The huge blue dragon began to decelerate for the last time. Melita accurately adjusted the angle of her descent. Tallond's magnificent continental shield was already in front of her eyes. She saw the slow movement in front of the entrance and exit passage. The rotating circular entrance and the shimmering light emitted from the ring device are very eye-catching in the night - Omega has received the identification signal of the returnees, and the passage has been opened.
Gawain stood behind Melita's neck, which was the most forward position. Here he stared intently at the spectacular scene of starlight and artificial lights over the Tallond continent. For a moment, he was about to shout out to Melita to stop, and to remind others to pay attention to the strange situation on this continent. But at the last moment, he still suppressed the urge to sound a warning.
Amber was looking at the brightly lit scene of the Dragon Kingdom with wide eyes, exclaiming once or twice in exclamation. Veronica was looking thoughtfully at the shield on that continent. , as if she was analyzing the principles behind this mysterious technology, Melita was obviously in a very good mood, and she had been introducing Tallond's appearance from just now - none of them could see the scene just now.
What is that "monster" that covers Tallond, has an extremely crazy and indescribable shape, and spreads out countless chains? How long has it been on this continent? These issues are still unknown for the time being, but one thing Gawain is sure of is that it is obviously inseparable from the dragon's kingdom, and it definitely did not appear here just today.
It is part of Tallond, and it is what he will face on this trip... Although it is surprising and confusing, Gawain suspects that the "monster" may be him this time The biggest gain from his trip to Tallond was that if he turned around and left here, his trip would really be in vain.
After all, everyone had been prepared to face the gods before setting off. Although the scene they just saw was horrifying, it did not exceed Gawain's psychological expectations - it was just strange. The situation has appeared, and he must be more vigilant.
After all, that monster...maybe should be described as "him".
Gawain was silent, his expression more serious than ever. Melita was gliding down toward the brightly lit land, not paying attention to what the passengers on the back were doing, while Amber and Wei were gliding down. Ronika had noticed the change in Gawain's expression. They came to the latter's side quietly. Veronica asked in a low voice: "Did you find anything?"
"You guys He shouldn't have seen it..." Gawain didn't hide it. He felt it was necessary to alert Amber and Veronica. As for why he observed a scene that others couldn't see... such details are not important here. , "The entire Tallond is shrouded by a very huge 'being', which has mythological characteristics."
Veronica's expression instantly became as serious as Gawain's, and Amber's expression immediately became more serious. He took half a step closer and lowered his voice: "Do you want to run away? I'm familiar with this process..."
"We are"Coming for 'him'," Gawain glanced at the shame of all things, "We are all here, where are you going?" "
"In fact, I have some connections in the Shadow Realm..." Amber subconsciously said half a sentence, and then shrank his neck and became serious, "Of course, that's what I said..."
"Be vigilant, this is a world that is very strange to humans," Gawain exhaled softly and reminded in a low voice, "Try not to act alone in Tallond, and report all findings to me. "
Amber and Veronica responded one after another, and Gawain's eyes slowly moved upward, casting their eyes on the exceptionally clear and bright starry sky in the Arctic region.
The stars twinkled, and the starry sky But there are no signs of the facilities left by the sailors, but various clues remind Gawain: these giant dragons that have been active since ancient times and are "imprisoned" by some unspeakable things, and The connection between the sailors is definitely much deeper than he initially imagined.
While Gawain was talking to Amber and Veronica, Melita's deceleration and gliding finally came to an end. Soon, ripples appeared on the surface of the nearly transparent energy shield above Tallond. A channel that seemed to be condensed by light appeared on the surface of the shield, and at the same time, a channel was suspended in the air. A huge metal structure also flew from a short distance, rotating and covering the entrance in front of the passage.
A trembling circular interactive interface suddenly appeared in the air, and there was a sound that sounded like a synthesized sound. It sounded from nowhere: "Welcome, guests from the human world - your permission to visit has been authorized in advance, Omega salutes you. I hope you have an unforgettable journey in Tallond. "
"Wow..." Amber exclaimed a little. She wanted to poke Gawain's arm and whisper to ask what kind of powerful thing this was, but the next second she Realizing that this might be a bit embarrassing, she stopped the urge and just stared at the holographic projection floating in the air and the huge suspended metal device behind the projection - she couldn't see the equipment that formed the projection. Wherever I am, I can't understand how such a huge device floats in the air. It doesn't have any visible anti-gravity components at all, and even the magic power fluctuations are very weird...
"Hello, Omi Ga - I heard about you from Melita. You are the advanced intelligence that maintains the operation of many facilities in Tallond." Gawain was actually surprised, but he controlled his emotional changes well and stood still. On Melita's back, his expression was very calm, "I hope we get along well. "
The edge of the halo trembled: "Omega has stored the most complete personality database in the world - we will get along happily, His Majesty the Emperor of Humanity. ”
As he spoke, Omega’s interactive interface became transparent, and the metal device behind it also rotated half a circle, completing the authentication and login of everyone, leading to the door to Tallond. After opening it, Melita immediately flapped her wings, gliding skillfully and briskly.Passed through the gate and passage, and flew into the mainland shield.
While flying at low speed, she lowered the strength of the protective barrier to allow more outside airflow to enter the barrier, so a warm and comfortable wind immediately blew on Gawain and others. On the face - Amber's eyes widened in surprise, because she discovered that in this extremely cold Arctic Ocean, the air in Tallond's shield actually made her feel like a spring breeze.
This is not just a layer of shield!
