Chapter 142: The Key
When the blood curtain temporarily sealed the elemental well, without Zhao Wenrui's prompt, William rushed forward like lightning, and then took out the magic weapon, squandered the extraordinary power at any cost, and arranged the sealing array.
When he arrived, William was prepared to seal the transcendent passage, but he didn't expect to face the violent eruption of the elemental well.
Under this eruption, the magic circle will be destroyed before it can be arranged.
Fortunately, Zhao Wenrui had the means to forcibly interrupt the eruption for a period of time, which provided an opportunity for William to arrange the magic circle.
The six magic artifacts are like six bright lights, lit up on the earth, and the lines that connect with each other draw a six-pointed star, and the elemental well is inside the six-pointed star.
The circle began to operate, and the power of the holy light penetrated deep into the ground, redirecting the flow of elemental energy, and the light of the circle flourished as a result, gradually condensing the crystal cover, and giving birth to one crystal pillar after another, which stretched down the elemental well.
With the appearance of these island energy rods, the eruption of the elemental well gradually weakened, and the energy level began to fall, and if it fell to a certain low level, it would turn off, like the ignition point of coke.
And the blood curtain also turned into flying ash after the time limit expired, leaving only two clusters of golden and red elemental crystals.
The battle is over.
Most of the extraordinary contests are like this, whether they can solve the problem or not will be seen within a few minutes, but if they are delayed, there is basically no good result.
Like those who cling to the church waiting for help, Zhao Wenrui has little hope that they will still survive.
But personnel still needs to be done. This is considered to be a human world, and living in this world cannot be exempt from vulgarity. It's for their own good.
The makeshift shelter was quickly found, and there were no surprises, and the people of the church were all finished, and they died miserably, either turning to ashes or becoming stone sculptures.
Someone turned this cave into a porcelain kiln, although it was not formal enough, but it kept attracting the power of the earth element, so it was burned very transparently, and the inner layers were deeply vulcanized, shiny.
Of course, the native who attracted the supernatural power to kill a vote was also there.
Sosuke Migami was furious, and wanted to rush forward to be punished, but was stopped by William.
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, their bark-like faces painted in blue and white, some resembling Peking Opera or Sichuan Opera masks, but less complex and with simple lines.
Zhao Wenrui knew that this was called death painting, and this indigenous transcendent was completely ready to die.
His gray, thinning hair was parted in the middle and combed into two small braids, hanging back in front of his shoulders. With a smile on his face, his eyes were full of blood, and he said in a low and slow voice in broken English: "They're just unlucky." ”
This statement is undoubtedly federal, after all, optimism is one of the personality labels of federalists.
Zhao Wenrui said in Indian language: "We have luck in this business, they are dead, which means that they can't do it." Now that you're going to die, it means that you're not doing well. ”
"You'll die too!" the native stared at Zhao Wenrui viciously.
Zhao Wenrui quickly adjusted to the slang-heavy Indian spoken by the native. This is the benefit of the spirit, who knows all languages.
"You're right, if the mortals win, we will eventually retire from the stage of history, and you are just one step ahead, just like the Paiute in the past. ”
The Wounded Knee Valley Massacre of 1890, considered the end of the Indian resistance to the whites, was dominated by the Paiutes.
Zhao Wenrui left after speaking. This native was already a mess in his body, and he could die at any time, all supported by a thought.
And after completing this exchange, whether he was happy or unwilling, he unloaded this breath, so he would die soon, and he had no ability to make any waves.
Zhao Wenrui is not stupid, he knows that this is a dark story.
The natives of North America had succumbed before the Union was formed.
They left their homes, left the fertile land, and came to live in a place where the birds don't.
The bison they relied on for their survival were slaughtered by the Federation in the name of building railroads, and there were at least 21 in all of North America.
Even now, the Celestial Empire has set foot in the universe on behalf of mankind, and the people here are still living badly. The days are poor, and there is no hope in sight.
Many young people even see going to prison as a kind of induction ceremony, where there is a small stove, air conditioning, three meals a day, and cable TV to watch, which is better than outside.
