Chapter 1649 The Wasteland in the Sky

This is really an old-fashioned way of unfolding it - Hao Ren couldn't help but think so.

The ancient civilization of the last era was dragged into the gap between time and space due to an unknown natural disaster (the Great Explosion of the Kingdom of God). The surface world was destroyed. The survivors relied on powerful technology to build a large-scale shelter group inside the planet. And lingering inside. As time goes by, the disasters in the surface world gradually subside, but the survivors in the underground shelters have been cut off from civilization due to long-term isolation and drastic environmental changes. They have turned into monsters or simply perished, and the shelter facilities they left behind have become The dangerous "big tunnel" is filled with deadly poisonous gas and endless monsters. It is regarded as a scourge by the new civilization on the surface world...

Hao Ren can even boldly guess that if these assumptions are true, then the so-called poisonous gas in the big tunnel should actually be the normal atmospheric composition of this planet ten thousand years ago - it is the foundation for the survival of the previous generation of civilization, but it is now This season is a disaster for the ecosystem.

But can a mere ten thousand years really produce such a huge change? Or, after the planet was dragged into the dark realm, what other great changes occurred here, which greatly catalyzed the process of ecological evolution?

I'm afraid these questions can only be understood after entering the big tunnel.

He originally thought that turning into a mercenary inexplicably and signing a guard contract with a reckless female magician was just a trivial incident, but he didn't expect that this incident would lead to such important information. Hao Ren could not help but Don’t lament your good luck: if Leah hadn’t suddenly appeared and mentioned the Great Tunnel, I really don’t know how long it would have taken for me to lead everyone around this world before they came into contact with the secrets of the world below: After all, for this world, For most normal people, the Great Tunnel is an object worth staying away from. A bold "scholar" like Leah is a rare species.

Hao Ren made his decision and re-closed the geography book in front of him: "Everyone recharge your batteries today and get ready. Tomorrow, we will follow Leah to the vicinity of the Great Tunnel and try to find the entrance to the underground... …”

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a sudden communication from Nolan: "Boss! You'd better come out and take a look at this!"

"What's going on?" He didn't expect that Nolan, who was performing a security mission at high altitude, would suddenly receive news. He thought there was an accident, "Enemy?"

Nolan's tone was urgent and shocked: "No! It's the sky! There are incredible things in the sky!"

Several people looked at each other immediately, and then ran to the large floor-to-ceiling window of the library in unison, opened the window and looked up at the dark night sky outside.

Even the cat girl was startled by what she saw, her eyes widened: "...Meow, meow, meow, meow?"

I saw that in the dark night sky, a fragmented world was slowly crossing the sky!

They were several huge shadows, larger than the projections cast by any satellite or star in the sky that Hao Ren knew. Ordinary people could tell with the naked eye that they were objects floating in space without the help of any optical equipment. The Broken Continent. Among them, the three largest continental fragments are distributed in a Z-shaped pattern. You can clearly see the raised mountains and deep rift valleys on them, and you can even see some faint lines that are suspected to be traces of man-made artifacts; and in these three Between the continents in the sky, there are countless black spots, large and small: they are floating islands floating around the continent.

All this undoubtedly once belonged to a complete planet.

The surface of the Broken Continent is not completely dull. Some dark red or dark yellow lines can still be seen in their depths. Those faint lights seem to be magma that has not been completely cooled. Of course, it is possible that something else is still there. Give out afterglow.

While everyone was astonished, these land masses hanging upside down in the sky were still moving in the sky at a speed visible to the naked eye. At this moment, they had gradually reached the middle of the night sky, and their huge scale covered almost one-third of the sky. Although the whole process was quietly Silent, but with an astonishing sense of oppression and solemnity, Hao Ren even felt that he was hearing hallucinations in his mind. He heard a dull sound like a giant tree rolling on the ground: boom, boom...

These auditory hallucinations were interrupted by a crisp voice that suddenly came from the side: "Ah, why are you all lying neatly in front of the window?"

Hao Ren suddenly came back to his senses, and was surprised to see Leah standing not far from him: she was standing outside the window, with the air under her feet, and some tiny shimmering runes swimming around her. , isolating the cold air from Changfeng Ridge.

The magician lady seemed to have come out for some fresh air after research.

"Ah ha, I just came out for a walk. Don't act like you've seen a ghost." Noticing the surprised expressions on the faces of Hao Ren and his entourage, Leah waved her hands carelessly, "I know it's okay to greet people directly outside the window. It’s a bit scary, but you guys who are well-informed shouldn’t be scared, right?”

"Uh...oh, that's nothing," Vivian quickly came back to her senses and put on a gentle smile, "We were just looking at the night and...the scenery in the sky."

"Oh? Oh, it turns out you are watching Broken Heaven," Leah followed Vivian's gaze, and when she looked back, she had a knowing smile on her face. She didn't seem to treat Hao Ren and his entourage like this. They made a fuss about collectively looking at the sky in the middle of the night, "Indeed, no matter what time it is, no matter how many times you see it, it is a very charming scenery, isn't it? But I didn't expect that you adventurers who travel all over the country would also have this kind of elegance. . You both like reading and looking up at the Broken Heaven. I would have thought you were actually a bunch of scholars who came out to study."

