Chapter 23, Entering the Desert Again
"The magical mutual force." Fugate felt the wind blowing his hair.
Originally the wind should be cold or hot.
But now Fugate felt that the wind had become a simple wind, and the cold and heat seemed to have been balanced.
As for why Fugate thinks so, it is naturally because after balancing the cold and heat, the power of balance in Fugate's body will become stronger every time he encounters such a force.
"Speaking of which, is this the new power you brought to me, teacher?" Xia Mian's face looked much better.
She is a dependent who awakened her own essence through Fugate. Fugate gained a bit of power from each other. So naturally, apprentices like them can also master each other's 'power of balance' through Fugate.
However, compared with Fugate's ability to completely balance out the heat and cold within a few days, the performance of Shamian, Kulu and Samer is much worse, and their external performance is just better than the others. People are more adaptable.
However, this adaptability will only bring them extra strength. This kind of strength is small but real. If their brains hadn't been developed to be very sensitive to everything about themselves, they probably wouldn't be able to feel it.
"It's a balanced force." Fugate said. Because of his own particularity, Fugate is very sensitive to balanced forces.
At this time, several people had already appeared in the desert. This was the trading base closest to Aru Village. Their team had been in the desert for more than ten days.
Mainly due to the fact that they are all elite, their speed is very fast, and the weight of the cargo is very average, allowing the camel beast to travel almost at full speed.
Their speed is already relatively slow, mainly because Shamian has not fully adapted to the desert climate.
Kuru has completely adapted to the desert climate during climate acclimatization training, and is now analyzing various animals and plants along the way, with Sameer accompanying him.
Charmian has almost adapted, but has not yet fully adapted. Fugate took her to do some adaptive training.
It is expected that Shamian will be able to fully adapt to the desert climate within two days before arriving at Aru Village.
One cannot help but say that although the Tinale people will not adapt to the desert climate after living in the rainforest for a long time, their keen hearing, intuition, and sharp vision make them natural hunters in the desert.
"Hmm~ There is movement." Shamian looked into the depths of the desert.
There are signs of a sandstorm now, so Fugate and the others will stay in this caravan stronghold.
"Teacher, let's go take a look." Xia Mian suggested.
Fugate happened to be a little bored, after all, he was almost in a state of self-destruction when he was on the road, so he nodded.
By the time Fugate and Charmian arrived, the movement had disappeared, but the people were familiar.
It was Sameer and Kuru who were analyzing the special products. They were dissecting a huge scorpion.
"Mentor, you are here." Kuru and Samir said.
"Charmian heard it, and the two of us came over to see what happened," Fugate said.
"When the two of us were just investigating the scarabs around us, this big guy suddenly popped up from the ground. Fortunately, the two of us are not vegetarians..." Kuru roughly talked about what happened between himself and the Holy Skeleton Beast. .
It's just that the two of them couldn't break through the defense, and in the end they could only rely on the burning reaction to grind the scorpion to death.
Seeing that the two of them were unscathed, Fugate couldn't help but want to complain, how could he become such an iron bastard with his perfect sword skills?
But it's always better not to get hurt.
Suddenly Fugate's expression changed: "Put away all the monster materials first, and then decompose them when you get to the camp. The sandstorm is coming."
Saying this, he greeted the three apprentices and quickly returned to the stronghold before the sandstorm came.
"This sandstorm is really terrifying." Kulu, who was leaning on the camel beast, looked at the sandstorm outside the stronghold and understood why this stronghold had no roof, and even the roof was blown away.
"By the way, Kulu, don't you mind the sand being blown into your mouth when you talk? You talk so loudly." Fugate laughed and said.
Fugate wore a mask and goggles.
Seeing Fugate's mask and goggles, Kuru also found the mask in his pocket and put it on. As for the goggles, Fugate asked him if he wanted them when he made them before, but Kuru didn't want them. Xia Mian thought it was novel and ordered one, which was just in use at this moment.
"How long will this sandstorm last?"
"If it's short, it will pass in a few hours; if it's long, it will last for several days." The spirit wind hunter's outfit was more representative, and he tied a spare red silk around his mouth.
Otherwise, these mercenaries of the Gilded Brigade also have their own wisdom.
"It seems like someone is coming," said Sharmian, who was also wearing a mask and goggles.
"Can you hear all this?" Samer, who was with Sharmian, complained.
The reason Samer didn't have goggles was because he was still eating sand in the village at that time, so it took Fugate a long time to prepare.
It took the next two or three minutes for the spirit wind hunter to confirm that someone was indeed coming.
Not caring about the storm, he called his subordinates and struggled to stand in front of his employer.
"Who are you!" the spirit wind hunter shouted.
"We are the Gilded Brigade passing by. We want to come in and have a rest." A voice came from the wind and sand outside.
"Which regiment are you from? This is [Akhmar Shenwei Mercenary Group·Lingfeng Squadron]."
"We are from [Akhmar Divine Light Mercenary Group and Hound Team]." A voice came from outside.
