Chapter 9 The Secret of the World
“What a strong momentum, this is Bloody Hand Gollum!”
Bai Pu was a little surprised. No wonder, the task difficulty rating given by Spirit World Will at the beginning was as high as S level!
If Duke William had not participated in the war, it would have been impossible to crush him all the way. Bai Pu had to try his best to integrate the militia organizations of all the local villages and lure away most of the soldiers around Bloody Hand Column. Then he led Qin, Yvette and others to besiege Column.
The difficulty can be imagined, and the time it takes is even longer. I don’t know how many days it will take just to integrate the Branden militia in each village. There is little hope of completing this task within ten days.
[Countdown until Stinger Team enters this plane: 25 hours, 52 minutes and 7 seconds. 】
Bai Pu glanced at the countdown again. He has not forgotten the biggest X factor - if Duke William does not participate in the war, when Bai Pu is doing the main mission, he has to be careful of the Sting Team coming in to disrupt the situation! Then it is even less likely to succeed.
Duke William stepped forward slowly, his calm demeanor in stark contrast to the violent and roaring Bloody Hand Golem.
"Your Majesty the Duke! I suggest capturing him alive!" Bai Pu said loudly.
"Is this necessary?" Duke William was slightly startled and asked, turning his head.
If Bai Pu had not gained his favorability, Duke William would not have asked this question at all and would have regarded Bai Pu's words as farts.
Qin hesitated for a moment and said: "I also think it is necessary. Currently, we lack enough high-end research samples for the blood-ringed aberration monsters."
"Okay then." Duke William nodded slightly.
Bloody Hand Column felt angry as he listened to several people casually talking about how to deal with him, as if he was a lamb waiting to be slaughtered! He suddenly jumped up, and the giant ax fell with blood-red light.
Duke William turned slightly to avoid the blow. With a click, the blood-colored energy left a huge crack on the log deck, and splinters of wood and rivets flew everywhere.
This destructive power made Bai Pu's eyes twitch.
Duke William's expression remained unchanged. He once again drew out the sword decorated with the eagle and eagle, and handed out three swords in a row!
The first sword cut off Bloodhand Gollon's giant ax arm.
The two swords at the back pierced Bloodhand Golem's left and right kneecaps respectively!
The thick black blood spread all over the deck. Bloody Hand Golem roared and wailed, but his body fell softly to the ground.
Although Bloody Hand Gollon is strong, he is only the commander of the Blood Ring Vanguard Army. He is equivalent to the BOSS in the first act of the game. There is no comparison with Duke William, the general BOSS of the camp.
Adjutant Zweig stepped forward and tied him up with the chains on the anchor.
Qin took out a sharp quill and gave Bloodhand Gollon a "needle". The latter's howling quickly stopped, like a wounded beast, falling asleep.
“Well, the defeat of the Blood Circle Vanguard should be a stern warning to Gustav II that he will not send another army across the Baltic Sea in a short time.”
< br>Duke William mounted his horse and said, "Mr. Zweig, please stay on the front line and prepare for the war with the Blood Ring. Mr. Garland and I are going back to Brandenburg to convene a meeting of the imperial electors and lords to assemble the army." Ms. Qin, do you want to come back with me?”
Qin shook his head and said with a smile: "I have obtained a very good experimental subject, and I plan to stay here for research."
Everyone laughed loudly, thinking that Qin was talking about Bloody Hand Gollum.
However, Qin quietly blinked at Bai Pu.
No one else noticed this little move, but Yvette saw it. She raised her little hand: "I also want to stay..."
"Ms. Yvette, I can understand your desire to fight and rescue the queen." Duke William shook his head and refused, "But I'm sorry, At the next meeting of the imperial lords, I need the person who knows the Blood Ring Fortress best to attend and prove to the electors and lords the huge threat of the Blood Ring.”
"..." Yvette was speechless and could only accept the arrangement.
……
Stettin Town, Qin’s temporary research laboratory.
On the experimental table, the unconscious Blood-Hand Golem was tightly bound by iron chains. The sharp iron hooks specially polished at the end of the chains penetrated his shoulder bones, making him unable to move.
"Ms. Qin...thank you for asking for help." Bai Pu said.
"You don't need to call me such a polite name, Dio." Qin said with a smile, "Besides, I didn't deceive everyone. I did get a high-end experimental subject."
Bai Pu said: "It seems, The experimental subject you are talking about is me."
"Yes." Qin blinked with a hint of charm, "In exchange, I can leave Brother to you. I won’t stop Lun from doing anything he wants to do with his life.”
Bai Pu thought to himself that the wisdom of the aborigines should not be underestimated. Qin clearly saw that his suggestion of capturing Lun alive had ulterior motives. Although her love for him has reached the "heartbeat" level, she still maintains a clear mind.
“I agree to cooperate with your experiment as long as it does not endanger my life.”
Bai Pu said: "However, as your experimental subject, I should have the right to know - can I ask a question?"
"Of course, Dio. You are not only an experimental subject to me... ...Because, I like men who are smarter than me." Qin said with a genuine smile.
"This is the reward for the last cooperation. You used my blood to make the alchemy potion." Bai Pu turned his palm over, and a bottle of [Intensified Blood] appeared in his palm.
"Is there a problem?" Qin blinked.
"If this bottle of medicine is injected into someone other than me, the other person may become my slave. I want to know the principle." Bai Pu said.
"Oh, this involves a big secret in this world. It will take a long time to answer this question clearly." Qin said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter, I have plenty of time to listen to the story." Bai Pu was very calm. At this time, there were still more than ten hours before the Sting Team entered.
“In fact, a few decades ago, there was no extraordinary power, no blood fighting energy, and no blood magic in this world. Science progressed day by day, technology continued to improve, the former knight class also gradually declined, and gunpowder weapons began to It's very popular..."
