Sir Chen, your wife is missing!

"Are all you people in Agor artists? You are so arrogant. How can we, the people on the mainland, feel bad about it?"

The statue's expression and movements are lifelike and full of soul, as if it would break through the outer metal layer in the next second and walk out as a twenty-meter-tall underwater giant.

Those were all Feng Qingyu's imagination. The statue was always wrapped in translucent seaweed. Except for the seaweed swaying with the waves and reflecting a faint green light on the ground and abandoned buildings in the square, the statue remained motionless.

Her praise was not responded to by Gloriatia, who had a completely different opinion from her.

"It's too exaggerated. This statue is not worthy of our Archon's liking at all. The carving is too crude. Wait until you have a chance to see the statue in the center of the capital of Agor and the large stone sculpture that is hundreds of meters high before you can express your admiration."

"..."

Feng Qingyu didn't intend to argue with her. He used the camera to record the shocking scene as a check-in. After the equipment finished recording, he continued to go deeper into the heart of Coleraine city with Gloria.

The buildings in this city are all tall and magnificent, and the distribution structure is concentric circles. The statue is located at the boundary of the concentric circles, and the buildings become denser as you move towards the center. There is a large temple nearby, which enshrines the beliefs of the Agor people.

Feng Qingyu wanted to go in and take a look, but she didn't dare to waste time for the time being. The top of the temple was shaky and looked like it would collapse at any time, which successfully discouraged her from going in to take a look.

Along the way, she saw many abandoned streets and shops, the things inside were long gone. In a sixty-year-old abandoned city, even if there were things left, they had long been taken away by those who visited earlier, leaving only desolate ruins for those who came later.

Although it is decaying, it is quite beautiful, and is particularly moving against the blue water waves, like a scarred and beautiful deep-sea lady lying on the ground.

Leaving the commercial street, Feng Qingyu saw a broken rail. Rows of silver metal shone in the seawater, without any red rust spots. It looked like the full set of low-temperature alloy processing technology that Goletia kept secret was used.

Even an old woman as respected as Kal'tsit couldn't get more information out of Gloria.

An overturned train blocked the road, keeping the same appearance as when the crisis hit. The train carriages were also rust-free, and the manufacturing process used for the rails was exactly the same. The outer shell of the carriages was decorated with paint in several different colors, and there were also colorful paintings and advertising pictures in different styles.

The promotional pictures in one of the carriages are posters for a newly released drama and movie, the actors are all from Agor, and the movie seems to be adapted from a less popular love movie in Dongguk - "The Love Delusion of a Dongguk Girl". The characters' positions and movements are exactly the same, I wonder if they paid the copyright fee.

If not, it is plagiarism.

It was a miracle that the carriage had survived so long. The paint on it showed only slight fading and cracking, which was not the case with paint on land, which cracked completely after a few years.

They climbed over a train that was several dozen meters long and found a platform behind it.

Every time they arrived at a new place, Gloria would give Feng Qingyu a brief introduction like a tour guide.

"There are also intercity trains in cities in Agor that are convenient for citizens to travel. The ticket prices are low and almost everyone can afford it. Not everyone wants to swim in the sea with their own body or walk on their legs."

“Is your city submerged in water?”

"No, this is the same as on land. Agorians do not need to stay in water all the time like fish. Our streets are also dusty, so little helpers and cleaning experts were invented to clean the streets of Agor. Cleaning machines work all day long, and Agorians will not allow any dust on the streets."

"Mysophobia + obsessive-compulsive disorder is really scary."

After about half an hour's trek, Feng Qingyu and Gloria passed by landmark buildings such as stations, parking lots, and large shopping malls, and were getting closer and closer to the giant gap in the dome.

Feng Qingyu felt like a kindergarten kid on his first outing. Everything in this city was full of novelty, but he tried his best to remain as calm as an adult, with surprise only showing on his face.

It is impossible for a landsman who goes deep into the ocean and walks in the sea basin for the first time to be as calm as Gloria.

"If the dome hadn't been smashed, you might be strolling the streets of Coleraine right now, leisurely sipping the best tobacco here. There are also plots of tobacco grown in Agor, and you should like the smell. Just cross this overpass and we'll be there."

