39. The Awakened Thing
"These celestial people really trust you......"
Miss Purple Ponytail feels that the treatment she and Frey enjoy now is not something that "strangers" can enjoy at all, no matter how you look at it, this is a VIP treatment of a very high standard...... Then again, it's clear that they're only here to do tasks in the earthly world, but it's really a bit of a mystery that these celestial people would build a well-equipped dwelling on the mountain with great fanfare because of environmental problems.
Miss Purple Ponytail had carefully surveyed the building, and the building she was in was only a little over a week old. But the problem is that it has nothing to do with "temporary residence" from that point of view. Not to mention the full set of temperature control system, even if it has the function of work, it still does not lose the little mood of life......
"Can you tell me why?"
Miss Purple Ponytail looked at Frei seriously - what kind of "secret" does Frei have, combined with the actions of these celestial people, Miss Purple Ponytail can also guess a little, but this kind of thing, sure enough, has to be said by Frei herself, so that she can feel at ease, isn't it?
"Can I trust you?"
Frey asked rhetorically.
Perhaps such an overly "straightforward" inquiry and exchange may seem very "naïve", as if she was tempting someone with ulterior motives to deceive herself, but Frey knew that she didn't need to cover up too much in front of the purple-haired girl - because there were some things that "lies" would be difficult to meddle in.
Rather than testing whether Miss Purple Ponytail could be trusted, Frey was just asking a very simple and direct question about whether she was willing to bear the weight of the message. If the other party does not have that courage and determination. Even if he gets this secret, he will be implicated and hurt when the time comes. Rather, it was herself.
"As far as I'm here for...... I guess it's better for you not to trust me. ”
"Why?"
"Because if your secret matches my guesses. Maybe I'll need you to die on this snowy mountain." ”
From Miss Purple Ponytail's mouth, quite dangerous words were spoken.
"Are you going to kill me?"
Miss Purple Ponytail's overly direct reply surprised Frey - but in the next second, she understood the meaning of Miss Purple Ponytail's words......
"Do you already know who I am?" was threatened with death, but Frey was not afraid. Miss Purple Ponytail, who bluntly reveals her intentions and malice, is not an assassin who has come to take her life.
Because even now there is no such person to take his own life. Frey also knew that her end would definitely be to sleep on this towering "Throat of the World".
"Originally, I didn't expect that the cornerstone of the 'Snow Tower' would be a human being. Miss Purple Ponytail sat down in front of Frey with a big grin and looked her straight in the eye, "But in connection with the attitude of these celestial people towards you, and then think about the purpose for them to come here, your identity." It's not too hard to guess for those who know the bottom of this mountain. ”
"You ......"
Frey couldn't help but look up and down Miss Purple Ponytail's top and bottom - in terms of appearance alone, what was presented to her was nothing more than a girl who didn't look like she was yet an adult. Although it can't be said to be a little girl, the taste of youth on her body still has to be matured.
Until just now. This is Frey's impression of Miss Purple Ponytail.
But now, she suddenly felt it. The aura of a young girl on Miss Purple Ponytail instantly faded in her sight. It's no longer a girl, but more like a deep old pedant—the feeling of a polymath eroded by the power of time, and it's very strange to appear in such a young and beautiful girl.
She didn't just come because of a commission from the villagers...... The only thing that can reassure Frey is that, judging from Miss Purple Ponytail's appearance, she doesn't have much malice towards the villagers - after all, many "big things" have never cared about the life, death and feelings of "little people".
Naturally, the other party who knows the secret of this snow-capped mountain and guesses his identity will not be a little minion or a pawn. And her attitude, with a great deal of emotion, decided the survival of the little village at the foot of the mountain. In this respect, she was the same as those Celestials, and luckily, in attitude, she looked the same as those Celestials.
"Those Celestial Realm people want to close the passage between the Heavenly Realm and the earthly world, right?"
"Do you already know?"
Frey knew that the girl in front of her, when she went up the mountain as her "sister" who did not exist in Zài, actually had no chance to get close to the young people who were recruited as laborers, but she still guessed the intentions of those celestial people-which made Frey a little worried-Could it be that this girl, is it going to be against these celestial people?
Otherwise, why would you say that you need to die yourself?
