The Great Druid of Netyat nodded and said: "Even if the commander doesn't say it, I will do it. The main purpose of studying the Natural Balancer is to solve the problem of the short duration of the battle in the Battlefield Heather.
You only see the powerful side of Battlefield Heather, but you don’t see their fatal shortcomings.
Although they have the same ability to take root and absorb nutrients as tree people, their efficiency as thorn vines is far lower than that of trees.
Like today, after a fierce battle, they need to take root for ten days to replenish their own consumption.
Today they have performed beyond normal performance. This should be the credit of the natural balancer. It is she who provides a steady stream of life force and timely replenishes the consumption of the battlefield heather.
Therefore, I was wondering if I could also give them the ability to network with the surrounding trees and share the power of life, similar to the dragon acorn tree.
With this ability, they can quickly replenish energy by taking root in dense forests. "
This legendary archdruid was sparing with words most of the time, but when it came to academic matters, especially on battlefield heather, he was eloquent and did not shy away from letting others know about the shortcomings of his weapons of war, and he was not stingy about himself. research ideas.
His indifference, which is almost cold, is more of a sign that he is not good at and unwilling to communicate.
"In this way, the Dragon Acorn Tree is the most direct solution to the battery life of Battlefield Heather." Gavin nodded with understanding.
Activated plants seem to have the advantages of plants and animals, but in fact, they are half-baked in all aspects.
Compared with animals, their ability to move is limited. Except for a few unique species such as magic trees, they do not actively hunt and lack the ability to quickly obtain energy.
Compared with plants, their ability to absorb nutrients from nature is greatly weakened, and they largely rely on the ability to absorb magic power with high hit dice.
This is why in those anti-magic areas, those activated plants will lose their vitality and become no different from ordinary trees. They will not easily carry out a lot of activities unless absolutely necessary.
During the Thousand Miles Migration, when the transportation capacity was seriously insufficient at the beginning, Gavin and the others used the Treants and Enlightenment trees as livestock for a while. When they reached the Giant Plains and had a large number of gigantic livestock, they all replaced them.
Fortunately, Gavin and the others did not just rush on their way. They stayed at the Dragon Coast and the Goblin Frontier for a short time, giving the tree people enough time to replenish their energy. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to keep up with the migration.
The tree people are still like this.
Not to mention the Battlefield Heather, which has abandoned most of its plant structures and favored animal structures. Although it makes them better at fighting, it also makes it difficult to absorb energy.
But with the Dragon Oak Mother Tree and the Dragon Acorn Tree, which can absorb the life force of other trees for their own use, they are a perfect match. They are natural charging stations - as long as there is a dense forest for them to take root, they can It can continuously recharge the war heathers.
This will be the case not only for battlefield heather, but also for other animated plants.
It can be expected that the location of the Dragon Acorn Tree will be a gathering place for those activated plants.
In this way, the role of the dragon acorn tree is not only for purification, but also very helpful for one's own construction and land reclamation, especially in places like giant valleys and valleys where cultivated land and forests interact.
Those activated plants with sufficient energy supplements are excellent power sources. As long as they are equipped with matching large-scale machinery, they can open up wasteland, sow and harvest by themselves, and with a few druids, they can use magic to carry out the work. Weeding, fertilizing and irrigating, to create an alien version of a mechanized farm, using the fewest people to cultivate the largest area of land, thereby obtaining a large amount of food.
At the end of the thought, Gavin felt like he was on fire. Originally, he didn't have much confidence in persuading the two great druids to support his large-scale development in the Giant Valley. With this new plan, the success rate suddenly soared. Dozens of percentage points.
There is no more natural way to use energy in this world, and even those extreme naturalists would have a hard time finding fault with it.
Gavin did not directly throw out his ideas, but gradually helped Nightyat analyze: "The key to the ability of the dream purification network is in the dreams related to the natural balancer. If you want to make existing It is very difficult for Battlefield Heather to obtain this ability.
But it will be much easier if we use the natural balancer to spawn new battlefield heather.
In fact, compared to this method, there is another way, but this method is a bit evil to many people. "
"Oh? Tell me." Archdruid Netat asked.
"It's very simple, just inject the power of decay into these battlefield heathers, so that they have the ability to quickly decay the corpses of animals and plants, and they can absorb a lot of useful nutrients for themselves by taking root." Gavin But the dragon oak mother tree has the power of decay The originator of force naturally knows the principle of operation very well.
In fact, it is a variant of the activated plant that eats meat. The principle is similar to the magic tree and tentacle magic vine. It quickly replenishes its own energy by directly absorbing external energy.
"This is indeed an effective method, but will this power of decay affect the battlefield heather like other dark forces?" Nate Yat did not show too much discomfort with this suggestion.
In the eyes of many druids, intelligent creatures have no higher priority than animals and plants. People can eat meat, why not plants?
What he is most worried about now is whether these activated plant fighting machines, injected with the power of decay, will fall into evil like the withered demon tree, becoming bloodthirsty and violent, and hunting without restraint.
