Chapter 121: Cloud Shadow in January 1998
Cloud Shadow in January 1998
The ten-day journey is leisurely and pleasant. When I see the black giant peak rising from the ground on the horizon, I am really shocked by its grandeur. The entrance to heaven.
I doubt whether the heavens really exist, but that crystalline column with a diameter of more than 20 kilometers, piercing straight out of the earth and pointing to the sky, almost breaking through the atmosphere, is hard to believe that it is a masterpiece of nature.
"Eternal Night Crystal", this is a peculiar spar that exists only in the "Eternal Night Corridor" area of Helencia. It has the property of absorbing light, and is exposed on the surface and is covered by the complex Eternal Night Crystal veins that stretch for thousands of kilometers. The sky has also created a dark world with no sun below. Since the ancient Cylenians moved here, their descendants have lived here, and named this long and narrow area "Eternal Night Promenade".
It is said that sunshine and rain are the necessities of life. The Cylencia people who have lived in the Eternal Night Corridor for generations scoffed at such words. More than 60% of the citizens of the Cylencia Empire never left from birth to death. Eternal Night Promenade, they have never shone the sun in their whole life.
The further you go, the black lines on the horizon become clearer, it's the endless black mountains, you can't see the true color and structure of the huge peaks, because they don't reflect light, they absorb the light, so you Only the deep darkness can be seen.
The closer you get, the more oppressive the black mountains standing on the horizon, and the surrounding colors seem to become dim. This is because the light becomes darker and the human eye can no longer accurately distinguish colors.
The group we followed was not all the Helencias. The merchants in the group spontaneously raised torches, hung oil lamps on pack animals, and walked into this lightless land.
In the poems of Gondonian, the old enemy of Helenthia, Helenthia is the pure evil born in the chasm of the dark abyss, and the darkest abyss of the most desperate gave birth to the cunning Helenthians, who are Demon in human skin.
Of course, the Cyrenthians have a similar slander towards Gondonia. They have not forgotten the invasion and expulsion of the Gondonian barbarians tens of thousands of years ago. The Shias rushed into the desperate place at that time. Even though the Shirenians who have adapted to the dark world today have once again stood among the nations through civilization and magic, those unforgettable resentments can never be eased.
To this day, who would remember that tens of thousands of years ago, the Cylenians were also known for their beauty in the great forests and grasslands, and were known as friends of nature?
In any case, these are the past history. As an outsider, or a new citizen of Helencia, I have no position to comment on the history and culture of this country at this time.
Cylencia has been a famous and wise emperor for three consecutive generations. The long-standing clear political environment and stable and effective policies have made Cylencia's national strength grow by leaps and bounds. This empire is young and strong, and it is undoubtedly full of ambition.
In the pure dark night, the light of the torches and oil lamps seems to be compressed. The columnar crystals towering in the sky clearly leave a gap for the sky, but the light cannot be effectively transmitted in. They are constantly being transmitted by the black crystals in the process of spreading. weakened, and finally disappeared without a trace.
These huge crystal mountains are the creators of the Helencia Eternal Night Promenade - the Eternal Night Crystal.
This is a kind of magical mineral. Its constituent material is obviously very simple, just ordinary silicon dioxide, but its internal structure is extremely complex. Hide far away and hide back to his hometown, Shanghe Village.
These crystal columns, which are taller than skyscrapers, are like small nuclear bombs, and the irregular stress brewing inside them is enough to destroy everything around them!
I can't imagine what kind of force can keep these crystals in such an unstable structure, their existence is completely beyond my imagination.
Eternal Night Crystals cannot be mined and utilized. They just exist here and grow freely on this pitch-black land. The Cyrenthians know almost nothing about Eternal Night Crystals.
Why is the Evernight Crystal unable to be mined and utilized? That is because the Evernight Crystals have extraordinary hardness, and it is difficult to destroy them with ordinary steel picks. They are all deadly, and this chaotic stress will be released suddenly after the balance is broken - that is, it will explode and shatter, so any form of gathering will almost blow the Evernight Crystal into pieces.
