Cecil Territory, the deep layer of the rebel fortress, the southern region.
The brilliance of the portable magic spar lamp illuminated the gloomy and dark passageway of the ruins. With the advancement of the light, the crisp sound of the combat boots stepping on the stone floor broke the eternal silence of this corridor for thousands of years.
A soldier wearing light armor came out from the corner of the corridor. The armor on this soldier was different from the armor of most combat professions in this era. It looked like a close-fitting soft leather armor , but key positions such as the chest, waist and abdomen are covered with solid steel plates, and on the back of the soldier, you can also see a small "luggage" that looks like a miniature version of a combat backpack. On the left wrist of the soldier, you can also see To a device that looks like a light military magic terminal.
This outfit is like a lighter version of Cecil's standard infantry suit today.
On the soldier's head was a helmet with a weird style. The full-coverage helmet was made of metal, not only covering the entire head, but even the eyes were covered. There should have been a viewing seam in the visor On the screen, only two dark red crystal lattices can be seen, like some kind of goggles or viewfinder. At this moment, the "goggles" made of crystals are emitting a faint red magic light.
The magic crystal light that illuminates the corridor is emitted from the front of the military magic terminal equipped on the left hand of the soldier. The highly versatile magic terminal can be installed with various expansion modules. The simplification work of the magic circle continued to deepen. After the initial version of the thermal energy ray gun, modules such as force field shields, arcane missile launchers, and electric energy spears were quickly developed, and the structures were simpler and energy-intensive. Of course, cheaper lighting devices have also become the standard configuration of magic terminals. The light is constant and bright, and the magic spar lamp, which is not easy to extinguish and cause fire like a torch, is a must-have function for exploring in dark areas.
The soldier scanned the situation in the corridor ahead with the light in his hand, and then pressed the helmet's temple, the red crystal "goggles" then dimmed and gradually became a transparent ordinary crystal. A deep voice came from under the visor: "There is no abnormal magic reaction."
More [m.] footsteps came from the rear, and a dozen soldiers with the same equipment came out. The light of the magic spar lamp made this corridor bright like day, and then Soldering in a hunting suit walked away. When he arrived among the soldiers, the high-ranking ranger inspected the soldiers' attire and actions, and nodded slightly: "Yes, stay in this state, and explore forward cautiously. Dom, how does it feel to use the goggles?"
"It's... wonderful," Dom was the soldier who was in charge of the investigation just now. He shook his head and touched the crystal in front of his eyes with his hand. "It turns out that this is the field of vision when mages observe magic power..."
Soldering glanced at the soldier: "I didn't make you sigh."
"Yes!" Dom hurriedly stood at attention, "The field of vision is very clear, and you can see the relatively obvious flow of magic power, but there are many light spots jumping around in the field of vision, and it will be very uncomfortable to watch for a long time... and this helmet is a bit stuffy .”
"This is a test product. Everyone's helmet has different nuances. I will record the questions you raised and let the technicians modify them." Soldering nodded, "We will move on."
"yes!"
The soldiers responded in unison, then straightened out their advance exploration queue, and continued to walk cautiously along the corridor.
Solderin was still walking at the back of the line, keeping an eye out for those dark corners where the lights couldn't illuminate.
With his strength as a high-level ranger, this position is enough to take care of the entire team even in an emergency.
Seeing these "Iron Rangers" equipped with various magical weapons, from appearance to combat style to action mode, they are completely different from any conventional arms in this era, and the high-ranking ranger is deeply moved.
The weapons and equipment of these soldiers are all newly designed, and before they are actually dressed, these things have undergone a series of tests and verifications in the laboratory. The cutting-edge equipment went from production to testing incredibly quickly. In addition, some of the Iron Ranger equipment was actually a modified version of the mature technology already in the territory, so these verified equipment quickly reached the hands of the soldiers.
According to Gao Wen, the industrial production in the territory should not rely too much on Nicholas Egg’s ability, but should realize the self-sustainability of the industrial chain and realize “free from cheating” (although no one knows what that “plug-in” means), but in Nicholas Egg is still an indispensable support when trying to produce some samples, or configuring equipment for special units like the "Iron Ranger".
It is also because of Nicholas Egg's hard work that Soldering was able to see the fully armed appearance of his Iron Rangers so early (although several key equipments are still under development, there is no finished product at present), And see how incredible power these things called "magic weapons" have.
Now, he fully understands why Gao Wen is obsessed with producing large quantities of cheap magic devices that can be used by ordinary people. This road...is really feasible.
While he was thinking, a soldier's report came to Soldering's ears: "Sir, there is an isolation gate ahead, which is very large in scale, and the remaining ones have magical reactions. It may be... it may be an I-type gate!"
Solderin immediately raised his head and looked towards the passage ahead.
At the end of the wide ancient but still solid ancient corridor, a dead black door can clearly be seen blocking the way ahead.
