Rest is over.
The miniature army continues its journey.
Returning to this level 3 Zerg world this time, Link had only one feeling.
That is that Shandora really did a lot of homework, and every stop was carefully planned and very targeted.
The first stop was a large, lifeless Zerg settlement, and the second stop was a small settlement with a few Zerg activities.
The third stop soon arrived, a medium-sized Zerg settlement that was undergoing tremendous changes.
The Zerg colonies in the three states of evolution failure, evolution success, and evolution are taken into consideration, so the sampling and testing conducted will naturally be more comprehensive.
The task reports that can be produced will naturally be more valid and reliable.
And unlike the last time, there were always accidents, it went very smoothly.
The micro wizard army is a real invader for a medium-sized Zerg settlement.
A fight undoubtedly breaks out.
The battle was very short and ended quickly.
The micro-legion was so devastating that it suppressed the resistance of the medium-sized Zerg settlement in an instant.
Just like the previous stop, no casualties were caused, they were all knocked unconscious and captured alive.
Sandora immediately summoned a shuttle to transport all the captured Zerg alive to the "Yunni" and imprison them.
Awaiting these Zerg species are various inspections, tests and in vivo studies.
The various inspections, tests, and in vivo research data of these Zerg species all support and reflect the authenticity of the mission report.
"See if there are any abnormalities in the insect eggs?"
After arranging the transportation, Shandora took the initiative to ask Link.
"Okay."
Link agreed directly without any hesitation.
The transporting puppet transports all the eggs found by the miniature army to Link.
Link carefully sensed them one by one, and at the same time called Flandre to communicate with the origin of the "small world".
This batch of insect eggs also has subtle radiation inside, and the degree is higher than the previous batch.
Link told Sandora truthfully about this discovery.
"Is that so?"
After listening to Link's story, Sandora called up the map of the level 3 Zerg world here and looked at it carefully for a long time.
She then made changes to her planned route.
Cancel the next two stops and draw a direct route to the core of the Zerg in this world, where the mother nest is located.
Members of the micro-corps who are busy on their own receive route update notifications at the same time.
After reading it, I didn’t have much reaction and just accepted it calmly.
In the system of Riversoth College, the commander of the legion has supreme authority no matter what level or size the legion is.
Members can speak freely when the corps leader holds a meeting, and even refute the corps leader's opinions.
But once the legion commander exercises his authority and makes a decision, even if the members have opinions, they must retain their opinions and execute the order first.
Unless the legion commander's order causes excessive losses and activates the legion's dismissal mode.
After receiving the route update notification, the four members of the research team accelerated their work.
Two hours later, all sampling and testing work in this medium-sized settlement was completed.
After a short pause, the miniature army marched towards the core of the Zerg world - where the mother nest is located.
This is quite a distance.
The miniature army did not continue to march on suspended walking, but took advantage of Shandora's new all-terrain transportation vehicle.
The route planned by Sandora actually ran through several Zerg settlements.
The closer to the mother nest, the larger the size of the settlement.
However, as you go further in, there are fewer and fewer viable Zerg settlements.
Link discovered one thing in common, that is, the larger the Zerg colony, the less likely it is to be viable.
This phenomenon is consistent with the inference made by Link during his last mission.
The miniature army, which was traveling quickly in stealth mode, spent more than a day entering the depths of the ground, where the Zerg mother nest was.
During this period, we encountered some resistance that was not very intense, and also discovered some useful information.
"This place is all empty."
Looking at the empty giant Zerg colony, Jasmine sighed in Link's heart, "If we come a little later, will they destroy themselves?"
Link did not answer, but sensed something carefully.
According to the Zerg social structure, there will be a giant settlement in each of the four directions of the mother nest, southeast, northwest and northwest.
With the east as the top priority, the giant settlement east of the mother nest is the ruling group of the Zerg world.
The current location of the miniature legion is the giant settlement east of the mother nest.
After entering here, the "small world" becomes restless and throbs with desire.
This proves that the source of radiation that Link speculated is nearby.
