Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 327 - 320: The Second Door

Chapter 327: Chapter 320: The Second Door

"But I have a question," Luo’er frowned and asked, "What’s the benefit for them to open the Otherworld Gate? The Aud Empire declined exactly because of the opening of the Otherworld Gate. With their military power, can they withstand the monsters from the other side of the Otherworld Gate?"

Shariya lowered her head and remained silent briefly, then raised her head and replied, "The Otherworld Gater might not necessarily link to the world where the monsters originate. I have read some books about the Otherworld Gate. It is said that by modifying the Rune pattern of the Otherworld Gate, we can switch the connecting world."

"So you mean it’s possible to adjust the direction of the connection by changing the coordinates of the Otherworld Gate?" Luo’er asked with a frown.

"Coordinates?" Shariya seemed quite unacquainted with this term originating from Earth.

"Never mind, please continue!" Luo’er waved his hand and said.

Shariya sighed before continuing, "According to the records, the ancestors who created these Otherworld Gates, initially hoped to escape to another world through the Otherworld Gate. But the world to which the Otherworld Gate connected was unknown, they could only explore one by one. Some worlds are peaceful but not suitable for our ancestors to settle down. In others, once the Otherworld Gate was opened, monsters would rush out from the other side, attacking our ancestors. But it’s unknown whether something threatened them or whether they found a new world. Eventually, they disappeared from this world, leaving only these closed Otherworld Gates."

"Ancestors... new world..." Luo’er was stunned by Shariya’s words. He never thought that there was a prehistoric civilization in the Otherworld, and it was this prehistoric civilization that built the Otherworld Gate."

"And how did you know about all this?" Luo’er asked cautiously.

"There is a book called Ancient Scripture that recorded stories about the Otherworld Gate. But this book has been completely destroyed within the range of the Church Court’s rule." Shariya sighed slightly as she said this.

"The Ancient Scripture..." Luo’er frowned, and could not help asking, "Why should these books be destroyed?"

"Because those books recorded the method of opening the Otherworld Gate!" Shariya’s words shocked Luo’er.

"So you’re saying," Luo’er said in a daze, "These people are trying to open the Otherworld Gate, to connect to a completely new world?"

"Hmm," Shariya nodded, then continued, "Connecting to a new world might be too risky. I’m assuming their real intention is to connect to a known world by altering the runes."

"Known world?" Luo’er asked in evident surprise.

Shariya nodded, then glanced at him and continued, "We’ve been discussing so much; I guess we should be partners by now."

"Of course," Luo’er nodded, then extended his hand and said, "At least for this operation, we are partners."

Shariya watched Luo’er extending his hand, and fell silent briefly. She had seen this Earthly custom once, twenty years ago.

"Nice working with you!" uttered Shariya as she eyed Luo’er, then added, "You’re a friend of Feliz and Audrey, and are willing to help Feliz, so I trust your character."

"Dean... I..." Tangmo felt rather guilty hearing his name from Shariya. Recalling the overjoyed expression on Shariya’s face when she completed her magic test, Tangmo knew Shariya was purely nurturing those with potential and talent. This has always made her feel like a traitor.

"Audrey," Shariya turned her head and gazed at her. After letting out a sigh, she said, "I know you have your reasons, but I still regard you as my student. If, in the future if it’s possible, please make sure to come back to finish your studies."

"Thank you, Mrs. Shariya..." Tangmowas moved to the verge of tears.

Shariya turned her gaze away, then smiled ambiguously. She turned to Luo’er and said, "Now that we’re working together, you should have your people put their weapons away. This area is not safe. Let’s find a safe place to share the information we have."

"Certainly," Luo’er nodded promptly and made a grouping gesture. After the team was assembled, they withdrew a few kilometers to avoid those people’s search.

The group reached a relatively safe area where Luo’er, as usual, ordered the team to take turns guarding. Meanwhile, he and Shariya started exchanging the intel they collected.

Shariya pulled a stack of thick paper out of her carry-bag and spread it out. It was a large blueprint of the Otherworld Gate, with a length of over one meter. The blueprint paper was pretty unique. It would slowly smooth out and rid itself of creases after being spread out. Luo’er had always assumed that the technology level in the Otherworld was quite low. He was surprising to encounter such advanced technology.

