The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"Worthless!" Leo said with a dissatisfied face after reading the last document that had been sorted out.

Sylvia said in a deep voice: "It's not worthless, at least you can know that the No. 0 relic can affect the spirit of normal people, making people see illusions, or create an extremely real illusion, no matter what the illusion is. Changes, those cuneiform characters will not have any changes, so I suspect that the zero relic is actually composed of two parts."

In the materials recorded by those past researchers, all the descriptions of the appearance of the No. 0 relic are different. Some say it is a monster, some say it is a stone pillar, and some say it is a human being. No matter how detailed the description is, even some who are good at painting even drew what they saw, but to Leo, these things are still of no value, not even comparable to those follow-up research reports that he discarded.

However, as Sylvia said, no matter how worthless the content is, it can reveal some information. This information can allow Leo and Sylvia to prepare before they come into close contact with the No. 0 relic. , For example, first apply a spell or psionic ability on yourself that can shield mental influence, or eliminate illusions, etc.

As for Sylvia's analysis, the No. 0 relic is likely to be composed of two parts. Leo also agrees that one part is to create illusions and affect those who approach it, while the other is a stone tablet engraved with cuneiform characters. , and one thing is certain is that the power of the slate is stronger than that of the illusion maker, so the slate can break through the illusion, maintain its original shape, and affect the mind of the researcher, driving him into madness.

Unable to find what he wanted in those materials, Leo turned to study the crazy power attached to those notes.

Leo didn't extract these crazy powers from the notes, because he felt that if he did, it would cause damage to the notes.

Although these crazy powers and distorting powers belong to the same source, the manifestations of the two powers are completely different. One is manifested as distorting the body, the other is distorting the mind, one is to produce effects on real matter, and the other is to distort the body. It affects the spiritual will. If it is not also controlled by the power of the Stone Throne, Leo may not be able to imagine that these two powers are from the same source.

Leo had tried to experiment with the power of distortion and madness on himself, but he didn't know if it was because of the power of the Stone Throne. He was absolutely immune to these two powerful forces. Behind his body, he dared not move like a mouse that had entered a cat's nest.

Although Sylvia proposed to test it on her, Leo did not agree, because he didn't know how effective these two powers could be, whether the power in Sylvia's body could completely resist it, and if something happened Whatever mistake he made, he might not have time to regret it.

However, Sylvia still insisted, because she felt that if she also wanted to come into contact with the No. 0 relic, it would be better for her to adapt to the power generated by the No. 0 relic in advance, at least allowing her to prepare for effective protection in advance. .

Leo didn't object any more, but added some protection to Sylvia in addition to the protection measures Sylvia had imposed on herself to ensure that Sylvia would not be adversely affected.

After taking protective measures, he tried to guide a small amount of madness into Sylvia's body from his notes. Sylvia could clearly feel the existence of madness, but perhaps it was because of the madness. Because the force was not triggered, her mental aspect was not affected.

Under Leo's signal, Sylvia tried to expel this madness, but the result was surprising, because her strength could not feel the existence of madness, as if she felt it through her spirit. The crazy power is just an illusion.

Sylvia told Leo about the situation, Leo thought about it, and said: "There are two possibilities, one possibility is that this crazy power is pure spiritual power, and only spiritual power can perceive or affect it , Another possibility is that the life energy level of the mad power exceeds the power in your body, so the power in your body cannot perceive it."

"Life energy level?" Sylvia hesitated.

Leo explained in more detail: "For example, the power of real gods cannot be affected by your and my power. If they want to, they won't even let us perceive their existence."

Later, Leo tried to trigger some of the power of madness to see the effect of the power of madness. As a result, after the trigger, Sylvia's pupils instantly became the pupils of the abyss dragon, and the aura of the abyss dragon spewed out from her body And came out, as if she would transform into an abyss dragon at any moment.

This aura is extremely strong. If Leo hadn't made protective arrangements in the room to prevent the aura from leaking in time, the aura of the abyssal dragon might have caused a big commotion in Miltaros at this moment.

Just when Leo was about to help Sylvia restore her calm, Sylvia raised her hand to signal Leo not to intervene, and then she regained her rationality bit by bit, and the breath of the abyss dragon gushing from her body also weakened , and her pupils gradually returned to normal.

"How are you doing now?" Leo asked with concern at this moment.

"Very good, very good!" However, Sylvia gave him an answer that surprised him.

Afterwards, without waiting for Leo to ask, Sylvia explained in detail what happened to her.

As Leo guessed, the energy level of the power of madness is indeed much higher than Sylvia's power at the moment, so that the power of madness after being excited can easily penetrate all the arrangements made by Leo and Sylvia. Protection from witchcraft, psionic energy and other powers directly worked on Sylvia's spiritual consciousness, and Sylvia also fell into an uncontrollable state of madness in an instant, and all the thoughts in her mind seemed to be controlled. Like a stick stirred.

However, at this moment, the consciousness of the abyss dragon in her blood was awakened as if provoked, injected into her consciousness, while suppressing the power of madness, it also awakened her own consciousness, and most The miraculous thing is that while awakening her consciousness, it also instilled in her some new abyssal dragon inheritance memories, endowing her with new abyssal dragon abilities, just like a passive bloodline promotion, her strength, right power Uh, the control, the application method, etc. have all been improved by at least one level compared to before.

Because of this, after everything returned to calm, she said that not only was she fine, but she was even better.

Leo didn't know what to say for a while, he never thought that this crazy power would actually enhance Sylvia's strength in a disguised form.

