Chapter 140 Diving
It's the dead of night.
During the day, the bustling streets fell into silence, the roaring factories of machinery had also stopped, and the giant beast called Fog City seemed to have completely fallen asleep.
But there are still some restless fleas under the giant beast's jet-black fur that stay up all night. They are the high-ranking nobles who are having fun.
Moreover, there is also a slight mechanical roar resounding quietly inside the huge body of the giant beast, which is from the people who continue to work overtime even late at night.
And on the outer edge of the foggy beast, in the winding and rapid remote river bend, there is a group of weird and bizarre guys who are secretly operating.
They were dressed in uniform clothes, and looked strangely pale under the light of the cold arc moon.
They lined up in a straight line and stood on the river embankment that was eight feet high. They all maintained a silent posture, standing silently in the howling river wind.
Their clothes rustled with the river wind, and you could see that these strange people had heavy iron balls tied to their ankles!
In such a dim night, this group of strange guys seemed to be performing some kind of suspicious suicide ritual. The strong man in the lead waved his arms and took the lead and jumped into the river with a splash. The rushing water immediately caused these people to be killed. The man seeking death was swept away, but he was helpless against the heavy iron ball. The strong man slowly fell to the bottom of the river. His feet stepped on the soft river soil, stirring up a light mist of sand and dust that blurred the river.
Then the other people seeking death jumped into the river one by one, stirring up waves. The last person was a man and woman holding hands like a young couple. The woman was beautiful and had a smile on her lips, and the man was expressionless.
After the man and woman also jumped into the river, the dense mist like thick ink on the edge of the river slowly dissipated.
After this group of strange divers fell to the bottom of the river, they did not panic or struggle at all. They just held their breath and walked slowly and quietly in the dark river bottom, without even spitting out any bubbles. If you look down, you won't be able to see even half of the shadow.
They came to a natural stone wall at the edge of the river bottom. The leader touched the wall with his palms and closed his eyes tightly, seeming to be muttering an unknown spell in his heart. The stone wall covered with dark moss seemed to be able to sense the leader's chanting. , trembling slightly, the dark color twisted and fluctuated like ripples, and then suddenly became completely transparent like illusory light and shadow, exposing the hidden waterway behind the stone wall!
The leader waved his arms and led the people in line slowly into the depths of the waterway. The waterway was not deep. He just continued for a few yards and reached the end. However, above his head, he could already see the dim light reflected like a lens. Torch glowing water.
The leader took off the iron ball from his ankles, stepped on the ground suddenly and moved his arms upwards to make his body float. The followers also followed suit and jumped out of the water.
At the top is an underground passage with obvious traces of artificial construction. Burning torches are hung on both sides of the passage. The warm heat causes a faint mist to rise quickly from the clothes of those who emerge from the water, making the orange-red fire color of the underground passage look a bit hazy. .
Clovette quietly lowered her voice and said: "John, I have already told Mr. Nello. You can just follow me later. I will take you to my post and you can be my assistant." "
"Okay, dear Miss Crovitt, your loyal assistant John will strictly follow your orders. You asked me to go east, but I will never go west."
"Hehe, you're so good."
Watson followed the end of the team and moved forward slowly. When Nello led everyone to jump into the river, he suddenly realized why the female detective and the Anti-Suppression Bureau had searched repeatedly in the old St. Arthenius Hospital but could not find it. I saw suspicious traces of the Crossroads Order, and I searched all over the hospital but could not find the door to the secret room. It turned out that entering the real activity space of the Order was through water!
Moreover, this waterway is indeed hidden. If other investigators want to discover this entrance, they must first have a water-loving person with sufficient lung capacity to search repeatedly at the bottom of the river. Even if this water-loving person dives into the bottom of the river and finds Nabu The stone wall is covered with dark moss, and one must possess the corresponding esoteric cultivation level to be able to see through that hazy layer of cover.
Even if the diver happens to be able to see through this deception and successfully travel into the underground passage, he must still find a way to break through the thick iron door in front of him.
The iron gate was like a large, tight and seamless wall, completely blocking the way forward.
After Nero knocked seven times in a rhythm of two, three, and two, a small peeking door was opened on the door, and a sinister gaze was seen shooting out from the door. Even after seeing that the person who came was the deputy leader, he did not open the door directly. Instead, ask for today’s secret word for opening the door.
A hoarse and dull voice came from behind the door, "Who can really remain indifferent after hearing this?"
Nello stepped back and replied: "Only silence, death and passing things can remain indifferent."
The peep door clicked shut again, but the next moment the thick iron door finally slowly opened outwards with a clicking sound, completely exposing the Crossroads Order's real gathering place to Watson's sight.
It was a fantasy underground world that should not exist in reality. In the underground space, which was as spacious as a football field, the first thing you saw was the huge gemstone pillar that seemed to support the entire underground space - exuding an emerald-like glow. Thick, luminous rhizomes extend from the top. The roots are intertwined and extend all the way down, going deeper into the ground. However, there are still some thick roots that are like dancing pythons heading towards the ground. Extends around the hole.
These twisted roots are entrenched around the main trunk of the rhizome, winding around to form a large, slowly rotating disc of jade millstone.
On the jade millstone, which is filled with a faint green light, there are amber fruits that look like full honey. A masked secret believer is carefully using a knife to scrape off the sticky honey-like pulp that overflows from the surface of the amber fruit and put it into a special silver bowl.
There are also some thick roots that extend particularly long, winding into other caves around the crypt. Inside the almost transparent jade roots, you can vaguely see some kind of liquid slowly flowing, rushing from all directions to the huge root column in the center... Those liquids are as charming and crystal-clear as rubies.
Watson looked along the snake-like roots and saw a total of 26 branch passages around. The passages looked very deep. The jade light of the roots was not enough to fully illuminate the situation in the cave. Only a hazy shadow could be seen, and it was unknown where it led to.
There are also some passages that are not extended by the emerald root system. Those passages are shrouded in complete darkness, and the situation inside cannot be seen clearly.
Nello stood under the main trunk of the emerald root, calling out the names one by one to arrange the work for tonight. When it was finally Chief Watson's turn to enter for the first time, he instructed the smiling girl: "Clovette, take Chief Watson around for a while to familiarize himself with the terrain, and then let him assist you in your work tonight."
"Hehe, got it."