"What about the second option?" Starley asked.
Ademili replied: "The second way is to climb Tulash Mountain and pass through the Storm Fortress. When you go down the mountain, you will find the Emerald Field, which is a natural ice tundra. side."
"What's the difference between the two paths?" Zero asked directly to the point. There must be a huge difference between the two paths, otherwise Ademili wouldn't have asked what she and Staley meant.
"Passing through the Hall of the Dead through the old tunnel will save a lot of time, and it will be relatively easier to walk without being affected by the cold climate brought by the high altitude. But the problem lies in the Hall of the Dead. We have sent troops to sweep that place. But once There are only 300 people in the team, and no more than ten people came back in the end. The Hall of the Dead has been occupied by the Ice Corpse Demon. With our small number of people, even if there are two of you captains and other powerful subordinates, we have to pay a lot of money to get through. There will be a price." Ademili said seriously.
"Ice Corpse?" Obviously, neither Zero nor Staley had heard of this monster.
Ademili explained: "These monsters evolved from the corpses of the base staff. In the beginning, they were just living corpses. A small number of living dead left the base and wandered in the Emerald Field, and we found them Afterwards, they were all wiped out. From this we discovered the existence of the Hall of the Dead. According to the traces of the passing of these living dead, we found the Hall of the Dead and fought with the living dead inside. However, the reconnaissance team at that time was only about 15 people. This number will soon be overwhelmed by the living dead."
"After confirming that the reconnaissance team was completely wiped out, we sent another team to the Hall of the Dead. There, our soldiers found that the undead had eaten up the corpses of the previous reconnaissance team. And in the absence of food, the undead began to Cannibalism. The team did not dare to stay and retreated quickly. When we organized a team of 300 people to exterminate the living dead, we found that they had mutated in the hall of the dead." Ademili said: " According to the descriptions of the survivors at that time, we learned that the living dead had evolved. We don’t know whether it was because they devoured the corpses of our scouts, or because the living dead killed each other and caused their genes to mutate. In short, they have evolved into another A kind of monster. They have become more agile and fast enough to avoid the attack of high-energy beams. They have become stronger, both in strength and defense. The induction produced by this element, so it can release a substance of shadow ice fog. In the shadow ice fog, the field of vision will be greatly restricted, not only that, but also the spiritual perception and exploration instruments will be greatly affected. In addition, the ultra-low temperature The ice fog particles will affect the speed, and will continuously consume the energy of the organisms in the ice fog. This is a kind of existence similar to the home field, but this home field is jointly supported by the ice corpses."
"In addition, a deep cold lord has been born in the ice corpse. This corpse king has a deep cold halo, which is similar to the shadow ice mist, but the negative effects are far greater than the shadow ice. Fog. Other than that, we only know that it can release cold flames and ice spikes, which are high-level ice abilities. As for whether the deep cold lord has other abilities, we don't know." Ademi Li emphasized: "So if we want to pass through the Hall of the Dead, we can certainly save travel time, but we have to face a monster army composed of a deep cold lord and more than three hundred corpse demons. Even if we can pass by then, we may There are probably only a handful of people who can come out."
"Then what about the situation on the other road? Is the Storm Fortress another old-age base?" Starley asked.
Ademili shook her head and said, "No, Storm Fortress is a defensive fortress built by Gignia."
Because there is the Emerald Field after Tulash Mountain, which is already within the scope of the green capital of Gegenia, so Gegenia will build a defensive fortress on Tulash Mountain. The Storm Fortress is located on the only way down the Tulash Mountain, so it can be said that it guards the traffic arteries. Without Gignia's permission, any creature attempting to force its way through, unless the north grows wings, will be tested by Tempest Keep.
At the beginning of design, Storm Keep was a steel fortress with both offense and defense. In the fortress defense plan passed by Green City, Storm Fortress will be stationed with 200 murloc swordsmen, 100 murloc gunners, 10 captains, 2 deputy commanders, and 1 commander. In addition to individual equipment, the equipped weapons are also equipped with a heavy artillery weapon "Pneumatic Cannon" independently developed by Lvdu.
