However, it didn't make any difference whether he closed his eyes or opened them.
Everything around him was pitch-black.
He tried to look at his hands, but they were still enveloped by absolute darkness. He could not see anything.
From this, it could be seen that the surrounding darkness was the kind of pure darkness that could devour all light.
Since his eyes couldn't see anything, Angor switched to using his spirit power.
However, when he used his mental power to scan his surroundings, all he could see was nothingness. It was as if they were currently in a boundless dark void.
When he used his spirit power to look down, he saw the smooth black and white marble floor tiles.
It was also these floor tiles that seemed to be telling him that he was now standing on solid ground.
Angor couldn't see anything clearly, but he wasn't too worried. First of all, this kind of darkness could only devour faint light at most, but if it was a strong light, such as the Light Spell, it could still dispel some of the darkness. He did not use the Light Spell now, purely out of respect for Jota. Second of all, the darkness was darkness, but it did not affect the Spirit Bond.
At this moment, Laplace was still talking in the Spirit Bond.
"What a big deal …" Laplace's voice came from the other side of the bond.
"What big deal?" Angor asked out of instinct.
Laplace paused for a moment and spoke in a meaningful tone, "You'll know soon enough."
Before Angor could think about what she meant, he saw a blinding flash of white light coming from above and dispelling all the darkness around him.
The light was so strong that even Angor was blinded for a second.
Subconsciously, he closed his eyes and waited for the white light around him to become gentle before he slowly opened his eyes.
When Angor opened his eyes, he finally saw everything around him.
Angor began to understand why Laplace would say such a thing was a "big deal".
It was really "big"!
First of all, the space was huge!
Angor used his spirit power to check his surroundings. He didn't see anything, but he had a general idea of where he was.
Maybe he was in a big room?
Now, his guess was right.
The space around him was unimaginably huge. However, whether it was a "room" or not was another story.
With Angor as the center, he was surrounded by endless black and white marble tiles. The huge tiles stretched far into the distance, and Angor still couldn't see the end of the marble tiles.
It was as if he was in an endless marble "room".
But if it was a "room", there should be a roof.
But when Angor looked up, he only saw a "small sun" floating in the air, which was emitting a bright white light. Apart from that, he saw nothing but a dark void.
The void was so high that he couldn't see the end of it. There was no "roof". It was more of a question mark than a "room".
He was standing on marble tiles, and above him was the void and the small sun.
This was the space he was in. It was so big that it seemed to be boundless.
.... There was another "big" difference — there were "people" around him.....
Speaking from Angor's perspective.
With Angor as the center, Laplace was about 30 meters away from him, and Jota was also 20 or 30 meters away. However, Jota was in a different direction.
A few hundred meters away from Laplace and Jota, there were many huge 'people' standing around. Each of these 'people' was a hundred meters tall, and they were like tall towers that stood in the surroundings.
Dozens of "people" surrounded Angor and Jota.
Angor was still a distance away from these "people", and they didn't move at all. However, the sheer number of "people" still gave Angor a lot of pressure.
Especially when the "people" were looking at Angor and Jota with cold, emotionless eyes.
Angor felt even more pressured.
However, if one were to ignore the oppressive feeling and observe carefully, one would discover that these so-called 'giants' were not living creatures.
Actually, it wasn't appropriate to call them "giants."
Maybe "colossus" was a more appropriate name.
Each "colossus" had a different appearance, but they were all covered in a crystal shell that looked like white porcelain. Their bodies were shiny, and their heads were also made of white porcelain. They had no hair, and there were black runes and shining crystal tubes everywhere on their bodies.
Inside these crystal tubes, one could vaguely see a glowing liquid flowing.
Angor also saw a "colossus" with a white porcelain shell. Its chest was covered with a transparent membrane, which clearly showed the gears inside. There was also a miniature steam furnace that was giving off steam.
So …
Are these "colossus" all mechanical puppets?
While Angor was observing the "colossus", Laplace and Jota had already arrived.
Angor glanced at Laplace. "That's … really generous."
Laplace didn't say anything. He only nodded.
Jota didn't know that Angor and Laplace talked to each other through Spirit Bond. He thought Angor was praising the Crystaleye Race's generosity, and his tense expression softened a little.
Jota nodded to Angor. "This is the level-4 treasure area. It's a solidified mezzanine space. It's also called the Hall of Attendants. "
A solidified mezzanine space.
Angor's eyes widened in realization.
No matter what the name "mezzanine space" was, it always referred to a certain area in the void.
No wonder he couldn't see the ceiling when he looked up. He could only see endless darkness. And he also understood why the marble floor led to an unknown end. This place was the void itself.
To be able to solidify a mezzanine space and create such a large space for people to walk on … Angor had to admit that the Crystaleye Race had a lot more resources than he thought.
As for the "Hall of Attendants" mentioned by Jota? Angor felt that the name was a little strange.
But he didn't question the name. Instead, he pointed at the colossus standing around them. "Those are … mechanical puppets?"
Jota looked at Angor in surprise. "You know about them, mister?"
"I saw them at Sage Pika's place."
Earlier, Angor saw them at Piluxiu's Station. However, those robots seemed to be used as "laborers". Also, their shells were transparent, unlike the white porcelain shells of the colossus here.
Also, the tallest robot was only two meters tall, which was a far cry from the colossus here.
