Starting from the Dragon Clan, it's a 50-50 split

So the boy who jumped off the helicopter took a look at the captain, recognized the familiar face through the thick oil paint, and smiled with surprise: "Instructor? Why are you here too?"

"Of course I'm here. I'm responsible for the security here, and I was assigned to pick someone up today... Wait, you are?" The captain finally reacted halfway through his sentence.

"Ah, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be us." Mo Qiuran scratched his head and smiled, "We are here on orders from our superiors... Sister Tang, what are we here for?"

Halfway through his words, Mo Qiuran seemed to have forgotten what to say and looked at Tang Zi beside him.

"Water quality inspection." Tang Zi said.

"Ah, yes, yes, water quality inspection! Water quality inspection!" Mo Qiuran nodded as if he had suddenly realized something and said to the instructor.

Instructor: "..."

As the most elite team among the special forces stationed here, their superiors had already given them instructions on the tasks they were responsible for today.

They were told to bring the investigators aboard the warship, head to the destination, and then conduct diving operations, but they were not included in the diving operations. The orders they received were to only stay on the ship, and all matters were to be left to the people who came to deal with freely and obey their commands...the authority was simply outrageous.

Then he heard what Mo Qiuran said... coming to inspect the water quality?

Does your water quality survey require such a large-scale emergency military exercise without any prior notice, and also requires diving operations?

This naturally sounded like an excuse. Although the instructor was very curious about the real purpose of Mo Qiuran's visit, they also signed a confidentiality agreement before this operation, so he did not continue to ask.

But to be honest, it still feels particularly strange that the students I taught back then have suddenly become big leaders who need to be sent by their superiors to be received solemnly.

"If that's the case, then get ready to set off... Is it just the two of you?" asked the instructor.

"Of course not, there are several more people this time..." Mo Qiuran turned his head and looked in the direction of the helicopter. At this time, the helicopter propeller had gradually stopped and there was no such loud noise as before. "Hey, hey! Vice Principal, seniors and juniors! We have arrived, it's time to get off the plane!"

The instructors and team members at the side fell silent again after hearing this. This series of names... So, is it some special code name for an operation?

They couldn't help but feel relieved. Although the code name sounded a bit strange, it at least had something to do with such a grand ceremony...

Otherwise, such a large-scale military exercise was held just to make room for a man and a woman who looked to be in their twenties. It was really... Although they knew the other party's capabilities and complexity, they subconsciously found it unacceptable.

Then they saw the old cowboy, the sloppy engineering guy, the swordsman, and the clingy school girl getting off the plane.

Instantly, an idea popped into my mind...it would be better if there were only that man and woman just now!

Even though I know it's impossible, it still makes me feel... this is some small tour group out on vacation, definitely!

No matter what they thought in their hearts, they still followed their duties and completed their tasks. They brought the group to the warship and sailed to the location given by Mo Qiuran.

……

June is the season when heavy rains occur frequently, but today is a rare good day with clear skies and a gentle breeze on the river, which makes people's mood improve as well.

on board.

"What I mean is, since we don't need to go into the water at all, why do we have to come here? In fact, it seems that we still have time to take a helicopter back now..." said Finkel.

"Since science and technology are so advanced now, you can directly judge for us based on the real-time signal transmission images here to see whether we have found anything valuable.

After all, the information we got was just a rough location, but we still had to find the details ourselves. In such a large area, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Mo Qiuran said: "Of course, Senior, if you want to dive with us, that's totally fine."

After this statement was made, Finkel no longer dared to say "Since there is signal transmission, it is actually completely fine for me to stay in the command base and help you check it", otherwise he was really worried that Mo Qiuran would be pulled down by him.

The old cowboy simply stopped talking. Strictly speaking, what Finkel said was actually the same as what he wanted to say. After all, they were master and apprentice, and it was true that birds of a feather flock together.

……

"According to the intelligence, the most likely location should be Baidi City." Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the old cowboy began to work.

