[The Sun, the source of life, the leader of all fires, and the king of lights.
Nourish all things and drive away silence.
Praise the sun, may it adorn the sky forever.]
[—Praise to the Sun]
The sun is the source of all energy in the world. All things originate from the burning brilliance of the sun. Only in this way can they flourish and grow instead of falling into the cold and desolate silence.
If the world loses the sun, then the terrifying eternal night will fall.
The world in front of Joshua undoubtedly confirmed this point - the dark sky covered the sky and the scorching sun, completely blocking the sun's brilliance, so the earth collapsed into a barren plain, and there was only a death-like atmosphere in the sky and the earth. Silence.
However, even in this world without sunlight, there is still a difference between day and night. When Joshua and the others first crossed over, although the inexplicable light source was extremely dim, it at least allowed them to see the surrounding scene. But now , all the light sources were extinguished, and except for the radiance emitted by the golden strong men, there was no more light in the world.
And in this speechless darkness, the sound of a whistle that resounded for hundreds of miles suddenly came from the distance, and the rumbling sound of steel rotating. Looking back, Joshua and others were shocked to find, In the distance, there is a large mountain-like shadow that is traveling at a slow speed.
"...Isn't that a mountain peak?"
Moria stood up immediately. He patted the dust on his butt and stared at the huge shadow moving in the distance in surprise: "I originally thought that the shadows were mountains."
Claire also stood up slowly. She stared in the same direction and said, "The mountain will not move."
"Monsters as big as mountains don't exist." Joshua looked at the rhythm of the mountains in the distance, listened to the changes in the whistle, and quickly estimated the opponent's speed and distance in his mind. He said smoothly: "Old Mountain Nong, Fengshan Dragon, Fuyue Dragon... These are monsters comparable to the peaks of mountains, but this thing is obviously man-made from the sound."
In the distance, as the shadows gradually approached, the four people standing still could see each other's more detailed features - with each whistle, several solid white air pillars broke through the gray fog, Rushing towards the sky and then dissipating, these fluorescent mist are extremely conspicuous in the black sky.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble—"
Nowadays, more details can be heard in the sound. The sound of steel turning is the sound of tracks running over rocks and wheels turning slowly. Joshua and Rin looked at each other, then looked at Moria and Clay. you.
"This is getting really weird."
He looked very interested, with a smile on his lips. The strange sights and things in front of him aroused his curiosity, and Joshua seemed a little eager to try it.
Moria seemed to have discovered his intention, and he immediately reminded: "Be careful, we don't know what is on the other side yet, are you just planning to go and investigate?"
"It's better to be cautious."
Claire echoed, and she frowned as well.
In such a dead world, a huge moving object is suddenly discovered - this is a huge steel structure like a mountain. No matter how you think about it, you need to carefully observe it before considering other things.
After hearing what these two people said, Joshua just shook his head.
"Friends, do we have any other choice?"
His expression looked very calm, as if he was just describing the facts: "I don't think you have brought supplies, water, food or other things with you. Although the golden strong man can guarantee a certain combat effectiveness without food, but that is when the energy is active. Mycroft Continent, in this strange world that is constantly absorbing our strength, we have no food and water, and rest is in vain to consume our minds... "
Having said this, Joshua shook his head and concluded: "Prudence is indeed a virtue. If it were in the past, I would definitely support thinking more before taking action - but today we are not qualified."
After saying that, he raised his head to determine the direction and walked decisively towards the huge shadow. Rin trotted closely behind the warrior. When he passed Moria and Claire, he smiled apologetically. one time.
"... let's go."
After a moment of silence, the old dwarf shook his head and said with a smile: "What he said is indeed right. We are not qualified to dawdle now."
Claire followed Moria closely and walked in the direction where Joshua left. She looked at the Ring of Two Snakes in her hand and didn't know what she was thinking.
Soon after, they caught up with Joshua at the top of a hill.
Why did this guy stop
The old dwarf had some strange thoughts. He stood on the left side of the warrior and looked up straight ahead.
Then he also stopped in place in shock.
Saw.
What is exposed in front of everyone is a huge trapezoidal pyramid. Under the huge body comparable to a mountain, there is a huge base and tracks covering dozens of square kilometers. The steel rotation is accompanied by a terrifying magical light, supporting it. This mobile mountain range moves across the landscape. Accompanied by the rumbling sound of rotation and the whistling of the whistle, white columns of air spurted out from both sides of the pyramid, turning into magical and fluorescent mist that floated towards the sky.
Claire also came here and joined the observation team. The green-haired elf beauty also stood there blankly.
Closer.
You can see various traces on this huge pyramid. It is made of countless silver-white steel. The left, right and rear sides are extremely smooth. Only in the direction of the front is there an unusually wide path leading to the flat tower. top ladder. On both sides of the stairs, there are countless ancient stone sculptures with strange shapes, most of which are warriors holding weapons and fighting various monsters. On the top of the flat tower, there stood a huge crystal ball. There was a trace of pale golden light flowing in the ball, which was extremely dim and seemed to be about to go out.
"Is this a moving mountain... such a huge pyramid."
Thinking of this, Joshua took a deep breath. Even with his knowledge, he felt a strong shock.
It is not that he has never seen buildings comparable to the mountains and mountains. The 'Holy Mountain' of the Holy Mountain in the Far Sea was built from scratch by generations of people of the Holy Light. The white tower in the eastern plain also goes straight into the realm of stars. The crystallization of wisdom, even the imperial capital of the Northern Empire, is located in the center of the three mountains, and its scale is not inferior to this huge pyramid. Not to mention the [Valley of Tears Fortress], which was built in the abyss by hundreds of millions of demons and took several worlds to hollow out.
But no matter what, they won't move!
"This kind of... this kind of..."
Facing such a miraculous creation, even Moria's hundred years of experience and knowledge could not remain calm. He opened his eyes wide and stared dumbfounded at the huge steel pyramid heading in their direction. There was no other thought in his mind: "Such a huge engineering creation, such a complicated enchanted alchemical structure, my God..."
"...I can actually feel a breath of nature?"
She closed her eyes and felt the other person's breath with her spirit. Soon after, Claire opened her eyes in confusion. She softly admired: "There is a complete ecological circle inside this pyramid... It's incredible."
"It is indeed incredible. You must know that this is the last creation of a civilization that can enter the star realm and travel in the multiverse."
Recalling some of the information the old butler had told him in a secret letter, Joshua, who had been silent at first, suddenly said: "They once resisted the attacks of the Aragami in a mountain-like fortress, and were always planning a counterattack—originally I I thought it was just an exaggeration, but I didn’t expect it to be as big as a mountain peak.”
Even far beyond ordinary hills.
"What should we do next?"
Unknowingly, the entire small team began to focus on Joshua, and Claire subconsciously began to ask the warriors for their opinions.
"What else can be done?"
The huge steel pyramid carried a rumbling sound and drove towards the hillside where everyone was. Joshua laughed: "You have already said that there is an ecosystem inside this pyramid - of course you should go and see it first. Let’s see.”
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone!
(End of chapter)