Chapter 9 The Superior Below
Whatever Bebraz's intentions, the result of his actions was to give more ordinary people a place to live, and it looks like that effort is gradually becoming a reality. In front of a new world that seems to be better, there are a handful of the most powerful people of the turbulent era. It is unpleasant that, at both ends of the scale, this handful of people weighs far more than the average person combined, even though the latter is ten million times more total.
At the end of the narrative, Medirri briefly analyzes the methods used by Bebraz and the Empress to cultivate their respective systems of power. The Spider Queen's entire attention was focused on the growth of the individual's size, and her strength was never in doubt. For the cultivation of direct forces, the empress has always held a dispensable attitude. Legend has it that Crimson Castle itself has become a living entity, and Darkpurger Dake Avida alone is an entire army.
There were never servants in the Crimson Castle, and very few people were able to enter the castle. For decades, Medirli was the third person to have lived in the castle for a long time. As for the Empress's direct guard, in the later stage, it was directly selected from the Dark Dragoon and the outstanding young disciples of various families, and the emphasis on appearance and etiquette was more than its own ability, and it was a vase army that was completely full of scenes.
Although Medirri didn't say it explicitly, she also knew that the Spider Empress was not interested in even an eighth-order ability, let alone spent effort on cultivation. In the past ten years, except for the unknown origin of Avida, only Medirli has been cultivated by the Empress, who has transformed her from a beautiful little girl like a star to a famous dark judge in the dark world.
Beblaz, on the other hand, has taken a different path. He paid great attention to the construction of the rights system and also attached importance to the cultivation of talents. After more than ten years of exploration, the cultivation of capable people has gradually been on the right track, and powerful and characteristic capable people such as Crotina, Haydn, and Elena have appeared in turn, while hundreds of capable people are still growing. A large number of capable people are strictly managed by semi-militarization, and they are good at cooperating with each other, and they can use their own strength when acting in small groups. And there is no shortage of real powerhouses around Bebraz, such as Lagerfeld.
It is said that with the increasing amount of resources at his disposal and breakthroughs in biochemical technology, Bebraz has even begun a targeted ability training program. It is to train people with only one or a few abilities with a fraction of the resources. Once this plan is successful, a large number of capable people will continue to emerge under the Speaker's command. But now that Dr. Connor's apostolic program has taken its first steps into success, it is likely that low-cost voters will replace it.
Two people, two different paths, may be destined to become enemies. It's just a contest between wolves and lone lions, and it is not known who will be the ultimate winner.
And for the mysterious apostle, even Medirli, there is nothing to know.
After resting for less than an hour, the three of them set off again, walking east along the border of the Ice Ocean Country. Even the apostles were unwilling to break into the Ice Ocean Country, and of course Su would not rush into it with his head dizzy. However, there are still very large snowfields and forests to the east, and if you walk forward for more than ten days, you will reach another ocean. In the old era, the area where Su traveled was also a place where people rarely visited, and in the new era, there would be no people living here, but the species and number of mutated creatures have increased greatly.
The rest of the three people was not sufficient, and the sudden increase in wind and snow interrupted Sue's rest plan. The howling wind rolled up clouds of snow, swirled, and then poured the heads and bodies of the three people. Their makeshift camp was supposed to be in a leeward area, but the whirling cold wind clearly defied the laws of nature, pushing around the obstacles and smashing tons of snow and ice into the camp under the impetus of an invisible force. This attack does no harm to the trio themselves, but it can extinguish the campfire. After the campfire went out several times, Sue finally decided to abandon the camp.
Behind the wind and snow, there is clearly an unnatural force at work. There are many abilities in the spell-like ability field that can drive the wind and snow, and to achieve this almost lethal effect, the third tier is sufficient. But it was just a cloud of ice and snow, and it was never on such a large scale and such a distance. Spanning a distance of at least hundreds of kilometers, such a precise delivery of power is no longer within the scope of the ninth-order ability!
Experiencing the furiousness behind the blizzard, Sue knew that it was Pridekla's anger, and the owner of the Endless Ice Ocean was chasing away guests.
Medirli also felt the anger from the north, but she was neither afraid nor curious, her blue eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and she said thoughtfully: "This guy hiding in the sea must be very big. β
Su nodded, he thought the same thing. The more powerful or energetic a life organism is, at least for the time being, the more powerful or energetic it can manipulate, the larger it must be. The ocean has always been the cradle of giant creatures, and it is no exception. The guy in the Northern Ice Ocean must be huge, irritable, highly intelligent, and mostly not human.
