Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

As Lao Yang followed Pudar back into the passage, he asked Pudar where the light in the entire temple came from. After all, it was a huge project to provide electricity for such a large-scale building in the Arctic. Thermal power and hydropower were difficult to achieve. Could there be a nuclear project here?

Bishop Pudar had a certain understanding of the operation of the temple. He told Lao Yang that all the energy in the temple came from the magma in the 18th floor. At the bottom of the temple, there was a device that went deep into the magma, continuously absorbing the heat from the ground and gathering it to the central energy conversion device. This allowed all the equipment to operate. As for the principle, countless generations of people in the temple had studied it for thousands of years but still could not figure out the specific principle. It was impossible to produce alternative products. The reason why the temple could operate was that the equipment was so durable that there had not been an accident in countless years!

Then Pudar took Lao Yang to see something that was far ahead of its time, an elevator, and an elevator without a traction rope. A circular pipe with a diameter of about five meters stood in the middle of a hall, with no gaps at all, like a completely sealed pipeline.

When Pudar and Lao Yang approached, they stretched out their hands and pressed on the pipe wall, and a flickering light curtain immediately appeared. In less than two seconds, a bright light began to flash on the outer wall of the pipe, and then slowly disappeared, and a passage that could accommodate two people appeared. Inside the doorway was a bright and soft space, just like an elevator.

After the two entered the elevator, the tube wall that had disappeared before quickly returned to its original state. Pudar reached out and touched the wall beside him, explaining to Lao Yang:

"Master Yang, please look, you can set your destination by simply touching any wall. It's very convenient!"

As he spoke, he demonstrated, and soon he chose the 18th floor at the bottom. Before he could feel the elevator moving, he saw a wall open, and outside was a busy hall, with many people walking back and forth, carrying supplies. There were also knights in armor walking back and forth, supervising people's work.

None of the busy people in the hall cared about Pudal and Lao Yang who came out of the corridor. Only the knight standing nearby took a look and then stopped paying attention. After all, it was Bishop Pudal who came out of the elevator.

The workers who carried the materials all wore linen and cotton clothes, the knights who patrolled from time to time wore leather armor and armor, and the missionaries who were responsible for statistics and guidance wore white linen robes or silk robes. Only the bishops and the daylight knights wore top-level clothing, such as the red robes worn by Bishop Pudar, which were very eye-catching and could be recognized at a glance.

It was rare to see someone like Lao Yang wearing a pure black robe, but no one questioned him, after all, he was accompanied by Bishop Pudel. The two of them walked through the busy hall and came to the outside of the hall. They immediately felt the temperature around them rise rapidly, at least 60 or 70 degrees. There were only some strong men in simple clothes busy outside.

The temperature outside the hall was not suitable for people to work outside. Those who could work outside had to work hard. Old Yang saw several figures in the distance, wearing heavy clothes, busying themselves by the lava pool. Their clumsy movements completely affected their work efficiency, but they were busy all the time, afraid of wasting a minute or a second.

Old Yang asked Pudar curiously, "What are those people doing there? Is there anything that can be collected in the magma?"

Pudar, who was scorched by the high temperature outside, was constantly wiping his sweat and answering questions beside Lao Yang with a nervous look on his face.

"Master Yang, those on the other side are the Radiant Knights and the Sunlight Knights. There is nothing but ice and snow around the temple, and there are no minerals to be mined. The only place where various metals can be collected is in the magma on the eighteenth floor. Only high-level knights have the ability to live in this space, especially the strong Sunlight Knights who can wear the holy clothes in the temple to move freely on the eighteenth floor and collect metals to make armor and weapons."

Old Yang looked at the people in the distance thoughtfully, wondering if he should go over and take a look at what was going on. Pudar, who was wiping his sweat, could no longer bear it and asked Old Yang:

"Master Yang, do you think we should go back now? I can't stand it any longer. I'm seriously dehydrated. After a while, I may not be able to serve you anymore!"

Old Yang looked at Pudar, who was sweating profusely, his clothes were soaked, and his face was yellow, and snorted in dissatisfaction, turned around and walked into the temple. Pudar also hurriedly followed him, he really couldn't stand it anymore.

The two returned to the elevator. This time, Lao Yang reached out and touched the wall. A flash of light appeared. The wall of the tube began to dissipate, and a space appeared that could accommodate two people standing comfortably.

