Chapter 540 Chapter 537 Mine
Zhuang Xuteng, who thought he could gain additional knowledge from the phenomenon of the spear ring being stuck in the tree roots, smiled awkwardly - since the ring was pressed in by the lich master with brute force, there was nothing to investigate further. But he soon thought of a question: "Master Lich, why did you press it in?"
"Because the Shadow Spear Ring is a threat to me." The Lich Master said: "I suffered a loss when I first encountered this kind of weapon, and was hit by a ghost energy bullet. Fortunately, my body is strong enough, and there are only cracks, and no more serious damage. Few things can penetrate my protective spells, so I think it is a threat. In addition, the operator suddenly disappeared-I didn't understand why he disappeared at the time-from the perspective of safety and security, I pressed it into the roots of the tree to make it difficult to pick up."
"The Shadow Spear can penetrate your protective spell? This... I really can't imagine it."
"This is the result of different systems colliding with each other, and the defender was caught off guard. If you use the Shadow Spear to hit me now, it will be ineffective."
"Really? Let me try." Zhuang Xuteng put on the Shadow Spear Ring, raised his hand and made an obvious aiming action to show that he did not sneak attack, and then fired.
The Pioneer 33rd generation firearm fired a blue diamond-shaped ghost energy bullet with fast speed and strong momentum, but the closer it got to the Lich Master, it was like hitting a spring, and it was under increasing pressure, and its speed quickly dropped to zero. Then, it suddenly turned around and shot towards Zhuang Xuteng at the same speed.
Zhuang Xuteng dodged lightly, then tilted his head and looked at the Lich Master: "Can you teach me this protective spell?"
"You have learned to dodge ghost energy bullets, and your body is tough enough, so you won't be seriously injured even if you get hit by a few bullets. In this case, are you willing to spend about forty years specifically learning and practicing how to rebound energy attacks? I remind you in advance that this protective spell can only rebound energy bullets, and it has no rebound function for your newly invented chemical energy firearms."
"Uh... forget about forty years, four weeks or four months are still worth it." Zhuang Xuteng shrugged and said: "Sure enough, only by becoming a lich and gaining infinite life can you have enough time to learn various spells. Forty years, Many people can't even make up a full forty years in their lifetime. Master, where shall we go next? "
"Two choices: go to my Mage Tower, or take you to visit the research base of the 36 Charity Foundation here."
Zhuang Xuteng made a choice immediately: "You haven't been back for a long time, let's go to your home first?"
The Lich Master shook his head and said, "You should understand that this world is my home, and I am already at home. At the same time, considering that I am dead, this is my grave. No, I changed my mind, and I suddenly don't want you to pass through the Wall of Sighs. Let's go to the 36 Charity Foundation."
Although I didn't understand why the Lich Master suddenly changed his mind, it was always his freedom to take me anywhere. Zhuang Xuteng nodded in agreement, and at the same time lightly dodged the Lich Master's hand. "Wait! I want to use this suit. Let's go to the 36 Charity Foundation, maybe we can use it as a disguise."
"You have an invisibility ring, why do you need this?"
"I have enough strength, it's not hard to wear. The things of the company's pioneering team are very advanced and should be very valuable. I can't bear to throw them away. Wait for me for two minutes, I'll put on the clothes."
The Lich Master nodded and stood aside waiting. In fact, he knew that there were a lot of such protective suits in the base of the 36 Charity Foundation. The yellow uniform in front of him was for miners. There were also white protective suits for managers and red protective suits for combatants. There were more good things on them.
Zhuang Xuteng summoned the ghost tentacles to help him change clothes, and he didn't forget to clean up the debris in the clothes. In the hometown of necromancy, the ghost tentacles are extremely strong, whether it is load capacity or flexibility, at least three times that of Peicheng. Seeing such changes and enjoying the convenience brought by the spell, Zhuang Xuteng was overjoyed. The Lich Master stood quietly aside, without any movement or expression, but his heart was not at peace.
There is no experience without experience. This is the first time for the Lich Master to leave and return, and it is also the first time to train a necromancer in another world. He has been criticizing Zhuang Xuteng, saying that he has poor talent and does not concentrate on his efforts. In terms of necromancy, whether it is mana strength or skills, he can only be regarded as barely passing, far worse than any of his apprentices.
