The Gorge Fortress isn't just important because it's one of the six entrances to the Savage Lands.

In fact, the core and fundamental reason why this fortress is important is that there is a bloodline laboratory built in the fortress when the Kingdom of Dabion and the Millennium Covenant Empire cooperated. Although much of the material in this laboratory was cleaned, the crisis that broke out at that time came so suddenly that some of the materials were not incinerated at all - and this secondary material, which may have been worthless at the beginning, has become invaluable information today.

Laice, the woman with whom William has an inexplicable and unexplained relationship, is now the new project host of the Bloodline Lab.

When she was in the Millennium Covenant Empire, she was one of the core leaders of the bloodline experiment, and this time she was "rescued", she naturally brought a lot of highly professional new technologies, combined with some of the materials left in the bloodline laboratory back then, which made her research progress progress by leaps and bounds - in Laice's words, that is, shortened the research and development of a full twenty years.

With the right subjects to study, Laice was able to develop new artificial bloodlines in no time.

Artificial bloodline is a synthetic bloodline, although it can make people have bloodline ability, but it is definitely not as powerful as natural bloodline. However, the biggest feature of artificial bloodlines is that they have coverage and compatibility, as long as the body can withstand it, a person can even have a variety of bloodlines, and at the same time obtain the special abilities provided by these bloodlines.

Of course, there are pros and cons.

The bloodline is a very domineering innate ability, and anyone who implants an artificial bloodline. Although the body's functions will be strengthened to a certain extent, it will also accelerate the consumption of life force - after all, synthetic bloodlines need to consume life force to activate. It's not like natural blood is really in a person's genes. Therefore, the more artificial blood veins are implanted, the greater the consumption of life force. The most typical characteristic manifestation is the decay of life.

However, in the game, players will not have such troubles, and compared to the aborigines, the rights and interests of players are simply like bugs.

The so-called artificial bloodline refers to the bloodline of the three levels of bronze, silver, and gold, while the legend, the people, and the gods belong to the natural bloodline.

Once a person with a natural bloodline awakens, he can immediately obtain a powerful bloodline ability, and this bloodline ability will not destroy the life genes of the awakened, but will strengthen the life characteristics and genetic abilities of the awakened through the power of the awakened bloodline. Thus gaining powerful innate abilities. But a person who does not have a bloodline will never be able to obtain this ability, and it is like a waste compared to a person who has a bloodline.

The bloodline experiment of the Millennium Covenant Empire was developed based on the concept of "wanting to allow those who do not have a natural bloodline to be able to obtain bloodline abilities". However, the final research also clearly shows that artificial bloodlines can never be compared with natural bloodlines, and once implanted with artificial bloodlines, it will inevitably destroy the life genes of the implanted person. Although the high-level bloodline can cover the low-level bloodline, it is only limited to gold covering silver and silver covering bronze, and this kind of person will never be able to obtain a natural bloodline.

Only the players. In order to cover the artificial bloodline with natural bloodlines - at the beginning of the game expansion, all players had to find a way to start with a bronze-level artificial bloodline, and then slowly obtain a more advanced bloodline to cover, or upgrade their own bloodline. But compared to the aborigines. The disadvantage of the player is that they can only have one bloodline, and it is impossible to implant multiple artificial bloodlines at the same time like the aborigines, so as to obtain the result of multiple bloodline abilities.

At the time of Laice's evacuation. The Millennial Covenant Empire has developed three bronze bloodlines, namely the Berserk Ape bloodline representing strength, the black wolf bloodline representing agility, and the ironclad ox bloodline representing endurance. And now after Reis was "rescued". Because of the relevant intelligence information, she not only mastered these three bronze bloodlines of the Millennium Covenant Empire. At the same time, it has also been improved, and two new bronze bloodlines have been developed: the Winter Wolf Bloodline and the Ghost Python Bloodline.

The typical characteristics of the former are strength and stamina, while the latter is stamina and the ability to have certain toxins.

What Lais is currently presiding over is a silver-level bloodline ability.

But what Sean really cares about is not Laice's bloodline experiment. He knows very well what kind of fate these so-called artificial bloodlines will bring to the implanter, maybe it can indeed improve the combat ability of a large number of people in a short period of time, in the current situation of complete immaturity of technology, anyone who implants a bronze bloodline will have a life expectancy reduced by at least twenty to thirty years, if it is compatible with two, then it will be greater, usually if it is compatible with three bronze bloodlines, generally will not live past the age of forty.

And the experimenters who can be selected to implant bloodlines have all gone through a series of very strict tests and inspections, at least they are people who can live for hundreds of years, that is to say, these people are at least strong people with the potential to impact the Golden Realm.

