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Chapter 7 Light Ants and the Deep Submerged Layer

Some words are just heard and feel relieved.

Especially for those who have experienced "Nightmare: Gallery", after seeing Amos' tragedy, they will have a deeper feeling about Nigel's story.

Both painters felt the limits of their talents... Nigel's talent was even far inferior to Amos, but in the end the two embarked on completely different paths and ushered in completely different endings.

"I see……"

Annan nodded and sighed lightly.

He finally knew where that strange feeling came from.

Nigel's eyes looked at him...or rather, the look he saw when he saw Zhi Ji through his eyes, always made Annan feel a little familiar. Now he finally remembered that it was the look that Kaphne looked at him when she first saw him.

"You're a great person, Nigel."

Annan exclaimed: "You can indeed be called the master."

"It's still early."

Nigel shook his head.

Although he had given all his property to Zhiji, he had no regrets in his eyes, and he was even less reluctant to leave.

There is only reason and tranquility in his eyes, like a beacon.

"I am only in my fifties, and my journey around the world has just begun. Now I want to follow the way of paper girls, and I want to pass on that love, that kindness, and that hope. I do think so now.

"But I don't rule out the possibility that this idea may change in the future. Maybe after I travel to a certain city, I will fall in love with it; or maybe after I travel to a certain area, I fell in love with the girl there, and the journey ended, and I chose a peaceful and peaceful life.

"This is all possible situation, and I will not refute it; people will change, and I admit it. I will not repeat the ideal, use it to restrain and solidify my life... until the enthusiasm fades and only numbness remains.

"I wouldn't do this. Because that's my ideal, not my life. I will definitely give priority to maintaining my own life, followed by ideals. I might have been confused about this back then, but now I have seen it clearly."

"But as long as I still remember the current mood, I still remember the hope that Zhiji gave me. I think I will keep going like this."

The middle-aged painter scratched his fluffy and somewhat messy hair and said with a smile.

Not firm and not passionate. Maybe it's because he's a little shy, his voice is smaller than usual chat, not loud at all, nor is it sonorous and powerful.

But in this word, it is full of convincing power.

Nigel scratched his head again, turned his eyes, stared at the table again, and his voice became much smaller: "Why did I say this... I'm rude, Lord Annan."

He is not that shy person.

But looking at Annan and Zhiji's almost identical appearance... I always feel embarrassed as if I pointing at my first love's daughter and telling the story of chasing her mother back then.

Although not the direct party, Annan is already very close to the party - on the one hand, it will make Nigel more willing to tell hidden stories; on the other hand, it will also make Nigel feel even more ashamed.

"It's okay. I've learned a lot from you, too."

Annan smiled gently and comforted softly: "Thank you very much, Your Excellency Nigel."

This is not a polite word, but Annan's words in his heart.

When they talked about this, the underground train had already entered the deep diving floor, and the windows and doors were completely blocked.

Until then, no new passengers came in. There were still five of them in total, which seemed extremely empty.

Because almost all the seas are crossed between different countries. If it is only a few dozen meters underground, it is impossible to cross the border.

If the slope is too steep, it will have higher requirements for the engine's power.

Therefore, the method adopted by underground cities is to spiral down.

On the uppermost layer, that is, after the subway layer is carried, it rotates an arc of about 120 to 180 degrees along the slope of inclined downwards to further descend the depth. After passing through the urban layer, planting layer, and exploration layer, it will reach the deepest layer - that is, the deep diving layer.

The deep diving layer is completely unavailable and cannot be reached through deep wells. Even the specific "routes" are kept confidential for other underground urban residents. There is no need to carry passengers or stop in the middle, and the speed of the train can be directly increased to the maximum.

The air here is also toxic to ordinary people. Therefore, when entering the deep diving layer, the isolation barrier must be opened and the inside and outside of the car must be completely sealed, which can further increase the speed of the train without worrying about the air pouring in from the outside and overturning the door.

"Although I've seen it once."

Lin Yiyi looked out the window and murmured in a low voice: "But it's still so beautiful..."

Although it is in a very deep position, there is unexpected light here.

Of course it is not the sunlight, nor the light.

It is a special creature that relies on for survival in the underground world... the "light ant" created by the mysterious lady.

The size of light ants is similar to that of ordinary ants. They feed on feces and soil in their youth. After eating a small amount of feces or a large amount of soil, they will stop eating and emit a permanent light. Light ants that only eat feces will emit pure white light, and the color will vary depending on the soil consumed.

After the light ants die and rot, they will become an extremely sticky colloid. When the light ants and the corpses of the light ants gather together, they will become a solid gem called "light ants stone" that can emit a faint light at night.

According to the different light colors of the light ants condensed into gems, the light ants will also form strip-shaped beautiful light spots of different colors. The light ants itself is one of the materials for the spells of imperial decree, and the light ants are needed by the idol school, which is also one of the important exports of the underground world.

In fact, the main light source of the underground federation is the light ants.

In the urban and deep-dive layers, the light ants attached to the wall have formed a good cycle - if the eggs of the light ants are laid at the end of the crystal wall near the air, they will starve to death; and if the eggs of the light ants are laid close to the soil, the light ants will eat the soil after hatching.

After swallowing the same volume of soil, the light ants shining with glimmers and the crystal shells condensed by their fathers and ancestors on the outer layer form a colorful sky.

Although this light is not strong... To be a metaphor, it is the brightness of the mobile phone screen during the day, but as the "sky" level lighting, it is enough. After all, underground people have dim vision, which is already a pretty bright world for them. If necessary, green fire or something else will be installed in the room as a close-range light source.

In the planting layer, because strong light is needed to promote crop growth, farmers will shovel out the eggs of light ants with something like bricklayer's trowel, then throw them into feces and buried them to create "light ants" with strong light. After sifting them out, they will apply caviar and then apply them to the mudboard again to make a strong light source that can last for three months.

The exploration layer is the largest area, larger than the remaining three places combined. This is the territory belonging to the "Diggers Council".

Not only do they have to explore ore, they also make holes underground, dig up paleontological remains, or explore areas that are convenient for living, to create lanes, or to plant crops. For them, light ants are not as convenient as lanterns made of green fire.

And in the deepest diving layer, because the lane is not that high, the same light will appear extremely dazzling.

Just like walking through the time tunnel - the speed of the train and the colorful hemispherical crystal tunnel make everything look particularly dreamy.

Not long.

They rushed into the seabed.
Chapter completed!
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