"Although it is only ineffective in the province of xz, it is still an extremely important matter."

Seeing everyone whispering in shock.

Bai Yu, the Minister of Internal Affairs, immediately added another sentence.

If the secret realm door fails completely, things will be really serious.

Yong Zhou's global rapid support system will not completely collapse, but at least it will prevent Yong Zhou from arriving at most occasions in a timely manner as before.

But fortunately, there was no total collapse.

Otherwise, they would be forced to disturb their leader who was refining his equipment.

"Didn't the wind and sand barrier created by the peak level 3 spiritual power monster affect the space in the entire province of XZ and caused the secret door to fail?"

"Now that everything is over, why is the secret door still ineffective there?"

A member from the rapid response force stood up and said in confusion.

He didn't know much about the wind and sand barrier in PL County, but he knew something about it.

The wind and sand barrier disappeared.

The monster Natian was smashed to pieces by Gosila.

Why is the secret door still unusable? !

"After the wind and sand barrier disappeared, the secret door also resumed normal use, so we initially thought that the secret door was affected by the wind and sand barrier."

“But then I realized that was not right.”

"Comrades in Province XZ have sent a notice that after the wind and sand barrier disappeared for a while, the secret door has become ineffective again for a period of time."

"There seems to be a mysterious force in the xz province that causes the space there to constantly change, making the secret door sometimes usable and sometimes not usable at all."

Bai Yu then began to explain.

Everyone couldn't help but narrow their eyes when they heard this.

In other words, the failure of the secret realm gate was not due to the sandstorm barrier that occurred in PL County, AL Region, XZ Province?

Was it some mysterious force that was influencing this incident? This made everyone feel the seriousness of this incident.

In the xz area, there is a special existence that can affect the door to the secret realm, but they currently know nothing about this existence.

"Could it be that some kind of existence sneaked in with the abyss invasion this time, and has been lurking ever since, evading the detection of the spirit network."

Drev raised his hand to offer his own idea.

He had seen the core of the spiritual network monitoring system, but he didn't quite understand the technology, so he reasonably maintained a certain degree of skepticism.

And his idea made Bai Yu nod.

"Anyway, as members of Everday, we will not rule out any possibility."

"Our current task is to find out the cause! And find a way to solve it!"

Bai Yu said this with a serious look on his face.

Hearing this, everyone present subconsciously straightened their backs.

"You are all elites from the Rapid Reaction Force and the Lunar Research Division. The next mission will mainly depend on you to carry out."

"You will be divided into several groups to conduct a blanket search. Each group will include members of the rapid response force and the lunar scientific research branch."

"The rapid response team is responsible for handling emergencies at any time, and the personnel of the lunar research division are responsible for finding the cause from a technical perspective."

"The sky island Damocles under our feet is now parked in the outer area of ​​Province XZ. This will be the transit point for this operation. As for the specific arrangements and groupings, they have been sent to everyone's ravens."

"Now, the meeting is adjourned."

After Bai Yu finished speaking, everyone left.

Start preparing for the next task.

Only Bai Jingjing, the director of the discipline and law department who came in with Bai Yu, and the duo of De Ruifu and Liu Xinyue did not leave.

"General Manager, why don't you let the big guys in the organization come over and solve this kind of thing directly?"

Drif raised an eyebrow, somewhat curious about the arrangements made by the Minister of Internal Affairs.

"At present, the secret door is only ineffective in this area. There is no clear danger. There is no need to use high-level combat power yet."

"This can be considered as continuing to train everyone."

"Besides, isn't Minister of Discipline and Law Bai Jingjing still here?"

Bai Yu said this, pointing at Bai Jingjing who had been silent beside him.

Hearing this, Drif also nodded.

Firstly, there is no danger for the time being, so it is necessary to train the people below.

Secondly, the boss of the organization did come, Bai Jingjing is here now.

Don’t underestimate Bai Jingjing because she is only at the mid-to-high level of level three.

But Drif knew very well how powerful Bai Jingjing was.

It can be said that he is worthy of being a disciple taught by the leader, and his strength is completely invincible.

