Chapter 84: Ice and Snow World
Fragment of the Unknown World in the Land of Mist.
Huhuhu~
The wind blew wildly on Xia Xiu's cheeks, and the biting chill made him realize that the place he was in now was definitely not Terra, and that he had fallen in the ice and snow, as a "native" from Terra, the first thing he felt was the desolation and coldness of the difference.
At this moment, the [Ice Field Walker] under Xia Xiutong's feet was in a freezing blizzard, and the huge amphibious ship was floating on a huge ocean of ice, and countless pieces of fine ice were crashing into the steel ship with the undercurrent.
[Dripping-]
[Current surface temperature: about -150°C]
[Current Oxygen Concentration: Extremely Low!] ]
[The density of the air flow in this area is close to zero!] ]
[Start Adaptive Mode-]
The EVE particles in Xia Xiu's body began to spread all over his body under the operation of the [Turin Type I] module, and a unique reality distortion began to occur around him, and he took this time to take a closer look around him.
As far as the eye can see, the towering mountains almost touch the starry sky, and their peaks are covered in a thick layer of snow, reflecting a blinding light.
These mountains, which are more than 8,000 meters above sea level, act as a natural barrier, keeping the basin behind them relatively warm from the chilling cold snaps.
Before Xia Xiu could be shocked by these magnificent peaks, he quickly realized that these peaks were also an invisible cage.
They change the direction of the wind, causing a strong cold snap to be drained to the surface.
Looking up, the sea in the distance has been covered by a dark storm cloud, and lightning flashes continue to pass by, illuminating the darkness, this is a year-round sea superstorm, it seems to tell all the living beings who live here that the sea route has been blocked, and it is impossible to break through this natural barrier.
In this basin of less than 200,000 square kilometers, if there is a civilization, then the entire civilization will be trapped in this huge basin, and the outside world, for them, is like an unreachable paradise.
And, even more bizarre is the starry sky above.
Floating above is a shattered giant gas giant, and unlike the starry night sky of Terra, the Milky Way is like a stream, and the starry sky here is very different from the starry sky of Terra, which is like an unfinished work of art.
Unfolding in front of you is a nebula composed of colorful gases and stardust. They tumble and spread in the dark night sky, like a giant oil painting.
Different colors intertwine to form a dizzying spectrum.
Every ray of light, every color, is incomparably impressive.
Behind this nebula, however, is a dead night sky.
Vast and multicolored nebulae, they spread across the night sky, as if spread by some great force, and they seemed to devour the other stars, making them all dim.
Only a few stars in the distance were still twinkling hard, and the stardust seemed to be pushed by some mysterious force, constantly spinning and dancing in the nebula.
"Near-zero vacuum environment, this is no longer Terra, it is only said that it will be in charge of transnational business, when will it become transplanetary (plane) business.
This is outrageous, and the report didn't tell me that this business trip to the Land of the Sea of Fog also includes interstellar travel, and Terra's business is expanding so fast, I don't think humans can live and colonize this place where birds don't. ”
The golden retriever couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
He now kind of understood why Iberia didn't let out a single fart about the events in the Land of the Sea of Fog.
After experiencing the attack of the paradox, flashback fragments, and a lot of hard work through the sea of fog, I came to this place where birds don't.
The environment alone is enough to eliminate the vast majority of thaumaturgists, starting with the problem that the vacuum environment has to solve.
In a vacuum, the external pressure is much lower than the pressure in the human body, and the gas in most organisms will expand rapidly and try to escape, which will cause gas embolism and tissue damage to the body. And because there is no air, the human body cannot breathe, and symptoms of hypoxia will soon appear; At the same time, low pressure causes water to evaporate rapidly, and body fluids (such as saliva and fluid on the eyeballs) boil and evaporate.
And then there's the environment, which is basically covered by storms, and because of the vacuum, the heat here can only be transferred by radiation, not by convection or conduction.
Of course, the vacuum here is still a vacuum in common sense, that is, the vacuum is not empty.
You know, even in the worldly universe, there is no absolute perfect vacuum.
