The roars of beasts coming from the abyss were just a few at first, then a group, and finally turned into the sound of thousands of beasts.
Everyone lay prone on the ground and waited for a long time before the roaring slowly subsided.
Fergal stood up, waved his hand, and signaled everyone to exit the sinkhole.
When he came to the cave hall outside, Todd frowned and asked him: "What are those?"
"The history of Tyrone written thousands of years ago records that this place is an active volcano, but the Ulster people like to call it the Gate of Hell." Fergal moved his steps carefully, looked at the pothole behind him, and sighed.
Tone: "No one knows how deep it is, but judging from the sounds of wild beasts, there must be countless war beasts entrenched below the abyss."
Thinking of his own combat experience, Todd asked: "War beast? Like that kind of mutated giant wolf?"
Fergal nodded first, then shook his head: "That huge monster wolf is indeed a war beast, but it is only the least threatening war beast."
"In order to capture the war beasts, the Kingdom of Ulster will look for some smaller vents around the caves and mountains. They will chop sick or dead slaves into pieces and put them there to wait for the lone war beasts to take the bait.
"Fugal made a fishhook shape with his hands: "This is like fishing, using flesh and blood to lure out smaller war beasts, and then capture and raise them in captivity."
Todd frowned more and more as he listened to Fergal's statement: "According to you, no one knows what is underneath this active volcano?"
Fergal shrugged: "There were warriors in the kingdom who dived off the cliff to find out, but without exception they never came back."
Todd sighed in disappointment. He originally thought that the Ulster people had mastered the method of cultivating war beasts, but he did not expect that they ended up using capture methods.
Perhaps noticing the other party's disappointed look, Fergal quickly said: "Actually, the Kingdom of Ulster has made a big discovery about the secret of the war beast."
Todd looked at him and asked, "What is it?"
Fergal led him into the underground tunnel, and continued to move forward in the complicated twists and turns, and finally came to a stone wall that shone faintly in the dark. He raised the torch, pointed at the gap in the stone wall, and said to Todd:
"Look."
The latter followed the instructions and looked, only to find that some black liquid was continuously flowing out of the stone wall.
"The Ulster people call this black water the Fountain of Death." Fergal took a few steps back and whispered: "This black water comes from the ground and is highly toxic. Creatures, including humans, will drink it once they drink it."
If you drink the water from these springs, you will die immediately."
When Todd heard this, he seemed to think of something and his heart moved.
Fergal continued: "But what's interesting is that if a war beast drinks this spring water, it will become more ferocious and powerful."
Active volcanoes, war beasts, black water... Connecting these things together, Todd already has a rough judgment.
There must be a large number of Sutherland bacteria in this sinkhole that was once an active volcano. The beasts living here eat the food nearby and drink the surrounding water, and unknowingly transform into the successor type.
The tiankeng here is close to the Kingdom of Shadows, and the ocean currents on the seabed brought the Tyrant Virus near the Crystal Tower to the surface, seeping out from the cracks in the rocks, and ultimately triggered the continuous evolution of the war beasts.
Todd, who understood all this, suddenly thought of a question: "Fugal, these war beasts you captured require flesh and blood as bait every time they are released. Have you not tried to tame them?"
Fergal shook his head helplessly: "We have tried to tame them into mounts and combat power, but in the end we have failed. These war beasts are relatively quiet when getting along with each other. Once they encounter creatures outside the pit, they will immediately change.
For bloodthirsty monsters.”
Todd suddenly noticed a very crucial sentence in his ears: "They are quite quiet when they get along with each other? What does this sentence mean?"
Fugal scratched his head: "When we put the captured war beasts together, they will not kill each other, and they will even retain a certain degree of strength when facing foreign enemies.
Team communication and collaboration skills.”
Hearing these words, Todd began to recall the scenes where he fought against the beasts.
Whether in the gladiatorial arena or in the barbarian camp, there is indeed some invisible communication mechanism between these war beasts. This communication method allows them to identify ourselves and the enemy.
Todd crossed his arms and thought hard in his mind, what is the basis for mutual recognition between war beasts?
Appearance? Smell? Sound? Or something else?
Accompanied by the Alien Association, Todd, who was thinking hard, left the cave entrance. A creature appeared in his eyes, which suddenly made his eyes light up.
Henry the griffon squatted on the ground, combing his feathers. When he saw Todd's appearance, he spread his wings and screamed toward the sky.
Recalling his experiences in the Kingdom of Shadows, Todd remembered that his first encounter with the gryphon and manticore also started with a battle. After that, these war beasts no longer had the characteristic of being aggressive.
The event is the completion of the soul link.
So that means that soul link can eliminate the aggression of war beasts?
Thinking of this, Todd asked Fergal: "Are there any war beasts kept in captivity in Gugu City now?"
The latter replied: "Yes, there is a war beast breeding farm just below the cliff."
"Bring a war beast here."
Fergal was stunned for a moment, and when he looked at Todd again, he realized that the other person's expression did not look like he was joking, so he nodded.
While waiting for the Alien Association and Fergal to extract the war beasts, Todd contacted the troops in the city and inquired about the current situation.
In total, more than six thousand slaves have been liberated from their shackles, and this number is still growing rapidly; property worth more than two million gold coins has been seized from noble mansions and castle treasuries, packed and shipped to the port.
; Bei, who maintains order in the city
The Knights of the Island have prevented several massacres organized by slaves, but according to Evie, this group of freed slaves are pouring their anger and resentment on the city. Even if they inspect everywhere, the Valkyrie
They can only prevent a small number of atrocities.
In addition to the above information, there is another crucial thing that was reported to Todd.
When a tribe searched the slave trading market, they found a large number of account books and notes from the exchange's vault, which recorded in great detail the involvement of the Church of Heavenly Father in the slave trade.
When Todd learned the news, it would be no exaggeration to describe him as ecstatic. In his opinion, these evidences would be the best weapon to use to attack the church.
Todd immediately ordered the tribe to keep all evidence properly and transport it back to the ship first.
After these matters were taken care of, the sun began to set in the west and the stars began to twinkle in the sky.
Fergal and the Alien Association also returned to the open space at the entrance of the cave with a giant pointed-bone wolf.
Looking at this aggressive war beast with red eyes, wide open mouth, Todd slowly walked forward.
Amid everyone's exclamations, Todd put his hand on the head of the giant wolf.
After a few seconds, the fierce light in the giant wolf's eyes slowly disappeared, and he looked at the human in front of him in confusion.
Todd touched the top of its head. This ferocious and violent war beast actually looked like an ordinary domestic dog, lying on the ground and wagging its tail.
Todd breathed a sigh of relief. The power of soul link could indeed appease the bloodthirsty soul of the war beast and reduce its desire to attack.
However, Todd quickly frowned again, why is this happening?
Soul links, soul spaces, psychic aliens, and the recognition of friend or foe by war beasts. These seemingly unreasonable things made Todd, who is still a materialist in nature, begin to think about the rationality behind these things.
explanation.
If the secrets of these mysteries can be solved, maybe we can figure out the truth behind the whole world.