Chapter 539: Changes in Rog's Camp
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"I see, it's something I've never heard of before. It is no wonder that the strength, weapons, appearance, clothing, and manners you use are very different from ours. Even though she suddenly heard such an unbelievable information, Sister Akara still did not express any shock, but gave people a sense of relief that she had "expected it earlier".
However, there were still a few people in the Zhongzhou team who were a little surprised by Chu Xuan's "calm inform", but because they did not receive the main god's deduction prompt, they quickly regained their calm. Probably just telling "from another world" is not enough to reveal the secret of the main god.
Wang Zong was slightly stunned at first when he heard this, but after combining with Akara's reaction, he suddenly realized that Chu Xuan still had his reason for doing this.
After all, this world is a completely unfamiliar world for the Middle-earth team, whether it is the power system, the scientific and technological cultural background, or even the race, there are clear differences with the Middle-earth team. In this case, it is naturally a thankless task for the Middle-earth team to try to disguise themselves as natives, and it will cause a lot of suspicion. What's more, the entire sanctuary world is originally a relatively "small" world, and there are not too many unknown regions or unknown countries or races. As a church founded under the guidance of Itherae1, the Angel of Destiny, the Sisters of the Blind are best at discernment, perception and prophecy. Casually fabricating a distant country that is nothing as the origin of his own group of people, it is estimated that it will be difficult to fool Akara. Therefore, it is better to calmly show an explanation that is acceptable to both parties at the beginning.
"I didn't expect that there were other worlds beyond heaven and hell and shelter. And it seems that it is still a world ...... with a high level of civilization" As he spoke, Akara's gaze looked around at the people of the Middle-earth team. She didn't even ignore the zero point, her eyes were still calm, deep and indifferent, there was an illusion of looking directly at the starry sky, but there was definitely no lack of agility.
Only Wang Zong, Zheng Zhe and other people with extremely keen eyes could see at a glance that the pupils of Akara's eyes were no longer responsive to the strength of the light, and he was obviously blind. However, she still seems to know a lot about YiqiΔ, and can even communicate with other people with her eyes without any obstacles, which is quite amazing.
"It's not just that. There are many, infinitely many worlds to be exact! but most of them are filled with strange and harsh environments, and outsiders are not suitable for survival except for the native race of the plane. Chu Xuan said in a natural tone, "As long as the civilization of one world reaches a certain level, sooner or later the civilization of other worlds will exist, and you can even travel to other worlds." Your civilization is not ruined or interrupted. Sooner or later, we will be able to do this. β
"Although I was mentally prepared for this. But IMHO, your theory, I'm afraid that most people in this world can't accept it. Akara shook his head, "After all, this does not match the strict zhΓ²ng described in the Book of Creation. β
This is not surprising, just as a frog that has lived in only one well all his life will naturally think of the well and the small piece of sky at the mouth of the well as the whole world. It is simply impossible to imagine what is outside the well. Chu Xuan said indifferently, "But sooner or later you will understand, sooner or later you will go out, as far as I know, the human beings in this world did not know that there was heaven and hell at first." You know, the universe is infinite. No matter how rich the imagination is, 'infinity' is pale and barren!
Of course, we don't want to spread our true origins everywhere, which will do nothing but make most people think of us as monsters. So, as long as a small group of enlightened and wise people in this world can understand this, and it doesn't hinder our communication with each other. β
Although Chu Xuan's words were full of disrespectful metaphors such as "frog at the bottom of the well", Akara still didn't have the slightest hint of annoyance, and just asked calmly, "So, what made you choose to come to this world at this moment and choose to help humanity fight against hell?"
"In the giant wheel of the universe, the position of each world is always slowly changing, and sometimes when two worlds that are not related to each other intersect or move with each other, there will be strong changes in spatial rules, just like earthquakes can change the terrain and turn some originally impassable moats into smooth paths. When Chu Xuan talked about this, there were theories one after another, and people who didn't know the inside story couldn't see through it at all, he was just talking casually, "Due to the invasion of hell into the world you are in, there have been many subtle changes in the spatial rules of this area, so that the cost of breaking through the spatial barrier to your world has been greatly reduced. So when this change first appeared, we sent a group of low-level 'assessors' to your world, and after gathering enough information to confirm the value, our high-ranking personnel set out. However, the passage between the two worlds is still not permanent, and we have limited time, and sooner or later we will leave before the passage is cut off. β
"So that's the case, and it's no wonder that those two interesting young people are always able to come up with some new ideas and ideas, and see things in a very different way than we do. Akara smiled understandingly, and Chu Xuan's words obviously explained a series of behaviors of Huang Piaoyuan's group of newcomers.
