In the mountain ruins, at the lowest level of the facility was the circular magic door.
Ever since the discovery of this mysterious ancient magic door, Gawain had left behind six soldiers to guard it in shifts. As Knight Byron's exploration of this ancient facility deepened, the ruins were gradually being used by Cecil Hill. Now, its middle area was gradually being transformed into a military factory and a storage facility. Many places were laid with a magic net, and magic crystal lamps and living facilities were installed. There were also many long-term dormitories for the soldiers. Thus, the number of soldiers guarding the facility on a long-term basis was not small.
Gawain took Heidi and Pitman, as well as a siren who had maxed out the skill point of 'Evil God Knowledge' and selected a batch of elite soldiers. Then, they hurried to the place where the magic gate was.
A small group of garrison soldiers had gathered in the wide circular hall. Byron Knight was leading his men to watch the magic door closely. When Gwen came in, the middle-aged knight was pulling a soldier aside to ask about something. It was not easy to see such a serious expression on the old fox's face. Gwen immediately realized that the situation was more complicated than he had expected.
He went straight to Byron and asked, "What's the situation?"
When Byron saw Gwen, he gave a Knight's salute. Recently, he was leading the exploration team to the south of the mountain ruins to look for the exit. But when he heard the news of the magic door, he immediately rushed to the scene. He arrived much earlier than Gwen, so he knew the situation well. "My lord, we have not figured out how the magic door suddenly activated. The soldiers on duty here seemed to have suffered a mental shock, and their memory of the scene is very vague."
Gwen looked up in the direction of the circular magic door. It was indeed activated.
The circular device made of some unknown synthetic material was now emitting a dark blue magic halo. The runes and magic lines engraved on the magic door were all in a state of obvious charging. A low humming sound was coming from the base of the circular ring, and in the center of the ring, there was a cluster of constantly trembling hazy shadow that seemed to be in a superposition state of two dimensions.
The soldiers stationed here were all experienced and obedient elites. They would not do anything without orders, and would not deliberately hide the situation when reporting the situation. So the only explanation was that the magic door was really activated by itself, and when it was activated, it would cause a certain degree of mental shock to the surrounding people. It was not fatal, but it was enough to cause a trance.
What activated the magic door?
Gawain's first thought was the automatic opening of the isolation doors in the entrance hall of the ruins. Similar incidents had happened in the early days of the territory's development, but the sudden change in the magic environment triggered the remaining magic gears in the ruins and opened the doors by accident. However, there did not seem to be any similar magic turbulence recently, and there were no reports from the surveillance satellites either.
No, it seemed that there was a more special incident …
The return of the stars.
Gwen's expression became serious. The only thing that happened recently that could cause all kinds of anomalies was the return of the stars. Although ordinary people could not perceive the impact of the return of the stars on this world, its impact was real, and it seemed to be related to the gods.
The purpose of this ancient facility seemed to be to study the "secret of the gods."
Could it be that the door was not closed because of damage or energy exhaustion, but because it had been waiting for the right time to open?
"Ancestors?" Heti saw that Gwen did not speak for a long time. Instead, his expression became more and more serious. She could not help but ask, "What have you thought of?"
"This door may be automatically activated according to the preset orders of the magisters of the Sparks Era," Gwen said slowly and looked at Byron and Knight. "Has anyone gone in?"
"Not yet." Knight Byron shook his head. "The situation is too strange. At that time, you said that if we encounter such a bizarre situation or a situation that may be related to God, we must not act rashly. We must preserve the scene until you arrive."
"Very good." Gwen nodded approvingly, and then looked at the automatic magic door with a little regret. "If only Amber was here …"
Amber was sent by Gwen to search for the "active folk" and had not returned. Although he did not know how she was doing, he was confident in the wild half-elf's survival skills. But it was inevitable that it would be inconvenient if she was not here. For example, now, he wanted to find a recyclable Amber detector and throw it across the magic door to see what was going on. But there was none.
But the magic door had been activated, and he could not just leave it there.
"Pitman …" Gwen thought for a moment, then turned to look at the old Druil beside him. "You …"
"My lord, I'm old!" Pitman immediately burst into tears. "I have to take care of myself, and —"
Gwen's veins popped. "Shut up, I'll let you summon an Ent in!"
"Oh."
