Ten thousand I am across the heavens

The upper city area can only be reached through the railway corresponding to the pass. It has been divided into two areas with the underground city.

There is very little flow of people between the two areas, and only rail trains transport various materials between the two urban areas.

Lan Nuo spent almost all his savings, and finally got on a train to the upper city through connections. The escort on the train lost one eye due to an accident. But this did not prevent him from being as talkative as a taxi driver.

This caused a lot of trouble for Lan Nuo. After all, he was not familiar with the city. In particular, he had never been to the upper city. The lower city also had a very limited understanding of the upper city. It was easy to be exposed in such an intense conversation with the other party.

Fortunately, the other party just seemed to be bored. In order to dispel his doubts, Lan Nuo could only say that he went to the upper city to become a light seeker.

Hearing this, the guard's eyes suddenly lit up: "So there are still people willing to die in the dark, ahem... no..."

He seemed to realize what he said, and tried to make amends: “Ahem, what I meant is that I haven’t seen such a brave man in a long time.

Ever since the 100-man exploration team set out years ago and was eventually wiped out in the darkness, the number of light seekers has become smaller and smaller. In recent years, almost no one has signed up to participate in the light-seeking operation.

After all, it's either nothing to gain or total annihilation. Without a sense of sacrifice, no one would participate in such a life-threatening action for such a tiny bonus.

I heard that Wendell went through a lot of trouble to gather 12 people for this year's Operation Seeking Light, meeting the minimum standard for the operation. There are also several bad guys who lost all their money in the casino and chose to participate in Operation Seeking Light because they had no other choice. If you are really willing to participate, you may be able to replace the bad gamblers among them."

Lan Nuo thought for a moment, "Is this Wendell you're talking about very famous?"

"You want to participate in the Seeking Light Operation, but you don't know Wendel? Although he is not a big shot, he is also relatively famous. It was probably more than ten years ago. Wendel, who was in his prime, participated in a Seeking Light Operation. That operation was quite tragic. In the end, only he and a few people came back alive. The rest of the people all died and did not bring back any useful information.

His wife Sasha died of illness while he was participating in Operation Seeking the Light, so he has a very bad relationship with his son until now. The reason why Wendell's organization of Operation Seeking the Light was so unsuccessful this time was probably half because of his son's troubles.

He is also one of the almost unique people who has the courage to embark on the journey of seeking light a second time after returning alive. So although he is not a big shot, his fame is not small at all.

If you want to join the Seeking Light Operation, I'll take you to him after we get off the bus. He and the Seeking Light Team live near the Twilight Shield, and they are training in teamwork and wilderness survival before setting off."

Lan Nuo nodded. Now he was also a mortal. It was undoubtedly extremely dangerous to move forward in the dark night filled with magical radiation. If he really wanted to go out and explore, he would definitely need to find ways to familiarize himself with the environment. If they were training, then they could take this opportunity to familiarize themselves with the magical environment outside.

The train was running amidst the roar. This was a strange spiral railway that went upwards. The track shuttled through the winding and rugged urban area. It was like a city stacked up like stacked containers. When the train passed by, it made a twisted steel creaking sound. Every sound showed that the city had reached its limit. The city stacked up layer by layer had reached the highest point. In the building at the top, it even gave people the feeling that they could touch the visual barrier in the air by reaching out their hands. And this was not an illusion. The city was already like a mountain, rising to the point where it was almost touching the top of the shield, which also meant that the entire city had almost reached its limit.

The train stopped at an open square, which was level with the outside world and one of the few places in the city where one could see the open sky. Here one could see an almost complete barrier, the dusk-colored barrier protecting the city like an eggshell. However, this twilight city was not limited to the eggshell, but had tentacles extending outside the eggshell, connecting the trains one by one and spreading into the distance in the dim light.

"What are you looking at? Oh? Are they the mines outside? It is said that the farthest mine has expanded once again, and is 12 kilometers away from the barrier. The income from mining there is very high. Unfortunately, even with such a high salary, it is almost impossible to recruit people. After all, you have to take a train kilometers every day to work in the mine. You have to work for more than hours in the magic radiation before you can take the return train back to the barrier to rest. Even if you work one day and rest the next, this kind of life is not for human beings. Our magic light amulet cannot resist all magic radiation. Only those who are desperate will choose to work in such a dangerous place."

Lan Nuo nodded, which was a deeper understanding of the operation of the city. The operation of the city requires a lot of natural resources, and these things are obviously insufficient inside the shield. So it is necessary to extend it out and build mines outside. The nearby mines may have exhausted the minerals, so they can only build farther railways and take greater risks to mine more distant mines.

However, the existence of these mines also proves that the humans living here have been fighting against the magic radiation for such a long time. Although they have not been able to completely defeat the magic radiation, they have more or less mastered some means of surviving in the magic radiation environment.

Although being a miner in a distant place is extremely dangerous, from another perspective, if you have a talisman with you, you can basically be safe if you survive a day in the dark.

After getting off the car, Lan Nuo used the remaining money he had to treat the escort to a meal, and then let the other party lead him to the camp where the Light Seekers were training next to the shield.

In his words, you are ready to die. Why do you still have money on you? Why not treat me to something good?

Next to the shield, a simple training camp was built near a station. It was made of prefabricated steel pipes, strange skins, and a few temporary tents. This was all the training camp had.