However, with the blessing of "native place", according to the changes in the strength of the ghost tentacles and the sick lady, Zhuang Xuteng's necromancy is not passing but excellent. Although there is still a big gap from the top level, Zhuang Xuteng's main occupation is a warrior, thief, and assassin, not a mage, and there are supercomputing martial arts to distract his energy. In terms of results, Zhuang Xuteng can get about 85 points out of 100; if he is given "process points", it will be around 97 or 98...
'He was delayed by the environment over there. If he was born here, he would definitely stand out in the magic school, and perhaps he would become my apprentice. 'The Lich Master had a quick reverie, then retracted his thoughts. 'Such an assumption is meaningless, and it is meaningless to explain his true talent. My world is dead, and Zhuang Xuteng has no classmates to compare with. Apart from him, the only other necromancer is me. He can only compare with me, and the result of the comparison remains the same: he is still a fool, a little fool. '
At this time, Zhuang Xuteng had already put on protective clothing. He used his wraith tentacles to tighten and seal the crack in his back, making sure no one would notice. Then, he lifted up his helmet, leaving a gap, and let the tentacles of the wraith and the shadow cover the gap. When others look over, they will feel that this is just a circle of shadows, at least their first reaction will not be that it is an opening.
There was no way, Zhuang Xuteng couldn't activate the protective suit - actually he couldn't activate it. After the death, the protective suit continued to work in vain, and soon the shadow battery was exhausted and all equipment stopped functioning. Although Zhuang Xuteng could power it with driving assistance implants, he was worried that there would be some communication equipment in these systems that he was unaware of. If that thing secretly activates itself and then sends signals to the outside world, his behavior is not called disguise but self-exposure.
On the other hand, judging from the experience of transplanting the Eye of Kaho, the protective suit must have a supporting underlying operating system to control it, which he did not have. This thing has some value in taking it back to Nightingale and the Rock Bird sisters as research material, but it has no value in starting up.
The gloves of the protective suit are very interestingly designed. The index and middle fingers are specially optimized for wearing the shadow gun ring. They fit snugly around the finger and are polished smooth, allowing a normal-sized gun ring to fit in effortlessly. This part is made of special materials that will not hinder the transmission of shadow energy, and there are special buckles to hook the gun ring to prevent it from being thrown out when you wave your hand. Zhuang Xuteng looked at the gun ring that fit perfectly on his finger and began to think deeply. After a few seconds, he asked the Lich Master:
"There are no living creatures in this world. Why do they all carry guns? Are companies fighting against each other?"
"There are still dead things in this world, most of them are some of my old friends. I can use my magic power to support a barrier, and they die slower than others. Because of their powerful magic power, these people's resentment is greatly strengthened. , turned into something between ghosts and shadows. They wander this world and have great hatred for all living things, so they will attack the company's pioneering team."
"Master, you are proficient in necromancy, can you turn those ghosts back?"
The Lich Master shook his head and said: "Your ideas are naive - this is a compliment; your ideas are also stupid, this is a criticism. Transforming into an undead is destined to lose something. I can't even transform myself back. How can we change them back if we can’t even regain their past integrity?”
Zhuang Xuteng sighed and said, "Then have you tried to let them rest in peace?"
Master Lich nodded and said: "I am letting them rest in peace bit by bit, but I still lack research on the impact of becoming a god, catastrophe, and your world, and I am not completely sure at the moment. In addition, the company's development The conflict between the team and those ghosts also made them become more and more restless, which made it more difficult for me.”
He clenched his fists, his finger bones crackling, and salt residue rustled down. "My body exploded, I was trapped and then escaped, and some time passed away. I don't know if I can still complete the research and catch up with the speed of their changes."
"Now that you are back, things are going in a good direction, so be optimistic!" Zhuang Xuteng could only comfort him like this.
The Lich Master does not need comfort. His current emotional understanding only knows that Zhuang Xuteng expressed his good intentions, but he will not be moved or comforted by receiving the good intentions. "The transmission is about to begin. Shut your mouth first and check the situation when you get there."
After a brief trance, Zhuang Xuteng left the forest and came to a mountain ridge. This is a tall and straight mountain ridge with a very steep slope and mostly vertical cliffs on both sides. The entire mountain looks like a machete, with the blade resting upward on the ground.
Following the direction of Master Lich's finger, far away in the low hilly area under the mountain ridge, about ten kilometers away from them, a building complex illuminated by searchlights was in full swing. Towering chimneys, huge reaction towers, complex pipeline systems, and traffic lines.
