Chapter 943 Eye of the Storm
Many questions and conjectures about the eternal storm emerged in Gao Wen's mind in an instant. Before he asked Melita about this, the latter had climbed several times in a row. In the powerful magic control, the huge shadow of the dragon passed through the thick clouds, through the invisible magic dividing line, and through the magic static realm layer that is well-known to humans...
"We're entering the turbulent layer." Melita's voice suddenly came from the front.
Gao Wen subconsciously took two steps towards the edge of the dragon's back and looked at this atmospheric space that was still unfamiliar to humans. He saw that the endless sea of clouds had fallen far below the dragon's wings and turned into a vast white area, while the earth and the ocean were shrouded in the veil-like clouds, blurring the boundaries and details. His eyes were all aimed at the surroundings, and all he saw was the clear and bright blue sky, and the sloping sunlight was shining from the oblique above the sea of clouds.
At first glance, it seems not as dangerous and chaotic as imagined.
However, soon he noticed that there were a large number of abnormal halos floating around Melita's huge body. Layers of glimmers were ignited out of thin air from the edge of her wings, and circles of ripples formed along the boundary of her magic shield, spreading around the air, just as if a dragon was soaring in an originally invisible ocean. The ocean was stirred by external forces, so the "waves" appeared, forming those abnormal halos.
Gao Wen is sure that this phenomenon definitely did not happen when Melita was flying in the magic static realm level!
Amber was putting her hand on her forehead and looking into the distance. She seemed to have not noticed the halo around Melita, but was amazed at the openness and spectacle of the place: "Wow, this place... this place is so wide that it is scary... it gives people the feeling that it will always be integrated into the sky after one step..."
"It's a pity that humans will only fall back to the earth when they step out here," Veronica, who has not spoken much, even broke the silence. It seemed that the vast and lofty sky also attracted her attention. She stood up from the place where she had been sitting, and her eyes swept across the distance. "...This place is more 'calm' than I thought. I thought the turbulent layer would be a more violent place."
"In fact, outside my bodyguard, the airflow and magic around it are really violent - but it's just invisible to the naked eye," said Melita. "Did you notice the halos at the edge of my wings? That is, the magic power of the turbulent layer is washing away from my bodyguard. From the top of the magic static realm layer, the magic concentration will become higher than near the surface, but it is also more difficult to control. The most dangerous factor is that all the turbulent flows are 'invisible' - just like the scene in front of you, it looks very calm, but in fact there are turbulent flows everywhere, and they will not appear until outsiders hit them head-on and burned into torches by the magic."
Amber thought about it and commented from the bottom of her heart: "Mom..."
Gao Wen's thoughts couldn't help but floated to a direction that might seem strange to others: "The higher the atmosphere, the stronger the magic level... Then isn't there the strongest magic environment in the 'Starry World' outside the atmosphere?"
Melita was silent for a few seconds and shook her head: "Then I don't know... between the stars... who knows what the stars look like?"
Her tone was a bit weird, and she seemed reluctant to answer this question. Gao Wenben wanted to continue asking questions, but before he spoke, he suddenly felt excited and reacted - it was best not to ask the agent lady on this trip that she had too much knowledge of "over-the-syllabus". This was what he repeatedly warned himself before leaving. After all, everyone on this trip was riding on Melita's back. If he asked over-the-syllabus, he might lead to the most serious air crash during the first contact between humans and the dragon clan...
At that time, a giant dragon would fall from the turbulent layer while squirting blood. The imperial emperor and intelligence chief plus a disobedient leader were directly destroyed in the Arctic Circle because of his words. This matter was left to historians, and there was a more important point: Gao Wen himself had some psychological shadow on the air crash. After all, this was how he fell in his previous life...
Gao Wen shook his head and threw the irrelevant association that suddenly appeared out of his mind. Then he looked at the seemingly calm and actually filled with huge energy, and his face couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression: "This place is rich in such a huge amount of energy... It would be great if the magic environment of the turbulent layer could also be used."
