Lord of War

A string of blisters emerged from the bottom of the lake and burst on the surface of the water.

Sean and the others stood by the lake and waited quietly.

Not long after, Harding emerged from under the surface of Heishuize Lake.

His face was slightly pale, probably because he had been lurking in the water for too long, but to the surprise of Xiao En and others, Harding's brows were already covered with a layer of frost. From this, it can be proved that the water temperature in the depths of Heishuize Lake is not as simple as minus 30 degrees, maybe even lower. Otherwise, it is impossible to even affect the existence of a strong sanctuary like Harding.

"How?" Sean asked.

"The surrounding edge is about three or four meters, but the deeper you dive towards the center of the lake, the depth will gradually deepen. After swimming for hundreds of meters, it will reach a depth of about ten meters, but this time is still a At normal temperature, there is nothing strange around.” Harding shook his head as he climbed up from the bottom of the lake, and then reached out to pat off some ice debris, “It takes about 500 meters to swim before the depth of the lake reaches Twenty meters below..."

Having said that, Harding couldn't help but glance at Spector.

Sean noticed this keenly, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

"Although this lake looks very vast, according to my experience, it should actually be less than 3 kilometers long from east to west. It is not easy to swim 500 meters without any assistance. Especially for diving operations." Harding directly stated the specific situation. "Also, it doesn't look like anyone is patrolling from our side, but in fact, as long as you swim 500 meters, there will be fishing boats from the Blackwater Tribe on the lake. It's very difficult to lurk in the past without knowing it."

Even Harding said it was difficult, so if you want to secretly sneak into the bottom of the lake, it is naturally not an easy matter.

It's just that after hearing what Harding said, Sean generally understood what Harding's gaze on Spector meant. It was obvious that even the strongest in the sanctuary would find it difficult, but he, who was only at the top of the silver peak, was able to answer it so easily. And the summary was completed before Sean and others arrived, if Sean didn't know that Spector's occupation is a lurker. Then he will also have doubts.

Doubt whether Spector is hiding, or whether there is any conspiracy or the like.

In this regard, Sean or Harding cannot be blamed for being suspicious. It can only be said that this is a common problem in Miracle Continent. After all, the Void Realm is too important, and those enemies who have fought against Sean have finally discovered the importance of this organization under Sean's command, so infiltration is naturally their only option.

But it is a pity that it has not been successful so far. After all, the gatekeepers are William, Elekite and Ruby who are proficient in camouflage and anti-tracking methods.

Of course, Sean is indeed a little curious about Spector's origin.

Because judging from his speech and behavior, this guy is obviously not a commoner or an orphan. It's just because it's not the time to inquire now, so Sean temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart, and planned to ask William or Ruby after he went back later. Of course, the premise is that if he can still remember.

"Oh, actually, I wanted to say it just now when you dived down." Spector's IQ was obviously not bad, so he heard Harding's words. He also knew what was going on, "Well, actually, I have been observing here for many days, so I found a relatively safe sneaking route, but there are only three chances to breathe in the middle..." While saying this, Spector also took out a bamboo tube from his body. "...And you have to use this to breathe."

Harding glanced at the thing in Spector's hand, and then asked curiously, "What is this?"

As a resident from the Underworld. Combat in Harding's world has always been relatively straightforward. Although there are also actions such as assassination and beheading, due to geographical environment and other factors, it is rarely necessary to use some side-door props. Therefore, the behavior of using bamboo tube diving for breathing like Spector is naturally incomprehensible to Harding, but after Spector's explanation, this guy quickly understood this thing use.

"According to my ability, about 700 meters is basically the limit." Spector said, "But my eyesight is actually not bad, so I can still see the center of the lake in general. I don't know the specific situation. It's too clear, but I think there seems to be an island there."

"Island?" Sean was stunned for a moment, "Island in the middle of the lake? Why didn't you mention this in the information feedback."

"Because I'm not very sure." Spector shook his head, "How should I put it, because the distance is too far, and the surrounding environment is always patrolled by people from the Blackwater Tribe, and there is not much time to Let me observe quietly, so I can't be sure.... There are clear indicators in the intelligence feedback of the Void Realm, and all unconfirmed clues and intelligence are not allowed to be recorded, only information with definite evidence can be recorded."

Speaking of this, Spector paused for a moment, and then continued: "Besides, there are clear regulations in the realm of the void, and reports must be made every once in a while, so I can't let me wait here slowly. After all the observations and investigations are clear, I will make a detailed report... However, I have already mentioned these clues in the secondary information feedback, and the above also agrees with my continued in-depth investigation."

Although Sean doesn't know the specific operation method of the Void Realm, he also knows that the Void Realm does have multiple intelligence ratings.

Generally speaking, members of the Void Realm who are sent out to perform missions must give priority to returning mission target information, and depending on the mission dispatch situation, the types of information that need to be reported are naturally different. For missions like reconnaissance, there are information about the enemy's strength, the level of defensive strongholds, and the number of strong men. After handing it over, it will be analyzed and studied by the staff department in charge of intelligence analysis.

certainly. In reconnaissance missions like this, occasionally there will be movements of the second army, or when lurking in a certain city, there will be rumors that other strong men have entered, and so on. These intelligences are secondary intelligences that may or may not be related to the main mission. Information like this allows members of The Void to give a general description of the mission first. Wait until the above confirms or approves, and re-issues instructions before conducting more detailed investigations and spying.