That’s right, the Evernight Crystal cannot be completely collected from the ore vein. What’s more terrifying is that in most cases, the crystal grows in clusters, which means that if you try to collect a crystal, it will be in the same crystal cluster after it explodes. Other crystals on it will also have the terrible consequences of stress imbalance and serial explosions. This phenomenon has a special term in Helencia - "Crystal Explosion".
In another world, the word "detonation" refers to the phenomenon that when explosives are placed to explode, a shock wave is generated in an inert medium such as air or water to detonate another explosive to cause a series of explosions.
The same is true for crystal detonation. Breaking an eternal night crystal will not only cause the crystals on the same crystal cluster to explode, but also detonate other surrounding crystal clusters due to air-conducted shock waves... At that time, a chain detonation will occur, and a pass 10, 10, 100... The scene will be terrifying to the extreme.
Come to think of it, the Cyrenthians have lived under the shroud of this kind of thing for generations, and it is impossible not to admire it.
Evernight crystals are very special. They grow faster than other minerals. In my induction, the active stress of Evernight crystals makes them actively absorb the gaseous particles in the air that are freed by the sublimation of minerals. This property is somewhat similar to the sea crystals I have seen between me. If people couldn't completely strip the Evernight Crystal from the crystal cluster, the Evernight Crystal would definitely become a very versatile material.
The fine sand remaining after the explosion of the Evernight Crystal is actually very high-purity transparent quartz powder. Such quartz sand is the perfect raw material for making glass. Inexhaustible, it is a pity that the Cylencia people do not have the technology of firing glass, which is really a bright pearl.
The stars and lights in the dark crystal jungle illuminate our road ahead. Before the end of the month, we successfully passed several cities located in the dark mountains and arrived at the capital of the Cylenthia Empire, "Agamat".
"Agamat"! The resting place of the ancestors, the city of miracles, the sun underground, all the light absorbed by the eternal night crystals in the eternal night corridor turned into heat and gathered here, and the blood-like flames melted the earth's crust to create a magnificent and magnificent cavity!
Here, countless underground water veins and lava rivers flow alternately at different heights, the well water does not make the river water, the fire in the depths of the cave reflects the long river of rolling waves, the hot springs and lakes are dotted, and the angular crystal-shaped buildings are scattered among them. A very unique look.
"Agamat", the source of the Foehn, the empire's greatest fire magicians and earth magicians have worked together to create this underground miracle. The dark river and lava provide the city with heat and water, and maintain it suitable. The temperature at which life lives and thrives.
In the dim light of the fire, I also saw fields watered by hot spring water, where magical crops grow naturally glowing.
Looking closely, this dim world is actually full of colors. Glowing mushrooms and moss are not uncommon. Many active small animals also have light-emitting organs. It is these countless shimmers that create this dream-like underground world.
Mangshan monitor lizards, which are closely related to Longshan monitor lizards, are active in this city. Different from Longshan monitor lizards with manes that are not afraid of severe cold, Mangshan monitor lizards have fine scales on their bodies. Much smaller than Longshan monitor lizards, they are accustomed to living in a warm underground world. They have light-emitting organs that emit light blue light on their lower jaws and backs. Their slender and powerful tails help them control their balance while running. They are commonly used by people when they travel. mount.
This is undoubtedly a three-dimensional city. Many roads are not for people to walk at all. The slope is more than 70 degrees. Only creatures such as monitor lizards that are good at climbing can pass through safely. Our Ngawang is very good, it is very adaptable The road here, climbed smoothly through many thrilling roads, took us to our destination.
Ah Fu and Ana are not good at climbing. In the dim light, their eyes are like light bulbs. They have to run around long distances under the guidance of Lan Ze to keep up with our pace.
After arriving in this underground world, I don't know the day and night. I thought it was noon at first because of my feeling. I took out my watch and took a look, only to find that it was more than two o'clock in the middle of the night. Luminina met, my son fell asleep early.
I first arrived in the imperial capital today, and I stayed at Luminina's house.
