After getting ready, he continued to set off. Shade walked into the passage connected to the dragon's nest.
The passage is huge and obviously not prepared for human-sized creatures. Similar to the wide cave, there are still a few traces of polishing on the walls and floor of the passage, and the murals are almost completely invisible.
It can be clearly felt that this passage is going upwards. At the same time, traces of other branch caves gradually appear on both sides of the passage. Unfortunately, those caves have either completely collapsed or were obviously directly destroyed by huge forces. The only cave that can be explored
, there is still only the deepest one.
"I remember that "The Architecture of Dragon's Lair" is also an elective course. Maybe you can go back and find a few books to read. Maybe you can guess the reason why this lair was abandoned."
After fifteen minutes of rapid movement, Shade, who felt like he had climbed a mountain, finally reached the end of the passage. A huge stone five to six meters high blocked the exit of the passage, but the key was not the stone, but the
A dull silver light shone on the stone.
A complete ritual array written in dragon language runes was carved on a huge black rock. Relying on his proficiency in the language, Shade saw its meaning as "only giant dragons can pass here."
This is not a blockade specifically aimed at going from the inside out. The stone itself has this ability from all directions. There is an introduction to this blockade in "Witch Reverberation - Fiona", and it is described in the racial memory inherited by Fiona,
This is a way for powerful dragons to block their own nests. Although the stone area is limited, as long as the rune array on the stone is still there, the entire dragon nest is inaccessible from any direction. Even if the ground is dug, there is absolutely no way in or out.
Not going.
"Is it a lock?"
Shade, who thought this was also a kind of lock, originally wanted to summon the [Stand of Yggdrasil] and try to use the "Key of the Door" to forcefully open the lock. However, considering that this was a precious and complete dragon language rune array, it destroyed quite a bit.
It's a pity, and if this door belongs to me in the future, this kind of door lock is also quite reliable, so I temporarily gave up the idea of forcibly opening the door for the ceremony.
"Only a dragon can try this again."
He took out the right glove that Fiona gave him again. He originally thought that if this was not enough, he would also take out the "Higgs Dragon Head Stone" to try, but he didn't expect that the color of the glove in front of him would change as soon as he touched it.
In the dim ritual matrix, all the lines on the ritual lit up.
The stone also began to glow, and then turned into a point of light and disappeared, revealing the cave behind the stone. When Shade walked out of it, the stone that had just turned into light blocked that location again:
"How convenient. Thank you, Fiona."
The image of the big-tailed red dragon girl appeared in his mind. Shade smiled and put the glove away again.
After passing through the stone door and leaving the scope of the dragon's nest, the strange mental pressure completely disappeared. At this time, we were still in a dark cave, but this cave was quite short and the smell of animal feces could be smelled around. This should be natural.
The cave formed.
The cave is not deep, and it is easy to follow the direction of the light to the outside.
Surrounded by sparse woods on hills, the sky at two o'clock in the afternoon looked particularly gloomy, and the gloomy sky seemed to want to rain. The Yuewan area is an area composed of coastal mountains, forests, and steel cities surrounded by smoke, so
Hills outside the city are not uncommon.
When he came to the ground, Shade didn't even need to take out the map and locate his position again before he knew how to act. Listening to the noisy sounds in the distance, he walked southward. In less than five minutes, the sparse grove came to the end. The wide forest
One side of the road connects to the dotted villages outside the city, and one side connects to a stone bridge large enough for seven or eight carriages to pass at the same time.
On the fence posts on both sides of the wide stone bridge, there are small stone sculptures of giant dragons with some signs of wind erosion. There is not a river under the bridge, but a ravine with trees and weeds. In addition, the old-era style on the other end of the stone bridge
The huge city gate, for a moment, Shade thought he had arrived in the medieval fantasy era in the story.
"St. George's Stone Bridge."
During the Cold War Age, there were a total of eight exits to the outside world on the city walls of Yuewan City. Among them, the St. George Stone Bridge was located in the northeast of the city. It is said that the stone bridge was built around 1400 and has not been destroyed for four hundred years. In today's era
It still plays a role and can be regarded as the most famous building in the northeast of Yuewan City.
Although in 1854, only a part of Yuewan City's city wall near St. George's Stone Bridge remained, it was still an important trade route in and out of Yuewan City. On Wednesday afternoon, under the gloomy sky, pedestrians and vehicles entering and leaving the city were busy.
The carriages carrying goods made the St. George Stone Bridge and the rural villages on the other side of the stone bridge seem more lively than the urban area of Green Lake City.
After leaving the woods, Xia De successfully merged into the crowd. While looking at the scenery here, he passed the stone bridge and officially entered Yuewan City.
