owlsbooks Chapter 1819: Bewitching! (asking for monthly ticket)
Chapter 1819: Bewitching! (asking for monthly ticket)
Chapter 1819: Bewitching! (asking for monthly ticket)
The benefits of Asgard as a place of exile are self-evident. First of all, Asgard is isolated outside the Earth.
In fact, the star field where Asgard is located is very empty. There is no planet around Asgard where any living creatures can survive. It is definitely a deserted place, but the Asgardians themselves live very comfortably there... I can only say that Asgard's technology is really awesome!
That star region, let alone planets suitable for life, actually doesn't even have a star there, it's just a dark star region. But the Asgardians created a "god's domain" there that is large enough for them to live.
That's right, Asgard is not a celestial body at all, but a man-made continent... Yes, Asgard is flat... It's amazing. When Kai first saw Asgard, he was confused. How did this thing absorb the atmosphere? After all, this thing is just a floating continent, and it doesn't have enough mass to generate such a strong gravitational force.
But in Asgard, everything is very normal... too normal to be true.
Their sun and moon are both man-made.
And below Asgard is a deep cosmic void... This thing is a cosmic disaster. If I have to describe it, it is like the Bermuda Triangle. If a spaceship is not careful, it will be sucked away and then scattered anywhere in the universe.
All in all, a very weird place.
But precisely because of its weirdness, it has become an isolated island in the universe. Except for the mysterious space passage, it is very difficult to reach and leave Asgard through ordinary means.
This place is definitely the best location for a prison.
Kai is not just talking nonsense, even the Asgardians themselves think so.
Don’t you see that they have imprisoned many dangerous enemies in their own lairs?
Secondly, the guarding ability is incredibly strong.
The three great empires in the universe are so overbearing, but none of them would go looking for trouble with Asgard. In fact, for so many years, it has always been Asgard that beat up alien civilizations, and there is really no alien civilization that would take the initiative to provoke Asgard.
This is directly related to Asgard's own military strength.
I won't talk about the gods of Asgard. Anyone who sees this kind of super soldier who is a little too strong in the eyes of alien civilizations will tremble.
Even Asgard's conventional forces are quite powerful.
In the early days, Asgard was not as civilized as it is now. Before Odin came to power, Asgard had the custom of plundering. Who made them the ancestors of the Vikings? These guys were not as rich as they are now in the early days, so they needed to drive their dragon-headed spaceships around the universe to plunder.
At that time, Asgard was definitely the top bully in the universe!
Although they have not committed any heinous crimes, they have plundered countless civilizations, and all of these were done by Asgard's conventional forces. Even ordinary people, if they felt that their lives were a little difficult, would drive their dragon-headed ships to the outer space to make a fortune.
That is, after Odin came to power, Asgard gave up plundering and turned to conquest. At that time, the Asgardians did a lot of evil, and Odin destroyed many civilizations.
At that time, Asgard had become completely prosperous and no longer needed to plunder.
Just like those Western countries, they were bandits at first, plundering everywhere, and after they made their first pot of gold, they began to make money through war, and then they began to pretend to be civilized people... It seems a bit too much to say this about Asgard, after all, they are their friends.
But the meaning is similar.
Even though they are starting to talk about civilization and politeness now, they can still act like hooligans if they put these aside.
A group of people with great martial virtues.
Lock the person up there and don't even think about escaping.
The last reason is related to their civilization. As they are rich, Asgard has long learned about human rights and is very good to prisoners. At least they will never suffer the same fate as Orm in the Quicksand Hell.
You can even provide personalized services. For example, as long as your requests are not excessive, Asgard will be very tolerant towards prisoners, such as what you want to eat and what you want to play.
In this way, no matter how long Om is imprisoned, there is no need to worry about him having any psychological problems.
……
When Arthur found Kay again, Kay was already leaning against the wall.
There's no way, don't underestimate the fighting power of a mature woman... I'm not kidding!
But Arthur could only pretend not to see it.
Fortunately, Kai recovered quickly.
