The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Sylvia looked at the girl lying next to the fire, listened to the alert and thoughts in the other's heart, and constantly became familiar with her newly acquired abilities.

During the time when crossing the Petain Mountains, Sylvia was training control while also training some power usage skills taught by the mysterious being on the top of Mount Trub. These skills are some of the abyssal upper races. The basic skills that should have been mastered a long time ago are only in her special situation, and I didn't know it until now.

For example, the peeping ability she now uses on this girl is a technique often used by the abyss races to spy on people's hearts. This technique is also the most practical technique of the abyss races. Only by prying into the thoughts of the human heart can it deceive people's hearts, and the most important thing is. The derivation of this technique is a kind of ability called the language of everything. Once you have mastered this ability, you no longer need language, you can directly convey ideas and communicate opinions through the spirit, and even some plants that are considered incommunicable And lower creatures can also communicate and even control.

After Sylvia learned about the skills that this abyss race could use, he immediately took it as the first skill to master. Focusing on training, in just a few days, it can be used initially, and the effect is not bad. At least everything that this woman thinks in her mind can be easily spied on by her after she wakes up.

Regarding, after the girl was sober, she immediately judged that she was not a member of the Ruth Principality from some of the clothing characteristics of herself and Leo, and then inferred that she was from the Otter Federation, and thought that she and Leo might be spies, and She is also ready to find opportunities to counterattack and other series of thoughts and behaviors. Sylvia appreciates this, because even a rigorously trained person may not be able to do it. After waking up from a deep coma, Immediately make a correct judgment on the current situation.

In fact, Sylvia did not intend to save this girl just now. In her opinion, she can block the crazy Jerry Rats with her own magic dragon breath. It is enough to eat this girl. There is no need to bring this girl to the campfire. He came to find a burden for his future travel, but Leo seemed to have any idea about the girl and took the girl to the campfire, and also filled her with two bottles of wizard potions to restore the various injuries on the girl's body.

Sylvia didn’t think Leo’s approach was just for kindness, she felt there were other reasons, so she waited for Leo’s explanation, but Leo fell into the depths again after pouring the girl two bottles of wizard potions. In contemplation. Even if you talk to him, you won't get any useful answers, only a vague response.

Sylvia has become accustomed to this, because Leo has been in this state since she left the top of Mount Trub. She thought it was the mysterious existence of Mount Trub doing something in the Holy Deed at first. Not only did the two of them forget each other’s identity and origins, but more important things, but she repeatedly checked her and Leo’s body but found no problems, and Leo was awake , Also said that her recent deep meditation is to understand some problems, so that she does not have to worry.

Although Leo has indicated that he has no problems, and in the following journey, it is indeed as he said, but Sylvia always feels that Leo has some changes. This change is not physiological, but more. The change in mentality is as if there are more thoughts.

Sylvia did not ask much. She felt that Leo would tell her if he wanted to tell him. There was no need to ask more. All she had to do was to take the two of them through the Petain Mountains according to the original plan. , Go to the Holy Land of Purification Fire on the other side, take the train of the Continental Railway, and go to the largest port city in the New World to board the ship to the Old World.

For the two demigods, it is not difficult to cross the Petain Mountains. Except that the snowstorm that has appeared on the Snow Mountain all the year round has caused them a little trouble, they have not encountered any obstacles.

However, when they crossed the Petain Mountains and reached a virgin forest on the other side of the Papal Kingdom of Ruth, they encountered a strange phenomenon that they had read in the book before, the Ruth rat tide.

Because it was just separated by a mountain range, when the Ruth Rat Tide plague broke out, the Otter Federation also paid special attention to this matter. The publishing houses and newspapers in the Federation took advantage of this heat and published a large number of publications. Newspapers and books with related content are published, so the information Leo and Sylvia have seen are quite complete.

Although it hasn’t been a long time since Ruth’s rat tide has erupted, Leo and Sylvia both thought that it was only a matter of time before the Ruth’s rat tide broke out again after reading the relevant records.

The reason why they made this judgment is entirely because the Ruthian Principality has always been ambiguous about the Jerry Rat that caused the rat tide. Jerry Mouse, but they also attach great importance to the various values ​​of Jerry Mouse. Nearly 80% of the country’s income in the Ruth Principality comes from various products derived from Jerry Mouse, so in order to make Jerry Mouse better survive , They even chased away and killed Jerry Rat’s only natural enemy in that area, a kind of raptor named Rat Eagle, so that Jerry Rat had no natural enemies in that area and could multiply wantonly.

Although a large number of Jerry Rats are killed every year in the hunting season of the Ruth Principality, there has never been an accurate statistics on the number of Jerry Rats killed and the reproduction amount of Jerry Rats themselves, so it is very likely that Jerry Rats The actual number far exceeds the number announced by the Duchy of Ruth.

This is like a time bomb buried deep in the ground. Usually, no one will notice it, and no one will even notice if it is stepped on it. Once it is detonated, it will be a battle for the people around you. What a disaster.

What’s interesting is that when Leo and Sylvia entered the territory of the Ruth Principality, they also casually mentioned the Ruth rat tide. However, they did not expect that a rat tide really broke out in front of them. Elvia almost wondered if they were on the top of Mount Trub, and the mysterious existence inspired some strange abilities such as divine words.

Although the Ruth rat tide is very terrifying, it is a disaster for any country and ordinary people, but for Leo and Sylvia, these crazy Jerry Rats are not threatening at all. Sylvia's slight leak of some magic dragon breath has already let these Jerry Rats get rid of their crazy emotions and return to their timid nature.

