The matter reported by Harlow received great attention from the top of the Emerald Empire. Monsters that can invade the human body and control the host's consciousness are a very terrifying thing on today's battlefield.
In particular, these manipulated puppets behave almost like ordinary people. It has been nearly ten days since they came into contact with the Abyss Demon. It is impossible to know whether the other party has penetrated into the empire.
Moreover, at the beginning, there were some people who escaped from the noble territory outside Beiguan Fortress. These people now cannot be completely trusted.
Soon, the special investigation team temporarily organized by the Emerald Empire came to Watchtower No. 44. There were seven people in the team, led by a mage named Ackerman, who looked old but had an extraordinary bearing.
He is a relatively rare summoning mage, and he is also the chief expert on demons in the Emerald Empire. The demon manual that Chu Xin obtained before was compiled by Ackerman.
The scene had remained unchanged since the Abyss Dream Weaver larvae were killed. After a simple investigation and inquiry, the investigation team quickly deduced the specific process.
The investigation team did not delve into some hidden details. After all, their trip was to analyze the demonic creature called the Abyss Dream Weaver, not to catch criminals.
In such an emergency period of war, they would not take too strong measures against such a person with great merit, and Chu Xin also provided a lot of information they wanted to know.
Moreover, these demon larvae at the scene were relatively well preserved and were of great research value. Unfortunately, the mother bodies were burnt.
After a simple analysis, the investigation team believed that the demonic threat of the Abyss Dream Weaver was somewhat threatening, but it was not as exaggerated as they initially judged.
This is also related to Harlow's report. The information on the battlefield was extracted to its essence, which resulted in many details of the battlefield being concealed.
For example, the most critical point is that the dream manipulation of the Abyss Dream Maker is limited by distance.
The distance limit is about two kilometers. At such a close distance, they have no way to avoid the perception of the strong men in the military camp. This is why the Abyss Dreamers only dare to attack near the watchtower.
"Please recall again, whether there are any missing details about the Abyss Dream Weaver." Ackerman said to Chu Xin politely.
Chu Xin shook his head. He had already said everything that needed to be said, and the rest that could not be said would not be said even to death.
"Okay, thank you very much for your contribution to the empire this time." Ackerman expressed his thanks again. If the hidden danger of the Abyss Dream Weaver is buried for a long time, it may really cause some unpredictable consequences.
"This is what I should do." Chu Xin responded politely.
Ackerman nodded and suddenly asked: "How are you doing? Are you interested in joining our institute?"
Through the inquiry just now, he found that this young man seemed to have a certain degree of research on abyss demons, especially the species of abyss dream weavers, and he was very organized.
Nowadays, this temporary research institute is short of manpower. If Chu Xin can join, it will be good news for the research institute.
"Let me think about this!" Chu Xin didn't finish her words, but the rejection in her words was very clear.
Ackerman smiled and shook his head. He was indeed a young man, and his thoughts were on the battlefield, and he probably didn't want to be buried in a research institute doing research. However, they may not know that meritorious service on the battlefield is not so easy to obtain.
"Okay, if you want to, you can contact me later." Ackerman didn't force it. He just asked casually without high expectations. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. However, before leaving, he still gave Chu Xin a vaccination, "That's it for today. If there are any further questions about the Abyss Dream Weaver, someone will contact you again."
The special investigation team soon returned with the charred corpse of the Abyssal Dreamer and the larvae. As for the results of the investigation, they were reported to the superiors through remote magic images as soon as the investigation was completed.
"Actually, it was a good opportunity just now. The mage is responsible for researching demons. If you follow him, there will be fewer dangers." Looking at the special investigation team going away, Harold suddenly stepped forward and said. He found that he couldn't understand Chu Xin now. Faced with this situation, it would be too late for a normal person to agree.
Places like watchtowers are almost the most dangerous places except for the reconnaissance teams active in the demonic hinterland of the abyss. If it were him, he would definitely have agreed to Ackerman's request without saying a word and left this place of right and wrong overnight. It would be nice for this guy to think about it.
