The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 502 Prison
Seeing this scene, Ryan couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Of course, but, Sir Hiram, you have to be careful about your injuries."

But less than two minutes after Ryan's reminder, Hiram's face flushed with excitement, his eyes widened, and he said to Ryan hurriedly:
"Sir Ryan, this memory crystal actually contains complete knowledge of goblin engineering! Do you know how useful this thing is?"

"I have a feeling that your discovery will bring about tremendous changes to the Federation, the Empire, and even to all of humanity!"

"Hiram, I think maybe you should take another look at this." Seeing Hiram's excited expression, the Dawn Wizard Hernandez's expression became more complicated.

As he spoke, he handed the memory crystal in his hand to Hiram.

"Hmm?" Hiram couldn't help but feel confused.

Could it be that there is information more important than goblin engineering?

So, Hiram took the memory crystal handed over by Hernandez and quickly injected his mental power into it. After a few seconds, his whole body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably!

"Oh my god! A floating city! This is the complete design and production process of the floating city!"

Although Ryan has just said that this ancient goblin capital is actually a floating city.

But Hiram had just thought that Ryan had drawn his conclusion from some remaining diary or something else, but now it seems that is not the case at all!

But it comes from this memory crystal.

The difference is equivalent to the difference between someone discovering the wreckage of a launch vehicle and discovering a complete set of launch vehicle designs and production drawings.

It’s a world of difference!
Especially for the Federation, with systematic knowledge of goblin engineering and complete floating city design and production methods, it can be said that after a certain period of time, the Federation is fully capable of creating a new floating city that belongs exclusively to humans.

No, in fact, there might be more than one!
Of course, the quickest way is to repair the floating city under our feet.

"The ultimate solution to deal with the behemoths and the resurrection of the gods has finally appeared!" Hiram danced with excitement!
"Mr. Ryan, you are simply a savior!"

"Hey, Lord Hiram, your bandages are bleeding." Ryan reminded him in a friendly manner.

"Sigh~"

Hiram then realized that most of his bandages were bleeding, and he gasped in pain.

"It's okay, Lord Ryan. Your discovery this time is of great significance. Even the blood I shed is not enough to celebrate!"

"This"

After hearing what Hiram said, Ryan didn't know how to respond for a moment.

After a moment's thought, Ryan said:
"Oh, everyone, I have found a way to leave the floating city in the blueprint. We can leave the floating city from Exit 3 on the negative first floor."

"That is the upper level." Ryan pointed above his head and said.

"Sir Ryan, aren't you going to continue exploring?" Hiram asked hurriedly.

"Hiram, don't be blinded by the harvest. Don't you look at the injuries on your body?" Swordmaster Tirion said in a deep voice.

"I've wanted to leave this damn place for a long time."

"Moreover, the harvest from these three memory crystals alone far exceeded our expectations. It is also much greater than the harvest from previous explorations of ruins. I think we should be content!"

"This" reminder from the Sword Saint Tirion was like pouring a bucket of ice water on Hiram's head, which immediately sobered him up.

Yes! It's too dangerous to continue exploring!

But I really feel a little unwilling.

This is a floating city. Once it is repaired, it means
Hiram struggled.

"I also think we should leave first." Hernandez nodded, agreeing with Tirion's opinion.

Hiram couldn't help but feel disappointed when he saw that his two epic masters felt that they should leave first.

However, he also knew that with a three to one ratio, there was no point in him saying anything.

"In that case, let's go to the ground first and pick up the people in the temporary camp, then go to the underground floor and leave here from Exit No. 3 of the floating city." Ryan said with a smile.

"Well, Mr. Ryan, I'll follow your arrangements."

"I agree."

Soon, the group of four safely reached the basement level from the basement level 2.

Near the hole, some goblin corpses and mechanical devices gathered because of the alarm, so Ryan needed to explore the way and clean them up in advance.

As Hiram was seriously injured, the other three naturally would not let him participate in the cleanup process. He was alone, excitedly checking the memory crystal that recorded the floating city.

More than ten minutes later, several people returned to the ground.

"Hey, there's a military barracks area on the negative third floor." Hiram muttered to himself as he followed the team and thought.

The three of them naturally expressed their understanding of Hiram's obsession with the floating city.

"There's a prison on the second floor below ground? I don't think I saw it just now." Hiram muttered again.

Wait, prison?
Hiram's unintentional words suddenly reminded Ryan of something.

It was as if a flash of lightning suddenly appeared in the fog, breaking through the darkness.

