"It's probably a reflection of events."
After learning about what had happened to Huai Shi, the Grand Master was as calm and indifferent as ever. He didn't even bother to look away. "There's no need to make a fuss over nothing."
He said, "It's a small matter."
Huai Shi's face twitched.
Although the Grand Master's depression was frightening and difficult to bear, the Grand Master's normal state was on the other end of the spectrum. He made people feel that he was even less human than when he was abnormal.
The former made people feel helpless, while the latter made people feel reverence and fear.
It was as if he had truly turned into an inhuman piece of steel, coldly overlooking everything in front of him. There was nothing in this world that could surprise him. Even if an iron crystal exploded in front of him, he wouldn't even frown.
Every time Huai Shi stood next to him, he felt as if he were facing a human-shaped alchemy furnace.
He could feel countless alchemy arrays changing within that enormous metal body. Miracles were happening every moment, but he could rarely feel the fluctuations of his emotions.
Comparing the two, he couldn't figure out which was the more normal state.
In all fairness, he would rather the Grand Master be a bit more lazy. At least that way … he looked a bit healthier.
When he thought about it this way, it wasn't surprising that he was so popular after being kicked out by Russell. The purser, the chief engineer, and the others definitely knew the Grand Master's state better than he did. If that was the case, then wasn't he just a spare tire?
He instantly felt miserable.
But since the Grand Master said it was a small matter, Huai Shi could finally relax.
He continued to ask, "What does' a reflection of events' mean? You're saying that this situation isn't rare? "
When he thought back to the nightmare he had, he instinctively felt a bit uneasy.
At a time like this, it was obviously stupid to be afraid alone. If there were any abnormalities, he should make a prompt decision and report it. Then, everyone should work together to solve the problem.
However, Huai Shi seemed to be the only one who was very nervous about this.
"It's too common."
The Grand Master replied carelessly, "In many cases, Origin Substances will be imprinted on matter through a certain method, and in the end, the matter recorded in the Origin Substance can be extracted again through a certain method … there's nothing strange about it. It's like finding a stone slab in a coffin during an archaeological dig. You just happened to understand it."
"Then why me?"
Huai Shi was puzzled. "There has to be a reason, right?"
"Good luck, high spiritual perception, sharp perception, or even contact with related things. There are too many possible reasons."
The Great Grandmaster flipped through the report and raised his head. "As far as I know, you're not the only one who experienced hallucinations on the iron crystal during the cracking experiment. There were six people in total … Besides Ogyust and the communications director, one of them was your student."
Huai Shi froze in disbelief.
The Great Grandmaster casually pointed to the side.
In the direction of the infirmary, Yuan Yuan pushed the door open and said goodbye to the medical staff.
Her expression was calm, as if she was not affected by anything. When he saw Huai Shi conversing with the grandmaster, he didn't go up to disturb them. Instead, he nodded politely and bowed. Then … he grabbed Lin Shijiu by the collar and left.
Lin Nineteen was holding a vomit bag in his hand. He vomited so much that his face was pale. He had to rely on Yuan Yuan to carry him.
He looked like he was on the verge of death.
It was unknown what kind of nightmare he had experienced.
But after the initial shock, Huai Shi quickly understood what was going on. As a Ascendant of the Path of Sin, Lin Nineteen was ten times more sensitive to abnormally negative Origin Substances than other people. He had probably been tormented quite a bit in the illusions reflected by the scenes.
How tragic …
Huai Shi looked at his unlucky student sympathetically. He should give him a few more days off.
Just as he was about to continue reporting to the Great Grandmaster, he saw the steel giant wave his hand disinterestedly. "As for what you saw, there's no need to say more. It might not be real. "
"Hmm?" Huai Shi didn't understand.
"Because it's not very useful. It's just a waste of energy," the Great Grandmaster said.
"An individual's perspective is narrow and uncertain, while a group's perspective is chaotic and blindly moving. No matter which perspective it is, it will not be able to see the big picture. It will only mislead."