"This is a blueprint of the Otherworld Gate in Lipei City. It is marked with the runes of the Otherworld Gate, brought to me by the Temple Knights who rode day and night at my request." Shariya unfolded the map and explained.

"What are you going to do with the blueprint?" Luo’er couldn’t help but ask.

"I have always been suspicious that they may want to connect to a known world by modifying the runes of the Otherworld Gate, so I specifically asked the Church Court to bring me this blueprint." Shariya said, unrolling another set of blueprints depicting several Otherworld Gates, though none as large as the first.

"These are the Otherworld Gates that the Church Court has documented and once opened," he said, pointing to the images above and explaining one by one, "This one was once connected to the Misty World, this one to the Vanishing Plane...this one, was once connected to the Desolate River..."

"The engraved runes on them represent different worlds?" Luo’er asked, looking at him.

"Correct," Shariya nodded, then said, "Now I need someone to help me analyze the differences of these gates, I believe, that should be your so-called coordinates."

"I have a question." Luo’er frowned.

"Go ahead!" Shariya nodded.

"If different runes represent different worlds, then the runes on the Otherworld Gate of Yazhi City represent the coordinates of Earth, can I understand it this way?" Luo’er asked.

"Yes!" Shariya nodded at him.

"And you also said that the main way to open the Otherworld Gate is through prophecy. In our terms, that means periodic restart, right?" Luo’er continued to ask.

"Hmm, you can understand it that way!" Shariya nodded, finding the concept of regular restart very accurate.

"So, that means the Otherworld Gate of Yazhi City was already marked with the coordinates of Earth before it was opened and has not been altered, does that mean that when the Ancestors built the Otherworld Gate, they had already connected to Earth?" Luo’er voiced his doubts.

"It’s not that simple," Shariya shook his head, then said, "The coordinates engraved on the Otherworld Gate change every time it restarts, only the prophecy knows what type of world the Otherworld Gate is connected to." Shariya explained.

"The restart changes the coordinates?" Luo’er frowned, asking somewhat incredulously.

"Yes," Shariya nodded and continued to explain, "According to the Ancient Scripture, the Ancestors created the Otherworld Gate to find worlds suitable for survival. But not every attempt found a reasonable world. Whenever there was turmoil, they had no choice but to forcefully close the Otherworld Gate. To open it again requires a significant effort, so they set the Otherworld Gate to automatically connect to an unknown world at regular intervals once it is closed. This way, once they found a suitable world, they could migrate to the new world, thus avoiding the trouble of manual restart."

Shariya felt as though he had just uttered many concepts that were difficult for him to understand, but Luo’er and his companions seemed to comprehend. As a subspecies who had grown up in a scientific environment, their thought processes were not swayed by wild myths and superstitions.

"So, if the Otherworld Gate in Yazhi City is closed now, unless manually restarted, it will have to wait for the next automatic restart. And after the automatic restart, the Otherworld Gate in Yazhi City may never be able to connect to Earth again, is that correct?" Luo’er asked.

"Precisely, this is why the Church Court has painstakingly drawn so many blueprints for the Otherworld Gate." Shariya patted the map on the ground and said.

"So what are we supposed to do now, do you have an idea?" Luo’er asked.

"Of course," Shariya nodded and then said, "I think it’s pointless to simply fix our attention on the armies of the Three Kingdoms, no matter how numerous they are, they won’t cause much of a stir. What we need to focus on is whether the Otherworld Gate in the city has been tampered with."

"And how do we do that?" Luo’er asked.

"On one hand, I need manpower to analyze the runes engraved on these gates to find the so-called ’coordinates’. On the other hand, I need someone to infiltrate Lipei City and check whether there is any discrepancy between the Otherworld Gate and the depiction on this map. If there is, they must have changed the coordinates and are preparing to open the Otherworld Gate."

"What’s the connection between these two tasks?" Luo’er couldn’t help but ask.

"There definitely is," Shariya gave him a look and then stared at the map saying, "The Otherworld Gate has restarted so many times, the only other world with civilization it has connected to is Earth, most of the other worlds are extremely dangerous. So, Captain Luo’er, if you were to restart the Otherworld Gate, which world would you most hope to connect to?"

Luo’er hesitated for a moment, his expression suddenly frozen, he couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise: "You mean, they’re trying to open the second gate to Earth!?"

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