Ryan realized that he seemed to have missed a possibility!
The team of the Walzig School were outsiders as well. If they were defeated by the goblin machines, they would either be executed on the spot or sent to the prison on the second floor below ground by the goblin mummies that still followed some instincts from their lifetime.

But once he was sent to the prison on the second floor below ground, it meant that the things he carried with him - the follow-up to the meditation method - would also be in the prison.

A few minutes later.

The group of four returned to the temporary camp. After hearing about their experiences, the people who stayed behind in the camp were amazed!

Several wizards from the Mechanical Research Institute where Hiram worked, held the memory crystals in their hands like pilgrims, their eyes shining brightly!
At this time, Ren said to Tirion and the other two, "Everyone, I want to go down and explore the prison on the negative second floor."

Ok?
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned!
"Sir Ryan, do you think there will be some relics of the prisoners there?" Before the other two people realized Ryan's intention, Hernandez seemed to have thought of something, his eyes lit up and he said.

After being reminded by Hernandez, the Sword Masters Tirion and Hiram also immediately realized something.

"I see, Lord Ryan. Although those prisoners have long been dead, you think we can find some clues about the truth behind the fall of this floating city from their remains or relics, right?"

"Wow, that's amazing, thinking in reverse!" Hiram praised repeatedly.

"Thank you for the compliment. First, there is a possibility that we will find some clues. Second, I believe that even if only a portion of outsiders like us are imprisoned in prison, there will be some lost witchcraft or other treasures left in the prison."

Ryan naturally wouldn't talk about meditation directly, but he changed the wording slightly.

In fact, Ryan was telling the truth, because if the leader of the Walzig School was arrested, then he would naturally be one of the outsiders imprisoned.

"Lord Ryan, let me go with you." Tirion stood up and said.

"The wounds on my body have already scabbed over. They are minor injuries and won't cause any serious problems." Swordmaster Tirion added.

"Thank you, but Your Majesty Tirion, although your injuries are not serious, you have consumed a lot of physical strength and are not suitable for continuing exploration. In addition, these three important memory crystals are here. I think the first priority is to ensure the safety of the crystals and send them out." Ryan shook his head and said.

"So, you guys should stay in the camp to recover and rest. I will be back within 24 hours."

"Of course, if I don't come back within the specified time, you already have the structural diagram of the floating city, so you can evacuate on your own."

"This..." Tirion and the other two looked at each other, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.

Because what Ryan said was right, the three memory crystals were worth too much.

If they took the crystal to explore the prison, the risk would be too great, and if they stayed in the temporary camp, the people present were too weak to fight, and they were also worried.

"Well, Lord Ryan, please be careful!"

"Be safe, Lord Ryan."

"Thank you, I will." Ryan nodded and turned to leave.

soon.

Ryan returned to the mechanical structure area on the second underground floor again.

At this time, some wandering goblin corpses had gradually come to the explosion area, but the number was still small. After Ryan cleaned up a few of them, he walked west according to his memory, which was the direction of the prison.

While dodging the goblin corpses, Ryan walked quickly for about 700 meters. The densely packed chains and parts hanging down gradually became fewer, which made Ryan's vision clearer.

I saw a spacious hall a few hundred meters ahead.

There is a deep corridor on the west side of the hall, and at this entrance stand two strange and huge busts.

Although it was only half a body, it was more than ten meters tall, with extremely thick gray metal arms, each holding a seven or eight meter long two-handed hammer, crossed in mid-air, like the bayonets of a guard of honor performing a welcoming ceremony!

"Huh? Is this the Thorim Golem, modeled after the ancient Thorim Giant?"

Ryan took two looks at the statue and immediately noticed something was wrong.

This was all thanks to the goblin engineering content he had forced himself to memorize.

Although the statue is a half-body shape, it is very similar to the appearance of a golem called Thorim in the advanced goblin engineering recorded in the second memory crystal.

If anyone mistakenly thinks this is just a statue, they are very wrong.

There is a high probability that you will be seriously injured or even die!

Because the Thorim Golem was created by ancient goblin engineers, modeled after the Thorim Giant who had the ability to control thunder in ancient times. Of course, it is only a partial imitation, but its power is amazing enough.

Ryan tried hard to recall the relevant content.

"When the heavy hammer strikes, it will be accompanied by a thunder strike with a diameter of ten meters. Wow, it covers the entire area." Ryan glanced at the width of the passage which was less than five meters wide and thought to himself.

"If you get hit, your whole body will be paralyzed. Even if you have strong lightning resistance, your limbs will become stiff and your movement speed will be greatly reduced!"

