Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 416: Research on Black Shadow

"That's great, Wei En. I was embarrassed to bring it up before..."

Although Lacey was worried about disturbing Wayne before, after all, the wizard expedition on Alexei Island was far from over.

But now that the person was in front of her, Lacey no longer cared about being reserved.

Besides, she is not a reserved and shy woman.

Wayne smiled and said, "Captain Lacey, tell me."

He couldn't guarantee that he could save everyone, but he should be able to help the Caster city-state survive the "Deep Sea Doomsday" crisis within his ability.

"Not long ago, Bishop Ahmose Abad informed us that the 'Deep Sea Doomsday' crisis would endanger the city-state of Castor."

"But he didn't tell us what kind of crisis it is, and what preparations we should make..."

Lacey looked at Wei En's expression and saw that he didn't show any abnormality before continuing:

"According to the results of our discussion just now, we should try to be as comprehensive as possible and let Custer resolve all crises."

"For example, we need the power to kill those deep-sea creatures, and we also need to resist the invasion of storms, and more..."

At this time, the faces of Nifa and others turned red.

The city-state of Custer is certainly important, but for them to make so many "excessive" demands on an "outsider" is...

So ashamed!
In contrast, Lacey didn't think so much.

She only knew that the city-state needed him now...

“…That’s all for now.”

Lacey belatedly asked, "Is it too much?"

Wei En shook his head and smiled: "No, in summary, it's nothing more than two things, money and people."

No matter how big the crisis is, it can be solved as long as there are strong enough extraordinary people and a steady supply of gold pounds to support it.

However, human affairs are more troublesome, but they are just troublesome.

Fortunately, he knew that the crisis Custer was facing was just a storm and tsunami, which did not require too many powerful extraordinary people.

He just needs to find the corresponding extraordinary person to resolve such a crisis.

For example, wizards from the esoteric school who are proficient in elemental spells, and extraordinary people who have the ability to control water, can minimize the impact of storms and tsunamis.

As for the gold pounds...it is actually the simplest thing!

"Well, is that okay?"

"no problem."

Wei En agreed directly, "I will find a group of extraordinary people to stay in the Caster City-State and deal with the crisis from the 'Deep Sea'."

"But you need to try your best to maintain order within the city-state."

"Of course," Director Nifa assured without waiting for Lacey's response this time: "Please rest assured, we will fully cooperate with your arrangements."

Wei En looked at her with a smile, nodded and said nothing.

"Great!"

Lacey waved her fist and grinned, "Wayne, you are still useful. Unlike that bastard Marco, he only causes trouble."

Ah this...

Wayne touched his nose with a strange look on his face, wanting to say something on behalf of Marco, but not knowing where to start.

Although Marco is doing a good job on the Black Pearl now, he is still just a captain following Black Jack.

It would be better to wait until he becomes the captain of a three-masted sailing ship independently before "defending" him.

"That's it for now, Lacey. Treat Wizard Wayne well."

"it is good."

As they spoke, Nifa, Yegor and the others bowed to Wei En one after another and left the venue.

Only Wayne and Lacey were left in the entire venue.

"I'm sorry, did this embarrass you?"

After a long silence, Lacey lit a ladies' cigarette and said.

"No," Wayne shook his head, "To me now, these are nothing."

In fact, some of the pirates he had previously controlled using [Fraud - Word Spirit] possessed the extraordinary ability to control water.

As for gold pounds, it was even simpler. The Black Pearl still owed a large sum of gold pounds for the purchase of firearms.

"That's good."

Lacey looked much calmer. She looked at Wei En and suddenly laughed.

"I haven't seen you for so long. You've changed a lot."

"Have it?"

Wei En touched his face and said unconsciously, "It's only been two months. There shouldn't be much change, right?"

"I have become more confident and handsome."

Lacey blew out a smoke ring with an unfading smile on her face, and she felt much more relaxed inside.

Even though it was only two months, it felt like decades.

It’s great to see Wayne again.

Wayne smiled and joked, "Captain Lacey doesn't often praise people."

"No way. I was only violent towards Marco." Lacey's eyes turned and asked:

"Where's Tina? Didn't she come back with you?"