Of course, it is only potential, but in the process of advancement, it is inevitable that some dark injuries or accidents will be encountered, and not everyone can become a Golden Realm powerhouse. Therefore, between the uncertain future and the definite future, the vast majority of the upper echelons will choose the latter - after all, if the three bloodlines are forcibly implanted, as long as they do not cause their own genetic collapse, then they will definitely be able to become a Golden Realm powerhouse before they die at the age of forty, and even have the opportunity to impact the realm of the Holy Domain.

And once the impact on the Sanctuary realm is successful, it may be able to increase the lifespan by some - this is the reason why those who are willing to implant artificial bloodlines will agree to become experimental subjects, because no one can resist the temptation to "get great power".

This is also the real reason why Sean has not let Laice develop artificial bloodlines in large quantities at the moment.

Laice, on the other hand, didn't expect Sean to know so much about the filthy little secrets of the artificial bloodline. But with current technology, the bloodline experiment is really not mature enough - in fact, according to Sean's idea. It would be better for Laith to join the Hytham Institute, where the Ancient Blood faction is the true founder of all bloodline experiments in the entire Miracle Continent. Only in terms of the progress of bloodline research, there is really no one who can surpass this faction.

According to the history of the game. The Millennial Covenant Empire was the first place where the bronze bloodline appeared, and the origin of the silver bloodline after that was somewhat unknown, but the first person to successfully research the golden bloodline and organize all the artificial bloodlines into a very complete system - or organization, was the ancient blood faction of the Heltham Institute.

Shawn, accompanied by Stalin, Saynz, and several other guards, entered the secret underground research institute.

There are not many people who have free access to this underground research institute, Stalin counts one, Laice counts one, Neil, William, Hela, Cecilia and others naturally count. Even the rest of Sain, who had almost the same authority as Stalin, had to be approved. to be able to enter this underground research institute.

Following the passage, Sean found that the passage of the institute had obviously been remodeled and was much larger in scale. And not only the expansion, but the road that was originally just one has become more extensive, and even the entrance has been modified - this part, Sean can clearly see that it is the work of the crypt spider. These cavern-digging guys are the best at remodeling underground passages, and it's clear that at Sheena's behest, the entire underground of the Gorge Fortress has been turned into a vast and intricate labyrinth.

And stationed in this labyrinth, except for the Earth Shadow Demon Blade, which is in charge of Harding and Rottikabas. The Crypt Spider produced by the Queen of the Crypt Spider also occupies an extremely important part.

If you want to make a metaphor, then the Crypt Spider is a real army, and the Shadow Blade is more like a Sharp Knife Army, or a Master Army.

Ever since Sean entered this sprawling dungeon. He felt the gaze of countless gazes - being able to detect the gaze of the watchers naturally proved that the strength of these people would not be much stronger, and it was estimated that it was around the Golden Realm. But the weird thing is. Shaun could only feel that someone was watching him, but he couldn't tell where they were hiding. This made Sean clearly aware of a problem: in this huge dungeon, they are the masters here. It's their home turf.

"Is it the Bloodline, or the Demon Descendant?" Sean asked casually.

"Both." Stalin opened his mouth and replied, "Lord Sean, although the entire fortress is under my control and responsibility, but to be honest, this underground palace ...... It's really not my business. So even I don't know what race these guardians lurk in the shadows and darkness. ”

"Oh?" Sean's interest was obviously raised, "The dungeon is not your responsibility?" Who's responsible? Harding? ”

Sean didn't say the name of Rotikabas, and the guy didn't know if he was alive or dead, and he didn't know where he had gone.

"Neither." Stalin smiled, and seemed pleased that Sean had guessed the wrong person in charge, "It's Lord Sheena." ”

"Sheena?" Sean was really stunned for a moment, "I didn't expect it, she has grown up too." ”

Sheena. Vorster, Alfred's daughter, signed a contract with the Queen of the Crypt Spider with Andrew's help, and is considered to have the special bloodline of the Crypt Spider, although she can't give birth to the Crypt Spider, but she has the ability to control the Crypt Spider. He has studied under William, Neil, Rena, Rottikabas and others, and his marksmanship is extremely exquisite, with a certain ability of swordsmanship, and under the training of William and Neil, although he is not an excellent general, he also has a certain strategic vision and command ability.

"The Earth Shadow Demon Blade Force, there are only a thousand people, so it's okay to hold some key points, but if you really want them to hold this dungeon, they really can't catch it, and this dungeon is also made by the crypt cold spider, and those eight-legged guys also have a strong home advantage here." Stalin smiled and explained, "Although Lord Sheena is not very good at frontal battles, she is undefeated in her home field, with those eight-legged guys." …… Master William had us rehearse an offensive and defensive drill, and no unit was able to break through to the laboratory gate except for the Wings of Guilt troops. ”

Hearing Stalin's words, Sean's expression finally became serious: "The Wings of Judgment are already a sixth-level army...... In this dungeon, the Crypt Spider actually has the level of a seventh-level army? …… The Crypt Cold Spider is just a fourth- or fifth-level demonic beast, which is equivalent to the strength of the Silver Realm. It's impossible to have such a strong strength. ”

The sixth-level army is already the limit of the general army.