The roar of the machine can be heard clearly even ten kilometers away. Enhanced hearing can also identify some human voices coming from the radio: The possible level of the black shadow attack is D. The current work progress is two days behind, and various departments have to...
"What are they working overtime for? Mining?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.
Master Lich nodded and said: "The so-called mine is soil. Through screening, crushing, and processing, they found various levels of shadow servants from the soil. The last and least valuable product, the shadow servant battery, is made of slag. Produced. There is a stable shadow channel nearby, you can see it if you look for it along the road. "
It's really easy to find. The company not only paved a road, but also illuminated it with dense street lights, leaving no shadow on every inch of the road. Zhuang Xuteng also noticed that any lighting facility outside the camp area emits omnidirectional light, including street lights. They are not only responsible for lighting up the ground like their counterparts in Peicheng, they also light up the sky. This is……
"Ghosts are afraid of light. Such street lights can reduce the possibility of being attacked." Zhuang Xuteng knew that he had guessed correctly when the Lich Master nodded. Along the illuminated road, a container truck was speeding. The huge metal box should be filled with Yingcong products. And at the end of the road, a gray vortex rotates under the arch, which must be the shadow realm passage.
"It's such a big entrance. Not to mention a car, even two trains coming side by side can easily pass through. Well, why don't they just lay the tracks and use the trains?"
"I don't know. I'm not interested in this question either." The Lich Master said: "That's the camp of the Sanliu Charity Foundation. There are about 30 or 40 daily staff members. You can..."
"Only 30 or 40? So few? Mining requires a lot of workers!"
The Lich Master did not stop talking. "You can try to get in, but I don't think you can get in, because there are too few people there, and everyone knows each other, so it's hard for you to get away with it. I don't know how good your makeup skills are. If you can disguise yourself as an execution puppet, maybe there's still hope."
The master's words answered Zhuang Xuteng's question. Yes, the company's execution puppets can already be sold publicly on the market, and there is no reason not to use them in the shadow world. Non-living shadow products are not affected by the resentment here, and execution puppets must be more tolerant than company employees and can provide more labor. So the entire mine is mainly based on execution puppets.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have been so surprised just now." Zhuang Xuteng apologized, and the Lich Master did not comment, perhaps he didn't care at all. So Zhuang Xuteng continued to investigate, saw the layout of the mine clearly, and guessed their functions.
The mine in the distance has very complete facilities for living, working, scientific research, and more importantly: defense. Zhuang Xuteng found that there were quite a lot of searchlights in the camp, far more than the number required for normal lighting, about four times more. These lights can completely illuminate each other, and there is still a surplus of one-third on this basis.
Some lights are just big bulbs that emit light in all directions, and some lights are enhanced spotlights installed on a mechanism that can be controlled to rotate. Zhuang Xuteng guessed that these are offensive weapons against ghosts, or at least have a suppression function. These lamp posts use thicker cables, which consume more energy and must be brighter.
If it is too bright, ghosts can't stand it, and people can't stand it either, so he began to understand why his protective suit helmet has four layers of sunshades inside and outside. "Your old friends are very good at fighting, and they can force the company's strongest forces to be like this. Hey... Hey... It's a bit weird."
Zhuang Xuteng's eyes passed over the mine and cast it to a farther place. He found that the mine base had no other roads radiating outward except a road leading to the Shadow Realm Passage.
"How long has this mine been here?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.
"I don't know. They were already here when I first came here. I didn't understand your language at the time, and it was impossible for me to catch one and interrogate him, so I didn't care about this information."
"Are they just digging here and not expanding outward?"
"Very good, you have discovered a feature of the Shadow Follower Mine." The Lich Master said: "Except for the top Shadow Followers, which you call active Shadow Followers, other Shadow Followers will gather here. Shadow Followers are a kind of flowing energy, and the Shadow Follower Mine is just the shell they depend on. This is a depression where Shadow Followers flow, where energy gathers, and the Shadow Realm Channel is also the product of this gathering effect. Your mines are excavated, refined, and then backfilled. The excavation is cyclical according to a certain period, just like crop rotation in the field, and you can harvest continuously."
"Their mines are not mine." Zhuang Xuteng touched his chin, but was blocked by the helmet. He said: "This shadow is really strange, what on earth is it?"
"It is the collection of all the vitality, magic power, divine power and death resentment in our world, the remains of souls and intelligence, the oil and coal produced in an instant, ashes, and corpses." The Lich Master said: "It is the meaning of all my existence."