Chu Xuan continued: "As for why we chose to help you instead of Hell, the reason is very simple: according to the information we have obtained, the Hell side cannot be a rational and trustworthy trading partner at all. The Heaven side is too arrogant and self-controlled, and has always thought that it is flawless, and obviously lacks the ** and motivation to trade.
On the contrary, you are very similar to us in life form and ideology, and it is easy to approach, communicate and understand each other, and now we are in a rather difficult situation, and we are extremely hungry for force and survival materials. In every way, it is the perfect trader.
As a token of our kindness to you and our determination to make a deal, we have dealt a severe blow to Hell since we first came to this world. So now you can rest assured that we don't have any chance of going back and trading something with Hell. And you don't have to worry about our ambitions to invade your world, as we have a limited number. And you can't stay long. β
"I have no doubt about your sincerity, and I am deeply honored by your choice. Akara nodded slowly. With her foreknowledge ability, it is not difficult to vaguely sense that this group of visitors from another world has more advantages than disadvantages for the Luo Ge camp, and the trajectory left by the other party in the long river of time in this world is extremely short, which obviously does not exist in the past, and there seems to be no sense of importance in the future, and every sign tends to confirm what Chu Xuan said.
"What can you offer and what do you hope from us?" asked Akara. After Chu Xuan frankly clarified his position, the efficiency of communication between them was naturally much higher, and there were no more false words in the clouds.
"First of all, of course, in terms of force, not only can we personally help you fight hell, but we can also sell you some powerful weapons, or teach you some effective combat methods and techniques. As for the rest, there is naturally a lot of room to trade. For example, we can help you with food shortages!"
After Chu Xuan finished speaking, he gestured to Saitoichi, Saito nodded slightly, and with a wave of his hand, a large machine covering an area of more than forty square meters had appeared out of thin air in front of him. Its overall structure resembles a large metal piccolo, with a large entrance that can accommodate four people bending over and several smaller exits.
"It's ......," Akara was finally moved.
Although she has no vision in both eyes. But in fact, the holy light has turned into her eyes, and it can be said that the holy light is as if she had seen it with her own eyes. This ability to perceive and perceive is far broader, deeper, and closer to the essence of things than direct observation with the naked eye.
To be exact, Saito's kind comes from another world. The method of "Nameru Yu Meson", which she could not perceive in advance, did not surprise her too much. Because this can also be seen as the equivalent of carrying a large mage space with you, or opening any door to another dimension. Although it is also extremely rare in this world, it does not mean that no one can do it. What really amazed her was that the machine in front of her was completely from another type of civilization, so sophisticated and ingenious that even though she could clearly perceive any of the internal structure of this machine, she still couldn't understand its design principle and function. From the first time she saw it, she knew that no skilled craftsman in the world could copy this machine, and even routine maintenance was not qualified.
"This is a piece of equipment used to produce grain using grass, leaves, bark and even plant rhizomes as raw materials, through a series of processes such as crushing, cooking, beating, extraction, cultivation, fermentation, filtration, disinfection, distillation, and dehydration. Chu Xuan introduced, "If necessary, the ** carcass of animals and even feces can also be used as raw materials." In other words, as long as there are substances that can be eaten by living organisms, they can be transformed into foods that are acceptable to human taste and stomach, and have sufficient nutrition and no obvious toxic side effects. The conversion ratio of food depends on the organic composition of the raw materials, and the conversion ratio of ordinary grass to leaves is about 2 to 3 to 3 to 1. Generally speaking, with sufficient raw materials, a piece of equipment can produce 500,000 pounds of dehydrated food per day (one pound is about O.9 catties, in short, the dark world uses Western units of measurement). Other filtered residues can also be used as fuel for the machine, so no additional energy supply is required. β
"500,000 pounds ......," Akara muttered, although for the people of the industrial age, 500,000 pounds was only more than 200 tons, which was really nothing, but for the people of the dark world, more than 200 tons of food per day meant that the nearly 200,000 people gathered in the Rog camp could receive more than two pounds of rations every day, which could not only completely solve the food problem, but also have a lot of surplus.
