The upper city area can only be reached by passing the railway corresponding to the pass. This area has been divided into two areas from the underground city.
The flow of people between the two areas is quite small, and there are only rail trains transporting different materials between the two urban areas.
Lan Nuo spent almost all his savings, and then he boarded a train to the upper city through connections. The escort on the car lost one eye due to an accident. However, this did not prevent him from acting like a
A taxi driver is equally talkative.
This brought a lot of trouble to Lan Nuo. After all, he was not familiar enough with this city. Especially since he had never been to Shangcheng District. Xiacheng District also had very limited understanding of Shangcheng District. It was very difficult to have such an intense chat with the other party.
It's easy to tell the truth.
Fortunately, the other party seemed to be simply bored. In order to dispel his doubts, Lan Nuo could only say that he went to the upper city to become a light seeker.
Hearing this, the escort's eyes suddenly lit up: "It turns out that there are still people who are willing to die in the dark. Ahem... No..."
He seemed to realize what he said, and he repeatedly corrected the problem: "Ahem, I mean I haven't seen such a brave person for a long time.
Since the 100-man exploration team set off 100 years ago and was eventually annihilated in the dark night, the scale of light seekers has become smaller and smaller. In recent years, almost no one has signed up to participate in light search operations.
After all, you will either gain nothing or your entire army will be annihilated. Without the consciousness of sacrifice, no one will participate in such a life-threatening action for such a small bonus.
I heard that for this year’s Light Seeking Operation, Wendell went through a lot of hard work to gather twelve people to meet the minimum operational standards. There are also several bad guys who lost all their money in the casino and were desperate.
Choose to participate in Operation Light Seeking. If you are really willing to participate, you might be able to replace the bad gambler inside."
Lan Nuo thought thoughtfully: "Is the Wendell you are talking about famous?"
"You want to participate in the light-seeking operation but you don't even know about Wendel? Although this person is not a big shot, he is relatively famous, probably more than ten years ago. Wendel, who was in his prime, participated once
The search for light operation was quite brutal. In the end, only he and a few others came back alive, while the rest all died without bringing back any useful information.
His wife Sasha even died of illness while he was participating in the light-seeking operation. So far, he and his son have a very bad relationship. It is estimated that half of Wendell's failure in organizing the light-seeking operation is his son.
Making trouble for him.
He is also considered to be almost the only person who has the courage to embark on the road of seeking light for the second time after returning alive, so although he is not a big shot, his fame is not small at all.
If you want to participate in the light-seeking operation, I will take you to him as soon as you get off the car. He and the light-seeking team live near the Twilight Shield, and are training team cooperation and wilderness survival before departure."
Lan Nuo nodded. Now he is also a mortal. It is undoubtedly extremely dangerous to move forward in the dark night filled with magic radiation. If he really wants to go out and explore, he will definitely need to find ways to familiarize himself with the environment. If
If they are training, they can take this opportunity to familiarize themselves with the outside magic environment.
The train was running amidst the roar. It was a strange spiraling upward railway. The track shuttled through the winding and rugged city. It was like a city stacked up like stacked containers. When the train passed by, it made a steel-twisting sound.
Every creaking sound indicates that this city has reached its limit. The city stacked up layer by layer has become too much to add. At the highest point. In the topmost building, it even gives people a feeling of agitation.
It feels like you can touch the vision barrier in mid-air when you reach out your hand. And this is not an illusion. The city is already like a mountain, rising to the point where it is almost touching the top of the shield. This also means that the entire city is almost
It has developed to its limit.
The train stopped in an open square. This is an area that is level with the outside world. It is also one of the few areas in the city where you can see the open sky. Here you can see an almost complete barrier, just like at dusk.
The color barrier protects the city like a layer of eggshell. However, this twilight city is not only limited to this layer of eggshell, but also has tentacles extending outside the eggshell, connecting the city.
The trains spread into the distance in the dim light.
"What are you looking at? Oh? Are they the mines outside? It is said that the farthest mine has expanded into the distance again, a full fifty kilometers away from the barrier. The income of mining as a miner there is very high, but it is a pity.
Even if such a high remuneration is given, it is almost impossible to recruit people. After all, one has to take the train fifty kilometers every day to work in the mine. Under the radiation of magic energy, one has to work for more than 12 hours before taking the return train back.
Resting within the barrier, even if you work for one day and rest for one day, is not a life that people can live. Our magic light amulet cannot resist all magic radiation. Only those who are desperate will choose to live in such a dangerous place.
Work."
Lan Nuo nodded, which means he has a deeper understanding of the operation of the city. The operation of the city requires a large amount of natural resources, and these things are obviously insufficient inside the shield. Therefore, it must be extended out to the outside world.
Build mines. The nearby mines may have exhausted their mineral collection, so we can only build farther railways and take greater risks to mine more distant mines.
However, the existence of these mines also proves that the humans living here have been fighting against magic radiation for so long. Although they have not been able to completely defeat the magic radiation, they have more or less mastered it. In the magic radiation environment
means of survival.
Although it is extremely dangerous to become a miner in a distant place, from another perspective, if you have a talisman with you, you can basically survive for a day in the dark. It is basically safe.
After getting off the bus, Lan Nuo took the little money he had left and treated the man escorting the car to a meal, and then let him lead him to the lightseeker training camp next to the shield.
In his words, you are already prepared to die. Why do you still have money left on you? Why not treat me to something good?
Next to the shield, a simple training camp was established near a station. It was made of prefabricated steel pipes and strange skins, and a few temporary tents were all that this training camp had.