He paused for a moment and then said meaningfully, "If you become addicted to it, in the worst case scenario, your entire person might be replaced by the thing that left the mark."
Huai Shi was shocked.
Replaced?
Was that really possible?
From the records of the Origin Substance, to come back to life in his body after thousands of years?
"It's not impossible, but the person who comes back to life might not be that person."
The Great Grandmaster sneered disdainfully. "Some people will be brainwashed even when they see minors smoking, let alone empathize with them.
Turn around now. "
Huai Shi turned around and looked behind him. Through the thick glass, he saw the huge cube in the laboratory that had changed greatly.
It was as if some kind of intricate mechanical creation was slowly opening up. As the cracking experiment progressed, the originally tightly sealed outermost layer had completely opened up. It stretched out in all directions like tree branches, forming a huge structure that was several times larger than its original size.
It was expanding.
Steel extended and grew from the rotation of the mechanism.
The originally huge cube was just a seed. It hadn't grown yet …
Behind Huai Shi, the Great Grandmaster's voice came. "Tell me, what did you see?"
"A tomb …"
Huai Shi couldn't help but blurt out this unrelated word.
"What did you feel, Huai Shi?"
"… …"
After a short period of silence, Huai Shi raised his hand and pressed it against his slightly trembling chest. He found it hard to understand this sudden emotion.
It was … … resentment.
Just by looking at this thing, an indescribable resentment sprouted from his heart.
It was as if this thing was the main culprit that had once caused all the destruction.
"In reality, it is just a giant energy conversion device that has been shut down," the Great Grandmaster said firmly.
"It does not have the function of a tomb, and there is no reason for people to resent it. Even if it has the miracles of the Infernal Realm, it is still an inanimate object, a relic that is slightly larger. "
Huai Shi was stunned.
"Do you understand? There is no point in dwelling on the afterimages of the past. "
Since the past is already in the past, there is no need to waste time on these things that cannot be changed. Investing energy in them is just a waste of time.
No matter what you see, Huai Shi, their past, their deaths, and their fates have nothing to do with us. The so-called sympathy, resentment, and emotions are just wishful thinking on our part.
This is the most important principle to remember in the development of the Infernal Realm. "
With the end of the speech, the short break ended here.
The Great Grandmaster slowly got up and finally said, "You can discuss the rest among yourselves. Do not disturb me before the cracking experiment is over."
With the help of the other assistants, he put on the isolation suit again, walked into the inner laboratory, and returned to the huge branch control center.
The experiment continued.
.
The so-called branch control center was actually a black box.
As a creation of the Infernal Realm, it was naturally impossible to use the thinking, technical specifications, and even operating methods of the Infernal Realm for research. Therefore, before it was completely cracked, its internal structure, the principles used, and the technology used to operate it were a mystery to everyone.
It was an out-and-out dark box.
Because there were no more samples, it was impossible to carry out destructive experiments. If they wanted to figure out its real function and get more clues, they could only continue to carry out various experiments, research through various methods, input different signals, and wait for feedback. In the end, they could figure out the internal operating rules bit by bit.
In this process, experience undoubtedly occupied the most important position.
In the face of a giant machine that could control the Infernal Realm, other than the Great Grandmaster, no one else had the ability and qualifications to preside over such a complicated project.
Therefore, the remaining problems could only be solved by other people in charge.
"At present, the structure of the outer and middle layer has been explored, but there is still a part of the deeper structure that has not been solved. It may have some functions and conditions that we did not expect, but this is all within the scope of the Great Grandmaster's handling. We do not need to worry. It is only a matter of time before it is completely cracked. "
In the short meeting, after the Purser made a report, he distributed the information in his hand. "The most important thing now is that when we activated the branch control center, we received some strange signals through it. According to analysis, those signals are likely to be responses from other branch control centers."
On the big screen behind him, on the huge map of the Twilight Village, three places were quickly highlighted.
This was the place where other branch control centers were most likely to exist after the analysis of the scholars.
