The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"Fog beast?" Tessa Mocha didn't hear anything about dense fog mentioned by Leo, so she didn't know anything about fog beasts.

Leo had no intention of explaining, and said to the two women, "Let's go!"

Then he flicked the reins and controlled the beast to walk towards the ice bridge.

Tessa Mocha frowned, apparently displeased with Leo's way of saying things that usually ended, but she couldn't say anything, she could only follow Sylvia and catch up.

The subsequent journey was very peaceful. Although Tessa Moka felt the strange presence of power coming from the gray fog on the sea many times, she did not take the initiative to perceive it. Instead, she tried her best to close the perception on her body. Weaken the influence of that power breath on her.

On the contrary, Leo used his spirit vision skills to observe the huge creatures appearing in the gray mist with great interest every time. Once he even wanted to try using the thunder gun skill to see if he could cause damage to the huge creatures in the gray fog , but before he could create a thunder gun, the monster in the gray mist had disappeared, which made him quite disappointed.

However, his attention soon shifted to the approaching ice bridge.

From a distance, the ice bridge is just a silver line on the distant horizon, but when you get closer, you will see that it is actually a cylindrical ice wall. The extremely cold wind and snow blown from the endless ice sheet in the north Under the influence of the terrain here, the sea surface was frozen, and the wind and snow and the water vapor on the sea were rolled and blown. Over time, this huge icicle with a height of more than 50 meters was formed, and the inside of the icicle was also due to the formation process. hollow.

However, although it is hollow, it does not mean that the interior is a complete large cave, because the interior is broken and the seawater is pouring backwards, and there are sometimes problems such as meltwater inside, which makes the overall shape of this ice bridge channel more beautiful. Like a hive, each hive entrance corresponds to a channel, and some of the channels are connected together, some are alone, some are dead ends, and some can go to the end.

Because of this, the interior of the ice bridge is actually more like a huge labyrinth, and it is a huge labyrinth that is constantly changing. The last time you walked through a passage, you could still go through it, but next time the same passage will be halfway through. It is likely to be blocked by ice.

For a long time, exploring the interior of the ice bridge has been the most dangerous adventure activity in Velen World. Hundreds of adventurers have entered the ice bridge. In the end, only a few of these adventurers can come out alive, and the others have died inside. , even the Reynolds themselves would also get lost in the ice bridge.

Therefore, according to most adventurers, the behavior of the Renault people repeatedly using the ice bridge to pass through the two continents is really unbelievable, and some people even call it a miracle.

However, even if the inside of the ice bridge is not the kind of maze-like honeycomb passage, it is difficult for ordinary people in the world of Velen to go to another continent through the ice bridge.

Because this ice bridge is really too long, according to the measurement of Daliat, it has a total length of 4,000 towers, which is more than 1,200 kilometers when converted into the measurement unit of the inner planet of the Earth Federation. Normal people walk around the clock. It takes more than a month to walk, and this is still under the condition that everything goes well. If it is not smooth, it is possible to walk for the first half of the year, and more importantly, there is no food supply here, and you need to bring it yourself The food survived, so those who know the details of the ice bridge will think that the Renault people's ice bridge can be described as a miracle.

After the three of them arrived at the ice bridge, they walked to the entrance at one end of the ice bridge against the wind and snow blowing from the north.

Although judging from various traces, the end of the ice bridge is formed naturally, but in the eyes of the three people, they all feel that this entrance is more like a giant with an ax. It is a nearly vertical circular ice surface. , covered with more than 20 passage entrances, large and small, some entrances were half covered by the wind and snow, and some entrances remained intact.

After the three of them observed for a while, Tessa Mocha, who didn't like the environment here, adjusted the hood on her head, swept off the snow on it, and then said loudly to Leo who was standing aside against the wind and snow: "Those The entrance that is not covered by the wind and snow should be open, and there is an airflow gushing out of the passage, which can blow away the snow at the entrance of the passage."

