The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

As time passed, the sound of the old Duke's prayers began to decrease gradually, because the power generated by the prayers was also rapidly diminishing, and the temporary symbionts connected by the same kind of blood soon weakened under the influence of this declining state Disappeared, everyone returned to their individual state.

It's just that except for Sylvia who easily adapted to the transformation from symbiosis to individuality, none of the others got rid of the false and powerful feeling caused by the symbiosis state, and everyone's spiritual consciousness fell into an extreme sense of loss , and even those direct descendants of the Belmont family whose bodies were out of control due to the increase of blood and almost completely turned into dragons began to have signs of closed consciousness, letting blood instinct replace thinking.

This state of mental loss did not exceed the normal range of the sacrificial ceremony. The old prince took out a bone the size of a palm, put it to his mouth, and then blew air forcefully into the round hole in the middle of the bone.

Only a very clear scream of the abyss dragon came out from the other end of the round hole in the bone, reaching the ears of everyone on the platform. After waking up in the state, their minds became clear, and the few bloodline mutants also got rid of the influence of bloodline instinct, and began to concentrate on controlling their out-of-control bloodlines and eliminating the mutant forms on their bodies as much as possible.

Just as the ceremony on the sacrificial platform was over, the old duke began to check the situation of the clansmen one by one. When cleaning up the mess, the transformation ceremony also began to wrap up in the lava lake below the castle.

The runes containing extraordinary power surrounding the abyss dragon quickly merged into one at the end of the sacrificial platform ceremony, and then gathered on the abyss dragon clone controlled by Sylvia, turning into a The rune brand was imprinted on the forehead of the abyss dragon, and it blended with the scale pattern on the forehead.

Sylvia, who was sitting on the seat on the platform, could clearly perceive all the conditions of the abyssal dragon clone below, and she could be sure that the rune brand on the forehead should be a contract brand, and its main content was to protect the Belmont family. The protection period is not very long, only ten years, and it should be a protection measure to avoid any turmoil when the family migrates from the volcano to the new settlement.

Although with Sylvia's ability and state, it is very simple to strip off the brand of the contract, because the two parties to the contract of the brand of the contract are the old duke representing the Belmont family and Ambert Belmont, but Ambert Bell Monte's spiritual consciousness has disappeared, replaced by Sylvia's spiritual consciousness avatar, so that the binding force of the contract can be said to have completely disappeared, as long as Sylvia is willing, she does not need to follow the content of the contract at all , to dispel the brand of the contract directly.

It's just that Sylvia didn't do that, because leaving the brand of the contract and letting herself continue to pretend to be Ambert Belmont would eventually produce far more benefits than harm.

On the surface, the brand of the contract is a kind of constraint on the abyss dragon, but in fact it also has the effect of eliminating world exclusion.

Just now, Sylvia could clearly feel that the world has a strong repulsion to her abyssal dragon avatar. This repulsion will not only limit the power of the abyssal dragon avatar to a great extent, but even It is possible to directly throw the abyss dragon clone out of this world at an unknown moment and throw it back into the abyss.

However, the moment the contract brand was engraved on the body of the abyss dragon, that powerful repelling force also disappeared, and Sylvia could clearly feel that the abyss dragon clone was integrating into the world through the contract brand.

In this regard, Sylvia was both surprised and curious, because a single contract mark can eliminate such a powerful world repelling effect, which means that this contract mark is definitely not a simple contract. At least the old duke, who is the other party to the contract, must have hidden another layer of identity. This layer of identity is closely related to the power of the world, and the only layer of connection she can think of is the Kingdom of Teresa.

Eliminating world exclusion and allowing the abyssal dragon clone to exert its full power in this world is only the biggest benefit of the contract branding, and its disadvantage is also very simple, that is, it needs to live and die with the Belmont family during the contract execution period .

If it was before, this situation of coexistence and death might have dragged down the abyss dragon clone, and even indirectly transferred all kinds of troubles of the Belmont family to Sylvia, especially when the Belmont family migrated to the new During this period of time, the settlement is likely to be besieged by the hostile forces of the Belmont family.

In the past, these hostile forces could not find the territory of the Belmont family, so naturally they could not effectively attack the Belmont family. Now the new settlement of the Belmont family is definitely not as hidden as the current crater. It will be a matter of time before they are found, and The defense of the new settlements has not yet been completed, and these hostile forces will definitely not let go of this good opportunity to attack.

However, the danger of this new settlement being besieged has basically disappeared after Leo wounded the justice of the gods with the black thunder gun. Although Leo is not from the Belmont family, it is likely that he will not It was shot for the Belmont family, but for those who don't know the situation, the black thunder gun was made and projected by the Belmont family, which means that the person who wounded the justice of the gods is the hidden card of the Belmont family. Such a powerful hole card is enough to deter those who plot against the Belmont family, and allow the Belmont family to safely pass through the ten-year migration period, provided that the Belmont family does not die to provoke the Church of Justice and other Churches of True God.

After the contract branding was completed, Sylvia no longer took the initiative to control the abyssal dragon clone, and this abyssal dragon, which could almost cover the entire Belmont Castle, also began to shrink slowly, wrapping its body with huge wings , until the whole body turned into an egg-like shape about the size of two people, and then began to float up slowly, and finally floated to the surface of the lava lake, and moved to the shore under the push of the lava flow.

After merging the blood of several abyssal dragons with the original source, the adult abyssal dragon that was forcibly ripened was in a state of severe indigestion, and had to fall into a dormant state to digest the excess blood and original power in the body, at least depending on the situation. It may take a year or two, and it may be difficult to complete digestion.

