Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

After breakfast, the four of them, refreshed and ready to go after a good night's rest, were all set to go.

Luze pressed the mechanism inside the fireplace, and with a dull hum of mechanical gears, the wall slowly slid open again.

The group walked down the metal steps, their shoes making a clattering sound as they hit the metal pedals.

After passing through a long corridor, an old-fashioned elevator suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes at the end.

The iron-gray frame is covered with rivets, and the pulley system and hinges are exposed, giving it a rugged aesthetic reminiscent of the Industrial Revolution.

"These people have quite good taste." Lu Ze looked at the retro structure and immediately became interested.

He reached out and touched the cast iron railing of the elevator, his fingertips tracing the rivet heads as if he were appraising an antique.

"Have you reached the age where you like old things, sir?"

Silver Wolf chewed gum, and pale purple bubbles swelled up from between his lips, popping with a "pop".

She stuck out her little pink tongue and rolled the chewing gum stuck to her lips back into her mouth to continue chewing.

"Don't you think this construction is awesome?" Lu Ze gently stroked the railing, the texture of the cast iron clearly visible under his fingertips.

He took out his phone, snapped a photo, and planned to send it to Xing.

"I don't think so, I just think it's outdated." Silver Wolf really couldn't empathize.

She was already tired of the retro style in Punk Lord.

In her eyes, this steam-age gadget was no different from a museum exhibit.

"Sigh, no taste." Lu Ze shook his head and sighed.

"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and get on." Black Tower was already standing in the elevator, arms crossed, his tone impatient.

Silver Wolf made a face at Lu Ze and then followed him inside.

Lu Ze hurriedly put away his phone and stepped onto the elevator in two quick steps.

The hinges made a dull clattering sound as the elevator, carrying four people, descended smoothly.

The well is dozens of meters high, surrounded by reinforced concrete walls. Every few meters, a safety light flashes by, casting flickering shadows on everyone's face.

Not long after, the elevator shook slightly, came to a stop, and the door slowly opened, revealing a spacious platform.

Several of the fluorescent tubes overhead were broken, and the rest were flickering irregularly.

A three-carriage train sat quietly on the tracks.

For a fleeting moment, Lu Ze thought he had stumbled upon an abandoned subway station.

"Can this train still start?" Lu Ze walked to the control panel, which was densely packed with buttons and levers.

Silver Wolf walked to his side, hacked into the system, and gave him an OK sign.

"Then let's hurry."

Hei Ta stepped into the carriage first, and Qi Lin hesitated for a moment before following him in.

Silver Wolf operated the control panel for a while, and the permission verification was successful.

The train slowly started moving and glided down the inclined track, initially very slowly, but then gradually increasing in speed.

The carriage cut through the air, the airflow passing through the open windows making a whooshing sound, leaving a long whistling trail throughout the tunnel.

The only light source in the area was the wide-spaced green warning lights on both sides of the passage, with one flashing past the car window every few seconds.

Of the four, only Qi Lin was not used to the dark environment, so she took out her phone and turned on the flashlight.

The pale light illuminated the four faces, and the upward lighting cast an eerie shadow over each person's features.

Silver Wolf rolled his eyes and reached out to press her phone down.

"Turn yours off, switch to mine." Lu Ze took out a stone that emitted a soft glow from his storage bag.

"This is a specialty of Liyue, Noctiluca Stone."

The fist-sized nephrite stone emitted a faint blue light in his palm, a warm and gentle glow that illuminated the space around the entire carriage.

Black Tower couldn't help but glance at it a few more times. She had just heard the name Liyue last night.

According to Lu Ze, that is the realm of the Rock God. Does this special stone also carry the Rock God's divine power?

Just as she was about to speak and ask for the stone to examine it closely, a loud "clang" suddenly came from the top of the train.

The sound was exceptionally clear in the silent tunnel.

The carriage fell silent instantly.