The Master's Temple, the teaching area of ​​the outer temple.

Four teaching towers are located around the fountain sculpture square.

The next phase of training in the Alchemy School has not yet started. The tower is empty and quiet, and the breeze is floating freely in the deep corridor.

This should have been a good time for the master alchemist to enjoy some alone time without being disturbed by his students, but Adanawados was worrying about a frivolous meeting that had lasted for several days.

He leaned back in his chair, frowning and staring at the orb on the desk.

Inside the orb, there are many glass balls placed on the huge ring-shaped seats. At the round table in the center of the venue, representatives of the four schools of thought and the directors of the Shaman Society are discussing matters nervously. .

Timing is everything in the Mage Temple, and there are two types of meetings that do not require the physical presence of most attendees.

The first is a witness meeting for non-professional work.

If the participant only participates as a witness to a major event and does not need to go on stage to deliver a speech or interact with other people on site, then he or she can send surveillance guards to attend the meeting.

Another type of meeting is a voting meeting. For example, after a trial by the tribunal, all the people in the inner and outer temples vote to decide on the punishment plan.

When the overall context of an incident that violates the law is clear, the details are not controversial, and the person involved confesses what he has done and is willing to accept the punishment of the temple, representatives of each school will draw up a punishment plan and vote on it through the attendees. Decide which plan to adopt in the end.

The incident of Nyoksat's fake death not only involved his mistress and son, but also several directors of the Shaman Society.

The punishment for people other than Nyxat is relatively simple. After all, their bodies and consciousness have not left the territory of the Mage Temple. After repeated detection by the Demon Hunting School, they were confirmed There are no traces of depravity.

Then, everything should follow the normal punishment methods: imprisonment where necessary, service where there is service, and fine where there is fine.

Only Neoxat gave everyone who participated in the voting meeting a headache.

Appraised by tower scholars and demon hunting schools.

Within the body of the deep-sea turtle cub brought back by Rexor and Seritus, there is indeed a consciousness that calls itself Neoxat. It possesses most of the memories of the shaman master of the same name, and also possesses the same The shaman master with the same name has the same personality traits, logical inertia, and action habits.

Can these prove that it is Neoxat?

In the eyes of ordinary people, if the characteristics of two things are consistent, they can be judged to be the same thing.

But in the minds of many knowledgeable and accomplished mages, memories and habits are all things that can be carved. If the Strange Demon Church deliberately wants to fabricate a high-imitation consciousness of Neoxat and enter it into the Holy Spirit, Inside the temple, it is entirely possible.

So, what should we do with this consciousness that calls itself Neoxat?

After a long period of wrangling, representatives from all parties finally formulated a plan.

Adanavardos looked through his orb at the huge scroll suspended above the site and read the details of the plan word for word.

First of all, the consciousness that calls itself Neoxat will be imprisoned for life and will never be able to enter other areas except the place of imprisonment.

Secondly, since the conscious body wants to prove that it is Neoxat, it must hand over the taboo object Divantana's shrine. This prop is bound to Neoxat's soul and is an important token for him.

Strictly speaking, the temple only recognizes forbidden objects, not people.

On the basis of being willing to hand over forbidden objects, the temple will try its best to help the conscious body restore its original appearance.

Neoxat's power of imprisonment is key.

Neoxat's clone appeared in the Mediterranean between the Silver Moon Federation and the Hedron Remnant territory. The Category 3 disaster caused by him caused serious losses to the Alchemy School and the Hedron Remnant.

The crystal remnants have a deep connection with the Alchemy School and have already transferred their right of imprisonment to the Alchemy School.

Therefore, once this punishment plan is passed, Nyoksat will be imprisoned by the Alchemy School in a prison within the school.

All expenses during the period of imprisonment need to be borne by Neoxat's tribe.

There are also losses caused by Category 3 disasters, which will also be compensated by the Nyoksat tribe.

In addition to these, the last item in the plan is eye-catching:

[If during the period of imprisonment, the conscious body can provide important information to the temple and make a significant contribution, it may be possible to obtain a reduced sentence or even immunity. 】

After Adanawados read it, he clearly realized that the water here was very deep.

If Neoxat cannot resist his desire for freedom, the temple will hollow out the shamanic society.

Think about it, on one side are the prisoners who have been imprisoned for life, and on the other side are the masters of the shamanic sect who have worked hard for the temple and dedicated their shamanic knowledge. They enjoy the respect of the mages and the treatment of the masters of the outer temple. Everyone knows how If you choose, there is at least a 50% chance that Nyoxat will take the initiative to dedicate what he has learned throughout his life to the temple.

This set of plans, while ensuring the safety of the temple, maximized the interests of the temple. The voting process ushered in a one-sided situation. Except for the seats of the Shaman Association, half of the seats opposed and half abstained. , most voters voted in favor, and the rest voted against.

Opponents of the school of thought believe that the identity of the consciousness in the deep-sea turtle is unknown and has no intention of handing over Divan Tana's shrine. They must be highly vigilant and recommend direct execution.

Although there were many opponents, there was no doubt about the voting results and the plan passed.

