Li Wenxi looked around with a serious look in his eyes and whispered, "They are all paying attention to this side. Wait a moment."
Everyone stood where they were, looking around vigilantly.
Their eyes had begun to adjust to the scarlet surroundings.
But in the eyes of everyone except Li Wenxi, the movements of the small jellyfish around them did not change at all.
"Is it because of the sound of the laser gun that attracted the attention of those mechanical jellyfish?" Wen Guixin whispered, "Yingying, you should have taken it out earlier."
"It's not that I don't want to use it." Xu Ying looked at the small sound-eliminating device in her hand and said with some concern, "Although this thing can eliminate sound, there is a certain possibility that it will be discovered."
"Will we be discovered?" Zeng Tao asked in surprise.
"Yes." Xu Ying nodded. "This thing relies on reverse sound waves to neutralize air vibrations, preventing the sound from getting out. This thing also emits some sound waves and electromagnetic waves itself."
She looked around: "In this place that is extremely important to alien invaders, I am afraid that they have the ability to detect this abnormal fluctuation."
Upon hearing this, the others looked around nervously.
"Wen Xi, what's wrong?" Xu Xin asked in a low voice.
"... Their attention has begun to shift." Li Wenxi's voice was much more relaxed, and he said with some fear, "I almost attracted them here because of the sound... Ah! Two small mechanical jellyfish are flying towards us!"
Just as Li Wenxi said, two mechanical jellyfish flew towards Xu Xin's location from different directions.
Under the red light, they reflected red light all over, like two bombs about to explode.
It's quite oppressive.
"Let's hide for a while." Xu Xin whispered.
Everyone walked towards the small pit.
The two mechanical jellyfish found the place where they had just made the cutting very accurately, circled a few times at the entrance of the cave, exchanged a few words with each other, and then left.
For the time being, they did not see Xu Xin and his group who were seven or eight meters away from them.
"Huh, it looks like everything is fine." Li Wenxi breathed a sigh of relief, "The mechanical jellyfish around here won't pay any attention to this place anymore."
Unexpectedly, the cutting sound is still an aspect that needs attention.
Xu Xin touched his chin and began to think.
Everyone came to the same pit again, and Zhao Xiaochuan jumped into the pit again.
With the help of the sound elimination device, everything went smoothly this time, and the surrounding mechanical jellyfish did not notice this side.
Zhao Xiaochuan also started cutting like a welder with a "sizzling" sound.
In fact, the cutting sound is not loud, it can even be said to be very small.
But the surroundings were so quiet that it was very obvious.
"This cutting speed..." Wen Guixin was a little speechless, "With only this one cutter, it's really too slow."
"Huh? Are you kidding? I'm already very fast!" Zhao Xiaochuan retorted while cutting the food.
Zhao Xiaochuan's cutting skills could be said to be relatively fast. In just half a minute, he cut off a fist-sized piece of scarlet crystal.
He put the scarlet crystal into his backpack and continued cutting.
However, at his current speed, it would probably take some time to cut a hole in the scarlet crystal that could accommodate a small nuclear weapon.
Moreover, they not only need to cut in this place, but also need to go deep into the interior of the scarlet crystal and directly bomb the deepest part of the scarlet crystal.
According to Ji Chaoyang's prediction, they only had less than ten hours.
In ten hours, I'm afraid it would be impossible to complete the task using only a cutter.
It seems that their previous idea was correct, and they must consider snatching the three cutters used by the three alien invaders below.
"Yingying, how many of these little sound-canceling props do you have?" he asked.
"There is only this one." Xu Ying looked at the small metal ball in her hand, "This thing uses technology from another time and space."
"Huh?" Wen Guixin was surprised when she heard this, "Aren't you not allowed to use things from another time and space? Once you use them, you will..."
Xu Ying shook her head: "This thing just uses technology from another time and space, but it was made thousands of years ago when they were still around. I only have one, and I don't know how to make it, otherwise I would have asked you to mass-produce it long ago."
Xu Xin looked at Zhao Xiaochuan who was cutting the scarlet crystal, and then looked at the numerous small mechanical jellyfish around him.
"If that's the case, then we have to find a way to lure away these mechanical jellyfish around us, otherwise we won't be able to do a lot of things."
"Leave them behind? Should we lead them away? It feels so dangerous... Ah!" Zeng Tao suddenly realized, "That monster!"
Xu Xin nodded.
“It’s time to let it out.”
Zhao Xiaochuan raised his head and pointed at the cutter in his hand that was emitting short lasers: "Then leave it to me first. I can't use this cutter. It's a waste of time."
