Fortress of Disobedience, southern region.
The magic spar lamp set at the end of the corridor before was still working normally, and the bright and constant light dispelled the darkness in the corridor, which made Solderin feel a little relieved.
The magic spar lamp installed in front of the shadow experiment field is not only for lighting, but also as a "detection device". This magic spar lamp is powered by a set of special magic net units, which have the magic power to detect abnormalities For the surging runes, as long as the surrounding mana density changes suddenly, the magic net unit will be burned immediately, and the lights will be extinguished accordingly. The subsequent exploration team members will be able to get an early warning. Now the lights are still bright, which at least shows that During the two days that Solderin and others left, there was no abnormal surge of magic power in this area.
When exploring in ancient and mysterious ruins, the most fearful thing is to encounter ancient magic mechanisms that are still in operation, or mana creatures wandering in the ruins. Solderin's caution is completely summed up by countless adventurers with their lives. lessons learned.
"The situation is normal, and there is no abnormal magic power," an Iron Ranger soldier confirmed the safety of the area beyond the lights with a detection eyepiece, reporting to Soldering.
Soldering nodded: "Set up an emergency defense point and prepare to open the door."
Some soldiers immediately pushed the several large boxes they had brought all the way to the isolation door. These large boxes have weight-reducing runes, and there are special magic capacitors inside to supply energy for the weight-reducing runes, which are used for mechanical manufacturing. After opening the special "transfer box" for transporting heavy materials, the accessories to be assembled and some strange equipment inside are immediately presented to everyone.
Soldering bent over the box, his fingers brushing lightly over one of the large pieces of equipment.
It is a strange device with a handle. Its main body is made of two "u"-shaped metal rails installed opposite to each other. At the back of the metal rails is a sealed steel "box". Where it is connected, you can see slightly glowing magic runes. The handle of the device is located in the middle of the metal rail. At the front and rear ends, you can also see the handshake and shoulder rest for assisting stability.
Soldering knew that, unlike Cecil's current standard equipment following the "mass-produced, cheap, and simple" route, what he saw was a weapon manufactured at almost no cost. This weapon was manufactured by the best craftsmen in the territory. The master and the ancient magister jointly built it by themselves, using the highest quality substrate that the rune foundry can provide at present, and even using the "energy box" at the back of the guide rail, which is still in the testing stage and only a small amount of production The second-generation magic capacitor, even the acceleration array on the guide rail, is also a product of special design, and all of this is to meet a requirement: to create an orbital accelerator that can be carried by a single person.
But Soldering also knows another thing. Every piece of cheap mass-produced standard equipment starts from such an expensive experimental model.
During the use process, the more data the Iron Ranger collects, and the clearer and more effective the improvement plan proposed, the sooner this expensive weapon will become a cheap industrial product.
Under normal circumstances, even with a mature idea, it takes a long time for a product to turn from a blueprint to a real product, but thanks to Mr. Nicholas? to several samples.
"A group of three, one for each group," Soldering began to distribute the equipment of the soldiers, "According to the previous plan, one launcher is equipped with two guards, the shield guard is responsible for propping up the shield, and the shooter is responsible for light weapons Cover, no matter what happens inside, you must be calm and calm, don't forget, you are the most elite 'steel rangers' in this land and will also be in this world!"
"yes!"
The soldiers took out the equipment from the weapon box one by one. In addition to the four individual launchers, there were also emergency shields supported by large magic capacitors and thermal energy ray guns with better continuous shooting performance. The "special warfare equipment" modified by technology was ordered by Soldering more than ten days ago. Today is the time to verify them if a battle really breaks out.
Miss Till, the siren who came in temporarily to look for the biscuits, looked at these heavily armed steel rangers in a daze. Although she didn't go out often, what did Gawain? Cecil's military experts invent? She still knows such a style of painting. After holding back for a while, she still couldn't help but said: "Are you sure you want to use this kind of thing to open a way in an ancient ruin? Are you elves such a reckless race?"
"This ancient relic is a creation of the Gondor Empire. Although it is ancient, it is incredibly strong, and we are not using these things to open the way, but just in case." Soldering smiled, and then showed a proud look , "As for the fighting style, I believe that I am the first awakener among the elves. When my compatriots are still obsessed with studying bows and magic, I have found a more effective solution than that."
While talking, this high-ranking ranger couldn't help but think of the shocking battle he had with that cultist woman that winter last year...
It feels so good to hit the enemy with seven or eight grenades... If he had brought a few more at that time, he might have won.
"You people on land have weird brains," Tire felt that there was some problem communicating with Soldering, so he shook his head helplessly and left, "No wonder the sisters in the clan said Your brain will break if you stay out of the water for too long...”
Amber didn't care about the conversation between Solderin and Tire, she just came to the closed gate out of curiosity, and looked up at the patterns on the gate. She didn't understand the fancy letters in the ancient Gondor Empire. , she was just looking for the breath of shadow power in the runes in other areas on the door.
