"Hmm!" Coco raised her little head, looking very proud.
Lou Feier's curiosity was immediately aroused: "What on earth did you get just now?"
Xu Xin looked toward the front of the corridor and said, "Go ahead and talk as you go."
When Xu Xinjinyue entered the bracelet, Li Wenxi had already been chatting with the monster for a while.
In their hands, they were holding the two objects that Xu Xin had put into the bracelet from the counter.
A stack of transparent film and a metal rod that can release lasers.
The monster was obviously very surprised at the two things in its hands, which made its already ugly face even uglier and looked extremely ferocious.
"The transparent film is used to be worn on the body to resist the erosion of the concentrated scarlet crystal light on alien invaders... It's like a raincoat."
"And that metal rod that can release short lasers with a temperature of hundreds of millions of degrees is a tool for cutting scarlet crystals."
Several people were walking deeper into the corridor, and Xu Xin explained to Lou Feier in a low voice.
"...Ah?" Lou Feier's eyes widened, "...What a coincidence? Why is there something like this here?"
"This is just a coincidence. According to the monster, this world tree shouldn't normally have so many alien invaders gathering here. This time there are so many alien invaders gathering here, most likely because of these two things." Xu Xin said.
"Yeah." Li Wenxi took over the conversation and said, "These alien invaders are probably holding a selection here."
"Selection?" Lou Fei'er was a little puzzled. "Selection... what?"
"Select a worker to process scarlet crystal." Jin Yue whispered.
"This..." Lou Feier didn't know what to say.
Did they happen to accidentally walk into a selection
"The monster said that the reason for this selection may be because the alien invaders' giant ships are dispatched again after a thousand years."
Xu Xin looked deep into the corridor and observed as he said, "The launch of the giant ships requires a large amount of concentrated scarlet crystal as fuel. This time, the simultaneous launch of four giant ships may have consumed most of the 'source of life' that was about to be distributed to other alien invaders on Earth. Therefore, we need to increase the number of workers who can cut scarlet crystals."
The monster said that cutting the scarlet crystal was a very confidential and difficult task, and this work must be completely controlled by the leader. Only in this way could it truly achieve complete control.
Even the slightest bit of smuggling or leaking out is not allowed.
Therefore, in order to minimize the possibility of leakage, all the workers for this work are carefully selected by the leader, and their number is also kept to a minimum.
The fewer workers there are, the less likely something will go wrong.
With few workers, productivity is low.
Therefore, the "production capacity" of scarlet crystal as the source of life is actually just enough to be distributed to all alien invaders every time.
It is not even enough, so every time there are some disobedient alien invaders who are unable to obtain the "source of life".
But this time, after a thousand years, the giant ship started up again, consuming a large amount of concentrated scarlet crystals that had been cut and prepared to be distributed to the alien invaders as a source of life.
At this time, if we do not increase the number of staff, I am afraid that most of the alien invaders will get nothing when the "Source of Life" is distributed next time.
That is absolutely not possible.
The situation has already become like this. If a situation occurs again where the "Source of Life" cannot be released, then it will be chaos!
Therefore, the monster believed that since there were so many alien invaders gathered in this world tree and there was also this tool for cutting scarlet crystal, it was obviously the selection of new workers to cut scarlet crystal.
As for why these two items were displayed like exhibits, it was probably just to allow these alien invaders to touch them.
Anyway, no one in the World Tree has weapons, and mechanical jellyfish are flying everywhere to monitor all locations, so it is impossible for these two things to be stolen.
But the other party did not expect that Xu Xin and his companions used a small piece of scarlet crystal to disrupt the scene, and then used the invisible cloak to steal the two items.
"It turns out to be like this..." Lou Fei'er was still a little puzzled, "So, the scarlet crystal was really cut by the alien invaders themselves? I thought they had very advanced technology and everything could be automated, but it turns out they still need 'workers' to cut it manually?"
She curled her lips.