As soon as this sentence was said, Amber next to him suddenly showed a strange look. The latter looked Gao Wen up and down several times before he couldn't help but mutter: "It's really you..."
Gao Wen: "??"
He didn't understand the circuit in Amber's head for a moment, but just as he was about to ask, a low dragon roar broke all the things he wanted to say- everyone immediately raised their heads, and the next second, they were shocked to see a vast wall of clouds rushing towards him!
It turned out that Melita had crossed a raised "mountain" at the top of the sea of clouds. The cloud wall structure of the eternal storm in the turbulent layer instantly occupied all the sight of Gao Wen and others. At this moment, whether it was the carefree Amber, the calm and solemn Veronica, or even the knowledgeable Gao Wen, they held their breath in an instant and were stunned in front of this spectacular scene.
They watched the cloud wall fill their vision with a rushing momentum, and Melita "crashed" into the barrier with a non-reduction momentum as if she rushed to the cliff. At this moment, the feeling of oppression that the giant object pressed towards him even made Gao Wen suffocate for a moment, and the amber beside him subconsciously let out a short scream.
The next second, their vision was filled with endless chaotic clouds. They could no longer see the open and high blue sky, nor the sea reflected by the sunlight below. There were only heavy, dim, violent clouds, and howling hurricanes swept across Melita's shield. This scene seemed to fall into doomsday.
The surrounding light quickly dimmed - although the cloud wall looked like a white and bright barrier from the outside, the thick clouds inside actually blocked almost all the sunlight, and the heavyest part of the storm barrier was undoubtedly the darkest. At this point, the eternal storm was no different from other storms.
Gao Wen, who was riding on the back of the dragon, felt that he was rushing into a storm midnight, and the howling hurricane and the endless lightning in the distance were dominating the entire space - he could no longer see the scene inside the storm, and even the perception ability of the legendary powerful man was greatly suppressed, and he became unable to sense the magical environment transformation two hundred meters away.
However, in this spectacular, even terrifying environment, Melita Pernia, who is a guide and transportation, unleashed her giant wings and let out a dragon roar that seemed very refreshing. She raised her head and said loudly in a very happy tone: "How is it? I'll say it's very spectacular here!?"
Her voice in the form of a dragon was very loud, but the howling wind and thunder and lightning in the storm circle were also roaring. Even though most of the sounds had been filtered out by the magic barrier, a considerable part of them was still transmitted into the barrier. Melita's voice mixed with the terrible sounds from the outside world, and it was like a thunder blew in the ears of Gao Wen and others.
Amber suddenly shouted: "To be honest - it's a bit too spectacular!!"
"This is the characteristic of Tallond tourism - something outsiders can't experience it!" Melita said happily, "Don't worry! My protective barrier is very safe, and there will be no accidents - and I have to fly here several times every year, and I have never had an accident!"
She seemed to be intentionally using her happy tone to reduce the tension of the "passengers" when they were traveling through the eternal storm. This was somewhat effective. At least Amber's nervous face seemed to be obviously relieved, but Gao Wen was unsure - others might not know it, but he had seen Miss Dragon's "crash landing method" with his own eyes. Although the other party said that it was all accidents... it was enough to make people frightened.
However, he thought about it carefully and felt that he had not set up any form of "Safe Return FG" before setting off. From a metaphysical perspective, it should be safe. Since Melita's crash landing method itself is a part of metaphysics, using metaphysics to fight metaphysics, their journey through the storm should not be unexpected...
He comforted himself with a slutty head, and temporarily ignored the scenery around him during the storm and the uneasiness brought to him by transportation. After his eyes and mental perceptions were slightly adapted to the terrible environment here, he immediately began to observe the surroundings.
He will never forget one of the important purposes of his journey - collecting knowledge, and collecting knowledge that will be of great help to mankind to go out of land and explore the world.
