After analyzing the various facilities and creations in the blue-blood town, combined with the strange plants in the northern part of the basin, [Qi Ling] came to a conclusion: "Everything in the entire basin is evolving into a miniature world."
The term "miniature world" is not difficult for Miao Pu and others to understand. Mountains, rivers, plains and hills... rivers, lakes, seas and streams... plus plants and animals, this is a miniature world.
The question is why this is done. Isn’t there already a huge and species-rich ecology on the other side of the earth and sea? Why do we do this again?
Miao Pu also specifically asked [Qi Ling], and the answer he got was that the plants in the basin and the underground jungle on the other side are not the same system. If the underground jungle exists to adapt to the current earth source environment, then here,
It exists to adapt to the deep source environment. This deep source environment is most likely the environment when the original source civilization existed.
The answer to why there are two sets is temporarily unavailable, but it makes Miao Pu and his party more and more determined that there are more than one group of enemies who master high-end source technology.
After taking a short rest at the abandoned residence of the blue-blooded people, the group set off on their journey again.
In the general direction, the group of people is traveling deep into the southeast corner of the underground space. According to the known map of the entire area drawn by [Qi Ling], it has now exceeded the north-south line where the entrance to the underground space at the end of the bead chain area is.
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The view ahead is still a vast expanse of white sand, but at the end of the line of sight, you can already see rolling mountains that resemble cliffs.
As the saying goes, it's like running to death when looking up a mountain. At Miao Pu's speed, they still walked for more than half an hour before they reached the foot of the mountain.
Looking at it again, the mountains here are very different from the cliffs. First of all, the mountains are not limestone, but basalt. Basalt is a basic volcanic rock. This kind of rock is dark, usually black, and appears in a row.
What people see is black and gray in color, and it has a typical pore structure. It looks like pumice at first glance, but it is actually much stronger than pumice.
Secondly, there is no bright and flowing haze in the sky here, but a gray-black dust haze like a sandstorm, rolling violently but not falling.
As a result, the entire area becomes dark, as if it were dusk.
Such an environment has a very bad impression on everyone's senses, especially since it has been in a brightly lit area for a long time, and the white sand in the basin is reflective. As soon as you enter such an area, you will feel eerie and dead, which makes people suddenly
Think of the restricted area of life.
"The radiation here is very high." Following the reminder from [Tool Spirit], Miao Pu told everyone about the situation. Everyone put on elephant trunk masks.
This kind of mask is a breathing device created by Miao Pu using newly obtained plant element factors with the help of [Qi Ling]. It mainly has an air purification function. When there is no oxygen in the outside world, it can maintain the normal functioning of adults for about 10 minutes.
Breathing, if you exercise strenuously, can only last 67 minutes.
Luo Zhiqing suggested: "We should install this kind of device in the vine monster cabin. The situation deep in the mountains may be worse, so maybe it can be used.
Miao Pu thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. If a battle broke out and the elephant trunk mask was destroyed, there would be no replacement. If he could escape into the cabin at this time, he would have room to turn around.
So everyone temporarily withdrew from this area, and when they entered again a few hours later, not only had the vine monster been transformed, but everyone also had a thin vine blouse.
Although these dark green smocks that look like ponchos are woven as roughly as canvas, they can isolate a large part of the radiation contamination through the energy supplied by the plant monsters.
The cabin of the vine monster was originally filled with supplies, but now some have been picked out and carried or carried by the [Maras]. This is so that in case of emergencies, people can enter the cabin to take shelter.
Facts have proved that it is necessary to spend several hours to prepare. The deeper you go, the worse the situation becomes. The radiation concentration has reached a level that ordinary protective clothing cannot isolate. Fortunately, everyone is protected by energy, so there is no need to worry about becoming
The warriors in the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant leakage accident (hired with super high salaries to operate in high-concentration radiation areas, and they all died in the end).
Radiation dust is floating in the air, just like dirty impurities suspended in water. When people walk in it, this kind of dust is dancing everywhere.
The light is getting darker and darker. Looking back, I feel like I am deep in a cave looking out of the cave. The contrast between brightness and darkness is sharp.