The victory of the many, the misfortune of the few.

The series of disasters caused by Neoxat's use of forbidden objects became the beginning of the shaman society's complete integration into the temple.

Adanawados dismissed his surveillance guards, put away the orb, walked slowly in the sun-filled glass dome, and quietly waited for visitors to come.

Within the Mage Temple, the only schools that have the ability to help Neoxat restore his body are the Tower Mage and the Alchemy School.

The tower mage's approach is simple and crude.

They will use blessing spells to remove the brains of the turtle cubs as safely and unharmed as possible, put them into an enchanted brain container, and then cover the brain container with a shell that is permanently enchanted with an illusion magic circle.

If he chooses this approach, Nyoxat can use the illusion magic circle to switch his appearance at will, which is equivalent to restoring his body.

Well... The premise is that he does not appear in front of the master demon hunters and other mages who can detect the effects of illusions, otherwise he will be the same as running naked. In the eyes of such people, Nyoksat will be in the form of an ugly brain container. Activity.

Unfortunately, in terms of Neoxat's social circle, everyone he can come into contact with has the ability to detect the effects of illusions...

As a result, Neoxat could only choose to cooperate with the Alchemy School.

The Alchemy School has a large number of raw materials for the alchemical bionic system, which can give him a body as hard as steel, regain the durability and impact of his youth, and also give him skin that can resist aging and remain youthful forever...

If Nyoksat has any other needs...hey...it's all easy to discuss.

The Alchemy School is famous for its strict tone and will never reveal any privacy.

As soon as Adanawados walked around the culture tanks, there was a knock on the office door.

As expected, the person who came was none other than Sardo, Neoxat's crony.

Sardo is the deputy leader of the Shaman Society and the permanent representative sent by the Shaman Society to the temple.

On the night when Master Lemon identified Neoxat's tentacles, it was Sardo who came to the temple for questioning.

At that time, he vividly demonstrated the Shaman Society's deferral and cover-up style.

If Master Lemon hadn't produced the final piece of evidence - the telepathic tracking results, forcing Sardo to reveal the truth, it would have probably delayed Rexall's pursuit of Nyoksat.

Naturally, Adanawados had no shame in dealing with such a guy who almost caused a catastrophe and caused the temple to completely chase Neoxat.

But considering that the other party wanted something from him and that he had the initiative and could find a way to get rid of the trouble, Adanawados felt better.

He put on a polite smile and invited the other party to sit across from the desk.

"Sardo, the tragic experience of Neoxat is sympathizing. He betrayed his relatives first, and then he was in trouble and could not get strong assistance. He could only hide and wander in the Mediterranean Sea of ​​the Federation, placing his hope in his descendants. Can receive the distress signal sent by him..."

As Adanawados spoke, he controlled the hand of wind to bring two cups of hot tea, "Fortunately, the temple acted quickly, Sardo. I heard Rexor said that it was just a little bit close. , Nyoksat is about to be taken away by the high-level strange demon monitor. Do you think this is very dangerous? Haha..."

Sandwiched between the Shaman Society and the Temple, Sardo knew how dire his situation was at this time.

There were some beads of sweat on his forehead, which was tied with tiny pigtails, and the camouflage outfit on his face was stained with a thin layer of moisture.

As a representative of the Shaman Society who is over fifty years old, Sardo naturally heard the other party's sarcasm.

But what can...

He did almost cause a catastrophe, and the Shaman Society's internal affairs became a mess because of the plan against Neoksat.

"I come with sincerity, Master Adanawados." Sardo wiped the sweat with his sleeve robe, put his left thumb on his generous chin, and bowed to the other party with the original shaman etiquette. present.

Adanawados was unmoved, leaning back calmly on the chair, staring at the shaman representative opposite, quietly waiting for the other party to show sincerity.

"The simulation achievements of your school are impressive. Lord Neoxat admires your school's pioneering spirit very much..."

Sardo saw a hint of impatience in the other person's eyes.

When dealing with pure alchemists, it's best to be straightforward.

Sardo paused, gave up the open words on the table, took out a parchment roll directly from his leather bag, put it on the desk, spread it out, and said to Adanawados:

"Master, these are the needs of Lord Nyoxat. He wants to customize a young and energetic body, and he needs to be able to cast spells freely..."

Adanawados raised his right hand slightly on the armrest, interrupted Sardo's words, and said:

"With all due respect, Sardo, Neoxat cannot cast spells during his imprisonment. You should understand what I mean. Adding the function of guiding spell energy to his body is redundant and goes against the will of the Tribunal. .

"Although the punishment plan provides a way to avoid punishment, I think there is still some time before Nyoksat can move freely, and he can add spellcasting functions in the future."

In the field of bioalchemy, the Alchemical School has conducted many experiments on spell-casting media.

As long as you have a spiritual ocean and accommodate the well-behaved elements, you can channel energy and cast spells.

Theoretically, the spell power provided by a small elemental is 1.

The original human body can fully guide elemental energy. There is almost no energy consumption in this process, and the energy transmission rate reaches 100%.

