Chapter 702 Undercurrent

Being able to be selected by the ancestors to suppress a limp man who far surpassed the legendary powerhouse shows the powerful power contained in it.

It takes a lot of time and research to transform the precious knowledge recorded on the scroll, but this thing is more practical in that it can strengthen the holder's abilities.

If Lance uses this piece of equipment to perform Flesh Reconstruction, he can consume less spiritual power and achieve better results.

This increase is about 40%, which can be said to be extremely exaggerated even if it is placed on a single unit.

If it were applied to a large-scale treatment like the Legion, it would be even more terrifying. It would mean that one hundred spiritual points were originally spent to save a hundred people, but now one hundred spiritual points were used to save twenty-five more.

The same applies to using the voice of charm to inspire them, and the influence is even more powerful.

However, the ability of this piece of equipment has restrictions on the type of spellcasting, and it cannot simply enhance the spellcasting ability in all aspects. This is probably related to the two directions of recording life and soul.

But this limitation is nothing compared to the powerful effect, no wonder it is precious.

Next was the exquisite map. After spreading it out, Lance's eyes lit up, and the surprise was beyond words.

As for why Lance takes it so seriously?

Because it was different from most of the simple maps he had hand-drawn and pieced together for reconnaissance now. This was a map that truly centered on Hamlet and encompassed a large area around it.

"Hmph! No wonder they would take advantage of Hamlet. These guys probably want to open up another business channel that was once prosperous for Hamlet, but disappeared with the decline of Hamlet."

Lance looked at the map and muttered to himself unhappily.

Hamlet's geographical location is surrounded by enemies on three sides and is also the land intersection of several regions.

To the north of Hamlet, that is, further north from the ruins of the old city, is the edge of the misty mountains, the boundary between the permanently frozen ice fields and the yellow sand desert.

The role of the ruins of the old city at that time was also formed by the continuous development and growth of a war fortress similar to Bastia, which then monopolized the connection between three regions and the connection between two continents.

This place had a monopoly on land trade, so it’s no wonder Hamlet was so prosperous at the time.

What a pity~ Nowadays, Hamlet has been divided by various feudal nobles, leaving only this little space.

"Our family is in decline..."

Lance looked at Hamlet on the map and couldn't help but sigh, it wouldn't matter if the ancestor who had handed over such a territory to him was such a piece of territory.

However, he quickly abandoned those unrealistic ideas. There is no better, there is no need to take into account the interests of those nobles, and there are no pig teammates holding him back.

Lance re-examined the map. This was especially important when Hamlet was being looked around by the enemy, because although the nobles' weapons were not strong, they were disgusting.

This is especially Bastia, which is mostly mountainous, and they have occupied the area for many years, which is a trouble for Hamlet's army who are unfamiliar with the terrain.

But now this map can solve this problem very well. The mountains, rivers, wilderness and dense forests are so detailed that it is like the environment of the entire area has been shrunk and crammed into it.

It was also in this way that Lance really took a look at the areas around Hamlet that were now being annexed.

Ancestor bullied me, you bully me too, it depends on whether you have the appetite...

That look is gradually becoming dangerous. If we don't get rid of these guys, how can we restore the area where Hamlet was?

But there is no rush, the main enemy at this stage is still the ancestor.

Like scrolls, in addition to its basic function, maps also have a powerful function, which is reconnaissance.

It sounds like an abstract ability, but that's because this map is not just a map, it contains powerful extraordinary power.

After being equipped, it greatly enhances the holder's perception ability, not inspiration, but perception, which is also a very mysterious thing, but this is the charm of extraordinary power, isn't it?

With this kind of increase, if Lance activates [Blood Hunting] again, it means that everything in the surrounding area within a certain range will be noticed by him.

Once you can find the enemy, but the enemy cannot find you, it will be a one-sided massacre, so it is a very terrifying ability.

Two pieces of equipment in succession gave him a great surprise, but the rest was a bit useless.

The weirdly shaped candle itself has nothing worth studying, and the power of the extraordinary equipment seems to be related to light.

