Quantum Godhead

Chapter 57 Concentrated Bitumen

The twilight oil swamp is filled with boiling steam and acrid asphalt smell all year round. This oil swamp in the disputed land was formed after a certain disaster. The original twilight oil field was rich in oil and burning element crystallized black ore, gnomes and goblins They have been drilling oil and mining in this area for nearly a thousand years. Years of drilling and mining have made the geology of this land gradually tend to collapse. Therefore, the goblin consortium in the Western Continent came up with a bad idea, pouring asphalt into the dry oil well. In, the collapsed geology can be supported.Afterwards, a large number of asphalt factories were opened here, but the mining of oil wells and burning element crystallized black ore did not stop. The disaster finally happened in a rare thunderstorm.

Under the scouring of the torrential rain, the geology collapsed slightly, and then the thunderstorm ignited the rich combustible substances in the ground. The phlogiston crystals can burn without oxygen, but because these black ores are still buried deep in the ground, the burning contact surface is limited. So it didn't cause a big explosion, but the slow burning and continuous release of heat was enough to melt the asphalt. As the terrain collapsed, the rainwater began to gather here to form a lake, and oil continued to emerge from the ground and mixed with the melted asphalt. Combined with the constant baking of phlogiston crystals beneath the surface, the area couldn't have been worse.

Of course, this is bad from a human point of view. For some races, this place is simply paradise... such as the sludge giant tribe.

Urukan soaked comfortably in the steaming muddy oil. Among the giants, the highest rank is undoubtedly the Titan giant. Because he has a trace of Titan blood, although Urukan is not yet an adult, he is still alive in the mud giant. The status in the tribe is quite high, and the bloodline ability he activates is a bit different from that of ordinary sludge giants, with a hint of thunder in it.

The bubbles in the muddy oil swirled a few times, and a blue-black adult sludge giant emerged from the tumbling oil slurry. He let out a sigh of relief and said, "Little Urukan, those damned lizardmen are gone!" Harassment, life during this time is really comfortable."

Apart from these sludge giants, the only creatures interested in the Twilight Swamp are the swamp lizardmen. For many years, the sludge giant tribe has been helpless in the face of the endless harassment of the lizardmen. Those agile little creatures let their bulky bodies play They didn't have the power they should have, but some time ago when those lizardmen attacked the Twilight Oil Swamp on a large scale, they encountered a big trouble. When attacking the giant tribe, they wanted to plot against a young human girl who settled on the edge of the oil swamp. That girl She has been living in peace with the sludge giants, and Urukan even wanted to remind her at that time.

But before the lizardmen surrounded them, a terrifying figure sprang out from the oil swamp, and the pale storm with milky gray turbid venom spewed out swept away the lizardmen in front of them. Under the double blow of the whirlwind and the poison, the lizardmen didn't even leave any residue, and then the figure picked up the human girl under the horrified eyes of the defending sludge giants, and jumped away like a toad.

A few days later, the furious Lizardman tribe assembled all their troops, and they were about to fight the sludge giants to the death. The endless war had just begun, and another human came over. After checking the surrounding battle traces, They slaughtered all visible creatures as if venting their anger. Fortunately, the giants dived deep into the quagmire to avoid the man's sight, and escaped unharmed. However, the attacking lizardmen suffered heavy losses. Except for those who fled in all directions, The rest were reduced to ooze, forever part of the Twilight Swamp.....

"Don't mention the lizardman, Quaro, the strength of those two humans makes me feel oily just thinking about it now." Urukan rolled over and said, "Especially the later one...but recently What happened to the group of big birds that came..."

"I don't know. Anyway, those birds will definitely not stay in the oil swamp." Quarro rinsed his mouth with the oil mud, and said vaguely, "Fortunately, humans are not very interested in this swamp..."

Just as Quaro was rinsing his mouth, the steam boiling above the mud puddle was suddenly pushed away by the airflow, and with the sound of a huge propeller, a huge steam airship slowly landed, and the steam engine on one side of the airship was emitting black smoke, as if It's like being struck by lightning.

With a plop, the airship lightly fell into the quagmire, and the discharged sludge immediately overturned the two sluggish sludge giants. Urukan struggled to stand up again, wiped off the grease on his face, and saw The few people standing were looking at him, he pushed Kwaro uneasily, and asked in a low voice: "Didn't you say that humans are not very interested in this place...why is there another group, and there is an elf !"

Heras glanced back at the sweaty goblin Marin, who immediately explained sharply: "It's not my fault, honorable sir! Those Thunderbirds were completely accidental..."

"Scholar Emma, ​​the Thunderbird's migration route has indeed never passed through the Land of Dispute, and I don't know why this happened." Glenya said worriedly: "It seems that the Land of Dispute is going to be even more chaotic..."

It has been a week since they entered the disputed land on a steam airship. The speed of the airship is faster than that of a middle-level mage, and under the skillful manipulation of Marin and the intelligence of the city of Northeridan, they have avoided the ongoing situation in time. The location of the war, but when approaching the twilight oil marsh, a large group of thunderbirds migrated from the front, and there were even some lightning giant eagles!

The Lightning Giant Eagle Knight is the main air force of the Odin Empire. As the old opponent of the Desert Giant Eagle Knight, the Quicksand Empire has a good understanding of the habits of the Lightning Giant Eagle, a flying monster. He commanded the airship to avoid the Thunderbird swarm without any risk, otherwise even ordinary master professionals might die under the overwhelming magic lightning strike...but one side of the airship engine was still unfortunately destroyed by the magic lightning .