"I asked about that, too." Li Wenxi said with a smile, "According to the monster, this is because the light of the scarlet crystal is too strong. The machinery cannot be exposed to this light for a long time, otherwise it will be directly damaged due to overheating. Moreover, instead of letting machines that may be hacked to mine, it is better for them to do it themselves, which is more reliable and much less costly and difficult."
Just now, Xu Xin took a whole layer of transparent film from the platform. He roughly estimated when he entered the bracelet just now that there were at least thirty or forty sheets of this film on that layer.
The monster also told them why there were so many, it was because the film was disposable.
Every time a cut is made, a piece of this film is consumed and lost.
This is how they resist the intense light of the concentrated scarlet crystal.
They do not have materials that can completely resist the radiation of concentrated scarlet crystal without being damaged. If they are cut by machine, the outer casing of the machine will need to be replaced from time to time, which is very troublesome, and the machine is prone to malfunction.
Alien invaders come as workers to mine. They only need to put on this transparent film and hold this laser cutter to mine the scarlet crystal.
Each time a piece of film is consumed, the cost is very low and it is not troublesome, because the alien invaders have a strong recovery ability. As long as they feel uncomfortable, they can leave quickly. They will recover by themselves after a period of time, unlike machines that need to be repaired.
This is why the leader of the alien invaders has always used manual cutting.
"So that's how it is." Lou Fei'er understood now, "Then now that we have a disposable film and a cutting gun for self-defense, can we destroy the scarlet crystal? How do we destroy it? Use a cutting gun to cut the scarlet crystal into pieces..."
"Of course not." Xu Xin said.
The method given by the monster was to dig some small holes in various locations of the scarlet crystal, then stuff small nuclear weapons into them, and detonate them directly after Xu Xin and the others had moved away.
The core temperature of a nuclear weapon can reach hundreds of millions, and a temperature of hundreds of millions is enough to evaporate the concentrated scarlet crystal.
"Ah, this..." Lou Fei'er was a little puzzled, "Then wouldn't it be better to just use a large nuclear weapon to detonate it?"
"If that's the case, I'm afraid it won't be completely destroyed." Li Wenxi said, "No matter how many there are, as long as they explode outside the scarlet crystal, even if the core temperature can reach hundreds of millions, I'm afraid it can only evaporate part of the outer layer of the scarlet crystal, it's impossible to destroy it all.
If you want to destroy it all, it is better to bury nuclear weapons in various locations of the scarlet crystal, detonate them at multiple points, and after the scarlet crystal is completely shattered, launch a big one. "
This is the method that the monster recommended to Xu Xin and his team, which is the most likely method to succeed based on their existing equipment and weapons.
Xu Xin touched the other bracelet on his wrist.
Those were the super weapons from another time and space that Xu Ying had given him. If possible, Xu Xin didn't want to use these weapons.
As it happens, this plan does not use the weapons here. If this plan can succeed, there will be no need to use the weapons here.
Lou Feier was about to say something, but suddenly, Jin Yue behind her said, "Be careful, the entrance to the corridor is open again."
Everyone looked back.
The door that was already far away from them opened a crack again, and another mechanical jellyfish flew in through the crack.
At the same time, a scarlet light suddenly shone from the other end of the corridor, illuminating the entire dim corridor scarlet!
"It's coming, get out of the way."
There was only a small jellyfish that was easy to hide, so Xu Xin and the others didn't have to lie down, but leaned against the wall.
The small jellyfish holding the scarlet crystal flew through the corridor at a very fast speed. In just a few seconds, it flew over the distance that Xu Xin and his friends had walked for so long, and flashed past them.
The moment the mechanical jellyfish flew past, Xu Xin and others felt a slight dizziness.
The light of that small piece of scarlet crystal seemed to have become even more dazzling and powerful after being snatched by the alien invaders. It shone on Xu Xin and the others, making them feel uncomfortable.
Fortunately, it only took a moment for the little mechanical jellyfish to fly away.
"I'm leaving."
Several people left the wall.
