High Above

Chapter 684 Element Crystal Condenser getda☆ze! (8000)

The Steel Winged Dragon is a subdragon monster found in the Absalom Mountains and the Byson Mountains. It has a body that is extremely strong and comparable to high-strength alloys. Its wings are essentially a magnetic levitation flying device that can control magnetism and strengthen the body. , in the 'Eclipse Cold Valley' deep in the Absalom Mountains, there is the largest steel wing dragon nest known on the continent of Terra.

The King of Steel Winged Dragons, ‘Apaosa’, settled here.

The two Steel Winged Dragons that live around the Jiamu Temple are the direct descendants of the Steel Winged Dragon King. There are fine spiritual radiances in Ian's eyes that alternate and rotate, allowing him to observe their strength from a distance.

"The dragons are here too? No, the second level, the two males, this is just a hunting group, and there are no big monsters of the third level... But it shouldn't be like this."

Ian knew from the King of the Mountain the composition of the Steel Winged Dragon's hunting team - they were composed of five Steel Winged Dragons, a third-level dragon, and four second-level dragons. Around the nest, there may be thirty or forty more dragonets.

There are a total of seven such brigades in the Steel Winged Dragon Group. Each team is led by a smart and cunning big Warcraft-level Steel Winged Dragon. Coupled with the Steel Winged Dragon King and the Heartlight Body of the dragons, the entire combat power of a small country is also Nothing more than this.

This is also the reason why Feiyandi and the Empire have never tried to uproot the dragon nest in the past, because if you want to destroy them, you must dispatch the fourth energy level, but the fourth energy level is dispatched around the border between the two sides... It is absolutely impossible to achieve the effect of a surprise attack.

But this time, Feiyandi helped the Steel Winged Dragon King improve his bloodline in exchange for the support of the dragons.

A hunting dragon team has arrived in the center of the Midela Autonomous Region to assist Jiamubu in ruling.

"Wait a minute." Ian waited patiently, like a cockroach. If he found one, it meant there was a nest behind him. The same was true for the group of dragons. Steel Winged Dragons are a group of Warcraft that are accustomed to cooperation. Since two dragons appeared, , other dragons must be there too.

Sure enough, ten minutes later, accompanied by repeated dragon roars, Ian saw a rainbow-colored magnetic light creating a long wake in the cloudy sky.

It came from afar, flew across the river plains, and landed on Jiamu Mountain.

It was a third-level dragon, followed closely by two other second-level dragons. They communicated with each other in the language of the Steel Winged Dragon for a while, and then the big dragon took off with the two dragons. .

The direction they were flying was exactly the east—that is, the direction where Xia Hui Ling was.

The silver chip also helped Ian translate the Steel Winged Dragon language, which is theoretically more encrypted than cipher text.

【Is there anything unusual? 】

[No...Gulu...slave villains...seemed dissatisfied and quarreled with Jiamube's people] [Do you need us to...eat those villains? 】

【madness. Those are servants, not slaves, and this is not our lair. Wang said, don’t cause conflicts... servants from the Jiamu tribe cannot be eaten, and those from other tribes, even if the situation is urgent, don’t eat too many, no more than ten]

[I'm going to raid the enemy's alchemy workshop. You stay here. If there are any unusual intruders, kill them and treat them as your own lair. There is internal commotion, help Jiamubu calm down]

[We can't kill too many people personally, and we can't let humans think that we are the real enemies... We are outsiders, so don't kill too many civilians and give the empire an excuse...]

[Understood...] [Okay...]

The Steel Winged Dragon at the third level obviously possesses the wisdom of ordinary people or even beyond ordinary people, while the Liaolong at the second level also possesses some wisdom, but it still has more ferocious instincts.

"Sure enough, the information transmitted by Gamma has taken effect, and they are really going to attack Xiahui City."

Ian's heart didn't waver at all, and he even wanted to laugh: "I hope they can still be as careless as they are now when they encounter the ambush of the light prism cannon and Adebert."

Although Dalong is strong, facing the ambush of Adbot hiding in the dark, and the siege-level light prism cannon optimized based on his armored 'Cyclops' main gun, even with the third The third-level heart light shield can reduce damage, but it will definitely be damaged.