To put it simply, it is very powerful with [Sunlight Cloak] in bright places, but cannot be blessed in darkness.

But who is fighting with a candle?

This is more like a special staff, similar to Alhazred's Skeleton Candelabra, except that nowadays Hamlet is not much of a pure caster, and Lance can't use it either.

However, the appearance of this piece of equipment also made Lance certain of one thing, that is, [Light] is just one of many extraordinary powers. After all, the tentacle base of this candle looks abnormal at first glance, but it can still absorb light. the power of.

It is enough to show that the claims of Holy Light and Holy Flame are just lies fabricated by the church which has a monopoly on this extraordinary way.

If the ancestor can do it, there is no reason why he can't do it. That [Sunlight Cloak] is a research object and a key to breaking the church's monopoly.

It can be said that in the eyes of ordinary extraordinary people, these equipment are just simple equipment, but in the eyes of Lance, these have a deeper role.

But not all equipment is like this.

If the candle is useless, then the medicine bottle is really rubbish.

It has no practical value, and the extraordinary effect is even more funny.

It increases vitality, but requires a lot of food. What's the use of this effect?

Others are fighting, and you are eating.

Are you here to eat?

It's just funny!

Lance just took a look and put it aside, but the next tentacle puppet is a bit interesting.

Although the shape is twisted and weird and looks evil, this thing has no negative effects, not even spiritual turbulence.

This is different from the series of ancestor equipment that we have come into contact with before.

Lance suspects that this thing is not made by the ancestor, and it may be a talisman collected from somewhere else in the past.

That's right, the positioning of this tentacle puppet is more like a talisman.

But the aspects involved are soul and life, which makes Lance doubt the relationship between the scroll.

But just when he was thinking about these messes, the door was pushed open, and a person walked in a little hurriedly, and he didn't even have time to knock on the door.

"Uh..."

Greendale walked in, and the worry on her face subsided and turned into doubt.

She was obviously startled by the strange breath that Lance had just leaked when he opened the display cabinet, and then there was an increasingly strong concentration of spiritual fluctuations.

She knew that the lord had just returned from somewhere, and she was worried that Lance was in trouble, so she rushed over, but she didn't expect Lance to wake up so quickly?

But what confused her even more was the various things piled up in the room.

The piles of books, the scattered scrolls, and the countless equipment that exuded various auras were just placed casually.

"What is this...?"

Lance knew why she came and what she was worried about. After comforting her, he explained excitedly.

"I'm fine, I just woke up and counted the gains from this battle."

"Are all these from this time?"

Greendale had also seen big scenes. Whether it was when she was in the tribe or in Hamlet, she had seen mountains of gold and silver treasures.

But it was the first time she had seen so many extraordinary equipment, not to mention that there were some legendary equipment among them.

If Lance said that these long-term accumulations were acceptable to her, after all, Hamlet's battles never stopped, but it was just the gains from one battle, which was completely beyond her understanding.

"Our decision to bypass the ruins and raid was very correct, and caught those cultists off guard! These supplies..."

Lance smiled at this, and then spoke, but he did not emphasize the thrilling and fierce battles too much. On the contrary, it mainly showed the current weakness of the Ascension Sect, and that they abandoned the old house and dispersed, intending to encourage other nobles around to take action.

Of course, the most important thing is the situation in the dungeon, which is very complicated, but the direction has been found.

Although there were messengers before, the information exchange was still important, not to mention that the dungeon was directly disconnected.

Now Lance has the time and energy to tell her in detail, and at the same time, he said so much to let her know, so that she can have a basic judgment of the current situation in Hamlet, and let her know what her current strategic direction is, and the next action plan.

Greendale is not stupid, she understands what Lance means, and receives this information after a little thought.

"Do you think the nobles will attack Hamlet now?"

"Those guys can't help it. What restrains them now is the fear of each other.

But they will never let Hamlet develop, not to mention the cultists who have scattered among them. They will also promote war."

