Five Frozen Centuries

The stone trees were only a part of the mysterious underwater world. They collected some stone tree seeds and started moving upstream along the magma flow. As they kept moving forward, the surrounding temperature kept rising.

The whole group was curious about this mysterious underwater country. Xiao Liang asked, “If the Atlanteans discover us, do you think they will be friendly or cruel?”

The golden armor said, “I’m more curious about what kind of houses the Atlanteans live in and what level their science has reached.”

Lu Qiqi was confused as well. “What do they eat in such a place?”

As soon as she finished her sentence, there was some movement in the magma flow on one side. Then, an extremely huge black worm jumped out of the magma and bit them.

However, everyone present was at the Legendary stage. They were not afraid of this creature at all. The first person to attack was the Prime Minister Black Dragon. He extended his hand, and his arm turned into a black dragon claw. He grabbed the black worm with the claw. He wanted to crush it with his strength, but he had not expected the worm’s carapace to be so hard that it could not be crushed.

Information about the black worm appeared in Wei Huo and Lu Qiqi’s eyes. Both of them could now connect to the system’s data to search for information.

Wei Huo explained. “This is a Magma Worm. It’s a creature that lives in magma. Its carapace is very hard!”

Everyone observed the Magma Worm curiously. Xiao Liang said, “Such a carapace might be used to make biological armor.”

These people were too greedy. No matter what they saw, the first thing they thought of was its purpose.

Although the black worm had a hard carapace, its spirit was too weak. Even an Epic-ranked creature could kill it with its imposing aura, let alone a Legendary creature.

Wei Huo and the others encountered many such worms along the way. These worms seemed to have no intelligence, as they kept attacking Wei Huo and the others. As a result, they collected many of the worms’ carapace.

As they walked, they soon saw smoke. They were instantly curious. Could it be cooking smoke produced by the Atlanteans?

The golden armor was confused. “The average temperature here is already 300 degrees. Does one still need to light a fire and cook at such a temperature?”

They understood what was going on after taking a look. They then started speeding up and soon saw a small village. They were shocked when they saw this village, as it was too weird.

There were some buildings in the village, but they were all made of magma. What was even more incredible was that these buildings were built next to the magma flow. There was a special device beside each building. This device led the magma flow to the house, and the magma flowed through every corner of the house in a weird pattern.

The houses were like huge buns. They had round roofs on top and looked like cylinders on the bottom. The magma was led to the top before being poured down. It flowed in every direction and returned to the magma flow.

Wei Huo observed it for a while and said, “This shouldn’t be a house.”

Wei Huo’s guess was right. They checked carefully and realized that there was no furniture in these houses.

Some of the round houses contained huge eggs that were over 50 centimeters tall. Some of them contained weird grown plants. One of the houses was the weirdest, as there were a few red fruits in it. The higher the temperature in the house, the redder the fruits were.

Everyone had a weird feeling. Was this a warehouse?

Wei Huo said, “These items can only be stored in high-temperature environments. Why don’t you study the technological content of the magma drainage device instead? Perhaps you can understand the technology level of the Atlanteans.”

Xiao Liang and the golden armor came to a realization and gathered to study the drainage device. It was very small and it resembled a teapot. The mouth of the teapot in the front was longer, and it extended into the magma. The handle behind it extended all the way to the roof. Then, the magma would be sucked into the teapot before it flowed out of its mouth.

Everyone observed the drainage device and realized that it was weird.

The golden armor was confused. “That’s weird. I couldn’t find the source of the device’s power. Without power, how does it absorb the magma from a low area and transport it to a high area?”

Xiao Liang was confused as well. “The internal and external pressure of this device is the same. How does it absorb the magma with zero pressure? This doesn’t follow theoretical mechanics.”

In the end, the two of them reached a conclusion. “The technological content of this device is very high. It’s so high that we can’t understand its scientific principles.”

The others were speechless.

If the two of you can’t understand it, does that mean that technology is more advanced here?

Xiao Liang shook his head. “The physics principles I know are not applicable to this device. That’s weird.”

The golden armor said, “No matter how high-tech a device is, it has to follow basic physics at the very least. You have to work hard to transport things from a low place to a high place. You have to consume energy, but I can’t see the process.”

Wei Huo said, “There are things that don’t need to follow the principles of physics. You’ve overlooked them.”

The two of them asked hurriedly, “What do you mean?”

Lu Qiqi replied, “It’s a Rule creation. Only a nomological creation can violate the current scientific principles.”

The group was shocked. Were the drainage devices they could see everywhere nomological creations? Were the Atlanteans that luxurious?

The golden armor clicked its tongue. “These Atlanteans are quite strong. Could they have Rule-level experts?”

Wei Huo said, “Let’s continue moving forward.”

The group did just that. The higher they went, the wider the magma river became. After they’d walked for about four to five hours, the magma river was 70 to 80 meters wide. However, at that moment, they finally saw a small town.

The buildings in this town were very special. Their foundation was directly in the magma, but the houses themselves were no longer made of magma. Instead, they were made of a special metal. This metal was very weird. It had no color near the magma but was red far away from the magma.

This contradicted their understanding of metal. Generally speaking, metal should be red in high temperatures and colorless at normal temperatures.

At that moment, Wei Huo and the others finally saw three Atlanteans. They walked out of a metal house and boarded a small boat. Wei Huo and the others were familiar with the materials of the boat, as it was made of a black worm’s carapace.

Everyone extended their Divine Sense. They wanted to observe the habits of the Atlanteans up close.