It held the Storm Axe for a long time but couldn't break the fur of the Minister of Discipline and Law.

And even if Bai Jingjing is no longer able to do so, the sky island Damocles floating outside xz can be used as a transmission transit station to directly pick up other bigwigs in the organization at any time.

Seeing that Drif had no more doubts, Bai Yu looked at Liu Xinyue and smiled: "I heard that your perception ability is very special."

"Do you want to train systematically?"

Obviously, Bai Yu wanted to immediately recruit this special awakened person who could hear the existence of the Fusang tree.

If Yongri has such an awakened person with extremely special perception ability, then not only will the subsequent exploration in the xz area be more efficient, but it will also be of great benefit in the subsequent daily tasks.

Looking at Bai Yu's smile, Liu Xinyue couldn't help but swallow subconsciously.

She probably knew why she was suddenly given a permanent daytime position.

………………………………

Slowly open your eyes.

Vons Maynard felt a little confused.

Apparently, he didn't seem to be swallowed by the wind and sand.

But there was no part of my body that didn't hurt.

In addition to the many scabbed cuts, a strong feeling as if he was dying of thirst lingered in his heart.

His painfully cracked lips were a constant reminder of this.

Looking around, I should be in a very unfamiliar place.

Just from the perspective of lying down, this is probably a cave, or should I say a passage.

The left, right, up and down were all temporarily blocked, leaving only the front and back directions extending into the darkness.

There was clearly no light, but for some reason he could see clearly.

A faint feeling of congestion in his head reminded Maynard that his physical condition seemed to be a little upside down at the moment.

However, lying on the ground, Vons Maynard could only stare blankly at the slightly tilted ceiling of the cave.

He wanted to get up, but he was so weak that he couldn't move at all.

He tried to glance at the chronograph watch on his wrist, which he had subconsciously pressed when he encountered the huge sandstorm.

Now, 74 hours have passed.

If it weren't for the special high-tech clothes that could hold the nutrient solution, when there was no pause command, a needle would automatically extend from the inside of the clothes to inject the limited amount of nutrient solution.

I'm afraid that even if he was not blown to death or buried by the sandstorm, he would have died of starvation or thirst long ago.

"I'm not dead yet..."

"What a lucky guy!"

Seeing that he couldn't get up after struggling, Vons Maynard simply lay on the ground and muttered.

He is an explorer.

A professional explorer! A few months ago, he came from abroad because of the legend of Shambhala.

Shambhala is a term found in some Buddhist scriptures.

According to the description in Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, Shambhala is a place full of waterfalls and sweet springs.

It is said that there is endless wealth, peace and wisdom there. It is said that there is a legendary paradise, a paradise on earth, an ideal country, an underground civilization...

During World War II, the little mustache tried to find Shambhala, hoping to obtain the mysterious and powerful power from it to reverse his defeat.

Many years ago, various forces have searched for the entrance to Shambhala, and explorers from all over the world have visited this land with mysterious legends many times.

But no one has ever actually found Shambhala.

Expeditions will never find that underground kingdom because it is the stuff of myth and religious prophecy rather than a tangible location on a physical plane.

This is just a legend that has been passed down for many years. Today, the legend of Shambhala is just a reflection of the culture and heritage of the xz region.

Now, as a young explorer.

After reading several conspiracy theory books from the Western world about some of Shambhala's late plans, Fons Maynard resolutely embarked on the journey of searching for Shambhala.

He didn't want to find the so-called world axis that could reverse time in Shambhala like the little mustache.

He just wanted to prove that he could find anything that really existed in the world, something that even the mustache-wearing secret service couldn't find.

Even if we can't find it, we will travel to every corner of the xz region unprecedentedly to put an end to this legend that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Maynard wants to prove that he is the best!

So, after staying in China's XZ Province for a few months, he finally decided to officially embark on an exploration of various places in XZ Province three days ago.

Maynard's first stop was the most widely circulated possible entrance to Shambhala - Mount Kailash! Mount Kailash is located in Baga Township in the north of PL County, AL Region, western Xinjiang Province. Its center is located near 81.3°176′ east longitude and 31°176′ north latitude.

