Chapter 127 Entering the Dungeon

The sea ice created by polar ice worms is far more severe than ordinary ice in frozen seas.

Ordinary ice can be broken with an ice-breaking drill. As long as the ship keeps moving, there shouldn't be any major problems.

However, the ice created by the Ice Worms sounds like it contains elements of ice magic.

If there isn't that high-temperature spark, the engine might freeze.

At that point, the ship will be unable to move forward and will freeze to the seawater.

People can't go out yet, because if they do, they'll be attacked by swarms of polar ice insects, which sounds extremely dangerous.

It seems we need to find a way to get our hands on this high-temperature ignition source.

Speaking of this high-temperature flame, it's not exactly a rare thing.

Any flame that reaches the required temperature can be considered a high-temperature flame.

In his previous life, Mingzhao majored in fire magic, and the first basic spell he learned was [Ignition].

Although both involve ignition, the effects vary from person to person.

When fire magic is mastered to a sufficient degree, it can unleash fire at temperatures exceeding 1500°C.

This temperature is high enough to melt even metal, so the solid ice created by the ice worms would certainly be no match for it.

However, Mingzhao no longer possesses fire magic.

She asked Xiaozhi to help her find out how to obtain a high-temperature fire source.

To her surprise, this time, Xiao Zhi found the answer in less than five minutes.

"Captain, the temperature of a biomass flame can reach 1000-2000℃."

Mingzhao opened the [Clear Vision] and found that the core temperatures of the three biomass fireplaces she had placed were all around 1000 degrees Celsius.

She threw a few more monster corpses into the fireplace, and the flames shot up, instantly reaching a temperature of 1300℃!

Next, Mingzhao conducted an experiment for a while.

She discovered that the temperature of the fireplace had little to do with the number of monsters, but rather with the type of monster.

The higher the monster's level, the higher the flame temperature.

The highest temperature she achieved in her experiments was 1800℃.

It's like finding a needle in a haystack; now Minzhao is completely relieved.

She took out her curling iron and, after a long time, began to use the [100,000 Volts] electric monster.

After spending the morning electrifying the warehouse and seeing it piled high with the corpses of high-level monsters, Mingzhao felt that the preparations were almost complete.

She spent the rest of her time using alchemy to create biomass fireplaces.

She had a lot of surplus materials left over from selling them before, but now her success rate in making biomass fireplaces is close to 100%, so there is basically no waste of materials.

Those who wanted to buy biomass fireplaces have already sold them, and Mingzhao plans to wait until the Arctic worms show signs of life before selling the newly manufactured batch.

We'll collect more materials to make more once we've sold out.

Mingzhao worked tirelessly until 2 p.m., finally turning all the extra materials he had collected into a biomass fireplace.

There's still plenty of time today, and she's quite energetic.

Mingzhao took out the dungeon card he had obtained in the underwater arena.

[Entry Ticket: Lighthouse of Immortality. An immortal, glowing jellyfish race awaits the salvation of outsiders, willing to trade immortality for the lifting of their curse. Beneath the lighthouse lies a life-altering secret; are you prepared to bear the curse of eternal life?]

This card was a gift from a group of bioluminescent jellyfish that were hostile to her.

However, Mingzhao was not worried that the bioluminescent jellyfish had actually set a trap for her.

The rules of the Great Voyage game supersede all other rules; even if they set many traps in this instance, one can always find a way out.

Moreover, the greater the difficulty, the greater the reward.

If the bioluminescent jellyfish have indeed set up enough obstacles in this instance, then they must offer rewards commensurate with the difficulty.

It sounds like this reward is related to immortality.

Mingzhao had no obsession with immortality; throughout history, most people who pursued immortality did not have a good ending.

However, if there really is something in the game that allows players to gain immortality, she would definitely be able to exchange it for something good.

Perhaps, it can also unravel the mysteries of life magic that are currently unimaginable.

Thinking about this, Mingzhao felt a sense of anticipation.

She took out the copy card and confirmed its use.

A flash of white light, and the scene before her eyes changed.

This time, the change is different from usual.

In previous instances where the scene changed drastically, she would be directly transported to an island.

But this time, she found herself in a human city.

Although it is a small city by the sea, the human writing and advertisements there show that it is no different from the human city where Mingzhao lived before.

Mingzhao was teleported directly to a single dormitory room.

She went to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror.

This time, her appearance remained unchanged, and the attribute points from the Great Voyage game did not disappear.

After sensing it, I was able to take out the items in the space directly.

This put Mingzhao at ease.

It seems that this time, there's no need to worry about revealing one's player identity in the dungeon.

At that moment, Mingzhao's watch vibrated, and a schedule reminder appeared on it.

[At 4 PM, proceed to the research center.]

A map navigation is also thoughtfully provided below.

Mingzhao opened the wardrobe and found it was full of outdoor clothing in brown and dark green tones.

She wore a mountaineering outfit and a pair of high-top hiking boots that looked very slip-resistant.

Then I put on a fleece-lined windbreaker.

She had a hiking backpack on her back and a small waist bag around her waist to hold the walkie-talkie she saw on the table.

Not knowing if she would be able to come back after going to the research institute, Mingzhao stuffed everything in the room into her bag.

Fortunately, this backpack is very large, about 80 centimeters high, and can hold all the things.

Mingzhao had been strengthened, so carrying him on his back was effortless.

Then she checked her watch and found that there was nothing else besides this daily entry.

There are no contacts either.

It seems this instance doesn't want to give her too much information in the early stages.

It was almost four o'clock, and Mingzhao headed to the research center following the navigation.

The research center is very large, with people coming and going, and everyone looks like they are in a hurry.

As soon as she entered the gate, the facial recognition machine scanned Mingzhao's face and directed her to Laboratory 477.

A round-headed little robot came over to lead the way for Mingzhao.

Mingzhao followed the little robot onto the elevator.

During this time, she tried to get some information from the little robot and tentatively asked a few questions.

However, the little robot is clearly not like Xiao Zhi, which is equipped with an artificial intelligence brain.

It only responds to certain specific words.

Mingzhao received no information and had no choice but to give up.

And so she followed the little robot into a room.

Besides her, there were about ten other people in the room.

As soon as Mingzhao entered the room, everyone looked up at her.