"We come from a very remote place, where there are not many knowledgeable people, but we are different among them. It is precisely because we are curious about the outside world that we traveled all the way here together," Hao Ren carefully weaved his own background of this group of people, and tried to continue the topic, "If this scholar lady has time, how about telling us about the Broken Kingdom of Heaven?"

"Ah ha, I have a lot of time, but the topic you asked for is too broad. How can I talk about it?" Being called "Miss Scholar", Leah was obviously in a very good mood. Although she said Although he was talking about trouble, he still started talking, "Some people say that it was a country where the gods once lived. Some people say that it was a planet that was twin to our world, but it was destroyed by the war. Some even said that it was an 'old' planet." The world' is the place where the ancestors once lived. Later, disaster struck and the world was destroyed. The ancestors used some ancient magic that had been lost to create a new world on the other side of the old world. This allowed the current Lahirien to All of us were moved here - and the fragmented old world is forever floating in the sky of Lahirion. Which statement do you think is more reliable?"

Of course Hao Ren supported the first one, but he didn't know how Leah would react, so he didn't say it directly. Instead, he asked: "What do you think?"

"Put the question back? Tsk," Leah smacked her lips, not dissatisfied at all. "I am a scholar. Although I also study myths and legends, I first look at those legends from the perspective of a scholar, not a believer. ——So I am more willing to believe in the third theory. That is the old Lahryan, where our ancestors once lived. Whenever we look up at the sky, we are looking up in the direction of our hometown... Lots of feelings ah."

Hao Ren was a little speechless: "...Is it just because of feelings?"

"It's because of human power," Leah, who had always been reckless, showed an unusually emotional look at this time, "We are mortals, and our ancestors are also mortals, but when the old world is facing destruction, they have the ability to How great a power was it to create a new Lahirion out of nothingness and save so many races from the tearing apart of the land? Although these incredible ancient powers are now lost, But think about the ancient lighthouses that occasionally appear in the foggy sea, think about the incredible ruins underground, think about the mechanical palaces that still linger in the sky near the highest peak... which one is not a miracle to us today? But Those were created by our ancestors’ hands, not miracles... Why do some people turn a blind eye to these?”

Hao Ren didn't know what to say for a moment, because he neither understood the newly met magician lady in front of him nor the background information of this world. He could only roughly understand her thoughts from Lia's words: She supports the third theory about the Broken Kingdom because she firmly believes that people have the power to shape the world.

Vivian was a little curious: "You seem to be very dismissive of Broken Heaven's 'theory of the Kingdom of God'?"

"It's not that I'm dismissive, but I don't regard it as a theory at all," Leah sneered, "Declare those ruins in the sky as places where gods lived? Then you can directly put forward the unsolved questions about the Broken Heaven. The mystery is all attributed to miracles. Whether it is its trajectory or the floating structures that violate the laws of nature, they can all be explained by 'god's design'. It can neither be confirmed nor falsified anyway. How easy - but this It’s not what a scholar should say at all.”

Nangong Sanba reminded: "But it is still called Shattered Heaven, not the old Lahirien or the old world."

"Yes, it is still called Shattered Heaven. After all, this is a name that has been passed down from ancient times, but this name does not mean anything," Leah said nonchalantly, "If that is really where the gods once lived, Then why did it become what it is now? Where are the gods who live there? If the god there is dead, wouldn't that god be useless? A god who can't even defend his own home, Is there anything worthy of awe?”

This can almost be said to be quite deviant remarks. Even in this world where theocracy is declining, few people will preach these things so openly, but Leah obviously doesn't care about these secular rules at all, even in the face of a group of tough people. She had no intention of being cautious about her words and deeds as a mercenary whom she had only known for a short time.

Of course, Hao Ren would not have any objections to these remarks made by Leah.

Although he immediately associated the fragmented continents in the sky with the founding stars, and he was also very aware of the inseparable connection between this "dark realm" and the gods, he had no intention of forcibly changing the fate of this magician lady. idea.

Leah's understanding of the world was her own business, and Hao Ren felt that he had no right to interfere in this regard.

"Ah, I seem to have told you a lot of things that are difficult to understand," Leah said with a smile, "Has it impacted your worldview? You must be more supportive of the Kingdom of God theory."

"I do support the theory of the Kingdom of God, but I don't object to your statement," Hao Ren smiled. "Human power is great. Many times it is so great that it can make gods stunned, but the two are not taken together. Comparison is necessary, because God has things he should do, and humans also have things they should do..."

"It's a very novel idea." Leah couldn't help but look at Hao Ren twice. "If you hadn't become a mercenary, I'm afraid you really have the potential to become a thinker. Okay, it's time for me to go back and rest, breathe. Enough fresh air, I’m getting a little cold.”

"Then we'll meet tomorrow, Miss Magician."

"See you tomorrow - you'd better go to bed early, we're leaving tomorrow."