Chapter 428 We immortals also have our own Palu
The broken introduction reappears here. The Mechanicus did not expect to appear in another form. Lind was not sure whether the machines on the Beastmen and the Mechanicus were directly inherited, but he was sure that there were at least some connections between the two sides.
The Adeptus Mechanicus is of great significance to Lind, representing the development of the industrialization of magic.
Although industrialization may be a bit of a deviation from the skill tree, it is of great help to infrastructure.
Including remote transmission, remote communication, etc.
If the magic world wants to progress and develop, it is obviously not enough to place all the power on one person and let him ascend.
Just like opening a teleportation array, some wizards can tear open space at will and travel from one place to another, but their abilities are not hereditary. Even if they work hard to teach students, the possibility of promoting their abilities is very low due to limited talent and various reasons such as war leading to death.
But if it is promoted on an industrial scale, ordinary people will also be able to use it, just like the teleportation arrays in major main cities that Linde has opened now.
The most obvious difference between magic and the magic industry is that some people can fly and live for thousands of years, but ordinary people still have to starve.
"The Star School of Magic, the Crucible, the Adeptus Mechanicus, the title of Lord of Beasts, the power of the Abyss, and even the humans being hunted..."
Lin De had only been in the Demonic Land for a few days, but too many things had already attracted his attention. He was also very clear that he was not without desires, but those ordinary things were really not attractive to him.
Is it more attractive to rule a human country than to obtain a furnace comparable to a "wishing machine", or is it more attractive to explore the relationship between the "abyss" and the "big rifts" that have appeared in various parts of the continent? Being a king is really just average, and his identity as the son of this version is much more noble than that of a king.
It turns out that only by constantly exploring "upward" can we appreciate more and more interesting things. I have gradually changed from hoping to live a more stable life and live until the day I want to die to wanting to see more interesting things.
Human desires are indeed infinite.
Sandpit Ranch is getting busy.
In the eyes of the beastmen of the Sand Pit Ranch, this group of horrible undead beings wrapped in the power of the abyss are like monsters that will never be fed. Their hearts are even dirtier than their hideous appearances, and they can only sacrifice everything if they want to survive.
Even if it is your own beauty!
There are already beastly cooks crying, worried that someone will break into their rooms at night and put their innocence at risk.
However, things did not seem to develop in the direction that the beastmen worried about. They were urged to work, build, raise, and be interrogated.
"Trade route? Yes, there is indeed a trade route from here to there. The price is..."
“What products are selling best?”
"Hiring other beast tamers? Beast tamers are the lowest profession..."
The beasts who had managed to survive discovered that this group of horrible humans seemed to have something wrong with their brains. They were not violent and did not covet their beauty.
Humans have a great interest in wealth, planting, and construction, and they work day and night, so the beasts are forced to work with them, causing serious physical and mental damage.
"Work hard. Although strictly speaking you only need to work 8 hours a day, for the development of the ranch, are you embarrassed to leave work early? You must be motivated. If you don't work hard, when will I be able to ride on the Scorpion Flea? Oh, no, I mean how to develop the Sand Pit Ranch? You have to look at the long term!"
They are undead beings more terrifying than slave owners.
"Why has his temper become so explosive recently?" someone asked subconsciously.
"It rained heavily a while ago, and the car was flooded, and then the tire burst."
"Damn, is it so miserable?"
"It's even worse. I heard that after his car was repaired, he went to drive it, and on the way home, the 4S shop called to tell him that the airbag parts were removed and forgotten to be installed."
"You're still playing games even in this state? You're really strong inside."
"Tsk, I just cut my purse and I'm playing games, right?"
"Brother, I'm a woman, please eat less meat."
"Girl, you play a male character? And you look so handsome, without a shirt?"
"Brother, aren't you also playing a female character? And wearing a short skirt."
The two looked at each other and said, stop talking, we are just like-minded people!
The beastman is on the verge of a mental breakdown due to the repetitive work day after day, working night after night, and mental numbness, as well as having to deal with various inspections from the undead.
Their hard work was rewarded, although the reward did not fall on them, but on the undead.
