Unknown Knight

Listening to the old village chief's story, no matter how wildly he thought, Aix couldn't figure out what this city with strong light, steel paved ground, and steel buildings was like.

But there is no doubt that the altar is in the so-called city of hell. Velen also came over and whispered:

"Sir, it's no wonder I didn't find it when I first came here. It must have been buried by the wind and sand."

Aix thought about it carefully, and then thought about what the old village chief said. He felt that it was most likely what Velen said, so he said to the old village chief:

"Old man, do you still remember the location of the Steel City? Can you show us the way? We will reward you handsomely."

The old village chief shook his head when he heard what Aix said, and seeing Aix's face full of disbelief, he continued:

"My Lord, I am not talking nonsense. That place is remote and in a quicksand zone. The landform changes greatly. Sometimes a sandstorm can change the landscape beyond recognition, especially a black sandstorm, which is even more powerful and can almost wipe out all traces.

So many years have passed, the old man is sure to not be able to find it. Moreover, his legs and feet are not convenient and his eyes are blurry. I am afraid that not only can he not help the adults to find the direction, but he will also hinder them from retreating.

However, my nephew Afanti can provide some help to you. He has taken over my position since I stopped working as a peddler more than ten years ago.

After so many years of work, he knows the environment of half of Sarand very well. Even if he doesn't know the specific location, he can still give you some advice during your trip in the desert."

Aix thought so too. Looking at the appearance of the old village chief, he was already in his twilight years. If he was asked to lead the way in such a harsh desert, he might die halfway.

Moreover, according to his knowledge, the landform of the quicksand zone is very easy to change, and it is very easy to get lost in it. Having a guide who has been doing business in the desert for more than ten years, at least with so many years of experience, it would be easier to find the way, and many unknown risks could be avoided in advance. So he accepted the advice of the old village chief.

……

Ever since he was partially healed by the X34-B medical machine and regained his sanity on the Isle of If, Aix asked Velen for the nano-core machine and studied it carefully over and over again.

This is a cylindrical object that is about one-quarter smaller at both ends. It is about 20 cm high, with a diameter of about 12 cm at the upper and lower bases, and the widest part of the cylinder is about 16 cm.

It looks like a black frosted object, neither gold nor stone, and it is unclear what material it is made of. There are no lines or decorations on the surface. Because the two ends are narrow and the middle is bulging, it looks like an inconspicuous black pottery jar.

However, as soon as you take a look at it, you will know that this is not a pottery jar, nor is it an ordinary thing. First of all, the circular cross-sections at both ends are reduced in proportion. Aix has measured it carefully and found that the areas of the circles at the upper and lower bottoms are exactly the same and parallel.

Secondly, with the line connecting the centers of the two circles at the upper and lower bases as the axis, the entire nano core machine is a symmetrical figure. This shape is simply impossible to produce in this era, and can only be processed by high-precision machine tools like those in the original world.

And according to Velen, he also saw the artifact in an ancient book of the Dark Cult, and it took him many years to find it based on the approximate location provided in the ancient book. It seemed to have fallen from the sky, but looking at the nano core machine, there was no scratch or damage on it.

There are only two explanations for this situation. One is that the machine is made of very hard material and cannot be damaged by falling from a high altitude. The other is that the machine is very intelligent and has internal self-repair capabilities.

Then there is the name. Just hearing the name itself is not a name that can be thought of in this world. I heard from Velen that when he first found this thing, it could still make sounds. It claimed to be a nano core machine, but it quickly exhausted all its energy and became completely silent.

But since it is a machine that requires energy, there must be a connection port. Aix turned it over and over but couldn't find any holes on it, not even a gap.

Just like now, everyone is walking on the desert towards Migayet, and Aix, who is lying on the hump of the camel, is really bored. He takes out the nano core machine from the package and looks at it carefully, hoping to use the strongest light of the day to see if there are any clues on it.

But it's strange. Logically speaking, black should absorb a lot of heat. After groping for a long time, when Aix touched the instrument, it was still as cold as before, without any feeling of heat. It can only be said that the material used to make it is really magical.

Just as he looked at it for a long time and casually threw the nano core machine into the shoulder bag hanging on the hump, he felt the core machine seemed to make a weak vibration. He reached out to pick it up and looked at it again, but there was nothing unusual. He thought it might be because of the hot weather that made him dizzy and had hallucinations, so he threw the nano core machine into the shoulder bag again.

What he didn't know was that on the bottom side of the side he didn't see, there was a hollow battery logo, and the number behind it showed 0.0001%.

The group spent a day and arrived at Migayet Village in the evening.

This is a relatively wealthy village, located at the bottom of a small basin. Perhaps due to the terrain, the village has no shortage of water. More than a dozen sweet water wells with abundant water nourish the people and fields here, so that the people here do not have the pale faces seen on the faces of poor people elsewhere, and the vegetables, grapes, wheat, dates and other crops planted in the fields outside the village grow well.

Everyone rented a cleaner side yard at the village chief's house. The rent was relatively cheap, and they could also buy fresh ingredients.

In order to make adequate preparations, Aix decided to rest in Migayet Village for a day, purchase enough supplies, and by the way, inquire about the information of the so-called city of hell.

Aix and his men split up into several groups to inquire, and they asked almost all the villagers, but after a busy day, they still didn't find out anything about the steel city that old village chief Tamnu had seen that year.

As a last resort, Aix and Ran Ying cooked a delicious meal together in the evening to entertain the village chief of Migayet, who was also one of the oldest people in the village. It was said that he had lived in the royal city when he was young, so he should have extraordinary experience.

The banquet was almost over, and Aix asked bluntly about the Steel City, but the village chief shook his head and denied it. He said that he was born in this village and had never heard of a city made of steel in his entire life.

Aix asked about the black sandstorm twenty years ago, and the village chief seemed to remember something and said:

“Everything about our village is good, except one thing: we cannot leave the village during a sandstorm, especially when there is a black sandstorm.

Fortunately, in recent years, everyone has learned their lesson and no one leaves the village during sandstorms. In the early years, some people did not believe in evil and insisted on leaving the village during sandstorms, but they never came back. Almost every year, people disappeared due to sandstorms.

So over the years, there has been an unwritten rule in the village that whenever there is a sandstorm, everyone drops everything and returns to the village to hide, and they don’t go out to look for lost animals even if they lose them.”