In the previous gathering places for elemental creatures, Lin always found a remote and quiet place to talk to the elemental creatures acting alone. But this time, he had the urge to face the elf core of an elemental lord.
Although doing this is almost the same as a stranger running into the heart of the world tree, and the chance of being killed directly is very high. But Lin was still reckless. In addition to the indescribable and inexplicable impulse, it is to bet that elemental creatures in this state cannot be treated with the perspective of ordinary intelligent life.
And this time, Lin did not choose to use the flash technique and suddenly appear near the elf core, but chose to walk over step by step. If he does this, he also wants to have time to figure out where this impulse in his heart comes from.
The emotions that arose before were related to those indescribable things when I was stargazing in the abyss. As for the subsequent development, although the final result was good, the process was not very pleasing. If I had to do it over again, even if I knew the result was a big benefit, I probably wouldn't choose to do that.
It has never been someone's style to gamble their lives for no reason. And that time, it was later proven that it was due to the influence of the abyss environment that he acted so unintentionally. What about this time?
Coming to this airless world, in addition to a set of magic to maintain life, of course I also covered myself with the purification magic I learned from the devil cat. With such comprehensive protection, it stands to reason that there should be no possibility of being attacked again. Then this impulse is likely to come from intuitive judgment.
In other words, under the existing known conditions, I subconsciously judged that it was meaningful to directly contact the Snake King Odesa; I could even benefit from it. So the question is, what are the conditions that support such an idea? Lin felt that it was necessary to find out these conditions to see if they were reliable and to return everything to normal rational judgment.
First of all, judging from the jade rat he just caught, that little guy is definitely not weak among the elemental creatures known to Lin. Although the Jade Rat is very timid, according to Lin's observation and judgment, its strength may even be stronger than the Iron Stone Man he encountered when he first came to Tumiland in his heyday, that is, when he still had gem arms. .
But such an elemental creature has not developed wisdom. According to the enlightened expression of his consciousness, in the past, he should have been classified among the low-level elemental elves he recognized. But that's not the case. In other words, the performance of wisdom has nothing to do with the level of strength, the two are decoupled.
Such changes occur because these elemental creatures follow a different path. They instinctively move towards the continuous purification of their bodies. In addition to the rarer and more powerful body materials that can increase strength, the purer the body will also bring similar effects. This point is the same whether it is an elemental creature with intelligence or a beast-like instinct.
This was also the first place where I misunderstood.
However, the situation in Odesa, the Snake King, is somewhat different. Although he took the path of purifying his own body composition, many elemental creatures who followed the same path as him gathered on him and placed their lives on it, forming a community. It was this kind of gathering that allowed Odessa to cross that threshold and achieve the position of Elemental Lord.
These are easy judgments that can be made after seeing this giant snake with one's own eyes. Because in Lin's observation, those should be independent individuals, and their elven light is inextricably connected with other individuals and the Snake King. All individuals are interconnected and form a huge whole.
If this situation affects the consciousness of the snake king Odessa, then this giant snake does not have a simple beast instinct, but another collective will. And this guess is also consistent with one of someone's several guesses about the spirit of the Earth Mother.
So is it possible that I came here because I was guided here secretly? Meeting with the collective will belonging to the Snake King is a preliminary preparation before meeting the spirit of the Earth Mother. In other words, the outcome of this meeting will affect the next meeting and negotiation. Then it is obvious who the person behind it is.
...Well, thinking of this, Lin now feels like he has thought too much. There can't be a conspiracy behind everything. However, the state of consciousness of Snake King Odesa did interest Lin.
At least, it is not an easy thing to drive such a huge body. So how did this giant snake do it, and what is the mechanism behind it, makes someone curious.
Another point that made Lin curious was how Odessa managed to convert the violent movements from the outside into only slight shaking within the body. If you want to find out this, besides dissecting this giant snake, you have to ask him himself, if Odessa has a way to answer it.
According to Yanagida Rikao's Fantasy Science Reader, the obstacle to humans driving giant robots is not building giant robots. It's about how to control the robot while also protecting yourself from the movement of the huge robot, so as not to be torn apart by the terrifying and irregularly directed G-force.
Simply put, it is how to avoid shock. If discussed from this perspective, the long-distance remote control method used by Iron Man 28 is actually quite consistent with real science.
Regarding shock absorption, there is no good solution in the existing magic of Midland; or a cheaper and commercial method. Because if there is one, then the first application must be on the carriage. That thing really sucks its butt when it sits up. Now that the possible answer is right in front of him, why isn't Lin curious?
And as they moved forward, even though the small elemental creatures along the way fled before seeing someone, they still failed to escape someone's detection. As long as it was data that could be observed from the outside, Lin recorded it in every detail.
Coupled with his curiosity about the internal environment and ecology of the Snake King, Lin focused more on these small elemental creatures. He also collected a lot of data, gradually improving his understanding of the internal ecology of the Snake King, and correcting many of his misunderstandings about elemental creatures.
There are not many obstacles on the way to the core of the Snake King Odessa Elf on foot. At most, the passage is not very suitable for humans to move. But this is no trouble. During environmental detection, as long as the space on the other side of the narrow passage is confirmed to be spacious enough and the flashing technique is activated, no matter whether the passage is a mouse hole or a dog hole, all the passages can be passed easily.
As for another minor trouble, it is the change in the Snake King's internal environment. Just as Lin had guessed at the beginning, the topography of Odessa's body was not static, but would change according to certain factors. It's just that this change is faster than expected. At least after a short distance forward, the forward route is no longer what it was previously detected.
But walking the maze is just a small thing for someone. Even if the previous detection results can be invalidated, the most they can do is re-detection. Not to mention that the snake king's elf core position is quite obvious no matter how it changes.
With a clear goal, the destination is soon in sight.
