At the moment of waking up, Lin Tuo felt as if his brain had been hit by a heavy hammer, and severe pain gushed out. Even if he had stepped into the three-vein state, he still couldn't resist, so he could only force himself to suppress the pain——
As expected, the demon lord is capable. Even when twelve of the thirteen clones died, he still exploded with enough power to shatter the "illusory space"...
Fortunately, Hathaway's ambush played a role, and the battle was won after all.
As for the pain, on the one hand, it stems from the backlash caused by the forcible breaking of the ability, and on the other hand, the more important reason lies in the excessive spirituality of devouring.
As a lord, his own spirituality is not low, and he has stolen so many "faith".
This fall, the spiritual collapse of the whole body.
Some of them were absorbed, restored, and even strengthened by many extraordinary people, but most of them were swallowed by Lin Tuo. This was also a lot of pressure for him.
"Hmm~" At the same time, in another seat in the study, Huaxi and Hathaway also woke up at the same time, and let out two overlapping cries of pain.
Huaxi is fine, but she has suffered the aftermath.
The key is Hathaway.
The life form of her data is itself a kind of spirituality.
At the last moment, he swallowed the origin of the demon lord in one gulp. At this moment, he was lying in the ball, sprawled in all directions, kicking his legs out desperately, rolling his eyes in choking.
Covering her swollen belly with both hands, she kept yelling, which made Lin Tuo and Huaxi's faces darken.
"Can you stop barking?" Huaxi sullenly said, "Do you think you are having a baby?"
Hathaway rubbed her belly, her face was full of pain and joy:
"Yeah, I... I can't control it... I'm so full... I haven't eaten so full for a long time, I can't do it..."
While talking, her eyelids drooped, and she was about to fall asleep, as if a person would feel sleepy after eating.
Next to him, Lin Tuo, who had finally recovered from the pain, had a complex expression on his face, and wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed:
"Go back and rest, too."
"Oh." Huaxi yawned and answered.
She also devoured a lot of spirituality this time, and she was actually sleepy this time.
I don't even have the motivation to celebrate the victory, and my mind is full of sleep.
Seeing that Lin Tuo was fine and didn't talk too much, he turned around and took Hathaway, who was snoring, to his room.
After the two left, Lin Tuo made himself another cup of coffee and drank it slowly.
It took a full half an hour before he finally regained his composure. Looking out the window, it was already late at night, and the candlestick in his hand had completely dimmed.
"How much ether is left in my body?" Lin Tuo only remembered at this time and asked.
[The host currently has 15 points of ether value]
Lin Tuo paused with the hand holding the cup, his face showing bitterness, fifteen o'clock!
How long has it been since I was so poor? !
Although he was used to being "profligate" in the past, but because of his cautious character, he always kept a few hundred points in reserve for emergencies. As a result, this time he filled it all in for killing the demon lord.
A small part is used to maintain the existence of the illusion space, and most of them are used to drive prayer candles.
But the result was satisfactory to him.
"It's worth it!"
Thinking back to this incident, from discovery, to organization, to killing... the whole process can be said to be the best dealt with in the previous "spirit world invasion".
Although the "One-Eyed Giant" was not bad at that time, the harvest mainly lies in the information obtained through torture. If you simply evaluate the battle of "Four Seasons City", it is still a loss.
At least not making money.
But this time was different, since the entire battle was locked in the phantom space, no damage was done to the No. 5 sandbox.
Well, the Extraordinary who participated were killed or injured later, but the number should be very small, and most of them have received spiritual nourishment.
In fact, this is what Lin Tuo did on purpose. If he wanted to seize it, those Extraordinary people would not be able to absorb spirituality at all.
"In this wave, I absorbed about 70% of the demon lord's spirituality, 20% was given to Extraordinary from all races, and 10% was swallowed by Hathaway."
"Unfortunately, I was eaten by her along with the source of spirituality, otherwise I should be able to absorb a power, but...it doesn't matter."
Nowadays, Lin Tuo's demand for "supernatural powers" is really not high.
Besides, in the situation at that time, if Hathaway hadn't been placed in an ambush in advance, I'm afraid the lord would have escaped.
"However, speaking of it, I don't know if Hathaway will also improve this time."
Lin Tuo was looking forward to it.
In terms of strength improvement, he can feel that this wave of devouring spirituality is quite sufficient and is being digested. After the fusion is completed, it may allow him to raise two or three small levels in one go.
"Achieve the fifth meridian? Six meridian? Or even... reach the seventh meridian in one step?"
Lin Tuo guessed.