In fact, it is difficult to say whether he wants to leave or stay. After all, as a master of alchemy, it is impossible for him to have no interest in the legendary ancestor of alchemy, the King of Bronze and Fire, Nibelungen.

In fact, it should be fanatical.

It’s just that the old cowboy insisted on his cowardly character, so it didn’t seem that exciting.

As to what the reason is, it is not very clear.

"Baidi City? If there is a city, it should be an obvious target, right?" Xia Mi asked. Although her painting style looked like a young couple traveling with Chu Zihang, she was still very concerned about the progress of the matter.

Of course, her and Chu Zihang's status in the team at this time is similar to that of "credit-grabbing pendants". After all, there are Mo Qiuran and Tang Zi for fighting, and there are Old Cowboy and Finkel for analyzing intelligence, and there are no other characters left.

"If only it were that simple. First of all, it is certain that basically all the Dragon Kings' residences are inside Nibelungen, and the only thing that Nibelungen needs to interact with the outside world is that kind of [door].

When certain conditions are met, the [door] will open, revealing a layer of space created by the first generation, like a whole new world... the land of the dead."

"If this door existed in physical form, it would have been submerged by the rising water level caused by the completion of the Three Gorges Dam...

After all, even the first generation could not imagine that humans could create such a miracle. "When the old cowboy said this, his tone was full of emotion.

"The approximate location should be here," Finkel stopped fooling around and started to work. The thing he was most looking forward to now was probably to go back quickly after finding the place, so he tapped a place lightly on the map and said.

“There are mountains to the northeast and southeast of here. The one above the water is Baidi, and the one below the water is Chijia Mountain, forming a [gate] structure. Opposite is the original Caotang River, passing through a valley.

According to Feng Shui, this is where the mountain dragon and the water dragon meet, gathering the yin and yang energies, so the ruins of Baidi City should be here, and the entrance... is probably also within this area."

"Great job, senior. I didn't expect you also know Feng Shui!" Mo Qiuran praised in surprise.

"Well, I only know a little bit, but it's not worth mentioning." Finkel showed a smug expression on his face.

"Almost. The entrance should be in this area. But over thousands of years, it has been covered up due to changes in terrain and accumulation of sand. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why it was not discovered during the survey before the construction of the Three Gorges Dam." The old cowboy nodded in agreement with what Finkel said.

"How deep should it be exactly?" Mo Qiuran asked.

"At present, the water depth is about 50 meters. As for the depth of the entrance... the changes over thousands of years are really too long, and it is meaningless to make hasty inferences. The entrance may be hidden under a thin layer of sand, or it may be buried dozens of meters deep in the mountains." The old cowboy shook his head and replied.

"Unless there is an instrument that can detect far underground and detect a large amount of bronze, there is no way to accurately determine where the entrance is," Finkel said after a moment of hesitation. "The palace of the King of Bronze and Fire must be made of bronze."

"What if we explore through words?" Mo Qiuran asked.

"If it is a Word Spirit, in order not to cause too much damage to the surroundings, it is best to use a detection-type Word Spirit. In this case, the Word Spirit [Snake] should be the most suitable." Finkel replied.

"Word Spirit Snake, for the releaser, is to release the flashing snake in the brain to explore and obtain information. After research, the conclusion is similar to controlling bioelectric current for exploration." Xia Mi raised her hand to answer, then patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "Huh, I finally found a topic to interrupt!"

"That's right, and in a low-resistance environment, the range of this word spirit is incredibly large, such as on rainy days, on railroad tracks, or inside a body of water," Finkel nodded, "The most extreme example is the naming of this word spirit and the creation of its discoverer.

Nikola Tesla, with the help of this word spirit and the amplifying coil, detected the Tunguska explosion in Siberia even though he was in the United States. It can be understood that his domain covered the entire earth at that time. "

"But the powerful magnetic field disturbance caused by the Tunguska explosion itself was also one of the reasons." The old cowboy waved his hand, "There's no need to exaggerate... That guy was just lucky!"