Thankfully, gravity here is almost the same as Terra's, so there's no floatation or weightlessness.
"Meow~"
A gentle cat meow sounded from Xia Xiu's shoulder, it was the cry of the gray wind.
He subconsciously turned his head, then stretched out his hand and rubbed the other party's cat's head, Gray Wind narrowed his eyes in enjoyment, and then, the huge engine on the ship began to roar.
A vast ocean of ice stretched beyond the horizon, and there was silence only for the howling of the cold wind and the cracking of the ice. It's a big, cold, and silent world, but what is about to happen will disrupt the tranquility of this ice field.
In the silence, a deep roar sounded in the distance, in stark contrast to the silence around them.
Subsequently, the frost and mist on the ice surface were dispersed by violent vibrations, revealing shattered ice cubes.
On this shattered ice field, a giant metal beast is starting its engine, and the Wanderer's body is like a giant mechanical fortress, covered in intricate gears, steam pipes, and rust. Its surface is covered in countless rivets and armor plates, revealing a steampunk-style industrial beauty. From behind it, steam continued to emerge from several tall chimneys, mixing with the cold air and turning into patches of white mist.
When its engines were fully activated, the massive ship began to smash the ice floes in its path, and the powerful impact caused the ice to shatter in an instant, splashing and scattering.
Every piece of ice floe on the ice field is like an enemy broken by the Ice Walker, and they crumble one by one at the feet of the behemoth.
The [Ice Slowwalker] seems to have been born to create for this environment, and its building type is originally positioned as a logistics support platform, not participating in front-line combat, mainly to provide logistics support and carry supplies.
As the captain of the Gray Wind Ship, Xia Xiu thought at first that the [Ice Field Slow Walker] was used by Iberia to develop the polar regions located in the north and south of the Chaos Sea, after all, this kind of amphibious mechanical creation with a de-icing shovel in front of it, except for the development of the polar regions, he really couldn't think of any other role.
Moreover, the ash wind is self-weight with a weight of 1,600 tons, while its carrying capacity is 2,200 tons of replenishment.
For such a large load capacity, the [Icefield Rambler] needs to have extremely strong support and propulsion, so the engine it uses can only be an ether furnace powered by EVE particles, otherwise the resources required to burn oil alone will be doubled.
The Grey Wind is armed with no additional armor other than four 950 mm short-diameter fires for self-defense and de-icing shovels for obstacle clearance.
From the point of view of the Strength Party, Grey Wind is an event card drawn from the limited-time version.
Unless overhauled, it is destined to be thrown into the inventory after the event is over, eaten in ashes, or billed like a dog as a specific Operator summon to assist the Authority in its missions.
"The Battle of the Paradoxes met [Icefield Rambler], the flashback met Pedro Miguesset, the maker of the Rambler, and now this is the chosen version of the place for the Rambler·····"
Xia Xiu rubbed the gray wind while squinting his golden eyes at the huge ice and snow basin that was approaching in front of him.
With so many coincidences superimposed, it's no longer a coincidence.
He quickly sensed that everything in the Land of the Sea of Fog resembled a trial, no, or should I say that, it resembled a kind of screening and discernment.
The first is the paradox of time and space, which is the first screening and identification.
The average thaumaturgist can't solve the piles of paradoxes, such as the [masters] of the Night, and there is no problem at all with the paradoxes, but once the paradoxists are in groups, the night can only flee in the wilderness.
So this first threshold can wipe out a large part of the thaumaturgists.
The subsequent flashback voyage requires the thaumaturgist to maintain his self-awareness and avoid being swallowed up in the huge flashback clip.
And after going through the first two levels, you need to face this harsh climate environment similar to the opening kill.
But if you don't come here is not a [crowner], this trip, if you are lucky, you will just chop into skin, and if you are unlucky, you may be stuck directly in the level, or the real sense of the card.
Buzz Buzz –
Just as Xia Xiu was thinking, the Rambler had already come to the huge mountain basin in front of him.
In this vast area, frozen mountains stand like giant ice sculptures on the snow-capped ground. The rambler began to slowly reduce his speed, preparing to enter the snow-covered land.
