11.11 18:00 at all times.

The twilight sky had completely darkened.

When Tong Ye arrived at Lu Ling's house, the door was open, and the girl was cleaning up the messy table, she saw that Tong Ye came a little early, so she asked Tong Ye to find a place to sit down, and she sped up the speed of cleaning up. After cleaning up, she walked to her room, and as she passed by Kiriha, she took a few sheets of paper from the coffee table next to her to dry her hands.

"Why do you suddenly want to know that kind of thing?"

"It's just curious. ”

Tong Ye had already thought of a reason, and now he is just using it to prevaricate. He thought, although I don't want to hide it from you, I can't say that I am hatching a demon egg, I want to consult you about what to do, right?

"I'm going to get some pen and paper. ”

"Oh. ”

A minute later, she came out of the room, carrying a clipboard with copy paper in one hand and a black gel pen in the other.

"Then let's get started. To be clear, demon eggs are one of the things a demon hunter must know. ”

"Why is that?"

"Because from the perspective of disaster prevention, it is still very important to identify demon eggs in the process of demon prevention. I was going to talk to you about the classification and identification of demons after a while, but since you asked today, I will tell you about the knowledge of eggs first. When it comes to demon eggs, we have to talk briefly about how demons reproduce. ”

Lu Ling wrote the words "1. Reproduction" on the white paper on the clipboard.

"The reproduction of demons?"

"Yes. The reproduction of demons is actually a very complex science, just like the reproduction of humans or other animals. ”

"You mean knowledge, and there's anyone else studying this?"

Of course, human beings have researchers in other fields, so why can't there be so-called scholars on this issue? The first to systematically study demons were foreign scholars. ”

"So it's a foreign subject?"

"Sort of. Actually, if you really want to talk about it, the classification of demon breeding methods is very similar to the classification that the world knows. ”

"What the world knows?"

"Well, like 'split reproduction,' 'viviparity,' 'oviparity,' or 'sexuality,' and 'asexuality,' and things like that. ”

She first wrote down the two categories of sexual and asexual on the writing board, then added two classifications of viviparity and oviparity after sexual reproduction, and added division, budding, and spores after asexuality.

"It's really like a creature in the popular sense. ”

"Of course, they are creatures in nature. But in general, demons are still mainly oviparous, such as the parasitic species that you are already familiar with, of course, there are many asexual reproductions, the least is viviparous, and only a few demons are viviparous. Lu Ling circled the two big characters of oviparity and made a five-pointed star. "Generally, you just need to figure out the oviparous demons, and you can understand the rest a little. ”

"Then let's talk about oviparous. ”

"But in fact, the structure of the eggs of oviparous demons is not much different from that of reptiles, generally their egg shells are softer and more elastic, and of course there are very few eggs that have peculiar places. ”

"So, what about a special egg?"

"Hmm...... For example, some eggs are large and some are small. The eggs are as big as the mother, and so small that you might have to use a microscope to see them clearly. Also, there is a difference in the shell of the egg, in fact, this is also what I have heard. ”

"What is the difference between shells and hardness?"

"It's not just the hardness, it's the material. Actually, if you want to say that the most different thing about demon eggs, for me, it should be the shell. ”

"Wait a minute, I'll take a note of what. ”

Kiripa said and took out the phone from his pocket and opened the memo.

"Alright, let's move on.

Seeing that he was ready, Lu Ling immediately drew an arc arrow behind the two words oviparous, and then wrote the word "shell".

"You say. ”

"The study of the outer shell of the egg was brought up to me by accident by my father. ”

"Your father?"

"Well, he has a lot of scholarly friends who study all kinds of demon problems, and when they chat, they always talk about their research results casually, and Dad will pick something interesting to tell me, such as this shell problem. ”

"Is your father also a researcher?"

"No, it's just that there are a lot of those kinds of friends, and I remember this one was something he said about the eggs of the Blood Demon Seed during a meal. ”

Lu Ling took out a pen and paper from the coffee table and wrote the words "Blood Demon Seed".

"What is the Blood Demon Seed?"

"It can be said that in the thousand-year history of human beings fighting demons, one of the most powerful demon races that has ever appeared includes the "Blood Demon Species". Their appearance is peculiar, as if they are visitors from outside the sky, they suddenly appear at a certain point in history, and enter the confrontation between humans and demons. In terms of appearance, they are almost identical to humans, with their most notable feature being their eyes. The color of the eyes of the Blood Demon Seed is a very deep color of blood, which is what we often call scarlet. ”

As she spoke, she added the words "scarlet eyes" next to the words "Blood Demon Seed".

