let's be friends

"Ahem, Miss Knight, come here."

Rin handed over the control, sat back on the sofa, touched his chin and looked at Tachibana, who was skilled in his hands. I have to say that this level of fidelity is really high.

Do you want to get a few IDs to carry in the future, so that you can throw them in other people's faces when you have nothing to do?

The more I thought about it, the more reliable it became, as if the system sound of "Congratulations to the level of pretense +1" sounded in my ears.

Tachibana's practical ability is very strong, and it is estimated that he spends all his time outside of work training such skills, which is much more stable than Rin's operation.

Easily dodge all kinds of rotten fish, rotten shrimp corpses and broken stones. The submarine seems to have eyes, and it is flexible to drill around and dive continuously.

Will there be rising water flow and air bubbles, rushing up the sundries deep in the gap.

The visibility of submarine searchlights is only a dozen meters. It can be said that it is necessary to rely on the ability to detect in all directions in order to be flexible.

"There should be an empty passage underground, otherwise there will be no air coming up."

Lihua said in a deep voice, her expression was inexplicable, and her intuition told her that there must be a major case ahead.

The ground fissure is very deep, and it is expected to dive ten kilometers. The passage gradually narrows, and the surrounding rocks have sharp edges and irregular shapes. At this time, the manipulation must be more careful.

At the narrowest point, take another "deep breath" in the depths of the tunnel. Stones, kelp, and weed corpses are washed up. The submarine cannot avoid it, so it can only rush up.

Although the hull was trembling all the time, there were actually four layers of shields, no different from scratching an itch.

Through the narrow passage, the surrounding area is instantly opened up, and the whole underground world becomes spacious and bright. Seagrass and other plants climb the upper and lower rock walls and sway with the water flow. .

In the crevices of the rocks, there are small fish and loach from time to time... Sea snakes come and go in and out of the cave... Come in and go out... Cough cough, in short, these animals were not affected by the earthquake.

"Looking at the growth of these plants, this underground passage already existed, and it wasn't broken by the earthquake." Rin touched his chin, looked around through the glass, and continued to analyze, "So it was because of the earthquake, and Connected here."

"Ah."

Tachibana nodded, frowning and continued to advance. The underground passage is very spacious, there are many air bubbles on the plants, and there is sufficient oxygen.

There are no Neptunes here, and there are no unusually ferocious predatory fish. Schools of fish of various shapes and colors swim around, just like the underwater world seen on TV.

The passage was very long. Rin turned on his phone and looked at the map. At this time, their coordinates were already below a town, less than [-] kilometers away from Fort Kui.

"It seems that our previous suspicions about earthquakes in this area have been demonstrated. The lower part is hollow, and the range of crustal movement will become larger, leading to lateral earthquakes..."

Tachibana is not optimistic at all: "It will take at least a hundred years for the natural environment and ecological balance here to form... For such a long time, there is only one earthquake that has just been experienced, which can only show that there is another source."

No matter how you guess now, it is futile, and as you go deeper, the truth will get closer and closer.

After advancing for more than ten kilometers, the fish schools that could be seen before had completely disappeared, including seaweeds, all of which lay dry on the stone wall. Could there be rotten fish corpses floating around?

Rin could feel that this was the result of life-sucking that could only be caused by "scavenger" stones.

That is, they can see the original stone immediately.

The space is getting darker and darker, and at the same time it is dead silent, as if returning to the ground and the sea. The blue light in the distance is the "lighthouse" that guides the four people forward.

Until the bright light was close in front of his eyes, Tachibana suddenly stopped manipulating, and stared at the four stone pillars in front of him with wide eyes.

The stone pillars are made of materials often used in temples, and it has been soaked in water for a long time, except for a layer of gray-black dead mold, it has not received serious corrosion and damage.

The stone pillars are at least ten meters high, and the lines carved on them can no longer be seen clearly. There are only two middle ones between the four stone pillars. Facing the huge door, the blue light shoots from inside the door (_(:з」∠)_) ·out.

Tachibana and Rin kept taking pictures with crystals. After collecting all the peripheral image data, they began to control the submarine and prepared to enter the gate of the temple.

