The smooth pale stone tiles gradually turned into the appearance of the floor under the spread of faint light, and gradually dispersed in front of Duan Qing and others. The ancient and decayed feeling also gradually appeared along with the lines on these floor tiles. Cracks slowly appeared in this vast space that seemed like no one had broken into it for a long time. The corpse of a giant dragon in his imagination did not appear under the light that Fula raised her hand. Duan Qing, whose nerves were suddenly tense, took a long breath before he finally calmed down. His eyes immediately showed some confusion, and he looked towards the depths of the space illuminated by the light source: "This place..."
"This place doesn't look like an ordinary underground passage."
As the field of vision expanded, some artificial creations began to gradually appear around the space. Empty frames that looked like they were used for posting and decoration also appeared on the wall at the end corner as the light became brighter. In the middle From time to time, words and languages that Duan Qing could not understand were used to mark something. Rows of seats also appeared under the corners of these walls. The dust and traces of decay on them clearly showed that they had not been used for a long time. There were three or two clay pots of unknown purpose and Stands also appear in an irregular manner between these decaying seats, proving that this space has been dilapidated for thousands of years in an empty way: "There is nothing here."
"In other words, everything that once existed here has disappeared."
Reaching out to touch the dust on the metal frame in front of him, Duan Qing's eyes flashed with a sense of sadness; "It's the same as the village deep in the Emerald Forest that I visited before. It's been too long. Over time, all the items displayed on it have weathered.”
"There's still moving air in this place."
His gaze turned to the depths of the space that the pale light could not reach. He also carefully investigated the nearby Dark Language Ninglan and then reminded him in a low voice: "There should be somewhere that is connected to the outside world."
"Maybe, or maybe it's the air circulation formed by the huge space itself." Pointing to the shabby tables and chairs in front of him, Duan Qing shook his head and replied: "And judging from these furnishings, this place was originally not Some ordinary place."
"This shape with a seat cushion and backrest... Ninglan seems to have seen it somewhere." Ninglan squatted down and said carefully: "It is the kind of seat that was specially used for people to rest a century ago. ?"
"It really sounds like it when you say that." Duan Qing's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he looked up at a transparent sign on the wall where the seats were located: "Unfortunately, we have no way to confirm this. We can use To prove it”
"Probably only the ashes in front of us are there."
He stretched out his hand and fished out some of the fragments that had not yet completely dried out from the metal racks, and then after a period of thoughtful observation, he slowly placed the fragments in his hands. On the division disk. The earth magic gem that should have been in the center of the magician's disk has disappeared at this time. The center of the groove that absorbed the fragment also shone with blue-white light, and the prompt sound from the system was also followed. As Duan Qing's eyes gradually widened, the words sounded in his ears one after another.
[New inlay detected. 】
[Analysis test: earth element concentration 16.4%, fire element concentration 11.3%, wind element concentration 9.8%, water element concentration 12.5%]
[Check result: low-level Lucan crystal. 】
[The energy level is too low and the corresponding skills cannot be obtained. 】
"...a name I've never heard of."
Looking at the surface of the transparent to somewhat pale broken crystal, Duan Qing shook his head with enlightenment: "But by being able to identify the name of this unknown crystal, my understanding of this ancient disc has gone a step further. .”
"Maybe it's because this crystal is too small." Dark Language Ninglan shook her head: "If we can keep larger fragments, maybe they can be used by sir."
"I didn't put this crystal up just to use it." Taking the fragments off the disc, Duan Qing replied helplessly: "I just want to find out the content of this crystal fragment. To prove the origin of this place, it’s a pity..."
"The mystery seems to be getting bigger." His eyes kept patrolling the edge of the light that he could reach, trying to find more existing clues: "If it doesn't work, then we can only rely on our This is a temporary ally."
"...I have to praise your adventurers' abilities."
As if she had recovered from her sluggish state, the dragon female Fulla who had been standing beside her silently spoke at this time. Her golden eyes were also illuminated by those light rims. The wall was retracted and slowly fell on the faces of Duan Qing and Duan Qing: "I am really impressed by your wisdom in being able to find so many clues in a short period of time."
"Ms. Fulla must have already had the answer." As if he noticed the calm emotion in the other party's words, Duan Qing's face did not show any joy after being praised: "You know this place ?"
"If I knew this place, my people and I wouldn't have to spend so much time looking for it." Slowly taking two steps forward, Fulla raised her arms that were still glowing slightly into the air. :"but……"
"I still recognize the words written on it."
The swaying light wrapped around the arms suddenly magnified in front of the two people, illuminating the darkness in front of Duan Qing brightly for an instant, and a square hall followed the extension of this light that was not dazzling. , displayed in front of two mortals. As the vision became clearer, a huge tunnel appeared opposite their location, using rail-like objects suspended in the air to swallow them into the endless depths of darkness. Those rails were in three or two vertical depressions. Showing the ends of each other, using a platform to show them the style of the times that can only be displayed by another technology tree: "This, this is"
"As you can see, this should be something similar to the kind of train you use in the outside world."
The gentle light slowly faded in front of Duan Qing. Fula, who had her back to them, also closed her slender arms that were raised high. The gorgeous golden robe that was displayed in front of them at that moment also followed. The light disappeared in Duan Qing's eyes, and along with it, she turned and walked in a certain direction: "This may be a transit station, or a terminal station."
