Ark's Journey to the Demon God

The giant insect was so huge that its body as big as a hill could be seen from dozens of miles away.

What a majestic creation this is. No one will despise such absolute oppression, not even the so-called gods.

"Is this a free ride?" Shen Muke wondered whether he should laugh or cry.

"I said, don't be nervous. After a while, we will climb up the tentacle and let it take us to our destination."

tentacles?

Shen Muke caught this and asked tentatively: "Ms. Kelsey? You seem to be familiar with it? Tentacles? Could it be that the giant insect is just a tentacle?"

"You're very perceptive, Agaritu."

Kelsey nodded and said: "Of course it's not the body of the giant beast, it's just a tentacle. I don't know if you know that in the sea, there is a creature called the cuttlefish. They are born with many tentacles. and use their tentacles to move and catch food.”

"That giant beast is just such a creature. It's just that it lives in the sea of ​​sand... Every once in a while, it will move its tentacles and start looking for prey in the Foehn Hot Land. Not only ordinary desert creatures, it will also prey on them. Demons, although the demons he eats will not be digested, his huge body has become a prison for the demons, so the demons are afraid of him and do not dare to be enemies with him."

"So that's it..." Shen Muke understood. No wonder Sargon basically didn't carry out large-scale eradication and prevention of the evil spirits in the Foehn Hot Land. It turned out to be because there was such a god entrenched in the Foehn Hot Land. His tentacles moved a few times. The demon hid back underground, and of course it would not invade Sargon.

At the same time, this giant beast also preyed on all creatures that entered the Foehn Hot Land, which is why the Foehn Hot Land became an absolute restricted area.

"No wonder the Khan's army was finally wiped out in the sea of ​​sand. When encountering such a powerful enemy, with the limitations of the empire of consciousness, no matter how many nightmare armies there are, it will be difficult to survive."

"How can manpower resist the absolute apex of such an ecosystem?"

"Your statement is either correct or incorrect. That giant beast, to put it bluntly, is just a controlled giant beast." Kelsey shook her head and began to explain:

"Many years ago...a giant beast was entrenched in the endless sea of ​​sand. He regarded everything in the desert as food. He was a veritable god of the desert...However, he was eventually defeated and implanted with a device. Became a caretaker.”

"Guard? Could it be..."

"Yes, it's that fortress. Do you know why my map was cut off when it only reached this area? Because that fortress was not built on the desert ground at all, but was carried entirely on the back of that giant beast. On your back!"

"As the beast moves, the fortress moves with it, maybe to the east, maybe to the north, sometimes on the surface, sometimes underground."

"No map can perfectly point to a randomly moving location. The only way to find it is to rely on experience."

Kelsey pointed to her head and said: "Although we can't find a fortress, we can make a choice based on the habits of the giant beast... Whenever it stretches out its tentacles to look for food, it will crawl from the ground to The surface of the earth and begins to take in nutrients, at this time, the fortress will be brought to the surface...and when He is full, He will dive underground, and at that time, no matter what method we use, we will not be able to find the fortress."

Shen Muke asked cooperatively: "So, how often does the giant beast eat? How long does it take to eat once?"

"It comes out about once every three to four months, and each feeding takes about a week."

Kelsey looked at the tentacles that were getting closer and said: "Soon after we entered this area, m3 felt his presence. In other words, he just started eating. We still have about a week to go." .”

"You mean, we have to complete the exploration mission within a week? It's a bit urgent."

"It's nothing urgent. There is nothing left to explore in that fortress now...that is, some information stored in the hardware and some paper materials, which are still of some value...but they are of little use to me, so I have been Put it there."

Shen Muke nodded and said, "From your tone, you seem to know that place very well? Have you ever worked there?"

Kelsi looked at Shen Muke, sighed softly, and said, "Because I am one of the people in charge of that fortress."

I go! !

Is there such a large amount of information?

Old woman, you finally admitted it yourself!

You are indeed an old antique who has lived in civilization from the past to the present!

How old is this?It doesn’t matter how old you are, it depends on how old you are!

Conservatively speaking, five figures should be unstoppable, right?

Shen Muke teased in his heart, and at the same time, he also became extremely interested in Kelxi.

Someone once said that Kelsey is almost history itself, and she represents the years of this land. This is true. However, in such a long period of time, the history, major events and small things she has experienced are too many and too complicated. , the secrets in her gradually increased over time.

How did she survive so long?

What is the function of her so-called fortress?

What is her relationship with pre-civilization?

How did previous civilizations collapse?What kind of hidden secrets are there in that period of history?