"Their eyes must be pretty then, right?"

"It's not just beautiful, it's said to be like two red spinels of excellent quality. For some organ collectors, their eyes are especially welcome. I had seen their eyes in my father's friend's lab, and they were very beautiful, and his friend wanted to give them to me, but I didn't. ”

"It's a bit ...... that you say someone will collect their eyes."

"Disgusting, right? You have to understand that there are still a lot of people in this world who are full of special fetishes. ”

"So, what the hell are their shells like?"

Kiripa pulled back some far-fetched topics again.

"I heard that friend say that the egg of the Blood Demon Seed is like a piece, well—a crystal. ”

Kiripa took a deep breath and held back the excitement in his heart. Lu Ling was talking to herself, writing the word "crystal" on the paper at the same time, she didn't notice the slightly changed expression of Kiritha just now.

"Can you elaborate on that?"

"Why are you so excited?"

She was taken aback by Kiriha's unconcealable excitement.

"I'm sorry, I, I just thought it was incredible. ”

"Yes. ”

Lu Ling muttered dissatisfiedly, and glanced at Tong Ye. Kiritha laughed wryly.

"Actually, to be precise, the eggs of the Blood Demon Seed are called crystal eggs or crystal eggs by the academic community, because the outer walls are a crystal-like substance, which is very hard and very resistant to magic. Therefore, it is very difficult to destroy the eggs of a blood demon."

"And what is the resistance to spells?"

This series of nouns made him a little foggy, but fortunately, he could interrupt Lu Ling and ask clearly what he didn't understand.

In other words, it is very difficult for a warlock's spell to destroy this substance. ”

"Oh, now I see. ”

Kiritha nodded thoughtfully, he was finally able to understand why the flames that he was able to make other demons annihilate in an instant had no effect on that layer of outer wall crystals.

"This outer wall is called the Blood Crystal, and the Blood Crystal is actually a solid formed by the blood of the Blood Demon Seed. They have the talent of manipulating their own blood and converting the blood of other creatures into their own. Because of this ability to have both high hardness and strong resistance to spells, the "Blood Demon Seed" has always been one of the most difficult demons for demon hunters to deal with. There have been seven unprecedented wars between humans and demons, but no matter what the outcome of the war is, the "Blood Demon Seed" group has not been particularly affected, and it can even be said that if there was no "Blood Demon Seed", the demons might have been wiped out by humans long ago. ”

"Did that friend of your father publish any research reports, and if so, I'd like to see for myself......

There was anticipation in his eyes, but he saw Lu Ling shake his head.

"Does that mean nothing?"

"Well, how can I say it - my dad's friend only studied demons for his own interest, and besides, he didn't think it was useful for the world to know about it, and although he wrote a research report, he didn't seem to intend to let anyone else read it. Many of his research results have not been published. ”

"That's exactly what happened. ”

"He's always been like that, he's really a person with a lot of personality. ”

"That means that people in academia don't know what the eggs of the Blood Demon Seed look like?"

"Someone should know about this, but not many people will know about it. And my father's friend is on the one hand because of his personality, and on the other hand, if he sends a report, then he will inevitably be hunted down by the blood demon seed. Perhaps for his own safety, he didn't choose to do that. ”

Lu Ling thought about it and felt that this statement was more reliable.

"In the research report, did you talk about how to deal with blood crystals?"

"I don't know, but I don't think so. ”

"Why?"

"Because if there is, Dad's friend may send the report, because if there is a way to deal with the blood crystal, the "blood demon seed" is no longer scary. ”

"It does ......"

"Oh, by the way, the way the Blood Demon Seed hatches is also very special. ”

"How to incubate?"

"Yes, the hatching of ordinary demons only requires the fertilized eggs to be discharged, and in a certain environment, the eggs can hatch on their own. The eggs of the parasitic species you have seen are typical, where the mother discharges the eggs into the host, and it doesn't take long for the eggs to hatch on their own. ”

"What about the eggs of the Blood Demons?"

