"Ta, ta, ta."
Between the steel passages, a faint blue light flashes, and between the flow of magic power, a clear and heavy stamping sound can be heard.
At this time, Joshua and others were heading deeper into the pyramid under the guidance of No. 3. Their goal was the [Ecological Cycle Zone] under the central area.
After having a brief conversation with Moria and others, Joshua decided to believe what No. 3 said - after all, no matter how suspicious he was, she did not show any malice from the beginning. As the person they met in this world, The only being she could communicate with, Joshua still had many questions to ask her.
Of course, the first goal is to find the [Ecological Cycle Area] first. After all, they don’t know how long they will stay here. The source of food and water is very important. After informing No. 3 of this, the artificial intelligence led them to the pass. In a passage downwards.
There are countless intersecting passages inside the huge pyramid, some of which are illuminated by blue light, and some of which have been completely extinguished. According to No. 3, due to the lack of personnel maintenance, even if the mobile fortress has the ability to self-regulate, it has accumulated a lot of damage over the millennium that cannot be repaired. of damage.
"We are passing through the energy storage area and are almost reaching our destination." No. 3 reported calmly: "The food storage area is on the other side, but after thousands of years, it has probably all turned into soil."
Above everyone is the core dogma area in the center that regulates energy transportation, and below it is the living area and ecological cycle area of human life.
The light ahead was getting brighter and brighter. Without No. 3's reminder, Joshua could feel the increasingly obvious breath of life. It was completely opposite to the dead and desolate wilderness outside the pyramid, and the corners of Claire's mouth also Lifting it slightly, she also sensed the message of natural existence.
The steel passage began to expand, the original opening of the passage began to become wider and wider, and the flow of the wind began to become more obvious. Everyone continued to move forward, and finally reached the end of the passage. They crossed a half-way made of magic. The transparent barrier entered a vast space.
The surging breath of life rushed to his face. Joshua raised his head and stared at everything in front of him.
What he saw was a blue-green world. The huge man-made earth and sky stretched endlessly before his eyes. Compared with this huge space, the group of them were as small as ants. The lush exotic plants swayed their blue-green leaves and made a rustling sound when blown by the wind, while the dark brown ground was covered with scattered shrubs and weeds.
"This is the ecological recycling area."
In the voice of No. 3, everyone observed the world.
"It's really impressive." The old dwarf said with emotion: "I didn't expect that there is such a large piece of land in this pyramid."
He squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil, rubbed it in his hands, and nodded: "The soil quality is not bad, not fertile soil, but it is still within the normal range."
Claire also observed the surrounding environment, fields, forests, hills, cliffs, and the small lake not far away. In this huge space inside the pyramid, everything is available, although compared to the real The world is extremely small, but it is indeed a complete ecological cycle...
No, it's not complete.
Because no matter whether it was Joshua or Rin, Moria or Claire, the four of them found no trace of an animal during a period of observation. All they saw were some silent ancient trees and scattered trees. Not even small plants, not even insects.
"Only plants are stable beings."
Seeing the doubts in everyone's eyes, No. 3 opened his mouth to explain, and a calm and emotionless voice sounded: "The artificial natural cycle is fragile. Without the adjustment of the Kallis people, it only takes a little mistake to cause unforeseen consequences here." Redemptive destruction... In this absolutely safe closed environment, all animals have exhausted their potential. Repeated inbreeding has caused genetic diseases to become more serious, and even caused them to lose the ability to leave offspring, and gradually move toward self-destruction. .”
Speaking of this, No. 3 seemed to be laughing at himself: "Just like the struggling world outside, in fact, these plants are about to be unable to survive. I tried my best to maintain this ecological cycle area after the extinction of the Kallis people. Stability, while effective, is not huge.”
Neither Moria nor Claire could understand what No. 3 said and frowned, while Rin explained to them.
"... Well, indeed, she is right, and the plants here are also dying."
After listening to Rin's story, Claire knelt down and gently touched the grass and shrubs beside her, with a light green luster flowing in her hands. She closed her eyes and communed with this tiny piece of nature.
Then, the elf sighed and stood up. She shook her head and said nothing more.
Both Joshua and Moria were looking around, and their expressions were not much better. Although they have prepared for the worst, and the current situation is not bad, it is by no means optimistic.
"It doesn't matter if there are no animals. Even if it's bark, I can digest it and convert it into energy." Joshua frowned slightly. He took a step forward and whispered to No. 3: "But it's buried underground. What’s going on with the large swaths of bones?”
He waved his hand, and the red fighting spirit stirred up the soil. Suddenly, countless pale bones of various creatures appeared in front of everyone, including those of unknown creatures and those of Carlisians. All the bones were covered by a thin layer of soil. , buried under the earth, most of them were extremely dilapidated, with only a few stone-like remains remaining.
Moria, who had also noticed this before, didn't pay attention to these bones. He just stood behind Joshua, frowning, watching with golden eyes the warrior using unknown language and No. 3 comminicate.
Joshua Radcliffe, the descendant of the old man who inherited the name of the Radcliffe family, this warrior who simply returned to his hometown after learning of his father's death and inherited the title can do everything he has ever done. It is comparable to miracles, whether it is one person who eliminated his uncle's team to seize the title, or he repelled the black tide twice in a row and closed the time and space gate. But this time you came to this world on the verge of doomsday by accident, it was also because of the place he brought you. Crystallization of block steel.
And he can actually speak the language of another world, and can communicate with artificial intelligence life in another world... This all feels so weird, as if it has been set up long ago.
"By God..."
The old dwarf muttered: "Damn, it's almost like a legend."
Even if he didn't believe it, he couldn't help but think of the word fate in his heart.
And Joshua is still communicating with No. 3.
"These skeletons before you are the remnants of the warriors who resisted Chaos thousands of years ago."
The artificial intelligence with black wings answered Joshua's question: "At the last day of civilization a thousand years ago, they couldn't see any hope and decided to die here. Not only here, but also in the Crystal Sun Church above. There are many skeletons, I guess you have all seen them too.”
After a slight pause, No. 3 seemed to be processing the information in the fortress, and then said: "There are more skeletons in the nearby living area, and most of them have been decomposed by magic. It is their souls that are gathered in the center of the fortress. It was the dogmatic area that gave me wisdom.”
"Yeah."
Nodding slightly, Joshua suddenly thought of something. His voice passed through the armor and sounded a little dull: "No. 3, have you been wandering around this land for many years?"
"One thousand and seventy-two years, to be exact."
No. 3 bowed slightly: "Of course, if it refers to my independent consciousness, then it only lasts for nearly a thousand years."
"very good."
Joshua was very satisfied with the answer. He looked directly into the eyes of the artificial intelligence projection: "Then can you explain to us the reasons for the strange phenomena in the outside world? There are also some special areas in this world."
The warrior pointed out something: "For example, the place where the wild gods gather."
(End of chapter)