Chapter 703: Stepping Into the Unknown

"What a pity." Aurora said with a hint of regret, "I thought I could get more intuitive information, but now I can only rely on the mages."

Jayne Van Ritter felt a little mixed in his heart.

He did not regret the deaths of the rebels, but he found it difficult to accept the way they died.

The survivability of the vampires is definitely among the best among the countries in the Sea of ​​Tranquility, not to mention that they are equipped with a lot of protective spells. Without obvious trauma, he couldn't last even an hour. How bad was the world on the other side of the wall?

Even so, the Duke still persisted in wanting to cross the black barrier. This belief really made Jayne shudder.

Does she really know what she's doing?

The mage began to inspect all the test items in public, including the rigid nobles. In order to save time, they rarely took out their long swords and directly chopped the corpse into several pieces.

"The exterior of the deceased is basically intact, with broken fingers and bruises on the ends of the limbs."

"Oh? Check these areas of blood accumulation."

"Did any of them leave any records?"

"No! Everyone's notepads are empty."

"Not even a word was written for an hour. Either they died the moment they passed through the black barrier, or they had no intention of assisting our research."

"Lord Cana, you'd better come and take a look at this... these people may not have died from hypothermia."

"I see... You did a good job. I will inform His Excellency the Duke right away."

After listening to the Archmage's report, Aurora's eyes flashed, "You mean, they did suffer from extremely low temperatures, but the real cause of death was suffocation?"

"Yes. These people's throats were swollen, and blood oozed from many places in the body cavity, especially in the lungs. In addition, they were locked in a cage and desperately scratched their throats and iron ropes before they died. This is consistent with the symptoms of people who died of suffocation. "The latter said concisely, "So I suspect that there is something on the other side of the black barrier that inhibits their breathing, or simply lacks the elements required for breathing."

Aurora laughed, "Is there a solution?"

"Of course, please give me a quarter of an hour."

"Very well, let's arrange for the next boat."

After the mage turned to execute the order, Jayne asked, "What about the severe cold? The ship suddenly froze when it was pulled out. In all likelihood, all the surrounding water vapor condensed on the hull. A similar situation occurred when crossing the permanently frozen sea. It can also be seen at the border, but the speed is far less exaggerated. This means that there is no temperature at all on the black barrier. I can't imagine what it is like to be several times colder than the eternal frozen sea..."

"I don't know either." April said easily, "But since the autopsy shows that it was not the primary cause of death, we can put the problem aside for now - after all, you have to eat in one bite."

Why can she still laugh?

The commander found it difficult to understand that the place behind the Black Barrier was not suitable for humans to go there, let alone search for the Holy Grail. Faced with such an unoptimistic situation, he could not think of any reason to be happy.

"I'm happy because the exploration is not in vain." The Duke seemed to see his doubts. "You see, we are learning about the unknown little by little, aren't we? Two hours ago, we knew nothing about what was behind the black barrier. , now we have unveiled its outermost veil. Maybe it won’t be long before we can truly set foot in that world and become the pioneers of all mankind.”

"But……"

"But there is a big price to pay." Aurora shrugged, "I understand that the price is high, but this is also the path that must be taken - if even the empire doesn't explore the unknown, then who else can afford it? This mission?"

The second vessel was soon ready.

This time, the mages not only cast protective spells on several new death row prisoners, but also prepared a huge leather airbag for them. It can be seen that this set of equipment was not prepared in advance - it may have been used as a life raft or a cushion for falling, but after simple modifications, it became a can accommodate The "square box" with sufficient gas is connected to the vampire through pipes and glass masks.

"Reduce the time to thirty minutes this time." Aurora ordered, "Tell these people that if any of them can come back alive or provide valuable information, not only will they be saved from death, but their lives will also be saved." The family’s reputation can also be restored.”

Amidst the long blast of the horn, the second warship was slowly pushed into the black barrier.

It was almost six o'clock in the afternoon, but the sky was still gray regardless of the change.

Only the snowflakes were falling more densely.

To Jayne, these thirty minutes seemed longer than the previous hour.

When the vines slowly dragged the ship out of the hexagonal door, he couldn't help but let out a low cry!

"Moon God bless——"

There are obviously people alive on the ship!

Aurora had already climbed over the side of the ship and jumped onto the deck of the warship.

The situation was unexpectedly ideal. Two of the three death row inmates actually survived. Not only that, among the experimental animals with air bags for air supply, except for the monkeys, all of them died, and a few mice and most of the insects were left alive!

The mages' judgment is not wrong. As long as the suffocation problem can be solved, the forbidden area behind the black barrier is not completely untouchable!

For some reason, Jayne breathed out a sigh of relief.

There is less than an hour left to open the door, and the Duke should not organize the next exploration.

"Tell me, what did you see?" Aurora asked a death row prisoner.

The latter was in an extremely weak state, and his eyes were full of fear, "There is nothing over there...except for the endless black night, I can't see anything..."

"Is it the sea or the land over there? Are there other life forms? Where are the demons?" Aurora asked one question after another.

But the death row prisoner just shook his head like a puppet on strings.

"Your Majesty the Duke, his physical condition is not good. It is best to treat him first and then question him." The mage on the side dissuaded him.

"How long can the force field last?" Aurora said solemnly.

"About forty-five minutes," the other party replied, "but this is only an optimistic estimate. The hourglass cannot accurately measure time, and the core of the spiritual tree may also be exhausted early."

"That's enough. Bring the third ship in, this time only entering the Black Barrier for a quarter of an hour."

"Yes," the mage said, "but there is a problem with the experimental products. There are no noble demon-embracing prisoners among the spare death row prisoners. The test results for ordinary people are not good. Should we use elves instead?"

"That's not necessary," Aurora took off her mink coat, "I will go there in person this time." At this point, she glanced at everyone present, "Is there anyone willing to come with me?"

I suffered from insomnia again last night and spent the whole night staring at the ceiling T.T