dark moon

Chapter 19 Observation Room

"Creak", with the heart-wrenching sound of metal friction, the door to the ruins was officially opened.

Unlike the first floor where you had to rely on Macajron to open the door from the outside, opening this door is really easy.There is a winch outside the door, about three centimeters above the ground. Saff squatted down and turned the winch hard, and the door slowly retracted into the walls on both sides.

"This group of frog people is interesting. It seems that they do many things with their feet in daily life." Looking at the door that was opened with a gap and a chill coming from inside, Shuer could no longer see what had just happened. Nervous and uneasy, "Mobak, prepare to defend, Mia, be vigilant, Mirity, I didn't pay attention before..."

The third rule of chasing shadows is to consider all difficulties as much as possible during preparation. Acting rashly without preparation will only make you unprepared in the face of danger. Once you act, you must put aside all worries and devote yourself to it. Otherwise, you will only become suspicious and bewildered. Both are dead ends.

"Well, their foot bones and hand bones are indeed very similar in structure. The toes are even longer than the fingers. In theory, the hands and feet should be equally flexible."

"Macajron, pay attention to unusual sounds." The order given to the halfling was more detailed than the others. After all, it was his first time chasing shadows. "This is not a normal way to open the door. It is an emergency mode. It may trigger defense. mechanism."

"Understood." Macajerun understood without any explanation. Judging from Saff's exertion, if the winch had to be turned every time he entered or exited, there would only be one possible cause of death for the frog man inside, which was that he died from exhaustion of opening the door.

"It's so dark."

The door opened wide enough for one person to pass through, and Morbach hid behind his shield and looked inside.It was dark behind the door, and all that could be seen was a very narrow room.

"The air composition is normal." Lin Jing stood at the door and smelled, "Grade, good or above."

"Ok?"

"Yes, above good."

For Lin Jing, the only thing that can get a good rating is the air in the forest. However, in the ruins that have been vacant for decades, the air can actually get a good rating, which is abnormal in itself.

"It seems that they have special equipment to purify the air. No wonder the plants cannot penetrate into the ruins through the air. The inside and outside must be isolated. Moback, Mia, come in."

With the shield in front of him, the dwarf carefully stepped into the darkness holding the shield. After only taking a few steps, his back was blurred, as if he had been swallowed by the darkness.

"God said, let there be light."

As a result, the crystal energy lamp was lit.

This is a lighting device unique to the magic and crystal energy civilization of Parvatiga, which is driven by crystal stones containing energy.

The lantern-style crystal energy lamp is engraved with three interconnected magic circles. Activating the magic circle activates the energy crystal, allowing its internal energy to escape quickly. The energy-draining magic circle collects free energy and stores it for long-term use later. The final fluorescent array consumes energy and converts it into light.

Very convenient lighting equipment, as long as one of the cheapest [-] ter capacity spar worth five small silver coins can maintain lighting for two hours, it is really...

"It's too extravagant." Xiuer couldn't help revealing his true feelings. Ten copper coins can make a family of three comfortably have a meal at home. It is simply extravagant to use fifty copper coins to maintain the lighting for two hours like now. unforgivable, so...

"Miridi, light another one later."

There is reward only if you pay. In the projection of another world, no amount of money can buy life safety.

Two crystal energy lamps completely lit up the inside of the door. Behind the door was indeed a relatively small room that could accommodate seven people, which was already quite crowded.

When you walk into the door, you can see that the left and right walls of the room are specially made. The walls are completely transparent, but when you look past, you can only see deep darkness.

"Glass wall." The dwarf knocked on the wall and suddenly became interested. "This glass is very powerful and very strong. It is taller than ordinary wooden walls. It is almost catching up with stone walls."

"Dang, dang, dang", the hammer hit the wall, it was indeed very strong.

"Well, I also have this kind of glass in my hometown. My favorite residence has an entire wall made of similar glass. You can overlook her collar... ha."

"Captain, where is the formula? Is there a formula for that kind of glass?" The builder, the dwarf, looked excited.

"No, I'm not a craftsman, how can I understand that."

"You're not a chef, so you can't make the food so delicious." The dwarf complained with his lips curled up.

"Do you have any objections to cooking for your sister to make her happy?"

"Absolutely not."

"Hmph, I don't think you dare. Dang, dang, dang, it's very strong. The transparent wall here is probably to observe the situation of the people in the room. This is considered... an observation room?"

No one answered, no answer was needed, it was all just speculation.

"Moria, close the door, Morbak, Saff, be ready to break the wall at any time."

Be prepared for the worst, and if something unusual happens, leave the suspicious area immediately without hesitation.

"learn."

The sound of tooth-acid metal rubbing resounded again, and the door slowly closed again. "Sasa, come here." Shuer thought for a moment, then suddenly pulled the female swordsman to his side and pointed through the crack in the door to the entrance that was gradually returning to darkness. "Don't forget to say goodbye to those mushrooms. They can't come in if they want to." It’s not that easy.”

