Chapter 456 Consumption
Encountering the Mechanicus and being able to capture them directly was a pleasant surprise. Lind had originally thought that if the other party did not surrender, he would just dismantle the parts and give them all to Dome when returning to the Land Kingdom. With so many new gadgets, Dome and others would surely be able to produce some results after a year or two of research.

Unexpectedly, Nur was a very "rational" person. He surrendered immediately when he knew he couldn't win.

I don't know if other Mechanicus believers follow the same path.

If so, he might have to recruit more people, but they just lack loyalty, and it is enough for Tiegeda to be a tool.

Putting aside the idea of ​​exploring the Mechanicus, he looked at the underground heroes.

The ghosts, who are sometimes crazy and sometimes rational, were once one of the targets that Lind tried to make the undead contact. Ghosts have endless lifespans, and by the same token, they also have endless knowledge.

"Are they responsible for guarding the sacrificial site of Secapis?" Lind asked.

Noor sensed Lind's eyes on him, so he bowed slightly and replied, "No, my lord."

He got into the role very quickly, which made Lind wonder again. What kind of role did the Mechanicus play in the past? Why did they seem so skilled in groveling? Was it a religious feature?
"Ghosts roam here, but they worship sacrifices and the strong." Nur continued to answer.

Lind turned and looked at the quiet ghosts.

"Can we communicate? If you need help..."

"What do you want to communicate?" One of the ghosts walked towards Lind.

There is a golden light on its body, as if it came out of a golden flame. Its level is at least legendary, and if it follows the local customs, its strength will be at least 4th ring.

Lind could feel the powerful force rushing towards his body like a turbulent current.

When the Giant God appeared just now, the fire of knowledge swept across the sky, and the sky was churning under the pressure of the storm. The ghosts stood aside obediently, but now when it was time to face him, they looked down at him.

Isn't it that I'm not fierce enough?
"We have nothing to talk to you about." said the ghost leader, but his eyes turned to Tionne beside him.

"Hmm?" He waved to Tionne.

The unsure fiancée came over and stood beside Lind.

"You ask." Lind said.

Tione said, “Why are you staying here?”

"We once lived 800 years ago. A huge city called 'Molten Gold' was built here. We once encountered a war and were invited to participate in the melee that could determine the survival of multiple races. However, we were afraid of the enemy. In that terrible magical war, we chose to turn against the enemy. The defeated 'Molten Gold' cursed us, making us suffer here as ghosts and never rest in peace."

Unexpectedly, Linde took the initiative to talk but was rejected. But when Tione came over, she told him all the dark history like pouring beans.

"Could it be that my charm is not enough to trigger the plot?" Lind suddenly wanted to take two dice to try whether he was born with low charm. Otherwise, there were not many NPCs he met along the way who made friends with him directly. Instead, most of them had to be beaten first and then subdued.

"Are you also required to respond to the call of the heirs of molten gold if they step foot here in the future?"

This was the Lord of the Rings script, and he was familiar with it.

It was only because Tioné asked the question in advance that the ghost leader gave Lind face and was willing to answer him.

"No, we need the gift of a powerful god to free our souls and gain eternal rest."

That's easy to say, but when the Giant God appeared just now, he was unable to meet their needs.

Tione turned to look at Lind with a questioning look.

She is just emotionless, not stupid.

Such a ghost army with an average strength of 3rd ring and immune to swords and axes can just make up for what Lind lacks due to the loss of the undead.

"Death?" Lind asked.

Perhaps only the god of death can satisfy the needs of ghosts and bring them eternal rest.

"If you can contact the God of Death!"

"We can make a deal," Lind said after thinking for a while, "In 100 years, I will help you find a wizard of the Death Path, and let them help you gain eternal rest."

100 years is not a long time for ghosts, but with the help of Lind and the undead, it is enough to change the world.

"If you make a contract with a ghost, you will be cursed!" The ghost leader looked at Lind.

"Really? Come on then."

There are 300 people with an average strength of 3 rings, which means 300 William.

The leader's strength of 4 rings is not worth mentioning.

We don't need such a force, it would be a waste.

Now that Lind has put on a vest, he does things without any consideration. He just does whatever is suitable and convenient for him.

This was the first time that Lind signed a contract with a ghost. When he dealt with ghosts before, whether it was the ghost witch Selina or the ghosts in the Ghost Valley, they were unable to do this.