And women, 10 years ago, women here didn't even have a serious identity. This means that they are dead or missing, and the authorities are basically unable to file a case.
Even now, this is a typical three-way area, where young women do not hesitate to sleep with passers-by in order to get out of this place, even if they are old enough to be their fathers, as long as they can take them away, which is cheaper than the women among Mexican stowaways.
How can such a race, which has gradually died out over the years, still have the heart to make trouble? It is nothing more than the people of the church who have taken a fancy to the extraordinary wealth that people have worked so hard to accumulate, such as something that caused an elemental eruption.
As the saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, the sons of mice will make holes, the ancestors of the white people are a group of plundering peoples, mountain bandits and pirates, and the nobles are just a group of robbers who live in castles, and they go out to rob from time to time.
What kind of good bird can a church that arises in such a population and is nurtured by the culture of such a population?
So the story is actually very dark, and he took the opportunity to express his position just now, and the rest will not be involved.
But this matter is actually out of his control, even if he cuts off his arm, the Special Affairs Bureau does not intend to let him go easily.
In fact, he also blames himself, why is the Indian slang so slippery? Because of the lack of profit, no one is studying this now. A few years ago, I made an Oscar-winning literary film, and there were language jokes, and a group of male hormones spoke the words of a girl.
Therefore, not to mention the special affairs bureau, even the entire official, there is no one who is proficient in Indian language at the level of slang.
Nowadays, it is inevitable to interact with indigenous people, and it is important to have a linguist.
After receiving the call, Zhao Wenrui, who was already on the way back, asked Gangdou to drive to Beach, about 17 kilometers east of the south of the incident site, where more than 3,000 people lived, which is already a large town of this generation.
The scenery is naturally bleak, there are basically no people on the street, many houses only need to take a few careful looks, you will find that there is no ordinary RV warmth, that is, the warmth of the prefabricated house, and here is about 45 degrees north latitude, and Harbin is on a latitude.
Interestingly, there is no coal production here, and there is no such artifact as a fire kang. It is conceivable that if you live in a prefabricated house in the middle of winter, normal people will have to freeze into two fools.
If the external cold is easy to deal with, the inner cold is really difficult.
Zhao Wenrui glanced at it casually, and a question naturally arose: What do the people here live on.
The summer is short, the forest resources are not good, the land is barren, and alfalfa and other well-lived and high-yield pastures are not prosperous, let alone farmland. There are no mines, and there are no main roads......
In addition, the federation of this world is far from being comparable to the United States of origin in the world, because the Celestial Empire was successfully transformed during the Ming Dynasty, although the overseas colonization is far less crazy than the empire on which the sun never sets, but the stall in Asia is still watchable.
For example, India, the crown jewel of the British Empire in the original world, is the market of the Ming Empire in this world.
The Ming Empire + India, the economic benefits that can be generated by these two large markets alone have laid the foundation for the take-off of the Celestial Empire.
And because it is an empire with a long heritage, strong strength, and successful transformation, World War I and World War II did not let the Federation eat the ditch full of trenches.
It is precisely because of this that the Celestial Empire accumulated enough capital early, and began to erupt continuously in the second half of the 20th century, rushing out of the gravity well in one fell swoop.
And the federation without the city of Dafali, even if it stands on the geographical advantage, the road to becoming a strong country is quite tortuous, and the loss of time in the process is far greater than that of the United States of origin of the world, so it is far from the height of the United States, that is, in the late stage of World War II, it became the arsenal of the Great War, and the industry is the level of the old Maozi of the origin world.
The federation is not successful, and the aborigines of the reserve area of the inferior people are even worse, to put it bluntly, the poor mountainous areas with federal characteristics.
Zhao Wenrui felt that driving Dongfeng Iron Armor to this kind of place was afraid that he would be looked down upon.
But the actual situation was even more serious than he imagined. The fast food restaurant, including the service staff, looked like monkeys, watching for a long time, and their expressions were not good.
Zhao Wenrui felt that a large part of these people wanted to come over and punch him, or touch the buttocks or breasts of the steel pocket, so that they could go to the prison to bake a small stove in the next period of time, instead of rubbing the earth heating here?