After going more than ten kilometers deep, it was no longer possible to see things normally on the road ahead. In addition to darkness, there was also increased density of radiation dust, which made everyone feel like they were in a sandstorm.
Miao Pu used vines as ropes to connect everyone, and sent out curved lamp heads for lighting. Even so, the visibility was extremely low. The people behind could barely see the people in front of them through the light of the curved lamp heads.
They are less than three meters apart from each other.
Perception is also severely affected, which is expected. But in this way, the group of people looks a bit like blind people.
Fortunately, what Miao Pu relied on was his hearing. Every time he walked a section of the road, he would walk to a high place, and then use the gun that he had not used for a long time to fire two guns. By distinguishing the sound returned by the bullet cutting through the space,
He determined that this area was roughly cone-shaped and should become narrower as it went deeper.
This speculation was confirmed after more than an hour of arduous trekking. The bullets fired by Miao Pu were able to hit the stone wall.
At the end, it can be called a passage. The distance between the left and right is only more than a hundred meters, and the height of the top is about the same. At a distance of about a thousand meters, the terrain has not shrunk further.
While walking, the air flow suddenly accelerated. Miao Pu reacted quickly. As soon as he opened the energy shield, there was a rumbling sound accompanied by the surge of air with a wind speed of almost 10 levels.
Even with Miao Pu supporting them in front, everyone behind them was still standing unsteadily. Fortunately, everyone was extremely vigilant and used the strange power of the plant monster to stamp their feet on the ground to stabilize their bodies.
What spewed out from the depths of the channel was not only wind, but also unusually thick radiation dust, which quickly eroded the energy shield.
Earth energy crystals were used up one after another, and Miao Pu, who was using his shield, retreated quickly and steadily.
Fortunately, the quality of the entire [Spike Team] is now good. No one panicked and retreated out of the passage in an orderly manner. It only took less than a quarter of an hour. You must know that the situation at this time is definitely easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down.
, needing speed but not being too far away from Miao Pu, the sense of proportion here is definitely a test.
After exiting the passage, the terrain suddenly became much more open, and the power of the radiation dust storm was significantly reduced. The group avoided the route directly in front of the storm and retreated to almost the blind spot formed by the storm and the entrance of the passage. The energy shield
Change it to an energy shield to protect everyone, including the vine monsters.
In just such a short time, Kang Danian and the others' energy cloaks had been completely destroyed by corrosion. Otherwise, the energy supply could not keep up with the corrosion speed of the radiation dust. Even [Mara] was not having a good time. The energy was greatly consumed and the surface was damaged.
Some of the supplies were also lost. Fortunately, the most important ones were in the vine monster's cabin, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
The radiation dust storm lasted about an hour before stopping.
By this time, everyone had recovered from the previous panic, and the losses had been identified. One week's worth of rations had to be abandoned, which made the already insufficient food reserves even more tense.
"Even with the addition of fruits, the normal food ration can only last for another six days. If we cannot get supplements within these six days, we will starve." Kang Danian told Miao Pu the situation after making statistics.
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At this time, there is actually no way out. If there are no new gains, then there is no room for slow turn. The ship cannot be built in six days, and after six days, although there will still be fruits, but only by fruits
, at most they are hanging on to their lives, how can the people who are getting weaker and weaker continue to fight and fight? At that time, whether they go to sea or explore in depth, they will only fall into a vicious cycle.
Jiang Shangqing counted the damage to some equipment. It is conceivable that the quality of life of everyone in the [Spike Team] will be reduced a lot in the future. For example, a blanket full of radioactive dust will definitely not be usable. This is worse than
The plague blankets given to the Indians by the Spaniards were terrifying.
If you don’t know how to rest, you don’t know how to fight. The decline in the quality of life will inevitably affect everyone’s condition.
Others are okay. With Miao Pu's massive expenditure of life energy, the corrosion damage has basically been restored. Among them, the vine monsters and the heavily equipped [Mo Luo] are the most worry-free. The dense protective layer combined with sufficient earth energy makes them
It can be said that apart from Miao Pu, it is in the best condition.