Pneumatic cannon is a heavy artillery that uses air compression technology combined with physical shells to achieve long-range strikes. The shooting distance can reach two kilometers and the shooting frequency is ten rounds per minute; the pneumatic cannon has two shooting modes: direct shooting and projectile. The speed of the shell can reach 2,500 meters per second, and one shot can flatten the entire mountain; the projectile mode can precisely control the bombardment point, and the coverage of the shell explosion is increased by about 20%, which is a sharp weapon for positional attacks.
It can be said that the equipment of the entire Storm Fortress is very complete. It is guarded on Tulash Mountain like an iron wall. As long as it exists, it will be an insurmountable barrier in the new era of lack of aerial vehicles.
However, during the construction of the Storm Fortress, something happened that prevented the fortress from being completed as planned, let alone stationing troops.
"In the middle of the construction of the fortress, an abyss-level mutant beast attacked us. It was Malrog the Ice Wing. Although we tried our best to stop it, the abyss-level mutant beast was not even a regular army at that time. What can be repulsed by the power of the ice wing. After being attacked by the ice wings, all the workers involved in the construction and the soldiers stationed died, and even the unfinished Storm Fortress suffered great damage. In the end, our Storm Fortress became This monster's lair." There was a hint of helplessness in Ademili's tone.
Zero has personally experienced how tricky abyss-level mutant beasts are. Just under the base of his own company, there used to be an abyss lord Angie Gullit. In order to eradicate this mutated beast that day, Zero can be said to have wasted all his efforts. And at that time, it was only when Angie Gullit was in a weak period that he succeeded as he wished. If it was in his heyday, it was still a question of whether everyone present at the time could retreat unscathed.
Abyss-level mutant beasts have often evolved intelligence. They are smart, cunning, and cruel. After occupying a place as a nest, it will also define the vicinity of the nest as its own territory. Other creatures cannot live in its territory without its permission. At that time, Angie Gullit allowed a variety of creatures to exist above the base, but he planned to use these creatures as food for his young son after he was born.
Every abyss mutant beast is by no means easy to acquire, even if there is only one, it is comparable to an army. After hearing that Storm Fortress was used as a lair by an abyss mutant beast, Zero couldn't understand why Ademili still chose this route. Compared with Malrog the Ice Wing, the deep cold lord and the ice corpse in the hall of the dead are much cuter. Obviously, passing through the Hall of the Dead is less stressful than Storm Fortress, even though that place is equally dangerous.
As if seeing Zero's doubts, Ademili explained: "Although the Storm Fortress is occupied by ice wings, only in summer will Marrog wake up from his deep sleep and haunt the lair. There is still a month before it wakes up, and we can safely pass through the Storm Fortress. But the Hall of the Dead is different, the Ice Corpse will never close its eyes, and the dead are always wandering in the hall, attacking everything Into the life of the base."
"So that's it. It seems that there is no need to choose. As long as you are not a fool, you will choose the Storm Fortress instead of the Hall of the Dead." Starley laughed.
For this point, Zero will naturally not give up easy things. Although he is very interested in the Hall of the Dead, he also knows that now is not a good time, and he has no right to drag everyone into a dangerous situation for his own selfishness. So the route to the Storm Fortress was determined tomorrow. Seeing that it was getting late, Ademili also left and went back to her camp to rest.
Zero also returned to his tent, which was very warm, thanks to the constant temperature system of the marching tent. This marching tent developed by Asgard has a temperature self-regulating function. In addition to being able to isolate field radiation, it can also maintain a moderate temperature in the tent.
The newly hunted bear skin was spread flat on the ground, and Liya slept sideways on the bear skin. She was covered with a marching blanket and appeared to be asleep. Zero knew she wasn't asleep, because when he came in, Leah's breathing became a little heavier, obviously she was still awake.
Zero came to lie down beside her, stroked Liya's hair lightly with his hand and said, "Can't you sleep?"
Liya turned around and got into Zero's arms, wrapped her hands tightly around Zero's waist and said with a smile, "I didn't see you coming back, how could I sleep."
"Actually, you don't have to accompany me to suffer in this kind of place." Ling kissed the girl's forehead lightly, and said lightly.
