Chapter 153
Richard didn't know if this was a self-inflicted initiative of the brood, or if it was something else, or if it was just a coincidence. However, from its answer, Richard vaguely had a thought that he had never had before, that the brood might have a soul and ideas of its own, and that it was not simply a contract creature that only knew how to execute.
The special unit, like other brood creations, picks up the eggshells of the ground as soon as they are born and eats them cleanly. As a result, its armor-like carapace grew a little thicker, and quickly became hard and bright in the wind. After eating the eggshell, it stands still.
The brood then passed on to Richard a special spell called Revelation. The role of revelation is to enlighten the divinity of a particular unit, to excite its own soul, and to imprint Richard's mark on its soul. In this way, the command of the special unit was transferred from the brood to Richard.
When the special unit was first created and released, its soul was still in a state of slumber, just a shell. At this time, it is very fragile, and its resistance depends on the power level of the creator, which is the brood, and if there is a mage who is proficient in souls like Sandru, or a sorcerer whose soul power greatly exceeds that of the brood, it is very likely to be enslaved from now on. This is why the process of creating a zào must be kept secret.
According to the message from the brood, Richard put his hand on the forehead of the special unit, chanted a spell, and a little soul spark was sent into its body, instantly igniting the hidden divinity, and in the raging divine fire, the soul emerged.
It shook all over, and its eyes quickly brightened. It first glanced at the brood and said, "Thank you, my creator." ”
The special unit suddenly spoke, much to Richard's surprise. It then turned around, bowed to Richard as was customary for the aristocracy of men, and said, "I will obey you, my master." ”
"Ah, well, this...... If he hadn't seen the whole process of the birth of the special unit, he would definitely think that there was an out-and-out human being in front of him, or some other kind of intelligent life. Although he had long heard from the mother nest that special units would have souls because of the consumption of divinity, he couldn't help but be shocked when this qiē really happened in front of his eyes.
In the scriptures of many churches, it has been solemnly mentioned that the soul is the exclusive domain of the gods, and it is the ** of mortals. It is precisely because mortals cannot create zào souls that they cannot create zào intelligent races. The creation of man is also the domain of the gods, and it is the domain of a very few powerful gods.
After finally calming down the shock, Richard said to the special unit: "Wait a minute, I have to give you a name." Your current outfit is not good, I need to get you another set to block your body. ”
"My name is Crimson. The special unit replied.
"Crimson?" Richard was stunned again, and turned to ask the brood, "Is this your name?"
The brood immediately replied, "No, master." ”
At the same time, Crimson also said, "This name is a mark engraved in my soul, and it was born with my soul." So I can only use it as my only name. My real name is Crimson Porpos......"
Crimson pronounced a long name, a mysterious truth composed of nearly 100 syllables for more than ten seconds, but fortunately, Richard's memory was strong, so he barely remembered. However, the shock in his heart was even stronger, a guy who was born with his real name, even if he was placed in the abyss, at least he had to be a great demon to be possible.
Moreover, when Scarlet first looked at him, Richard didn't know if it was his own delusion, and always felt that his gaze contained many complicated things. Looking back at this moment, he actually felt a little creepy.
Richard returned to the camp and took a cloak with a hood, dressed it in Crimson, and gave it a masked silk scarf commonly used by assassin killers, so that it could cover most of its face, and then dared to bring it back to camp. This is not because of the strange appearance of the crimson, but because the half of the face that is exposed outside really carries too much of the shadow of Sinclair. The warriors under his command have just experienced a bloody battle of life and death, and it is estimated that they will often see Sinclair in nightmares for a long time, and it is obviously not a good idea to let them see crimson faces now.
Ordinary warriors have no curiosity about the extra companions, and it is not uncommon for nobles to have a woman by their side, not to mention that this woman is dressed as an assassin and spends most of her time in the shadows, and smart people know not to provoke her.
Richard's contractors felt from her that they belonged to the same master's soul contract, but after the troubadour hit a soft nail, they no longer looked for the bottom of it. As for Richard himself, after thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a perfect source, so he only confessed, "This is my contractor." And quicksand was just a faint crimson, and he didn't ask questions.
After going back and forth, Richard handed over all the magic crystals collected during this time to the brood, using it as a source of power, and improved the ability of the brood's Zào combat unit three times in succession. It's just that except for the first increase when you level up, the number of magic crystals consumed by each additional increase is doubled. Now the number of magic crystals left in Richard's hand has become single digits, just enough for him to make a few ordinary compositions of the Faro version.
However, with this ability, the brood can create six tusks per day, or three throwers. The Grenary was all attached to the highly poisonous attribute, and even a level 10 knight who was cut through the skin by the Grenadier's poisonous bone axe could not hold out for a minute. Only a powerhouse above the twelfth level could temporarily suppress the toxin with his fighting energy. Of course, the poison of the manticore is not so gentle, due to the relationship between the level and the inevitable loss of strength in the simulation process, the mother nest is only a diluted version of the poison attached to the thrower, and the complete poison ability can only be suppressed by the fighting spirit above level fifteen. This is the ability copied by the brood, if it is Sinclair's manticore, if it is pierced with a needle, even the sixteenth-level Sacred Domain powerhouse of Faro will not be able to last long.
After dealing with the qiē, Richard immediately asked the brood to set off back to the mountains of the turbulent land, where the area could provide the brood with enough food, after all, it was too dazzling to move in the human area. Most of the Wind Fangs followed the brood, leaving Richard with only forty Wind Fangs. He can now perfectly control up to thirty or so units, so it would be enough to keep that. And when the new tusks with high toxicity are produced, the old tusks are eliminated.
It was not until the day after the end of the battle that the duke's reinforcements were belated. The reinforcements and the Duke's emissaries arrived at the same time, led by Lord Moon Bear, one of the three sacred realms under the Duke's command. The lord brought two hundred elite cavalrymen all the way, and on the way pursued the ducal's messenger, who had already set out.