With the blue cocoon, he now had research material for the Long-Haired Battery. One of Du Ke's primary missions for this trip had already been accomplished.
He put away the sealed box. The Mind Armor rapidly extended, forming a large piece of equipment. It was an air element analyzer. To better determine whether the Fantasy World was suitable for breathing, he had been unable to replicate it during his first trip due to its enormous size. This time, with his upgraded Mind Power, he could finally replicate the analyzer and test the Fantasy World's air.
He collected samples and began the analysis.
Everything was computer-operated. Du Ke only needed to follow the manual—he had used it at the institute before and was now highly proficient.
The results came out quickly.
"Nitrogen, 68.42%. Oxygen, 28.34%... Inert gases, 0.856%. Water vapor, 0.012%. Nitric oxide, 0.007%. Nitrogen dioxide, 0.005%. Carbon dioxide, 0.052%..." Du Ke was very satisfied with the results. "It's almost identical to Earth's atmospheric composition, and the proportions of each gas are similar too. Hmm, there's quite a bit more oxygen and slightly more carbon dioxide. It's probably close to the air from the Dinosaur Era."
Modern Earth's atmosphere contained around 78% nitrogen, around 21% oxygen, and only 0.0321% carbon dioxide. Based on air extracted from amber, the Dinosaur Era may have had oxygen levels of around 30%, with considerably more carbon dioxide than today.
"Completely breathable."
He opened the helmet visor of his Titanium Alloy Nano Armor and took a breath of the Fantasy World's air. It felt exceptionally fresh and natural. He had actually breathed a few mouthfuls during his last trip; this time, he was merely verifying it again as a safeguard.
"But it's strange. I didn't find any unusual components in the air, especially none of the presumed 'Magic Elements.' So how exactly do the creatures of this Fantasy World cast magic?"
It was a major question, and one of Du Ke's missions for this trip.
He surveyed his surroundings and decided to head in another direction rather than follow the route from his first trip. He was truly wary of that Horned Roc. He dared to fight a Death Worm head-on, but he had no way to deal with a flying Horned Roc. He climbed straight up into the crown of a Blue Maple, secured a simple platform there, and then materialized a drone.
He controlled the drone as it rose into the sky. The signal transmission was normal, and it began recording high-definition footage.
The drone swiftly rose two hundred meters into the air, revealing the terrain across a vast surrounding area. "Hmm, I really am in the middle of a mountain range. Though calling them hills would be more accurate... The Great Blue Forest stretches endlessly. It must cover tens of thousands of square kilometers, right? A large river runs through the Great Blue Forest to the southwest, faintly visible. There's another large river to the southeast, and they converge into an enormous lake farther south."
When the drone reached eight hundred meters, the signal began weakening, forcing Du Ke to stop raising it. But even at that height, he could already overlook tens of thousands of square kilometers.
While controlling the drone to record footage, he took out his laptop and used a stylus to draw on it.
He sketched a simple map of the surrounding terrain and marked the name of every small hill, as well as the two rivers and lake. The valley-like area beneath his feet was named "Earth Valley." The hills to the east would be East Hill, followed in sequence by East Hill One, East Hill Two, and East Hill Three. The western ones would be West Hill, while those to the south and north would be South Hill and North Hill, all following the same pattern.
The two rivers were likewise named East River and West River, while the lake was called South Lake.
"The direction I took last time was toward East River. This time, I might as well check out South Lake. Maybe I'll run into the Mushroom People." In Du Ke's opinion, whether animals or humans, everyone liked to live near abundant water sources. "If there's enough time, it would be best to build a house in Earth Valley, so I'll have somewhere to stay during my next trip." His travel coordinates only led to this one location.
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly spotted an astonishing sight in the drone footage on his computer screen.
In the lower-left corner of the screen, light burst forth in every direction. As he lowered the drone and zoomed in, he discovered that two enormous monsters were fighting each other, releasing all manner of strange lights from their bodies.
"Magic!"
This... King Kong versus Godzilla?
One of the fighting monsters was as huge as the King Kong from the movies, with the outline of an ape. But its arms were massive, its claws more exaggerated than excavator buckets, and two curved, ivory-like tusks protruded from its mouth. Various lights flashed across those tusks before transforming into flames, lightning, and raging winds. The other resembled the Godzilla from the movies. It was just as enormous, even larger than King Kong.
It also looked like a giant lizard. Light emanated from the huge plate-like spikes on its back, transforming into ice cones and rocks.
The two colossal beasts engaged in close combat while casting magic. The battle was ten times, a hundred times more thrilling than any clash between beasts on Earth, as if it came with its own special effects.
Magic, real magic! The Fantasy World is absolutely a world of magic! Du Ke roared inwardly as he kept lowering the drone to capture the battle between the giant beasts from closer range. These creatures should be called magical beasts. Yes, magical beasts. These are magical beasts... King Kong commands Fire Element, lightning, and Wind Element Magic, while Godzilla commands ice and earth magic!
Roars also drifted over from far away, though he could not tell whether they belonged to King Kong or Godzilla.
The battle lasted a full three minutes. In the end, King Kong failed to do anything to Godzilla, and Godzilla was likewise unable to defeat King Kong. Covered in wounds, the two magical beasts slowly ceased fighting and disappeared into the towering forest. After several waves of swaying trees, the drone lost track of both magical beasts. There was no telling where they had gone. Only then did Du Ke remotely guide the drone back.
He was still extremely excited. After replaying the video and comparing the footage several times, he named King Kong Behemoth. He remembered reading novels in the past where a gorilla-like monster from Western legends was called a Behemoth. As for Godzilla, he named it Stegosaurus Lizard because its appearance combined the traits of a stegosaurus and a lizard. In particular, the row of enormous plate-like spikes along its back looked overwhelmingly majestic.
However.
After watching the video, he suddenly thought of a problem. Judging by its size, Behemoth is at least five meters tall. Add its powerful Fire Element, lightning, and Wind Element Magic... If I run into it, even if I don't die, I'll still lose a layer of skin, won't I? His strongest weapons right now were various rifles and sniper rifles, but they clearly could not handle Behemoth, Stegosaurus Lizard, or even the Horned Roc.
Magical beasts aren't ordinary animals. The Horned Roc has Fire Resistance Ring. Could Behemoth and Stegosaurus Lizard not have defensive magic as well?
If only my Mind Armor could replicate magic!
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