Chapter 780 Feitianyuan
As expected, it rained heavily in Fontaine over the next few days. The streets were deserted and the occasional pedestrians were in a hurry.
The group of travelers who were watching a drama performance at the Debo Hotel received a commission from the Adventurers' Association.
Catherine, who came to issue the commission, piously pleaded, "Such a difficult task can only be completed by a top adventurer team as strong and accomplished as the Traveler Team."
The mission Catherine mentioned is related to the Fontaine Academy of Sciences. The Adventurer's Association wants to ask the Traveler Team to go to the Fontaine Laboratory ruins to salvage important assets and determine its stability.
Due to improper operation of a dangerous experiment, two-thirds of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences was blown into the sky, causing huge casualties and incalculable losses.
Originally, Fontaine had three major waterways: the Clementine Line from Port Helou to Fontaine, the Navia Line from Fontaine to Ilie Island, and the Cares Line from Fontaine to Fontaine Academy of Sciences.
The Cares Line was destroyed because of the explosion in the central laboratory of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences. Because the laboratory was in an abnormal state of weightlessness and was suspended in the air after the explosion, no repairs have been carried out so far.
Su Yi was completely amazed. "No wonder Xiaoti said that Xumi's many restrictions on scholars are not good, but Fontaine's almost no restrictions on scientists is even worse."
The information Catherine brought included information about Edwin, the person in charge of the experiment. From his rich resume, deeds and speech records, Kong analyzed that he was a scientific research fanatic who did not care about worldly pursuits such as money and honor.
The researchers of the early Academy of Sciences and the Fontaine Society were very supportive of Edwin and praised him as "another rare talent after Alain Guillotin, the Duke of Strange Machinery."
But after the explosion, he said: "There are always accidents in research. If a researcher is gone, we can recruit new ones. If a laboratory is gone, we can rebuild it. As long as the supply of the primordial ore can be guaranteed, I can get this research going again."
Public opinion exploded instantly! Even though it was found that the cause of the accident was not his, who had sufficient alibi, he was still imprisoned in Melro Petersburg because of his identity as the person in charge of the experiment.
Going to jail is a measure for him to protect his personal safety.
Paimeng was shocked. "Not only does this person not care about money and honor, he also doesn't care about human life at all!"
So many people died and so many things were destroyed, but the only thing he cared about was his experiment!
Su also felt that it was difficult to evaluate this person, but he did not completely deny him.
Su pulled out the purpose of Edwin's experiment and showed it to his friends, "Because the purpose of this guy's experiment is to save the entire Fontaine."
Compared with the safety of the entire Fontaine that the success of the experiment could bring, the sacrifices caused by the experiment seemed to him to be a negligible price.
For hundreds of years, the Fontaine Academy of Sciences has been looking for a way to survive by fighting against the floods that have washed away countless lives and will one day come again.
Their directions can be basically divided into two major factions. One faction wants to recover the ruins in the water and build an underwater city, similar to the current Melro Petersburg.
The other faction wanted to lift the entire Fontaineland into the sky and turn it into a metropolis suspended in the sky. This faction gradually gained more support.
Su could understand the Fontaine people's thoughts.
Compared to building a bigger "Mello Petersburg" and living in the dark underwater as a "prisoner" in a corner, living in the sky city will be more proud, free and beautiful.
But she guessed that Sky Island would not want new neighbors. If it was really built for the Fontaine people, Sky Island might send a sky nail as a congratulatory message on the day of celebration.
Let’s not talk about the Sky Island, let’s go back to the idea of the Fontaine people. If you want to carry and suspend several cities or even an entire country, you need strong power and energy support.
At first, Fontaine Laboratory tried floating stone, but this thing was expensive and had limited carrying capacity, which could not meet Fontaine’s needs, so it was abandoned.
Later, they wanted to continue developing based on Alain Guillotin's Manghuang annihilation energy, but it turned out that what this genius had developed hundreds of years ago was already in the most stable state. The consequence of forcibly expanding the power would be a violent explosion.
Finally, the Academy of Sciences discovered a new energy source called Primordial Ore with powerful repulsive properties. The experimental field force generating device made by Edwin based on this new energy source gave the people of Fontaine hope.
The primordial mineral that could break the shackles of the earth was once considered the key to opening the door to salvation and was reported enthusiastically in newspapers.
Edwin was therefore praised as "another extraordinary talent after Alain Guillotin, the Prince of Wonders!", although all this was destroyed after the Fontaine Academy of Sciences was blown up into the sky.
Sora was a little disappointed. "Now it seems that the Fontaine people's escape and love of bustle that we have experienced can also be said to be a kind of carnival after hope is shattered."
Instead of trembling in fear and anxiety, the people of Fontaine chose to deliberately forget the fear and enjoy themselves before the last moment.
Su: "It's also because the people of Fontaine believe that the water god will save Fontaine again like he did 500 years ago. Even if humans fail to save themselves, they still have the gods as insurance. That's probably what they think."
Sora thought of the water god who acted so exaggeratedly that it seemed like he was singing an opera, "..."
Was he judging a god by his appearance? But facing a water god like that, it was really hard for him to believe in his ability and trust him.
The water god is a rare god who has been active in front of the people of Fontaine for a long time. Perhaps we can analyze her by understanding some of her deeds.
Paimon brought the discussion back to the Adventurer's Guild commission. "Before she left, Catherine said that only we could do this mission, and she hoped that we could set off as soon as possible."
The departing team of travelers sped along the discontinued Cares Line and soon saw the ruins of the central laboratory.
"Wow - oh -" Su looked at the large mass of building ruins mixed with water in the sky, "Humans always get into some different troubles."
Kong was also convinced, "It seems that the core of the gravity device that caused the explosion is still functioning, but if it continues, it will reach a critical point sooner or later."
Even if there is no secondary explosion, the impact and explosion caused by the accumulation of rainwater exceeding the carrying capacity and falling down will be no different.
The Traveler Team started working urgently, going up to the sky and into the sea to salvage the surviving documents and important materials.
There is also a large amount of building debris in the water. If you are not careful while diving in it, you may easily penetrate the water film and change from free swimming to free fall.
Paimon was drunk. "No wonder Miss Catherine said that only our Traveler Team can take on this mission. The location and safety factor of this mission are not something that ordinary adventurers can handle!"
Su: "Not only that, you also need technical skills."
After confirming that the area was still blocked and there was no one below, the air debugger adjusted the mechanism that was still in operation, reducing its gravity and repulsion, allowing the suspended ruins to slowly disintegrate.
After spending several days allowing this "wonder" to disintegrate in batches and land safely, the Traveler team exceeded their mission.
Su: "Has it been too long since I last did the Adventurer's Guild's mission? I feel so tired and bored."
"Hurry up!" Paimon urged, "If we don't run faster, the reporters will chase us for interviews!"