After Gui Yaoying left, Lu Ning finished her piece of cake and left the restaurant. She took out her mobile phone and contacted several people she knew. Ke Daolin and An Youxi couldn't be contacted. The strangest thing was that there was no news from even Guo Xiao. Among other groups, Qin Zhilan did not come to this press conference, so she could still be contacted, but she also showed no concern about the disappearance of her teammates. She didn't know whether she had confidence in them or she had actually joined the new team mentally.
Lu Ning thought for a moment and did not call Yin He. Instead, she greeted Xia Er and took out the key she got from Shu Zhenyan.
The key was guiding the direction, and Lu Ning could almost locate the Moonlight Valley through the key. The potential field...the unique field formed by the mantra often carries the most unique properties of a mantra. For example, the return of the ancient battlefield that Lu Ning had seen, the characteristic of constantly absorbing and reshaping life was very powerful in a sense, but it was a pity that it was not awake.
If you want to enter the potential realm, you must find the door.
Located at the highest point of the entire film and television base, in Central Area 25, there is a futuristic-style tower. There is a door tightly closed under the tower. There is only an imperceptible gap on it, and there is not even a keyhole. It must be opened by some kind of sensor device, right?
But Lu Ning didn't want to enter this door. She took out the key. It was still around two o'clock in the afternoon, but the sky suddenly became dark, as if clouds had covered the sun. But there was not a single cloud in the sky.
What exactly is...
A black ring suddenly spread out in the sky. It was unclear where it came from. The moment the ring spread, dense black glass fragments were smeared on the sky. The originally blue sky turned into gray in an instant, and a straight dark red light pillar appeared. It fell from where the sun was originally, illuminating the area not far away in an eerie way. There are many square pyramidal stone platforms with a base of about one or two square meters suspended in the air, and a skeleton is placed on each stone platform.
The races that Lu Ning had seen on the ancient battlefield before had bones here.
She was still standing at the highest point, and there was a valley in front of her, but this place could not be associated with the word Moonlight Valley. Even for a moment, Lu Ning felt that she had come to the wrong place, and that this was some other mantra's realm.
Xia Er has also tensed up his nerves, and Lu Ning can feel his nervousness.
"Where...is this place? Where is the secret of this world?" Charles is still very professional, and Lu Ning knows that he is also the person sent to detect the special characteristics of this world, so bringing him in is considered a matter of course.
At this time, in front of their eyes, red light particles slowly condensed into a line of words: [Move forward].
"It seems that the owner here has invited you." Lu Ning took a deep breath and waved forward, "Let's go over."
The terrain going down the valley is not too steep. Although there is no formed road, there are no plants or boulders blocking the road. It is easy for the two of them to move forward.
More and more stone platforms appeared on the road. After walking about a hundred meters, the skeletons on the stone platforms became larger and larger, and became more and more different from ordinary white bones. A pile of mud, a pile of white ash, a bouquet of glass flowers... These "skeletons" looked more and more like they were left by different types of creatures, and the area of the stone platform began to increase.
After bypassing a cliff, the stone platform became different again - each stone platform had a cross composed of blood-red light inserted into the bones, and Lu Ning was able to directly see the red light falling from the sky below. .
"There is high-speed airflow." Charles has taken out a short ax with a full sense of technology. A long green energy battery is embedded in the handle of the axe, which is emitting a faint light. All his detectors have been turned on, and he can know the changes in the surrounding environment very well.
In the area near the bottom of the red light pillar, there is a very flat ground, as if it has been scraped by a storm. The blood-red light has carved a huge ritual plate with sixty-four sides on the ground. There is a stone platform on the edge of each side. . Although it didn't look very big from here, Lu Ning estimated that each stone platform there was about five by five in area. What was on the stone platform was no longer a skeleton, but a "creature" nailed to the stone platform by a large number of blood-red cross lights.
"Char, are the things on the stone platform still alive?" Lu Ning asked in a low voice.
"No signs of life were observed, but this doesn't mean anything. It can only mean that there are no living cells and life movements in their bodies. There is still life in the world that exceeds this operating principle, and it cannot be used as a basis."