Speaking of which, this sudden danger is really thanks to the earth energy collected several times before. If there is not enough earth energy, combined with the golden sand to form a cone-shaped energy defense wall, then it is not a question of how much material is lost, but
How many people can survive.
As for the golden sand being polluted and changing its color, it is not a big problem. There is still earth energy in it, so just re-sacrifice it and it will be fine.
While waiting for the radiation dust storm to stop, Miao Pu and others also completed their thinking and deliberation. Especially Luo Zhiqing provided a clue. She said: "You said the situation here is not like the space we saw outside the ruins."
Crack?”
When Miao Pu heard this, his mind lit up. The negative energy particles ejected from the space cracks will be neutralized into crystals and fall when encountering supernatural powers. This is not the point, the point is the reason why the space cracks exist and the negative energy particles are ejected -
— Excretion of waste.
Based on this idea, the place in front of us is like the urethra of the human body? If this is the case, then the group of people may have found an entrance to a mysterious space that has never been found before.
With this in mind, after the storm stopped, the group couldn't wait to enter the passage again.
The radiation erosion in the area was still very severe, and the vine monster could not accommodate so many people, so Miao Pu simply continued to use the energy shield to protect everyone. Due to technical issues, Miao Pu was still unable to move forward while maintaining the all-round protective energy shield.
.So it was replaced with an energy shield, which provided an extra layer of protection. The radiation that penetrated lost most of its power, and everyone had to bear the rest.
The team advanced to the end of the passage and found only a closed one-way space door.
This situation is naturally equivalent to pouring a bucket of cold water on everyone's head. It is closed, and it is a single event. Does this prevent people from continuing to have fun?
However, Luo Zhiqing, who knows the most about space technology among everyone, has some unique views. She explained: "Unlike disposable space doors, this kind of space door that is used repeatedly and requires stability has a door frame. Everyone feels that
, who built this door frame? If something goes wrong, how will it be maintained?"
"Built by blue-blooded people?" someone asked.
"It's definitely not a blue-blooded person. The earth-based abilities mastered by blue-blooded people are also related to their skills. This involves space-based abilities and knowledge."
Miao Pu followed the train of thought and thought: "No matter who built it, he couldn't have taken the route we took, crossing the forest, crossing the sea of the earth, going deep into the basin, building a gate, and then returning the same way."
Qian Lihang added: "Although it is impossible to rely on the sense of smell to locate the position in the second half, the general direction the blue-blooded people are walking is correct. In other words, they must have entered this abandoned land. Combining the two together, someone here is
There must be a secret passage or secret place that we have not yet discovered.”
Miao Pu nodded, "It's very possible. Just like Luo Zhiqing said, how will they go? Across the forest, across the Earth Sea, and across the basin?"
Zhou Shuai interjected: "Can't we use the kind of unstable space that only needs coordinates and does not require door frames to teleport away?"
Luo Zhiqing shook her head and said: "The longer the transmission distance, the greater the technical difficulty, and the environmental requirements of the destination are extremely high. Let alone this abandoned place, even if the destination is set in a desert basin, it is extremely dangerous."
Xue Ming said: "Since this portal is so important, how about we just destroy it and wait for someone to repair it?"
Zhou Shuai shook his head, "It's not that good. Maybe the other party won't find out that the space door is broken until the next waste removal. I'm inferior. Who knows when the next time will be?"
Jiang Shangqing and the others all nodded in agreement. They had to wait and see. They couldn't afford to wait here, especially since the environment here was too harsh and every second was wasted.
At this time, Miao Pu was communicating with Luo Zhiqing in a low voice.
Among the group of people, only Luo Zhiqing was the best at searching for hidden spaces. Miao Pu naturally placed his hopes on Luo Zhiqing.
The situation at hand is that the entire abandoned land is a bit big, and the severe radiation contamination also has a serious impact on space exploration, so finding the possible hidden space requires some luck, and they seem to be lacking in luck this time.
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"I have to admit, I made things simple. I forced myself into this area and thought it wouldn't take much time to find..." Miao Pu said, shaking his head, changing the subject, and said: "Let's just withdraw the team first.