Leah shook her head: "No, if I have to stay at a comfortable home and wait for your return, I would rather go to the battlefield with you, so that I can be with you all the time. Don't worry, I won't be your burden .Although I am not as capable as Sister Bisi, I can definitely do something for you!"
Ling sighed: "You have done well enough, you don't need to push yourself too hard. Besides, there is nothing burdensome, whether it is you or Bisi. You are all important people to me, and it is my duty to protect you .”
Hearing Zero say that, Lia smiled happily. She squeezed a little more into Ling Nuan's chest, and said softly: "Ling, after this Western Expedition. I want to have a baby for you, do you think it's okay?"
"Child?" Zero was very surprised.
"Yeah, don't you like it?" Leah looked up expectantly.
"No, that's not what I mean. What I want to say is that one is too little, so maybe ten or eight." Ling laughed.
Liya blushed immediately, and pretended to be angry: "You treat me like a sow, how can I give birth to so many."
"Okay, okay, let's have two. A boy and a girl. The boy is like me, and the girl is like you, that's fine." Ling Pat coaxed the pink back of the person in his arms.
Leah nodded: "That's about the same."
Xuan Ji whispered again: "If you like many children, at most I will work harder."
Ling pinched the tip of Liya's nose and said, "Don't think about it so far away, go to sleep, we have to climb the mountain tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Liya said obediently, and she just snuggled up to Zero and closed her eyes. After a while, there was the sound of even breathing, but she had already fallen asleep.
At this time, the smile on Zero's face gradually disappeared, and he looked at Leah and sighed softly in his heart.
Giving birth to offspring can be said to be the top priority in the new era. The cruel living environment forces human beings to fight against the threat of death by speeding up the birth cycle and increasing the number of babies born. As long as future generations continue to prosper, no matter how cruel the reality is, there will always be hope.
In fact, as far as I know, some powerful men in the wilderness usually have a group of wives and concubines at home. The only task of wives is to produce as many offspring as possible. Although they are reduced to production tools, they have no complaints about it. The reason for this is because of the cruelty of this era.
The emergence of capable people distinguishes them from ordinary humans. But capable people are evolving, and ordinary people in the wilderness are not standing still. Mutated tissues that can resist strong radiation are actually a kind of evolution, but this is an evolution that tends to be pathological. Perhaps after several or even dozens of generations of evolution, the genes of the mutated tissues will tend to be stabilized, and even be optimized into something similar to skin tissue and attached to ordinary people, so that they can survive even if they are exposed to radiation.
As for another evolution, it manifests itself in women.
Perhaps due to the strong demand for reproduction, women's genes are also quietly changing. Their body tissues are constantly adapting to the needs of the times, and now a 13-year-old girl has the basic requirements for producing offspring. And the fertility period has been reduced from 300 days in the old era to 150 days, and the fertility period has been reduced by half, which means that there will be more offspring who can bear children.
However, this also brings serious problems, that is, the chances of newborns dying are very high. Out of almost ten babies born at the same time, only two or three survive.
Hearing that Liya wanted to have children for herself, Zero felt emotional. Leah's physical fitness is perfectly suitable for childbearing, and with her now strengthened physique, the baby she gives birth will be very healthy. No matter from which point of view, this is a very reasonable and physiological appeal of a woman. The problem lies in Zero, as a super life form, Zero knows that he has infinite possibilities of evolution.
Because of this, he also knew that in terms of the priority of genes, evolution must be ranked before reproduction. That is to say, all the energy in his body is preparing for the needs of evolution all the time, it is an instinct so strong that it cannot be reversed. Zero can leave [sperm] in Leah's body like other normal men, but it is unknown whether [sperm] contains substances that combine with [egg] to generate embryos.
Because under the instinctive priority judgment, I am afraid that this substance that should have existed in the [sperm] will also be removed early, and converted into pure energy for zero use.
Therefore, Zero is not sure whether he can make Leah or Beyoncé conceive his child. It's just that everything is relative. Although instinct will put evolution as the first priority, Zero still has a 100,000 DNA memory set. Theoretically, if Zero can freely master the 100,000 memory sets, then he can completely make up for the defects caused by instinct.
It's just that for him now, although he is sitting on a huge gold mine, he still lacks a key to open the gold mine.