Chapter 819: Descent
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Chapter 819: Descent
Running and jumping down the staircase brought them to the bottom in just a few moments, and they continued on down another long hallway. This one was not made of wood like the one in the Merciful Mollusk. Down here it had already changed to packed earth with reinforcing stone archways placed every few yards. After a few minutes of motion at high speed, they entered a large open chamber that was brightly lit with a set of powerful Formation Arrays. Most notable was a barrier made of violet rings of energy stacked on top of each other with a small gap between them. They had a metallic sheen and stone-like solidity to them that almost made it feel like the bars of a jail cell, except horizontal.
As they approached, Boss held up a small token and the lower rings of the barrier lifted into the air, making the barrier look like a strangely round umbrella. Once they entered the rings fell back down into their previous position. Inside this barrier, there was a wide stone lectern at the side of a large circular formation carved into the stone floor. Glancing over it, Sage recognized it as a Transportation Array, but it seemed far more complicated than he had seen before. Does it have better range then others or does it have altered or additional effects?
The Boss walked over to the lectern and waved to make sure he followed. He pointed at the slanted surface at an assortment of gems and carved symbols. Despite the foreign look, Sage distinctly recognized this as something of a control panel. Especially when the Boss started to move some of the gems. He pulled them out of their current indentations and put them into others. Then he pulled open a panel on the side of the lectern and swung downwards, revealing rounded side panels. The door turned out to be a mail-style drop box into which the Boss poured a pile of Spirit Stones.
Alright, bring out your Merciful Mollusk Token and step into the center. Long distance Transportation can take some time, so just remember to hold your breath and try not to move. Its best to try and keep everything as unchanged as possible while its in transit.
Minutes passed in an ever increasingly stressful fashion until about the half hour mark, at which point everything came to a sudden stop. The lack of deafening white noise and blindingly bright rainbow colors took Sage a moment to adjust to. His eyes rapidly adjusted to the dimmer lighting, and he took a careful look around a small stone chamber. The circular room was about twenty feet in diameter and the large Transportation Array on the floor filled the room with only a few inches to spare outside it. Sage spotted an arched door to the side and walked towards it. The door had a spiraling shell-like pattern on it, but there was no handle, slots, or other protrusions he might use to manipulate it. Then he spotted a small clamshell upon the otherwise featureless stone wall, one that was placed at the same height as a light switch would be on Earth. He reached out and pressed a finger against it, at which point he felt it sink in and the door in front of him slid over to the side, moving into a channel carved in the stone.
He stepped out into another stone hallway, and just like his arrival chamber the stone had a blue hue to it. This hallway had at least a dozen other doors just like the one he stepped out of and as he looked back the door closed up on its own behind him. He noticed shells on the wall at the sides of the doors and just above them there were characters carved into the stone wall. He didnt recognize any of the names until he looked at the door hed come out of and it had the character for Mantis. Lang.
Pleased that he wasnt sent to his death, Sage found that only one side of the hallway was open and upon reaching the end he turned a corner and walked into a small area that reminded him of a tavern. There was a large set of double doors on the wall to his left, and a set of stairs on the wall to his right that led up to a balcony style walkway, complete with railing. Below this balcony was what he would call a bar. It had a long narrow table with high stools in front of it and behind it was a wall covered with bottles of liquid. Up on the balcony, he could see another hallway with more doors. In the center of this large room were circular tables that had four seats each. A couple of them were pushed together so a group of six and seven had more room. Behind the bar, a bartender was pouring drinks, and a server was lifting a platter with a dozen cups on it.
Well, this is weird.
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Chapter 819: Descent
Running and jumping down the staircase brought them to the bottom in just a few moments, and they continued on down another long hallway. This one was not made of wood like the one in the Merciful Mollusk. Down here it had already changed to packed earth with reinforcing stone archways placed every few yards. After a few minutes of motion at high speed, they entered a large open chamber that was brightly lit with a set of powerful Formation Arrays. Most notable was a barrier made of violet rings of energy stacked on top of each other with a small gap between them. They had a metallic sheen and stone-like solidity to them that almost made it feel like the bars of a jail cell, except horizontal.
As they approached, Boss held up a small token and the lower rings of the barrier lifted into the air, making the barrier look like a strangely round umbrella. Once they entered the rings fell back down into their previous position. Inside this barrier, there was a wide stone lectern at the side of a large circular formation carved into the stone floor. Glancing over it, Sage recognized it as a Transportation Array, but it seemed far more complicated than he had seen before. Does it have better range then others or does it have altered or additional effects?
The Boss walked over to the lectern and waved to make sure he followed. He pointed at the slanted surface at an assortment of gems and carved symbols. Despite the foreign look, Sage distinctly recognized this as something of a control panel. Especially when the Boss started to move some of the gems. He pulled them out of their current indentations and put them into others. Then he pulled open a panel on the side of the lectern and swung downwards, revealing rounded side panels. The door turned out to be a mail-style drop box into which the Boss poured a pile of Spirit Stones.
Alright, bring out your Merciful Mollusk Token and step into the center. Long distance Transportation can take some time, so just remember to hold your breath and try not to move. Its best to try and keep everything as unchanged as possible while its in transit.
