Xue Hua slowly followed Akara and others out of Kidd's underground prison. In the cell behind them, miserable screams were irritating their eardrums all the time.
Just now, the interrogation has ended. With the "help" of the infected insects, Mark Spencer told everything he knew like beans poured out of a bamboo tube.
Xue Hua also ordered the infected bugs to help Abathur secretly read Mark's memory.
But ten minutes after being controlled by the infected bugs, Mark suddenly started to tremble crazily. The brand on his forehead glowed with a blazing red light, and the bloody skin on his body began to crack in large areas, and sulfur-like water leaked from the cracks.
breath.
His eyes turned white, and the expression on his face changed from confusion to extreme fear, and then to extreme pain.
The tentacles of the infected insect were broken free. The power did not come from Mark himself, but from the evil bond on him.
Then, his crazy and shrill screams resounded throughout the dungeon.
Akara shook his head and was the first to turn around and walk towards the stairs.
"Let's go." Kasha followed and patted Xue Hua on the shoulder.
"Um...don't you need to deal with this guy?" Xue Hua pointed at Mark, whose face was starting to have cracks.
"Deal with him? Ha, don't worry, the Three Demon Gods will help us 'deal with' him properly." Kasha sneered and shook his head.
Xue Hua shrugged and followed Kasha out, asking about Abathur's results as he walked.
"Abathur, tell me what you gained."
"We have detected the biological characteristics of a large number of high-level psychic creatures, and we have drawn inspiration from them. We have mature evolution plans that need to be sorted out, integrated, and unnecessary options eliminated. The effective parts of them will be integrated into the insect swarm genes. We will soon carry out the transformation of existing insect swarm units."
Evolution and upgrade.
We have found mutation options that fit the characteristics of the Overlord's psychic abilities, but research takes time. The existing psychic system is very stubborn and it is not easy to completely transform it. Further detailed steps are needed to eliminate negative effects. The Overlord needs to wait patiently."
"What is the mature evolution plan?" Xue Hua asked curiously.
"Cockroach, a new insect swarm variant, has excellent genetic sequence, simple and effective biological structure, but there are shortcomings in the action system, it relies too much on the carpet, the core genes are messy, and there is a lot of room for optimization. It is being reorganized and new evolutionary options are added. The essence
Sequence debugging in progress."
"What about my skill tree? Is there any good news?" Xue Hua followed Kasha out of the house and watched absentmindedly as Akara called the two Rogge captains and assigned them tasks while continuing on.
The main nest asked in his mind.
"The spiritual energy system in the master's body is connected to the original will of this world. It is stubborn, primitive, and difficult to transform. However, there is an optional free mutation space. This space can be used to connect the master's skills to the mind of the main hive, which can cause damage to the insect swarm.
Beneficial impact.”
"Very good, then..." Xue Hua was shocked when he heard this. Just as he was about to continue asking, he received a hard slap on the back of his head.
"Wow!"
He screamed and stumbled forward after being slapped. He turned around and glared at Kasha, who was looking at him with her hands on her hips. He was about to spray her first regardless, but suddenly he felt two pitiful words.
His eyes looked over from the side.
Xue Hua quickly turned his head and saw a "strange creature" wrapped in a cotton blanket standing next to Kasha. At the opening of the blanket's head, two pairs of big, flickering eyes were staring at him.
.
"Huh?" He scratched his head and glanced at Kasha with some confusion.
"What the hell!" Kasha was furious. She put one hand on the cotton blanket beside her and pulled it back. Two cute little faces with a bit of panic, a hint of shyness and timidity were exposed from the cotton blanket.
"Wow~Master Kasha~~" The timid Funya was startled by Kasha's actions, and hid behind her sister with a swipe.
"F...Funya~!" Annie didn't pay attention, and was pushed in front of Xue Hua by her sister. Her face suddenly turned red, and she panicked and reached behind her to grab her sister, trying to get her sister out.
"You two little girls~~!! Why are you so useless?!" Kasha rolled her eyes, roared, picked up the collars of the two little animals with one hand, and pressed them directly in front of Xue Hua.
"Listen up, kid. From today on, these two girls will be handed over to you. Take good care of them, do you hear? If you dare to bully them..." At this point, Kasha looked at her with a threatening look.
