While establishing Li Nuo's personality, he did not forget to do the right thing.

After coughing slightly, he got up from the ground and ran to help Mark and them pack up their spoils.

Seeing that he was recovering well, Mark handed him over to pack the ammo bag.

Li Nuo took this opportunity to collect all the soul fragments from the corpse.

[Soul Power +0.2]

[Soul Power +0.2]

【…】

Li Nuo glanced at the system message and nodded secretly.

In terms of soul strength, the Golden Federation and the ordinary people of the Tatis Empire are exactly the same.

When they are alive, they have no more, no less, just 1 Soul Power.

The soul detritus left behind after death is also 0.2 soul strength.

Li Nuo thought this phenomenon was quite interesting.

First of all, the Gold Federation locals are very different from the Imperials.

The "tenacity" attribute of the imperial people is generally relatively high, and the "spirit" is very low.

And within the Golden Federation, the atmosphere of national alchemy is very strong, and there are very few illiterates.

The average "spirit" attribute of the natives is relatively high, reaching 10 points, which is twice the average level of the Imperials.

It stands to reason that when the "spirit" is high, the strength of the soul should also be increased, right?

But why is the soul strength of the Federation also 1 point?

Li Nuo thought about it, but couldn't find an answer, so he could only treat soul strength as a unique attribute independent of the basic attribute.

It is worth mentioning that the wolfdogs of the Fierce Dog Gang have no soul crumbs on them.

When Li Nuo returned to the motorcycle with the ammunition bag on his back, he circled around the wolfdog that had fallen to the ground and died, but failed to collect any soul fragments.

He used a pistol to blow up the wolfdog's head before, and he has deconstructed the wolfdog in a passive deconstruction way.

At this time, he called up the panel properties of the wolf dog and took a look, and Li Nuo found the problem.

Wolf dogs, which have a certain amount of intelligence and aggressiveness, do not have the attribute of "soul strength".

On their panels, they only have two basic attributes, "Tenacity" and "Dexterity", plus a few passive skills.

There are no "spiritual" attributes, no "knowledge" entries, and no "memory" entries.

After ruling out the relationship between "spiritual" attributes and soul strength, Li Nuo deduced a preliminary conclusion:

Only the living who have both "knowledge" and "memory" can have soul strength.

On the other hand, this sentence seems to be true, that is, only when the living have the strength of the soul can they have "knowledge" and "memory".

I don't know if this conclusion is correct...

"Everyone, assemble, and get ready to go."

Canter's voice pulled Leno out of his musings.

Li Nuo suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, neatly arranged the ammunition bag with his hands and feet, and fixed it on the motorcycle with a rope.

In the battle just now, the Iron Thorn Shield Security Company won, 5 people were killed, more than 10 people were wounded, 12 quad bikes were seized, and some guns, ammunition, cash and food were seized.

The Dog Gang scavengers were defeated, 26 people were killed, and the only Extraordinary escaped with wounds.

The number of scavengers is less than half that of the Iron Thorn Shield security team.

The Extraordinaire in the team is also a werewolf who is good at movement and assassination, not an alchemist who can be tough head-on.

It can be seen that the Fierce Dog Gang has made an attempt to make a big deal with a small one.

It would be great if the werewolves could take Fars captive.

If you can't take it away, you can test the strength of the security team.

Perhaps, there is an ambush in front of the Fierce Dog Gang.

Based on this consideration, Kante decided to move away from the route he had taken repeatedly in the past, and instead took an alternate route that was unknown to outsiders.

He told his team to turn off their lights, slow down a little, and move silently under the cover of night.

Mark was in charge of the motorcycle, and Leno sat in the back and tended to the loot.

Far from the city, there is very little light pollution.

As soon as the team turned off the lights, the starry sky became clearer and clearer.

Li Nuo raised his chin and looked up at the sky, staring at the starry sky of this world in a daze.

In his cognition, the starry sky should be starry.

But here, on the quiet and deep black background, the light of most of the stars is very faint and hazy, and the light of only a few stars is clear and bright.

And these brighter stars also look much bigger than the other stars.

