Standing on the ice of Lake Nissière, the silver-haired girl blinked her green eyes, quietly looking through the ice at the bottom of the lake.
Under the translucent ice, the water of the Snow Lake is clear, and its depths are silent and profound. Above the sky, a beam of sunlight leaks out from between the clouds, and the golden light slants in like a sharp sword, swaying between the frozen ice and the cold water. time, reflecting blurred colors.
Nostradamus and the other dwarves brought by Moria also stared at the bottom of the ice, but unlike Ying's patient gaze, the dwarves all had a hint of doubt on their faces.
Why haven't you come up yet
This is what everyone thinks. Is there something wrong
Exploring the bottom of the lake is not difficult. You must know that both Joshua and Moria are gold-level experts. In front of these two people, as long as it is not an absolute sea with a depth of tens of thousands of meters, Abyss, then it is not a problem for them. It is just a snow lake, even if there is magic interference, it should have been explored by them long ago.
But in fact, after a long time, they still didn't come up.
"Is there something special under this lake? The master and the lord didn't have time to inform us, so they started studying it on the spot?"
A dwarf couldn't help but said. He was a disciple of Moria. He was young and had only two iron rings on his beard. He looked confused: "It is still said that this lake is very deep and the bottom is very big. Can’t you finish the survey at once?”
"It's just a snow lake, how can it be deep?"
Another dwarf muttered and frowned: "But it has been more than ten minutes. Based on the master's experience, even if it is a sea area, the exploration should not be so slow..."
Neither Ying nor Nostradamus spoke, letting the dwarves conduct their own discussions. One was looking at the bottom of the ice intently, while the other was distracted and looking away, as if he was thinking about something.
As time passed, even the calmest dwarf began to feel a little strange. Even Ying frowned, and the old mage also moved his gaze to look under the ice. But at this moment, there was a sudden wave of sound at the bottom of the lake. A faint vibration and light.
Then, under everyone's shocked gaze, the magic rainbow light shot straight up, breaking through the deep lake water, passing through the transparent ice, and changing bright and unpredictable brilliance on it.
Not only that, one after another magical light surged like a flood, making everyone present open their mouths in surprise, immersed in the beautiful scene around them, accompanied by the sound of the ice breaking. , the two figures also broke through the water and returned to the top of the lake.
It was Joshua and Moria who looked serious.
Due to the protection of their fighting spirit, the clothes on their bodies were not soaked by the lake water. The old dwarf refused his disciple's offer to hand him his coat, and instead followed the warrior towards Nostradamus.
When the old mage saw the serious expressions on the two men's faces, he understood that the two of them must have encountered something strange at the bottom of the lake, and it looked like it was obviously a big deal.
This is of course, because at this time, the magical rainbow light has begun to spread towards the sky, and faint auroras and rainbows have appeared in the sky. Such a big change must be a big deal.
But even though he was mentally prepared, Nostradamus couldn't help but let out an exclamation after hearing Joshua's description, even though he was as calm as he was.
"Six hundred meters deep—palm print?!"
The old mage took a deep breath, his eyes full of surprise, and his white beard trembled, highlighting his shock: "This power! I can't comment... Also, Moria, are you sure it was a thousand years ago?" Forming?!"
"Yes."
Moria nodded, he touched the metal ring on his beard, his golden eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression was very serious: "I swear in the name of the mountains and the sons of the earth, and my beard, according to the results of my many years of surveying Experience shows that the geological changes in this lake did occur nearly a thousand years ago."
"I can't see any geological information." Joshua stood aside and shrugged. He looked very calm. It must have been because of the reason he was surprised before: "But, even if it is a Jiyi-level Aragami, the most powerful opponent I have ever encountered, it is impossible to create such traces."
"This is a matter of power condensation and control." He seriously commented on combat effectiveness: "In terms of pure strength, the powerful Jiyi and the legendary strong can do this, but there is no doubt that It would be implicated in the nearby Nissie Snow Mountain. Even if it collapses, it is not surprising. But this palm print is imprinted on the earth like this, and even the magic crystal vein at the bottom is not crushed. This kind of control It’s very scary, it’s the equivalent of trying to thread a needle through the hole of a needle with enough force to flatten steel.”
"Indeed, this kind of control, even if it is Israel, the current emperor may not be able to achieve it, and a thousand years ago..."
After hearing the two people's analysis from two aspects, Nostradamus lowered his head. He thought for a while, and then slowly said with a solemn expression: "Now is the year 832 of Starfall, and a thousand years ago... that was loss. Three hundred years period."
Hearing this word, Joshua and Moria also frowned subconsciously. Obviously, it was not the first time for them to hear this word.
There are really too many unknowns about the meaning of this word.
The three hundred years of Lost Era between the Era of Glory and the Era of Starfall, which spanned the two eras, really wiped out too much history and too much news. Because of it, mankind was knocked back from its heyday to ancient times. In the feudal era, because of it, countless advanced technologies had faults, and people could only start research again. It was after the destruction and before the creation of the era. This was a lost and foggy era.
This palm print appeared in that era, and the meaning contained in it can't help but make people think deeply.
"This news... don't tell anyone else yet."
Nostradamus turned his head slightly and looked at the dwarves not far away who were immersed in the magnificent scenery of the magic rainbow light. He seemed to have something to say: "Studying it is a long-term and large-scale project. If you can, try your best." Don't let anyone else know, just let 'us' do it."
The warrior and the old dwarf both nodded, no one would talk about such things casually, and Moria couldn't help but sigh: "Actually, let's not talk about those big things, I originally thought the water depth in this place was only more than a hundred. Meters, it would be more convenient to mine magic crystals, but now it seems that there is no way to mine magic crystals at a depth of 600 meters..."
