Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 313 Background Analysis: The Berserk Lord

In the radar scan of the land shield, all the opponents marked as enemies had lost their vital signs.

Yes, every single fragment has lost its vital signs.

The air was thick with the pungent smell of blood, gunpowder, and ozone.

Just as the archmage was crushed by the continuous overpressure of the thermobaric bomb, the wind elemental birds that had filled the nest and were swooping and swooping suddenly disappeared as if an illusion had been punctured.

As [Storm] ceased its attack, the battlefield, which had been filled with noise just a moment ago, fell into a deathly silence.

The steel behemoth that had just fought its entire battle stopped moving, turning into a still statue, but in the eyes of all the warriors of the Vast Ocean Guard, it was still as dazzling as their own lord, so radiant that they dared not look directly at it.

However, the lord is in a rather disheveled state now.

Although the car floor was safe, it wasn't a soft-padded room after all, so it didn't have any soundproofing or vibration damping. The frail little necromancer Chen Mo felt his head was ringing.

And then there's that body covered in dust, "fallen to earth."

The ground of Fallen Feather Canyon was certainly not cleaned by anyone. The lord's clothes were covered with dust and grime from the ground, as well as scattered feathers and leaves, clinging to his body here and there.

With a forceful pluck of a feather from his head, Chen Mo sat imposingly on the footrest of the [Storm] chariot, his face so gloomy it could wring water out of it, and the veins beside his temples seemed to be throbbing slightly.

By the way, Chen Mo mustered his strength and waved his hands repeatedly, using the psionic diversion technique to summon the Bloodline Altar once again.

I need to let my family know I'm safe first!
Standing beside the lord was Princess Liushuang, who held a broken sword in her hand. She was equally expressionless, and under the sweeping gaze of her icy eyes, no one dared to even breathe loudly.

After receiving the latest orders, the guards struggled to their feet one after another, and cooperated with therapists and medical staff to examine the wounded, collect the bodies, and clean up the scene.

A few minutes later, the mage in the group found the hidden magic circle node of the magic barrier behind them and dispelled the magical torrent.

More medical personnel poured in, and the atmosphere at the scene finally relaxed a bit.

Reports were delivered to Chen Mo one after another, making his expression increasingly serious.

"Reporting to the lord, the identity of the Darkwalker 'Hidden Blade' has been confirmed; he is a seventh-tier assassin from the Green Pine Kingdom!"

"Reporting to the lord, the examination of some of the corpses at the scene revealed that although none of them carried any nameplates or other items that could prove their identity, their weapons and equipment habits suggest that they belong to the 'Sky Sword' legion of Green Pine."

Are there any corpses left at the scene? Yes, there are some. Those enemies who fell first to the guards' swords and magic were lucky enough to have their corpses intact.

The Knights of Zircon Territory easily spotted the trickery in the style of these guys' weapons.

In other words, this is a joint attack by the Creek Moon Federation and the Green Pine Kingdom.

This is very strange.

"How did these guys manage to ambush me?"

The entire ambush was extremely targeted.

First of all, Chen Mo's plan to personally travel south and enter the Fallen Feather Canyon was a closely guarded secret, known only to a small group of top executives within the Han Hai Alliance.

Although the Han Hai Territory issued a mission to explore the Fallen Feather Canyon through the Mercenary Guild, the consistent official line was that the lord "sent people" to explore it, rather than the lord "led people" to explore it.

In fact, under normal circumstances, the development of such a ruin does not require the lord's personal presence. Any brigade commander or even regimental commander with enough soldiers can handle it. Although everyone respects the lord, everyone knows that the lord's combat strength is only so-so.

Chen Mo had no choice but to come because his needs for using the core of the ruins were too specific.

He needs to send the core of this relic back to Earth.

Normally, once a ruin is breached, its core will appear in various forms, but all will follow a primary control principle.

For example, if after the Razorfen Downs ruins are breached, and Aurelio Zelin Lee becomes an earthbound undead who has made a pact with the lord, then the core of the Razorfen Downs ruins can be activated and used by the lord himself.

In other words, if Chen Mo doesn't come, then this primary control will belong to a brigade commander or regimental commander sent by the Han Hai Territory.

In theory, control can change hands. When the first controller dies unexpectedly or voluntarily relinquishes control, the core of the ruins and the entity it depends on lose their dominance and will re-enter a "wild" state, making it possible to be subdued and controlled again.

But this is a process, a long process.

Only by destroying the nest already built by the previous controller, returning the core of the ruins to its initial state, and drawing enough spiritual energy to generate new ruins can a new control be established.

To use an analogy from Earth, it might not take long to complete a "dungeon," but generating that "dungeon" would take a considerable amount of time.

Chen Mo didn't want to wait!
Based on the experience of establishing nests on the Starry Continent, the time it takes for a ruin to become wild again depends on the strength of the spiritual energy at the location of the ruin's core. Even in places with abundant spiritual energy, it will take at least three years for the ruin to re-form.

According to this plan, if Chen Mo doesn't personally exercise this primary control, he can either wait three years or even longer before sending the relic core back to Dongxia, or send a relic core that he doesn't control back to Dongxia.