When Lan Nuo arrived here, he saw a muscular man in his forties or fifties, shouting rhythmic slogans and leading a dozen people jogging along the railway. It seemed that they were doing physical training.

"Wendell, I brought you a guy who's not afraid of death. He said he wants to join the Light Seekers."

Wendell, who heard the call from afar, raised his hand and said to his teammates who were running behind him: "Everyone stop for a moment and rest where you are."

After saying that, he walked forward and looked at Lan Nuo who was carrying a large suitcase.

"Becoming a light seeker is no joke. Once you make the decision, you can't regret it. Although I have negotiated with the Steam Council, the Steam Council firmly stated that in order to ensure that we don't waste the supplies provided by the city, we must cross at least three rainbow bridges and reach Jotunheim before we are eligible to choose to return. And everyone who participates in the light-seeking operation must do this. If you can't accept the risks, then I advise you to give up as soon as possible, because this is really a life-and-death situation, not an opportunity for you to exchange for glory and wealth, and it is not a place where you can eat for free.

If you are a speculator, please leave immediately. Don't waste your life, my time and the city's resources. "

Wendel seemed quite stern. For this old man who had already experienced a light-seeking operation, the next operation would undoubtedly be the last light-seeking journey he could take in his life. Therefore, he attached great importance to it and understood the horror of the outside world better than anyone else.

Lan Nuo was not frightened by the other party's momentum. He nodded calmly and said, "I know the dangers of being a light seeker. I came here just to find a land where we can survive, just like the light seekers dozens or hundreds of years ago. I have no other additional purpose."

"That's right, this guy is determined to join you. I heard that he was quite rich when he was in the lower city. He learned black magic and made a lot of money by selling eye monitors. Later, he used up all his money to build relationships and buy equipment, and only then did he come to the upper city to find you. He used the last few coppers he had to treat me to a meal. If you don't accept him, he will probably have to go begging on the street." The escort also spoke up at this time.

Wendell sighed, "I hope you really want to become a Light Seeker. There are fewer and fewer people like you nowadays. Since you really want to join, then follow me. Let's get back together. Today's physical training ends here."

The second half of the sentence was directed at the other teammates. They were all sweating profusely, and it was obvious that the intensity of the physical training was not low at all.

In order to survive in the dark, a strong body is essential, so the Steam Council distributed quite a lot of food to them, including a lot of protein-rich food, which is considered a luxury in the Steam Council. It was like a last meal for them.

Lanno put his luggage in the tent of the simple training camp. Wendel did not ask him what the big iron box he carried with him was, but took him to introduce himself to the players around him.

There are a few addicted gamblers in the team who joined because they had no other options, and most of the rest don't have any impressive professional skills.

After all, people who have some ability to make a living and get along well these days will not choose to participate in such a difficult search for light. Only a few people have some professional skills.

Bonem used to be a professional soldier. He was the strongest among the group and had skilled fighting skills and the use of steam weapons.

Andrew is a wizard who is good at healing. With the help of some ointments, he can heal some less serious injuries.

Helena is also a mage, and has the most magical power among everyone. She has been practicing lighting techniques these days to ensure that there is enough light in the dark if the lighting equipment fails.

The last one, Tanarossa, is a scholar who is familiar with a lot of ancient knowledge and has a deep understanding of the nine ancient kingdoms. He can bring considerable help to the exploration, but he is a bit old and is a bit of a drag in terms of physical strength.

"I heard that you are a black magician. If you have enough magic power, you can try to learn some healing spells and lighting spells. These will be very useful in the next actions." Wendel told Lanno how harsh the environment outside was.

“When we are on the move, we need to travel through many of the nine kingdoms. If it weren’t for the explorations of generations of light seekers, we might not be able to leave Midgard even if we exhaust our lives.

But according to previous explorations, we have found the locations of several rainbow bridges. After crossing the night of Midgard, we will arrive at Niflheim, which is extremely dangerous and filled with poisonous swamps that can make people lose their minds.

After crossing it and coming to the Rainbow Bridge, we will come to Muspelheim, which is even more dangerous. More than half of the place has been completely covered by lava lakes, filled with poisonous gases and terrible high temperatures.

Going forward, there is Jotunheim, which is also extremely hot. The scorching wind burns the endless desert. There is no useful material in the ruins of the giant city. Alfheim is in turmoil. A storm called "madness" rages in the darkness. This storm absorbs the magic power in the space and has been running for two thousand years. Now it has almost completely ground everything on the continent into powder...

Watalheim has been completely torn apart, and the entire continent is floating in the void in two parts, with only the tentacles that run through the continent connecting the broken earth together.

Vanaheim is full of poisonous gas and radiation, and is even more chaotic and crazy than our Midgard. The only place we have not yet successfully reached is Asgard. Maybe there is light there, or maybe it is also a wasteland. The last journey has no guidance from our predecessors. We can only rely on our own strength to explore the last part of the journey.

It is also possible that we won't even make it to Vanaheim and will die in the storm or flames. In short, the world outside is far more dangerous than you can imagine. What we have seen in Midgard is just the tip of the iceberg of the harsh environment.

I will ask you one last time, even so, do you really want to participate in the exploration mission and become a light seeker? "

Lan Nuo nodded and said, "That's right! I was born for this."

[To be continued]

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