"Is Saima Logistics Officer still in good health now?" Spirit Wind Hunter asked.
"Sayian Logistics Officer has always been in good health, but his kidneys have been a little weak." The team outside said.
The spirit wind hunter asked Fugate with his eyes, indicating that this mercenary group was real.
Although his eyes were covered by red silk, Fugate still received the meaning.
"Let them in," said Fugate.
As he spoke, Fugate opened the water bag on his waist, and under Fugate's drive, a little water element turned into a continuously flowing shield to wrap up the entire stronghold.
The wind and sand were blocked from the bubbles. This was witchcraft with psychic powers, the witchcraft teachings from the big golden human being.
The water element in the water bag is just a primer, and what actually plays the biggest role is the spiritual energy.
It will be much easier to handle once the barrier is propped up, and Fugate can better adjust the structure.
"Teacher, do you still have this skill?" Xia Mian shook his head and rubbed his ears, and a lot of sand fell from his ears.
"Is this the group of people you heard?" Kuru asked.
"That's it, I guess. There's no other news." Xia Mian said.
Fugate did not answer Shamian's question, and looked at the door of the stronghold together with the Spirit Wind Hunter.
It is said to be a doorway, but it is actually a large section of the wall that is vacant.
Several people came in from the door and looked at the surrounding vacuole barrier with shocked expressions.
Then several camel beasts led a few pale-faced people into the stronghold.
Initially, the two sides were at war with each other, but as the last person pulled the camel beast into the stronghold.
"It's you, Uncle Sasa." Sameer exclaimed.
"Uh~ It's Sameer." A smile appeared on the face of the last member of the other party.
There were people from Aru Village on both sides, and the atmosphere between the two sides instantly relaxed. Several mercenaries who knew each other also bowed to each other. After exchanging information, the two parties decided to go back to Aru Village together, but Fugate quickly interrupted this happy atmosphere. Did the good guy really think that he could maintain this barrier without loss?
After telling everyone to get ready, Fugate withdrew the psychic energy that maintained the barrier.
A violent sandstorm swept through everyone again. Fortunately, they were well prepared, so no one suffered any losses.
The violent sandstorm lasted for a full day, and Fugate and the others could basically do nothing except hold on to their luggage and suffer.
Fugate originally thought about holding up the barrier to have a meal or something, but later gave up and just starved because the sandstorm was too big. After a simple calculation, Fugate found that his barrier was in the holy number. He could last up to six minutes with his blessing, and there was no time to eat.
"The sandstorm has finally passed." The spirit wind hunter shouted, and many mercenaries shook the sand and stood up from the luggage pile that almost turned into a pile of sand.
Then one by one, they braved the strong wind and began to clean the sand inside the stronghold.
By the way, eat dry food to feed the camels and the like.
Fugate and the others also came to help, and the sand was quickly cleared away with the combined efforts of everyone.
Of course...it's the general sand, and no one cares about the sand in the corners.
Fugate took out another pot of water and drank it. As the original god of water element, he really didn't like such a dry climate.
"Teacher, pocket cake." Charmian took out a portion of his own dry food and handed it to Fugate.
Feeling the slightly warm dry food, Fugate looked at Charmian, nodded and started eating silently.
He knew that Charmian most likely liked him, but he did not dare to respond to this love because the age difference between the two was quite large, and Fugate was in a state of self-destruction...
Although the erosion of nothingness has become lighter and lighter for Fugate, in order to resist this erosion, Fugate now only has desires such as [happiness], [desire for protection], [desire for equality], and [desire for survival]. and emotions.
Desires and emotions such as [Sadness], [Fear], and [Possessiveness] do not exist.
He is a monster lacking emotions and desires, and is not worthy of Charmian.
Of course, what Fugate knows is that if his plan succeeds, then these high probabilities will no longer be a problem.
But there is a prerequisite for the success of the plan. Charmian and Fugate can survive until that time.
This couldn't help but remind Fugate of another piece of knowledge given to Fugate by the big golden human.
Biotechnology knowledge at the pinnacle level of the universe.
Although only part of it, it was enough for Fuquet to create technology similar to that of the Septons Astartes.
The Astartes are super biochemical transformations that have undergone nineteen enhanced surgeries. The knowledge obtained by Fugate even includes more Primaris transformations.
The transformation of the Astartes monks does not involve the genetic level, so if they wish, the children they give birth to will still be ordinary people. This technology is more accurately said to be biological enhancement technology.
Of course, Fugate is not prepared to copy it completely. He needs to transform it into something suitable for the world of Teyvat and extract the parts that are useful to him.
The basis of the original transformation, the gene seed, needs to be modified. Fugate does not plan to create a large number of legions, so the ability to inherit muscle memory can be removed, and Fugate plans to use the flesh and blood of Charmian, the flesh and blood of the dragon species, and Some more high-end essences are used to create gene seeds together.
The effect of the original first transformation and second heart is to speed up the blood supply and serve as a spare tire for each other with the original heart. It is transformed into a secondary heart and can only be used as a spare tire for the heart. This can greatly reduce the probability of death of the transformed recipient.
