This place was...
The abyss of the world of ice and snow.
Up, down, left, and right, there were thick walls of ice everywhere. Lin had come to the depths of this world...
And this place was an icy cave.
Lin had discovered this cave by chance when she was exploring the Ice Tumbler, and this cave seemed to lead to a very deep place... So, Lin did not dig this cave out, but let a small disc explore the depths of the cave.
The disc flew slowly in the cave. Looking at the ice walls on both sides, Lin felt that this place was specially dug out by some kind of creature, because there were traces of excavation on the walls.
But she did not know when it was done...
The temperature here was higher than outside, but it was not enough to melt the frozen objects here, and it was not just ice here, most of the walls were made of stone.
This was probably the reason why the structure here was stable.
But most importantly, there was air here, although there was no oxygen, it was filled with a harmless gas, so she could hear sounds here.
The disc emitted light and slowly flew into the depths of the cave. As the scenery on both sides receded, a strange thing appeared in the light of the disc.
Could this be... a living thing?
On the ground in front of the disc, there were many mushroom-like things.
These 'mushrooms' had no stalks, and looked like mushroom heads stuck to the ground. The surface was about ten centimeters in diameter, and it was ice blue, with patterns of spots and circles on it... it felt very similar to a mushroom.
The disc flew above these mushrooms, and there were many of them. They almost covered the path in front of it. A tentacle extended from the bottom of the disc. It grabbed a mushroom and pulled it up.
Bang! The moment he pulled it out, the entire mushroom broke into pieces.
Lin looked at the fragments in the disc's tentacle, it seemed like these things were made of ice, how interesting...
But were they living things or not? Anyway, they should be called snow mushrooms for now.
While thinking, the disc flew over a large number of snow mushrooms, and while flying, the disc tried to poke them with its tentacles.
These things felt like ice to the touch, fragile and fragile. Although Lin did not analyze them in detail, she felt that these things did not have a cellular structure.
As she continued to fly deeper, Lin found that the cave became wider and wider, and the number of snow mushrooms also increased, they covered the bottom of the cave like grass.
These snow mushrooms looked like they were growing on the ground, but they didn't have a fixed 'root'. They were just placed on the ground …
'Pa!' Suddenly, a sound came from outside the area illuminated by the disc …
The disc immediately turned off its light and flew to the top of the cave. While hiding itself, the disc also extended a tentacle with special vision. He looked in the direction of the voice.
Slap! The sound rang out again, as if something had stepped on the snow mushrooms and shattered them.
He saw it …
The thing that crushed the snow mushrooms appeared in the disc's eyes. It was a huge creature … but it didn't seem to be suitable for this kind of environment …
This was because it looked like a multicellular organism. This creature was more than two meters long, and its entire body was covered in very long fur. Its legs were completely covered in fur, so it could not be seen. However, Lin felt that it only had four limbs.
Why is there something like a multicellular organism here?
However, this was definitely a living creature. Sure enough, there was something alive here, and it was moving on all fours.
Lin let the disc slowly approach the creature. It didn't seem to notice the disc at the top of the cave, and instead walked on the ground. Lin found that it seemed to be collecting the snow mushrooms.
It walked around on the ground, crushing the snow mushrooms, and then taking away the broken pieces.
The way it took them was very interesting. It would lie on top of the shards and use its fur to cover all the shards. When it stood up again, the shards of the snow mushrooms were gone.
After the creature collected some shards, it walked back in the direction it came from.
The disc followed it from the top of the cave. Lin found that the path it took was covered in snow mushrooms, and some of them were crushed by the creature.
The strange thing was that it didn't collect all the fragments, but only a part of them … Maybe it just picked the better ones? Lin didn't know which part was better.
The disc kept following the long-haired creature, and Lin carefully observed it. Lin found that the long-haired creature's head emitted a bit of light. It seemed to be using the same method of vision as the disc.
It used the light from its eyes to observe its surroundings. Although the light was very dim, it was enough to see its surroundings clearly …
Was this long-haired creature also a creature that used vision? If that was the case … It might not be a native of this place, but came from the outside.
