You call this a shield?

Sheld looked at the box in his hand, which was an ordinary wooden box. In his storage compartment, there was also an alchemist's sealed box containing a seed of the abyss that could be used.

But even so, he was a little out of sorts.

"I bought it from the market, and some people sell it as a spice."

"???"

Sheld's eyelids twitched, what the hell?

"Spice?"

"That's right, grind it into powder, and then add it to the cooking... and it's sold in limited quantities, one person per day is limited to one purchase, although the problem doesn't seem to be a big problem, I even tasted the cooking with this stuff, it's not surprising reaction, but I think it is necessary to tell you about this matter."

Atina leaned on the table with one hand, resting her chin: "As a result, now that you say it like this, the king of elves may have fallen into a terrible storm."

"..."

Shield always felt that this kind of operation was very familiar.

The seeds are ground into powder, spices...

In today's statement?Sheld suddenly thought of this program that was occasionally ridiculed in his previous life. There was such a program in the video, "The guy ate a bowl of beef noodles, and the physical examination found 'yang'".

That seems to be 2015.

But, is this thing also used for that?

Putting it in a dish can make people slightly addicted?Will the dishes be more delicious?

I'm afraid it's more than that. This thing is not a simple poison, but a seed of the abyss. Even if it is broken, it is also a seed of the abyss.

"Do you have any clues?"

Sheld raised his head and said, "Since you said that the capital has been caught in a turmoil, you should have some ideas?"

"Huh? I don't have a clue, I just have such a premonition, after all, it's all unusual things..."

Paid by mistake.

Sheld originally thought that there would be a second think tank in the team...ah no, the third one, he himself is one, and Sti is one...cough cough cough.

"I thought all gods should be smart?"

"what?"

Atina waved her hands again and again: "What stupid things are you talking about? On the contrary, although most gods are not stupid, they are definitely not smart."

"How to say?"

"You think, if I were still the god of the sky, I would have great power, right?"

"Correct."

"That's it." Atina fiddled with her temple hair with a look of disdain: "I have that kind of powerful power, what else do I need to think about? Unless the responsibility of the god itself requires thinking about something .”

Shield: "..."

It's too reasonable, I don't know how to refute it.

If you don't think carefully for thousands of years, you really can't be called smart.

"It's no wonder that none of those gods are doing serious business, and they are somewhat seriously ill with their brains?!"

Sheld seems to have discovered the most essential secret of this world.

The existing information is not enough to draw conclusions, Shield can only share these with other teammates, and everyone brainstorms until night...

"Crench--!"

Shield, who was already drowsy, opened his eyes due to the sound of the window.

then……

There was one more person on the chair in the room, with a black tight top with bare shoulders, wide black trousers with trousers tied up, and jet-black nails made into an apron.

The bright beige single eye is like a big cat staring at its prey at night.

"Minashino?!"

"Boy, don't make a fuss."

"How did you get in?"

"Certainly came in through the window."

"No, where's Dalt?"

Dalt usually keeps watch at night. Whether she is in the city or outside the city, she sleeps very lightly. Even when she is on guard, she can hear the wind and grass nearby.

"It's too pitiful for the child to stand outside and watch the night. I let her sleep well."

High EQ: Get a good night's sleep.

Low EQ: I'll knock you out.

"Let's not talk about these..." Minahino pointed to the wooden box on the table in the room: "It seems that you also bought this thing?"

"This is bought by my companion."

It was the broken Abyss Seed bought by Atina, and Sheld sat up from the bed.

"You bought it too?"

"I'm here to tell you something I've found in the past two days."

Minashino took out a paper bag from under the skirt armor and threw it to Sheld.

As soon as Shield opened it, he smelled a scent.

Baked sweet potatoes?

Shield wasn't quite sure, but just looked at Minahino.

"Roasted Peas."

What do you mean?This is to let yourself eat?Shield cautiously dropped a survey.

"Roasted fenugreek, a fire-roasted crop. Dusted with abyss seed powder."

"You don't see anything unusual, do you?"

"really……"

"The powder of the seed of the abyss is sprinkled on it, you can taste it."

Well, after investigating it yourself, you have to try it?

Seeing Sheld's suspicious eyes, Minashino himself took out one from under the skirt armor, took a bite without peeling off the skin, and motioned to Sheld.

Sheld glanced at the so-called "Roasted Peas," which looked like a cross between a potato and a sweet potato.However, the skin is very thick, far surpassing the two.

I took a sip.

There is nothing strange in taste, but it is not acceptable psychologically.

"It's okay for ordinary people to eat it."

Minahino took another bite of the roasted fenugreek beans, exhaled hot air, and said slowly: "However, after the seed of the abyss has rotted, eating it in the stomach in a short period of time will not have much effect on ordinary people, and excessive intake may cause hallucinations." , and some strange side effects, but if a monster eats it, that's another story."