Everything is waiting for Shen Muke to explore there.

"Don't be distracted, Agaritu, here we come!!"

Kelsey stretched out her hand, and M3 rushed out. It grabbed Kelsey and rushed towards the yellow sand that was so close at hand.

Shen Muke looked at the old Isin who was lying aside with disgust, and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

"If I leave you here, even a few lives won't be enough."

Shen Muke grabbed Old Isin's black robe and followed M3 into the yellow sand.

In the yellow sand, Shen Muke could see the full view of the tentacles. The brown skin was as rough as tree bark and full of wrinkles. Shen Muke and Kelsi found the right position easily. They climbed on top of the tentacles and followed the tentacles. action.

"With such a huge body, what does it eat?" Shen Muke said with emotion.

"All organic matter with energy, animals that were too late to escape danger, and source stones that fell along with natural disasters." Kelsey pointed to the suction cups, on which many "things" were already hung.

Some are small beasts that have been sucked, some are still green plants, and the most numerous are source rock blocks of different sizes, and it is unknown which mineral vein they were rolled out from.

Are you really feeding on the Source Stone?

Shen Muke was shocked. This was really shocking. After all, not everyone was like the doctor, who ate [-] Origin Stones a day.

With this weird eating habit, wouldn't he get Originium Disease?

As if aware of Shen Muke's thoughts, Kelsi said: "For such a being, Originium Disease is meaningless to him. The massive amount of Originium is just food."

U--

An ethereal sound came from the tentacles under itself, and the huge tentacles began to move in the opposite direction.

The tentacles moved so fast that Shen Muke even felt the bulging air flowing through his ears.

"Be sure to hold on tight! Agaritu!" Kelsey said loudly and expressionlessly: "He is beginning to shrink this tentacle. We will be there soon!"

Chapter 37 Ursus is struggling

Ursus, St Junburg.

This ancient city, filled with the wild arts of Ursus and the Hippogriff tribe, once again ushered in the morning.

However, under this peaceful scene, there is an undercurrent.

Many people have a simple understanding of the history after 1072. That is, since the death of the late Emperor Ursus in 1072, Ursus has fallen into a situation of overall turmoil. Various armies are fighting bloody battles at home, and one faction is suffering from internal and external troubles. scenery.

However, in fact, after 1072, the entire empire system of Ursus was not completely paralyzed. Feodor, who succeeded to the throne, was not an ordinary person. Under his control, although Ursus was panicked and undercurrents surged, But in the end it didn't cause too big a tragedy.

However, now, at the end of 1075, even the resourceful Feodor and the loyal Chancellor Witte, working together, can no longer maintain order.

squeak-

The heavy wooden door was opened. More than ten years ago, Grand Duke Baikal opened this door in the same way. During that meeting, the emperor and Grand Duke Baikal discussed Ursus's war theory and finally finalized the agreement. Lateran's War.

But now, time has passed, Grand Duke Baikal and the late emperor have passed away, replaced by Fyodor and Speaker Witte.

"Your Majesty..." Speaker Witte looked a little slumped. He has been working day and night recently, but today's parliament is so divided that he can barely maintain it.

Fyodor didn't even raise his head. He was approving the documents in his hand. When he heard Werther come in, he asked: "Werter, are you here? How is the situation today? Is there any news from the new rich people?"

"Barely... some results have been achieved." Witte said: "The Fourth Army, Chief of Staff Archduke Vanya, is willing to mediate and win the support of the Fourth Army for you."

"Vanya? He's not..."

"Yes, he was once a loyal supporter of the late emperor...but now, he has loosened his tone."

Is it loose?

Fyodor sighed. He had always felt a little inexplicably sad recently.

In this world, one of the most difficult professions is to be the leader of a country, and the most difficult profession to be the leader of a country is to take over an empire that is in decline.

Objectively speaking, Ursus is a good country. It has a vast territory, rich minerals, and well-equipped soldiers. In any sense, it is one of the most powerful countries on the continent of Terra.

But now, the giant has exposed his weakness.

Just like the Hippogriff Empire back then, it was originally extremely powerful, but was overthrown by the Ursus people in one day.

Now, Fyodor, who is familiar with history, has seen signs of this.

Actually now

, many people in the Usas government and opposition parties accused him, saying that he was far inferior to the late emperor. This was indeed an objective fact, and Fyodor also recognized it.

Because the late emperor had no heirs throughout his life, Fyodor ascended to the throne based on seniority. When he came to the throne, the late emperor was suddenly assassinated, so in general, he was a duck that was pushed out of the way. .