The safety factor at the research institute is very high, Chu Xin certainly knows, but he is not very willing to go there, because once he goes there, it means that he basically loses the possibility of free movement, and it is almost difficult to obtain it on the battlefield. It’s time for war points.
This time he responded to the call from the Emerald Empire. Of course part of the reason was that he had to come due to the compulsory call, but more importantly, it was his passion for the eight-star and nine-star items in the battlefield exchange list.
Although he knew very well that the eight-star and nine-star items in the list were all elusive, but this did not affect Chu Xin's enthusiasm for accumulating war points. He could not redeem these high-star items, five-star or six-star items. It's still acceptable.
Another more important point is that Chu Xin is not a real demon expert, nor is he suitable for scientific research. The information he gets is all based on the game map. If he really wants to get along with him in the research institute for a long time, he may easily expose his dark side. Some clues about the castle.
Chu Xin would not explain these words to Harold. He shook his head and said: "I just happened to know the information about the Abyss Dream Weaver. If I go there, I can't stand it. Besides, there are these soldiers following me." , I can’t possibly abandon them.”
Harold nodded, it was indeed the same reason. He could see that Chu Xin had a high prestige in the eyes of the troops under his command, so it was reasonable to make this choice.
As for what coincidence Chu Xin said, Harold didn't believe it. Being able to know the information about the Abyss Dream Weaver was not something ordinary people could do.
The corpses of the dead sentries were still lying on the ground. They had not been moved because they were worried about missing any useful clues. Of course, they were also worried about the possibility that a few Abyss Dream Weaver larvae would jump out again.
People who were alive not long ago were gone. They didn't know that one day such a danger would befall them. The remaining sentry guards in the watchtower felt very depressed.
For a while, the atmosphere in the watchtower was a bit dull.
"What are you doing standing still? Find a place to bury them all!" Harold shouted, and a few people came back to their senses. However, looking at the corpses of these companions, they did not dare to do anything for a while.
The lessons from the past are still in front of them, and they don't want to be attacked again.
"Don't worry, Mr. Ackerman has just checked it, and there are no larvae inside." Harold comforted him a few more words, and then these few people started to move in a hurry. The smart ones had already gone to get the shovel and other tools first. Take a step slower. The few people had no choice but to hold their noses and accept the task of moving the corpse.
When everyone left, Harold suddenly sighed and said to Chu Xin: "Lord Luo Lin, I want to discuss something with you."
"Say." Chu Xin has now become somewhat accustomed to the title Luo Lin without realizing it.
"I can see that you are a capable person. Unlike us, alas, watchtower sentry is just a nice way of saying it, but at a bad point, it's called cannon fodder." Harold sighed and looked into the distance. Several young figures who were busy everywhere continued: "It's okay for me to be alone, but they are still very young. If possible, I hope you can keep them alive as much as possible."
"In exchange, I am willing to abdicate and hand over this watchtower to you. From today on, all the credit will be yours. If you need me for anything, I can take care of it." Harlow's tone was sincere, his eyes Looking at Chu Xin expectantly, waiting for his answer.
Chu Xin glanced at Harold in surprise. This guy looked confused, but in fact he was very transparent. He knew very well that the only thing he could do now was hug his thigh.
As for what the other party said about keeping young people alive, abdicating the throne in favor of talents, etc., Chu Xin believed part of it, but not entirely.
The power he exchanged for the watchtower was actually nothing. After all, Chu Xin now had more than 100 people, so it was no problem to win the right to speak in this watchtower.
However, the other party brought it up before he spoke, which can be regarded as self-awareness.
Therefore, regardless of whether the words in Harlow's mouth are true or false, at least Chu Xin is still willing to give them a hand at a critical moment. Of course, this is on the premise of protecting himself.
"Okay, I agree to your request." There was nothing to hesitate, Chu Xin agreed directly.
After receiving a positive answer, Harold calmed down. After thanking him, he went over there and directed everyone to bury the body.