According to the information revealed by the demon lord before his death, when he lights up the seven veins, there is a high probability that he will be able to open the "gate to the spirit world".
Considering this, Lin Tuo decided not to toss about for a while, but to develop steadily, and to work hard to achieve this goal first.
As for others, there are some invisible gains.
For example, through this battle, the cohesion within the No. 5 sandbox has been strengthened.
At the same time, Lin Tuo also logically obtained the recognition of many Extraordinary beings as an "archangel". Now, the worlds he can directly command have reached four.
Basically completed the control of the opponent's four sandboxes.
Well, Earth doesn't count.
"We still need to work hard." Feeling emotional, Lin Tuo pressed his painful forehead, glanced at the evolution sand table beside him, realized it later, and said with a wry smile:
"I almost forgot. Those people are probably still nervous. The battle ended too hastily, so I have to appease them."
Thinking about it, Lin Tuo supported his sleepy body, and through the interface of the "Wisher", he sent the news that the "demon" was dead and that the "meeting" would be held in six hours.
After doing this, he dragged his tired body back to the house and fell asleep.
…
Facts have proved that mental power does affect sleep. When Lin Tuo was hit by a series of alarm clocks, it was already eleven hours later.
"Huh. I almost missed the time." Lin Tuo got up a little annoyed, walked to the bathroom, took off his clothes, and immediately thought, a large light golden pattern appeared under his white skin.
Not only limited to the two arms and the front half of the body, even most of the legs are about to be completed, leaving only the back blank.
Lin Tuo was taken aback:
"Six Meridians? Is this the Six Meridians?"
After sleeping, he actually rose three small ranks in a row? !
In addition to being pleasantly surprised, Lin Tuo was also full of emotion: "I don't feel this at all. Is it because I have been promoted too fast recently, and I don't have a strong sense of accomplishment."
"Tsk, it's Versailles by accident."
But speaking of it... Looking back recently, Lin Tuo became a little wary for no reason.
In many cases, upgrading too quickly will make you uneasy, and you will feel light, it is better to be steady and steady, one step at a time.
"I always feel like something is going to happen, so I am crazy about improving my strength." Shaking his head, he put away this inexplicable thought.
Meizizi took a shower, and when he came out of the bathroom, Lin Tuo felt very energetic, and his condition had never been so good.
After checking the time, Lin Tuo sat down, closed his eyes, entered the illusion space again, condensed a grand and empty palace, and waved his hand to transform into a long table.
The message was transmitted through the "interface", and after a while, figures on both sides of the long table entered.
"Peng!"
"Peng!"
"Peng!"
In the blink of an eye, the powerhouses of the three major races gathered in the No. 5 sandbox.
The powerhouses of Garros and Byzantium are on the left, and the powerhouses of orcs and elves are concentrated on the right, lined up on both sides, and Lin Tuo sits in the center and sits at the main seat.
Similar scenes are no strangers to everyone.
It's just different from the tenseness of the previous few times. This time, because they learned the news earlier, the emotions of everyone present were more relaxed, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.
"I have seen the envoy!"
"Emissary!"
"I have seen the envoy..."
On both sides of the long table, powerhouses of all races got up one after another, and at the same time put their left arms in front of them to express their respect. Lin Tuo was also in a good mood, and he also got up and made similar movements. His right hand imitated the statue facing forward—
This belongs to the etiquette of extraordinary people in the fifth world. After all, Lin Tuo is pretending to be an angel, not a "god", so doing this is more in line with his personality.
At the same time, Lin Tuo's eyes swept over everyone one by one.
On the human side, there are mainly the leaders of the Eastern and Western Holy Cults, two eighth-level powerhouses named "Great Priest" and "Great Priest" respectively, and the military Extraordinary representing the royal family. Their strengths are more balanced, and their ages are different. Small.
The representative of the elves is the "forest elf" named Messiah. The ninth-level "shadow" path is extraordinary, which is similar to the ordinary high-level extraordinary power of the second world, the North and South Continents, and the deputy beside him is also an elf tribe. Chief Executive.
As for the orcs, the chief of the ninth-level "warrior" path named "Creus" attracted the most attention. In fact, Lin Tuo also learned that "Creus" was not the name of a certain orc. It is the name of the position of "Great Chief", and everyone who holds this position will be named by this name.
"Sit down, I hope this meeting will not affect your rest." Looking back, Lin Tuo took the lead with a smile and said, "You all have made great contributions to this victory."
As the voice fell, the people present were about to resign, but Lin Tuo waved his hand and interrupted:
"You deserve it. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that many Extraordinary people are mentally traumatized and hard to recover in a short period of time, I would have thought of bringing them all in."
