Chapter Ninety-Five: The Pyramid Food Chain
The visit of Sarah's 'Men' Luo envoy naturally made Qingyi turn over the old case, and inadvertently involved a new key person - his subordinate, the necromantic spy expert Oskol. There seems to be a thread of silk that binds different people together, and Qingyi is at the center of the densest thread. He had a feeling that as the incident was peeled back and shredded, more people in the know would surface.
System Prompt: Do you accept the main quest branch "The Truth of History"?
System prompt: "The Truth of History", mission requirements: Collect enough intelligence, deduce and restore the truth five years ago, and point out the person who betrayed Sarah's 'Monroe' Guanghui. There is no task duration, and there is no task penalty.
Tasks with no deadline and no penalty are naturally rewarded. Although this task is at most a prestige point or other 'chaotic' genus', Qingyi still decided to finish it. He wants to give the deceased Robert a 'handover' generation, and also give himself a 'handover' generation, after all, his rebirth stems from the betrayal he suffered in the mission, and this mission was released by the culprit at the behest of the puppet, so it can be said that without that person, he would not be where he is today. If you look at it this way, even if you lose your surname, Qingyi still has the indelible imprint of Sarah' Monro.
The search for the truth is not rushed, after all, the whereabouts of the Sara 'Monro' people are unknown, and Oskol, who is currently the only one who knows about it, is far away. Qingyi decided to deal with the matter in front of her first, for example, the meeting with Poison Rose.
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"This victory speaks volumes about how you have a new understanding of the war."
On the "Fermat Airship", the poisonous carrot has bright eyes, and the sound of 'milk' and 'milk' is authentic. The 'yin' clouds of death that permeated the surroundings could not cover this peerless and beautiful face. is already a beauty in Lori form, which makes people fantasize about her beauty back then.
Qingyi, who appeared in human form, smiled: "It was Skaul who led this victory, and it was him, not me, who should be praised." β
"But you've laid out a strategy, aren't you? He couldn't have done better than you. β
"That's also thanks to your guidance."
The two had just inspected Snow City. In order to thank the blood 'spirit' spirit for sending charcoal in the snow before, the Dusk Empire deliberately let the blood 'spirit' spirit master the food and entertainment business of Snow City, and in the past two days, it has coincided with the Christmas event, and every store has a full 'door', and the grand occasion makes the poisonous carrot smile. After tasting an authentic blood spirit feast, the two leaders went to Isengh to inspect and express their condolences to the necromantic warriors who could not go home for the holiday.
(Qingyi thought to herself: Why am I a bit like the president of the United States?) οΌ
Sitting on the returning airship, Qingyi and Poison Rosewood naturally talked about Sara 'Monroe'.
The former kingdom of Sara' Munro was a small country, its economic development depended mainly on the crops and minerals produced in the Happy Plains, the competitive industries were commerce and navigation, and the army was more defensive than offensive. The premise of all of this is built in the Blackstone Valley. Once they leave their homeland, the Sara Menro people will definitely decline, or even die out. Therefore, the Sara 'Monro' people must take back the land, but then it is a bit embarrassing, because their original land has been turned into a necromantic paradise, and a group of necromantic creatures have even taken their place and established the Twilight Empire.
It is well known that the necrons and the living are incompatible, largely because of the diametrically opposed living conditions, so the people of the Twilight Empire and the Sara Menro cannot share a piece of land. Instead of negotiation through war? Although the Dusk Empire consumed a lot in the battle, after occupying the advantageous position, it was really effortless to deal with the Sara 'Menro' people who came from afar. Then, there is only one way for the Sara Menroe people to count on: to ask for help from the mainland countries as an old power, and to put pressure on the Dusk Empire with international public opinion.
When asked what his plans were, Qingyi said with a tough attitude: "The rules made by humans? Hah, why should I obey? My land is mine. Don't talk about them, even if Robert is resurrected, don't expect to go back! β
"If you only use public opinion as a weapon, it's not a big deal, I'm afraid that Su will play the emotional card." When Poison Rosewood said this, she looked at a sea of bones like a black silk.
"What do you mean?" Qingyi frowned.
"You're so smart, you'll understand." She twisted her face and stuck out her tongue.
"Ha, emotional card, emotional card...... I'm a bloodless and tearless demon, where is there any emotion? Qingyi looked indifferent, stretched out his hand, and smashed the 'yin' cloud.
"Oh hehehe!" Poison Rosewood covered her mouth and smiled: "You are so handsome now!" If I were more than 300 years younger, I might be tempted by you! β
Soon, the airship arrived in the "City of Waiting". Qingyi waited for everything to be stable, pulled up the 'door' latch, opened the live 'door', and then helped the poisonous dill out. That's right, all of the "Fermat airships" have a living 'door', a seemingly trivial change that brings hundreds of thousands of extra hundred thousand gold coins to the Dusk Empire every month, and it allows many 'women' in skirts or people whose 'legs' are not long enough to avoid embarrassment.
