Chapter 41 How the "Barracks" Was Built
Appi couldn't speak, but no one else in Andrari would take the place of the one who started it, identifying the pool of blood as his masterpiece.
How this unformed pool of blood is formed is not complicated to infer from the results. The Elven Life Gathering Circle combined with Appi's Shadow Elemental Gathering Circle was enough to produce such a very miniature blood pool. In most of the lands of the Demon Realm, the desolate wilderness could not provide enough life force, and although shadow magic could be found everywhere, its scale and intensity under natural conditions did not seem to support the natural formation of the abyssal blood pool. Therefore, it can be said that the demon clan regards the blood pool as the power of the will of the abyss.
Regardless of whether the formation of other blood pools was a coincidence or the power of the world's will, these were all extraordinary phenomena that were difficult for mortals to control.
The principle of the formation of the blood pool seems to be as simple as that, sufficient life magic and shadow elements, coupled with some wonderful fusion, are the cornerstones of all intelligent life and civilization in the entire demon world. But no one dares to underestimate this seemingly simple source of life, and Andre Gosareth's own birth cannot be explained by simple life and shadow magic.
In any case, Appi's efforts seem to be overcoming Andrarui's greatest weakness – the absence of a new force to replenish him. Although the exiles swore allegiance to the Children of the Abyss, none of their members died. However, compared to the vast majority of tribes, without a large number of cowardly demons joining as fresh blood, Andrarui's strength growth is always lacking in stamina. In the Demon Realm's rules of survival, eliminating a large number of newborn cowards through the cruel natural environment is an effective means to ensure the continuation and advancement of survivors who are strong enough.
Just like raising Gu, the one who survives after fighting each other is the strongest one.
Although this method of survival is very cruel, because the Abyssal Blood Pool provides a steady stream of vitality, those victors who step on the corpses of their comrades can enjoy the resources that allow them to advance, as well as an absolutely efficient evolutionary process. Although at least a small percentage of the Abyss Lords were not born in the Blood Pool, they are the same as the other Demon Kings, who have been constantly eliminated from their previous competitors by cowardly demons, and finally overcome many obstacles to finally become kings - the stable rule and strength of all lords are based on the eternal premise that the territory has a steady stream of new cowardly demons to join them!
Without these new forces and most of their final victims, even the most powerful Abyss Lords would not be able to secure their dominance. The barren wilderness alone cannot feed the entire territory's huge population, and the blood pool, as an indirect source of resources, occupies at least three to fifty percent of a territory's supply.
Although Andre was able to rely on his own wisdom and the richness around the swamp shattered mountain to forcibly bypass the cruel laws of survival in the Demon Realm, the lack of personnel was still an Achilles heel for Andrari.
Of course, the blood pool in front of him, which was the size of a joke, could not bring hundreds or thousands of new members to Andrari at once, but it had a completely different meaning for the Broken Sky Mountain, which had not appeared in hundreds of years. Perhaps, with some of the rules hidden in this bright red liquid, André will be able to use the most peaceful way to supplement Andrari's lack of manpower.
You must know that even in Thornleaf Village, where the population is growing slowly, the number of elves in it is three times as many as Andrarui's demons!
Unlike the awe-inspiring succubi and cowards, the elven druid elders, like Andre, have an irrepressible curiosity about the formation of pools of blood.
The vast majority of pools of blood are found in uninhabited wilderness. Except for a very small number of blood pools that have been discovered by the demons in the process of breeding cowardly demons, the vast majority of them were finally discovered by other demons because of the cowardly demons who wandered aimlessly in the wilderness after birth. Less than half a mile away from the tribe like this, it had only been formed for a short time, and it was rare for such a small pool of blood to take shape.
Not only Andrey, but even the druids who have been exploring the mysteries of life and pursuing the law of balance in the world feel that this is a golden opportunity. What are the conditions for the formation of a pool of blood? How long does it take to go from nothing to the birth of a cowardly demon, and what kind of magic power? What are the hidden mysteries of the birth of the Children of the Abyss?
