Cecil Territory, Deep Disobedience Fortress, Southern Area.
The brilliance of the portable magic crystal lamp illuminated the dim and dark ruins passage. As the light advanced, the crisp sound of combat boots on the stone floor broke the eternal silence of this corridor for thousands of years. Became silent.
A soldier wearing light armor walked out of the corner of the corridor. The armor on this soldier was different from the armor of most combat professions in this era. It looked like It is a close-fitting soft leather armor, but it is covered with solid steel plates in key locations such as the chest, waist and abdomen. On the soldier's back, you can also see a small "luggage bag" that looks like a reduced version of a combat backpack. On the left wrist, you can also see a device that looks like a light military magic terminal.
This equipment is like a lightweight version of Cecil's current standard infantry suit.
This soldier wears a strange-style helmet on his head. The full-coverage helmet is made of metal. It not only wraps the entire head, but even the eyes are covered. It should have been On the visor with the observation slit, only two dark red crystal grids can be seen, like some kind of goggles or viewfinder. At this moment, this "goggles" made of crystals are emitting A faint glow of red magic.
The magic crystal light that illuminates the corridor is emitted from the front of the military magic terminal equipped on the soldier's left hand - the highly versatile magic terminal can be installed with a variety of expansion modules. As the Rune Research Institute continues to simplify low-level magic arrays, modules such as force field shields, arcane missile launchers, and electric energy spears were quickly developed after the initial version of the thermal energy ray gun. Of course, lighting devices with simpler structures and lower energy consumption have become standard features of magic terminals. The magic crystal lamp has a constant and bright light and is not as easy to extinguish or cause a fire as a torch. It is a must-have feature for exploring dark areas.
The soldier scanned the corridor ahead with the light in his hand, and then pressed it on the temple of the helmet. The red-light crystal "goggles" dimmed and gradually became transparent. Ordinary crystals, a low voice came from under his visor: "There is no abnormal magic reaction."
More footsteps came from behind, and a dozen soldiers with the same equipment came out. , the light of the magic crystal lamp made this section of the corridor as bright as day, and then Solderin, wearing a hunting suit, walked among the soldiers. The high-ranking ranger inspected the soldiers' clothing and actions, and nodded slightly: "Yes, keep this state and explore forward cautiously. Dom, how do you feel about using the goggles?"
"It's quite...amazing," Dom was the soldier who was responsible for the investigation just now. , he shook his head and touched the crystal piece in front of his eyes with his hand, "It turns out that mages use this field of view when observing magic..."
Solderin glanced at the soldier: "I didn't let you sigh about this."
"Yes!" Dom quickly stood up at attention, "The vision is very clear, and I canI can see a relatively obvious flow of magic power, but there are a lot of light spots jumping around in my field of vision. It will be very uncomfortable to watch it for a long time... and this helmet is a bit stuffy. ”
“This is a test product. Everyone’s helmet has different nuances. I will record the issues you raised and go back to let the technicians modify them,” Solderin clicked. Nodding, "Let's move on. "
"Yes! ”
The soldiers responded in unison, then organized their advance exploration queue and continued to cautiously move forward along the corridor.
Solderin was still walking at the end of the team Fang, be wary of those dark corners that cannot be illuminated by lights.
With his strength as a high-level ranger, he can look after the entire team from this position - even in an emergency.
Looking at these "Iron Rangers" equipped with various magical weapons, which are completely different from any conventional arms in this era from their appearance to combat methods to their action modes, the high-level rangers were filled with emotion. < /p>
The weapons and equipment of these soldiers are all newly designed, and these things have undergone a series of tests and verifications in the laboratory before they are actually worn. Because Nicholas Egg is such a metal With the existence of master craftsmen, such sophisticated equipment can be produced incredibly quickly from production to testing. In addition, some of the equipment of the Iron Rangers are actually modifications of mature technologies already in the territory, so these verification equipment arrived very quickly. In the hands of the soldiers
According to Gao Wen, the industrial production in the territory cannot rely too much on the capabilities of Mr. Nicholas Egg, but should realize the self-sustainment of the industrial chain and achieve "freedom from plug-ins" (although no one I know what that "plug-in" means), but when it comes to trial-producing some samples or configuring equipment for special units like the "Iron Rangers", Mr. Nicholas Dan is still an indispensable help.
Also. It is precisely because of the efforts of Nicholas Egg that Solderin was able to see his Iron Rangers fully armed so early (although several key equipment are still under development and there is currently no finished product), and Seeing how incredibly powerful these things called "magic weapons" are, he finally understood why Gawain was obsessed with making them in large quantities, cheaply, and able to be used by ordinary people. The magic device used, this road... is actually possible.
While thinking, a soldier's report reached Solderin's ears: "Sir. , there is an isolation gate in front, it is very large, and there is still a magic reaction left, it may... it may be a Class I gate! ”
Solderin immediately raised his head and looked at the passage ahead.
At the end of the wide, ancient but still solid ancient corridor, you can clearly see a door that has lost power. The black gate blocked the road ahead.