He had to admit that his management ability was completely inferior to that of the late emperor. However, he knew very well that if Ursus would be in the current situation, the former emperor would bear at least half of the blame!

Everyone said that after the death of the late Emperor Ursus, Fyodor who succeeded him was a weak man. He did not dare to use war to expand the territory of Ursus. At the same time, he did not dare to use thunderous means to suppress the rebellion. , and even he did not dare to use his power to kill those civil servants who spoke arrogantly in parliament.

Compared with the invincible late emperor, Fyodor was simply unbearable.

However, Fyodor said, if you go, go ahead!

There is an old saying in Dayan that goes: "Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes."Fyodor was convinced.

As an aristocratic child, he could act as he pleased without thinking twice about anything, but now that he was the leader of a country, he couldn't help but think twice.

When the late emperor was still alive, Fyodor had discussed state affairs with him. At that time, the late emperor proposed to him an idea that he had never mentioned before others.

Ursus should implement a reform and completely abandon the path of war.

These words surprised Fyodor.

In the eyes of everyone in the Ursus temple, both court and public, the late emperor was an out-and-out war monger. He may have great talents and great strategism, he may have made great contributions to the world, he may have made great contributions to the country of Ursus, and he is worthy of establishing a monument and passing down his name in history, but he still cannot get rid of him. The name of a warmonger.

The reason is very simple. There has never been any emperor of Ursus who has opened up a wider territory than the late emperor. If he were placed in Dayan, when he was given a posthumous title after his death, he would be given the title of Emperor Wu!

However, such an emperor who relied on war to support war now told Fyodor that he did not want to fight anymore.

The late Emperor explained his ideas to Fyodor:

"Ursus is a country that rose up during the war. Fighting to support war is the creed of the Ursus people. And if it weren't for the warlike mentality of the Ursus people, they would not have been able to defeat the Hippogriff Empire overnight. of rebellion.”

"However, as time goes by, things that could easily be obtained through war in the past have become increasingly difficult to obtain."

"Like, technology."

"Technology cannot be plundered through war, but requires good development and education to achieve."

"Good education and long-term development can only be achieved in a stable environment."

"Now, Ursus does not have this condition."

"However, hasty reform is not advisable. If a country that lives by war gives up war in an instant, it will inevitably suffer backlash."

"But there are various signs that Ursus' reform is urgent."

"The most obvious sign is that the results of Ursus' foreign wars are getting smaller and smaller."

“In 1060, the Usas attacked the Sami, and the results were significant. A large area of ​​land was occupied by the Usas. However, until now, the Sami guerrillas are still roaming in the woods, leaving the Usas with empty land. But there is no way to develop it.”

"In 1062, Ursus fought against Casimir. Cyril and Agaritu rose up and defeated Ursus' hundreds of thousands of troops in the Sunset Canyon. In the end, Ursus had no choice but to withdraw after losing a group of elites."

"In 1065, Ursus attacked Lateran and defeated the papal cavalry. However, in the end, because of the brave and tenacious resistance of the Lateran soldiers and civilians, Ursus had no choice but to withdraw his troops and failed to break the city."

“In 1072, Ursus attacked the Eastern Kingdom and suffered a great defeat that had not been seen in a century. The Eastern Kingdom and Dayan teamed up to defeat Ursus at the Blood Peak, crippling several of Ursus’ armies in just one battle. "

"At the end of 1072, Ursus ambushed Casimir and lured the enemy deeper. However, due to unknown reasons, Casimir was not fooled in the end. Ursus did not achieve victory and instead returned the land south of the river valley."

Looking at it this way, Ursus's conquests in the past ten years have been entirely anti-air output, and the gains outweigh the losses.

The reason for this current situation is, of course, that every country has found a new way forward, while Ursus has lagged behind the times.

Ursus did not regress, but other countries advanced. This situation really kept the late emperor awake at night.

The reason is also very simple. To use a classic line:

"After you become popular, you must not bully me like I bullied you!"

Chapter 38 How can I make you great?

No country will forget history. If it does, it can only be the leader of this country who collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country, because the people will never forget.

The war brought vitality and resources to Ursus, as well as the hatred of all surrounding countries.

During his lifetime in the war, the late emperor had witnessed numerous ups and downs. Even when he was a frontline officer facing the Gallic army in its heyday, he was never afraid. However, in the past ten years or so, the late emperor had felt desolation and fear.

The late emperor was not an iron-clad god. He also had his own selfish motives and feelings. For him, Ursus's current difficulties were his biggest concern.

In that conversation with Fyodor, the late Emperor once