"It's just that I didn't expect that the higher-ups would send someone over so soon." Spector continued, "And it's Mr. Xiao En who came here in person."

"Because there is what I need here." Sean said.

When listening to Spector's report before, Sean had already discovered that it might be quite difficult to obtain the skeleton of the Holy Demon. Judging by urine. Then there are only two possibilities. The first is that this thing is really not a prop that can be obtained at the current stage, and the second is that if you want to get this thing, you need other means to assist you.

If it weren't for that manuscript, there were many clear references to the "Holy Demon Skeleton". Sean will definitely choose to turn around and leave at this time, because since it is not something that can be obtained at the current stage, there is no need to continue wasting time. Therefore, Xiao En guessed that the current situation should be the second situation, that is to say, some other means are needed to obtain the holy demon skeleton.

Sean's first consideration at the time. It is the pearl of the deep sea.

This thing allows the player to gain the ability to dive regardless of water pressure and oxygen. If there is such a thing, it is naturally easy to dive to the bottom. It's just that people are not as good as heaven, not to mention that he doesn't have the pearl of the deep sea on him now, even if he really found the imitation of the pearl of the deep sea that should have existed on the Golden Knight in Maien's stronghold at that time, at this time It may not be possible to really enter here.

Because, there is also a dungeon of the mermaid capital in the secret of the water demon. According to the situation at the time, Sean would definitely choose to enter that underground city to explore.

So after various considerations. Sean will let Harding dive into this black water lake first to see the situation.

"It does look like a floating island." Seeing Sean looking at him, Harding nodded, "The floating island in the middle of the lake is about 30 meters deep into the bottom of the water. It seems to be connected to the bottom of the lake." The stone layers are connected together, but in fact they are not. There is still a distance between the low end of the island in the center of the lake and the bottom of the lake...but I don’t know the specifics, because diving to 35 meters is my limit Now, if I go on, I guess I will be under a lot of pressure."

"Then did you see anything at the bottom of the lake?" Sean asked nervously.

As a demon descendant of the underground world, Harding has excellent dark vision ability. So no matter how dark the bottom of the lake was, Harding would definitely be troubled. Even after hearing the descriptions of Harding and Spector. Sean has already guessed about the general whereabouts of the holy devil's skeleton, but he is still a little unwilling to give up. If the holy devil's skeleton is really deep in the bottom of the lake, then Sean can think of ways to help Harding through the last The depth is about five meters, so as to avoid the head-on confrontation with the Blackwater tribe.

But it's a pity, it seems that even God didn't help Sean this time.

"No." Harding shook his head, "I didn't see anything at the bottom of the lake other than danger... If I had to say it, then there was probably a layer of mercury-like substance on the surface of the bottom of the lake. , the overall appearance is black, but it has silver textures, like blood vessels, which looks a little disgusting. However, the surface volume of this layer of material is not small, with a diameter of about one meter."

"Active abyssal mercury." Hearing Harding's description, Sean knew what it was, "So it is."

"Why is that so?" Harding and Spector asked curiously.

"The scope of Heishuize is so vast, and the more you dive into the bottom of the lake, the colder it will be, and the greater the water pressure. It is obvious that there must be something good at the bottom."

According to game experience, the more dangerous things are, the better things will be. This point has long been known by countless players in the game, so if you encounter any strange or extremely dangerous places during adventures, Players will try their best to conquer it, and the purpose is naturally to take out the hidden treasures inside. Just these words. Of course, Sean couldn't explain it too carefully to everyone, so he could only explain it a little bit in another way.

"I thought that what I wanted should be at the bottom of the lake, but now I think it should be on the floating island. I thought that the people from the surrounding Blackwater tribe would row boats to the center of the lake every day to set up defenses near the island. Now It seems that this is not the case at all, the place where they really rest should be the island in the middle of the lake." Sean curled his lips, his tone full of extreme dissatisfaction, "The biggest problem for us now is how to keep the gods and ghosts in check. I feel like I have entered the island in the middle of the lake.”

"What is Active Abyss Mercury?" Spector saw that Sean didn't seem to intend to introduce such a thing, so he asked again.

"Abyssal Mercury is a very special dark substance." Sean glanced at Spector, and then began to explain. "The reason why this kind of thing is special is that it has the corrosiveness and coldness of the abyss at the same time. It also has the toxicity of mercury. I guess the extreme coldness at the bottom of the lake should be partly due to the mercury in the abyss, and from this Judging, there may be a lot of abyssal mercury at the bottom of this black water lake."

