ebookland Chapter 649 Crystal Corridor
Chapter 649 Crystal Corridor
The outline of the underground city is not visible from a distance, and even up close at the entrance, its entirety cannot be seen when looking up.
With the all-knowing and all-powerful Eye of the Dead, Lorraine could sense that the so-called temporary goblin base was much larger than he had imagined; what he could see was merely the tip of the iceberg.
In reality, a black iron giant shrouded in smoke and topped with an antenna sat by the water.
The terrifying, extensive railway tracks stretched into the distance like satellite orbits, with ribbons resembling those of a deity encircling this living steel giant, the underground city.
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That's not the main point. Once you actually enter the underground city, the cold, steel walls, thick enough to create an oppressive, suffocating feeling, are secondary...
The truth cannot be seen from the edge of the outer robot's belly. Even with the artifact, the Mirror of Truth, one cannot pass through the wall to see everything.
The Mirror of Truth can see through ordinary armor and clothing, but it cannot see through the cold heart of steel machinery.
Lorraine believed that he couldn't sense life in the underground city; all life was actually isolated in the second inner city. Perhaps the elevator hadn't gone very far, but another small world appeared in Lorraine's field of vision. He was momentarily disoriented; was this still the familiar world?
The Crystal Corridor is the exit. Opposite the elevator platform is a separate space, where a green garden is hidden inside the belly of the mechanical giant in the underground city!
"Guest, please be sure to complete the inspection. Triggering the alarm will activate the self-financing system..."
"A self-financing system?"
Lorraine stared at the transparent corridor before him, puzzled. It looked incredibly sophisticated, the magical corridor seemingly floating in the void, surrounded by chaotic darkness. It also appeared as if some strange liquid enveloped the inner workings of the Green City.
"This is a groundbreaking technology from the M79 galaxy, provided by the Order of Dimensions. Our company has completed the construction of an independent ecological park. Theoretically, it is possible to create an independent ecological park in the void to achieve ecological circulation for the activities of fragile flesh and blood life."
"In theory, creating an independent world within a spaceship would enable interstellar and even space travel."
"The arrival of the Eredar and the Voidwalkers is one of the most incomprehensible issues in Azeroth this century. However, our company has already pushed the boundaries of cooperation, establishing a new radar station in District 52 of Outland. A rocket launch is imminent, making the realization of Project X a certainty. Blackwater and the Azeroth Post Office will also cooperate with us. Our company will provide all services to our clients, as long as you offer the right price..."
The tiny guide robot seemed to have become quite talkative.
Its body had been taken over by a new owner, who was very willing to clear up Lorraine's doubts and soothe her emotions.
"please..."
"The portal needs to be activated and will remain open for 5 minutes. It will then automatically close to prevent infection..."
"Infect?"
"Oh, I mean, because the cost of building an eco-park is very high, and maintaining ecological balance is more difficult than imagined, please forgive us for taking this necessary measure in order to avoid losses! The disinfection system operates automatically with gentle steam to achieve 100% testing for our guests."
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The robot was urging Lorraine to leave quickly, implying that this independent eco-park, the magical area hidden inside the mechanical giant's belly in the underground city, wouldn't remain open indefinitely.
Through the purple magical barrier in the distance, Lorraine could see images of living beings.
Their shadows were enveloped in a purple magical shield.
This feeling was familiar to him; it was similar to the protective shield in the Dalaran crater, extremely dangerous to the undead. Magic requires energy to maintain, and this was something like a magical shield maintained by energy...
A purple shield protects life.
But for Lorraine, he was a complete and utterly forgotten man.
Purple represents danger; the brilliance of crystal may conceal some kind of destructive radiation.
Not only in Dalaran, but also in the underground city, recalling the Titan portals I had seen deep underground, where the crystal protection system could easily kill even the Faceless Ones.
Lorraine hadn't forgotten that he still had fragments of those bloodstone shards in his pocket.
"guest?"
"it is good."
Lorraine nodded subconsciously and took a step forward. To enter the inner city ecological park, one had to enter the Crystal Corridor.
Almost simultaneously, the two burly bodyguards took a step forward.
A loud, continuous rumble of mechanical gears exploded in my ears. The electronic alarm sound changed from a beeping tone to a piercing siren, and a door was opening in front of me.
Huge, higher, mysterious.
The bridge, whose principles and distance are unclear, stands solid beneath our feet.
Lorraine felt somewhat uncomfortable being scrutinized in this strange crystal corridor built of magic and machinery.
An enclosed space with no way out.
The free-falling elevator has disappeared, and behind it, several massive steel doors, like stitches, are ten layers of protective doors that change back and forth.
With all escape routes blocked, even a true god cannot escape...
The tiny robot's head was constantly flashing.
The elevator disappears, the door closes, and the entrance ahead appears...
As if a portal to a second world had opened in the void, Lorraine had the illusion that he had arrived in the Outer Realm described by his teacher. The Outer Realm was a shattered world, the remnants of a real planet after its explosion.
In my mind, if a planet really collapses, how could there be any survivors?
Unless it's an independent world, if the star's core is destroyed, gravity disappears, and the planet shatters, shouldn't the fragments simply dissipate and drift away in the universe? However, the teacher told Lorraine that in Outland, Draenor did indeed destroy the orcs' homeland due to Ner'zhul's final attempt to open a portal to another world to escape the Burning Legion's pursuit, resulting in a massive shockwave...
The Burning Legion is happy to destroy a planet, and they have destroyed more than one inhabited planet.
The worlds they occupy can exist in the void.
However, those were the remains of a corrupted planet, the shells of a lost star soul; what remained were, of course, demons from hell. Or perhaps their food...experimental pets.
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Outland serves as a springboard, a portal for the Legion, and one of its outposts and forward bases.
The blood moon Lorraine saw in Silverpine Forest might be the power of the mysterious Blood God, but the pale green phantom of the planet visible above Azeroth is not an illusion; it is a real world, or perhaps the planet is located not far from Azeroth, and the Legion has never given up its invasion.
"Argus..."
In a daze, Lorraine remembered the base camp where the Burning Throne was located, which her teacher had mentioned.
Compared to the Burning Legion's stronghold, Argus is mysterious and remote, while Outland is a tangible realm of life. After the Great Explosion, several massive pieces of debris floated in space, and besides demons, many survivors remained...
The Dark Portal leads to Outland...