Volume 14: The Universe at 23 Degrees Celsius Chapter 27: Eastern World (Part 1)
'System prompt: You have discovered a special area'
'System warning: The area you have discovered is likely to have a new version change. Given that the player's level is too low, it is strongly recommended that players do not act in dangerous areas. Dangerous and unpredictable errors are likely to occur.'
'System warning: You have obtained a lot of abnormal information and knowledge, and your common sense records have begun to change. Some of your branches and records have begun to change. This change will not affect the normal game, please feel free to carry out entertainment activities. But please pay attention to safety, there are many incalculable crises here.'
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Actually, you said so much, but you just don’t want me to release a new version, right?
After breaking through the illusion and walking into the barrier, Li Lin took a breath of air and realized that his professor of archaeology was very likely a super European emperor. Or, in other words, he was actually a super boss who could easily get what a super European emperor could do.
Why? Li Lin and Po Xun traveled to the inside of the red world, and found only a poor replica of the outside world. However, what they saw now was a different scene. It was like two layers superimposed on each other. The front was still the crudely made world, the red sky, the streets that looked like a curtain, and the poor quality and unimaginably shabby brick and stone structure ground.
However, what is worth paying attention to is the shadow behind the curtain.
It was like a cannon blasted through two worlds at once. There happened to be a hole more than one meter high inside the dark red world, revealing a faint shadow of the inner world. It was a magnificent world that was completely different from the red world outside, and could even be said to be completely opposite.
"Those demons put a lot of thought into it. It turns out that they not only wanted to seal the dark red world, but that dark red world was also created. The real seal is what's here, right? The joint seal of hundreds of gods is just a cover. It seems that the things in here were either very attractive to the demons, or they had hurt them before... or maybe they were two in one?"
"Professor, I feel something is wrong when you say this in front of a former demon like me..."
And I used to be a demon demigod and I didn't even know there was such a thing.
The two of them were amazed at the view in the hole, but no one, including Po Xun, dared to enter the broken hole.
Don't go to unknown places. Even if they have become senior staff of the university, this sense of caution still has not dissipated from them. And Po Xun read something disturbing from the message stream, frowned and stood there, staring at the gap that seemed to be as high as a person.
And Sallys gave up staring at Bo Xun's chewing action - mainly because she couldn't chew Bo Xun's skin, and chewing it would only leave a mouthful of fragrance - and honestly hid beside Li Lin, staring at the crack with both eyes, secretly conveying what she saw to Li Lin. The area around the crack seemed calm and there were no traps, but in the big demon's regular sight, he could see the dense cracks that looked like fragments.
"The space-time fault is so dense that it is incalculable... I don't know who did it."
Maybe it's the actions of those hidden demon bosses?
Looking at the blue fat guys behind him assembling and starting to operate, Li Lin also felt a little dangerous.
This seal was obviously much more stubborn than the demons' seals. The simple one-time mountain-cutting and temple-breaking method had been used fourteen times before all the faults and cracks around the gap were torn open, revealing the contents inside.
"With resistance and targeted countermeasures, it can be considered another defense array brought by the same thinking. It's amazing that without the immortality of gods and the support of living things, an automatically running thing can actually automatically absorb the surrounding magic power to make up for it. Although we have similar ideas here, how can something without will do it... Can an existence without intelligence live like a living thing? Can stones also become people?"
Magical world, magical powers.
The professor looked at the crack which finally showed no trap, shook his head, and walked in.
However, just like what was seen at the breach, after the defense was torn apart, a fresh air blew in, making everyone who smelled it feel comfortable all over. It was as if the impurities in the body disappeared with that breath.
It should be said that it is a paradise on earth. The contents of the entire small world are well preserved. The oriental carved railings and painted buildings are completely different from this world. The Huabiao and white marble structures can be seen everywhere, and the surrounding green old trees are swaying in the wind. Looking from a distance, there is even a small hill gushing out a series of artificial waterfalls that look delicate and majestic. It is obviously a carefully set up small world that belongs to one's own.
If there is one problem, it is that there is no sign of any living creature here.
Although the waterfalls and trees looked elegant and peaceful, there were no sounds from any animals or humans, as if the owner of this place was dead.
"He's probably dead. Otherwise, someone with this ability would definitely cause chaos out there."
After arriving at the ruins, the professor seemed like a different person. He walked to the front and directed the work with a nervous look on his face.
