Since noon had passed, the sunlight could not reach the bottom of the rift even though the black clouds had cleared. Although it was not yet night, it was still pitch black.

In the air, the smell of sulfur lingered for a long time.

Traces of the flames abounded, and the ground was roasted hard, as if a crust had formed.

"Why did it leave?" Mouhadi wondered, "it could have stayed here until hunger forced us out." ”

"The motivations of elemental beings are difficult to understand. Sadiri tried to explain. "I thought psionics were better at explaining these kinds of questions. ”

"I'm not a great psyker yet. Muhati said with a shrug. "I used all my psionic energy in combat, and I rarely did psychological research, so I didn't do anything about theory. Probably my master will think of me as a spirit barbarian. ”

"I'm sure she won't. Coral Witch said.

"If you knew Lyra, you wouldn't think so. Mohathir said.

"Sounds like you have some problems with your master. ”

The Psychic Warlock tilted his head and thought for a moment. "I don't quite know what it's like between you and Cotander, but between me and Lyra...... Well, let's be honest, a lot of people think that we psychic sorcerers are crazy, and that's not entirely wrong. ”

"But I can tell you respect your master. Satili said.

"Is it so obvious?" said Muhadi. "Maybe. ”

"What about you? Mistress Camilla. "The Coral Witch turned to the Great Druid. "It's been a long time since you joined the new regime in Tyr, but I don't know much about you. ”

Camila snorted as she walked. "Really? You didn't use prophecy to find out where I came from?"

"The misuse of magic is tantamount to squandering the world's scarce life force. Sadiri said. "I imagine that since Lord Taician uses you as an assistant, he has absolute trust in you. ”

"As a revolutionary leader, this is not a wise thing to do. Camila commented. "And as the creator of the Salafist Special Mage Force, such a statement is not honest. ”

"Do you suspect that I instructed my mages to investigate you?"

"Do you dare to deny that you haven't done it?"

"There are very few things in the world that I dare not do, but that doesn't mean I will do them. Coral Witch said. "The mentorship of the Starch Spencer Druids, if you don't want to talk about it, forget it. ”

Camila shook her head. "I have nothing to hide. The Starch Spencer Druids did not limit the way in which they could be apprenticed. We have a school similar to the Psyker Academy, and we also have one-on-one mentoring and apprenticeship. The only thing that remains unchanged is the principle of survival of the fittest. ”

"Regardless of the method used, however, there is one trial that all Starch Spencer druids will observe. When each new apprentice reaches the end of one year of training, she or he is thrown into the wilderness with only a knife, and then the apprentice must learn to struggle to survive in nature. ”

"It sounds efficient, but it's cruel. Coral Witch said. "Then where do you pass this trial in guò?"

"In the vicinity of Birdblaze, there are entrenched undead creatures and spiny bone dragons. The Great Druid said lightly.

"It's going to be very dangerous to be around a bunch of spiny dragons. Muhathir said.

"Stay with me, those spine-spiny dragons are very dangerous. Camila replied.

"So...... Your brothers and sisters will kill each other to determine the strongest?" asked the telemancer another question.

"Killing is not the only way to prove strong, just like the head wolf doesn't have to kill all the males to prove himself. Starch Spencer said the druid. "But you're not entirely wrong, there are times when there is a lot of infighting among the Druids of the Starch Spencer faction. ”

"Then you grew up in the academy, or did the master bring it out. Sadiri asked.

"I was personally taught by the Great Elder himself, as a candidate for the next generation of Great Elders. Camila's tone was not without pride. "Unlike the other Starch Spencer druids, our Grand Elder follows the rule of two, always one master and one apprentice. ”

"One carries the power of evolution, and the other desires it. Camila whispered. "When the strength of the apprentice surpasses the master, it is the time of metabolism. ”

"The rule of two, killing the teacher in vain?" Muhadi raised his tone. "If both the master and apprentice are killed, then your inheritance will not be broken. ”

"This kind of thing has never happened. Camila's voice was low, but there was something dangerous about it. "The lifespans of my Starch Spencer Druids are very long, and the change of Great Elder is extremely rare. In fact, it hasn't been born for thousands of years. ”

"Then he must be a very powerful figure, according to you, he is the Great Elder in the Purification War. Coral Witch said.

"You've all heard of him. Camila smiled wryly.

"yes, I don't have any images. Mohathir said.

"Starch Spencer, how do you think you got that name?"

