Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

Going deep into the Tianyue Mountains is tantamount to seeking death, but if they want to return the same way, the first half of the mountain range is not only shrouded in dark clouds, but it is impossible for the two of them to complete this journey alive.

"Go and ask them what they think."

After a moment of silence, Jingzhe replied stiffly.

After saying these words, the balance in Jingzhe's heart had already completed the weighing.

"Then go and ask."

Li Ang knew that those two people would most likely be abandoned. Of course, he would not deal with them directly. The most likely option would be to give them some supplies and then let them fend for themselves.

"I won't accompany you anymore. I'm thinking of ways to weaken the connection between this place and the outside world." Xi said.

After entering the Tianyue Mountains, Liu Yi has never left the world in the painting.

Being able to have an impact on the people in the painting means that there must be some kind of invisible link that was established without their knowledge.

If they could find a way to cut off this link, they might be able to solve the root cause of the trouble here.

However, she had never considered this aspect before, and she didn't know whether she could do it.

"Need my help?"

Nian asked casually. She originally didn't expect to get Xi's answer, but Xi nodded slowly after hesitating for a moment.

"It's really strange... Then I will help my dear sister. If anything important happens, let us know."

Sangbao also has no intention of going out, at least staying here for a short time will not have any impact on her.

In the end, it was Xuancheng who came forward to play the bad guy. Jingzhe inflicted a wound on her just now, and a lot of blood seeped out through the bandage. Adele and Sangbai had already pushed her to the ward for treatment.

Xuancheng didn't like beating around the bush at all. After coming out of the world in the painting, he went directly to the Zhao family and his son and said,

"There is something I need to talk to you about. It's about the next arrangements for the two of you."

"I can leave enough supplies for you, enough for you to live here for more than a month. After we return from Tianyue Mountain, we will take you out of here."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Xuancheng showed her greatest sincerity, but other than that, she seemed to have nothing else to offer.

"Or you can leave here carefully after the rain stops, and the remaining balance will be credited to your account according to the contract after you return."

Hearing this, Zhao Youcai's lips moved slightly, obviously feeling a little moved.

He didn't have to take risks in the basin and could get the remaining balance, which was exactly what he wanted. However, Zhao Anping on the side felt a little numb and his head felt like it was going to explode.

Without these people, he didn't think he and his father could survive in the dangerous mountains. Before his father could speak, Zhao Anping jumped out and shouted, "Wait a minute!"

This suddenly attracted everyone's attention.

"Do you have anything to say?"

"Can't we stay in that painting?"

Zhao Anping couldn't help but ask, obviously he also knew that it was the safest place inside.

"No," Xuancheng refused coldly, "Unless you want to stay there for the rest of your life, you can't stay there for more than half a day a week."

Hearing this, Zhao Anping was obviously a little disappointed. Regardless of whether what the other party said was true or false, his idea was in vain.

"In that case... I want to continue to move forward with you."

Zhao Anping could feel his father beside him winking at him, but he pretended not to see it at all.

"What's the reason?"

Xuancheng didn't expect that Zhao Anping would answer like this, not staying in a safe place, but going with them.

Under Xuancheng's scrutinizing gaze, Zhao Anping gritted his teeth and said calmly, "Didn't that man surnamed Wu say before that this is a place that reflects the soul, and he was still planning to use me as a sacrifice? The influence of this place The scope must be very large, even if we stay where we are, we may not be safe, and it may cause other impacts."

Zhao Anping racked his brains, desperately thinking of reasons that could convince these people.

"I think... if you want to be safe in this place, you can't think wildly. But if you don't know anything, you will definitely think wildly after a long time. But if we know something about the situation there, we won't even think wildly. It’s outrageous.”

As Zhao Anping narrated, Li Ang and Xuancheng couldn't help but glance at him.

This seems to make some sense?

Fear comes from the unknown. According to normal logic, when you don't know anything, the thoughts in your mind must be wild and wild. But if you know the truth, even just part of it, your imagination will be partially restricted.

Just like Zhang Daoling initially told them that the most dangerous factor here is the plants that emit hallucinogenic gases.

"what do you think?"

Xuancheng was a little undecided and asked in a low voice.

