Subspace demons are essentially a kind of lucid life. The general scientific name is 'Void Spirit', a kind of strange life that mainly appears in the virtual realm, but is also distributed in the material world.
According to the information provided by Glimmer Cradle and Silver Chip, the subspace demon is just a well-known branch of its outline, just like the cockroach in the class Insecta. Although there are countless types of insects, as long as we talk about pests and nuisances of insects
, most people will think of cockroaches at the first time.
Warp demons are the most notorious type of ethereal beings.
Most demons are incorporeal and exist in the virtual realm and subspace in the form of a fusion of psychic spirit and thinking. Because they prefer to live in chaotic, chaotic environments that are on the verge of collapse, they are more common in subspaces. Hence the name.
The demons born from the abyss of the virtual realm are initially extremely weak: small insects, but if they are parasitized by them, the parasitized life form will be completely eroded and corrupted from soul to body.
Eventually, a complete demon will hatch from the completely destroyed host body. At that time, the demon will have normal or even superior intelligence to the parasite. If the body is intact, it will also have a physical body.
According to data, there has even been a situation in the universe where an entire race was eroded and hatched by demons.
At that time, the life of the civilization will become the embryo of the devil, and the original wisdom and talent will become the devil's resources, creating a huge devil empire.
This solid evil empire also launched expeditions to many other civilized countries, eroding their societies, capturing their heroes and corrupting them, and turning them into its own strength.
This is the devil, an extremely evil parasitic creature in the virtual world.
Even the silver chip, which has always been gentle and has at most an 'edible/inedible' label, has given the subspace demon a 'needs supervision' rating.
Not even the brain-eating worm swarm has this kind of treatment!
Theoretically speaking, the virtual realm machine god is also a type of virtual spirit, but because it is more order-oriented, it is completely different from the devil in nature.
In fact, the reason why machine gods like the 'Terminal Deletor', who were born from the virtual realm program of the civilization of the previous era, wander around the virtual realms where major human gatherings are located, and carry out 'purification work', may be to eradicate similar things. 'Demons' are subspace evils
possibility of birth.
If I have to say it, one is the Void Realm Vaccine and the other is the Void Realm Virus.
The Machine God may seem terrifying, but in fact it is an unknown guardian of human civilization. This is probably the reason why many countries adopt a 'cautious observation' attitude towards the Void Realm Machine God and do not conduct excessive research.
--When a program that is supposed to be buggy is running effectively, it is best not to mess with its code.
As for Xio’s toxin…
Apparently, the King of the Mountain had a bloody battle with the devil in an unknown area. The devil's corrosive toxin even affected the unborn child, so Xio was born as a deformed dragon.
Fortunately, the Mountain King dealt with it in time, otherwise, the Mountain King might not have given birth to Xio, but a demon true dragon.
In that case, things will be difficult to handle.
"It seems that the demons who fought with the Mountain King back then were also quite high-ranking demons. I don't know where they are, but there are actually fourth-level demons..."
After retracting his thoughts, Ian felt quite emotional in his heart: "Terra is really a place full of strange things. I do vaguely remember that there were records of demons in books like the Prayer of the Abyss, but I thought it was just some kind of fiction. A unique name for monsters in the environment.
"I didn't expect it to be a large group of virtual creatures?"
Ian planned to go back and check the relevant information. There must be information about demons in the classics related to the virtual realm.
Albert might also know a little bit.
As for now... Ian still doesn't know whether the existence of the devil is a secret in Terra. Xio has not been cured yet, and the Mountain King probably has no intention to tell Ian about the injury and poisoning of the original robe.
His emotional intelligence is not low, and he will not keep asking about people's past mistakes at such a critical moment.
and……
Ian didn't know why, but suddenly thought of Huaiguang Church.
The Church of Huaiguang creates the new life and death of the priests... If all the sacred clothing is stripped away, in terms of the essence, it feels a bit like the process of demons corroding life and creating a new life.
It's just that the final result is not the incarnation of pure chaos and evil, but the complete opposite, an 'angel' full of good intentions.
Moreover, Huaiguang only selects people who are dying, and will not force a normal living person to become a priest.
--Is it technology related to demons?
Or is it true that all technologies related to virtual realm spiritual energy must use death or near-death as an opportunity to reverse and resolve?
Ian didn't know whether the information he knew was taboo, so he didn't dare to ask rashly.
Knowing too much is one of the troubles unique to prophets.
Xio still needs to continue purifying for a week or two before he can return to normal. The subsequent recovery depends on the true dragon's physique.
In general, it makes no sense for Ian to stay in the Holy Mountain. Anyway, with the true dragon, the King of the Mountain, to look after him, there will be no problem with Xio's safety.