Medirli looked to the north, and suddenly sighed softly, and said, "If there was such a guy here earlier, maybe ...... There will be no war between the Empress and the Speaker. β
Even though it didn't taste good to be driven through the wind and snow, Sue didn't have a choice. Not to mention the huge gap in strength, his strength is stronger than Pridekla, and he can't even swing half of his strength in the ice ocean environment.
The wind was still howling, and tons of snow smashed down on the three of them. Pridekra is like a little child, endlessly losing his temper. Although there is wind and snow to obstruct it, Sue has been walking east along the border of the Ice Ocean Country, and getting too close to the territory of the Lord of the Ice Ocean is the reason for Prydekla's anger, but just like Su can't dive into the Ice Ocean, he believes that once Prydekra who doesn't know the form gets on 6, he may also be unable to move. Even the apostles who could walk on the spatial fault couldn't catch Su, and Su believed that the big guys in the north couldn't catch him.
As for the small inconvenience now, it was not put on Sue's heart.
Sylvanas didn't think so, though. He wrapped his clothes tightly, his little face glowing a strange red, and the mist he exhaled turned into a thin layer of frost in the bitter cold, sticking to his face. His body trembled slightly, and his body temperature was at least ten degrees higher than that of a normal human, which meant that he would feel even colder.
The boy is very afraid of the cold, and as his spell-like abilities improve, he becomes more and more sensitive to the outside world, and his perception can detect temperature changes in the outside world through obstacles. This is not a good thing, which means that no matter how thick the clothes are, it will not be of much use to him. If you want to resist the cold, you can only rely on your own energy. Sylvanas, who had just begun to fully advance his third-order spell ability, was powerless to resist the cold of the area close to the Ice Ocean, especially the snow and ice that fell down contained the cold of far ordinary snow and ice. Only by using his flame ability with all his strength could he relieve the cold a little.
The boy's body had already stiffened, so now it was carried by Medirli's hands. Sue and Medirri are masters of combat, but they are also helpless against the cold of their teens. The cold does not kill him, but sharpens him, and the process of resisting the cold is no less than a long and fierce battle, so in the process, his evolution points are slowly increasing. When his strength is strong enough to withstand the cold of the Northlands, the process of physical evolution will come to a standstill.
Despite the cold, Sylvanas' body remained at around 3 kilograms, as he struggled to maintain an anti-gravitational field. He stubbornly wanted to lighten Medirri's burden a little, although the weight of the dozens of kilograms reduced by the force field was really insignificant compared to the heavy sword that the girl was dragging behind.
In Sue's senses, the danger did not come from the icy ocean in the north, but from a certain direction in the southwest. The sense of danger that rises from there is not much weaker than that of the apostles. And the danger feels fast approaching, and it may not take a few days to catch up with them!
Alert, Sue quickened his march and swung his skills in the wilderness again, making his path strange and tortuous. It's going to be a long chase between the two sides, with patience, will, and physique, as well as adaptability to tough conditions.
Three days later, Pandora, dressed as a hunter, appeared at the camp Sue had left behind. Standing in this place, she also sensed the consciousness of the Lord of the Arctic Ocean, and understood that she had set foot on the border of the Ice Ocean Country. However, she did not have the slightest scruples, and after sensing the direction slightly, she sped northeast. This pursuit route has penetrated deep into the territory of the Ice-Ocean Nation, but Pridekra has not reacted, and Pandora has also gone deep as a matter of course. With her degree, as long as the general direction is right, even if she takes a lot of detours, she can catch up with Su in a few days.
Dragon City has ushered in a new day.
When Helen walked out the back door of the hospital, the cold wind almost suffocated her, and large flakes of snow fell mercilessly on her head, face and shoulders, and in the blink of an eye, a layer of white was stacked. The sudden wind and snow made Helen's eyes narrow, and the already small amount of blood on her lips was even lighter. She tightened her clothes, and braved the cold wind and snow, and walked farther and farther along the road.
The snow was heavy and showed no sign of stopping after a night of rain, and the road was covered in a thick layer of snow, and the dim sky gave the illusion that it was approaching dusk rather than almost noon. As far as the eye could see, the snow-covered road was deserted, except for Helen, who was one foot deep and one foot shallow, struggling to walk through the thick snow.
