The sun is high - #462 - Chapter 461 Opening the door and asking questions

In the wide corridor that extends beyond the gate of the base, flickering lights are shining on one hunched figure after another.

The rat priests and warriors called by Azifu had already gathered here. They all felt the violent vibrations before and heard the shaking sounds coming from the deepest part of this “ruin”.

What shocked the rat people even more was the various equipment that restarted operation due to the energy supply.

They were horrified by what they saw.

It wasn’t until this moment that they realized what an amazing past this hollow “mountain” that the tribe regarded as a sacred sanctuary had.

The slender light strips embedded in the wall fascinate them, and the large machinery that flashes regular light scares them. The war machines that were damaged and scrapped in the past battles emit a kind of light from the past. It does not possess the tragic and tragic temperament.

And when the rat people rode the giant rats and came to Azifu’s side, they were even more shocked by the metal door with countless words and patterns on it. Facing those unfamiliar lines and patterns, a large number of rat warriors endured it. He kept falling to his knees and tried hard to seek answers from Mother Earth, whom he believed in.

Of course, it was impossible for them to get any response, so these confused and confused warriors turned their attention to the wise rat prophet in front of them.

However, Azifu could not give them any response or answer.

Azifu’s wisdom and experience were certainly enough to crush other members of the rat tribe, but what appeared before him now was completely beyond the scope of his knowledge.

Although Aziv knew that this huge and mysterious ruins must represent some kind of extinct civilization beyond his imagination, this did not mean that he could understand the imprints left by the ancient civilization in front of him – and in his memory. Compared with Van En, everything here was too weird and advanced. When those strange lamps started to operate again, he found that his past experience and knowledge of magic now seemed extremely crude and shallow. .

“Mother Goddess…so beautiful! They are so beautiful!”

A rat priest who also had a deep understanding of magical rituals lay hungrily on an unknown instrument leaning against the wall. It could sense the magic flowing inside this huge metal instrument, and it could also feel the Incomparably complex magic circuits, but the composition methods and rules of these circuits are completely different from any of the rituals it has learned.

That cold, orderly and interlocking structure simply maximizes the limited magic power, and the beauty revealed from this trait perfectly matches the paranoid pragmatism in the bones of these rat people.

“Prophet, prophet!”

The leading rat warrior came to Azifu. He lowered his head and while suppressing the trembling of his body, asked for instructions in a low voice: “These metals, um, magical moving metals, they may be able to Be our weapon! Yes, a weapon!”

As it spoke, it excitedly raised its paws and pointed at an abandoned war machine paralyzed in the middle of the road.

Although the machine itself had been destroyed in past battles, and its driver had no remains, the Dark Abyss creation that destroyed it obviously did not completely destroy the weapons and equipment it carried, but continued to After the large magic circuit inside the base began to resume operation, the two miniature turrets equipped on this war machine also restored certain functions.

Now, many rat warriors and priests were surrounding this steel monster. They stared, completely fascinated by the two metal turrets that rotated and swayed at a specific frequency.

Although they were completely unable to figure out the real purpose of the strange objects, the instincts possessed by the rat people kept reminding them – these things are very useful and very useful!

Seeing that a priest wanted to study it, Azifu quickly stopped him. Although he also did not understand these instruments, they were obviously destroyed in the battle with the Dark Abyss creations, and they were things that could compete with the Dark Abyss Palace. , absolutely cannot be harmless.

He didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble and disaster at this time.

Although the rat people have awkward and weird personalities, their belief in the Earth Mother is extremely firm. Derived from this belief, their trust and obedience to Azifu is even more deeply rooted, so even though they are extremely curious about everything here , but no one dared to disobey the orders of the ethnic prophet.

Facing those pairs of confused eyes, Azifu thought for a moment, and then explained: “The messenger… is the supreme noble messenger who has changed everything here. He is revealing the truth here for us. !”

“Oh Messenger!”

Hearing this, all the ratmen suddenly realized. Two of the priests who had followed the ratman hunting team became extremely excited. As the lucky ones who had witnessed the power of Shuge, they immediately took on the responsibility of asking their companions. The responsibility of explanation, in their descriptions, the power of Xiuge and the “blessings from gods” are exaggerated several times.

Azifu did not stop the exaggeration of the two priests. After all the ratmen were convinced of the existence of Shuge, he duly used Shuge’s identity as the messenger to issue a new order: “After the messenger comes from inside, We have a lot of tasks to complete before we come out!”

“Fighters! I want you to search around, redraw our map, and mark those metals that seem safe enough and still intact. They may be of great help to our tribe!”

“Priest, you all follow me… Have you seen the patterns on the door? These are important revelations. Let’s start copying and engraving! Don’t miss every pattern. I think they must contain this The most important secret of the Holy Land!”

“…”

As orders were issued, the gathered rat people quickly dispersed, and with their new round of exploration of the surroundings, more new areas that the tribes had never set foot in were successfully discovered. These areas Most of them were previously closed by heavy metal doors or walls, but with the re-supply of energy and magic power, roads that had been blocked in the past were opened, and brand-new objects sealed inside those warehouses also appeared in front of the rat people.

Of course, under Azifu’s restraint, the rat people did not touch or use these strange objects without authorization. They just marked them and let several warriors ride the fastest giant rats back to the tribe—— There are too many things here and they need more and more tribesmen to help.

I don’t know how long I have been busy, but an older priest came to Azifu’s side.

“Prophet…Messenger, yes, Messenger…when will he come out?”

The priest held the engraved stone slab in his hand sadly: “We really can’t figure out those secrets. I think only the messenger can answer them for us…”

Azifu nodded to him: “Wait a little longer.”

