The Age of Machines

Chapter 781

The crystal stones look old, but it doesn't look like they were broken recently.There are spots on the gap, with a little gray in the blue, which is a phenomenon that will appear after the magic power is exhausted or the magic circle is destroyed.

"Could it be that Tangtang ruined it..." Every day is a day with some expectations.

Tanuki: "Probably not. It seems that it has been a long time. Before we came to the ruins, the magic circle of this seal should have been destroyed. We can't use this to judge whether Tangtang passed here."

"and…"

And Lollipop is now in a different space from them and cannot be contacted for the time being.It is impossible to destroy the magic circle in the same space as them.

"President, come and see this~"

The voice of Ukiyo-e came from behind.

Several people couldn't help but withdraw their attention from the spar in Wei Shengmo's hand, and looked towards the front of the passage.Ukiyo-e stood in front of a three-meter stone wall, and what he made several people see was on the wall.

He strode to the side.

Their eyes fell on the left side of the wall, because it has been weathered for a long time, the stone wall is mostly dust, and most of the content has been covered.But looking at a small part that is still clearly visible, it seems to be a mural.

"Can you erase it, dust~" Rashomon asked.

In this kind of thing in the wild, most of the filth can't be cleaned up if they want to.If they don't have a task, they can handle it at will.But murals are hard to say.

Ukiyo-e: "I haven't tried it yet."

As soon as he saw these paintings, he immediately told everyone.Always felt like a clue.

Ukiyo-e stretched out his hand and wiped it on the wall.

If it can be cleaned, the player can just wipe it off with his hands.Of course, there are also props that require specific tasks.But if not, there are two situations.One is that it cannot be cleaned at all, and the other is that players need to receive related tasks before they can touch it.

Ukiyo-e wiped it, spread out his hand to take a look, and then looked at the same wall as before.Looking sideways at the others, "I can't do it."

The group was not disappointed.

Because they found that some other murals will be clearer.Looking at it one by one, only the second mural is the most complete, only a small part is covered, and the other key positions are covered.

It looks like someone did it on purpose.

They gather in front of the second painting.

"This is a woman~"

"Long hair~" Rashomon smiled, "But in ancient times, men of some tribes or other races also had long hair." They couldn't fix their thoughts.Because the long-haired person only has a back view, and the mural does not specifically describe his clothes.And he is half sitting on the shore, and his lower body is hidden in the lake. Just looking at his back from a rigid mural, his gender is still to be confirmed.

Several people agree with Rashomon's statement.

"This lake is also painted without any characteristics." It is impossible to tell which lake it is from the painting.

Rashomon asked, "Could it be this lake area?"

The others couldn't answer either. "It's not easy to say~"

The content on the murals would actually make them feel confused for the ignorant Beixi and the others.This is especially the case when other murals are blurred.

"What is this..." Ukiyo-e pointed to a corner of the mural.There is a pattern. Judging from the depiction, the twisted creature seems to be a snake... As for the opposite of the snake, because of the dirty black substance, I don't know it at all.

There is too little information on this.

They also didn't figure out why there was a passage in the lake area, and why there were a bunch of murals on the stone wall in the passage. The content on it was too vague, giving almost no information.

Furthermore, no one can know that these things are related to the disappearance of the lollipop.

"Go ahead and have a look."

The channel still seems to be working.

They decided to go ahead and have a look.If you find nothing, go back to the previous gate and continue to study the bone gate.Ukiyo-e and Yi Yi went to explore the way first, and the others followed slowly.

"I always feel that things are not easy."

The reason why civet cats want the lollipops to disappear is a mystery, and this lake area is much more mysterious than they thought.It is not known what the final destination of the channel will be.

"I think so too." Starting from the bone door, everything seemed abnormal.

In fact, there is nothing normal in the ruins, but this area is a bit quiet and weird.They didn't meet a single wild monster.They are not sure whether there is any factor of Quinn in this.

Right now, the only way is to find clues to meet Lollipop as soon as possible.Half an hour has passed since the two hours they agreed with Quinn.

Time is running out, and the appearance of the third moon is crucial to them.

