"That is not infinite energy that can realize any dream at all. It is the source of all nightmares..."
"Why do you say that?"
He coughed slightly - the elixir mist had taken effect, and Tesler's cough was no longer as numb as before.
He continued: "This problem lies with me - I have always been obsessed with technology, but I have forgotten to investigate the root causes of the phenomenon.
“I was fascinated by the properties displayed by the hypercube, but I forgot to seek guidance and advice from the ancient wisdom of mankind.
“After using volcanic energy as a springboard to successfully develop the hypercube, the Ocean City project was completely completed.
"I just learned that I was being taken advantage of."
Tesler shook his head: "That thing is not infinite energy at all.
"It is the palace of an evil god, the country of some ancient master!
“The energy it emits is simply a tempting bait to lure ignorant humans to take the bait!
"Its real name appears in many ancient books that I have never noticed...
"That's not a 'hypercube' at all... Its real name is - 'R'lyeh'."
Raleye?
Sean went numb, his jaw slack, leaving his mouth slightly open.
In the room, apart from the subtle sounds of Tesler's wounds healing, the only thing that could be heard was his own heartbeat.
Raleye?
The Lord of Dreams with divine power, the Kingdom of Kluwetan?
"You... people in the exploration world should be familiar with it." Tesler turned his wrist, "I won't introduce it further."
"You mean, the extradimensional thing located in the trench that was developed as the core energy source of Ocean City..." In order to ensure that what he heard was true, Sean rarely slowed down his thinking speed, "It's Kluvitan The Kingdom of God, R’lyeh?”
Tesler nodded: "I didn't learn about it until later."
The divine feather of the girl with red hair and scarred face, the existence crouching in the distance in Vivian's necklace, the mastermind behind the control of the modern gods in the United Church, the goal that the Judas Ring wants to achieve...
All events converged in a confusing way, all pointing to Ocean City.
Sean's eyes were focused on the wrong thing.
"The key point is not Ocean City..." Sean's eyes stared straight at the blank space, "The key point is the energy used by Ocean City, that thing that everyone ignores... that is Kluwetan's palace!"
"After learning this information," Tesler said with a wry smile, "my reaction was the same as yours."
So why are they collecting artistically gifted children and why are they kidnapping Aaliyah? !
Sean pondered his words and asked the question he had been trying to figure out on this trip: "There is an organization in Ocean City that seems to be planning to do something to the beings in R'lyeh. Do you know the specific situation? "
Tesler sighed: "I'm sorry, I have been neglecting to pay attention to what is happening in the city, so I allowed Verne to let the United Church grow bigger...
"So, I don't know the situation you asked about...
"However, I know that there are indeed people who want to use R'lyeh to achieve something; in addition, the somewhat morbid beliefs of the United Church have also made the residents of Ocean City increasingly crazy...
"For these two reasons, I found Verne and had a conversation with him."
Most of Tesler's injuries have healed. The abscesses on the wounds have disappeared and are slowly healing. His condition looks much better.
“I realize that things are going in an uncontrollable direction, and if this continues, something terrible is likely to happen in Ocean City.
"I want to deactivate R'lyeh as Ocean City's energy source; if that is not possible, I have decided to shut down Ocean City -
"I don't want to be one of the architects of the biggest tragedy of the twentieth century...
"After talking to that guy, I imagined that Verne might get angry, get mad, and have more than one quarrel with me..." He shrugged, "But I never imagined that he would join forces to pull Billings, trying to kill me.”
Anger was burning in his black eyes. When Tesler said this, his chest heaved, obviously furious.
"Once people are crazy, they will do things beyond common sense." Although he sympathizes with Tesler's experience, Sean is relieved that at least the legendary Nikolai Tesler is not crazy yet, and he is closely related to I am on one side...
After the wound healed, Tesler stood up and turned around in surprise, feeling his physical condition.
"That's why..." He shook his head, "Although I believe in science and rationality, I still can't help but want to use mysterious powers.
"That's really powerful."
Thinking of R'lye, he still frowned: "The risks of using mystery are, first, humans can only use it, but they cannot fully master it - it may not be controllable;
“Secondly, behind the miraculous effects, there may well be staggering costs.
"Believe me," Tesler emphasized, "that price may be difficult for all of us to pay..."
Although already immersed in the mystery, Sean had to agree with Tesler.
Perhaps the mysterious power of convenience, like the philosopher's stone, passes on the cost?
Nobody knows.
Imagine a world without mystery?
There are not so many magical effects, but there is a more free and stable environment.
It's like losing the ability to dream, but also getting rid of a terrible nightmare.
"If there were still an opportunity for research and invention," Tesler said, "I would never get involved in the occult again.
"Including precision alchemy technology."
Seeing that Tesler had fully recovered, Sean said: "If there is nothing else, I suggest that we work together to find a way to escape from here."
"Escape?" Tesler raised his eyes, his eyes a little dull.
He dug out a piece of parchment from the pile of miscellaneous items. There were some Apennine characters written on the front of the parchment, and he filled the blank back with charcoal.
It was a circle with complex pathways in it.
Map of Maze Island.
"This is the map I spent three months drawing..." He rubbed his fingers along the outer edge of the arc, "There is no exit here at all.
"Furthermore," constant attempts and constant failures have made Tesler's soul tainted with despair, "do you know where we are? What space are we in? Or are we in the kingdom of some evil god?
"We may not be on Earth at all!
"How to escape?"
Sean pointed to the circle like pupils in the middle of the map: "Is this the heart of Labyrinth Island?"
"Where do you want to go?" Niba suddenly straightened up while packing up the debris, "I advise you not to get close there...
"There is a monster with a bull's head there," Mudba waved his arms, "It's huge.
"He is the scavenger of this maze. I saw him once...
"It crushed dozens of giants."
Minotaurs? Sean remembered what the ghost Mel said.
"There must be huge risks if you want to escape." Sean said, pointing to the location of the heart of Maze Island, "However, I have received reliable information that there is an observatory there. We may be able to Get out of there."
Tesler sat, looking like he still didn't want to believe it.
Sean continued: "I won't stay here no matter what - I'm going back to trouble Rabbi Lins and Verne."
Hearing Verne's name, Tesler's breathing quickened again.
The thin black-haired man looked at the rat bones on the ground, his nose shrugged in disgust: "Damn it! I want Verne to pay the price!
"It doesn't matter if I die on the way out," he raised his eyes, and there was finally light in his dark eyes, "I don't want to live here anymore, eating rats!"
