Of course, after killing this giant hydra lizard/ancient dragon snake that obviously does not belong to this world, it does not mean that the matter is over. At least the accumulated rain clouds in the sky did not dissipate, but only temporarily stopped the sky. The speed at which the gap is being closed clearly indicates that the root cause has not yet been eliminated.
In addition, such a large alien creature also needs good aftermath treatment to avoid further environmental impacts after death and possible subsequent bloodline contamination. According to past records, if large debris is left alone, it can easily evolve into a nest for alien species to gather and reproduce.
But on the other hand, this killed hydra is also a potentially huge treasure trove. Although almost all of his flesh and blood organs were sucked dry by the bone tree transformed from "Original Sin"; the remaining scales, skin, bones, and claws are also very precious special materials.
For example, the tough skin and huge scales of the hydra can fully support armor and other armors; the skeleton claws themselves can be used as raw materials for weapons, especially the tusks dug out from multiple heads, which have been tested to have weak Freeze, acid and other side effects.
This is quite remarkable. At least there is no exotic material that can be directly used as a weapon. Unfortunately, the tusks that can have a weak effect are only limited to relatively intact heads; the other shriveled heads that have lost their activity have no effect.
So all of a sudden, all the sergeants and team members who came, except for the wounded who needed to be taken care of, all rushed to this underwater city ruins; turning it into a slaughterhouse for dismembering giant beasts and a temporary construction site for simple processing; Jiang Tian dived into the deep pit where the stone platform collapsed to explore.
Based on past experience, wherever there is such a large weird thing that can't be hovered or guarded, there is often a secret exit that spreads pollution. The energy emitted by these incomplete spaces/fragments gradually pollutes the surrounding creatures while also slowly transforming the environment.
After a certain period of influence and diffusion, it will gradually become a living environment suitable for these super-large weird and active activities. At the same time, these weirdnesses will also drive and influence those polluted aliens and aberrations to hunt and absorb a large number of humans in this world to speed up the adaptation process.
The sergeants and team members who were traveling along the way were already accustomed to this. Only occasionally would someone sigh in a low voice that the gap between their own abilities and that of this Shangguan was as huge as heaven and earth; or they might feel lucky to be able to follow this miraculous figure.
Therefore, after less than half an hour, there was a deep water-filled pit that was several miles long and wide. Suddenly a huge vortex appeared, and in a blink of an eye, like a giant dragon sucking water, the water line continued to drop several feet. The bottom of the pit where countless corpses were buried was immediately revealed, and it continued to collapse.
The heavy rain clouds gathered in the sky seemed to be attracted by the invisible vortex, turning into part of a long tornado that ran between the sky and the earth, carrying a large amount of water vapor and clouds, roaring into the large whirlpool on the ground. medium; and shows a trend of continued disintegration and fading.
And Jiang Tian reappeared above the collapsing vortex; his expression was just a little strange. Because he found a small space fragment made of turbid sewage and silt in an underwater cavity; crawling in the space were several giant hydra-headed snake lizard skeletons, all of which were several times the size of the one outside.
And judging from the remains of these skeletons, which often have nine or eight heads, and the sharp spikes on the head horns, it seems that the half-dead hydra lizard guarded by the outside world is just an immature larval stage. In addition, there is decayed sediment like activated sludge.
But after absorbing the local spatial elements, subtle changes seemed to have occurred in the dimensional bubble module; like spontaneous clear air rising and turbid air sinking, an obvious internal spatial differentiation was formed; eventually, as the accumulated rain The clouds settled and converged into a half mile wide water surface.
The messy things that exist in it are no longer floating in nothingness. And they are classified and wrapped by large and small space bubbles floating in the water. It seems that it is possible to raise fish in the module space of the dimensional bubble; Jiang Tian couldn't help but laugh at himself.
Immediately afterwards, he took out a translucent short joint, which was the remnant of the giant skeleton that could not be destroyed even by the final space collapse; inside this hollow joint the size of a hand cup, there was a shallow half of milky white liquid. Reflected in the vision panel, it is "overpressure heavy water/remains container".
Jiang Tian therefore had a feeling that this was the root cause of this rainy area. It seems that as long as a drop is sprinkled into the remaining clouds in the sky, it can re-expand into a large area of dark clouds and accumulated rain. Although it is a consumable item, it may have unexpected effects at critical moments.
As the large clouds gradually dissipated, allowing the already dim skylight to shine on the vast lake; Jiang Tian's men also began to quickly clean up the scene. Focus on collecting valuable special materials, and leave the remaining city ruins and many strange debris to the local government for processing and aftermath.
