311. Is there still a chance to be saved?
It was late, the children and the ants were a little tired, Bai Yi also chatted about the same, it was time to rest, the leader also said goodbye to Bai Yi, and disappeared into the vast night after leaving a bunch of wild fruits and vegetables, as well as some unlucky small animals.
Before leaving, the ant never knew where to throw something to Bai Yi, and said: "You are a friend and a person of trial, this is a small meeting gift, I hope you can like it." β
Bai Yi picked up the lump and looked at it, and Nota beside him also looked at it curiously, and then suddenly let out a scream.
It was a human skull! After some I don't know what process of processing, the edges and corners have been smoothed, it looks a bit like a crystal skull, although it is a special handicraft, but it still looks too penetrating, and it is also necessary to take this kind of thing out as a gift.
As a result, the ant unconsciously introduced to the side: "This is the strongest of the group of intruders, it should have been your trophy, but you are participating in the trial, and you have no time to take care of it, so we put it away and pick out the best one for you." β
Meaning, this skull belongs to the Hokuriku warrior? Bai Yi hurriedly checked it with his spiritual power, there was indeed a trace of elemental fighting qi in it, but more importantly, there was still a complete soul in it! The soul of that Hokuriku warrior!
This soul now seems to be in a state of slumber? No other forces were found to have affected him, and Bai Yi judged that it should be due to the impact of death, and he had not yet woken up from the moment of death.
Although there is soul armor technology in this world, this does not mean that every deceased person can be reborn in the form of soul armor, first, those weak people who have no power are simply unable to maintain the survival of their souls, and after death, their souls will die out quickly; There are also some powerful strong people, who have not been able to be summoned by the soul armor due to bad luck, and are forced to die after their strength is exhausted; In the end, there are some people who don't want to become soul armor, and when they die, they die, and they give up on themselves, just like the current Hokuriku warrior.
This situation is very common on the North Continent side, where the cultural atmosphere and thinking structure are different from those in the South Continent, and the soul of the deceased is quite respectful, and the soul armor is very repulsive, thinking that it is an evil way, not only by the ruling class prohibiting it, but also consciously resisting by the people, so the soul armor is basically invisible over there.
Therefore, it is reasonable for the soul of the Hokuriku people to show this situation, otherwise with his strength, he would not have fallen into such a field.
In short, this meeting gift is quite heavy, and the soul of a Holy Spirit-level powerhouse falling into the hands of a person who is proficient in necromancy is probably no less valuable than obtaining some divine weapon.
"Thank you for the gift." Bai Yi put away his skull and said seriously.
"Not necessarily. Goodbye, my friend, and be sure to remember that we will help you. The ants said, gradually disappearing into the night, it seems that it should be far away, but for their ubiquitous special existence, it doesn't make much sense to not leave, should it be said that it is more appropriate to appear and disappear?
But it gave such a gift, and added the last sentence, which always made Bai Yi feel that it seemed to be back to normal again at that moment?
There were still a lot of important things to think about and discuss at the moment, and he didn't have time to dwell on these small issues, after appeasing Nota and sending her into the house to sleep, Bai Yicai found a tree to sit under by himself and began to discuss with the Void Walkers.
"Congratulations, Your Excellency Hope has finally captured the first live mouth!" The lich uncharacteristically preemptively preemptively courted Bai Yi, and said with great interest: "So... What are you going to do with this hard-won powerful soul? I'd suggest that we pause the rest of the discussion and deal with this lucrative loot first..."
He was a little excited, and understandably for a lich to get such a soul was like drawing an SSR, and the evil guy had finally found an opportunity to show his professionalism.
"So, what about a Holy Spirit-level Death Knight? This is one of the best ways to use it; Or, a haunting ghost? Holy Spirit-level Shadow, what a terrifying creation! I didn't even have one in the first place. It would be the most terrifying assassin in the world, and it would be able to attack their souls without anyone noticing, such a power... Far more than those two unreliable thingsβ" the lich chattered again.
"Stinky bones, who are you talking about?" A pig snorted and immediately launched a counterattack, "Am I inferior to a dead thing?" β
"You want to fight, don't you? Demigod Lich? You think I'm going to be scared of you? Do I believe it or not? The assassin said in a berserker-like tone.