At this moment, there was a sound like hitting a tuning fork in the temple. The sound was not loud, but it formed circles of water patterns, spreading outward, passing through the submarine and slowly spreading along the passage.

And the ripples are not simple water ripples, but are mixed with powerful vitality. "...It seems that the cause of the earthquake is already clear." Tachibana sighed and said, "Although the spread speed of the ripples is very slow, the force formed with the spread range will become stronger and stronger. Under the destructive conditions, this is the formation of earthquakes. s reason."

"Go ahead and have a look."

Under Rin's urging, Tachibana raised the rudder, turned on the searchlight, and entered facing the blue light.

At first there was a dazzling brilliance, and then it became soft, and everything around him could be seen clearly.

This... is really a temple.

The stone wall of the temple is inlaid with night pearls, which are the main source of the cyan light. The interior is resplendent and resplendent. There is a tall and huge stone statue in front of it. The stone statue is a man in a long robe and a hood.

The stone statue's eyes are embedded with red crystals, which emit an evil blood-red light, making it look hideous and terrifying.

Behind the stone statue is a pool, and in the pool... is a huge "scavenger" stone, the top of which is already uneven, with many cracks and broken particles on the edge.

That is to say, the broken piece was carried out by the water flow before Rin discovered it.

Above the "scavenger" stone, there is still a piece of crystal floating, and the crystal is lined up again, and the body is also trembling slightly.

"What is this?" Rin asked.

Tachibana frowned: "I haven't seen..."

"There's still something you don't know?!"

Rin's exclamation caused a blush to fly across Tachibana's face, she clenched her fist and coughed dryly before her lips, and said, "This is really strange...but I can be sure that the sound and ripples just now were made by it. "

Being so close to the "scavenger" stone, Rin felt a little cold and hairy on his skin, but it was still within the resistible range.

He opened the hatch, jumped down, and circled around the entire rock, his head still thinking wildly.

Why is there an underwater temple here?Who built the temple?What is the use of such a large piece of dangerous props?

Ciri and Reimu jumped down immediately, the former wandered around curiously, the latter followed Rin lazily.

Rin walked around and found nothing special, so she focused on the carvings on the temple wall.

Taking a closer look, all the patterns on the surrounding stone walls are all a painting...the meaning of the painting is obvious.

All the gods of all races knelt down in awe of the person sitting on the throne in the center, the red-eyed man in the robe of the statue.

On the carving on the stone wall, the eyes of the man in the black robe are also marked in red, which looks like two flames. Below his throne is his confidant, who is also in the black robe.

Another point is that the other gods carved have distorted figures and faces, revealing a feeling of fear and awe...even enslavement.

"How do you look... like a cult."

"It's a cult." Standing by Rin's side, Ciri opened her mouth, wanting to say something but was a bit hesitant, and finally didn't say it.

And Tachibana had already finished preparing the evidence collection images, and said lightly: "Whether it is a cult or not, what is certain is that there must be a conspiracy with such a large scavenger stone, and the cracks and incisions on the spar are obviously man-made."

After finishing speaking, she took off the white gloves, stretched out her palms and put them in front of the spar, and said after a while, "There is quite a lot of vitality in it, do you want to listen to my speculation?"

Rin nodded, and said that the elite policeman is more reliable for inference and investigation.

"I have observed the architectural style of the temple, which is more than ten thousand years ago... There is no doubt, I have archaeological evidence and an elite degree in history."

As he said that, Tachibana took out a certificate and a degree certificate, his brows were plain and there seemed to be nothing to brag about.

"Both the crystal and the scavenger stone were built following the temple. The function of the scavenger stone below is to absorb vitality. When it reaches a full level, it will be transferred to the crystal above for storage. Not long ago...someone damaged the crystal, and a large number The vitality is released along with the ripples. At the beginning, there should be slight tremors on the ground. It’s just that the underwater world is more common and no one cares about it. Until it evolved into earthquakes before, earthquakes will become more and more frequent and the scope will become larger. .”

