The fisherman druid is in another world

Chapter 321 Zero Breakthrough
Father Luo's knowledge of minerals is actually not very extensive.

But he at least knew that most of the time, metal mines did not exist alone, but had a large number of associated minerals.

Therefore, he took the initiative to exchange his fiefdom for the mining village just for the associated minerals.

Humans of this era are unable to efficiently mine and utilize underground resources, but he can. He is the Shaman of the Earth and is perfectly suited to produce output from the land.

So, after leaving the town of Ainomu for the second time, he stayed in the mining village.

The mining village has suffered serious environmental pollution due to excavation.

This is the way things are in this era. There is no supporting technology, environmental awareness is poor, and people don’t even know about mineral radiation, but demonize it.

What a mystery, the curse of the earth, and so on.

Such talk has already begun to spread in mining villages, as radiation sickness, dust sickness, etc. have begun to rear their ugly head.

After arriving, Pastor Luo took a stroll around and thought, "You are living in a mountain of garbage in disguise, being eroded day and night. It would be strange if you are not affected."

But when Uncle Luo came, all living beings were saved; when Uncle Luo came, there was a clear sky.

Come, take medicine first!
Biological agents are not designed to rejuvenate people, cure diseases, or restore youth, but to use the radiation and heavy metal accumulation in the body to achieve alienation.

To put it bluntly, Father Luo was manually creating a subspecies of human beings suitable for underground miners.

No need to thank me, he is just so shameless.

As soon as I took the medicine, the sky became blue, the water became green, and the crude air in the mine tasted sweet.

It's even like a smoking addiction. If I don't smoke for a while, I feel uncomfortable all over...

Father Luo felt that he had been kind to the miners by not depriving them of their self-awareness and by giving them health. It was reasonable for them to pay some price for this.

If there is anything bad about it, it is that they can only accept it passively and have no right to refuse or appeal.

But considering the universal human rights of this era, this is pretty good.

The next step is to build the same thing. He actually doesn't need miners. He uses extraordinary means to refine various metals, which is more efficient.

But he didn't want to pamper the miners; they had to rely on their own labor to support themselves.

At the same time, building a small town here also requires them to feel involved.

Due to their own transformation, they will gradually like life in the dungeon, so the towns on the ground are not built for them.

However, people need to be trained and habits need to be developed, and all of this can be achieved through organizing labor and distributing means of production and their results.

Priest Luo certainly knew that playing with a pure puppet system would save a lot of trouble.

However, the step of taking care of living people must be taken eventually.

He is not like Black Robo or Cult Robo. His identity determines that he needs to be more down-to-earth.

Near noon, Ioanni, accompanied by Candice, arrived at the town of Ander.

The acting garrison commander Anthony and the baron's foreign affairs steward both showed up to greet them.

Under the monarchy system, the real land aristocracy is still quite impressive.

Just like the famous saying, "The feudal lord of the feudal lord is not my feudal lord." Anthony and the foreign affairs steward don't need to give Candice too much face.

Especially since he was only the second son of Grand Duke Malos, even if he and the heir were born of the same mother, if he was not outstanding enough, he would just live a leisurely and noble life for the rest of his life.

As for Joani, he can be given courtesy because of his own strength and the fact that he represents the Spire of Order.

But he didn't have to be too eager, because they had Priest Luo, a young and powerful high-level wizard, behind them. Especially now that the ransom transaction was also entrusted to Anthony by Priest Luo, he couldn't be too weak, so as not to lose Priest Luo's face.

However, Ioannis did not care about these superficial things or the standards of ritual respect. He didn't even care about the wizard who was defeated by Priest Luo.

Although spellcasters are rare and therefore noble, the concept of 'management' is still involved. The wizard's choice and bad luck mean that he will need at least ten years to repay his debt.

It's not just the ransom, but also the various impacts brought about by the stigma and failure, as well as the favor of the Spire of Order for rescuing him.

Working for ten years is like working as a high-level super-coolie, which is very detrimental to one's personal development and ultimate achievement. Even one's skills may regress due to lack of sufficient energy and mana to nurture and review them.

Let me ask, what is the value of helping such people who have a bleak future?
I'm afraid only speculators or gamblers would try to bet one dollar and fifty cents, right?

Anyway, Ioanni asked himself if he was so poor that he could invest in someone who couldn't distinguish the priorities and continued to take risks and attack the nobles on the border.

Ioannis' main task was to obtain first-hand combat intelligence from the Roman priests.

But now, there is actually not much need for it, and the mountain and forest barriers are enough to illustrate the problem.

This Phobos Tatus is exactly the creative wizard that is most lacking among the extraordinary people.

