"good."
Standing at the foot of the mountain, enjoying the cool wind, Joshua looked at the schematic diagram projected by Nostradamus, nodded and said: "It looks good, but I don't know what will happen if the college is actually built, but I Unexpectedly, you have actually completed the internal structure design of the college."
The old mage smiled slightly and said nothing.
In fact, he had the idea of building a new college nearly ten years ago, and the preparations have been completed in recent years. As long as he finds a suitable and good place, he can start construction directly, let alone the college. After years of boredom, he had even planned different decorations for each classroom and had several backup plans.
At the same time, Moria was also observing the schematic diagram, and he also agreed: "It is indeed very good. The conditions of the Nissie Snow Mountain are very good, and the location is also very suitable."
"This mountain is basically made of rocks. As long as we make a good fulcrum, we can continue to dig into the center of the mountain to expand a lot of space in the future. We don't have to worry about the scale of the college having nowhere to expand in the future." As he spoke, he moved closer. He looked at the projection seriously and said: "It is far away from the black forest, the terrain is high enough, surrounded by uninhabited ice fields, and the environment is very good. It is a place where you can do research and study with peace of mind... In fact, it seems that the rune factory can also be placed it's here."
The old dwarf seemed to still have some unfinished ideas. He continued: "There are rivers and lakes here, and the concentration of magic energy is sufficient. If the college is built, there will be enough manpower to maintain the factory... It is indeed very suitable."
After hearing Moria's suggestion, Joshua thought for a while and felt that this was indeed a good choice. After all, the Rune Factory is, to put it bluntly, just a semi-automated magic furnace core and a complete set of production processes. In addition to the energy source of the furnace core that needs to be considered, the main body does not occupy a large area and can be built anywhere. If they are together, they can also rely on the surrounding rivers to build waterwheels, allowing part of the production process to operate using water power.
After all, magic power is precious. If there are other sources of power, it is better not to waste it. What's more, if the factory has products in the future, it can use river water to transport them downstream, which is simple and convenient.
After roughly finalizing the location of the college, Joshua and others discussed the environment around the Nissie Snow Mountain for a while, and then it was time to get down to business.
"Master, do you really plan to enter this lake?"
Standing on the ice of the snow lake at the foot of the mountain, Ying said with some worry: "I'm not worried about your safety... but what if the surrounding area collapses accidentally?"
The girl seemed to have a misunderstanding of her master.
"Although. The main reason why I went to explore this snow lake is my curiosity."
Joshua, who was already prepared and was about to enter the lake with Moria, shrugged and replied: "But part of it is to survey the surrounding terrain - well, you have to trust your master, I You are not a destructive maniac who causes havoc, this time you are going to do something serious, so just stay here and wait for me to come back."
After saying that, under the watchful eyes of Ying, the old mage and others, he and Moria broke the ice and entered the water.
The first thing I felt was a bone-chilling chill.
The temperature of the lake is about zero degrees, but the water will quickly take away the heat on the skin, so it actually feels colder. Joshua, who had just entered the water, found that the water in the snow lake was very clear, and there was nothing visible to the naked eye. There seems to be an inexplicable force cleaning away the dirt in it all the time.
Realizing this, Joshua couldn't help but feel very curious and swam faster.
When you dived more than ten meters underwater, the surroundings were already opaque. There was darkness beside you, without any living things, or any traces of fish or other life. Continuing downward, it became even deeper and darker, with only the soundless flow of water. The surge of breath disturbs people's sense of direction.
The further down you go, the greater the pressure of the water. When you are a hundred meters underwater, there is no light or sound, only the biting cold air and the endless surging undercurrent.
With the help of life energy, Joshua could feel that the old dwarf was not far away from him, and he was swimming downwards. But the strange thing was that both of them had already dived more than a hundred meters into the water, but they still couldn't. There is no contact with the bottom of the lake. You must know that this is just an ordinary snow lake.
Waves of obscure magic power came from further down the lake, disrupting the fighting spirit around the two people. However, both Joshua and Moria were gold-level warriors, and neither the pressure of the lake nor the disturbance of magic power would affect them. Can't really affect them.
Although the development of the matter was somewhat unexpected, Joshua still planned to continue exploring. He wanted to dive to the bottom to find out what was going on. Looking at the old dwarf's actions, it seemed that he had made the same choice as him.
Immediately, the two of them accelerated their swimming at the same time and dived deeper.
In the deep lake, there is a deathly silence. If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely be inspired by the unknown darkness with no sound, no light, and no direction. However, both Joshua and the old dwarf have experienced something worse than this. This kind of thing is dozens or hundreds of times more terrifying. This little feeling of deep water depression has been thrown away by them long ago.
Two hundred meters, three hundred meters, four hundred meters... The speed of diving is getting faster and faster, the pressure in the water is getting bigger and bigger, and the depth has reached an incredible level. The two people who originally planned to go to the bottom of the water to survey Before he knew it, he had dived more than 500 meters away.
This is incredible!
Moria stared directly into the depths of the dark lake. The deep color was as dead and terrifying as the abyss. He sighed in his heart: "Five hundred meters is already a bottomless pit. It's just a snow." How can a lake created by melting water be so deep!”