The energy transmission rate of a bionic body without additional spellcasting function can be controlled from 0% to 100%. Considering that Neoxat is imprisoned, the energy transmission rate of the bionic body installed on him must be 0%. It is a matter of discussion. There is no room for this. This is the principle and bottom line.

Moreover, adding a spellcasting function in the future would mean that Nyoxat would have to customize a new body, and the Alchemy School would be able to harvest the wool twice.

So Adanawados refused simply.

Sardo was not surprised by the other party's reaction and said as if nothing happened:

"Lord Neoxat intends to clear up the aftermath of the clan scandal, and he plans to change the successor. To do this, he needs an alchemical bionic system that can reproduce future generations."

Adanawados stroked his beard and asked:

"Reproducing tree monster offspring?"

"No, it's not." Sardo shook his head.

He knew that in the eyes of almost all temple members, Neoxat, who existed in a non-human form, was no longer a human being and should be classified as a tree monster with human consciousness.

This led to the fact that when everyone mentioned Neoxat, the first reaction in their minds was not the image of a gray-haired old man, but a tree-shaped monster with a distorted face, covered with moss, and slow movement.

"Lord Neoxat wants to request to return to humanity, from the inside out. He longs to be imprisoned as a human and reproduce in a human way," Sardo said.

"And then age and die in a human way?" Adanawados asked rhetorically:

"He has already experienced human birth, old age, sickness and death once. Obviously, he was defeated. Does he want to experience it again and be defeated again?

“You have to know that even the highest-spec alchemy bionic system has a limited service life and will also be troubled by ‘illnesses’.

“Even the master-level alchemy viscera will one day deteriorate due to the corrosion of oil.

“Neoxat has to undergo regular inspections, repair the damage in the body, and replace severely worn parts.

"Let me tell you, if he doesn't want to go to such trouble, he can continue to live in the form of a tree monster, hire a tower wizard to cast high-power illusions, and transform into a human appearance. He can also deceive beautiful human women.

"That is, of course, if he can escape from incarceration."

These words of Adanawados silenced Sardo for a minute.

"Master, Lord Neoxat is determined to return to humanity." Sardo emphasized, "He is willing to pay a high price for this."

Adanavados stroked his beard a few times and said, "Okay, this is what our alchemy school can do."

In the following time, Sardo compared the rules on the parchment and described Neoxat's many needs with Adanavados.

About two hours later, Adanawados saw off the visitors from the Shamanic Society.

Neoxat, as a prominent figure among the older generation of shamans, is now returning to his human identity, which allows Adanawados to see the business opportunities behind it.

There are many people like Nyoksat in the Shaman Society, and all of them are old guys who are not short of money.

If this deal to help Neoxat return to humanity is successful, it will definitely attract other old tree monsters.

The most important thing is that Neoxat is the shaman master most likely to be completely integrated into the temple.

If he could be impressed by a perfect human body, then the shaman society would take an important step towards being fully integrated into the temple.

After Adanawados circled around the desk and pondered for a few minutes, he took the parchment left by Sardo and left his office.

Lumington City, Castle on the Sea.

In the No. G experimental field near the aphotic zone, Xia Zuo and Mars were repairing the gaps in the metal base together.

There are two main ways to weld metal plates underwater to fill gaps.

Either drain the water near the gap first to create a dry space for regular welding.

But in the deep sea, it is dangerous and difficult to empty the seawater against the huge water pressure.

Xia and Zuo could only use the second method.

Mars wears an airbag and uses an arc gun to fire dangerous electric arcs to quickly heat and melt metal plates.

Xia Zuo helped him position the metal plate and adjust the welding angle.

The arc will conduct in sea water.

However, with a special muzzle sleeve and oil, the arc can be well isolated within the sleeve, protecting Xia Zuo from the impact of the arc.

The repair work continued into the evening.

Xia Zuo and Mars carefully checked the condition of the metal base, and then took the diving room back to the ocean observation room while chatting.

This kind of potentially dangerous underwater welding work requires a high degree of concentration at all times. It rewards less strength, endurance and agility attribute values, but will give a lot of perception attribute values.

The reward message coming from his mind made Xia Zuo's fatigue disappear.

He took off his diving suit, said hello to his colleagues in the ocean observation room, and prepared to go home to meet Anruer.

At this moment, there was movement in the secret message ring of mentor Adanawados.

A summons from his mentor made Xia Zuo change his plan to return home.

He set off directly from the teleportation room of the Lumington Building and came to the teaching area of ​​the outer hall. In a hall with transparent crystal lights and elegant long tables and benches, he met with numerous master biological alchemists. They get together.

Xia Zuo found the seat with his name on it, sat down and waited patiently for the meeting to begin.

This was his first time to attend a master-level alchemist meeting agreed to be convened by the Alchemy School. All master-level biological alchemists were present. This was a very rare opportunity, and it was suitable for collecting their character templates.

Xia Zuo slowly scanned the scene and released his detection technique, just in time to see team leader Hillenberg walking into the hall.

Not long after he said goodbye to the other party, they met here... somewhat awkwardly...

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