Some of the stars were as white as bones. Some of the stars are surrounded by colorful storms. There are also stars that have a dark red color similar to blood.

The weirdest thing is the moon.

It was a cracked, bright celestial body.

If the moon travels through the former world, it is the size of an egg.

The moon in this world, the size of a basketball, seems to be very close to the ground, and there is a sense of oppression.

Its surface is silvery-white, and near the equator, there is a hideous cleft.

The chasm spanned the entire celestial body, as if the moon had been disemboweled.

Countless rubble flowed out of the rift, forming a halo around the moon that looked like a "silver belt".

Compared with this kind of "disemboweled" moon, those bright stars with different colors of light seem much more normal.

Leno aimed at these celestial bodies and threw a deconstruction.

The feedback he received from the system was much the same.

[System message: You are trying to deconstruct the "moon". It is estimated that 36 billion energy points will be consumed, which can make the deconstruction result reach 100%. 】

[System message: You are trying to deconstruct the "stars surrounded by colorful storms.] It is estimated to consume 9 billion energy points, which can make the deconstruction result reach 100%. 】

【…】

Li Nuo was very calm in the face of the number in "trillions".

Whether it is the moon or the stars, their deconstruction consumption is less than a fraction of that of the sun.

The complete deconstruction of the relatively large sun requires more than 3,000 trillion energy values.

The smaller sun is better, just over 1,000 trillion.

Li Nuo is already numb...

Seriously, if the entire universe can be deconstructed, he estimates that it will have to start at least "trillions".

Li Nuo glanced at his energy value inventory and suddenly felt poor.

In comparison, a first-order alchemist who can be completely deconstructed with only 10,000 energy points is simply not too cheap.

Li Nuo gathered his thoughts, patted the deputy captain's shoulder and asked:

"Tell me about the werewolf, Mark? What do you call him? "Wolf Guard"? Is he a human being, or is he a wolf? ”

"Oh, you ask this. This is actually the most interesting part of alchemy. "Wolf Guard" is the most basic alchemy weapon in the "Wolf God" series. The Fierce Dog Gang likes the alchemy set of the "Wolf God" series the most. Most of the alchemists of the Fierce Dog Gang have mastered the alchemy weapon of "Wolf Guard". ”

As soon as Li Nuo started the topic, Mark spoke like a reservoir of floodwater.

"Do you know what alchemy armament is? Ah, I don't know? It doesn't matter, it's understandable. After you have the alchemy stone, you can use the alchemy materials and alchemy runes to create a set of alchemy weapons for yourself, and the alchemy weapons will be stored in the alchemy stone and will be inseparable from you. Of course, you can also move the alchemy armament out of the alchemy stone like Fars did to make room for water and things.

"Alchemical armament includes alchemy armor and alchemy weapons. Each armament has its own fixed combination of armor and weapons. If I become an alchemist, I will definitely choose the "Stinger Viper" from the "Snake God" series. I've been coveting that silent alchemy revolver for a long time, not only does it make no sound when it fires, but it can also use venom warheads..."

Mark talked a lot about it, and popularized the common sense about alchemy armaments.

The Alchemy Sanctuary openly offers alchemy recipes and materials for 12 alchemy sets.

These 12 alchemy sets are related to the most common animals in the Golden Federation.

The basic model of the "Bull God" series alchemy set, the "Iron Guard Bull", is the alchemy weapon used by Kante. It has excellent defense and strong melee capabilities.

The so-called "basic model" is the alchemy armament at the level of a first-order alchemist.

In addition to the "Bull God" series, there are 11 alchemy sets with the name of "gods", such as wolves, snakes, cats, crocodiles, finch, and apes.

The naming method of "animal + god" has a deep historical and cultural background.

Before the advent of the modern Golden Federation, this land was the territory of the Dian Jin Dynasty.

The Dianjin Dynasty was an ancient alchemy dynasty that greatly worshipped alchemy.

As its name suggests, "turning stones into gold" is one of the eternal research topics in the field of alchemy.

The twelve extraordinary forces that guard the Dian Jin Dynasty are known as the Twelve Pillars of the Dynasty.

These twelve pillars represent the twelve alchemy families.