"I can guess somewhat, although I can't directly observe their movements, and I can't get close to those young laborers, but through the mountain range at the foot of Guò, I can sense some of its changes - if under normal circumstances, the spiritual power of the 'Throat of the World' is in a circular pattern, and now it has begun to change to a single line. "The area we are in now is still considered to be the realm of the earthly world, in other words, on the dividing line between the two worlds, the flow of spiritual power in the 'throat of the world' has been cut off.
After learning this, the fool couldn't imagine what those celestial people were doing......
Miss Purple Ponytail didn't know exactly why these Celestial Realm people had deliberately gone to the Lower Realm to close the path to the Celestial Realm, but at least they wouldn't have a conflict with these Celestial Realm.
"But don't worry, there is no conflict of interests or purposes between me and those Celestial People...... Well. At least for now, no. ”
"What do you want to do?"
- There is no conflict with the purpose of the Celestials?
"What those Celestials are going to do is to 'close the door'. And I want to be a little more intense – they're 'closing', I'm going to 'tear down'. ”
"Demolition ...... Door?"
Frey suddenly became a little nervous...... Meantime. In her heart, an irrepressible emotion called "excitement" was born - although she was not aware of it herself.
"Yes, I want to completely cut off the connection between the earthly world and the heavenly realm!"
“......”
Frey was momentarily speechless by Miss Purple Ponytail's speech. The purpose of those celestial people seems to be similar, but Frey understands that the plan of the girl in front of her and those celestial people are basically two dimensions! What she has to do is to connect the celestial realm with the earthly world...... Completely cut off!?
Don't say anything else. This mountain, called the "Throat of the World", is a "bridge" connecting the two worlds. And if what the purple-haired girl was looking forward to really happened, it would be equivalent to completely intercepting that part of the mountain range in the heavenly realm and never returning it.
And this "Throat of the World" is not just a mountain peak - it also has a name called "Snow Tower". Similar to the Blue Tower in the ocean, the "Throat of the World" communicates with the heavens and regulates the climate.
If it's cut off in half......
"No! Absolutely not! That would be a great disaster!"
Frey wished she could be like the legendary Sword Masters, if she had that kind of power. Maybe you can stop this crazy girl in person. However, at this time, she was just about to protest, but she was suppressed by Miss Purple Ponytail.
"Don't make such a loud noise. If you lure those Celestials over, you'll be in trouble. ”
Miss Purple Ponytail covered Frey's mouth with a wry smile and tried to apologize in her angry gaze, "Don't worry, I didn't design this crazy plan - I admit it." I'm a reckless maniac, but that guy is definitely not. How to deal with the aftermath. Whether or not the disaster can be eliminated is actually something that has been thought of countermeasures. ”
It doesn't matter if Frey believes it or not. Anyway, Miss Purple Ponytail herself is absolutely convinced - judging from her experience of her long-term struggle with Aisha, Aisha will never allow that kind of situation to happen.
"Can you tell me how you want to avoid those natural disasters?"
"I'm sorry, I can't say. ”
In Frey's increasingly distrustful gaze, Miss Purple Ponytail still shook her head calmly: "She will tell me the details that I am already at the limit, even if I have always been on the wrong path with her, I can't talk nonsense at this time - do you understand, there is a saying called - God knows, the earth knows, you know, I know." ”
As she said this, Miss Purple Ponytail raised her finger and pointed to the sky.
"God knows...... You guys...... You want to try to hide from the gods!?"
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At this time, Kelly didn't know that there was a seemingly innocent girl who was planning in her heart how to let them do the "coolies" on their behalf. She was now facing a sudden problem reported by her subordinates, scratching her ears and cheeks anxiously.
"What's going on!? Didn't you promise me that there would be no problem at all!?"
Kelly yelled angrily, and for a while, no one around dared to step forward to answer Kelly's question.
"Be conscious! Before I can check on myself, someone will stand up on their own - if you miss this opportunity, don't blame me for stuffing that guy into the reinforcement machine then!"
As soon as these words came out, a large group of people cried out.
"Big sister, it must be my fault!"
"No, no, no, it's all my fault!"
"You are less here, this time it's my pot, no one should rob me!"
......
Kelly was suddenly a little confused by the scene in front of her, so - in the past, this group of guys all liked to shirk responsibility, why are they all so actively fighting for fault today? These people, could it be that they were hit in the head by a stray bullet and beat them stupid?