After thinking about it, Link approached Sandora and said directly: "I have a hunch that there is something here that will help me. Can I stay for a while and look for it?" "Okay." Sandora immediately
agreed
. , and announced to all legion members, "In addition to what is needed to complete the mission, if there is any unexpected discovery or other requirements, you can obtain or complete it on your own without delaying the legion's mission." Legion
members I'm not unfamiliar with this one.
This is actually the general rule for pioneering in other worlds.
It's suitable to use it in chemical form.
However, in this level 3 Zerg world, there are not many things that are useful to wizards.
After receiving permission, Link immediately followed the guidance provided by the "small world" and began to search for the source of radiation.
Shandora took the opportunity to let the legion members rest on the spot.
They were about to enter the mother nest. Although the journey went smoothly and they encountered no resistance, there was no guarantee that there would be no Zerg defenses at the mother nest.
You still have to recharge your batteries and enter in a better state.
Jasmine had nothing to do. Instead of resting like the others, she helped Link search.
The direction is clear and the guidance is clear, so it is not difficult to find things.
The problem is that the area where the radiation source is stored is too remote and winding, which consumes a lot of time.
"Stop."
The "small world" was throbbing more and more, and a different "field" appeared in the induction. Link called out to Jasmine, "Just wait here, I'll come as soon as I can.
" Wear protective life-support suits to avoid close contact with unknown radiation sources, and it is better not to come into contact with them.
Who can guarantee that protective life-support suits will be able to block the effects of radiation sources?
No one can guarantee it!
Link walked forward for some distance, and stopped when he found out the specific direction.
"Flandre."
Link called softly in his heart.
"Okay, sir."
Flandre responded sweetly, transformed into an elf in the wind, passed over the radiation source the size of a fingernail, and returned to the "small world" in an instant.
As soon as the radiation source entered the "small world", it was divided into two halves.
The heavy and turbid parts still remain in the crystal state and sink into the ground until they reach the core of the earth, adding a touch of magnetism from the regular level; the
light and clear parts turn into Qi, breaking through the sky and blending into the sun.
However, it does not wait for the celestial body of the "small world" to absorb this ray of energy.
In Link's sea of consciousness, the celestial structure of the "Great Universe Meditation Method" was mainly transformed into the "sun" favored by the wizarding world. He sucked in the breath suddenly. His body trembled, and Link felt that his "Solar System" of "Big Universe Meditation Method" was more and more closely connected with the "Small World" solar system.
Moreover, there is a faint tendency for the connection hub to change from the two "earths" corresponding to the "small world" ontology to the two "suns".
"Geocentric theory evolved into heliocentric theory?"
After muttering something irrelevant, Link turned around and left without thinking too much.
The radiation source, which is the size of a fingernail, just has a taste, but is not full.
To really confirm that this trend is true, or to promote the complete realization of this trend, a large number of radiation sources are needed.
Knowing that this radiation source can be of such help to you, just look for it more in the future.
Don't waste other people's time now.
"Found it?"
Jasmine saw Link coming back and asked with concern, "How is it?" "
Found it."
Link nodded, "It's a big help, but the weight is too small."
"Looking for it again?"
"No, this place The settlement is no longer there. Let's see if there is any more in the future. If not, go back to the academy headquarters and try to find a way to find it." "
That's okay."
The two of them chatted and walked towards the legion's resting place.
"Let's go."
When Sandora saw the two returning, she didn't ask any questions and gave the order directly.
Such are the rules for pioneering in other worlds.
You can do what you want to do, but you can’t take up the team’s time.
Therefore, to adjust your own state well, you must take into account both the individual and the team.
Don't delay the team's affairs just because you are busy with your own affairs.
Link and Jasmine knew this very well and had no objections, let alone naively thinking that Shandora was targeting them.
This time the miniature legion set out without stopping to rest midway and went straight to the mother nest.
However, what caught everyone's eyes was a huge, broken mother's nest, and circles and circles surrounding the mother's nest, densely packed with Zerg mummies lying on the ground.
From this scene, it is not difficult to deduce the cause of death of these Zerg.
For some unknown reason, this level 3 brood requires a lot of vitality, and since it has no other source, it can only draw it from the Zerg lying on the ground.
Forcibly, it was estimated that at least 100,000 Zerg were mummified.
