Rorschach was a qualified net weaver. Xixi's struggle did not cause him much trouble. On the contrary, it gave him a hint.
"There's a problem."
The next step was even simpler. He followed the lizards to their nest, and then Rorschach found what he wanted.
It was a blue-gray crystal. It was turbid but contained strange elemental fluctuations. Whether it was the material or the appearance, it was exactly the same as the one on the mutated lizard.
It was obvious that the lizard had mutated after coming into contact with the crystal.
Roxia put on a pair of rubber gloves and carefully touched and inspected the crystal. Not far away, Xixi, who was tightly bound by spider silk, was still making muffled noises as she jumped around like a dying salted fish.
"This is the cause of the mutation? Oh, thank you. "
"Those war beasts, you also mutated with this? Oh, you really know how to hide it. You even know this. If I didn't come, I would have been fooled by you. "
While collecting samples with a shovel, Rorschach, who was talking to himself to Xixi, seemed a little nervous. However, Xixi's face was full of fear. She felt that the secret in her heart could not be hidden anymore.
"Don't be afraid … Don't cry, I really don't know how to read minds. Tsk, you don't believe me at all … Huh? Can't dig anymore? "
While talking nonsense, Rorschach found that there was a problem with the work in front of him.
The crystal was inlaid in the ground. Rorschach originally planned to use a small hammer to smash the stones around it and then take it out. However, as he knocked, he found that the crystal was a whole with the ground.
As he knocked, the surrounding stones fell to the ground, but he found that the crystal was still connected to the ground. He broke the whole ground, but he was surprised to find an incomprehensible fact.
"This crystal is all under the ground?"
Yes, it was not that the crystal was in the cave, but that the cave was full of crystals under the rock layer. The whole cave could be called a crystal cave.
After knocking a small piece, a simple experimental device could obtain its density, hardness, and other physical constants. However, it would take some time to calculate its elemental power.
Using the instrument to collect the data was fast. Then, the data would be handed over to the Church's mages for comparison, and they should be able to come to a conclusion.
More than ten minutes later, the conclusion came out, but Rorschach was in disbelief.
[Thunderstrike Stone. It's not the inferior thunderstrike stone from Horned Beast City. It's a mutated natural thunderstrike stone. Although the quality of the stone isn't very good, and the elemental fluctuations are rather strange, the thunderstrike stone should have its basic functions. It's definitely worth more than gold of the same volume. And, our experts have come up with a rather absurd possibility … Dig a few more holes and see if the ground is filled with this type of crystal.]
Rorschach did as he was told, but just like before, no matter where he dug, he could see the strange blue-gray crystal.
[… This is really bad. The expert's conclusion is most likely true. Rorschach, ask the local, "Is the entire mountain a natural thunderbolt rock?"]
"Ha, how is that possible? You must be so poor that you've gone crazy. Isn't this a real-life version of a mountain of gold?"
Although Rorschach said that, he still did as he was told. But the moment he jokingly asked the question, he really couldn't laugh anymore.
"Joking? The entire mountain is a mutated thunderstrike stone?! "
Theoretically speaking, this was possible. The Thunderstruck Stone was a special transformation of a magical ore after being struck by lightning. When the tip of the Thunderstruck Stone reached the clouds, it was indeed possible for a natural Thunderstruck Stone to appear under the condition that the repeated lightning strikes were unable to shatter it.
If there was a natural thunderstrike stone mine in the entire mountain range, then after countless thunderstorms, the entire mine would probably have become a thunderstrike stone.
The cave was originally in the inner layer of the mountain range. Without the outer layer of soil and rock covering it, it was possible for the inner layer of the mountain range to be directly exposed. And, the crystal lizard attracted Rorschach, an outsider.
A series of coincidences, coupled with Rorschach's cautiousness, exposed the truth to Rorschach. And now, he vaguely guessed something.
If this priceless treasure mountain was the premise, many pieces of the puzzle were instantly completed. Many things that didn't make sense also became reasonable.
"The Horned Elephant Tribe must know this, so they attacked your tribe at all costs? Oh, so that's the reason. This is the origin of the war? Sure enough, the source of the war is profit. "
Cape Town's magical civilization was built on the thunderstrike stone, just like how Olivia's Magic Box, which could carry a miniature magic pool, was the cornerstone of Aishi's magical technology. In recent years, Cape Town had obviously absorbed a lot of Aishi's technology, but the thunderstrike stone was still the foundation of everything. If there was an almost infinite thunderstrike stone mine in front of them, they would do whatever it took to get it.
"The war between Cape Town and you is also a tacit agreement between both sides to find ways to avoid the Descenders? Is it just to prevent the Aishi's Descenders from interfering? No? Oh, it's just that Cape Town is hiding it. You don't have any channels to contact the Aishi's Descenders? No, you're worried that contact with the Aishi People will cause trouble for you. Yep, you're right this time. "
Salted Fish, who had been tied up tightly, suddenly jumped up. Seeing the determination to die in Salted Fish's eyes, it was clear that Salted Fish wanted to commit suicide by smashing his head against a wall in order to protect Salted Fish's secret. Roxia was quite moved as he then tied Salted Fish up like a cocoon … He even didn't forget to stuff a smelly sock into Salted Fish's mouth. Although this was to prevent Salted Fish from committing suicide by biting his own tongue, judging from this action, Roxia had learned a lot from those unreliable descenders over the past two years.
"I'll make do with it. Besides this, I only have the underwear from yesterday. How about I change out of … Quiet. Yep, quiet is good. If you know what's good for you, you'll suffer less.
[The original contact plan has been canceled. Don't stay any longer. Take the sample and return immediately.]
Loli's voice was now filled with anxiety. Loli's revised plan surprised Roxia for a moment before he suddenly realized what was going on.
This unexpected reward updated the information he had, and also confirmed that the previous plan wasn't feasible.
This was the Seymour people's "Mount Sainte", where the greatest secret of the Seymour people was hidden. Rorschach had originally planned to directly climb to the top of the mountain to meet with the enemy's chief and elders. This should have been feasible.
But now, this kind of behavior was akin to sneaking into the enemy's treasure trove in the middle of the night, standing on top of the enemy's treasure trove, and then smiling and telling the owner that he was here to make friends … Did he want to die faster?
Only then did Rorschach realize that he was dancing on the brink of death. He had courted death the best he could.
Ordinary Descenders were unable to maintain contact with the Gods in the wilderness. Now that an outsider had come to Mount Sainte, the owner would probably choose to kill the wrong person instead of letting him go.
Should we cooperate with the Alliance to fight against the Horned Elephant Tribe? Sure, this messenger accidentally met with mishap. We'll send our own messenger to express our sincerity.
Rorschach was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
But now, Rorschach was even more curious about this Xixi and took her seriously. This young Seymour woman truly knew everything. She obviously wasn't an ordinary person.
Originally, he had intended to send her back as a greeting gift and get to know her better. But doing this now would be tantamount to suicide.
"I'll send you back. Don't tell me that I know … Fine, don't look at me like I'm an idiot. I know that I'm a bit naive. Then I'm sorry. Come back with me. Ha, I'm quite curious. You know everything. Just what kind of status do you have in the tribe? Princess? "
Rorschach picked up "Silkworm Baby" and prepared to turn around and leave, but a voice suddenly sounded from outside.
Rorschach didn't understand the Seymour language, but he focused his attention on the Gods here and instantly translated.
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