The so-called "strengthening machine" that Kelly herself concocted according to the technical manual, everyone present knew the details of that thing - it was not so much a strengthening machine, obviously a name like "dismantling machine" was more appropriate.
Originally. As a unique technology in the Celestial Realm, the Enhancement Machine is a prop. It can be used to extract and purify the magic in the weapon, making it powerful, durable, tough, and so on. have become stronger. But Kelly doesn't know if it's because of talent or other reasons, obviously the ancestral skill is this craft, but in Kelly's hands, even if the most ordinary small pistol is stuffed into the essence and strengthened, there will be quite a lot of orange and green into a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron......
As time went on, the hardships of being tricked into "testing" by Kelly became more and more, and the number of innocent weapons killed in the mouth of the "dismantling machine" also increased day by day. Many people didn't know the danger at first, but when they heard that there was a free opportunity to refine their weapons, everyone rushed to take out their favorite treasured weapons and props. And then it turned out ......,
So when I heard Kelly's anger. When they all threatened to move out of the "decomposition machine", the people present were not calm - there was no knowing probability that the bones would be left when the metal products were put in, and if the living people were thrown into it, the end would probably not be much better than the meat sauce ground out of the meat grinder.
However, the question arises - even with such a terrible threat, but it does not make everyone excited? At this time, only people with ghosts in their hearts will be excited, if they are down-to-earth and have not traveled on business, why make such a frightened appearance?
However, almost all of the Celestials present were fighting......
Kelly suddenly understood the reason—I'm afraid. This time, no one knew how the accident happened, right? Perhaps, everyone was doing the work at hand very seriously, and there was no carelessness...... However. Accidents and accidents just happened inexplicably, and now no one can be sure that the accident has nothing to do with themselves.
“...... You guys. Is there really no dereliction of duty?"
"No one is going to have a hard time with gold! I think everyone should do their best and never make those low-level mistakes!"
"Take me to the site. ”
Kelly chose to trust her subordinates - but. This also means that what happens unexpectedly to everyone will be much more dangerous than the situation that leads to a mistake and is more dangerous?...... If she could, Kelly would have preferred it to be just one or two people.
......
"The magic is flowing back so much, indeed, it can't be a problem of one or two people's mistakes. ”
Due to the sudden explosive collapse of the magic in the mountain of the "Throat of the World", it was almost restored under their conditioning, even if the circulation circuit was cut off. But in the current environment, these magical flows, which usually appear on the scale of "streams", have skyrocketed to the scale of "rivers".
The sudden increase in the flow of mana, like a sudden spike in blood pressure in the human body, has caused an extremely strict burden on the entire mountain - now, these people from the heavenly realm are doing their best to channel and disperse these surge of mana, otherwise, when they spread to a higher position...... It doesn't take a lot of force to shake off the snow that has been accumulated all year round - as long as a part of the force collapses, the huge kinetic energy and potential energy will form a terrible chain reaction.
When the time comes, the village below the mountain will surely be swallowed up by a violent avalanche. At such an altitude that an avalanche is so inclined that it is almost impossible to leave any living holes.
"How's the Mana Unblocking?"
"I've done my best!However, now that all the equipment is used, it's only a little faster!And the magic power from below that is growing for unknown reasons is still growing—if it continues like this, it will definitely exceed the maximum load of our equipment~!"
"This ——!?"
Kelly naturally understood what that meant.
"Have you found out where the root cause of this mutation is?" Kelly didn't want the village at the foot of the mountain to be completely destroyed because of herself and others—because in that case, it would be equivalent to "disposing of" the young people who had come to the show. The village was destroyed, and you don't need to think much about it to know the attitude of these young people towards themselves and others.
"The specific reason is still unknown!" The celestial people who reported to Kelly hurriedly said the second half of the sentence under the gaze of Kelly's murderous gaze, "However, the birthplace of these magical anomalous phenomena. Basically found it!"
He pulled out a makeshift map and pointed to the suspicious location in front of Kelly.
"It's right here – after our investigation. Suspiciously determined, that is the source of the sudden increase in magic!"
“...... Such a huge amount of magic. It just flowed from a 'point'?"