The problem of food supply in the Rog camp had reached a serious level, although the food supply for the professionals, nobles, and blacksmiths and craftsmen was barely sufficient. But in the slums, most of the poor have been reduced to living on half a bowl of gruel mixed with many boiled leaves of grass from the daily alms of the convent. Thousands of poor people died of hunger every day, or who died of indigestion from eating bark and grass roots, and more and more people were mad with hunger and looting, or trying to escape the protection of the Light into the demon-infested wilderness, and a considerable part of the force of Rog's camp had always been used to suppress the rebellion of the desperate poor or to force their way.
The reason why so many civilians are gathering in the Logue camp right now. It was no longer about sheltering them, but about keeping them in captivity so that they would not become zombies, skeletons, or degenerates in the wilderness. By the way, you can also use their corpses to provide raw materials for the necromancers. In other words, they will always die anyway, so instead of cheapening hell, it is better to cheapen their own people.
Although in the war with hell, success or failure is always determined by the powerful professionals, but the professionals always have to eat, dress, repair equipment, and even entertainment and pastimes, and without the vast number of civilians, there will be no reliable logistics. Moreover, the devout faith of a large number of civilians is the key to maintaining the Light, and once most of the civilians die or completely despair of the faith, the Light will almost collapse.
So if what Chu Xuan said is true. The importance of this intricately constructed device is undeniable, even more so than most legendary artifacts. Akara was eager to put it into use right away, because even if it was used a few seconds earlier, there would be fewer starvation deaths in the camp, and the true Light Order could be re-established a few seconds earlier.
Although she couldn't wait to secretly order the people to collect as much grass and leaves as possible by the Roger Bow and Arrow, she still tried her best to maintain a semblance of calm for now, and asked, "So." What is the price of this thing?"
"Don't worry, you can wait until you try it out and make sure it's working correctly before negotiating the price. Chu Xuan said very "understandingly", "One thing is one thing, I remember that you also offered a bounty for destroying the 'Evil Cave'......"
"I see. Akara nodded, and turned to face Wang Zongdao. "I will immediately fulfill my promise to grant a 'divine blessing' to this hero who has completed his mission. β
"Sister Akara, I would like to ask a question. Wang Zong, who had not spoken, opened his mouth and asked, "Just now in the bloody wilderness, a huge hammer of light fell from the sky. I guess it's from you, right?"
Akara nodded slowly: "It is the 'Hammer of Heaven' summoned by the sacred relic of the Blind Sisters, the Holy Hammer of Jabasar. β
"In that case, can I change the reward of the 'Divine Blessing' to the 'Hammer of Heaven' that you cast on me once. But it's better to be ten times stronger than the previous one!"
"Do you know what you're asking for?" Akara stared at Wang Zong with wide eyes, "The ten-fold strength of the 'Hammer of Heaven', even the Demon King's projection may not be able to withstand this blow, although the Demon King will definitely not expose himself to this blow." Under this kind of Cheng DΓΉ's attack, even the enchanted steel armor will instantly vaporize into pure brilliance, not to mention flesh and blood!"
"You don't have to worry about that. Wang Zong smiled indifferently, "I just need it." β
"I refuse!" After a moment of silence, Akara replied flatly, "Although I can not care about your safety, the cost of such an attack is too great. β
"At what cost?"
"It takes at least ten days for the Rog camp to store enough Light, and after the move, it will take ten days for the Light to be restored. In other words, for twenty days, the Rog camp will be in a state of complete lack of protection from the Holy Light. This also means that even if the hellish monsters break into the camp, their strength will not be weakened in any way, and it also means that the overwhelming demonic beasts, countless cursed plague insects polluted by the power of hell can invade the camp everywhere and anytime, and it means that every fallen corpse may be awakened by the power of hell, and even if the powerful professionals can protect themselves, the camp will be completely lost. Akara sighed, "Of course, the cost of carrying out this blow that would require the sacrifice of my entire life is nothing compared to this terrible situation. β
"What if we guaranteed that we would be able to hold the camp and wipe out all the incoming hell monsters while Camp Rog was not protected by the Holy Light?" said Saito suddenly, "Even if it is a problem that drains your life force, we have a remedy, at least without requiring you to pay for your life. β
"If you can ensure that the Rog camp is not lost, and that you will not suffer huge losses as a result, and if this food-producing machine is in exchange, I am willing to summon the strongest 'Hammer of Heaven' for you at any cost. After a moment of silence, Akara made his own terms.