Seventh-level army. That is a qualitative change field, at least all of them must be high-level silver. But the situation of Warcraft is different from that of humans. The attack method of Warcraft is relatively simple, and there is no division of professions or the like. If it is said that it is the Spider Knight or the Spider Mage, then it may be easier for Sean to accept that they have the level of a seventh-level army.

"Lord William was quite confused at first, but after learning about the situation, he was less confused." Stalin explained, "This dungeon was built by the Crypt Spiders, who move freely here. And let's be honest...... Lord Sean, the situation in this dungeon is more complicated than you think, and it is directly connected to the underground chamber of the Black Swan Castle. There are a full 30,000 crypt cold spiders living in it, once a battle is triggered, a steady stream of crypt cold spiders will swarm and attack from all directions, even if the Wings of Judgment have a sixth-level level, they can only exert their fourth- or fifth-level strength here. Coupled with the Crypt Spider and the command of Master Sheena, these eight-legged guys are now more than just monsters who only know how to do things. ”

"I see." Hearing Stalin's explanation, Sean understood a lot.

It turns out that it's not just the crypt cold spider that has become stronger, but the army that has entered this dungeon has also been weakened. Under the trade-off, the gap in strength between the two sides will be even greater. What's more, the Crypt Spider has 30,000 giants, and Sean has clearly understood how difficult it is to train a high-level army, so he really wants to capture this laboratory. It's not an easy task.

But it's a pity that these crypt cold spiders can only play their due value in this dungeon, once they are allowed to fight on the surface. Then it will be them who will be greatly reduced. I'm afraid that it won't even be able to give full play to the strength of the fifth-level army, and at best it can only be equivalent to the fourth-level army. This point really doesn't play much value and role for the current Void Principality, and only in this underground palace can it be regarded as making the best use of things.

It's just that. In this way, it is equivalent to tying Sheena here completely, which makes Sean feel quite sorry.

After all, after possessing the Crypt Spider bloodline, Sheena's potential is not as low as her father Alfred, and it is only a matter of time before she steps into the Sanctuary. If cultivated well, it may even impact the realm of legends - after all, the Crypt Cold Spider bloodline is not an artificial bloodline, but a real natural bloodline. Although the method of activation is somewhat special, it is still enough to reach the lowest level of legendary bloodline anyway.

After turning a long corridor behind the entrance of the passage, everyone came to a cavern-like clearing, where more than a dozen large crypt spiders were lying quietly on the ground.

These crypt spiders are almost two meters tall when they stand up, their body length is more than three meters, and their precursors are slightly smaller than their huge abdomen, and they have no hair on either the premise, the abdomen, or even the four pairs of legs on the left and right, but have a metallic texture. However, the chelicerae are relatively thick, and the front end has extremely sharp chelicera, just look at this part, you know that the penetration and power are very strong.

Crypt Spider Guard, a powerful spider species that specializes in the close safety of the Crypt Spider Queen, a fifth-level magical beast in the true sense, in addition to the conventional predatory attack methods, also has special attack methods such as spitting ice silk and cold air attacks. Without a team of more than two heavy shield warriors, it would be very difficult for even a single Crypt Spider Guard to deal with it - of course, the powerful adventurers will not be able to crush them directly.

Seeing the more than a dozen crypt spider guards, Stalin laughed: "I have touched your light this time, Lord Shaun, and Lord Sheena already knows that we are coming." …… The few times I've been here before, Sheena-sama has been willing to arrange for a crypt spider to pick me up, which is a shame. ”

As he said this, Stalin skillfully found a nearby crypt spider and jumped on it, sitting down at the junction of his chest and abdomen. Sean only discovered at this time that this connection point of these crypt cold spiders happened to be able to carry a person, and it really looked like a seat.

Then several people sat on these crypt spiders one after another, and when these crypt spiders saw everyone sitting up, they immediately got up and quickly crawled towards the depths.

Sean, who was sitting on it, found that although these crypt spiders walked extremely fast in this dungeon, they did not have any bumpy feeling, on the contrary, they walked very smoothly and steadily, as if they were sitting in a comfortable carriage galloping on the flat ground. In particular, the cold aura emitted by these crypt cold spider guards formed a force field similar to a protective film just right, counteracting the cold and strong winds brought by the rapid advance.

However, even with these crypt spider guards leading the way, it took Sean and the others a lot of time to reach the entrance of the laboratory.

Sean, who basically controls the laws of time, is extremely clear about the flow of time, and the trip took almost half an hour. And Sean, who also has a concept of the laws of space, knows that these crypt cold spiders did not take a detour, but went directly towards the destination, which means that this dungeon has been expanded to a very large size, and the entrance to the dungeon is extremely far from the previous laboratory entrance.

Standing at the door to greet everyone is the current leader of the Spider Legion, Sheena. Vorster. (To be continued.) )