Chapter 421: Inside the tree hole
The so-called first time is born, and the second time is cooked. Although the last time he went deep into the restricted area drawn by the Shenmu Guards, it was only an hour or two ago. But being able to calm down a little in a safe place and review gains and losses is enough for someone to make more and more correct preparations.
At the same time, Lin is also checking the map, the layout of the proven area. Generally speaking, in a planned town, its layout will have a context to follow. Just like the metropolis of the earth, it will be divided into residential areas, commercial areas, industrial areas, and so on. I'm afraid that the use planning of the houses here is as arbitrary as the romantic nature of the elves, and there is no trace to follow.
The first round of investigation was not a carpet search, but just along a certain route, going deep all the way. Although I have roughly checked all the tree houses and tree holes I passed, it is not enough to judge the overall layout. So if someone gave up looking at the map that was mostly blank, and did not continue to investigate on the ground, he would not get other results.
Because the places I have been to have already been recorded on the map. So this time the investigation started again, and Lin directly used the flash technique to jump to the nearest hiding place in front of the tree hole passage where he met the two elf masters.
Looking at the passage that almost frightened me, and ended up with a near miss, I now have two options. One is to choose the direction that Ronan Petersong came over at that time, that is, behind him now. Another option, which is the direction they are going, is to go through the tree hole again.
Because we are within the scope of the world tree, the energy changes here are chaotic and disorderly, and it is difficult to use the perception method with a large amount of power gathered somewhere to determine the direction of progress.
However, although I only walked halfway through the tree hole in front of me, I can roughly guess that the other end is not like the passage or cable bridge I encountered before, but just connected to a place where there is no road to connect directly in the same area. This passage is more like leading to the inside of the World Tree.
Thinking of this, Lin remembered that this passage was different from the other passages he had walked through. The distance of other passages is relatively short, and they are all illuminated by natural light, that is, there are several common lighting methods in the interior, which rely entirely on the sunlight that can shine in from the front and back of the passage.
But the one in front of me seems to have internal lighting, and although there is light at the end of the passage that I saw originally, when I think about it carefully, it doesn't look like sunlight.
At this time, someone thought of another possibility. Originally, they thought that Lahti's Shenmu guards could only live in the tree holes on the surface, or in the tree houses on the branches. If they also built a bunker inside the tree, is there any place better suited to hide some important facilities or secrets that they don't want to announce to others?
It seems that it will not work if you don't go inside.
Also using the flashing technique instead of walking, Lin only moved himself to the entrance of the passage after making sure that there was no one around. The probe checked that there was no one inside, and then moved inside. Suddenly, a window jumped out of the field of vision, scaring someone's heart almost out of his mouth. After seeing clearly that this was a message from that lich, someone almost cursed on the spot.
Take two deep breaths and carefully read the message from Fern. Vasily Petrovich, another Transcendent in the Shenmu Guard, is a strong man who takes the assassin route. A rare alien in the elf kingdom, because he is a believer in the **** of deceit.
Generally speaking, it is quite rare for a believer in the gods to become a member of the Shenmu Guard. Because the world tree itself can also be regarded as a kind of belief. That is to say, this one is a rare bifaithist, or, like his deceitful god, one side of the faith is false to him.
Regardless of which one's beliefs are true and which ones are false, this one can be said to have made outstanding achievements in the elf kingdom. However, in such a tense moment, without good shelter before and after, someone doesn't have the time to read the long speech given by Fern to understand how many great things this elf has done. Anyway, knowing that this is a master with real materials is enough at this time.
Use the flash technique to reach the visible end of the channel in one go, and condense a small water mirror on the fingertips. Of course, it is not a forum at this time, but to use the characteristics of the mirror to see the situation behind the corner of the passage. Compared with showing half of the head to poke the eyes around the corner, the size of the mirror is much smaller.
The scene in the mirror is empty, and it seems that there is no one in the passage after the corner. However, Lin did not turn around hastily, but poked out half of his head cautiously to confirm it with his own eyes. After all, mirrors have blind spots, and someone would rather progress slowly than be safe. This is not a time-limited game, especially since there is no save and restart function here, Lin doesn't want to mess things up.
So-and-so is walking step by step, moving forward cautiously. But after passing this corner and walking a few steps, Lin stopped as if hitting a wall out of thin air.
Stretch out your hand and feel, there seems to be a repulsive force in the void, pushing away those who intend to move forward. Looking around the passage, unknown magic circles are drawn on the walls, ceiling and floor. Is this a force field barrier? It's been a long time since I've been in the magical world, but this is the first time I've seen something that appears in both science fiction and magic themes.