He was still uneasy, even though the controller was Fanxing's closest relative and most loyal follower.

Therefore, he had to make this trip himself.

However, apart from Chen Mo himself, no one in the entire Starry Continent knew the core reason. Theoretically, no one should have been able to predict in advance that he would "definitely" come in person.

Chen Mo's exact itinerary to Fallen Feather Canyon was a closely guarded secret of the Alliance. Even the local natives and elven elders on Xiyue's side were only notified when the ship was already close to Xiasha.

This was largely driven by political needs—the alliance's chairman had come to the alliance's territory, and it would be disrespectful and detrimental to unity if the elders of each department were not notified at all.

The exploration team timed their actions meticulously. As soon as Chen Mo left the port, without wasting a single minute, the team headed straight for the Fallen Feather Canyon Ruins. Meanwhile, local teams had already been deployed to cordon off and clear the area around the ruins.

Even if the local elders received the news and immediately notified the royal family, and the royal family happened to have a team near the ruins, it would be impossible for them to break through the ruins, create a nest, and set up such a long series of traps.

What's more, the Green Pine people have appeared here. To get here from Green Pine, one must cross the Dark Forest!
As the lord's accompanying advisor, Qiu Yeyu, who was by the lord's side, expressed her speculation.

"Either the enemy used divine magic to predict the lord's itinerary in advance."

"Either... there's a traitor among the territory's high-ranking officials!"

Chen Mo silently clenched his fist.

Autumn Night Whisper was formerly the Night Whisper mage of the Exile. His magical skill level was only above average, but he was fond of research and enjoyed studying various documents and materials. After joining the "Return Cemetery", he had just passed a long probationary period and became one of the lord's accompanying advisors.

Which possibility do you think is more likely?

Qiu Yeyu hesitated for a moment, but still answered honestly, "I think it's more likely that there's a traitor."

"The price to pay for using high-level divine arts to accurately predict the future, especially the precise itinerary of a prominent figure like yourself with such a special status and numerous connections, is far too high!"

"There are countless gods on the Star Continent. Even merfolk, goblins, and halflings have their own gods. But only a handful are truly involved in the realm of 'time' and 'fate,' and they almost never make predictions over long periods of time."

“Tracing the past is easy, and intervening in the present is also possible, but predicting the future, especially the precise future, is extremely difficult!”

Chen Mo's understanding of the realm of deities was rather superficial. The temple priests and bishops he usually encountered spoke mostly empty words and rarely told the truth, so they naturally couldn't provide him with any valuable information.

So far, they haven't even replied to the hundred questions Chen Mo had raised about the release of forbidden spells! Seeing the lord's puzzled expression, Qiu Yeyu simply squatted down and tried her best to explain to the lord in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

The gods of the Starry Continent eat everything, but they refuse to suffer any loss.

Predicting the future requires even the gods to use a vast amount of divine grace.

"My lord, a vague future is easy to predict. For example, the territory will develop better and better, and Princess Liushuang will become a stronger warrior. This is just a deduction of a general direction and trend based on existing information and rules. It doesn't even require gods; astrologers can do it!"

“However, accurate future predictions not only require determining every specific moment of your future, Your Lordship, but also the specific behaviors and actions of every person and every natural element related to you.”

"And these elements are in turn affected by many other factors."

“My teacher told me that the price of making such a prediction is unimaginable! It could probably plunge a god into a slumber that lasts for decades before he can recover!”

As Qiu Yeyu explained further, Chen Mo roughly understood what he meant.

No one's actions are isolated; they are influenced not only by their own actions but also by the actions of others and other things at all times.

Take the matter of going to Fallen Feather Canyon as an example. The actions of the people around you may directly affect the time, steps, and even whether the trip will be successful.

For example, if the young princess accidentally used too much force and made a mistake, she might injure the lord...

Or perhaps, after the young princess advances in rank, Chen Mo decides on a whim to find a place to hold a grand banquet to celebrate!
Or perhaps the Elf's Grand Elder suddenly extended an invitation, the Stream Moon royal family launched a counterattack, the ship stirred up storms at sea, or even something unexpected happened in distant Eastern Xia... Any person or event could cause Chen Mo to immediately adjust his plans!
There are countless variables that could influence this pioneering journey. And these variables themselves are in turn affected by even more secondary variables.

For example, because Liushuang's sister bit Liushuang's ear, it affected Liushuang, causing Liushuang to take some indescribable actions against the lord, forcing the lord to temporarily change his itinerary.

As for Liushuang's sister, she may have been instigated by some Elder Xiyue behind the scenes.

"My lord, to accurately predict your future actions, you must accurately predict the future behavior of everyone around you, and even further, accurately predict every move of these people around you and the people around them."

"Only when all the elements are certain, including people, environment, climate, objects, and so on, can your precise actions be determined. The divine power required for this is immeasurable!"

"It's much more troublesome than moving mountains or changing the course of rivers!"

Okay, that makes it clear.

According to the theory of six degrees of separation, if anyone on the Starry Continent sneezes somewhere, it could potentially affect Chen Mo some time later.