"Is the so-called shadow experiment field behind here..." the half-elf muttered, "Can't you feel the shadow aura..."
"Perhaps they are all blocked by the gate, and purple steel has a strong interference with magic power," Soldering said while taking out a silver disc engraved with complex runes from his arms, "Stay back a little One o'clock, I'm going to try to unlock it."
He injected some magic power into the silver disc, and then followed the unlocking rules explained by Kamel, and began to try to unlock the ancient gate.
Although Kamel didn't know this area, nor did he know the access codes of the various areas of the disobedient fortress, but he knew the general unlocking rules. Now that a thousand years have passed, all the energy systems of the fortress's access control have been reset, and the original codes must be invalid. So in theory, as long as you have a universal unlocking device, you can open any gate of the fortress.
Along with the slight glow on the silver disc, there was a creaking sound of mechanism running inside the heavy ancient purple steel door.
As soon as she heard this voice, Amber knew that Soldering had succeeded: when Gawain opened the northern gate of the mountain ruins, she had heard the same movement.
Everyone was fully alert, and under the gaze of more than a dozen pairs of eyes, the ancient door finally revealed strands of magical brilliance, and slowly opened to both sides under the action of the repulsion mechanism.
The alarm devices and defense equipment thousands of years ago have all been silent, and the guards of the fortress have long since fallen. The arrival of the uninvited guest did not trigger the slightest counterattack. What appeared was only the smoke and dust raised as the gate opened, and a rotten and unpleasant smell. odor.
A nearly transparent shimmering barrier immediately appeared beside each Iron Ranger soldier, and the breeze shield blocked those potentially harmful breaths, while Amber curled her lips, and her figure gradually faded in the air. disappeared, and turned into a distorted shadow to "slip" into the gate.
After a while, the half-elf lady got out: "Come in, it's safe inside and most of it has experienced geological changes such as landslides, and half of it is flooded."
Behind the heavy isolation gate is a vast hall shrouded in darkness... No, in Soldering's view, this place is not so much a hall as it is a primitive cave, with only a few traces of man-made objects inside. .
The space behind the door is very vast, at least as large as two pier squares by visual inspection. In such a vast space, there are only a few places where you can see artificial stone slabs, stone pillars, and platforms where equipment was once placed. Outside, there are only a few collapsed shacks dotted among those man-made facilities, which may seem to be huts for researchers to rest and work, and the rest of the space is bare. Exposed rocks Now, on the dark and lofty dome, you can see hanging stalagmites hanging from the top of the cave. The groundwater that seeps in has gathered into large and small puddles and streams, soaking those ancient man-made objects in the seepage.
A glowing bryophyte grows between the damp rock walls and stalagmites, so the cave is dark, but not completely blind, but the gloomy light can't dispel the depression brought by the cave The feeling, on the contrary, makes the people in it feel uneasy.
Except for one person.
Amber turned into a shadow, dexterously jumping between several boulders in the cave. The dark and gloomy environment here made her quite comfortable. After checking several nearby footholds and platforms with shadow jumps like a showmanship, She returned to Solderin: "Things have also been emptied, but it's very strange... It's more like it's unfinished, the caves haven't been capped... Or did the people who built the rebellious fortress build this place on purpose? of?"
"It's not impossible," Soldering analyzed, "Maybe they are using the original magical environment of this cave to carry out research, so they can't easily change the structure of the cave or add too many artificial objects here... "
Till was listening to their analysis, and felt very bored. She was not interested in the shadow research conducted by land people a thousand years ago. This is not the field that the sea monster is good at, but she is quite interested in the water seepage here. Yes, this well-hydrated place seems to be good for sleeping...
In Changfeng Fortress, when the strange waiter said the words "all things will die", Francis II had already reacted. He suddenly raised his left hand, and a solid magic shield was almost instant. Condensed into shape, and resisted the monster with a burst head and twisted and mutated flesh.
Seeing the disgusting appearance of the flesh and blood monster, Francis II's face changed slightly, but his spell-casting movements did not stop at all. With his free right hand, he quickly outlined a series of magic runes, and the complex and profound spells were drawn Compressed into a few short syllables, accompanied by a piercing explosion, a glaring arcane energy suddenly burst out between the magic shield and the monster, and the powerful explosive force directly flew the monster away!
After the monster flew out, Francis II's face changed drastically and he didn't call the guards.
The assassin came in within a few seconds after Master Duke went out, and the battle just now broke out loud enough, even if he didn't need to call for help, the guards or Master Duke should have rushed in immediately.
But no, not a single one.
People here want the king dead.
The monster that was blown out wriggled crazily on the ground, healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and got up. The arcane explosion at almost zero distance did not cause fatal injuries to it at all. The moment Francis II saw this scene, made the wisest decision at the moment
He raised his hand and fired a fireball to interfere with the monster's actions, then rushed directly to the nearest window, and jumped!
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