It's the same as not saying anything, but in this case Lu Ning thinks most of those creatures are alive, right? Some of them exist in myths and legends, such as angels, demons, Cyclops, dragons, ghosts... No matter how huge they are, they are all constrained to the size of a stone platform.
At this time, the words composed of red light appeared again.
【Come to me. 】
This time Lu Ning did not act immediately, but looked around, then cleared his throat and said loudly: "Mr. Guang Zhenyan, where is your true body?"
The words in the air were broken and reassembled to form new words.
【In the center. 】
The center of the red light beam? Not surprisingly, Lu Ning asked Charles to scan the surroundings. The wind speed in the center was very fast, almost making it difficult to breathe. It might be more dangerous to get close. After all, Lu Ning was just an ordinary person here. Xia Er has rich combat experience, and Lu Ning cannot use ordinary hints to get him to activate the ritual effect for himself.
"Let's go over there first and take a look."
The two people braved the increasingly strong wind and began to walk towards the red light pillar. The mantras on Lu Ning's body suddenly began to stir. She could not feel the emotions of these mantras, but it had no effect on herself.
move on.
When arriving at the stone platform, Lu Ning clearly felt a "breathing" in deep sleep. Different from breathing in the real sense, they seemed to be exchanging energy internally and externally through the red light. This disturbance also affected she. Immediately, she realized that this was the effect of certain rituals in the knowledge of light, because in her current mortal body, she would not be able to perceive it if it did not involve knowledge related to the mantra.
A lot of things are weird.
"It's too windy here."
After walking past the stone platform, the wind speed became a little unbearable for Lu Ning. It wasn't that he couldn't walk, but it was good to test it by showing weakness. She could see that after she said these words, the wind started to pick up. weakened.
"It seems that the mysterious being inside is quite kind." Ciel whispered, "But it can't be truly kind. Whether it's the way he speaks or the environment here, I don't believe it has no malicious intent."
Lu Ning was also a little confused. The Mantra of Light is the "good omen" indicated by the distribution center. It should be a similar situation to the White Harbor. Even if it is not completely beneficial, at least it should not be so directly malicious.
Continuing to approach... Lu Ning thought about it, decided to trust the classification of the distribution center for the time being, and continued to move forward.
She saw the true dividing point of red light. Different from the light that escapes, the red light on the light column is as solid as a wall, making you feel dizzy just looking at it. Lu Ning felt a certain "power" gradually getting stronger around her, stretched out her hand and penetrated the light curtain.
The strange words that could not be discerned flowed from her flesh and bones into her mind, and the blood-red luster flooded Lu Ning's vision. She seemed to feel pain, like her limbs were pierced by rusty nails, and she felt warmth, like a mother's hand touching her forehead. Those emotions flowed through the body for a week, and then quickly transformed into a kind of joy, ecstasy, and enlightenment——
【Come with me. 】
"Thank you, but I don't plan to believe in anything." Lu Ning laughed and answered.
[No need to believe, I exist. 】
"No, I know very well what the truth is. I will not step into your palace, even if this is your moonlight valley."
When Lu Ning finished saying this, clean white appeared in her red vision.
It was the only white cross among countless bloody crosses. It was surrounded by a gentle silver light, and a large number of chains made of white jade were coiled around the cross. The bottom of the cross pierced the ground, and cracks like spider webs spread beneath it.
Lu Ning looked to the side, but didn't see Ciel.
[He has no key and cannot be seen in person. 】
"Do I need a key to see you?"
[Those who are turned on can be baptized and enter, and they will be treated equally. 】
"What I just received was baptism? So what is baptism?"
[Dedicate yourself to a clan and conclude a contract. 】
"I didn't agree."
【Not what you should do. 】
Lu Ning frowned. Guang seemed to know a lot of things, but how much information he could pry out from here might all depend on his own ability, which was similar to that of White Harbor. As for the rest, I can only try it first.
"Excuse me, those on the platform outside are all baptized beings?"
【For the worshipper. 】
"Are they still alive?"