Soldering recalled the information he had obtained when handing over to Byron. In this ancient "rebellious fortress", there are various isolation corridors and isolation gates. These gates are divided into three parts according to their functions and sizes. Type III gates are ordinary doors in each area of the fortress, usually the entrances and exits of various rooms, and most of them have lost power, but because of their weak strength and simple structure, they can be cracked (or destroyed) by technology; Type II gates are used The isolation gates used to separate the various areas of the fortress, these gates are larger and stronger, but the backup energy is basically still running, and most of them can be opened using the unlocking method provided by Kamel; A gate on the passage, this kind of gate...
Only a few have been found so far, located in the entrance hall of the ruins, and they are the entrances and exits of the Fortress of Disobedience.
Soldering's eyes became serious. He waved his hand to signal the soldiers to get closer to him, and then he took the lead and walked in front of the gate.
After getting close enough, he was even more sure of the judgment made by the soldier
This door is very large, located at the end of a large corridor that is suspected to be the main passage. An ancient identification device can be seen beside the gate, and the entire door seems to be cast from purple steel...
This is not an ordinary door used to divide areas, but a main isolation door.
They reached the southern end of the Rebel Keep
It's over so soon
Solderin was a little surprised. He knew the scale of this fortress was huge, and there were hidden unknown areas one after another in the depths of the endless dark corridors, so when he set out to explore, he was ready to take long-term actions in it. , but today is only the sixth day he has entered the fortress, and he has reached the southern end of the fortress in four days before the limit of a week of exploration time
"Keep alert lights to illuminate all dark places, odd-numbered team members, open the detection eyepiece, even-numbered team members, to assist in observation."
Solderin quickly issued a series of instructions, and the soldiers quickly responded. All corners of this wide corridor were then illuminated by the bright radiance from the magic spar lamp, and Solderin I came to the heavy ancient purple steel gate alone, and looked up at the words engraved on the gate.
Soldering can recognize the ancient Gondor script, and there is a line of signs on the gate:
"Ahead, the Shadow Experimental Field."
Opposite the gate is another experimental field
Soldering looked at the purple steel gate in front of him with some surprise and curiosity, and immediately realized the unusualness of this so-called "shadow experiment field".
What separates the "Shadow Experimental Field" from the main body of the rebellious fortress is a "Type I gate", which is an extremely strong gate with extraordinary magic resistance that can theoretically serve as the main gate of the fortress!
Relying on the experience accumulated from traveling around the mainland for seven hundred years, Soldering immediately made a judgment on the door in front of him: Although the scale is very similar to the entrance and exit of a fortress, this door is probably not against the fortress. It should be just a layer of extra-strengthened protective barrier. Opposite this door is another important area of the rebellious fortress!
"Sir, do you want to try to open this door?" A soldier asked, a dark red light flashed in the soldier's eyepiece, "There is still magic flowing in the door, and the door does not seem to be broken."
Soldering thought for a while, then shook his head decisively: "Leave a mark on the map, leave the magic net unit and lighting here, and then return. Come back after the preparations are complete."
"yes!"
The soldiers obeyed the order, and Soldering turned his head and took a last look at the purple steel gate.
In fact, he wanted to know what was on the other side of the door more than the soldiers, but he did not forget that this was just a rehearsal exploration mission. He led the trainers of the Iron Rangers to explore the ruins on the one hand for training, and on the other hand to test those Newly designed equipment, this is quite a bold move, because even with Nicholas Eggman’s technical ability and the care of a high-level ranger like him, soldiers who use test equipment still have to take great risks. The situation of encountering danger and sudden equipment failure has been considered by everyone from the very beginning, so before setting off, Soldering received Gao Wen's order to explore at most one week and one area at most, and not to enter high-risk areas. In case of battle, give priority to retreat.
Facing the "Shadow Experimental Field" where the situation was unknown, he decided to temporarily retreat in accordance with Gao Wen's order. After returning, he would first report the situation here, and then make some preparations before returning.
It didn't take long. Although it took the team six full days to get here, that's because the road was still drawing maps, exploring forks, and setting up guide lights. If you go back and forth at full speed, one day is enough.
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At the same time, in the study of Lord Cecil's mansion, Gawain finished reviewing the documents. He sat in his large chair, and after making sure that no one would disturb him during this time, he relaxed his mind slightly. , Outlined in my mind the communication channel with the monitoring satellite.
The surveillance images from the synchronous orbit slowly emerged and formed a stable image in Gawain's conscious world. From that overlooking view, he clearly saw the mountains and plains in the northern part of the Loren Continent.
He began to gradually zoom in, and kept fine-tuning the area observed by the satellite view.
His vision swept across the southern border of Ansu, and then slowly moved towards the northeast, gradually crossing Gelenland, and crossing the eastern border of Ansu...
The picture stopped moving, and gradually zoomed in and zoomed in. On a small flat plain, he saw a slightly vague fortress standing on a stone platform.
Treaty Fort.
Gao Wen changed to a more comfortable position, and began to patiently adjust the slightly out-of-focus images of the monitoring satellite due to aging.