nownovels Chapter 152 On-site Simulation
Chapter 152 On-site Simulation
Chapter 152 On-site Simulation
Standing on the dark silver metal platform, beneath my feet was a vortex of quicksand slowly regaining its suction power, and the turbulent energy around me caused my robes to flutter wildly.
The four of them took a moment to catch their breath before calming down from the terrifying intrusion.
"Check the status and inventory the equipment."
Gorson's calm voice rang out as he spoke, pulling his broadsword from the crevice in the rock and scanning the platform warily from all sides.
"The protective suit has 68% energy remaining, and my personal mana has been consumed by about 30%."
Ella quickly reported back, the tip of her staff still shimmering faintly.
Duden wiped the sweat from his brow and checked the status of the hoverboard: "The hoverboard's core runes are overheating and it cannot be used again for a short period of time."
Luo Lin took a deep breath, sensing the depletion of his mental energy and the operation of the echo unit.
"The mental energy was greatly depleted, but the sensory functions are basically intact."
"The platform itself has a stable structure, and the energy reaction is extremely weak, but it does exist and is of the same origin as the artifacts we have come across at the fortress identification center."
His gaze fell on the inner side of the platform, where it wasn't a solid pit wall, but rather a door that almost blended into the metal platform.
A dark silver metal door covered in dust and sand.
The door surface is smooth, without any obvious handle or keyhole, except for a slightly concave circular area about the size of a bowl in the center, which is engraved with extremely complex concentric circles and polygonal patterns consistent with the style of metal fragment runes.
"It seems this is the entrance."
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Duden walked to the door, took out a magnifying glass and a miniature energy detector, and began to examine them carefully.
"There is no physical lock, and the energy response is extremely subtle—typical of the observer style, requiring a specific energy key or authorization verification."
Ella carefully used the flames to remove some of the dust from the door, revealing clearer patterns underneath.
"Forced demolition? In this environment, it would be too noisy and might trigger unknown defense mechanisms."
Gorson shook his head: "Time is limited, we can't just rush things."
"Luo Lin, what do you think? Can you decipher the patterns on these?"
Rowling walked to the door, extended his left hand, and the light from the Insight Ring illuminated the circular area on the door.
He closed his eyes, and his mental energy extended through the ring, like the finest whiskers, gently "touching" those silent patterns.
Cold and smooth, it carries a sense of timeless tranquility.
Deep within the patterns, the flow of energy is almost imperceptible, as if it has been completely dead.
But when he tried to inject a wisp of star power that simulated the observer's energy frequency, the outermost ring of the pattern lit up very faintly for a moment, then went out, as if it were just an illusion.
"The energy circuit is extremely quiet, but the basic structure is intact," Roland said slowly, opening his eyes.
"This should be a verification device that requires specific order energy for identification and activation."
"Just as the base of a fortress needs a matching control panel and focusing crystal, what's needed here is—some kind of key, or a sufficiently pure and recognized energy signal."
"Where did we get the key?" Ella frowned.
Rowling did not answer immediately.
He focused his attention again on the concentric circles, especially the polygonal core at the very center.
The echo unit compares the shape of the pattern with the previously perceived, blurry, complex diagram of multiple concentric circles and rays from the residual information in the crystal.
Although incomplete, the structural similarities, and the flashing red marker in the center of the chart—
A bold idea emerged.
"Perhaps, we don't necessarily need a ready-made key," Rowling said, looking at Duden.
"Researcher Duden, do you remember that blurry chart we deciphered from the crystal?"
"Multiple concentric circles, with a marker in the center."
Duden paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "You mean—that diagram might be part of the verification spectrum or energy lock structure here?"
"Possibly," Rowling nodded.
"The observer's technology is highly dependent on precise energy manipulation and information matching."
"If we can simulate the energy structure represented by that chart, even if it's just a very rough simulation, we might be able to deceive or bypass the most basic verification and make the gate think we have the minimum access privileges."
"Simulate that kind of complex energy structure?" Ella gasped.
"How much computational and control does this require? And we don't even have a complete chart."
"We don't need to simulate it completely; we only need to simulate its core characteristics: a multi-layered ordered energy ring and a stable marker energy source," Rolin explained.
"We can divide the work!"
"Researcher Duden, you used the chart data stored in the recording crystal to guide Captain Ella and me in fine-tuning the energy output structure."
"Gorson is responsible for guarding the area and providing a steady supply of mana. If we run out of mana, we will need your mana relay."