The abnormalities of these Jerry Rats also aroused Leo's curiosity, which caused him to temporarily escape the state of contemplation, grab a few Jerry Rats casually, and study why these timid and special rats became so crazy.

As a result, he accidentally discovered some interesting things. He found that the reason that caused Jerry Rats to go mad and form a rat tide was not just because food was scarce, the population was huge, and hunger was spreading in the rat population, as the researchers said. , Eventually causing the rats to go crazy for food, and the rat tide also broke out.

The real reason seems to be that this Jerry Rat, which only grows in this area, has a nest consciousness similar to a life community. Although this nest consciousness is still very weak, it can even be said to be incomplete, but the essence is There is no difference in the nest consciousness of the life community.

The bigger problem with Jerry Mouse is that this nest consciousness does not have a consciousness core, that is to say, there is no control system to regulate the strength of the nest consciousness, which directly leads to all being connected together because of the nest consciousness. All Jerry Rats suffer from the same turbulence of thinking. The simple thinking of one or two Jerry Rats will not cause mental problems, but hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of simple thoughts come together. It was enough to form a mental shock, that is, because of this constant mental shock, all Jerry Rats fell into a frenzy, and eventually led to the emergence of a rat tide.

Although Leo is not a good-hearted person, if he can solve a human disaster without affecting his schedule, he will not be stingy to take action, but the problem is that this kind of nest consciousness that he has never had before will let him. He has no way of starting.

If under normal circumstances, he can completely destroy the core of the nest consciousness and can solve the rat tide, but the problem is that Jerry Mouse’s nest consciousness does not have a core, and it is useless to solve one or two Jerry Rats. , Unless it is killing all the Jerry Rats.

In the end, Leo could only choose to be a bystander. When passing by the rat tide-affected area, he could help as much as he could, but what he didn't expect was that things that kept him busy soon appeared. It happened after they set up camp. Encountered a girl from the Duchy of Ruth who was hunted down by the rat tide.

Originally, Leo and Sylvia had the same idea, to disperse the rats and save the girl, but then the girl’s unusual reaction at the moment of coma made him interested, so he moved the girl to the campfire. After feeding two bottles of potions, and checking his body again, he found that his guess was correct, which also made him think about what to do next.

Sylvia didn't know what Leo was thinking about how to deal with the girl who had just been rescued. She only found that Leo didn't think for a long time this time, and soon recovered.

"You already want to understand?" Sylvia couldn't help but curiosity in her heart, and asked while handing over the food that had just been baked.

"What do you want to understand?" Lei Ou was stunned, puzzled.

Sylvia also wondered: "That's what I was thinking about after leaving the top of Mount Trub?"

"I didn't think about anything, just sorting out..." Leo got stuck in the middle of speaking, then frowned, and asked: "Do you still remember the appearance and origin of that mysterious existence on the top of Mount Trub? Waiting for relevant information?"

"I don't remember!" Sylvia couldn't help but smile when he saw that Leo realized the abnormality now, and said: "You forgot, we have a contract with that unknown existence. As long as we leave the top of Mount Trub, we will Forget what that mysterious existence is."

"I didn't expect the power of this contract to be so strong, it turned out to be..." Leo was about to sigh when he was stunned for a while, and then an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, saying: "Although the power of the contract is very strong, it is a pity. There is a loophole."

"There is a loophole?" Sylvia was stunned.

"See it for yourself," Leo reached out his hand and nodded Sylvia's forehead, passing a piece of information retrieved from the database in the past.

I saw that this information records in detail all the processes before and after Leo and Sylvia climbed, including the people and things encountered, including what happened on the top of Mount Trub, and it is also mentioned in this part. Elderly Karita Demon and related images.

After Sylvia saw these things, the power of Karita Demon Sacred Deed did not erase this part of the memory again. She was also a little surprised and asked: "What is going on? Why do you remember these things? ?"

Leo explained: “It’s very simple. The Karita Demon’s Demon’s Libram refers to the elimination of memories related to Him, but the problem is that the information I saved in the database is not counted as memory by me. The execution of the Rita Deed needs to be based on the cognition of the executor. If I still have a different cognition of a certain thing mentioned in the contract, then there will be loopholes in the execution of the contract."

"Has he not discovered such a big loophole?" Sylvia questioned.

"Didn't you say that he is an outlier from the Karita demons?" Leo smiled and said, "I don't think he has signed a holy deed with many people."

Hearing this, Sylvia couldn't help laughing. Although this explanation sounds absurd, it is not impossible to think about it.

After laughing, Leo took a bite of the roasted meat in his hand and continued: "I have been sorting out the knowledge that Karita Demon gave me these days. Although there is not what I want most, but those about the world tree Knowledge is also very precious. It’s just too messy, and I don’t know if He has buried any traps in it. If you don’t sort it out, just follow that knowledge, UU reading www.uukanshu.com may have problems."

Sylvia nodded in agreement, and asked curiously: "Is the knowledge you want from the highest council of the universe at the top of the world tree?"

"Yeah!" Leo nodded.

Sylvia encouraged: "If we master the method to safely pass through the fog of branches, we may be able to reach the top of the tree, and then you will be able to see the situation of the Supreme Council of the universe with your own eyes."

"Hope!" Leo didn't seem to give much hope.

After eating the last bit of barbecue in his palm, Leo wiped his hands clean, walked to the little girl, lifted it up from the ground, leaned against a fallen wooden stake, and checked her body again. Then he asked in the local dialect of Ruth: "What's your name?"

"My name is Petistan." Petistan knew that he had no ability to resist, so he could only answer honestly.

Leo was silent for a moment, and asked, "Then I ask you, Petunistein, would you like to be my student?"