What is it really?Sheld quickly spat out the unswallowed roasted beans in his mouth.

"And another thing I want to tell you, nearly one-fifth of the people in the capital may have been tied up with gluttons."

"You know what that means?"

mean what?It’s okay for people to eat a small amount, but for monsters to eat it, one-fifth of the city... Sheld was a little scared by this statistic, but what was even more frightening was the consequences of this statistic.

"They have great potential among bottom-level monsters. Although they are not threatening or offensive, they will become one with the parasitic host and rely on the host's continuous eating to evolve into a very threatening adventure-level monster glutton."

Sheld followed the script to the results of the previous investigation.

Afterwards, he stared at Minahino very seriously: "The monster absorbs the seed of the abyss, what will happen?"

"Gluttony."

Minahino just spat out three words.

A pretty bad result, evolution.

The evolution of a monster is a long process of accumulation, especially for a glutton. If it resides on a human being and relies on the nutrients provided by the human being to eat every day, it will be a monkey year, and it may be more than a dozen years old on this person. This kind of evolution is only possible in years.

But if the seed of the abyss is used as part of this nutrient, then the time will be greatly advanced.

Just like when Sheld and others took the airship, because the Seed of the Abyss opened up on the airship for a while, it was surrounded by the monster "dream sea moon".

This thing has a natural attraction for monsters.

"When did this thing start..."

"I can't investigate it for the time being, because the temple is not a place where my people can set foot." Minahino shook his head and said: "If I hadn't been there recently, I am afraid that the news will not be known until later."

That is to say, the capital has already planted a time bomb, and it is not yet known when it will suddenly explode, maybe a month later, maybe tomorrow.

One-fifth of the population, what is the population of the capital?Shield didn't know, but if all these people gave birth to gluttons—even if the king would not fall, it would be an unprecedented disaster.

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Volume III The Savior: Chapter 307 No.16 Light and Shadow

"What exactly are they asking for?"

Sheld asked: "If it's just to break down the defense of a certain race alone, then the kingdom of Rovana in chaos should be a better choice."

"Aiming at the elves, is it because we only see the elves, or do the elves have what they need?"

"Motive..." Minahino leaned on the back of the chair, the front legs of the chair slightly raised: "That's exactly what I was wondering about."

"Have you ever thought about why the seeds of the abyss appear here in such a large number, and even the rare gluttons have become more?"

Sheld shook his head.

Minahino snapped his fingers: "Because the tree of Hera, the energy of the tree of Hera is very pure. It is said that the tree of miracles was planted by the goddess of the forest and the goddess of life together. It will not be prejudiced against anything. "

"In other words, no matter what can draw energy from it?"

Sheld replied quickly.

Minahino nodded: "Exactly."

Hmm... Is it true that Vulcan can't catch up with Forest Goddess because of incompatible attributes?Not because of the Goddess of the Forest and the Goddess of Life... Ahem.

It's broken, it's trash in my head.

Seeing Sheld's sudden silence, Minahino continued: "The tree of Hera can help any plant grow, and the flower of disaster produced by the seed of the abyss is probably also in this category, and my people have investigated some witnesses Report, one of the eyewitness reports mentioned something about you, you are also one of the eyewitnesses, am I right?"

"Yes."

Sheld nodded and said: "But there is a difference. I did encounter the victims of the Flower of Calamity near the big forest, but I didn't see the actual flower."

"It was also in that incident that you encountered information about a mysterious organization for the first time, right?"

"You mean...a crow?"

"Crow, this is a common code name for them. Although I don't know if they have this name, let's just call them that."

Minahino spread his hands and said: "This organization called Crow, they have a stronghold in Papsa Village further west, and we have already destroyed it, and we found some things there."

"Hmm... Although I don't want to say that this is your responsibility, the ex-elven ranger named Meryl you brought back may be suspected of helping members of the Raven Organization infiltrate the temple."

Meryl White Claw, former elf ranger, dark ranger, is now an ordinary person, Sheld frowned, if according to the original mission standard, she had already been purified.

"Leave this aside for now. Her matter will be settled after the matter is over." Minahino switched Erlang's legs to the other side and continued: "My informant at the temple told me that the tree of Hera is now It's not good, it's extremely polluted."

"The core part of the temple has completely become a flower house for disaster flowers, and at the same time, it has also become a breeding ground for gluttons."

"And those broken seeds of the abyss are probably the fodder for making."

"The previous informant... refers to..."

"Who knows, maybe he's dead, maybe he's not dead, but there's no news."

Minahino's eyes became a little cold, which made Sheld's hairs stand on his head.

"Have they established a complete production chain with the Tree of Hera..." Sheld frowned, "Then it's even more confusing."