The indigenous food here is fried bread, which reminds Zhao Wenrui of a snack in his hometown, oil cakes. Barbecue can also be made, but the ingredients are not fresh, it should be frozen meat, and it is not locally produced.
This is very true, the local sheep are naturally free-range, and the price is more expensive. Of course, the slaughter price is only a little more expensive than the meat sheep raised in the cramming style, and as for how much it sells on the shelves of big cities, it is not what they should be concerned about.
Therefore, the locals do not eat locally produced meat, and they can only eat frozen meat, which is cheaper than captive meat sheep, and it is not often eaten.
The local spending power determines that the fast food restaurant in front of him can only sell this grade of barbecue, after all, people like him who come once in a while are not its main customer group.
This is a natural source of Diao people, and Zhao Wenrui really doesn't want to interact with these poor people who may turn into blood-spattered horsemen at any time.
But he was even more reluctant to stay in the car.
Because Dongfeng Tiejia is more attractive than him, he has gathered many young people to watch, and he feels that if he is inside, he is afraid that he will really feel like a caged monkey.
The meal grinded for more than an hour, and when he had to pass the time with instant coffee, an empathetic phone call finally came, asking him to move to Troust, about 50 kilometers north of Beach.
Zhao Wenrui looked at the satellite map with his tablet and suddenly felt speechless. The road is not difficult to walk, you can follow the North Dakota State Highway 16, but it is a real ranch area, hundreds of square kilometers per family.
He said in his heart that this boss really doesn't know how to feel sorry for people, and he sees that there is a snowstorm, but he lets people go to that kind of place, and the transcendent is also a human being, and he is numb when he encounters extremely bad weather, okay?
I prepared more food, bought some sports drinks, and bought two sets of duvets. That's when I drove on the road.
Halfway through, a snowstorm came, the snow was flying, and the visibility on the headlights was no more than 10 meters.
Of course, Dongfeng Iron Armor, as an ORV of nearly one million federal green banknotes, not only has good performance, but also has a comfortable and luxurious interior, which does not make him suffer.
The wound on the broken arm has basically healed, and I no longer feel pain, but I feel awkward with one arm missing.
But he still decided to be the Condor Hero Yang Guo of time, instead of quickly giving birth to a new arm. Maybe you can mix in a few more days of paid leave. The inspectors of the Secret Service Bureau are so busy that they feel like extraordinary versions of the men in black, who have to save the world or something every once in a while.
When he arrived at Troosst, it was the steel pocket that woke him up, he slept on the road, and realized the advantage of one less arm, that is, the upper body can be placed more flat when sleeping on the left side, and there is no need to worry about the left arm being pressed and numb after a long time in this position.
"That's the optimistic Federalists. Zhao Wenrui gave himself a thumbs up when he got out of the car. Seeing that it was getting late, he spoke to Cathy on the phone and entered the stables.
The stables are just a disguise, the main entrance to the secret stronghold underground.
The stronghold is indigenous, and the style is quite primitive, like a marmot house, the natural features are highlighted, there is no decent furniture, the only thing that can be praised is dry and ventilated, and there are warm winter characteristics of the cave, as for whether it is cool in summer, I don't know.
The target was soon seen, and he was imprisoned somewhere in the cave, it was a woman, and looking at the miserable appearance, it should have been a round of punishment, the nails were plucked out, and the skin was cut out in a large piece, and the other was the brand of burnt flesh, where the flesh was tender, it was there, and it hurt to look at.
The people in the church should have used some kind of special means, this woman's spirit is not bad, and when she saw Zhao Wenrui, she bared her teeth and smiled, revealing her bloodstained teeth, which was indescribably hideous.
Zhao Wenrui came to be the translator, and this woman also cooperated, and she said whatever the people of the church asked. According to Zhao Wenrui's judgment, there was no lying.
And through some questions and answers, the matter between the church and the natives is basically clear. It was exactly as he expected. It is the Church that covets the extraordinary power that the natives have worked so hard to accumulate.
