Don't disturb the sorcerer's scientific research

Chapter 190 The Tentacle Monsters' Last Words
Looking at the documents left behind by the elemental tentacles, Jia Xiu felt that things were getting more and more chaotic.

Judging from the Anka Gate in the town of Çachdis, their plan has definitely begun.

Judging from the demons' current lively state, they may have overestimated the effectiveness of this deathrattle.

If this virus-like spell were used on demons and had the same effect as on humans, simply turning demons into vampires, it would probably be a bit insufficient.

Even if vampire-transformed demons do become bloodthirsty and feed on their own kind, given the sheer violence of demons, completely wiping out infected and transformed demons shouldn't be a problem.

After all, no matter how much the vampires are strengthened, they still have the fatal weakness of being afraid of sunlight.

Moreover, the life-extending effect of vampires is not attractive to demons, as they are already long-lived and no individual would actively seek to be transformed.

Similar things have happened frequently in human groups.

At the same time, the demons' emotions are still very thin, and they will not be unable to bring themselves to carry out a genocidal extermination campaign because of the complex emotional connection between the vampires and their own race.

This is precisely the most important reason why vampires and their offspring can exist in various societies for so long.

Even after becoming a vampire, one can still develop friendships, romantic relationships, familial bonds, and shared interests with other races. This is why vampire bathhouses can continue to operate in Larvin's black market.

As long as they obtain blood through purchasing channels and don't engage in overt illegal or criminal activities in the city, we can turn a blind eye to these vampires mingling in the city.

As for the demons, they don't care about this or that.

The devil might still have a tiny bit of emotional connection, but those pure psychopaths wouldn't care about even a little bit.

From this perspective, it seems that the elemental tentacles' final spell probably didn't have much of an effect on the demons.

Jia Xiu finished reading the first document.

It's not complicated, and it doesn't involve the most fundamental principles of the Anka Gate.

The initial assessment of its research value is not very high.

However, this place might offer knowledge about the origins of vampires. For the vampires of today, the elemental tentacles could be considered "creators."

The true mother of vampires.

Of course, the elemental tentacles are not gendered, and each individual can divide to produce offspring.

If information related to the origins of vampires can be found, there is hope for a complete analysis of vampire magic.

Although Jia Xiu can now analyze vampire magic, it is not systematic. He needs to analyze each spell individually, and it is not easily imitated.

The paper on vampire magic rune replacement was published a few months ago, and so far, no other caster has been heard of who can deduce other rune replacements.

Establishing a relatively complete system would allow other spellcasters to participate in vampire magic research.

Regardless of other ratings, the paper that constructed the system had an absolutely tremendous impact.

There's even hope of creating a spell to revert a transformed vampire back to normal.

This is yet another major study.

Moreover, this research not only has a huge impact, but its estimated economic benefits are also unparalleled.

Give those veteran vampires whose senses have degenerated to a certain extent, who can't taste any food except blood, whose perception has become numb, who have serious psychological problems, and who are constantly trying to kill themselves, a chance to turn back into humans.

Oh, they're probably willing to give up their entire fortune for this opportunity.

Those old vampires, hundreds or even thousands of years old, are all extremely wealthy.

After imagining a bright future where he could recreate a vampire and earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of crowns, Jashu's thoughts returned to the present.

Mature researchers know how to set realistic goals for themselves, which can effectively boost their motivation.

We still need a more detailed understanding of the principles behind Anka's Gate to reach this beautiful vision.

And why this thing was sent to their dimension.

"Boss, I found this."

At this moment, Bubu, carrying a stack of booklets that was almost half as tall as him, staggered over to Jia Xiu.

"Look, did I find the right ones? These characters look so strange, I don't even know if they are exactly the same as the ones on the note, so I just took the ones that are similar."

“Well done,” Jia Xiu said, taking the book Bu Bu had found. “What you found is the ‘Bloodlust Transformation Test Log’… This is absolutely right!”

Upon recognizing the title of the booklet, Jia Xiu's eyes lit up.

This contains more information than a comprehensive feasibility study of a plan.

He quickly checked the other booklets that Bubu had found. Apart from a few that were basically unrelated, the rest were all test logs.

It seems that the elemental tentacles conducted quite a few tests when time was running out.

And without a doubt, they possess the ability to control demons in large numbers as test subjects.

If they still exist, they should have a lot in common with the Ukrmac Empire.

