"You're moving?"

Hug opened his eyes in the dream shelter, and he saw Theseus standing next to him, staring at the various objects that were piled up beside Hug with a "sad face".

Inside these things were a huge tortoise shell kept inside some kind of magic gel, and three kinds of blood from different magical creatures - they were divided into jars of different sizes, and they showed different strange colors in the dim light.

Of course, there is also the "Traveling Spider Eyeball" that Shuge brought to the Dream Shelter without a "sacrifice", and a large bag of heavy universal gold coins.

Large and small objects are stacked together, making the location where Xiuge is located seem to become a distribution point for goods.

Facing Theseus, who had only been seen for a day, Xiuge slowly got up, he stretched his body, and then said: "I'm ready to go out, so I naturally need to prepare well...... I remember you said earlier that it is not appropriate to make any more 'sacrifices' until my magic is qualitatively transformed. ”

As he spoke, Xiuge raised his hand and gently patted the heavy bag of gold coins twice: "It's all fine now, right?" ”

"Of course."

The chaotic shadow that made up Theseus's face shook slightly, and the originally rather funny "expression" quickly converged, and he spread out his hand at Xiuge: "People who play a lot of role-playing games are always like this, as soon as they 'level up', they will open the character panel and stare at their skill book in a daze...... Well, understandable. ”

"Tsk."

Theseus frowned, Theseus' words sounded yin and yang, and it was very uncomfortable.

With instinct, he felt that there was a hole in this matter.

However, Theseus did not want to talk much about this matter, and after a few perfunctory sentences, he slipped back to his previous seat and began his journey of conquering the "sea of stars" again.

As a result, the "materials" that Xiuge brought into the dream shelter were simply arranged according to the importance he had in mind.

Among them, the most important is the "Passing Spider Eyeball" that failed to successfully perform the "sacrifice" before, Theseus mentioned before that this sacrifice can bring a very significant "escape ability", and through the biological habits of the Walking Spider, Xiuge judged that it is likely to be able to bring itself magical powers similar to stealth or fast movement.

As for the rest of the things that have just been brought in, Xiuge is not easy to judge.

The large tortoise shell encased in magic gel may be associated with some means of protection, and the three different types of blood come from the sea's fine-scaled sea serpents, the plains of the luto, and the more common toucans in the sea.

Then there was the big bag of gold coins, which were the "exchange conditions" that Xiuge had seen in the dream shelter before.

Looking at this huge bag of gold coins, Xiuge was inexplicably a little emotional.

When he first came to Vane, he was even struggling with twenty general-purpose silver coins, but now, this pocket with more than five hundred general-purpose gold coins that he had withdrawn in advance was no longer the first choice.

At this time, the huge disk that existed in the spiritual world of Xiuge was operating at a steady rate.

After the magic of Xiuge successfully broke through the original threshold, the details on these metal discs became richer - the pale green lines extending from the central area were now emitting a soft fluorescence, each of which was connected to the grooves on the disks, and although there were no "occupants" inside these grooves at this time, Xiuge could see that the light of the magic was converging inside the grooves.

Inside these grooves, the extremely sophisticated mechanical structure is constantly working, and the gears, large and small, make a slight sound with a very regular pattern in the bite again and again, so that Xiuge can't help but indulge in it.

"Okay, let me see...... Who's going to move into the 'new room' first. ”

With a long sigh of relief, he picked up the container from his desk that contained the eyeballs of the Spider Walkers, and walked down the corridor beside him.

Associated with this sacrificial item is a vending machine.

The machine was completely out of service, and the drinks that were supposed to be in it had disappeared without a trace, much to the regret of Shuge, who felt a little nostalgic for the drinks he used to buy when he was working overtime.

It was only after experiencing so many things that Xiuge realized that working overtime in an air-conditioned room while drinking carbonated drinks was actually a kind of beauty.

The vending machine is located next to the "rest corner".

The vending machine was empty, and through the transparent glass door, Xiuge could see the black fog surging in it, which was not only inside the container, but also poured into the touch screen on the vending machine, and Xiuge could even see the fog scurrying around in the flickering electronic screen.

This kind of picture is very weird.

It even made the strange word "cyber magic ghost" pop up in Xiuge's mind.

As Xiuge approached, the black fog imprisoned inside the vending machine container reacted, and they got rid of their initial state of abstraction and began to expand—the so-called vending machine, which seemed to be just the boundary of a huge cage, actually possessed an even more surprising space inside the machine.

And in the depths of this space, there is a silhouette slowly approaching in the direction of Xiuge, which at first seems distant and vague, but as the distance shortens, its outline and form become clearly visible.

It appears to be a giant spider crawling inside the machine.

This kind of image is enough to make those who have a serious fear of spiders feel dizzy, but for Xiuge, such a sight is nothing.

And as the spider approached, the inside of the vending machine's electronic touch screen also began to change.

The deep colors that are completely integrated with the electronic screen twist and writhe, and finally form the concrete conditions required for sacrifice in the very center of the screen.

Seeing this, Xiuge opened the container in his hand.

Inside this specially treated alchemy container, a number of huge gray-white eyeballs were rising and falling in the alchemy solution, and even though they had been removed from the body of the walking spider, Shuge could still feel the magic contained in these eyeballs.

According to the popular theory of Vann scholars, these eyeballs are the source of the power of the walking spider, and can even be regarded as their "second heart" or "second brain", and studies have shown that after the removal of a walking spider's eyeball, as long as it is properly preserved, it can be active for a long time, and can even be transplanted to another spider that has lost an eyeball.

