“It’s really dark in here.”
Walking in the narrow passage, Li Wenxi sighed.
"Doesn't the interior of this giant ship need light? Could it be that the alien invaders don't like light?"
"That shouldn't be the case." Xu Xin shook his head, "The light in the World Tree is very sufficient."
"It seems that alien invaders also have the habit of turning off lights and saving energy." Xu Ying said with a smile.
Although it is dark here, the three of them have night vision, so it doesn't matter to them whether it is dark or not.
but…
"It's not just dark, it's getting hotter and hotter." Li Wenxi wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve and said, "The ambient temperature alone is probably over 40 degrees now..."
Having just experienced extremely low temperatures, the three now entered a very hot environment.
"Well, and..."
Xu Xin turned his face to the side and used his arm to cover the half of his face facing forward.
call-
From the end of the passage, a wave of heat came towards us.
The temperature of the air wave was not low, at least fifty degrees, as if it was burning the faces of the three people.
"Uh... what on earth is this heat, and..."
Li Wenxi hid behind Xu Xin, covering her mouth and nose: "This smell is really bad."
"It does smell bad." Xu Ying also hid behind Xu Xin, covering her mouth and nose and nodded in agreement.
"You two..."
Xu Xin looked at the two people behind him with some helplessness.
Every ten seconds or so, a wave of heat would come towards you.
The heat wave mixed with the damp smell of rust makes people feel a little dizzy.
What is even more difficult to accept is the unpleasant damp, rotten and sour smell.
It tastes like a piece of rotten tofu that has been left in humid and hot weather for more than ten days.
Although it's not too strong, it's still nauseating.
"Hmm..."
Coco buried her head in Xu Xin's arms.
But it felt it was too hot, so it buried only its head and left its whole body outside.
The big tail was still swinging back and forth.
"Let's speed up."
The three of them quickened their pace.
They found that they could now move so fast that the Cloak of Invisibility would be ineffective without any problems.
There doesn't seem to be any surveillance equipment here, so there's no need to worry about being discovered.
Moreover, here, including the cold storage they visited before, seemed to have no connection to energy.
There was no light and no moving machinery.
It was pitch black.
If it weren't for the oncoming heat wave, they would probably have thought that this was a deserted place.
"Have you noticed that the direction we are heading now is the same as the direction of the cold storage we just left?"
Li Wenxi suddenly discovered a problem.
The entrance to this heat wave channel and the entrance to the giant cold storage are not on the same wall, so naturally the directions of the entrances are different.
But after they entered the heat wave channel, they walked diagonally downward for a few dozen meters, then suddenly changed direction and walked towards the cold storage.
Calculating the position, this direction should be the tail of the giant ship.
"Although we are heading towards the cold storage, we walked down for dozens of meters. The place we want to go is at least below the cold storage." Xu Ying said.
"Oh..." Li Wenxi blinked, "Under the cold storage... is there a 'big furnace' blowing hot air? Isn't this reducing the efficiency of the cold storage's freezing?"
"… Is there a possibility that it is actually the other way around?" Xu Xin said.
"The other way around? You mean..."
"One of the purposes of the cold storage is to cool down this 'big furnace'."
Xu Xin suddenly felt slightly excited.
What needs massive cooling in a giant ship
At least in Xu Xin's opinion, he could only think of one.
"Ah...! Could it be that the place ahead is..."
Li Wenxi and Xu Ying immediately understood what Xu Xin meant, and their eyes lit up.
"Is that the engine of this giant ship in front?!"
"It's very likely." Xu Xin nodded, "At least it should be part of the power system."
Since the ship is so huge, the volume occupied by the power system should also be very large.
They are currently located in the lower middle part of the giant ship, and are very likely close to the power system.
"Oh... In other words, those alien invaders who died outside the hibernation chamber were also responsible for protecting the giant ship's engine?"
Xu Ying talked to herself.
"What a pity. They died inexplicably for no apparent reason."
It's really inexplicable.
Not only had they been dead for at least seven days, they didn't even have the weapons in the hibernation chamber, and they all died outside the chamber.
It feels like they died while still in the hibernation chamber.
The hibernation chamber opened and their bodies fell out.
Then the hibernation chamber was closed, resulting in the strange scene that Xu Xin and the others saw.
