After some discussion and calculation, the two finally determined that the fluctuation of the unknown Piece of Eden came from beneath the island.
After searching for several hours above the Piece of Eden mentioned by Consus, Lu Xiao still could not find the entrance to the underground.
"So, is the entrance in the sea?"
"It's very possible."
"Want to dive into the sea and explore..."
Lu Xiao's expression was a little subtle, and he suddenly remembered a useless skill that was previously rewarded by the system.
"Underwater breathing e, add 2 minutes of holding your breath underwater."
'Is this just a coincidence? Or maybe the system had already guessed that such a day would happen?'
Lu Xiao knew nothing about the origin of the system. With the capabilities it showed, if it planned to harm him, he could not think of any way to resist it now.
Instead of worrying about others like persecutory paranoia, it is better to focus on the present. At least now Lu Xiao does not have the ability to resist the system or the possible manipulator behind the system.
"Wow~"
Entering the water from the beach closest to the Piece of Eden on Thera Island, Lu Xiao used her underwater breathing skills to dive and surface several times, and finally discovered a deep waterway that was suspected to be the entrance to the ruins.
"The two minutes provided by underwater breathing, plus I can hold it for about one minute, is three minutes enough?"
According to preliminary visual inspection, the interior of this waterway will be very long. If there is no place for ventilation in the middle, Lu Xiao is not sure whether he can reach the interior of the ruins in one go.
It's a pity that I didn't expect there would be a diving mission before setting off from Italy. Otherwise, Lu Xiao could provide ideas and ask the ingenious Leonardo da Vinci to customize an original diving backpack.
At the moment, it is impossible for him to waste time returning to Venice to find Leonardo da Vinci to make props. Who knows what changes will happen between this time and again.
Considering that he still had two free skill points, Lu Xiao finally decided to try it in the water first. If it didn't work, he would increase the level of his underwater breathing skill.
When playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey, you will encounter sharks almost every time you go near an underwater ruin.
But in reality, it was obviously not such a coincidence. At least Lu Xiao only saw some glowing underwater corals while exploring the waterway.
Since redeeming the D-level Isu bloodline, Lu Xiao's physical fitness has been enhanced to a certain extent, and the four-dimensional attributes of strength, agility, physique and spirit have all increased.
The power of the Isu bloodline is not only reflected in physical abilities. The enhancement of the sixth sense allowed Lu Xiao to acquire the only active skill so far - Eagle Vision D.
The function of D-level eagle vision is similar to that used by Ezio in the game. With the powerful sixth sense brought by the Isu blood, he can pass through nearby obstacles and detect the life characteristics of everyone within 50 meters, and whether they are
will become hostile to oneself.
What surprised Lu Xiao was that his D-level eagle eye skill unexpectedly merged with the D-level eagle eye vision he had just obtained, turning it into a brand new skill.
"Eagle Pupil c, greatly increases the visual distance and dynamic vision, and obtains night vision ability. When it is actively turned on, it has all the effects of eagle vision within 100 meters."
The c-level fusion skill Eagle Eye has both passive and active skills. In the passive state, it mainly has the enhanced Eagle Eye function, which allows him to see farther and his dynamic vision has been further improved.
When the skill is actively activated, you will gain C-level eagle vision ability.
Lu Xiao had observed the reflection on the sea. When the active ability of Eagle Eyes was turned on, his eyes would temporarily glow with a faint golden light. The weak light was not conspicuous, but upon closer inspection, it seemed a bit magical.
Just like Eagle Vision, turning on the active ability of Eagle Eye for a long time will put a certain burden on Lu Xiao's body. The D-level Isu bloodline is not enough to support him using skills for a long time.
The direct improvement of skills f-e and e-d only requires 1 skill point, but starting from d-c requires 2 points, c-b is 3, and so on, unless it is a last resort, Lu Xiao does not want to waste precious free skill points on underwater breathing.
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Using the passive night vision ability of Eagle Eyes, Lu Xiao can have a certain degree of sight under the dim sea surface, which allows him to avoid hitting walls and wasting oxygen when moving forward in the waterway.
