Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-Six, Inheritance of the Underground World (6)

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The world of the dark sea.

"I see."

After seeing the "button" with a very long and straightforward name, Sherlock searched the flagship and the battleships following it in a targeted manner. As expected, he found some "transmitters" and " receiver" device.

Their function is equally simple: by stimulating the substance called "Zera", disrupt and destroy Ute's thinking, and turn them into gentle and obedient "livestock".

This is obviously not enough to destroy a planet, but it is enough to knock the "Utes" from their position as "planet masters", and their replacements are naturally these starfish who call themselves the "Great Chitauri".

In other words, once they succeed, even if the planet and its oceans still exist in reality, the "Dark Sea World", the "world line" that restricts Ute as the planet's master, will still be severed here. Perhaps it will be cut off in the future. A world line controlled by the "Great Chitauri" will branch off, but that has nothing to do with the grain of sand in Melina's hand.

This grain of sand, and its kind in the endless desert, are not actually the remains of planets, but breaks in world lines... It seems that this situation is even worse.

"If there is neither a launch of the 'Zera Collector' nor a full-scale war, and the Ute goes extinct on its own according to its original trajectory, what is the purpose of these Zera?" Sherlock asked Melina.

"Due to the long period of peace, the Utes have created a large, interconnected spiritual world, in which they experience the real or fabricated stories provided by other Utes, and Zera is a necessary consumable when entering. "Melina replied: "They call it the 'Emerald Dream'."

...The reason for not making progress was found.

"So, these 'Chitauri'?" Sherlock didn't want to call a guy with that look "great" at all.

"['Chitauri' are a lower race affiliated with Utes. They also have a certain degree of mental ability, but the intensity is far inferior.]" Melina glanced at the "starfish" who remained still, and her tone changed. Calm and calm, he seemed to start reading the manuscript: "[However, the bonus increase ratio after using 'Zera' is exactly the opposite.]"

"That……"

"[After the Chitauri's mental strength was greatly increased, they gained wisdom. They called themselves the 'Great Chitauri'. They refused to fall into war and die because of Ute, so they took advantage of the full-scale war in the 'Dark Sea' to try to Destroy Ute's mind by concentrating excessive stimulation of Zela's effect to seize control of the planet," Melina paused for a moment, then her tone changed: "It seems they succeeded."

"But they will have a chance if and only when there is a war between Utes and the technological level is high enough," Sherlock nodded: "If the 'Ute Collector' is released, they will not be given a chance to awaken, and the resources When depleted and extinct normally, Zera would have been used up long ago.”

"This is something I haven't noticed before," Melina blinked and stared at Sherlock: "Can it be used to save the world?"

"Perhaps, but not sure," Sherlock stared at the button in front of him: "Anyway, give it a try first. If it fails, continue to go back and think of another way."

"What to do?" Melina asked.

"Transform this device and change its function from 'destroy the minds of all Utes' to..." Sherlock paused for a moment: "'Connect the minds of all Utes with each other.'"

"Huh?" Melina started to be in a daze, wondering whether she was starting to transform or lost in thinking - most likely the latter.

Sherlock's idea was not based on his own "elite" experience, but he wanted to try to see if the goal claimed by the vice-principal, or in other words, the "Lord of the Ocean Dimension" could be achieved.

After all, she has been claiming to other demon gods that she wants to eliminate the "wall of the heart" of all humans and create a "sea of ​​souls".

This kind of interference involving thinking and spirit, Hogwarts' explanation of it in the "Spiritual Interference" course is limited to theory and animal experiments, and always emphasizes that using it on humans is strictly prohibited, let alone practice.

But now, as long as Melina doesn't object, there is no obstacle to using it on Ute, who looks like a fish but is actually extinct and is also an intelligent creature.

When the minds of the Utes are connected to each other, and they know very well that the resources on this planet will eventually run out, and there is not much time for them to waste, they should take the initiative to move towards the universe...

The only question is, can this kind of Utes, who have eliminated the barriers and integrated their minds into one, still be regarded as the pillar race of the "Dark Sea World"? It is also possible that the entire group would then be counted as one.

"Okay." Melina stopped thinking and said to Sherlock.

Sherlock nodded slightly and released the time pause.

Snap.

The Chitauri leader's horn pressed against the button with the long name.

Subsequently, the Ute flagship, which had not sailed originally, began to vibrate slightly, and many panels and indicator lights with unknown purposes in the cabin also flashed.

Before Sherlock could say anything, other "portholes" in the tower showed pictures of the fleet from different angles and distances.

The flagship was completely enveloped in orange-red light and flashed continuously. When other ships noticed something strange and tried to approach it, the light suddenly scattered in all directions like a hedgehog. The target of the thicker light was other ships. The target of the thinner light was the individual Ute soldiers outside the ship. Almost instantly, the entire fleet was completely enveloped by this strange light. At the same time, it was scattered towards ports, cities, and even unknown distances. of light.

After a while, all the Utes affected by the light stood motionless.

Seeing this, the "starfish" began to cheer and high-five each other, cheering in perhaps a certain language.

However, within half a minute, the orange-red light suddenly exploded.

Although the explosion was silent, the Utes who were affected by the light and were in positions where they could fall all fell to the ground, and then quickly got up again. The fish faces were shocked and started discussing with each other intensely.

The "starfish" looked at each other, then quickly scattered away.

"Their minds only merged for a short while," Melina blinked: "Then they were 'disconnected' because the 'Emerald Dream', which was not the 'highest configuration', was overwhelmed."

It seems that there is still a long way to go before Madam Vice-Principal can achieve her goal.

"What about the world itself? Has the rescue been successful?" Sherlock asked.

After all, this is just to get Ute back from being reduced to a domestic animal. The fact of resource shortage is still...

call--

The next moment, all the scenery outside the "porthole" suddenly began to shrink rapidly, climbed up, and finally turned into a sphere with patterns like a planet. It disappeared into the gray sky in an instant, while the scenery outside the tower was lost for a while. What he didn't see was a barren desert instead.

"Well, it worked,"

Melina showed her empty palms to Sherlock:

"[All Utes understood everything on the home star at the moment of mental fusion. Although there are still many Utes who plan to stay on the home star, more Utes have decided to use the assembled fleets as the basis. Make every effort to develop space technology and take steps towards the universe]”

"Where are the starfish that harmed them?"

"It's canned."

"..."