For the people on the ground, the only communication channels between the land and the dim moon were the two teleportation facilities called the "Dim Moon Gate" or the "Long Bridge Ruins". They were located at the north and south ends of the Long Bridge Mountain Range, corresponding to the two equally ancient teleportation devices on the dim moon. The people on the ground believed that these two teleportation facilities were the two remaining "bridge piers" after the Earth-Moon Connection Bridge was destroyed by the goddess' sword. They also believed that since the long bridge had been destroyed, the people on the ground could no longer actively activate these two ancient creations. However, the demons on the dim moon had more powerful technology than the people on the ground. They used demonic power and taboo knowledge to repair their section of the connection bridge and could launch an invasion of the land every hundreds of years. This was the statement of the church, and most people on the ground firmly believed it.
But this was not right at all: The Earth-Moon Connection Bridge was never a real "bridge", and it was impossible for it to be "cut off by a sword". From beginning to end, it was two large teleportation stations, and it had never been damaged.
The Earth-Moon Connection Bridge, or the Gemini teleportation station, had always been intact. These two ancient facilities were just locked on to the core. It only needed a one-foot-long control rod to reopen the teleportation portal.
After Joe suddenly came and revealed a bunch of big news (well, maybe many of his comrades knew his story, but for us, Joe's identity was really big news), I decided to let him follow to the moon this time no matter what. This male elf's family was also very likely to have a close relationship with the dim moon. At least his mother seemed to know some of the truth about the dim moon. Considering that the elves in this world were creatures with a lifespan of hundreds or even thousands of years, on this planet, their longevity was second only to the ancient dragons, so it was conceivable that some families among these long-lived species knew about the "quartet" back then. I even guessed that the elves probably had some kind of agreement with the quartet in ancient times, such as keeping secrets and carrying out missions or something. Otherwise, such a long-lived race – their average lifespan was enough to live for two or three times between the Dim Moon Wars – would inevitably have a great impact on the ancient confidentiality agreement that the pope mentioned. However, all of this is still just speculation at present. We have to go to the Dark Moon to find out the whereabouts of the expeditionary army back then, especially the whereabouts of General Angelina, to figure out everything.
After knowing what Charle's mother had said before the expedition, I felt that there was something fishy about the death of the fifty thousand people. Furthermore, based on my understanding of the 'four-man group', the Blood Princess shouldn't be a murderous demon. Thus, I made a bold guess: The expeditionary army might not have died back then, and the long-lived races might have lived to this day.
I decided to bring Joe along. On the one hand, I wanted to help him along the way. This "free ride" is of great significance to him, but it is not much trouble for us. On the other hand, there is only so much we can find on the ground anyway. Everyone is going to the Dim Moon this time to find out the artifact. Since the "covert operation" on the ground has ended, it is not a big deal to bring one more local at this time.
Most importantly, with Joe's help, we might be able to contact the survivors of the expeditionary force, especially General Angelica, if she's still alive.
Seeing that I nodded slightly, Joe was overjoyed. "You believe me? That's great. Tell me where you saw the lady … No, you just have to tell me what she looks like. I heard from my mother that the lady appeared in human form, but she didn't have time to tell me more details. Tell me what the lady looks like, and I am confident that I can find her in the fortress. "
Now I know why Joe placed his hopes on an 'ordinary mercenary'. His expectations for me are so low to begin with. What he is really counting on is the dragon queen …
I looked at Joe and chuckled. "Are you so sure that she will help you? Do you know how sensational this plan is? "
Charle did not seem very confident. "… If I sincerely beg her, it should be fine. My mother and the lady know each other. She will probably consider the relationship between an old friend … "
I sighed. This hot-blooded brother in front of me doesn't seem to know much. All his motivation probably comes from adrenaline.
"You know the identity of that white-haired woman, right?" I chuckled as I looked at him. "Then do you know why she went to the Blood Princess? Do you know why she knows the Blood Princess? Do you know what she did back then? You know … Err, you're asking too much. "
Joe shook his head subconsciously. "I don't know … Hey, how do you know?"
I shook my head like a scoundrel. "I don't know either. I just feel that you're really stupid to ask for help without knowing anything."
Charle looked like he was about to cry as he leaned against his warhorse. "I was forced into a corner. I had no other choice. Apart from the ancient … the power of that lady, I really can't think of anyone else who can reverse teleport to the Dim Moon. The reversal of the teleportation portal during the five wars is just a coincidence … Hey, you've said so much. Are you going to help or not? "
I nodded. "Of course, but there are some things I have to tell you first: I won't bring you to that dragon … Expressionless woman. It's useless for you to look for her. Just follow us."
Joe looked at me suspiciously. "Follow you?"
"That's right." I shrugged. "You don't have to ask too much anyway. We have a way to head to the Dim Moon and we are going to look for the Blood Princess. If you believe us, then follow us. "
"You?" Joseph, who had been quiet for a long time, finally couldn't take it anymore. "You have a blood feud too?"
I replied, "… Don't ask so much. Just believe me or not."
Joe pushed Joseph to the side and looked at me with determination. "I believe you. When are you leaving?"