"It looks like the core magic circle should be here." She muttered in a low voice from the depths that had regained darkness: "Hmm...has the magic power been completely exhausted? Then I can only use my power to temporarily recharge it. Just a moment."
"Varied"
The buzzing sound of magic vibration then interrupted Duan Qing's doubts that he had just wanted to express. Along with it, there were traces of magic that suddenly radiated from the depths of darkness. Bright traces like circuits also appeared. The magic circles that Duan Qing saw before falling spread out along the square wall, and finally gathered together behind the two of them. The sound of mechanical vibrations and magic devices starting to activate then appeared one after another around the hall, filling the hall with slowly lighting up white lights, temporarily breaking the silence and darkness. They intertwined back and forth as if they were going somewhere, and finally gathered together into incomprehensible words in the boxes between the walls: "...What is this, a billboard?"
"No, that's not a billboard."
Walking in front of Duan Qing and Duan Qing again, the dragon girl's lips curled up slightly: "Do you really not understand these words? These were used by Tania's ancestors, the Tadaya clan, by the way. .”
"I forgot that you are from the Empire." As if she remembered something, the dragon girl then turned around and said, "Then let me tell you what is written on it."
"What is it?"
"Metro Line 4."
The voice said the answer calmly, and the golden figure named Fulla then walked slowly towards the platform at the end of the tracks, and then quietly stopped talking as if waiting for something there. Glancing towards the wall behind him where the transparent cards that had turned into arrows were located, Duan Qing and Enyu Ninglan's eyes became more and more surprised. They looked back and forth at the things they had investigated before. Those abandoned tables, chairs and metal frames made a sighing sound after a while: "So this is really a place for resting."
"Perhaps there were some merchandise on these shelves..."
"Lucan crystal? Is it a product for sale? In the real world, there are indeed some vending machines in subway stations..."
"Then where are the entrances and exits here? Where are the ticket offices? Since it is Line 4, there must be other Lines 1, 2 and 3, right?"
"What are you waiting for there?"
The golden figure who was waiting quietly on the spot finally showed a trace of impatience, and suddenly interrupted the low discussion between Duan Qing and Enyu Ninglan: "The subway is coming soon."
"What?"
A faint black shadow then slowly appeared at the end of the railway track ahead, suddenly interrupting Duan Qing's exclamation, and several platforms suspended in the air suddenly approached from below the hanging rail. , then changed from extreme movement to extreme silence in a way that ordinary people could not imagine, and stopped in front of the platform where Fulla was waiting: "This, this is the subway? It doesn't even have an iron box or a carriage?"
"Iron box? Carriage? What is that?" Slowly boarding the metal platform in front of her, Fulla's beautiful face turned over was full of doubts: "Are you referring to the trains you use outside? ?”
"Although I don't know how you made them, the manufacturing technology of those so-called trains is far from what you have in front of you."
The red and green lights began to flash back and forth on the swaying platforms, which seemed to indicate that the suspended subway composed of suspended platforms was about to set off again. Duan Qing, who looked at each other with the secret language Ninglan, also hurriedly chased after him. Come up and jump on these suspended platforms before they start to move: "Then, um... you know so much, Ms. Fulla."
"I've just seen something like this before." Fulla, who was still facing the depths of the tunnel, said without looking back: "And there are instructions on the sign over there, even people who don't understand will understand."
"Since you can even understand Gutadaya, your erudition is probably beyond the reach of us mortals in our lifetime, hahahaha." Duan Qing awkwardly praised the other person, squatting on a platform behind him Protecting the code, Ninglan said: "And you are very aware that this train is coming, it is as if you have memorized the timetable."
"This question... is actually very simple."
The red and green light finally began to stop flashing, and the front platform belonging to Fulla's feet finally began to gradually move forward: "Because it has lost its magic power."
"I just started these subway installations."
The slow movement suddenly accelerated, blocking the exclamation Duan Qing had just wanted to make. The stationary space in front also moved rapidly with the platform on the railway track, turning into unbearable wind pressure towards both sides. Attack in front of the individual. Duan Qing, who tightly grasped the armrest beside him and protected the secret language Ninglan, then used the combined efforts of the two of them to gradually stabilize each other's bodies that were almost blown away. He looked at the still motionless figure in front of him. Applying the golden outline, the curses in my heart quickly turned into more questions: "It's such an anti-human design. Do ancient passengers have to take such a big risk to take the subway?"
"These metal platforms are all engraved with wind magic circles, which should be used to protect the stability of the platform and the safety of passengers." In the extremely fast scene that swept backwards, Fulla's voice was still slow and clear: "But now we have lost The magic power was lost, so it didn’t activate.”
"So that's it...Hey!" So Duan Qing tried his best to shout: "You have already activated the entire subway train, can't you activate the protective magic circle by the way?"
"I don't have time to do unnecessary things."
Different from the whistling sounds around, waves of low roars belonging to wild beasts were slowly sounding from the depths of the tunnel where the railway track was located. Fulla, whose long golden hair was not even brushed, then carried her on her back. He took off his hands and stared at the scene in front of him quietly with his golden eyes that Duan Qing could not see: "Rather than waste energy on these trivial matters"
"You might as well save more strength to deal with the next danger."
