"All right."
The black dragon sighed.
She got important information, so it was a reasonable reward for her to break into the group of demons in human form, and then transform into a dragon with the help of her own firepower to save people and escape, but she almost broke her arm.
But this also made Black Dragon more determined to make friends with the countries on this unknown continent.
After all, they knew the history of Orros thousands of years ago... and it seemed that they also knew how to fight against demons.
But then again - these demons aren't as powerful as I imagined? Am I too strong
The Black Dragon was somewhat complacent.
At the same time, the hunters of Bayerjans were panting as they pulled their weapons out of the small high-level demons.
There were about twenty high-level demons following them into another building ruin. Most of them were high-level demons that had never been seen before, now called "Shield Breaker Demons". The rest were slow-moving petrified demons.
The petrified demons were easy to deal with, but those shieldbreaker demons were... a bit more difficult.
"Once it sees the target, it will charge forward recklessly, as if it was born to break through the enemy's defense..." Williams panted and pulled the alien weapon in his hand from the demon's corpse.
"Their bodies will add an important asset to our country, but I am more concerned about how these demons evolved than these assets."
"They are like wild bulls, but their bodies are extremely flexible. Did you notice just now that some of them turned into spinning tops and spun wildly on the ground?"
"Don't underestimate these guys! If I hadn't saved your life, you would have been a piece of shit on the ground right now! But it's also true... It seems that the new generation of demons is also evolving. It's hard to imagine whether we old soldiers will still be useful in the future."
"Rather than worrying about the future, we should worry about the present—Are you sure they are all dead?"
"All dead. The bodies are all here, but to be on the safe side, we have to cut off the hearts and heads. I heard that some demons in the past learned to play dead, I wonder if the demons here can do the same."
The hunters began to dissect the demons' bodies one by one, completely destroying their hearts and heads to ensure that these high-level demons had no chance of coming back to life.
Then they cut off the demon's limbs to ensure that the demon would not be able to move freely even if it was "resurrected" by some magical spell. They also pulled out the demon's intestines and tied them together.
The intestines of demons are precious magical materials, but for old hunters, the greatest use of these rare materials on the battlefield is to ensure that the demons are dead.
"Okay, that's fine."
They wiped the purple blood off their faces, marked the area for easy recovery by logistics, and then left.
At the same time, the battle on the front battlefield was about to end.
After losing the cover of high-level demons, the small demon larvae failed to break through the United Nations' firepower network.
They were either shattered into pieces by heavy machine gun fire or blown to pieces by howitzer fire.
Some lucky young animals were able to rush to the front of the position, but they were soon entangled in the barbed wire, and then were shot to death by the Bayerzas soldiers and elf soldiers behind the bunkers with their rifles like targets.
This is like modern people using modern weapons and tactics to slaughter primitive people - if the third batch of troops is not counted, the United Nations used two batches of troops with a total of more than 3,000 people to complete an epic victory that wiped out more than 10,000 enemies. But even so, the commander of Bayer Zas was not happy.
Because he noticed.
"Many of these demon larvae look quite 'fresh'."
He tore off the flesh and blood of the demon baby from the wire mesh, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it for a long time, then came to this conclusion with his adjutant under the disgusted gaze of the Listening girl.
His female lieutenant nodded, and then handed the commander the map that the Hippogriff Knights had drawn when they went to other places at the beginning of the battle:
"According to the description of the Hippogriff Knights, there are high-level demons that are suspected to be the "mother" in the north of this continent... But the food here is definitely not enough for them to reproduce, so what's going on?"
"Perhaps they have evolved a way to absorb other energy to "reproduce". Don't forget, the reason why we humans eat is because we can only get energy by "eating" -
The magic power here seems to be extremely abundant. The gravel on the ground is reborn with the thick magic power... It's normal for demons to evolve organs that feed on magic power, right?"
"So, doesn't that mean we have to fight against ancient demons who are also at their peak at the peak of their powers? Together with the survivors?"
The adjutant's doubts made the commander of Bayerjans silent for a while.
Then he threw the meat casually onto the wire mesh, and while waiting for the arrival of the fourth batch of troops, which was the one coming from His Majesty the Regent himself, he nodded and gave a matter-of-fact answer:
"It is normal to abandon national grudges and hostility in the face of evil."
He stopped talking.
On the other side, Elena was sent back to the library by the black dragon. While thanking the black dragon for his help, she was also persuaded by others under the concern of the magic puppet that she needed to change into a decent dress because she heard that the king of the United Kingdom was coming.
“Question: Although etiquette is important, is it really necessary now?”