First of all, Sand Pit Ranch underwent an unprecedented reconstruction. The undead people, who had a strong obsession with construction, did not miss the opportunity to build a new settlement.
Secondly, the production of scorpion fleas in the sand pit ranch has increased greatly. With sufficient energy supply and a livable environment, the growth of scorpion fleas is only a matter of time.
In this situation, the first group of undead rode away on scorpion fleas, and they were going to make a deal.
Scorpion fleas for sale.
The beasts of the Sand Pit Ranch did not think that the undead could succeed. Indeed, humans possessed the power of the abyss and no one dared to provoke them easily in this land. However, scorpion fleas were one of the cheapest means of transportation. Each scorpion flea caravan had its own fixed partners. Individual traders who wanted to sell scorpion fleas would only be laughed at.
It only took three days!
When the undead man came back, not only was there not a single scorpion flea missing, but there were more than 20 more, and each scorpion flea was carrying a large number of cloth bags.
When Lind saw the gains from the undead "transaction", even though he had expected it, he still couldn't help but admire in his heart, well done!
He remembered that the undead had only tens of thousands of animal fangs, and that was the total asset of 3000 undead. The undead who left had at most three to five hundred animal fangs, but they actually brought back supplies equivalent to a small town.
It is indeed a fair trade.
After changing to a new map, the undead finally started to act without restraint and act without restraint.
"Sir, this is what we bought!" The undead man deliberately omitted the unimportant part related to robbery.
Bloodstained armor, bloodstained meat and food, bloodstained ore, bloodstained... Beastmen.
Beastman?
Linde looked at the dozens of beastmen who were hiding together in fear and asked: "Why did you capture them?"
"My lord, they are the beast tamers who carefully selected them before bringing them back. Let them breed with the scorpion fleas!"
Such a strong taste?
Lind nodded. Not to mention that he didn't need the spoils brought back by the undead, even if he wanted them, the undead would not give them to him unless they announced a mission right now that required them to hand over the spoils.
It’s not impossible, as long as Linde opens another contribution store.
But in order to prevent himself from being deducted points, Lind restrained his impulse.
"Investigate the news related to the Mechanicus, as well as the Lionheart and the King of Corruption. We need to know more about the Wild Gray Ruins." After Lind finished speaking, he turned and left.
The food and supplies we brought are almost gone.
It doesn't matter what the 3000 undead eat. Food is just a prop for them to recover. They also stuff rat meat into their mouths from time to time.
"Finally, we are no longer guarding the camp, but the main quest is too broad, with red names everywhere. Although they are willing to communicate after being defeated... Is the way to play in the Demon Land just to capture cities and territories?"
"No, no, no, you don't understand. Since the main quest has been given, there will definitely be unexpected plots next. This is the usual routine of the game." "Tell me where you encountered these monsters. I'm going to make a lot of money."
"We are really lucky. Just as we were passing by a ruined path with a patch of cacti, a group of merchants suddenly appeared. Haha, they rushed over before we even made a move."
Another undead man replied, "Yeah, he stole it from us, so we won't be polite!"
"Didn't you let one run away on purpose?"
"We wiped them all out, leaving no one alive, and brought back the rest."
"Oh my god, brothers, you guys are just eating alone. If you let one of them escape, maybe they will call for reinforcements. Just like the last time that Black Blood attacked us, Lind directly unlocked the Sand Pit Ranch. If there are a few more emergencies, maybe they can unlock the town? I am very curious about the Beast Man poster girl."
"Fury, right?"
"Just tell me if you want the Beast Poster Girl."
"If I had known, I wouldn't have killed them all."
……
The wasteland ruins and the beast sacrificial site.
It is said that the Lord of Beasts once lived here, and this is also the original "Stone Beast Castle". It claims to be the sacrificial site of the orthodox royal family of the Beastmen, but no "king" has appeared yet. They can only rely on their past glory to survive on this land.
There are countless legends about this place. It is said that Ur, who has the title of "Beast", once launched counterattacks with fewer troops. He used his sharp claws to tear apart all commanders who were weaker than himself and devoured the enemy's strength.