All of this could be a century-old task for the druids to explore the secrets of the origin and life forms of the demons during their time in Andrari!
It's just that before Marcerien, who had something in mind, could speak, a surprising accident appeared again.
After making sure that everyone noticed the runes on the ground, and that everyone who stepped on the broken runes carefully restored them. Appi suddenly threw herself into the pool of blood without warning, even if Livia called out loudly in worry, it was useless, and the black hairball just showed the tip of its back in the blood puddle that was just deep and had no instep, and it seemed that it was lying on its stomach in the pool of blood and falling asleep.
Even the ignorant and cowardly demons who are not afraid of heaven and earth do not dare to burrow into this bright red liquid with such a big grin. The elves had already tried it with the tender blades of grass, and this artificially conceived pool of blood seemed to be somewhat corrosive, and the green leaves that soaked in the pool of blood began to turn yellow in just a few breaths. Obviously, none of the seeds within a meter of the blood pool have germinated, and there is a very clear relationship with the blood pool itself. Although the cowardly demons were all born into similar beings, no one knows if this blood pool is brewing in this blood pool with a magical change that is completely opposite to the ordinary blood pool, what if it melts directly into it!?
Rivia's call went unanswered, and the impatient young succubus even tried to risk his life to fish Ambi out of the pool of blood, but was about to bend down when he was stopped by Matherien.
"In the classical records of elves, almost ninety percent of the world's magical beasts originated from phantom beasts in the elemental plane. Most of them fuse with the fetus in the form of spirits by lurking in the mother body of the beast, and the final new life is the original monster. But there is also a small percentage of elemental beings that will shape their physical bodies by directly absorbing free life energy. The old druid motioned to the succubus not to get excited, "I think Appi's purpose is no different from those phantom beasts, except that the means by which he shapes his own body have never been heard of before. ”
Marserien used his oak staff to lightly tap the small pinch of black hair in the middle of the pool of blood, and then the black hairball raised its round head as if it hadn't woken up, and glanced impatiently at the old druid, and let out a warning, but unintimidating, childish growl in his throat. Then he turned his head and continued to lie in the pool of blood, not bothering to move.
"Miss Livia, please rest assured. Any life has the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, not to mention that as a phantom beast, its perception of the elements is even much sharper than ours. Shaping the flesh is a process that almost every elemental life that is not strong enough must go through, and it is only good for it. ”
"Why do they have to go through this step?" Although the succubus believed that Appi would not be stupid enough to hurt herself, Livia was still more worried about her closest friend than usual during this time.
"Our world is completely different from the elemental world, and in their world, the undercurrent of magic that is very deadly to us is nothing more than 'food' and 'water' to them. And whether it was in Garlandia or the Demon Realm, the vitality and concentration of ordinary elements were too thin for them. If they can't transform into flesh and blood, then they can only survive by clinging to other beings. As the druids used to say, if you can't become like a fish in some way, then you will never be able to adapt to life in the water. ”
The druid's argument was compelling, but Livia still didn't want to leave Appi here alone.
"Your Highness, I want to stay here and take care of Appi. The young succubus bowed his head and asked the child of the abyss.
"Alright then, I'll assign your work to others during this time. ”
"Your Highness Andrew, teacher, I also want to stay and study the changes of phantom beasts in the blood pool. "Elune isn't alone in being curious about blood pools and phantom beasts, but the Druid apprentices have their own jobs and are not in a position to devote a large amount of manpower to this research.
Seeing that the Children of the Abyss acquiesced in the actions of their eldest disciples, the Druid Master began to organize his disciples to build a canopy on top of the blood pool to shelter from the continuous heavy rain during the rainy season.
While Marcellion was giving his most proud disciple some precautions, André was considering whether such a large field needed some guards to drive away the beasts that might destroy them. A pool of blood that could provide a steady stream of new members to the clan was a "treasure" that every Abyss Lord could dream of, and it was definitely worthy of Andrari's best-in-class guards.
If it works.