"The eggs of the Blood Demon Seed are fertilized by the male Blood Demon Seed in the female body, and the female uses her own blood crystals to make a shell, wrap the fertilized egg, and then excrete it from the body. But that egg doesn't hatch on its own. ”

"Sounds interesting, but is there a specific hatching method, or does your father's friend do any research?"

Tong Ye was very excited in his heart, but he also had to maintain the necessary calmness, not to let Lu Ling detect anything, and at the same time, he had to show appropriate curiosity, otherwise he would not be able to get the information he wanted from Lu Ling.

Dad's friend was quite thorough in this area, and he said that there are three specific ways to hatch. ”

"There are three of them?"

"yes, I was surprised when I heard that. ”

Seeing Tong Ye's surprised look, Lu Ling seemed to be very satisfied.

"How?"

"Well-the first way is the original hatching method of the Blood Demon Seed, which uses their own blood...... Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention that the main food of the Blood Demon Seed is the blood of other creatures, and as mentioned above, they will convert the blood they suck into their own blood. ”

"Sounds a lot like a vampire. ”

"The Bloodfie Seed is the prototype of the vampire. ”

"I see. ”

"They will use their own blood to hatch eggs. The friend said that the "Blood Demon Seed" has a unique body structure in its body, and he named it the Blood Pool, and after the female "Blood Demon Seed" ovulated, the male "Blood Demon Seed" put the eggs into his own blood pool to hatch, although theoretically, the female can also hatch eggs, but it seems to be out of the division of labor for reproductive work. ”

"That is, the mother lays eggs and the father hatches?"

"Yes, it's the same as a seahorse. ”

Lu Ling suddenly thought of a very appropriate example.

"Seahorses?"

"It's an animal, and that's what they are. ”

"Oh-"

Kiripa paused, and now he was eighty percent sure that Warfarin was the "Blood Demon Seed". Therefore, he is naturally extremely concerned about these methods of incubating eggs. However, when he heard Lu Ling talk about the first method, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, because he couldn't do this method at all, not to mention finding a blood demon seed and letting it help him hatch warfarin, even if it was not easy to find them.

He sighed, intending to continue listening, believing that he could hear what worked for him.

"And what about the second method?"

"The second approach sounds brutal. It is to prepare a demon with vigorous blood for the "blood demon seed" before hatching the egg, and I didn't understand what the so-called vigorous blood means at the time, and then put the egg into the demon's body, just like a parasitic seed. In this way, the eggs of the "Blood Demon Seed" will absorb the blood nutrients in the host's body, thus completing the hatching. However, the "Blood Demon Seed" hatched in this way will have the characteristics of the host, and it seems that the bloodline will be affected by the host. ”

Prepare a demon with strong blood and blood? Kiritha always felt as if he could think of something from this, but he couldn't think of it for a while.

"What about the third one?"

However, he quickly rejected this option, anxious to know the last one.

"The third method is also bizarre. According to him, the eggs of the Blood Demon Seed can be hatched with pure "fire mana", so that the hatched larvae can achieve the same good results as the first method, and can also practice fire magic after birth. Experiments have shown that the purer the power and the higher the quality, the higher the "Blood Demon Seed"'s talent for firemagic. ”

Kiriha has now finally proved his previous thoughts, and he understands why the "insect master" gave him the eggs.

"How long will it take for this method to hatch?"

"It depends on the amount of 'Flame Mana', and my dad's friend said that because the amount of Flame Mana that the egg absorbs every day is capped, it will take at least half a month. ”

"Did he hatch the eggs of the Blood Demon Seed?"

"Yes, he's hatched the eggs himself, and he seems to have confirmed all three methods. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Ling's face flashed with a hint of unnaturalness.

"What is the level of pure 'firemana' you said earlier?"

"I don't know, but sheer firemanship is hard to find. ”

"And how's he—"

"He did want to ask someone from an ancient Yanshu family to help him at first, but the people from that family were more ...... conservative, so he didn't even refuse, but simply ignored his request......"

When Lu Ling said this, the look on her face was to say, "I've had enough."

"And how did he do it?"

"Dad's friend is a magic technician himself, and you'll know about this by then, a warlock who can make mechanics related to mana, in short, just like an ordinary human scientist. He built a machine in his laboratory, which was able to refine the impure fire mana in its natural state, so that it could reach the flame mana purity index for hatching the blood demon seed, and he used this refined pure "fire mana" to hatch the "blood demon seed" eggs. ”

"It's still like this. ”

What Lu Ling said today once again subverted Kiriha's perception of the world of magic.

