Chapter 44: The Elemental Abyss
"Elemental Abyss?" Catherine and Lina looked at each other, "What's that?"
"I seem to have seen it in some novel. Lina said, "I always thought it was just a fictional term in the story, is there really such a thing?"
"Yes. Freya nodded, "That kind of knowledge doesn't make much sense for the study of mechanics, so I don't know much about it, and I don't know the specifics, but Vivien should know better, after all, she likes to know about knowledge that is useless." ”
"Stupid, you academics who only care about the actual role are the stupidest of you. Vivien snorted coldly, "No knowledge is useless, you think it's useless just because you don't have enough knowledge to understand its usefulness." Without this knowledge, which you find useless, your practical scholarship would not exist at all. ”
"Okay, you two don't quarrel, every time you mention these things, you two don't feel tired?" Catherine helplessly separated the eyes of the two girls: "What is the Elemental Abyss?"
"If you want to explain the Elemental Abyss, you have to consider one question first, let's continue to talk as we go, I want to stay away from this vortex. Vivien said, "Have you ever thought that the earth is divided into strata and magma layers, but what will be under the earth? Also, the earth is surrounded by the sea, but what is the end of the sea?"
"I'm sorry. Catherine smiled bitterly: "This kind of esoteric thing, I have never thought of it. ”
"At the end of the sea is the void. After starting again, Lanna turned back and said, "Our world is a ring, the sea wraps around the land, and beyond the sea is the void, and the divine realm where the gods live opens up in the void. But the sea and the void are not connected, there is an elemental barrier with no quantified concept in between, and anything that touches the elemental barrier, as long as it is not protected by divinity, will be assimilated by the rules of the elemental barrier and be broken down into the most basic elements that make up things, and nothing can be an exception. In our world, a large number of things are swallowed and decomposed by the elemental barrier at the boundary of the world at any moment, turning into pure elements, and these elements will assimilate into this elemental barrier on the spot. At the same time, a large number of free elements will be separated from the elemental barrier and filled back into our world. And this elemental barrier is called the Elemental Abyss. ”
"Are these true?" Catherine was surprised and almost let go of her hand holding Lamia's tail, "I always thought that the sea had no end, it turns out that there is a barrier on the outer layer. ”
"Actually, it is really not very useful to know this, and only scholars like us who tend to be theoretically inclined will be interested. Vivien said, "I don't know if anyone has witnessed this boundary with their own eyes, but it can be deduced from the theory. This barrier can be regarded as a protective layer of the Yala world, protecting the world from the chaotic energy of the void, and once the violent and chaotic energy in the void comes into contact with this barrier, it will be decomposed and assimilated into a mild free state of energy. ”
"Someone has seen it with their own eyes. Lan Na said, "Many of us Sea Tribesmen have seen it with our own eyes, and I saw it with my own eyes more than forty years ago. At that time, I was more curious, so I swam in the sea for almost a month, until I reached the edge of the world, and saw with my own eyes the elemental barrier that ran from the bottom up to the sky, and also saw a large amount of seawater pouring into the elemental abyss, and then disappearing and transforming into elements. ”
"I see, I probably get it. Catherine said solemnly, "I'm sorry, I didn't doubt your words, but this knowledge is too unbelievable, so I ...... it."
"Don't mind, everybody does. Lan Na comforted Catherine a few times before continuing to explain: "The bottom of the maelstrom leads to the abyss of the elements, and no one has witnessed this, but more than five thousand years ago, at the request of scholars, a high priest attached to the water with spiritual power and followed the maelstrom into the ground. She watched as the water flowed downward, through the layers of stratum and cooled magma, to the Elemental Abyss. It's a pity that the speed of the water flow is so fast that she didn't even have time to take it back, so she let the water flow be swallowed up by the elemental abyss with spiritual power, and then we sea clans knew that the barrier of the elemental abyss could even decompose the spiritual power together. Having lost a large part of her spiritual power, the High Priest's strength fell directly from the demigod back to gold, and even occasionally became a little demented, so she had to step down from the position of High Priest, but in order to commemorate her contributions to knowledge and exploration, the Sea Clan kept her as an honorary high priest for the rest of her life, enshrined in the Temple of Stormwind until she died at the end of her life. ”
"The alluring unknown world is always dangerous. Vivien hung her head and whispered the academic eulogy for the victims: "The quest for unknown knowledge is always accompanied by pain and sacrifice. However, we will not be afraid of hardships and dangers, use our own lives as the cornerstone, conquer the unknown sea step by step, and show new knowledge to the world. ”
