Although Sandora and I really wanted to search the entire planet and kidnap a few Tree Elves who looked to be of the same age as our ancestors to interrogate them, there would definitely be some problems if we acted rashly. So, we had to take things one step at a time. At the very least, we couldn't just casually disappear and leave Celine and the others behind. According to Green Leaf's information, the ancient ruins were 100% sure to have a serious radiation disaster. Who knows when it would explode again. Even though Celine seemed to have some knowledge in this area, Sandora and I were still quite worried.
It only took a second to teleport from the Empire Admiral to the surface. In a flash of light, we returned from the silver-white high-tech cabin to the lush primeval forest. The place we landed was exactly where we had left earlier. We could still see the traces left behind by a large group of adventurers.
"Wow, she even left a road sign for us. Celine is quite attentive." I hugged the Sandora sphere and was just about to sense the location of the ancient tower before flying over. Then, I saw an eye-catching white symbol on the trunk of a small tree not far from us. It was obviously left for us.
It was good that there was a road sign. After a while, Sandora and I heard the movement of people in the depths of the forest. We could faintly see a large ancient tree forming a natural barrier. There seemed to be an open space behind it.
At this moment, we had already arrived at the deepest part of the forest.
After circling around a wall of trees, we met up with Celine at the edge of the open space in the forest.
"Hey, Celine." I hugged Sandora and walked over from the side. Before I got close, I saw Celine holding the particle rifle in her hand tightly. However, this battle nun version of an alien warrior put down her weapon when she saw me and Sandora. "Mr. Scholar? And Miss Egg … Oh, Miss Sandora, I didn't expect you to catch up so quickly. Did you follow the safe route that I left behind? "
"Ah, I saw the road sign you left behind." I let go of Sandora and let her float freely beside me.
Celine looked at my calm expression and her expression changed slightly. In the end, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Since you came here so quickly … That Elf girl didn't suffer too much and left, right? Falling in the forest is also a good ending for the elves. "
"Err …" Only then did I realize that my expression was a little too relaxed and carefree. Logically speaking, even if I wasn't sad, I should at least show a little bit of sadness. After all, from Celine's point of view, I had just given a tragic Elven lady her final care. However, I knew that the Elf lady named Qingye was about to be resurrected, so how could I be sad?
"Eh, Qingye is very calm right now. That's it, very calm. So let's not continue talking about it and disturb her 'rest'." I pulled a long face and tried to imagine what kind of trouble my kids would cause when my father wasn't around. Finally, I felt a little heavy.
Celine didn't think too much about it. She just lowered her head and made a strange gesture, as if she was praying. "Is that so … The Elf fell in the forest and has obtained the most eternal peace. May she reach the embrace of the Mother Tree in the dreams of her people. May the God of Science and Technology bless her during this journey."
After finishing this short prayer, Celine raised her head and turned to look at the buildings beside her. "Well, the dead are gone. Let's take a look at this … cursed place. It seems that we can't go in from the front. "
Actually, I wanted to tell Celine the truth about a certain Elf being resurrected. However, I considered that not everyone's worldview was suitable for the path of reconstruction after the disaster. Also, I was too lazy to make up a lot of excuses to explain how a person with such severe injuries could survive. So, I simply changed the topic. Anyway, I didn't say that Qingye was already dead. Everything was just Celine's imagination. Besides, the possibility of the two of them meeting again in the future wasn't high.
Even if we met, I wouldn't be afraid. At that time, Sandora and I would definitely not be in the local area …
The "Ancient Tower" was bigger than I thought. I originally thought it was just a communication antenna with a few sentries next to it. I didn't expect it to be a place similar to a base.
The open space in the forest, which was one to two kilometers in length and width, was obviously man-made. The entire area was paved with a kind of grayish-white man-made hard material. These materials didn't show any signs of collapse even after tens of thousands of years. Obviously, it was a grade higher than the cement used by the people on Earth. At the same time, because the entire base was covered with this kind of ground, this open space was not completely devoured by the surrounding forest. Independent houses of all sizes were distributed on this flat open space. The style of the buildings was different from that of the small town outside the forest. These houses were four-prism with distinct corners. The roof was slightly narrower and the base was relatively wider. It looked like some kind of desert building, or a slender pyramid with a flat top. All the buildings were grayish-white. Due to the age, it was hard to tell if they used to have a bright appearance. But based on the size of the buildings, it was easy to tell that there used to be a large number of people stationed here.
Most of the buildings were multi-storey houses, but the height was basically limited. If the windows on the outside accurately corresponded to the number of storeys, then the tallest independent building was only five storeys, no more than a few dozen meters high. In comparison, the four-prism radio tower in the center of the base looked particularly "spectacular", just like the Burj Khalifa in the urban-rural fringe … My example is not good enough, please don't hit me.
This was the relic left behind by the ancient civilization. That tower was the so-called Ancient Tower: an extra-large communication facility.