Based on alchemy, they delved into the extraordinary properties of demonized animals, and eventually developed alchemical weapons named after demonized animals.

These 12 alchemy armament series are officially sold, with quality assurance, package production, package installation, and excellent after-sales service. As long as you become an alchemist, anyone can buy it from the Alchemy Sanctuary.

In addition to these 12 alchemy sets, the Alchemy Sanctuary also openly sells 8 research-type alchemy sets and 4 alchemy sets that combine combat and research.

However, the alchemy sets sold by the Alchemy Sanctuary only account for less than one-tenth of the entire alchemy set system.

There are many ancient alchemy suits, which have been drowned in the long river of history with the fall of the Dianjin Dynasty, and are buried under the land of the Golden Federation.

"There are three types of hiring assignments that our security team receives most often."

Mark held up three fingers and introduced them one by one:

"The first is the escort mission we do now. Send the designated people and things to the designated place.

"The second is to survey ancient ruins. Rich and powerful alchemists, if they find clues to ancient ruins, will hire us security companies to help them explore their way or watch the gates.

"The third type of mercenary assignment is to assist in the hunting of demonic animals. Crafting an alchemical weapon requires the extraordinary organs of demonized animals. The key lies in the extraordinary organs of this demonized animal, which is indispensable, and must be killed and used while it is hot. ”

Mark raised his arm and pointed in several directions:

"There, there, there, there. If you go in those three directions, you will enter the territory of the demonized animal. Those places are more dangerous. If you really want to hunt demonic animals, you need at least two security teams to act together. ”

Li Nuo nodded slowly when he heard this, and then asked:

"And what's the matter with demonized animals? How come I've never heard of this when I've lived in the Empire? ”

"Ah, haven't heard of it? It's weird, I thought there were demonized animals everywhere. No wonder the boss often says that demonized animals are a specialty of our Golden Federation. ”

Mark shook his head and said, looking ripe:

According to the book, the origin of demonized animals can be traced back to the early days of the Dian Jin Dynasty.

"It is said that a long, long time ago, animals on the earth did not possess extraordinary abilities. But one day, the sky changed dramatically, and a vast, immeasurable, and unobservable extraordinary will descended on the earth, distorting the bodies and spirits of animals.

"Since then, animals with a relatively high level of intelligence have developed extraordinary abilities. They are called demonic animals. For example, the "Wind Howling Wolf's Throat" used in the "Wolf Guard" comes from the Demonized Timber Wolf that can control the wind. ”

Li Nuo thought about it and said:

"It sounds like the appearance of demonized animals is the result of external forces..."

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Li Nuo always thinks that this thing is very similar to the Dusk Giant falling in the ancient Tatis Dynasty...

In Grinsau's memory, this extraordinary phenomenon is relatively common, and it has happened in every country around the world.

It is precisely because of the common phenomenon that the wizarding society of Unas Ring has become the magic department with the largest number of wizards and the most complex internal forces.

…

…

The convoy moved rapidly in silence until it was far from the previous battlefield before Conte allowed the lights to be turned on.

The alternate route he chose was safe, but a bit of a detour.

After taking out the scavenger team of the Fierce Dog Gang, the team didn't even touch a single figure until midnight.

The surrounding grass and bushes have also thinned out, and there are more gravel and sand that can roll up dust when the wind blows.

When there is no green vegetation, there are fewer small animals to hunt and less water in the river to provide fresh water.

Except for those who carry out special tasks, who will come to this barren place, everyone else will stay away from this wasteland with no villages and no shops in front of them.

On a gentle slope with sand and dust floating, Conte ordered a stop.

He held the alchemy pointing instrument in one hand and the telescope in the other, looking around.

"We've reached the edge of the Rocky Wasteland. This bird has no food or drink, and it is outrageous. If you want to stop us here, you'll have to have at least three times as many people as we are. The cost of manpower and material resources to mobilize so many people is close to half of the total value of the goods. As long as those gangs are not stupid, they will never be here. ”

Conte nodded calmly, and raised his hand to a building in the distance:

"Let's go, go there for the night. Departure tomorrow morning. ”

The convoy continued on its way and soon arrived at an abandoned building with a quaint atmosphere.

