The people around me looked at each other, and they all saw the fear in each other's eyes. In an unknown and destined to be complex environment, it is really difficult for a group of people who are known for their sensitivity to be crowded together.
"This may be a trance circle."
Cui Chenghyuk of the Justice Order is one of the few strong men on the physical side among the group. He is more adaptable to this environment, but he also expressed a cautious attitude: "We have not found anything related to the laboratory portal now. Everything is I suspect that the root cause is just that this mud appears on the edge of the search zone...?"
"You mean, this could be a 'joke' of Kurogiri."
"Yeah, a nasty joke."
Jingxin and Horned Demon communicated quickly on the internal communication network, but in the end they were not sure. Exploration is imperative, but how to investigate and whether it is worth investing a lot of time and energy is a question that needs to be judged.
Hua Dian made a suggestion: "I have a 'beacon' here, a gadget that I made myself. It can basically be understood as a kind of paint, which can mark the traces of various powers. For extraordinary Power, that is, the interaction between spirit and matter is particularly sensitive, I can put it down and do some verification."
Everyone else understood what he meant: the Luo Yuandao laboratory they were looking for could basically be regarded as a "natural effect". If there were strong traces of extraordinary power, there was no need to say anything. This was a den for fraud, everyone. Just turn around and walk away.
Jingxin raised his hand and made a suggestion: "The penetration should be deeper. We can't sense it at the moment. It may be that the location of action is relatively hidden. For example, it is hidden near the lava pipe in the magma chamber, which directly stimulates the eruption. The spirit body of the black mist plays this trick. , it’s not impossible.”
"This is natural, but my ability is limited. In such a complex area, the maximum sinking of the 'beacon' is about a hundred meters. Compared with the thickness of the earth's crust, it is really insignificant."
"To be able to form a geothermal mud hot spring, the thickness of the rock layer should be relatively thin. As long as the fault zone of the rock layer under this hot spring can be detected. Stimulating the magma chamber and causing the water-storage rock layer to be flushed is not something that can only be painted with black fog. The trick that the guy with the circle curse can come up with.”
Gardner, who has the foulest mouth, rarely has analysis, and is recognized by most people. While talking, he also walked to the back of his off-road vehicle. Under the watchful eyes of a group of people, he took out an equipment box from the trunk, opened the front and rear doors and the roof cover of the vehicle, and let the function-rich central control The instrument interface is revealed one after another:
"I can add another round of assistance and explore the wilderness with complex terrain. I believe that the instrument is better than my own perception."
The horned devil whistled.
The equipment box that Gardner took out contained neatly arranged precision components. By combining some of them, a round-looking detection ball was formed.
"The A9 detector produced by Lamar Company, although its functions may not seem cutting-edge, is the most portable professional instrument in the field of complex terrain detection. It has rich functional modules, including optical imaging, metal detection, and life detection. , topographic surveying... you can always find the one that suits you. Well, the commercial time is over, and there is still a problem that needs to be solved:
"In this kind of mud, normal propellers can't work, let alone underground rock formations and water flows. I need friends who can provide power to at least help this little thing get through the harsh area ahead, and wait until it enters. If it enters the underground river, it will be more sensitive than any living fish."
Several B-level ability users looked left and right, and finally their eyes were all focused on Feilong's face.
The latter turned and left without saying a word.
Mahou immediately accepted the attention of all parties, and forced a smile on his thin face: "It won't take long for him to find a suitable tool."
In fact, only about seven or eight minutes later, the fat dragon reappeared in everyone's sight, holding a living creature that looked like a frog in his hand.
Hua Dian had extensive knowledge and recognized it immediately: "The Puppet Devil Frog is a specialty of the plateau. This one is rare."
Feilong asked Gardner for the detection ball. Hua Dian had already stuffed his "beacon" into the storage area of this thing.
The detection ball is in the left hand and the magic frog is in the right hand. It is obvious to compare. The detection ball, which is almost the size of a volleyball, is more than one circle larger than the bag magic frog.
But Feilong didn't take it seriously. He squeezed the Bag Demon Frog hard in his hand twice. After two muffled frog sounds, the blue-gray Bag Demon Frog began to expand rapidly, and opened its mouth wide, cracking up and down. The palate was even larger than the diameter of its expanding body, and the detection ball was easily stuffed in. As the strong flesh squirmed several times, the detection ball was firmly sunk into the belly of the frog, and it kept going. Spin.
"A genius idea."
Gardner snapped his fingers, and then turned on the detection ball. After adjusting the parameters to eliminate the influence of the frog's skin and flesh, he confirmed that everything was correct and made an "OK" gesture.
The fat dragon threw away the demon frog that had truly swelled into a bulging bag, and threw the deformed creature into the still churning mud.
Under the poor environmental conditions, the optical imaging module of the detection ball was not turned on, but the thermal imaging and various detection wave technologies are still trustworthy, and the network connection is relatively stable. As the Frog sank, the lower structure of the geothermal mud hot spring that suddenly appeared was gradually outlined and enriched in detail on the center console projection screen of the Gardner off-road vehicle.
Gardner temporarily acted as a technician, and he was very adaptable to this role. As he continued to adjust relevant parameters, the projection area was constantly smearing out the contours and changing trends of soil, rock formations, and water flow, as well as temperature, pH, and content of various elements. More detailed data will be presented one after another after eliminating the interference of the Bag Demon Frog's body.
These pictures and data are enough for everyone to make some preliminary judgments. While Gardner is operating and explaining at the same time, he can basically reach an agreement with everyone:
“The soil and rock layers are relatively thin, even in large areas, and it is possible for them to be thrust out by high pressure.
"The mineral composition is relatively complex, and it is relatively close to the magma chamber below. It should be a metamorphic rock formed under its influence. This is the result of long-term action. The youngest trace here is probably the radiation residue from the Third War.
"The temperature continues to rise, and the magma chamber is indeed relatively active. Anyway, I refuse to go down to detect it physically... Hey, Mr. Detective, has your paint reacted?"
"Yes, fortunately, it will appear as different thermal gradients, making it easier for instruments to detect."
Hua Dian asked if he could join in the operation. After getting Gardner's permission, he adjusted some parameters in the thermal imaging system. In the blink of an eye, the relatively clear interface was filled with overly brilliant colors.
"Hey!"
"Sorry, allow me to simplify it a bit. In this way, I set the supernatural force effect to 'red' and the other natural forces to 'white', which is the most intuitive."
Hua Dian operated it several times, and the interface finally became much clearer. However, the surface was pale, as if a layer of inferior wall plaster had been applied, monotonous and rigid.