【I have changed my destiny and destined for eternal life. 】
Lu Ning noticed that every time Guang answered, the chains on the white cross would be soaked in some red.
"The book asked me to come to you, saying that you might have something useful for me. I do have some doubts... I would like to ask if anyone of my kind has ever been to your Moonlight Valley before?"
【when? 】
"I don't know the time conversion. Can you tell me who came here the first three times?"
[For the first time, one emperor, nine vehicles, cattle and sheep were sacrificed in exchange for a hundred years of national honor. He regarded me as a god, but I was not a god. He did not baptize me, and only gave me the three skeletons on the periphery. There has been no news since. 】
[The second time, three people, soldiers and generals, were all on the verge of death. They fled with hatred and knocked on the door by mistake, hoping to exchange their lives for the death of their enemy. His life and death are worthless to me. After he died here, he was buried on the edge of the valley. 】
[The third time, the six people all had something strange about them. They seemed to have found the path to the Moonlight Valley with the things they had given me. Two of them met me here, made an agreement, and then left. 】
"Six people? What kind of six people are they?" Lu Ning asked hurriedly.
[A human like you. 】
Lu Ning found that she had fallen into a misunderstanding again. The previous descriptions of light have all talked about people through certain characteristics, but they have never mentioned appearance, and the mantra cannot distinguish between human appearances.
"Sorry, what agreement did you make?"
【This is a secret. 】
"So, who is the clan that dedicated itself to you?"
【It’s also unspeakable. 】
The chain had turned red. Lu Ning thought about it and asked this question.
"What happens if those chains on you turn red?"
【I'm not here. 】
Lu Ning was slightly surprised when she heard this answer.
[Looks up. 】
Hearing these words, Lu Ning subconsciously looked up at the sky - where the blood-colored light pillar fell.
She saw a star.
The star is obviously very far away, but can be deeply imprinted in the pupils. Its exterior is a large number of rings with sickles, saw blades and gear-like protrusions on the rings. These rings rotate at high speed on different orbital lines and seem to protect the core of the star.
But the core doesn't seem to need protection at all. The surface of the planet is made of flesh and blood, and the plants on it are covered with feathers like the wings of birds. There are a large number of cracks on the surface, and the edges of the cracks are covered with solid blood-red crosses.
There is no life, a dead place. In the cosmic scene behind the planet, red and silver light wings overlapped and spread out, and the tips of all wings were slightly curved, pointing towards the world where Lu Ning... was located.
At that moment, Lu Ning realized that she had made a mistake. It was true that she would not actively harm others, but this did not mean that she could violate certain established rules. The twisted forms of the mantras he saw near the coast were all blurred, and Lu Ning had never actually seen any of the mantras themselves, including the three on his body.
She had closed her eyes as quickly as possible, but the red and silver light was still spreading wantonly in the dark field of vision. The knowledge in his mind began to surge, belonging to the mantra, to himself, to the light that had just entered his mind, and to those that he had been exposed to in fragments.
Apocalypse? Or is it madness? It was difficult for Lu Ning to think about the difference at this moment. She quickly sorted out the fragments of knowledge in her mind. Fortunately, as a tourist, she knew how to deal with excessive knowledge infusion in a short period of time. Although the process was very painful, she endured it.
The vast knowledge of rituals, the application of the three related knowledge of "baptism, corpse, and focus" that Guang has mastered, as well as the history of the mantra that he has observed since he woke up after leaving the sea... although it is a history that is of no use to Lu Ning.
【You can leave now. 】
"Uh... I..." Lu Ning covered her head. Red and silver crack-like lights were constantly appearing in front of her eyes. This was a helpless sequelae that would probably occur intermittently until she returned to the distribution center.
[Light has always been in the world, and you can show its power. By doing what needs to be done, I gain from it. 】
Lu Ning stood up with difficulty, turned around, and walked outside the light curtain.
She still hasn't figured out what Guang wants her to do, but her spirit is already on the verge of collapse. She is still able to think after that accidental direct look. She is lucky and has accumulated enough. Maybe all she needs now is a game. A solid sleep.