"It's better to be dead. We can save a lot of trouble!" Li Wenxi pulled Xu Xin and Xu Ying and quickened their pace. "Quick, let's go and see if it's the engine. If it is..."
"If that's the case, there's not necessarily anything we can do." Xu Xin reminded her.
After all, it is of utmost importance. General engines need to bear extremely high pressure and must not be damaged.
The strength of the engine and power system is not necessarily lower than the hull of this giant ship.
"Oh, let's go check it out first."
The three even ran.
Anyway, it’s not dangerous here for now, so running can save time.
It's getting hotter.
Soon, the three of them saw a red light source in front of them.
It is not the red of scarlet crystal, but the dark red color that occurs when metal is burned to a high temperature and then gradually cools down.
After walking a few dozen steps, the view suddenly became clear.
"This... Is this the power system of the giant ship?" Li Wenxi opened his eyes wide.
"Wow... It's so big, so big and so complicated." Xu Ying was also surprised.
"It's expected. Don't forget how big this giant ship is." Xu Xin said.
What lay before the three people was an extremely huge and complex ocean of machinery.
The entire area is endless as the view is blocked by densely packed mechanical pipes, air pumps and other equipment.
There are no roads here, only a sea of machinery.
Continuing forward, both above and below were filled with various mechanical devices.
At the same time, the most eye-catching thing is a huge mechanical device like a heart.
This huge device was right above the three of them, emitting the dark red color of metal cooling, illuminating the space in a hot red.
This device was above the area, and Xu Xin and the other two could only see it by looking up.
This metal cylinder, which looks like an engine, is at least thirty or forty meters long and wide.
About... as big as a ten-story building.
Such a large mechanical device was hung in front and above Xu Xin and the other two.
"Is this thing... an engine?" Li Wenxi asked in surprise, "It's huge... But it doesn't seem to be that big compared to this giant ship..."
Of course, for a giant ship that is two kilometers long and several hundred meters high, a building is not big.
At this moment, the heart-like metal cylinder suddenly spewed out a stream of gas from the upper air port.
Directly burn the metal plate above red!
And in the entire space, the smell of extremely hot metal waste became even stronger!
In an instant, the heat wave enveloped the three of them.
“It’s so hot!”
"ah!
”
"hiss-"
“Oh my!”
Although the air wave was ejected nearly 50 meters above Xu Xin and his companions, it was directed at the metal wall above.
But the air waves that hit Xu Xin and the others were still extremely hot!
The temperature is at least 70 or 80 degrees!
Fortunately, the three of them were not ordinary people, and the temperature of 70 or 80 degrees only lasted for a second, so they were not burned.
"What...what is this!" Li Wenxi covered her red face with her palms to cool it down, and said in horror, "We are so far away and the temperature is so high. The temperature of the gas ejected from it must be at least a thousand degrees, right?"
"I'm afraid it's even hotter than that." Xu Ying was also rubbing her face, looking warily at the metal device above her that was as big as a building. "It might be several thousand degrees. If this metal wall is made of iron, it might have melted directly!"
The melting point of iron is 1538 degrees and the boiling point is 2750 degrees.
The temperature of this air wave may exceed 3000 degrees...
If the wall being sprayed was made of iron, it would not only melt, but might even turn into gaseous iron...
And this device, which looks like an engine, does not seem to be running, but cooling down.
Because the pipes, gears, etc. on all sides are stationary.
It's hard to imagine how hot it would be if it was at full power...
And at this moment, another wave of heat surged out from the opening above the metal cylinder!
Moreover, the temperature seems to be even higher this time!
"Brother! Take out your cooling device quickly!" Xu Ying shouted, covering her face.
At this time, Xu Xin was already turning the bracelet.
Immediately, the small mechanical device the size of a table that Xu Xin had previously stored in his bracelet appeared on the ground in front of the three people.
At this moment, Xu Xin and the other two felt an incomparable sense of refreshment.
The temperature dropped rapidly.
But the next second, the hot gas rushed over.
The three of them immediately experienced what it meant to be in a world of ice and fire.
Cold and hot.
On one side is a small device that is absorbing heat crazily at a temperature below minus 100 degrees.
On one side is boiling hot gas over eighty degrees.
This feeling... is really sour.
It's like the feeling of being hot under the quilt, but cold when you stretch out your legs.