"What is a Bloodlust Transformation Body?" Bubu asked curiously.

"It should be what they call vampires; the vampire race is something they created."

As Jia Xiu spoke, he began to examine the contents of the log.

"3302.15.1 - Rationality Test: Bloodthirsty Transformers that have been starved for more than 5 days will completely lose their rationality and uncontrollably attack their own kind..."

The string of numbers at the beginning is probably a date or test number or something similar.

I don't know if there's any difference between a "day" here and a day in their culture.

If they're about the same, then a vampire transformed from a demon is far less able to withstand hunger than a vampire transformed from a human.

"3302.15.2 - Strength Test: The Bloodthirsty Transformation Body's strength has significantly increased, surpassing its pre-transformation strength by 25%-30%..."

Seeing this, Jia Xiu became a little curious. According to what was written here, it seemed that they had made the demons cooperate in the experiment.

Is it mind control, or some other method?
"3302.15.3 - Agile Testing..."

"3302.15.4 - Impact Resistance Test..."

The first test log was filled with information about combat power. The elemental tentacles tested from multiple dimensions and in numerous real battles that the Bloodthirsty Transformation Form was several times stronger than the original demon.

Although the value in each dimension is only 20% to 30% stronger than before the transformation, when added together, it results in a comprehensive improvement.

Based solely on these test results, the elemental tentacles would indeed believe that the "bloodthirsty transformant" is fatal to the demon race.

Jia Xiu opened the second volume.

"3302.17.1 - Corrosion Damage Influence Test: Five corrosive solutions of increasing strength were used to test the bloodthirsty transformant. The corrosion resistance was good..."

"3302.17.2 - Burn damage impact test, using five temperatures increasing sequentially..."

This volume contains tests on the survival and recovery abilities of the transformed demon race.

The elemental tentacles are looking for a bloodthirsty transformation form with a huge boost in combat power. Is there any particularly fatal weakness in this form?

Based on the conclusions of this volume, they were not found.

Not a single test was conducted with any intention of achieving positive results.

Logically, vampires are afraid of sunlight, so they should be easy to spot.

It's unclear whether it was an oversight by the elemental tentacles, or...

Jia Xiu looked through the crack in the outer wall at the red-covered sky.

The sun is not visible.

It has the effect of a very overcast day.

Well, if the environment in this dimension remains like this, the importance of sunlight will indeed go unnoticed.

In overcast weather, vampires can actually come out and move around.

They failed to discover the fatal flaw in the final counterattack plan.

When faced with a life-or-death situation, luck wasn't on the elemental tentacles' side either.

Jia Xiu sighed.

One is a race wiped out by the demons, the other is a race still fighting against the demons. They are somewhat in the same boat.

The following volumes contain similar content.

However, a few of the tests caught Jia Xiu's attention.

"3302.22.7 - Testing of conversion schemes for potentially unknown demon race species..."

In this test, the elemental tentacles even considered demon species they had never seen before, so they made contingency plans.

Traps have been set on the Gate of Anka. If any unknown species of demons attempts to destroy the Gate of Anka, they may be captured by the traps and imprisoned in the detection chamber.

Jia Xiu looked at the testing chamber in the diagram.

It looks familiar, very familiar.

It's the sarcophagus in the chapel of the town of Çachdis.

In this so-called "detection chamber," information about the demons who have fallen into the trap is analyzed to ensure the completion of the conversion infection spell.

At the same time, the individuals in the detection chamber will be implanted with strong thought suggestions through mental magic, causing them to attack the demons in the vicinity. Along with the suggestions, they will also be implanted with elemental tentacle language packs, allowing them to understand the operating instructions on the Gate of Anka.

This is to ensure that infected individuals are not preemptively attacked by other demons before they lose their minds due to bloodlust.

The final step of the mental suggestion is that if all the demons in the vicinity are eliminated, one should return to the Gate of Anka, eventually returning to this plane and being destroyed by a spell bombardment trap.

The elemental tentacles not only intend to fight the demons, but also plan the elimination of the bloodthirsty transformed beings after the demons are destroyed.

While this trap is not a one-time use, individuals transformed through it after the first use will be defective, with reduced abilities in various aspects, and the language pack will not be effective.

It can be said to be a very responsible counterattack plan.

Even if it means their own extinction, they should try their best to eliminate other impacts of the plan.