It has mottled walls, pitted courtyards, and a three-story castle with leaky winds.

Dried vines hang from the wall outside the castle. With a pinch of the hand, these rattans, which have long since lost their moisture, will turn into powder in their hands and drift away in the wind.

"Head, what is this place?" Mark got out of the car and asked Conte as he instructed his team to park the car.

Kante rubbed his chin and craned his neck to glance at the empty castle hall:

"The company's internal map says that this was a former military outpost of the Dian Jin Dynasty. After the establishment of Convergence City, it was successively used by several gangs and companies as an army for field patrol teams. Later, because there was really no oil and water in this bird place, all the gangs and security companies abandoned the camp. ”

"Abandoned camp—" Mark scanned the castle hall and his mouth widened:

"Heh, the people in front moved quite cleanly, and nothing was left... Even the windows and door panels were torn down..."

"Let's just do it. Divide the work among the brothers and arrange for the vigil to take turns. As soon as dawn comes, let's set off to return to Convergence City. By the way, check the fuel of the motorcycle. If you don't have enough fuel, you can take the fuel and bulletproof plates off the scavenger's motorcycle, and throw the car here... I'll go and search the castle to see if there are any traps or something, not afraid of 10,000, just in case. ”

Kang lit up the lantern in his hand, called the two team members to follow him, and then stepped into the dark castle.

Mark took over the command of the scene and shouted orders.

After arranging all the team members, he looked at Li Nuo, who was sitting on the motorcycle and wiping his pistol, and said:

"Li Lei, you don't have to keep vigil. Rest well. If there's still a fight, you'll have to work hard to protect Fars. ”

"Okay, Mark."

Li Nuo put away the pistol, his eyes swept the castle hall, trying to find a suitable place to lie down, and then saw a speechless scene...

Fars, this guy has a few sets of sleeping bags in the alchemy.

He had already put himself in his sleeping bag and lay down.

At this time, as soon as he heard that Li Nuo didn't have to keep vigil, he immediately took out another set of sleeping bags from the alchemy stone, spread them beside him, and then raised his hand and patted the surface of the sleeping bag, making a "pop" sound.

"Come on, Li Lei, come to me. I have a spare sleeping bag here. As we were talking about rumors about the Tatis Empire, I'm interested in your biomutation technology. ”

In the face of Fars's gracious invitation, Li Nuo's brows jumped.

I've already covered my face, how can I still kill both men and women?!

Uh-huh?!

Doesn't covering your face affect the effect of the "Charisma" attribute?!

He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, resisting the urge to gesture his middle finger.

"Thanks, Fars. I'm too tired today, if there's anything, let's talk about it until Gathering City. ”

Li Nuo nodded slightly, ignoring Fars' thirst for knowledge, and sat down in a corner.

He took some scavengers' clothes from the car, which he rolled into pillows.

For the past few days, he has slept on the grass and must always keep an eye on his surroundings so as not to become a ration for the grassland animals.

Now that there was a vigil, he was finally able to relax a little and get a good night's sleep.

As soon as I got the simple pillow, tiredness hit me like a tide.

Before drowsiness, Li Nuo recalled the previous battle scene.

To be honest, the first-order alchemist seems to be a bit weak.

Neither the werewolf nor Conte should be able to defeat the first-order "Imperial Fist".

Li Nuo estimated that this should be the difference between civilian and military.

The first-order "Fist of the Empire" is a military product.

And the werewolves of the Fierce Dog Gang and the security company's Conte are just civilian figures, not professional soldiers of the Golden Federation.

The alchemy armament they used was weaker than the first-order "Imperial Fist", which was understandable.

Li Nuo thought about things as he wriggled a few times on the awkward stone floor.

He found a comfortable position and fell asleep.

…

"Click... Click... Click... Click..."

The slight grinding sound woke Li Nuo up.

He opened a gap in his eyes and glanced at the inside and outside of the house.

The floor of the castle hall was full of people, snoring one after another.

In the courtyard outside the castle, the night guard set up a smokeless stove to boil water and chatted in the faint light of the fire.

Everything was fine, no enemies appeared.

