Chapter Eighty-Nine: Preparation
Although he hesitated, it was impossible for Zhou Yao to refuse Lei Ruxue's corpse. As he said before, as long as you are alive, you are better than anything else.
"Okay, even if that's the case, Ru Xue must be turned into a corpse." Zhou Yao eliminated the slightest hesitation and said resolutely.
"Well, when the fight is over tomorrow, I will prepare the ceremony when I return to the Central Province." Li Mengde drank the coffee in the cup and said to Zhou Yao.
"What will be the result of tomorrow's general attack, are you sure our side can win?" Zhou Yao frowned and asked.
"No, I don't think I will win, the other party is the White Winged Gong and the Blood Princess. Even if there is a certainty of winning, the price paid is not something that the three royal families can accept. After all, the people who came over this time were all elites, and the three royal families couldn't afford to lose. Tomorrow's general offensive is not so much the final decisive battle as the prologue to the battle. β
"A prologue to the battle?" Zhou Yao seemed to understand, but his heart was a little vague.
"District 11 has now become a paradise for the Dead Apostles, so there is no need to start fighting right now. Not only the 11th district, but also other survival areas will definitely be cleaned. There is also a breeding area that has been occupied by the Dead Apostles, and the three royal families are estimated to have some plans, and this time the affairs of the eleventh district are planned by Bai Yigong, which itself expresses some meaning. β
Li Mengde briefly stated his views, and Zhou Yao benefited a lot from listening to them.
"What does that mean?"
"At a time when half of the Deadpostles' twenty-seven ancestors have been sealed by the Church, there are basically two factions of the Dead Apostles' leaders, one is the Dead Apostles' actual apex Ancient Red, and the other is the Dead Apostles' nominal representative, White Wing." Leemond said.
"Ancient Red...... Oh, it's Kuro Ji Elt Luki. β
He had a general impression of both the White Wing Gong and the Blood Princess, but when he heard the Ancient Red, he still thought for a while before he remembered that Hei Ji seemed to have such a nickname.
"Well, that's her. This time, the affairs of District 11 were planned by Bai Yigong, and it is said that all his forces have migrated here. This is a clear signal of a complete break between Whitewing Gong and Ancient Red. The administrator of the breeding area is Ancient Red, so this time the White Wing Gong may also be planning to establish an equal Dead Apostle country. Leemond guessed.
"I see." Without listening to Li Mengde's narration, Zhou Yao really couldn't understand it like he does now. Sure enough, factional fighting hurts people.
"But this kind of thing doesn't need us to worry about after all, you won't be able to go to the battlefield tomorrow, let's wait for the battle to end and then retreat." Li Mengde made a summary and said leisurely.
"That's right." Zhou Yao agreed, and then he remembered something and spoke to Li Mengde.
"Do you have mercury here? I want some. β
A magician like Mondson Lee would probably have a stock of mercury. At least that's what Zhou Yao thinks.
"Mercury? Absolutely. Do you want to experiment? Lemon nodded, and got up to get the mercury.
"Well, I'm trying to do the third Immortal Summon."
Zhou Yao said with a smile. Anyway, when the summons come out, others will know, and it's okay for him to say it in advance.
When he was in Yoder City, he was still a little worried about summoning too many Heroic Spirits to attract attention, but now he felt that it didn't matter. Experiencing the previous things made him understand the importance of strength, too weak to do anything. And summoning the Heroic Spirit is a shortcut to increase your strength.
"Third...... Times! What you said before is true!? Li Mengde's movements froze, he looked at Zhou Yao like he was looking at a monster, not to mention the shock in his heart.
When he heard Zhou Yao say summoning the Heroic Spirit Army in Yode City, he thought Zhou Yao was joking. Summoning two Heroic Spirits is already unprecedented, and Zhou Yao actually said that he can summon it for the third time?!
Li Mengde thought for a moment that Zhou Yao was also joking this time, but looking at Zhou Yao's serious face, his thoughts were shattered.
"Really?" Although he believed it in his heart, Li Meng still asked in a confirmed way.
"Of course, I won't lie to people about this kind of thing." Zhou Yao nodded deeply.
"Okay, let's just take it as true, then can you let me watch from the sidelines, I haven't seen the summoning process of the Heroic Spirit yet." Li Mengde eased the emotions in his heart and asked Zhou Yao. He was still interested in the summoning of the Heroic Spirit.
