Chapter 420 The World of Ice and Snow
Fragments of the Kingdom of Cloud and Mist·Unknown World.
Huhuhu~
The strong wind blew crazily on Xia Xiu's cheeks, and the biting chill made him realize that the place he was in was definitely not Terra, and he landed in the ice and snow. , as a "native" from Terra, the first thing he felt was the unique desolation and coldness.
At this moment, the [Icefield Walker] under Xia Xiutong's feet was in a freezing blizzard. The huge amphibious ship was floating on a huge ice ocean, and countless tiny ice cubes followed it. With the undercurrent, they hit the steel ship fearlessly.
[Drip——]
[Current surface temperature: about -150℃]
[Current oxygen concentration: extremely low! ]
[The airflow density in this area is almost zero! ]
[Start adaptive mode——]
The EVE particles in Xia Xiu's body began to spread throughout his body under the operation of the [Torino Type I] module. Unique reality distortions began to occur around him, and he also took this time to carefully look at his surroundings.
Looking around, the towering mountains almost touch the starry sky. Their peaks are covered with thick white snow, reflecting dazzling light.
These mountains with an altitude of more than 8,000 meters are like natural barriers, making the basin behind them relatively warm and away from the chilling cold current.
Before Xia Xiu had time to be shocked by these spectacular peaks, he quickly realized that these peaks were also an invisible cage.
They change the direction of the wind, causing powerful cold currents to be directed to the sea.
Looking up, the distant sea has been covered by a dark storm cloud, and lightning is constantly flashing across it, illuminating the darkness. This is a super storm at sea that persists all year round. It seems to be telling everyone who lives here Living things, the sea route has been blocked and cannot break through this natural barrier.
In this basin of less than 200,000 square kilometers, if there is a civilization, then the entire civilization will be trapped in this huge basin, and the outside world, to them, is Like an unreachable paradise.
What’s more, what’s even more bizarre is the starry sky above.
There is a huge broken gas giant floating above. Different from the stars in the night sky of Terra, the Milky Way is like a stream. The starry sky here is completely different from the starry sky of Terra. The starry sky here is like an unfinished picture. works of art.
What unfolded before our eyes was a nebula composed of colorful gas and stardust. They rolled and spread in the dark night sky, like a huge oil painting.
Different colors intertwine to form a dizzying spectrum.
Every ray of light and every color is shocking.
However, behind this nebula is a dead night sky.
The broad and colorful nebulae spread across the night sky, as if spread by some huge force. They seemed to swallow up other stars, making them dim.
Only a few sporadic stars in the distance are still shining hard, and the stardust seems to be driven by some mysterious force, constantly rotating and dancing in the nebula.
"In a near-zero vacuum environment, this is no longer Terra. It was promised that it would only be responsible for transnational business. When did it become cross-planet (plane) business?
This is outrageous, according to the report They didn’t tell me that this business trip to the Country of Sea of Fog also included interstellar travel. Terra’s death-seeking business has expanded so fast. I don’t think humans can live and colonize this inhospitable place.”
The golden retriever could not help but complain in a low voice.
Now he understands a little bit why Iberia didn't even say a word about the incident in the Country of Sea of Mist.
After experiencing the attack of the Paradox, the flashbacks, and the arduous journey through the sea of fog, we came to this place where nothing matters.
The environment here alone can eliminate most of the thaumaturges. The first is the problem that the vacuum environment needs to solve.
In a vacuum, the external pressure is much lower than the pressure inside the human body. Therefore, the gas in most living organisms will rapidly expand and try to escape. This will cause gas embolism and tissue damage in the body; And because there is no air, the human body cannot breathe, and symptoms of hypoxia will soon appear; at the same time, low pressure will cause water to evaporate quickly, and body fluids (such as saliva and the fluid on the eyeballs) to boil and evaporate.
There is also the environment here, which is basically covered by storms. Due to the vacuum environment, the heat here can only be transferred through radiation, not convection or conduction.
Of course, the vacuum here is still a common sense vacuum, that is, the vacuum is not empty.
You must know that even in the present universe, there is no absolute perfect vacuum.
