Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1284: Reappearance of the Singularity

Before entering Luofeng City, Lin Lan had already looked down from high in the sky and discovered that the surrounding terrain was much higher than the lakes and plains.

With Miss D, the Antiks tour guide, and Lang Yuexi, who possessed eight generations of memories, they landed, put away their spiritual weapons, changed clothes, and on the way into the ancient city, they learned that they were already at the edge of the Qingshan Plateau.

The western and eastern parts of Natlan East Province are just like Donghuang on Blue Star, with high terrain in the west and low terrain in the east.

The Duanzhou River between the two states separates the two states by the great rift valley in the Qingshan Plateau.

The main peak of Qingshan is in Zhongzhou, and has always been a frequent visitor in various travel notes and poetry creations of Natlan.

But even though it was the main peak, when Miss D showed them the aerial photos of Mount Qingshan, Lin Lan and the ship girls saw that this towering and magnificent mountain seemed to be abruptly cut in half from the mountainside.

This made the upper part of Mount Qingshan, which was supposed to be in the clouds, look like flat land, and was even occupied by a sect.

"Wow, could it be that the peak of Qingshan was cut down and moved away by the Natlan Limiters? It's just like the story of Yugong moving the mountain."

Fushun, who had changed into cloth clothes, walked on the official road outside Luofeng City, looking at the photo of Qingshan projected by Miss D and said curiously.

Although the main guns of the battleships in the port area can flatten a mountain, it is difficult to cut the mountain as smoothly as this.

Perhaps because Luofeng City is not a transportation hub, the official road at dusk was empty except for their group.

Not only Fushun thought so, the young mechanic Lingmin also stroked his chin and analyzed seriously:

"If we exclude the use of a large number of mechanical equipment to flatten the top of the mountain, how long would it take to transform the Qingshan Peak into this state with human labor?"

Lin Lan, who was dressed in brocade clothes, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard the two girls say this.

His eyes turned to Lang Yuexi who was walking behind him.

At this time, the instigator who flattened and moved the peak of Mount Qingshan was discussing dinner with two Mercury memorials.

That's right, according to the records in the offline database of the experimental agency, the upper part of the Qingshan Mountain was cut off by a sword by the Bingjiaxian, Lang Yuexi's previous life, and moved to Beizhou.

But that mountain was unable to stop the coalition forces of the foreign royal courts of the Holy Lothal Church, which eventually led to the military immortal Xiang Tianwen's slashing of the icy cliff.

"Commander, have you noticed that the official road outside Luofeng City is a little too deserted?"

At this time, Harbin, dressed as a female knight, came to him with a wine gourd and asked him in a low voice.

Lin Lan looked ahead at the ancient city wall that was getting closer and closer, and was set off by the afterglow of the setting sun, and narrowed his eyes slightly:

"It's indeed a bit unusual. We're almost outside the city gate, but the official road is still so deserted... something is not right."

After saying that, he used the new ability of spiritual sense provided by the invisible breath to scan Luo Fengcheng, but did not find anything abnormal.

There was no Category V threat contamination, no nightmare fleet, and no trace of his ship girl.

Except for the streets in the city which are also deserted compared to other cities, everything in Luofeng City is normal.

"There's nothing unusual in the city. Let's ask the soldiers guarding the city to find out what happened here."

After Lin Lan withdrew his spiritual sense, he whispered to Harbin.

Although his spiritual sense did not detect anything unusual, in his opinion, this was after all the city closest to the experimental agency's base in Xuetianling.

Does anyone know if the experimental agency has ever conducted any experiments on the Natlan people in this city?
If that was the case, he would definitely have to ask Bri and the others to provide some extra care for the city after returning to the temporary port area.

After all, he is now the person with the highest authority over Anticus, so he has to take responsibility for everything Anticus does, right?

Soon, he and the girls arrived outside the gate of Luofeng City before the sun completely set.

Several soldiers in the Body Tempering Realm who were guarding the city and wearing armor were setting up a table at the city gate and drinking tea.

Seeing them coming, the officers and soldiers all showed surprise in their eyes, and stood up and formed a battle formation with their long weapons.