"At the same time, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Ivy League also received the signal."
The Purser reminded.
According to the analysis of the Ivy League's performance these days, the possibility of them having a branch control center was quite high.
Next, everyone looked at Huai Shi.
Waiting for him to make a decision.
In a short silence, Huai Shi pondered for a moment and asked, "Is there more detailed information? The terrain, location, and the surrounding situation. "
"At present, there are only some images left when we made the map, but due to the periodic changes of the Twilight Village, the reliability is not high."
Area B3, Area D7, and Area E12.
The Iron Crystal Constellation's naming of the areas of the Twilight Village was quite simple and crude. Starting from the tower in the center, the ring areas were ABCDEF, and each ring area was roughly divided into twelve parts according to the angle of a circle.
It looked simple and crude and easy to understand. But in fact, under the rotation and frequent changes of the ring areas of Inferno, the relationship between each area was a mess. If one wanted to understand it, it was difficult to find the specific location without the help of a computer.
The first area that Huai Shi gave up on was Area B3.
There was no other reason. It was too close to the tower. Once they entered Area C, the entire Inferno would become very aggressive. It was simply difficult to explore deeper.
If they were not careful, they would die on the spot.
As long as they had a little brain, they would not choose to explore now.
If the Ivy League was so stubborn, Huai Shi was very willing to open a bottle of wine to celebrate their courage and wish them a safe return.
Area D7's location was excellent in the exploration range of the Iron Crystal Constellation. Even a day ago, there was an exploration team outside to conduct a topographic survey of the area.
Area E12 was a bit of a pain in the ass.
According to the signals sent by the branch and the unmanned outposts all over the Twilight Village as a basis, they carried out a topographic deduction of the current Twilight Village and finally came to a conclusion.
It was just right between the Ivory Tower and the Ivy League's station … It was even closer to the other side.
"Why is there no topographic information?" Huai Shi asked curiously.
"Uh …"
The purser's expression became complicated. "Because the place where the signal came from is not the surface."
After a short pause, he said, "The location of the branch control center is more than two thousand meters below the surface …"
"What?" Huai Shi's eyes widened. "Underground?"
"Yes, that's right."
The purser said, "According to our exploration, there is a very complicated topographic structure under the Twilight Village. In addition to the huge natural cavern, there are a lot of man-made channels and some complex buildings whose functions are difficult to identify. Until now, there are still a lot of machines operating in it.
If the scholars in the analysis room did not guess wrong, then the branch control center of Area D7 is probably a mobile hub that moves around the Twilight Village all year round.
Its function is very likely to be related to the rotation of the Twilight Village — "
Huai Shi fell into silence.
It seemed like he was thinking, but in fact, there was nothing to think about.
He was thinking about whether it was possible to take down both of them.
If there were no competitors, he could take it slowly, but now that time was too precious, no one knew if the opponent would catch up to him if he fell behind.
If possible, he did not want to give the Ivy League even the slightest chance. It would be best if he could suppress the other side and beat them up until they finally recognized the reality. Even if they did not bow down, they would at least run away in a panic.
But even if he thought about it a little, he knew it was impossible. ,
Even a rotten ship would have three pounds of nails. Moreover, the Ivy League had invested so much this time, it was impossible for them to go back just because of a little setback.
They could only fight head-on with both sides.
And this day would come soon.
Before this, it was naturally better to be prepared.
Now that the number of legions controlled by the Ivy League far exceeded their own, it was obviously not a wise choice to rashly divide their forces. But since it was underground, it gave Huai Shi a chance.
According to other information submitted, the underground environment was generally narrow, and the number of people did not have much meaning. A few elites were often more useful than a large number of cannon fodder.
"I'll leave the Gargoyles and the Undead Army to you. Without me and the Paradise Guards, can you take down Area D7?"
Huai Shi raised his head and asked straightforwardly.
