It is well connected and can be used to go up and down. There is almost no decoration inside. Only a few levels are equipped with valves that need to be twisted open with force in order to move forward.
The air in this place is bad.
Not the usual bad kind...
Not only was it stuffy and hot, but there was also a strong stench all around, as if something had been rotting here for seventeen or eighteen years, and the stench was so strong it penetrated into one's bones.
Someone shone a flashlight around and found a lot of blood and flesh traces on the walls of the pipe.
The bloodstains are dark red in color and anyone with experience can recognize them at a glance.
What was really disgusting was the flesh, most of which had solidified and dried, along with skeletons that were attached to the wall. When the first skull was photographed, everyone was shocked.
"It's hell..."
The crew members were all experienced. Many of them had seen cases of monsters eating people while serving on the ship, including but not limited to a companion being bitten off half by a giant mouth, and a transparent jellyfish sneaking into the ship in the middle of the night to kill and eat people... but they had never seen such a tragic scene.
Dense blood, flesh, and bones... were stuck on all sides of the entire pipe.
At their feet, on their sides, and above their heads, there were these terrifying reliefs everywhere.
Who can bear such a shock?
That is to say, they have undergone professional training, and no one has vomited so far. If an ordinary person stays here for half a minute, he would probably be frightened and have hallucinations.
"This should have been a well dug when the palace was built."
Madeline leaned forward and touched the wall of the tube.
"They used canals to bring water from far away to the basement of the palace, and then built a pipe system to pump the water up... But now it's clear that something else has taken over here, and that monster uses these pipes to move."
She saw this action as an opportunity and did not miss any chance to show off. As she explained, many people looked at her with admiration. Madeline's mouth curled up, and she felt a little proud.
But as someone else said, "Doesn't that mean that the water that people in the palace drink is corpse water?"
Madeline's face suddenly changed, and she couldn't hold it back, so she bent over and began to vomit violently.
The team burst into laughter.
They all knew that Madeline was the least experienced and said this deliberately to provoke her.
These bad guys...are truly so bad!
Madeline glared at her companion angrily and found that the captain was also laughing at her.
Hitzfeld's smile was rather reserved, with no teeth showing, just a slight smile, but Madeline could read the irony in it.
Ok?
This taste...
With her eyes half closed, Madeline twitched her nose like a dog, took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, and moved closer.
Closer...closer.
She did smell it, and was sure that she was not mistaken.
The Captain smells so good...and the air around here is so cool!
Madeline was very surprised - after she confirmed it, Hitzfeld did almost nothing, and she didn't see her apply any ointment on her body.
Is that the original fragrance?
Is it something she always uses? It doesn't smell strong in normal air, but it is obvious in an environment filled with evil spirits?
Glancing at Xia Yibing, in her eyes the arrogant and serious security chief was almost sticking close to the girl.
Madeline didn't understand at first, but now she knew why.
This was not the time to worry about face. It was inconvenient for others, so she took advantage of the fact that she was a woman and squeezed in between the two of them in two or three steps.
"Madeline?" Being separated from the refrigerator, Xia Yibing's face darkened. She looked around and grinned, "What are you doing here?"
"I have something important to report to the captain."
Oh, now you know to call the captain...
Xia Yibing sometimes couldn't understand Hitzfeld, so reading Madeline was a piece of cake. She suspected that this woman was deliberately walking in the middle, and based on the information Hitzfeld had passed on before...it seemed that she had some bad thoughts about her?
Shadow Lion agents are under a lot of pressure, and although it is not common for male and female agents to exchange a night of pleasure for a good mood, it is definitely not rare. For female agents, doing this with another female agent not only reduces the sense of guilt, but also has a kind of unethical stimulation. Xia Yibing remembers that there was indeed a period of time... probably after she took office, many female agents inside showed a certain degree of affection for her.
It was normal for them to adore her. Her appearance and inner qualities were impeccable, and her strong character coupled with her charming eyes made people want to conquer her.
So based on admiration, they want something to happen between them and the director, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Xia Yibing never paid any attention to them. No matter who they were, male or female, it was impossible to shake Hitzfeld's position in her heart. She had sworn to love only the girl in her life, so she could only apologize to the others.
Didn't Madeline think so?
Xia Yibing frowned.
If so, it will be difficult to deal with.
Madeline didn't know that her image in her boss's heart was about to collapse. She just kept getting closer to Hitzfeld, feeling secretly happy and cool.
The weather was hot, but there was no heat wave around the girl. The closer she got to her, the more obvious it was. It wasn't wind or flowing air, it was just a feeling... Madeline suspected it might be some kind of illusion caused by the perfume.
But she did have something important to say, so she didn't bother to think about it and said, "The captain should have heard what I just said."
"Ah."
Hitzfeld responded.
It's not that she is indifferent, it's simply that she wants to focus most of her energy on exploring the environment.
Perhaps Xia Yibing was the only one in the entire team who vaguely noticed that just now, in an instant, something flew out.
It's a dead bone ice needle.
When she was at Hitzfell Manor, she was in the mansion, and the ice needle was able to reach the door across most of the manor to pick up the letter, which shows that this thing has a very wide range of activities.
Of course, that was because she was very familiar with the terrain and knew the way even with her eyes closed. In most cases, the activity area of the ice needle depended on her accurate vision.