The reason why Angor was able to associate the colossus with the colossus was because of the transparent chest of the colossus. The crystal robot had gears and a steam furnace inside, and the colossus also had gears and steam furnaces on their chests. Also, the texture of the crystal shell reminded Angor of the two.
And judging from Jota's expression, Angor guessed right.
Jota calmed down a little when he heard Angor mentioning Sage Piluxiu. "So you've met Sage Pika … That's understandable."
Jota paused and said, "You're right. These are indeed Crystal Androids. To be exact, they're crystal-shelled robots. "
"They're jointly developed by the Crystaleye Race and Piluxiu."
Angor nodded. He already heard about this from Sage Pika.
At that time, Angor also noticed something else from Sage Pika's words. The gathering was organized by Piluxiu. However, due to Piluxiu's notorious reputation, many races didn't want to go to Pipi Castle, so they chose the Crystal Kingdom as their base.
To the public, they claimed that Piluxiu supported the gathering and the Crystaleye Race sponsored it.
According to Sage Pika, the reason why the Crystaleye Race was willing to host the gathering was because Piluxiu and the Crystaleye Race had a long history of cooperation.
The crystal-shelled robots were one of the projects they worked on together.
However, in reality, the Crystaleye Race only provided the crystal shells. Piluxiu was the one who solved all the technical problems and obstacles.
Although Jota said that the gathering was "jointly developed by the Crystaleye Race and Piluxiu", Angor believed that the Crystaleye Race was only a participant in the project, not the creator.
However, he couldn't tell Jota about this.
"When I was at Pika's place, all the crystal robots I saw were small. Why are they so big?" Jota nodded.
"Small mechanical soldiers are more suitable in the outside world, but this is the Void. If we encounter Void creatures, small mechanical soldiers won't be of much use," Jota said.
Almost all Void Creatures were gigantic.
Therefore, in order to deal with the Void creatures, they had created such a huge crystalline shell mechanical troop class.
"However, the above is only an official reason." Jota suddenly changed the topic. "This is an interlayer space, and it's solidified. It's naturally hidden. The chance of running into a void creature is close to zero.
"These gigantic Attendants are mainly used to protect the level-4 treasure."
"Attendants? You mean these colossi are Attendants? "
Jota nodded. "Yes. They're called the strongest soldiers in the outside world. But here, they're called Attendants. Because each Attendant here is responsible for protecting a level-4 treasure. "
As Jota spoke, he tapped the black and white checkered marble tiles with his scepter.
A sound wave that was invisible to the naked eye turned into ripples and spread out rapidly.
The colossi that were affected by the ripple slowly began to change.
A giant statue with its palms clasped together as if it was praying extended its hands forward and opened its palms. A halo of light floated out from its palms.
From afar, it looked like something strange was floating in the halo.
Not far away, another colossus took out a torch made of crystal shell from the void. At the top of the torch's flame, there was a bright object jumping along with the flames.
There was also a giant statue with three eyes. Under the ripples, it opened its third eye between its eyebrows. Its third eye emitted a resplendent light.
Another unique object was revealed in the light.
There were also some colossal statues that had their chests cut open, revealing a heart that was cut out of crystal. The exterior of the heart was very dim, but the center of the heart was emitting rays of light, as if there was something hidden in the heart that could not wait to break out.
Almost all the colossi in the outermost area showed different movements, each of which attracted different glowing objects.
Without a doubt, these glowing objects were level-4 treasures!
Angor couldn't help but sigh.
He was wondering why he didn't see any level-4 treasures in this area. As it turned out, there were no display cabinets in level-4 treasures. Instead, powerful servants were assigned to protect the treasures.
Each servant carried a treasure with them, which meant they were protected individually. Even if someone wanted to steal them, it would be difficult.
Angor couldn't help but exclaim again, "Now this is a real big deal."
Jota was quite proud of himself, but he still put on a humble expression. "It's normal to take some small measures to protect level-4 treasures."
Is this considered a "small protective measure"? Angor shook his head. He knew Jota was just showing off, but he didn't expose him. Instead, he put on a curious look and asked, "If level-4 treasures are protected by servants, what about the higher-level ones?"
Jota clearly mentioned that there were level-6 treasures in the treasure vault of the Crystaleye Race.
Level 4 treasures were already so extravagant. Would Level 5 and Level 6 treasures be even more extravagant?
Jota shook his head. "No. Level-5 and 6 treasures don't need to be worshipped. They just need to be well hidden."
Well hidden? Angor wanted to ask more questions, but when he saw that Jota didn't want to talk about it, he gave up.
Back to the topic at hand, the topic returned to the Level 4 treasure.
"These level-4 treasures are all carried by the servants. How should we look at them?" Angor asked.
Previously, the treasures were all placed in display cabinets, and there was a sign outside that introduced the details. But now, all the treasures were carried by the attendants. If he wanted to see the treasures, would he have to climb onto the attendants' bodies?
Or did they have to show the treasures to them one by one?
That would work, but it would be too much of a hassle.
While Angor was wondering, Jota raised his giant hand and made several buzzing noises toward the "little sun" in the sky.
It sounded like he was talking, but Angor didn't know what language he was using.
Following the buzzing noises, the "little sun" in the sky suddenly released a faint light spot.
The light spots fell from the sky like raindrops.
At first, they were fast, but when they were about to hit the ground, they slowed down and landed on Jota's hand like a feather.
Finally, he saw the light spot's true form.
It was a display cabinet made of glass crystal. There was nothing in the display cabinet except for a glossy blue velvet display table.
(End of Chapter)
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