He is not an expert in the field of marine meteorology or atmospheric science. In fact, there are almost no experts in the relevant fields of this era, but he can carefully record everything he sees and perceives, and one day these things will come in handy.
With this idea, he began to observe the changes in the scene outside the Melita protective barrier, and tried to find the "source of power" that will never dissipate from the magic flow around him.
At this moment, a flash of light that appeared at the boundary of vision suddenly attracted his attention.
At first, Gao Wen thought it was lightning in the storm clouds - there were many discharges nearby, and an arc would temporarily illuminate the dark clouds in the distance every second. However, soon he realized that it was a beam of lightning that was different from the surrounding lightning. Not only was the intensity and duration not like lightning, but its orientation was not normal.
That light came directly below, near the "base" of the eternal storm.
There are few strong discharge phenomena seen in that direction.
Gao Wen walked a few steps forward to Melita's shoulder blades and approached the edge of the dragon's back. He looked to the left and right bottom of the dragon's wing. It was where the light appeared before. Although the light itself had disappeared, there seemed to be some faint glimmer of light surging deep in the thick clouds.
About half a minute later, he saw another flash of light - this time he clearly saw a straight column of light suddenly burst out from near the base of the Eternal Storm, as if something was erupting. Although the duration was short, he was 100% sure that it was definitely not lightning!
And while the beam of light erupted, Gao Wen immediately sensed a clear wave of magic power, which made his expression more serious.
In such a chaotic environment, deep in the storm with such severe interference, the magic fluctuation could still be clearly transmitted so far, which shows that the energy source is extraordinary.
What's the core of Eternal Storm! A thing with a very powerful energy reaction!!
"Melita," he immediately raised his head and shouted, "What's there?"
Melita seemed to have no reaction at all: "Ah? Where?"
"Below you - under the storm, did you see the flashes just now?!"
After Gao Wen pointed out the direction again, Melita turned her head and looked downward. After a moment, her thunderous voice came from the front: "It is the center of the Eternal Storm, and it is also the place where the cyclone is formed! However, there is a strong magic barrier and dangerous high-speed cyclone near the Eye of the Storm. We can't get through it - we have to bypass it from the side!"
"Can't you get through?" Gao Wen asked loudly, "Do you know what's there?"
"Of course I don't know!" Melita also shouted loudly, because the nearby storm and thunder were getting more and more violent. Even with magic barriers, the loud noise leaked in began to affect the conversation between her and Gao Wen and others. "At the time I hatched, Omega told me not to get close to the base of the cyclone. All dragons knew it since childhood! It was very dangerous, and no dragon flew in!!"
Even the Dragon Clan didn't know what was in the center of this eternal storm? Isn't this a barrier at their doorstep? Isn't it Tallond's own defense system?
At this moment, a great doubt popped up in Gao Wen's mind. He instinctively realized that the secret hidden in this storm was probably even deeper than everyone imagined at the beginning.
When Melita began to adjust her flying posture and was about to bypass the cyclone from outside the "barrier" of the Eye of the Storm, he couldn't help but take another half step towards the edge of the dragon's back, and looked down at the bottom.
Almost at the same time, a flash burst out again in the direction of the Eye of the Storm, piercing through the darkness in the depths of the cyclone like a burning sword, and the powerful magic fluctuations also entered his perception range at the same time, as clearly visible as the candlelight in the night.
Gao Wen subconsciously focused on the magic fluctuation. His spiritual power spreading was connected to the energy source of the storm base like a silk thread, which could not allow him to think about it carefully. Some information like poetry was directly reflected into his mind the next second.
"...Don't be immersed in this illusory quiet night... The night will eventually be broken...
“…Don’t indulge in your warm cradle… The cradle will capsize one day…
“…Don’t sleep in the shelter of the soul… Sooner or later, the shelter of the soul will become an unbreakable shackle…
"Let's go, before the stars flash, let's go, before the long night ends...
Chapter completed!