Pitman took out an enchanted seed from his bosom, chanted a short incantation in a low voice, and then threw the seed on the ground. With the surge of magic power, the seed immediately began to grow at an astonishing speed. Magic power constructed a temporary body for it, and an elemental Ent with a height of only one meter soon appeared in front of everyone.
Under everyone's gaze, the ordinary-looking Ent staggered to the huge ring-shaped device in the middle of the hall and disappeared into the hazy shadow of the ring-shaped device with a twist of light and shadow.
The moment the Ent disappeared, Pitman let out a surprised "Huh?"
"What happened?" Heti immediately asked nervously.
"The spiritual connection between me and the summoned creature was cut off," Pitman said with a strange expression. "It happened in a split second."
"The other side of the magic door may be some kind of phase space, or the Shadow Realm." Gwen was not too surprised. "The mages of the ancient Kingdom of Gondor often did this. They used similar dimensional technology to store important secrets. Phase space and the Shadow Realm were the most reliable safes."
"No … it's not like that kind of cut off." Pitman's expression was a little serious. "Even the Shadow Realm could not completely cut off the connection between Druil and the summoned creature. Even if the direct control was cut off, I should still be able to sense the presence of the summoned creature. But now I have completely lost my perception of the Ent, as if it had directly disappeared from this world …"
The atmosphere in the hall became serious, but Pitman quickly said, "But we can wait. I have set up a command for the Ent. If the spiritual connection is completely cut off, it will return the same way it came three minutes after losing my command — as long as it is not destroyed."
Hearing this, Gawain nodded and turned to stare in the direction of the magic door.
Time ticked by, and there was no movement from the magic door. But just when Gwen thought that the Ent would not return, he suddenly saw the hazy shadow in the center of the magic door tremble.
The ordinary-looking Ent ran out of the gate with a funny staggering gait.
It looked clumsy and confused when it first came out, but soon, it reestablished a spiritual connection with Pitman, and the elemental creature, which was maintained by magic power, immediately ran back to its master.
"… No damage." Pitman quickly checked the Ent's condition, looked up and reported to Gwen. "The degree of magic dissipation is also within normal limits. It seems to be a safe space on the other side of the door, and the structure is very stable."
"That means we can go in and check the situation." Gwen could not help but sigh. "It seems that the technology of the ancient Kingdom of Gondor is still trustworthy. Heti, Tyre, both of you come with me to check the situation. Byron, Pitman, both of you stay outside and guard. "
After that, Gwen selected a group of capable soldiers, and then led them to the ancient magic door in the center of the hall, which was quietly operating.
In the process of passing through the hazy light and shadow in the center of the gate, Gawain did not feel the intense dizziness that he had expected. This magic gate, which had a history of thousands of years, was operating more smoothly than he had imagined. He only felt as if he had walked through a cool mist. After a brief moment of blurriness, the scene in front of him was already the space behind the gate.
A wide rectangular hall appeared in front of the exploration team.
The hall was built with unknown synthetic materials, and there were all kinds of huge equipment of unknown function, and between the equipment were wide walkways and research platforms. What surprised Gwen the most was that the place was not dark. Although the place had been sealed for thousands of years, it still had residual energy! Several lighting devices at the top of the hall were still operating, and a slightly yellow light illuminated the entire space!
It was not just the lighting devices, but a small part of the huge equipment in the hall was still operating. The magic runes on their surface were still shining, and a low humming sound came from some of the equipment from time to time.
"This is … incredible …" Heti looked at the scene in front of her in amazement. "The things here are still operating?"
Gwen clenched the sword in his hand. Since the explosion of the Deepblue Magic Well, all the complex magic devices of the ancient Kingdom of Gondor had lost their function, and even the ones that were still intact could not be activated. Only simple devices like the magic door that did not require much energy were still operating. But these complex and sophisticated equipment here were still operating. It was very strange.
"Everyone, be alert. The magic devices here are still operating, and we can't rule out the ancient automatic defense system being activated." He reminded everyone in the team loudly. "Heti, pay attention to the flow of magic around you. Let me know if there are any rapid changes in the energy response."
"Yes." Heidi clenched her long staff. At the same time, she frowned and glanced at the hall that had been closed until now. "Ancestor... Is this hall still in our main material world?"
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