"I've only seen this place in rumors." Qiaoqiao Tianyi said.
Yaleriga didn't hear her voice. She judged it from the shape of Qiaoqiao Tianyi's mouth. During their time together, Qiaoqiao Tianyi wandered almost every waking moment. She observed the interior of the Silence with great interest, discussed with Yaleriga how it should be improved, and made a list of purchases she recommended.
Those suggestions were valuable, but they did not solve Yaleriga's biggest question.
"I have never seen such a phenomenon." Qiaoqiao Tianyi said, "Such a big ether ship, but there is no magic rudder."
"Have you ever seen a smaller one?"
"That's true. They are driven by some magic system similar to the magic rudder. But that depends on someone who understands the system to keep it running. You know, it is basically a manual operation. There is another one hidden on your ship. person?"
That wasn't entirely impossible, but they did check every inch of space they could find. A ship's slave hidden in a secret room is not the answer that satisfies Yaleriga. Qiaoqiao Tianyi then raised another possibility. She emphasized that the magic rudder is essential for the ether ship. It's basically a translation system that ensures that the ether understands ship as ship and direction as direction. If they couldn't find this system on the ship, it might just be that the "magic rudder" was different from what they imagined. Maybe it's too small to be seen with the naked eye, or maybe it's too big to see.
It was an enlightening point, but they had no time to pursue it. After arriving at the collapse zone, the huge vibration disrupted their research, and although no one in the alliance records encountered dangerous creatures here, they still remained alert in the etheric environment. As Baita warns in his guide "Where the Water Goes," any changes may occur, no rules can be trusted, and experienced travelers do not consider themselves veterans.
Before arriving, Yaleriga had read all the information related to this place, but there was actually not much content. The Divine Light Realm, as its name expresses, is a star realm cut into pieces by the color of dreams. Its complex species composition is comparable to that of the Dream World, but it is difficult to form a real civilization that can be recognized by the Alliance as a modern civilization. That's precisely because it is made up of highly dense, criss-crossing trap strips and high-ether regions, with only a few regions stable enough to calculate the tunneling equation. Although the "dust kings" were appointed as the administrators of the astral realm in the summit meeting, their actual home is the neighboring eternal light realm. And since the conflict with the Yongguang Clan in the Trap Zone, they have rarely conducted substantial management of the Divine Light Realm.
This ancient and fragile astral world is full of wonderland, and the Collapse Zone is nothing more than a mediocre place with few resources. Only three or four official expeditions have arrived here, and they concluded that the universe is shrinking into the chasm until it is completely swallowed up by the black tide. That may not be the end, because the chasm may continue to swallow up infinite space, or even the entire astral realm, through some occasional astral contact point. However, given that it also took an almost infinite amount of time, officials ignored the matter. This is just one of the countless holes they have to fill. Whether the alliance can still survive when this trouble actually poses a threat is another matter.
Yaleriga quickly repaired her ears. She installed a frequency elimination device for infrasound waves in her ears, and also put on a close-fitting protective suit for herself for the first time in a long time to prevent the auxiliary devices in her body from failing due to some unexpected vibration frequency.
It was easier for her to do this, while Qiaoqiao Tianyi tried to stuff all of her gorgeous and thick hair into the tailor-made protective suit, while letting out an annoyed shout. The horns on its head shimmered brightly, making the protective suit as full as possible.
"I'm not good at this." She said while covering her front legs, "Yes, I was educated by the Royal Academy and can also use mainstream spells, but not all horned beasts can use all spells proficiently! My Talent is only for structures, especially for detecting mechanical structures. I'm tired of people asking me to pull apples out of bags!"
Yaleriga comforted her, expressed her understanding, and felt the flowing and thick fur while helping her put on the protective clothing.
"You can stay on the ship." She suggested. "This is just a preliminary investigation, and there will be no results."
"I think so." Qiaoqiao agreed, "This place is too big. I heard that the land here has as many stars as a trap zone. If we are going to find a group of babies here, it is best to have more detailed clues. . But there is no way to connect to the Internet in the Ethernet - unless you have special equipment provided by Central City. We can do some simple exploration here, and then we have to exit and find a place with network, and ask the owner of Gate City if there is New clues...but I still have to go take a look with you. I can fly, so I might be able to help."