Minutes passed in an ever increasingly stressful fashion until about the half hour mark, at which point everything came to a sudden stop. The lack of deafening white noise and blindingly bright rainbow colors took Sage a moment to adjust to. His eyes rapidly adjusted to the dimmer lighting, and he took a careful look around a small stone chamber. The circular room was about twenty feet in diameter and the large Transportation Array on the floor filled the room with only a few inches to spare outside it. Sage spotted an arched door to the side and walked towards it. The door had a spiraling shell-like pattern on it, but there was no handle, slots, or other protrusions he might use to manipulate it. Then he spotted a small clamshell upon the otherwise featureless stone wall, one that was placed at the same height as a light switch would be on Earth. He reached out and pressed a finger against it, at which point he felt it sink in and the door in front of him slid over to the side, moving into a channel carved in the stone.
He stepped out into another stone hallway, and just like his arrival chamber the stone had a blue hue to it. This hallway had at least a dozen other doors just like the one he stepped out of and as he looked back the door closed up on its own behind him. He noticed shells on the wall at the sides of the doors and just above them there were characters carved into the stone wall. He didnt recognize any of the names until he looked at the door hed come out of and it had the character for Mantis. Lang.
Pleased that he wasnt sent to his death, Sage found that only one side of the hallway was open and upon reaching the end he turned a corner and walked into a small area that reminded him of a tavern. There was a large set of double doors on the wall to his left, and a set of stairs on the wall to his right that led up to a balcony style walkway, complete with railing. Below this balcony was what he would call a bar. It had a long narrow table with high stools in front of it and behind it was a wall covered with bottles of liquid. Up on the balcony, he could see another hallway with more doors. In the center of this large room were circular tables that had four seats each. A couple of them were pushed together so a group of six and seven had more room. Behind the bar, a bartender was pouring drinks, and a server was lifting a platter with a dozen cups on it.
Well, this is weird.
Chapter 819: DescentRunning and jumping down the staircase brought them to the bottom in just a few moments, and they continued on down another long hallway. This one was not made of wood like the one in the Merciful Mollusk. Down here it had already changed to packed earth with reinforcing stone archways placed every few yards. After a few minutes of motion at high speed, they entered a large open chamber that was brightly lit with a set of powerful Formation Arrays. Most notable was a barrier made of violet rings of energy stacked on top of each other with a small gap between them. They had a metallic sheen and stone-like solidity to them that almost made it feel like the bars of a jail cell, except horizontal. As they approached, Boss held up a small token and the lower rings of the barrier lifted into the air, making the barrier look like a strangely round umbrella. Once they entered the rings fell back down into their previous position. Inside this barrier, there was a wide stone lectern at the side of a large circular formation carved into the stone floor. Glancing over it, Sage recognized it as a Transportation Array, but it seemed far more complicated than he had seen before. Does it have better range then others or does it have altered or additional effects?The Boss walked over to the lectern and waved to make sure he followed. He pointed at the slanted surface at an assortment of gems and carved symbols. Despite the foreign look, Sage distinctly recognized this as something of a control panel. Especially when the Boss started to move some of the gems. He pulled them out of their current indentations and put them into others. Then he pulled open a panel on the side of the lectern and swung downwards, revealing rounded side panels. The door turned out to be a mail-style drop box into which the Boss poured a pile of Spirit Stones. Alright, bring out your Merciful Mollusk Token and step into the center. Long distance Transportation can take some time, so just remember to hold your breath and try not to move. Its best to try and keep everything as unchanged as possible while its in transit.Minutes passed in an ever increasingly stressful fashion until about the half hour mark, at which point everything came to a sudden stop. The lack of deafening white noise and blindingly bright rainbow colors took Sage a moment to adjust to. His eyes rapidly adjusted to the dimmer lighting, and he took a careful look around a small stone chamber. The circular room was about twenty feet in diameter and the large Transportation Array on the floor filled the room with only a few inches to spare outside it. Sage spotted an arched door to the side and walked towards it. The door had a spiraling shell-like pattern on it, but there was no handle, slots, or other protrusions he might use to manipulate it. Then he spotted a small clamshell upon the otherwise featureless stone wall, one that was placed at the same height as a light switch would be on Earth. He reached out and pressed a finger against it, at which point he felt it sink in and the door in front of him slid over to the side, moving into a channel carved in the stone. He stepped out into another stone hallway, and just like his arrival chamber the stone had a blue hue to it. This hallway had at least a dozen other doors just like the one he stepped out of and as he looked back the door closed up on its own behind him. He noticed shells on the wall at the sides of the doors and just above them there were characters carved into the stone wall. He didnt recognize any of the names until he looked at the door hed come out of and it had the character for Mantis. Lang.Pleased that he wasnt sent to his death, Sage found that only one side of the hallway was open and upon reaching the end he turned a corner and walked into a small area that reminded him of a tavern. There was a large set of double doors on the wall to his left, and a set of stairs on the wall to his right that led up to a balcony style walkway, complete with railing. Below this balcony was what he would call a bar. It had a long narrow table with high stools in front of it and behind it was a wall covered with bottles of liquid. Up on the balcony, he could see another hallway with more doors. In the center of this large room were circular tables that had four seats each. A couple of them were pushed together so a group of six and seven had more room. Behind the bar, a bartender was pouring drinks, and a server was lifting a platter with a dozen cups on it. Well, this is weird.