If that doesn't work, Ian can also remotely control the shimmering cradle.
After saying goodbye to the King of the Mountain, Elder Manya and Anfa, Ian returned to the Afud Tribe alone, preparing to return to the Xiahui Territory.
This trip to the Dragon Worship Cult was perfect. He defeated the Dragon Worship Cult's envoys in the Flying Flame Land and found new fragments of the sky-falling spaceship. Ian proved his identity as the Dragon God's envoy and helped his side liberate their combat power.
According to what the Mountain King himself said, if it were not for the distraction of taking care of Xiou, even if the Steel Winged Dragon King could use the power of Feiyan Land to fight the robe, it would never be as equal as before - the robe is a real dragon, and it is definitely better than the one before. The sub-dragons like Steel Winged Dragon are stronger.
Xio didn't say much, as long as he could reach the peak of the second level, he would never be a drag on the King of the Mountain.
At that time, the King of the Mountain, who has regained his full strength, can lead the mountain people of the Empire, led by the Avod tribe, to launch a counterattack.
At this moment, Qingchao also returned from the feast celebrated by the mountain people.
The sea-born swordsman had obviously drunk a lot of wine. Even though he was not drunk as an ascendant, the smell of alcohol could not be dissipated from his body.
Especially since the other party was holding a stack of mountain people's specialty wheat cakes in his arms. He was consuming these carbohydrates in half a mouthful, looking quite comfortable.
"How about it?"
Ian didn't take it seriously at all, but smiled and nodded: "How many did you find?"
"Eight, boss."
After swallowing the wheat cake in his mouth, Qingchao smiled and made an '!eight' gesture.
He is a professional mercenary, and his professionalism is not that bad. He eats by himself while his lord is on duty. The reason why Qingchao attended the mountain people's banquet was because of Ian's instructions.
He was looking for possible spies in Avod's tribe based on the 'characteristics' given by Ian.
Of course, eat something good along the way.
Qingchao walked around the banquet, drank a barrel of wine, and ate half of the food, and indeed found many spies.
It sounds miraculous, but in fact, Ian just recorded the aura left by the Flying Flame Dragon Worshiping Messenger 'Glade' during the fight.
Characterized by this aura, the young man asked Qingchao to look for the people in the Afud Mountains with whom he had had personal contact. Naturally, he would be able to find some spies who had developed G-Blades within the Afud Department.
Of course, it might not be a spy, but simply a mark of prying... but the result is the same.
"Keeping this list can be regarded as a thank you to Elder Manya. Even if we don't catch them all, so many people will definitely wake up the elder and conduct a screening."
Ian thought so, and he praised: "Well done, Qingchao, so efficient!"
"of course."
Qingchao is also quite proud of this: "Essentially, it is the same as swordsmanship. A person's daily behavior has its own rhythm and rhythm. Once it is messed up, the whole person's taste will become weird, just like A guy who was good with a left-handed fast sword suddenly started using a heavy sword
Sweeping like that, the rhythm and rhythm are completely chaotic. "
"As long as I screen people with this strange smell, I can quickly find people related to the smell you mentioned, boss!"
--It's actually swordsmanship experience?
Ian doubts this, but since Qingchao has said so, let’s just believe him...
"correct."
Having said this, an idea came to Ian's mind, and he signaled Qingchao to come closer. Although the sea-born swordsman was a little confused, he still came closer.
Then, Ian raised his hand and pressed it on his forehead.
"Huh? "
Qingchao - Time didn't understand what Ian was doing, but soon he heard Ian's voice: [How are you, can you hear me?]
Qingchao raised his head and looked at Ian, but found that his lord just smiled and did not speak: [It seems that he can hear it. Yes, this psychic skill is indeed worth analyzing]
"This is?!"
To say that Qingchao didn't understand it was to underestimate him. As an elite mercenary who could be hired by Boin Workshop for a long time, he quickly understood that this was some kind of psychic ability that could communicate with the mind: [However, Boss, I remember that your psychic ability is not from the observation system...]
In fact, with Qingchao's character, he would not ask such a question - what is Ian's psychic power, and where does he need to know?
Unless Ian told him on his own initiative, Qingchao wouldn't guess a word, let alone ask.
He just doesn't understand internal affairs and knows nothing about politics, but in terms of intelligence and personality, Qing Chao has always been good.
But the psychic network will turn this idea into communication.
[Just a little trick]
Ian also knew that Qingchao didn't intend to ask. He was currently experimenting with the supporting technology 'Insect Swarm Mind Network' obtained from the insect swarm in the parallel world, and found that this technology was indeed good.