At this time, the huge tracks under the amphibious ship began to rotate, and each metal chain link carried snowflakes and cold air, making a metallic crashing sound.
The de-icing shovel in front of it also began to work, and the powerful thrust split the heavy snow in two, pushing out a wide plow mark like the imprint of a mechanical behemoth on the ice field.
In this endless snow, the rambler maintains its maximum speed and moves forward steadily.
The huge tracks left deep footprints in the snow, and the huge plough marks became its path, guiding it in the direction of its progress.
Gray Wind: "O(≧▽≦)O"
When the de-icing shovel splits the snow in two, Grey Wind can't help but look pleasant.
The green eyes were half-narrowed and glowing with a serene and pleasant look, its body curled up in a perfect arc over its master's shoulders, and its gray hair shone like silver threads in the light, like a layer of soft frost.
For Grey Wind, the de-icing shovel is similar to a cat teasing stick.
If you change to a kryptonite captain like Addisi, this behavior is similar to brushing the friendship (spiritual interaction level) of the machine soul, as long as the friendship is high, the stronger the resonance effect between them and the ship.
However, this kind of behavior is not necessary for Xia Xiu, although he is not the real father (maker) of the Rambler, but it is not much worse.
He can now be regarded as the stepfather of the Rambler, and once he has mastered the [Tinder Source], it is destined that his future painting style will be different from that of other captains.
In the same way, the son is a cultivation game, others want to add and brush krypton, and he only needs to be a father-in-law.
He didn't think that other ships could beat him, and he never paid for his own kryptonite, he always spent it with public money.
At this time, looking at the pleasant and abnormal gray wind, Xia Xiu couldn't help but gently caress his back, and his delicate fingertips felt the faint tremor and warm vitality in his body through the silky hair.
The spark of the mechic soul began to feel more pleasant at the touch of the Om Messiah.
This way of soothing the soul of the machine made the enjoyment of the gray wind begin to increase several times.
The cat stretches out to look like it's enjoying it, and then buries its head in the side of its owner's neck and purrs in a small, barely audible way of expressing reassurance and trust.
Looking at the uncomfortable gray wind, Xia Xiu just touched his head, and then he looked at the colorful nebula in the sky.
"Adam."
[in——]
"Can you connect with Heaven?"
[There is a high concentration of mythic factor fluctuations nearby, if you want to contact Eden, you need to unfold the crown, do you need to authorize me to link?] ]
"No, you can use my [Turin Type I] module to do the math now, help me observe the surrounding environment, and detect what the current situation on this planet is."
As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand, palm upward, slightly open, a light different from the usual flame pulsed in his hand, it had no heat, no smoke, only endless data flow and blue light.
The azure color patches, like the ocean in the digital world, are layered on top of each other, constantly flickering, flowing with light and energy.
In its light, a crack seems to appear in the space of the real world, separating the virtual from the real, forming a bizarre picture.
As Xia Xiu's mind drove it, the fire of data began to spread around, and wherever it passed, countless data points seemed to be condensed in the air. As a result of these data points, inorganic matter begins to form out of thin air, which are steel, gears, and delicate skeletons...... These components quickly self-assemble and connect, accompanied by a symphony of slight mechanical sounds and electrical signals.
Soon, a bizarre-shaped drone was born in the hands of a blonde youth.
The drone has an extremely strange appearance, and its surface is adorned with complex electronic circuits and luminous nanomaterials. Irregular pieces of metal armor and protruding gears form its outer shell, and in some key parts, there are also inlaid fluorescent tubes that emit a cold light.
The joints of the drone's limbs are precisely designed, showing both soft lines and mechanical rigidity.
The drone seemed to come to life, its eyes, a circular sensor, glowing with a cold blue light in the blue flames, as if scanning the world.
"Go ahead."
Xia Xiu raised his hand, the drone flew high like a goshawk, in a vacuum environment, it did not rely on aerodynamic principles (such as thrust and lift) to take off or fly, but relied on the injection of plasma to generate thrust.
At this moment, the drone linked to Adam began to rise to the sky, scanning the world.
(End of chapter)