Chapter 764: The Twin Snakes of Order (I)
Black raindrops crackled and fell on the bare rocks, and the rain seemed to last for a long time, and the black water hid in the deep ravines and converged into a stream that flowed into the black lake in the center of the island.
By the lake, there are adventurers busy setting up makeshift camps in the black rain.
Standing on the shore of the lake, looking at the figure reflected on the black lake, Charles couldn't help but lean down and gently bring a little water up with his white palm, and put it under his eyes to observe.
"It's not corrosive."
"Occupations with less negative energy can almost be ignored, and if it is an ordinary person, if you stay here for a few days, you will be polluted."
In the whisper, Charles frowned, playfully staring at a rapidly magnifying shadow in the black lake, roaring, the pitch-black strange fish with sharp teeth jumped out of the water, but as soon as it floated its head, it was swept out by Charles with a fist and fell back into the lake.
Hearing the movement, the three goblins shouted from behind: "Don't go into the water, the entrance to the ruins is not in the lake, but on the cliff on the other side of the lake." β
There are very few solid islands in the astral plane, and now Charles has followed the goblin scholar all the way to an island in the unknown void.
The gravity here is not stable, and you may fall into a gravity-free environment and float as you walk around the island, or you may suddenly feel a weight on your shoulders and make it difficult to walk.
ββ¦β¦ It can't be an island formed by the corpses of gods, right? Charles turned to look at the barrage and chatted with the audience.
The camp was quickly built, after all, the three goblins plus Charles' team, there were only seven people in total, because the canopy was a little small, the tents could only be set up three, according to the allocation of three goblins to squeeze a tent, Jami and Xingshen together, Charles and Alyssa together.
Under the black rain, everyone stood in the camp and looked through the rain curtain at the craggy mountain wall in the distance.
It is a rocky island several kilometers long, with very little soil, and the view is full of stones except black rain.
"Let's go!"
Goblin scholar Lu Deng was obviously ready to climb the mountain, waved his hand to the exploration team, and walked along the shore of the Black Lake towards the mountain wall.
"We've probably investigated before, the ruins are in the belly of the mountain, and on the other side of the mountain is a mining field in the Thunder Age, and I found some scaly dry bones, and those dry bones are still the same as when they first died after 30,000 years, and the astral boundary is so wonderful...... If it were on the material plane, let alone dry bones, the ruins and the mining site would be buried deep underground, forgotten forever......"
The black rain had little effect on the professionals, and the group shuttled under the rain curtain and gradually approached the rocky mountain entrenched in the middle of the island.
"There are two paths."
Standing at the bottom of the mountain wall, looking up at the cliff that stretched up at an angle of almost ninety degrees, the goblin scholar said in a deep voice: "One is a shortcut, rock climbing, and there is an open mine exit about a hundred meters high, from which we can go deep into the mountains. β
"One is to go into the mountains, go to the mining site, and look for the ruins in the front of the mine."
As he spoke, the goblin scholar reached out and patted the cliff, touching the smooth surface of the stone wall.
"Isn't it okay to use flying skills?" Charles gave Alyssa a look, and the fallen druid immediately understood what he meant, and gently kicked the rocky floor under his feet, and when he turned over and jumped out, his slender body in a black robe suddenly turned into a giant dragon that soared in the black rain, roaring, a huge dragon roar resounded throughout the island, and Alyssa transformed into a dragon, with the help of the magical flight ability of her new body, she shook her wings and flew dozens of meters high in the blink of an eye.
"Dragonβ"
The goblin brothers Muder and Mu Fan were dumbfounded.
"Druid!" Goblin scholar Luden couldn't help but exclaim, "She actually has the special specialty of the transforming dragons!" β
Charles was naturally familiar with Alyssa's abilities for a long time, and did not explain much to the live audience and Jemi and Xingshenshen, and his eyes were placed on the flying dragon through the black rain.
Well?
After the dragon flew to a height of fifty or sixty meters, its movements suddenly slowed down a lot, as if it had been subjected to some kind of deceleration. Continuing to force its way upwards for more than a dozen meters, the dragon let out a long, overwhelmed groan, folded its wings and swooped down, returning to its human form as it approached the ground.
Syllable. Alyssa fell to the ground and stumbled a little, and Charles quickly supported her behind her when she saw this, and asked in a low voice, "What happened?" β
"Gravity!" The hood of Alyssa's robe had been lifted, revealing long, silvery-white hair. She pursed her lips and said with a tense face: "The gravity of the sky below fifty meters is normal, and then the gravity increases dramatically with the altitude, and I tried my best, but I can only reach a height of about seventy meters." β
Hearing this, the goblin scholar grabbed the mustache on his lips: "Damn it! It seems that the means of flying are not working, this island is too weird! β
"Why is there no abnormality in the take-off and landing of the starship?" The stars sink thoughtfully.
"Mountain!"
Charles patted the slippery mountain in front of him, "The area of abnormal gravity may be limited to the middle of the island, which is this mountain range. β
"It seems that there is only a second way." Charles nodded to Luden.