Soon he heard a wailing coming from his mind, almost inaudible, like a sound coming from the ice 800 years ago, and then a second wailing joined in. The curse invaded Lind's body, lingered in his heart, and tried to penetrate deep into his soul.

One of the two voices came from the ghost in front of him, and the other was related to the curse of the City of Molten Gold. Lind signed a contract with the ghosts as if he also had to bear the impact of the curse.

The sounds intertwined quickly, gradually fading from a bright golden light, like a brand, and finally landed on Lind's heart, followed by his heartbeat, and placed into the third heartbeat.

That was the mark of curse, rooted deep in Lind's heartbeat.

The heartbeat suddenly began to get out of control, beating wildly, and Lind's blood began to flow uncontrollably, but soon a second heartbeat appeared, and the power of the curse from the abyss was aroused.

But then the first heartbeat can come online strongly and easily suppress the second and third heartbeats.

The wailing in his mind finally disappeared, and Linde's mind calmed down.

He looked at the ghosts in front of him: "We now have 100 years to cooperate."

"At your service!"

300 ghosts half-knelt down, spewing supernatural ghost golden flames from their mouths, burning the dim sky even more turbid, and then one by one they turned into golden mist and disappeared.

It seemed as if the horror, ghosts, etc. just now were just confetti flying during the festival.

"They are all hiding in the different dimension," said Tionne.

Lind could not sense the existence of those ghosts, but since he had signed a contract related to the curse, he believed that the other party would not break their oath at will.

"Let's go."

Their destination is Stonebeast Castle.

While walking on the road, Lind also learned about the situation of the Mechanicus. The current Mechanicus has completely fallen apart, and the knowledgeable Mechanicus believers have long been divided into more than a dozen schools, and the relationships between the schools are complicated.

However, the number of members of the Mechanicus is very scarce, which leads to few real conflicts. Only those who are close to each other interact more, while those with poor relationships will never have any contact with each other.

Noor stayed in the Demon Land. He and his companions who had been demolished by Lind wanted to gain more knowledge.

Lind was not interested in the knowledge that Nur talked about. He found that the Plover School to which Nur belonged seemed to like searching for treasures and looking for secrets based on some ancient legends or broken treasure maps.

Most of the time I came back empty-handed, only occasionally would I succeed, like this time.

Those boring or interesting gossips are just the "treasure map", and they are also qualified undead quest NPCs. Linde took out the map, and didn't expect that he would have a strong army and strong horses just after leaving for a short time.

Although the ghosts chose to sign the contract by cursing themselves because of Tione's charm, Tione is their fiancée, and what belongs to her is theirs.

Wouldn't it be more attractive if I could capture her?

"There is a city ahead, and it seems that various races live together." Lind looked at the "White Bear City" marked on the map.

……

White Bear City is a neutral multi-ethnic city-state. Its buildings are not very tall, but it has a large floating population, estimated to be 30 to 50,000 people per day, and there are also many caravans.

This place used to occupy the middle passage from Lionheart Castle to Stone Beast Castle, and could be considered a rest stop. But later, as it became more and more prosperous, White Bear City became a city-state. Caravans carrying goods passing by would inevitably do business, and as long as there was money to be made, a group of people would quickly gather here.

Lind was shopping at this time. He made quite a lot of money from the undead. Each of them could scrape out thousands or even tens of thousands of animal fangs. Apart from the little money Lind spent on funding the development of the Undead Novice Village, he still had more than 5000 million animal fangs in his hands.

When it is released, it becomes a huge mountain of animal teeth.

With money in hand, Lind spent it without blinking an eye. The armor on him was very ordinary. Although Noor could also help make armor for the Mechanicus, Lind was not interested in those gear equipment. He only needed a high enough defense, and other fancy functions were not important.

Then there are weapons. Not only Lind needs them, but William also needs to replace his weapons. Both of them are big wastes of weapons.

"This is a weapon left behind by a beast king." The weapon vendor who sells weapons has his own shop. He is now introducing a weapon to Linde, a big sword made entirely of bones. It doesn't look sharp, but there is a weak electric current wrapped around it.

Seeing that Lind seemed very interested, the weapons dealer suddenly grabbed the knife and started to show it on the spot, with lightning and thunder flashing as he swung it.