"Where would you like to visit next?"
Poison Rosewood thought for a moment and said, "I've been to all the places in the city, but there is only one place that is heavily guardedβ"
"Joint Research Center?" Qingyi high-fived and said, "Okay, why don't we go and see it." β
Poison Rosewood smiled happily: "Aren't you worried about the leakage of scientific research secrets?" β
"Hehe, it's better to leak 'dew' to a friend than to vent 'dew' to an enemy." Qingyi also smiled: "Am I right? β
"That's right! The Blood Spirit will always be your best friend, even when Ragnarok comes! Poison Rosewood smiled even more happily.
The two walked through the streets and alleys to the Joint Research Center, and then climbed the stairs. At the big 'gate' stood two necromantic knights with axes and spears in hand and wearing visor, they stood straight, 'straight' and 'chest' with their heads up, and they had a kind of aura that ordinary necromantic creatures did not have. If the zombies and skeletons are obscene, then the representative words of the two necromantic knights are "sense of honor", and they carry out the task of standing guard with great pride, and they are by no means blindly following the instructions of the superior and perfunctory 'handover'. They each took a step across, and their big hands pushed open the 'door' panel, making way for the two superiors.
Qingyi led the guests straight up to the third floor and into a large laboratory. The laboratory covers an area of more than 200 square meters, but it is not very big after squeezing more than 40 people. Workers are busy counting supplies or doing routine tests on instruments. Surrounded on a central bench, Embryo III was lying on its back.
"You came just in time for an experiment like no other. We want to make the embryo body break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly. Qingyi said.
"Do you need so many materials?" Poison Rosewood was slightly surprised. Indeed, the site was filled with countless special materials, some of which were minerals, some of which were of animal and plant tissues, and many of which were even produced only in the Atlas. Although the total amount of materials is not large, and the variety is not all-inclusive, it is absolutely impossible to afford a second experiment of the same level with the national strength of the Dusk Empire. Is it necessary to 'spend' so much money on a mid-level combat professional? At least the Blood Spirits can't do that, even if they are the most luxurious race in the world. "I'm really curious."
"Any living population is constantly evolving, and any living individual is constantly growing. The culmination of 'growth' is 'evolution', and the basis of 'evolution' is 'growth'. Necromantic scholar Brian walked over and explained to Poison Rose, "Have you ever heard of the pyramid food chain? β
"I want to hear about it."
"In the ocean, at the bottom are all kinds of plankton and marine plants, and the small fish and shrimp must feed on them, and the big fish and shrimp eat the small fish and shrimp as food. The energy in the body of a big fish is the sum of the energy of dozens of small fish and shrimp, that is, the sum of the energy of tens of thousands of plankton. The levels of the food chain are arranged in a pyramid shape, and the creature at the top must possess a huge amount of energy. In other words, in order to be the pinnacle, the energy reserve must be larger than that of other creatures. β
"However, energy will always continue to be consumed, both for the living and the dead, and the solution is to eat. The world thinks that undead creatures don't need to eat, but this statement is wrong. Ordinary food can only produce heat, which is useless for the necromancy, so we refuse to eat and drink. What necromantic creatures like to eat is soul power. As long as they keep eating, eating, eating, the necromantic creature can move towards eternal life. Many powerful necromantic creatures in ancient times possessed the ability to devour the souls of others, which gave them their prestige. After General Frankie has the chew of the Demon King, he is already a generation of powerhouses. β
"But not every ordinary creature has the ability to devour souls and the physical condition. Embryo Body III.'s body can't contain too much soul power, and it doesn't have the ability to devour souls. As a result, its growth has come to an end and it can only stay in the middle of the food chain. Of course, we have a remedy. β
"Although the embryonic body is primitive, it is undoubtedly close to perfection, a circle in geometric metaphors. Although the circle is simple, the pi is endless, and it contains a sense of beauty that makes people crazy. With the addition of special materials, the circle will be larger, perhaps an ellipse, or a sphere. Humans, orcs, and 'spirits' will never be able to become stronger in this way, but the embryo body can, and it will not wither naturally or be rejected, and of course it can accept any modification. Once its body grows, it has a good chance of evolving and jumping to the top of the food chain. β
Poison Rosewood sighed: "Wow, although I don't understand this passage at all, you are really amazing!" β
Qingyi: "......"
On the other side, on the bench, "Embryo Body III" opened its eyes (which was the only sense on its face) and looked at Frankie, who was standing by the side: "What about 'II.'?" β
"It said its body was too bulky and easy to interfere with experiments, so it didn't come in." Frankie said lightly: "I will protect you, rest assured." β
"Embryonic Body III." nodded and closed his eyes.