Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

The dark passage is like a huge mouth of the abyss, and the three of them are falling rapidly.

This process has been going on for a while.

The depth of the cave was far beyond Kant's imagination.

With the continuous deepening, a large number of forks and branches appeared, but they could still be judged from the crawling traces of the nameless monster. Kant kept making marks along the way, and the air became cold and cold, and occasionally passed by. The passages are dark and deep, but the challenges of the environment are nothing.

There are a lot of concave surfaces and small waterfalls, and the road leading to the bottom is tortuous. It can be judged that this is an extremely deep natural cave, with strange shapes, strange scenery, and no end in sight.

The illuminating light projected by the battle suit dispels the darkness, but farther away, it is still shrouded in a deep shadow. The light shines on the mottled stone walls around it, and Horus' sensors constantly update the depth.

This section of the channel is almost vertically downward.

In order to avoid encountering unknown dangers, it is necessary to control the falling speed. The recoil of the jetpack is against gravity. The scorching blue flames in the vector jets are derived from the power of technology, and the rock walls on both sides are constantly pulled out. Mars is...

"…"

Kant turned around.

On his right, Long Niang stretched out her right arm and grabbed the rock wall, sparks and lightning fell all the way, and her slender and graceful five fingers grabbed a series of sparks on the hard rock wall. The weird thing is that her long black dress doesn't even move.

You are in free fall!

Although the other world doesn't have Newton, it's alright to respect God the Earth a little bit.

Kant looked to the left again, and the gorilla was holding the rock wall with one hand and the NS with the other hand, performing dexterous and difficult manipulations, with a look of indulge and engrossed eyes.

Seriously! The next copy!

What's the difference between you and the stinky DD who is playing ship C while playing WOW and watching VTB by the way!

In short, when they first came down, Longniang and Aang maintained great interest. After all, exploration is the nature of intelligent creatures - but soon, the dull action and the tortuous labyrinth-like path quickly extinguished their enthusiasm, and now They are already looking for their own fun.

Anyway, there is also Kant to lead the way.

"Father." The display screen of the battle suit visor activated, the screen of the honeycomb structure spread out like water, and the voice of Horus sounded in his ear, "Do you want to watch something? Just leave the task of exploring down to me. ."

Anyway, the tasks of remembering the path, scanning the crawling traces of nameless monsters, and exploring the way down are all done by Horus in the battle suit, and Kant, the man in the middle, is just a decoration.

Such a sweet son.

Then the Autobot added: "Of course, it is strongly not recommended that you watch love action movies, because you know the reason, father, it's a very embarrassing thing to [beep] in this state."

"-I do not watch!"

Finally, in the laughter and laughter of the Father-Son Crosstalk Bureau, the depth reading was fixed at 1889.4. In Horus' warning, the three of them were on alert at the same time, and the lights below illuminated a picture. The rugged and empty light is no longer a narrow underground passage.

Nearly 1900 meters.

This figure is already close to the explored depth of the deepest natural cave on Earth.

Long Niang and Aang roared to the ground, the gravel flew and smashed with a loud bang, Aang pulled out a golden long stick, Lily opened the dragon's eyes, and the rolling dragon's might came out, ready to fight at the first time.

Kant landed slowly under the buffer of the reverse charge, the gauntlet vibrated, and the light blade unfolded.

Then the three of them saw the surroundings clearly.

For a moment, surprise appeared in his eyes.

What they saw was a vast underground space. If they didn't know where they came from, they would not believe that it was underground. At a very far height, the rocky rock walls at the top were like the sky, and there were many fungi growing on it. Plants, dotted with stars, radiating light of various colors.

Just like the stars.

There is a babbling river nearby.

On both sides of the bank are lush green, and moss-like plants grow. On the riverbed, between the cliffs, and on the flat ground, clumps of mushrooms are colorful, like flowers.

Some mushrooms are tall and sturdy. Rough white lines can be seen on the inside of the mushroom umbrella, like some kind of fiber. The bottom of the river is shining, and broken gems are dotted, reflecting the light emitted by the surrounding strange colonies. In between, you can vaguely see clusters of crystals growing.

Kant murmured: "Here..."

It's a black drop.

...well not really.

He tapped his visor: "Can you breathe?"

"No harmful gases and living suspended solids have been detected. The composition of the atmosphere is similar to that of the earth's surface, and the oxygen content is high. You can breathe freely, father."

The visor was opened, and the fresh air came towards him with a few traces of sweet air.

Kant breathed out a sigh of relief and looked at this dreamy beauty. Although he was underground, it was not without sunlight. All kinds of bizarre luminous plants illuminated the place, refracted on the clusters of various colored crystals, reflecting the charming light-here It's like "another world".

It is a landscape that the earth cannot see.

He looked at it for a while, then suddenly frowned, "That's not right."