"Half of the scarlet crystals have been recovered." Jin Yue said.
“… We move faster.”
Once the scarlet crystal is fully recovered, the situation will probably become even more serious for them.
These two tools that can cut scarlet crystal were stolen by them!
Xu Xin didn't believe that the manager of this world tree didn't notice this. The sky was full of mechanical jellyfish, and each mechanical jellyfish was probably a camera. How could it not be discovered
"Speaking of which, haven't we already taken a big step forward?" Lou Feier looked at the mechanical jellyfish going away and whispered, "As long as Yingying and Wen Guixin can find the location of the scarlet crystal, won't it be quite smooth? Why did you look so worried when you came out just now?"
"It's not that simple..." Xu Xin shook his head helplessly.
"The current situation is not optimistic." Li Wenxi said with some distress, "We stole those two things. The other party may have suspected that our goal is the huge scarlet crystal."
The selection of "Scarlet Crystal Cutter" must have been announced to most alien invaders, otherwise there wouldn't be so many alien invaders coming to this world tree.
In other words, in the eyes of the managers of this world tree, this deliberately created chaos was most likely organized by rebels in order to seize the Scarlet Crystal Cutter.
Although Xu Xin and the others are not suspected, they will definitely increase their supervision of the Scarlet Crystal.
After all, the cutters were stolen.
In their view, the rebels who stole the cutter would definitely cut the scarlet crystal to obtain the source of life.
Most importantly, if they discovered that the important "gatekeeper" of the world tree was no longer there, they would definitely be more vigilant.
The situation has really escalated, and although this action of theirs has obtained the necessary tools, it has also greatly increased the vigilance of the alien invaders.
"... There's no point in talking about this now. We can only take it one step at a time." Xu Xin glanced at the Hidden Cloak on his body. "With this cloak, even if the other party increases the intensity of supervision, we still have a chance of success, and..."
Xu Xin turned the bracelet: "The monster just said that when we really want to destroy the scarlet crystal, we will release it. It will attract some of our attention."
Monsters might really grab most of the attention.
If a monster appears, the other party will most likely think that this series of events were caused by the monster and will try their best to hunt it down.
It's just right for Xu Xin and others to complete their tasks.
"A monster..." Li Wenxi whispered to herself, then became a little worried, "Can it... really be trusted?"
"It's meaningless to talk about this now. This plan itself was proposed by it." Xu Xin shook his head slightly, "If we don't trust it, there's no need for us to come here."
"That's true..." Li Wenxi pursed her lips, "Besides, Sister Gui Xin has communicated with it a lot and now trusts it. I... I believe in Sister Gui Xin's judgment. But I feel uneasy about leaving our final fate in its hands."
"It can't be said that we have handed it over to it." Xu Xin said, "It is only responsible for attracting firepower. The final result still depends on our efforts."
"Um."
At this time, Xu Xin and his companions had already reached the end of the corridor.
At the end of the corridor, there is another door.
However, the door was not closed but wide open.
Behind the door was a very bright wooden hall, almost the same as the one they came in from.
"... I'll go first." Lou Feier took a few steps forward.
The door was wide open, as if they were inviting someone into a trap, but this was the only way they could go.
After walking out the door, Lou Feier turned back slightly and looked behind the door.
Then her eyes shrank again, she held her breath, and winked at Xu Xin and the other two.
…Is that so
Is there a "gatekeeper" behind the door here
Xu Xin and the other two walked out of the door calmly, then glanced behind the door.
It was as black as ink, wriggling, and hundreds of eyes were blinking constantly.
Well, that's what happened.
At this time, Li Wenxi beside him gently pulled Xu Xin's arm with his hand, and then pointed upwards.
Xu Xin looked up.
The entire ceiling was covered with dark holes as thick as fingers.
The small holes are densely packed and almost completely adjacent to each other.
Looking carefully at these small holes, each of them has an even smaller silver tip. These silver tips seem to have life, swaying slowly in each small hole.