That was exactly Yaleriga's plan. She didn't think they'd find their target anytime soon, perhaps until the end. In fact, she thought this might be better - but she wouldn't tell Jing Huang that. She thought about it constantly during their journey, considering what kind of enemy they were looking for. She did not ignore the clues hinted to her by the Lord of the Gate City. During the journey, she had found the book written by the Fin Travel School that he mentioned to her. Although the work was fragmented and disorganized, she had identified its most suspicious passages. Now she has a rough guess about the target she will face, but that doesn't mean she understands her opponent and the dangers she may encounter. She was left with more questions than clues.
Before leaving, Yaleriga knocked on Jing Huang's door and asked him if he wanted to go and see the chasm together. There was no answer from behind the door. Yaleriga waited for a while and walked away alone.
She docked the Silence above the black tide, like a fallen leaf floating in the blue light. Then Qiaoqiao Tianyi took her off, spiraling and sliding into the void with her outstretched wings.
"I rarely do this!" She shouted to Yaleriga through the walkie-talkie hanging in her protective suit. "Flying with others is not as easy as flying by yourself!"
Yaleriga touched her mane exposed outside the protective suit again.
"Then why doesn't the kid come?" Qiaoqiao Tianyi asked again, "I'm not good at violence—not that I can't do it at all—but if we run into some trouble, he can definitely come in handy."
"There's something wrong with him," Yaleriga said.
"Rebellious period?"
"possible."
"You can't spoil him." Qiaoqiao Tianyi continued to shout loudly, "You have to teach him rules and politeness when he is young enough, otherwise he will only become worse in the future. I am not saying that you should treat him harshly, but you You also have to let him know that no one will do anything for him for free, and that love must be mutual, otherwise he will just take everything for granted! God, I saw enough of these people when I was in Kebei City!"
Yaleriga continued to stroke her mane, and a piece of land in the chasm was gradually enlarging in front of her eyes. She could see it crumbling from the edges, the earth and rock at its base pouring down like black rain into the chasm.
"You don't have to shout like that," she said. "I'm thinking about it."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Qiaoqiao Tianyi replied, and his voice became gentle again, "There is no malice, that is the accent of my hometown. Speaking loudly is the basic etiquette requirement for a noble."
"So, you are a person of status."
"Once. But that's not important. I like to watch the boats in Gate City."
"You don't have to come here."
"That's all right. I'm happy to make the trip. I like your boat, and I owe the owner a favor - I don't mean to say anything bad about him, but he's done his calculations pretty clearly. And, I I also want to teach that weird infanticide a lesson, at least find out why he did it. Speaking of which, where do you think he got so many babies?"
"Maybe he's doing some kind of experiment."
"But you sent the baby all the way to Mencheng?"
"We have to ask him face to face."
"His name is 0305, right? I heard that's the name."
"He may also be using the pseudonym 'Ji Xun'."
"That sounds a bit like Cloud City. Have you been there?"
They kept talking during the landing, until Yaleriga combed every mane of Qiaoqiao Tianyi, and they finally landed on a piece of land closest to the edge of the chasm. Yaleriga looked at this land of red and yellow and found that it was surrounded by swamps.
"There's water," she said over the intercom.
"Yes. There is gravity here! It's not a structure like a celestial squash ball. This is the mirror image of the planet that the mages said? What did the previous records say? Is there more complex life here?"
"They didn't find it."
"Maybe we can find it." Qiaoqiao Tianyi said. She confidently took two steps forward, and then fell into a less obvious mud puddle, which almost completely submerged her. Yaleriga rescued her from it, and she immediately flapped her wings to shake off the mud and water.
"I'm starting to hate this place." She changed her words, "My fur doesn't fit here! Can't we just fly the aircraft down? Can those small aircraft on your boat be used here?
"They could be trapped in the Dream Color. This has happened to people before. Let's try it next time we come over."
"What about this time?"
"Hold on," Yaleriga said. She walked to the edge of the swamp and began collecting soil and water samples.