Solderin thought of the information he had obtained when he handed over to Byron before - there are various kinds of things in this ancient "Rebellion Fortress". Go in isolationCorridors and isolation gates. These gates are divided into three categories according to their functions and sizes. Category III gates are ordinary doors in various areas of the fortress, usually the entrances and exits of each room. Most of them have lost power, but because of their weak strength and simple structure , can be cracked (or destroyed) by technology; Type II gates are isolation gates used to separate various areas of the fortress. These gates are larger and stronger, but the backup energy is basically still running. Use the unlocking provided by Kamel Most of them can be opened; Type I gates are the largest gates and are located on the main passage. This kind of gates...
Only a few have been discovered so far, located in the entrance hall of the ruins. They are for the Disobedient Fortress. Entrance and exit.
Solderin's eyes became serious. He waved his hands to signal the soldiers to come closer to him, and then he walked ahead and arrived at the gate.
After getting close enough, he was more certain of the soldier's judgment -
This door is very large, located at the end of a large corridor suspected to be the main passage, next to the gate An ancient identification device can be seen, and the entire door seems to be made of purple steel...
This is not an ordinary door used to separate areas, but a main isolation door.
They reached the southern end of the Disobedient Fortress?
It’s over so soon?
Solderin was a little surprised. He knew that the fortress was huge and there were unknown areas hidden one after another deep in the endless dark corridors, so he was ready when he set out to explore. He was preparing for a long-term operation here, but today was only the sixth day he entered the fortress, and there were still four days left before a week of extreme exploration - he actually arrived at the southern end of the fortress?
"Stay alert - light, illuminate all dark places, odd numbered team members, open the detection eyepiece, even numbered team members, assist observation."
Solderlin A series of instructions were quickly issued, and the soldiers responded quickly. Every corner of this wide corridor was illuminated by the bright light from the magic crystal lamp, and Solderlin came there alone. Standing in front of a heavy ancient purple steel door, I looked up at the words engraved on the door.
Solderin recognized the ancient Gondor writing, and there was a line of signs on the gate:
"Ahead, the Shadow Experimental Site."
The gate Is there another experimental field opposite?
Solderlin looked at the purple steel gate in front of him with some surprise and curiosity, and then immediately realized the unusualness of this so-called "shadow experimental site".
What separates the "Shadow Experimental Site" from the main body of the Disobedient Fortress is a "Type I Gate", which is an extremely strong door with extraordinary magic resistance that can theoretically serve as the main portal of the fortress. the door!
Relying on the experience accumulated from traveling around the continent for seven hundred years, Solderlin immediately made a judgment on the door in front of him: Although the scale is similar to the entrance and exit of a fortress, this door is I'm afraid the door is not a sign of disobedienceThe southern boundary of the Rebel Fortress should be nothing more than an extra-strengthened protective barrier. Opposite this door is another important area of the Rebel Fortress!
"Sir, do you want to try to open this door?" A soldier asked. A dark red light flashed in the soldier's eyepiece. "There is still magic flowing in the door, and the access control seems to be intact. ."
Solderin thought for a moment and shook his head decisively: "Leave a mark on the map, leave the magic network unit and lighting here, and then return when you are ready. Come again."
"Yes!"
The soldier obeyed the order, and Solderin turned his head and took one last look at the purple steel door.
He actually wanted to know what was on the other side of the door more than the soldiers, but he did not forget that this was just an exploration mission of a drill nature - he took the Iron Ranger training soldiers to explore the ruins. In order to train troops, on the one hand, it is to test the newly designed equipment. This is already a quite bold action, because even with Nicholas Egg's technical ability and the care of a high-level ranger like him, the soldiers who use the test equipment are still There is a lot of risk involved. Encountering danger and sudden equipment failure in the ruins has been everyone's consideration from the beginning, so before setting off, Solderin received Gawain's order - at most Explore for a week, explore at most one area, do not enter high-risk areas, and retreat first in case of battle.
Now faced with the unknown situation of the "Shadow Experimental Site", he decided to temporarily retreat in accordance with Gawain's order. After returning, he would report the situation here first and then make preparations before returning.
This won't take long - although it took the team six full days to get here, that's because they were still drawing maps, exploring forks, and setting up guidance lights on the road. If they went back and forth at full speed, it would only take one day. That's enough.
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At the same time, in the study of Lord Cecil's Mansion, Gawain finished reviewing documents. He sat back in his large chair, After confirming that no one would disturb him during this period, he relaxed his mind slightly and sketched the communication channel with the monitoring satellite in his mind.
The surveillance footage from the synchronous orbit slowly emerged and formed a stable image in Gawain’s conscious world. In that overlooking field of view, he clearly saw the group of people in the northern region of Loren continent. Mountains and plains.
He began to gradually zoom in, and continued to fine-tune the area observed in the satellite view.
His vision swept across the southern border of Ansu, and then slowly moved toward the northeast, gradually crossing the Glen Territory and the eastern border of Ansu...
The screen stopped moving , and gradually zoomed in and zoomed in. On a small plain with a relatively gentle terrain, he saw a slightly blurry fortress standing on a stone platform.
Fort Treaty.
Gao Wen changed to a more comfortable position and began to patiently adjust the surveillance satellite's image, which was slightly out of focus due to aging.