"I don't care." Zhou Yao shrugged his shoulders and agreed.
"To summon a heroic spirit, you need a sΓ©ance array, right, and the materials are only mercury? Are there any requirements for mercury? Seeing Zhou Yao's agreement, Li Mengde's mood rose.
"Mercury is enough, there is no requirement for quality."
Seeing Li Mengde rummaging through the shelves inside, Zhou Yao also walked over.
"That's the best, otherwise I don't have any good goods here, and I rarely use mercury."
After rummaging for a while, Mondstad finally took out a small round bucket from the cardboard box at the bottom of the shelf, and opened it to see that it was mercury inside.
"That's enough. If that's not enough, you'll have to look elsewhere. Li Mengde handed the small round bucket to Zhou Yao and said.
"Thanks, that's enough." Zhou Yao thanked him and said.
Out of the corner of his eye, he stumbled upon a corner of the shelf, and was immediately drawn to an item on it.
"Where did you get this?"
What Zhou Yao saw was a bone mask, although he had never seen the appearance of the mask, but he knew that the masks on the faces of the Harpy and the Spider Woman were of the same type as this one, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Which? Oh, this one was sent by someone yesterday, and it seems to have been plucked from the face of a particularly strong Dead Apostle. I heard that thanks to that martial artist lady in your family at that time, casualties were avoided. Mond looked at the mask and recalled.
"Isn't it just one or two, what the hell is this?" Zhou Yao asked.
The giant ape he encountered at the beginning was easy to say, but the harpy banshee and the spider woman he met later were really unexpectedly strong, especially the spider girl, who could actually make the two dull fight for a long time, which was completely unexpected.
"I've heard a few things before, and it seems to be a kind of research carried out by Dead Apostles. The mask part is supposed to be the terminal used to control the movement. Mondstadt picked up the mask on the shelf and looked at it casually.
"Research, the Dead Apostles actually did this. When I was in Yode City, I met two, and one of them could be evenly matched with the second dude. I don't know how many are on the Dead Apostles' side. Zhou Yao said.
"Speaking of which, I seem to have seen one near the vault, but I didn't care about it at the time." Leemond remembered something and said.
That must be the harpy banshee that Sakuya killed...... Zhou Yao thought.
"As for how many are on the Dead Apostles' side, I don't know." Leemond put the mask back on the shelf.
"Alright then, now that I've got the mercury, I'll go back first. When you go to the Central Province, Ru Xue's affairs still need to trouble you. Zhou Yao solemnly bowed to Li Mengde and said earnestly.
"Hmm. When you summon me, call me when the time comes. Mondstadt said with a smile.
"Find a place where no one is at night, I'll call you." Zhou Yao also smiled.
He was about to leave the place with a small barrel full of mercury, and after a few steps he suddenly remembered something and looked at Leemond with a straight face.
"Ru Xue put it here for you first, but if you dare to make a move on her, don't blame me for being unkind!"
A serious ghost father suspect, and often deals with corpses, especially female corpses, may have necrophilia or something. Zhou Yao had to be on guard.
"......" Lemon was speechless. I almost grabbed the chair next to me and smashed it.
Zhou Yao left the tent with a small round bucket and smiled, and Sakuya followed silently behind him.
As soon as he went out, he saw the three women sitting on the stacked wooden barrels, chatting with each other.
"Ahh It's out! Finished? Then I'll go to the professor! Luo Xin, who was the first to find Zhou Yao coming out, cheered and jumped down from the barrel first.
"Yo!" looked at Zhou Yao's folded girl, stretched out her hand to say hello.
"Hmph." Xiuqiao next to her snorted inexplicably, shook her long hair and followed Luo Xin towards the tent.
Where did I provoke her? Zhou Yao glanced at Xiuqiao, who passed by, and was a little puzzled.
"Haha, don't care. Xiuqiao has always been like that. Then I'll go back too. β
The folded girl rubbed her shoulders and walked over, explained and left.
"It's been decided that the summons will be held at night, so what are we going to do with the rest of the time?"
Looking at the people coming and going, Zhou Yao said casually.
"The owner has been lying down for three days, and it is still good to move his body." Sakiya suggested on the side.
"Well, that's right, let's go around and pick out the place to summon by the way." Zhou Yao nodded, put the small round bucket in his hand into the night hat, and strode away.