Moreover, they are absolutely high-level strong ones. Their creation efficiency is comparable to that of the first ordinary team of spellcasters. Their spellcasting level is so high that they are in the first tier below the legend.

Being this strong itself raises major doubts.

However, there is no doubt about its bloodline. After all, it can activate the badge.

It can be said that the endorsement of the Holy See and the gods is worthy of trust and must be trusted because it is the cornerstone of theocracy and royal power.

The fire mage who had fought with Priest Luo for a while was very obedient and honest when he met Yoani. He knew that the only one who could save him now was the Spire of Order.

If he wants the Spire of Order to save him, he must demonstrate his value.

If he were handed over to the line of Grand Duke Malos, what would await him would be a result more terrible than death.

Sure enough, Ioannis made the request, and the Fire Mage took the opportunity to put forward the conditions.

He said that he could extract the entire process of his battle with Pastor Luo through memory extraction.

But that's not the point. The point is that he holds some high-value intelligence behind the incident.

After the fire mage said this, Grand Duke Malos's second son Candice's eyes lit up immediately. He was willing to come here this time just for this.

Whether the northern border nobles want to swallow up the Enom Territory or have more shocking plans, he can use them.

If he uses it well, he might be able to get a large enough fiefdom.

Of course, he knew the price of doing so. He would offend many people and even be hated by a group of nobles. Even if he became a lord, he would not be able to live a peaceful life.

But he never thought of becoming a lord here. He could use his family's channels to exchange with other parts of the kingdom. For example, his maternal side was willing to come to this relatively cold and bitter northern border to be a nail house in order to help his brother better consolidate the power of Grand Duke Malos.

Yoani glanced at Candice and cursed inwardly that this guy was really impatient, and his anxious mood was written on his face. Then he had to be the bad guy. After all, if the fire mage held him hostage and demanded a price, his interests would be greatly reduced. He came all the way here, and if he didn't get enough money, he would be in trouble!
However, Ioannis did not forget that successfully reaching a ransom deal with Priest Luo was a very important step.

If you do well, you can become familiar with Pastor Luo through this, and you will have a way to ask him for help in the future.

If you don’t do it well and offend a high-level wizard, you will make a big enemy for yourself.

However, this time, Father Luo did not even show up, but only explained the conditions for ransom to Anthony.

Anthony patted his chest and promised to do his best to get the job done.

He said this from the bottom of his heart, because Father Luo was generous enough to promise a set of knight armor, or even a set of magic armor.

You know, a set of sophisticated knight armor is already worth about 200 yuan per man on a small farm, not to mention magic armor.

Even if he could get the guaranteed knight armor, he could only work for a few more years without having to give up his armor as a family heir early on.

If he could obtain the magic armor, he would sell it and use the money to solve the various difficulties in his own territory, and find a way out for his second son. He would also give his daughter a decent dowry, so that he could marry a more suitable minor noble and further strengthen his network of relationships.

It is said that territories, like businesses, have growth potential. But in reality, the increase in ruling costs is higher than the growth of territories, which is the norm.

The change of dynasties is actually the best interpretation of this phenomenon.

In short, Anthony has been troubled by financial problems for a long time. Although he has not gone bankrupt, he is already struggling. Therefore, he really wants to do his best in this opportunity.

Johnny felt Anthony's firm attitude. He did not think about the real reason behind it. Instead, he admired Anthony's fearlessness of power.

After all, the Spire of Order has existed for more than a thousand years, and its prestige among the people is higher than that of the royal power.

"Criminals, prisoners, or refugees if all else fails. Lord Tatus's ransom request is very unique. On behalf of the Spire of Order, I agree."

Anthony then presented a stone talisman: "This is the magic seal left by Lord Tatus. Lord Tatus said that if the Spire of Order can decipher this talisman, then the ransom can be waived. The life of the fire mage will be Lord Tatus's tribute to the Spire of Order."

Ioanni raised his eyebrows and wanted to say something, but he held back in the end.

He thought to himself: "This guy is really ambitious. He actually wants to become famous quickly by stepping on the spire of order!
No, there should be more profound meaning.

This is also about exploring the height of the Spire of Order, the mountain that suppresses the mortal world.

At the same time, it is also a test to see if there are any powerful people willing to wade into this muddy water. "...

Ioanni and his group moved very efficiently. They came and left on the same day. By the evening, they had left the dangerous area and entered the slow zone. Their goal was to reach the rear.

The northern territory ruled by Grand Duke Malos is divided into three areas from north to south: dangerous areas, slow zones, and rear areas. The Star City, where the Grand Duke's Glory Castle is located, is in the rear area. Hundreds of years ago, it was the bridgehead for the kingdom's northward expansion.