"Wang Lei, Jin Yue, you two should stay with him." Xu Xin said, "The situation will probably be quite chaotic in a while, so you should be careful here."
"Okay, Brother Xin, I understand." Wang Lei nodded.
"I understand." Jin Yue said.
Xu Ying handed the small device that eliminated the sound to Jin Yue beside her: "This is for you. Use it carefully. If anything happens, stop cutting immediately and turn off the device."
Jin Yue took it and said, "Okay, how do I turn it on and off?"
"I'll teach you..."
The others looked at each other, and Xu Xin nodded slightly.
Everyone walked slowly to the edge of the scarlet crystal.
Below, rows of black gun muzzles were pointing at them.
And the three alien invaders were still cutting the scarlet crystal like machines.
He was surprised to find that the alien invaders cut the crystals at a speed...
So slow.
It's really slow.
It took them half a day to cut off a piece of scarlet crystal the size of a fingernail, and then they carefully placed it in a metal basket nearby.
At this time, only the bottom layer of the metal basket was covered with scarlet crystals the size of a fingernail.
It would probably take a long time to fill this metal basket.
"Why are they cutting so slowly..." Lou Feier whispered, "Is the cutter in their hands not working?"
Xu Xin frowned.
It is possible.
Just now, Zhao Xiaochuan just turned his hand in a circle and dug out a fist-sized scarlet crystal from the wall.
But the alien invader groped there for a long time before he got off a piece the size of a fingernail.
This really makes one wonder if there is something wrong with the cutter.
The cutter that Xu Xin got was displayed by the alien invaders in order to speed up the cutting process and select talents.
Therefore, the cutter in their hands is most likely a speed-optimized type.
…that’s not right either.
If there is a specially optimized cutter, wouldn't it be enough to use it directly on the three alien invaders below
Why select new workers
Never mind. Now is not the time to think about this.
"We have to find a relatively safe place first and release it." Xu Xin said.
"Do you want me to take you out first?" Xu Ying suggested.
"No." Xu Xin shook his head. "It must appear here directly to disrupt the situation here. If it appears outside or in other places, it will only make the guards here more stringent, making it more difficult for us to take action."
"Indeed." Xu Ying nodded slightly.
"That being said, but... there is no safe place around here..." Wen Guixin looked around.
The area below is basically full of black gun muzzles.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, it seemed that those turrets were not moved from other places, but... grew directly in the entangled roots of the World Tree that made up the ground.
The lower part of them is actually embedded in the roots of the World Tree.
It looked as if they had grown out of the ground themselves after learning of the crisis.
"There is still a way." Qin Fu raised his chin.
Indeed, on the ground covered with artillery batteries, these batteries left a "path".
The road surrounds the scarlet crystal, forming a circle, and then forks and extends straight in one direction.
Everyone followed the "road" that was not occupied by the artillery and looked in that direction.
There was nothing unusual. It was still an intricate wall made up of the thick roots of the World Tree entangled together.
If it weren't for this "road", they wouldn't think there was anything special about this wall.
but…
“Hey, that place…are the gaps between the roots a little bigger than other places?” Li Wenxi suddenly tugged at Xu Xin’s arm and whispered.
Xu Xin narrowed his eyes and looked over.
After hearing what Li Wenxi said, it was indeed true.
That small wall of world tree roots seems to be...
It looks a little looser than the walls in other locations.
They are also formed by the roots of the World Tree. The roots in other places are tightly intertwined, but that place...
It doesn't seem that tight.
But in fact there is a big difference.
It was to the extent that if it weren't for this road that drew their attention to the wall, they would not have been able to discover it at all.
Who could find such a small, slightly loose spot in such a large wall of roots!
"It seems that the artillery growing on the ground is actually helping us." Xu Xin said with a smile.
"Growing from the ground?" Zeng Tao looked at the ground and was shocked. "It actually grew from the ground!"
“You just discovered it…” Lou Feier said speechlessly.
"Okay, in that case, let's go over there and take a look." Xu Xin looked at the people around him, "Let's go together."
"good."
Everyone jumped down from the scarlet crystal and landed very lightly.
Fortunately, it did not attract the attention of the surrounding artillery batteries.
At this moment, they were only four or five meters away from the three alien invaders who were trying to cut them.
There were bursts of cutting sounds coming from the other side.
Judging from the sound, it is no different from Zhao Xiaochuan's cutter. The sound is not loud and is almost exactly the same.
"Let's go, don't disturb them." Xu Xin whispered.
Everyone walked along this road without any artillery positions towards the edge of the underground space.
Because the underground space was not very large, about the size of a football field, they quickly reached the edge.