Kelly stared at the map for a moment, and made a judgment in her heart: "Gather a group of people to come over, bring weapons and equipment, and go with me." ”
"Big sister?"
"There's no time to hesitate, explain or something, you can confirm with your own eyes then, right?" Kelly walked towards her outfit without delay, ready before everyone had time to come to their senses, "I'll go first." Divide your duties among yourselves, leave some of you to continue channeling the magic, and the rest of you take up your weapons to cover me!"
"By the way! Hurry up and inform Frey...... Don't go back then, we won't even be able to go back to the Heavenly Realm. ”
......
Following the markings and instructions on the map, Kelly found you a strange cave on a remote cliff - a large hole was suddenly broken in the top of the cliff that should have been flat and steep, and you could see it at a glance. There is no bottom, and there is only an ominous black.
"This is it, and sure enough, there's a very bad atmosphere. ”
Haven't gotten into it yet. Kelly already felt a biting cold, different from the "cold" felt because of the weather, the wind coming from the deep hole. It can also act on the soul. Kelly, the commander of the regiment who has experienced a hundred battles, unexpectedly discovers. There is a memory that I have almost completely forgotten, and it comes to my heart.
It was the first time I faced the fear of a beast that would kill me.
"Inside. Something seems to have woken up?"
Kelly cautiously approached, and as she got closer, not only did the coldness increase, but Kelly also smelled a faint fishy stench—a stench mixed with the smell of blood and saliva.
There is no doubt that there seems to be a "beast" hidden in this. Kelly didn't know the true face of the other party, but she could also think that the root cause of such a huge amount of magic could definitely not be anything like the character. At this time, Kelly was suddenly a little glad that she had arrived first—her men were almost a minute away from arrigate, and before that, she needed to investigate the situation. If there is really any danger, you can also avoid indifferent deaths and injuries as much as possible, after all, Kelly is confident, she is the strongest person in the entire corps.
"Weapons...... It's all set. ”
Kelly checked the explosion effect of the weapons she was carrying, which could easily lead to avalanches and other situations, so she deliberately replaced most of the live weapons, only keeping two, and replacing all the others with newly developed rays.
"Power...... Fuel...... No problem!"
Kelly's armor is a new item that was purchased recently, although it envies a large number of people, but this armor is just a "trial work", and the reason why she got it is all because of personal relationships. Moreover, the other side of the enhanced performance also means that there will be some unpredictable flaws - originally, the fundamental reason why Kelly got this armor was that the other party wanted her to help test it.
It just so happened that Kelly had a chance to use it for a while, and Kelly was also interested in the claims that the new armor was amazingly mobile and an unruly horse.
"Shield...... The energy is sufficient, and under normal conditions, it can last for about ten minutes...... If you take more damage than the limit, will it consume a lot of energy and shorten the time?"
Kelly looked at the armor on her body - unlike most common styles now, this prototype can be said to have no protection for the torso, and it looks vulnerable. But with the application of new technologies, it can be said that the heavy armor of the past is no longer needed...... And this prototype was born to test this concept.
"The maximum amount of normal damage taken...... Roughly in the course of two siege rockets. If you exceed this power, you'll need to use your own mana to consume it...... Do you refer to the technique of the magician's spell shield in the earthly world?"
Kelly tried to move her hands and feet, and felt very good.
Without the heavy armor that restricts her movements, Kelly now feels like she can use her hands and feet to make all kinds of movements almost without any burden, and she is no longer the same as before. Even the action of holding the gun and aiming at this ang is much slower than normal...... For a gunslinger as well-known as Kelly. The kind of armor in the past made her the most dissatisfied. It's just that you can't aim and shoot easily.
And now, after relieving the burden, she feels that the combat power she can exert has at least doubled.
"What is sacred...... I'll meet you in person for a while. ”
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"Huh, the explosive growth of unknown magic?"
When the two celestials came to Miss Purple Ponytail and Frey's room and told them about the situation, Miss Purple Ponytail was quite surprised.
Unlike the people in the earthly world who have a perception of magic, the people of the heavenly realm regard "magic" more as an "energy source", and they don't know much about the "personalized" aspect, so in their opinion. The explosive growth of magic may be like an "oil blowout" in another world, which is an environmental factor?
