Volume 2: Empire Chapter 198 Storm
Suddenly, the abyss energy that was suppressed by the dragon bloodline rioted. The energy, which was already as ferocious as a flood, formed a huge wave under the stimulation and launched a violent counterattack.
Luke was almost knocked unconscious by the abyssal energy, and could only use his powerful mental strength to maintain his last sanity. After reciting a passage of ancient golden language, a golden four-sided barrier was formed in the room, surrounding him.
The barrier that isolated him from the outside world took effect, and Luke couldn't help but roar. The dragon's roar formed an attacking sound wave that hit the inner wall of the barrier strongly, causing the barrier to shake constantly.
The black lines on Luke's body began to spread with the impact of the abyss energy, and some of them crawled along his neck to his face.
The Thunder and Fire Pupil burst out with fierce lightning, and the purple flame burned the invading abyss energy, and the ashes produced by the burning floated down.
Luke's body mobilized all its functions to fight against the runaway abyss energy. Luke's consciousness sank into his own spiritual universe and was then pulled into the spiritual starry sky.
In front of him, Qingkong was wearing the robe of an Oulu College magic professor, a wizard's hat, a pair of glasses on his nose, a teaching stick in his hand, and a blackboard behind him.
A thick magic book is floating in front of me.
He has the demeanor of a scholar with profound knowledge and good moral character.
When Qingkong saw Luke coming, he knocked on the blackboard with his teaching stick. The spirit ball went from behind the blackboard to the front, and dense formulas appeared on the blackboard.
“Given that you have laid a solid foundation for your body, with the Thunder Fire Pupils and the Dragon Bloodline, as well as other sundry things, the counterattack of the Abyss Energy is only temporary.
However, if the follow-up is not handled properly, it will leave serious sequelae.
So we need to understand the abyss.
Although you didn't listen to my advice and insisted on using your own body as experimental material, you did learn a lot from us."
Qingkong snapped his fingers, and the spiritual instrument swelled up, then spit out a spherical barrier. There was a ball of black mist inside the barrier, which expanded and contracted inside the barrier, changing into various forms that made people feel scared and uncomfortable.
The spherical barrier floated in front of Luke. He grabbed the barrier and carefully observed the things inside.
“Is this the energy of the abyss?”
"Correct!" Qingkong praised Luke, then pointed to the formulas and magic structure diagrams on the blackboard and said, "You were a learning geek when you were controlling my body, so these things shouldn't be difficult for you to understand.
After preliminary analysis by the Spiritual Library, it was determined that the abyss energy was a completely new type of energy body. It was most likely a... or a group of energy-type extraordinary creatures.
Um……
You better see for yourself.”
Luke knew that after awakening, Qingkong was a woman who didn't want to use her brain. Even though "Qingkong's knowledge" was shared, she would be lazy if she could.
Luke looked at the contents on the blackboard.
It seems like a lot of writing, but for a brand new subject, this stuff is not even an introduction to abyss energy.
However, considering that I knew nothing about the abyss before, this is already a big step forward.
The Spiritual Library conducted a preliminary elemental reaction test on the Abyss Energy, and the Abyss Energy showed strong corrosiveness. After being infected by the Abyss, the elements are still the same elements, but they are not the original elements. When participating in the magic structure, such elements always show a sense of irritability.
As if he was losing his temper.
Therefore, the Spiritual Library turned to testing the biological definition of Abyssal Energy.
It is not possible to use the currently recognized biological definition standards to confirm that abyss energy is a type of energy-type supernatural creature. We can only preliminarily test that abyss energy has certain biological characteristics.
There is only so much that can be researched in a short period of time.
Luke felt that... if the abyss energy was really a kind of energy-type supernatural creature, the abyss energy he collected might not even count as a cell.
After reading the contents on the blackboard, Luke said, "We still need to collect more Abyss Energy. It happens that I have to report to the Abyss Temple every day, so I can try to collect as much as possible."
Qingkong waved the blackboard away, and her clothes changed into the fashion Luke bought for her.
At this time, there is a full moon in the starry sky.
The moon was low in the sky and looked very large.