"President, I can't go."

The day ahead is turning around to face them one day, with disappointment on his face.

Several people walked quickly to the end of the passage.Unexpectedly, the trees on the left and right sides fell down, not only crushing the wall, but also blocking the passage.Large branches and sparse leaves conceal the road ahead.

It seems that the past is a ladder.

"Can these trees be moved?"

Trees are stacked on top of each other, and it's not known whether the player's skills will work.In the wild area, some scene decoration items are also unable to cause damage by the player's skills.

Ukiyoe tried to make an attack.

The fireball rolled and fell on the nearest tree trunk, burning it up with a "poof".I didn't see any blood bars suddenly appearing on the tree.

Everyone was discouraged.

"It seems that I can't move."

Beixi pursed her lips and said, "There must be something in this area that can trigger the mission." It's just that they didn't find it.

There are incompletely covered murals, blocked roads, and deliberately designed bone doors.Everything connected tells them that there is a mission in the ruins here in the Berbers lake area.

"Let's go back."

The road in front of me is blocked, so I can only go back.They still have a way to go.

Stop at the shore of Lake Berbers.

The others looked at Beixi blankly. "Isn't it back to the bone gate?" They thought that the road mentioned by Beixi was at the bone gate.That's where Lollipop left them with clues.

Beixi shook his head, "I'm going to go down to the lake to explore, you guys keep an eye out."

"Wait." The civet cat hurriedly called out.

"Why did you go to the lake? What's in this lake?"

They looked at the calm lake, clear and pure.If it weren't for the depth of the lake, it must have been able to see the bottom.At such a glance, even the fish swimming in the lake can be seen.

This is a quiet and beautiful lake.

Beixi suddenly said that, don't you plan to explain it to them?
"There's no time." Bei Xi shook his head, "Floating World, Ah Mo, follow along."

The civet cat opened its mouth, and she also wanted to go on.

Beixi glanced at her, "Archers are inconvenient to fight in the water." Mechanics are actually similar to archers, except that Beixi has mechanical gloves, which can't be used in shooting mode, but also in melee mode.

In fact, not all mechanics can fight in melee.If you want melee combat, the mechanic's mechanical gloves must meet the most basic physical attack and defense.

If the mechanical glove focuses on controlling mechanical beasts, then the mechanic cannot fight in melee.

The civet cat can only be discouraged.

Rashomon originally planned to follow, but when she heard Beixi talking about civet cats, she didn't even plan to speak.Standing silently by the lake, watching the three of them put on props and enter the water one after another.

As a sniper, Rashomon does not have a melee mode.

His mechanical gloves focus on increasing the attack rate of fire and critical strike, as well as reducing the weight of weapons.

"Luo Sheng, why on earth did they go into the water?" Day after day, he still hated fighting in the water.He is a warrior player, and he is extremely cumbersome in the water. Beixi probably took this into consideration and did not name him as a meat shield.

The civet cat looked at the man with the same doubt in his eyes.

Rashomon sat cross-legged directly on the shore, watched the calm water surface gradually, collected his thoughts, and said, "I saw a pair of eyes before."

The civet cat was quite surprised.

"In the lake? Could it be a hallucination?"

It can also be the reflection of the surrounding things in the lake.

Rashomon shook his head, "I don't know. But I'm not mistaken, it's a pair of snake eyes."

One day at a time, I heard the words and looked at the lake with my head. In the clear water of the lake, the figures of Beixi and the others could be seen faintly.It seems that it has been going deeper and deeper into the bottom of the lake. "If there is a snake, it will be difficult to deal with."

The basilisks are very agile, and usually make players feel distressed when fighting on land.This is in the water, the speed is reduced, and if Beixi and the others meet some snake boss, it will be difficult to escape.

"Those eyes are very big." Rashomon said again at this time.His brows were slightly gathered together, as if recalling. "After I met it, my head was blank for a moment. When I came back to my senses, there was nothing. If it was an illusion, it would not be so real."

"Did the system prompt at that moment?" Tanuki asked.