All the small holes were like this, and the swinging of the silver tips made the entire ceiling seem to be wriggling.
The entire ceiling seemed like a dense network of wormholes with worms crawling in them. Even Xu Xin, who did not have any trypophobia, felt a little tingling on his scalp.
Li Wenxi made a gun gesture with his hand.
Xu Xin and the other two immediately understood.
These little black holes are... gun muzzles
Those little silver needles, are they... bullets
So, the ability to swing gently is to adjust the direction of attack
… In short, this room is very dangerous, with guns pointed at your heads everywhere.
At the same time, there is more than just one door in this room.
In addition to the door they had just entered, there were five more doors in front of them.
There are two doors on the left wall, one door on the opposite wall, and two doors on the right wall.
These doors should be the paths leading to the buildings in the wall.
Xu Xin rubbed Coco's head in his arms.
“Hmm…Hmm.”
After having her head rubbed, Coco, who had been shrinking, poked out her little head again.
The little guy saw the black holes on the ceiling and quickly retracted half of his head, leaving only his two eyes exposed. Then he stretched out a little bit of his little paw and pointed at the door right in front of him.
Is it really that door
Li Wenxi and the other two all saw Coco's little move. Lou Feier took the lead and walked towards the door.
Xu Xin and Li Wenxi followed closely behind, while Jin Yue glanced towards the corridor at the back and followed.
Lou Feier walked to the door.
This door also opens to both sides, but is tightly closed.
“嘤…” Coco stretched out her two little paws and made a pushing motion forward.
Can you just push it open
Xu Xin took a few steps forward and nodded at Lou Feier.
The two of them no longer hesitated and pressed on the door, one on the left and one on the right.
The double doors were gently pushed open.
Very smooth and doesn't require much effort.
After pushing open a gap big enough for one person to pass through, the two men stopped moving.
Don't open it too wide, as the risk of being discovered will increase.
Behind the door is a large ball woven from vines.
Vine ball elevator
They looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then walked straight in.
Xu Xin reached out and pushed the door shut.
With a slight sound, the wooden door closed.
Then, before anyone could react, the vines under their feet began to wriggle!
Several people were a little unsteady on their feet for a moment and quickly supported each other.
But from the gaps in the vine ball under his feet, four vines as thick as arms, with blood patterns all over their bodies, emerged!
The four knew what was going to happen next and did not say anything or resist.
The four vines slowly wrapped around the bodies of the four people.
As the four vines gradually entangled, the vines woven into the ground under the feet of the four people began to gradually become sparse.
Finally, they were completely entangled, with their feet hanging in the air.
Gusts of cold wind blew up from below.
Xu Xin looked down and could already see the ground a hundred meters below.
Then…
The vines tied to the people suddenly became soft, and they began to fall freely as if they were bungee jumping with ropes tied to them!
“Hmm…!”
Fortunately, the four of them held back and did not scream.
Finally, when they were about ten meters from the ground, the vines wrapped around them exerted force again, slowing down their descent, and then...
They landed smoothly on the ground.
Then, the blood-marked vines hanging from the crown of the World Tree slowly loosened from their bodies and shrank back towards the World Tree at an extremely fast speed. It took only two seconds for them to completely retract and disappear.
"We... just came out like this?" Li Wenxi covered his pounding heart, unable to believe it.
"You guys finally came out."
At this time, Xu Ying's voice came from behind them.
Xu Xin looked back and saw Xu Ying standing behind them with a relieved expression on her face. The purple-black vortex under her feet was gradually disappearing.
She must have discovered the situation here from somewhere else and teleported here directly.
"Brother, you guys are really slow. If you were any slower, I would go straight in to find you." Xu Ying punched Xu Xin.
Xu Xin grabbed her fist and asked hesitantly, "Have you... found the place?"
"Of course. What about you?"
"We have gained a lot." Li Wenxi laughed softly.
"Well, this is not the place to talk, let's leave here first."
"Okay, I've got the others to safety, let's go find them now."