Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 838 Ancient Remains
Artificial gravity is currently divided into two categories, one is the spin of colonial satellites, and the other is a magical effect called "gravity reversal".

Simply put, gravity will become no gravity, and no gravity will become gravity.

Both methods of artificial gravity have applications, and neither is better than the other. It mainly depends on the usage scenario.

Gravity reversal is only used in places like space stations and void fortresses that are larger than ships but much smaller than colonial satellites, such as the Gemini Space Station where Alyssa went at the beginning.

This is because the impact range of gravity reversal is limited. If it exceeds a certain threshold, the energy consumption will be ridiculously high, so the colonial satellite chooses to spin to provide gravity.

However, the ships are too small, and their power is not enough to support the long-term use of gravity reversal, so most ships other than starships are equipped with magnetic shoes or simply float.

The ancient elf ruins that came this time were similar in size to the space station, and they did not spin, so they also used gravity reversal. The gravity reversal spell itself was a legacy of the ancient elves, and was optimized by later generations.

While this may seem normal, it is not normal for the relics of the ancient elves.

The most important point is where the energy comes from.

If a space station is in low-energy mode and almost all functions are shut down, even if there is no maintenance, the reactor can still provide enough energy to support thousands of years. Therefore, some areas in many ancient ruins still have artificial gravity, such as the ruins where Alyssa found the boot disk.

It is undeniable that it is possible to have a space station that can operate automatically for 10,000 years, but the ancient elves' is not one of them.

Don't forget, a great disaster happened to the ancient elves in that time.

In the days of the ancient elves, their floating cities were much larger than today's largest starships, and were even two or three times larger than colonial satellites. Moreover, their floating cities did not need to spin to provide artificial gravity, which is almost impossible with current technology.

The most basic technology to achieve all this is the power source of the ancient elves that no one can understand.

It is said that this is a special mechanism that can release endless energy. It is placed at a higher latitude to absorb endless power. Therefore, these floating cities built by the ancient elves do not consider energy consumption at all.

But when the great disaster came, magic became unreliable, and these miraculous energy sources almost all exploded under the influence of the disaster, causing the floating cities to fall like raindrops.

And this unreliable period lasted for thousands of years, during which time everything that relied on magic would have problems.

The presence of artificial gravity means that the energy source itself is intact and has successfully survived the disaster. Ancient elven ruins in this condition are extremely rare.

Normally, Alyssa would be very happy to encounter such ancient elven relics.

Although I cannot move it or use the energy source for my own benefit, the fact that it is intact means that the ruins themselves contain a large amount of magical technology, precious antiques and even documents left over from the ancient elves. The thorough excavation of an ancient elven ruin would bring an extremely huge fortune. The reason why Alyssa's grandfather could afford a starship was because he monopolized the funds provided by an ancient elven ruin when he was young.

But then again.

Alyssa looked at Shanna riding on the golem. This time it might not be as simple as just finding something to sell for money.

Behind the membrane airlock is a spacious room with benches and other facilities for people to rest, and there is a heavy door directly in front.

The three-stage gate arrangement is a common feature of almost all space stations and starships today, which was learned from the ancient elves.

"The gate here is sealed with a date marked on it. It looks like it was built more than 800 years ago."

A light yellow seal was spot-welded on it, so it could only be called a metal strip. It didn't mention who left the seal, only the year 539 of the Star Cluster Era.

At least this means that no one has entered in the past eight hundred years. Sophia went over and pulled the seal off, and Alyssa used the same trick to find the panel that opened the door and connected it to the personal terminal.

The huge gate split in the middle and retracted into the wall like the aperture of a camera lens. At that moment, a strong wind blew out from inside, and the air pressure on both sides quickly balanced.

An Yun leaned against the wall and walked over to check. Her shocked voice came from the team communicator:

“There’s actually a city here!”

Buildings of different heights are lined up one after another, and the roads draw arcs under the buildings, as if they were a beautiful painting in themselves. The ancient stones glow with a dark golden light under the dim light, trying to prove their former greatness.

Everyone stood next to the airlock door. It was hard to imagine that this was a civilization that existed more than 10,000 years ago.

To be precise, this is not a city, but an urban area, and it is already in a dilapidated state. Many buildings have collapsed, and there are broken walls and ruins everywhere. Huge rocks are scattered everywhere like building blocks discarded by naughty children.

The buildings of the ancient elves are all built with very classical stones, and high-end ones use crystal. They have the technology for concrete, but they don't like to use it.

It is certainly not possible to build super-tall and super-large buildings with just stone bricks. In the ancient elves' time, these buildings were locked with magic. However, over a long period of time, the magic gradually disappeared, and the buildings naturally collapsed due to their own weight, leaving only ruins that can barely show their former grandeur.

Alyssa took out a pen-shaped instrument from the top pocket of her protective suit, connected it to the cable of her personal terminal, and waved it around.

"Oxygen is breathable, but there are a lot of components in the air that are different from normal air. Don't take off your mask casually."

The ancient elves were too rational. When their civilization developed to the later stages, they would often spread large amounts of stimulants in cities to achieve emotional fluctuations.

These stimulants may not degrade and disappear for tens of thousands of years, and for the ancient elves they only make them feel emotional, but for ordinary mortals, they are completely lethal doses.

"Boss, where are we going now? Do you have a destination?"

Alyssa shrugged and turned to look at Shanna, and everyone followed suit.

Shanna lay on the golem's back, looking at the city. The excitement and happiness on her face just now, like an outing, disappeared, replaced by a frown, as if she was thinking about something.

"I, I think I've been here before. But I shouldn't have been here before. When did I come here before?"

Shanna had no memory of having been here before, but she had a sense of having been there before, like when you can walk to the bathroom at home without turning on the lights, it was a strong sense of familiarity.

Alyssa comforted softly:

"Don't think too much. Where do you think we should go first? Just go with your feeling."

Shanna still looked confused, but she pointed straight ahead:

“That tower, I feel like that tower is calling me.”

The tower that Shanna mentioned is located at the end of the city. It has now been split into two sections, like a dead tree that has died of life, waiting for people to visit.

(End of this chapter)