Chapter Eighty-Seven: Always a Tool (2-in-1 Chapter)
After returning to Yongle City, Shelley first arranged for all the injured to be treated, and then flipped through the notebook left by the adventurer Robin.
Shelley, who had never taken it seriously before, fell silent when he saw the first words left by Lobin.
[Originally, I thought that there were too many things in this world that human beings did not know, but it was not until I looked back and looked back on the road I had traveled that I realized how arrogant this sentence was. We humans are just relics of the old world, it's not that we know too little, but this new world has never thought of taking humans with us, and we humans are a race abandoned by the new world. 】
Shelley didn't understand the meaning of this sentence at first, and went straight to the whole book to understand why Robin had such an idea.
In every dangerous place he has been, there is an unknown horror like the mantis woman. As if it was the world's mockery of humanity, how could humans with no power survive in a world where there were so many horrors?
After going to the last place, Robin gave the answer, which was the last trace of mercy for humanity in the new world.
Because the last place is an ancient ruin that clearly had a human presence, and the civilization in this ruin is obviously much higher than the human civilization they knew.
Therefore, Lobin judged that the reason why the map of the human world is surrounded by oceans and border forests is because the ancestors of human beings were driven here to take root.
If this is the case, it can be explained not only because of the formation of the pattern of the human world, but also because the current human world has not inherited the previous civilization.
As for being driven by what? Naturally, it was a Warcraft, an alien race. But how did they appear? Lobin didn't find the answer.
"No, it shouldn't be like that."
Shelley, who had read his notebook, came to a judgment that was completely contrary to Lobin's speculation.
"The New World did not abandon humanity, it was humanity itself that made the wrong choice...... There should be evidence. ”
Looking at Lobin's name in the notebook, Shelley felt that he must have found something, and that he must have some terrible secrets to survive so many horrific crises. Even Shelley suspected that he might be a superpower.
After thinking about it, he called a few maids who had found the book at that time.
"Please go to Canterlot and help me find the person who sold this book to you at the time, and ask him if there is anything left behind by this elder named Lobin, and if he wants to, I will take as much as he wants."
After the maids were ordered to leave, Shelley got up and went to the place where the little mantis girl was being held. At this time, in addition to Owen watching her, there is also the orb that has just joined here, and the dough that has been following her.
"Your Royal Highness the Princess~~" Seeing Shelley, Baozhu Hong's face showed a smile. And the dough on the side also followed her example and grinned, although this smile was a little unnatural.
"Little girl, you're not playing with dough for anything else, what are you doing here? This monster is dangerous. ”
"We're here to help~" Baozhu straightened his chest and said, "I heard that this monster has injured several brothers and sisters, and there are also Warcraft partners, so I came here so that it can't do bad things anymore." ”
Seeing Shelley's puzzled face, Owen said with admiration: "Your Royal Highness Princess, you better see for yourself, this child's ability is really amazing." ”
As he spoke, he opened the iron cage, and Shelley went in to take a look, and found that the vines on the mantis woman's body had been untied, and he almost screamed out in fright, but after a closer look, although it kept glaring at Shelley and the others who came in, it didn't react at all.
The orb jumped to the mantis woman's side under Shelley's surprised gaze and poked it with her hand, and it actually floated slowly, only then did Shelley notice that its whole body was wrapped in a layer of blisters.
"What's going on?"
Owen explained: "This mantis girl has become a completely weightless existence like a bubble in the foam released by the orb, because it has become a bubble, so she moves very lightly like a bubble, even if it is an attack, there is no point. ”
After listening to the explanation, Shelley nodded stunnedly: "Yes, this ability is indeed very powerful, and even the nature of the creature can be changed." ”
Baozhu pulled the mantis girl in front of Shelley like a balloon: "Your Royal Highness, you see, in my bubble space, it will not pose any threat, and as long as I don't let the bubble burst, it will never burst, so that this little monster will always be a bubble man, uh no, a foam mantis...... It doesn't seem right. Your Royal Highness, what is this monster? ”
Shelley shook his head helplessly: "I don't know, so I'm going to ask her next." ”
"But I don't think she knows the human language."
"No, she will." Shelley slowly lowered the mantis woman to the ground, then sat cross-legged in front of her, "As a being with the ability to intervene in the spirit, you can't have not learned a language from your food. ”
The Mantis Woman glared at Shelley fiercely all the time, not in the slightest attempt to respond to her.
Shelley was not surprised: "Since you don't want to speak, then if you don't want to speak, listen to what I have to say first, and if you are still unwilling to communicate after listening, then I haven't been here." ”
After speaking, Shelley took out the previous Divine Flower Seed that had lost its effect and placed it in front of it, and sure enough, its expression fluctuated slightly.
"I learned from the greenskins that it's called the Divine Flower Seed, but that's not actually the case, is it? After all, you're the real owner of this thing, aren't you? ”
"Ha !!" The mantis woman's emotions became agitated and let out a low threatening sound.
As soon as she saw her reaction, Shelley knew she was not wrong. In the cave before, seeing the happy appearance it showed after getting the seed, and then thinking of its fertility pattern and the effect of the Divine Flower Seed, Shelley guessed that the Praying Mantis Girl should be the real owner of the Divine Flower Seed.
It needs to devour males to reproduce, so their males serve as a breeding tool and are also its food source, so males consume particularly much. Go to Audiobook.com
After actually seeing it eat the remains of so many other male creatures and only lay a few eggs, it must not be able to meet its needs, not to mention that these eggs may not all give birth to males, and it is also possible to give birth to the large number of female cockroaches that Shelley and the others saw.
But with the assistance of the Divine Flower Seed, it is different, it can ensure that all males are born in the first litter of the mantis girl, and the production is also very large. Enough for its needs.
