The fisherman druid is in another world

Chapter 804

Black Rob, controlling Estes, obtained sufficient information and even samples about the supernatural in the process of fighting against it.

His extraordinary technical skills, his specialization in the power of laws, and his unique authority enable him to create bizarre artifacts that are indistinguishable from the real thing by hand.

If the master of this dimensional god kingdom is one of the gods in the Pantheon, or a false god from ancient times, it would be more difficult to create fake soldiers. However, if this dimensional god kingdom is strongly connected with the god of nature, and doesn't even have a spiritual presiding figure, relying on mechanisms to cope, Black Rob is fully confident that he can successfully pass off the real thing as the real one.

Generally speaking, counterfeiters don't need to painstakingly handcraft their weapons or set up production lines on the front lines.

As long as his alternate account is active, operations such as emptying the warehouse and transferring inventory can be performed.

So when he decided to create the fake Divine Guardians, he had a sudden idea. The extraordinary AI matrix, which was dedicated to the production and manufacturing of the free-to-use system, took advantage of the technology and production advantages of the Old Days Warship Divine Kingdom. From design to production to armament, it produced the required units like an assembly line.

The paradox this time is that Black Robb did not want to overly provoke the mechanisms of this dimensional divine realm, thus indirectly helping the Night God Society.

Therefore, not only can the regular teleportation mode not be used, but it's also best to avoid using the unconventional teleportation mode as well.

Because it is highly likely that this will backfire, the dimensional divine kingdom's mechanism may not be able to prevent special teleportation modes, but the divine domain characteristics of the divine kingdom will most likely be able to detect the occurrence of special teleportation.

This situation, where one is aware of something but powerless to stop it, could very well further provoke the divine kingdom's mechanisms, prompting it to implement the highest-level and most urgent countermeasures.

Ultimately, Blackrobo decided to use Estes to create a fake soldier.

He first used ice and snow as the material to create a cool, large house made of crystal-clear solid ice with runes inside. This ice house can distort the perception of laws.

Of course, it is difficult to work against the gaze of a god; it isolates the type of micro-sensory perception, such as radar scanning of detectable boundary areas.

Inside the large house, the energy pool of dark power is formed first, followed by readily available fel energy and filth, which proliferate with entropy energy as a catalyst and dark power as a seedbed.

This is not only about generating a framework and filling it with energy and flesh, but also about adapting to the dimensional environment.

The advantage of local production lies in this: if the adaptation is not good, the production will inevitably fail, either collapsing or dying.

And the addition of materials to these creations is also accomplished in this process.

These imposters cannot truly obey the commands of the divine kingdom's mechanism, or at least cannot be completely obedient. They need sufficient freedom to have the opportunity to peek into the secrets of the divine kingdom.

But that's not the real challenge. The biggest challenge right now is that, due to a lack of understanding of this dimensional realm, Black Robb can't adjust the strength of the imposter.

If the setup is too weak, the spying on the divine kingdom will likely remain superficial and have little significance.

Setting it too high makes it easier to trigger the conscription mechanism and related investigations. If you go too far against the mechanism's orders, it may initiate an investigation to identify you as a fake intruder, which may in turn trigger the divine kingdom mechanism.

So Black Rob, referencing the designs of the Strange and the Beetle, created a batch of Zerg.

These alien insects are not strong individually, but they have a collective will. A group of them is like one person. In this way, they can do whatever they want, and they are not lacking in stealth and strength.

Furthermore, since they are reconnaissance units and not primarily engaged in combat, their vulnerability to being easily divided and eliminated is not as pronounced.

As long as the number of Zerg swarms is not less than one-third of the total, complete intelligence information can be brought back.

Regarding communication, there is no perfect solution that allows for high-quality remote communication without being detected by the divine kingdom's mechanisms.

After all, the collective will of these insectoid units is not a divine soul, and their long-range communication can only rely on increasing psionic power or even using tower relay signals.

Using this approach would be a gross disregard for the Divine Kingdom's mechanisms. Consider how the advance team was detected and consistently locked onto by these mechanisms; it's easy to see which methods would cross their red lines.

Therefore, the only option was a less efficient one: the swarms would interact and gather information, and then send messengers to deliver it to Estes.

In this way, a large number of energy-based alien insects were created, divided into groups, and dispatched.

They are energy puppets, with crystalline energy at their core, and they look like beetles with translucent shells and glowing internal organs.

When they move in groups, they look from a distance like a clump of glistening snowflakes swept up by the wind. They seem to emit their own light or reflect external light, and are extremely difficult to detect in blizzard weather.

After creating over a hundred swarms of Zerg, Black Rob dismantled the temporary manufacturing plant and then used a spell he had previously placed on the Dark Elf assassin to switch positions.

According to Black Robb's experience, in the divine realm, many actions require the awareness to pay a sufficient price.

Because within the divine realm, or rather, the power used for retrieval is not a single law, but a collection of laws. This means it can explore from multiple angles and discover anomalies.