An older officer in the lead cleared his throat, bowed to Lin Lan who was walking towards him and said, "Sir, why did you come to Luofeng City at this time? Don't you know that the Princess of Wanfeng County and the Gu Luo Sect jointly issued a bad omen notice a few days ago?"

"An ominous sign?"

Lin Lan was not surprised by the other party's respectful attitude.

Those who can travel in the wilds of Natlan are usually monks who have the ability to protect themselves, and are far from being provoked by these officers and soldiers who are only slightly stronger than ordinary people.

What puzzled him was what the other party said was a bad omen.

Similar in nature to the city relocation order issued by the Sea Patrol, the ominous notice is a warning decree issued by the Natlan government since ancient times.

When the princess and the local major sects discover that a large number of monsters or evil cultivators are about to invade the city, they will issue a bad omen notice to the city and let the people in the city take refuge in advance.

Although the threat level is not as direct as an order to relocate the city, the ominous notice often represents that the situation is far beyond the ability of a city’s army and individual cultivators to resolve.

Lin Lan and Harbin and Anshan beside him looked at each other, and they understood what each other was thinking.

The princess of Wanfeng County would definitely send a letter to Linhai City in advance to inform Donghuang of such a major event.

It seems that Yixian and Zhenhai only received the news after they set out, and they just missed it.

"We came here on a flying spiritual device, so we haven't heard of any ominous signs about this place. Can you tell us in detail?"

He spoke calmly to the captain of the soldiers guarding the city, and at the same time took out a medium-grade spirit stone and threw it to him.

The captain's eyes lit up when he received the mid-grade spirit stone, and he immediately told Lin Lan and the others everything he knew:
“This story started two weeks ago. In broad daylight, thunder suddenly erupted in Xuetian Ridge, causing countless monsters to flee in terror.

"At first, we just thought that some foolish fellow in Xuetian Ridge had offended the Immortal Exterminator. As you know, Immortal Exterminator can release this kind of..."

Lin Lan coughed dryly, revealing a bit of dissatisfaction:

"Speak the key."

"As you command, my lord!"

The captain of the city guards answered and quickly said after organizing his words:
"Four days ago, a group of evil cultivators sneaked into Xuetian Ridge. The commander of Wanfeng County led the army and several Jindan-level elders of Gu Luo Sect deep into Xuetian Ridge to capture them in one fell swoop.

“It was clear to me that there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, but they retreated in less than half a day, shouting that although the evil cultivator was destroyed, Luofeng City was in danger.

"I dared to grab an old friend from Wanfeng City and asked him what happened in Xuetian Ridge. Guess what happened?"

Seeing that the captain of the city guards was still trying to keep people in suspense, the impatient Harbin waved his wrist and said coldly:

"Tell me what happened in Xuetian Ridge, or don't blame me for taking back the spiritual stone my husband just gave me!"

Seeing that this hot-tempered female knight was not buying it, the captain of the officers and soldiers who had just reached the Body Tempering Realm dared not keep it a secret and quickly confessed:

"Don't worry, don't worry! I'll tell you right away!
"An old friend of mine told me that a black storm appeared in the depths of Xuetian Ridge that could make people feel uneasy just by looking at it from afar!
"That storm is constantly scattering black and red snowflakes, and its scale is constantly growing. According to the commander's deduction, it won't take a few weeks for the storm to spread to Luofeng City!"

Originally, Lin Lan's expression was relatively calm and composed, but when he heard that a black storm and black and red particles that would make people feel uneasy appeared in Xuetian Ridge, he felt his heart tremble suddenly.

Not only him, Mercury Memorial Meta also widened his eyes in disbelief, and Miss D's pupils also lit up with a pale luster, as if she had begun to perform high-frequency calculations.

If it was just a black storm, the situation might be difficult to say.

But if you add the black and red particles, there is only one explanation for this storm.

Lin Lan took a deep breath, turned around and left.

Time was running out, and he and the girls could no longer enjoy their leisurely vacation.

Why did a singularity appear in the experimental base of Xuetianling? !

(End of this chapter)