There was not much care on the battlefield. Everyone worked together to dig a large pit more than two meters deep, pushed several corpses down and buried them together.
After solving these problems, the next step was to continue the interrupted lunch. With this delay, the time had already reached three o'clock in the afternoon.
Although there were some twists and turns, the lunch that should be eaten still had to continue. After checking again that there was no threat near the watchtower, Chu Xin felt relieved and started to eat lunch.
Lunch consisted of broth and bread. It looked very simple, but it was the best treatment that this shabby watchtower could offer.
As usual, Chu Xin checked the food and made sure there was no problem before he started drinking it with confidence.
There were two people on duty on the watchtower, who had been staying there. Perhaps because of this, they were able to escape the invasion of the Abyss Dream Weaver larvae. Chu Xin asked Harold to take his five gray goblin crossbowmen to take down the guard tower. They replaced it.
In fact, according to the requirements, five people are required to be on duty, but watchtower No. 44 has always been short of manpower, so only two people were arranged. That is, when Chu Xin came over in the morning, Harlow proposed the rule of five people on duty again.
These five gray goblin crossbowmen all carry the reconnaissance glasses made by Tony. Chu Xin originally planned to use them as his scouts, but now they come in handy.
After lunch, Chu Xin opened the battlefield exchange list. Abyss Dreamweaver contributed 1,000 war points to him. He wanted to see if there were any useful exchange items.
It is a pity that, as a four-star special creature, the Abyss Dreamweaver only contributes 1,000 war points. It takes more than twenty to barely redeem a four-star unit card, and the conversion ratio is a bit low.
Compared with the imperial merits that he didn't know what to exchange for, Chu Xin was more willing to believe in war points. At least the price was clearly marked in the exchange list, so he was honest.
"Tip, the current combat merit level is LV1 and this item cannot be redeemed!"
Chu Xin had just spotted an item and was about to redeem it, when a notification suddenly popped up.
After checking carefully, Chu Xin discovered the difference. Those who did not have the corresponding redemption level permission were directly displayed in gray in the list, and only those items that could be redeemed were displayed in normal white boxes.
With his current level of combat merit, the big cakes that were hung out at the beginning could only be looked at but not eaten. He didn't know exactly how many abyss demons he had to kill to reach the highest level of combat merit.
For the LV1 combat merit level, the redeemable items are all ordinary one-star items, mainly resources. There are also special items such as troop advancement symbols and one-star advancement symbols.
What Chu Xin is most interested in is a refugee recruitment order. After using it, 10 units of refugees can be randomly recruited, and there is a certain chance that technical talents will appear.
"I wonder if these refugees will be counted in the population." Chu Xin was a little curious, but he was not in the territory now, and recruiting them would only be 10 more burdens. It was better to wait until the war was over before exchanging them.
Closing the redemption list with some frustration, Chu Xin checked his combat level. He was currently at LV1. Judging from the progress bar, he was still one-third away from being promoted to the next level.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, 5,000 merit points suddenly appeared on Chu Xin's merit token. It should be that the Abyss Dream Weaver incident was confirmed and resolved.
This value was similar to what he expected. After all, he was only the discoverer, not the solver of the problem.
From discovery to solution, the whole process only took three or four hours, and the actions of the Jade Empire were not unpleasant.
After some investigation, it turned out that nineteen watchtowers had been infiltrated by Abyss Dream Weavers. The most serious one had even been completely controlled. Fortunately, all the Abyss Dream Weavers on the periphery were cleared out.
As for the internal military camp, no such situation has been found yet, and no problems have been detected among the refugees. It seems that it is true that the ability of the Abyss Dream Weaver has a distance limit.
This result is not terrible. You must know that the watchtower that is completely controlled still reports safety on time every day.
If this problem is not discovered and continues, all the watchtowers on the periphery of the Emerald Empire may be destroyed before you know it. Without these eyes, you will be very passive in the face of the abyss demon.
Chapter 35 Invitation from the Institute