"Childish, childish, you are so annoying." With a red face, she secretly punched Shuer twice in the back. Saff lowered her head and did not dare to look into other people's eyes.

"Hey, boss, this is an adventure. It's immoral to flirt openly." The halfling shouted loudly, making the female swordsman even more afraid to raise her head.

Although this goes against Xiuer's practice of not mixing personal emotions during missions, the effect is pretty good, and the atmosphere in the team is indeed much more relaxed.

"You bastard, you're so childish." She couldn't help but punched her twice more. With a red face, Saff looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to her. She waved secretly toward the door, showing a smile as if she had succeeded in mischief. .

"Squeak", there was another sound of metal friction, this time coming from above the head, and the volume was much smaller. When I looked up, I saw six metal plates flipping up on the ceiling.

"Mia."

"Understood." The elf mage pressed the curse seal with his hand, and the energy in his body was surging, and the magic was about to happen.

Protruding from behind the metal plate are two pieces of equipment. Behind the two pieces are short thick metal pipes, which are very similar to the flamethrowers at the gate. They seem to have the same purpose. Behind the other four pieces are four pieces full of small holes. The shower head was pointed at the inside of the room from different angles and should be able to spray some kind of liquid.

"Wait a moment." Facing Mia's questioning gaze, Shuer shook his head, "There's no rush."

"Buzzing buzzing", there was a faint buzzing sound from the pipe behind the shower head, but no liquid was sprayed out.

"Sure enough, this is the second layer of protection mechanism."

In fact, no need to explain it, everyone can roughly understand it.The spray from the nozzle is probably some kind of special liquid, specifically aimed at the plants outside, to prevent their particles from sticking to the clothes and entering the ruins. As for the flamethrower, it is a safety measure. Once something happens in the observation room, it cannot be controlled. Accidentally, the flamethrower will reduce everything to ashes.

"It can be seen from this that what will really happen." Shuer sighed secretly.

Indeed, no one would use deadly weapons against their own people for no reason and without concealment. Doing so only shows that everyone knows that there is some bad possibility and therefore acquiesces to this behavior.

"Decades have passed, and it seems that the liquid inside has long dried up." Mia suddenly seemed to remember something and frowned, "No, no, the order is wrong."

"There's nothing wrong. Did you find clothes made of waterproof fabric like oilcloth in the cabinets guarded by the frogmen yesterday?"

"No." Mia thought for a while and shook her head.

"That's it." Shuer said calmly, "I didn't think it was right at first. The observation room should be placed outside, behind the first door, and then the guard room. Otherwise, the guards cannot be included in the protection scope. ."

"Yes, guards are not consumables. It is impossible to let them fend for themselves in an unprotected environment."

"But there are two problems. First, they don't have special clothes. Looking at the shape of the nozzle, it is sprayed with liquid. It is impossible for them to have their clothes washed with chemicals every time they pass through. So according to normal logic, they There should be special waterproof and airtight clothing for entry and exit, which not only protects themselves, but also facilitates the cleaning process of the observation room, but in fact the guards outside do not."

"What about the second?"

"Second, haha." Shuer knocked on the two closed doors at the front and back. "There is an obvious difference between the old and new doors. Obviously, this observation room was built later. If nothing else, the construction time should be in After the guards committed suicide."

The atmosphere became silent again, and Xiuer's premonition of crisis was verified again. What were they guarding against, what were they afraid of?He was so scared that he didn't even dare to collect the corpses of his companions.

"How long do we have to wait here?" The dwarf's loud voice broke the silence. The psychological pressure that was increasing every moment made Mobak very uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but raise his voice to fight.

"Looking at the winch here, it should be matched with the one outside, which controls the entrance. As for the other door of the observation room, which has no control means, I think it can only be opened from the inside. This is also in line with the functional setting of the observation room. " Without answering the dwarf's question directly, Shuer looked around and said, "No one will be willing to open the door for us now, Macajron, pry the door open."

"No, it can't be pried open." The halfling lay in front of the door and worked for a long time, then announced his failure in frustration.

"Huh? A door that you can't even pry open?" Xiuer was stunned and quite surprised.

"This thing can't be counted as a door, it's just a thick metal block that can shrink downward. There is a whole set of machinery underneath it to control its lifting and lowering. Without operating those machinery, it would be difficult..."

"Bang, bang."

"Okay, now there's a door."

Yes, Shuuer smashed the glass wall with one hammer. The hard glass could block the frogs, but it could not block the body blessed with magic.

"Mia." While swinging the hammer, Shuer had already called out Mia's name.

"Nair, ohm, saka."

As expected, the moment the hammer hit the glass, energy began to gather behind the metal tube, and the temperature quickly increased.But the next moment, winter came, the fuel of the flamethrower was frozen, and the flames that were about to erupt turned into nothingness.

"I've also learned the lock-picking skill." Shuer shrugged, "Let's go treasure hunting."

(End of this chapter)