"This is how the Natural Balancer destroyed the roots of the gods in the original temple of Moando. As long as it is used well, the decay ability is beneficial to plants." Gavin said confidently, "This kind of power is balanced by nature. Even if something goes wrong, whatever is given to you can be taken back as soon as possible."
"Empty talk is useless. The simplest way is to conduct field experiments." Nate Yat showed the unique practical spirit of scientific researchers.
"It's simple. There are plenty of test materials over there in Lesser Forest."
"Walk."
Without saying a word, Gavin ended his journey to the Mother Dragon Oak Tree with them and returned to the withered land of Lesser Forest. No, it should be called the purified land now.
But instead of experimenting with Battlefield Heather, they chose a Battlefield Impaler.
This is an extraordinary version of the Battlefield Heather. Its appearance is basically the same, but it is one size smaller, about the same size as an adult brown bear.
If the Battlefield Heather is compared to a heavy tank, the Battlefield Piercer is at best a light tank, with little power, weak capabilities, and weak defense. Its only advantage is that it is light in weight and has a certain speed advantage.
This speed advantage refers to being faster than the Battlefield Heather. Compared to the War Horse, the Battlefield Piercer is still much inferior. After all, they are activated plants and are not good at this.
Guiding the power of decay into the body of this battlefield piercer who had been reduced to a test subject, there were no twists and turns.
The intelligence of this activated plant is somewhere between beasts and intelligent creatures.
To say that it is intelligent, it basically does not have a complete self-awareness and does not have many personal desires.
It is said that it has no intelligence, but its intelligence is far beyond that of a wild beast. With a little training, it can execute many simple commands.
The intelligence of most Warcraft is at this stage (intelligence between 4-7).
I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or inevitable.
This battlefield impaler can hold up to twelve points of decay, equal to its Hit Dice.
When the power of decay entered the body, its four claws were dyed gray-black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
battlefield impaler
Vitality: 124 (Hit Dice 12D8+72)
Size: Large
Attributes: Strength 23, Agility 8, Constitution 22, Intelligence 5, Perception 10, Charisma 7
Special Abilities: Plant traits, partial immunity to piercing, piercing, improved grapple, thorn projection, trample, energy resistance (electricity resistance 10, fire resistance 10), thorn field, decay attack.
The special abilities of the Battlefield Impaler and the Battlefield Heather are roughly the same, except for the difference in hit dice, attributes, energy resistance, and special ability power.
Gavin and the others focused on the last decay attack, which was not original to the battlefield piercer, but was created after being infused with the divinity of decay.
Decay Attack (Special Ability) - The battlefield impaler's claws will have twelve points of decay attack, which can take effect once per round. These decay powers will precipitate in the enemy's body, whether it is an animal or plant, suffering Once the decay attack exceeds fifty points, you will get rot disease, the wound will fester, and it will continue to cause damage to the enemy.
If the total number of decay attacks exceeds one hundred points, the creature may trigger an instant death effect.
Both animals and plants will decay quickly after death. If activated plants choose to take root on them, the energy recovery speed will be greatly increased.
Strictly speaking, this is already a god-given ability.
The effect was astonishing. Not only did Gavin have the abilities he originally expected, but he also gave the battlefield piercer additional special killing methods.
Twelve points of additional killing damage every six seconds is not low, enough to increase the professional level of this battlefield piercer with one claw to kill from first to second level to second to third level. Some thin-skinned professionals can even reach level 3 or 4. class.
The cumulative nature of the power of decay also gives them the ability to leapfrog challenges. A group of battlefield piercers with decay attacks swarm up, maybe they can knock some enemies that were originally out of reach to the ground. .
What the Great Druid of Netyat was most worried about did not happen. The infused power of decay did not have any impact on the temperament of the Battlefield Piercer. After all, these divine powers are subject to divine constraints, even if they are given out. exception.
This also leads to the same situation where the power of the road is injected into the statue of the road. The decaying divine power given will be occupied. Before it is taken back, the Dragon Oak Mother Tree cannot be reused.
"Try it with battlefield heather." Netyat's interest in experimentation was completely aroused. They were using the power of the god to conduct experiments.
"Okay." Without saying a word, Gavin directly picked the tallest and strongest battlefield heather and did the same.
His guess was correct. How much power of decay their bodies could contain was related to their life dice. A full 28 points of power of decay were poured into the body of this battlefield heather.
The ability it activates is exactly the same as that of the Battlefield Piercer. The only difference is that it has an additional 28 points of decay attack per turn.
"Not bad." Netiyat nodded involuntarily, "Although it is still a little far from the method I expected, this is also a good strengthening method. It not only makes their battlefield name worthy of the name, but also makes their strength more powerful. promoted."
"If you agree, I can inject the power of decay into the bodies of all the battlefield heathers and battlefield impalers." Gavin offered.
This matter, if fully calculated, would only take up 1,800 to 2,000 points of decay power. If it were replaced before the Blight Battle, this would take up most of the decay power of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.
