In order to prevent the heirs of the abyss in the city from seeing through the survivors' plans by digesting the memories of those dead mages, Xiuge deliberately reformulated a set of temporary magic signal rules with the mages in the Dharma's residence before leaving, and now, the pale green color slowly drifting in the sky represents the beginning of the first batch of personnel transfers.

And there were no other magical signals in the sky, which meant that, after that, the transfer went well, just like Shug's plan, now most of the Abyss Heirs in Seren City have been attracted by his series of actions to the area closer to the north of the city, and this area, the soldiers of Iris Street and the bandits of the Tricolor Brotherhood have completed the search, and even if there are still survivors here, it is only a few.

At this moment, the distorted voice formed by the convergence of countless voices came from the side.

"What are you planning, right?"

This time, it didn't even pause or stumble, its words were frighteningly fluid, and to Shuge's surprise, this time it even showed an inquiring tone that was indistinguishable from that of a human, and if it weren't for the strange voice it made, Xiuge would almost think that it was a real person asking him a question.

Shug finally turned around, and he looked at the black slime mass in front of him, and then he realized that in fact, the sunlight continued to damage the Darkside Descendants, but when they came together, the huge reserves of power were enough to allow them to directly resist the wear and tear caused by the sunlight.

Seeing Shug look at him, the figure trembled slightly, and then fragmented shadows slowly emerged from within it, and eventually, these shadows formed a mouth in the correct place on the humanoid's face.

After completing the basic "preparations", the humanoid slowly opened its mouth, and it asked Shuge again, "Have you seriously thought about what we are proposing?" ”

Shuge suddenly noticed that the human form in front of him, which represented the will of the main body of the Descendants of the Abyss, did not seem to use honorifics to refer to himself anymore, and it seemed that with the continuous mastery of knowledge, it had successfully eliminated the useless content of knowledge and memories that were similar to etiquette.

Shuge stared earnestly at the humanoid in front of him, then he shook his head and replied slowly, "If you mean to let me voluntarily become your food and become one of you, then my answer is still no. ”

Xiuge's refusal did not trigger the anger of the Descendant of the Abyss, the light and shadow in the humanoid body kept turning and flowing, and after a moment, it finished thinking, so it spoke again: "What if it is replaced?" ”

"Swap it?"

"If it were up to you to be the absolute subject, would you accept our offer?"

The humanoid said in its eerie, non-emotionally unflapping voice, "Or as you understand it, if we were to be your food of your own volition, would you accept it?" ”

Xiuge's eyes narrowed slightly.

He had always been cautiously observing and paying attention to the movements of the Descendants of the Abyss, because he remembered very well that in his first head-to-head conversation with the Descendants of the Abyss, he had seen through its intention to use communication and communication as bait and wait for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

For the existence in front of him, who has a lot of knowledge, but follows a set of chaotic instincts, negotiation and debate seem to be just a tool used to strengthen his own people and obtain more food.

But this time, things seem to be different.

In Xiuge's extremely keen perception, the main body of the Abyss Heir did not carry out any kind of ambush, and it seemed that the only person who came to the roof of this theater was this human form, which could be erased in an instant if Xiuge was willing.

However, this kind of behavior is pointless.

Looking at the black shadows that were constantly wriggling and gathering on the streets below, Xiuge even suspected that the actual number of these monsters was enough to fill an entire deep lake, and with their current strength, it was even possible to break through the ritual grounds that were blocked above Salem City!

In this case, Xiuge had no way to directly defeat the opponent in front of him with his own strength, he knew that even if he used all means to attack and devour the group of Abyss Descendants below now, there would be no way to kill them all, and even the act of devouring it alone was enough to "support him alive".

Xiuge didn't directly answer the question of the main body of the Descendants of the Abyss, he asked rhetorically: "In my opinion, now that you have enough wisdom, according to what you said before, you don't need my will to 'lead' now, right?" Why do you still want to merge with me? ”

Upon hearing Shuge's question, a slowly wriggling black light and shadow appeared inside the Descendants of the Abyss standing in the sunlight, a standard expression of their thoughts, and after a moment, it slowly raised one of its arms and pointed a finger upward.

The sunlight fell on its fingers, and the bright light caused the chaotic black body to emit a faint magical smoke, and then it said, "The light will soon be gone, and the cold sun will rise...... We're not ready yet. ”

……

Verdant Harbor.

As an important trading port on the southern coast, it has become much deserted now, and even the most daring and greedy merchants dare not go to sea to trade at such times, and during this time, in the southern seas, you can always hear the terrifying roar of the fleets of the Kingdom of Hain and the Duchy of Boult fighting.

Just as the astonishing changes are taking place on the frontal front, so too are the Navy's methods of engagement.

When the Wartel Army's modified steel steam vehicles drove into battle with Calfan heavy machine guns and small crystalline cannons, the fleets on the sea welcomed some strange new members.

"What a big ship......"

Sally, who had never seen the sea before, felt fresh when she saw everything, the smell of the sea breeze was very strange, the fish of the sea being sold were also strange, and some exotic goods stranded in the harbor were even more eye-catching.

But what really made Sally sigh was the huge ship moored in the distant sea, and the many small magic airships hovering above it, all of which were equipped with lightweight steam crystallization cannons capable of firing lethal ammunition directly from the air, a new kind of endeavor made by the workshops and master craftsmen of the two kingdoms.