If anyone else said this, it would probably be considered treason or disrespect for the elders, but that was not the case for the old cowboy. Everyone just looked at each other, then remembered the old cowboy's real age and fell silent.

Considering this person's age, it seems that there is nothing wrong with calling Tesla "that kid"...

"Okay, the topic has gone off track. What you mean is that as long as we have the ability to detect metal in a large range, we can roughly find the corresponding location?" Mo Qiuran asked.

"That's true in theory, but just finding it is not enough. The intersection is probably covered by thick sand and gravel. It will probably take some time of underwater excavation to reach it." Finkel replied.

"Don't worry about that. If I find the location, I will naturally find a way to get there." Mo Qiuran waved his hand, "If that's the case, then let's get started!"

Finkel was silent. In fact, he was originally planning to talk about another thing, which was about the candidates for the dive.

According to the rules of Kassel Academy, the executive department prohibits people working together underwater from having any romantic relationship with each other... because deep diving is a very dangerous thing.

Relying on oxygen tanks and a layer of diving suit made of nanomaterials customized with water pressure equivalent to dozens of atmospheres, and relying only on a signal line to keep in touch with the human world, people can easily become overly nervous. If there are emotional factors between companions, it can easily lead to unpredictable consequences.

But after thinking about it, Finkel did not say this out loud, because he suddenly thought of Mo Qiuran's strength... What could a man who could kill Odin single-handedly do even if he encountered the fully revived King of Bronze and Fire underwater?

Isn't it still the same massacre?

After all, the rules are made to protect the weak...

If only I had such powerful strength back then...it would be great.

Finkel remained silent.

……

Naturally, all kinds of equipment had been fully prepared before Mo Qiuran and his team arrived. Other things might take time to prepare, but with the strength of the state machinery, it was a simple matter to prepare diving equipment and customized diving suits within a few hours.

Soon, Mo Qiuran and Tang Zi, who had changed into diving suits, both jumped into the river.

Originally, Mo Qiuran was planning to hug Tang Zi and do the famous 'you jump', but because there were too many people around, Tang Zi refused his request...

So Mo Qiuran achieved his goal. To be honest, he still liked to see Tang Zi getting angry and embarrassed. After all, it was too difficult to see such a scene in the past.

underwater.

Under the conditions of bright sunshine and plenty of light, coupled with the hybrids' superior eyesight and the turbid water, even at a depth of fifty meters underwater, one can see clearly without a searchlight.

However, at such a deep distance, all sounds were isolated. It was so quiet that one could easily hear his own heartbeat, while there was no sound at all in the surrounding environment, as if one was the only one left in the world.

In such an environment, even if one has a strong mental will, one is likely to be driven crazy, or exhibit abnormal behavior due to excessive mental stress. Therefore, the regulations stipulate that if diving operations are carried out, they must be carried out in teams of two or more.

The stones were smoothed by the water and even difficult to step on. However, this was not a difficult task for Mo Qiuran and Tang Zi. They quickly solidified some ice crystals to fix themselves in place, and then reached out their hands to grope in the mud and sand.

Mo Qiuran found a piece of pottery with ancient patterns and placed it in front of the camera.

"This thing has a history of at least 1000 years. It is very likely a relic of Baidi City, and it is roughly in this location." The old cowboy took a look and answered. As a tomb-robbing expert, he had a very authoritative say in this area.

"How are you going to investigate?" Tang Zi couldn't help but ask.

"Of course... explore it this way." Mo Qiuran smiled, looked at the shining temporary projection in his projection space, closed his eyes, and chose to use it.

He was an old man in a suit and tie. The wrinkles on his face were particularly obvious, and he had heavy bags under his eyes. He wore a strange helmet on his head, but his eyes were particularly sharp.

Mo Qiuran recognized the old man.

Eric Lansherr... Of course, his other name is more well-known to everyone -

Magneto!

Magneto can control metal through magnetism. At his peak, he can even directly control the magnetic field of the entire earth, thus causing a doomsday of devastating magnitude.

