My health recovery is incredibly fast.

The silver sand texts that Krestor condensed were numerous and very detailed, with each type of Starry Sky Demon having a description of over a thousand words.

Xia Zuo simply leaned back in his chair, rested his head on the side of the chair, and found a comfortable position to concentrate on reading.

Let's start with the only bipedal demon among the three types of Starry Sky Demons.

It was named the "Cracked-Foot Bone-Spiked Demon" by the inner sanctum. It has a large number of bones of different shapes and sizes inside its body and also has the ability to regenerate bones in a short period of time.

The bones of the Split-Foot Bone Spike Demon will emerge from the bony spikes on its elbows and be woven into specific bone artifacts according to its master's wishes, such as bone shields, bone armor, bone whips, bone wings, and so on.

What alarms the inner sanctum most is that the bone artifacts of the Riftfoot Bone Spike Demon can be combined with other Starry Sky Demons.

The celestial demon that resembled an octopus dagger was named the [Ominous Sword Demon].

It is both the weapon of the Split-Foot Bone Spike Demon and a sentient Starry Sky Demon that can act independently of the Split-Foot Bone Spike Demon.

The Bone-Spiked Demon can attach bone artifacts to the Omen Sword Demon to enhance its combat abilities. For example, it can equip the Omen Sword Demon with a retractable bone pole, or attach the Omen Sword Demon to a bone fist to turn it into a sword fist.

The Cracked Foot Bone Spike Demon and the Ominous Sword Demon, together, form the main force of the Starry Sky Demons above the Western Continent.

In comparison, the fleshy mass of demon covered in pustules was rather mediocre in combat.

The flesh-bundled demons are referred to as "multi-functional aberrations" by the Inner Palace. They are a strategic resource for the demon legion and are often used as food, medicine, fuel, and cannon fodder.

When the Cracked-Foot Bone-Spur Demon is injured or its body has consumed too much bone, it will eat multifunctional deformed creatures to heal itself or replenish its nutrients.

After being stuffed with explosives, the multi-functional aberrations become bombs with built-in smart detonation capabilities.

These versatile, weakly combat-capable alien demons are scattered across the entire interstellar boundary, and their presence can be seen everywhere.

Moreover, unlike other Star Demons that come from the Legion's headquarters, the Multifunctional Aberration can hatch directly from dead Star Demons, completing a rapid growth process from small to large on the battlefield, requiring only the corpses of Star Demons as fertilizer.

The inner palace offered a straightforward solution to these three types of celestial demons.

Burn the multi-functional aberration with raging fire, seal and tear apart the Ominous Sword Demon with magical chains, and smash the bone armor of the Cracked-Foot Bone-Spiked Demon head-on with incredibly hard earth spikes, tearing their bodies apart.

Regardless of how you render the Starry Sky Demon incapable of fighting, always remember to burn the corpse with a large fire to prevent the proliferation of multi-functional mutants.

As the saying goes, fire can purify everything.

If Xia Zuo doesn't want to spend time and energy studying spell chains or earth spells, he can just cast fire spells.

To completely incinerate the multi-functional aberration, a Flame Jet spell with 150 power is sufficient. However, considering that these celestial demons appear in groups and have an astonishing ability to multiply, it's best to use a fire spell with 200 or more power and a continuous burning effect.

The Ominous Sword Demon has relatively weak defenses but is extremely fast. A fireball with 200 power can destroy it, provided the caster can keep up with its trajectory.

The Split-Foot Bone-Spiked Demon is a bit troublesome.

Its bone braces can protect against high temperatures and flames.

The only operational space left for fire mages is to allow fire energy to seep into the gaps in the armor, or to burrow into the body of the Bone-Spiked Demon through its eye sockets, triggering a powerful explosion from the inside out to destroy the celestial demon. The most suitable spell is the high-level evocation spell, [Impulse].

Can I use curse spells to deal with the Starry Sky Demons?

Yes, control curses will work normally, but decay curses will have very little effect.

谷蒙

The reason is that there are too many multifunctional aberrations.

According to the inner palace's statistics, a Starry Sky Demon Squad usually carries 20 times the number of multi-functional mutants as the main members.

If it is not killed in one blow, the Starry Sky Demon will repeatedly regenerate flesh from its withered bones and regain its vitality.

In addition, the Crimson Poison Curse won't work either, as the Starry Sky Demons are immune to poisons.

Xia Zuo frowned when he saw the information, but after a moment's thought, he understood the reason.