Heras frowned as he listened to the faint chirping of birds in the sky. Those Thunderbirds were lingering in the Land of Dispute, and they seemed to be preparing to nest here... This is really a big trouble, West The settlements of flying monsters that can be tamed in the mainland are basically occupied by the elf empire. These thunderbird groups that suddenly migrated are undoubtedly rare flying mount resources. The attackers will completely turn the Land of Disputes into a place of blood. Perhaps because of these Thunderbirds, many countries in the Western Continent will launch wars against the Land of Disputes...especially those countries that lack air force...

"Will the Elven Empire be interested in these Thunderbirds?" Heras asked thoughtfully. Those Thunderbirds looked panicked, and they definitely didn't migrate on their own initiative.

"The Elven Empire has a lot of places dedicated to the cultivation of flying monsters. It is unlikely to intervene. I don't think the higher-ups will take the risk of intervening in the land of disputes because of these thunderbirds. We don't like wars." Shaking his head, he said uncertainly.

"As long as the elf empire doesn't intervene, all parties will not act rashly, but these thunderbirds are a huge temptation for any regime that doesn't have a flying monster domestication place, and they can't bear it for long." Heras pointed out. He nodded, and said solemnly: "Let's go to Northeridan City first, don't fly away, those thunderbirds are stimulated by something, it's best to stay away from them."

Although most of the circling in the sky are thunderbirds, and only a small part of the giant lightning eagles, Heras will not underestimate the power of the raptors. In the war history of the Quicksand Empire, the group army composed of elite desert giant eagle knights is even more powerful. Legendary powerhouses have been killed, and the ability of the giant lightning eagle is comparable to that of the giant desert eagle...

"Fortunately, those thunderbirds don't have knights to control them..." Gralenya sighed with lingering fear. The blood knights who control the flying monsters themselves have the extraordinary blood of the mounts, and many knights use the abilities of the blood more than the mounts. It is stronger than before, and the combat power displayed by mutual cooperation is not something that those stragglers can fight...

"Honorable sir... I know the way to Northridan very well!" the goblin Marin interjected in an inarticulate voice. Now that the airship is destroyed, he must try his best to show his worth, lest those The big shots were upset and slaughtered themselves.

But Heras didn't plan to leave immediately. As soon as the airship landed, he smelled a strong smell of asphalt in the oil swamp, and the family library didn't have many records about it. If there is really a lot of asphalt, he wants to try Whether he can find something in it, the bloodiest turmoil is about to usher in the land of disputes, and he must try his best to strengthen his self-protection ability.

"Do you know the history of this oil swamp, Marin? How did the smell of asphalt come from?" Heras asked in a flat tone.

Seeing that the employer finally talked to him, the goblin cheered up and said loudly: "Of course I know, sir, this place was originally called the Twilight Oil Field, and it was the joint energy base of the Northridan Association of Technicians and the Goblin Venture Capital Consortium... As Marin said, he took out an engineering waterproof notebook from his waist pocket and handed it to Heras.

Heras took a look, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, while Glennya glanced at the corner of his eyes a few times, then turned his head and walked away unnaturally...Marin's engineering waterproof notebook didn't contain any information about engineering The knowledge and records are basically some disorganized operation procedures and scribbled colored content, basically fantasizing about women of various tall races, and one page even shows a goblin getting into a sleeping Under the female titan's iron skirt, it seems that this goblin's ambition is really not small...

Finally, Heras found what he wanted to see on the top of a page with goblins binding the vampire queen, but the background was a bit scary. At least the vampire princes were legendary powerhouses, and in this background But he was made to scream by that goblin, revealing two delicate fangs...

After carefully reading the history of the Twilight Swamp, Heras casually threw the notes back, "How much do you know about the special asphalt that can produce dwarf death ray devices?"

"My dear sir, it seems that you may be a bit confused about the terminology of engineering technology. Asphalt is asphalt. There is no such thing as special asphalt. It's just that sometimes some harmful substances can be purified from asphalt, but this is rare. , we can make powerful weapons by collecting the harmful substances that we get by accident." Marin said eloquently, being able to understand some things that Amarrians didn't understand made him full of confidence. ...

"Oh? What's that harmful substance called?" Heras asked with interest.

"Concentrated asphalt!" Marin said magnificently, and then he added another sentence to prove his authority: "This is the result of research by the top technicians of all dwarves and goblins!"

"Understood..." Heras ended the conversation expressionlessly, and couldn't help but slander: "Idiot, that's pitchblende..."

In the summary of the study of the sun in each plane, the Pillar of the Void unanimously confirmed that the sun is a pure energy star separated from the source of the plane.When Heras analyzed those research results, he did not find any characteristics related to nuclear reactions. Since the sun has not even undergone nuclear reactions, Heras doubts whether there is a critical mass in the magical universe.

Even if there is a critical mass, it is a luxury to master atomic energy with his current level of power, but since there is a device like the dwarf death ray, then some solutions should be available, although that device is very crude in Heras's opinion , the gnomes also can't figure out what is working in the so-called 'concentrated pitch', but this undoubtedly proves that in this strange universe, there are also radioactive elements, but in the magical world, the properties shown may be somewhat different. different.

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