"You have built a controlled ecosystem in Tallond?" Gawain couldn't help but ask, "This shield covering the continent also functions as an ecological dome?"< /p>
"Yes, obviously," Melita replied with a hint of pride, "without a controlled ecosystem, the North Pole is not a suitable place to live - although many bards describe the giant Dragons are described as a race that can live in extreme environments, and they also say that we will build palaces in the depths of volcanic craters and thousand-year glaciers, but most of those stories are made up by ourselves - in real life, who doesn't like warmth like spring? What about a suitable hot and cold environment?"
"Wow--" Amber couldn't help but sigh, "I thought you really liked sleeping in lava and icebergs..."
Gawain was a little curious: "In that case, why did you leave behind those obviously misleading stories when you traveled around the world?"
"For the sake of being handsome."
Gawain & Amber & Veronica: "..."
The atmosphere on the dragon's back fell into awkward silence for a while, while Melita quickly passed through a section formed by guiding lights. In the air route, huge dragon wings fluttered in the air. In a low dragon roar, the dragon crossed a mountain outside Tallond. The next moment, a majestic city and a large number of giant buildings between the mountains rushed towards it. Caught the sight of Gawain and others!
They saw high mountains ahead, and the traces of "man-made" transformation had completely changed the outlines of those peaks. Countless layers of huge buildings, like palaces and castles, were built along the mountains. The columns and walls between the palaces are covered with exquisite and magnificent sculptures, and there are carefully set lighting and projection devices all over the palace walls and domes. The huge holographic images and lights complement each other, making those ancient-looking buildings The gorgeous palace is filled with a unique atmosphere of the fusion of classical architecture and modern technology - but apart from these magnificent buildings on the mountains, what shocked Gawain even more were the urban buildings located at the foot of the mountains and distributed between the plains and river valleys. .
It was a huge city that he had never seen in this world, and even a huge city that had never existed in the era of Gondor in his memory - he saw countless man-made tall buildings lined up like a forest on the plain. Those magnificent buildings were built for the size of dragons, and almost every one of them surpassed the Silver City of Saint-Sunil; among the high-rise buildings were gardens and artificial jungles supported by giant pillars or anti-gravity devices., they all have separate ecological domes, which maintain different scenery in four seasons; in the vast areas between cities, you can also see some other extremely huge buildings, which seem to be some kind of factories or other infrastructure, you can see There are a large number of pipes, support beams, and tanks supporting their main bodies, and countless lights distributed in strips connect them to the city.
It was the polar night in the Arctic region at this time, but the lights among the factories, palaces, and buildings made the city of Tallond as bright as day. In the lights that seemed to never go out, the sky was high. Wen saw a large number of light flows moving between the city roads, and even saw many lights that were divided into several layers and moved neatly over the city - some of them were giant dragons in flight, and some were all kinds of vehicles. They were orderly. Jingran, many signaling devices floating in mid-air uniformly direct the traffic, and next to the most prosperous air traffic lines, you can also see a huge holographic projection, and what is shown on the projection...
It is an advertisement, Various advertisements, promotional videos for large-scale events, artistic snapshots with unclear meanings, and even simple scrambled characters - that seems to be a type of "dragon art".
At this distance, Gawain could only see the picture, but could not hear the sounds coming from those bustling urban areas. However, he could see many things just by looking at the scene in front of him.
Finally, for the first time in this world, the well-informed traveler’s eyes widened and he was truly shocked.
On the contrary, Amber beside him was less shocked - because everything in Tallond was beyond the common sense of the half-elf lady, and there was no "level" after the limit was exceeded. , to her, it doesn’t make much difference whether the dragons of Tallond live in a volcano crater or in a residential building. Anyway, they are all the same and incomprehensible, and they all have the same "Oh my god, what is this?" "Awesome stuff" - so after exclaiming, she seemed very calm and could only look around curiously.
As for Veronica, she showed the same consternation as Gawain: as an ancient rebel who experienced the glorious period of Gondor, although she had not seen the same place as Tallond , but she can also see a lot of hidden information from these urban facilities, and it is obvious that the appearance of this "dragon kingdom" is very different from what she imagined before setting off.
It is also very different from Gawain’s imagination.
"How about it? It's spectacular, isn't it?" Melita's proud voice came from the front, "This is one of the most prosperous places in Tallond - the Aurora City 'Agundor' , the headquarters of the Jury is here, and the headquarters of the Mithril Treasure House is also here."
"...This is completely different from the dragon kingdom I imagined," after a few seconds of silence. , Gawain couldn't help but shook his head and said, "It's also very different from the imagination of any bard or scholar in the human world."
"Ah, you don't think that we will survive in magma and Built in the icebergBuild a castle? Melita said jokingly, "And the castle will be filled with gold and princesses snatched from all over the world..."
"My imagination is not that exaggerated - I guess Now you have a very high civilization, but I didn’t expect that your cities would develop like this..." Gawain said, suddenly feeling a little short of words, because what he felt after seeing those cities was not just shock, as a person The "satellite spirit" who has witnessed too many things, what he saw in these city scenes was also somewhat... cramped, so he sorted out the vocabulary for several seconds before finally coming up with a more appropriate term, “I didn’t expect that your city would develop to such an ‘extreme’ level. "
This is the most neutral statement he can think of.
Melita probably thought that Gawain, as the "Emperor of the Human World", would be here because of his lack of knowledge. After seeing Tallond, she was only shocked and surprised, but she didn't expect that the other person's first comment was "extreme". This is a word that sounds full of praise but is actually rich in meaning. Melita, who often interacts with humans, She immediately recognized the true meaning of Gawain from this word.
She was a little surprised and surprised, and then her eyes couldn't help but scan the city that covered the entire land. It swept away the giant factories and enterprise complexes between cities, and swept away the advanced, prosperous, and beautiful scenery that had not fundamentally changed for countless years.
"... It's really extreme. "Miss Julong said in a dull voice, "If you watch too much, you will feel that there is a lack of change. ”