However, when they were staying in the slow zone at night, they were attacked. After failing in a sneak attack, they turned to a sudden attack. In the end, it was Ioanni who used an expensive teleportation scroll to help him, Candice, and the fire mage escape from danger.

Among them, the rune stone that Priest Luo asked Knight Anthony to give to them actually played an important role. It kept the supernatural power in the area in the most basic state of order, thereby suppressing the instability of the transmission.

If not for this, Joanni would not have been so bold as to directly set the destination of this teleportation to Dahe Fort.

This is already the maximum distance of the teleportation device, and the risk is extremely high.

The lord of Dahe Fort is a member of the Spire of Order. The fortress + the mage tower have a first-class safety factor. Once they arrive here, the rescue operation will be forcibly ended.

At the same time, in the attacked campsite, the attackers saw that the key target had escaped and did not continue the killing to vent their anger. Instead, they stopped and left very rationally. All their dead were put away in body bags, and even the large amount of bloodstains were neutralized with potions, which could be said to be a complete cleansing of all traces.

In the late night of the same day, an assassin approached Pastor Luo.

When the assassin sneaked into Priest Luo's room, Priest Luo opened his eyes and said calmly: "You have been secretly observing me these past few days, counting my mana consumption. Tonight, you are finally willing to take action?"

The assassin hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then turned into black lightning and rushed straight towards Pastor Luo.

"Swish!" The magic blade coated with energy toxin pierced into Priest Luo's body, and then he realized that the feel was wrong.

If the attack misses, he will immediately flee far away. The assassin's body movements are very special. With the help of his extraordinary strength and special force-generating techniques, his retreat speed is no slower than his attack speed, and he will disappear in the air as soon as he is in the air.

Unfortunately, this series of methods are useless in front of Pastor Luo. The wall has become the boundary of the field, and there is spiritual energy filling the inside. Under the dual effects of the power of law and spiritual energy, the assassin cannot cross the boundary and escape.

Since it cannot cross the boundary, it must have mass in the main material plane. Even if it transforms itself into an energy body, it still has mass.

As long as there is mass, it will inevitably be squeezed out by Priest Luo's means. Even if it can be transformed into thousands of incarnations, it will still be forcibly condensed.

By the time the assassin was forced to reveal his true colors, he had already been chopped into pieces in a different way.

Soul, organs, bones, flesh and blood, equipment, each in an independent form, floating in the air, visible at a glance.

Pastor Luo got up from the bed, looking at everything spread out with burning eyes, and exclaimed: "The gold belt for killing and arson, the body of the abyss demon, unexpectedly offered to me on my own initiative. If I were to be gentle with women, I would not be able to receive such a big gift package..."

It turns out that the assassin this time is a woman.

Further analysis shows that this universe does not have the hell abyss in the traditional sense.

Although there is material existence in the etheric world, it is caused by abnormal reasons. Theoretically, only spiritual bodies can exist in the etheric world. This is the tone set by the laws of nature in this universe.

It is for this reason that Kurobō calls those lower beings in the etheric realm evil spirits.

For example, in the western desert of the foggy world, the mysterious creature that was showing off to the legionnaire Robo but was eventually swallowed up was an evil spirit.

However, the large number of main material planets in this universe means that there are derivative fields with different tones and styles.

This theoretically allows the emergence of a hell abyss that is deeply bound to the main material planet, and the prerequisite for its birth is the existence of gods and a habitat for souls.

There are gods, and under their influence, the soul is divided into believers and non-believers. The essence is like chaos divided into yin and yang.

The soul habitat is for faithless souls to reside. They have been polluted by the belief system of gods and cannot dissipate smoothly or enter the ether directly. Their faith level does not meet the standards of believers, so they have to go somewhere else.

If the soul habitat is polluted by the desires, emotions, and obsessions of the souls for a long time, hell or abyss may be born. The difference between the two is that the former is more orderly, while the latter is more chaotic.

Hell or the abyss in turn affects the souls, and devils or demons are born.

After having the demon soul, the next step is to nurture a demon body with tangible substance, which requires a long round of accumulation and qualitative change. In short, it is not easy to nurture.

Now, Pastor Luo has taken advantage of the opportunity.

This demonic body is the biggest gain of this time.

You know, the Old Ones were born in the abyss of negative concepts such as darkness and pain, and Priest Luo has a genetic map of the Old Ones.

But if he wants to catalyze the body of the Old One, he must first have a '1'. Otherwise, a soul projection like his will be exiled, and it will take an extremely long time and a lot of investment to go from '0' to '1'.

And now, '1' has...

(End of this chapter)