As for Nauman City, there is also a special response team waiting around. They drive dragon hunting armors and are the most elite force in the hands of Marquis Barton. They are enough to hunt the big dragon beasts that are unwilling to leave Xiahui City.

Ian took out the communication crystal board and sent the message "The dragons have set off" to Qingchao and others at the mouth of Guyan Peak. He was too far away from Xiahui Leader and had no base station, so he could only transfer manually.

【receive】

After seeing Qingchao's reply, Ian waited for a while and waited until the dragons flew away before getting up and preparing to sneak into Jiamube.

With the ring of silence and the shifting light and shadow of the water curtain, Ian could almost be said to be invisible as he walked into Jiamube.

The two steel pterosaurs, who were overlooking the tribe from a high position, didn't notice anything. They even shook their tails lazily and roared at each other a few times with their bared teeth threateningly.

Of course, in fact, they were chatting and complaining about why the dragon didn't lead them to attack Xiahui Territory.

Lack of language does lead to many misunderstandings.

Jiamube is actually quite prosperous. Even in the current state of rebellion and war, the streets are quite lively.

However, Ian noticed that not everyone was wearing the Jiamu tribe's costumes with branches and leaves. There were many 'helpers' from other tribes here.

The clothes on these servants were dirty. They stepped on the mud on the streets and carried boxes of supplies transported from the river to the alchemy workshops in the western hilly area. Some of them were also sent to the foot of the mountain near the sacrificial hall. They were not allowed to approach the sacrificial hall, and only the mountain people of the Jiamu tribe could carry these supplies up the mountain.

Ian observed the spirit of the two types of people: most of the mountain people of the Jiamu tribe were lively, energetic, and had smiles on their faces, while the mountain people of other tribes looked gray and had nothing but numb expressions.

Ian noticed that most of these tribes came from the Zhenzhou Tribe and the Tiechen Tribe, which were the mountain people tribes whose leaders were killed by him. Moreover, their tribes were not far from the Jiamu Tribe, so it was not like the same leaders were killed. The Snake Rock Section is located in the canyon further north.

The sphere of influence of their tribe had obviously been eroded by Jiamubu.

Not only that, their tribesmen were also forced to work for Jiamube because they lost their backbone.

Looking at it like this, the salary is probably not very good, and it's hard to say whether it is or not. After all, even the Steel Winged Dragon thinks they are slaves.

Judging from the fact that Jiamubu's farmland has not been attacked by Feiyandi biological warfare, or that there are special vaccines or pesticides, Feiyandi obviously wants to support a mountain tribe that is most willing to cooperate with them to grow and become a The co-owner of the independent mountain people.

In a sense, this can be regarded as a kind of artificial Dragon God messenger... The chief of the Jiamu tribe definitely wants to become the only leader of the mountain people.

And his approach... was a little more direct.

While walking on the street, Ian saw many people in ragged clothes and hurried steps passing by on both sides of him. They were hungry, poor, and oppressed... Even if there were no Imperial people, there were still their fellow mountain people doing the same thing. .

On the streets, heavily armed Jiamu hunters and guards were patrolling. Some of the equipment they wore were weapons supported by Feiyandi, and some were weapons produced by local alchemy workshops. They were talking and laughing, with relaxed expressions and full of confidence.

Some guards saw some servants from other tribes sitting on the roadside to rest. They even came up and kicked them over while shouting words like "lazy bones" - all the guards burst into laughter, and no one said anything to these compatriots. Have 'sympathy'.

——They are not even as united as the White people. I really have to thank Elder Pude.

Squinting his eyes, Ian raised his head and looked across the rows of rocky roofs and hills. He saw colored smoke spewing from the chimneys of the alchemy workshop in the distance, and their smell had spread to every place on this land.

Halfway up the mountain where the temple is located, rows of artillery towers overlook everyone. The shells they fire can hit the other side of the river, annihilating all enemies who intend to invade, and suppressing those who resist within the department.

This is a weapon that all mountain people could not imagine in the past.

People in the mountains of Nanling are ushering in changes, but this change is not necessarily a good thing for most people.

Only a small number of people will benefit.

"Use the mountain people to control the mountain people, and Feiyandi controls the lifeblood of the Jiamu tribe."