She is the third generation of the army, her father is a senior executive of the Ministry of National Defense of Xilencia, and her grandparents are senior officials of the national military. She said that she had made great achievements in running Gotham Principality this time, and her promotion was just around the corner.
"Dedicated merits?" I was very surprised. I thought she had completed the task there with mixed qualifications. I didn't hear that she did anything that got credit.
"When the mission is completed, there is no need to keep it secret," Luminina said. "The space bag of the Grand Duke of Gotham was discovered and obtained by my team, and I brought it back in person."
"..." I gave a thumbs up: "Cow!"
I heard about the space package of the Grand Duke of Gotham, and also heard some conspiracy theories from soldiers, saying that the principality of Gotham was in trouble with werewolves, and the nineteen countries' self-provided dry food had something to do with the space package of the Grand Duke, but I didn't expect Xilian Shia's soldiers would get that bag, and it was Luminina who brought it back to Agamat.
Along the way, Luminina did not show any signs of carrying a lot of treasures. She waited for me at the embassy for many days and went shopping with me. The countries on the front line were still searching for the whereabouts of the space bag, while pretending to die with the werewolf army. Knock, I didn't expect that she had already run back to the imperial capital with the biggest harvest.
"You want to ask if there is really a big castle in the space bag, piled up like a mountain of treasure?" Luminina smiled.
I quickly nodded, not just me, who wouldn't want to know?
"Yes, and it's more than you think. Gotham's hundreds of years of savings were all collected by him in the space bag. The coins and jewelry piled on the bottom were condensed into pieces because they couldn't be broken apart. The cast-iron trees are covered with precious stones and strings of beads to serve as leaves, the leather and bone tools are piled up in hills in the square, and the grain and jerky are enough for a city's people to eat and drink for a year..."
I said listen. It's decent, but it's hard to believe.
After all, Gotham is famous for being poor and backward. Even if the eldest Gong family has been a dominatrix and a thief for several generations, it is not easy to save so much wealth.
"Who said it wasn't?" Luminina shrugged her shoulders indifferently: "But Gotham hasn't always been so poor. It is said that there were good times a long time ago, but you guys have that kind of temper... you know. Yes ."
I nodded again and again, I understand.
Isn't it just keen on pulling each other's backs, hurting others and not oneself? From the officials to the commoners, they all have that problem. If there are powerful people who suppress them, they will be fine.
Compared with the household registration transfer process in the opposite world, my procedure here is much faster. My original merits are only enough for me to settle in the imperial capital, but there is still a certain distance from a decent life. I know Lumini Na gave me some of the credit when she handed in the space package. She said that it was because I provided important clues that they successfully obtained the space package, so the reward I received increased again, even Luminina. My family also expressed their sincere thanks to me.
To be honest, I'm so ashamed. I know very well that I haven't helped her that much at all. Now I can only silently write down her help and repay it later when I have the opportunity.
Most foreigners who are accustomed to living on the surface are reluctant to come to live in Agamat. It is dark here, the streets are crisscrossed like a maze, and it is a big problem for ordinary people to even walk and see. No difficulty.
Too dim to see? A bottle of night vision medicine can solve the problem, the hearing is not as sharp as the locals, and the inability to hear ultrasonic and infrasound waves can also be solved by a bottle of hearing enhancement medicine. In short, as long as you have money and power, there is no obstacle.
The night vision potion and hearing enhancement are poured down, and within three days, I have obtained good vision in weak light. If I close my eyes, I can directly switch the thermal sensor, which is commonly referred to as infrared vision, which is comparable to superman.
After hearing enhancement, there are also many sounds that I could not hear before, and the world is instantly more colorful than before. However, the human brain has the function of self-regulation and protection. The extra noise did not make it difficult for me to rest, but it was convenient. many.
I didn't understand how the sound of a stone falling to the ground could make the Cylenians "see" the surrounding situation, but now I understand, it's probably sonic imaging, but the image is a vague concept in the mind, and I have exercised a lot. I should also be able to hear the surrounding terrain, like a radar.
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