The top of the ancient tower.

These upward circular stairs are a little more rugged than Ningzhe imagined, and the height of this ancient tower is also a little higher than he imagined. If his physical fitness has not been strengthened by the Eye of God, he may not be able to climb to

Halfway through, I had to stop and take a good rest.

Also because the height was so unexpected, Ningzhe had enough time to observe the structure and patterns of the inner tower body while climbing up.

From the outside, the overall color of this ancient tower is pure black. After entering the hall from the gate, the black color faded a little. Now they walked up the stairs, and as the height continued to climb,

It can be observed that this black color is getting thicker and thicker.

Until you climb to the top, this kind of black can be pure, as dark as the night, and even just looking at it can make people feel a certain sense of insecurity.

Human beings are born with an instinctive "fear" of darkness, perhaps because being in the darkness will make people forget their position and prevent them from detecting the enemy's movements...

The overall tone of this space is undoubtedly [dark], which is why Ningzhe is still unable to fully determine whether this is Yuanfu Palace.

Xinhai once said that there is darkness in Yuanxia Palace, but he has never really been to that place...

"...Surrounded by structures similar to this ancient tower, at the far end of the line of sight are endless black mountains."

Just when Ningzhe's thoughts were distracted, Daiin looked around, then slowly shook his head and said.

"There is no water, no land, and it is surrounded by mountains... This kind of environment is not suitable for human habitation. Either this place was once very suitable for human habitation, so that a short-lived civilization appeared here, or these buildings are from those days

Built by “invaders”.”

These words brought Ningzhe back from his thoughts. After coming back to his senses, Ningzhe saw the surrounding scenery.

There is a balcony-like structure at the top of the ancient pagoda. It is relatively wide and can accommodate six to nine people. It is a good-sized viewing platform.

And the scenery outside...

At first glance, it does make people feel sincerely...depressed.

The first is the overall color tone. Perhaps because we have reached high altitudes, in addition to darkness, there are some foggy gray substances in the sky, which adds a strange tone to the already depressing scenery.

Secondly, there are buildings. The surrounding buildings are all black ancient towers. Judging from their appearance, they seem to be carved from the same mold, and they are exactly the same from structure to material.

No...maybe something is different...

For example, some ancient towers that are far away do not have facilities similar to the ones they stand on now, which are similar to observation decks. They are more traditional tower buildings.

Finally, as Dine said, there are the endless black mountains in the distance. The height of them increases with the distance of the sight, and the final height has even reached the horizon.

In other words, the surrounding mountains are like some kind of natural cage, "locking" these black ancient towers inside, so that the creatures inside cannot see everything outside.

These buildings are definitely not generated by nature. In other words, humans have definitely visited this place before, and the level of civilization of these people who visited is not low...

Seeing such a scene, Ningzhe sighed, and then spoke softly:

"The ancient pagoda... Since this kind of building was built by man, then this place must have traces of human activities. Even if it takes more than a hundred years or even a thousand years, it is impossible to erase all the traces."

"...That's right."

Upon hearing this, Dyne's eyes flickered for a moment, but he quickly covered it up, as if nothing happened just now.

Even if it takes more than a hundred years...a thousand years...can the traces of human beings never be erased?

But under the judgment of the gods... I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case, right?

In the eyes of the gods and even the heavens, most human beings are nothing more than [the residue after filtering out the Chosen Ones]. Just residue, just ants...how can we leave traces in this world?

Dai Yin certainly appreciates that the Liyue boy in front of him can say these words, but this boy has never experienced a scene where all hope is destroyed before his eyes...

Still a little immature.

Although he was thinking so in his heart, Dain had no intention of saying it out loud. He just looked towards the horizon, and he didn't know what he was looking at with the only eye that was exposed.

"That being said, a very serious problem is before us..."

After looking at the tall towers and the extremely silent atmosphere around him, Ningzhe's expression became a little helpless.

"There are no strange references here, and there is nothing weird... Of course, when everything is weird, this thing doesn't seem weird, right?"

"..."

Dain did not speak, but frowned slightly.

"...I mean, where should we go next?"

Seeing that Dain didn't seem to understand what he meant, Ningzhe sighed and explained: "There are no iconic landmarks around, everything looks the same... So what should we do next?"

"Action?...The way you spoke just now reminded me of a sage from Sumeru. He was in a trance for a moment, so he didn't react."

However, Daine seemed to have suddenly come to his senses, slowly shaking his head, and then magically became serious: "You are right, the surrounding scenes are almost the same, and there is no suitable reference."

"If you want to search, I'm afraid you have to take a long detour...I don't care, but I'm afraid you don't have that much time to waste."

After hearing what Dai Yin said, Ningzhe nodded silently.

This place is obviously different from the Teyvat continent. I don’t know if the flow of time will be different. Obviously, the less time you spend here, the better.

"In this case, I think we can directly find those [pioneers] through the aura on the ruins guards. As long as we find them, we will definitely be able to get enough breakthroughs."

"Forerunner?"

Ningzhe was stunned for a moment, and then reacted suddenly.

When Daine mentioned the three words "pioneer", there was a hint of ridicule in his tone. It seemed that he was the person who brought the ruin guards here...or rather, the person who had done something to the ruin guards.

The Order of the Abyss.

"Okay. Do you have a way to track them?"

Without hesitation, Ningzhe agreed directly.

"Frankly speaking, I didn't."

Hearing this, Dain shook his head seriously, but before Ningzhe could speak, he continued: "But they have a way to lock our position... and this is how we find them."

Lock our location?

Hearing this, Ningzhe frowned subconsciously, and then relaxed.

at least...
Chapter completed!