"That's not fair. Chu Xuan shook his head and denied: "I think that the defenses and traps should be arranged in advance, and then the holy light will be withdrawn temporarily." Attracting a large number of monsters to attack and using this to destroy a large number of monsters is a kind of 'showing weakness to the enemy.' Lure the enemy deep' effective strategy. Throughout the process, we will surely destroy a large number of monsters for you, inflict heavy damage on the Legion of Hell, and help you lay the foundation for the final victory. In addition, we have many unique combat methods, strategies, and new weapons, tools, and techniques to communicate with you, which will bring you more than just the war in front of you!
We want to have a fair deal and exchange that is satisfactory to both parties, and the exorbitant asking price of either party will hurt each other's long-term interests. Hopefully, Ms. Akara will be aware of this!"
"Okay, so what else do you want to get? is it money?" Akara nodded slowly, she knew very well that it should be her and not the other party who was in a hurry, and even if the other party didn't make a deal, he could have withdrawn or find someone else to trade, but she couldn't miss this opportunity.
"The most precious thing in the exchange between other worlds is not gold and silver treasures, because gold and silver are extremely precious and scarce in a certain world. In another world full of gold and silver, it would be worthless. Chu Xuan said indifferently, "The precious wealth that can be widely accepted by different worlds is knowledge! Every exchange can turn one piece of knowledge into two." Therefore, we hope to be able to exchange knowledge with you about various magic, martial arts, and alchemy and enchanted equipment forging. Of course, this exchange also includes the physical value of the object. In addition, we want to be more than just you, so I want you to be able to provide an intermediary and convenience for us to deal with other people. For example, we will carve out a piece of land in the camp that belongs to us, and then move a few fairs, auctions, etc. β
"I'll do my best. Akara let out a long sigh of relief, and then added, "I'm not a businessman after all, the details of the transaction." I'm going to entrust Kidd, the merchant in the camp, to discuss with you. β
"No problem, we just need to grasp the big picture. I will also entrust trivial transactions to Huang Piaoyuan. Chu Xuan nodded in agreement.
"Hehe, I'm glad that we were able to reach an agreement along the way! I believe that the exchange and collision of the great civilizations of the two worlds will definitely give birth to many brilliant and unextinguished sparks!" In the end, Zheng Zha used an impassioned sentence to make a footnote to the agreement between the two sides, which could be regarded as barely recovering some of the cold atmosphere that was led by the negotiation of the abbot Chu Xuan.
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"It's like a dream!"
These are the words that have been on the lips of everyone, including professionals, nobles, and commoners, since the Middle-earth team moved into Camp Rog. Just because of the changes in just two or three days, it is really beyond everyone's imagination.
First, the food problem was completely solved, and it was rumored that the messenger of heaven brought a miraculous magic that could turn ordinary plants and trees into food. After collecting countless grasses, leaves, and plant roots from the nearby mountains and wilderness and sending them to a heavily guarded part of the camp, everyone in the camp was given enough food to fill their stomachs every day. These foods are similar to wheat flour, as long as you reach out and grab a handful, after adding boiling water, you can expand into a large bowl of paste with a faint grassy smell and wine aroma, compared with the taste of black bread that is the staple food of the common people in the harvest season, it is much better, and it is rarely mixed with gravel or dead insects, etc., and the stomach does not hurt or swell when eaten, and warms the stomach very much.
In addition, there was a large amount of cheap meat and sesame oil from unknown sources for sale in the camp, although everyone could not eat the specific type of meat, but according to experience, anyone could confirm that it was definitely not human meat, and the oil was also clear and mellow to drink.
They didn't know that the equipment of the Middle-earth team was widely used by the West American team in the "Resident Evil" world to solve the food problem, and its technology came from a certain world's crooked technology tree - at first, it originated from the technology of refining odorless edible sesame oil in the stinking gutter, and then it could even be used to convert any organic matter that even pigs don't want to smell into starchy food or even artificial meat, and now it is only used to solve the food problem of a town with less than 300,000 people.
