Devouring the Starry Sky begins with the battle of geniuses

Chapter 97 Abyss Mother Wall (5K)

"Before I answer the second question..."

"Hunzhen, I told you my goal, what about you? What about you?"

Just when Hun Zhen was hesitant about whether it was a coincidence that Xing Luo approached him, the young man next to him instead asked him.

"I?"

What Xing Luo asked was undoubtedly his motivation for choosing to dive.

Hun Zhen frowned and said: "I don't have lofty goals like you. Like everyone else, for a better life, more opportunities, and a higher status, I want to dive deep until I reach myself to the limit. Vulgar, ordinary, nothing more.”

As if he was not surprised by Hunzhen's answer, Xing Luo smiled and said, "In that case, I think you should accept my proposal."

Xing Luo didn't seem to notice that Hunzhen hadn't let down his guard yet, and said to himself: "If you say it directly, you may be surprised. So let me make a detour first - Hunzhen, you know the difference between the outer layer and the inner layer. ?"

Hunzhen shook his head naturally.

Xingluo nodded: "You should already know that if there is no feather ship, we will encounter deep diving pressure when we dive through the abyss. In the inner area of ​​​​the abyss, even if we do not dive and only operate at the current level, we will It withstands huge deep dive pressure, but the outer area does not. As far as I know, the abyss is divided into eighteen layers, with the first to tenth layers being the outer layer, and the No. 11 to eighteen layers being the inner layer."

"For our inferior race, even if our strength reaches the level of a city lord, we cannot resist the pressure of deep diving for a long time. Instead, we need to constantly consume strength to resist. Only the adults of the royal family can move freely regardless of the pressure of deep diving. .That is to say, normally, the tenth level is the deepest area where our lower races can live.”

"Unfortunately, the tenth level, as the level closest to the inner level, has been regarded by the royal family as the 'abyss battlefield' where most disputes are resolved. The ultimate level that we can actually live in is the ninth level of the abyss."

Having said this, Xing Luo pointed at himself with a finger and said with a smile: "And the 'partnership' I proposed, this dive will not end at the second level."

Hunzhen's eyes were shocked and she said, "You mean, you want to take me straight to the ninth floor?"

Xingluo nodded: "After arriving at the second floor, I will transfer to the feather ship to dive to the third floor, and then take the feather ship directly to the ninth floor. As a researcher, I will go to a research institute on the ninth floor. I am joining the hospital, and as a researcher, I have a quota for an assistant. In other words, I can bring anyone with me to the ninth floor."

Noticing that Hunzhen was in a state of composure, Xing Luo seemed to have thought of something, and quickly waved his hands and said: "Of course. The assistant is just a way of saying that the relationship between you and me is the same as the past friends, not actually superiors and subordinates. Arriving at the ninth floor After that, basically, as long as I don't specifically tell you, you can move around freely. With your ability, it shouldn't be too difficult to get a legal identity on the ninth floor and get rid of this 'assistant' identity."

Hunzhen finished her thinking, raised her head and asked, "I have two questions about this matter. First, why did you choose me?"

Xing Luo laughed at himself and replied: "You should understand this reason without me explaining it in detail. It's very simple. Apart from you, I don't have a single friend. You are already my most trustworthy person."

Her pure eyes flashed and she asked calmly: "Second question, what do I need to pay?"

Xing Luo replied: "This involves the reason why we need to be together as you asked before. Before I build my own team, I need you to help me deal with troublesome things. As my only assistant, you may You will encounter some criticism and difficulties, but because you are my only assistant, you will not encounter life-threatening risks. At least your status is higher than other people who dive from the eighth floor to the ninth floor through normal channels. many."

Hunzhen narrowed her eyes slightly: "If I guess correctly, my response to Old Man Huo and their greed is your assessment of my qualifications?"

Xing Luo did not shy away, nodded and answered directly: "If we can't solve this little trouble, and directly take you to the ninth level, it will harm you. Hun Zhen, if you want to squeeze into a higher level, you must Ability is naturally a necessary element. Otherwise, you will only be swallowed up by desire and shattered into pieces. And you have proven to me through your actions that you are indeed a person who has the ability and is qualified to walk with me."