Although Sylvia can try to transfer the blood and original power of the abyssal dragon clone into her body, but doing so will do more harm than good to her. What she needs now is not the improvement of blood, but control strengthening.

In the sacrificial ceremony, although she indirectly improved her mind control through the symbiosis state, the effect of this improvement was much smaller than what she and Leo expected. The idea of ​​improving mental control has found a suitable method, and I believe that she will be able to make up for this shortcoming in the near future.

On the sacrificial platform, the secret protection power of the castle is also gradually fading, just because the arrangement of various runes and symbols that generate the secret protection power in the castle have been destroyed under the impact of the power of the world, thus making the remaining secret protection power There is no way for the force to form an internal circulation, and it can only be spread to the mysterious runes on the outer wall of the castle, so that the castle can continue to maintain a solid state and will not fall apart due to the destruction of the internal buildings.

However, it was precisely because a large number of runes containing extraordinary power were destroyed that the extraordinary power to mediate the temperature in the castle also disappeared, and the hot gas emitted by the lava began to penetrate into the castle, turning the entire Belmont Castle into a stove.

Fortunately, the people in the castle have the blood of the abyss dragon, and they don't feel too much discomfort at this level of high temperature. The only problem is that their clothes, shoes and socks are not protected by any extraordinary power. Under baking, it will either dry up and burn, or it will melt directly.

Those members of the direct line on the platform have gradually controlled the power of their own bloodlines and restored the ability to act normally. Under the command of Earl Belmont, they began to go to the ruins in various areas of the castle to find survivors and clean them up as much as possible. Produce something of value.

Obviously, none of them thought that the castle would suffer such serious damage. In the various dangerous situations they calculated in advance, the castle's protective power was enough to last until the ceremony was finally completed. It is absolutely impossible to break the protection of the guardian power and attack the building facilities in the castle.

The culprit who caused all this destruction was actually Leo. It was Leo's black thunder gun that tore away the tight protection of the guarding secret power from the relatively weak interior, allowing the power of the world gathered around the castle to penetrate into the castle. Arrived in the castle, and formed an energy storm that destroyed the entire building facilities inside the castle.

However, even if Leo was the culprit for all this bad state, no one dared to blame him, even the old duke, thought that Leo's actions actually saved them, because they were not absolutely sure The secret power of the castle's protection can really block the punitive thunder beam of justice. If it is not blocked, then the people in the castle may have died in the beam of light, so it is impossible to blame Leo. Wrong approach.

The more important point is that Leo, who can injure the justice of the gods, has been regarded as one of the protective umbrellas of the Belmont family by all the direct descendants of the Belmont family, including the old duke, and it is an extremely important protective umbrella. It will destroy their own protective umbrella, not to mention these direct members who have received various elite educations.

Also, the old duke and the others had originally planned to abandon the castle that would soon be engulfed by a volcanic eruption after the ceremony. At that time, they would also need to spend a lot of energy and time destroying the various facilities in the castle. Now The power of the world has completed this matter for them, and it has been done perfectly. It is a thousand times better than doing it by themselves, so naturally they will not have any complaints or accusations.

The only pity they feel now is that there are still a large number of valuable items in the destroyed building facilities that have not had time to be transferred to other places. Now that these building facilities are destroyed, the items in the building or related to the building will naturally be destroyed together. Destroyed, after a search, the total number of useful items that were found to be usable or in good condition was less than fifty. As for the books that were extremely fragile, they were all wiped out, although there were still copies of those books. Put it elsewhere, but compared to the things recorded in the book, the value of the book itself is also an amazing wealth.

While Earl Belmont was directing his people to clean up the ruins, Leo came to the old Duke, picked up the spar that could have a slight effect on the stone throne, and asked, "Can you tell me What is the origin of this thing? Your Excellency the Duke."

The old duke was a little puzzled as to why Leo was interested in this spar, but he still quickly answered: "This spar is called Kuta spar, also known as the harmony spar, it is a man named Kuta spar. The ore scholars in the tower discovered that the single function of the spar is to harmonize and calm the abnormal fluctuations of the soul and spirit. Usually, this spar will be used in theatrical performances of the Grand Theater to help the actors on the stage harmonize the spirits of the viewers. This kind of spar is mainly distributed in the high mountains of the Middle Kingdom. There are almost no other places. The number of mines is not very large, and the output is naturally very small. If you are interested in this thing, Mr. Leo, I can send someone to purchase it for you. "

Leo shook his head when he heard the words, and rejected the old duke's purchasing agent proposal, and then continued to ask about the specific location of this spar mine.

However, the old duke did not give the answer he wanted, not because the old duke was unwilling to provide this information, but because the old duke himself did not know where the spar mine was, because the master of the spar mine The lords of the several Middle Kingdom regions all have impressive strengths, and they all seize all kinds of resources in their territories. It is difficult for anyone to get useful information from them, and the Belmont family in the Middle Kingdom region The influence is not very strong, and no one has been sent to infiltrate there, so the collection of various intelligence information there is also very general.

Seeing that he couldn't get an exact answer from the old Duke, Leo didn't show any dissatisfaction. In fact, he was already very satisfied until he could find out where this spar came from, what it was called, and what function it had. It would be good for him to go to the Middle Kingdom to investigate in person. If necessary, it is not a problem to use some extraordinary means.

However, he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, while the old duke and others were cleaning up the ruins of the castle, he entered the lava lake again and went to the water drop ship at the bottom of the lake. He needed to consult Qun Heyi for information, and by the way The next group and the next plan.