The church is a belief system, while the indigenous people are more primitive animists. Different systems have their own applications. The believers of the church are all over the world, but they still seek to seize other extraordinary powers, and it can only be said that there is no limit to greed.
However, this incident is not the end here, but the beginning of a turning point.
The woman concluded, "We're always looking for someone to be the key. Now, found it!"
When Zhao Wenrui translated this sentence to the people in the church, he saw that the faces of the people in the church changed strangely.
Looking at the woman again, it had rapidly turned into clay, and it was dry and cracked, and the powder fell in a puff of dust, and in a few seconds, even the shape of a human was gone, only a handful of red clay remained.
The people of the church had already rushed out in a hurry, Zhao Wenrui followed unhurriedly, and when he reached the ground, he saw that the people of the church had already gotten into the car, and it seemed that they were going to the elemental well.
At this moment, in the direction of the elemental well, a huge white flash lit up, which was very dazzling against the background of the already dim sky, looking at the scale of the Qin Yun that appeared afterwards, how could it also have the effect of 30,000 tons of TNT explosion.
Soon after the flash, a loud noise arrived at the same time as the shock wave, and the two places were dozens of kilometers apart, although the power had been almost released, but the effect of a blizzard above level 10 was still there. In an instant, the sky was dark, like a gray mist, and the people were blown to their feet, and in just a few seconds, a layer of frost formed on the side facing the explosion.
"Ordinary people are afraid that they will be injured and killed when they encounter such a sudden storm. Zhao Wenrui thought with a rough brow.
The ordinary person he thought of was naturally the town of Beach in the south, where he went from the elemental well, it was almost as far as the elemental well to here, and it was also a wilderness of a flat river.
But what worries more is not the bad weather, but what is spewing out after the explosion of the elemental well.
The green light is like tadpoles, which is very beautiful. It can also be seen through the thick dust and fog.
What's more, the green light with the tail of light soon scattered in all directions, and some of them flew towards Trost.
Therefore, Zhao Wenrui quickly discerned clearly, the soul, a powerful and special soul.
It was at that moment that he understood the meaning of what the indigenous woman had said before she died.
He wanted to intercept a soul and study it specifically.
But the sudden erosion of power made him extremely afraid for the first time.
Unable to refuse, unreasonable, his blood system did not have the slightest intention of resisting, but frantically absorbed.
The external performance is a swirl of light composed of streamers from all directions, and Zhao Wenrui is the center of the whirlpool, which can be said to be the most dazzling boy in the audience.
Naturally, the people of the church saw it and reacted quickly, and one of them shouted: "He is cursed, he is the key to open the well of the soul!"
As soon as Zhao Wenrui saw the attitude of the people in the church, he knew that he couldn't be good, and scolded 'MMP' in his heart, and then rose to the sky, turned into a blood eagle wrapped in blood-colored red light, and flew away.
'Bang!' Zhao Wenrui's collection fell from a height and shattered into pieces.
In this process, the people of the church only froze for a second or two, and then they took out gorgeous pistols with extraordinary power and shot at the blood eagle ping-pong, but the result was naturally useless.
"Damn! The soul well must be closed! Chase, transfer the helicopter!" Some of the people from the church got into the off-road vehicle and chased in the direction that Zhao Wenrui left, while the other part contacted the logistics.
There are also some who have been torn apart by a native who has been taken away by the Green Soul. Each of the Green Souls has been a battle-hardened warrior, and has been trained by special methods, which is very powerful.
Although he is not a modern person, his basic tactics are to use them perfectly, to fight and run, and to play the people of the church around, and soon there will be casualties.
And what makes the people of the church jealous the most is that the other party seems to have an immortal body, even if he is shot in the head by a gun, the green light inside shines, and he can recover quickly.
Even if this green light was not endless, there were already so many green souls flying out of the soul well, and if each one was so strong, they didn't dare to imagine what kind of natural disaster it was.
"Inform the cardinal, red alert, target the soul well, request a nuclear strike!" the head of the church ordered through gritted teeth.
This will inevitably cause an uproar, but it is less harmful than the spread of green souls.
What's more, in this mysterious and real world, the influence of the church is not comparable to that of its peers in the origin world.