Throne of Vientiane Civilization

Zhou Xude admitted that he came here this time with this purpose, to see if he could find some mantra samples from the ruins of the elven village and the corpses of the prairie elves, or to discover further elven mantras.

Facts have proved that there are indeed samples in these prairie elves.

【extract! 】

Facing the system's inquiry, Zhou Xu gave the answer in his heart.

[System prompt: Confirm extraction! 】

[System prompt: Retrieving, please wait...]

In this process, although this ray of energy was weak, it was impossible for Hilke and the others not to notice it.

"Chief, what is this?"

Silk, who asked the question, frowned at this moment.

This made Zhou Xu clearly realize that he needed to give an answer that was reasonable and acceptable to the other party, otherwise this move would most likely bring him some trouble.

"This is a trace of power left in their bodies, just like I studied the ancient elven writing on your silver steel sword before. This trace of power is actually a form of ancient elven writing, which is called mantra in our world."

This is Zhou Xu's latest understanding of these powers. In his current view, various powers may be different in form and system, but in essence they are all 'mantra'.

After a brief explanation, Zhou Xu expressed his thoughts.

"I'm going to do some research, maybe I can come up with something."

Listening to these words, Silk subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at the silver steel sword at his waist, and then turned to look at the corpses of his clansmen who had not changed much after the trace of energy was taken away.

Before the change, Hilke might not have believed Zhou Xu's words, but after what happened in the morning, the status and ability of the new leader in front of him had also increased.

It made him more accepting of Zhou Xu's actions.

If you think about it carefully, without affecting the corpses of the tribesmen, if more ancient elven writing can be researched and bring them strength, this will also be a good thing for the surviving prairie elves like them.

Thinking of this, facing Zhou Xu's move, Hilke said nothing more and chose silence, which was regarded as acquiescing to the next action.

While they were talking, the system had already completed the extraction.

Zhou Xu is not in a hurry to conduct research. He is still outside. This is not a good place for research.

His primary goal now is to collect as many samples of elven mantras as possible to provide reference and comparison for subsequent research.

In the process, he discovered that this sample was not found in every corpse.

Under this premise, the strength of the energy in the corpse with this sample is also different.

Some can form a ball of light the size of a finger, while others are like candles in the wind, as if they will be completely extinguished in the next second.

This situation also gave Zhou Xu more ideas.

[The mantra will not dissipate like this, but this is not the case. This is a sample, which is blessed on them through a method similar to 'endowment'. 】

[In other words, will this kind of mantra slowly dissipate after the death of the person being blessed? 】

[That’s right, after all, it is not the main body. It is natural for it to dissipate after losing the support of the carrier. 】

[As for why these remaining samples are more or less powerful, it should be because the original power of each carrier is different. 】

The acquisition of more intelligence information made Zhou Xu's thinking clearer at this time.

Looking at another mantra sample, Zhou Xu did not reach out, but turned to look at Silke.

"Silk, I want you to cooperate with me in doing a test."

After Hilke turned around and looked over, Zhou Xu pointed at the mantra sample contained in the corpse.

"Try it and see if you can absorb it."

"..."

Silk was still a little resistant to this kind of move that was similar to profiting from the corpses of his tribe. This was the main reason why he chose to remain silent before.

But now that Zhou Xu had spoken, Silk, after a slight hesitation, tried to reach out to that trace of energy.

However, nothing happens.

This result actually made Hilke relieved.

Zhou Xu, who saw this scene in his eyes, nodded silently.

[Is it because Hilke cannot absorb it because he already has the same sample in his body? The same samples cannot be superimposed on him, or is there some other reason? 】

[But why can I absorb it? 】

[Is it because of the system? Or is it because of the abilities my talents provide me? 】

According to Zhou Xu's current understanding of his talent "Evolutionary Leader", this talent is to achieve the effect of "evolution" by improving his adaptability and tolerance, and constantly being compatible with various forces to improve himself.

From this point of view, it makes sense that he can be compatible with and absorb various powers.

"Wait a minute, I have one more thing to confirm."

Silk originally thought that he had nothing to do here, but he didn't expect that as soon as he stood up, he was stopped by their leader again.

"Relax, I just want to confirm a guess."

While talking, Zhou Xu tried to extract a sample of the mantra that should exist in Silk's body.

The result was no response and ended in failure. He couldn't even see the other party's mantra sample.

During this process, Hilke's expression was inexplicable until Zhou Xu's voice sounded again.

"Silk, you should have a power like that in your body. Try it and see if you can extract that power and condense it into the palm of your hand."

Although Zhou Xu's words were simple, Silk didn't know what to do.

In this regard, Zhou Xu could only remain patient and speak slowly to guide the other party.

"Relax and let your consciousness slowly sink into your body..."

Following Zhou Xu's guidance, Hilke slowly relaxed. The prairie elves were undoubtedly talented in this area and quickly got into the mood.

"What do you see?"

"I saw a ball of light."

Hearing this, Zhou Xu's face suddenly became happy, but he knew that it was not the time to celebrate yet. He had to stay calm and guide the other party in the gentlest tone.

"You try to get closer to it."

"I'm getting closer..."

"Get closer, reach out to the light group, and grab it in your hand."

Hearing this, Hilke, who had already entered a meditative state, frowned.

"No, no, I can't, I can't shake it."

"..."

Now, Zhou Xu knew what was going on.

While basically confirming his previous speculation, he also roughly understood their situation.

Although it is not very appropriate to say this, if the prairie elves are compared to a robot, then the mantra samples in the body are like the program that maintains their operation.

They can't take it out themselves, and under normal circumstances, outsiders can't take it out either.

And after the subject is severely damaged beyond recovery, the program will begin to delete itself.

With that said, is it easy to understand?

Update sent, thanks to book friend ‘Leonardo D Xinhan’ for the tip!