Leo looked at Tessa Mocha and nodded, but he didn't fully agree with the other party's inference.

Without waiting for Leo to speak, Sylvia, who has rich adventure experience, refuted Tessa Mocha's inference.

According to normal circumstances, Tessa Mocha's deduction should be correct, but it is obviously inappropriate to put it in a passage like the ice bridge.

Because the ice bridge is too long, and the inside is connected to each other by pipes, it also has a large internal space, so even if there is air flow in the passage, it is absolutely impossible to form an air flow strong enough to blow away the snow. At most, it can only form a flame. degree of shaking.

Therefore, Sylvia judged that the entrances of those passages without snow at the entrances are not only not open, but are likely to be blocked, and there may be damage to the outside connection not far from the entrance. In this case, the outside Only strong winds can blow in from the damage and blow away the snow, and the depth of the channel is more likely to be blocked. Otherwise, if the strong wind is diverted, it is also impossible to form a strong airflow.

There is also evidence to support her inference, that is, the entrances without snow are all located on the outermost edge of the ice bridge, close to the ice wall.

Leo got off the pack beast, walked towards the huge ice at the entrance of the ice bridge, looked carefully at the entrances above, then took out the detector, activated it with a general-purpose recorder, and randomly selected an entrance to close it. It releases it.

"What's that?" Tessa Moka, who was not far away, couldn't help asking in amazement when she saw a metal ball in Leo's palm suddenly fly up and flew into one of the entrances of the ice bridge passage.

"The relics of prehistoric civilization." Sylvia didn't tell Tessa Mocha about the starry sky civilization, but just casually used the recognized relics of prehistoric civilization.

Tessa Mocha didn't doubt what Sylvia said, because she had seen many relics of prehistoric civilization before, and she knew exactly what characteristics these things had, and the detector used by Leo was the first time she saw them. However, the metal texture and the patterns full of mysterious meanings on the surface are undoubtedly exactly the same as the relics of prehistoric civilization.

What really surprised him was that Leo actually knew how to use the relics of prehistoric civilization, and he seemed to be extremely proficient in using them. This news would definitely cause shocks in the entire Vinylon world.

A long time ago, countries around the world in Vinylon began to study the relics of prehistoric civilization, and they also researched some results, mastered the usage of some relics of prehistoric civilization, and those relics of prehistoric civilization have abilities beyond imagination, Tessa · Mocha was also invited to participate in the research of prehistoric relics at the Academy of the Kingdom of America in his early years, so he has some understanding of this aspect, and also knows how much the upper echelons of various countries value people who can use the relics of prehistoric civilizations.

"What's the use of that thing?" Tessa Mocha asked curiously again.

"I can find the way." Sylvia answered briefly, and in order to avoid Tessa Mocha's further questioning, she added another sentence, saying: "It is a tool that Renault people can use to pass the ice bridge. I don't know how to use it. clear."

Tessa Mocha was stunned when she heard the words, and she became even more curious about Leo. Everyone who is interested in the culture of the Renault people is very curious about how a large number of Renault people passed the ice bridge safely and repeatedly. , but this secret has become an unsolved mystery with the extinction of the Renault people. Now Sylvia claims that the reason why the Renault people can pass the ice bridge safely is the relic of the prehistoric civilization, which surprised her at the same time, There are also some doubts.

At this time, Leo, who was standing in front of the ice wall, seemed to have finished his work, turned around and returned to the pack beast, and turned back to the pack beast's back.

"Won't that detector be recycled?" Sylvia asked suspiciously.

Leo simply explained: "No need to recycle, it will help us find the way ahead, and the data will be transmitted to your and my general-purpose recorder. We will leave tomorrow, and the recorder will analyze a safe road by then. "

Tessa Mocha on the side didn't understand what Leo was saying at all, but she knew that she would find a way tomorrow. Although she was very curious, she didn't ask much.