The psychic network of the insect nest is not a psychic energy, but a special ectoplasmic organ. The physical entities are diffusers and receivers, which can increase the communication range of the network - Ian speculates that there must be someone in the insect swarm responsible for forwarding signals. The 'Base Station Zerg', specifically
Responsible for maintaining the command and control of other insect swarms by the swarm master:
Ian uses his own spiritual energy to simulate its structure, and then blesses it on Qingchao, which can temporarily give Qingchao the ability to have a spiritual network, allowing Ian to have a mental conversation with Qingchao, and even briefly see what Qingchao can see. thing.
However, the structure of this spiritual spirit is very primitive, and it does not transmit much information...especially the transmission of mood and thinking, which must be very close.
This is very close, not even as close as a few hundred meters.
Ian instructed Qing Chao to stand twenty meters away, and found that the signal transmission was somewhat distorted. The information transmitted from Qing Chao's perspective was almost 700 degrees of myopia. He could not see clearly at all, and the sounds were all noise.
Although this is the reason why there is no physical entity to strengthen the signal, it is really too bad.
Ian understood that this psychic network was exclusively used by the insect swarm - the insects, as long as the general commands and general information were passed, they could be used as big data.
To put it simply, it is the 'compound eye' of the mind.
Even if a single insect transmits very little information, as long as tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of individual insect swarms transmit information, the master of the insect swarm can clearly see the entire field in any case.
Moreover, bugs don’t have complicated emotions or complicated thinking, so it’s good to be simple, easy to maintain, and easy to make mistakes when ordering feedback.
"No wonder, in a world that clearly has psychic powers, the empire is still developing information systems."
Ian thought of the standard armor of the patrol knights and couldn't help but nodded slightly: "Until the problem of receiving and sending psychic signals is solved, electronic signals are more practical. At least they are easier to repair."
Having said that, Ian believes that the empire also knows very well that compared to the psychic network that can truly communicate with each other, the electronic signal network is just a temporary substitute.
When technology advances, the spiritual network will definitely replace the electronic network.
Just like just now, the truest thoughts in Qingchao's heart emerged... This is certainly not a good thing for individuals, but if it is on the battlefield and other places where true cooperation is required, this commonality of thinking definitely has its advantages.
As long as the cooperation is good, it is enough to achieve the point where a team plus one plus one is far greater than three.
Ian also thought of his brother 'Elan'.
Although Elan has not fully awakened to his psychic powers, part of his psychic potential is to sense the mood and status of individuals he cares about, such as Ian.
Although it was only one-sided, Ian didn't know when Ellan would communicate...Today
But if this kind of spiritual power can be paired with the psychic network...
Perhaps, we can usher in an evolution?
But that’s all for later.
Shaking his head slightly, his mind turned back to reality. Ian disconnected the spiritual network and asked Qingchao how he felt: "How is it?"
"feel a little scared."
The swordsman thought for a while and replied seriously: "At that moment, I thought I didn't have any secrets. Although I have nothing to hide from you, everyone knows that sometimes, a flash of light flashes in my mind. I've been through some not so good thoughts...
...No one wants people to know this kind of thing. "
When he said this, Qingchao felt lingering fear.
Obviously, everyone has to have a little secret for healthy relationships to exist.
You have to know everything. If you don't know, you can't make decisions. That's not a good leader. That's a disease.
"This aspect must be corrected."
Ian nodded slightly, thoughtfully in his mind: "This is probably the reason why it is difficult to develop a psychological network... After all, humans are independent and have their own inviolable thoughts, so they are intelligent beings... and The hive swarm
The Gestalt existence composed of the spiritual network as the main body is quite different. "
"Therefore, the filtering and selection of thoughts within the mental network, as well as things like the mental firewall, must be thought of in advance and made with technical reserves."
This is actually the reason why Ian came out with Qingchao - there are many times when Ian wants to try something new, but he alone is not enough, and he must find another companion.
When he was in the Imperial Capital, half of the experimental subjects were Isengard and the other half were Birch Frost Butterflies, and they were both happy to help Ian.
Back at Nanling, it was Scott, Qingchao and others.
After leaving the spies' list, Ian said goodbye to Elder Manya who returned from the Holy Mountain.
"You said you wanted to raid the Midela Autonomous Region...well, that's a good idea. When we have a decisive battle with the rebel mountain people in the Frodo Autonomous Region, you can raid the rear directly."
