Lord of the Black Mist: Begin with Infinite Activation

Chapter 45 045. Settled
[After testing, the selected target can be activated, are you sure? 】

"confirm."

[Start activation, deduct [-] points of life essence. 】

The red mist diffused from Allen's hands, enveloping the entire wooden block.

Allen just wanted to try, but he didn't expect to be able to activate it, and absorbed ninety points of life essence at once.

Just such a lump of wood consumed the life essence equivalent to revitalizing four corpses.

"Let me see what you are."

After the red mist disappeared, Allen checked its information.

[Name: Decryption Cartridge of the Oak]

[race: none]

[Category: Magic Creation]

[Loyalty: 999+ (absolute loyalty)]

[Level: Level [-]]

[Grade: Elite]

[Ability [-]: Decryption Box (You can set an answer for it as a credential to open the box.)]

[Ability [-]: Life Absorption (any wrong way to open the decryption cartridge will make it covered with spikes, and after being stabbed by the spikes, it will lose a lot of vitality in an instant)]

【Introduction】

(A magic box made from the heart of a dark oak tree. Nine different leaves are drawn on the front in the form of magic lines. Only after wiping the leaves in the correct order can you try to open the box, otherwise you will be punished.

Of course, the owner of the box does not need a password. )
"...Isn't this just a pattern unlock?"

Allen groaned secretly in his heart, and found the nine leaves on the front and slipped it casually.

"Master, do you want to use this as the answer to the decryption?"

An old and mechanical voice sounded.

"Well, that's it."

Allen replied casually, anyway, he doesn't need to decrypt it when he opens it, and it doesn't matter anything.

"Okay, master."

After being confirmed, the five leaves slid by Allen flashed a green light, and then the decryption magic box was automatically opened.

And inside the box, there is a light blue rhombic spar.

……

"Finally got it."

Allen looked at the diamond-shaped spar in his hand and let out a deep breath.

After tossing and tossing for so long, my heart is finally at ease.

In fact, when he captured the Blood Shadow camp, he felt a little relieved, because this place is within the envelope of the Deep Blue Heart, and it doesn't matter if Alan stays here if he can't find it.

It's just that fate is not in his own hands, and Allen is still uneasy in his heart.

Now that I got this deep blue heart, I don't have so many worries anymore.

But according to Kelly's description, the one found in the Blood Shadow Camp is only half the size of the Harvey family's one, and the color is lighter.

Holding this dark blue heart, Allen wanted to activate it at first reaction, but he held back after thinking about it.

He couldn't guarantee that the dark blue heart would still be effective after activation, even if the probability was very low, he still couldn't try it.

You can't die at this time.

Having obtained what he wanted, Allen stopped staying too long in the Blood Shadow Camp, and let Crete and others bring all the spoils and return to Black Reef Fort.

……

……

It was extraordinarily quiet without monsters invading, and the shimmering light on the lampstand was extraordinarily beautiful.

The fighting last night and the afternoon made everyone exhausted, and this night was destined to be a night of quiet rest.

However, because the dark blue heart he got was much smaller, Allen was still a little worried.

Therefore, he sent two teams of black wolf cavalry with a yellow light source to investigate the situation of monsters outside the Black Reef Fortress, and tried to explore the border of this deep blue heart by the way.

The black wolf knights also found sea goblins on the island, but this time they didn't attack in groups, it was more like wandering aimlessly.

At the same time, the black wolf knight discovered that these sea goblins would stop about two kilometers away from the center of Black Reef Fort, and they would turn around and leave even if there was nothing blocking them.

Allen estimated that this should be the range that Deep Blue Heart can influence.

And if the black wolf knight happened to encounter sea goblins after walking out of this range, these sea goblins would still attack until they were killed by the black wolf knight.

But this is not over, and soon more sea goblins will gather at the black wolf knight, attacking it like last night.

Until the black wolf knights returned to the range protected by the heart of deep blue.

In addition, the sea goblins will follow the black wolf knight into the "safe area" shrouded in the dark blue heart, but once they enter this range, they will become extremely irritable, and will intensify as they approach, until they give up chasing.

At the same time, within this range, once the distance between the black wolf knight and the sea goblin is more than 30 meters, the latter will immediately turn around and run away, and this distance will be shortened as it approaches the Black Reef Fort.

As for the specific data, you need practice to measure it.

Even so, Allen also basically understood that this deep blue heart is not only as simple as hiding the breath of the yellow light source, but it can also suppress monsters such as sea goblins.

And Allen had more doubts in his heart, where did the Deep Blue Heart and the Light Source Orb come from, what did it have to do with the black mist, why the Haidniki couldn't be activated, and so on.

Of course, Alan also thought about these questions. After listening to the black wolf knight's report, Alan took a bath and fell asleep.

……

……

Black Reef Island devouring Blood Shadow Island does not swallow it like an animal eats, but connects the land of Black Reef Island with the land of Blood Shadow Island, and then blends into one like a water flow.

Of course, compared to the confluence of water currents, the process of island fusion is very slow.

It is difficult to detect the change without standing at the junction of the two islands for a long time.

Allen predicted that it would take at least three more days before Black Reef Island swallowed Blood Shadow Island.

In addition, there is the nearby Graystone Island, and Allen also intends to let the Black Reef Island swallow it.

Taking advantage of this time, Allen sent people to check the other camps on Black Reef Island one by one.

Undoubtedly, none of the six remaining camps survived, and only blood and finely divided wreckage proved that people had lived there.

As for all the supplies in those camps, they were all collected by the soldiers and transported back to Black Reef Fort.

Before obtaining other Deep Blue Hearts, only Black Reef Island is safe, and even if a new camp is established, it must be within the influence of the Deep Blue Heart.

It is worth noting that although no human survived in the camp outside the Black Reef Fort, the soldiers still saw the shadow of other creatures on the island.

The black wolf, the giant forest bear, and the hare that Allen often eats are still active in the jungle.

Of course, this does not prove that the monsters will let these wild creatures go, but it is enough to prove that they are not targeted like humans.

Allen discussed with Crete, Kelly and others why the wild creatures on the island can survive without a light source.

After discussion, everyone initially reached a consensus, and they all believed that it might be because they did not have human reason, human self-awareness, or strong order rules.

Beasts like the black wolf don't have much consciousness themselves, and being affected by the black mist means going crazy.

And Kelly mentioned that the current beasts are different from the beasts in the age of the gods.

Just take the wild rabbit as an example, the rabbits at that time did not have fangs, and many noble ladies would raise one and hug it in their arms to relieve boredom.

She said that there were many noble pets at that time, including cats, dogs, pigs, etc., but after the black mist fell, they all became extremely ferocious, and some of them disappeared in the long river of history.

What Kelly said reminded Allen of the theory of evolution he had learned in his previous life.

In order to get used to the changes in the living environment, these beasts have undergone some physical mutations.

In this world, Allen thinks that the theory of evolution is equally applicable, but it affects these evolutions more, more complicated, and more mysterious.

These made Allen more curious about the world.

(End of this chapter)