Although the entire underground sewer was complicated, Fangzheng quickly found Nimf, Javelin, and Fina under the lead of the chain. The three of them were hiding at the entrance of a sewer, quietly peeking at the other side. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Fangzheng.
"Mr. Fangzheng, it's great that you're okay."
"It seems that you didn't encounter any danger."
Fangzheng nodded at Fina. Fina had already put on her priest robe again. But perhaps because she had been soaking in the water for too long, Fina's priest robe was wet all over and stuck tightly to her body. When Fina bent down, Fangzheng could even see the fabric on her chest that was unwilling to follow Newton's law and showed off her perfectly round figure …. Well, it was quite a sight to behold.
'Thank you for your hospitality.'
Fangzheng immediately retracted his gaze and looked at Nimf.
"Where is our great friend?"
"At the end of this passage, Master."
Nimf stretched out her hand and pointed in that direction.
"I sensed it moving this way just now, but it hasn't moved since then."
"Good."
After getting Nimf's answer, Fangzheng nodded, turned his head, and gestured to the others.
"Let's go check out the situation. Iona, Nimf, you two come with me. Miss Fina, you follow behind. Javelin, protect Fina."
"Okay."
After giving the order, Fangzheng stepped into the sewer in front of him and walked in the direction Nimf pointed.
The entire sewer was dead silent. There weren't any rats or other small underground creatures, not even weeds or anything like that could be seen on a daily basis. Not only that, but on the way here, Fangzheng also found that the situation here was quite special. The entire sewer was not built with cement like Fangzheng's impression of it. It was also not a simple cave dug out. On the contrary, everything here seemed to have been artificially constructed.
But just like what Nimf felt before, this was just a result. During his investigation, Fangzheng also found that the whole place exuded a feeling that the Goddess had said, "I want to have a hot spring where I can take a bath without being disturbed or peeped at. It's best if there's beer and sausages that won't block the sewer and can be used for a lifetime."
As for how this thing was excavated, what kind of craftsmanship or architectural principles were used to build it, they were all skipped over.
Is this Goddess reliable or not?
By now, the original image of the Goddess in Fangzheng's mind had completely collapsed. It was replaced by an image that he didn't know how to describe …. But no matter what, it didn't seem to have anything to do with words like respect or holiness.
Could it be that the so-called Goddess's Guardian is also something similar?
Thinking of this, Fangzheng sighed. He originally came here to see if he could analyze the civilization and technology of the Goddess of Creation, but now it seemed that his wishful thinking had failed. But now it seemed that his wishful thinking had failed. If all the creations of the goddess of creation were this kind of "no process, only results" thing, then it could be said that he had gained nothing.
But Fangzheng also suspected that the power the Goddess of Creation used to create the world might not be the same as the power she herself used. Previously, he had also read from the Goddess of Order's teachings that the Goddess of Order taught the people of this continent the knowledge and skills of civilization. These things required a "process", and it wasn't as simple as "just because I say you know how to do it."
And from the previous conversation with Wales, Fangzheng had also discovered that this world did indeed have its own system of order, including the power of the stars and other kinds of forces, orders, and rules.
The connection between these things was quite close, unlike the power here, which only cared about the results, and the process was completely random. This also meant that the knowledge the Goddess of Creation taught the people on this continent should not be exactly the same as the power she used.
Just as Fangzheng was pondering over the matter, the group passed through the sewers and arrived at another exit. This was also a huge space, but judging from the drainage pipes around, this should be a place used to integrate and divert the underground sewer. At this moment, Fangzheng finally saw the true appearance of the "Giant of Light" recorded by Knight Fino for the first time.
It looked like a combination of energy and armor. On the armor of the Giant of Light, one could clearly see the pattern inlaid with golden threads on the white background. The entire armor of the Giant of Light consisted of a helmet, shoulder armor, breastplate, gauntlets, waist skirt, and combat boots. As for the other parts that were not covered by the armor, they were completely made up of light. It seemed to be something without a physical body, similar to a magical creature. And Fangzheng did not see any longsword or other weapons in the hands of the Giant of Light.