It might have been trapped here for some reason. This place was a cold and dark underground tunnel. Plus, this was a world without sun. Normal multicellular creatures couldn't live here.
Lin thought that she would encounter creatures like the Black Metal. Why would multicellular creatures be here? Could it have been brought here by the Black Metal?
As she thought about it, Lin found that the tunnel ahead was getting wider. It was originally only about two meters wide, but now it was more than ten meters wide.
There were also more strange structures on the ground, like erect prismatic icicles, some holes full of snow mushrooms, and … water?
Lin saw a hole full of liquid ahead. Lin could feel the heat from it from more than ten meters away. There seemed to be something special about that hole.
However, the long-haired creature ignored the liquid in the hole and ran past it. The disc continued to follow it …
But when it passed by the hole, the disc flew down to check the liquid inside …
This wasn't water. It was some other kind of liquid. It was estimated to be a gaseous substance at ordinary temperatures. However, the hole in the ground seemed to have been dug out specifically to contain this liquid.
It continued to follow the long-haired creature. The tunnel ahead became narrow again. At the same time, Lin saw a huge door appear before her.
This door … is made of stone?
A stone door blocked the tunnel. In fact, it looked more like a stone wall. But the surface was too flat. Clearly, it was made by a creature.
The long-haired creature crawled to the door and used its body to push the door open.
The moment the door was pushed open … Lin was greeted by a wondrous environment.
There was a vast space inside, and there were creatures with long hair everywhere.
This space was about 50 meters in diameter, and it was still a cave environment. There were many prismatic icicles on the ground, and there were also things that looked like crystal clusters. Moreover, there was light here. There was a kind of light-emitting object that looked like a plant growing on the top of the cave, illuminating this place.
But the most conspicuous thing was that a large group of long-haired creatures covered the entire place. They were all lying on the ground, motionless. It felt as though they were asleep.
No, it didn't feel like they were asleep. Rather …
Lin watched as the long-haired creature walked into the group of creatures and laid down among them. Then, a cracking sound came from its body. Its back split open, and an even smaller creature crawled out from it … …
Although it was about the same length as the original creature, it was much thinner. Its whole body was covered with a layer of ice crystal armour. After coming out, it crawled to the centre of the cave and knocked on the ground. A hole suddenly appeared on the ground and it crawled into the hole …
The disc did not immediately follow. Instead, it stayed there.
So, the long-haired creature was not a living creature. Rather, it was something like an armour.
The disc flew over to one of the long-haired creatures lying on the ground. It reached out with its tentacles and carefully inspected it …
There was a crack on the back of this thing that could open and close. It seemed that the creature had entered through this crack to control the long-haired armour. And inside …
Lin tried to pry open the armour, but it seemed that she could not. So, the disc used its tentacles with a drill to pry open the outer layer, allowing the tentacles to drill into the interior of the armour …
So, it was quite warm inside. It should be able to maintain a temperature suitable for multicellular creatures to live in. Also … it seemed to have other functions.
The disc made the crack on the armour bigger and bigger. Then, the disc drilled into the armour. It seemed that there were many interesting things inside.
There was something like a video device on the head. It could be used to display the scenery outside. It could also be used to set some settings by moving its forelimbs, such as the temperature inside the armour.
This thing was not used for combat. It was mainly used to keep warm and could also be used to collect things. Its abdomen could be opened to store a certain amount of things …
It felt … like the technology of the Voids.
Did these things have anything to do with the Voids? They were indeed quite close to the Voids. They could be teleported there twice …
Although this wandering world might not always be in this position.
There were so many armours here. In other words … there were many creatures living here? It seemed that there was research value. Although they were not native creatures, these creatures should be related to the black metal or the Voids.
With that thought, the disc drilled out of the armour and flew to the center of the cave.
The creature from before had entered from here. There should be some sort of mechanism or something here.
The disc tried to knock on the ground, but there was no reaction … but when the disc hit the ground with force, the ground opened up.
A cave appeared in front of Lin's eyes … Astronomy.
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