As described by the Ice Witch in the report, it looks like a hairless spider and an ant with a big belly. About the size of an adult's torso
Obviously, this is not the limit of the worm's expansion. If you want to wrap the mad demon, its abdomen must be expanded to at least two or three times its normal state. According to the "photos" sent back from the scene, when it is in containment, its head will be buried in the ground, leaving only the bulging belly exposed, which at first glance looks like a large mature egg.
"You killed it?" Phyllis asked.
"This is more convenient. Although it is not aggressive, it can still escape very quickly," Agatha then made the ice condense into a slender blade and cut into the belly of the worm.
Immediately, a slightly fishy milky white liquid flowed out.
"This mucus has a certain antiseptic effect. Generally, it can flow freely, and it will slowly solidify over time and become a substance like egg white," she explained.
"And then... used to eat?" Falty couldn't help frowning.
"Although I haven't eaten it, it probably won't taste too delicious," Agatha shook her head. "The key lies in another bodily fluid on it."
This time, she worked hard for half an hour before removing all the skin on the insect's back, and took out a sticky green organ from it.
"Looks a bit like a gallbladder," Phyllis pointed eagerly.
"But it doesn't contain bile," Agatha carefully cut it open, squeezed two drops of dark green juice toward the pool of mucus that had accumulated on the ground, and then summoned two ice cones again, stirring quickly The slime came, "The next thing is the point."
Roland held his breath and stared carefully at the changes in the "preservative fluid".
It didn't take long for the liquid to become viscous, and the ice witch's stirring speed became slower and slower. After about two or three minutes, the ice cone that was submerged in it could no longer be separated, as if it was tightly consolidated by something. together.
He stretched out his finger and pressed the surface of the mucus, and found that it had been transformed into a gel-like substance. The surface was relatively soft, but it was difficult to take a step closer after pressing a few millimeters.
"This is..." Phyllis said in surprise.
"Bio-rubber," Roland said with a hint of excitement, "It's this thing that makes Fran unable to move."
From the first report sent by Agatha, he noticed the peculiar nature of the relic reptiles. At first, he thought it was similar to the ability of spiders to spin silk, but with the delivery of subsequent reports, he found that after the solidification The slime has excellent elasticity and toughness, and it is not much more stubborn than rubber. It can not only be glued to the surface of objects, but can also be shaped arbitrarily before solidification. These two points alone have made it practical.
Roland has been sending people to look for gum plants before. He believes that as long as he finds a sample, the leaves can be transformed into high-yield crops that can be planted on a large scale. However, neither rubber tree nor rubber grass has been able to get exact information. Even in the species-rich Dawn Kingdom, no one has heard of such a plant. Therefore, wherever elastic materials are needed, they can only be handed over to Soraya. solve.
This undoubtedly limits the production capacity of Neverwinter City.
Under the circumstance that a new batch of machine tools have been put into use one after another, and the production efficiency and processing level of the factory have been significantly improved, rubber has become the most obvious shortcoming. Although he knew in his heart that rubber was just a general term for elastic materials, in addition to natural production, it could also be artificially synthesized, but he had no idea how to operate it.
Just when Roland suspected that there were no gelatinous plants in this corner, the exploration report of the Snow Mountain Ruins gave him an unexpected surprise.
Because of this, he decided to take this risk and try to breed this exotic creature brought by deep sea monsters.
Now that he saw the real thing with his own eyes, he finally confirmed his judgment.
Regardless of the durability of the cured mucus, as long as it can seal the moving parts, it can be well-deserved to be classified into the rubber category.
"According to A-Xia's scene backtracking, we discovered that it was these reptiles that bound Fran," Agatha said slowly, "They spewed mucus from their tails, tying her tightly like a net. However, the liquid in the stomach alone has no effect. It must be mixed with the juice in the back organs to achieve a rapid curing effect. If it weren't for Sylvie's magic eye, we would have to grope for ten days and a half months. ."
It turned out to be so, Pasha nodded and said, this is a good material for making fishing nets and ropes.
The former is fine, but the latter is not too soft. Erxia commented unceremoniously that no one likes to use a rope that gets longer and longer. Moreover, I think this well-informed mortal king should not bring these worms of unknown origin back to Neverwinter just to eat a few more salted fish. She paused and turned her eyes to Roland. No matter how crazy you want to experiment, don't forget that now you are not just representing Greycastle.
This made Roland stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Erxia, who had always been brooding about his role as the sole leader of the united front, could understand his intention, and he didn't expect that she would say this in some sense. The words above have already recognized the essence of his leadership.
"Of course," thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, "if all goes well, it won't be long before you can see its wide range of uses."
But without the monster that controls them, how can the reptiles actively spray mucus? Pasha asked, can't you kill it first and then take it every time
"This is the future research direction," Agatha put the organs into the leather bag and wiped her hands, "If it doesn't work, it can only be solved by relying on a lot of cultivation."
In addition to the rubber bugs, Roland then checked out other fresh species brought back from the ruins, such as fruit plants that emit cold light on their own, and small, transparent, boneless fish that live in the dark river. But these new discoveries pale in comparison to the xenogeneic reptiles.
The former is just a symbiotic phenomenon. Large groups of luminous beetles gather in the fruit. After eating the pulp, they will disperse and spread the seeds. It can only live in the underground water veins. Although the meat is delicious, it is destined to be unable to be raised on a large scale. It can only be served as a rare game on the dining table of very few people.
Of course, Roland didn't expect every newly discovered species to surprise him like a rubber bug. He was satisfied that the snow-capped mountain exploration had such a harvest.
Before leaving the third frontier city, Pasha brought two witches of God's Punishment that she had never seen before to him.
"Your Majesty, they voluntarily accept the transfer of their souls and become new swallowing worms. But before that, can you let them go to your dreamland and experience that incredible and beautiful world?"r