The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

All those who live in the reef area of ​​the Taranque Trench are very clear not to cross the sharp knife rock, because after the sharp knife rock is the suction range of the maelstrom.

Although on the surface, there is not much difference in the speed of the ocean currents on both sides of the Jiandao Rock, and it seems that there should be no danger, but in fact, after crossing the Jiandao Rock, there will be an invisible force in the sea water. A force will pull all the objects that break into this area into the maelstrom little by little.

The most frightening thing about this kind of power is not how powerful it is. In fact, this power is so weak that it makes people feel that even a person who lives at sea can get rid of it. It cannot be dispelled by any force, and it is impossible to be blocked by any force. No matter how hard people who encounter this force swim to the periphery of the maelstrom, their efforts will be ineffective. The only difference is the time required to pull into the maelstrom Long and short.

There was once a strong man from the Sea Clan who tried to challenge this force, but in the end he was pulled into the maelstrom little by little like other people who entered this area, and was crushed by the maelstrom, even his fellow travelers at that time Throwing the rope to him, trying to pull it back, but still without success.

At this moment, there is a shuttle-shaped ship passing through the boundary line at Jiandao Rock, and the reefs around Jiandao Rock are full of people. They are all curious to see that the shuttle-shaped ship has completely passed through Jiandao Rock and is following the ocean current. Circling around the maelstrom, at the same time being pulled into the maelstrom little by little by that invisible force.

At this moment, in this not-so-big shuttle-shaped boat, there are six people lying down, all of them are fixed to the frame below them with ropes, among these six people, except for Leo, Chris and her three In addition to the holy guard of divine origin, there is also an old man who is completely marine, with a humanoid body and a head that looks like some kind of marine tentacle creature.

The reason why he is an old man does not mean how old his appearance is, but that anyone who sees him will have a feeling of being very old in front of him. This person is the one who will lead Leo and the others in the Taranque Trench this time. Andu, the legendary guide who passed safely in the first half.

The reason why this person is called a legend is mainly because he is the person who entered the Taranque Trench the most times in the entire Poseidon world, and he is also the person who brought out the most safe clients from the Taranque Trench.

The topic of why Andu was able to safely enter and exit the Taranque Trench has always been a hot topic in the local area. There are various speculations, but the guess that is probably the closest to the truth is that Andu has never been from Taranc. Ke Trench brought out anything.

In fact, Andu’s unusual behavior of not taking anything from the Taranque Trench, which is contrary to ordinary people, was discovered by others at the beginning, but no one connected this behavior with Andu’s ability to safely enter and exit the Taranque Trench. Now even if they connect the two, they don't want to believe it's true.

Because for the trench guides, every time they enter the Taranque Trench is an adventure of life, if they can't take some high-value things by the way, the guide fee alone can't match the dangers they encounter.

According to the risks they are taking, they can go to other places to make more money, so why bother to earn this little guide fee here?

Therefore, even if they feel the reason why Andu can safely enter and leave the Taranque Trench, none of the trench guides are willing to believe or even try.

As for why Andu can accept such a big risk and get such a small guide fee, although many people are curious, but no one will ask too much, after all, this kind of thing is a private matter, feel free to ask here Other people's private affairs are taboo.

This time Chris hired Andu as a guide, and Andu naturally had no way to refuse, but unlike in the past, this time Andu put forward an additional request. Assist him to pick up something from a certain place. Of course, he also thought that this additional request would provide an additional service. This additional service is that he can take Chris into the lower trench and reach the Abyss Tower.

The sea people claim to be in charge of all the oceans in the world, so they cannot tolerate the existence of the Taranque Trench beyond their control. They have always hoped to conquer the entire Taranque Trench.

It's a pity that because of the particularity of the Trench, the strength of the Sea Clan will weaken after entering here, and the purer the blood, the greater the weakening of strength.

After experiencing the failure of several expeditions sent by the Sea Clan to be annihilated after entering the trench, the Sea Clan had to change their strategy and use huge rewards to hire other people to explore the secrets of the Taranque Trench.

This kind of mercenary exploration mission still exists today. In addition to the upper trench that has been made public, the Sea Clan’s exploration of the Taranque Trench also has part of the lower trench data that has not been made public, and the deepest part of this part of the data is the Abyss Tower.

The so-called Abyss Tower is not a real tower, but an active submarine volcano. Its shape looks like a spiers of lava constantly bubbling out.

The information about the Abyss Tower is only recorded in some confidential materials of the Sea Clan. Except for the high-level members of the Sea Clan, only people with a status like Chris can see these materials.

So when Andu mentioned the Abyss Tower, Chris immediately knew that the sea clan's exploration information about the lower trench probably came from Andu.

According to Chris' understanding, the deep-sea monsters in the lower trench are more dangerous and powerful. It would be a good thing if someone could help them avoid these dangers, and according to Leo's inference on the location of the blood helmet, The Abyss Tower is one of the key places to explore.

However, Chris is also very concerned about Andu's extra request, because if Andu, who can safely enter and leave the Taranque Trench, cannot obtain something, there must be a danger that Andu cannot solve.

However, Chrissy's concerns were quickly dispelled, and she also agreed to Andu's request. The reason why she was able to make such a decisive decision was entirely because Andu's goal was the same as Leo's. That lump of metal sunk deep in the trench.

When Andu said his goal, Leo was also there. He tentatively asked why Andu was interested in that metal block, and because he violated his past principles, Andu did not hide it, and directly stated the reason. The reason is also very simple, that is, he feels something calling him in the metal block.