According to the final statistics, in order to eliminate the aliens in this ruins, the crusade team also paid the price of thirteen deaths and twenty-seven injuries. The injured had nothing to say, as long as they had a breath, they could survive, but those who were unfortunately suppressed There's nothing you can do if you hit or get hit by a collapsing building.
Not long after, Wang Shihong was trapped in a half-submerged dilapidated town; he was leading the surviving hundreds of men, women, and children, standing on a simple defense line built on the roof, fighting hard against the gelatinous monsters pouring out from everywhere. Waiting for others; also felt the most intuitive change, the rain slowly stopped.
As the clouds became thinner after the rain, there were still wisps of skylight projected down; the clay monster that was illuminated also hissed and screamed, and smoke emitted one after another; it even became unable to support its form. , turned into a pool of sewage that dissipated in an uproar on the spot; flowing everywhere in the dilapidated town.
After repairing and waiting on the spot for an hour, everyone finally waited for a group of troops under the banner of the official army, but they were united troops from the nearby Jiangning Mansion. At this time, the exploration team led by Wang Shihong learned that they were trapped in this town, which was only more than 20 miles away from Lishui County.
But under the continuous rain, they at least traveled far beyond this distance in terms of space; they just couldn't get out of such an area. But he also got good news. It was said that the Shangguan had personally led a team to solve the root cause of the abnormal changes in the rain area.
And ordered local governments to dispatch transportation and manpower to search, rescue and clean up the target area. This result made Wang Shihong feel both ashamed and fortunate. Ashamed that as the exploration captain, he failed to effectively perform his duties; but fortunately, it was the one who took action to solve the problem.
This kind of thing happened so often that many soldiers could not help but feel worried in private. It's not a negative emotion like envy, jealousy, or hatred; I just feel that my abilities are limited, and it would be too shameful to fail to keep up with this officer's footsteps, and even to be unable to do the most basic attack.
Then, as more and more ships and soldiers and civilians were ordered to come to the shores of the Great Lake to clean up the site, the ruins of the city that suddenly appeared in the lake were further rummaged through, and more buried treasures were unearthed. There are all kinds of exotic things and alien lairs in it.
The giant crabs that were killed by the explosion were shipped out as a priority and sent to the surrounding state capitals for public display, as preliminary results and evidence that the rain zone had been resolved, in order to stabilize the place. People's hearts call those people who have fled to return.
At the same time, all kinds of rumors and rumors from the sealed Lake City Ruins began to flourish. For example, about the censor sent by the imperial court to patrol the river, and led his men to destroy the Dragon Palace where the aquatic people inhabited the lake, and captured and executed the Lake God/Dragon King who was misbehaving.
However, Jiang Tian, who was in charge of the city ruins in the lake, received a private report from Lin Shunyi, the commander-in-chief, saying that more wreckage parts of Tang ships had been found at the edge of the bottom of the pit, and that they had been excavated one after another. In the process, I discovered something unusual.
Afterwards, Jiang Tian came to a temporary sunshade at the edge of the pit. This large shed is already filled with rusty and damaged objects of all sizes that were collected from the shipwreck, as well as several dead bones that have been reassembled; and some incomplete fabrics.
Wrapped in it were a heavily rusted iron plate, several jade pendant fragments, a finely crafted short knife with a silver handle, a corroded silver fish bag, a gold button waist buckle, a sash that had been broken into several pieces, and other items; But the most eye-catching thing is a gilt copper seal and its inscribed text.
Finally, there is a standard multi-layered lead-coated copper box containing rare objects. The specifications and styles were personally formulated by Jiang Tian when he was in Jinyong City, Luodu, for the newly established secret censorship department. Apparently someone had tried to contact the hydra before and used strange objects on the spot to cause it to go berserk.
This makes people think even more horribly, what kind of people would try to contact the origin of this alien species in private? Where did the strange objects and standard containers in their hands come from. Combined with these, the victims after the contact failed have not yet been digested. It seems to have quite an identity.
In addition, such a large thousand-material ship itself is also a clue; especially on the fragments of the keel of the ship, there are usually records of the original construction, repair and employment of craftsmen. Therefore, Jiang Tian secretly sent someone to the inspection department to retrieve the boating records of Danyang Lake in the past six months.
At the same time, a related situation assessment report was accompanied by an appendix of the secret text of the Xijingli Academy. Along with the fleet of ships coming and going from the dock, it was divided into several different communication/mail channels, and the messages were sent like flying. Presented to Shangjing.
(End of chapter)