Miss Purple Ponytail, after hearing the news from the other party, immediately infiltrated her spiritual power into the mountain range. The result she got surprised her very much - what is this "explosive growth of magic power", there is a big guy with magic power that has hit the table, and he has woken up, unconsciously radiating magic power to the surroundings!
Because these fluctuations in magic power are obviously with ups and downs. And if you look closely, you can easily find that it is very similar to the breathing rhythm of living creatures!
There's a big guy sleeping under the "throat of the world"?
Miss Purple Ponytail had never heard of a monster hiding underneath!, but judging from the information she had gotten from the scene. The monster below is incredibly large in terms of magical power and size!As it awakens, Miss Purple Ponytail is set to discover. In some areas, the snow is even beginning to melt - this is clearly driven by the other party's body temperature.
Hell yes. It turns out that this guy was "hibernating" before?
A rough estimate of the strength of the magic displayed by the other party. Miss Purple Ponytail helplessly found that she couldn't seem to defeat the other party on her own......
Fortunately, the other party should have just woken up from "hibernation" now, and he is still in a groggy stage before he is active. After all, the bigger the body, the more lazy it seems to be. Because every time you move your body, you have to consume a lot of energy, and for large creatures and giant creatures, it's good to be able to move less.
"Lord Kelly has gone to investigate, and a group of brothers have also gone to pick up the eldest sister...... When leaving, the eldest sister specially asked us to tell you about it......"
"I see, what her hope is, I have received it, you can rest assured. ”
After receiving Frey's affirmative answer, the two Celestials left with great amusement based on Kelly's respect for Frey. When Frey was about to go back and ask Miss Purple Ponytail's opinion, she found that Miss Purple Ponytail had run to the corner of the wall and slammed her forehead directly into the wall.
"Sasha, you ......"
"I shouldn't have expected that idiot with muscles growing in his head!"
Miss Purple Ponytail on the front foot was still glad that the big guy had just woken up and wouldn't make any big moves...... As a result, I was immediately slapped in the face!
In fact, as long as you think about it carefully, you can understand that the reason why the mysterious behemoth sleeping under the "throat of the world" woke up must be inseparable from the rash actions of those celestial people. It's good now, the big guy who woke up is not satisfied, and he has already brought a weapon to make trouble...... The world is not their home, so they can toss it as much as they want, right?
This is not only the strength of the other party, but also its status - the "throat of the world" itself is a bridge between the heavenly world and the earthly world, and it also has the role of stabilizing the climate of the surrounding environment, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a pillar of this world!
Even Aisha, if she wants to use the "Throat of the World" to achieve her goals, she has to take her time step by step carefully, for fear that something will happen. And this unknown behemoth hiding under the "Throat of the World" may also have a unique symbolic status, and Aisha also needs to be very vigilant and careful in the face of it.
It's good now, now there is such a group of bear children who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they are about to pick a hornet's nest?
"Are you going to help that guy Kelly and stabilize the flow of magic in the 'Throat of the World'?"
"That's right...... What's wrong?"
Although Miss Purple Ponytail doesn't understand why the cornerstone of the Snow Tower is embodied in human form, Frey undoubtedly has the ability to regulate the leylines of the "Throat of the World" - a bit like a priesthood or a shrine maiden.
"Leave that alone now! You, use all your strength to pacify this giant creature as much as you can!"
"Pacify...... Huge creatures?"
Frey doesn't know what the source of the "explosive growth of magic is" yet.
"I already know what's causing these changes - listen to me, don't worry about the flow of mana, it's only right for you to use all your abilities now to smooth out a big guy who is full of wake-up gas!"
"However, if you ignore the magic of these rampage, if the shock causes an avalanche......
"If an avalanche is caused, it may not be in the direction of your village, even if it is in the right direction, if it encounters an avalanche, one or two out of a hundred people will survive - but if that big guy is angry, let alone your village, I can guarantee that all the land around it for dozens of miles will be turned upside down! As for the fellow villagers in your village, not a single one of them will seem to see you alive!"
Frey wanted to say something, but when she saw Miss Purple Ponytail's extremely serious expression, she swallowed all the words at once.
She's not joking at all.
"I see. ”
Calm down, Frey also felt that something was wrong—under the mountains, as Miss Purple Ponytail said, there seemed to be a behemoth that was about to move!
"Stabilize here first!I'll move the rescuers immediately!" (To be continued......)