The "click" sound I heard just now should have been caused by something blown by the wind.

Li Nuo rolled over and continued to sleep.

After a few more moments, a faint but hard to ignore noise came again.

Li Nuo opened his eyes suddenly, but did not move his body, but calmed down to find the source of the noise.

"Click... Click... Click..."

The sound seems to be coming from under the floor?

Li Nuo removed the pillow and pressed his ear against the floor tiles.

"Click.."

It did come from underground.

Could it be that there is a basement under this castle?

Is it a rat or something?

Li Nuo rubbed his eyes and subconsciously turned on the "Tracking the Living" to see through the ground.

His body froze suddenly, and his breath froze.

He rubbed his eyes again, staring wide at the ground, his pupils constricting.

He read that right!

There were indeed five living creatures beneath the tiles.

Judging from the way they walked on all fours, these living creatures were by no means human, but more like animals living underground, or demonic animals.

It may be that the people in the hall of the ancient castle have made these underground creatures rest.

The underground creatures were following the snoring sound in the hall, rubbing the underside of the floor tiles with their two forelimbs, as if trying to find a way to open the floor tiles and come to the ground.

The floor of the castle hall is made up of large square stone bricks.

The stone bricks are sealed with cement between them, leaving no gaps.

If the underground creatures want to run to the surface, they have to choose a stone brick and shatter it entirely.

Li Nuo propped his hands on the ground and shifted from lying flat to half-sitting on the ground.

He looked around at the sleeping security guards, then looked down at the ground, and felt that the situation in front of him was strange and inexplicable.

It's as if you are waiting for someone, lying on top of the lair of an underground creature...

Fars was also awakened by the sound of the underground.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Li Nuo sitting on the ground, and he spewed out air from between his teeth, attracting Li Nuo's attention:

"Whoa. Li Lei, did you hear the sound of the underground? I heard it too. ”

"Is it a mouse? Or other animals that like to burrow? Li Nuo asked quietly.

"Well, I don't know, but I feel a little weird. If you listen carefully, the sound is very regular. It moved along the cracks in the stone bricks, as if something was looking for an exit. ”

Fars became more and more aggressive.

It can be seen that the slightest bit of something unusual will arouse his great interest.

He slipped out of his sleeping bag and crept past the sleeping security guards.

He came to Li Nuo and crouched down, his ears on the ground, his body moving slowly with the sound of the ground.

"My experience in alchemy for so many years has taught me that regular noises like this must be caused by intelligent beings. There should be a relatively large space under our feet, maybe the basement of an ancient castle, or something like that. The intelligent creature that made the grinding sound must have accidentally run into the space below the ancient castle in the process of digging a hole... Huh?! Wait a minute. There's more than one creature underground..."

Fars stopped, prostrate on the ground, and tapped the tiles with his knuckles.

The sound of percussion was heard underground, causing a stir.

The grinding sound of "click" became more and more obvious.

Nearby security guards woke up from their slumber and looked at Fars, pouting and facing the floor.

Mark woke up yawning, rubbed his wistful eyes, and asked:

"What are you doing, Fars? What do you do when you don't sleep at night and pout your ass so high? Do you still have this fetish?"

"Shhh Fars raised his finger and motioned for silence to those around him.

As Mark muttered, the noise under the tiles became louder.

What used to be just the sound of fingernails digging through the cracks in the stones has now become a muffled sound of hitting the tiles.

"Bang bang ..."

Li Nuo frowned and looked at the ground, his eyes hidden under his sunglasses solemn.

The five creature on all fours were frantically pounding the stone bricks.

They are clearly very good at jumping and being able to jump vertically on the spot without the need for a run-up and hit the bottom of the bricks with their backs.

"Huh? It's funny. What kind of subterranean creature is this? They have a lot of strength. Fars reached out and pressed the slightly shaky floor tiles:

"Look. The tiles were loosened by them, and the cement in the cracks of the tiles was about to crack. ”

"Bang bang

Conte, who was on vigil, walked in with a cigarette in his mouth, and said with a cigarette in his mouth:

"What's wrong? Guys. Don't sleep at night, do you have a story meeting here? ”

"Head, Fars said there's something hitting the tiles underground." Mark said, scratching at his hair.