"How much?" Lind thought this weapon was very interesting. The greatsword should be made from the thigh bones of some wild beast that can release thunder. It is rough but beautiful, with a kind of wild beauty.

"3000!"

Lind took the sword and tried to swing it twice, but found that the weapon only emitted arcs with less than 1 ring of power when swung. If he used this thing in normal combat, he would definitely suffer a great loss.

"It's just a toy." Lind shook his head and put the sword down. "Is there anything better?"

Half an hour later.

"Take care!" The arms dealer waved goodbye to Lind enthusiastically.

The weapons were almost all swept away, and the weapons dealers made at least 5 animal fangs, which was really a huge profit.

"Do you need this kind of thing?" The Beast Lord stuck his head out from Lind's black cloak and expressed strong dissatisfaction with Lind's previous large-scale purchase.

This weapon can only exert the strength of the first ring at most. Even if it is used with three swords, it is useless. It is just a beautiful waste.

"I'll take it back and modify it." Lin De had just received the ghost's curse and was thinking of picking out a few attributes that might be suitable. Maybe he could strengthen the weapon through the curse and give it a different style.

"Do you think I don't want to buy something better? Many good things are priceless and can only be found by chance."

What comes next is the highlight. Lind has to buy himself a good set of armor. The armor he wore before was all good-looking but not practical. It often happened that he was shirtless or even naked during the fight.

"I didn't expect there are magic scrolls?" Lind looked at the man selling magic scrolls and thought of the scroll hanging on the waist of the Giant God.

It's a pity that we were not destined to be together before, so I can only write it down in a small notebook. When the undead come back in the future, I will ask them to help me renew my relationship with the magic scroll.

He looked at the scroll and found that the things recorded on it were very interesting. They were actually some of the offensive methods used by wild beasts, such as sharp claws, roars, tail swings, etc.

Since he had so much money that he couldn't spend it all, Linde just bought it all.

"I'm so rich, but I don't know if anyone is willing to rob me." He would feel very sorry if no one came.

Suddenly something caught Lind's attention.

It was a black worm, like a fat maggot, motionless, and also like a long black stone.

"what is this?"

"A very strange bug." The seller was a golden-skinned demi-human, his body covered in gold powder, and he spoke with a sense of nobility.

But the strength is not that good, only 2 rings.

Lind was aware of the multiracial diversity and was not bothered by its attitudes.

"Why is it weird?"

"One of my pets accidentally bred with it, and gave birth to several ugly dog ​​worms."

"Dog bug? Can you show it to me?" Linde showed some interest.

Even the beast master hiding in the cloak was curious. It seemed that he had never seen such a strange creature without reproductive isolation.

"I have killed him, but some images have escaped." The seller took out a scroll and tapped it with his finger. A pattern suddenly appeared.

Linde looked at it with envy.

He finally saw the "advanced" nature of the Demonic Land. The beast sacrificial sites he had come into contact with before were probably considered "in the mountains", while the Lionheart King and the King of Corruption could only be considered as the fringe of urban and rural areas.

It’s time to continue updating my novice village technology.

Before, my "magic" could only draw simple stick figures, not as clear as photos now, and the things in them seemed alive and twisting.

The pattern was finally fully revealed. There was a black dog with a streamlined body, but the dog's neck was very long, stretching forward in a winding manner, a bit like a giraffe.

And there were no eyes, just a conical head with a partially split mouth revealing jagged teeth.

When Lind reached out his hand, the dog bug actually bared its teeth at his fingers.

However, after Lind retracted his hand, the dog worm immediately returned to its previous state. It seemed that it was just a magic.

"This doesn't look like a creature native to the magical world," said Lind.

It’s no wonder Lind thought so. He doesn’t look like a good person no matter how you look at him.

"Yes, something from a foreign land," said the seller.

There are not many creatures without reproductive isolation, but their bloodlines are very advanced, for example - dragons.

I don’t know if this thing can be considered a biological invasion.

Lind bought the bugs.

He would buy anything that was interesting because he had too much money to spend.

He replaced the equipment for himself, William and Tione, and bought a lot of miscellaneous things, and it only cost more than 400,000 yuan, which was a drop in the bucket compared to the money Linde had now.

go further,

"White Bear Chamber of Commerce?"

Linde had heard before that there seemed to be space equipment inside, real space equipment.

(End of this chapter)