The alien invaders' weakness is their "source of life", the red crystal.
A hope for the continuation of their race that they have been searching for for tens of thousands of years.
Today, large amounts of this material are stored on Earth.
Because the earth stores enough raw materials of the "source of life" for their entire race to continue to survive for tens of thousands of years, a large number of alien invaders are needed to be stationed here to carry out mining.
"I say, that red light that appeared when you invaded the Earth and caused the Earth's creatures to mutate, is it also related to your red crystal?" Xu Ying asked.
"Yes, the ammunition for that kind of ray weapon is exactly those red crystals."
The monster explained.
"Because of the threat from humans on Earth, they decided to destroy humans on Earth at all costs, so they used this method to mutate the creatures on half of the planet and attack the other half."
"Isn't your source of life very scarce? Why do you still use this method?" Xu Xin asked, "Your conventional weapons are also very powerful, right?"
"Although it will consume a portion of the 'source of life' red crystal, it will only be consumed once." The monster's fang-filled mouth opened and closed, "Rather than prolonging the battle, it is better to strike directly and cause a 'civil war' among the life on Earth. This way, the consumption will be less. After all, they also need to be 'eaten'."
"In other words, your red crystal is not only the source of life, but also the source of mutation of these mutated creatures." Shi Wanyun concluded.
"Yes. The 'blood pattern mutation' of the mutant creatures is also related to the red crystal."
As it spoke, the monster waved its hand lightly, and immediately, something the size of a fingernail appeared in its hand.
It was a crystal emitting scarlet light.
Although it was only the size of a fingernail, it was like a bright light bulb, illuminating the entire interior of the tree house with its scarlet light.
Xu Xin and the other two, who were instantly enveloped by this light, all frowned.
This feeling...
It's not very comfortable.
Xu Xin instantly remembered the radioactive stone he had taken from underground before.
At that time, the radiation stone cracked, and this kind of light shone out from the cracks. Mimi, Silver King, and Ah Fu all benefited from it and even advanced. The red light at that time was not as dazzling as this.
When he was illuminated by the red light, he felt a splitting headache, as if something was going to tear open his scalp and drill out of his head.
His physical fitness is much stronger now than it was then, and he has also been injected with an immortality potion. Facing the even more dazzling red light, he no longer has that feeling, but he still feels a little uncomfortable.
The monster also saw that the three people in front of it were somewhat displeased with the crystal in its hand, so it immediately put it away and said, "This is the red crystal I mentioned. On the other hemisphere of the earth, there is a crystal with a diameter and height of at least 20 meters. That is our target."
“… I say, why is your crystal so bright!”
Only when Xu Ying saw the monster put away the crystal did she remove her hand that was blocking her eyes.
"It was so bright that I couldn't see for a moment. Is the crust of your home planet made of this material? Doesn't that mean it's always emitting red light..."
"I have never been to the mother planet, but... this is indeed the case."
The monster took out the crystal again, but this time it held the crystal in its dark and twisted hand with many eyes, allowing strands of scarlet light to leak out from the gaps between its fingers.
"The mother planet is indeed a scarlet planet, that's what they told me. However, the light on the mother planet is not so dazzling, because the crystal in my hand is concentrated. I just told you that this crystal on Earth is concentrated, because it is necessary to reduce its volume in order to be transported from the distant mother planet."
"So that's how it is. I thought your home planet was so bright. You also have eyes all over your body. That's a bit strange..." Xu Ying said, looking at its clenched fist.
"The light of the scarlet crystal itself is relatively mild, probably... about the same brightness as the white crystal on Earth." The monster put the crystal away again.
Upon hearing this, Shi Wanyun took out a tree house core, and the bright white light and scarlet light illuminated the interior of the tree house: "About this extent?"
The monster nodded: "Yes, that's the extent."
From this point of view, the white crystal on Earth is quite similar to the scarlet crystal on that planet.
"It should be this bright normally, but that huge concentrated crystal is not like that."
The monster thought of something and his eyes, which were originally fully open, narrowed as if he had seen a strong light.
"The light from that crystal is too dazzling. For a species like them that has eyes all over its body and whose light sensitivity far exceeds that of humans, it is impossible to look directly at it."
"Did you... see it with your own eyes?" Xu Xin asked.