Joshua had the same idea. He carefully observed his surroundings, but found nothing. So far, they had not found any obvious fluctuations in magic power. It was as if the magic crystal veins mentioned by the old dwarf did not exist.
At this time, they were located about 600 meters below the water level. The deepest part of the lake was unknown. Joshua felt very strange. According to his feeling, there were not many toxic substances in the lake that were unique to volcanoes. Logically speaking, life can breed here. He couldn't help but think of Lake Baikal in his previous life. It was also a huge freshwater lake in the snowfield. Although it was cold, there were still many fish schools, but there was no trace of life here. .
The two of them were still diving, seemingly determined not to give up until they reached their goal, but fortunately not long after, the soldiers found a glimmer of light ahead.
This light was so conspicuous in the dark depths of the lake. Joshua immediately called Moria to go and observe. After swimming a few dozen meters, they came to the top of the light.
Under the bright blue fluorescent light, they were surprised to find that the bottom of the lake was right in front of them, but the two of them had already dived more than 600 meters, which was ten times the previous record.
It was not difficult to find where the light came from. Joshua easily found the source of the bright blue light. It was a bright crystal embedded in the sand and sedimentary rocks. Its core was a ball of The constantly rotating blue vortex releases bright blue light.
It is a very pure magic crystal!
Clenching his fists in excitement, the old dwarf turned his head. He gestured with Joshua in the water using the light of the crystals: "There must be more crystals around."
The warrior nodded silently, and then continued to look for other magic crystals. As for Moria, he swam to the side of this crystal and began to identify it further.
Both of them are golden warriors. As long as they have enough energy and their bodies no longer need oxygen supply, it doesn't matter how long they want to sneak in, so they are not in a hurry.
Not long after, Moria suddenly let out a sigh. He stretched out his hand and swept away the sand around the crystal. Suddenly, a brighter light came, and another crystal appeared in front of the old dwarf.
"Exposed crystal veins? No, this is five to six hundred meters deep. The general crystal veins are indeed at this depth. It is not surprising to encounter them, but what is this crystal?"
With this thought in his mind, Moria stretched out his hand and touched the second crystal. He thought with some confusion: "It is not a magic crystal, but it can also emit light. There are spiral patterns inside, and it is a special material that has never been seen before. It seems to hold energy very well…”
Joshua, who was exploring on the side, also noticed the light and swam back. When he saw the crystal that Moria touched, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Isn't this the church's high-level reward, the spiral crystal, that Artanis once used? As a practical item that can convert three kinds of holy light, Joshua remembers this thing very clearly.
Why are there spiral crystals here? Could it be produced in the Northland
It is indeed possible, but why has no one discovered it before
"Joshua."
At this time, the old dwarf spoke, and the sound waves were vibrated by the fighting spirit and passed through the water: "The energy of the crystal here seems to be blocked by some force. It can only leak out bit by bit. According to this speed, it takes a lot of time." It will take a long time to demonize the entire lake.”
"No matter how long it takes, it's not surprising. Mountains have existed longer than our civilization."
Joshua also said, and the two started talking in the water: "Even if it takes a thousand or ten thousand years, it is normal."
"The mountains may have existed for tens of thousands of years, but this lake is different." Moria looked serious, and his golden eyes scanned the sedimentary rocks next to the crystal: "Based on the traces of rocks and soil here, this lake was probably born. What happened over a thousand years ago, and according to the speed of magic leaking here, it is completely impossible for it to be demonized.”
As he spoke, he broke off the bright blue magic crystal he found at the beginning from the rock. Half of the crystal was still in the rock, and the other half was in the hands of the old dwarf. The bright light suddenly became stronger. After leaving the bottom of the rock here, the energy leakage speed of the magic crystal obviously became several times faster.
"The surrounding environment is very strange. I'm going to check on the situation."
Joshua looked around at the surrounding environment. He frowned and did not pay attention to Moria who was doing various tests with the magic crystal. He floated up for a distance, and then condensed the red fighting spirit flame in his hand.
The sudden high heat vaporized and boiled the icy cold snow water, releasing countless bubbles and bright light, stirring up a powerful impact of water flow. Under Joshua's precise control, the water flow and light swept across the bottom of the water. , spreading the mud and sand, completely lighting up the surroundings, showing the environment of a large area.
The crystals that had been hidden one after another were stimulated, and they continuously emitted bright lights of different colors. This seemed to have a chain reaction. Just a few seconds later, the entire bottom of the lake was completely illuminated by the light of the magic crystals. Bright, colorful rainbow lights flash, turning the entire bottom of the Snow Lake into a dreamlike place.
"OMG… "
Seeing this scene, Joshua did not sigh at the magnificent scenery. Instead, he took a deep breath: "What is this!?"
He looked at the bottom of the lake in surprise. Due to the light of the crystal, the shape of the entire lake bottom was clearly highlighted. This was the reason why the warrior was so surprised.
The shape of the bottom of the lake actually resembles a handprint! An extremely huge palm print with magic crystal as the base!
Whose handprint is this? !
(End of chapter)