Other mages believe that the eyeballs of the Wandering Spider actually possess similar properties to high-purity magic crystals, which made the Wandering Spider once the "most popular" magical creature of Vann, and was almost extinct due to the intensive hunting organized by hunters, merchants, and wild mages.

However, with its far superior magical creatures and strange self-preservation abilities, the Wandering Spider managed to survive in Vann and became the top predator in certain areas.

As for the survival of the walking spider, Xiuge only learned about this extent.

Rather than their current state and the existential dilemmas they once encountered, Xiuge paid more attention to the specific use of these strange eyeballs in his hands.

After carefully observing the vending machine in front of him, Xiuge tentatively sent the container in his hand forward.

The fog entrenched inside the machine immediately reacted to Xiuge's action.

With a few strange soft sounds, the huge spider shadow imprisoned inside the container suddenly trembled, and the shadow that shrouded the "spider" began to fade rapidly, and its clearest appearance also appeared directly in front of Xiuge's eyes.

Xiuge's eyebrows were twisted up at once.

Because he can be sure that the person who is restrained inside the container is not a walking spider at all.

There was no fluff on its surface, and its body looked as smooth as metal, with large dark red dots of light along its head and sides of its torso, and on top of this torso, there were fierce limbs like blades.

The limbs looked completely different from the spider's feet, there was no fluff on them, and their outlines were so flat and sharp that they looked like they were made of a large number of metal fragments, and not only that, but at the ends of the limbs, Hug saw sharp claws that resembled beasts.

In addition to this, it also has two very exaggerated chelicerae covered with sharp serrations and equally emitted a dark metallic glow.

At the same time, a low roar suddenly sounded from the depths of Xiuge's spiritual world.

Xiuge quickly withdrew his gaze, and then he found that the court hound, which had been napping in the "study" of the messenger in the mirror, had been awakened, and now it looked as if it was under serious threat, and it was in a state of extreme tension.

Perhaps in response to a potential enemy, or perhaps instinctively trying to show its strength, a large amount of Abyssal Mist erupted from the court hound's body, making its body appear extraordinarily large and strong, and not only that, but its mouth was already open, and the tentacles that existed between its sharp teeth poked out slightly and swayed constantly.

On both sides of its pitch-black, narrow head, a large number of dark red points of light gradually appeared.

The mirror messenger in the same study was originally "reading", and it seemed to be startled by the change of the court hound, but no matter how much it appeased, the hound was always in such a state, as if it was about to explode in the next second.

"Ah, I think about it......"

Theseus's voice suddenly floated from behind, and Hug turned his head, only to see that he had also come to the vending machine, and was seriously looking at the huge spider imprisoned inside the vending machine.

"In today's Van's lingua franca, its name should be 'Abyssal Spider', and speaking of which, this thing is a minor nuisance within the Abyss...... At the very least, the Abyss Court needs to organize a large number of hounds to hunt and clean them up on a regular basis. ”

The faceless deity said nostalgically in a strange tone, "Well, I didn't expect to be able to see it here, it's amazing. ”

Hearing this, Xiuge couldn't help but ask, "But I remember, aren't the existences in this shelter all personally selected and left by you?" ”

Theseus shrugged his shoulders and laughed strangely, "Ah...... There are so many quantities and types, I may not be able to remember them all, not to mention that sometimes, I don't know what my selection criteria are, so leave some surprises and expectations, isn't it? ”

“……”

Xiuge really didn't know what to say about this.

However, since Theseus took the initiative to come over, Xiuge naturally would not let go of the opportunity to ask questions, he pointed to the vending machine in front of him and asked, "So what should I do with this thing?" It's been a long time, and I haven't seen the 'feeding port'. ”

"Simple."

Theseus stepped forward happily and kicked the vending machine hard, and under the tremendous force, the fog that bound the "Abyss Spider" trembled violently, and then I saw that the electronic screen that originally displayed the "sacrifice conditions" writhed in the light and shadow, forming an extremely rough circular gap, which seemed to be just enough for the eyeballs of those passing spiders to pass through.

"Solved...... But I can warn you that there may be some minor contradictions between this thing and the court hound, which are not easy to reconcile, and it is okay to accept it, but after that, you may have a little bit of noise in your head, just bear with it, it's not a big deal. ”

With this string of adjectives that came out of Theseus's mouth, Xiuge was absolutely skeptical.

At this point, Theseus's words become less credible than the leaders' "two simple words."

Slander is slander, what should be done is to be done after all, so Xiuge quickly used the mage's hand to remove the pile of eyeballs taken from the walking spider from the alchemy solution, and threw them into the circular notch of the vending machine one by one.

As the "coin" was completed, the huge machine vibrated at an alarming frequency, and in just two seconds, the glass door that had been used to seal the Abyssal Spider shattered into a scattered black fog.

Shuge did not perceive any danger from this change, and the metal disc did not emit any warning, only the court hound always maintained that irascible appearance.

In this way, the Abyssal Spider, which had successfully escaped from the cage, slowly crawled out from the depths of the cabinet, and it did not show any hostility towards Xiuge, but came to Xiuge with great caution, its dark red eyes distributed on both sides of its body flickering slightly.

The next second, it fell to its knees and pressed its massive chelicera to the ground.

It took the initiative to show a gesture of obedience to Xiuge.

(End of chapter)