The City of Wealth, Moon Bay City, is generally considered to be one of the richest cities on the west coast of the Old World. Before the advent of the steam age, this city relied on its location and maritime trade advantages to occupy the western part of Carsonlik.
The status of the economic center. After the steam era, the city council that controlled the city seized a rare opportunity in a thousand years and made Yuewan City the cargo distribution center for the entire west coast ocean trade of Kasenlik.
Therefore, unlike the dilapidated Green Lake City and Coldwater Port where old-era buildings exist, most of the buildings in Yuewan City were newly built in the past century. The supporting steam pipelines and gas pipelines make this coastal city
The port city seems to be more progressive and advanced than the inland cities of Willendale and Tobesk.
Although he was used to the prosperity of the northern capital in Tobesk, Shade had to admit that the construction level of Yuewan City was not inferior to Tobesk, the "Pearl of the North - Steam City".
The "Tatton River" that flows from the northeast to the southwest and merges into the sea divides Yuewan City into two parts, but both the east and west of Yuewan are equally fertile.
The tall urban buildings show the power of the times, and the magnificent opera houses, concert halls, city parks and aristocratic manors all show the cultural style of the city. Even in the Xiacheng District of Yuewan City, there is a thriving citizen economy and various civilian shops.
It is also very different from "slums" in the traditional sense.
The outsider who entered the city from the St. George Stone Bridge was immediately dazzled by the appearance of this big city that was different from Tobesk. Although he had visited many cities in this world, only Tobesk and Yue
Bay City can be called a steam metropolis.
Following the clues given by Miss Bernice, he walked and walked while admiring the bustling city scenery, and finally came to "Herring Street" on the east bank of the Taton River. This street belongs to the lower city and is not used for unloading goods in the dock area.
Fishing boats mostly sail into the Taton River and unload their cargo in nearby neighborhoods, so this street is named like this.
At this time, Shade was on the river bank, looking at the river embedded in the city in the southeast. Under the dark sky, on the Taton River, which was wider than the Terrarel River in Tobesk, ships were coming and going, as if to
Block the entire river.
On the other side of the river, in the city under the dim sky, row upon row of houses extend from the river bank into the distance. Tall tower buildings and majestic high-rise buildings dot the city skyline.
The sounds of hawking on Herring Street behind you are endless, and on the streets across the river, pedestrians are also coming and going. There is no shortage of customers in the shops along the river. Four-wheeled taxis travel through the streets and alleys, with various products displayed in the windows, evenly arranged along the river.
The gas street lamps and the long stone brick paved street below show the wealth of this city.
The lively city is rejuvenating. Although it is a harbor city like Coldwater Port, it is completely different from Coldwater Port.
Looking to the left, Shade even saw a tower bridge still under construction downstream of the river bank.
The bridge is divided into upper and lower layers, and it seems to be intended to raise the lower bridge directly when ships pass by. Under the dim and gloomy sky, construction work was carried out on both sides of the river bank at the same time. The steel, brackets, ropes and workers on and off the bridge extended from the river bank to the wide river.
Far from destroying the beauty of the city's scenery, this chaotic scene actually makes Yuewan City, the city of wealth, appear more vibrant and dynamic.
Judging from the current construction progress, the bridge should be completed by the end of this year or early next year.
"It's grand, isn't it?"
There was a voice from behind, and then a man in a brown robe, whom Shade had never seen before, came from behind Shade and stood next to Shade.
This person's attire is very strange in summer, but considering the changeable weather recently, it is understandable that he is dressed like this.
【Ordinary people.】
"Yes, it's magnificent."
Xia De nodded, and the unfamiliar middle-aged man introduced him:
"This bridge is the largest project in Yuewan in recent years. It was named the Bridge of Yuewan by the city hall. The bridge deck is almost as wide as the St. George Stone Bridge. The upper and lower floors are connected by an automatic elevator driven by steam power.
Allow pedestrians to pass. As a new bridge connecting the east and west districts of Yuewan, city councilors at the city hall hope that it can bring more wealth and prosperity to the city."
The stranger spoke Kasenrik with a Yuewan accent, and skillfully introduced these situations that Shade was not sure about:
"The design drawings come from the Kasenlik Kingdom Design Institute. The engineering and architectural style adopts the industrial style of this era. You can now see the iron structure, high towers, stone pillars and exquisite decorations. The bridge was built three years ago
During the pre-construction, the budget was repeatedly increased during the period, and now the overall cost has exceeded the original budget of 12,500 crowns, which is about 150,000 gold pounds. Everyone in the city has expectations for the completion of the bridge, as if
Once the bridge is completed, everyone's lives will immediately improve."