Qin stood up, paced, and said slowly:
"Until the cursed meteorite fell in Scania, extraordinary power appeared.
"At first, it was just a rumor in Scania. It was said that where the meteorite fell, a powerful enemy appeared. Thousands of warriors, and wandering plague-stricken ones.
“No one knows at this time that there is a mysterious substance in the meteorite! This substance contains the power of evolution and can promote people to evolve and become stronger.
< br>“Originally this was God’s gospel, but it’s a pity that the mysterious substance has very strict requirements on the host’s physique.
“People whose physiques are not suitable will be deeply affected by the evolutionary instinct, and their bodies will become deformed and become ignorant and brainless monsters - plague victims, who only know the instinct of evolution and chase after flesh and blood.
"People with suitable physiques will not only not be disturbed by evolutionary instincts, but will also adapt to the power of mysterious substances, thereby developing bleeding fighting energy and blood magic, and possessing power far beyond ordinary people - such as our Duke, Lord Frederick William . Such people are called 'qualified people'. "There are too few qualified people, and most of the infected humans have become victims of the epidemic." This is why meteorites are called ‘cursed meteorites’ and the influence of mysterious substances is called ‘cursed power’.
“Ten years ago, Princess Christina passed by Scania and touched the cursed meteorite, becoming the ultimate host of the mysterious substance. From then on, her breath blended into the wind and clouds in the sky, and she shed The blood and tears merged into the rivers of the earth... The power of the curse spread and is now hidden in everyone's blood.
Bai Pu recalled the Blood Ring Hammer, when he activated his skills. , the body surface will flash with blood-red light, and he asked: "Are the elite soldiers of Blood Ring Fortress all qualified? Will they all use blood fighting energy? "
Qin shook his head and said: "Those blood ring elite soldiers are actually the King of Sweden - the current blood ring emperor - Gustav II, who have been transformed in batches through the 'flesh alchemy' of. ”
Bai Pu repeated: "Flesh and Flesh Alchemy?"
Qin explained: "I just said that the curse will make the plague-dead people thirst for flesh and blood. This is actually the pursuit of external energy intake for the purpose of evolution, which is quite The instinct of evolution!
“At the beginning of the spread of the curse, there were some alchemists who were unwilling to see their relatives become victims of the plague. They began to study how to extract the blood of qualified people and make alchemical potions that inhibit the evolutionary instinct!
“Their research failed. The relatives who drank the alchemy potion turned into aberrations more terrifying than those who died from the plague! They have powerful strength comparable to those who are qualified, and they have also restored their thinking ability. But he has lost his memory and humanity, and like the dead, he pursues the flesh and blood of living people.
"The famous 'Arch Duke of Bergen', 'Blood Mist Butcher', 'Scarlet Wings'...these are the most popular ones. Powerful aberrations are all the failed products of the first generation of alchemical potions.
"This is Flesh Alchemy, the origin of this new discipline."
Flesh Alchemy!
Bai Pu listened with interest, and he learned more and more about the background of Flesh Plague: Origin Plane.
Qin continued to tell:
“After the rise of flesh and blood alchemy, many scholars joined it, and I was one of them.
"It wasn't until the representative figure of the first generation of aberrations, the 'Archduke of Bergen', used blood magic to drain the entire city of Bergen and caused the blood pool tragedy that the kings and lords who fell into panic finally faced the threat of the aberrations. The study of flesh and blood alchemy is forbidden.
"Except for Princess Christina's father, Gustav II. Not only did he not ban research, he also recruited a large number of scholars to Chucrona Castle to conduct consultations on Princess Christina, the ultimate host of the mysterious substance.
“At the time, I thought he was trying to save his daughter. But I didn’t expect that Gustavus II was trying to research ways to control the aberrations and satisfy his ambition to dominate the world!
“Then he succeeded. Chukrona Castle was renamed the Blood Ring Fortress, and the Legion of Blood Ring's Aberrants marched westward, conquering Denmark in one battle! Gustav soon took control of Scandinavia, conquered the Slavic territories, and crowned himself emperor.
“After the Blood Ring Fortress took control of Northern Europe, the pace of invasion did not stop. As you can see, they have now crossed the Baltic Sea and invaded Brandon.”
"I understand everything you said. It is indeed the big secret of this world. It seems that my blood can control others on the same principle as the Blood Ring Fortress controls those aberrants... After all, the mysterious substance in my body , comes from the same source as the mysterious substance in Princess Christina's body," Bai Pu said.
“So, I like smart men.”
Qin said with a smile, “The principle of the Blood Ring Fortress to control the aberrants is very simple. It is to use Christina, the ‘matrix’, to evolve the Instinct is rewritten into a magic seal that obeys orders!
"If you can control the mysterious substance in your body, you can control the aberrations affected by you without the magic seal. That bottle of alchemy potion is just me cashing in your future abilities in advance. ”
Bai Pu felt excited. Although he has not awakened now, the potential of the evolutionary source blood has begun to show.
The two abilities currently displayed: the ability to adapt to external damage and the ability to create slaves of aberrations are powerful abilities that are the envy of countless awakened people!
Bai Pu is looking forward to his awakening more and more.
"As a friend, I still have to remind you. The enemy that can be controlled by that bottle of alchemical potion cannot be stronger than you." Qin said.
Bai Pu nodded to express his understanding. In the description of the items of the will of the spirit world, there is also the item "pass the strength test". If the opponent fails the strength test, he will become Bai Pu's slave; if he passes the strength test, , will naturally resist the effect of the medicine.
Bai Pu looked at the warning prompt of the spirit world rules again. At this time, there are still 12 hours and 33 minutes before the Sting Team enters this plane.
"I still want to know one thing..."
(End of this chapter)