"If he wants to follow, just let him follow." Li Ang replied.

After getting the affirmative answer, Zhao Anping breathed a sigh of relief.

"But don't be too happy too early. I won't go out of my way to protect you. Whether you survive or not depends on you."

It won't get any worse if you take them with you,

Just like Schrödinger's cat, if they do not form a common understanding, any changes may occur in the places they did not see. But as their understanding deepens, everything they see will become an established fact. Be 'fixed'.

This is simply like talking about the observer effect. They have no way to affect what they cannot observe. Only when the common understanding of all of them disappears will the place fall into 'chaos' again.

Now, the village below may have some other things mixed in, but its main framework is undoubtedly built based on Rui's knowledge.

"In other words...the original Taoyuan Village..."

Chapter 1 Heating up

The group of people began to head towards the village in the basin below.

They were not moving very fast, and they were followed by two ordinary people. They couldn't go any faster even if they wanted to, and after coming down from the mountain, the dense vegetation in the basin also caused them a lot of trouble.

There is an obvious dividing line between the plants on the mountain and the basin. The above are common plants that can be seen in many places in Yan Kingdom. After crossing this dividing line, there are all strange plants with bright colors. It doesn't look like it would appear in the mountains at all.

The appearance and lushness of the vegetation here reminded Li Ang of a tropical rainforest. This was also the wrong concept that Zhang Daoling had instilled in them before.

According to Xuancheng, the plants in front of them should be unique to the eastern Sargon region, which is the real rainforest in the world of Terra. He has seen records of the environment there in some official documents.

Perhaps, this abnormal-looking rainforest was projected into reality from his mind.

After entering the basin, the surrounding temperature began to rise linearly. Although the sun in the sky was not particularly fierce, coupled with the humid air here, the body temperature here was a bit scary. Plus, there was a heavy mask on the face. Gas masks, it didn't take long for the breathing of the Zhao father and son who were following them to become heavier.

Xuancheng had to take out the talisman to help them lower their body temperature so that they would not die from the heat.

Although they would not specifically help the father and son, they would not risk their lives without rescuing them. They had plenty of supplies with them, including several boxes of various talismans. It would be no problem to share a few between them.

"Have you noticed that the temperature is getting warmer here?"

After trudging through this green hell for a while, Xuancheng suddenly asked.

"Have it?"

Hearing his question, Li Ang was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly, "It seems a bit..."

He is not sensitive to changes in the outside temperature, and the temperature here is not yet unacceptable to him. The environment in the fish incubation room was much more difficult than here.

But after Xuancheng's reminder, Li Ang found that the temperature here seemed to have indeed become higher than when he first came down the mountain.

If it seemed like a normal sauna at first, now I'm afraid even the water in the sauna has begun to boil.

Glancing at the father and son who were pacing hard behind, Li Ang seemed to have thought of something and said to Xuancheng, "We have to speed up."

Xuancheng frowned. Although he didn't say it clearly, he was also aware of the possibility - everything here will change with people's cognition, and 'temperature' is a concept that does not have a specific image, that is, This means that it is impossible to establish a fixed understanding of the temperature here.

"How far are we from that village?"

Li Ang used his senses to scan in the direction of the village. It was about three kilometers away. He found traces of someone moving there, so he replied, "It's about four kilometers away."

"...It's still far away. If the temperature continues to rise, they won't be able to survive that time."

After thinking for a moment, Xuancheng said decisively, "I need to go back and get a thermometer."

"Thermometer? Wait, are you thinking... will this be useful?"

"Better than doing nothing."

That's right... the effect of the talisman is also limited. It usually needs to be used with special protective clothing. If used alone, the effect will be greatly reduced. If the temperature here rises a few degrees, the talisman will not be able to play much role. .

So Li Ang went back to the world in the painting and found a portable air analyzer among the messy things.

When the analyzer was started, they discovered that the temperature here was actually as high as an astonishing 42 degrees. In addition, the instrument also discovered an unknown substance, which should be the so-called hallucinogenic gas compiled by Zhang Daoling... No. Know what kind of results you can get if you collect some and analyze them outside.

Does this count as creating a non-existent species out of thin air?

However, neither Li Ang nor Xuancheng were in the mood to do such a trivial matter.