The whole plan went pretty well, except it didn't succeed.

After reviewing these tests, a hypothesis formed in Jia Xiu's mind.

The primordial vampires on their plane were most likely among the first to fall into the trap of Anka's Gate.

Having undergone the most powerful transformation and been implanted with a mental imprint, it was tasked with searching for and attacking the surrounding demons, clearing them out, and then returning via a portal.

However, there were no demons nearby at the time, so the thought commands they received had a "bug," leading to Elizabeth's situation.

I know I have a mission, but I don't know exactly what that mission is.

All I remember is that after completing it, I had to return to my home dimension.

I didn't know that coming back would mean a magical bombardment.

You have to admit, it truly is a "home away from home".

If this conjecture is true...

Unlucky bastard, utterly unlucky bastard. The mysterious and powerful image of the original vampire in Jia Xiu's mind has been completely reversed.

It turns out they were all unlucky, not just Elizabeth, but all the original vampires were pretty much the same.

They were inexplicably trapped and transformed into vampires, carrying an unclear mission and a deep longing and obsession with the blood of their kind.

It's rather tragic.

After the first batch of conversions, the conversion rate plummeted.

This created the impression that the original vampires were much more powerful than other vampires.

After the conversion effect deteriorated, the cults that were later converted by the inferior version used it as a means to control their followers and portrayed it as a miracle in the town.

But those cult members didn't have the language pack installed, and they couldn't understand what the inscriptions were, so the cult's abstract doctrines were born.

Now only one question remains.

How did the Gate of Anka get to their plane?

Another test provides the answer.

"3302.25.5 - Anka's Gate Deployment Test..."

Because the elemental tentacles' goal is to destroy the demon race, they need to cast the Gate of Anka into Hell and the Abyss.

Unfortunately, something unexpected happened during the deployment test.

They also encountered turbulence.

The turbulence during the dimensional travel caused the Gate of Anka to deviate from its intended arrival area and stop in a place far from its destination.

The town of Çachdis should be one of them.

The elemental tentacles' final counterattack plan, while seemingly well-thought-out, is actually fraught with unexpected twists and turns.

For example, it directly led to the appearance of the Gate of Anka in their plane, in a remote town.

Logically, the "culprit" who caused all this should pay the price.

Over the years, vampires have caused considerable casualties on the mainland.

But who can pay the price? The entire elemental tentacle race is probably wiped out.

Jia Xiu organized the test logs and prepared to take them back.

"Jia Xiu, come and take a look at this."

Gillianice also appeared carrying a huge, thick book.

It made a muffled thud when it was put down, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Jia Xiu glanced at it.

"The principle of the Bloodlust Transformation Spell..." Jia Xiu had just finished reading the title when he excitedly exclaimed, "That's it! It has to be you, sister!"

The systematic analysis of vampire magic, which restored vampires to their original state, alleviated the frustration caused by the demonic threat.

Jia Xiu immediately activated the detection technique, and unsurprisingly, the huge book received high praise for its research value.

The research value detected when the portal was opened should come from this.

"We've found this, and we know pretty much everything we need to know. Let's get ready to leave."

"How much will the Adventurers' Guild pay us for reporting this to them?" Mia muttered.

Going home is always good news.

"Where are Ram and the Radiant Knight? Have you seen them?"

Before she could get an answer, Ram came running back, panting heavily.

"This is incredible!" Ram exclaimed, panting. "Ram found something that looks absolutely amazing!"

"WTF?"

"We can't bring them all, boss. You'll have to go with Ram to check. The Radiant Knight is already there."

"Oh?"

Hearing what Ram said, Jashu checked the remaining oxygen and found that there was still some left, so he quickly followed.

After going up one floor, I hadn't walked far when I saw a door that was as thick as armor plating.

The door was covered with dense and complex rune arrays, which were already activated and were sweeping back and forth at the Radiant Knight in front of the door.

“You’ve arrived, Jashu. Quickly take a look at these spells and see what they are,” the Radiant Knight said upon noticing Jashu’s arrival. “I haven’t been attacked yet, so I’m not sure what they’re doing.”

"Okay, let me take a look."

Before Jia Xiu could finish speaking, the detection technique was suddenly activated, as if the sect leader had given him a death order to take a look at the door.

Under the effect of the detection technology, a dense barrage of research value prompts popped up, layer upon layer...

(End of this chapter)