After the food problem was solved, the people's hearts were more steady, their faith became more devout and firm, and they were more energetic to work. In the blink of an eye, the Rog camp was miraculously restored to order and vitality, and was in the midst of a grand expansion under the call and guidance of Sister Akara.
However, the fortifications carried out this time were extraordinary, tens of thousands of young and strong civilians took advantage of the fact that the wilderness monsters in front of the Rog camp had been swept away, and piled up hundreds of stone barriers in front of the camp that were of varying shapes, sizes, and heights, seemingly messy layouts, but as if they contained some kind of mystery, and then dug ditches to divert water, forming countless vertical and horizontal ditches in symmetrical geometric shapes, connecting with the inside and outside of the camp. During the whole process of the project, the blind nuns provided a large number of bursting potions that could only be refined by alchemists as if they did not need the capital, which were used to open the mountain and blow up stones, which made the progress of the project countless times faster.
As for the aristocracy, there are also many novelties that they fanatically pursue these days, such as incredibly delicious spices and condiments, excellent wines that have never been heard of before, or perfumes and cosmetics that can make a lady look like two people...... Although the prices are extremely expensive, but now these fallen nobles lack everything, and they are not short of money to take away from the manor.
This was followed by a huge change in the equipment of the middle and low-level professionals, many of whom replaced the whiteboard armor on their bodies, or the armor with poor enchantment attributes, and replaced it with another armor that was not enchanted with light patterns, but was extremely powerful in function - it was a combination of an unknown metal stronger than steel and a certain invulnerable elastic leather, and the construction was incredibly intriguing. Not only is it as light as ordinary clothes and easy to put on, but it also protects the whole body very well, including many joints that are difficult to take into account with ordinary armor, although there is no enchantment, but the defense ability is not worse than that of medium enchanted equipment, and it has the functions of fire prevention, electricity resistance, and isolation of corrosive toxins. In addition, this armor can also assist the wearer in running, jumping, etc. with highly elastic parts, and its mobility does not decrease but increases after wearing, and there is no sound of armor collision and friction, and sharp short blades can pop out of the joints when necessary, which is definitely a good choice for assassins who need to stealth.
Some of the offensive barbarians have replaced themselves with a two-handed greatsword, the edges of which are covered with sharp teeth, and can turn sharply in the terrifying sound of metal friction when needed, and ordinary weapons simply cannot resist a slash, which is extremely domineering. In addition to this, they also began to equip a shield with a surface full of lumps, each of which could withstand the opponent's heavy blow and suddenly explode and blow up the opponent on the spot, and the weapon that bounced back to the head of the opponent was shattered. Moreover, the shield also has a mezzanine, which can catapult the outer layer in a huge explosion if necessary, and the impact power within ten steps is comparable to that of a siege car, even if the giant beast is not killed at once.
The Rog archers began to switch to arrows that could either shatter boulders, or turn a twenty-yard radius into a sea of fire, emit strong corrosive gases, or deadly cold, or cause a certain area of metal to explode dazzling sparks, and then twist strongly to attract each other into a mass (magnetic storm). With the exception of some enchanted longbows with powerful attributes, most of their longbows have been replaced with an alloy composite bow with a metal bowstring and delicate oval pulleys, and the arrows fired are much stronger than ever in terms of power and range. Taken together, the archer has become the most combat-effective and promising profession in the entire Log camp.
The entire Rog camp is completely boiling, in order to exchange for strong enough new equipment, adventurers are desperately hunting more monsters in all directions, and then exchanging the monsters' corpses, gems and enchanted equipment for stronger weapons, and then use these weapons to start a new round of killing feast.
For a while, the situation was very good, and the vast majority of people believed that this qiΔ was really a generous gift from the messenger of God, and the hell monsters would be vulnerable. Therefore, after two days, the quiet withdrawal of the holy light in the Rog camp did not cause much commotion and suspicion, because even without the holy light, they were still full of confidence.
This qiΔ is only a change born in ordinary people and low- and middle-level adventurers, as for the core high-level leaders who really dominate the major professions in the Rog camp, the changes in these days will be even greater and more profound.