Hao Ren found that the longer he knew Y'zaks, the more he felt that this guy didn't look like a devil. He was more suitable to be a thinker and philosopher, and of course he could be a scientist if he had the energy left. . This tough man with a rough appearance has sharper and deeper insights than many scholars. This is the change produced by him in the hundreds of years of continuous exploration and under the long-term subtle influence of a true scholar. Now he has become his "human being" part of the grid.
Even a demon, if he focuses on one thing for hundreds of years, he will develop bad habits.
The world Y'zaks lives in has at least an unbelievable spatial structure within the proven world. The space here is discontinuous, and the concept of "long-distance voyage" can only be confined to each closed space vesicle with limited size, or in a more advanced term, it is called "crystal wall system". It is difficult for Hao Ren from the earth to imagine how such a discontinuous space body was formed, but it is clear that this space structure has profoundly influenced and shaped the unique form of civilization here. A large number of races live scatteredly in space vesicles one after another, powerful races can even occupy one or several spaces by themselves, they establish countries on those continents floating in the chaos, and control the ancient space They are accustomed to existing portals, and even think that it is a natural phenomenon that can be seen everywhere.
The natives of this world rely on space vesicles and teleportation 'gates' to thrive, and even nature has formed [Unique ecosystem: Many animals will regularly migrate from large teleportation 'gates', and they are born in a space Grow up, then run off to another space to breed or hibernate. Even plants need to rely on teleportation 'gates' to reproduce. And all kinds of intelligent races take the initiative to regard the space 'gate' as a long-term effective strategic resource. Just like the road hubs on the earth. Various races actively explore the undiscovered portals, and carefully pass through the portals to find new "worlds" rich in materials. Each race has its own set of exploration techniques. But on the whole, they are similar, and there are only three elements: the method of discovering the gate; the technique of detecting the environment opposite the gate; if there is a huge disaster on the opposite side of the gate. How to immediately destroy the "gate" is the three secrets of space exploration in this world.
And it is this kind of convenient and easy exploration, as well as the people's firm belief that there are countless new spaces with rich resources, that most of the races in this world are satisfied with the status quo. Not too focused on developing the territories that they already occupy: the "Drow Secret Realm", one of the three great secret realms of the elves, is a planet similar in size to the earth, but those elves only occupy the land on this planet of a large forest. Because the environment outside the forest is full of poisonous gas and radiation, those elves set up a barrier, and they are satisfied in a corner. They found a portal to other spaces in their own forest, and after simply "weighing the pros and cons", they decided that developing the entire planet was not worth the candle. It is far less safe than going directly to other spaces to grab resources.
This is also the thinking of many other races: why go so far to explore those inaccessible places in their own space? How convenient it is to transfer the 'gate'.
Of course, they also have institutions to study space vesicles, and have some superficial "space structure theories", but generally, their explorations are limited to those around the ready-made teleportation 'gates'.
In fact, this way of living is not a problem at all. In this world of discontinuous space, this form of development is quite normal. Space navigation technology is very unnecessary in front of the space "gate", and people can't see much starry sky at all. Naturally, he doesn't have much interest in the universe.
But the problem is that the various races in this world rely too much on the portals. Before a crazy human alchemist became interested in the size of the universe, no one even doubted the border of the "space bubble area". They think that these closed spaces one after another are the whole of the universe, and they never thought that the "transportation gate" application theory" that they spent tens of thousands of years to establish may only take effect in one corner of the universe.
Y'zaks was the first "person" to have a sense of crisis about this.
"Of course. I shouldn't be the last," Y'zaks smiled and looked towards the distant portal, "Goddess Tavel once told me. The change and curiosity of intelligent races are treasures , as long as someone is still thinking. Someone will always find the right way, sooner or later. The little old man’s space bubble theory was dismissed as crazy by mainstream scholars in the world less than a thousand years ago. But since Since a hundred years ago, someone has seriously studied the manuscripts he left in the world. There will always be someone who calculates the scale of this world and realizes the importance of working together. Perhaps my unification war back then did indeed play a role role, allowing them to take a longer-term view."
"At least to prevent the emergence of a second Mad Demon King, they have to hug each other." Hao Ren stood up and patted Y'zaks' arm, "Okay, don't be grateful for youth, just watch the progress We can't hold on any longer, let's hurry to the Obsidian Plain... By the way, where is the Obsidian Plain?"
La Nina straightened up and looked at the mountains and barren land in the distance. The succubus tail behind her swung back and forth in the air, and then the arrow on the tip of the tail suddenly pointed in a certain direction: "Over there!"
Y'zaks nodded, and led the crowd to walk in the opposite direction: "Let's go, this way."
La Nina: "... Wang... Your trust in me..."
"My trust in you is fully reflected in any field other than letting you lead the way." Y'zaks glanced back at his old subordinate, "How many times have I said otherwise, call me Old Wang here."
La Nina curled her lips and followed obediently, muttering as she walked. Hao Ren looked in amazement: It is said that the succubus is a cunning, seductive and vicious creature, but how come everyone he meets doesn't play cards according to common sense, this one is too honest, right
A group of people left the hill and walked down the mountain. In front of them was a wilderness covered with black gravel and strange vegetation. It may be because the continent under our feet is just the wreckage of a planet, and the rounding effect of tens of thousands of years is still tearing this land, resulting in a somewhat unstable geological environment here, and huge cracked valleys can be seen everywhere in the wilderness And surface fissures spewing flames and smoke. Some black and red thorny vines are growing tenaciously on this land with a harsh environment, making people doubt whether they are "plants" in the normal sense. Occasionally, some weird-looking creatures would jump out of flames or even magma, running and preying frantically among the vines. They are chaotic monsters that are not even considered low-level demons, even in the demon space. It also has its own ecological structure.
"It's really hot here," Vivian frowned as everyone was passing by a lava river, "Everyone, come closer, I'll turn on the air conditioner."
A burst of icy air spread from Vivian's side, and Hao Ren suddenly felt his whole body come back to life Yes... if Nangong Wuyue still has the energy to make water.
Lily looked at the magma river flowing not far away, frowning and thinking all the time. At this moment, she suddenly took out her flame claws and walked towards the magma. Hao Ren immediately called her from behind: "Why are you going?"
Lily waved her paws happily: "I'll try the weapon enhancement mentioned in the book and it won't work..."
Husky’s line of thinking is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and the others didn’t react on the spot, but Lily happily explained: “Isn’t it all said in the book that magic weapons are forged in the abyss of fire, or Just rolling around in hell magma twice, I always feel that there is something missing in my claws. Now that I think about it, it should be the shortcoming. Adventure enhancement. After tempering with magma in the demon plane, do you think it will become a magical weapon or something? …”
Apparently this girl got into her head again from some fantasy novel, Hao Ren looked at her dumbfounded: "Can the story be taken seriously? …”
Before Hao Ren could finish speaking, Lily had already run to the edge of the lava river. She squatted by the river and mixed her flame claws into the thick lava like a playful child. Vivienne Rolling his eyes and looking at this cute guy who is about to make mistakes every now and then: "What's the matter, does it work? Are you very happy to become Huozhi?"
Lily retracted her claws, frowning in confusion: "It seems nothing has changed... and I seem to have poked something just now..."
As soon as she finished speaking, the magma river in front of everyone suddenly surged up! To be continued...
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