Fortunately, the gravity here is almost the same as Terra, so there is no problem of floating and weightlessness.
"Meow~"
A gentle cat meow sounded from Xia Xiu's shoulder, it was Gray Feng's cry.
He turned his head subconsciously, and then stretched out his hand to rub the other person's cat head. Gray Feng narrowed his eyes in enjoyment, and then, the huge engine on the ship began to roar.
The huge ice ocean stretches beyond the horizon, and in the silence there is only the howling of the cold wind and the sound of the ice breaking. This is a huge, cold and silent world, but what is about to happen will destroy the tranquility of this ice field.
In the silence, a deep roar sounded in the distance, in sharp contrast to the surrounding silence.
Subsequently, the frost and fog on the ice surface were dispersed by violent vibrations, revealing broken ice cubes.
On this fragmented ice sheet, a huge metal beast is starting its engine. The body of the rambler is like a huge mechanical fortress, covered with intricate gears, steam pipes and rust. . Its surface is covered with countless rivets and armor plates, giving it a steampunk-style industrial beauty. From behind it, steam continued to emerge from several tall chimneys, mixing with the cold air and turning into white clouds.
When its engine was fully started, the huge ship began to smash into the ice floes in its path. The powerful impact caused the ice blocks to shatter instantly and splashed water.
Every ice floe on the ice field seems to be an enemy broken by the ice field walker. They collapse one by one under the feet of the giant beast.
[Ice Walker] seems to have been created specifically for this environment. Its building type was originally positioned as a logistics support platform and does not participate in frontline battles. It is mainly used to provide logistical support and carry supplies.
As the captain of Gray Wind, Xia Xiu initially thought that the [Iceland Slow Walker] was used by Iberia to develop the polar regions in the north and south of the Sea of Chaos. After all, this kind of amphibious, forward-facing He really couldn't think of any other use for this mechanical creation with a deicing shovel besides being used to develop the polar regions.
Moreover, Hui Feng’s dead weight alone is 1,600 tons, and its carrying capacity is 2,200 tons of supplies.
For such a large load capacity, [Ice Walker] needs extremely strong support and propulsion, so the engine it uses can only be an ether furnace driven by EVE particles, otherwise it will just burn In the case of oil, the resources required will increase exponentially.
Grey Wind's armament has no additional armor except for four 950mm short caliber guns for self-defense and a deicing shovel for obstacle clearance.
From the perspective of a powerful party, Gray Wind is an event card drawn from the limited-time version.
Unless it is drastically changed, it is destined to be thrown into the inventory to eat dust after the event is over, or used as a summons for a specific operator like a dog, and used to assist the administration in performing tasks. .
"The [Ice Walker] encountered in the Battle of Paradox, the flashback sequence met Pedro Miguelset, the maker of the Walker, and now this place is suitable for the Walker The Land of the Chosen Version..."
Xia Xiu rubbed Hui Feng while squinting his golden eyes at the huge ice and snow basin that was approaching in front of him. When so many coincidences are added together, it is no longer a coincidence.
He soon realized that everything in the Country of Sea of Mist was akin to a trial, no, or should be said, it was akin to a kind of screening and identification.
The first is the paradox of time and space. This is the first screening and identification.
Ordinary thaumaturges simply cannot solve those piles of paradoxes, such as the [Lord] of the Night Stream. It is no problem at all to fight the paradoxes alone, but once the paradox The predators gathered in groups and had no choice but to flee at night.
So this first threshold can eliminate a large number of thaumaturges.
The subsequent voyage of flashback fragments requires the thaumaturge to maintain his own self-awareness and avoid being swallowed up in the huge flashback fragments.
After passing the first two levels, you need to face the harsh climate environment similar to the opening kill.
As long as the person who comes here is not a [Crowned One], after this trip, if you are lucky, you will just be chopped into skins. If you are unlucky, you may be stuck in the level. In the true sense It's stuck.
Buzzing buzz——
While Xia Xiu was thinking, the rambler had arrived at the huge mountain basin ahead.
In this vast area, frozen mountains stand like giant ice sculptures on the snow-capped ground. The rambler slowly began to slow down, preparing to enter the snow-covered land.