Of course, the condition of this relic was not good. Even if it was sturdy to the point that it had not collapsed or been completely devoured by the forest for tens of thousands of years, most of its buildings were still covered by vines, moss, mud, and other traces of time. These things that did not need to take root spread from the surrounding forest, decorating the entire relic with an atmosphere of survival of the apocalypse. And in this apocalyptic building complex, there were three locations where thick smoke billowed.
Some buildings were destroyed by the explosion, leaving only a pile of twisted frames. The things around the buildings were also affected by the aftermath as if they had suffered a heavy bombardment. There were many large cracks on the solid surface of the base, and sparks and smoke came out of the cracks. It seemed that the situation deep underground was worse than on the surface. Obviously, the explosion was synchronized above and below the ground. At that time, the adventurer must have accidentally touched something like a fuel pipeline, causing this chain of explosions.
And the largest of the three explosion sites happened to be very close to the "Ancient Tower", forming a large pile of collapsed areas around the entrance of the Ancient Tower. The collapsed areas were covered with a large amount of scorching residue, and the radioactivity was seriously over the limit.
I did not know what kind of radioactive material the ancient civilization used. Even after tens of thousands of years, it had not completely decayed (maybe they used a special preservation method?). I really want to know which genius decided to store a huge amount of radioactive materials in a warehouse on the surface, not to mention near the center of the base. A single explosion that could scatter over half of the base was simply a stroke of genius. The designer of this base should be a clown hired by a monkey, right?
"Maybe the ancient people who designed this base were not afraid of radioactivity? Scorpion soldiers also like to drink helium-3. "Sandora did not think much of it. She just roughly scanned the structure of the base and floated to Celine's side." Qingye... the elf girl said that her boyfriend is trapped underground. If he is smart, he should still be alive. Have you found any underground entrance? "
"It's at the base of the Ancient Tower, next to the big explosion crater." Celine pointed the particle rifle in her hand to the large pile of scorching slag in the distance. "Whether we want to shut down the tower on the surface or go underground to rescue people, we have to go through there. But it is blocked by the slag. The slag has a very strong... curse power. We can't go near it."
Celine said as she took out a small device from her waist. After taking a few steps forward with the device, the black rectangular device made a loud alarm. It turned out to be a radiation detection device.
Fortunately, Celine was well-prepared. At the very least, the Lost Church in this world had taught their clergymen well. Celine knew how harmful radiation was. Otherwise, if a large group of adventurers rushed over recklessly, there would be corpses all over the place. This was a place with severe radiation. Although the effective range was not too far, it seemed that it would only take more than ten minutes of close contact to cause organ collapse.
"I will go over to remove the radiation and then go underground to look for people. You are responsible for shutting down the communication tower on the surface... oh, I mean the Ancient Tower," Sandora said casually and floated forward.
Of course, Celine was instantly shocked!
"Don't go over there!" The single mother-type combat nun quickly reached out to grab Sandora. "There's a curse! It's dangerous! "
Sandora's ball was so round that it was impossible to grab it. In this world, except for me, there was probably no one who could grab her. So, Her Majesty the Queen just floated slightly away from Celine's hand. "Don't worry, I still have some special abilities after I become like this... Yes, that's it. It's all the fault of ancient magic!"
Once again, I irresponsibly pushed all the blame to the ancient civilization that was already dead and had no evidence. Sandora floated unsteadily toward the pile of radioactive debris that was still billowing thick smoke. Celine looked at me nervously and confusedly. I just smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, Sandora is very capable."
"But I have never heard of any magic that can dispel ancient curses!" Celine emphasized. "Even the Cardinal Bishops of the Church don't have this ability. Ancient curses require special equipment to be isolated."
"Look, Sandora doesn't even have a body now. Why would she be afraid of curses?" I casually gave a plausible excuse and stopped talking to Celine. Instead, I observed the tall tower that looked like a skyscraper in the distance with great interest.
There was a huge inflatable structure at the top of the tower, from which strong electromagnetic radiation was released. As time passed, the structure became more and more unstable. Some of the inflatable structure showed obvious signs of overheating. I was afraid that more serious problems would occur if we delayed. This tower was obviously a communication facility, but it could cause so much damage when it was out of control... Its power was beyond my imagination. Communication within the atmosphere didn't require this kind of power. Even if it was used to communicate with the space stations in orbit, it would be a waste. In other words, this thing could only be used within the solar system?
The 'ancient tower' released electromagnetic waves, so it could communicate at the speed of light. The delay of light speed meant that it couldn't be used for long-distance communication. So, I could roughly limit its range to within the solar system, or even smaller: between this planet and the nearest planet. I rummaged through the limited amount of cutting-edge knowledge in my head. In the end, I concluded that this thing should be something like a 'lighthouse'.
