553 Infinite Mine 2 (1/2)
'Wah, what is this?'
There were numerous machines with a complex structure that could make any man turn dizzy.
The machines that were in front of Ian looked like a car assembly process factory in the real world.
”Was this a factory that produces machine monsters?”
Ian glanced inside the factory after entering it.
Because there were complex structures, it felt like he would be able to at least gain something from them.
'Syarlon told me to destroy it all, but it's too bad if I just smash through them…'
Due to the nature of Kailan's vast world, the 'Machine Civilization' must be an important role in its content.
The probability was high that the content would not be a one-time content and would just end in the spirit dimension.
'Maybe, in here, I might be able to find some clue to unseal the machines.'
The machine blueprints were still asleep in the corner of his inventory because Ian still didn't know where to use it yet.
When he thought about being able to find their use, Ian's heart began to flutter.
”Huhu, this looks much more complicated when looked closely.”
Approaching the front of the machine, Ian ripped the structure in detail with a frown on his face.
Ian, who had no idea about mechanical engineering, couldn't figure things out by just looking at them.
Eventually, Ian gave up the thought of finding something and started to wander around the entire factory setting.
'Hmm… are there any catch items that I can just put in the inventory?'
Was it around 10 to 20 minutes?
Ian just shook his head.
Despite the fact that the large factory was really eye-catching, there was nothing in there that Ian could figure out.
His anticipation soon turned into shame.
'I had to do all this just to destroy it? This huge complex structure?'
Ian narrowed his eyes and then summoned his longbow of flames.
He was feeling down, but he had to destroy the place because of the quest.
Kkik-!
He pulled the bowstring with all his might. Ian was aiming for the center of the machine.
To destroy the supporting shafts one after the other, Ian had to start with the large pillars that were in the center and the machinery would collapse.
Ian was still feeling unsettled; he was hesitant to pull the bowstring.
Right then, something entered the line of vision of Ian.
”…?”
Ian began to shine.
There was a small line that seemed like the outline of a 'door' at the center of the iron pillar that was supporting the entire machine.
'For a door, it sure is small… but it sure is worth opening. '
Ian put his bow away and approached that place.
The moment he reached the place, Ian's expression turned brighter.
As he looked closely, there was a handle on it just like the one on any normal door.
'Nice!'
Feeling good, Ian held the knob of the door and pushed it to the side.
He was expecting a hidden place inside a hidden place.
The next moment, Ian shook his head out of shock at the hidden one.
”What!”
The door didn't open. However, some kind of powerful current had passed through Ian's palm.
[You've taken light attribute damage.]
[Your vitality has been reduced by 192.]
[You have been electrocuted.]
[You have been paralyzed temporarily.]
”…”
Ian was flustered by the unexpected trap he had encountered.
Flustered for a while, Ian's eyes began to shine again.
The fact that a device had been installed on the handle meant that there was a high probability of something inside it.
Ian began to take a closer look at the area inside of the handle.
He thought about breaking the outer wall to check what was inside, but he couldn't do it.
If there were a mistake, then the whole structure would collapse.
New system messages began to appear in front of his eyes.
Tring-!
[Energy charge mechanism.]
[A small amount of spirit power is needed for operating.]
”Huh…?”
Ian checked the message and was shocked.
He thought it was a trap, but the message just now didn't seem like his thoughts were correct.
'Spirit power? How is it supposed to be charged with spirit power?'
Ian's head began to work.
'If it is spirit power, the spirit power that is needed for the evolution of the spirits…'
In order to fill the spirit power of the spirit, one had to use the energy of the spirit and then use it for the spirit magic.
There was also another way to fill the spirit power using the essence of attributes or the Nature's marble.
'Yeah, the attribute essence!'
Ian's gaze shifted to the door that had the handle.
As he went close to the handle, he could see some kind of light flickering on it.
”I knew it!”
Ian immediately took out some attribute essences from his inventory and started to feel them one after the other.
Among them, he could feel a single essence stone that would fit into the mark on the door.
-Minor lightning attribute essence.
Ian picked up the essence with a pounding heart.
He carefully put it toward the mark on the door.
The motionless door that had been on the iron pillar started to have a faint white light around it.
[The 'Lighting power' has been charged.]
[The machine can be operated.]
Woong-!
The whole area started to tremble so loud that it made Ian cover his ears.
Checking the system messages which had come up, Ian went to place his hands on the handle once again.
He then pushed it to the side.
Creak-!
The small door which was the same size as a child opened with a very cheerful creaking sound.
Ian's eyes tried to look at what had been placed inside of it, as his eyes noticed something in there, they went wide.
”Kulggk! Thank you so much for saving me, friend.”
A boy with a huge head appeared. The boy was small. His height was only up to Ian's waist.