On the other side, Khorezmi whispers to the muscular brother and Amal. "I doubt you have a way to get us up there, Amal. ”

"Don't jump to conclusions, old man. The thief grinned. "As a thief, I'm best at escaping from a desperate situation, or I wouldn't be alive now. ”

"Even if you can get us out of this trench, what can you do?" said the old man. "You still have oil lamps that can summon the god of lights, most of our water and food are in balloon pods, and we won't be able to last much without them. ”

"Why be so pessimistic," Muscle Daddy retorted. "Once, I was trapped in the desert, with no food or water, but I managed to escape alive. ”

"You're bragging, my friend. Amar said.

"And you're jealous. Muscle Daddy said.

"If our good mage is right, this elemental creature is chasing humans to attack, then maybe it will ignore your balloon, and our reserves are still there. "Amar sued the old man. "Then we might be able to continue this adventure. ”

"What if it hadn't ignored it, continued to attack, and destroyed all our food?"

"Will die. Amar said lightly.

"Aren't you afraid?" said the old man, surprised.

"I'm not afraid of the end that anyone is bound to experience. The thief laughed. "Besides, I'm scared and can't help me fill my stomach. ”

That's a more manly statement. Muscle Daddy exclaimed. "I never thought you were a man before, but now I think you can be counted as half a man. ”

"I bet you only pull a bubble of a year. Amar said. "That's why my mouth stinks. ”

"You're all crazy. Hua Razimi summed up as she stumbled along.

As he walked, Muhathir suddenly had a feeling that something was wrong.

The bottom of this rift valley was unlit and dark. But in his psionic senses, it always seemed as if something was hidden around him, ready to move.

Perhaps there are countless souls of sea creatures here, Muhati thought to himself, lingering here. When the seas of Atas were steamed out in the battle for purification, wouldn't the aquatic dwellers resent Rajat, the propagandist of war?

Maybe it's just that it's too "quiet" here, so I'm hallucinating, Muhati thought again. When he was in the desert, no matter how desolate it was, there were always wild animals that could be felt by his psionic energy. Now, there are no creatures here, so I don't fit in.

"If we're going in the right direction. "Starch Spencer sent the druids to stop. "Then we've now reached our landing point. ”

The psychic mancer concentrated, his eyes radiating light. "The balloon is not here. ”

"Not even the wreckage?" Muscle Daddy looked at the light from Muhati. "This is unusual!"

"Maybe it was blown away by the wind," Amal shrugged. "Let's take a look around. ”

Several people scattered to look for it, and since it was dark everywhere, the process was not smooth. Just when everyone was about to give up, Amar appeared.

"Look there. He walked over to the edge of the cliff and pointed to it. "I think there's something there, but I can't see that far in the dark. ”

Muhadi walked over and lit up the cliff with his ability. The thief was right, the remains of the balloon hung on a protruding stone, less than a hundred feet above the ground, and must have been blown up by a strong wind.

The Psychic Warlock concentrates his mind and unleashes his psychic powers. The stone loosened for a moment, and then crumbled down. The wreckage and rubble of the balloon fell to the ground, splashing a large amount of dust.

"The pod was burned," Muhadi said, looking at the balloon, analyzing the damage to the balloon. "There was only one framework left, and I don't see any way to remedy it. ”

Khwaraz let out a wail.

"It's almost finished," Amal said. He bent down and dug out a bag of black stuff from the wreckage. "The bacon has turned to char. ”

Muscle Daddy stepped forward and flipped it over as well, "Ha!" he let out a happy cry. "Daddy, the water of the night shadow I hid wasn't burned!"

"Just a bag of water, save a little, and it's not enough for you to use for two days. Khorazmi said. "We've been deep into the Salt Sea for at least a hundred Palesans, will you go back in two days?"

"I can't go back, so I'll kill you first, and you can walk for two more days after drinking blood!" Muscle Daddy was angry with the old man's frustrated words. "Any more nonsense, I'll do you here. ”

Muhadi walked around the wreckage of the gondola to check the remnants of the airbag. Not surprisingly, a large part of the taffeta's outer capsule was burned. But after he carefully examined it, the small air bag in the outer sac was not much damaged, although there were a few small holes, they could all be repaired.

When filled, the smaller airbag has a horizontal diameter of 45 feet, a vertical diameter of 68 feet, and a total volume of 67,000 cubic feet. Considering that when rising, the atmospheric pressure will gradually decrease and the balloon will gradually inflate. In order not to inflate the air bag, it can only be filled with half gas at most. The lift is less than half of the original balloon, and it can't even lift the pod.

The equipment used to prepare light air was broken down at this time, so although the idea of using this small balloon to lift off was tempting, it was not feasible.

