Alien paradise

Logan had to admit that his curiosity was piqued. He had seen many exaggerated managers, but this was the first time he had seen managers who left high-quality pyroxene without mining.

Following the other person down the elevator, he found that what he was stepping on was not dirt or rocks, but a straight floor polished from granite. This shows that this place was once a surface building, but for some reason it sank into the ground and became a "ruin" today. Mining companies often deal with ruins, so it's not surprising.

Logan saw many camps appearing not far away, neatly arranged in about ten rows, like undulating hills under the dim light of the pyroxene. A camp of this size can accommodate at least nearly a hundred people. It should have been established by the Brilliant Fort Company when they were exploring the underground. However, at this moment, the camp was empty, there was no trace of fireworks, and the tents were even covered with thick dust.

"Be careful, don't go further to the left." The security captain suddenly grabbed his arm.

The oil lamp on his waist swayed twice, illuminating a bottomless ravine.

And his feet were only one step away from the edge.

"Damn it! Why aren't there warning signs here?"

"Sorry... I forgot to remind you." Deheni quickly apologized, "There used to be railings here, but for some reason, they often disappeared. We tried re-erecting them several times to no avail, so we had to give up in the end. .”

"disappear?"

"Yes, it must have fallen to the lower ground. No matter how deep we replace the stakes, it will always be uprooted one day."

Logan shook off Quilla's hand and slowly leaned to the edge. He took off his oil lamp and looked around. He found that he could neither see the other side of the ravine nor illuminate the bottom of the ravine. It's not pitch black below, but a faint blue glow under the dim light of the pyroxene. From above, it looks like clouds and mist or underground spring water.

"That's why you call this place Earthwatch."

"That's right, where we are is like a step, and the bottom is the real deep well. I have sent people down to explore it before, but they can only go down to a hundred meters at most. If you go down further, there will be poisonous gas, that kind of cyan The reflection should also be related to the poisonous gas," Deheni explained.

With the poisonous gas and the mysterious disappearance of railings, this is a perfect place to bury miners.

"Okay, let's move on." Logan returned to the granite slab, "But you'd better tell me in advance if there are any dangerous places. If I get injured or die here, you should know that the company will How to deal with you."

"Yes, yes, I promise it won't happen again." Deheni responded awkwardly.

The inspectors dispatched by Gaotian headquarters are all users of strange structures. In order to prevent the branch from killing people after the lie is exposed, they will carry a mysterious artifact called the Resonating Jaw with them when they go on business. This object can transmit the last fragment of the deceased's perception back to the headquarters. Once the accident is discovered, Whatever the reason, managers are bound to have something to do with it.

Therefore, when most managers meet the headquarters inspector, they would rather break their own legs than hope anything happens to the other person.

The three of them walked forward for almost 400 meters, passed through a wooden fence, and came to a huge rock wall. There are many patterns carved on the rock wall, some like birds and some like animals, which look very simple. The luminous pyroxene minerals are embedded in the rock formations, like the forked branches of a giant tree. They converge all the way down and merge into a thick "trunk" at the bottom. The tree trunk is also deeply embedded in the rock, and there is a large amount of scaffolding erected around it, which seems to have been carved out bit by bit by people.

This was somewhat beyond Logan's expectation.

He thought it was just a few sporadic veins from above, but when he got here, he discovered that this was actually an extremely thick large vein! If the entire rock wall was hollowed out and the "trunk ore" inside was completely exposed, how big would it be? I'm afraid it's tens of thousands of tons!

"When did you discover this area?" Logan couldn't help but ask.

"It should have been three years ago." Deheni replied after thinking about it.

"Three years! Why didn't you report it to the company?" he said angrily, "This is a big discovery. As a regional manager, you may be promoted to the head office. Isn't it better than living in the New World?"

"Because I want more."

"What?" He was slightly startled.

"Have you seen the cave under the tree trunk? These ores are produced by the things in the cave, so rather than being transferred out of Glory Castle for a small amount of merit, it is obviously more appropriate to get the treasure below and report it." Deheni He no longer concealed it, "But since the headquarters has sent an inspector, it would not be appropriate for me to delay it any longer, so I ask you to testify for me that it was indeed me who discovered all this."

"Oh, I'm still trying to hide it." Logan didn't bother to argue with him and walked into the cave in the center of the tree trunk. "Don't worry, if it's a first-class wonder, the head office will definitely reward you heavily."

The cave is not high from the ground, only about two meters, and it seems quite depressing. There are many oil lamps lying here and there inside the cave. They seem to have been abandoned here one after another and are basically of no use. And there is no need for additional lighting here. The light of high-grade pyroxene is brighter than the full moon at close range. In less than ten steps, he had already seen the "treasure" standing in the center of the cave.

It was a filamentous crystal half-buried in a stalagmite. The exposed part was about one meter. The head looked like a delicate pentagonal snowflake. Below it were red crystal pillars as thin as hair. This made Logan couldn't help but think of something: the spinal nerves of animals.

It looks similar to this when the medical school takes out the stuff from the spine and soaks it in a glass jar of antiseptic fluid.

Anything thin is inevitably fragile.

But it showed no signs of breaking. Even if the rock surrounding it was falling apart, there was no crack on its body.

This magical thing is undoubtedly a strange construction.

In fact... most people have never seen the true appearance of the strange structure. For people's convenience, the strange structure is often encapsulated, or suitable covering armor is created according to its capabilities. If you remove those mechanical parts, you will find that the strange bodies usually have their own weirdness.

The key is whether it is a second-class odd structure or a first-class odd structure.

If it is the latter, then the manager of Brilliant Castle is not guilty, but meritorious - the abilities of first-class strange structures far exceed those of artificial cores made of pyroxene. In other words, no matter how many high-quality pyroxene there are, it will only add to the company's cake, but first-class wonders have the power to change the world.

Logan took a deep breath and decided to give it a try himself.

He has rich theoretical knowledge, but he has never really come into contact with first-class wonders. After all, this thing is quite rare. Even the headquarters of Gaotian Company only has one first-class wonder, and it is sealed under a high iron wall. With his The level is not qualified to get close at all.

Not sure if it was due to psychological factors, Logan felt a little itchy all over his body, especially the backs of his hands and soles of his feet. But at this critical moment, he can no longer care so much. If he can bring news about first-class strange structures to the company, he will definitely be recorded as a great contributor. But there is another extravagant hope in his heart, that is, Qi Ge recognizes him and chooses to coexist with him.

This is also a secret that only a few people know: the biggest difference between first-class strange structures and other strange structures is that they have a certain degree of self-awareness. Some will accept many people, just like machines, and will not reject anyone who comes; some will only choose One or two people become that person's exclusive fantasy. And such people have basically left a heavy mark in history.