The antecedents and consequences are reasonable. Rin nodded repeatedly at the time, agreeing with the other party's speculation, and then suddenly thought of something, touched his chin and said: "If so, the reason for the frequent attacks of sea kings is also obvious. A large amount of vitality is hidden below and cannot be poured out. Let's It’s hard to feel, but Neptune’s senses are a hundred times stronger than ours, and it’s because of the attraction of vitality that they follow their instincts to attack and aggress, and want to get closer, the closer they are to the temple, the more concentrated the attacks are, and there are other places too.”

Well, case solved!

"Honey, you're so smart!"

Ciri gave Rin a thumbs up, her face was full of pride, without any suspicion of flattery.

Wow...why is this girl so cute?

Favorability +⑨!

Feeling happy, Rin picked up his sleeves: "Then, as long as the crystal and the scavenger stone are taken away, the problem of the underwater world will be solved, right? ! "

"wait!"

Lihua stretched out his hand to grab his clothes, frowned and said: "This matter is very involved, you should know about Sea God's preparations by now, if there is a connection between them, it will affect the whole body."

"……Forehead."

"This is no longer something we can handle. Don't worry. I'll report back to the bureau first and see how the superiors handle it."

After Rin thought about it, she was right. Since the suspect was able to find the temple and knew the purpose of the crystal, it is very likely that he has a good understanding of the cult that built the temple for tens of thousands of years. Maybe it is a hidden cult member... It's related to the hidden boss to face, wouldn't he have to get into a show?

Well... as the Space-Time Management Bureau created by the three top space-time gods who do not participate in any camp, they should have the authority to handle this matter.

"Okay, you are a civil servant and you have the final say."

"...Well, then... that who, you go with me, just to settle your matter... Rin Jingu, you should go with me too, as a witness."

Ciri snorted coldly, and Rin pointed at herself strangely: "Am I going too?!"

Tachibana rarely showed a cold smile: "Don't worry, it will be soon, and... don't you want to participate in the investigation? If you are appointed by our management bureau, it will be more convenient to do things, and you will be allowed to disclose the news later. "

"Emmm, if you say that..."

"Oh, aren't you the Goddess of Luck that you believe in, Lord Fortuna? The Lady Goddess is also registered in our Space-Time Management Bureau. Maybe you will see me after you have made great achievements..."

"make a deal!"

For the sake of my girlfriend, even if it's a mess, I squat!

Thinking about meeting Fortuna suddenly at that time, and then proposing marriage... Wow!Such a big surprise, she should be very happy!

Tachibana, who had succeeded in seducing Tachibana, made an OK gesture to Rin Asa.

It's not selfish that he insists on bringing Rin, but because the benefits are obvious.

One is that husbands sing and women follow, if Rin goes, Ciri will follow obediently, and easily solve the smuggling case.

The second is that there are indeed several testimonies from Rin, and the superiors will pay more attention to them.

The third is Rin's ability to be lucky... Tachibana can see it thoroughly after just getting along for a while. The simplest example is that they only met Ripple when they went to the temple. They are already very lucky. If they are still diving, they will meet... Then run away like hell, holding a thick thigh with good ability and luck in the future, and with Reimu who is about the same level and quiet and not troublesome at all, it will be much more convenient to do things.

Looking at Rin and Reimu with satisfaction, Tachibana said that he has always been alone, and this is the first time he has the idea of ​​finding a partner.

The situation was urgent, and without thinking too much, Tachibana took out the Digimon machine, checked the range, and waved his hand after confirming that the space channel could be used normally.

The crack in the digital color bar that I saw last time appeared in front of the four of them, and Tachibana jumped into it first.

Rin and Reimu looked at each other and walked in. Ciri stood at the door hesitating for a long time, finally raised her eyebrows, and decided to follow Rin to the ends of the earth.

Hey... Such a good girl, you should follow suit.

After entering, looking around, there are long and short colored digital strips like a tunnel. Tachibana called out a large locomotive with two seats beside it, and beckoned everyone to get on it.

After the others put on the stabilization helmets, they started the locomotive, which turned into a colorful light and disappeared in place.

The surrounding colored bars, under high-speed driving, finally turned into white light, this is the first time for Rin to experience such a cool space shuttle...

Well, it feels the same as The Matrix.