As a result, the lich ignored them and continued: "You can also use this soul as a basis, and then collect other souls and fuse them into a huge necromantic monster, once it succeeds, it will definitely be the god of war among the necromancy!" Or make an entire skull into a staff? The soul staff made from the soul of a Holy Spirit level powerhouse is probably far superior to the soul enslaver I was at the beginning, don't you just lack a weapon to ride on? β
Bai Yi shook his head helplessly in the face of the lich who burst out with enthusiasm all over his body, and asked, "Why are you so excited?" You've fought with so many people in the first place, but you haven't been able to catch the soul of a Holy Spirit level powerhouse? Is it necessary? β
"Well," the lich suddenly eased up, "you know, even I can't relax when fighting with the Holy Spirit level, they are not fuel-efficient lamps, and all kinds of soul attack spells are essential; And those who fought with me also knew what happened if the soul fell into the hands of the lich, so I could only harvest some broken soul fragments in the end, and it was the first time I had encountered a complete Holy Spirit soul like this, how could you not be excited? How can it not be excited? β
"Okay, there's some truth to what you're saying, and the advice you make is pretty good, but what I'm going to say next might be a little cruel... I've just carefully examined it, and there is no concrete consciousness in this soul... I don't know if he died out of himself or if he was manipulated by those ants, but this soul is now a pure white paper..."Bai Yi said with regret.
"It's... How can it be! The lich's voice changed suddenly, and he forcibly suppressed the disappointment in his heart and asked, "I hope your Excellency, are you serious?" If you're just taboo about necromancy, you can just say it and don't have to hit me in this way, I know that we have different positions on many issues, and I can understand that. β
Necromancy has such a problem, if you want to maintain a certain amount of wisdom and self-care ability, it all depends on the quantity and quality of the original consciousness residue, if it is just a soul fragment that does not have much consciousness left, then no matter how clever the means are used, the final thing can only be made without much self-care ability, which belongs to the category of low-level necromancy.
If you want to make the kind of high-level necromancer that can use the ability before life and retain the combat experience before life, then there are extremely high requirements for the residual degree of consciousness, if it is a complete soul, as long as the operating lich is willing, not erasing the memory or anything, and even retaining the memory and wisdom in front of him, the top necromancer produced in that way will obviously be more powerful and terrifying.
However, the soul in front of him has no consciousness at all, and Bai Yi doesn't know why, in short, if you want this soul to make necromancy, then the thing made can only be the kind of toy that has brute force but doesn't even have the slightest action, even the lowest-level skeleton soldiers and zombies are not as good, it's just a large ornament.
That's why the lich was so depressed and disappointed the moment he heard the news, it was like picking up a diamond the size of a football, only to find that it was just a plastic glass ball, and the huge sense of disparity made him, a lich who had been dead for many years, a little unbearable.
But this is the reality, Bai Yi really didn't lie to him, and he had to admit that the lich's suggestion was indeed very meaningful, it had nothing to do with his position, it was always a good thing to have a strong helper by his side, whether it was to protect Xiao Miya or them, or to be a teacher in the academy, it was very valuable, and it was of great help to the plan to get out of trouble, even if it was good to get some secrets of the Fallen God Cult from it.
Therefore, Bai Yi really has no need to deceive people, so he can only continue in a very serious tone: "I also regret this, but this is indeed a fact, this soul, I'm afraid it will be difficult to play its due value." β
The lich said nothing more, and fell silent, withdrawing from the discussion.
"Well, after all, this reward is a gift from that tight leather jacket, it can only be regarded as an addition, and there is nothing wrong with the second time, we can consider how to use this blank soul?" Bai Yi said.
The void suddenly discussed, but most people don't have a deep understanding of the soul aspect, including the soul armor envoy, this is a forbidden field after all, and it is difficult for others to make any reliable suggestions except for the lich.
Suggestions like the demon said to use this soul to deceive some stupid abyss lord and exchange some benefits are already quite reasonable, and the problem of waste seems to be difficult to avoid?
Listening to them chatting over there, Bai Yi was suddenly stunned for a moment, as if he realized something, and then hurriedly raised his voice and said, "Wait a minute, I seem to have such an idea... If it can be implemented smoothly, it may be an opportunity for others to come! β