Achiang was looking left and right. She was also curious and happy about such a scene. She was willing to run around and have fun, but she was still concerned about Kant's safety.

Kant frowned: "There are no animals."

The phoenix's eyes opened, and the flames took off. He looked around, and immediately corrected: "Okay, there are still small bugs like scorpions, small swimming fish, small multi-segmented reptiles like centipedes, small Small parasites, little mice less than the size of two fingers..."

He looked around and frowned, "That's not right either."

There is obviously a unique ecosystem in this underground. The mystery of nature lies in balance. Various species and links check and balance each other to control the number to avoid expansion. According to the definition of geobiology, fungi should belong to decomposers. It's unknown whether fungi are still pure decomposers or they also have the position of producers in the underground of another world, but...

"But these weak chickens, bugs, beasts, etc., in terms of quantity and type, cannot serve as the burden of consumers in the predation chain. If there are only so many animals, then mushrooms must be everywhere, and then these small Things are born everywhere...where can it be as peaceful as it is now."

Kant took a few steps, and the phoenix looked around: "What about the bigger carnivores?"

"Probably killed."

Long Niang, who had not spoken, squatted down and checked the underground surface.

Kant turned around and asked, "What did you find?"

Lily replied: "Kill, devour, clean."

Kant thought for a while, then said, "All eaten by that kind of nameless monster?"

"Most of the time, those monsters are terrifyingly aggressive, extremely bloodthirsty and manic, and there are so many in number that they cannot be part of the predation chain in this area. They must be under some command and control for some reason. Or be attracted, gather in large numbers, and rush all the way to the surface along the terrifying natural cave, before that, as the last restaurant before they come to the surface..."

Long Niang stood up and looked around the dark and beautiful underground space. The luminous plants, crystal clusters and mushrooms weave a stunning scenery, calm and dreamy.

She said slowly, "Of course I'll have to feast on it."

I see.

Maybe... No, it can be confirmed that there was a perfect and unique ecosystem here before, but the influx of nameless monsters broke the balance and tranquility, hunted all the small, medium and large animals, and then brought the insatiable appetite for blood and delicious food. thirst, continue to trek along the passage.

Only some small fish and shrimps that were not full of teeth were left alive.

Kant shook his head and sighed silently.

"A sin," he said. "Those dragons are abominable."

Lily squinted at him: "Although it is possible that they opened some kind of seal or something that made these monsters rush to the surface like crazy, but this is not the only possibility - there are no outsiders here anyway, and you don't need to I've tried every means to confuse them, so if you want to kill them, kill them."

Kant smiled: "Have you found the traces left by those dragons?"

"No... It's been a few days, and a large number of nameless monsters have passed by here, and the dragon's breath has been washed away." Lily said, "How about you?"

"Neither." Kant shook his head and said, "There is no such mysterious energy here."

Then you have to keep looking.

Kant thought for a while and said, "Walk along the river, downstream."

"-and many more."

Lily flashed, came to a mountain wall, stretched out her hand and smashed it, and the gravel flew. When she pulled her hand back, she had already grabbed a huge crystal cluster. After she came back, she threw it to Kant.

Her tone was sour: "Goethe is going to send it again - when you go back to report safety, bring this to your Princess No. 2 to see, maybe she will be happy to send you some benefits."

Kant stretched out his hand, and the power of the fire thief immediately gave the answer: "This is..."

Long Niang became more and more impatient, and her tone became rough: "Don't you even have such common sense as a Aurora? Go back and ask your princess."

Kant glanced at her, the guy's face was obviously full of sour jealousy.

He said: "Five percent - if Goethe can monopolize this secret this time, then I can give you five percent of the shares in the subsequent development of this area as a thank you for your contribution."

"This is a crystal ore, and its purity is quite high. After being refined and processed by magic techniques, it is possible to refine magic spar, which can be used for power supply of magic tools and endurance for mage battles. , alchemy, enchanting and other aspects, it is a strategic material that all countries value, due to the scarcity of production and the difficulty of refining, the value can be imagined, let's say that we are going to make a fortune!"

Miss Giant Dragon has a sweet voice, soft tone, meticulous explanation, and a lovely smile.

She blinked and said attentively, "Is there anything I don't understand?"

Kant said: "Pay attention to the prerequisites. Goethe has exclusive rights to this secret and enjoys separate development and mining rights. This 5% share will be given to you, yours, understand?"

Lily nodded her head with a solemn expression.

"Those giant dragons have a very bad relationship with me. They are the guys that I am extremely unhappy with, disliked, and have hatred for in the past." She said, "So, there is no need to pay more."

reach a consensus.

This guy's drive has increased at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Proceed along the river.

The terrain continued to decline, and it was still advancing to a deeper place.