The interests and interests are aligned, coupled with the withdrawn character and no available manpower around... a reasonable answer.

Unlike maintaining a steady pace and going down level by level alone, relying on Xing Luo's connections to reach the ninth level can probably save Hunzhen at least ten years of time.And this is at least what Hunzhen can infer based on the existing information.

The Simulator's records did not mention Xing Luo's existence after that. Obviously, the Simulator rejected Xing Luo's invitation.

This is also easy to understand.

Other aborigines may have to go through a lot of hardships to get the place to reach the ninth floor, but for the Sims, it is just a matter of spending more time.

If I hadn't chosen the strategy of diving in in order to make my resume as complete and credible as possible, I'm afraid this time would have been greatly shortened.

But relying on Xing Luo is an option with unknown risks.

While you bear the benefits, you also have to bear the invisible risks.

The troubles Xing Luo mentioned about being a researcher are not bad.

But he was afraid that one day he would be involved in the troubles of the Silver Ghost Clan behind Xing Luo, and be inexplicably involved in the whirlpool of the fight.

As an inferior race, he might be easily targeted by his patron's enemy without even realizing it.

But on the other hand, this is undoubtedly a shortcut to the goal.

"I have originally thought about connecting with the Silver Ghost King through the Silver Ghost Clan. To carry out the plan to seize the body, this is undoubtedly one of the most feasible ways to face the fewest enemies."

"As for the risk? The simulator can completely bear it for me."

Inferior races are not taken seriously and can be targeted at will.

But on the other hand, this is also a huge advantage for Hunzhen.

Even if he hides his name or takes the opportunity to run away, the power against him will not be too exaggerated.

As long as the scope of the battle is within the Silver Ghost Clan, he can even change his offensive and directly change the court.

But... the crux of the question is, is Xing Luo really trustworthy?

"Thank you for your support then?"

Thinking this, Hun Zhen smiled and stretched out her hand towards Xing Luo.

Would a character with a background of the Silver Ghost clan lie dormant for ten years or even longer over such a trivial matter before taking action... It's a bit like hitting mosquitoes with a cannon, but there's no need for it at all.

In the worst-case scenario, Xing Luo has already discovered his identity as an extraterrestrial visitor. If he wanted to take action, he should have taken action long ago after arriving at the ninth floor and joining the research institute to ensure his own safety.

The move here is of course not a direct fight, but like Nash in a certain simulation, informing the two royal families and then taking action.

With the existence of the simulation system, he can directly predict the trajectory of the next ten years.

No matter how much Xing Luo concealed it, he only had one chance. In comparison, he had countless trial and error costs.

No matter what Xing Luo's plan was, as long as Xing Luo didn't show any ill intentions towards him, why would he care so much?
In the face of the simulation system, all calculations will eventually be exposed in the blue sky.

Before the imagined situation happened, he just had to treat the other person as a sincere friend.

"Maybe it's just that I happen to have a bad affinity with this guy."

Hun Zhen couldn't help but think of several figures who had spent a short period of time with him in the realm of Hell.

If you have the powerful ability to foresee the next ten years, but you don't even have the courage to assume a friendship... I really feel that I should leave the abyss of purgatory now and give up the plan to seize the body.

……

About three months later, the matter of Zagalad's death was settled. On the desk of the Lord's Mansion of Black Rock City, two reports contained this description.

"On XXX, Huo Yiyu and his party followed Hun Zhen from the east gate of Black Rock City. After a brief confrontation, the wind-eating phenomenon occurred and the two sides dispersed. Hun Zhen survived by walking in the wild as a scavenger, while Huo Yiyu survived While escaping, the group met a black demon noble, and was easily killed by him." (See Chapter 17. After a period of fighting between Hun Zhen and Old Man Huo and others, the energy fluctuations did not leak out, which is equivalent to leaving the battlefield halfway. ghost)
"On XXX, Lord Zagalad, a noble of the Black Demon Clan, was seriously injured in the process of chasing down Lord Nofelik, a nobleman of the Silver Ghost Clan. It coincided with the rare second-level Wind Devourer on the first floor of the abyss in a hundred years. Although he successfully defeated The opponent, however, was too injured to resist the suction of the Devouring Wind and fell into the abyss. Part of Lord Zagalad's remains adhering to the edge of the large cavity have been found and confirmed."