Elder Manya had already guessed what Ian was thinking, but he still had some doubts: "But the defense of the Midela Autonomous Region is very tight. Kede Jiamu is a smart man. He values his lair far more than other chiefs. As long as you As soon as the news of the dispatch of troops spread,
, they will go on the defensive. "
"The Jiamu tribe and Midela Autonomous Region, which have been armed by Feiyandi, are absolutely impregnable for us. Even the regular army from the Nauman Territory will have to suffer when marching in the mountains."
"Yes."
Ian also knew this very well, so he had already prepared: "So I will not lead the army to raid."
The white-haired boy smiled and said his plan to reassure his allies: "I will lead a few elite troops into the interior of the Midela Autonomous Region, and attack various key facilities without their expectation. Like an alchemy workshop causing huge destruction--
By the time they reacted, it was already too late. "
"Before this, the rebel mountain people will never know about my plan. Their spies will only know that I will conduct a bandit suppression in winter to wipe out all the defeated armies, bandits and gangsters in the surrounding mountains and fields, so as to prepare for the coming year. Prepare for spring plowing.”
"There's no way they could doubt the news."
"Yes." Elder Manya nodded slightly: "What do you need from me?"
Ian's plan is so complete, the reason why he mentioned it to him instead of acting alone is that there must be something that needs his help.
"Attract more rebel mountain leaders to Frodo."
This is Ian's real purpose: "Elder Manya, next I will provide Yu with a batch of 'Magnetic Storm Armor' as military support. I need you to publicize this matter with great fanfare. In the propaganda, this is the punishment of the Dragon God's Messenger Tianlei." At the same time, it also makes other people think that
This is how I support the Dragon Cult and you. "
"at the same time."
At this point, Ian's expression became serious: "Elder, you want the enemy to capture a 'Magnetic Storm Armor'"
"It's best to let the people from Flying Flame Land capture you, but if that doesn't work, the same goes for everyone else. Don't be too deliberate and let them believe that this is a trophy they worked hard to get."
"…I see."
Elder Manya understood clearly that he already knew Ian's intention.
There must be relevant positioning devices in those magnetic storm armors, which can help Ian find the base of Flying Flame in the Baisen Mountains.
By then, the empire will definitely dispatch elite troops to cooperate with the Mountain King to destroy it in one fell swoop!
Although Feiyandi definitely has relevant shielding technology, Ian is so confident, why doesn't he believe it?
Anyway, up to now, even if Ian told Elder Manya that he would be able to advance to the third level soon, he would believe it 100%.
At this moment, the old man smiled, but he was still a little confused: "But isn't the magnetic storm armor your unique technology? Just give it to the other party like this..."
"That's 'special.' Don't let cronies drive it."
Ian shook his head. Although he did not take the magnetic storm technology too seriously, how could it be possible for him to give it to the other party for no reason?
The elder Manya was an old man. He fully understood what the phrase 'special' meant, so he smiled and stroked his beard: "I understand. Don't worry, I will let the 'people' on the list and the suspicious ones Those are the people who drive."
"At that time, they will send the magnetic storm armor over without even fighting."
"That's the best." Ian laughed - there was no need to fight, so the secret would not be exposed, and the trophies sent by the spies would definitely be studied directly.
Just what he wanted most.
After discussing cooperation in the war, Ian asked for some important information.
Ji Ru said, where did Elder Manya obtain the third-level 'magic potion material'.
--Is it a serious purchase, or is it a legacy?
If it is a purchase, then where is the channel that is not concerned by the empire?
If it's a legacy from our ancestors...do the mountain people have any third-level potion materials left?
Even if it is expensive, once Xiahui Ling is on track, Ian can definitely spend money to buy it.
"It is the true dragon channel of the Mountain King."
Elder Manya didn't ask why at all. He directly told Ian the answer: "This is also the reason why I joined the Dragon Worship Cult - more identities will lead to more paths. Although it also brings a lot of troubles and things, it is always For me, the identity of the Dragon Worship Cult still brings me
There have been many benefits. "
"After Xio is cured, the King of the Mountain will definitely take the initiative to search for third-level potion materials for you... Of course, it can also be used as potion materials. In general, with the King of the Mountain here, you don't have to worry about this. issues.”
"True dragons are rich." Elder Manya said meaningfully.
"Then I'll be relieved." Ian also chuckled.
Although he feels a bit like a softie, considering that the king of the mountain can also be a majestic father, Ian doesn't care whether he is a softie or a hugger.
--And, is it a channel for real dragons?
"In that case, rare and precious materials like leyline source crystals...may not be so difficult to obtain."
With thoughts of a great harvest, Ian and Qingchao embarked on a journey back to the Xiahui Territory.
The words were divided into two parts. Ian was happy, but the Feiyan spies in Nanling suffered.