Ian suddenly understood at this moment, he finally understood why Priest Fiotto, the old priest who clearly understood that Feiyandi was the real enemy, did not seem to hate Feiyandi very much.

Because Jiamubu was in front, taking the place of the initiator of everything, he bore the greatest hatred of the mountain people.

However, Jiamube also benefited.

Their leader has become the third level, and the entire tribe has been armed with unprecedented new equipment. The existence of the alchemy workshop has made them the de facto 'base camp' of the rebel mountain people. Other rebel mountain people have been eliminated. In addition to the support from Feiyandi, if you want to obtain weapons supplies, you may have to rely on Jiamubu's face.

The Jiamu tribe also protects its hometown very tightly. Even if the leader leads the coalition to attack the Frodo Autonomous Region, his hometown is still protected by dragons.

In the view of Feiyandi and Jiamubu, the hunting dragon team of the Steel Winged Dragon will completely destroy the empire's ability to advance westward after attacking the Xiahui Territory. And the returning third-level dragon will defend Jiamubu. time, it is enough to deal with any enemy's surprise attack.

The premise is.

"The dragon can come back unscathed."

Ian noticed that the two Steel Winged Dragons next to the sacrificial hall had been focusing on the area around the alchemy workshop. Obviously, they also knew that in addition to the residence of Chief Jiamubu and the sacrificial hall where many treasures were stored, what other targets were there? important.

The Steel Winged Dragon, which uses magnetism as a means of perception, can see past Ian's water mist and ring of silence and see his existence.

It's okay for Ian to be hidden in the crowd now, but after entering their field of vision, these keen dragon beasts will immediately discover their strange second level.

For this problem, Ian has about a dozen solutions - from using the secret method of the Dragon Worship Cult to restrain his aura and pretending to be an ordinary person to enter the alchemy workshop area; to using invisibility potions to completely hide his body and walk freely. Entering the alchemy workshop area, as an elite alchemist, he has too many ways to hide from the two dragons.

But what Ian wants is not just to see what is in Jiamube's alchemy workshop... The sacrificial hall guarded by the Steel Winged Dragon and Jiamube's chief's residence are both Ian's goals.

If he wants to handle everything at once, he has to find a way to solve this problem.

"Two male dragons...it's a bit difficult, but it's doable."

Staring at the two unwary steel pterosaurs in the distance, Ian smiled.

He had a great idea that was not very polite.

Jiamu Mountain, halfway up the mountain, around the main hall.

【Gulu? 】

The steel pterosaur on the left raised its head in confusion. It sensed that there was a faint fluctuation of water element quality on the edge of the river on the east side of the tribe: [Enemy? 】

【River Fish】

The companion on the right was calmer. It also sensed the fluctuation and turned to look to the east of the tribe: [It has swam away]

【It's so boring】

The simple-minded Steel Winged Dragon let out a sigh, while the calm Steel Winged Dragon flicked its tail: [Don't be bored, do you still remember our mission? Feiyandi said that it would give the nest more resources... As long as we can become a big dragon, there will be more things we can do]

Speaking of this, the calm Steel Winged Dragon sighed: [I don’t know what we will do after becoming a big dragon]

[Want to eat...iron velvet porcupine]

The simple-minded Steel Winged Dragon gave the answer without hesitation: [Fragrant, soft...iron velvet porcupine, delicious]

[You misunderstood me, I mean, what kind of dragon will we become after we ascend? Our minds will be smarter and our strength will be stronger. We are sure that we can find the ultimate goal of our life]

The calm Steel Winged Dragon's soul has been very solid. Its thinking is coherent, and its sentences are not much different from humans. Moreover, its thinking is quite profound, and it begins to involve self-understanding and dreams.

This is what is necessary to become the third energy level.

【of course】

But its companion is very persistent: [To eat more velvet porcupines! 】

Just when the calm Steel Winged Dragon wanted to sigh.

Scattered rain fell.

It's rainy in Nanling, so the Steel Pterosaurs didn't think it was strange. Their wings were protected by magnetic fields and had anti-corrosion coatings, so they didn't care about the rain. If there was lightning, they could even absorb some of the energy and convert it into themselves.

And among the sparse raindrops, a few pieces of strangely colored ice fell around the main hall where the Steel Winged Dragons were.