Old Yang and Pudar walked in one after another. Old Yang set the floor to the second floor where the gods were in seclusion. Just as Old Yang finished setting it and breathed a sigh of relief, the tube wall dissipated and appeared on the second floor.

The two walked out of the elevator, and Lao Yang couldn't help asking, "Pudal, do you know the height between the 18th floor and the 2nd floor? How fast is this elevator?"

After Pudar got out of the elevator, he kept fiddling with his wet clothes. When he saw Lao Yang asking, he answered, "According to the data, the height from the second floor to the eighteenth floor is 3,600 meters. As for the speed of this elevator, there is no specific value, but it will take no more than two seconds to get from the second floor to the eighteenth floor! There is a supply station in front of you, sir. Let's go there to sort it out. I need to replenish some water!"

Old Yang listened to Pudar's slightly hoarse voice, agreed to his request, and nodded to indicate yes!

After seeing that Old Yang agreed, Pudar hurriedly led the way to the nearest supply station. He was now burning all over, especially his throat, which was almost smoking! But seeing that Lord Yang was fine, he was more certain of his guess that Old Yang was a god.

Arriving at the supply station, Pudar took out his identity token, opened the door, and threw himself on the wine and started drinking. Lao Yang observed the supply station. The space was not large. There were some wines and easy-to-store food, as well as some medicines and swords of the same style. It was extremely simple!

After Pudar finally drank his fill, he apologized to Lao Yang and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. It's all because of Praer's incompetence that he has held you back! Please punish me, sir."

Old Yang waved his hand nonchalantly and comforted Pudar, saying, "Okay, stop pretending! No matter how powerful you are, you are not as good as me. Your greatest role is to serve me well, just be obedient. Now take me to the next God's Messenger's retreat and see if we can find a new secret room."

Pudar immediately said respectfully: "Thank you for your magnanimity! Pudar will be your loyal servant in the future! The closest envoy to here is Huo Ladongsang, who was a cardinal before becoming a envoy. After the death of the previous envoy of the God of Fire, Huo Ladongsang passed the assessment of the temple and became the next envoy of the God of Fire. After that, he ignored the affairs of the Holy See and focused on cultivation and retreat. We have only met twice in the past few years. He is a real cultivation maniac!"

The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the place where Huo La Dong Sang was in seclusion. Lao Yang took out a hand halberd from the three-headed tribe from the space and handed it to Pudar, saying, "You will use this weapon to call for the other party to open the door. As long as the other party opens the door, it will be easy for us to go in. It's up to you to perform next!"

Outside the closed-door room of the Fire La Dongsang Envoy, Pudar looked up and down with an exquisite short halberd in his hand, and found no marks except for the exquisite patterns. So he nodded to Lao Yang, walked to the door of the secret room and reached out to touch the door. A light curtain popped up on the door. After Pudar recognized the token, he selected the call function.

Not long after, an old voice came from the door:

"Pudal, what do you want to see me for? If it's not important, go back first. My time is precious and can't be wasted!"

Pudar, with a panicked look on his face, immediately replied: "Respected Lord Huo Ladongsang, I discovered a terrible thing! I can't stay calm, and I don't know who to talk to. I can only find you and ask for help! It's so terrible~ so terrible~! How I wish this was a dream..."

Pudar, who was in a state of drama, spoke incoherently, which successfully attracted the attention of Huo Ladongsang. A curious voice came from the door: "Pudar! Calm down and tell me what happened now?"

Pudar wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve while waving his short spear, screaming in fear: "I don't know what happened! I went to report to Lord Sorata, but found out that Lord Sorata was assassinated! God! This is such a terrible thing. Someone actually assassinated Lord God's messenger~, how can you ask me to stay calm~! I'm going crazy..."

"What! Sorata is dead? How is that possible? How did he die? Tell me now!"

Huola Dongsang's urgent roar was heard from the wall, as if he heard something incredible, and there was also the sound of objects colliding!

Pudar waved the halberd in his hand and shouted with a horrified expression: "Oh my God! I don't know how to describe it. I just saw Lord Sonata leaning against the wall with this halberd stuck in his body! The halberd pierced his whole body, blood was all over the floor, his face was distorted and his eyes were full of despair and horror. Ah~Oh my God! That was a kind of horrible despair!"