"In addition, the eyes can also shoot out arc rays, which is considered an extremely powerful long-range attack."

“It’s quite tricky.”

However, knowing that the two statues were actually golems, Ryan had already avoided the biggest trap.

What's more, he also knew the other party's origins and the special abilities he possessed.

After a little thought, Ryan gave up the trick.

Since we can't take shortcuts, let's keep it simple.

As he quickly recited the spell silently, he raised his right hand above his head. Soon, a dark silver disk with a diameter of several meters and rotating at a high speed appeared above his right hand.

This is exactly the single-target Dawn Killer Move 'Blade Tooth Spinning Disc' that Ryan has just mastered!
"go with!"

The next moment!
The dark silver disk, rotating at high speed, with a circle of bright color, drew a beautiful arc and cut into the Thorim Golem on Ryan's left!

"Hey!"

The extremely hard and permanently solidified shell on the opponent's chest only lasted for less than a second before being cut into by the bladed disc.

"Hey!!!"

It seemed that some kind of energy device was hit, and a large amount of electric arcs suddenly appeared at the cut on the opponent's body.

The reason why Ryan attacked this position was because the energy device was located three meters below the opponent's neck.

As the blade-toothed disc rolls and leaves, the next second!
"boom!!!"

There was a loud explosion, and the Thorim Golem was completely destroyed by Ryan without even firing a single move.

If the goblin engineer who created this golem were still alive, he would probably be pissed to death.

When Ryan saw the Thorim Golem on the left explode, his eyes narrowed.

"Sure enough, after thousands of years, this Thorim Golem is still able to function, and it seems that the energy storage of the internal energy device is still quite strong."

"This shows that the energy transmission system of this floating city is still functioning to some extent."

"Also, the other party only placed half of the Thorim Golem's body there for a special purpose."

"There should be some kind of charging circuit laid out on the ground below." Ryan immediately figured out some key points.

suddenly!

It seemed that there was some kind of connection between the two golems, or a linkage was set up when they were designed. The Thorim golem on Ryan's right side actually started up on its own.

"Intruders spotted. (Ancient Goblin)"

Along with a low mechanical sound, the other party's huge head turned and looked at Ryan, and its fist-sized eyes suddenly lit up!

"Hmm? Want to release an arc ray?"

"What a pity, there is no chance!" Ryan thought to himself.

Almost at the same moment!
"Hey!"

A huge dark silver metal disc cut into the chest of the Thorim Golem like lightning, and suddenly, electric snakes danced wildly!

Obviously, the opponent's energy device was in the same position as the destroyed Thorim Golem next to it, and was naturally destroyed instantly by the blade-toothed disc.

The other person's bright eyes dimmed again.

Ryan stepped forward and confirmed again that the two Thorim golems were completely destroyed, then walked towards the passage.

However, he was not fast, but was always on guard.

Although he had obtained the design drawings of the entire floating city and knew the location and size of the prison, and even the size of each cell, he did not know what was imprisoned inside.

You can never go too far wrong.

The area closest to the prison entrance is the area for ordinary prisoners. There are narrower passages on both sides of the corridor. If you enter these two passages, you will find a large number of small cells.

These cells hold ordinary prisoners.

Ryan thought about it and decided to go take a look.

He turned left and walked into the branch passage on the right. However, after only a few steps, he smelled some kind of dust in the air due to lack of ventilation for many years.

And a unique decadent smell.

The dim light did not affect Ryan's vision, and soon he saw the densely packed prison.

The cells were rather crowded and not very big, with only a bed and something that looked like a sink placed inside, about seven or eight square meters in size, and looking like a pigeon cage.

There were no prisoners left alive, and the ground was littered with bones of various sizes.

Moreover, Ryan noticed that judging from the length of their leg bones, most of them seemed to be goblins.

Ryan glanced around, shook his head slightly, and turned away.

Since he had decided to take a look, Ryan naturally had to take a look at the ordinary prison on the left.

But no additional discoveries were made, and on both sides there were no survivors.

It seems that even those black bugs have no interest in infecting this kind of ordinary combat power.

"Will ordinary people not be infected?"

"Or is it disdain? This is an interesting discovery." Ryan pondered.

Suddenly, Ryan stopped, raised his head and looked in front of him.

If he felt correctly just now, there seemed to be a sound coming from inside... How to put it, it was not the stiff footsteps of the goblin mummy, but it was like the sound of some kind of air flow impact.

"Breathing sound? Could it be that something can survive thousands of years?"

Ryan's eyes couldn't help but flash with surprise!
(End of this chapter)