"Kante, come and listen. The thing down there seems to be going crazy. Fars tilted his head, his ears pressed to the ground, and his face full of curiosity:

"Could it be that there are some demonized animals in the basement of the ancient castle?"

"Basement? Where did the basement come from? I turned around several times, but I couldn't even find the stairs and the secret door going down. ”

Conte muttered as he came to Fars, catching a glimpse of the cracks in the cracks in the tiles.

The cracks were as thin as a hair's length, spreading rapidly across the cement that filled the gaps.

Kante grabbed Fars by the collar, pulled the other man up from the ground, and ordered:

"Everybody, wake up, get out, get out, the cement in the cracks of the floor tiles is cracking, and the floor is in danger of collapsing. Everybody out! ”

As soon as Conte's words fell, the cracking sound of "click-click-click" was endless.

"Retreat, retreat, retreat!" Mark waved his arms away, shooing away his companions and reaching out to shake the sleeping team members awake.

Li Nuo took a few steps, climbed out of the window, and then turned his head to stare at the creatures underground.

At the very moment when the five creatures hit the floor tiles, several more creatures of the same type ran far underground.

They come together and bang against the tiles.

As the momentum grew, more and more strange creatures escaped from the depths of the ground and joined the queue of people who hit the tiles.

At this point, there was no need for Conte and Mark to shout a loud reminder that something was wrong.

Conte drew the pistol from his waist and shouted:

"Copy, brethren. I have a hunch that things underground are tricky, and they should be demonized animals that eat meat. It's the smell of our meat that attracts them. ”

"Boom..."

While all the security team members were outside, there was a loud sound of the floor tiles collapsing in the castle hall, and billowing smoke and dust were spewing out of the doorways and windows.

A dozen strange-looking gray-skinned monsters, walking with sticky, wet steps, came out of the castle, leaving visible water stains on the ground.

They resemble humans in appearance, with arms, legs, and heads, but walk on all fours like crocodiles.

Their skin is cohesive, with a smooth surface, no eyes, no nose and no mouth, and a gray color that does not slip from top to bottom.

"! How can it be an aberration?! ”

"Oh my God! What do I see?! How can there be distortions outside the city?! Isn't this thing only found in the Great Rift in the middle of the city? ”

A group of security guards shouted.

Even Conte and Mark had shock written on their faces.

Fars, on the other hand, exclaimed in surprise as if he had discovered some exciting news:

"Wow! Wow! Wow! We've seen aberrations beyond the Great Rift! Who remembers the last time a deformed nest appeared in the wild, when was it?! No matter what, no matter what, what we encounter tonight will definitely make headlines in Alchemy Weekly! ”

Li Nuo stared at the gray-skinned humanoid deformity tightly, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.

This thing is the culprit who destroyed the Dianjin Dynasty?

It looks really weird.

How the Dian Jin dynasty made its fortune is unknown to the scavengers.

But if you want to talk about how the starting point Jin Dynasty fell, then every scavenger can say the truth.

Because of the disaster that destroyed the Dianjin Dynasty, it has not ended until now.

Li Nuo had already found this information from the memories of the scavengers.

It was the gray-skinned deformation in front of him, who looked like a human but had no facial features, that destroyed the Dian Jin Dynasty.

They appeared overnight all over the dynasty.

Some people say that this is an alchemy creature secretly developed by the Dianjin Dynasty.

Some people say that the Dianjin Dynasty was too obsessed with alchemy, causing many man-made disasters that were terrible. The victim casts a curse on the abuser, turning the participant into a monster like an aberrant.

It is also said that aberrations are the bane buried deep underground. They are much older than the Dianjin dynasty. While exploring the deep underground space, the Dian Jin Dynasty accidentally awakened this monster, which led to the catastrophe of the dynasty's demise.

There are many theories about the origin of the aberrations, and no one knows which one is true. The Alchemy Sanctuary has not released the final conclusions of the study.

But there is one thing that everyone agrees on.

That's when you spot an aberration, there's bound to be a big nest nearby!

Their reproductive ability is just as powerful as cockroaches!

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