"This kind of thing is usually used as an alchemy material, but it can also be directly used on weapons and equipment by using special means. It can be equipped with a certain amount of abyss resistance, poison resistance, or corrosive and erosive properties. , the effect on dark creatures is not very obvious, but it is very lethal to normal creatures." Sean paused for a while, as if giving Spector a certain amount of time to digest knowledge, and then continued Said: "The activated abyssal mercury means that this thing has not yet become solid. However, the activated abyssal mercury is not suitable for forging weapons and armors, it can only be used for alchemy potions, because the activated abyssal mercury The toxicity is extremely strong, even a slight skin contact will cause very serious injury."

At the end, Sean thought about it, and then said: "You know the 'Heart of the Abyss'?"

"I know." Spector nodded. Then he replied solemnly, "It is said to be the favorite poison of assassins along with 'Whispering Souls' and 'Living Corpse Potion'. No matter which one of these three poisons is taken by mistake, it will result in death. The difference is that the death conditions are different."

Xiao En nodded and said: "Well. Actually, the main ingredient of the heart of the abyss is three drops of activated abyssal mercury. As for the other sub-materials, all of them can be replaced at will. Anyway, this kind of poison is basically unsolvable , so it doesn’t make any difference what kind of auxiliary material is used. Only the three drops of abyssal mercury, which is the main material, must not be missing.”

"Wow!" Spector looked at Sean with even more admiration, "Master Sean, you are so knowledgeable!"

For Spector's compliment, Sean didn't say anything more. But in his heart, he completely lost interest in the bottom of the Heishuize lake. If it was other treasures, Sean would still consider collecting them, but if it was mercury from the abyss, then he would not bother to collect them. Although this kind of thing is a very rare resource on the Miracle Continent, it is actually not very useful, not to mention that he does not know the main preparation method of the heart of the abyss, just collecting abyss mercury is a very troublesome behavior.

If you are free in the future and have the mining method, then you can visit Heishuize again.

The most important thing now is how to sneak into the island in the middle of the lake without alarming the Blackwater tribe.

After hearing Xiao En's words, the others were also lost in thought. This question is obviously not easy. According to the detailed observations of Harding and Spector, it is concluded that they probably need to dive for a distance of about 500 meters to reach the island in the middle of the lake. Time for everyone to breathe. In fact, after swimming about 700 meters, it is very dangerous to take a breath in the lake, because there are too many fishing boats in Heishuize.

Although these people seem to be just fishermen on fishing boats, but for a tribe with such a fierce reputation as the Blackwater tribe, everyone in their tribe is a person who can recruit and fight well. Maybe facing strong people like Sean and others, they definitely don't have much power to parry, but as long as Sean can't kill all the enemies in the first time, they will definitely sound the alarm, and the result will naturally be very troublesome.

"We, can we try to negotiate?" Hitley asked with her head tilted.

"Uh..." Sean looked at Heatley with a serious face, and finally confirmed that she was not joking, so this made him really dumbfounded, "The Blackwater tribe is a tribe that believes in ancestors, and they don't believe in any gods If it is another tribe that believes in gods, then we can borrow the name of the goddess of life, but the Blackwater tribe has their own wizards and priests. Although the treatment methods are relatively simple and crude, they really do not need the goddess of life. help."

"In other words, if you go to preach to them, Heately, I'm afraid they will arrest you as a barbecue." Cecilia frightened Heately not without malice, and it really made the latter show a very serious expression. With a frightened look, he cursed "Damn barbarian" in a low voice, which caused Cecilia to giggle.

Sean and Harding also smiled helplessly.

"Perhaps, we can try a disguise?" Spector said, "I found out before that the Blackwater Tribe is not a completely closed tribe. They also trade with some people, but their behavior is very covert. If we can mix in If the Blackwater Tribe, then I am sure that I can steal a fishing boat. In this way, we can at least use the fishing boat to carry out covert operations and approach the island in the middle of the lake quietly.... With our strength, as long as we can take a breath, we can dive Three or four hundred meters shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"I can't." Heatley shook her head immediately, "Don't talk about breathing and diving, I can't even swim."

"I won't either." Cecilia also took it for granted.

So Spector could only shrug his shoulders.

"No, this method may be feasible." Xiao En's eyes suddenly lit up, "If we can get a fishing boat, then maybe we don't need to dive, and we can go directly to the island in the middle of the lake. After all, those around the island in the middle of the lake The guy must be returning to the voyage to rest."

"However, the fishing boats are different from those on the island in the middle of the lake." Spector said with a puzzled look on his face. "If our fishing boat approaches, we will probably be spotted right away. Unless we can..."

Speaking of this, Spector was stunned, because he obviously understood the meaning of Sean's plan.

"Understood?" Sean smiled.

"I understand." Spector breathed a sigh of relief, "As expected of Mr. Xiao En, the strategy is really powerful."

Hearing Spector compliment him again, Sean suddenly felt a bit pained, because this kind of thing is not a strategy at all, it is just a normal action plan, and even Spector You can also clear your mind in an instant. Sean believed that as long as he wasn't as stupid as a pig, he would definitely know what he meant.

"What are you talking about?" Harding asked blankly.

"Uh..." Sean seemed to think that it was not as simple as a pain in the egg, and he began to think, was he insulting the pig? (to be continued)

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