Hao Ren looked out of the window and found that the off-road vehicle was driving on a wasteland that looked nothing special. The road outside was rugged, and even the off-road vehicle with good shock absorption performance was bumpy. But other than the desolation, he did not see anything different.
But Hessiana signaled that they had arrived at the station. She asked Turcan to drive the car to a high ground in front and then let everyone out.
"Nothing special here," Hao Ren muttered as he looked around. It was a barren small highland. Broken stones were everywhere in the wilderness, and traces of unmelted ice and snow could be seen between the rocks. The cold wind of the Arctic Circle blew day and night, almost wiping out all traces of life. Only a few tenacious low-lying plants grew in the leeward cracks of the rocks.
Hessiana just looked up at the sky and said, "Wait."
The sun was slowly tilting. As the sun got closer to the horizon, two huge shadows gradually extended from behind them. Hao Ren turned his head and found that the shadows came from two huge rocks on a small mound not far away. The shadows cast by the two rocks formed a shape like a tuning fork under the setting sun. The gap between the two shadows was like a straight path of light, pointing to the river ahead.
"We found another manuscript that recorded the rules of entering the 'secret realm,'" Kassandra explained. "There are seven days in every month when we can enter the secret realm. During these days, the light of the setting sun shines on the twin stones by the river bank, and the light and shadow that extend out will show the way to the secret place. Because the position of the sun is not the same every time, the position of the 'door' is actually changing all the time. After finding the path, we still can't enter directly. We still need a bell made by the wizard to vibrate the water to open the door. The mistress has the bell in her hand. "
"Wizards always like to make these kinds of weird things. In certain times, they compete to make their hermitages very complicated, and the way to open the door is getting weirder and weirder. Sometimes, even the owner of the hermitage needs half a day to open the door," Vivian said. "At first, it was to protect themselves from the demon hunters. But soon, it became a twisted fashion. It became the standard for wizards to compete in knowledge and creativity. I know a guy who died because the door of his house was too complicated. He couldn't open the door no matter how hard he tried, so the demon hunters ganked him."
Nangong Wuyue looked at Vivian. "How do you know everyone?"
Lily rolled her eyes. "Why don't you ask her why everyone she knows died so tragically?"
At this time, the sun had sunk to the predetermined position, and the path of light cast by the two boulders was the clearest path on the river. Hessiana took the lead and walked forward. "Let's go, the path has appeared."
They followed the direction of the light and came to the river. Hessiana did not stop but walked directly on the water toward the center of the river.
Although it was cold here, the river was not frozen. Perhaps it was due to the climate or the influence of supernatural forces, the river only had a thin layer of ice near the shore. So when Hessiana stepped on the water, Lily was stunned for a moment. She thought Hessiana did not look where she was going.
But soon, Turcan and Kassandra followed Hessiana. The three vampires walked on the surface of the water as if they were walking on flat ground. Lily knew that the magic power of the mysterious realm had taken effect, so she followed them boldly.
Then, it fell into the river with a splash …
The husky maiden was startled and jumped out of the water as if she had been electrocuted. She was wet below her knees. Hessiana heard the noise and turned to look at her curiously. "What are you doing?"
Lily jumped up and down by the river. She was so anxious that her hair stood on end. "Can't we walk on the river? Why did I fall into the water? "
"Who told you that we can walk on the river?" Hessiana looked puzzled. "We can walk on water."
Everyone was speechless.
Lily was stunned for a long time. She knocked her head hard on Hao Ren's arm. "It's my fault that I'm imaginative. It's my fault that I'm imaginative …"
"You guys wait by the river." Hessiana waved at the others and went straight to the center of the river. She then took out a simple copper bell from her pocket. She confirmed the location of the bell and gently shook it.
A thunderous sound came from the bell, catching him off guard!
No one had expected the ringing of the bell to cause such a commotion. Even Vivian was startled. As the bell rang, a wave of waves, almost visible to the naked eye, spread out from under Hessiana's feet. The waves shook the river violently, and the invisible air wall pushed out circles of ripples on the surface of the water. These ripples then overflowed the river and extended to the soil and even rocks on the shore. In Hao Ren's eyes, everything seemed to have become the surface of the water, rippling along with the ringing of the bell.