The three of them walked back again, perhaps because they were traveling with the wind, they soon returned to Taniko, a small town surrounded by mountains.

Just like when they left, the town was very deserted, and there was no one on the street. If the chimneys of every house were not smoking, people who came here might think it was an abandoned existence.

However, whether it is Leo, Sylvia, or Tessa Moka, they can tell from the snow on the ground and at the entrance and exit of the house that during the time they left, the residents of the small town have come out for activities, and the activities All directions are directed towards the mayor's house.

"Do you want to take a look?" Sylvia asked with great interest.

Leo shook his head and said, "There's no need, we're leaving, there's no need for extra trouble." Then he paused again, and asked Sylvia: "There should be a special way between you witches to communicate with each other remotely. contact me?"

"Yes!" Sylvia nodded and said, "But the distance can't be too far."

"From here to Dai Lisa?" Leo asked again.

"You want..." Sylvia immediately understood what Leo meant, thought for a while, and said, "It's a bit far away, but with Tessa's help, it should be possible."

Leo nodded and said, "Okay, tell Lia Winistan about the matter here tomorrow! She should be interested."

It is true that Lia Venistan is willing to take in the family members, but there is a prerequisite for the family members she takes in, that is, they are all family members without owners, and all family members with owners will be driven out of Daliat.

Now there is a demigod church hidden under her nose, and a large number of families and churches have also developed. Elijah Venistan's character will never let this demigod go, not to mention that she also needs a demigod. The new demigod became a ration for her promotion, just like the wizard tower.

The three of them passed through the small town very quickly. From the houses with two roads, people looked in from time to time until their figures disappeared into the woods. These family members did not know what they would encounter in the near future. , their only thought now is to hope that the three of Leo will leave here as soon as possible, so that the previous life can be restored here, instead of just staying at home.

The three who returned to the villa were busy with their own affairs again. At noon, the mayor did not take anyone to bring food, and the person who was watching at the gatehouse of the villa was also called back by him. Obviously, the three were completely isolated and no longer communicated with them. They make any contact, including talking.

In the evening, the first data transmitted from the detector was received by the general-purpose recorder. Although there was no satellite as a repeater to assist in transmitting data, the detector had already considered ultra-long-distance data transmission and data transmission when it was manufactured. Things like signal penetration capabilities, and the land of Velen is flat, the obstacles encountered by signal wave penetration are much smaller than those of other planets, and the received data is not damaged at all.

Because Tully's prokaryotic program was stored in his general-purpose recorder, a large number of functions were restricted. Therefore, Leo had to use Sylvia's general-purpose recorder to analyze and organize the data, and finally made it into a A three-dimensional map is presented in front of their eyes.

"Is this the topographic map inside the ice bridge?" Tessa Mocha also ran over out of curiosity to see Leo using these relics of prehistoric civilization. When she saw the universal recorder on Sylvia's wrist emitting a burst of light , and when the light formed a topographic map of the channel inside the ice bridge in the air, a look of surprise appeared on his face involuntarily.

I saw that this three-dimensional map very carefully shows which ice passages in the ice bridge can pass, which ice passages are blocked, which ice passages are damaged, and even the thickness of the ice layer is also displayed, and those The area where the ice layer is too thin is marked. There is no doubt that using this map can allow ordinary people to easily pass through the dangerous areas in the ice layer.

"Did the Renault people also use this method to draw maps?" Sylvia looked at the three-dimensional map in front of her and asked suspiciously.

"Probably not." Leo shook his head, and said, "They should have a special detector receiving device, which can automatically receive and analyze data, instead of manual operation like me."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and moved the map quickly, letting it move forward to see a further place. After moving for a certain distance, he suddenly fixed the map, and then zoomed in on a black part on the map, as if he had found something out of the ordinary.

Sylvia and Tessa Mocha were also attracted, and looked at the magnified part.