At the same time, the original fourth-way transformation and blood reconstruction organ is integrated. The function of this organ is to monitor the overall operation of other modified organs, while changing the blood composition of the recipient, greatly improving the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
The original second step of transformation·bone strengthening, an independent tubular organ, can monitor and secrete hormones that affect epiphyseal healing and ossification, reducing its modification of bone structure, but strengthening its strengthening of bone hardness, while integrating The original third way transformation muscle strengthening.
The original Fifth Path Transformation Lariman Organ is very effective. Fugate is not prepared to change it. It is a small implanted organ that looks like a liver, and is implanted into the chest cavity together with a set of complex blood vessels. This tissue It will produce "Lariman cells" - nicknamed blood platelets, which help the wound stop bleeding quickly.
The world of Teyvat is a world full of strife and danger, so this transformation is quite necessary.
The original Sixth Path Transformation·Nerve Knot, implanted in the back of the brain, affects the sleep rhythm. When sleep deprivation occurs, the Nerve Knot will take turns to shut down different areas of the brain for rest.
At the same time, the Primaris-modified Ode pituitary gland was also integrated into the transformation of the neural nodes. The Ode pituitary gland can secrete hormones and strengthen other advanced systems of the body, especially muscle-strengthening organs and bone-strengthening organs, and can also allow people to perform multi-threading Thinking is a high-end product only available to the original body. Of course, Fugate and his team's trained and developed brains are capable of multi-threaded thinking.
With the help of the eulogy pituitary gland, multi-threaded thinking will be more effortless and convenient.
After that, with the addition of two super modifications, the Pebble Kidney and the Furnace of Belisarius, it is basically ready.
According to Fugate's estimation, after the transformation is completed, even Charmian's height of 1.73 meters (not counting ears) will be 1.9 meters after the transformation is completed.
By the time his plan is completed, his height will have improved a lot, and he will probably exceed two meters. After all, who has psychic powers doesn't want to become a big guy.
This is done while reducing the performance of many organs. If it is the full version of the technology, Fugate can give you a strong man of about 2.5 meters without armor.
I just don’t know what the big golden guy would think if he knew that he used his technology to transform aliens.
He patted Alien Charmian's head and didn't think about whether this was true or not. Charmian himself might not agree with it, and what if it was his own illusion.
Charmian just watched him eat and didn't move the dry food in his hand. Seeing Fugate finish eating the pocket cake and patting his head, Charmian calmed down and ran away with a red face. .
After glaring at Kuru and Samer who were looking at the excitement, Fugate asked, "How long until we can leave."
The spirit wind hunter straightened the red silk around his eyes and said, "We have to wait a while. The sandstorm has not completely dissipated now, and we still need to inventory supplies and identify directions."
Fugate nodded and looked at the sky.
He was afraid that if time passed, it would get dark again, and it would be inconvenient to travel by then.
Seeing that his employer listened to the suggestion, the spirit wind hunter also breathed a sigh of relief.
Another gilded brigade also helped out at this time. They went outside to see if the road was damaged. It turned out that there was indeed something wrong with the road, so they left it there to repair the road.
Roads in the desert are often buried by wind and sand, so the Gilded Brigade, who are born in the desert and often travel north and south, have their own ways and methods of identifying roads.
After a while, several members of the [Akhmal Divine Light Mercenary Group and Hound Squad] came back and said that the road was a little deviated, but not much.
The Spirit Wind Hunter sent someone to investigate and confirmed the other party's statement.
When it was almost dark in the evening, the wind finally died down completely.
Then Fugate and the others set foot on the road to Aru Village. Although the two groups of mercenaries did not join together, they were not far apart from each other, so there was actually much less intrusion from monsters along the way.
After another ten days, several people came to Aru Village.
After sending the spirit wind hunter and other mercenaries to stay at the hotel, Fugate visited the village chief. It seemed that the village chief of Aru Village had been replaced. After Fugate asked, he found out that the previous village chief had died of old age.
Then Fugate, Kulu and Shamian went to visit Sameer's parents.
However, perhaps due to identity issues, the exchanges between the two parties were very restrained. So Fugate left Kulu and Sameer behind and let him talk about the matter, while he took Shamian to the grocery store in the village. .
Bought some various materials in the village.
He first analyzed the alchemical properties of these uncommon materials and then looked for the rarer ones.
Common date palms, dried date palms, date palm powder, date palm leaves, trunks, bark, roots, as well as scarabs, scorpions, etc. were all analyzed.
It cannot be said that these things are not available in rainforest areas, but in the past they were basically mature products.
And none of them are fresh. The alchemical properties of fresh materials and processed materials are very different.
But unfortunately, Aru Village is only a small village, so there are not many materials and other things in it.
It only took Fugate a week to analyze the alchemical properties of most of the materials. He did find a lot of interesting substances, but they were just interesting.
Finally, Fugate studied the exoskeleton of the Holy Skeleton Beast, which is more interesting.
(End of chapter)