Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 2066 Precision Laboratory

The closer to the core area, the more severe the collapse and gravity anomalies.

When they first entered the planetary fortress, the collapse was limited to the cabins, and at least the cabins were actually intact. But now, Alyssa and the others can hardly find a complete cabin. There are broken, rotten, and even floating fragments everywhere due to abnormal gravity.

It was actually very risky to move forward in such an environment. After all, it was impossible for Alyssa to run a scanner all the time to check whether the floor under her feet was solid. If she was not careful, she would step on the loose floor and cause half of the team to fall.

This places extremely high demands on reconnaissance and detection.

Fortunately, this kind of problem can be solved by Orday's magic in most cases, which makes Alyssa want to send Orday a job invitation.

Recyclers often visit ruins and ghost ships, and it would be convenient if there was a capable magician on board.

From the time they set out, they wandered in the broken passage for nearly three hours. Sometimes they walked into a dead end, sometimes the passage ahead collapsed completely, and sometimes because of the abnormal gravity area, they had to call on the Void Unicorn to help them get through.

After three hours of hard work, I finally got some results.

For example, the temperature starts to become abnormal.

The temperature inside the Void Fortress is constant, always maintained at around 20 degrees, neither too high nor too low.

At first, there were only slight fluctuations in the external thermometer on the protective suit, which did not attract anyone's attention. As they continued to move forward, the temperature began to rise little by little.

Soon everyone felt like there was a burning wind blowing on their faces, and their mouths were dry.

At this time, the external thermometer showed that the temperature had reached over 30 degrees, and from time to time the thermometer would suddenly jump up to nearly 40 degrees.

This temperature is too abnormal. If we continue to move forward, the temperature may get higher. To ensure safety, Alyssa asked everyone to wear masks and use protective clothing to adjust the temperature.

The most uncomfortable one was Sista. This two-headed sea snake was not afraid of cold, but was afraid of heat. However, it was a level 40 monster after all, and this degree of temperature difference was merely uncomfortable.

As we continued to move forward, the temperature continued to rise, reaching almost fifty degrees.

At this time, everyone walked out of an intersection and saw a large collapsed area in front of them. Only a corridor like a bridge was left in front of them.

It doesn't look very safe.

Alde cast the Mystic Eye and had it fly over to observe and see if the bridge was reliable.

Alyssa stood on the edge and looked down at the bridge.

As the lights shine, you can see colorful arcane circulations. The huge magic leakage effect makes this place full of deadly energy beams. If you fall down, you will definitely be burned to ashes by the arcane circulation before you die.

In addition, from time to time, you can see huge lightning piercing the darkness. It may be a short circuit somewhere, forming a discharge effect. The temperature nearby is high, so it may also be heated by the electric current.

"The bridge is fine, but the concentration of magic power in this area is too high. The Mystic Eye is disturbed. I can't let it fly into the doorway on the other side of the bridge."

"Understood, let's move on."

It is said to be a bridge, but in fact it was originally supposed to be a corridor, but the ceiling and walls collapsed, so it looks like a bridge.

Everyone walked through here carefully and stepped into the doorway.

At that moment, everyone saw a flash of light in front of their eyes, and then they turned around and found that they had passed through something like a film that they had not noticed in the darkness just now.

"It's like some kind of spell effect..."

Oldie was still identifying it, and Alisha said:
"That's a dust removal film, usually only found in high-precision factories or laboratories."

This film acts like an airlock, keeping dust out.

She glanced at the thermometer on her arm, and the numbers dropped quickly back to the normal temperature range. Alyssa opened her mask and immediately opened her personal terminal to look at the map.

"We have probably found the precision laboratory. Good news. It's not far from the central control room we are going to."

Because the collapse was so severe, Alyssa had no idea where she was on the map unless she found a clear landmark.

Since there is a dust removal membrane here, and Alyssa and the others are heading towards the central control room, the most likely place is naturally the precision laboratory.

Looking up and forward at this time, two tall black towers came into view. There seemed to be a doorway between the towers. Looking inside through the doorway, I could vaguely see a third tower-like building facing me.

Those tall towers were actually sentry towers. Alyssa could even see the rapid-fire cannons and high-energy ion beams installed on the towers.

Anyone who tries to break in will be struck by the defenses and burned to ashes in an instant.

But don't worry now, the lighting here is dim and these sentry towers have long been out of energy supply.

After confirming her approximate location, Alyssa gestured for everyone to move on.

Passing through the doorway, what appears in front of you is a corridor full of gutters and sprinklers. Under normal circumstances, dust-removing and disinfecting liquid will be sprayed here, and it will be dried in front before you can enter the laboratory.

However, everything here has broken down due to lack of energy, and even the lighting can only rely on the lights on Alyssa and her team's protective suits.

Continuing forward, a gate blocked everyone's way.

This is not the door of a laboratory, but more like a partition door for disaster prevention and fire prevention. It is usually only used when an accident occurs in the laboratory, resulting in an emergency blockade.

Alyssa knew it so clearly because both her former starship and the Swan had similar laboratory sections.

In the recycling business, you often find things you don’t know what they are used for, so in order to confirm their value, the ship must be equipped with a laboratory.

Usually one or two scholars will be assigned as technical officers to operate these sophisticated experimental equipment.

Emma was originally the one doing this job on the ship, but Emma and Kong Lin got off the ship after the war, and now Villania is doing this job concurrently.

Sophia checked the gate and shook her head.
"It's too thick to be blasted through with a bomb."

Orde's magic was ineffective in opening this kind of door. After trying it, she could only say that it was useless.

We finally got here, do we have to go back again?
At this time, Li Chengxi reminded:

"On the wall on your left, yes, a little further down. Press it and there's a hidden compartment underneath."

In fact, it was not a secret compartment, but a hidden manual switch.

Alyssa pressed it, and the baffle popped open, revealing a hidden thing that looked like a switch.

The emergency switch on the Swan was placed in the open, but it was hidden here. If Li Chengxi hadn't said it, it would have been a bit troublesome to find it in this dark place.

This emergency switch uses its own backup energy source, so when Alyssa closed the switch, the warning light above the door in front of her rotated to give a reminder.

Everyone quickly closed their masks, and with a muffled rumbling sound, the door slowly lifted up.

The first thing that caught my eye was a bunch of things that looked more like robots than humans, crowded in the passage.

It is the corpse of a member of the Priory of the Luminous Ion.

(End of this chapter)