After many days of diving training, Lu Xiao learned how to distribute oxygen more rationally during swimming, and his autonomous breath-holding time also reached one and a half minutes.
One minute, nothing special could be seen in the waterway, and the surroundings were all the same underwater stone walls.
When the dive reached two minutes, Lu Xiao began to see the ruins of some buildings in the waterway. This discovery refreshed his spirits.
Three minutes later, the number of building debris continued to increase, but the waterway still did not come to an end. A slight feeling of anxiety inevitably appeared in Lu Xiao's heart.
Three and a half minutes later, Lu Xiao's breath-holding time reached the limit, and his consciousness began to become a little blurry. But at this time, he finally saw a hazy light source above the waterway in the distance.
Reluctantly picking up the energy and continuing to swim, Lu Xiao finally broke out of the water at the extreme limit and came to a brand new space.
"Pfft! Ha~ha~"
Lying on the edge of the waterway outlet, Lu Xiao gasped for breath for half a minute before she regained her composure.
The exit on the other side of the waterway is connected to a very vast underground space. The drop from the dome to the ground is at least 50 meters. A faint light can be seen deep in the underground space, which should be the light source that Lu Xiao saw visually under water before.
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"this……"
As the light source point gradually approached, Lu Xiao's mouth gradually grew larger, and he looked at the huge water curtain in front of him in shock.
"Consus, can you hear me?"
"I heard it, my friend, and I am as excited as you are."
Consus took a deep breath before saying in a slightly trembling voice: "Atlantis, I didn't expect that I would be able to see the entrance to this city again."
Lu Xiao looked around and saw that the four stone pillars that existed in the game had long since disappeared. There was only a giant glowing triangular structure suspended in the air, and the light underground was emitted by it.
Arriving here, the strange call Lu Xiao felt suddenly disappeared without a trace. Looking at the curtain of light in front of him that was the seal of Atlantis, Lu Xiao felt a little confused for a moment.
"Consus, where is the Piece of Eden you mentioned? Can you still feel the resonance?"
Consus: "Of course, it's right there..."
"I'm right behind you."
The sudden sound from behind made Lu Xiao jump out of his wits. He subconsciously jumped forward, and when he landed, he used his toes to support his body and quickly turned 180 degrees.
Since entering the underground ruins, Lu Xiao's vigilance has been raised to the highest level, and he even activated the active ability of Eagle Eyes to ensure that no dangerous creatures approach him.
Even so, he couldn't sense where the voice that suddenly appeared behind him came from.
Alertly, he drew out his hidden sword and prepared for battle. Lu Xiao's eyes with a faint golden light stared at the person who made the noise.
It was a young woman wearing Ottoman-style clothing.
She has a very strong figure, similar in height to Lu Xiao, and her exposed arm muscles are very understandable.
Several conspicuous scars can be seen on the woman's heroic cheek, one of which even cut across her lip. Her long hair is tied into a ponytail and hangs down from the back of her neck to her chest. She has a smile on her face that seems to see through everything.
The left hand holds a... golden apple for lighting?
"you……"
When he saw this woman, Lu Xiao's uneasiness finally came to an end and her vigilance relaxed.
"Don't be nervous, friend, I have no ill intentions towards you."
The woman first used Italian with a strange accent to signal Lu Xiao to calm down, and then she seamlessly switched to even worse Ming Dynasty Mandarin (Nanjing) to talk to Lu Xiao.
"Uh~"
The corner of Lu Xiao's mouth twitched: "Your Ming Dynasty official language is too...well, in short, let's communicate in Italian."
"Haha~ Is that really the case?"
The woman smiled heartily and patted the back of her head: "Okay, first let me introduce myself. My name is..."
"Cassandra."
Lu Xiao was the first to say the other party's name: "A legendary mercenary known as the Falconer who was active during the Peloponnesian War in Greece and a demigod who has survived for more than 1,900 years, Cassandra."