"I left her on Alexei Island. I have other things to do this time."

"Are you anxious?" Lacey straightened her expression.

"I'm anxious, but it doesn't matter for a while."

Wei En looked out the window at the night scene, his smile faded a little, and he said, "I have received accurate intelligence about this 'Deep Sea Doomsday'. The only impact on the Caster City-State is a storm and a tsunami."

"Although the tsunami waves are hundreds of meters high and will carry some deep-sea species and even distorted species, the impact will not be that great."

"Really?" Lacey was stunned.

"Well," Wayne continued, "so you don't have to worry too much. The crisis will be resolved smoothly."

"That's good, haha... I was thinking before that if no one helps me, I will stay and face it together with Caster City-State."

Lacey said with a giggle, "It seems that we don't need to think about death anymore."

"Being not……"

The two chatted and laughed for two hours before Wei En got up to say goodbye.

"Sorry, I have to go."

Lacey smiled brightly and did not try to persuade her to stay. Instead, she said, "I hope to see Tina next time."

"no problem."

Wei En was silent for a few seconds, then bowed slightly and said, "See you next time, Captain."

"See you next time..."

Before she finished her words, Lacey saw the figure disappear in an instant.

a long time.

Lacey sighed slowly.

"I hope everyone is safe and sound when we meet next time..."

……

……

In just less than half a day, the impact of "Deep Sea Doomsday" spread to the entire deep sea and the coastal city-states of the four continents.

Relatively speaking, except for the city-states in the northern continent, which are not too worried, the other three continents are facing the same choice as the city-state of Caster.
——Should we choose to defend to the death or retreat to inland areas?

——How to defend? Where do high-level extraordinary people get gold pounds? The reason why the city-states on the south coast of the northern continent are not worried is that the chief wizard of the Ghost School, Vaklav Samuel Kapo, made a decision as soon as the news was confirmed:
"Legendary wizards will be sent to guard the city-states on the south coast. The ghosts will not abandon any city-state, nor will they abandon the ordinary people."

"In addition, during the period of influence of the 'Deep Sea Doomsday', no one in each city-state is allowed to leave their post without permission. In particular, the members of the Noble Committee, the Parliament, and the Extraordinary People must all devote themselves to the work of defending their respective city-states!"

Therefore, the city-states on the southern coast of the northern continent were the first to formulate a response to the "deep sea doomsday".

Of course, there are also very bad situations, such as the north coast of the South Continent!

……

It was late at night and the red moon was high in the sky.

The "Dark Pool", a notorious "taboo" in the deep sea, gushes out seawater stretching for nearly a thousand kilometers.

There were constant sounds of roaring, laughing, and shouting.

Faintly, ships appeared in the dark pool of water as black as ink.

Whether it is a three-masted or five-masted ship, the hull is completely black, but strangely, you can see the scene on the other side through the hull from one side, like a shadow.

On the ship, the same dark shadows gathered on the deck, swaying back and forth like undead creatures.

In addition to the so-called "ghost ships" in the intelligence, there are also strange mutant species, deep-sea species, and various ancient creatures.

"Roar--"

"Haha, haha, I made it out of the 'Dark Pool' alive!"

"Alive? Hahaha... Are we 'dead'?"

"No, after they die, we will be alive!"

Countless black shadows and heads surged, roaring all the way south.

In an instant, they traveled a thousand meters, much faster than a five-masted sailing ship.

What’s even more terrifying is that the “dark pool” after the mutation is still gushing out, as if it wanted to spit out everything it had swallowed over countless years.

As a result, black shadows continued to appear and swarmed towards the southern continent.

"Kill, kill, kill..."

At this time, Salvatore and others who were looking at the direction of the "Dark Pool" from afar had frowns on their brows.

Those dark shadows don't seem to be very powerful, but some of their characteristics are really troublesome.

"I always feel like they are somewhat similar to those guys from the southern continent..."

"You think so too? From what I've seen, it's similar to those guys from the School of Shadows."

"They are all shadow structures, and their speed is not limited by space..."

The legendary wizards discussed and roughly analyzed the composition structure of those black shadows based on their experience.