Soon the two secretly left Atlantis and went directly to Bouvet Island.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world, but it is also the loneliest ocean... Because there is a large area in the Pacific Ocean without any land, not even an island! It is just sea as far as the eye can see!
That is the Pole of Inaccessibility. This area in the South Pacific Ocean is officially called the Pole of Inaccessibility. Point Nemo is the center of this area. It was discovered by Hrvoje Lucatella, a Canadian Croatian surveying engineer in 1992. Point Nemo is named after Captain Nemo, a character in the French novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". The word "Nemo" comes from the Latin word "Nemo", which literally means "no one".
Point Nemo is located in the fault zone between two continental tectonic plates, and geological activities are extremely frequent. In addition, the South Pacific circulation just avoids this sea area, thus blocking the inflow of nutrient-rich and low-temperature external seawater. The long distance between the landmass and the local area also means that there is a lack of organic matter washed into the sea from the land, and there is no way to form marine snow to maintain the deep-sea ecosystem. These factors make the marine environment around Point Nemo insufficient to support a large number of organisms, but some submarine bacteria can survive by relying on deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the nearby East Pacific Rise. Therefore, this is almost a silent dead sea, known as the loneliest point in the world.
Point Nemo first attracted public attention in 1997. At that time, scientists detected a mysterious sound for the first time in the waters near Point Nemo. Its intensity even exceeded the sound limit that the blue whale, the largest animal in the world, can make. This news immediately caused a huge sensation in the scientific community. In order to find out the truth, many scientists formed a team to investigate. At first, people thought that the sound was made by an ocean-going ship, but later they found that no ship passed by Point Nemo that day.
Could it be that there are unknown sea monsters in the sea area of Point Nemo? This sea monster is even bigger than the blue whale. After all, humans have only explored 5% of the ocean area. Humans have just begun to explore the ocean. This sea monster is at least 50 meters long, equivalent to two adult blue whales. It can send such a strong vibration signal. Later, scientists conducted several explorations and studies, but still found nothing. This incident gradually faded out of people's sight. In 2008, an earthquake occurred in the Antarctic ice sheet, and scientists used sonar to monitor a frequency that was very similar to that of 10 years ago. From this, they inferred that the ice quake caused by the breaking and melting of the iceberg was the main cause of the strange sound at Point Nemo. This matter has come to a conclusion.
They were going to reach Bouvet Island and they had to pass through this sea area.
The journey was very boring. The scenery was all the same, without any change.
It is said that this place was once very prosperous. When the mountain copper trade existed, the Kingdom of Kodax once controlled this place. Because of the mountain copper trade, Atlanteans from all over the world built their homes and cities here.
At one point, the Kingdom of Kodax even thought about trading the territory here from other kingdoms and establishing it as a new territory.
Unfortunately, with the pollution of mountain copper and the impact of subsequent wars.
All the underwater residents here moved away, and after thousands of years, no underwater residents are willing to return here.
Firstly, without the mountain copper trade, this sea area has become a truly deserted sea area. Who would come here to suffer for no reason?
Secondly, because of the influence of that year, this place was once regarded as an ominous place.
So there are not even any submarine currents here... There is no 'highway' here, and few people would deliberately set foot here except for those tourists who want to experience the original style.
But when they arrived near Bouvet Island.
Suddenly I felt a warm current.
Bouvet Island is close to the Antarctic Circle and the sea water here is still very cold. How could there be a heat current?
Before Kai could understand what was happening, Arthur patted him on the shoulder and told him to float up.
After Kai surfaced from the sea, he saw a column of smoke rising straight into the sky!
"A volcano erupted?"
Bouvet Island is a volcanic island, but the volcanic activity here stopped a long, long time ago. Even if it were to erupt, it wouldn't be such a coincidence, right?
But if it really erupts, it's nothing surprising.
After all, the entire Pacific Ocean floor is a huge geological plate, called the Pacific Plate. Deep trenches are formed at the seams between the Pacific Plate and the continental plate. This is a V-shaped trench formed when the Pacific Plate dives under the continental plate. In the east, the Pacific Plate is squeezed by the American Plate and moves westward; in the east, the Pacific Plate is squeezed by the Asian Continental Plate and moves westward.