Staring at Xue Hua, he clenched his fists vigorously.
“I’ll let you know where my nickname ‘Red Devil’ came from! Do you understand?!”
"Yes! I promise to complete the mission!" Xue Hua was so excited by Kasha's roar that he stood upright and saluted without hesitation, raised his head and roared.
"Very good, let's make a contract!" Kasha nodded with satisfaction and signaled Xue Hua to prepare to make a contract.
A golden light spread out in front of Xue Hua, slowly forming the shape of a book. The two sisters stood at the other end of the book, their two little heads staring at the ground, as if a flower would suddenly grow out of there.
"Ahem..." Xue Hua had no choice but to cough twice.
In fact, he was also embarrassed. It was not the first time that this happened to two little girls. From his previous life to the present, he had been a single man and a great mage.
But you can’t let a girl speak first about this kind of thing, right?
What does that look like?
"Annie, Funia...are you, uh, willing, ahem, willing to follow me, Xue Hua, and give your life and soul to me for safekeeping until the world is saved or destroyed?"
What a shameful contract word!
After Xue Hua finished reading this line, he felt goosebumps all over the floor, and he wished he could sweep it away with a broom.
But there is no way, this contract word is like this, if you want to sign the contract correctly, you must finish reading it.
He put his hand on the big golden book in front of him, waiting for the girls' response.
"Annie...yes!" Sister Anne bit her lower lip, with a firm look on her delicate face. She took the lead and stretched out her little hand to the back of Xue Hua's hand, covering it gently with a slight trembling.
"Fonia... I'm willing too!" Her sister's actions set an example for her shy sister. She only hesitated for a second, then bravely and firmly put her hands on the backs of her sister's and Xue Hua's hands.
The three people's oath was fulfilled, and the golden book suddenly glowed with golden light, and then instantly disintegrated, turning into countless golden runes and spreading to the arms of the three people. These runes quickly disappeared under the skin, and the three people's hearts were full of emotions.
There is a link, which is a spiritual link unique to the complete contract.
This link allows Xue Hua to feel the mental fluctuations and emotional ups and downs of his two little mercenaries. Of course, it can also be used as a communicator, but the distance is very limited and cannot be compared with the mind of the main hive of the insect swarm.
But this spiritual link has an additional effect, which is to make the relationship between the mercenary and the master closer.
The mercenary will subconsciously get close to the master, and his thoughts will begin to cater to the master's preferences.
But it has no effect on the owner.
After the contract was signed, the two girls, although their faces were still red, were already willing to come closer to Xue Hua.
Ah! I finally won’t be fighting alone anymore~
Woohoo....it's been more than twenty years~it's not easy!!
Xue Hua was so excited that he almost wanted to dance.
From now on, the two sisters can be regarded as his family.
The relationship between a mercenary and his master who has signed a complete contract is closer than that between a husband and wife. Even if it is compared to a close relative, the relationship is no less generous.
Kasha couldn't stand the way he looked like a villain, so she wanted to give him a blow, so she said: "Hey! Boy! Where's the gift? You have to give a gift when you sign a full contract! Where's your gift? Don't
Tell me you are not prepared!?"
"Lord Kasha! No need... We just need to follow the master and it will be fine~" Annie hurriedly stood in front of Xue Hua to help him out, and Funia also looked at Kasha with a pout.
"You two girls! Hey..." Kasha sighed in despair and looked at Xue Hua, who looked very proud of himself.
Haha! Not bad~ My own girl is better~
Kasha, Kasha, don’t you know what “water thrown by a married daughter” is?
Xue Hua's face showed uncontrollable pride, and he wanted to take a bite out of the two little girls' faces.
But let’s talk about gifts...
He is really ready!
Thinking of this, Xue Hua glanced at Kasha with disdain, reached into the item space with one hand and fumbled around, and then saw Kasha's contemptuous eyes and the slightly expectant expressions of the two girls.
He took out two golden short bows!
(Old Mao has finally understood what it means to live a life of "race against time" these days. Hey... I won't go into detail anymore. I will go on coding, and in the afternoon I will go to the environmental monitoring station on the outskirts of the city to read meters...)