“I always feel that it won’t be that simple.”

Alicia Mejia from the School of Mysticism muttered to herself, frowned, looked at Salvatore and said:
"Wizard Sare, I suggest that we find some shadow creatures to study."

"no problem."

Salvatore was also curious about the secrets of those shadows, and after he finished speaking, he immediately stepped out.

After a while, he returned with a "ghost ship".

The dark figures on the "ghost ship" were still yelling:

"What the hell are you doing?"

"Put us down. If you go too late we won't be able to survive!"

"Asshole, scumbag, you..."

Salvatore flicked his finger and used a source of undead to kill several noisy black shadows, then looked at everyone and said with a smile:
"I tried it and found that it is easiest to destroy these creatures using the power of origin."

"Oh?" Alicia asked thoughtfully, "So, there is no other way to eliminate them?"

"Indeed," Salvatore nodded and said, "Flesh and blood attacks are ineffective, and pure spiritual power has little effect. Only the power of origin can kill them."

"And the weird thing is, they seem to have some property that can dissolve the essence. The essence you consumed cannot be restored in a short period of time."

"Dissolve?"

The wizards paused, and then took a deep breath after they figured out the key.

"In other words, if we kill too many at once, it might cause our own essence to drop sharply?"

“Not really,” Salvatore shook his head. “As long as you cut off the channel of the original power in time, the characteristics of the shadow creatures will not be able to affect you.”

"What is certain is that those with extraordinary bloodlines are going to be in trouble."

The legendary wizards thought for a few seconds and nodded slightly.

They wizards are not afraid of spell runes because those spells are already integrated with the power of the origin and do not require excessive consumption of the origin, and also avoid close contact with the shadow creatures.

But those with extraordinary bloodlines mostly specialize in close combat.

Even those extraordinary people who possess long-range means cannot compare with wizards in terms of distance.

"It would be great if we had Wizard Wayne's [Corpse Explosion]."

Giovanni, the Blood Spirit Wizard, recalled the scene he had seen on Alexei Island before and said enviously:
"With one spell, I'm afraid that 'Dark Pool' will collapse."

"Wayne?"

Salvatore thought of the Corpse Explosion Technique that Wei En had used several times before, and laughed:
"Good suggestion, I'll pass it on to him."

"Huh? If it's really possible, it would directly solve the crisis in the southern continent."

"I believe he can..."

As everyone was talking, they stepped forward and picked out a few shadow creatures and began to study them.

Salvatore then served as the head of a temporary research institute at sea, coordinating the legendary wizards to conduct further research on the shadow creatures.

"Wizard Giovanni, try the effect of the blood spirit essence."

"Yes, the fifty-third experiment... still doesn't work. As long as the flesh and blood touch the shadow range on their bodies, the original power will be depleted."

"The approximate range is about 0.2 origins."

Salvatore looked at the shadow creature and judged: "Its strength is only equivalent to that of a captain-level extraordinary person, or even lower."

A simple calculation shows that -

If he was accidentally surrounded by shadow creatures, it would probably only take a million of these creatures to completely dissolve his original power.

"No one knows how many monsters there are in the 'Dark Pool'."

"But if you include the deep-sea species, there are definitely hundreds of millions."

"That is to say, even if one wizard school is filled in, it is still not enough to dissolve these shadow creatures..."

Thinking of such a scene, even though Salvatore was knowledgeable, he still felt terrified.

"Alicia, what did you find over there?"

"Wizard Sare, come and take a look!"

Alicia waved quickly, with a look of excitement, fear and awe.

"how……"

Salvatore moved closer and saw a neatly severed shadow limb slowly dissipating.

But what surprised him was that after the shadows dissipated, a crystal the size of a fingernail was left behind.

"what is this?"

Salvatore asked as he carefully wrapped the crystal with the Origin.

"It's not clear yet," Alicia shook her head and said, "It's certain that the reason they are still 'alive' should be related to these crystals."

"The power of immortality..."

Salvatore's heart moved when he heard her words.

As far as he knew, apart from the undead, there should be no other power that could grant immortality to living things.

Unless the ancient god who was suppressed in the world of the dead took action...

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