In the previous few gathering places of elemental creatures, Lin had always found a quiet and secluded place to talk to the elemental creatures that acted alone. But this time, he had the urge to confront the elemental core of an elemental lord.
Even if he did so, it would be like a stranger running into the heart of the World Tree. There was a high chance that he would be killed. But Lin still decided to act rashly. Other than the inexplicable impulse, he was betting that the elemental creatures in this state could not be treated like ordinary intelligent creatures.
And this time, Lin did not choose to use Blink to suddenly appear near the elemental core. Instead, he chose to walk step by step. He did this because he wanted to have time to figure out where the impulse in his heart came from.
Previously, this emotion emerged when he stayed in the Abyss to observe the stars, and it was related to those indescribable things. And the development after that, although the end result was good, the process was not very pleasant. If he had to do it all over again, even if he knew that the result was a great benefit, he probably would not choose to do it.
It was never his style to gamble with his life for no reason. And that time, it was proven that he was affected by the environment of the Abyss. That was why he acted so carelessly. What about this time?
After coming to this world without air, in addition to a set of life-sustaining spells, he also covered himself with the purification spells that he learned from the magic cat. With such a comprehensive protection, it was reasonable to say that there was no possibility of him being attacked again. Then this impulse was likely to come from an intuitive judgment.
In other words, under the current known conditions, he subconsciously judged that directly contacting the Snake King Odessa was a meaningful thing to do. He could even benefit from it. So the question was, what were the conditions that supported such an idea? Lin felt that it was necessary to find out these conditions and see if they were reliable. Then, he would return everything to normal rational judgment.
First of all, judging from the jade rat that Lin had just caught, that little guy was definitely not weak among the elemental creatures that Lin knew. Although the jade rat was very timid, according to Lin's observation, its strength might even be stronger than the Ironstone Man that he met when he first came to the Earth Maze, which was when it still had the gem arm.
But such an elemental creature had not developed intelligence. According to the manifestation of its consciousness, in the past, it should have been classified as a low-level elemental spirit. But that was not the case. In other words, the display of intelligence had nothing to do with the level of strength. The two were separated.
The reason for this change was that elemental creatures walked a different path. They instinctively moved in the direction of constantly purifying their bodies. The rarer and stronger the material of the body, the purer the body, the more similar the effect. This was the same for all elemental creatures, whether they possessed intelligence or only had beast-like instincts.
This was also the first point where he had misunderstood.
However, Snake King Odessa's situation was a little different. Although he walked the path of purifying his own body, there were many elemental creatures who walked the same path as him gathered around him and entrusted their lives to him, forming a kind of community. It was also this gathering that allowed Odessa to cross the threshold and become an Elemental Lord.
This was a simple judgment that could be made after seeing the giant snake with his own eyes. Because from Lin's observation, those elemental creatures should be independent individuals. Their Light of Elemental Spirits and other individuals were inextricably linked to the Snake King. All of them were connected to each other and formed a huge whole.
If this situation could affect the Snake King Odessa's consciousness, then this giant snake did not just have beast-like instincts, but another kind of collective will. And this conjecture also matched one of the several conjectures that Lin had about the Spirit of the Earth Mother.
Then, was it possible that he came here because he was secretly guided here? Meeting with the collective will of the Snake King was a preparation before meeting the Spirit of the Earth Mother. In other words, the result of this meeting would affect the next meeting and negotiation. In that case, it was obvious who the mastermind behind this was.
… Well, thinking about this, Lin now felt that he was overthinking. It was impossible that there was a conspiracy behind everything. However, Snake King Odessa's state of consciousness did indeed interest Lin.
At the very least, it was not easy to control such a huge body. So, how did this giant snake do it? What was the mechanism behind it? These were all things that made Lin curious.
Another thing that made Lin curious was how Odessa did it. How was it able to make the outside world's violent movements only shake slightly when it was transferred into its body? To figure this out, other than dissecting this giant snake, he would have to ask Odessa himself. If Odessa had a way to answer this question.
According to Yanagita Rikoso's fantasy science reading book, the obstacle for humans to drive giant robots was not the creation of giant robots. It was how to control the robots while protecting themselves when the giant robots were moving so that they would not be torn apart by the terrifying and irregular G-force.
Simply put, it was how to avoid shocks. From this point of view, Tekken 28's long-distance remote control method was actually quite scientific.
Regarding the issue of shock absorption, there was no good solution in the existing magic of the mysterious land. Or rather, there was a relatively cheap and commercialized method. Because if there was, the first application would definitely be on a carriage. When that thing sat up, it would really hit its butt. Now that the possible answer was right in front of him, how could Lin not be curious?
And as he moved forward, even though the small elemental creatures along the way fled before they saw him, they still could not escape his detection. As long as it was data that could be observed from the outside, Lin Yi would record it down in detail.
In addition, he was curious about the environment and ecology of the Snake King's body, so Lin paid a lot of attention to these small elemental creatures. He also collected a lot of data, gradually perfecting his understanding of the ecology of the Snake King's body and correcting many of his misconceptions about elemental creatures.
There were not many obstacles on the way to the Snake King Odessa's elven core on foot. At most, the passage was not suitable for human movement. However, this wasn't much of a problem. In the environment detection, as long as the space on the other side of the narrow passage was spacious enough, the Blink spell would be activated. Whether the passage was a mouse hole or a dog hole, it would be easy to pass through.
As for the other problem, it was the changes in the Snake King's internal environment. Just as Lin Yi had guessed at the beginning, Odessa's interior was not the same terrain. Instead, it would change according to certain factors. It was just that this change was faster than expected. At least after moving forward for a short distance, the route forward was no longer the same as before.
But walking through the maze was just a small matter to a certain someone. Even if the results of the previous detection could be invalidated, at most, he would just have to do it again. Not to mention the core location of the Snake King's elven core. No matter how much it changed, it would be quite obvious.
With a clear goal, the destination was soon in sight.
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