A piece of moonlight sprinkled down from the moon, and the stars formed a band of light that floated down and swept across the clear sky.
Qingkong's clothes and hair fluttered.
She floated in front of Luke, stretched out a finger and touched his forehead, and a flash of light disappeared.
"Exploring the abyss is a very dangerous thing. Since I can't stop you, I can only give you a little blessing.
Here’s a little consolation for you: after a storm, there will always be a clear sky.”
Just as Luke was about to say something, his consciousness was pushed out of the spiritual space.
When he returned to his spiritual universe, he found it was endless darkness. In the distance, there was a voice roaring violently, just like the one he heard in the Abyss Temple.
That is the abyss energy that is encroaching.
and……
Although the clear sky seems unreliable, it is definitely not ignorant of the abyss.
Luke thought about the last words Clear Sky said to him.
There's something else going on!
But I couldn't guess what she wanted to express.
A woman full of secrets!
Luke's consciousness returned to his body, and he instantly felt powerless. Ever since he acquired the dragon bloodline, he had never known what it was like to run out of strength. His strength seemed to be endless.
And now... it's like when I was still a stay-at-home, I suddenly had the urge to run out and play a game of baseball.
Every muscle in my body ached, and every time I moved it felt like a mountain was hanging on my body.
Sweat was pouring out.
Fortunately, all the black lines on the body have disappeared.
Remove the barrier and move step by step to the mirror.
It really looks like everything is fine.
The abyss energy does not cause physical alienation.
Did he get through it relying on his own physical fitness, or was it with the help of the clear sky?
Luke couldn't help but touch his forehead, and a cool feeling lingered there.
Probably both.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Luke quickly changed his clothes and went to open the door.
Standing outside is the coconut.
Coconut noticed something was wrong with Luke: "What happened? Why do you look so weak?"
Luke endured the pain in his muscles and quickly thought of an excuse: "I trained extra hard for the final match at the Duke's Castle. Now it seems that I overtrained."
Coconut walked forward to support Luke and said self-reproachfully, "It was my fault for not supervising your training. I was too focused on my own changes. Ever since I followed your advice and changed my walking posture, I seem to have entered a whole new world.
In the days ahead, I will do my best to ensure that you win the championship in front of His Excellency the Duke."
"You have to always remember that the ground beneath your feet is not the ground, but a force field." Luke reminded Coconut and asked, "What do you want from me?"
Coconut said: "Sir Sergei came to visit Mrs. Fekochik, apparently to discuss the sale of the shop. Sir Sergei admires you very much, so he specially invited you to the dinner."
Dinner party?
Luke looked back out the window and saw that it was already very dark.
It was clearly noon when I came back.
Does it take so long to fight against this little bit of abyss energy? No wonder the body is so exhausted.
"I'll go on my own..."
Luke broke away from Coco's support and tried to take a few steps on his own. The pain in his muscles was more intense than before, and sweat kept pouring out.
I'm so exhausted.
Unable to recover his strength by his own ability for the time being, Luke had to take out a magic wand from his sleeve.
This is the magic wand given by Princess Dale. Although Luke rarely uses it, he always carries it with him.
As the spell was chanted, a beam of magic light shot out from the tip of the magic wand. Luke cast a recovery spell on himself, and the feeling of powerlessness was finally alleviated.
But magic is not omnipotent, and Luke 's energy reserves cannot be replenished by magic.
But there is no problem in walking independently.
The muscle pain is bearable.
Luke walked forward, and Coco followed closely behind him, as if he would immediately step forward to help if anything happened.
The two came into the restaurant one after the other.
A table full of delicious food has been prepared.
This time, Mrs. Fekich did not enthusiastically pull Luke to sit down as usual. She sat in the main seat without moving, wearing a shiny and gorgeous evening dress, with all her makeup thickly smeared on her face.
Luke saw the tight buttons and hems on Mrs. Fickochick's dress and knew why she didn't stand up to greet him. She was afraid that if she moved a little more, her dress would break and the buttons would tear.
The human butler, wearing a tuxedo, politely greeted Luke and Coco to sit down and poured them some red wine.