"Once the transmission array is ready, start activating it. Now start the storage work. It's best not to damage any corners. Otherwise, you will be demoted and go back to your own organization. Don't blame me for not telling you in advance..."
The blue fat men quickly built a portal in the red world of the second layer, and the university staff began to file out and walk into the gap.
Others walked in one after another, but when Li Lin walked in, he felt a pain on the sole of his foot. An emerald green jade stone appeared from the ground and poked his foot. Obviously, everyone else walked in front, but he was the only one who was hit by the jade stone.
"Um?"
Could this be a revelation from God? Is this something good for me?
Li Lin picked up the jade from the ground with some doubt, wiped it and observed it carefully, but got nothing.
Just as Li Lin was preparing to conduct further research, the former demon who had walked in earlier made an extraordinary discovery. The demon quickly came out of the lobby, excitedly greeting the professor and Li Lin, Bo Xun and others outside, and they walked into the lobby that looked luxurious.
And right in the center, a withered skeleton wearing a golden brocade robe was sitting cross-legged on a cushion, with a small and exquisite crown on his head, which was different from all the known styles. His finger was pointing at the white jade floor. It seemed that this person used up his last strength to die, leaving a series of inexplicable words like pictures on the ground, and then lost all vitality and died.
"Completely different architectural styles, and there are characters that cannot be deciphered . They are definitely oriental. We didn't make a mistake. I'll use the universal translator to see what's written on it..."
This is the final puzzle piece we need.
Looking at the skull in the lobby and the characters on the ground, the devil nodded, took out a small-looking instrument and aimed it at the mark on the ground.
"Hmm... the translation result is out. I said that this kind of small thing must be smashed before it works. Big things rely on begging, small things rely on smashing, this is an irrefutable truth. If you don't smash it, it won't work. This is the disadvantage of small things. Of course, if I were to choose, I would definitely still want the small thing, but the effect of this universal translator is still not that good..."
The demon squatted on the ground, fiddling with the machine at hand, occasionally hitting it a few times, and then looking at the picture that finally emerged, he grinned and showed a satisfied expression. It seemed that he had been suppressed for a long time. The chatterbox of the demon easily opened up, looking at the labels and symbols on it, frowning and translating, and gibberish like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube, one after another, strange yet familiar words rolled out.
"As for the emotional translation, it can only give a rough translation. As for the graphic translation, it does not belong to the cultural scope of this universe at all and cannot be translated at all. There is no way to judge the repetition of the notes. It seems to be some kind of cipher. It is really strange. Their fonts are like some kind of keys. Through different stages and images, they form a picture that represents a certain meaning, or dozens of meanings. Is this considered a word or a picture? In this case, the difficulty of deciphering is simply geometrically increased. I'm serious, is there really a creature that can use this language and writing method to pass on civilization? This is too complicated..."
"I think their level of civilization is even higher than ours. The complex and basic code symbols mean that the average level of mathematical understanding and expression of people far exceeds that of ordinary civilizations. Okay, stop talking nonsense and translate quickly. We have a rare opportunity to seize the lead before others arrive, and we can't waste it."
"Yes, yes, yes...Anyway, if you win the award, it's you, and if you're unlucky , it's me. Am I not here to take the blame?"
It's just that this information and clues make me happy to take the blame.
There is nothing more interesting than archaeology and scientific research.
The former demon raised an eyebrow at the slow translation on the universal translator and began to read.
"This is XX... XX is a proper noun, and we can't translate it here. Let me rephrase it. 'This is the last message from the leader of the XX gang. We tried our best. We angered a certain terrible gang because of our greed and arrogance. Their powerful magic and abilities made the whole world tremble. The whole world is collapsing, and our world was shattered into all directions by them. My tribe was displaced because of my greed, and finally, with the power of the secret treasure and some luck, we escaped from this world and arrived in a brand new universe. However, this is not some kind of gift.'"
"'There is no XX here'... This is another special term. 'There is no XX here, we have no way to advance to a higher level here. There is no XX monitoring here, no disasters from the sky to hone us, any magic power is tainted by personal factors and cannot be used, the world is filled with the vulgarity of mortals, our physical strength and abilities are gradually exhausted, and finally we can only refer to some low-end creatures here to create a XX for people to use.'"
"'This XX can allow our descendants to integrate into this universe and utilize the power here. If I were in my normal state, I would be very surprised to discover such a new world, and I would be able to convert my own XX into the magic here, but time is running out and my injuries do not allow me to do so. A group of little guys with malicious intent are about to attack me.'"