“Yes, maybe we can build an outpost here? Maybe the envoy will need to stay there for a long time?”

Regarding this suggestion, Azifu was a little hesitant. He did not respond. Instead, he looked at the grand door that exuded strange light and shadow with his hands behind his back. He could always feel some strange magic fluctuations now, which were different from before. Subtle difference, he always felt that some kind of change was about to happen, but he couldn’t tell what it was specifically.

At this moment, a muffled sound came from the direction of the door. All the rat men immediately stopped what they were doing. They raised their heads nervously, only to see that the light and shadow and the complicated words all over the surface of the door were distorted into… New lines, amid bursts of magical tremors and muffled sounds, these lines reunited to form new patterns on the surface of the metal door.

It was a gear, or a disc. It was so huge that it directly occupied the center of the entire door. As the disc slowly rotated, more and more details emerged from its interior.

A large number of interlocking and interconnected precision structures are layered on top of each other. They entered into operation the moment they appeared. As these fine structures rotated, the huge metal disc also began to rotate, an orderly mechanical process. The sound passed into the ears of every rat man. This sound seemed to contain some strong charm, causing the rat men to kneel down and pray.

For a moment, only Azifu remained standing.

A moment later, a duller sound came, and violent vibrations spread throughout the ruins again. Then, every member of the rat tribe present saw that in the middle of the huge metal that was impossible to open with human power, An extremely dazzling narrow gap appeared. It was so bright that it reminded many young rat people born in the dark abyss of the “sun” that belonged to their distant hometown that the prophet once told.

The moment he saw the dazzling light, Azifu, who had his back turned to all the rat men, breathed a long sigh of relief, and a smile finally appeared on his tense rat face.

But then, Azifu became nervous again, because as the “door crack” continued to widen, a wave of magic power that made him feel trembling surged out of the light like a sea tide. Under the impact of this frenzy, Azifu felt that the magic power in his body had become extremely disordered, and his senses seemed to have been disturbed to a considerable extent. What made him even more uneasy was that in this sudden impact, he clearly felt There was a familiar scent that made him extremely uneasy.

That was the aura of the Dark Abyss Palace.

Cold, chaotic, disordered and twisted.

Aziv would never be able to forget this feeling. After all, his original human identity and the body that matched it were torn to pieces while surrounded by this aura.

The difference is that the force coming towards him now is far more pure and powerful than those of the Dark Abyss hounds. This level is so exaggerated that the moment Azifu senses it, he is completely Lost the motivation and ideas to fight against it.

The rest of the rat priests were also affected by this power. They trembled and raised their weapons, or in fear, they took out stone slabs engraved with magic ritual patterns, trying to gain some sense of security.

Just like that, amidst the trembling of the rat people, and the continuous roar and vibration, the precise disc in the form of magic lines finally slowly stopped, and the lines that formed it gradually faded away, and As the magic power dissipated, the roar and vibration slowly subsided.

When everything returned to silence, the original thin line had been widened into a gap that still seemed narrow. However, this gap was already wide enough for this amazingly large door.

Under the gaze of countless rat people, a figure appeared in the light.

Because of the backlight, this figure looks extremely dark and deep, which reminds the rat people of those terrible waiters who walk in the dark abyss wasteland, spreading the will and terror of the palace. However, the steps of this figure are steady and determined. This is completely different from those waiters who act erratically and strangely.

Finally, the familiar face of Xiuge came in front of Azifu.

Azifu is cautious and keen. The moment Xiuge came to him, he raised his eyes and carefully observed the other person’s face. Then he was surprised to find that Xiuge seemed to be in the right mood at this moment. Immerse yourself in a subtle state.

He looked calm and determined, but in his eyes, fatigue and sadness were clearly brewing.

This made Azifu feel relieved a lot, but at the same time he also felt a little worried.

Xiuge stood still. He was bathed in the bright light and his eyes slowly swept over the rat people gathered in front. Finally, he looked at Azifu and nodded slowly to him. .

Azifu felt quite uneasy.

He knew that the other party did possess extremely terrifying power, which was enough to subvert and wipe out the entire rat tribe in an instant. In other words, he did not have the confidence to negotiate or trade with the other party now.

“Mr. Aziv, thank you.”

Looking at the old rat prophet in front of him, Shuge said: “In this place, I did find clues related to our ‘hometown’. Not only that, there are also some hidden things behind this closed door. An extremely precious and important secret.”

At this point, Xiuge paused slightly, and the results of his previous conversation with Theseus flashed through his mind. Then, he said seriously: “These secrets may not necessarily allow me to return to Van En, but The power hidden behind them is enough to bring earth-shattering changes to your entire tribe.”

After hearing these words, Azifu’s eyes widened, his mouth opened slightly, but for a while he couldn’t make any sound.

Shuge’s words did not stop because of the change in Azifu’s expression. He continued in a steady voice: “Now, as the temporary controller and coordinator of these secrets and powers, I need to tell you and your My fellow tribesmen confirm one thing.”

“Now, there is an opportunity in front of you.”

“If you choose to accept everything behind me, then it will completely change your destiny and the development direction of the entire ethnic group. If you can make good use of those secrets, maybe you will be able to obtain them in the near future. It is powerful enough to influence or even shake the entire Dark Abyss… But at the same time, it is also extremely dangerous. Choosing it means actively exposing yourself. If you are not careful, your tribe’s relatively stable life will be completely destroyed. The end, and what will follow soon after will be swift and complete destruction.”

“What…will you choose?”