When Lan Nuo arrived here, he saw a muscular man in his forties or fifties, shouting rhythmic slogans and leading a dozen people to jog along the railway, apparently doing physical training.
"Wendell, I brought you someone who is not afraid of death. This guy said he wants to join the Lightseekers."
Wendel, who heard the greeting from a distance, raised his hand and said to his teammates who were running behind him: "Everyone, stop for a moment and rest where you are."
After saying that, he walked forward and looked at Lan Nuo, who was carrying a large suitcase.
"Becoming a Lightseeker is no joke. Once you make a decision, you can't go back on it. Although I negotiated with the Steam Council, the Steam Council firmly stated that in order to ensure that we do not waste the materials provided by the city, we must travel through at least three
Only by crossing the Rainbow Bridge and reaching Jotunheim can you choose to return, and everyone who participates in the light-seeking operation must do this.
If you can't accept the risks involved, then I advise you to give up as soon as possible, because this is a real escape from death, not an opportunity for you to gain glory and wealth, let alone a place where you can make a living.
If you have a speculator's mentality, please leave immediately. Don't waste your life, my time and the city's resources."
Wendell seemed quite stern. For this old man who had already experienced a light-seeking operation, the next operation would undoubtedly be the last light-seeking trip he could undertake in his life, so he
He also pays special attention to it and understands the terror of the outside world better than anyone else.
Lan Nuo was not frightened by the opponent's momentum. He nodded calmly and said: "I know the dangers of becoming a light seeker. I came here just to find a land that can still allow us to survive. Just with dozens of
Just like the light seekers hundreds of years ago, there is no other additional purpose."
"Yes, this guy is determined to join you. I heard that he was quite rich when he was in Xiacheng District. He learned black magic and made a lot of money by selling eyeball monitors. Later, these groups
I ran out of money to build relationships and buy equipment, and spent all my money before coming to Shangcheng District to find you. The last few coins he had left also invited me to dinner. If you don't accept him, he will probably have to go to the street to beg for food.
." The escort also helped to speak at this time.
Wendell sighed: "I hope you really want to be a light seeker. There are fewer and fewer such people nowadays. Since you really want to join, then come with me. Close the team, today's
The physical training comes here first."
The second half of the sentence was said to the other teammates. They were all sweating profusely. It was obvious that the intensity of the physical training was not low at all.
In order to survive better in the dark night, a strong body is essential. For this reason, Steam distributed quite sufficient food to them, which even included a lot of protein-rich food.
Inside the Steam Council, they are treated like luxuries. Allocating them to them is quite a bit of a deprivation.
Lan Nuo placed his luggage in the tent of the simple training camp. Wendell did not ask him what the big iron box he was carrying was, but instead took him to get to know the team members around him.
There are a few bad gamblers in the team who joined the team out of desperation, and most of the rest don't have any powerful professional skills.
After all, these days, those who have some powerful abilities can take advantage of them, and those who do well will not choose to participate in such a difficult light-seeking operation. Only a few people have some professional skills.
Bornem once served as a professional soldier. He is the strongest among them all and has mastered the skill of fighting and using steam weapons.
Andrew is a mage who is good at healing. With the help of some ointments, he can solve some less serious injuries.
Helena is also a mage, the one with the most abundant magic power among the people. She has been practicing lighting skills these days, so as to ensure that there will be enough light in the dark night if the lighting equipment fails.
The last Tanarossa is a scholar who is familiar with a lot of ancient knowledge and has a good understanding of the nine ancient kingdoms. He can bring a lot of help to the exploration team, but he is already a bit old and is lagging behind in terms of physical strength.
.
"I heard that you are a black magician. If you have sufficient magic power, you can try to learn healing spells and lighting spells. These will be of great use in the next actions." Wendell told Lannuo.
It shows how bad the external environment is.
"When we take action, we need to travel through many of the nine kingdoms. Without the exploration of generations of light seekers, we may not be able to get out of Midgard even if we spend our lives.
But according to previous explorations, we have found the location of several rainbow bridges. After passing through the dark night of Midgard, we will come to Niflheim, which is extremely dangerous and full of dangerous things that will make people
The poisonous swamp of delirium.
After crossing it to the Rainbow Bridge, we will come to Muspelheim again, which is even more dangerous. More than half of the place has been completely covered by the magma lake, filled with toxic gases and terrifying high temperatures.
Continuing forward, there is Jotunheim, which is also extremely hot. The scorching wind bakes the boundless desert. There are no useful materials in the ruins of the giant city. Alfheim is in constant turmoil, and a group called
A "crazy" storm raged in the darkness. This storm absorbed the magic power in the space and continued to operate for two thousand years. Now it has completely ground everything on the continent into powder...
Wat Alheim has been completely torn apart, and the entire continent is divided into two and floating in the void. Only the tentacles that penetrate the continent connect the broken earth together.
Vanaheim is filled with poisonous gas and radiation. It is even more chaotic and crazy than our Midgard. The only place we have not successfully reached yet is Asgard. Maybe there is light there, maybe it is also a wasteland. In the end
We no longer have the guidance of our predecessors on our journey. We can only rely on our own strength to explore the final stretch of the road.
It is also possible that we cannot support Vanaheim at all and have died in the storm or flames. In short, the outside world is far more dangerous than you think. What we saw in Midgard is nothing but bad things.
It’s just the tip of the environmental iceberg.
Let me ask you one last time, even so, do you still have to participate in the exploration operation and become a light seeker?"
Lan Nuo nodded and said, "That's right! I was born for this."