"Large airship carriers...... In fact, it is a platform that can float on water, and one can carry about five airships. ”

Meyer had apparently learned about this new type of ship from somewhere else, and he patiently introduced it to his students: "Don't look at its size, it doesn't actually have the ability to defend itself at all, any small warship can sink it, but the airships it carries can detect far away, and the cannon fire on it is also deadly to the ship...... I've heard from friends that the craftsmen of the Kingdom of Hain are still working on a new type of small airship, and if it goes well, they can even double the number of airships on board the carrier ship. ”

Sally, accustomed to her teacher's erudition, nodded her head and looked in amazement at the shadows of the airships hovering above the sea, which seemed to be slowly descending, and the wind that kept blowing and the dark clouds drifting from the sky indicated that a storm was approaching.

"Let's go, we don't have much time to hang out here this time, and we'll come back later when we have a chance."

Mayer spoke to Sally, and then he pulled out a few generic coins and handed them to an older kid on the side of the road, from whom he bought a new newspaper and a few dried fish wrapped in newspapers.

The boy's gaze stayed on Sally's body, this girl had become very special after experiencing the ordeal of Salem City, studying at the Alchemist Academy, and a period of military career, coupled with her own appearance, she was like the "handmaiden" of the legendary god who walked in the sun.

Sally noticed the boy's gaze, so she turned her head and smiled at the other party, this action immediately caused the boy's face to redden, he quickly lowered his head, stared at the coin he had just received, and did not dare to speak, but after a moment of hesitation, he boldly took out a roll of dried fish wrapped in newspaper, gritted his teeth and handed it to Sally.

With that, Mayer walked towards the end of the street with his students and two bags of dried fish.

Their destination is not far away.

After about twenty minutes, Sally followed Meyer to a large ship repair workshop, the doors of which were closed, with chains hanging from them, and the constant hum of magical rituals in the air, indicating that a mage had set up the most basic precautions and precautions for this large workshop.

Meyer looked up, he squinted at the words "Silent Sea Ship Workshop" above the gate, and then said to Sally, "Here we are." ”

"Ship Workshop?"

Sally was a little surprised, she gently wiped away a grain of dried fish crumbs from the corner of her mouth, and asked, "I remember you said that we are here for a meeting...... Could it be that this is the place where the meeting will be? ”

"I think so."

Meyer nodded slightly, then he turned slowly, his gaze swept across the nearby street, and finally, his gaze fell on the door of a seaside grocery store diagonally across the repair workshop, where a middle-aged fisherman, smoking a cigarette, tending to a fishing rod in his hand in the fading sunlight in the sky.

So Mayer and Sally stepped forward, and soon, the fisherman, who was sitting among the various tools and miscellaneous items, raised his head, looked at the two of them seriously, and then took the initiative to ask, "Professor Frey Meyer?" ”

Sally noticed that the fisherman's accent was distinct from that of the Waters of the South, and that it sounded somewhat similar to that of the tongue-strumming Hain.

"It's me."

Mayer smiled and nodded to the middle-aged fisherman, then he raised his hand and pointed to the door of the repair workshop: "Am I late?" Has the meeting started? ”

"Oh, don't worry, it's not started yet, it's just to be safe, we can't open the door...... Please come with me! ”

The fisherman put down the tools in his hand, and in three or two he kicked the debris into his shop, and after locking the door, he led the two of them towards a path next to the repair workshop, and as he walked, he complained: "The weather has changed a little drastically these days, sometimes the sun is shining one second, and the wind is blowing the next second, and the boat can hardly find a chance to go out fishing...... And I heard that the sirens on the lighthouse next to the harbor were always going off, and the old woman in charge of the lighthouse asked the craftsmen several times, but the inspection said that there was no problem. ”

"Sirens? What is it used to monitor? ”

Meyer always kept an open mind to seek advice, and he did not miss any opportunity to acquire knowledge and information.

"Ah...... I don't know for sure, but based on past experience, lighthouses detect danger through sirens. ”

The fisherman replied, "Sometimes it's particularly bad weather, and sometimes it's dangerous magical sea beasts...... Some time ago, there was a fleet that opened fire outside the harbor, and it is said that when the shells explode, it will also sound the alarm. ”

"Shouldn't the mages come to see this situation?"

"I saw it once and said there was no problem...... So everyone thinks it's caused by these strange weather lately, hey, no one can say! ”

In the middle of the conversation, he had already led Meyer and Sally to the side entrance of the repair workshop, which was different from the main entrance, which was open, but there were guards in front of the door, and they even carried guns and weapons.

The appearance of the three of them caused the guards to immediately pick up the crystallized guns, but then the leading fisherman waved his hand at the guards: "It's Professor Frey Mayer and his students, I'll leave it to you next, I'll go back first." ”

As soon as the guards nodded, the fisherman, who was obviously not ordinary, turned away, his steps light and swift, and only after he turned did Sally notice that the fisherman was actually carrying a new revolver, and it was clear that he was also one of the guards.

Soon, Meyer's identity was confirmed, and a guard led the two men to the repair workshop, and after passing through an open space full of various materials and large parts, the two entered a large factory.

Sally's eyes lit up as she realized that it had actually been transformed into a makeshift venue, and although there were still many traces of the workshop, and the smell of alchemy materials and magical potions wafting through the air, the bright lights, the erected lectern, the many chairs placed under the podium, and the people who were engaged in lively discussions, gave the spacious factory a very peculiar atmosphere.

(End of chapter)