The guests were all present. Mrs. Fekochik picked up the red wine that was as bright red as her lipstick and said, "Tonight is a wonderful night. Baron Sergei, who is famous for his wealth in the Holy Mountain, and Mr. Luke, a fashionable celebrity in the City of Raging Waves, came to the Fekochik family as guests.
As the hostess of the Fekochik family, on behalf of my husband, I invite the two distinguished guests to drink this glass of red wine together, which symbolizes the beginning of a wonderful dinner.
cheers!"
Mrs. Fichke's toast was very impressive.
Then he drank the full glass of red wine in one gulp, wiped the wine stains on the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, then reached out and grabbed a piece of steak and took a big bite.
Seeing Mrs. Fekich being so generous, Luke also drank a whole glass of wine in one gulp.
After Baron Sergei drank the wine in his cup, Mrs. Fekochik chewed the meat and said, "Baron Sergei came to me today to discuss business. He wanted to transfer his largest iron workshop to me, including a mine and a smelting workshop.
Baron Sergei's iron workshop is a military workshop that produces armor and weapons for the barbarian legions.
Mr. Luke, do you think this deal is possible?
Luke knew that when Mrs. Feuchtek asked for his advice, she was actually asking whether he should buy the product.
After all, Mrs. Feuchtek didn't have enough money to buy an entire iron production line.
The iron workshop that provided armor and weapons to the army was a stable job with a stable income, especially since the Tedega Hills were at war with the Empire, and the consumption of armor and weapons was very high.
Sergey would never think of selling it unless it was absolutely necessary.
But since Sergei came to Mrs. Fekochik to discuss the sale of the iron workshop, it meant that the factory ban had been lifted. He was anxious to raise funds to build a factory and find a sucker to take over this old production system that was destined to be eliminated in the future.
Looking at the entire Holy Mountain, the only person who is interested and capable of taking over quickly and seamlessly is the popular Lady Fechik.
But for Luke, business is no longer what it seems.
Baron Sergei needs money, so give him money.
Once the factory ban in Tedega Hills is lifted, the products produced by the factories will not be sold by the small Tedega Hills. These factory owners who have tasted the sweetness of industrialization for the first time will inevitably seek a larger market.
Sergey's assets are very valuable in the autistic economic circle like Tedega Hill, but in the larger market, he is just a small factory owner who cannot withstand the storm.
Just find a random reason to punish him...If you don't want to die, just bow your head!
So Luke said to Mrs. Fecochek, "Buy it, of course! An iron workshop that provides armor and weapons to the barbarian army is a goose that lays golden eggs, isn't it?
I just don't know why Baron Sergei wants to sell such a good workshop. Is he in trouble or does he need a lot of money?"
Baron Sergei
Following Luke's words, Sergei sighed and said, "I did encounter difficulties...
Last month, I ordered a batch of schi gold ore from overseas, which is an expensive alchemical material. I thought I could make a fortune, but the cargo ship encountered a storm at sea. The ship sank and my cargo was gone.
I borrowed a lot of money to buy this batch of ore. Now the creditors are asking me to pay them back, so I can only reluctantly transfer this most profitable workshop."
Mrs. Ficochik tried to suppress her sadness, but her unconcealable joy made her expression particularly rich in layers.
"Ah! Poor Baron Sergei... Storms at sea are always unpredictable. But for you, this difficulty will surely be overcome.
Since you urgently need money to repay your debts, I will definitely help you.
I want your ironworks, mines, and smelting workshops!"
This was the first contact between Baron Sergei and Madame Fechik. Just as the rumor goes, "You don't know how hard it is to make money when you spend money."
However, Baron Sergei's visit this time was not just to discuss the transfer of the iron workshop.
Sergei pretended to be grateful and said, “Thank you, Madam Fekochik, for your generous help. You are probably the only person in the entire Holy Mountain who can come up with this much money in a short period of time.
I will complete the transfer procedures , and please prepare the money... My creditors are putting too much pressure on me.
In addition... I have some personal matters that I want to discuss with Mr. Luke alone. Can Madam provide us with a room?"