No wonder they say that heavenly secrets cannot be revealed; they simply cannot afford to reveal them!
But if it weren't for the intervention of the gods this time, then a great storm is likely to rise over the Vast Ocean Territory!
This time, the opponent's actions were too targeted, as if the opponent had a full-map cheat and was watching Chen Mo who knew nothing about it.

Each ruin has its own rules for expansion, some restricting rank, some limiting the number of people, and others restricting the application of certain types of psionic energy. Featherfall Canyon is one such ruin that restricts the number of people.

Therefore, lords can only bring a limited number of guards and cannot bring in a special operations brigade.

Similarly, opponents who enter the ruins in advance to ambush will also occupy this number of people. Once the Vast Ocean Territory begins to enter the ruins, they will be bound by the laws and will be able to detect the anomaly immediately.

Therefore, the enemy breached the ruins ahead of time, activating them into a temporary lair under their control. This meant that when they entered, the Vast Ocean Territory had no idea that enemies were hiding inside.

The enemy has deployed wind elementalists suited to the canyon environment, planted lightless walkers capable of "existence concealment," set up pre-prepared isolation arrays, and formed a well-coordinated and powerful team of high-level professionals. By all accounts, this is a deadly situation with no chance of survival.

The lord was able to survive because in this other world, he received the full support of the number one industrial powerhouse who controlled nearly 40% of the Earth's productivity.

The near-infinite wealth allowed the lord to take personal protection to an outrageous level.

The collaborative efforts of the Magic Academy, the Dwarf Master, and the Eastern Xia experts allowed them to attach various defensive, psychic, and healing miniature magic arrays and trigger-based items to his inner armor with an extremely high density, much like an integrated circuit board. This resulted in his "super armor," an absurdly powerful defense capable of withstanding a series of attacks from high-level professionals.

With Dongxia's full-scale war preparations, a batch of steel weapons was prepared for Chen Mo, capable of arriving at his side immediately and attacking from all directions without any blind spots.

Before Storm runs out of ammunition, or before the enemy forcibly destroys Storm, any enemy attempting to approach the Lord will be torn to shreds.

Although it was a close call, this debt absolutely cannot be left unresolved!

The communication with Qiu Yeyu has come to an end, but reports from all parties are still being delivered one after another.

"Reporting to the lord, the area in front of the canyon has been cleared, and no surviving enemies have been found."

"Reporting to the Chairman, all personnel previously responsible for guarding the ruins area have been arrested and are awaiting your instructions!"

The one who called him "Chairman" was naturally from the former Xiyue Federation, now the Xiayue Alliance.

The elder, whose tribe was unknown, lay trembling on the ground. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw piles of unrecognizable pieces of flesh being slowly pried apart by the inspectors, who were searching for any possible clues.

Sweat poured down the elder's forehead, almost forming a small puddle in front of him.

These old guys had a keen enough political sense that the moment they received news that the lord had been ambushed in his assigned area, they immediately disarmed and put the guards under their control, without daring to conduct any private interrogations, and waited for the people from the Han Hai Territory to come and take over.

Chen Mo gave a noncommittal "hmm" from his throat, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger: "Get up, stand up and talk."

Another member of the Alliance's Political Consultative Office rushed in: "Reporting to the Chairman, the Elven Royal Court has sent an urgent message. They intend to immediately dispatch three battalions of air cavalry to the Featherfall Canyon area, claiming they are going to do everything in their power to protect your safety, Chairman! Please instruct us, Chairman, whether we should allow them to approach?"

"Not for now." Chen Mo waved his hand, his tone resolute. "Have them keep a close watch on the Xiyue royal family's main city and all important military outposts! Don't let those bastards get away!"

"Yes!"

Time passed second by second, and finally, the news that Chen Mo had been waiting for arrived!
"Reporting to the lord, the lair... the lair core has been located and confirmed to be activated... and... the core energy response is rapidly decreasing..."

Although he had long anticipated this outcome, Chen Mo, who had been clinging to a last glimmer of hope, was devastated at this moment.

That's right, even though he was surrounded by high-level professionals and lost tens of thousands of gold coins, a huge amount of spirit crystals, and a defensive array of inestimable value, Chen Mo didn't explode.

The guard suffered heavy casualties, the young princess was slightly injured, and Chen Mo was almost "on the verge of death." He did not blow it up.

Even more importantly, a precious month's worth of transportation capacity, which could have been used to transport more industrial machine tools and more special materials, was inexplicably lost in this remote mountain valley, and Chen Mo didn't explode.

However, when it was confirmed that the relic crystal was no longer usable and might not be returned to Dongxia for several years, Chen Mo was furious.

"That's unreasonable!"

"Unforgivable!"

Chen Mo slammed his fist heavily onto the carriage of the [Storm], making a muffled "bang".

Well, [Storm] is fine, not even a scratch. The lord's hand was torn open and bleeding profusely.

The group of people standing nearby knelt down as if Lu Dun had swept them across.

"Please calm down, Chairman! Please take care of your health!"

"My lord, please calm down! We are trying to find a solution!"

"There's always another way!"

(End of this chapter)