I'll accompany you to conduct a thorough search of this area."
Luo Zhiqing thought for a while and agreed with Miao Pu's decision. This method was undoubtedly a bit stupid, but it was relatively safe.
She does not agree with destroying the space door. Judging from the waste discharge situation, the space door is an important facility in a certain space, and they are going there next to destroy the stability of a place they are about to enter.
Sex, this is not a smart move.
Miao Pu and Luo Zhiqing had a final decision, and others would basically not object. The group exited the abandoned place in an orderly manner. During this process, perhaps paying special attention, they discovered a situation that they had not discovered when they entered:
At the edge of this abandoned land, there is some kind of artificial barrier, which blocks the harmful radiation from the abandoned land from eroding the White Sand Basin.
The setting up of this barrier is similar to "setting up valleys to form rivers to restrain the long-flowing water and prevent it from flooding the wilderness." It has the invisible pattern of an elephant. After thinking about it, Miao Pu believes that it should be the original creation of this barrier.
Made by the will of the underground space.
As a quasi-conspiracy theorist, since he entered the world of underground ruins, he has always believed that behind all the strange things, there is at least such an awesome promoter. Even if it is just a program written by the deceased source civilization, after all,
It is based on a certain intention.
After exiting the abandoned land, Miao Pu was not in a hurry to explore again with Luo Zhiqing, but instead built a sleeping platform in the desert.
He tried to shape the white sand into a slate like the blue-blooded man did. In the end, he succeeded, but also failed. The slate was created, but the performance was simply incomparable with that created by the blue-blooded man, and it was obviously cruder. It was a real
Sandstone, instead of being able to condense it as dense as marble like he manipulated golden sand.
Of course, in any case, being able to shape the body is a good start. It proves that the weapon spirit has successfully devoured the blue blood man's bone marrow for the second time to strengthen his earth affinity. It also proves that the new wand is indeed more powerful.
Strong, it was the improvement of the two that allowed him to perform earth-type skills in such a short period of time, and on the surface he was no less than those who had awakened earth-type abilities.
The stone slab is only the first step, a simple nest is Miao Pu's ultimate goal.
With the ugly but solid sandstone house, Miao Pu was able to arrange a plant ecosystem inside.
It must be said that only after completing this step can it be regarded as a place where someone can stay. The Baisha Basin is a treasure, but the earth energy in this area is so strong that it can be regarded as some kind of energy pole. Therefore, even if there is no scorching sun,
And the dangers of the freezing cold night cannot be ignored, and are even more sinister and vicious, especially for ordinary people.
Taking advantage of the gap between Miao Pu's construction of the campsite, Kang Danian and the others just completed their own cleaning work. This work is simple to say, that is, energy penetration. How harmful radiation eroded in the first place, now it is doing the opposite.
Just go out. Use the energy that is more harmonious with life to restore the active equipment, and you are done. Another thing to pay attention to is the supply box.
By this time, even the soldiers of the 8733 division who joined later felt that in the source world, they could live without food or drink, but they could not live without energy. Like the [Spike Team] now, are they strong enough or even living a good life?
Well, energy is the best benchmark.
Because there was enough earth energy to squander, they were safe in the abandoned land and could quickly build a camp suitable for camping. Similarly, because the life energy was still in stock, such serious radiation contamination could also be said to be
Clean it up, clean it up, [Mara] is still alive and kicking. In the source world, everything seems to be closely related to energy.
Realizing the importance of energy, some soldiers asked Miao Pu if there was any way for ordinary people like them to help collect energy.
When Miao Pu heard this, he wanted to reject it outright. For a long time, he had been accustomed to the mode of "you all be good, wait until the strong man solves the main problem, and you can just beat the drum or something".
Fortunately, after Guo Yang denounced his "silk disease", he has realized that as a strong man and leader, he can no longer speak freely like ordinary students.
That's right, so after thinking about it for a while, he felt that he shouldn't discourage everyone's enthusiasm. It would be too shameful to take care of everything while complaining about being a burden.