Reborn With A Technology System In A Fantasy World-Chapter 102: Visiting The Corrupted Lands (2)

The carriage that took Adrian toward the Corrupted Lands was simpler than the one that had brought him to the Varyn Mansion, but it was sturdy and fast.

The driver said little, focusing on guiding the horses through the darkening countryside.

The journey took just three hours as Adrian expected. The landscape gradually transformed as they left the lush fields of the City, giving way to a barren expanse that resembled a desert.

The ground was hard and cracked, littered with jagged stones and sparse patches of brittle grass.

~screech~

The carriage came to a halt, and Adrian stepped down, his boots crunching against the dry earth.

"Safe travels, Master Adrian. May the goddess protect you," the driver wished with a polite bow.

Adrian nodded his head, and the driver climbed back into the carriage, gave a final glance at the bridge, and urged the horses onward.

Adrian waited, his eyes tracking the carriage until it vanished into the distance, swallowed by the night.

Only then did he turn his full attention to the bridge. It looked weak and its surface were filled with cracks.

"Makes sense why people would be afraid to cross it," he muttered to himself.

Activating [Analysis], Adrian focused on the bridge:

[Analyzing...]

[Bridge]

[Length: 2,014 meters.]

[Make: Steel]

[Carrying Capacity: 1500 kilograms.]

The numbers confirmed it was sturdy enough for him to cross. "I’m not surprised it’s stronger than it looks," Adrian said in a low voice.

Ten men could cross it at once, though it was too narrow for that to happen.

Satisfied with the analysis and certain the carriage was long gone, Adrian murmured, "Equip Power Suit."

The suit materialized in seconds, molding seamlessly around his body.

It stopped just below his eyes, forming a mask that covered the lower half of his face, leaving his vision unobstructed while allowing him to breathe effortlessly.

Despite the night sky blanketing the world in darkness and the distant roar of the river over a kilometer below, Adrian began his walk.

His steps were steady, and the suit shone with lights to illuminate the path forward.

After several minutes of walking, Adrian reached the far side, his boots touching solid ground once more.

He paused, turning to face the mountain that loomed ahead. Its peaks were pierced by the clouds, their outlines barely discernible against the starless sky.

"It really is as big as they said," he remarked, his tone calm but tinged with respect for the obstacle before him.

Though he had never climbed a mountain in his past life, his physique and all the tools he had with him gave him confidence.

He activated [Analysis] and [Mapping], his vision overlaying with a detailed topographic scan. The mountain rose 2.8 kilometers, its slopes rugged but navigable, with stable rock faces and some natural ledges.

"Not bad," he said, studying the data. "Shouldn’t take me too long."

With a mental command, Adrian adjusted his power suit for the climb. Spikes extended from the soles of his boots, and reinforced grips formed on his gloves, ensuring traction on the rocky surface.

He checked his [Inventory], confirming the grappling line was ready for any tricky sections.

His face got covered completely, and the suit’s sensors activated night-vision casting the mountain in sharp greens and blues, while its lights illuminated the immediate path.

The Map showed no traces of mana, suggesting that no magical beasts lurked on the slopes, which was a small but welcome relief to Adrian.

Adrian began his ascent, moving with deliberate precision.

The mountain’s lower slopes were covered in loose shale, which shifted underfoot, but the suit’s spikes anchored him firmly.

He followed the Tech Core’s mapped route, avoiding crumbling outcrops and unstable boulders he had flagged.

The suit’s balance algorithms compensated for minor slips, keeping his pace steady.

When the path widened, Adrian employed the Phantom Flow Technique covering dozens of meters in seconds with minimal effort.

Higher up, the terrain grew more challenging. Narrow ledges forced him to sidle along sheer drops, but the suit’s grips held fast.

At one point, a vertical rock face blocked his path, and Adrian deployed the grappling line, firing it into a stable overhang above.

The line’s enchanted fibers held his weight as he pulled himself up, his strength making the effort feel almost trivial.

The wind intensified near the upper slopes, tugging at his suit, but its aerodynamic design and anchoring spikes kept him secure.

The climb was grueling but uneventful, thanks to the Tech Core’s guidance and the suit’s enhancements.

Adrian paused only once, on a broad ledge halfway up, to consume some food he had stored in his [Inventory].

The energy surge dulled the faint ache in his muscles, and he pressed on, his mind focused on the Corrupted Lands beyond.

After just over six hours of climbing, Adrian hauled himself onto the summit; a windswept plateau under a starless sky.

He stood as he caught his breath, admiring the vast expanse below. Another desert stretched as far as he could see, its cracked ground faintly illuminated by the suit’s lights.

The air felt different here, thinner and with a noticeable absence of mana.

"This is it," Adrian said, realizing he had reached the edge of the Corrupted Lands after he tried cultivating but failed.

He began his descent, using the grappling line to rappel down steeper sections.

The suit’s spikes and sensors made the process smoother than the ascent, allowing him to navigate the rocky slopes with ease.

After about two hours, his boots touched solid ground, the desert’s hard earth crunching beneath him. He had arrived.

"This must be the barren part of the land," he muttered to himself. "I wish I could map the whole thing, but I can only chart what I’ve seen."

A drone could solve that, he thought, but first, he needed a structure for rest, and to secure his body if he was to hop into the Factory.

As he considered his next steps, a notification pinged in his mind:

[Your products have been widely utilized!]

[You’ve gained 3500 EXP | 2500 TP!]

Adrian’s lips curved slightly, but the next notification made his eyes widen in surprise:

[Ambient mana insufficient for NanoForge Power Suit recharge.]

[Would you like to consume 10 1-Star magic crystals to recharge the NanoForge Power Suit for 24 hours?]

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