Therefore, unless one has fully explored and understood what laws are included in the law set, the 'scapegoat' strategy is more reliable than other covert strategies such as 'blind spotting' or 'chain schemes'.

Considering that the master of this dimensional divine kingdom may be the dark side of the god of nature, the characteristics of its set of laws make the 'scapegoat' strategy even more valuable.

Sure enough, less than an hour after Black Rob completed his series of outrageous maneuvers, the Strange One approached the Dark Elf Assassin.

Black Rob's previous production operations were discovered by the divine realm mechanism. Due to its degree of concealment, no higher-level response rules were activated. Instead, the strange creatures were dispatched once again to attempt to eliminate it.

This wave of anomalies, though fewer in number, still far exceeds the capabilities of a relatively ordinary, solitary high-level superhuman.

And so the dark elf assassin was finally torn to shreds, utterly and completely; even his clothes and equipment were reduced to fragments no larger than a match head…

Compared to Black Rob's self-imposed difficulty yet still well-organized series of operations, the adventure alliance led and linked by the Ibelin Shamans has many flaws in handling a series of issues.

The core reason is simple: interests.

As the saying goes, no one gets up early for nothing. The adventure alliance was formed to obtain sufficient benefits, and they don't have much patience.

Many of its members also attributed the power lost in the volcanic island collapse to this adventure.

In fact, at least half of the lost personnel belonged to the forces that made up the alliance.

One of the reasons these forces are willing to form a coalition is that the sunk costs make them unwilling to simply withdraw from the project in disgrace.

In particular, they could smell the treasure, and in a sense, it was as if it had touched their lips; it was just that they lacked the ability to bite off a piece of the fat.

Therefore, the consortium is very pragmatic, showing limited patience in acquiring tangible benefits and placing great importance on realizing its wealth.

This led to a situation where the consortium decided to dedicate most of its reserve forces to retrieving the remains of the Sky Raven.

A large number of raven skeletons were soaking in the magma at the bottom of the lava tubes, and could be retrieved by hand.

The only problem is that the Primal Light, as a power of law, has the characteristic of being contained within a bag. If you take too much, you will face an attack from the Great Evil Salamander when passing through the lava tube.

One clever person suggested, "Transport them via a teleportation array!"

I'm sorry, but storage rings and the like inherently possess a very prominent independent spatial characteristic. Since storing the remains of a raven in one of these rings can result in a situation where the object is trapped inside, teleportation magic or teleportation arrays, which also involve spatial laws, will naturally experience similar problems.

Although teleportation is used, even with infinite teleportation, the evil salamander cannot catch up. However, the sharp point of the cone will affect the safety and stability of the teleportation. The more teleports are made at once, the higher the danger becomes.

So, in short, the problem boils down to this: a lack of sufficient control leads to excessively high transportation costs that are difficult for people to accept.

There's no way around it. In the dark world, even the extraordinary beings go with the flow. Those who choose the path of light are essentially making things difficult for themselves. They lack resources and technology, and are easily targeted and coveted by others. How desperate would someone have to be to choose that path?
This means that at crucial moments, no one in the vast alliance can control the power of the Light Laws, which is the fundamental reason for the lack of sufficient control.

But people were unwilling to accept that they could see it but not eat it.

The final decision was that we would think of and discuss better solutions first, while also implementing the less efficient ones, otherwise we would just waste time and incur considerable costs! The so-called less efficient solution was to open up transportation channels.

This is similar to how Black Robo builds igloos in the Ice and Snow World to reduce the sensitivity of his production operations under the Divine Kingdom mechanism.

Once the passage was completed, even though the evil salamander was still sensitive to the remains of the sky crow, the transportation process was more efficient.

One by one, they were sent out of the pipes with a whoosh. Even if a few evil spirits chased after them, it wasn't a big problem.

To put it simply, this is a simulation of a volcanic island eruption, only on a smaller scale and with a more specific purpose.

So when the advance team established a base and sent some of them back, what they found was not a well-prepared reserve force ready to take over and continue the operation, but a group of highly skilled laborers working in shifts to carry out construction.

This makes the problem serious.

The teleportation array is no longer usable due to the adjustment of the laws of the dimensional divine kingdom, and the original method of traversing the Long March again is unlikely to be implemented in time.

Just as Black Rob said in the three-person meeting, finding another superhuman like Sokoch, who is proficient in the power of both fire and earth elements, can hull warships, and can play with quicksand in molten earth, would become a bottleneck.

Of course, this does not mean that the consortium has no professional backup candidates.

Instead, there are two major issues that are not compatible.

One issue is that the personnel are not in good condition, which has led to the delay in the formation of the advance team.

On the other hand, there is the adjustment of the dimensional boundary laws of the dimensional divine kingdom, which not only applies to teleportation, but also to everything involving the concept of boundary.

As for the boundary membrane, the reason why the advance team was able to enter the interior of the divine kingdom relatively easily was because the dimensional divine kingdom stretched and magnified the concept of the boundary membrane in a certain area.