"Do you want to try again?" Leo asked.

Sylvia thought about it, then nodded to Leo.

Leo once again guided a crazy force into Sylvia's body and triggered it.

What happened before reappeared, Sylvia's eyes became the eyes of the abyss dragon again, and the same aura of the abyss dragon erupted, and after a while she returned to her original appearance.

"Is it still effective?" Leo asked immediately.

Sylvia panted slightly, and said: "It's effective, it's been reduced a little bit, I have a little resistance to this kind of madness, at least I can barely maintain a semblance of sanity in the madness state. When I take a break, the spirit Recover some, and try again."

In the following two days, Leo used the power of madness to repeatedly test Sylvia in this way. Sylvia's strength also rapidly became stronger during this test, and her mental power was also gradually strengthened in this state. Like steel that has been hammered repeatedly.

When the power of madness can no longer have any influence on Sylvia's spirit, Sylvia can already use her mental power to create a mental shield around her body, or create mental shock, mental restraint, etc. The skills, this is just the improvement of spiritual power, the blood of the abyss dragon in Sylvia's body has been developed to the extreme under this kind of stimulation, and her power has also jumped to the equivalent of an eighth-level psychic At the same level, there is even a trace of divinity in her body, the most obvious point is that she can use this divinity to create an original imprint similar to the imprint of a god.

Leo, who was always by his side, felt the most about the increase in Sylvia's power. The most obvious point was that if he did not use other powers to assist him, his spiritual power alone would no longer be able to deal with the power of Sylvia. The breath of the magic dragon was suppressed, and even when Sylvia's life form broke through to the level equivalent to an eighth-level psyker, he needed to borrow the power of the imprint of the gods in his body to resist the powerful power emanating from Sylvia. pressure.

Fortunately, while Sylvia's strength is increasing, her ability to control power is also improving. Although compared with the increase in strength, the increase in control ability is slightly smaller, but the strength and power emanating from the body are restrained. It can still be done.

After Sylvia had completely digested the increased power on her body, Leo asked concerned: "How do you feel now?"

Sylvia took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and said, "Very good, I feel like I can easily tear apart a world, and I have the urge to destroy everything."

"Tearing apart a world is just an illusion caused by the rapid increase in power. You need to clearly distinguish what is an illusion and what is real power." Leo analyzed to her: "The other impulse to destroy everything should be related to It is related to the blood of the abyss dragon, and you have been influenced by the will of the abyss dragon without knowing it."

Sylvia nodded and didn't say anything. She just adjusted her mentality and controlled her strength, and the invisible power on her body was restrained again.

It's just that no matter how restrained this power is, the aura produced is still so obvious. If Sylvia's aura was like that of a princess of an empire before, then her aura now gives people the feeling of meeting the queen. People with a little less will may even bow their heads to their knees.

Leo looked at Sylvia seriously, and said with a smile: "It seems that I need to temporarily put on a veil for you, otherwise, no matter how dull people are, they will be able to see that something is wrong with you now."

Sylvia didn't seem used to wearing a veil, she frowned, looked at herself in the mirror, and nodded helplessly.

Although there was not enough time, Leo still made a beaded veil with the materials he had on hand. This veil was engraved with a large number of runes with a shielding effect. The queen-like temperament on Sylvia's face It will be blocked and will not affect the viewer.

In order to match the surface, Sylvia also changed into a costume, and the costume she put on had a clear Savile Kingdom costume style, even though this costume was an improved female warrior costume, not a more powerful one from the Savile Kingdom. Famous dancer costumes, but still give her an extra exotic look.

As a result, when the officer in charge of the No. 0 relic came to pick them up, he didn't recognize Sylvia for a while.

After repeatedly confirming the identities of Leo and Sylvia, the officer didn't say anything superfluous, and directly led the two of them outside the hotel, and boarded a completely enclosed carriage. The soldiers protected the carriage and moved slowly along with the carriage.

This carriage is not as simple as it seems on the surface. There are a large number of cuneiform characters combined in a certain way on the insulation panels around the carriage. These cuneiform characters are unsurprisingly the cuneiform characters that Leo deciphered before. Obviously, Ou Over the years, the Special Federation's research on relic No. 0 has not completely stagnated. Although they have not been able to completely crack the mystery of cuneiform writing, they have found some ways to use this kind of cuneiform writing through continuous attempts.

After these cuneiform characters are combined, they can isolate the prying eyes inside the car from the outside. This isolation is not only reflected in the conventional sight, but also the sound, vibration and power of the extraordinary level, that is to say, Leo who is deep in the car. And Sylvia seemed to be deep in an absolutely still space, unable to feel everything outside, not even the vibration when the carriage was driving.

Perhaps it is that it is impossible for anyone to understand these cuneiform characters, let alone master the usage of these cuneiform characters, or maybe it is because even if someone can master and decipher these cuneiform characters, they will be distorted by the power of cuneiform characters Therefore, when the Otto Federation made this special delivery car, it did not cover up or disguise the combination of these cuneiform characters, and all the details were intact in the eyes of the people sitting in the car.

Leo is naturally not polite to this kind of extraordinary knowledge delivered to the door. In his opinion, the use of this method by the Oeter Federation to manufacture the carriage is simply a hidden gem. After he discovered the effect of the carriage, his mind immediately There are more than a dozen relevant application methods, each of which is far better than this carriage, so he immediately began to study the combination method of cuneiform characters above, and grasped it in his hands before the carriage drove to its destination .