Zhang Heng did not deliberately avoid the old man. He opened the travel bag in front of the old man and took out the Lego bricks from it.
The thing he was going to put together this time wasn't complicated, so it didn't take long. Soon, he came to the last step, inserting the Infinite Building Block into it.
The next moment, a brand-new drone appeared in his hand.
Zhang Heng controlled the drone to rise, and under the old man's dumbfounded gaze, it flew above the maze. From here, he could clearly see the entire maze, as well as the changes that were taking place. Zhang Heng silently calculated the time of each change, trying to plan a path to the center of the maze. At the same time, he slowed down his movement speed …
Drones had actually appeared as early as the 1920s, but they were mostly used for military purposes or for scientific research and mapping. It wasn't until about ten years ago that they entered the consumer market. It was only in recent years that the consumers began to understand and accept drones.
The old man came to the island more than fifty years ago, and the last person he met was twelve years ago. The two of them barely exchanged a few words, so he had never seen a drone before he met Zhang Heng.
When he saw the drone rise from Zhang Heng's hand and fly all the way over the maze, he felt as if he had seen some supernatural phenomenon. After that, he noticed the image on the remote control in Zhang Heng's hand, and the look on his face became even more shocked.
When Zhang Heng asked him if he could use tools, his understanding was only limited to ladders. So, he didn't pay much attention to it. In fact, Zhang Heng didn't have a ladder. Even if he brought one, he wouldn't be able to get through this maze. That was because the red mud walls weren't the only thing that changed in this maze. Even the ground under his feet was moving slowly. In other words, even if he stood in the same place, his position would constantly change.
This was why the old man wasn't worried about Zhang Heng using tools.
However, the drone in front of him was obviously not what he expected.
With this drone occupying the high ground, it was equivalent to Zhang Heng directly obtaining an aerial map of the maze. He could observe the results of each change, and he could always keep track of where he was in the maze. This also allowed him to reach the center of the maze without relying on Jörmungandr's connection.
The old man subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but then he was at a loss, not knowing what he should do now. Jörmungandr's order was to meet the potential believers in front of the maze, but it didn't give him the right to search the potential believers or seize their belongings.
Moreover, the old man could see from the scabbard on Zhang Heng's body and the longbow on his back that this young man was different from the other people on the island. Although he looked polite now, it didn't mean that he would always be so. In fact, most of the people on the island could quickly distinguish each other's identity and profession. But for Zhang, from the first time, he saw him, he still couldn't tell who he was.
So in the end, the old man did nothing. He just stood aside and let Zhang Heng control the drone to study the maze from a high altitude.
Jörmungandr and his guide were at a disadvantage because of their lack of culture. In fact, many ancient gods had set up tests or rituals that were no longer suitable for modern society.
For example, when Jörmungandr built the maze on this island, he certainly didn't expect that humans would one day invent drones. Of course, with the development of times, some of the more enlightened gods would also constantly adjust themselves with the progress and development of society. For example, Kronos, whom Zhang Heng met before, even wore a Tang suit to open up the Eastern market. Of course, the combination was a little out of place.
Or the suspected god Einstein that Zhang Heng met in the Apollo quest. The latter was born with modern technology, and his power continued to grow with the development of science and technology. On the contrary, some ancient gods were gradually forgotten by humans with the advancement of technology.
However, Jörmungandr's situation was rather special. Its name had not been forgotten by the world. Zhang Heng couldn't even tell if it had become weaker or stronger than when it was at its peak. Because of the unprecedented development of entertainment and media, its popularity had increased even more than before.
However, the problem with Jörmungandr was that in the original Norse mythology, it was a monster trapped in the deep sea. It was not until the Twilight of the Gods that it truly broke free. So, in modern terms, it belonged to the type of player that was relatively far away from human society.
Although it had not forgotten to select believers from humans over the years, the speed and number of believers were really not flattering. After all, only sixteen people came to the island in fifty years, which was a little too shabby. Not to mention that it ate three people. In the end, only three believers left the island. It was hard to tell how much its understanding of modern society had improved from such a small number of people, which led to its maze being built in a very retro style.
About half an hour later, Zhang Heng put away the drone. He tried to simulate the maze several times, and he successfully reached the center of the maze. The time it took him varied, and it was mainly related to the uncertainty of the maze's changes.
But in general, the difficulty of this maze was indeed reduced by the first mate when he opened his field of vision.
So after waiting for about ten minutes, Zhang Heng released the drone again, and he finally stepped into the maze.
Zhang Heng's movement speed was very fast. As soon as he entered the maze, he immediately ran. The main reason was that the maze would change every 90 seconds, and he needed to replan his route to the center.
Even for Zhang Heng, it took time to plan the route. This way, the time he had to move was even shorter. So every second between each change was extraordinarily precious to Zhang Heng.
With the drone acting as his eyes in the sky, Zhang Heng's early movement was relatively smooth. Soon, he was less than half the distance to the center of the maze. However, after that, the maze's change speed actually accelerated, and the interval between two changes was reduced to only 60 seconds. This was a new situation that Zhang Heng had not encountered in his previous simulation tests. It was also a challenge for him because it meant that he had less time to plan his route and move.
Fortunately, the current situation was still under Zhang Heng's control. Even if the time was reduced to 60 seconds, he was still moving toward the center of the maze. At this time, Zhang Heng did become a little vigilant because he was not sure if the time would change as he continued to move forward.
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