Mount Kailash is the main peak of Mount Gangdise and the highest peak in the western section of the Gangdise Mountains (which runs across the Kunlun Mountains in the north and the Himalayas in the south). It is one of the four sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism and is recognized as the "center of the world" by Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, the native religion of Tibet, Bon, and ancient Jainism.

Mount Kailash is 6,714 meters above sea level. The mountain is composed of Neogene sandstone and conglomerate. It is a conical "pyramid-shaped" mountain with steep walls.

Even for Vons Maynard, who has climbed Mount Everest, exploring this place is a big challenge.

This is not only because of the steepness of Mount Kailash itself, but also because in order to find the entrance to Shambhala, Vons Maynard must explore every corner of Mount Kailash as much as possible.

Although Mount Kailash is a sacred mountain of Tibetan Buddhism and there are rules that prohibit casual trespassing, Vons Maynard easily overcame the guards who were only some monks.

Although there have been many explorers who did not follow the route after applying for exploration qualifications and died suddenly shortly after leaving Mount Kailash.

But Maynard didn't believe this and resolutely started exploring alone.

While he was exploring the mountain alone, an accident suddenly happened.

Endless sandstorm suddenly covered everything.

Even he, an experienced explorer, couldn't help but feel fear.

The sudden sandstorm caused him to lose all vision in an instant as he was completely unprepared.

Without taking any protective measures in time, he could only curl up his body as much as possible, hugging his face, ears and neck tightly to protect them.

But even so, the wind and sand still left bloody marks on his hands.

This made Maynard, who was struggling in the wind and sand, feel for a moment that this place really had magical power.

It was a pity that it was too late to regret coming here. Maynard, who had persisted in the wind and sand until he was exhausted, only had time to press the timer before he passed out, and then he lost consciousness.

And when Maynard woke up again.

It is now, almost exactly three days have passed.

Confusion naturally arises unconsciously.

He didn't know why he was here, or why he was still alive.

Perhaps the wind and sand blew him here, allowing him to avoid the wind and sand? But why was there no wind and sand on his body? Maynard remained silent for a long time, choosing to wait for his body to recover as much as possible so that he could explore the current situation.

Before long, the immobile body finally responded to the commands sent by Maynard's brain.

After trying many times, Maynard stood up despite the pain and fatigue.

After giving himself another injection of the nutrient solution that was always available at his waist, he observed his situation.

There is no sand on the ground here.

Maynard's guess that he was blown in by the wind and sand was obviously refuted.

But when he looked around, he was suddenly stunned.

This is a long and narrow cave.

The left, right, top and bottom are sealed barriers.

There is a road with no end in sight in front and behind, and it is all pitch black.

Although the upper and lower barriers here are five or six meters high, and the left and right barriers are seven or eight meters apart, this long downward passage does not look narrow.

But it still makes people feel a little closed.

Even Vons Maynard, who did not suffer from claustrophobia, could not help but swallow his saliva, but no saliva came out at all.

Where...is this place? In this slightly inclined passage.

Maynard fell into deep confusion.

At this moment, he didn't want to know how he got here, he just wanted to know how to leave.

The surrounding rocks seemed to be of a lower rock structure, and I might be underground at this moment.

So if I want to go back, I should go up along this road? I was thinking silently.

Maynard, whose strength was slowly recovering, suddenly realized something.

He looked carefully around and confirmed that this long passage was inclined, going up and down like a staircase.

I couldn't help but see a hint of excitement flash across my eyes.

Could it be that...

Is this the path to the center of the earth? Is this the entrance to Shambhala?

I was just knocked unconscious by the inexplicable sandstorm and found myself here when I woke up?

When such speculations came to his mind, Maynard couldn't help but look at the darkness at the end of the downward passage with a hint of anticipation.

No matter how it came about.

or……

Go down and take a look?

The courage and curiosity that drove Maynard to become an explorer once again made him unable to help but make such a decision.

(End of this chapter)