Chapter 844: Finding the Road
Ronald indeed turned back in the direction of the expedition team.
But the real target of his action was not these companions who had just parted ways.
Just saying hello as he passed by, Ronald continued to move backwards.
He didn't stop until he returned to the oasis before leaving.
"..."
"This is it..."
Come here.
Ronald looked around, his eyes becoming extremely serious.
The reason why he returned to the oasis at this moment was because Ronald remembered the information he had obtained previously.
What the explorer once recorded was the uncomfortable air in the oasis; what
Keya told us was the Lingguang Mountain that would appear and disappear periodically over time, and the miasma that would appear and disappear simultaneously in the oasis; and finally,
again Combined with the slender pipe just discovered under the ice...
Ronald felt that there was definitely a high probability that there was some kind of special connection between the two.
Therefore, the goal cannot be achieved in Lingguang Mountain.
Here in the oasis, we may be able to see some glimmers of hope.
With this in mind, Ronald continued to use the [Astrolabe], and then began to check the terrain under the oasis.
The time that I just walked through.
Ronald did not end the release of the spell, so he confirmed one thing.
Those slender pipes under the ice sheet disappeared under the surface very quickly after leaving the ice sheet. Therefore, during the process of returning to the oasis, the ground under Ronald's feet completely returned to the most common ordinary ice in the Arctic. cover structure.
It was along the way that we gradually approached the oasis.
The thickness of the ice cap gradually became thinner under the feet, and the ground of the Arctic continent that was originally hidden under this huge ice cap was finally captured by Ronald's [Astrolabe] technique.
Subsequently.
This is how the true face of this oasis is revealed.
Like the previous road to the North Pole on the sea, this is actually a mountain.
Just because the surrounding area is submerged by ice caps, this mountain peak, which is exactly the same height as the ice caps, has become the carrier of this oasis. After all, there would be no soil for plants to take root and grow anywhere else nearby.
Paying a little attention to the situation in front of him, Ronald continued to search the terrain.
Soon, his previous prediction was confirmed.
In this oasis, Ronald also found the passage to continue downward - the source of water.
The rest of the oasis is really thick mountains, soil and rock.
But just below the only water source in the oasis, there is a vertical waterway that is spacious enough, leading all the way to the extremely deep underground. And its depth is the same as the previous slender pipes under the ice sheet, and it also exceeds the limit of exploration by Ronald's [Astrolabe] technique.
"..."
"I knew it, it really is here!"
With such a harvest, Ronald was naturally in a good mood.
He immediately came to the water source of the oasis and was about to jump off, continuing to look for things hidden underground.
But at this moment.
Ronald suddenly realized something very interesting.
Although buried under the ice cap, the oasis here is actually a mountain peak. There is a depression at the top of the mountain that can store lake water, and there is even a vertical tunnel directly below that goes straight down to the depths of the ground.
This...
isn't this the shape of a volcano!
So now, he is preparing to dive into the volcano tube!
"..."
In an instant, Ronald's expression became very exciting.
He thought of many interesting hypotheses, but most of them were a little excited because of what he was going to do at the moment.
This was not the first time he had entered a place like the crater.
Whether it was traveling on the earth or once in the barrier mountain in the realm of infinite negative numbers, he had experienced the wonderful environment of this crater.
But to find a crater from the polar continent, and then go all the way down to a wonderful world that no one has ever set foot on.
This kind of thing.
It is truly an unprecedented new experience!
"I have to thank the world."
"If I hadn't come here and gone through many things, I wouldn't have experienced such interesting things!"
Ronald's expression grew high.
Because of this discovery, his previous gloomy expression was gone, and he was even a little excited at the moment.
Immediately, Ronald jumped forward with all his strength.
Just listen to a 'plop' sound.
Ronald dove into the water and rushed downwards like a nimble fisherman.
In fact, from Ronald's own athletic ability.
At least in terms of swimming skills, his technical level is certainly not comparable to that of professional athletes or any other animals living in the water.
But Ronald was the magician.
The spell ability of "Origin of Species" provided him with very good support at this moment.
Adapt to the environment and avoid the trouble of breathing in water. At the same time, your body will move smoothly as if you are flying in the air when entering the water.
With this level of comprehensive blessing, Ronald gained speed far beyond that of ordinary people. While overcoming the buoyancy in the water, his speed also continued to plunge downwards like a sharp sword.
At the same time,
the [Astral Tray] technique is also playing its role non-stop.
As the depth continued downward, Ronald discovered other volcanic tubes from within the volcanic wall tubes that were closed or still open but were only buried by the ice sheet.
Even if he shines a little light, he can see the unique wall shape of the volcano tube.
This is indeed a volcano!
And the position that such a vertical passage can reach is also a depth that ordinary humans cannot reach by digging!
It went on like this all the way down for several minutes.
Although Ronald continued at an extremely fast speed, he still keenly discovered a difference near the north.
On the originally intact volcanic wall, a stratigraphic crack that appeared to be caused by an earthquake appeared in the soil. The tunnel that suddenly appeared here was filled with water, and then inserted diagonally downwards to the north. .
In this direction...
as long as it continues long enough.
Then it will eventually arrive directly under the previous ice sheet and directly intersect with those slender pipes.
That’s right, it’s here!
In the water flowing in the volcanic pipe, although Ronald did not speak, his eyes immediately confirmed that this was the right path.
He immediately controlled himself to turn, and then plunged into this crack.
...
keep going deeper.
Ronald's position is getting further and further away from the original location of the volcanic pipe.
Eventually, he encountered a curved-shaped passage in this fissure.
But Ronald made two consecutive turns up and down here before continuing forward.
Accompanied by the sound of water coming out, he finally left the water body in this underground crack, and then came to the underground world where the bottom was soil, but the top and surroundings were completely controlled by ice.
(End of chapter)