Before he had time to say a few words of admiration, there was a sound of footsteps in the depths of the passage opposite the force field. With a flash, Lin returned to the corner to hide his figure, and also used the water mirror technique to peek at the situation.
Walking from the opposite passage was a female member of the Shenmu Guard. Although most of her face was covered, her slender figure could easily arouse the imagination of others, but Lin's attention was still focused on a talisman in the female elf's hand. print. I saw her holding the talisman in front of her chest, without chanting a mantra, and without any delay, she passed the force field barrier very smoothly. And the surrounding environment looks completely unchanged.
Just when the female elf was about to turn the corner, Lin flashed and appeared directly behind her some distance away. I escaped the embarrassment of face-to-face, or the revelation of my deeds.
Before returning to the barrier of the force field, Lin recalled the scene he had just seen. The elf seal is not so much a key, it's more like a pass, and this force field barrier will repel everyone who doesn't have a pass. In addition, maybe that sigil will have other uses. Going to steal a piece? Or…
With a change of thought and a flash, someone successfully appeared behind the force field barrier. Looking back, Lin stretched out his hand to feel for it again, and sure enough, the force field still existed, and there was no directionality of one in and one out. It seems that the flash technique is unreasonable, and most access control can be treated as nothing.
Even though he passed the first force field barrier, Lin didn't act immediately. The little doubt in his heart made him directly change five or six types of investigative vision. Sure enough, in the vision of observing magic power, he saw several magic traps. In particular, there is a magical trap that spans the entire passage, and its width is much larger than the pace of a normal person; as long as you walk, it is impossible not to pass through it.
From this trap, Lin confirmed that besides being able to pass through the force field barrier, Lin could also walk in the passage without triggering the trap. Although it is impossible to touch a sigil temporarily, relying on power vision, you should be able to avoid most of the traps, as long as they don't suddenly change the trap setting method, for example, replace the magic trap with the most common mechanical trap .
And in the power vision, the existence of the force field enchantment is quite clear.
Speaking of which, being able to use power vision is quite a fluke. In the area outside the tree, all kinds of energy tides are raging. If you turn on power vision, all kinds of colorful color blocks will cover most of your sight, making it impossible to see anything clearly. But inside the tree body, the environment is relatively simple, so there is no such trouble. This is why someone can see magic traps, and force field enchantments.
After confirming the way to go, Lin of course avoided the unnaturally generated color blocks on the ground, and walked the safe path he had determined.
Originally, I was worried that this kind of artificial passage would not be like being outside, where there are bushes, tree houses and other places to hide. The passages inside the World Tree are also intricate, and there are stairs connecting each floor. It is not a straight avenue that can be seen at a glance. Although this increases some difficulty in detection, it is very beneficial for hiding.
Seeing someone approaching, he turned around the corner and waited for the elf to walk past. If you really encounter the problem of two sides attacking, you can also choose to jump into the high-dimensional world for temporary shelter. As long as someone doesn't rush into a blind spot without recklessness, the chance of being discovered by the elves is infinitely close to nothing.
And the place we are investigating now~www.readwn.com~ is indeed an area inside the world tree. Because door locks, enchantments, etc., seem to be non-existent to someone, so as long as there is no one else in the room, Lin will go in to see what's going on. After reading it, I can understand that compared with other people's wealth, the few things I brought are really not enough.
A full set of magic armor, all kinds of weapons and equipment, and different from the long bows that most elves love to use, the magic short bows used by the Shenmu guards are full of shelves, and the bowstrings made of monster tendons are even more piled up in the whole box .
In general, the longbow has better range and power than the shortbow. But with the World Tree as the material and the bow-making skills of the elves, someone dare not underestimate these short bows that are only as long as an arm.
There are also rows of wooden plate armor. You must know that the hardness of the World Tree wood is universally recognized. In addition, it is strong enough to resist the energy tide between dimensions, and it is easy to resist energy-type attacks. It means that if I want to deal with the elves wearing this wooden plate armor, there are very few means I can use, at least the energy-type magic gun is useless.
In addition to the armory room, there is another room that does not know whether it should be considered as a material warehouse or a treasure room. There are all kinds of treasures in it, just the parts that someone recognizes will make him salivate. Picking up the rough gem that was about to be bigger than his own head, Lin seriously thought about whether to change his career. Being a thief seemed to have a better chance of making money than being a magician who invented a bunch of things.