It feels a hundred times more exaggerated than this!
However, the air wave came from a distance of fifty meters after all, and most of the heat seemed to be absorbed by the metal wall above.
Therefore, the air waves did not hit the heat-absorbing device.
Finally, the temperature around Xu Xin and the other two dropped drastically.
But the air waves still transport heat outward in waves, so the heat absorber only lowers the temperature of the surrounding area of a few meters to below zero. If it is farther away, the temperature will rise significantly.
After taking two steps, the temperature will return to around 40 or 50 degrees.
"Uh... I finally feel comfortable." Xu Ying breathed a sigh of relief and wiped her forehead.
Because the three of them were very close to the heat absorber and the temperature was below 0 degrees, the sweat on her head had frozen.
Li Wenxi even took a step outside and found a place with a relatively suitable temperature. Then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh, this temperature is too scary..."
"The temperature here shouldn't be so horrible." Xu Ying looked up at the place where the huge mechanical heart was spewing hot air.
"Oh? Could that be..." Xu Xin's heart moved.
"Yeah. There should have been this little device above the spot where the hot air was coming out."
Xu Ying pointed at the heat absorption device in front of her.
She can teleport to places she has been to, so naturally she knows all the places she has been to.
There is no doubt that the position above is exactly the location of the previous small device.
She can even teleport directly up there now.
"This device really cools down the engine!" Li Wenxi said in amazement, "Isn't that a bit crude? This cooling device can be easily taken away."
"Cool down the engine and create a low-temperature ice environment for the giant beast at the same time." Xu Xin said.
"Is this thing really an engine?" Xu Ying said as she looked at the mechanical device above that was still spewing out gas.
"Maybe it's just one of them." Xu Xin looked at the sea of machines.
"I think there should be many too." Li Wenxi nodded. "Cars thousands of years ago all had sixteen-cylinder engines. The engine of this giant ship must have at least sixteen cylinders, right?"
"That's not the case. This tank is only this big." Xu Xin said with a smile.
"so what?"
Xu Ying looked up at the huge metal vat above.
"Have we come here for nothing? It seems like there is nothing here."
really.
There is a sea of machinery ahead.
There is no way to go.
If you step on these machines, you can pass through the gaps.
But if these things suddenly started to work, they would probably be minced and then roasted...
"Uh... I feel like there should be a way in here." Li Wenxi frowned and said in distress, "My ability seems to be able to find a way out, but... I can't find the entrance."
"I also think there should be a road." Xu Xin nodded, "Otherwise, who will repair it if it breaks?"
"That's true, but..."
Xu Ying suddenly turned her head and looked at Coco, who was in Xu Xin's arms, looking around curiously.
She raised the corner of her mouth, moved closer, leaned over and stared at the little guy: "Keke, you can definitely find a way around here, right?"
"Hmm?"
Coco tilted her little head, then shook her head violently: "Boo-boo-boo!"
Looking at it like this, it seems that it is not that it does not know, but...
Don't want to find
Moreover, Xu Xin did not sense any panic from the little guy.
It just seems...
"Keke, do you feel it's too hot and don't want to stay here any longer?" Xu Xin couldn't help laughing.
“Hmm…” Coco’s ears drooped slightly.
"Okay, little guy, lead the way. Now that we are here, we must take a walk here."
Xu Xin has some ideas about this power system area.
If we could destroy this power system...
Wouldn't it be true that all four giant ships of the alien invaders were destroyed
To put it another way, this power system also requires scarlet crystal to operate, right
There might still be some stock of scarlet crystal here.
They want to find out and destroy the scarlet crystal here.
"Hmm..."
Coco still didn't want to.
This cooling device cannot be carried around, so if Xu Xin needs to move around, he can just put it into a bracelet.
It was too hot around there, and Coco's clever little brain probably thought of this, so she didn't want to move.
"If you don't lead the way, we will spend more time here." Xu Xin reminded.
"Hmm? Hmm!"
Coco finally gave in.
"Let's go."
Xu Xin put away the cooling device.
Suddenly, the heat wave came again.
"Bing!"
Coco jumped out of Xu Xin's arms and trotted along the sea of machinery.
"Let's keep up!"
The three followed closely behind Coco.
Finally, along with Coco, they entered this almost completely still mechanical ocean.