Lance is very sure that the nobles around him will take action. This has to start from what happened in the past. Although the empire has brought down Hamlet, no matter how stupid the empire is, they know that what they need is a weak and divided Hamlet.

It is impossible to sit back and watch other territories annex Hamlet to rise, but it is out of reach, so in turn, the nobles use the claims of the nobles to disgust the lords.

This has led to the fact that although the local nobles have annexed and controlled a lot, they do not agree to the division of fiefdoms at all, which means that these places have always been Hamlet's in name.

Now that Hamlet has risen, what do they say about the places they annexed in the past?

Who will give up the benefits they have obtained? The contradiction between the two sides is almost irreconcilable, and the only way is to go to war.

Greendale had no doubts about this judgment, because she had been exposed to more things, so she knew that Lance had actually regarded those guys as enemies a long time ago.

He even used caravans to collect information about those places and planted intelligence personnel to collect local conditions.

The latest major action was to use the ruins to promote and encourage the surrounding territories to come to Hamlet to make money.

In fact, the propaganda of the ruins was just to cover up the "inadvertent" propaganda, that is, Hamlet's rural system, as long as you go there, you can get rid of your serf status, eat well, dress well, and have a house allocated.

You must know that other places will not treat ordinary people like Hamlet, where Lance presides, especially serfs. Those nobles, bureaucrats and farmers do not treat them as human beings.

So every day, many serfs who can't survive in those places escape, and Lance accepts them all, but on the surface it is for the ruins.

This move of siphoning the surrounding population is to cut off the firewood from the bottom of the pot and weaken their war potential. After all, a large part of the feudal armies of those noble lords are core knights, and then a large number of conscripted serfs are pulled in. It is not that Lance looks down on them, but the fact is.

"In addition to the surrounding lords, there are those forces. They will not want us well and will definitely take the opportunity to intervene."

Don't underestimate those major forces that were very strong at the beginning and wanted to intervene in Hamlet but were kicked away by Lance. They looked anticlimactic. They squatted for a day and a night and fled in embarrassment without firing a shot.

But that's because they have no power in Hamlet. Hamlet has no local nobles, no merchants, and no bureaucrats to share Lance's power. As for the people and the army, they are fanatical supporters of the lords.

Some spies were developed before, but they were cleared out by the action launched by Lance. Now there are still a group in the sanatorium and some in labor reform.

The pirates they pulled in from outside were dealt with, and the adventurers who gathered were mobilized and divided by Lance using the ruins.

When their methods were resolved by Lance one by one and the signs were nipped in the bud, those guys couldn't make any waves.

But their influence in the surrounding areas is not small. Now Hamlet is fat meat, and everyone wants to have a bite. They are likely to join the attack on Hamlet.

"These people have no need for territory. Their interests are different from those of the nobles, so the two sides can cooperate, and these forces will greatly enhance the strength of those nobles."

Greendale quickly understood and added, and Lance could only sigh.

"So this raid on the old house is still slow. If we acted earlier, we could catch them all, and they wouldn't spread like cancer cells now, making us so passive."

Lance was a little proud, after all, this time the harvest was so great, but mistakes are mistakes.

If they had acted immediately after clearing the bay, they could have wiped out all the high-level officials, and the remaining ones would not be so scary, and they wouldn't be so passive.

But he chose the beast cave at that time because the army had just experienced the battle in the wilderness and the clearing of the beast cave, and of course the attack by the deep divers with the most casualties.

The series of battles had already exhausted Hamlet, and it would take time to recover. Lance did not dare to take risks, so he could only deal with the beast cave to consolidate the achievements in the wilderness.

At the same time, he also gained a lot. He wiped out the pigmen in one fell swoop and eliminated the last threat in the wilderness, making a lot of preparations for further development of the wilderness and advancing into the ruins.

There was also the development of healing potions, control of raw materials, and the [Heart of Flesh and Blood].

However, these were all things in the past, and Lance was too lazy to dwell on them, but it also showed that the current situation in Hamlet was not as good as it seemed. On the contrary, under the calm, there were all kinds of undercurrents, and problems would arise if you were not careful.