“I have seen them before.” The monster nodded. “I have seen them in another time and space. However, although I have the same number of eyes as them, my light perception is not much different from that of humans on Earth, which is much weaker than theirs. So I can still look straight at them, but I only looked at them for a moment before my eyes began to hurt.”
"Is it so bright? How does it compare to the sun?" Xu Ying pointed upwards.
"I would rather look directly at the sun than look directly at that crystal." The monster concluded.
Is it brighter than the sun
"It sounds a bit scary... Is the temperature very high?" Xu Ying asked.
"Not high, pure brightness, no effect on the surrounding temperature." said the monster.
oh…
This is somewhat different from the crystals on Earth.
The light released by the white crystal, including the core of the tree house, still has a certain temperature. In the previous cold winter, as long as the core of the tree house was taken out, the surrounding temperature would rise.
"If you can't look directly at it, it won't be easy for you to take the source of life you need from that crystal." Xu Ying said.
"It's not a big problem." Xu Xin looked out the window.
Although it was daybreak in the World Tree at this time, the sun could not be seen.
"If we want to look directly at the sun, all we have to do is wear sunglasses," said Xu Xin.
"Sunglasses? Ah..."
"In the past, when watching a solar eclipse, didn't people always wear sunglasses?" Shi Wanyun made a gesture of covering her eyes with her hand.
"… But they have eyes all over their bodies." Xu Ying pointed at the monster next to her, "Are they wearing sunglasses all over their bodies?"
"Sunglasses, you mean this, right?"
The monster waved his hand again, and a pair of sunglasses appeared in his hand.
It's on my face.
Because it has no ears, its sunglasses are clipped directly on its head, and the eye legs even press down on its eyes.
But I have to say, after it put on sunglasses to cover its only two open eyes, it immediately became much more pleasing to the eye.
The monster with sunglasses began to explain.
"Every once in a while, they will send people to knock off a small part of the crystal and divide it into crystals the size of a fingernail. Individuals who do not have enough Source of Life can go and claim it."
"Although it seems troublesome, because this crystal is a very important resource, it has always been fully controlled by my father."
"It is also through this method that my father completely controls all individuals on this planet. This is the biggest bargaining chip in his hand. Well... he is no longer my father in this time and space."
The father the monster was talking about was the current leader of the alien invaders.
"It sounds like your father is also using force to make other alien invaders surrender." Xu Ying curled her lips.
That scarlet crystal is the source of life for all alien invaders. This thing is in the hands of the leader. If we make an analogy with humans, all water resources are in the hands of the leader. If you want to drink water, you have to go and get it!
This power is really great!
Who dares not to obey
"That's right. After all, it's a mining planet, and it's also a planet with an extremely harsh environment for them. Living in such an environment for a long time will make them dissatisfied. Many of them even want to return to their home planet a long time ago, or continue to travel among the stars. If we don't use high-pressure measures, we can't suppress them at all."
"So, there is actually not that much unity between them."
"Many of them have clearly become dissatisfied with my 'father'."
The monster's explanation made Xu Xin laugh.
Sure enough, all intelligent creatures are the same.
They are simply carved from the same mold as humans.
The more intelligent the creature, the stronger the individual's sense of independence, and the easier it is for different voices to emerge within the group.
A beehive run by bees can run very efficiently because the bees have virtually no individual consciousness.
Although when the queen bee is unable to lay eggs, the worker bees in the hive will attack her in groups, kill her and establish a new one, but all this is for the better reproduction of the colony and there is no individual grudge.
This is not the case with humans.
Humans, who have a strong sense of individuality, will not always submit to the same leader.
Especially in harsh living environments.
The changes of countless dynasties illustrate this truth.
The same is true for alien invaders, who are intelligent creatures like humans.
The monster said, "According to my observation, they are no longer as united as they were when we first arrived here. They have obvious internal conflicts, which is something we can take advantage of."
Is it really so
Thousands of years have passed since alien invaders colonized Earth.
If this is counted as a dynasty established on Earth by alien invaders, then this dynasty has lasted for a thousand years.
A thousand years is indeed enough time for a dynasty to become riddled with holes.
After all, no dynasty in ancient China has ever lasted for more than a thousand years.
None.
The longest-lasting dynasty was the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted nearly 800 years, but was divided into the Eastern Zhou and Western Zhou.