Occasionally, a faint turquoise glow will pass across the snow, which is a sign of strong radiation. The Dragon City, which crosses the river and faces the sea, is certainly not weak in radiation, and the snow and rain weather will bring a large number of radiation sources. In this kind of weather, Dragon City will close the anti-radiation force field generator that has just been built, and will not reopen it until the rain stops and the snow is harvested, and the city is manually cleaned. Such cold and damp weather is already annoying, and the radiation that is several times stronger than usual will also make ordinary people who have little ability stay at home, and will not come out until the anti-radiation force field is restarted. There are no ordinary people living in Dragon City in the true sense of the word, but the rich radiation can still cause a lot of damage to those with low-level abilities.
Helen was incapacitated, but walked despite the radiation and the cold. She hunched her body slightly, against the wind and snow blowing in her face. At this moment, her neckline suddenly moved, and a thin and long tentacle probed from within, swaying in the cold wind, as if feeling the surroundings. As soon as it stretched out its collar, its tentacles swung in double cheerfulness, as if cold and radiation were its favorite things. Helen sighed softly, said "naughty little one," and tucked the tentacle back into her neckline.
After nearly an hour of hard walking in the wind and snow, Helen turned into a block with a few shops on each side of the street. They are still open in this weather, but when the wind and snow have not stopped, there are naturally no customers in the store. Helen pushed open the door of a shop and walked in. The store is small, but the lighting is warm, and the old all-wood furniture and matching dΓ©cor make you feel like you're at home. The old-fashioned fireplace burns, spreading the warmth of the smell of charcoal to every corner of the store.
The shop looked like a small restaurant, with an elderly man sitting behind the counter, his nearly bald head reflected in the light.
He poked his head out from behind the counter, glanced at it, and then stood up and beckoned, "Miss Helen, why did you come out in such a cold weather?" β
Helen sat down at a random table and said, "It's very stuffy in the room, I want to go out for a walk and buy something urgently needed by the way." It can't be delayed any longer. β
The old man was busy behind the counter for a few minutes, and then sat down in front of Helen with two cups of coffee and a small plate of biscuits. He pushed a cup of coffee to Helen, and then said meaningfully: "I heard that the city was not very safe some time ago, and now the situation is even worse, you should be careful when you go out alone in the future." β
The corners of Helen's mouth tugged upward, even if she had laughed, and said, "It doesn't matter. Since I was a child, when did those who hit me with ideas end well? This time was no exception. β
Helen did enjoy a period of peace, and after losing almost all of the high-ranking voters, Dr. Connor had to face the Speaker's wrath first, and even if he tried to trouble Helen again, he would have no one to use for a while.
The old man smiled, a few gold teeth in his mouth shining in the light, and said, "You see, I'm so old that I have almost forgotten about this. Well, what do you want to order? β
"A bag of specially baked bread, and these on the list." Helen shoved a piece of paper in front of the old man.
There were not many words on the slip, only a few lines, but the old man's brows were furrowed, and he said, "You have a little too much." It's not easy to get it at this time! β
"I know, but I can't help it, those two guys in the family have eaten too much." Helen sighed.
"Alright then, I can figure it out." The old man shrugged his shoulders and stood up.
Helen handed over another card and said, "Pay with this." β
The old man nodded, walked to the back of the counter, swiped the card first, and then began to pack the noodles. After a while, the old card reader creaked and spit out a note. The old man looked at the note, poked his head out from behind the counter, and said, "Hi, Miss Helen, you don't have enough credit on your card." β
Helen was amazed and said, "There's 50,000 credits on it!" β
"Yes, it's 50,000, but it's not enough. Miss Helen, the day before yesterday the House of Haliface was completely destroyed, and you know, their estate is the largest producer of food for the Parliament. Since yesterday, the price of all natural foods has tripled, and of course, synthetic meat is also an option, and the price of that thing has only tripled. β
"The House of Haliface destroyed?" Helen was also a little surprised by the news, and she took out another card and handed it to the old man.
"Yes, Haliface. I don't know which family will be the next one, anyway, this damn war, it doesn't look like it's going to end so easily. Dragon City ...... Dragon City doesn't know how long it will be peaceful! The old man chattered as he operated an old-fashioned card reader.
"I remember that the Haliface family had a very large synthetic food factory." Helen said.
"It was also blown up, and not even a single complete part could be found. At the last minute, the Halifaces also blew up the storage vault. The old man shook his head and said.
Helen frowned and said, "It's winter now, doesn't that mean that there are many people who will starve to death?" β
"A lot of people are already starving to death. But these people, if they don't starve to death, will die on the battlefield. βF