At this time, a door appeared in the smooth and seamless wall, and the wall quickly melted away, revealing Huo Ladongsang inside. He looked anxious, and his fearful and terrified eyes followed the halberd in Pudar's hand. Then, with a look of panic and fear on his face, he pointed at the halberd in Pudar's hand and asked:

"Is that it? It was it that killed Sorata, right? Where is my God? How is this possible! If this is true, everyone will face a catastrophe. Show me the short spear!"

Huo La Dong Sang stretched out his hand and grabbed the short halberd in Pudal's hand. Old Yang, who was standing not far behind Pudal, took action at this time. He took two steps forward, picked up Pudal with one hand, and grabbed Huo La Dong Sang, who was panicking and unable to resist, with the other hand, and rushed into the retreat room together!

"Who are you? Let go immediately, or you will be judged by the gods! Blasphemy is a horrible thing, and you'd better be ready to die!"

Huo Ladongsang reacted quickly and grabbed the short spear in Pudal's hand with one hand and slapped Lao Yang behind him with the other hand. He was very surprised and angry at Lao Yang's offense and was ready to teach this blasphemer a lesson.

Seeing that the door on the wall had been closed again, Lao Yang let go of the two. Huo La Dong Sang's palm just brushed Lao Yang's robe and hit the air. After snatching the short spear from Pudar, he did not look at the two people directly, but poured all his energy into the short spear in his hand.

He began to murmur: "How is this possible? How is this possible! How could the devil's weapon appear in the world! And kill Sorata! Can the devil really be resurrected?! But how is that possible? It's just a sculpture of a devil. Could it be that someone stole the weapon and killed Sorata!..."

Huo Ladongsang immediately raised his head and stared at Bishop Pudar, and asked fiercely:

"Pudal, tell me! Did you steal this weapon and use it to kill the divine messenger Sorata? Was there anyone else present at the time? Was it the man in black? He is your accomplice, and you killed Sorata! God, it must be like this! I will capture both of you first, and then go to Sorata to verify it!"

After Huo La Dongsang finished speaking, he immediately rushed towards Pudar and Lao Yang wielding a short spear, preparing to capture the two and then go to Sorata's cave to check.

"Lord God's Messenger, please listen to my explanation. I didn't do that. You can't do this to me. I'm the first person who thought of you!"

Pudar hurriedly began to beg, expressing his innocence to Huola Dongsang, and quickly retreated backwards to avoid Huola Dongsang's attack range.

"Give up, traitor!"

The panicked Huola Dongsang completely ignored Pudal's explanation and rushed towards Pudal who was running away, ready to capture the two men first no matter what the outcome!

Old Yang, who was standing there, did not dodge at all and just watched Huo Ladongsang chasing Pudar until he came closer.

The sharp hand halberd stabbed towards Lao Yang's shoulder. Lao Yang, relying on his indestructibility, reached out to grab the palm holding the small halberd, ready to take the small halberd away. The small ear of the hand halberd brushed Lao Yang's palm, and when Lao Yang thought it would be bounced off by the skin, the small halberd actually cut Lao Yang's palm, and blood flowed out.

Old Yang, startled, did not dare to delay, and immediately changed his palm into a claw, fiercely grasped Huo La Dong Sang's wrist, exerted a huge force to break the opponent's wrist. He snatched the sharp hand halberd, and rushed forward to hit Huo La Dong Sang with an elbow, knocking him unconscious and screaming in pain. He did not look at the opponent's situation at all, but raised his hand to look at the long cut in the middle of his palm, blood was oozing out.

Old Yang didn't remember how many years ago he had been injured. He had never thought that this small halberd that Old Yang had ignored was so sharp that it broke through Old Yang's defense. A green gem instantly appeared in Old Yang's hand, and he activated his absorption ability. Groups of energy entered Old Yang's body through his palm, and the cut wound healed quickly. In a few blinks of an eye, it was restored to its original state. The green gem also became smaller and was taken back into the space by Old Yang.

Old Yang swung the halberd in the air a few times, but since it was too light, he didn't feel anything. He then swept the halberd towards the wall. Sparks flew out, and the halberd left a scar on the wall. Instantly, an alarm sounded in the house.

After five seconds, a flash of light was seen at the scratched area, and the wall then squirmed and returned to its original state.