Chapter 815 Harvest and Choice

In the next three days, news about the front line came one after another. When he heard that Nightingale had run out of magic power and fell into a coma, his heart tightened a lot. Fortunately, the other party was fine, and when the news arrived, he had basically recovered. .

The results of the exploration show that there is indeed a ruin of an underground civilization in the Daxue Mountain, but its preservation is far less than the one in the Impassable Mountain Range. Most of the cave has collapsed, and the few compartments that remain are filled with rotting food, insect eggs, and corpses. Not far from the underground lake, the Taquila witch also found a core of magic power that had been damaged long ago. Almost none of the valuable documents were left behind. The only harvest so far is an original carrier and two devouring worms.

This surprised Roland.

It wouldn't be surprising if the multi-eyed monster that stalked the lake was just a rudimentary beast that happened to see the ruins as a suitable lair. But the other party is obviously not without IQ. The laboratory that drove the worms to devour Agatha and the Blackstone Tower in the devil's camp have nothing to do with predation. In addition, the strange insect sacs found underground that encased devils and humans, no matter how you look at it. There is a suspicion of deliberately collecting information from the two races.

Especially when the first batch of "worm cyst corpses" were transported back, he noticed that the broken skin of the victims was not caused by corrosion, but a waxy phenomenon that occurred after long-term storage. This suggests that the corpses in the sacs have been there for a long time, and it is unlikely that they were prepared for rations.

This kind of behavior of making other creatures as specimens is obviously only done by intelligent individuals. If so, why does it want to toss the ruins beyond recognition?

Or... what Taquila witches value, monsters don't care about?

Roland looked at the "live reproduction photos" drawn by Soraya, thinking for a moment.

When the monster finally submerged in the water, the strong hatred revealed by the remaining hundreds of scarlet eyes seemed to be real—I don’t know if it was an illusion, but compared to the magic eyes that appeared on the top of the cave at the beginning, the eyes in its eyes after being severely injured It seems that there is something more, as if it was just a simple gaze before, but there is a very vivid emotion behind it, especially when comparing the two pictures together, there is a faint feeling that the two are not the same monster.

As for the lake at the bottom of the ruins, Sylvie has confirmed its flow direction—the water vein leads to the sea.

And according to his current technical level, once the enemy escapes into the whirlpool sea, it is tantamount to completely losing the target. All that can be done afterwards is to blow up the dome of the ruins and completely seal off the underground water veins to ensure the safety of the Neverwinter city rear.

Of course it's not without good news.

In the report of Lightning, it was mentioned that Fran was immobilized by the jelly ejected by a reptile, and this kind of insect was the same type as the "eggworm" that wrapped the corpse. The mucus in their bodies seemed to be able to Quickly solidifies and produces strong cohesive force, just like a spider spinning silk. At the same time, these reptiles have no intelligence at all, and they have no attack power. Agatha has already conducted research on them and confirmed that they do not belong to any species in the Fertile Plain.

In other words, this kind of reptile was most likely brought by a "monster".

Roland didn't care where it came from. What he cared about was the glue that could solidify quickly, and according to Lightning's description, there might be the possibility of artificial breeding.

Therefore, in the reply letter, he asked Agatha to make a detailed report on the hazards, predation range, and living habits of the new species; in addition, the strange plants and fungi in the ruins were also included in the collection task, especially those that can emit dark light. The fruit of cold light,. And giant mushrooms that are as big as adults are of particular interest to him.

Just when Roland was about to look at the wonders of the world at the bottom of the cave again, there was a knock on the door outside the office.

It was Phyllis who walked in.

After saluting, she said, "Your Majesty, Master Pasha hopes to talk to you about the ruins."

Roland nodded. All the information he got these days would be copied to Taquila. He also wanted to know what those ancient witches thought about visceral monsters.

"Just use video conferencing to talk."

"See... what?" Phyllis was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized, "You mean the phantom instrument?"

"That's right, it's the same place, the living room on the first floor." Roland couldn't help grinning, and now finally someone could understand his "nonsense".

"I understand," she also laughed, "I'll inform Pasha right away."

...

When they came to the hall, Falti and the others who were waiting here immediately stood up straight, pressed their hands on their chests, and gave him the gift of a high-level promotion. look like.

After taking them to visit the dreamland, these God's Punishment Witches completely regarded him as a figure comparable to the third seat of the federation. Although they still used the word mortal when talking about other subjects, they obviously didn't include him. This can be clearly felt from the etiquette and attitude.

Roland once told them not to pay too much attention to these formal things, but the God's Punishment Witches agreed, and the salute actions were still the same as before, even more serious than the personal guards. After coming down a few times, he let them go.

Walking into the living room, Pasha was already waiting opposite the light curtain.

"First of all, I have to express my sincere thanks to you," she said while bending her beard. "Whether it's the exploration of the ruins these days, or allowing the God's Punishment Witches to regain their lost feelings, your help means a lot to Taquila .”

"In the face of the upcoming battle of divine will, this is also a kind of self-help," Roland responded with a smile, "By the way, have you figured out how to recover the carrier in the ruins?"

"There are only two ways... Either move the carrier back directly, or transport the soul instrument there," she paused, "I prefer the latter."

After the magic power core is closed, it is no different from a dry skeleton. It is not difficult to transport it through a cement ship, but the carrier is not good... Even sarcoids and worms that have not been activated are far beyond the acceptable range of ordinary people——Neverwinter The basic education is not enough for the people to accept these monster-like shells from hell.

Roland also tended to the second method in principle, but there were also problems in transporting the equipment.

"So have you selected a witch who is willing to accept soul transfer?"

Unlike half a month ago, although the possessed carrier has abandoned the human form and cannot be restored, it can re-experience the long-lost sense of touch, taste, and smell. Therefore, most of the God's Punishment Witches are willing, or even eager, to be with the carrier. Fusion, this is why Pasha and others are so concerned about the possible ruins in the snow mountain.

Now, however, the situation has become completely different.