Leo was very interested in Andu's situation, because from Andu's narration, he knew that the call had been there since Andu was sensible, but Andu didn't know where it came from until he saw the metal Only then did I realize that it was the source.

At that time, although Andu knew that something that could solve his many years of confusion was in front of him, he felt inexplicable fear and dared not go forward. Even after that, he never approached the trench area where the metal block was.

It wasn't until Chris's appearance that he felt that this was an opportunity that he might never meet again in his life. He believed that with the god-born Chris in charge of the artifact, no matter how dangerous it was, he would be fine.

As the ship gets closer, the speed of the whirlpool ship is getting faster and faster, and it is constantly rotating under the push of the water current.

Everyone on the boat has the ability to control the water flow, but under Andu's serious suggestion, no one uses the ability to control the water flow, because any attempt to control the water flow will cause the vortex to counterattack more violently.

Although he didn't control the water flow, Leo still tried to use the spirit net to perceive the situation outside the ship.

I don't know if it's his illusion, but he can feel that there seems to be some kind of life energy in the surrounding water that only living organisms have.

For this reason, Leo strengthened the perception of the spirit net, and once again felt the fluctuation of life energy. Although this energy fluctuation is very weak, it is real and not an illusion.

"Have you ever seen a life that is exactly the same as water?" Leo said abruptly during the violent rotation of the ship.

Including Chris, everyone who endured the discomfort caused by the spinning felt puzzled and puzzled by Leo's sudden and thoughtless question.

Sensing the sight of his surroundings, Leo asked again.

"No." Chris replied truthfully. Seeing that Chris had answered, the others also answered the same answer.

After hearing this, Leo didn't continue to ask, because he knew that if he asked again, he wouldn't be able to ask anything useful.

Although Leo's mental network still can't find anything from the surrounding vortex water, the energy fluctuations of the living body and the special environment around him make Leo feel that there is a very special possibility in this vortex or the trench below. Elemental life forms.

Elemental life is the name given to this kind of life by the people of the Earth Federation, because the form of this kind of life is somewhat similar to the elemental life mentioned in some fabricated stories in the old earth era. In fact, the existence of this kind of life in the universe The real name is Nodotuka, which means hybrid energy creature.

Such as metal organisms, rock life forms, etc. In addition, some people often confuse metal life forms with silicon-based life forms. In fact, the two are two completely different life forms. Silicon-based life forms have some features such as circuits, processors and Organs such as the power system, these organs are the core of their life, just like human blood and internal organs, as long as these organs are damaged, they will be injured like humans, and even die.

But metal life is different, they don't have anything that can be called an organ, so no matter what kind of damage they suffer, as long as there is a little body fragment, then they are still alive, one of the body fragments will gain consciousness, and the other Fragments will metamorphose into corresponding elements or inanimate matter.

Now, the energy of life forms that Leo felt in the vortex flow outside is probably the life form of water.

Compared with other elemental life forms, water-form life forms are extremely rare in the universe. They are usually regarded as energy life forms, and almost all alien civilizations like water-form life forms very much. After all, water is the source of life. This point is used in most alien civilizations.

But it is difficult to find the life in the form of water, and it is not difficult to say that it is not difficult, because as long as you find the mother of water, you can find the life in the form of water.

Although the water mother and the water-shaped life are two life forms, the water-shaped life regards the water mother as their god, and it is their lifelong pursuit to integrate into the water mother's body, even if they cannot integrate into the water mother's body, It should also be attached to the body surface of the mother of water.

So when Leo sensed the energy fluctuations of life forms in the water, he immediately guided the water form life. After all, the sea god in this world may be the mother of water, or part of it is the mother of water. It's a matter of course.

This also allowed Leo to solve the mystery of the invisible suction of the vortex. Those who broke into the vortex waters were drawn into the vortex by the water-form life hidden here.

At this time, the shuttle-shaped boat plunged into the vortex, rushed into the center, and went straight down under the joint action of the vortex's own water suction and the water-form life's drag.

The passage leading to the Taranque Trench at the bottom of the vortex is not straight down, but has a large number of curves. Although these curves are also considered in the design of the shuttle-shaped ship, it is still inevitable to encounter collisions. Various depressions appeared on the ship's wall, and some places were even damaged. A large amount of seawater poured in, quickly filling the entire ship.

Chris and the others were able to breathe in the sea without any problems, and when the sea water poured in, Leo used spiritual energy to create a converter near his mouth.

This is a psychic technique that any psyker who has received formal training knows. It can help psykers obtain ambient air suitable for their survival in various environments, even in the vacuum of the universe. Absent energy synthesizes air.

This kind of practical psionic skills that can be used by low-level psychics happens to be the most deficient in Leo's system, so when he obtains a complete psychic inheritance, the first thing Leo learns is not those powerful enough to learn. It is comparable to the spiritual skills of the battleship cannon, but these are the lowest level of spiritual skills.

When Chrissy turned to look at Leo when the sea water poured into the hull, she knew that Leo was just a human being, and she didn't know whether Leo could survive in the water.

However, when she saw that Leo was able to breathe normally in the water, and produced bubbles as he breathed, she knew that her worries were unnecessary, and then she focused on the surrounding boats, ready to When the hull is damaged, use other methods to remedy.

However, just as she was worried about whether Leo could breathe in the water, she was superfluous about whether the hull could survive the impact. After an extremely heavy impact tore a gap in the metal wall, the surrounding water flow was very slow. Fast to slow, and it didn't take long to calm down.