Goletia's spear pointed due north. Behind the overpass was a large circular building. The building was shaped like an oversized model base. The empty space in the middle was equivalent to a groove. In the "groove" was stuck the island that fell from the sea - Avrov Island.

The hardness of the building has completely deviated from the laws of physics on land. Even though it is holding up such a heavy object, it is only slightly deformed and is not completely crushed.

Because of this, Avrof Island is like a suspended island-type building, maintaining a high degree of integrity and not suffering too serious damage.

The islands on land and the buildings of the underwater city merge into one, forming a visual spectacle. Feng Qingyu has almost finished expressing his feelings for the day. He is so excited that his mouth is dry and he has completely forgotten the salty taste of the sea water. All his attention is attracted by the suspended island.

"What's that circular building?"

"It should be the theater. Agor's life is inseparable from drama. Drama is more intuitive than words and pictures, and it can also make the audience more involved. Agor's drama culture has always been very popular. This theater is relatively small. The size of the National Grand Theater is several times its size. Enough of small talk, we have to climb up."

32. The Lost Lands of Iberia

Human beings are so insignificant in front of the creations of nature. Feng Qingyu stared at the Avrov Island suspended in the distance for a long time and found that Gloria had already put a rope on her.

"Again?"

"What else? It's not that I look down on you. The walk just now was just to let you know more about the city. Otherwise, I would have swam to the island long ago. Time is a precious resource. I hope you can understand."

Gloria was not in a hurry. She just didn't want to waste time on meaningless things and appear to be acting rashly.

Being aggressive seems to be a fine tradition in their family. Both father and mother want to spend every minute on things they think are meaningful, and talking to them one more word is considered a waste of time.

Feng Qingyu was used to the tone of Goletia's speech, and knew that she had no ill intentions, but was just a little arrogant like an Agor. Since someone wanted to help him, why not agree with a smile?

It takes more effort to swim up from the sea basin than from above. It is estimated that the height from here to the island is more than 50 meters. It would take her at least several minutes to float 50 meters by hand, but it only takes a few seconds for Goletia.

The routine was like riding a roller coaster at high speed, soaring from the ground to the air. The swordfish dragged Draco across the huge silver circular theater, and the blue and gray swirled in the sight, like two kinds of pigment mixed together.

After a long yet short minute, Feng Qingyu achieved a leap in spatial distance.

The Agors move much faster in the sea than on land, and they always complain from time to time that the world on the sea moves too slowly. This is not a meaningless complaint, and anyone who has seen the Agors move will understand.

They were standing on the edge of the island. What was once close to the horizon had now become a "cliff". If they were not careful, they would fall from the place without guardrails.

The suspended island is very large, larger than the original Victoria Island that Feng Qingyu and Wei Cao visited, like a small country suspended in the ocean.

Before being reconquered by Iberia, Avrov Island was indeed an isolated and self-sufficient country.

The island's architectural pattern also refers to the Argo below, which is distributed in concentric circles. There are no land plants on the island, and the land that was once full of Iberian palm trees is now occupied by coral reefs and seaweed in the sea.

The gray and white tower was embraced by green plants, and the monotonous color was embellished, becoming more dilapidated and desolate. The place with few people will eventually become a hotbed for plants, and Feng Qingyu no longer sighed.

I have been feeling emotional too many times today. My brain is gradually becoming numb and I need a rest.

She and Gloria walked from the edge of the concentric city to the center. In the center was the highest mountain on the island, which was carved into a huge statue of Alfonso by the islanders.

"I discovered that the Iberians and the Agorians were very fond of giant statues."

"Statues are a cultural symbol of Agor. The Iberians picked up fragments of Agor, including knowledge of sculpture. All the famous sculptures you can see in Iberia have traces of Agor."

The ancient castle by the sea near Saltwind City is called the "paradise" of Iberia by a group of hallucinogen addicts. The sculptures and murals inside reveal the wild and weird style that the Agor people love most in every detail.

The theme of the work is created around the two main points of shocking and grand, so that the viewer can get a strong and heavy visual impact at the first time, achieving the purpose of leaving a deep impression.

Rather than a long-term infiltration, the effect of a single hit is the ultimate goal pursued by Agor's artists.