The Zerg social structure has a supremacy and a priority.
The royal family comes first, and the brood takes priority.
As long as the royal family issues orders, all groups of insects must obey orders;
as long as the mother nest has needs, the group that supports the mother nest must satisfy them unconditionally.
Therefore, these mummified Zergs died peacefully without any struggle or resistance.
Sandora was not surprised by this scene and seemed to have known about it for a long time.
I think so.
For Sandora, this trip back to the Level 3 Zerg world was just about completing the unfinished tasks.
Even the three additional goals proposed last time were not mentioned again this time.
The mother nest, the methods to control the Zerg, and the methods to strengthen the Zerg were all forgotten.
On the contrary, Jasmine had similar needs.
"Let's get started."
After looking at the brood nest that she had wanted to get for a while, Shandora couldn't help but feel a little uninterested and wanted to end this mission as soon as possible.
Link was keenly aware of the change in Shandora's demeanor, but didn't say anything and went about patrolling and being vigilant.
On the surface, there is nothing dangerous here.
The more this is the case, the more vigilant you need to be.
The four members of the research team quickly started working under the cover of the reconnaissance and combat teams.
Even though he was used to seeing bloody scenes, the strange scene in front of him of a hundred thousand Zerg willingly sacrificing himself was still very impactful.
It makes people subconsciously want to stay away.
On the premise of ensuring quality, each one makes the movements of the hands as fast as possible.
"Link, there's a problem."
Jasmine's voice reminded Link in his heart, and he immediately shared with Link the strangeness sensed by the "God-Eating Insect" cub.
It was a strange wave, very faint and difficult to perceive.
If you are within the range of this kind of wave, you will subconsciously have thoughts of staying away from here.
And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this idea.
The effect is very similar to the cognitive witchcraft of the true spirit wizard.
"Yeah."
Link responded calmly.
He also sensed something strange, but it was not as detailed and specific as what the "God-Eating Insect" cub sensed.
After suffering the loss of cognitive witchcraft, how could Link not improve related early warning and defense capabilities in a targeted manner.
He had just been patrolling around the broken nest, trying to find the source of the strangeness.
Jasmine then reminded: "The source may be hidden inside the mother nest."
After hearing this, Link looked up at the spherical mother nest, which was about 60 meters in diameter.
Even though it is dilapidated now, there is still a lot of space inside.
Moreover, the internal structure of the Zerg mother nest is similar to a honeycomb, with twists and turns, like a maze.
Entering it to explore is the last resort.
After thinking about it, Link decided to kick the ball out and found Shandora.
He started with an anti-eavesdropping rune barrier, and then used the True Spirit Wizard's second-level witchcraft "Psychic Secret Message Technique" to say to Sandora: "There is a problem inside the brood, and a special wave is constantly emitting, urging us to Leave."
"Psychic Message" is an upgraded version of the first-level witchcraft "Psychic Message", which can also only communicate in one direction.
After hearing this, Sandora nodded to express her understanding.
Link removes the anti-eavesdropping rune ward used as a smoke bomb.
Sandora did not act rashly, but used a special method to contact the "Yunni" in outer space to increase the investigation of the mother nest deep underground.
At the same time, the combat system is warmed up and you can launch attacks at any time.
After doing this, Sandra made a gesture to Gerald.
Gerald understood, and calmly began to adjust the positions of himself and other partners, preparing a defense against the broken nest.
Under the guidance of Jasmine, the research team worked normally, but moved further and further away from the dilapidated nest.
Link and Gerald led the combat team and stood at the outermost edge in a circular formation, protecting the research team and the two full-time investigators behind them.
Including Shandora, everyone in the micro-legion completed emergency adjustments in a very short period of time.
After adjusting the position of the legion and making all preparations, Sandora waved her hand.
The members responsible for the investigation immediately controlled a large number of fist-sized reconnaissance witchcraft, went deep into the nest, and approached for reconnaissance.
The unknown existence hiding inside the mother nest and emitting expulsion waves sensed the movements of the micro-legions and knew that its existence had been exposed, so it no longer hid it.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
It seemed like a war was about to break out. (End of chapter)