Alyssa's magical flight ability after transforming into a dragon is much stronger than the effect of the 'Flying Spell', and she can't break through the height of 100 meters, so don't try ordinary flying spells indiscriminately.
"Let's go into the mountains." The goblin scholar shook the waterproof cloak on his clothes, glanced at Charles and Alyssa standing beside him, and then cautiously whispered, "It's not safe in the mountains, last time I organized an expedition to come over, but in the end, a few well-known Astral mercenaries lost their lives, and those guys went back and trumpeted the dangers here, I waited on Angel Reef for almost half a month, and no Astral mercenaries came to apply for jobs." β
"Did the news of the ruins leak?" Charles asked, following Ludon.
"No, absolutely not!" At the mention of the group of astral mercenaries, the goblin scholar could not hide the disdain and ridicule in his words, "I don't say it, how can they know that the ruins originate from the Thunder Age?" And when I left, I was the only one who kept the coordinates of this island, the group of astral mercenaries died and the leader was in shock, I paid attention to each of them, no one secretly took out the astral positioning tool at that time! β
Visibility is extremely low in the rain curtain, the sight cannot be opened, and a sheep's intestine trail winds through the bouldery mountains, and if it is in the main material plane, this terrain environment has a high chance of monsters such as trolls and hill giants.
Arrive safely at the mining site that goblin scholars call it.
Ancient statues of scaly creatures surround the mining grounds and are scattered across the surrounding mountains, holding spears or swords and shields, like scarecrows in the fields.
Charles stood in front of the mountain wall in front of the mining site, staring at the lifelike reliefs on the rock wall, his face shocked.
"Feathered Serpent!"
The creature in relief was recognized at a glance. Charles couldn't help but murmur.
He was fortunate enough to learn about the history of the Zaruk Witch Clan at the Witch Peak, and knew that the Feathered Serpent was actually a change from a group of witches who favored the good camp after the fall of the Witch Empire.
Feathered Serpent, or the good Witch, despairs of their evil fellow human beings and splits off to form a new group, while praying for the help of a clone of the Serpent. It was Jetherlan, the Serpent of Good, the Serpent of Order, who transformed the witchcraft into a Quetzalcoatl, and then a war broke out that ravaged the multiverse, Quetzalcoatl was defeated by his evil compatriots and forced to flee back to the world of Dawn, with a handful of Feathered Serpents living outside the physical plane.
"Could it be...... This is not the remains of some witch, but the remains of a feathered serpent? Charles thought with a little surprise.
Feathered Serpents are all good factions, and it is much safer to explore their ruins than to explore the Witch Ruins. He shared what he knew with the audience in the live broadcast room, and at the same time told the goblin scholar again.
"The remnants of the Ancient Feathered Serpent?"
The goblins trembled with excitement.
"I'm sure there are many ancient secrets in this ruin! For example, the whereabouts of the Order Twin Snakes, what gods they have become, and whether the Cosmos Giant Serpent is the body of the Order Twin Snakes! β
The barrage of swiping the screen is also full of words such as "Order Twin Snakes" and "Universal Giant Snake".
Players are also interested in the game's backstory, and of course, many people don't have the patience to discover it, and Charles acts as a storyteller, leading players to explore that ancient history.
"If the Order Twin Serpents are still alive, they must be powerful gods or gods like gods."
Lutden directs the Goblin Brothers to inspect the mines.
Soon after, the goblin brothers returned with a look of horror on their faces.
"Uncle, the bones we found last time suddenly disappeared." Goblin warrior Mulder muttered.
"What?!" Ludon, who was chatting with Charles about ancient knowledge, was taken aback and rushed to the rocks stacked on the eastern side of the mining site.
Charles followed, and saw the goblin scholar wandering around the rubble.
"Impossible."
"There were originally two scaly bones here, judging from the clothes, they should be slaves of the Quetzalcoatl clan, a man and a woman, and there are no traces of death caused by swords and blunt weapons on the bones, and it is preliminarily concluded that they were ......killed by mental attacks."
"Where did you last explore, and where did the Astral Mercenaries die?" Charles asked.
"We entered the mine, and just as we found the gate of the ruins, a group of astral ghosts surrounded us before we could open it." The goblin scholar looked flustered.
"Then go into the mines!"
Charles turned and beckoned Jemi, Starshine, and Alyssa, and strode toward the deep cavern.
"Waitβ" Ludon hurriedly trotted up with his two nephews.
The black rain was cut off in the mine, the sound of the rain around the ears disappeared, and the group threw the waterproof cloaks they had taken off on the stones at the entrance of the cave.
This side of the cave is on higher ground, so no rainwater pours into the interior. After advancing for a while, the aura suddenly became cold, and there seemed to be a pair of eyes watching the exploration team in the darkness.
"Something is watching us......" said Mu Fan, a wanderer goblin who was less courageous, trembling.
"Shut up!" Ludon kicked his nephew in the ass again.
"Countless astral ghosts!" Charles took a deep breath, don't look at the darkness around him as if there was nothing, but unfortunately the astral ghosts are ethereal energy bodies that can hide in the rock layers of the four walls. (To be continued.) )