Of course, the underground pipeline cannot be said to have a wide field of vision, but even if she just lets the ice needles explore the corners in advance, she can help the team eliminate most of the dangers.
“This mountain may not be just a mountain.”
"Uh-huh?"
Hitzfeld was stunned and turned his head to look.
"How to say?"
She was finally interested.
"I've studied the Goliaths." Madeline lowered her voice. "The Goliaths' water well technology is unparalleled in the world. I'm afraid only the desert peoples can rival it... These pipes are not traditional water wells. Some of them are not water pipes."
"If it's not a water pipe, then what is it?" Xia Yibing pressed.
She was now very unhappy with Madeleine.
Either he wanted me or he wanted Asun.
You look down on me so much... How could I possibly let you succeed!
But she still knew her limits, realizing that Madeline lowered her voice to tell a big secret, and she controlled her questioning very lightly.
"I wonder if the Captain and Director have heard of the floating city." Madeline asked.
"You mean the floating city..."
Xia Yibing looked confused, but Hitzfeld frowned and thought.
She had a vague feeling that she had heard of it, and it was not long ago.
Oh, she remembered.
It was on the railroad tracks, in the kingdom of Lendis. He showed the dark golden sun disc, on which his heart was embedded.
"This thing has withstood the impact of the floating city. You'd better not underestimate it."
I think that's what they said?
He said the floating city... I had shot his heart, so was he lying?
But the tone doesn't sound like it, so let's just assume he is lying. Even if a person wants to make up facts, it is impossible for them to deviate too far from reality.
It's like a child who has spent all the money on milk. When he lies, the most he can say is "the money was lost" or "it was robbed", but he can't say "the floating city sucked the money up".
Is this a subconscious reaction... So he has the concept of a floating city in his mind - has he ever seen a real floating city?
Thinking of this, Hitzfeld was shocked.
Before Coldis recognized her father's identity, he could be said to be a partner of the Eclipse Church.
If he has seen the floating city, doesn't that mean the Eclipse Church has this thing?
"Impossible!" Xia Yibing stared.
"Floating cities... even in the civilization of the last era, they are just legends... You mean this mountain is a floating city? Are you serious?"
"I didn't say for sure." Madeline said, "I can't guarantee that what I said is correct, but Director... these pipes do look like steam pipes of large equipment."
"Can you guarantee this alone?"
"Yes, because I have studied almost all kinds of ships. This kind of pipe structure is very common on steamships. I can guarantee it with my life!"
Even when they were arguing, they kept their voices down because the news was too shocking.
Floating city——that’s a floating city!
Xia Yibing didn't dare to think about it. If the palace of Ivenria was actually a floating city, wouldn't it mean that the evildoers had mastered the relevant technology as early as the beginning of its construction, or even decades earlier than that?
This port is located in the northernmost part of Goli, facing Nanxinze in the distance. There are no other human city-states around it. It is self-evident who it is targeting!
Can evildoers have such ability?
How much energy does it take for something this big to fly?
They don't have that much energy!
If so, why didn't they activate this super weapon earlier and drive directly to Wayne Port to bombard it?
The logical contradiction made Xia Yibing more inclined to think that this was an exaggeration. She turned to seek Hitzfeld's approval, but found that she was frowning and looked like she was thinking.
broken.
Her heart stopped beating.
As someone who knows girls very well, Xia Yibing knows that whenever Hitzfeld puts on this gesture, it means he has a conclusion in mind.
"Guess what I thought of."
Hitzfeld moved around to the other side of the woman, making sure only the woman could hear his voice.
"What...?" Xia Yibing was a little frightened.
"Apis Cube."
Hitzfeld said.
"What do you think Alvin wants us to do..."
Chapter 72: The Thing That Shook Heaven and Earth Part 2
It must be said that Alwin's attitude towards sending them out to sea was extremely mysterious.
She must know some secrets that they don't know, maybe it's the memories inherited from the fusion of the sea of time and reality. Maybe in those memories, Elwin saw the truth of the gray fog coming - or even the ancient era. She thought there was a floating city on the Elsa continent, so she had to send the Apis Cube to them.
Hitzfeld also made the same logical argument as Xia Yibing. Obviously, if one wants to guess why "the enemy has a floating city but doesn't use it", the best explanation is that they don't have enough energy to support it.
But the Apis Cube means unlimited energy to some extent. Before this artifact is damaged, it can store enough electricity for a city in Port Wayne to use temporarily, which can provide the floating city with the most needed launch power.
So she wants us to find the floating city and drive it back to Wayne?
Xia Yibing was surprised by this speculation. She immediately began to recall whether there were any words related to the floating city in the books she had read during this period. She suspected that Alwin's secret codes were for this purpose.
"Now here's a question," Hitzfeld whispered, "Should we go down or up?"
If you want to peek into the mystery of the floating city, or even confirm it, you must go down.
She wanted to see where these pipes led to.
But on the one hand, the main purpose of their trip was to take Aman away, which was also very important; on the other hand, she did not have the Apis Cube in her hand now, and that thing was still on the submarine.
Even if it was confirmed that this mountain was a floating city, what would it matter? They couldn't do anything about it for now, but this secret was indeed tempting.