Afrov Island later became a territory under the name of Alfonso, and the islanders carved such a statue to symbolize his status and great achievements. It was immersed in the sea for 60 years and was not damaged or affected by external forces during this period, so it was presented in its complete appearance.

The sense of oppression exerted by this statue is completely different from that of the metal statue in Coleraine's border square.

The self-proclaimed God of War Agor seemed not as imposing as Alfonso. Alfonso, recorded in Iberian history books, was a member of the Fengti tribe who was over two meters tall, had an extremely strong physique, and had a pair of huge dark brown horns on his head. Countless young sailors dreamed of becoming such a person.

The huge statue of Alfonso is also equipped with a sword given to him by the emperor of Iberia. The sword is designed to have one-third of it inserted into the ground. Alfonso holds the hilt with both hands and looks forward. The momentum and ambition to conquer the entire ocean are perfectly reproduced on his face by the sculptor.

The mysterious underground mausoleum that my great-grandfather bought might be near Alfonso's statue.

Those who are obsessed with heroes of the past must hope to rest in peace under the gaze of heroes after their death. Behind the statue is the towering watchtower. The material used to build the watchtower seems to have come from the deep sea of ​​Agor. It can withstand the water pressure of several thousand meters without turning into a pile of flat scrap metal, which is enough to show that the material is of high quality.

The tower is now a shell, with the glass and other decorations destroyed. The tower looks like an ivory-white bell tower, with each floor hollowed out for viewing.

Feng Qingyu stood at the foot of Alfonso's statue, looked up at this hero of the golden age, remained silent for a moment, and paid high tribute to him.

Now is the final step in the search for the Black Sword, and she is in the heart of Avrov Island, truly the best place in Iberia.

“I feel like everything is a dream now.”

She slapped her cheek hard, and the pain came as expected. Goletia resisted the urge to slap her again. A slap from a deep-sea hunter could make a land dweller spit out several liters of blood. This was no joke.

99% of the operators of Rhodes Island are ignorant children in the eyes of Gloria.

The mission of this trip to the sea is to guide and help one of the ignorant children to find the relics left by their ancestors, and at the same time restore their bodies in the sea water.

The whole process was like an outing. She neither liked it nor hated it, but she had to urge it out of habit.

"Don't just stand there, go find what you want to find."

"immediately."

The world outside the statue of Alfonso and the watchtower were temporarily left behind, and Zhang Feng Qingyu entered from the broken stone door. The first floor of the watchtower was an Alfonso-style circular hall, magnificent and spacious, with seven metal statues of Alfonso war heroes placed on it.

When he saw the statue again, Feng Qingyu was able to treat it with a normal attitude.

Each metal statue has a weapon, all of which are tridents. The tridents point to the top of the tower, and a beam of blue light shines down from the top of the tower, passing through the gaps between the seven tridents, reflecting a blue circular halo.

In the dazzling blue light, Feng Qingyu saw a square tile.

33. Deep Sea Underground Palace

The square floor tile was inconspicuous, but Feng Qingyu still noticed it among a large number of floor tiles.

The pattern on this piece is the most special. It comes from the national emblem of Victoria. She recognized the griffin and flying dragon hidden among a bunch of other patterns.

They were a symbol of Victoria's supreme power, and every titled noble would add similar elements when designing their family crests.

Having worked as a police officer in Longmen for many years, his meticulous observation skills came in handy once again.

"found it!"

Feng Qingyu lay beside the floor tile, patting it with his hands, and his calm mood was replaced by excitement.

The things she longed for had never been so close to her as they were now. She had done what 99.9% of Victorians could not do: she had gone deep into the ocean basin more than meters deep, climbed onto an island that sank in the great silence, and found floor tiles that looked like switches in the lobby of the watchtower.

The explorations were linked together, and none of them could be disregarded. These experiences were by no means a coincidence. Something in the dark was guiding her to find this place and open the last door.

"Good eyes. Next is your home court, I'll watch from the side."

The tall swordfish made way for the column and remained silent. Feng Qingyu knocked on the floor tiles with his hands. There was nothing underneath the tiles, and the sound was crisp, although the crispness was not obvious.

Just knock on the tiles next to it a few times and compare the sounds, and you will easily find a secret hidden under this tile. Generally speaking, no one would deliberately bend over to knock on tiles, and no one would think that there would be a hidden space under the island.