The enemy's wave-like offensive lasted for more than two hundred days, but they were never able to break through his defenses until finally the enemy wore out from exhaustion.
Below the sacrificial site is a ruin that looks like a hopeless situation. The name "Grey Ruins" may be related to this place.
Below was a dilapidated and deep palace that had been swallowed by darkness, leaving only the roof.
The entire beast sacrificial site is a strange building built on top of a huge palace that rises from the ground. It seems to be level with the desert, but there is a deep sunken building underneath, making it difficult to tell whether the huge palace has collapsed, or the entire desert has fallen from the sky in another way to cover this area and raise the terrain.
The beast's feet stepped on the roof and jumped onto the vault. The dilapidated palace under its feet seemed to have become a trivial matter for the beasts living here.
The broken rock body formed a natural arch, like two crooked load-bearing pillars trying to pierce the sky, like a spear that lifted the curtain of night.
The beastman in gold-rimmed armor walked quickly. He was at least half a meter taller than a human, but standing under the "arch", he looked like an ant looking up at the sky.
If the name of the sacrificial site is true, perhaps a great god has really come here in person.
Statues of the great beast kings were not honored here; they were scattered on the ground along with smashed artworks and plaster statues to pave the road.
The beastman stopped and looked ahead: "We have lost contact with our merchant."
"What!" Ur Beast, who had the title of Beast, turned around.
He looks completely different from other beastmen, with extremely long mane like a lion's mane, and his cheeks are not as close to humans as those of beastmen, but protrude with a long snout bone shape like a dog's mouth.
The situation at the Beast Sacrifice Site became increasingly difficult, and the loss of contact with the merchant was like a bolt from the blue.
They might not be able to survive, as the struggle for power between the Beast Kings became more and more fierce, and every Beast King had learned to bet on multiple parties, cooperating with the Abyss, the Mechanicus, or other things.
The beast sacrificial site without a king and always maintaining "orthodoxy" will soon be devoured if the Overlord does not respond to his faithful believers.
"Do you know who did this?"
"The trackers we sent out found that those people used magic, and their methods were extremely cruel. Almost all the bodies were burned to death."
"Magic?" Ur Beast thought of a lot in his mind in an instant.
For example, there are two great enemies, the King of Corruption and the King of Lionheart, as well as the nearby Mage Tower which claims to "never interfere", and even those ghosts who are sometimes sober and sometimes crazy.
"However, those people are not good at hiding. The trackers have tracked their approximate direction through traces."
"where is it?"
"The wasteland is gray and there is no one on the border mountain. They are probably from the pastures in the desert."
"Pasture?" Ur-Beast thought he had misheard.
There is no way those guys who raise scorpion fleas on the ranch are capable of attacking an elite group of merchants.
For those lowly animal tamers who can only breed scorpion fleas throughout their lives, their profession limits the upper limit of their lives.
"Send someone to investigate." A female voice suddenly came from the side.
It was a figure wrapped in a black robe, like a stone sculpture.
"Don't underestimate those people. We can't afford to fail again. Maybe they are plotting to attack us."
"Yes, High Priest."
……
At Sandpit Ranch, the undead are becoming more and more restless.
After Lind unreliably threw out a "main mission", the undead could only rely entirely on their own means to explore.
They tried kidnapping, extortion, and clearing out the surrounding villages and towns.
However, there is one thing they are very satisfied with. When they destroy the military forces of a Beastman village, the remaining Beastmen will surrender obediently. Although they are still red names, they will do their job obediently.
These beastmen are very useful.
Building, farming, no one can take a break.
We immortals also have our own pallu.
“This is the correct way to open the game!”
When the undead saw the beastmen working obediently and thought about the "soldier masters" in his hometown, the Kingdom of Rand, he suddenly felt that this place was more attractive.
In the Kingdom of Rand, as long as the soldiers have strength or weapons, they will refuse to farm. If they are forced to farm, their favorability will drop drastically.
But it’s different for the Beastmen. If you don’t do it, there are plenty of people who will. They are all red-named anyway.
Thanks to the undead's crazy infrastructure construction, a small oasis actually appeared in the desert, built through the beastmen's hard work and sweat.
(End of this chapter)