The area of ​​this underground area may be beyond imagination. Just this entrance is very large. Lily, who got the equity incentive, immediately turned into a giant dragon, and did not hesitate to let Kant and Aang ride her and go around the entrance. The area flew in a circle, and it took several minutes at the speed of a giant dragon.

There are a lot of crystals exposed along the way, and there are countless types of luminous plants and mushrooms, which are dazzling. Horus is also constantly checking various data, and the metal content here is also very high.

Treasure land.

The more discoveries, the more motivated Lily will be and the more positive her attitude will be.

The lower reaches of the river leads to a deeper area, I don't know how big it is, and the terrain becomes more complicated. Lily reverts to the shape of a dragon, and a group of three hurried forward.

Along the way, you can also see all kinds of timid and small creatures, who probably escaped from the minions of the nameless monsters, which can be regarded as their fate and good fortune. There are opportunities to study these creatures, and now the most important, Or find the missing dragons.

as well as…

Find the source of the unknown monster.

Those terrifying monsters, their bodies have been corroded and corrupted by mysterious energy to a critical point, reaching a perfect balance.

This means that they must have lived for a long time in an area with a very high concentration of mysterious energy.

what does that mean?

…meaning a whole new office space, a more efficient flow shop.

Hold.

I don't want this future!

To give full play to the subjective initiative of people on earth!

Why can science and technology develop, and why can human beings progress?

Because people on earth like to be lazy! if not!

I was thinking about whether there is any machine that can replace Kant's core position, so that he can break away from the boring extraction work more comfortably... I have to invest more in research.

He didn't want to work in the mines all day.

But then again, this place is really strange. The underground world is one or two thousand meters deep, rich in minerals, and strategic resources from other worlds. If Goethe can develop this place, the national strength should be greatly increased, but this area... Really is naturally occurring?

Quietly shrinking underground for thousands of years without anyone noticing and paying attention, nothing has happened, and a unique biome has evolved?

When I think about this, anxiety, doubts, and questions come one after another.

Kant said softly, "Is it common here in a different continent?"

"No, if you open up tourism projects here, you can make a lot of money." Long Niang said, "Even dwarves who like to confine and play, just live in the mountains, because they have poor legs and feet, and they are not good at running, so they can only live in mines. Lisa's drunkenness, mining and blacksmithing."

She said casually: "I have been to the dwarves to get materials. Although their mines and mountainside cities are magnificent and magnificent, they are far from beautiful and dreamy. They are far less beautiful than here."

"—Stop, stop, wait."

Kant interrupted her: "What are you doing over there with the dwarves? Take materials?"

Long Niang gave Kant a thumbs up, showing a healthy smile.

"You don't know, dwarves are actually very popular," she explained. "Look, although a dwarf looks like a winter melon, it is also distinctive. Think about it, what are the facial features of a male dwarf?"

The classic image of a dwarf came to Kant's mind: "A long beard?"

"Wrong!" Lily exclaimed, "Noses! They have big noses!"

Then she showed a smile that you understand, and raised her chin: "Do you understand?"

"…"

It took Kant five seconds to react.

Hold.

I just didn't think about it from this point of view!

"So, I heard that many aristocrats and other messy people like this one, think about it, dwarves, dwarfs, don't they look like children? Isn't the nose big? Right? Dwarves and normal women are that one. , isn't it very visual?"

Lily raised her eyebrows: "And, tell you, female dwarves, especially those that have not passed their expiration date, are actually quite in line with the aesthetics and tastes of some humans..."

"—Okay, shut up!"

I always feel that with the passage of time and the progress of the relationship, this Long Niu has become more and more bold.

It took Kant another 20 seconds to remember what he was going to say earlier. The fire thief looked at this unique beauty, the huge underground world, the unique ecosystem, and the crises, opportunities, Mystery, vastness or...conspiracy.

Why does this area exist, how long has it existed, whether there is intelligent life, who created this place, what is the purpose, and what is the depth...

Beautiful scenery, dreamlike, rich minerals, unique biomes, this beautiful, rich and mysterious area, but there are mysterious energies that corrode alienated creatures in the depths, as well as cruel and violent monsters... Among them What's the secret, what's the reason?

Kant whispered: "Is there any intelligent life here?"

Long Niang also quieted down. She looked up at the "starry sky" above her head. In this silent world, only three people walked forward, to explore, to fight, and to find. The enemy and conspiracy behind him, perhaps thousands of years ago, my father also walked side by side with the previous fire thief, walking in mysterious and unimaginable fields, fighting unknown enemies.

She smiled. "We'll find out."

This feeling is really not bad.

But neither of them noticed that the gorilla, who had been curious since he came here, looked at the surrounding scenery, showing a puzzled look from time to time, and…

Dazed familiarity.

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PS1: The twelfth day of sticking to the fitness ring, I couldn't hold back the first day of KFC.