As the ice cube melted, it began to slowly release a smell with a weird aroma that made people feel hot.

The Steel Winged Dragon did not notice this strange smell at first. They were very sensitive to toxins, but they were relatively slow to perceive things that were not toxins.

And the medicine that Ian induced to rain and covered up turned into ice cubes and fell...it was not poison in the first place.

It's just an ordinary sensational potion.

As the name suggests, everyone knows that the effect of this potion is very simple in nature - it is specially used for breeding various ferocious beasts.

Effect……

Ian carefully estimated that the three pieces of icing potion he put in would be enough to heat a thousand Bison giant cows.

"Hoo-ho!!"

On the edge of the river, Ian waited for more than ten minutes, and then saw a satisfactory situation.

The two steel pterosaurs on Jiamu Mountain were visibly commotion. The one on the left was even more agitated, while the one on the right could barely remain calm. It even had the energy to roar, warning its companions to suppress the instincts in their bodies.

[Don't go crazy - something is wrong. Calm down and come down. I am a male dragon, and so is I! 】

【Whoops! Whoops! 】

If you are a sublimator of the second level, a human being who can be in estrus 365 days a year, of course you can suppress the mere instinct of being in estrus... But if you are a beast, the intelligence and self-control of a monster are far inferior to humans...

"Roar!!!!!"

For the mountain people in the Jiamu tribe, a strange scene happened.

The two 'temple guard dragons' standing next to the sacrificial hall suddenly made a strange commotion like guardian angels. One dragon took the lead and took off in an awkward manner, speeding towards the distant mountains while still shouting at its companions. ——But the other dragon seemed to have completely lost all reason. It began to exert its magnetism with all its strength, causing the colorful rainbow light to wrap its wings, and the iron in the entire Jiamu Department was trembling slightly.

If you are a hunter deep in the Absalom Mountains, you will definitely make a sigh of relief after seeing this scene.

“Spring is warm, flowers are blooming, and everything is revived—it’s mating season again!”

Because, this is exactly what the Steel Winged Dragon will show when it is courting!

"Oh, you are brainless and unhappy."

With the super-perception given by the silver chip, Ian could even hear the conversation between the two steel pterosaurs as they walked away. There were a lot of profanity in the process. In short, it was probably 'Madam, I like you! ’ and ‘Don’t come over here! ! ’ Such an exchange.

Regarding the Long Lun tragedy he created, Ian did not intend to know the subsequent results - now that the real guardian of Jiamube has left, he can go in and see what is in the alchemy workshop.

Even if the two dragons chased each other for a longer time, he could also loot Jiamube's treasure house along the way!

A cyan halo flashed in Ian's eyes. He glanced around and then walked towards the alchemy workshop with the brightest purple light.

As long as the Ascendants want to, ordinary people can't discover their whereabouts at all. Even a psyker like Ian who has precognitive vision will have a hard time locking in an Ascendant who is single-mindedly targeting him before he becomes an Ascended One.

Ian walked along the flow of porters. In front of him was the location of Jiamube's core alchemy workshop. A large amount of raw materials and packages were delivered by numerous porters and convoys, but Ian did not see many 'products' being transported. out.

The precognitive vision scanned the raw materials, and Ian couldn't help but whisper strangely: "Mushrooms?"

The mushroom is called 'Xiao Crystal Mushroom', which is a specialty of the Baisen Mountains. It only grows on moist cliffs. These crystallized mushrooms will emit a faint shimmer when they spread over the entire cliff. , a hazy stream of light similar to aurora clouds will be formed around the cliff, so it is named Xiaojing Mushroom.

But these transported raw materials are different: these Xiao Jing Mushrooms are larger, and the spore aggregates under the mushroom umbrellas, that is, the glowing 'Xiao Jing', are also larger. They are obviously special individuals that have been specially cultivated. .

This kind of individual...

"Can be used to refine element crystals!"

Ian was slightly shocked. He was always calm and well-planned. Unless something was really outrageous, he was almost never shocked.

But it happened that the strategic fuel of element crystallization was something outrageous enough to shock him.

"Is it possible that the mountain people are trying to create element crystals?!" Even with his imagination, he could only think of this possibility.

This is not impossible.