"You two!"

Xuancheng turned around and shouted loudly to the Zhao family and his son behind him, "The temperature here has risen to 42 degrees! The sun won't come down until it sets. If you want to be burned to death, just continue to slow down there." Take your time!"

Hearing his roar, the speed of the Zhao family's father and son's feet could not help but become a little faster.

Without the two of them realizing it, they were instilled with the knowledge that the temperature here had risen to its highest level during the day and would not drop at all until night fell.

This is Xuancheng's purpose.

"I hope it will be useful..."

Sighing, Xuancheng actually didn't have much confidence in his approach.

As for why he didn't just make up a temperature and tell them about the temperature, it was because even if they believed it, Xuancheng himself wouldn't believe it. The most difficult thing for people to deceive is their own subconscious, so doing so would be of no use.

The machine doesn't lie, and it will measure whatever temperature it is. If their understanding of the temperature can be fixed, at least the temperature here will not rise endlessly.

Xuancheng smiled bitterly and said, "It is indeed right to take the two of them... If you leave them and let them think wildly, who knows what will happen here..."

The weirdness of this place was inadvertently revealed in front of all of them, and it made them feel a little scared just thinking about it...

Of course, if you are willing to think positively, you can think that the two people have no extra energy to think about other issues. All they think about is that it is very hot here, but they do not have a specific understanding of the temperature here, so this triggers this change.

After this attempt, the temperature here really did not rise along the way. It remained at 42 degrees without any change to the three decimal places.

This also made them realize that although this place was strange, it was not unsolvable.

As expected, that guy Yi didn't tell the truth. Zhao Anping's role was obviously more than just a 'sacrifice'. This young man with little education was very naive and easily believed what others said. They might be able to use this to counterattack. have an impact on the environment here.

It's a pity that what is reflected here is not his mind, otherwise this effect should be stronger.

The temperature no longer changed, the last obstacle had disappeared, and they passed through the rainforest smoothly.

Looking blankly at the pile of strange man-made objects in front of him, there was a hint of weirdness in Xuancheng's tone.

"This...is the village you mentioned?"

Chapter 1 Taoyuan City

Cold steel was piled up into two towering metal columns, which were painted with a layer of inferior red paint. From the mottled and cracked paint layer, the unique gray color of the metal could be seen.

Two horizontal pillars were welded to the top of the pillars, and a huge display screen was connected to the staggered area in the middle. Several colorful characters "Taoyuan City" appeared on the screen, and the dazzling neon lights illuminated the sewage on the ground. The reflected colorful light almost blinded several of their eyes.

This thing... is a torii?

It is naturally impossible for Li Ang, the iconic figure of Dongguo, to admit his mistake.

It's just that... no matter from every aspect of looking at this torii, people don't know how to complain.

After staring blankly for a few minutes, the thousands of words in Li Ang's heart were finally condensed into the word 'grass'...

Although I have already guessed that other people's cognition may have an impact here, the impact is a bit too big!This place is completely different from the Taoyuan Village that Li Ang expected...

"Looks like we're in trouble."

After coming back to his senses, Li Ang said helplessly.

They also found the man-made object that Jingzhe had seen with the telescope before. It was just an abandoned small building. It looked like it might be a sentry post or something like that. However, they did not expect that after climbing over two highlands, they would actually find it. Seeing something so surreal.

Because of the terrain, this city... was indeed in the blind spot of their vision. It wasn't until they actually saw the city that the image here was fixed.

"The architectural style here...is somewhat similar to Longmen, but..."

On the other side, after the shock, Xuancheng also suffered from occupational diseases and began to subconsciously collect information around him. Although the tall buildings and dirty street corners looked similar to Longmen, more details were different. It really doesn't look like any other city in the Yan Kingdom.

"Don't think about it... This is Casimir's architectural style. To be precise, it should be unique to the Great Knights." Li Ang patted Xuancheng and said.

"Casimir? I don't remember that..."

"Yes, this should be reflected from Adele and I's cognition."

This is indeed very similar to the city where Li Ang and the others live. They are both modern and have light pollution so severe that it can cause photosensitive epilepsy. In those corners where people cannot see, there is also countless darkness.