This is the tragedy of the alchemy school.

It is also a tragedy for the alchemy of poisons.

[Basic toxins] originate from cosmic pollution, and all complex toxins that evolve from this are essentially products of cosmic space.

Aside from being used against humans, monsters, and otherworldly beings modified by the laws of elements, the compound toxin will not affect any creatures not modified by the laws of elements.

Perhaps... the contribution of poison alchemy to the interstellar frontier is merely the meditation method for [highly toxic crystals]...

Using the [Poisonous Crystal] meditation method to contain elements will only occupy half of the spirit slot.

The information on the three types of Starry Sky Demons all unanimously recommended that Xia Zuo focus on the [Poison Crystal] meditation method to maximize his combat power.

The core of the [Highly Toxic Crystal] meditation method is the [Elemental Highly Toxic Crystal]...

The highly toxic elemental crystals are composed of complex toxins and are essentially products of space.

Isn't that ironic?

To multiply humanity's combat power with limited mental energy, it is actually necessary to draw upon the power of the stars.

Xia Zuo sighed inwardly, then sat up straight and said:

"Your Excellency, thank you and the inner temple monks for the information you provided."

Xia Zuo pondered for a moment.

"As a member of the Poison Alchemy School, I should naturally use the [Poison Crystal] meditation method and curse spells to deal with the Starry Sky Demons. Considering that the Decay Curse is not suitable for combat in the Borderlands, I plan to supplement it with fire spells to enhance my ability to kill with a single blow. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Kristor looked at the fourth metal box on the table. "I knew you'd say that. Everything you need is in there. Among them is the spell scroll for [Impulse]."

Xia Zuo bowed again to express his gratitude.

Christor responded with a smile, "Do you have any further questions about the Starry Sky Border and the Starry Sky Demons? If you have any other questions related to the affairs of the Temple, you can ask me before you go to the Western Continent. Once you arrive in the Western Continent, you can only contact me using the Communication Orb. Alternatively, you can come to the outpost in the sky to find me after you have an elemental body."

Xia Zuo looked at the illusion image, pondered for a few seconds, then moved his gaze from the alien demon model to the light spot of the outpost, and then to the blue square symbolizing the airspace of the western continent.

"Your Excellency, I do have a question that I would like to know the answer to."

Xia Zuo recalled for a moment and said:

"I remember Headmistress Beatrice once mentioned that she and several other high-ranking mages had a special mission in the Western Continent, and would only return after completing it. So, is their mission also to guard the Western Continent? Hmm... Please forgive my intrusion if this involves classified information. I don't necessarily need to know the answer to this question; I'm just simply curious."

Chapter 109 Mass Production

“There’s nothing I can’t say about this,” Christo said, pointing to the second metal box on the table. “Your appointment order contains a passage that mentions the mission of Beatrice and other Outer Temple members in the Western Continent. But it’s rather vague. I can explain it to you in a different way.”

Christo said:

"When you touched the Chaos Container, which is the black crystal, you must have known about the technological path of the prehistoric civilization, right?"

“Yes.” Xia Zuo nodded. “Prehistoric civilizations had many different technological paths, such as steam engines, internal combustion engines, and atomic energy. Although we don’t quite understand the principles behind these technologies, I think they must be related to energy and power.”

“These technological routes have one thing in common.” Christo took a manual out of her pocket and handed it to Shazo in the air. “No matter what kind of technological route it is, they all originated in the late Middle Ages. Before the end of the Middle Ages, different technological routes had similar experiences, but from the end of the Middle Ages onwards, prehistoric civilizations of different periods would take different technological routes.”

Xia Zuo opened the manual.

This records the technological development of prehistoric civilizations in different periods.

Prehistoric civilizations that relied on steam engines and difference engines, embarking on the steampunk path, would have developed a complete steam technology system within one or two centuries after the end of the Middle Ages and would have begun attempting to reach the stars. However, constrained by fuel and boiler materials, their spaceflight experiments failed.

The Vacuum Tube Punk civilization, which had mastered internal combustion engines and vacuum tubes, performed better than the Steam Punk civilization, barely managing to get its spacecraft above the clouds, but still far from low Earth orbit, and failed to reach the smoke-covered surface of the Pillars of Creation.

The cyberpunk civilization is quite similar to Xia Zuo's previous life. Centered on electrically driven electronic components, it naturally achieved modernization and informatization, successfully reaching the interstellar boundary. Due to the existence of the alien vanguard army, the people of that time became the first humans to perish at the boundary.