The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was even a symbolic dynasty, and was even divided into two periods, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, many warlords fought for power, and no duke would listen to the Zhou emperor.
Human experience has always shown that a regime cannot remain stable for long.
Although alien invaders have long lifespans and rarely change, a thousand years is enough time for a previously stable regime to become fragile and corrupt!
"This is really good news." Xu Xin said with a smile.
The monster's mouth cracked again. "That's why I think that if you and I cooperate, we have a very good chance of destroying the crystal. After all, they are no longer a seamless group. But we can't let our guard down. When facing the human race, they can still be united, just like they did with me."
Are we united in facing external challenges
Xu Xin understood this even better.
It's exactly like human nature.
"... Well, I have a question that I've always wanted to ask." Xu Xin glanced at the sunglasses on the monster's face and asked, "Crystal is the source of their life, but they are afraid of the source of human life, water, right?"
"Yes." The monster nodded.
"Why are you afraid?"
"Yes." Xu Ying had always wanted to ask this question, "Why are they afraid? Will they die if we spray water on them? Or do they just hate touching water?"
"Their bodies are in contact with liquid water for a long time and they become fused with the water."
The monster didn't even hesitate and directly pointed out the alien invader's weakness.
"The water eats away at their skin, seeps into their internal organs, and eventually dissolves them in the water."
this…
The eyes of Xu Xin, Xu Ying and Shi Wanyun who were present all lit up.
This is a huge weakness!
Alien life dissolves in water
Water is everywhere on earth!
"Don't be too happy too soon. Using water as a weapon is basically useless."
The monster poured a basin of cold water on the three people: "It takes a long-term contact, such as the behavior of you humans on Earth that they find the most incomprehensible: soaking your body in water to cleanse your body."
Ah, just taking a bath.
"If that's the case, it won't work. But if they come into contact with water normally, there's no problem. Um... I heard it would hurt a little, but not too serious. Even in the worst weather on your Earth, if it rains, they can still hold out for a while.
Using your Earth time unit, even if you soak in water, you can survive for more than ten minutes. However, after about ten minutes, the water will seep into the body and cause extensive damage to the body. "
The monster seemed to show no mercy to the other side and directly explained the opponent's weaknesses in detail.
I really don't know what the other party did to make it come to me so unreservedly.
However, even if one is completely immersed in water like taking a bath, would it take more than ten minutes to destroy the "skin" of an alien invader
It would be very difficult to kill them with water.
It would be better to use powerful lethal weapons directly.
but…
"You have eyes all over your body. What if water gets into your eyes?" Xu Xin asked.
“… No. In a flooded environment, the eyes must be closed, otherwise they will go blind, or even die from internal corrosion.”
The monster thought for a moment and explained.
"However, because each of their eyes can see and have relatively independent and rapid reflex nerves, it is difficult for water to enter the eyes under normal circumstances."
"Well... in other words, if water is sprayed over a large area, they will be unable to open their eyes?" Xu Ying immediately grasped the key point.
"Uh... yes." The monster thought for a moment and said, "But... just wear waterproof clothing. Don't you humans have raincoats too?"
"Even if they wear protective clothing, it can at least disrupt their vision." Shi Wanyun said, pointing to the sunglasses it was wearing, "Water is the thing that can block vision the most."
"Yes, you need windshield wipers when you drive." Xu Ying smiled, "Besides, you can give them a surprise attack! In short, water is also a good weapon to deal with them. It seems that we need to make some large-capacity water guns or other weapons."
"Where is the crystal located? Can you confirm it?"
At this time Xu Xin asked.
"You said before that you had seen the crystal in another time and space. What about this time and space? Have you seen it?"
The other time and space is three hundred years after the war, and this time and space is now a thousand years after the war. If you have only seen the crystal a thousand years ago, you cannot be sure whether the position of the crystal has changed.
"This time and space is still in the same location. In the underground space of my 'father's' world tree." The monster said.
The underground space of the World Tree...
"In other words, the space with the World Tree control console?" Shi Wanyun whispered to herself.
"Yes. It is that space. The crystal has always been there." The monster said, "Because only there can my 'father' perfectly control the crystal in his hands."
"This... its world tree is equivalent to the palace of alien invaders, right?" Xu Ying's smile froze.
… This is not a good place.