In this strange surface, the Narwhal would not dare to fly too high even if it could fly now, because God knows what is above.
They were flying almost a few meters above the ground, and taking this opportunity, the crew members on the ship began to familiarize themselves with their new ship.
Driving an airship is very different from driving a boat, and they still need familiarity and training. Fortunately, they didn't encounter anything dangerous along the way, and the Gobi Desert on the surface is still very desolate.
As the distance gradually got closer, layers of track marks and tire marks appeared on the ground, which were left by previous exploration ships.
In the end, Charles didn't even need a map; just looking at the marks could guide them to their destination.
During this time, Charles would occasionally encounter returning exploration teams.
Through them Charles knew that their quest had begun.
Although the areas you go to in the sky will gradually turn into relics, there are always more solutions than problems. As long as you carry relics with you, you don't have to worry about anything turning into relics.
A long time passed quickly, and Charles came back to the bottom of the huge black wall.
The exploration ships that arrived early stopped next to the darkness. From a distance, it looked as if a steel town had appeared out of nowhere beside the huge black wall.
"Captain, it looks like it's going to be quite lively. I never thought we'd have a day of group exploration." Dipper leaned out of most of the ship and said excitedly to Charles beside him.
Charles looked at the airships and exploration ships in the distance and thought to himself, "They seem to have formed an exploration fleet under the contact of the Explorers Association. I wonder what new clues they found during the time I was back."
His goal now is very clear, the first is to find the dark body and find a way to get it back. If there is no way, then contact the foundation and ask them to send it, or force them to send it.
"Whoosh~" A circle of sparks suddenly appeared above the huge black wall in the distance.
Under the gaze of everyone, the flame in the darkness fell heavily to the ground like a giant firebird.
Charles took the telescope and looked at the dark ground. In addition to the wreckage of the Foundation's planes, there were some black twisted metals.
It is not easy to explore a place where both the Foundation and Piper and his team are in trouble.
When the leader of the exploration fleet saw Charles's Narwhal approaching, he immediately came up to him.
The man, who looked to be in his fifties, had legs made of iron, which made clanking sounds as he stepped on the deck.
The tough look beneath the scar on his forehead let Charles know that since the Explorers Society had made him the captain of the fleet, it was obvious that they had given it full consideration.
"Governor Charles, the situation is not optimistic. The situation above is very dangerous. Our people are working day and night to attack the enemy. The casualties are very heavy. The so-called darkness has not been found yet." His voice was hoarse but very fast, and there seemed to be a hint of urgency in his voice.
"How many meters have you explored upwards?" Charles asked, looking up at the huge black wall in front of him.
"This is a simple map. We have explored 1,500 meters upwards. Our people are attacking the third floating island.
A long map appeared in front of Charles, showing that there was more than one floating island above the earth's surface. They were big and small, and the only thing they had in common was that they were all suspended in the air.
A large part of the map was blank, and it was obvious that they had not completed the exploration.
The most eye-catching thing on the map is that there are two new floating islands on the island that Charles had visited, and the two islands are drawn with a dotted line.
There are three islands on the map, which does not mean that there are only three floating islands on it. It’s just that after paying a heavy price, they only found out this much information.
The man named Depute pointed his finger between the second and third islands.
"There is a strange forest between the two islands. It is 90 degrees in angle. There are some creatures in it that often fly out and attack our airship. Most of our damage was caused by them. Obviously, they are all relics."
"Governor Charles, to be honest, compared to the barren ground, it is very lively up there. We also found something special in that forest. I think it is necessary to show it to you."
A photo was shown in front of Charles, and what was shown in it made his pupils shrink slightly.
A skull is wrapped in weird, vomit-like, colorful moss.
Although a little deformed, Charles could still tell that it was a human bone.
"Captain, do you think it could be from the Foundation?"
Hearing Dipper's question, Charles shook his head to express his disapproval. "Not necessarily. If they were really from the Foundation, their bodies wouldn't have decayed so quickly."
But if this skull really doesn't belong to the Foundation, then this matter makes sense.
If there are still surviving humans on the Landmark, does that mean that as long as we find their habitat, we can be sure that the surface can also accommodate humans from the Earthsea
Now there is only a skull, Charles cannot be sure, he needs more information.
"Apart from this skull, are there any other clues to the existence of humans?"
"No."
"Did you encounter three pink eyeballs on it?"
Charles now really wants to know whether the thing that had fought with the Foundation and Piper before is living here or just happened to come here. Figuring this out will be very helpful for his subsequent exploration.
"No." Depute just finished speaking, and then felt that what he said was a bit too absolute, and continued to add: "The returning airships did not report this. Some of the missing airships may have encountered this, but they were unable to report it to us."
This is the truth. If anyone encounters that thing, it would be very difficult to come back alive.
Charles thought about it and decided not to waste any more time. He ordered Depute in front of him, "I want to go up there and see for myself. Send someone who has been there and is still alive to be my guide."
"Yeah." Dept nodded and quickly turned and left.
As the Narwhal entered darkness, a one-armed woman appeared on the deck.
Following Charles, there were three other airships, all of which also had exploration missions.
"Captain Charles, monsters in the forest are usually very fast. The thing that attacked our airbags was a flying bird without feathers and with five eyes evenly rotating on its head."
"Its hooked beak is very sharp and can puncture the air bag within three seconds if it is not blocked."
The one-armed woman spoke slowly, as the right half of her teeth were gone and her speech was inaudible, but she still tried hard to describe what she had seen and heard.
(End of this chapter)