But even so, through the traces on the armor, Fangzheng could tell that it seemed to have gone through a tough battle. Moreover, the traces weren't very old, and some parts of the armor were even shredded along with the Giant of Light's movements. In this way, the possibility of this Giant of Light being the guardian of those monsters increased.
But what is it doing here? No matter how you look at it, this doesn't look like the core of this area.
"Nimf, can you analyze it?"
"It's difficult, Master. I can detect some kind of force field around the Giant of Light. If I try to invade it, it's very likely that I'll be discovered. "
If it were the original Nimf, she would have already taken action without saying a word. But obviously, the unreasonable creation method of the Goddess' ruins had given Nimf a huge blow, so the little angel began to speak more cautiously.
Who knew how the Goddess created this thing.
What if she was thinking back then, "I want to create an invulnerable bodyguard" ….
"Why don't we go over and communicate with it directly?"
Clenching the scepter in her hand, Fina voiced her opinion.
"Since it's the guardian of the Goddess, it shouldn't be our enemy. We're all people of Order, so why can't we use language to communicate?"
"I doubt if this thing has the ability to communicate with others. Even if it does, it's hard to say whether the values of that era are the same as ours now."
Fangzheng was not very optimistic about Fina's suggestion. After all, this thing looked more like a rigid automatic defense system than an artificial intelligence with the ability to judge itself. The evidence was that Fino and the others had been following it all the way. If this thing really had its own will, it would have been impossible for it not to notice the existence of Fino and the others. However, it completely ignored the Holy Knights. Although it couldn't be said to be absolute, facing an 80 meters tall "Gundam" deep underground, Fangzheng decided that it was better to be cautious.
Before they could come to a conclusion, the Giant of Light suddenly raised its head. It seemed to have sensed something. It turned around silently and walked to the other side. Then, Fangzheng saw the Giant of Light walk to the wall on the other side. It reached out its hand as if to press something on the wall. Then, the Giant of Light's figure flashed and was swallowed by a flash of light. It disappeared without a trace.
"Let's go and take a look."
Seeing the Giant of Light disappear, Fangzheng hurriedly left the underground sewer with the others and came to the wall where the Giant of Light disappeared. Only then did they discover that there was a circular pattern on the wall in front of them that looked like a teleportation circle. Obviously, this should be a portal connected to some other place.
"Master, please let me try."
But this time, before Fina could say anything, Nimf raised her hand.
"Do you have a way?"
"Yes."
Facing Fangzheng's question, Nimf nodded slightly. Then, she looked at the priestess not far away and answered Fangzheng directly in her mind through their spiritual connection.
"If my judgment is correct, then the holy light that Miss Fina used should be a simple fluctuation of energy frequency. As long as this fluctuation can be imitated, it can be activated even without the holy light and devout faith. If that's the case …. "
"This means that the Goddess of Order is indeed an existence from a higher civilization."
Hearing this, Fangzheng understood what Nimf meant. Assuming that the so-called 'devout faith' was just a disguise, if it could still be activated without the condition of 'devout faith', it meant that everything was at least within the scope of their understanding.
But before that ….
"First, we have to determine the location of the portal. I don't want to be teleported to some damn place."
"Understood, Master."
Nimf nodded. The little angel spread her wings and flew into the air. Soon, she arrived at the place where the Giant of Light was standing. She closed her eyes and stretched out her hand. Soon, Fangzheng saw a faint light coming from the little angel's body. At the same time, the portal in front of them gradually flickered as if it was activated ….
"Master, the detection is complete. It can indeed be activated. The location of this portal should be on the surface. If I'm not wrong, it should be inside the Land of Chaos. It should be quite a distance away from our camp …. "
"Hmm …."
Hearing Nimf's answer, Fangzheng pondered for a moment and made a decision.
"Nimf, activate the portal and let us leave this place!"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