At this time, the huge tracks under the amphibious ship began to rotate, and each metal link was filled with snowflakes and cold air, making a metallic collision sound.
The deicing shovel in front of it also started to work. The powerful thrust split the heavy snow in two, pushing out a wide plow mark, as if it was left by a mechanical behemoth on this ice field. imprint.
In this endless white snow, the rambler maintains its maximum speed and moves forward steadily.
The huge tracks left deep footprints on the snow, and the huge plow marks became its path, guiding its direction.
Grey Wind: “Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ”
When the deicing shovel split the snow into two parts, Gray Feng couldn't help but look comfortable and happy.
The green eyes were half-squinted, glowing with a faint light, showing a peaceful and pleasant expression. Its body was curled into a perfect arc on the owner's shoulders, and its gray hair shone in the light. There was a silvery sheen underneath, like a layer of soft frost.
For Hui Feng, the de-icing shovel is similar to a cat-catching stick.
For a gold-hungry captain like Eddisi, this behavior is similar to brushing up the favorability of the machine soul (level of spiritual interaction). As long as the favorability is high, they will resonate with the ship. The effect is stronger.
But this kind of behavior is unnecessary for Xia Xiu. Although he is not the biological father (maker) of Rambler, he is not much different.
He can now be regarded as Wanderer's adoptive father. After he masters the [Fire Source], it is destined that his style will be different from other captains in the future.
Similarly, it is a nurturing game. Others want to make money, earn money, but he only needs to be a foster father.
He doesn’t think other ships can beat him, and he never pays for the krypton gold himself. He always uses public funds for consumption.
At this time, looking at the extremely pleasant Gray Feng, Xia Xiu couldn't help but gently caress his back. His delicate fingertips felt the faint trembling and warmth in his body through the silky hair. vitality.
The fire of the machine soul began to feel more pleasure from the touch of Ohm Messiah.
This way of soothing the machine soul made Gray Feng's enjoyment begin to increase several times.
The cat stretched its body, showing a look of great enjoyment. Then it buried its head into the side of the owner's neck and purred almost inaudibly. This is a way for it to express peace of mind and trust. Way.
Looking at the extremely comfortable Gray Feng, Xia Xiu just touched his head, and then he looked at the colorful nebulae in the sky.
"Adam."
[at——]
"Can you contact the Kingdom of Heaven?"
[There is a high concentration of mythical factor fluctuations nearby. If you want to contact Eden, you need to unfold the crown. Do you need to authorize me to link? ]
"No need for now, you can use the [Turin Type I] module on me to perform calculations now. Help me observe the surrounding environment and detect the current situation of this planet."
As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand, palm upward, slightly open. A ball of light that was different from ordinary flames was beating in his hand. It had no heat, no smoke, only endless data flow and blue light.
The azure color blocks are like the ocean in the digital world, layer upon layer, constantly flashing, flowing with light and energy.
In its light, cracks seemed to appear in the space of the real world, separating virtuality from reality, forming a strange picture.
As Xia Xiu's thoughts were driven, the fire of data began to spread around. Wherever it passed, countless data points seemed to condense in the air. Under the influence of these data points, pieces of inorganic substances began to be generated out of thin air. They were steel, gears, and precise skeletons... These components quickly self-assembled and connected, accompanied by a symphony of slight mechanical sounds and electronic signals. .
Soon, a strange-looking drone was born in the hands of the blond young man.
This drone has an extremely weird appearance, with its surface decorated with complex electronic circuits and luminescent nanomaterials. Irregular metal sheet armor and protruding gears together constitute its shell, and fluorescent tubes emitting cold light are also embedded in some key parts.
The joints of the drone's limbs are precisely designed, showing both soft lines and mechanical rigidity.
The drone seemed to be alive. Its eye, a circular sensor, lit up with cold blue light in the blue fire, seeming to be scanning the world.
“Go.”
Xia Xiu raised his hand and the drone flew high like an eagle. In a vacuum environment, it does not rely on aerodynamic principles (such as thrust and Lift) to take off or fly, but relies on ejecting plasma to generate thrust.
At this moment, the drone linked to Adam began to rise into the sky, scanning the world.
(End of this chapter)