The reason why the empire has been able to block the technological development of the mountain people for so many years is because it is very stuck in the crystallization of elements - any slightly high-tech creation, whether it is armor or professional-level alchemy equipment, the mountain people use it all. No!

If the mountain people want to break the technological blockade of the empire, the first thing they have to do is to solve the energy problem first.

And it’s not just the mountain folk…

Ian needed it badly too.

——Intelligent AI, new farming industry, fuel for the alchemy workshop in the territory, armor supplies, and all kinds of messy things...

Ian didn't even have time to finish thinking, so he took a deep breath - he calmed down, used his precognitive vision to observe the surroundings, and after confirming that there was no danger, he began to sneak in.

A light figure avoided the Jiamu guards stationed at each street entrance and held alchemical firearms. From the roof sloping above, following the shadows brought by the drizzle and clouds, it landed on the second floor of the workshop. Outside the window, it was like a big cat, silent.

This alchemy workshop is quite luxurious, with obvious Feiyandi architectural style. The doors and windows are very narrow. Even if the average adult strong man can open the window, he cannot enter it. However, Ian's figure is just right, and he can easily use the earth. The system controls the window to open from the inside through the air and enter it.

There are also many guards in the alchemy workshop. They are stationed at each crossing and corridor, and most of the people who can move around are alchemists and technical workers.

They are all from the Jiamu tribe.

Obviously, the internal operations of such a key alchemy workshop cannot be borrowed from others, and Jiamube is not that generous.

Ian has precognitive vision, and there is no need to think about where the 'thing' is. He goes directly to the center of the workshop that exudes the richest purple halo. Along the way, he passes the 'Confusion Potion' that can confuse people and reduce concentration. The mist slowly spreads.

The concentration is very low and will not trigger an alarm. Most people will only feel as if they are distracted for a moment.

And at that moment, a white figure flashed past with a moist breath.

The guards of Jiamube were not professional. Soon, Ian, who was in a deserted place, arrived at the center of the alchemy workshop.

This is a quite large assembly line processing plant. Colorful mushrooms are fed into the assembly line in boxes after boxes, crushed and screened, and sent to a huge centrifuge for separation and processing - accompanied by a buzzing sound of rapid rotation. , the translucent white crystal blocks are separated from the Xiao crystal mushroom mixture, and then taken out and sent to another, which is also the really important processing line.

That is the core of the Alchemy Workshop - an elemental crystallization condenser.

The nearly spherical crystal instrument, which is about the height and width of a person and is composed of many regular hexagons, like a honeycomb, is opened, and the white crystalline blocks of the Sky Crystal Mushroom are fed into it until it is filled and closed.

The low hum of the equipment vibrated, and the bright light that was difficult to see with the naked eye exploded instantly, melting all the crystal blocks inside.

For a time, a large amount of colorful mist erupted. The mist containing a large amount of complex and impure essence was extracted and sent out of the alchemy workshop. On the surface of the spherical honeycomb instrument, in the centers of the hexagonal crystal squares, there were pure The transparent crystals are gradually growing and condensing.

That is the crystallization of elements.

Ian stared at the scene intently.

It has to be said that the efficiency of the element crystal condenser is very high. It only takes about five boxes of Xiao crystal mushroom extract to extract a set of pure element crystals. This should be Feiyandi's own technology, not some old-fashioned production line that has been eliminated.

——How on earth did these mountain people obtain an entire production line for element crystallization? !

On Earth, this is more or less the federal government helping a local private company to build a small nuclear fusion power station, or sending a small quantum computer - how outrageous are you thinking!

Ian didn't understand this at all. It was too illogical. There was definitely a huge conspiracy behind it, and Jiamu had the handle on Feiyandi, so he could reach such an unfair deal.

But now is not the time to think about the conspiracy behind it.

——Because the things in front of you are really valuable.

"Change of plans!"

Exhaling, Ian's eyes lit up with cyan spiritual radiance. He released the ring of silence and the phantom of water mist, exposing his body to the craftsmen and guards of the alchemy workshop.

These people didn't even notice a stranger appeared in the production room at the first time, but then, the cold breath spread, and two vortexes condensed by the cold wind surged between Ian's hands, one on the left and the other on the right. The eyes had to be drawn.