I looked at him in shock. "You really believe me?"
Joe grabbed my hand excitedly. "Brother, stop walking me. I really don't know how long I can believe you if you keep walking me. Plus, I have nowhere to go now. I don't even know if I can survive this war. If I miss this chance, I probably won't get a second chance."
I nodded. Just as I was about to say something, I suddenly heard Sis Bing's voice in my head. "Chen, the little dragon girl is leaving."
I nodded and hooked my finger at Joe. "Let's leave now. Do you still need to pack your things?"
Joe smiled and shook his head. Then, he mounted his horse. Joseph and Anna also got ready to leave. Joe looked at his two companions in surprise. "You don't have to follow me. I won't be coming back after this."
"It's because you aren't coming back that we can only follow you." Joseph laughed. "Alright, we have been Iron Knights for fifteen years. Anna and I have already confirmed that we aren't suited to be soldiers. Anyway, the knight group doesn't lack three idiotic knights. Let's just go on adventures all over the world like we did in the past."
I looked at the three of them in surprise. I suddenly felt that they really weren't suited to be soldiers. Look at this military discipline! How could a knight dare to go on an adventure and leave at will?
However, the knight group's discipline was their own problem. Whatever 'adventures' the three of them had had in the past had nothing to do with me. Seeing that the three of them had settled down on their horses, I casually snapped my fingers to open a teleportation portal. After a second of dazzling white light dissipated, the three Iron Knights found themselves in a huge plaza.
Icetis and the others were waiting not far in front of us. When they saw that I had brought three outsiders with me, they were surprised. I immediately shared Joe's situation with the data link. Lin Xue nodded. "Mm, bring him along. It won't affect us much."
I turned and waved at the three Iron Knights who were still in a daze. "We've arrived. You can get off your horses."
The three of them dizzily jumped off their horses. They had just gotten on their horses two seconds ago and were prepared to travel a long distance through the mountain road. In the blink of an eye, they had arrived at their destination without any delay. Anna was still muttering, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you could group teleport? This is so awkward."
I couldn't be bothered with them. I just wanted to observe the surroundings first. It was a large open-air structure that looked like the Colosseum in ancient Rome. Around it were circles of white stone steps that rose upwards. However, unlike the Colosseum, these white stone 'steps' didn't have seats for the audience or a platform for the nobles. There were only glowing runes and some strange columns. All of the steps were about two meters wide and less than one meter tall. There were a large number of silver-white cylinders arranged on top of the steps. Each cylinder was as thick as the mouth of a bowl. The distance between the cylinders on the same level was about ten meters. It gave the impression that there were rings of loose alloy fences inserted into the white stone steps. I made a rough estimate. This bowl-shaped building had several hundred flights of stairs. The entire building was made out of a type of white boulder. In order to ensure the continuity of the runes, the gap between every two boulders was not more than a hair's width. The scale of this thing was almost a miracle compared to the current human productivity of this world. Just the circular plaza at the bottom of the structure was the size of five football fields. Considering the intricate rune arrays and the seamless construction of the structure, it seemed reasonable for the people on the surface to regard it as a relic left behind by the gods. Based on what I knew, the current technology of the people on the surface was not capable of creating such a large and magical system. This was also the reason why the people on the surface regarded it as a miracle. I could feel the magic surging deep underground. The energy was very strong and clearly belonged to a complete and complex operating system. However, the flow of the magic was very slow and stagnant, which reminded me of 'standby'.
Perhaps the structure was really in a 'standby' state, but now it was ready to be activated. Dragon Lady Sonya was in the middle of the plaza. There was a silver-white metal pillar erected on the ground. It was as tall as a person and as thick as a bucket. There were complex golden runes flashing on the metal pillar. Sonya was focused on adjusting something according to the runes. She was completely unaware that there was a group of onlookers a few dozen meters away from her. Compared to the last time, there were three more onlookers.
"That is …" Joe recovered from the shock of the huge structure and saw the white-haired woman in front of him. He subconsciously took half a step forward, but I held him back. "She can't see us. Let's wait and see how she activates the teleportation gate. I happen to be interested in the first civilization."
Joseph and Anna only knew that the white-haired woman was not an ordinary person, but they did not know the true identity of the dragon lady from Joe. So, they did not find it strange. Joe looked at us in shock. "How can invisibility …"
Lin Xue glanced at him. "Don't talk nonsense if you want to hitch a ride. You'll be surprised when we reach the moon."
After that, Missy strolled towards the dragoness to observe how she operated the portal from a close distance. Qian Qian, on the other hand, held Weska's hand and skipped behind her. I just hope that Qian Qian doesn't blow air into the dragoness' ears. She has a strong urge to do so when she's invisible. She can't control herself.
"This is something left behind by the previous civilization of this planet." Icetis spread her arms and spun around. "When I first saw it a few days ago, I thought it was really beautiful. Although the magic net's circuit is a little stupid, I wanted to build a large flower bed in my temple with a similar shape. I would plant Holy Spirit Cherry and Two-World Flower around it, and green foxtail grass at the bottom …"
I squatted down and touched the white 'stone' under my feet. "It seems to be man-made, but it doesn't look like metal or plastic. It feels warm."
