The sunset was like blood, and the afterglow slowly faded. After dinner, Boom tried on the black robe sewn by Rikka himself, while Perseus praised him from time to time. Christine leaned by the courtyard door and smiled and waved, and then
He turned around and returned to the room. As for Hastur, he returned to his true form, and the soul butterfly flew into the distance, but disappeared out of thin air within a few seconds.
"Sister Christine, you can't be so partial. Why is it that only that boy Hasta can go out to play? People also observe secretly!"
"Me...me too!"
Rikka threw a piece of dried fruit high into the air, and then caught it accurately with her mouth. Then she kicked Perseus next to her, but Perseus was not good at this kind of thing, so in the end he just
I choked out four words that were not nutritious.
After hearing this, Boom smiled bitterly and shook his head, and his eyes turned to the ancient book in his hand again. Ale and dried meat, and the noise of his companions in his ears, Boom felt that this was the essence of life and the reason for his efforts. It's just that
But he was also a little curious, wondering why Christine agreed to Hastur going out alone.
"Hasta is known for his speed, and whether he is in Soul Butterfly state or 'unlimited vision', he is the best choice for spying on intelligence."
"Although you are very powerful, Rikka, it is not speed. Perhaps it is more appropriate to call it 'agility'. Perseus is the representative of strength, so just stay at home."
"As for Boom and I, we are just magicians. If it comes to killing the enemy, it is our duty to kill the enemy. But if it is about gathering information, Hastur is obviously the best choice."
Christine reached out to catch the dried fruit thrown by Rikka, and then explained with a smile. And while everyone was chatting in the room, night also quietly descended on the Crystal Tool Castle.
The dark-colored soul butterfly appeared between the clouds, and then floated down like a fallen leaf, passing through layers of guards and bypassing countless traps. When it transformed into a human form again, it was already at the end of the Crystal Mechanical Castle Palace.
Hidden area.
"Secret Technique! Unlimited Vision!" The mother worm crawled out from the insect nest in Hastur's left eye, and then crushed it and turned into dots of spots. At the same time, a black mist appeared out of thin air in a certain room.
Shared vision completed.
Although it was not the first time for Boom to experience it, he still marveled at Hastur's strange ability. Rikka just glanced at it, and then pestered Christine again and kept talking. As for Perseus, he
A large pot of roasted pig's trotters was brought to the dining table. While eating snacks, he watched the images sent back by Hasta in real time.
This is a long, giant secret room. It is so dark that there is no end in sight, and the ceiling is more than ten meters high and cannot be illuminated by candlelight.
"Secret technique! Fake skin!" Hastur gripped the Chaos Poison Ivy (bow and arrow), and then the toxins in his body poured out from the pores. His whole body quickly integrated with the surrounding environment, and he disappeared out of thin air. p>
Holding his breath and concentrating, the mouse remained in place for a while, while the woodlice still crawled aimlessly, and even the candlelight never wavered.
More than half an hour later, Hastur's figure appeared again. After confirming that no one was guarding here, he dispersed the arrows condensed by black light.
However, his expression looked very strange, or he had no idea what he was looking at. He saw three rails laid parallel to the ground, leading directly to the deepest part of the secret room.
What is even more shocking is a metal "behemoth" with a strange shape. It looks like a dormant curled-horned elephant. Its "abdomen" is lined with glass windows, and the iron hook at the end seems to be able to carry more of the same kind.
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Hastur sneaked into it quietly, but this time even Boom was almost shocked. This is indeed a closed space, or it is more appropriate to call it a room. However, the size of this room is a bit too exaggerated.
, its size of nearly three hundred square meters is not as simple as it seems from the outside.
This is what shocked Boom, because except that anyone can enter and exit freely, this space seems to be exactly the same as the "Wonderful House". It's just that Hastur cannot sense the existence of the space magic circle, otherwise Boom would say
You should also go and see for yourself.
"The seventeenth practice, the 'Third-track Elephant Train' (three-track), has met all technical requirements. It only needs approval from Alchemy City to connect the three main cities in the Rust River Plain."
"Mounted carriages can be used not only for long-distance movement of living things, but also for the exchange of materials. They are far more efficient and cheaper than storage bags."
"The first speed is for the supply of 'petroleum extracts', and the second speed is for the magic crystal to assist. The former was first discovered by the goblins, and the world's total reserve cannot be estimated. The latter is for backup energy and does not need to be turned on at ordinary times."
Hastur silently scanned the notes, and then turned his attention to the metal can sitting in the corner. However, he hesitated because of the huge size of the object, so Hastur chose to pour out all the ale and pour out the black viscous liquid.
Pour it into the wine bottle and then put it into the storage bag.
Transformed into a soul butterfly again, Hastur slowly floated out of the underground chamber of the Crystal Weapon Castle like a ghost, and returned to the small courtyard after a while. The candlelight swayed slightly, and Boom took the hot tea handed to him by Rikka, and then drank the so-called
"Petroleum Refinery" is put back on the table.
"I didn't expect that the goblins would find a way to replace the magic crystal. I don't know if this dark thing can replace the magic crystal. I won't have to drink a bottle every time I practice in the future."
Boom frowned and then joked. Although he did not believe that the weird things in front of him could completely subvert the world, he also admired the spirit of the goblins to find new ways. At least they did not give up on themselves just because they were weak.
"Well... there is no magic in it, and the taste is very bad. Rikka doesn't like it. Shield man, come and try it. If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Rikka didn't know when she took a sip of the "petroleum extract", but the smell made the little girl's expression twist into a ball, and then she threw it to Perseus. Perseus drank it in one gulp, although it didn't
There was no response, but veins popped out on his bald head, which showed that he was trying hard to restrain himself.
"Stop making trouble. Although this thing called 'petroleum extract' has no trace of magic in it, it can provide energy."
"And the so-called 'Third-horned Elephant Train' is a pioneering work that can advance world civilization. Let me ask you, if the three tracks are laid across the entire foreign continent, then the exchange of materials between the dwarves, orcs, and goblins will be no longer possible.
No obstacles."
"And when this kind of result occurs, it is estimated that even if other forces join forces to resist, there will be no possibility of confrontation. But again, dead things will be dead things, otherwise we will have no meaning of existence."
Christine first signaled Perseus to go out and spit out the "petroleum extract", and then said softly. As a traditional mixed-blood elf, she naturally always disdained these technological products of the goblins.
Boom also nodded after hearing this. Although he had reservations about the first half of Christine's words, he agreed with her "people-oriented" philosophy. In other words, unless all professionals died, even if the goblins were
A strong rise in the future cannot cover up the light of fighting spirit and extinguish the flame of magic.