"This is natural! At least we need to repair the damaged parts of your body! Come on, we will perform an emergency maintenance on you, don't worry..."
The citizens of Eden surrounded their "daughter" and left.
The black dragon, who was inexplicably able to move freely in the library, cast his greedy eyes on the empty bookshelves.
There are books here, and her target is naturally those books that carry countless knowledge...
I hope you can find what you want.
Chapter 4:
When Yang Hao arrived in person with his guards, the scene had already been guaranteed safe by the advance team - but even so, the commander still advised Yang Hao not to go to places that were obviously problematic.
"After all, the demons here are new species, and we don't have the ability to identify them one by one... Your Majesty, please be careful and don't leave the protection of His Majesty Finn and the elves."
"Yes. Keep working, Commander - ensure the safety of the current area, because if nothing unexpected happens, this floating continent will become a military location. So where are they?"
"Here."
The commander pointed out a direction for Yang Hao, and Yang Hao looked in the direction of his finger and found that it was a person who looked like the "robot" he imagined.
It has human limbs, but the "skin" part of the body structure seems to have been deliberately simplified to adapt to the needs of war.
There are "facial features" on their faces, but unlike the finely crafted structures, these features look very rough.
To Yang Hao, this was a strange book with millions of words in the outline, but the way it was written was like a kindergarten kid scribbling - but considering the situation on the scene, this was right.
After all, this is a group of people with lofty ideals who are fighting the devil alone, just like Constantinople at that time. In the absence of additional resources, it is normal to cut the output of useless parts.
What's more, the other party has technology that is too advanced for the United Nations...
This technology, which looks like a "robot", and the magic coming from the gravel on the ground are enough to prove the former power of this empire.
If I could acquire the other party's technology... that would be great.
Yang Hao nodded and then brought Fen and a group of guards to the messenger.
The messenger had noticed the presence of Yang Hao and the others long ago. After greeting and introducing himself politely, Yang Hao learned their names—they were from the Eden Country of the Cloud Continent, a powerful country of magic technology.
"Your Majesty, please come with us - our current leader will meet you. But she was injured in the previous battle, so we need to perform simple maintenance on her body to ensure her safety."
The Eden explained, offering to lead the way: "If there is no problem, please follow us - after all, we are running out of time. Although a group of demons has been annihilated, as long as the "matrix" is not resolved, this war will continue endlessly."
"I know. Please lead the way - but I have a question. Are all of you... like this?"
"You mean... huh? I know what you mean. Not all of them are like this, but most of them have become like us - after all, a mechanical body is better than a flesh and blood body, at least in combat."
The Eden man explained, and under Finn's strange gaze, he began to lead the way ahead.
Yang Hao and his guards followed closely behind, and at this moment, Fen whispered in Yang Hao's ear that the magic power here was "not normal".
According to her, if the magic power of the Elf Forest is the lake water accumulated under normal circumstances, then the magic power here is the artificially filled sea—
She wasn't sure how the Edenians did it, but she could sense something "unnatural" about the magic here, forming a fragmented network across the entire continent.
If this network was complete, Finn would probably have concluded that it was a complete man-made product.
But it was so broken that Finn could only conclude that it might be the core secret of the Kingdom of Eden, nothing more.
"I know. I'll pay attention to it." Yang Hao responded in a low voice to the somewhat uneasy Fen.
"But I hope you can calm down a little bit - after all, there are always people who are better than you. We don't need to be anxious about this, right?"
"You're right. But for a race like us who are friendly to magic, seeing the strong magic in this place, it's inevitable that we will have different ideas - but you're right, come on. I will help you."
She nodded. As they passed through the ruins of the square in front of the building, the Edenite leading the way said that the building in front was the only remaining "Great Library" in the Kingdom of Eden.
It contains all the knowledge and most important technologies of the Kingdom of Eden. It is also their palace today.
"Your army was a great help. If your army and the black dragon lady hadn't intervened in the battlefield, we might have failed... But this is also related to the demons' unilateral evolution of special abilities to resist us."
"One-sided evolution?"
"We are like a group of crossbowmen who can only shoot with crossbows, and the demons are farmers. After being shot by us for a few rounds, they will naturally try to make thick shields with local materials and approach us.
But we are just a group of crossbowmen, with nothing but crossbows and arrows...
So, they used their shields to unilaterally resist our counterattacks, and thus established a strategic advantage. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Of course... But from what I see, aren't all the parts on your body "mechanical"? Are they also related to magic?"
Yang Hao's curiosity made the Edenian leading the way nod his head.
The Eden people explained that their current bodies belonged to "magic puppets", and although "magic puppets" looked mechanical, in fact all the parts were made of magical materials - in other words, there was no ordinary metal in their bodies at all.
