach with her head, and the two squinted their eyes and were half asleep, after all, such a hot weather can easily make people feel sleepy.

Vivien didn't take a nap, as she pulled out a ten-centimeter-long cube from her huge backpack and prepared to cut it with a knife in her hand. This is a colorless and transparent piece of colloid, which feels elastic to the touch of the finger, and when you press it a little harder, the colloid will sink inward and deform, but it will return to its original shape immediately when you remove it. This is actually one of the team's reserve water, compressing ten kilograms of water into such a solid size of 1,000 cubic centimeters through special magic, although the weight remains the same, but the volume is easy to carry, and it is easy to preserve, and it will not deteriorate or pollute for long-term storage, so it is the favorite water storage method used by adventurers and mercenaries. When you use it, you only need to cut a small piece according to the corresponding proportion, and use magic or a scroll to reverse it, and you can restore it to ordinary water for people to drink.

Due to the large consumption of drinking water in the group over the course of several hours, in order to ensure that there was enough water to drink for the afternoon and evening journeys, Vivien had to take advantage of the rest time to fill everyone's water bottles. Of course, she is not operating by herself, basically she is holding a knife and making a show, and it is Catherine who is really responsible for cutting solid water, she is only responsible for calculating the angle and size of the cut, and then Catherine wields the knife, first cutting the solid water into fifteen or sixteen pieces of different sizes, and then cutting each piece into strips and stuffing it into the kettle. After doing all this, more than a dozen water bottles were piled up in front of Vivien, and she cast a unified spell to remove the compression magic attached to the solid water, allowing them to return to their original fluid state.

"Alright. Vivian clapped her hands, covered the kettle one by one, and put away her own kettle: "Pannis's method is really good, after activating the ice attribute spar fragment and throwing it into the water, the kettle immediately becomes cold, and the feeling on the face is more comfortable than directly using the spar fragment." ”

"So effective?" Lina sat up immediately when she heard Vivien's comment: "Give me a try, I'm going to sleep in my arms and see if I can sleep better." ”

"I won't give it to you, stupid, if you want to sleep with it, you can fill it yourself. Vivien pursed her lips, and although she said no, she still picked up a kettle and rolled over to the ground: "You are sometimes lazier than me, and you are too lazy to come over and take it yourself a few meters away." ”

But the next moment, Lina didn't receive the kettle, and the few people who were awake were all stunned. Lina's position itself is below the gentle slope, and Vivian is above, the cylindrical shape of the kettle after leaving Vivian's hand, with her strength to roll in the direction of Lina, however, the speed of the tumbling is getting slower and slower, and even a few meters away before rolling half of the time before it stops, and then in everyone's surprised eyes, completely contrary to the effect of gravity, began to roll in the reverse uphill direction, the speed of the tumbling is getting faster and faster, in a blink of an eye, it passed the stunned Vivian, if it wasn't for Catherine behind her to catch the rolling kettle in time, I don't know where it is going to roll。

"Isn't it too hot? I think I'm hallucinating. Lina maintained the posture of reaching out to the ground to catch the kettle, and was stunned for a long time before saying in a dry voice: "It must be like this, otherwise how would I see the kettle rolling on the slope?"

"How likely do you think it's that five people have the same hallucination at the same time?" Behind Lina, Freya also sat up, staring at the kettle in Catherine's hand with the same surprised expression: "What you just saw, I think everyone seems to have seen it." ”

"Vivien. Catherine also stared blankly at the kettle in her hand, shook it in front of her eyes, and suddenly asked, "Are you using some magic to tease Lina?"

"I'm not that idle. Vivien looked equally surprised, shaking her head, "I definitely didn't use any magic just now. ”

"That's weird, how can the kettle roll uphill?" Catherine opened the kettle in confusion and looked at it to make sure there was nothing strange in it, then closed the lid again, and gently pushed it against the ground to Lina's position as Vivien had just done. Perhaps Catherine used more force than Vivien, this time the kettle rolled farther, almost in front of Lina before slowly stopping, and following the repetition of the scene just now, the kettle once again went up the ramp and rolled back into Catherine's hand.

"It's just weird. Vivien's eyes flashed with curiosity, and she turned to Ike and asked, "Mr. Ike, is this also a special phenomenon in this area?"

"I don't know. Ike shook his head vigorously and denied, "I've never encountered such a situation, and I've never even heard anyone talk about it." However, there were very few people who could have gone down to the eighth floor, and even fewer people who came here and stayed there were even fewer people, and I don't think there would be any one of them who happened to roll bottles on the ramp. ”

"I'll try again. Catherine took another cylindrical kettle and repeated the previous action, and sure enough, even if she changed the kettle, the final result did not change anything, and the kettle still returned to her hand: "I've never heard of such a thing, Vivian, Freya, you two have the most contact with strange knowledge, have you ever seen such a record?"

"Absolutely not. The two scholar girls glanced at each other, shook their heads affirmatively, and said, "We can be sure that if there is a record in the materials we have read, we will definitely not forget it." ”

"Well, wait. Lina suddenly interrupted everyone, took out various covers of the novel from her backpack, flipped through it as quickly as she could, and frowned: "Maybe I didn't bring it this time, I remember I once read a book that seemed to mention this strange phenomenon." I think about it, I think about it, it seems that there is a similar phenomenon somewhere, but no one can explain why, and it says that maybe it's just an illusion caused by visual error, and he means that it's actually a downhill slope, but the surrounding trees and ramps affect our vision, making us mistakenly think it's uphill. ”

"That person must have something wrong with his brain. Vivien rolled her eyes: "There is an illusion of vision, is there also an illusion of balance in the body? Even if I can't feel it, you can't tell if it's uphill or downhill when you walk here?" )