"Is this the place?" Zeng Tao reached out to touch the wall made of the roots of the World Tree. "It feels similar to the underground space of our World Tree... Why are you arresting me?"
At this time, Lou Feier grabbed Zeng Tao's hand which was about to touch the wall.
Although Lou Feier was definitely unable to stop Zeng Tao with her strength, Zeng Tao still stopped on her own.
"What do you think? Can you touch this place casually?" Lou Feier raised her hand and slapped her on the head.
Zeng Tao covered her head: "Okay..."
Meanwhile, several other people were trying to look inside through the gaps between the roots.
Xu Xin discovered that there was indeed a gap of about one finger's width between the tangled roots.
But because the roots of these world trees are at least tens of centimeters or even more than one meter thick, this finger-wide gap cannot be seen from a distance.
But up close, it can indeed be seen relatively clearly.
Compared to other places where the fit is tight or even partially deformed due to being too tight, this place is indeed very different.
Through these gaps, Xu Xin could even hear faint mechanical sounds coming from inside.
"There really is something inside." Xu Xin touched his chin.
"What could be in here?" Wen Guixin said to herself.
"It should be the exit, right?" Qin Fu speculated, "This place is definitely not a place where you can only enter but not exit."
Xu Xin nodded.
That's what he thought too.
How do alien invaders take the scarlet crystal out after they carve it out from the inside
Do I have to jump more than ten meters high, get to the "spiral slide" above, and then climb up while spinning
Although it shouldn't be a problem considering the alien invaders' physical abilities, it would be too troublesome.
So, there must be another exit here.
This should be it.
but…
How to open it
"Why not try touching it?" Zeng Tao suggested.
"You definitely can't open it by touching it..." Li Wenxi said softly.
"Just give it a try. There is no other way now." Zeng Tao looked at Xu Xin.
Xu Xin nodded.
Zeng Tao immediately reached out and grabbed the thick roots.
It really didn't work.
"I'll try my best!"
She inserted her finger into the gap, which was as thick as a finger, and began to apply force.
The roots deformed slightly under her force, and opened from a gap the size of a finger to a gap about the size of a fist.
Everyone looked back and saw that there was no change in the mechanical jellyfish and turrets.
Zeng Tao had already used up all her strength at this point, her little face had turned red, and she was gritting her teeth as she tried to pry it open.
"Okay, let go." Xu Xin patted her head.
“Hmm…!”
Zeng Tao immediately let go of her hand.
The entire root returned to its original state the moment she let go.
"This is too difficult to open..." Zeng Tao rubbed her red fingers and said aggrievedly.
Zeng Tao couldn't open it even with her strength, so what should she do
"Otherwise, let's just release it here." Xu Ying suggested, "It may not be safe in here."
"But this place is too dangerous." Wen Guixin pointed at the densely packed artillery batteries around, "Those artillery batteries seem to be able to attack us at any time. Once we are discovered, we will be bombed into ashes."
Everyone was in deep thought.
What to do…
"Hey!" Li Wenxi suddenly screamed in a low voice, "Look, is there an alien invader coming over here?"
When everyone looked over, they saw one of the three alien invaders holding the metal basket above his head and moving towards them.
Are you really coming
Xu Xin and his companions were surprised at first, and then delighted.
Is it... going to enter the inside of this wall? It should be able to open this place!
Everyone tacitly gave up this position and waited silently for the alien invaders to approach.
Soon, it moved over here and stopped in front of the wall entangled with roots.
Then, an amazing scene happened.
This wall made up of thick roots of the World Tree actually spread out slowly in all directions like a mutated vine!
These roots were retracted into the surrounding walls, revealing the scenery behind the walls.
Xu Xin and his companions saw that the space behind the wall was not large, but rather very small, about the size of a bedroom. There was no passage leading to the outside world as they had imagined. Instead, it was very high, nearly ten meters, equivalent to three floors.
The most surprising and eye-catching thing is a huge machine that is seven or eight meters tall and occupies most of the space!
The alien invaders moved forward into it.
Everyone looked at each other and followed.
Then they discovered that the alien invader carrying the metal basket poured dozens of fingernail-sized scarlet crystals in the basket into a small opening in the machine.
"Ka-ka-"
The machine made a sound, and the opening into which some scarlet crystal had been poured slowly closed.
The alien invaders then collected the metal basket and returned the same way they came.
… So this is where the scarlet crystal is processed and preserved
No one spoke, nor did they follow the alien invaders, but stayed here.
After the alien invaders left this small space, the roots of the World Tree that originally formed the wall gathered and entangled again, and the wall was formed again, trapping Xu Xin and others inside.
This small space became pitch dark, and the only light was the flashing red dot on the machinery.