The secrets of this world were hidden under everyone's noses.
A low rumbling vibration came from the pyramid, as if a large number of ten-thousand-ton boulders were rolling around in this magnificent ancient building. A large amount of gravel and dust fell from the pyramid in the vibration, and as the dust that had accumulated for tens of thousands of years was shaken off, the outer shell of the pyramid opened up.
It was originally a building without doors or windows, but now a series of boulders on its side were separated from the pyramid by the ancient device. The boulders, weighing more than ten tons, floated into the air as if they had lost their gravity. Mysterious runes shining in blue and red light could be seen at the bottom of the boulders. In the hole formed after the boulders fell, a large lens-like device appeared and began to fill with light.
More vibrations came from other places, and the nine small pyramids around the main tower also underwent similar changes. But it was not the side walls that opened up, but the top of the tower. The flat top of the little gold tower retreated in four directions like a silo cover, and then heavy and huge crystal lenses rose from it.
Praise the sun, let the light dance.
A series of lenses emerged from the pyramid and immediately began to automatically calibrate the position. Then a dazzling white light began to travel from one of the little gold towers to the building complex. The light beams bounced around each other to form a precise grid structure. At first, Hao Ren just looked at this ancient technological wonder with a surprised expression, but he soon saw a strange pattern in the grid and lines. As a space captain with a year and a half of flying experience, he swore that this thing might have something to do with the stars.
Hao Ren's accumulated work experience came in handy again.
He immediately asked the MDT to record the transmission process of the light, and while the MDT began to record, the lenses also adjusted the angle between them, constantly constructing new refraction paths, and forming a few simple geometric patterns. A few minutes later, all the refraction methods were demonstrated, and so a new round of repetition began, starting from the initial light structure. These lenses really had some kind of meaning, but if it was just to open the mechanism, the transmission method was too complicated and useless.
"It's the coordinates, the coordinates of the stars. The initial light pattern is the line from standard starlight to the home planet, and the later patterns should be the major star systems that can be seen from the home planet." The MDT immediately analyzed the meaning of these geometric patterns. "These patterns can also be used to correct the deviation caused by the movement of the stars, so these coordinates still have meaning today."
"These pyramids are recording the coordinates of the planet Inferno in the Plane of Dreams?" Lily was surprised. "They already had such a brilliant understanding in ancient times?"
"Either the ancients left it, or the goddess taught them to do so," Hao Ren looked up at the constantly changing geometric patterns. "MDT, transmit the coordinates to the drone cluster. This is their next task."
Bonia and Gezer could not understand what these lights meant, but after seeing the serious expression on Hao Ren and Vivian and the others, they vaguely felt that these lights might have some sacred meaning, so they bowed their heads and prayed.
A louder tremor came from under the main pyramid, and this time, the real passage finally opened.
The entire pyramid split into two from the middle and slid slowly to both sides in a thunderous roar. The relief slabs on the base fell off, and Hao Ren was surprised to find that the entire pyramid was now floating in the air!
There was an inch of distance between its base and the ground, and blue and red magical light leaked out from the narrow gap. A powerful anti-gravity spell was activated, it lifted the heavy ancient building and opened an entrance to the underground!
When the roar stopped, the pyramid had split into two equal parts, and there was a gap of more than ten meters wide in the middle. Hao Ren saw a deep downward sloping passage, and lights were gradually lighting up in the passage.
The lenses on the pyramid did not stop, they readjusted the calibration angle and continued to repeat the set of star coordinates.
Vivian stirred up a gust of wind to blow away the dust. Hao Ren stepped forward and looked at both sides. He saw that the internal structure of the pyramid was revealed after the opening of the pyramid. A large number of seemingly cumbersome bearings, gears, hinges, and magical hammers were creaking under the rock shell, pushing the lenses and other pyramids outside to calibrate. The crude and clumsy ancient machinery and magic combined in a wonderful way, it was a dazzling sight.
Hao Ren then stepped toward the ramp that seemed to lead to the depths of the underground, and the others followed closely behind.
"You two just wait outside," Vivian said, stopping Bonia and Gezer who wanted to go in. "It may be dangerous down there."
Gezer immediately straightened his back and clenched his holy blade. "I am your warrior, and it is my duty to live or die in battle!" he said defiantly.
Even the little saintess, Bonia, immediately stepped forward. "I want to go down too, or I will be scolded by the previous Mother Saintess when I die!"
The little girl did not quite understand what everyone was going to do, but she felt that she had to follow the 'goddess'.
Hao Ren glanced at them. "I have seen Gezer's skills. He is about 1.5 times as good as Nangong Sanba. But do you know how to fight?"
Bonia wrinkled her nose. "I know magic. Only the Saintess knows high-level magic. Gezer may not be as good as me."
Vivian gave Hao Ren a reproachful look. "Are you really going to let them follow us?"
"They will follow us anyway. We can't tie them up, and we don't know how to close the entrance again." Hao Ren shook his head. "It's better to let them follow us openly. It's easier to protect them."
As he said this, he smiled and said, "Fortunately, I let the warriors of the other tribes stay in the tribe and wait. Otherwise, there would definitely be a group of people coming down to escort me. I can't bring so many people on an expedition."
The group walked along the ramp and headed underground. Nangong Sanba walked at the back of the group, looking depressed. "How the hell did I become a combat unit?"
The ramp to the underground was unusually wide, and there were a large number of glowing runes painted on the walls along the way, making the passage look brightly lit. Taking advantage of this convenience, Hao Ren observed the decoration and layout of the passage as he walked. He saw murals everywhere on the walls on both sides. The murals depicted the life of the ancient kingdom in a rough style. There were flying ships and vehicles shuttling over the city, and people in robes walking on the streets. In addition to these murals, there were also some exquisite statues standing on both sides of the corridor. Humans were only part of the statues, and most of them were animal and plant images.
Unfortunately, even though they were preserved underground, and even with the protection of magic, most of the statues and murals were damaged to varying degrees. These magnificent ancient treasures were now in a worrying state.
Vivian walked beside Hao Ren. She looked at the murals and statues with a complicated expression. She was curious, and there was a hint of nostalgia mixed in with a hint of curiosity that she did not even realize herself. This nostalgia was not her own, but the feelings she felt from the bloodstone she absorbed last night.
They continued to walk down the corridor, and soon they could no longer see the entrance. The lights in front were still bright, and the air was not turbid. Although they did not know how the lighting and ventilation system of this underground facility was maintained, it seemed to be working well. Even though it had just been activated, it was still working well.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally reached the end of the ramp, and they arrived at an open platform.
A huge and magnificent underground "city" appeared under their feet.
In the vast underground cavern of unknown dimensions, countless huge stones that looked like buildings were arranged in rows. These huge stones had no doors or windows, obviously not real houses for people to live in. They were only placed here to form a model that looked like a city. A mix of dark blue and red light filled the entire space, and there was a strange sense of floating in the light. In the center of the city, there was a circle of huge stone pillars. Those stone pillars were entwined with powerful electric arcs, and the dazzling electric arcs were constantly jumping between the stone pillars with crackling sounds.
Obviously, the entire facility was filled with powerful energy.
In the center of the "underground city", Hao Ren saw a huge hole, and he finally saw something familiar around the hole: the tentacles of the First Born.
Countless thick tentacles spread out from the hole, entwined the giant stone pillars surrounded by electric arcs, and slightly twitched.
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