"'I never thought I would be attacked by the natives in a foreign country. I cannot accept this humiliation, so I plan to seal my home and activate the attack magic circle until I am destroyed. My people have left, and I am the only one left. It's not bad, right?'"
"'If I had known the consequences would be like this, why would I have been so reckless? XXX has written this suicide note, hoping that it will serve as a warning to future generations.'"
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Seeing that the few short lines of words on the ground resulted in more than three pages of results, both the professor and Po Xun had an expression of "are you fucking kidding me?"
What kind of text is this? Is the message so long? Is there any humanity in this? Is this a code table or something else? Isn't the compression too big? How can such a short text produce so many results? Is this universal translator broken?
Even the former demon who took the initiative to translate showed a bit of disbelief. But after all, he was not from the archaeology department, nor the literature department, nor the lunatics from the language department. As a former demon, he was only very proficient in demonology. He was not particularly sensitive to what the content of the text meant. After confirming that there was no problem with the translation, he stood up, stretched his body, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"In short, this is the translation. There shouldn't be any mistakes or omissions. What is said above is very clear and straightforward, and a lot of emotional factors are deliberately filled in. Maybe there are similar reading techniques in the world over there, and he didn't want his traces to disappear. So he left a record here."
"He is indeed a very respectable person..."
Looking at the man who had left a suicide note on the ground and turned into a skeleton, the professor sighed and waved his hand.
"Okay, use the space module to isolate and secure all the surrounding skeletons and everything else, and then send them all back to the university headquarters for research. We'll try to pack up this area and take it away. This is the only place we've found so far where corpses of extraterrestrial beings have been left behind, and we must not conduct destructive excavations. Be careful."
"Understood."
The blue fat man and the workers in white who were teleported in one after another nodded.
These well-trained scientists or servants began to scan the surrounding area with various instruments, constantly recording data on various carriers, hoping to crack some secrets contained in this mysterious space. But it was obvious that all this had nothing to do with Li Lin.
Just as the professor said, he just happened to be caught up in it while on vacation. So this university event has nothing to do with him. He is not good at archaeology, and he doesn't have any special instruments to operate. His magic is the kind of corrosive and destructive thing. Even Bo Xun and Sally can talk about the magic circle inside, but Li Lin is not a god and doesn't have that ability. He can only stare blankly outside.
"Okay, okay... I'll see what I can do..."
Anyway, I'm just sitting around doing nothing, so if the system doesn't give me any tasks, I'll just mess around like this? Now that I think about it, I really miss the days when I was in college and had all kinds of tasks.
Thinking about some random things, Li Lin had nothing to do so he had to squat on the steps and began to study the jade in his hand. However, after just looking at it for a while, Li Lin felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the jade in his hand.
It was as if he had fallen into some kind of dream and died. The moment his attention was cast on the jade, Li Lin felt his consciousness blur. It was as if he was immersed in water, or as if he had just entered a game. A kind of laziness made him lose his resistance. Some kind of force led his soul to a strange place.
When Li Lin regained consciousness, a gentle voice sounded from his side.
"My dear, are you all right? I am sorry for being rude."
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The light was bright, and in front of Li Lin appeared a peacock with its tail spread out.
Oh no, it should be said that it was an old man wearing a blue and white Taoist robe, carrying dozens of swords on his back, and looking like a peacock with its tail spread out.
"I never thought that my destined partner would be such a graceful young girl - oh no, such a gentle and introverted young man with great ambitions. This is such a rare happy event. Can you come over and have a chat with me?"
"……ha?"
What the hell did you just say?
Looking at the old man's very oriental Taoist hat and dustpan, and then at the dozens of shining and sacred long swords on his back, facing the old man in Taoist robes whose style was completely different from that of Les Miserables, Li Lin felt that his game ideas seemed a little too shallow.
What does it mean to know how to play? This is what it means to know how to play.
It is true that before the update, it was mentioned that we would consider adding oriental characters and settings in the future, but isn't it a bit too much to start with cultivating immortals? Why don't you practice martial arts or physical training first?
Looking at the kind-looking but somehow awkward old man in front of him - Li Lin was so shocked before that he didn't hear what the old man said - somehow, Li Lin felt that this man seemed to be someone he could trust. Looking at the stone table, chairs, teacups and teapots in front of the old man, Li Lin subconsciously walked up and sat in front of the old man.