Therefore, the existence of such a divine flower seed that violates the laws of nature is only reasonable in the hands of the mantis woman. And after falling into the hands of the green-skinned ghosts, it will lead to a situation where the ecology will be seriously damaged.
In addition, the Divine Flower Seed may also cause the species to evolve, so it can only be owned by the Mantis Woman, because Shelley believes that the Mantis Woman is an existence that cannot evolve
“…… Because, neither you nor this magical seed are naturally occurring species, you are all artificial creatures created by old humans to fight against the new world, right? ”
That's right, this is one of the conclusions that Shelley came to after reading Lobin's notebook. When these words were spoken, the atmosphere between the two sides immediately fell silent.
Sure enough, the mantis woman finally wavered, and slowly opened and closed the mouth clamps on her cheeks: "Human ...... What an arrogant and cowardly race, you are now squeezed into this corner of the world, you are completely to blame for the choice of the world, vainly trying to fight against the world, changing the code of your life without authorization, we are your retribution! ”
The orb and the dough were just that, and Owen was confused, completely unable to understand what Shelley and the Mantis Girl were saying before, but he felt one thing, that is, they were in a worldview that they couldn't reach at this time.
"Sure enough...... It wasn't the monsters or aliens that drove humans here back then, but you beings created by human beings. ”
"It's too late to say anything, humanity...... My old lord, the pattern of the world has been fixed, and your fate is just trembling and surviving in this small place. It's a choice we make for the world! ”
Shelley looked at the mantis woman, her eyes narrowed, "No, since the humans of the old world already possessed the wisdom to create powerful artificial creatures like you, it is impossible not to have the means to guard against you. Your rebellion was not your own choice, but something instigated you, and with the help of the other party, you completed the pattern of this new world, didn't you? ”
"......" the mantis woman fell silent.
Shelley continued: "The New World did not abandon humanity, but even gave it a new evolutionary direction. For thousands of years, this kind of evolution has not stopped among human beings, which shows that the world has not abandoned human beings. However, there is such a group of bastards who have been preventing this evolution, and have invented something that can inhibit the power of evolution. ”
Owen understood this paragraph: "Your Royal Highness! Are you talking about ......?"
Shelley nodded: "The so-called alchemists who invented the holy stone in history should be them, if this is the case, everything will be explained." ”
"Evolved human ......" the mantis woman looked at Owen, "the world hasn't abandoned you?" Oh, it can't be! This must also be the same existence that the old humans made in order to defy the world! ”
It's not unreasonable, but Shelley, through his observation of the superpowers, finds no evidence that they are artificial. On the contrary, there are such existences as the praying mantis girl and the seed of the divine flower, and they are labeled as artificially created everywhere.
"I ask you, if the new world sends these new beings such as demonic beasts and alien races, it also gives the old humans the way to evolve. So if there is a class that opposes the occurrence of both of these situations, what do you think they would do? ”
As soon as this question was asked, the mantis woman was stunned, her compound eyes flashing red and silver, obviously thinking, and the result of thinking did not seem to be something she was willing to admit.
"Well, if I were such an existence, then I would definitely use human technology to create existences that could suppress them while the Warcraft alien race was not yet growing, and when the time was ripe, I would use these existences to target humans in turn...... It's a pity that the strength is not enough, so for thousands of years, human beings are still evolving, and the Warcraft alien race is no exception. So I'm going to come up with new ways to stop the evolution and mutation of humanity, and at the same time, I want to strangle the hope of the evolution of the Warcraft alien race in the cradle......"
"Live...... Shut up! ”
It began to panic, and Shelley naturally did not stop.
"Don't you admit it? I don't know if it's luck, but I happened to witness a magical beast that shouldn't have died, and was hunted down because it had the hope of evolution. At the same time, I also saw the fact that in order to disturb the ecology, a foreign race was deformed and multiplied, and it was through this seed that should have belonged to you......"
Shelley suddenly approached, stared straight into its eyes and asked, "Speaking of which, I haven't asked all along, how did the seed that should have belonged to you end up in the hands of the greenskin?" ”
"No!! No way! No way!! "The Mantis Woman is finally out of control, and if it weren't for the bubble, it would probably have hedged over to bite Shelley by now.
"Whether it's for reasons or not! That's how it happened!! Shelley let out a louder roar than she had, "Now I ask you if you want to continue!" Or do you want to make a change! ”
"Change?"
"Yes, trade with me, I will help you get back the seed of the Divine Flower, so that you can continue to live in this world, and you must stand on my side and cooperate with me to change this world that has gone wrong!"
Shelley pressed his face almost in front of it.
"Haven't you already seen it, whether it is evolved humans or demonic beasts, they are all on my side now, alien races, and I will rule them sooner or later! So I declare first, I will do it regardless of your choice, and I have the ability to do so. ”
To put it bluntly, whether it is chosen or not, in fact, has not changed much for Shelley. Whether things will go in a good direction or a bad direction, it is only the mantis woman who will be affected.
I have to say that the mantis woman, whose mind has begun to collapse, is unable to think accurately now, not to mention that even if it senses that what Shelley said is true, it is unwilling to admit it in her heart. So after struggling for a while, it slowly spoke.
"Let me see the seed that has not lost its effect, and I promise you. Now, I'm not going to tell you anything. ”
Shelley let go of her and let her float slowly like a balloon: "Wait, I'll let you see the seed soon." ”
After saying that, he left the cage without looking back.
Looking at Shelley's departing back, the mantis woman's expression was no longer hideous, but sluggish.
"I thought I had made a great choice for the sake of the world...... It's so sad, it's really sad...... Are we really just a bunch of props from start to finish? ”