Duden quickly considered the feasibility, his face showing a mixture of excitement and nervousness: "Theoretically—it's worth a try!"
"But it's extremely risky; if the energy structure simulation is flawed, it could trigger a countermeasure!"
"Time is running out." Roland glanced at the still swirling quicksand below and sensed the increasingly violent energy turbulence around him.
"This is currently the only way we can enter without damaging the site."
"Unless you give up."
give up?
Having come this far, no one wants to give up.
"Let's do it!" Ella gritted her teeth. "How are we going to cooperate?"
Rowling quickly deployed: "I am responsible for building the basic framework and central marker of the multi-layered energy rings, which requires the orderly properties of stellar power as a foundation."
"Captain Ella, your fire magic is pure and stable. I need you to highly compress and purify the fire energy when I build the framework, and inject it into specific nodes of the framework to enhance the structure's presence and stability, simulating the characteristics of that highly ordered energy."
"Researcher Duden, you monitored the energy structure and morphology throughout the process, compared and corrected the data in real time with the charts, and pointed out the deviations in a timely manner."
Duden immediately took out the recording crystal and a portable energy waveform monitoring device and began to debug them.
Gorson walked behind the three and placed his hands on Rolin and Ella's shoulders: "I will transfer the magic to you smoothly, pay attention to the rhythm of receiving it."
"Don't worry, leave the rest to me."
Without further hesitation, the four immediately began preparations.
Luo Lin stood about a meter in front of the metal door, his hands raised slightly, the Insight Ring on his left index finger glowing, and the Echo Unit in his mental sea operating at full speed.
He first mobilized his star power to outline a faint silver energy halo in front of him, nested from the inside out. The halo constantly adjusted its spacing and energy density, trying to closely match the structure in the chart.
"The energy density of the first ring is too high, and it decays outward too quickly. Adjust it by 15%. The distance between the second and third rings needs to be increased." Duden stared intently at the waveform on the monitoring equipment and quickly reported the data.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Luo Lin's forehead as he precisely controlled the multi-ring energy structure, demanding an extremely high level of mental finesse.
He made adjustments little by little, following Duden's instructions.
Once the basic ring-shaped framework had stabilized, Rolin whispered, "Captain Ella, inject node energy!"
"Starting from the inner ring, clockwise, the main stable nodes are, in order, primary stable nodes one, three, and five —"
Ella, who had been waiting for this opportunity, immediately made her move upon hearing the words. With a light tap of her staff, several condensed, almost transparent, orange-red fire lines, only the thickness of a hair, shot precisely into the designated location within the energy ring constructed by Rolin.
The fire line did not burn violently, but rather flowed and spread slowly within the framework constructed by the star power, like the gentlest stream. It strangely merged with the star power, giving the originally pale silver energy ring a warm and stable orange-red halo, and the structure instantly became much more solid.
"The nodal energy fit is excellent! The structural stability has improved by forty percent!" Duden's voice was filled with surprise.
Next is the central marker.
This is the key to the entire simulation structure.
Rolin needs to condense a highly concentrated, stable energy source here, whose properties are as close as possible to the energy characteristics of the observer.
He took a deep breath and combined the silent observer energy frequency that he had repeatedly sensed and simulated from the residual information in the crystal and the activation process of the metal base, which was recorded in the echo unit, with his own purest stellar energy source.
Slowly, at the center of the multi-layered energy ring, a milky-white light spot, only the size of a thumb, appeared to condense, with countless tiny points of light inside slowly rotating.
As soon as the light spot appeared, the entire simulated energy structure seemed to come alive instantly, emitting a faint yet exceptionally clear fluctuation of order independent of the surrounding violent and chaotic environment.
"That's the feeling!" Duden exclaimed excitedly in a low voice.
"The energy characteristics are over 60% similar to those in the residual information from the crystal! That should be enough!"
Luo Lin dared not relax for a moment, maintaining this complex composite energy structure and slowly pushing it toward the circular verification area in the center of the metal door.
The moment the simulated structure came into contact with the verification area, the patterns on the door, starting from the outermost ring, lit up with a soft, milky-white light, like the surface of water where pebbles have been thrown in!
The light rapidly spread towards the center, resonating clearly with the multi-layered energy rings and central marker simulated by Rolin!
Buzz————
A deep, resonant hum came from inside the metal door, as if some long-dormant device had been awakened.