A lighthouse was used to guide spaceships approaching a planet. Although I didn't know why this dangerous thing was built on the ground and not in space, its function was basically confirmed. However, there was still a question that I couldn't explain. Why was this ancient tower different from the space stations in space? How many technological styles had Sandora and I seen on this planet?
Think about it. The space stations in space had obvious plant decorations. Although they were very different from the Tree Elf equipment we saw on Green Star, they could be seen as a variation of the Tree Elf's creation after several years. The black particle rifle in Celine's hand had smooth lines and simple decorations. It looked like an alien weapon that jumped out of a Hollywood sci-fi movie ten years ago. The communication base in front of us had rigid lines and a grand architectural layout. I felt that it looked like the magically modified Aztec civilization. (Don't ask me how I came to this conclusion. My mind is still in a mess!)
These three relics all had obvious traces of advanced technology. From this, we could easily confirm one thing: The Tree Elves were not the strongest beings on this planet. They were just one of the advanced civilizations. Then, we could think further. The Tree Elves themselves were outsiders. Then, could it be that the other advanced civilizations on this planet also had outsiders?
Don't forget that there were a lot of relics left from the golden age of magic technology in the northern islands. This planet might have had a magic civilization that was as advanced as the technological civilization!
A lot of advanced civilizations seemed to have been deliberately kept on this small planet. Every civilization seemed to have the ability to travel through space. However, they had all declined, and the glory of their civilization was dim. All that was left was a pile of ruins and a group of declining survivors who dug for food in the soil. The survivors didn't even dare to touch the things used by their ancestors. At this point, I had already imagined more than 3,000 years of blood, tears, and conspiracy theories. If Liliana was here, her imagination would be even worse.
At this moment, Sandora had already arrived above a large pile of radioactive slag. Under the fearful gaze of Celine and a group of adventurers, the golden ball of light began to "grow" and "grow" again and again. In the end … it expanded to a diameter of seven to eight meters.
Then, her entire "body" fell to the ground and rolled a few times on the ground. In the end, she ate all the deadly slag.
She ate it … What the heck! Didn't they say that the Soul Sparks couldn't eat? She couldn't even pretend to eat!
"Send more power here to let the Soul Sparks evolve a little. That way, they can perform a higher degree of physical interference," Sandora said through the mental link as she slowly shrank her body. From her voice, it sounded like she was still not satisfied. "Unfortunately, it still doesn't feel like eating. Also, the decomposed substances turned into energy and dissipated into the void."
My face twitched and I turned to Celine with a stiff neck. "Hehe — the slag has been cleared. Take a look at the radiation readings. Uh, what about the curse?"
At this moment, Celine recovered from the shocking scene of Sandora eating. She looked at the seemingly harmless golden ball of light with trepidation. Then, she decisively chose to believe that it was still the fault of the ancient civilization. Then, she looked down at the small device in her hand … Actually, it was fine even if I didn't look at it. The situation was obvious. The explosion pit that was previously full of slag was now as clean as if a dog had licked it clean. There was no radiation left.
… Damn it, what did I just say!
"Let's go up and take care of the things in the tower." Celine nodded at me. Then, she led a group of adventurers toward the tower. As she walked, she commanded loudly, "Everyone, stay alert! There are usually steel guards in this kind of ancient ruins. If you can defeat them, then fight. If you can't, quickly retreat. Our mission is to shut down the facilities inside! "
The adventurers responded loudly. Then, they used a rather violent method around the jammed door at the bottom of the ancient tower. They used the "Hero's Way" to create a passage and quickly disappeared before Sandora and my eyes.
"Let's go and find that muscular demon first." I shrugged and walked with Sandora to the entrance of the underground passage that was a hundred meters away. "Although we only met once, it is still a human life. Maybe there is a chance to revive."
Yes, a chance to "revive". Just now, I roughly sensed the situation underground and realized that there was no sign of life. The muscular demon named Leon seemed to have died down there. Just like Qingye, he didn't last until the end. But as long as the other party wasn't completely dead ("completely dead" under Schilling technology), it would be best to revive.
The entrance of the underground passage was a metal frame that was tilted and half-buried in the ground. It looked a little like the entrance of an underground footbridge. Just like all the scenes where people were handing out lunchboxes, the rusty and mossy door was jammed shut. I could only smell the choking smell of smoke from the door. But this wasn't a problem. This thing was as fragile as paper compared to the extraordinary alloys on the Empire's battleships.
Sandora's ball floated to the middle of the jammed door. Then, under my stupefied gaze, it quickly softened and flattened, seeping into the gap of the door. Then, with a "bang", it returned to its original spherical shape. And so, the door was … directly shattered by her!
It wasn't deformed, it was directly shattered! From this, it could be seen how fast Sandora's ball expanded … No, that wasn't the problem!
Sandora, your imagination is about to catch up to Shallow Shallow, isn't it?
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