Their current bodies require magic to drive. And it is obvious that bodies driven by magic will be restrained by demons.
The Eden people were not without the idea of looking for alternatives, but their tycoon-like remarks finally calmed Yang Hao and Fen:
"Because we can't find any material without magic power on the floating island. Here, everything, including the soil, has "magic power"...
If we use gold, silver and jewelry as an analogy, we were looking for iron to make a sword, but the whole house was filled with gold. We were very distressed about this... but fortunately you came. Thank you so much. "
"Uh..." Yang Hao and Fen looked at each other and could see the jealousy in each other's eyes.
"His Majesty?"
"Nothing. Qing, continue to lead the way." Is there anyone who shows off his wealth like you guys? ! Yang Hao was choked and almost coughed.
But when he thought that this room full of gold might eventually be treated as a commodity by the Kingdom of Eden and traded cheaply with himself, his jealousy was restored to its original state.
Soon, under the guidance of the messenger, they finally entered the library. After entering the library, Yang Hao and his friends looked around curiously.
They saw countless bookshelves used as shelters. Those bookshelves were also made of metals that contained magical power, and in Finn's eyes, there were "wires" connecting the bookshelves one after another, and some of the wires would eventually be connected to a place that Yang Hao remembered as a "terminal."
There, the seemingly injured Black Dragon lady was nagging and seemed extremely irritated. After Yang Hao waved at the Black Dragon, the unhappy Black Dragon followed obediently.
She glanced at the Edenite leading the way, and then at the other Edenites cleaning up the demon corpses. Under Finn's unhappy gaze, she moved a little closer to Yang Hao, and then complained softly:
"Everything here requires some kind of... "identification" before it can be used. I can't even read a book to relieve my boredom."
I see that you don't intend to read to kill time, but want to bring some important basic knowledge books back to Ishugard to enhance the national strength, right
Yang Hao saw through Heilong's little thoughts, but it is common sense among friends to see through them but not expose them - besides, with Heilong blazing the trail in front, Yang Hao could follow behind and avoid being the first to be shot.
So he just replied lightly, "Thank you for your help earlier," and then asked about the black dragon's opinion on demons.
"I think they are quite weak? Considering my identity as a black dragon. They don't seem to be good at dealing with individuals like us who can grow or shrink from time to time, just like some women are not good at - ahem... Please pretend I didn't say anything."
"In short, do you think demons are easier to deal with for you? What about for Ishugard?"
"It's an enemy that cannot be targeted. Your Majesty Yang Hao, you know better than me that "individual" and "country" are two completely different concepts—
I was just lucky to be born a black dragon, and my physical strength is hundreds of times greater than that of ordinary races.
For ordinary humans, demons are still terrifying enemies. But for a country that lacks magic power, the demons' ability to evolve resistance to certain types of damage is really a headache."
"So, Miss Nia, are you planning to purchase more magic storage equipment?"
"Personally, I hope that Your Majesty Yang Hao will give us some free quotas because I work so hard. You know, I rescued the Queen of Eden. Can you give me some discounts for this?"
Miss Black Dragon sighed heavily, and after thinking for a while, Yang Hao decided that if he could give Ishugard some benefits to control its diplomatic power in the Kingdom of Eden, it would not be impossible...
At that time, Miss Black Dragon will be busy dealing with the matter of transporting a large amount of magic transportation equipment back to the country. In this way, Ishugard will not be able to free up manpower to deal with major events related to the Kingdom of Eden.
After making the decision, Yang Hao nodded and indicated that "we'll talk about it slowly after we get back."
Fen looked at Heilong with a strange expression, realizing that Heilong did not really need this kind of "material benefit" but seemed to want to have a closer relationship with Yang Hao and plan for the future.
She poked Yang Hao's lower back, curled her lips at his puzzled gaze, and decided to complain to Theresa when she got back.
…
They were led by the messenger to a cleared reception room inside the library. They were only given ordinary cold boiled water, and the Eden people also apologized deeply for this:
"We no longer have food for normal humans on our island. After all, we don't need to eat in our current situation... Please forgive us for our poor hospitality. She will be here soon, please wait."
There were no snacks or delicious drinks, but Yang Hao and others didn't feel unhappy.
They just took a sip of ordinary boiled water, looked at the surrounding environment, and then they all turned their eyes to the books filled to the brim on the surrounding bookshelves.
There are many books on the bookshelf. They seem to be made of crystal, and the names of the books can be seen on the spines.
[Application of Artificial Magic]
[The supplement of viscera to surgical medical applications and the research related to human rejection reaction...]