Chapter 622 Chapter 624 Complete and Broken
Chapter 622 Chapter 624 Complete and Broken
Lloyd's team this time, including himself, five people from the medical team, and four "foreign aid" from the engineering department, totaled six people.
It is quite short and concise.
There is no point in having more people. It is useless to pile up numbers for this kind of action.
Just like the first time Lloyd participated in the history department archaeological excavation, he brought so many people down with him, and in the end it was very difficult for Lloyd to rescue people. If it weren't for his lovely wife at home who provided timely remote support, the entire army would have been wiped out there.
And Lloyd had also thought about it. He couldn't let the engineering department's strange spherical structure go to waste, right? If the situation allowed, he planned to drag the entire school district back and then slowly conduct archaeological research.
Of course, this is the most optimistic expectation. In fact, this unstable spherical structure cannot maintain its complete spherical shape for such a long time. It is already commendable if it does not break into pieces.
If the previous divination results had not been too optimistic, Lloyd would not even have had such an illusion.
"Well, this journey is long and the storm is fierce. It will take quite a while. Everyone, please rest and conserve your energy. There is food and drinks in the house. Please help yourself."
After walking out of the portal, Lloyd said casually.
The medical team looked around with astonishment on their faces.
In the distance, I saw a snow-capped mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, covered with snow, holy and lofty.
Nearby is a neat and lush grove of trees, surrounding a pearl-like lake. The water is crystal clear and sparkling, and you can see fish swimming and playing there.
In front of everyone are rows of warm and elegant wooden villas that are arranged in an orderly manner. They bring a natural sense of relaxation that makes people feel refreshed just by looking at them.
This is not the "space battleship" that Lloyd mentioned, it is simply a beautiful holiday villa!
"It's so beautiful. It's hard to imagine that this is a cabin."
"After I retire, I must find a place like this to settle down and bring my wives with me."
"Is that snowy mountain real? Are the fish in the lake real?"
"The lake, the fish, the trees and the houses beside it are real. I arranged them these days."
Lloyd explained, pointing to the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
"That place is fake. It's a background created with the familiar [illusion]. This place is not as spacious and comfortable as you think. If you walk over there, you will hit the 'air wall' and be teleported back here."
Although the scenery here was not that realistic, Professor Latio still nodded with satisfaction.
"It's beyond imagination. I thought it would be like before, with a large group of people squeezed into a narrow elevator space."
"Yes, yes. I also felt dizzy. It was a terrible experience that I cannot bear to recall..."
“Can you catch fish here?”
"Of course, but you can only fish, you can't jump in and catch them."
"Ha~ Who are you looking down on? Fishing is a dignified sport!"
In this way, the medical team members first found their favorite villas in this "cabin", settled their luggage, and then couldn't wait to take out a variety of equipment and ran to the lake to start fishing.
Lloyd wanted to join in, but he had other important things to do.
The spatial coordinates obtained by divination are very far away from the academy, and the "sea conditions" nearby are bad. It is impossible to open a portal directly, and it is also impossible to make the newly built "space battleship" run too fast.
You also have to maintain course, collect readings, and monitor the situation.
In short, Lloyd will have to be busy for a while.
He then walked into his cottage, snapped his fingers, released the shoeless 'Metis', and asked her to make him some coffee.
Then he walked to a large pile of space-related equipment in the living room, and with the hand speed of a married man, he quickly operated various devices and light screens.
After manually completing the initial calibration of the equipment, Lloyd took out three silly little robots from his pocket and asked them to help him with some simple data collection and monitoring work.
Finally, a light screen came over and checked the status readings of the "space battleship".
Well~ everything is normal. Although the shape is a bit different, it is still more reliable than the canoe-class warships of the ancient people.
During the period of preparation, Lloyd focused most of his energy and time on the transformation of the three school districts.
With the Level 10 [Space Domination], and the fact that Professor Lawrence was away and the other two professors were still in the mental hospital, he took advantage of his position to call on a large number of "treasures" from the equipment department, and then carried out a comprehensive transformation and upgrade of the three school districts.
Today, the three school districts are roughly arranged in an inverted triangle, with two empty school districts loaded only with space storms at the front, and then connected to the third school district where he is currently located by space anchors, forming a "dog sled"-style layout.
As for the miscellaneous items that were previously stored in the school district, he gathered them together, and fished out two smaller abandoned school districts near the college, which he used as storage areas and hung at the back of the 'sled'.
In this way, the three school districts form a "sled battleship", with the front school district providing power and protection against emergencies, while the rear school district is used as a control area, living area, and storage area.
By the way, it is also equipped with several emergency space elevators that can be used as lifeboats.
In general, except for the lack of weapons such as naval guns, torpedoes, and anti-aircraft guns, this "sled ship" already has most of the functions of a battleship.
Under the power of the space storm, its offensiveness is not weak at all. As long as the storm is untied and allowed to sweep freely, the "sled battleship" is enough to crush everything in front of it.
At the same time, it also has a strong ability to resist risks. If it encounters space turbulence on the road, it can directly absorb it with the space storm.
In short, the canoe-class toys of the ancient survivors, or the space elevators used by the space department before, are completely incomparable to the "sled battleship".
It’s like the difference between a four-star character with 0 fate and a 6+5 graduation relic-limited character.
For the sake of comfort, Lloyd even spent some credits to find someone from the civil engineering department to quickly build the resort outside. He also dug out a large lake and deployed rituals for circulation and water purification at the bottom of the lake.
As for those fish, he bought them with credits from the Biology Department. They should be some kind of genetically modified fish, right? They have sweet and tender meat, are chewy and chewy, grow quickly, and are very challenging to eat. If they could only survive in a different space, they would have been released into the human world long ago to help everyone enjoy the freedom of eating fish.
