Alien Paradise.

Chapter 431 Heart Search
"What's wrong?" Elodie asked.

Chaoyang recounted his findings, "It seems that Star-Picking City has indeed welcomed a new god... This pillar of wish power is almost as powerful as mine."

"You can actually see the flow of willpower?" Kokomochi gained a new understanding of the new generation of gods of the new era. "But it's strange... When I was still here, I didn't hear of any new beliefs being born among the people. And I can see and feel the support that Paradise has for you... So even if a new god can be born in Star City, it shouldn't be able to reach your level of belief in such a short time."

"Who knows? Maybe he is another talented junior." Chao Yang said noncommittally, "The most important thing now is to find where little Guinness is. Can you contact him?"

The Magic Goddess called out for a moment and shook her head, "No, maybe he has lost consciousness... or has already..."

"Could it be that the cause of Lalot Guinness' death was actually the invasion of Long Jiu's army?" said the angel.

"Does this political assistant often go to the front line?" Chaoyang asked.

"That's not the case," Kokomochi denied, "He's a civil servant and spends most of his working time in the Ice and Snow Palace."

It's time to search for someone in the entire city.

But this time Chaoyang came prepared.

He pulled out the beating heart from his waist bag and handed it to Kokomochi, "Try this."

"Ah..." The Magic Goddess took it carefully, "Are you going to use it to find Little Guinness?"

"Since it can lead the tribe to hunt prey, it should also be used to find people. We know nothing about the Guinness family, and you are the only one who can drive it. Try to think of it... Think of little Guinness as your hunting target."

"It feels weird..." The little girl looked disgusted, but still did as he said. In less than ten seconds, a puff of black smoke rose from the heart and slowly drifted towards the direction of the Ice and Snow Palace.

"Is this the guidance?" she asked in surprise.

"I didn't expect there would be a reaction. Let's follow the black smoke and take a look." Chaoyang said decisively.

The three flew to the edge of the Ice and Snow Palace and found that it had become a fierce battlefield. Soldiers set up multiple lines of defense in the square in front of the gate to block the waves of Long Jiu's army's offensive. It would be fine if they only had to deal with the Steam Knights, but the most difficult thing was undoubtedly the sneak attack from the air - as long as a mechanical bird flew into the crowd, it would set off a bloody storm. In addition, the three also found that there were not only self-destructing birds in the sky, but also self-destructing spiders on the ground. They moved very quickly and could spontaneously use bunkers to avoid concentrated fire, making this battle seem quite tormenting.

"These soldiers are different from ordinary people..." Elodie whispered.

Indeed, their skills were quite amazing. They could shoot accurately with their muskets from a distance of 100 meters, and could even use cold weapons to fight the enemy in close combat. In particular, several self-destructing spiders that wanted to get into the defense line were nailed to the door of the hall with spears from a distance of 10 meters. Chaoyang had only seen such a combination of strength and agility in Sandra and others. If it weren't for the extraordinary strength of these soldiers, the defense line should have been breached long ago.

The question is, how come hundreds or even thousands of master-level warriors are gathered here? According to his understanding, the total number of warriors qualified for this certification on this continent is only a few dozen. "When did Star City recruit so many masters?"

"No, that's not what I'm talking about..." The angel shook his head, his tone a little doubtful, "Their life force is very weak, just like a dying person."

In Elodie's vision, the green light on everyone's body was only a glimmer, like a candlelight that could dissipate at any time. Usually people in the late stage of a serious illness or a seriously injured dying person would have such a behavior, but the soldiers were still full of energy, and their behavior was not like a dying person at all.

"And those iron warriors of the Longjiu family... I can't see any breath of life in them. I'm afraid they are not controlled by humans."

Chaoyang also noticed that a steam-powered tanker that was hit by a mountain cannon fell to the ground with a bang, and his entire chest was broken into several pieces. There was no trace of blood and flesh inside, but instead it was full of metal pipes and gears. He had also seen this design on Butler Gao Feng. With the addition of mechanical birds and self-destructing spiders, it seemed that the Longjiu family had completely replaced the human army with mechanical troops.

This may explain why their counterattack was so fierce and swift. A team that does not need to eat or drink, does not rest, and is always full of morale can indeed cross the mountains and reach the heart of the Kingdom of Winter in three days. In fact, such a "perfect" army cannot be replicated even on Earth. I didn't expect that the Longjiu family actually accomplished this feat a century or two ahead of time.

It turned out to be a wise choice to come to Star Picking City for reconnaissance in person this time.

However, a new question arises: how did the Longjiu family mass-produce such a large automated mechanical army? Even if Gaofeng Company has a lot of money, the steel production and industrial productivity are there. It is impossible to create it out of thin air, right?

"We are very close to our goal." Kokomochi held the heart in one hand and pointed to the iron window on the side of the hall with the other hand, "Let's go in from there."

Flying to the window, she knocked on it and whispered, "Open!"

The iron bolt on the back of the window popped up!
Magic is really convenient... Chaoyang sighed again.

Behind the iron window is a glass window, one facing outwards and the other facing inwards, which shows that this hall was built with defense in mind. The moment he stepped into the hall, Chaoyang's heart suddenly jumped, as if he felt something unusual. But after carefully observing the surroundings, he did not find any problems.

The house connected to the window was empty. Judging from the furnishings, it should be a side room used to entertain guests. Kokomochi cast an invisibility spell, and the three of them seemed to disappear into thin air. This kind of magic, which was almost like optical camouflage, was very suitable for deceiving ordinary people who lacked detection methods. They walked out of the side room almost swaggeringly and walked along the corridor to the entrance of the corridor.

Chaoyang saw that the hall was full of wounded soldiers and medical soldiers bandaging them. But unlike the battlefield hospitals where there were constant wailing and extremely depressing atmosphere, these wounded soldiers were all smiling and full of fighting spirit. They neither cried out in pain nor complained, and they were ready to return to the battlefield as soon as their wounds were slightly treated.

"What's wrong with these people..." Kokomochi's tone was filled with horror, "It's like they're possessed..."

"There is a strong belief that drives them to fight." Chaoyang lowered his voice. He could see black threads floating above the heads of the wounded, still absorbing the willpower. If the soldiers' belief was formed spontaneously, it would be fine, but the weak vitality and abnormally strong tolerance at the same time are obviously not natural factors. The excited demeanor of these people reminded him of the players who had weakened their pain perception - life and death were not difficult for them to decide.

The three of them did not stay on the first floor for long, and followed the guidance of their hearts and went directly underground. They went up the stairs to the second underground floor, and after passing through several locked doors, they found themselves in a cold prison cell. There were iron fences on both sides of the wall, dividing this place into more than 20 prisons of different sizes. Some of the prisons still had people moving around, while others were left with only jagged bones.

(End of this chapter)