However, even though he possesses such powerful abilities, Magneto has actually become a scene-stealer.

After all, what he can control is the electromagnetic force, one of the four fundamental forces!

Just look at what Flash, who has mastered the special fifth fundamental force of the DC universe, has done and you will know... As long as Flash is not killed before the big event happens, there is absolutely no way to go on. When it comes to the collapse, Flash is directly sacrificed in exchange for the restart of the universe.

In short, if the electromagnetic force is used properly, it is definitely not inferior to the so-called Phoenix force, or even surpasses it!

But Magneto, who possesses this ability, only knows how to move steel and then smash it.

From this we can see how important knowledge is. If Magneto had been educated since childhood and became an expert in physics and electromagnetism... then things would definitely be very different. Putting aside other things, Professor X and Charles would have absolutely no way to stop him, even if Magneto was not wearing a helmet!

As this projection was used, Mo Qiuran instantly felt the omnipresent power that he could control.

One of the four fundamental forces, electromagnetic force!

When using this projection, Mo Qiuran felt a little regretful. Such a powerful projection should never be wasted just to detect metal objects!

If that's the case, what's the difference between me and Lao Wan? Lao Wan is at least a showman, able to create a big scene, while I'm just used to detect metal!

Fortunately, the temporary projection can be interrupted and wait for the next use...

Mo Qiuran quickly controlled the power that did not exist in a physical form to extend downwards, and soon touched a huge object, which was obviously an abnormally regular metal body.

So Mo Qiuran opened his eyes, smiled and nodded at Tang Zi: "Found it, it's about 40 meters below us."

"It should be inside the rock layer." Finkel sighed, "The King of Bronze and Fire actually built his Baidi City inside a mountain."

"It is not impossible to do this with the power of the Bronze and Fire King," the old cowboy thought for a moment and said, "Word Spirit: [Heaven and Earth as Furnace], the one who releases it can be at the center of the Word Spirit domain, smelting metals at will, and making it into the shape he wants.

With the strength of the first generation of Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire, it doesn't even need to be constructed one component at a time. It only needs to turn tens of thousands of tons of bronze into copper slurry... and then form it into one piece!"

"Just thinking about it, it's such a grand and spectacular scene..." Finkel sighed.

Mo Qiuran thought that it was just a matter of controlling the metal melting and casting of a city. If you want to see, I can directly control and extract the metal frame of the entire earth to make it!

But if that happened, it would be the end of the world, and it seemed that he had no intention of becoming a big devil and destroying the world.

"The question now is how great the King of Bronze and Fire is? Shouldn't it be about how we should chisel through the 40-meter-thick rock layer, break into someone else's house, kick the door open, and then kill this great existence?" Xia Mi asked.

"What the junior said makes sense!" Mo Qiuran was the first to agree. He couldn't just say that he wanted to surpass Norton casually. After all, such a thing was not easy to show... So it would be better to just go and kill it directly!

"It's just a forty-meter rock layer... I can handle it easily! It only takes a breath!" Mo Qiuran said again.

"Wait, this place is not far from the Three Gorges Dam. We can't use any powerful means to avoid serious consequences!" The old cowboy couldn't help but remind.

It's not that he didn't believe that Mo Qiuran had no way to break through the 40-meter-thick rock layer. It should be quite difficult to drill through another 40-meter-thick rock layer under a depth of 50 meters. However, compared to what Mo Qiuran had done...

I guess it's really just a matter of blowing, and not an exaggerated rhetoric.

"Don't worry, I know this very well!" said Mo Qiuran.

Then, a golden-red light flashed in his eyes.

Speed ​​Force!

Any fundamental force can accomplish incredible things, and the speed force, as the fifth fundamental force in the DC universe, is even more so... Not to mention the extreme speed, there is also - resonance shuttle!

Although it sounds a bit far-fetched, the Speed ​​Force does allow the Terminator to pass through all objects through resonance.