So the only question is...
What does extremely challenging mean?
Lloyd didn't understand yet, but soon he heard someone from the medical team knocking on the door and asking:
"Professor Lloyd, is there something wrong with the fish in your lake?"
"Huh? I bought this fish from the Biology Department. What's wrong? Is it not tasty?"
"Well... it's not a question of whether it tastes good or not, but we can't catch it at all... It ate the bait, then floated to the surface and blew bubbles at us, as if it was humiliating me!"
"Is there anything else? Wait a minute, I'll come and clean them up after I finish my work here."
Lloyd said excitedly.
So about two hours later...
"Professor Lloyd, calm down! Calm down! You said it yourself that you can't go down and fish it out by yourself."
"Yes, yes, don't argue with the fish. If you really want to eat fish, I brought canned fish."
Two doctors from the medical team held Lloyd's arms, one on each side, and while trying to persuade him, they secretly took the scoop net from his hands.
Lloyd's forehead was bulging with veins, and he said angrily:
"Let me go! Today I want to let them know who is the master here."
Actually...it would be fine if we just couldn't catch any fish.
The key point is that this beast not only surfaced and blew bubbles to taunt him, but also jumped up and fanned Lloyd's face with its tail.
When had Lloyd ever been so embarrassed? Even when he was fighting against the descendants of the evil god and the ancient gods, he had never suffered such humiliation. His defense was immediately broken.
In other words, the doctors in the medical team were really strong and healthy, so they were able to hold him down.
But at this moment, there was a sudden cheer from the side.
It turned out that it was a doctor who, after a battle of wits and courage, pulled the hook hard and caught a fat bass weighing at least ten pounds.
"Ah! Great! I got it! I got it!"
So everyone present gathered around and looked at him with envy in their eyes.
"Quick, quick, quick! Take two pictures for me!"
The doctor held the big bass that was still struggling desperately, with a smug smile on his face.
As a result, perhaps because he was too proud, he was not careful and was slapped by the fish's tail. He broke free from his arms and jumped back into the lake.
The doctor froze in place, as if petrified.
........................
Until the "sled battleship" arrived near the coordinates after a long 20-hour voyage, no one in Lloyd's group knew whether the fish was delicious or fresh.
Fortunately, everyone is a veteran fighter, and their morale will not be shaken by this small setback. They have already begun to actively prepare for the next "landing".
The previous divination was indeed the most successful and optimistic one Lloyd had ever experienced. The spatial coordinates analyzed were very accurate, saving the trouble of further searching.
However, the situation in the old school district of the Engineering Department was a little different from what he expected.
It has maintained a roughly spherical shape, but it is in pieces, like a broken biscuit that has fallen to the ground. Despite its large size, there are only a few areas to stay.
Moreover, even those relatively intact areas are full of space cracks and turbulence, which are very difficult to sort out, giving Lloyd a headache.
In addition to these spatial troubles, Lloyd vaguely "smelled" something unusual.
It's a bit like the remnants of the previous dean's [Miracle], but there are some differences, so we have to be more careful.
Fortunately, I have accumulated a lot of experience in "playing puzzles" before, so if I bite the bullet and deal with it, it shouldn't be too slow.
However, it is important to choose a good location. Otherwise, after working hard for a long time, it would be a bit humorous to just recreate the girls’ dormitory of that time.
In addition, Lloyd had expected the fragmentation of this place, but it was a bit strange that it was not dispersed by various spatial turbulences.
Normally speaking, after the school district collapsed and thousands of years had passed, this place should have been in ruins.
But miraculously, they still gathered together, which Lloyd thought was even more outrageous and weird than being intact.
He vaguely felt that there might be a force that had not yet been discovered that was maintaining the general integrity of the school district.
But I don’t know whether it is an enemy or a friend, or whether it is good or bad.
Let's have a meeting first to discuss the next 'landing' location.
Lloyd then snapped his fingers four times in succession, releasing the four [Projections] that he had prepared earlier.
In terms of image, in order to save trouble, they are all based on existing templates in "pay-to-win mobile games". Each one is dressed in gorgeous golden armor, which looks different from other real people.
"Uh... this feels really magical? Although it's a little inconvenient to control, the picture is very clear, and I can hear your discussion."
A warrior in golden armor who was controlled by the old professor raised his hand stiffly and started muttering again.
"It's fine as long as you can hear it. Okay, professors, let's take a look at the current situation first."
Lloyd said this, waving his hand and dragging a light screen over. On it was a school district map that had been revised based on actual conditions.
"It's broken into pieces like this? Oh... How scary..."
"Fortunately, the core area seems to be still intact? The things we need most are there. We can choose to abandon the living areas and dormitory areas on the periphery."
"The workshop area, storage area, and data area are not that badly broken. Is there a chance to salvage them? Professor Lloyd."
"I can try, but the distance is still too far. Even if I release inspiration, I don't know what's going on inside. I need to find a foothold urgently. So, do you think we should get straight to the point? Or should we try to find an indirect way?"
Lloyd said as he stretched out his hand to adjust the light screen, enlarging the areas available for landing, and then waited for the professors' opinions.
The three old professors then began a discussion, with Professor Toledo speaking first:
"Although I don't know much about the past situation, based on the experience last time, I think it's better not to jump into the topic... It's hard to say what happened there. If you encounter an incident like last time again, there will be no second Lloyd to save you."
It can be seen that he is still frightened by the last archaeological excavation.
Lloyd also agrees with this safe idea.
Coincidentally, the three old professors also came to a preliminary conclusion.
"We suggest that you try this place first."
The warrior in golden armor pointed to a relatively intact storage area.
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