The true boundary of the dimensional divine realm lies in the abyss.

It refers to areas at a certain depth below the seabed.

The boundary membrane begins there and extends all the way to the dark dome of the icy world reached by the advance team.

This is the boundary film thickness manifested by its regional stretching and amplification.

The reason for doing this, from the perspective of advantages and disadvantages, is that the connection between the dimensional world and the real world is smoother and the cost of mutual influence is lower.

This is why volcanic islands can rise to the surface of the sea like blowing milk skin, only to collapse back down with a bang.

While the power of heaven and earth can accomplish similar things, it rarely manifests in such a dramatic way.

This is clearly more like a deity acting recklessly because they have money.

As for its drawbacks, it reduces the warning and defense capabilities of the skin barrier. It's like having large pores on the skin, making it easier for pathogens to invade.

In short, the adjustment of the laws of the dimensional divine realm has affected the abyss, lava cavities, and molten soil layers.

The alliance, eager to make a profit, had personnel originally intended for support who were in poor condition. In addition, due to the influence of the dimensional laws, they were unable to immediately form a team to go to the rescue.

Of course, we must save them.

Or perhaps, whether it's searching for survivors of the volcanic collapse or the three members of the advance and follow-up rescue teams, it's all just an excuse for profit.

What truly motivated high-level superhumans to participate in the operation was the experience that Lusis and his group had been fed to the point of exhaustion by 'slaughtering monsters and returning the Dao to Heaven,' or rather, the rare resources for advancement that were given back by the Dao of Heaven.

In other words, if Esther and the other two can be rescued in the future, then all will be well; if not, then it's simply bad luck.

However, if it's not conducive to unity, any member of the alliance with a modicum of emotional intelligence will simply refrain from saying it directly.

Thus, when Estes was awakened by the advance team, eleven days had passed since he began his deep slumber.

“You’re very lucky,” the captain of the second team said to Estes during their meeting.

He then gave a brief explanation.

First, despite the comprehensive reinforcements, the advance team 2 was still badly beaten by the adjusted and strange forces during the search and rescue operation.

Therefore, they had to set up camp early and fight a defensive battle, holding out until more reinforcements arrived before they could begin to advance steadily.

Secondly, Estes was chosen as the first target for a rescue attempt because of her relatively close location. Whether a subsequent rescue operation will be able to proceed is uncertain.

Finally, a group of people were returning, and Estes could hitch a ride.

In the eyes of the advance team and its members, Estes had achieved her goal: fame and fortune.

Black Robo had already received a wave of intelligence from the Zerg on the ninth day, but he still preferred to leave Estes on the front line.

However, lacking sufficient justification, he did not force himself to "continue" the journey. After briefly explaining what happened to the rest of the team and himself after the teleportation array became unusable, he returned with the team.

The specific magical artifact used was a ground-effect vehicle called the Stormship, which was much faster than the warships used by the advance team.

The main reason is that the consortium summarized the feedback mechanism of the dimensional kingdom and found that it is difficult for the team to completely hide. At best, they would encounter a strange ambush every few hours, just like Team One.

Therefore, a speed return strategy was adopted.

The retreat strategy, based on the latest experience, involved only one beating from the camp established by the advance team to the icicles that Dighav had built.

Moreover, this beating wasn't some strange encirclement and killing, but rather a thunderstorm bombardment.

The Stormship is adept at absorbing, deflecting, and even controlling lightning. With targeted specialization, it can generally achieve a safe and uneventful journey.

In other words, the consortium's exploration strategy within this divine realm has achieved significant initial success.

On the one hand, they no longer have to suffer through the hardships of marching and being attacked along the way, but can instead transport personnel from the landing point to the No. 1 forward base in one stop, which is the base built by the advance team.

On the other hand, it can also properly send the wounded, and even those who have gained enough experience, back to the landing point, all the way up, until they return to the Earthsea.

The biggest challenge is the 'quicksand-like descent' from the landing point to the molten earth base.

Now there are dedicated people in charge of delivering things up and down.

No one is left at the landing point, so there is no fear of being surrounded and killed by the monsters sent by the divine kingdom mechanism.

In addition, the special transport channel for the remains of the crows in the lava tube has been basically completed.

When Estes traveled from the Molten Earth Base to the Moon Elf Camp in the Abyss, she witnessed a scene of transportation resembling a lucky elevator.

Although the frequency of transporting the Sky Raven remains was not high, the steady and continuous flow of supplies allowed the consortium to truly reap the benefits.

Black Rob did not feel the pain of losing hundreds of millions despite the fact that the alliance had successfully begun to divide up the remains of the Sky Raven.

On the contrary, he was pleased with the outcome, not because he was generous or didn't care about money, but because, based on the known intelligence, he believed that, most likely, these raven remains were like plants that could neutralize snake venom, grown from the saliva of highly venomous snakes. Once these were divided up, it would be much more difficult to deal with that dimensional god-king in the future...

(End of this chapter)