"The Iron Crystal Constellation is not a place that will become useless after losing someone's leadership, Mr. Huai Shi." The purser smiled reservedly, "If this is your order, then we will complete it. You don't have to worry about the rest."
"Then, leave E12's underground to me."
Huai Shi breathed a sigh of relief and finally made up his mind.
"Are you confident?" The purser asked, "Do you want to bring the wolfhound?"
Next to him, the mosaic wolfhound that represented the Great Grandmaster also raised its sign and barked to show its presence.
Although it did not look very useful, the purser had once reminded Huai Shi: If we were to talk about direct combat ability … the most powerful creature in the Iron Crystal Constellation was this mosaic white 'wolfhound'.
As one of the Grand Master's proudest creations, other than its appearance, it really looked exactly like a wolfhound. It was so docile that anyone could touch it. When it was bored, it would carry the sign [Big Brother Play Together] and play frisbee with the students.
Huai Shi found it hard to imagine that this mosaic actually had the combat ability of a crown-wearer. When necessary, it could be even more exaggerated.
But the purser would not lie in this kind of place.
"No need."
After thinking about it for a long time, Huai Shi finally shook his head.
In terms of destructive power, he still had the Lord of the Flies.
Now that the Grand Master was in charge of the cracking, he had no time to care about other things. After Huai Shi left, if the Iron Crystal Constellation made a move, the wolfhound could at least stay behind to assist and protect the Iron Crystal Constellation.
Although Huai Shi was used to being reckless, he still had to be steady when it was necessary. He could not put all his eggs in one basket.
Since he had already made up his mind, there was nothing else to say.
After the meeting ended, orders from the highest level began to be issued to every corner of the Iron Crystal Constellation. In just five minutes, except for the four research departments that were the main force cracking the Iron Crystal Constellation, the rest were all in a state of war.
After a short rest for a few days, the Infernal Exploration Organization from the research institute was operating at full efficiency again.
Huai Shi began to light up the equipment one by one and was ready to set off.
A full set of heavy protective clothing like that of an astronaut, a blessed light source that could last for more than 70 hours, tools to deal with various situations, and common exploration equipment.
In addition to dealing with the 18 hours of sunlight in the Land of Dusk during the day, he also had to deal with the darkness underground.
Both were terrifying curses that were enough to kill.
According to the researchers' calculations, the deeper he went, the stronger the petrification curse in the darkness. Once he lost the light source, Huai Shi would probably turn into a stone statue in an instant and be left in the eternal darkness underground forever.
The exploration of Infernal Exploration was no joke. One wrong step could lead to death.
After adjusting his mentality, Huai Shi put on his helmet and reached out to pick up the white cat on the bookshelf next to him. He rubbed its head.
"Unfortunately, today is Thursday."
"Meow!"
The white cat nimbly jumped out of Huai Shi's hand and landed on his shoulder. It squatted down and licked its paws.
It was not afraid of the sunlight or the darkness.
After all, the cat's appearance was just Russell's bad taste. It was not even a living thing. The thing that existed here was just a projection. The curse could not affect it at all.
After inquiring about Little Nineteen's situation, Huai Shi gave Yuan Yuan a few more instructions before he turned around and walked to the exit at the bottom of the Iron Crystal Constellation.
There was already a truck waiting for them there.
In front of the gate, it was busy.
All the park guards had already entered the truck. The staff was installing and adjusting various equipment and loading supplies.
After confirming the safety of the truck, they gave a thumbs up to the driver's seat, turned around and ran to hide in the protective zone.
As Huai Shi took a deep breath, the heavy gate in front of the truck suddenly opened. The blazing sunlight poured in from the outside like a torrent and instantly swallowed everything.
It was as if it was a sign of their bright future.
The truck's engine roared as it sped out from the gate and into the depths of Infernal Hell.
There were still six hours before sunset.
Seven hundred kilometers until the scheduled location.
As Raymond gradually revealed a smile, Huai Shi discovered an extremely terrifying thing in the helmet.
He forgot to bring motion sickness medicine!
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