The atomic punks mastered miniature nuclear fusion technology and created nuclear fusion batteries. Utilizing exoskeleton armor and miniature cold fusion reactors, this civilization became the first prehistoric civilization capable of directly confronting the alien extraterrestrials.

Bio-Punk, a prehistoric civilization specializing in artificial meridians and dantian, and fond of equipping their bodies with ancient martial arts prosthetics, unfortunately suffered a merciless crushing defeat at the hands of the Starry Sky Demons. The pollution emitted by the Starry Sky Demons alone directly claimed the lives of most of the ascendants.

The above are prehistoric civilizations that left a distinct mark on prehistoric history.

As Christo said, these prehistoric civilizations, without exception, began to diverge at the end of the Middle Ages, embarking on different technological paths.

Xia Zuo was more concerned about something else.

The handbook listed the names of prehistoric civilizations and their important scientists. Xia Zuo carefully read through the information about the cyberpunk civilization but couldn't find any names he remembered. The information in the handbook didn't match his memory at all.

What does this mean?

Xia Zuo is not from this world.

His physical body is that of a native of this world, but his soul and memories are not.

But don't forget, the cosmic boundary of this world is teeming with extraterrestrial demons.

In what form did his soul and memories exist, and how did they pass through the blockade of the Starry Sky Demons and the smoke of the Pillars of Creation to descend onto the Western Continent?

This question was extremely profound, and there were very few clues related to it, which made Xia Zuo feel confused and hesitant.

He rubbed his temples a few times and let the matter drop.

“It’s hard to imagine how many humans have sacrificed themselves since prehistoric times…” Xia Zuo sighed and returned the manual.

Christo retrieved the manual and said:

"The Bio-Punk Civilization was the last of the prehistoric civilizations. It was also the first prehistoric civilization to bring alien demons from the stars to the surface. Since then, demons have appeared on the Eastern Continent."

"The current environment of the Western Continent is very similar to that of the prehistoric civilization. There are no alien demons, no monsters. The Temple originally intended to cultivate a technological path based on alchemy there, a plan known as the Alchemy Punk Project."

"But the plan was interrupted by the awakening of bloodline power. You, along with a dozen or so bloodline awakeners deep inland, forced the temple to temporarily suspend the plan and make changes."

Xia Zuo frowned, somewhat puzzled.

"I find it a bit strange, Your Excellency. According to the historical knowledge instilled in me by the black crystal, bloodline power is the second way nature can deal with the alien demons of the stars. But there are clearly no alien demons or monsters on the Western Continent..."

Xia Zuo suddenly thought of something, clapped his hands and said:

"Could it be because the Temple transported the demons from the Eastern Continent to the Western Continent for research, causing a natural stress response in the Western Continent that activated the bloodline laws? Or perhaps, the blood demon named Kaluowuqi triggered the stress response in the Western Continent."

“That seems to be the case at the moment,” Christo said.

"After the appearance of bloodline awakeners in the Western Continent, the Outer Temple immediately withdrew all monsters from there. The Blood Demon Quarovich was also taken back to the Eastern Continent by Rexor. The temple members stationed in the Western Continent reported that after all the monsters and alien demons left the Western Continent, no new bloodline awakeners appeared."

"Does the Holy Temple still intend to conduct monster experiments on the Western Continent?" Xia Zuo asked.

“This is necessary, Shazo,” Krestor said firmly. “Helping the people of the Western Continent to recognize the existence of monsters and alien demons is to better defend against the alien demons of the stars. In the event that the boundary between the stars is lost, it will also give the people on the ground the will and strength to resist the alien demons, so that they will not collapse at the first touch and suffer slaughter.”

Xia Zuo nodded deeply. "I agree with the Temple's approach."

"In fact, the outer hall is planning to gradually release some weak monsters that can bring a sense of oppression to the people of the Western Continent."

Christo brushed a strand of hair from her forehead and continued:

"Under the care of the Alchemy School and the Warriors' Guild, the people of the Western Continent have become too complacent, to the point that they are constantly fighting amongst themselves and suffering severe internal strife. It would be better to create a common enemy for them to unite against external forces. At the same time, the garrison mages will step back from the forefront and no longer directly participate in the military operations of the various fortresses."

"The Outer Hall will expand the influence of Starry Night Academy, opening multiple branches to train more mage apprentices and alchemists with combat capabilities."