She held the key close to the floor tiles, but the tiles did not respond, and neither did the key.

Cyril's words echoed in his ears.

——It is an obstacle, it swallows up the possibilities that should exist. Only by breaking the shackles can the Williams family be reborn.

Anything that hinders progress and restricts your steps can be called shackles, including this beautifully patterned floor tile.

"I see. We have to break it open to see the entrance."

Feng Qingyu was about to draw his sword when he caught sight of a small statue in the corner. The statue was ordinary and unremarkable, with the hammer in its hand being the only bright spot.

The broken lime shell contained a metal hammer. The hammer was flat and smooth, and its texture was hard, making it perfect for hammering suspicious floor tiles.

The fragile shell has been soaked in sea water for many years and has become very soft. If you pinch it casually, it will turn into crumbs and melt in the sea water.

After getting the "mission prop", Feng Qingyu returned to the darker floor tile and hit it hard, causing a few shallow cracks to appear on it. After a few more hits, the tile broke, revealing a silver metal plate. It looked like the door panel of an underground passage, with a keyhole on it. The shape of the keyhole was exactly the same as the key on his neck, so there was no need to hesitate.

She took the key and put it into the lock. There was no obstruction, and even the lock was easily opened.

The sound of unlocking was covered by the sea water. As the door lock opened, the floor tiles within a radius of two meters instantly cracked. When the cracking stopped, the two finally saw the full view of the passage door. Two closed metal doors, without any gorgeous decoration on the door panels. In the dilapidated underwater city of Coleraine, Feng Qingyu saw at least hundreds of such doors.

The more ordinary something looks, the more likely it is to hide a secret.

The first door was deliberately made so ordinary, not much different from the cellar door in Iberia, which could dispel people's doubts about what was behind the door. It made sense to have a temporarily closed underground passage in a tall watchtower.

Feng Qingyu and Gloria worked together to push open the unlocked door, and a dark passage leading downwards suddenly appeared.

The lighting equipment that I had been reluctant to turn on had to be used now. Exploring an underground tomb in the dark was tantamount to seeking death, and there was no telling what dangerous mechanisms might be inside.

"call--"

My mood became tense and my breathing became lighter.

No one knew if the mechanism in the tomb had malfunctioned after so many years. The floor tiles and metal doors showed no signs of other visitors, and she and Goletia were the first.

Then, Feng Qingyu picked up a broken floor tile and threw it into the dark tunnel, waiting for a moment. There were no hidden arrows shot out of the tunnel, and no huge rolling stones.

"It's safe for now, let's go."

She tried to appear calm, but her voice was trembling. Goletia also turned on her own lighting equipment - an Agor lantern that could be used under the sea. The light from the lantern was more effective than the deep-sea lighting equipment developed by Krusil.

The pitch-dark underground passage suddenly became clear. It was very wide, like the corridor of a luxury hotel. The square tiles on the ground were of a uniform style, with no trace of Victoria. They were all built according to Iberian specifications.

"Your great-grandfather was not a sinister person. I can sense that there are no mechanisms in this underground mausoleum. There is no breath of technology here. It is as backward as an ordinary underground palace."

Goletia took a step forward and lightly touched each floor tile at her feet with her long black spear.

The underground palaces in tomb-robbing novels are usually full of dangers and twists and turns. Feng Qingyu often reads this kind of literary works written by authors from Yan State on the Internet. His way of thinking is influenced by the novels, and he assumes that every underground tomb is dangerous.

After watching Gloria walk from the first door to the second door, he was sure that there was no danger here and moved to her side in a few seconds.

The passage was very long, with many similar doors. They repeated this process more than a dozen times, passing through a slightly narrow corridor. At the end, there appeared a barrier that was exactly the same as the dome of the Agor city.

There was a rocker on the wall, Feng Qingyu pushed it down hard, and the barrier opened automatically. The material unknown to the people on the mainland blocked everything out, and the world inside the barrier was a great wonder in the current Terra archaeological community.

The space under the island was secretly built into the throne of an underground kingdom.

The throne is built on a ship, or more precisely, a large ship model, not sure if it can be driven. The style of the ship is 100% modeled after the Iberian Fool, except for the smaller scale, all other details are intact.