On the other hand, Camila seems to have found something in the wreckage, which intrigues her. "This thing. She picked up a stone from the ground. "Where did you pick it up?" she asked the Psychic Warlock.

The female druid was holding a yellowish stone that Muhadi had found in the previous pool of sulphuric acid. "Picked up," the Psychic said simply. "There's a sulphuric acid pool over there, which I found when I was looking for ballast. I think this stuff is a little interesting, it seems to have signs of living things. ”

Camilla turned the stone in her hand over and over again, looking at it as if it were some kind of treasure. "You're right, this stone actually has traces of life. This almost overturns the previous hypothesis of the Salt Sea by the Sdahebin druids. ”

She continued. “...... And it's not some kind of old antique left over from ancient times. This is some kind of newly evolved variety, a thermophilic bacterium...... Tell me where you came to this?"

Based on his own recollections, Muhati carefully described the appearance of the sulfuric acid pool that he had presented. “...... It's not too big, but it's quite deep and has a strong sulfur smell. I could see something like a chimney at the bottom of the pool, with a black substance coming out. ”

"That's right. Camila nodded. "The ingredients of this thing are complex...... pyrrhotite, sphalerite, and it appears that there is also brass and other sulfides. The bacteria you are presenting are very interesting, and under normal circumstances, very few organisms can survive in a highly acidic and hot environment. ”

"Let me take a closer look. The female druid cast a spell, and the yellowed stone glowed. “...... The amino acid residues inside have more salt bonds, a tightly folded hydrophobic core. Well, there are also intracellular solutes...... It's a paleakyotic organism that relies on geothermal energy to sequester carbon. ”

"Once I've fully parsed its vital information, I can replicate its abilities and make myself immune to strong acids and high temperatures. Camila was rejoicing for a moment. "Well done, Lord Muhadi, you have taken me to the next level. ”

It turns out that this is one of the ways that Starch Spencer sent druids to improve their own strength, and Muhati thought that they would extract their specialties from living beings and fuse them into themselves. This is a clever solution, but it may leave hidden dangers, and you may not be able to use it in the future. "It's just a matter of effort. He responded.

"Now, as the presenter of this new species. You have the right to give it a scientific name. Kamila sued al-Muhadi. "Within my generation of the Starch Spencer Druids, this is a great honor. ”

"It's okay to call it Camilla. Muhathir thought for a moment and said. "It's adaptable to extreme environments. ”

The thief Amar walked over to the Coral Witch, "Tell me beforehand, I might be able to take us up there, but I can't conjure up food, it's up to you to figure it out." ”

"I'm sure we'll figure it out. "Sadiri told Sù Amal. "But for now, we can just go up. What was the solution you mentioned earlier?"

"That's right. Amal ibn Haran explained to the Coral Witches, "In the midst of my youthful adventures, I found an abandoned tomb. On the feet of a dried corpse, I pulled off a pair of enchanted boots. ”

The thief pointed to the boots on his feet, "This thing can teleport me to a location I've carefully observed beforehand." It was because of it that I was able to get out of a desperate situation many times. ”

"Why didn't you sue me beforehand?"

"Does anyone have a little secret, Eternal Hero, I guess even you have it. Amar said to the Coral Witch. "I'm afraid that if my secret leaks out, countless people in the desert will come to me and ask for it—in that not very peaceful way. ”

"It can't teleport me too far, and I can't get through the details when I'm in the air. Amar said. "So I teleported twice, first to the ruins of the sea elves where we appeared in mid-air, and then to the trench. ”

"But this magic item, doesn't it consume life force?" said Satilly, a little puzzled.

"Of course it is consumed, which is one of the reasons why I keep this secret. Amar smiled razorally. "It has to be activated by an obsidian orb that holds the souls of the dead, and luckily I have one in advance. ”

"It's blasphemer magic. Sadiri pointed out. "I ......"

“...... You have to live to make it to the Pure Fortress to find a way to defeat the most powerful blasphemer mage, Ebupolis. Amal finished speaking for her. "When you die, there's no point left. Sometimes the end is justified, and the means can be left unconsidered. ”

The Coral Witch was silent, and Amal took this as a default sign. "There's another problem, my boots can only teleport one person at a time. So when someone gets out of the trench, they have to find a way to send it down again. I guess our good druids can help us do that. ”

"I'm not a mover. Camila overheard their conversation and objected.

"If you can turn into a dragon and carry us all on our backs, you can do it. Amar shrugged. "Otherwise, what else can we do to get out of this valley?"

Camila opened her mouth, as if she wanted to refute something, but in the end she chose to back down. There's no need to reveal her true strength here, she thought, "just once!" she said.

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