The two reports were not completed and sent at the same time.

After reading the two reports that he specially extracted, City Lord Nash frowned slightly, and soon relaxed.

"Forget it. This boy was sent away a month ago, and he obviously had little to do with this incident. Now that I mention it to the adults, it seems that I am not doing my job well."

After thinking about it, Nash lightly sealed the two reports and placed them in different categories.

……

Two months passed quietly after Nash completed sealing the document.

Outside the wilderness far away from Black Rock City, a huge spaceship with a gray main body sailed silently.

There are ten pairs of slender bone wing-like structures on both sides of the spacecraft that are several meters long. They cannot flap and only move in a circular motion as the spacecraft flies.

The gray-white fleshy material makes up the hull, making the spacecraft look like a white whale flying through the air with ten pairs of wings in a fantasy world.This spaceship is the feather ship that Hunzhen and Xingluo boarded.

That day, when Hun Zhen met the city lord Nash and presented the collected demon bodies to exchange for quota, Xing Luo was also nearby.

Logically speaking, Black Rock City only has one lower-level quota, but it seems that Xingluo is not restricted by the quota. After just talking to Nash, he successfully obtained the qualification to dive.

At this moment, as if entering the researcher state in advance, both of them were observing the shape and structure of the feather ship.

Needless to say, Xing Luo has the goal of using flesh and blood technology to improve his spaceship.

The reason why Hunzhen observed the feather ship was because he discovered before boarding the ship that the material of this gray-white suspended ship was obviously the same as the material of the Zagarad flesh and blood armor that he had observed closely that day. Very close.

To put it bluntly, this material is obviously of the same type as the roofs and tall walls of houses in Black Rock City, but it seems to be made of a higher quality material.

"It's impossible for the two royal families to donate their remains to the 'inferior races' to use them as ships and to help protect them from wind and rain, right?"

Hunzhen complained secretly.

While the two were observing, the feather ship continued to sail. It was still on the first level of the abyss and had not yet started to dive.

Without him, each feather ship would pick up and drop off qualified people from hundreds of cities.

Even if it travels on the optimal path, because the spacecraft needs to dock and wait for qualified people from each city to board the ship, it will take extra time to accelerate, decelerate, and park and start. It has been three months and it has not officially started diving.

Xing Luo noticed Hunzhen's attention to the feather ship, walked up to him and said, "Are you curious about the materials used to make the feather ship?"

Hunzhen nodded and said without hesitation: "I have seen the appearance of the royal family, and I always feel that this material is very similar to the armor on their bodies."

Since he agreed to become an assistant, there is no need to avoid similar questions. You can ask them directly without arousing unnecessary suspicion.

There were no researchers around Xing Luo, so he showed a little excitement for every question and discussion asked by Hunzhen.

He offered some clues and asked: "Do you know the origin of the currency we use now, 'Mara Fruit'?"

Hunzhen was stunned for a moment: "Mo Luo Fruit? You mean, the devil head, the devil body...? Xing Luo, don't tell me that this feather ship and even the outer wall of Black Rock City are made of this thing, right?"

"Yes, but not quite."

Xing Luo smiled: "To be precise, it is made with some royal corpses as the core and most of the magic fruits as the basic building materials."

Royal corpse?

The innocent pupils trembled slightly.

He just complained in his mind before, but this is really the result?
In terms of his simple values, this act of "defiling" the corpse is obviously disrespectful to the owner of the corpse.

Although he wanted to ask this question directly, seeing how calmly Xing Luo stated this fact, it was very likely that based on the local abyss indigenous customs, this behavior was by no means abnormal.

Hunzhen did not ask directly, but kept her mouth shut.

If his conjecture just now is true, once he asks this common sense question, he will actively expose his identity as an extraterrestrial visitor.

