Chapter 56: Quickly Travel! Fate of the Ice Star (VIII)
Then, a stone slab on the wall slowly moved, revealing a hidden passage.
Shu Yang and Feng Ziang looked at each other and saw surprise and curiosity in each other's eyes.
They walked in without hesitation. At the end of the corridor was a spacious hall. In the center of the hall, a huge crystal ball was suspended. The crystal ball emitted soft light, illuminating the entire hall.
"What is this?" Feng Ziang stretched out his hand to touch the crystal ball.
"Wait!" Shu Yang stopped him, "Be careful, there's danger!"
However, it was too late. Feng Ziang's fingers had already touched the crystal ball. The next second, the crystal ball suddenly burst into a dazzling light, enveloping them...
After the dazzling light, Shu Yang and Feng Ziang found themselves still in the hall, and the light of the crystal ball returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
But a subtle energy fluctuation permeated the air, making them uneasy.
"What happened just now was..." Feng Ziang looked around, trying to find some explanation.
Shu Yang shook his head, equally confused: "I don't know either, but I always feel that this crystal ball is not simple."
They continued to explore the hall and found some ancient instruments and documents, but they were incomplete and difficult to decipher due to their age.
Just when they were at a loss, the colony's communicator suddenly rang.
"Manager Shu, Engineer Shu, where are you? Please answer if you hear me!" It was Secretary Chen's anxious voice.
Shu Yang quickly picked up the communicator, but found that the signal was intermittent: "Secretary Chen, we..."
Before he could finish, the communication was completely interrupted. At the same time, the hall began to shake violently, rocks above kept falling, and the light of the crystal ball became dim, as if foreshadowing some ominous sign.
"Oh no! This place is going to collapse!" Feng Ziang pulled Shu Yang up and ran towards the passage they came from.
However, it was too late. The entrance to the passage had been blocked by fallen rocks, and they were trapped in the hall.
To make matters worse, the violent tremors triggered a rare snowstorm on the ice planet. Strong winds mixed with ice and snow poured in from the collapsed entrance, and the temperature in the hall dropped sharply.
Shu Yang and Feng Ziang leaned against each other, shivering. Communication was interrupted, rescue was hopeless, and they seemed to be abandoned by the whole world.
"What should we do? Will we be trapped here and die?" Feng Ziang's voice was trembling. Although he was always optimistic, he could not hide the fear in his heart at this moment.
At this time, Secretary Chen was sorting documents in Shu Yang's office, trying to find some information about this resource development project.
Suddenly, he noticed an old folder with the words "Forbidden Land" written on it in ancient Ice Star language.
Driven by curiosity, Secretary Chen opened the folder, which contained an incomplete historical document recording some legends about the ancient civilization of Ice Star.
One of the passages caught his attention: "... According to legend, the energy source of the ancient civilization was a crystal ball that contained enormous energy, but the power of the crystal ball was too strong, which eventually led to the destruction of the civilization... It is a forbidden place, do not set foot in it..."
Secretary Chen immediately thought of the "ancient ruins" on the map that Shu Yang had mentioned before. Could it be that they were going to the legendary "forbidden land"?
Thinking of the last voice coming from the communicator and the sudden snowstorm on the ice planet, an ominous premonition came to my mind.
"Manager Shu, Engineer Shu, you must come back safely..." Secretary Chen muttered to himself and continued to read the documents in his hand, hoping to find some useful information.
At this time, Shu Yang and Feng Ziang, who were trapped in the hall, had found a relatively safe cave to avoid the wind and snow.
The cave was small, only big enough for two people. They huddled together tightly. With the weak light, Shu Yang discovered that there were some murals carved on the walls of the cave, which seemed to be telling a story about a crystal ball...
"Feng Ziang..." Shu Yang's voice was particularly clear in the small space.
"Hmm?" Feng Ziang turned to look at him, waiting for his next words.
Shu Yang took a deep breath, his eyes fell on those ancient murals, and he slowly said: "Do you know? I have had a dream since I was a child..."
Shu Yang's voice echoed in the narrow cave. Feng Ziang listened attentively, his deep eyes filled with tenderness and encouragement.
"I dream of one day being able to crack the secrets of Ice Star's ancient civilization and find a way to save this planet."
Shu Yang's voice was trembling, and his tone revealed confusion and worry about the future. "The glaciers are melting, the resources are drying up, and our homeland is heading towards destruction... But I can't do anything..."
At this point, Shu Yang's voice choked up, and crystal tears welled up in his eyes.
He has always shouldered this responsibility, but has never revealed the pressure and fear in his heart to anyone.
Feng Ziang gently held Shu Yang's hand, his warm palm conveyed strength, and his voice was like the sunshine in winter, warm and firm: "Don't be afraid, Shu Yang, you are not alone.
We are all working towards this goal, and I believe that as long as we work together, we will find a solution.”
Shu Yang raised his head and looked at the man in front of him who was always full of sunshine and hope. His eyes were so clear that they seemed to be able to dispel all the haze.
"Feng Ziang, thank you..." Shu Yang's voice was soft, but full of gratitude.
In this cold cave, he felt unprecedented warmth and support for the first time.
"Silly boy, there's no need to say thank you to each other." Feng Ziang gently wiped away the tears from his eyes, with a gentle arc at the corner of his mouth, "You still have me, I will always be by your side."
A short sentence is worth a thousand words. Shu Yang's heart seemed to be touched by something, and an inexplicable throbbing spread in his heart.
Outside the cave, the wind and snow were still raging. The whistling sound of the wind was like the roar of a beast, but it could not conceal the warmth flowing between the two.
They snuggled up to each other, feeling each other's body temperature, and looking for hope in despair.
After an unknown amount of time, the wind and snow gradually subsided and peace returned to the outside of the cave.
"Shuyang, look!"
Feng Ziang suddenly pointed to a corner deep in the cave, where there seemed to be a passage buried by rocks.
"Could it be..." Shu Yang's heart skipped a beat, and a premonition came to his mind.
They worked together to move the rocks and clear a narrow passage.
At the end of the passage, there was a faint light, which seemed to indicate that there was some secret hidden there...
"Let's go check it out!"
Feng Ziang walked into the passage first, followed closely by Shu Yang, and the two walked side by side towards the unknown darkness.
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