Hearing this, Joshua also sighed with regret. He originally thought that this magic crystal vein could also generate income for the territory, but he did not expect to encounter such an unexpected incident. It was really a pity.
Today's survey has come to an end for the time being. Joshua invited Moria and Nostradamus to visit his newly built lord's mansion, and the two readily agreed. However, after seeing the granite castle like a fortress, The two couldn't help but sigh silently in their hearts about the warrior's taste, and then settled down.
The construction of the college was also extremely fast.
It is already a warm spring day in Gale May. Although the location of the Nissii Snow Mountain makes it still a bit cold in the vicinity, this low temperature is considered to be a comfortable level for northerners to take a walk. It is not at all Regardless of any influence, countless construction workers happily carried equipment and materials into the mountains and began the preliminary preparations.
Although it was difficult to build on the mountainside, they were assisted by mages in their actions. With the help of levitation, reduction and weight reduction, countless building materials that were huge and heavy and could not be transported by manpower were easily transported. They were piled up halfway up the mountain.
In order to build better and faster, Joshua also sent out his knights to help the construction workers and dwarves in the construction, which can also be regarded as honing their physical strength.
These knights who were trained under the warriors now have strong bodies, strong strength, and very long endurance after practicing the breathing method. After seeing their labor, Joshua couldn't help but understand why there are so many people in this world. The city walls and buildings are so majestic, often tens of meters high and tens of meters thick, no less than the super buildings of previous lives.
Any black iron-level construction worker can move several tons of building materials with the help of the most convenient spells, and the Silver Knight is equivalent to a large industrial machine, whether it is excavating the mountainside or carrying it, with incredible abilities. Strength, although they occasionally complained that such work was insulting to the honor of the knights, after seeing people like Joshua, Moria and even Nostradamus occasionally helping out in person, such complaints were reduced. Disappeared without a trace.
With the help of Master Jiyi's magic, the project progressed very quickly. In less than a month, the foundation was laid, and the most basic structure of the academy was agreed upon. The space in the heart of the mountain was also opened by Joshua and Moria. After leading a group of Silver Knights to finish digging, they even unexpectedly discovered a high-purity iron-copper associated vein in the heart of the mountain. Of course, now was not the time to mine this thing.
In the year 832, the third day of the sixth lunar month, the Nissii Snow Mountain was at the foundation of the college halfway up the mountain.
Joshua stood on the open platform and looked at the hard-working construction workers and knights in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Let's not talk about ordinary workers. In terms of combat power, these knights are comparable to those with heavy armor and extremely fast speed." Tanks and combat vehicles, and as a labor force, can also be compared to large construction machines.”
Although the strength of construction workers can be called monsters compared to ordinary people, there is still a big gap compared with knights.
However, the results in front of him can be called swift. Moria has personally verified that the quality of the foundation is very good, enough to support the magnificent academy area in Nostradamus's plan. Even the most arduous transportation and excavation work are gone. The work has been completed by the knights, and the next step is to let the construction workers build the entire academy.
This kind of delicate work, even with the help of magic, will never be faster, but it will never be too slow. According to the old dwarf's speculation, half a year is enough to set up a rough framework, and then it will be faster.
And Joshua couldn't help but think of the late stage of the great development of magic technology in his previous life.
"We have such productivity now. If we have the assistance of civilian magic armor in the future, it will be even faster."
Thinking of this, Joshua couldn't help but nodded.
As a semi-auxiliary magic technology product that can assist people in their work and enhance strength, endurance and accuracy, magic armor is not only used in combat, but also has miraculous effects when used in infrastructure construction.
Although the current construction workers cannot compare with the knights in terms of basic strength, if they all have a basic set of magic armor frames, then both transportation and construction will be a few steps faster, Laping and the knights gap, and the accuracy of the machine is definitely higher than that of most ordinary architects.
Magic armor is a great invention that allows ordinary people to have knight-level strength. As the strength becomes stronger, the efficiency will also become higher. In the last period of the previous life, its popularization has begun. Although after the invasion of demons, There is no way to complete large-scale installation and manufacturing, but everyone believes that as long as it begins to be popularized and installed, it will be the prelude to the magic energy revolution and the clarion call for counterattack. If powerful warriors are armed with stronger armor, , the strength will also be improved to a higher level.
Thinking of this, Joshua did not hesitate and immediately found Moria who was directing the construction, and the two immediately began to discuss the details on this point.
The old dwarf has always been interested in magic armor. This is a completely different design idea from the armor he made before.
With magic technology as the core and forging as the auxiliary, although some dwarves may not like this design, as rune dwarves, the combination of magic and forging is their instinct.
He came to the main city of Moldavia to find Joshua just for this technology. Even helping to build the rune factory was just incidental. Now that the warrior was willing to take the initiative to discuss with him, he was of course very happy. Moria was present. He left the work in his hands, handed it over to one of his disciples, and went to discuss related issues with Joshua.
Although the design drawing they drew last time was burned to ashes by the aftermath of the time and space teleportation, they quickly designed a new and more mature armor concept.
After leaving the construction site on the Nissii Snow Mountain, the two returned to the main city of Moldavia and came to the sealing room under the cemetery church. With the help of the advanced forging equipment and alchemy equipment there, they began to carry out preliminary work. Forge and experiment.
With Joshua and Moria's resolute character and action, coupled with detailed design drawings and a steady supply of materials, it didn't take long for the first set of experimental magic armor to be finished. Coming soon.
In the great plains in the northwest of the empire, a final war against the orcs also sounded a low and serious horn.
(End of chapter)