Rashomon shook his head, "No. It's probably the same, which makes me a little vacillating." If there is a real monster, he can't move for a moment after meeting its eyes. Logically speaking, it should be the monster's control skills, can be regarded as being attacked.

But the system didn't give him a prompt, and Rashomon was wondering if it was an illusion or a projection.But those eyes are too real.Even if it is a momentary event, it is unforgettable for him.

The civet cat sighed, and then sat directly beside him.

"Then wait."

There will always be an answer.

One day at a time, he shrugged his shoulders, sat next to Rashomon, and then simply lay back and lay down.He closed his eyes and meditated, and said with emotion: "Hey~ If it weren't for the ruins, this lake area would be a good place to sleep."

The two smiled and did not respond.

Time passed minute by minute in silence.

Lollipop climbed up the giant tree, followed the wooden ladder on the trunk to the house platform on the branches.There is nothing on the platform, it may have been there before, but now it is desolate, who would care about such details.

The wooden door was not locked. Lollipop pushed open the wooden door, and a rotten smell and a room full of dust rushed towards him. Lollipop subconsciously covered his nose.

She went in and played around, but there was no one else except the bed and the table.This was not the first house she had entered, but the end result was the same, there was nothing, or people, that could provide her with clues.

The lollipop came out of the platform, climbed down the wooden ladder, landed on the huge tree roots, and jumped to the ground along the spreading roots.

She was a little lost.

"This space probably has no living people."

Looking at this unusual color tone, Lollipop always feels like she is in a space hundreds of years ago.It was gray and dark, and even the flowers and trees had no color.

Dead silence.

That's the only way to describe it.

In Goulds' residence, the houses are compact and the stream runs through the central road.Lollipop wandered among the dilapidated houses, continuing to look for useful clues.

Going around a house with only one log left standing, there is a slope. Lollipop goes up the slope, and when it reaches the top, it finds an independent wooden house more than ten meters away.There is a rotating crystal column on the roof, surrounded by strange stone columns.Those stone pillars, even from a distance, can see the black mist emanating from them, with strands of dark blue.

Lollipop clenched his weapon and walked towards the wooden house.

The distance of more than ten meters is not far.

Standing between the two stone pillars, Lollipop felt the resistance of a force, but it was not obvious.She couldn't help taking a step back, and the force that squeezed her body disappeared.

The line of sight falls to the left and right sides.

Numerous patterns and magic words are engraved on the stone pillars.She doesn't understand the language of the ancient race.There are a lot of pictographs, and Lollipop doesn't want to guess wildly.

Some patterns look like stars in a magic circle.Lollipop doesn't have a deep understanding of the magic circle, and the scope of her understanding is only the player's skill magic circle.

"It looks like the magic is almost gone."

The diameter of the lollipop steps between the stone pillars and walks into the two-meter range of the wooden house.These stone pillars may be a sign, or they may just be a huge connected magic circle used to prevent others from entering.

But now, the magic has become weak.

The resistance was only an instant, and the lollipop easily crossed the barrier.

The log house is large and has two floors.

Along the side there are stairs to the second floor.Lollipop still wants to explore the situation one level ahead.Gently pushing open the door, there is no sunlight here, it is dark and gloomy, and the lollipops are always lit with magic lights.

She had just entered the wooden house when the magic lamp above her head suddenly slammed, the flame in the lamp went out suddenly, the magic lamp lost its power and fell down.The lollipop was startled, and he quickly caught it. At this time, the wooden door behind him made a stiff sound of "squeaky" and closed firmly with a "bang!"

In the dark.

Even a lollipop can feel uneasy.

She pursed her lips and fiddled with the magic lamp in her hand, but received a system prompt: Ding, it cannot be used due to area restrictions.

Regional restrictions?
restrict what?
This is the first time Lollipop encountered such a situation.

The room was eerily quiet, and she couldn't see anything in the pitch black.I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but I always feel that someone is watching her.

The magic lamp cannot be used, and the lollipop can only lift the scepter.However, the sad reminder is that the system reminds her that she cannot use magic skills due to regional restrictions.

Lollipop finally understood what was restricted here.

magic.

An area where magic cannot be used.

(End of this chapter)