"The maelstrom corresponds to the underwater fountain. After Vivien had completed her prayer to pay her respects to the victims of knowledge, Lana continued, "Unfortunately, there are no underwater fountains along the way, if you want to see them, I can take you to the nearest underwater fountain after the mission is over." The fountain under the sea also leads to the abyss of the elements, but the concentration of free elements in that part is too high and the pressure is too high, so it has to be transformed into entities and gush out along the cracks in the seabed. The scale of the underwater fountain is quite large, and the large-scale water column rushes up against the water pressure, all the way out of the sea, spraying to a height of nearly 1,000 meters, if the location of the fountain happens to be near an island, you can see the scene clearly on the sea surface without the interference of dense fog. A huge water column breaks through the water, a rainbow hangs behind the water column all year round, and the thunderous sound of water fills the sea around the water column forever, everything looks so spectacular. ”
"Someone must have found a way to check the path of the fountain under the sea, right?" Vivien's eyes were filled with curiosity, and she asked, "Otherwise, your scholars would not have asserted that it was spewed from the Elemental Abyss." ”
"Unfortunately, no, and it's impossible to go in and check it out. The jets of water that erupt there can go all the way up against the pressure of 4,000 meters, and after breaking through the water, they can also rush up to the sky at a height of 1,000 meters in defiance of gravity. Think about it, how terrifying the power of such a water outlet would be, nothing can stand in the way of the water outlet, even if a demigod wants to enter the fountain vent at the bottom of the sea, he will be shattered to pieces in an instant by the huge impact force. So there is no way to reverse the way into the underwater fountain, no one can do it. Lan Na was silent for a while, and together with Lamia, she silently led everyone around the bottom of the sea, and after a long time, she said again: "However, there are occasional mutual transformations between the maelstrom and the submarine fountain, if the concentration of elements in the unit part is too high, it will become a submarine fountain to reduce pressure, and if the concentration is too low, it will naturally transform into a large vortex supplement." Looking at these, I can only admire the magic of Yara's great artifacts. ”
"What a pity. Vivien whispered with regret on her face: "If you can face the Elemental Abyss in person, if you can get close to it and analyze it, you will definitely find a lot of knowledge that has never been revealed in the world." It's a pity, according to you, mortals will never be able to touch that door, and even at the cost of their lives, I'm afraid they will be destroyed the moment they touch that barrier, what a pity. ”
"Don't do anything dangerous. Catherine grabbed Lamia's tail with one hand, and with the other hand, she grabbed the wet short ponytail at the back of Vivien's head, and said seriously: "You can go crazy with anything else, but you are not allowed to do this stupid thing with a 100% mortality, and you are not even allowed to think about it." ”
"Oh, big sister, you let go, it hurts. Vivian tilted her head dissatisfiedly and said, "I know, I won't do stupid things, you let go quickly, I'm going to pull you somewhere else." ”
"Don't you feel it elsewhere, I don't know about this kind of thing?" Catherine glared, thought for a moment and said, "But okay, I'll figure it out in another place." ”
So Catherine switched her hand to another short ponytail.
"Hey, you did it on purpose. Vivien couldn't help but laugh, and also put one hand free to protect her hair, and said in disgust, "Does it make sense to switch to the other side? ”
"It's just to deepen your impression. Catherine let out a heavy snort, "You stupidity is unexpected, I don't want to take a sip of water one day and find out, ah, this is broken down by Vivien's stupid bastard." ”
"Yes, yes. Although Vivian was very dissatisfied, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned: "Eldest sister, you are giving this example too much...... Disgusting. ”
"That's right. Lina couldn't help but join the battle: "If you drink that kind of water, you will definitely become a stupid person, it's disgusting." ”
"No, it won't. Freya said softly at the end, "It will break everything down into the purest elements, and the stupid ingredients will also be broken down, so it won't be contagious." ”
"Well, wait and then fight. Lan Na smiled bitterly and stopped the girls who were about to scuffle together: "Now that you are away from the maelstrom, I want to ask, Vivian, since you want to study the elemental abyss so much, why did you immediately stay away from the maelstrom just now?"
The girls' eyes immediately turned to Pannis, who was clutching Lanna's tail, and stared at him without blinking.
"Whew, why have I become a target of hatred. Pannis covered his face with a fishtail and lamented, "I didn't want to get into it, and maybe I wouldn't die if I did." ”
"You see, that's because of this. Pannis's words made the girls even more dissatisfied, and Catherine pointed to Pannis and said to Lanna, "Stay out of there, just to prevent some people from ......"
Before Catherine could finish her words, a huge shadow suddenly rose from the bottom of the sea at her feet, the speed seemed slow, but no one could keep up, and the huge shadow wrapped around Lanna's body in the blink of an eye, dragging it towards the bottom of the sea like lightning. (To be continued.) )