The high priest with white temples in Byzantium hurriedly said:
"Thank you for your benevolence. Our damage is much smaller than expected. Even after this battle, many people's grasp of power has also increased."
On the opposite side, the slender, pointed-eared, and handsome elf high priest Messiah also nodded:
"Many elves have similar experiences."
This is not humility, but fact.
Part of it was due to the absorption of the spirituality dissipated by the demon lord, which strengthened itself, and the other part was purely caused by this special battle.
Although the extraordinary system of the No. 5 sandbox is based on the "sequence" approach given by the "imprinter", this does not mean that every Extraordinary of the same level and sequence is equally powerful.
Talent, understanding, mentality...
There are too many factors that will affect the actual combat power. Fighting in the state of soul body this time has indeed given many Extraordinary people a new understanding, and it is also helpful for the casting of spells in the path.
"That's good." Lin Tuo smiled lightly, and then threw out a set of words that he had prepared earlier, which was nothing more than a summary of this "jihad". After two sentences, at the end, he said:
"Everyone has contributed to this great victory. Although I dare not commend you on behalf of the gods, I will try my best to meet your needs as much as I can."
When everyone heard the words, they shook their heads and said: "To serve the gods, I dare not covet anything."
When Lin Tuo was in a good mood, his expression darkened on purpose, and he emphasized:
"This is not a gift from the gods, but just my personal thoughts. If you have any needs, whatever is convenient and within my capacity, I will fulfill them."
Lin Tuo knows that blindly using authority to suppress is not a long-term solution, and the right way is to give grace and power together.
Although the eradication of the "demon" lord this time saved them, from the other party's point of view, regardless of the surface, there will always be criticisms in people's hearts, and they feel that they are forced to be involved in the "jihad".
This is different from the last time Mount Sinai and Dean Qiu were mobilized to besiege and kill the one-eyed giant. After all, the No. 2 sandbox has experienced many spiritual invasions and received too much help from Lin Tuo.
This is also the reason why he must give a "reward".
"This..." The strong people present looked at each other, and after a while, the great elf Messiah suddenly smiled and said:
"Since this is the case, respect is worse than obedience. Our forest tribe has shrunk in recent years, and the desert in the southwest has become more and more serious. If it goes on for a long time, the place where our elves stand will shrink. I don't know if your envoy can help."
Land desert? This is due to the climate. According to the experience on the earth, Lin Tuo judged instantly that as long as the terrain is changed and the distribution of rainwater is guided, it can be solved. At least for a thousand years, the problem will not be big.
He immediately smiled and said: "I will improve it later."
Messiah's eyes lit up, and she was just trying, but she didn't expect the archangel to actually agree. Thinking of this, the ninth-level powerhouse restrained her smile and said seriously:
"Thank you for the gift of the angel!"
Next to him, the two-meter-tall, tower-like orc chieftain blinked and tentatively said:
"My orc lives in barren hills, with little fertile soil, and insufficient food. May I ask if the envoy can help?"
Are there many barren hills? … Lin Tuo recalled the topography of the Lower Ring Continent, thought about it, and came up with an idea:
If some of the orc tribe's peaks are moved to the north to transform the terrain and accumulate rainwater... two things should be solved at the same time.
"Yes. I'll improve it later."
Creus was overjoyed, and his voice was like thunder: "Thank you Archangel!"
With two people taking the lead, the rest of the people gave up and began to make demands one after another, most of which were to solve the local national economy and people's livelihood.
As for the improvement of personal strength, I don't know if they avoided it cleverly, or because there were too many people, I'm sorry to mention it publicly, but none of them.
Lin Tuo was also so happy, and he was satisfied one by one.
At the end, he looked at the old man representing the Garros Empire, and said gently:
"In this battle, the Extraordinary of the Divine Capital suffered the most injuries. You can make an additional request."
All eyes cast.
The great priest thought for a few seconds, then bowed and said: "Don't dare to be greedy for credit, if you say something extra... this time, the wish masters of all races are in the middle, and there are credits..."
Lin Tuo was a little surprised. He took a deep look at the great priest, recalled the information collected from No. 5 sandbox, and said with a smile:
"That's right, since that's the case, all races, the wishers who contributed this time can make wishes near the statue later. Whatever they want, let them say it themselves."
Everyone couldn't hide their envy, they stood up at the same time: "Yes."
…
After a while, the post-war summary meeting ended. Lin Tuo returned to "reality" and recorded a few things in the memo. Then he faced the window and stretched fiercely:
"It's finally over here."
Then, he suddenly felt that something was missing.
(end of this chapter)