He noticed that in this violently fluctuating landscape, some things began to gradually appear. Some buildings and trees that originally did not exist appeared out of thin air in all directions, a large number of shadowy, house-like shadows swayed on the riverbank, and a large number of ghost-like figures walked back and forth between these houses. He heard a burst of illusory voices. These people were talking about the trivial things of the day in a European dialect hundreds of years ago. Hao Ren instinctively turned on his translation plug-in. A few fragmented conversations came into his ears. The specific meaning was fragmented, but it sounded like they were talking about the feudal lord.
Suddenly, all the hallucinations disappeared, and the scene in front of Hao Ren also stabilized.
They looked around blankly and found that they were still standing by the river. The location did not seem to have changed, but there were many things in all directions that did not exist before: a large number of houses, streets, wooden towers, and an entire town built along the riverbank.
Hao Ren looked at these houses that suddenly appeared and found that they were obviously very old. Most of the houses were a mix of wood and stone. In front of the houses distributed along the river, there were wooden trestles that extended out. It seemed that these houses were once used for fishermen's boats. The roads between the houses were mostly dirt roads. A few places were paved with stone slabs or cobblestones. Black oil lamps hung on the lampposts on both sides of the road.
The entire building complex seemed to have a history of hundreds of years … or even longer. It was like a village out of a medieval-style movie.
Lily looked up at the sky and found that the sky had also changed. A thick layer of smoke and dust enveloped the entire town. The smoke and dust seemed to have been burning for a few days and nights. Thanks to the smoke and dust, the surrounding light became very dim, making the quiet buildings even more eerie and gloomy.
"Is this the mysterious realm?" Hao Ren was a little surprised. "I thought … it was just a castle or something else."
Hessiana returned to the team from the center of the river. She heard Hao Ren's murmur and smiled. "You think it's a small place because it's a wizard's lair?"
"It's a little too big." Hao Ren pouted at the surrounding buildings. "It looks like a town, but as a hermit's home, it's a little out of the ordinary."
"I don't know what happened back then, but it seems that the wizard dragged the whole town into his enchantment," Hessiana nodded. "We haven't had time to find out the situation of this town. As a matter of fact, today was only my second time here. Kassandra had told me that this mystical realm could only be accessed seven days a month. The last time I was here, I bumped into a small tail. I was expelled after staying here for less than half an hour. So be careful this time: my experience may not be of any help. "
Nangong Sanba silently took out the spellcasting materials from his equipment box and began to stick Letta rune cards on the surrounding houses. He then poured some pungent magic oil on the ground and lit it up. After the magic oil burned, it immediately turned into a constant pale white flame. The flame seemed to be completely unaffected by the surrounding wind as it burned in a straight line. In the light and shadow of the flame, some small shadows seemed to retreat from the crowd.
Hessiana immediately frowned when she smelled the burning magic oil. "Ahem … What's this?"
"Stabilizing the spiritual realm here." Nangong Sanba showed a rare serious look. His eyes glowed faintly in the darkness as if his pupils had disappeared. "I see a lot of spirits here. I'm afraid our arrival has alarmed them."
Lily immediately pulled out her Frostfire Claws and swung them. "I'm not afraid of ghosts."
Nangong Wuyue also raised her hand. "I'm not afraid either. I'm an elemental creature. I don't feel anything about spirits."
Hao Ren looked at the two of them, a little surprised: the famous fish and dog were not afraid at this time.
Nangong Sanba shook his head. "The spirits themselves may not be a big threat, but the structure of this place may be maintained by the spirits. When they get out of control, there may be some changes in the space. It's better to stabilize it."
"Then I'll leave it to you." Hao Ren nodded and then rubbed his arms subconsciously. "Tsk, I didn't feel anything just now. Now that you mention it, why do I feel creepy …"
Hessiana squinted at him. "You're still afraid of ghosts?"
"It's not that I'm afraid of ghosts. Think about it. Standing here, there are hundreds of invisible guys peeping at you from all angles …"
"Stop it!" Hessiana suddenly rubbed her arms. "I feel creepy too."
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