But having just acquired three points of decayed divinity, the Dragon Oak Mother Tree now has more than 5,600 points of decaying power, making it fully affordable.
Although these battlefield heathers are not owned by Gavin, their existence demonstrates the unique ability of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree in this area, and any contribution it makes will be inseparable from it. This is the most important significance of the existence of divine power.
"Okay." Netiyat was so cheerful that it was incredible, "I won't need them in a short time. Except for leaving me three Battlefield Heathers and ten Battlefield Piercers to assist me in my research, the rest Leave everything to the commander's deployment, and you will be responsible for the future safety of Jugu."
Gavin thanked him happily, "Thank you for your trust. I will make full use of them. I will never let them get into danger easily unless it is absolutely necessary. I will do my best to protect the giant valley and strive to make Tukan's cavalry safe." The opportunity to set foot here.”
This is purely an unexpected surprise. Although the number of this army is not large, its strength is not weak at all. Their combat effectiveness is far from being displayed when fighting against the withered army. If used to deal with intelligent creatures, in many places , enough to slaughter the city and destroy the country.
Especially in the hands of someone like Gavin who is good at strategy and tactics, it will be easier for him to shine brightly.
"The troops of our Les Religion will also obey the commander's dispatch until those nomads are driven back to the endless wilderness." Archdruid Hanso said shortly afterwards.
This is a rare opportunity to unite the power of Jugu.
It was not that they did not want to integrate the power of Jugu and jointly fight against Tukan's army.
But the entire giant valley lacks a leader, just like a pile of scattered sand.
Regardless of the others, the aloof Druid in front of him is the most troublesome one. From the time he met him, he has never served anyone, let alone handed over the command of War Heather in his hands. .
Although Archdruid Hanso is not particularly interested in fame and fortune, he is extremely uneasy about placing the supreme military power of the Great Valley in the hands of Netyat. His relatively low emotional intelligence is the biggest problem.
Commander Gavin must have a good background, ability, and character, and he has won the approval of Netiyat, so Archdruid Hanso naturally follows suit.
With the support of the two most famous druid forces in Jugu, I believe that the remaining people in Jugu will be inspired by the news, and those who are interested will take the initiative to defect.
"Okay, okay, okay." Gavin said with an even brighter smile, "With your help, my confidence will be greater. Let us continue to fight side by side."
"Commander, I wonder what we should do next?" Han Suo asked.
"We have three top priorities." Gavin was not polite and directly dispatched troops and said, "The first thing is to rebuild the city of Uxmer, especially the port, which needs further expansion to facilitate the west coast of Falling Star Sea. Military supplies and coalition forces continuously landed here.
Relying on Usmail City’s own people alone is too slow. I hope Your Excellency Han Suo can organize manpower to enlighten five hundred activated trees and let them support the construction of Usmail City. In terms of carrying heavy objects, they It has advantages that ordinary people cannot reach. "
This is the benefit of having more resources at hand.
If Gavin himself wanted to obtain 500 activated trees, it would take more than 500 days of accumulation.
And now, a group of hundreds of extraordinary druids who control the giant valley can all be in place in just five days.
Five hundred activated trees are comparable to five hundred small and medium-sized loading cranes. With their assistance, many tasks will become very simple and the construction speed will be greatly increased.
"This..." There was obviously a trace of hesitation in the expression of Archdruid Hansuo.
"What? Are you having trouble?"
"It is indeed a bit difficult." Han Suo said helplessly, "We, the Druids of the Great Valley, mainly advocate the wild nature. If we let them fight against the corrupt evil and those invaders, they will definitely move forward bravely and give everything they have, but If you ask them to help those urban citizens build their cities, I'm afraid many would rather die than do it, because that is a way of life that they despise and despise."
"Understood." Gavin didn't think Han Suo was exaggerating, and even said it more euphemistically.
After all, in many places, there are sharp conflicts and even wars between those extreme druid circles and those urban developments.
Those tree people and animated trees are more destroyers of cities than builders.
It was Gavin, a druid with an unorthodox background, who went against the grain and used those activated plants.
Understanding does not mean giving up. Gavin considered his words carefully and said: "This is wartime after all. Some inherent concepts should be put aside at the right time. The goal of everything is to win the final victory, and there is no conflict between urban construction and protecting nature." , the concentration of the population makes it easier to manage. If the urban population enters the wilderness in large numbers and opens up new settlements, I believe there will be more conflicts. After all, those urban citizens will do whatever it takes to survive and seek wealth."
"I'll try my best to lobby, but I can't guarantee how much I can convince." Han Suo gave an ambiguous answer.
"Okay, wait until your Excellency's lobbying is completed, and we will discuss this matter in depth based on the results." Gavin no longer struggled with this issue. If it didn't work, he would recruit extraordinary druids from the Dragon Oak Mother Tree and the territory to piece it together. Although there are not a hundred people, there are still twenty or thirty people. Under their influence, their ideas have become relatively open.
"Okay, what about the second thing?"
(End of chapter)