A pure white arctic storm erupted from the vortex, sweeping across the entire workroom like a tide, freezing their minds and bodies.

And the looming blue eyes in the frost storm were the last sight their eyes could see.

Everything fell into icy darkness.

With the howling of the cold wind, the entire alchemy workshop trembled slightly. The cold white air passed through a layer of hazy frost mist inside the sealed workshop, and ice edges grew on the inside of the windows. Then, the man on duty at the door The guards seemed to sense something. They turned around in horror, and then saw the surging cold air smashing the door, blowing blood-red ice crystals and flesh fragments together with them, and lifting them into the sky.

After a few seconds, the dead Jiamube guard fell to the ground like an ice sculpture, shattering to pieces on the ground, but the white cold air had already rushed through the street, and a figure and the cold air in the sky were holding up a crystal honeycomb instrument. Among the flying clouds, the frozen alchemy workshop will be left behind.

The cold air spread and the frost condensed. Ian did not kill the 'innocent' porters and workers, but he could not allow those Jiamu's guards to still have the power to resist - translucent ice blades lifted the young man from It burst out from the icy wind that flew into the clouds.

They turned into white lines hanging all over the sky, falling one after another, like a sharp cold rain, accurately piercing the foreheads and eyes of the guards.

Brings swift and cold death.

The entire west side of Jiamube instantly became a hell of frost. Screams and howls resounded throughout the alchemy workshop area, making the winter wind even colder.

But the strange thing is that almost all the porters and some of the guards who are usually kinder to others were not even slightly injured. Facing the rain of blades from the sky, they screamed, feeling that death was approaching.

But death never came, it just circled them and then quietly went away.

It will only fall on the head of the person the Dragon God's messenger wants to punish.

If the third-level dragon was still in Jiamube, it would definitely be able to see that the controller of the Frost Storm might be slightly inferior to itself in terms of hard power.

However, his ability to control the source of matter, his mastery of his own abilities, and his mastery of the sublimated organs in his body far surpassed that of this monster.

That is definitely not a skill that can be overcome by the instinct of flesh and blood, but the crystallization of absolute calmness and absolute rationality.

Frost penetrated the clouds.

Suddenly, the wind and rain became stronger.

The celestial phenomena around Jiamubu changed as a result.

The proudest alchemist master has to admit that there will always be some people who will transcend the limitations of the times. They will never be restricted by bloodline and true form, or the way of sublimation, and their progress will be blocked... with that. On the contrary, it is they who drive the times and the path of sublimation forward.

Even if the star who guided the direction of the times has just begun to shine, they still made this conclusion.

And Ian doesn't care about these possible comments.

All this is natural to him.

Using the cold wind to hold up the most critical 'condenser' in the entire element crystallization production line, Ian has used silver chips to reproduce its entire structure.

However, such a high-precision alchemical creation could not be reproduced by Xia Hui in a short period of time, so he froze the entire alchemy workshop without hesitation. With this item worth more than 250,000 talers, it can even be said that The priceless and precious creation temporarily leaves Jiamube.

[Qingchao, give up the original plan and get to the area around Jiamube as soon as possible]

Ian directly contacted the reserve team: [There is an important alchemical creation that needs to be escorted back to Xiahui Territory - your only task is to protect it and return it safely! 】

[Understood, boss! ] Qingchao answered simply, and he asked curiously: [How important is it? 】

[Probably more expensive than our entire alchemy workshop combined]

Qingchao was silent for a while, and then let out a gloating laugh: [Then let's evacuate together? Such a good thing will probably make those rebellious mountain people feel sorry for themselves! 】

【No】

Ian refused. He looked down from a high altitude and looked at the Jiamube sacrificial hall where the Steel Winged Dragon was previously stationed.

It was very far away before, but now it can be vaguely seen.

There, there are many purples... and even 'cyan' mist representing the third energy level, which is surrounding it.

[Since you have done something bad, you must do it]

Looking at the fog, Ian showed a refreshing smile: [I will let them know]

[What is a ‘surprise’! 】

It is a critical period recently, nothing is said in this chapter! But if you want to post it, you can still post it!

There is no chapter during this period. I should have reduced updates, but I actually updated 8,000 times. It feels no different from the previous three updates a day. The difference between small chapters and large chapters is really touching.