Pandora nodded. "It's a high-strength, low-density polymer."
It was not easy for this girl to speak. She had not spoken much since breakfast. Now that she spoke, I was shocked. I thought that Visca had snuck over …
The three Iron Knights were definitely full of doubts because we no longer had any reservations about what we were talking about. Words like 'temple', 'previous civilization', 'magic net', and 'polymer' sounded like Greek mythology to them. However, Joseph and Anna were carefree people, and Charle's mind was elsewhere. So, the three of them did not step forward to ask. Instead, they obediently waited by the side.
At this moment, Lin Xue and Shallow Shallow had been watching Suo Ya for a long time. Both of them knew nothing about magic. At the very least, Lin Xue was able to use her special ability to understand what Suo Ya was doing. However, Shallow Shallow soon got bored. She started to make faces a few centimeters away from the dragon girl. She made strange faces, made threatening gestures, and even stuck her hands on the back of Suo Ya's head to make rabbit ears … Charle looked up and paled in shock. I hurriedly held him back. "Don't worry. Shallow Shallow knows what she's doing. She wouldn't stick a note on someone's back …"
The pitiful Elf boy opened his mouth for a long time. In the end, he fell into a daze between my and Shallow Shallow's imaginations. He did not know what to say.
"Bzzt — — Bzzt — —"
At this moment, Suo Ya seemed to have finally completed her complicated controls. A sound like a concentrated electric discharge began to reverberate in all directions. I could not help but look around and found the source of the sound. The metal pillars that were inserted into the circular 'stone steps' were charging. Bright white runes appeared on their originally smooth surfaces, making the metal pillars look like lamp posts that were getting brighter. Thin and long electric arcs jumped between the metal pillars. At first, it was chaotic, but soon, it showed a periodic connection.
The control pillar in front of Suo Ya slowly lowered until it sunk into the ground. Then, a circle of more than ten alloy tables rose up beside her. These alloy tables had alloy pillars that were as thick as a person's. The main body was only a meter tall, and the top was a smooth, slanted surface. With a slight sound of metal rubbing against each other, round holes opened up in the center of the smooth pillars, and foot-long silver-white metal rods poked out of the holes. They were exactly the same as the "control rods" that Pope Edsawin had given to Sonia that day.
This Gemini Star Teleportation Station was clearly a magical creation, but the way it was controlled reminded me of the old starship control stations that some technological races created. There were many worlds, and nothing was too strange. This planet's previous civilization was quite in tune with me in terms of aesthetics.
Suo Ya searched between the metal pillars. It seemed that because she had not activated this place for a long time, she could not remember the corresponding relationship between these control rods and the pedestal. But soon, the dragoness found what she was looking for: a pillar that looked no different from the other pedestals, but the control rods embedded at the top were much dimmer than the others. If I guessed correctly, this dimness meant that a key node was locked.
Suo Ya carefully removed the foot-long metal pillar and placed the counterfeit that Edsawin had given her into the empty groove. With a hissing sound that sounded like a small airlock, the counterfeit sank slightly and locked into the pedestal. Then, all the runes on its surface began to gradually brighten.
I have to say that Edsawin really had a way. The counterfeit he made may be primitive in our eyes, but at least it could pass the verification of the sophisticated equipment created by the first civilization. This was probably equivalent to asking a Tang Dynasty swordsmith to hand-craft a seamless steel pipe that could fire two thousand armor-piercing bullets. The difficulty could be imagined.
Suo Ya saw that everything was starting up normally, and her cold face revealed a look of relief. She smiled and placed her hand on the control rod closest to her. As some complex and cryptic ancient characters appeared above the control rod, a gentle female voice was broadcast in the building. "Authenticating user — No username mode. Activating basic functions. Gemini Star Teleportation Station control core activated. Insufficient power supply from the Weave … corrected. Gemini Star Teleportation Station welcomes new users. You are currently in a restricted state. You can only choose the main station and the first sequence of earth stations as teleportation destinations. It is recommended that the number of people teleported at a time be less than a thousand. Upgrading your user group will allow you to obtain higher privileges. Please enter Instruction 1 to recharge, renew or activate user privileges. Please enter Instruction 7, Instruction 6, Instruction 354, Instruction 283, Instruction 115, Instruction 2256, Instruction 42, Instruction 35, Instruction 79, Instruction 18,935, and Instruction 666 in sequence. You need to enter Instruction 7, Instruction 6, Instruction 354, Instruction 283, Instruction 115, Instruction 2256, Instruction 42, Instruction 35, Instruction 79, Instruction 18,935, and Instruction 666. You need to enter Instruction 4 times to confirm to unsubscribe from this reminder. The welcome screen ended and entered control mode. Note: You will always be in the restricted user group state until you enter command 1. "
All of the above nonsense could only mean one thing: Respected user, I am your father.
I didn't pay attention to Suo Ya's expression. In any case, apart from the three dizzy Iron Knights, everyone else had the same expression:
( ⊙ o ⊙ )！
This Gemini Star Teleportation Station was the same brand as the Seven-Handed World Tree that Jingle used, right?
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