"It's called "magic technology" in the warlock world, and it's a school that has only emerged in the last century, and it's very similar to science. It can even be said that the predecessors only developed such a school of thought by borrowing scientists from ordinary people. ”

"Then he must have hatched a lot of 'Blood Demon Seeds', right?"

"Well, after all, experiments need to be verified repeatedly. ”

Lu Ling showed that unnatural expression again.

"What did he do with the hatchlings?"

"It's all disposed of as experimental material. ”

"What's the experimental material?"

"It's like vivisection of demons, or magic resistance tested with spell attacks. ”

"How?"

Kiritha felt a little disgusted.

“...... Do you know where he got so many eggs?"

"How?"

"He used drugs to control a female Blood Demon Seed, and after discovering that the reproductive organs of the Blood Demon Seed were very similar to those of humans......" she paused as she said this. “...... Combine your own seeds with the eggs of the "Blood Demon Seed" to get the Demon Eggs......"

Lu Ling showed a look, obviously hinting at what happened in the process of "combining" Tongye.

"In other words, these 'demons' are his own children?, etc., humans can combine with the 'blood demon seed' to give birth to offspring?"

"It seems to be, but he himself certainly won't admit it. ”

"According to the theory of 'reproductive isolation', shouldn't the 'Blood Demon Seed' belong to humans?"

"From the point of view of secular science, the 'Blood Demon Seed' should indeed be considered human, but this issue obviously can't be discussed like this, can it?"

"This ......"

Kiritha still felt nauseous, and he took a sip of water, trying to suppress the feeling of boredom.

"Dad told me that if you look at demons, you just have to treat them as objects. However, I always felt that no matter how good it was, demons were living beings. So I really couldn't understand some of the actions of Dad's friend. ”

Lu Ling's words resonated with Tong Ye, and they were silent for a long time at the same time, knowing that Lu Ling broke the silence when he spoke again.

"Anything else you'd like to ask?"

"Have you ever seen the Blood Demon Seed?"

"The Blood Demon Seed is a very high-level demon, and it is very difficult to see. ”

"So no. ”

"If the photos don't count, they probably don't. ”

"I'm done with my question. ”

Kiriba thought for a moment, perhaps affected by the atmosphere, and confirmed that he had nothing to ask, so he said solemnly.

"By the way, there's one more thing that might interest you. ”

At this time, Lu Ling remembered another thing, paused, and took a sip of tea.

"What?"

"Once upon a time, there was a human warlock who married a Blood Demon Seed. ”

"Huh?"

"That's about ...... Fifteen years ago, I was probably not long after I was born. Anyway, I came across it by chance in a cold source. ”

Lu Ling, who has a serious personality, meticulously wrote down the details of what happened.

"And then?"

"I don't know, after all, it's so simple to record. ”

"And what happened to him, did he breed with that Blood Demon Seed?"

"How do I know that. Why did you think about breeding offspring?"

"Isn't one of the things about getting married being to have offspring? ”

Kiroba seemed to remember something again, and naturally said this point of view.

"Well, it seems to be the same, but I still think that the purpose of marriage is because of love. ”

"Love ......"

Kiriha muttered.

That is, the feelings of mutual admiration between men and women, wanting to be together or something. ”

Lu Ling was a little excited when she said this, but her face turned red again after she finished speaking, and she didn't know much about it after all.

"Feelings between men and women. ”

Kiritha fell into thought, and he thought about how he felt when his boss asked him how far he had developed, and his heart was beating faster. At that moment, it was as if the blood in his whole body was rushing to his face, and his heart was pounding, as if there were still some impulses and desires.

Could it be that this is the so-called "affection between men and women"?

This is something that Kiriba doesn't understand very well after losing his memory except for his own business. He really couldn't understand the problem, so he had to blame the confusion on amnesia, but what he didn't expect was that the delicate feelings between men and women might not be completely clarified even if he didn't have amnesia.

"Then I'll go back. ”

Kiritha glanced at the time and realized that it was not early. Lu Ling was stunned for a moment by his sudden action, and then she also saw the clock on the wall and found that it was indeed not early.

"Tell me when you get back. ”

"Good. ”

Lu Ling followed behind and sent him downstairs.

"Good night. ”

"You too. ”