"Members of the royal family are all capable of resisting the power of the abyss, and so are their corpses. They even turned into corpses due to the loss of activity. Their properties are close to those of the abyss itself, and their resistance is even stronger than in life."

Xing Luo continued to explain: "As for the Moluo Fruit, if you know the origin of its production, you may not have any questions about why it can have this effect."

The corners of Xing Luo's mouth suddenly raised slightly and he said, "Hunzhen, have you noticed that this feather ship has received all the people who are urgently needed to board the ship three days ago."

"Look."

Xing Luo stretched out his hand and pointed forward, saying: "The mother wall of the abyss is already in front of us."

"The Mother Wall of the Abyss?"

Hun Zhen is confused.

Xingluo nodded: "The Abyss Mother Wall is the farthest distance from the Great Hollow, the boundary of the Abyss hierarchy, the wall of the Abyss, and the wall of the world."

"According to research and investigation, each level of the abyss has a certain inclination angle, and the whole structure presents a spiral downward structure around the large cavity. As long as you move close to the mother wall of the abyss, you will definitely find more than one abyss passage leading to the next level. Our feather ship is now heading towards the mother wall. After that, it will fly close to the mother wall and go straight to the nearest abyss passage leading to the lower level."

Xing Luo's tone was ups and downs, not as if he was stating scientific research results, but as if he was describing a chapter in the world. It had such a fascinating charm that Hunzhen couldn't help but listen carefully.

He looked toward the mother wall in the direction of Xing Luo's fingertips, and saw an endless dark red wall of flesh and blood that reached into the sky.

That was exactly what Hunzhen saw when he looked from the outside, the inner appearance of the shell of the Purgatory Abyss that gave him the surface texture of a stomach pouch.

Squirming, living, fleshy walls.

Even though his strength has reached the current level, when he saw the mother wall of the abyss, Hun Zhen still felt a sense of fear.

Therefore, after relaxing a little, he noticed the densely packed swollen tumors and flesh sacs on the female wall.

As the mother wall of the abyss squirmed, the tumors swelled and shrank, as if they were giving birth to some kind of life.

puff--.

With innocent gaze, at this moment, several sarcomas broke open, and two gray flesh and blood balls fell from them, mixed with thick and dirty gray-black blood, rolling on the ground.

Mo Luo Guo, he clearly remembered the name of that thing.

Hunzhen immediately understood the reason for Xing Luo's previous remarks.

The magic fruit born from the abyss is naturally the substance that does not have to worry about being corroded by the power of the abyss.

"Even for people of our lower races, the moluo fruit is a pure energy source that can be directly digested and used to enhance strength. In addition, it can also be used in transportation, farming, cooking, etc. field!"

Following Xing Luo's words, Hun Zhen couldn't help but recall the scene in the tavern of the abyssal natives with happy expressions on their faces as they put the fleshy fruit that fell from the sarcoma on the mother wall of the abyss into their mouths along with the wine.

vomit--.

He couldn't help but turn pale.

That's what exploded from the even more disgusting tumors on that disgusting mother wall.

If he hadn't sensed something was wrong with this thing very early on and had never tried eating it before, his reaction might not have been so simple...

"What's wrong, Hun Zhen, I always feel like you don't look well?"

What I fear the most is the sudden silence in the air, and the sudden concern from my friends.

Looking at Xing Luo, who had a look of condolence on his face, Hun Zhen smiled: "It's okay, just a little seasick suddenly?"

"seasick?"

Xing Luo's eyes widened in astonishment and said, "I remember you broke through the universe level five months ago, right? Can you still get seasick at the universe level?"

Hunzhen took a deep look at Xing Luo, then turned around and returned to the cabin of the feather ship.

"Okay, actually, it was the first time I saw the mother wall and I suddenly had some insights. I'm going to practice. Maybe I can make a breakthrough again."

With this explanation, Xing Luo naturally had no doubt that he was there.

Then, after sailing close to the mother wall for about a month, the feather ship finally arrived at a huge steep slope.

Everyone hid in the cabin under the captain's order, and the real dive finally began.

(End of this chapter)