Bouvet Island is located between the Pacific Plate and the Antarctic Plate. The Pacific Plate is very active, so volcanic eruptions are not uncommon.
"and many more!"
Arthur was already anxious because his father was kidnapped, and now there was a volcanic eruption, he became even more worried about his father. Seeing smoke coming out of Bouvet Island in the distance, he rushed over without thinking.
As a result, he was caught by Kayla before he swam two meters.
Kai reached out and caught the wisps of ashes that floated down from the air.
The sky around Bouvet Island is gray, and the smoke columns that fly up from the island rise to the sky, waiting for the heat to dissipate, and then fall down, just like snow.
Kai crushed the ashes in his hands.
Then quickly throw it away.
"It's the ashes left by the burning of orichalcum!"
Kai's face changed drastically.
This thing is poisonous!
When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help himself.
I saw him drawing a white line on the sea and approaching the island quickly.
Kai shook his head and ignored him, instead diving into the sea and approaching the island from another direction.
……
Arthur did not hide this time, so his movements were quickly discovered by the enemies on the island.
"Our friends are here." Black Manta raised his head and looked at Om standing aside.
Om's originally dead eyes suddenly became lively.
Black Manta chuckled. Seeing Om like this, Black Manta felt much better.
Speaking of which, ever since he got the Dark Trident, Black Manta's heart has been filled with all kinds of negative emotions... Before, his negative emotions were about to explode, but after getting the Dark Trident, Black Manta could no longer feel any emotions other than negative emotions.
He couldn't taste delicious food. Any food he ate was like chewing wax and tasteless. He could feel the taste of food, but it couldn't provide any sensation that could excite his nerves.
Fortunately, Black Manta soon discovered that food was not a necessity for him. As long as he held the Dark Trident, power would continue to flow into his body.
So he gave up eating.
The same goes for drinks.
He doesn't feel the effects of alcohol, let alone get drunk.
His physical desires had been reduced to the level of a dead person. He could not feel the heat, the light, or even the temperature of the breeze blowing through his body.
Only the negative emotions surging in his heart can make him feel that he is still alive!
Seeing Om's emotions aroused by hatred, Black Manta actually felt a surge of joy deep in his heart, which made him feel very comfortable.
"Go, Orm. I generously grant you the power of revenge, do whatever you want!" After Orm received the order, he strode away. After being controlled by Black Manta, he was filled with despair. He clearly resisted obeying the orders of this slave species, but his body and soul could not resist... This was an unspeakable despair. In this despair, only revenge on his brother, the damn Arthur, could make him feel alive. So even if it was Black Manta's order, he did not hesitate and executed it with great enthusiasm!
Black Manta himself was a little surprised at his own generosity.
After all, Black Manta has always regarded Arthur as an enemy that he wants to get rid of as soon as possible. Many of the things he does are ultimately for revenge against Arthur. Before this, he originally thought that after Arthur came, he would personally kill Arthur and complete his revenge.
But when the time came, he found that he didn't care about Arthur at all!
But Black Manta soon figured it out.
I was too narrow-minded before. All I saw was Arthur and hatred, without any pursuit!
But now it’s different. He will soon dominate the world. In comparison, what does Arthur’s little hatred matter?
Black Manta, having figured it out, turned his attention to the volcano.
This is where his dream began.
The ancient technology he had dug out from the Antarctic glacier with the help of Ohm was indeed quite something; not only was it powerful, but it was also very durable. It was hard to imagine that this level of technology was a product of thousands of years ago.
It's not like Black Manta hasn't used Atlantis technology before, he even modified it himself. The Black Manta armor he's wearing now was modified with Atlantis technology.
But to be honest, it’s a lot of fancy stuff, but its effectiveness is just so-so.
After all, even though he was wearing a full set of armor, he was still no match for Arthur.
Instead, he was fascinated by the power of this ancient technological product.
The only drawback is that it consumes too much fuel.
So he had to purify more mountain copper, and the best way to purify mountain copper was to calcine it at high temperature!
And this volcano is undoubtedly the best place to deal with it.
(End of this chapter)