The Void Walker Starting from Xumi

Chapter 23, Back into the Desert

"The magical power of mutual interaction." Fugate felt the wind blowing his hair.

Originally this wind should be cold or hot.

But now, Fuget felt that the wind had become pure wind, and the cold and heat seemed to have been balanced.

As for why Fuget thought so, it was naturally because after balancing the cold and the heat, the balancing force in Fuget's body would become stronger every time it encountered such a force.

"Come to think of it, is this the new power that you, teacher, brought?" Xia Mian's face looked much better.

She was a follower who relied on Fuget to awaken her own essence. Fuget gained a bit of each other's power, so naturally, these apprentices could also master each other's "power of balance" through Fuget.

However, compared with Fuget who was able to completely balance the cold and heat within a few days, the performances of Shamian, Kuru and Samel were much worse. Their outward appearance was just that they were slightly more adaptable than the others.

However, this adaptability will only bring them extra power. This power is small but real. If their brains have not been developed to be extremely sensitive to everything about themselves, they probably won't be able to feel it.

"It's the power of balance." Fuget said. Because of his own particularity, Fuget was very sensitive to the power of balance.

At this time, several people had already appeared in the desert. This was the nearest trading post to Aru Village. Their team had entered the desert for more than ten days.

This was mainly due to the fact that they were all elite, their speed was very fast, and the weight of the cargo was very average, allowing the camel beast to travel at almost full speed.

Their speed is already relatively slow, mainly because Xia Mian has not yet fully adapted to the desert climate.

Kuru had completely adapted to the desert climate during his acclimatization training, and was now analyzing the various plants and animals along the way, with Sameer accompanying him.

Xia Mian has almost adapted, but not completely, so Fugate is taking her through some adaptive training.

It is expected that within two days, Xia Mian will be able to fully adapt to the desert climate before arriving at Aru Village.

It must be said that although the Tinale people will not adapt to the desert climate after living in the rainforest for a long time, their keen hearing, intuition and sharp vision make them natural hunters in the desert.

"Hmm~ There's some movement." Xia Mian looked into the depths of the desert.

There are signs of a sandstorm now, so Fgate and his companions are staying in this caravan base.

"Teacher, let's go take a look." Xia Mian suggested.

Fugate happened to be a little bored, after all, he was almost in a state of self-destruction when traveling, so he nodded.

When Fuget, Xiamian and others arrived, the noise had disappeared, but the person was a familiar face.

It was Sameer and Kuru who were analyzing specialties, and they were dissecting a giant scorpion.

"Teachers, you are here." said Kuru and Samir.

"Xamien heard it, and then the two of us came over to see what happened," said Fugate.

"When the two of us were investigating the scarabs around us, this big guy suddenly emerged from the ground. Fortunately, the two of us are not vegetarians..." Kuru briefly recounted what happened between himself and the holy beast.

It was simply that the two of them couldn't break the defense, and in the end they could only rely on the combustion reaction to grind the scorpion to death.

Seeing the two men unharmed, Fugate couldn't help but complain, how come his flawless swordsmanship turned out to be a waste of time?

But it's always good not to get hurt.

Suddenly, Fuget's face changed: "Collect all the monster materials first, and then decompose them when we get to the camp. The sandstorm is coming."

As he spoke, he called the three apprentices and quickly returned to the base before the sandstorm came.

"This sandstorm is really terrifying." Kuru, leaning on the camel beast, looked at the sandstorm outside the stronghold and understood why this stronghold had no roof, and if there was a roof, it would have been blown away.

"By the way, Kuru, don't you mind the sand being blown into your mouth by the wind when you talk? You speak so loudly." Fugate said with a laugh.

Fugate wore a mask and goggles.

Seeing Fuget's mask and goggles, Kuru found the mask in his pocket and put it on. As for the goggles, he didn't have them. Fuget asked him if he wanted them when he did it before, but Kuru didn't want one. Xiamian thought it was novel and asked for one because he needed it now.

"How long will this sandstorm last?"

"If it's short, it will be over in a few hours, and if it's long, it will last for several days." The Spirit Wind Hunter's outfit was more representative, and he tied a spare red silk around his mouth.

After all, these mercenaries of the Gilded Brigade also have their own wisdom.

"It seems someone is coming." said Xia Mian, who was also wearing a mask and goggles.

"Can you hear all this?" Sameer, who was with Xia Mi'an, complained.

The reason why Samel didn't have goggles was that he was still eating sand in the village at that time, so Fuget had a long time to prepare.

After two or three minutes, the Spirit Wind Hunter confirmed that someone had indeed arrived.

He no longer cared about the storm and called on his men to struggle and stand in front of their employer.

"Who are you!" the Spirit Wind Hunter shouted.

"We are the Gilded Brigade passing by and would like to come in and rest." A voice came from the wind and sand outside.

"Which group are you from? This is the [Ahmar Divine Mercenary Group, Spirit Wind Squad]."

"We are from the [Ahmar Divine Light Mercenary Group, Hound Squad]." A voice came from outside.

"Is Logistics Officer Saima in good health now?" asked the Spirit Wind Hunter.

"Logistics Officer Saiyan has always been in good health, but his kidneys have always been a little weak." said the team outside.

The Spirit Wind Hunter looked at Fugate, indicating that this mercenary group was real.

Although his eyes were covered by the red silk, Fugate still received the meaning.

"Let them in," said Fugate.

As he spoke, Fuget opened the water bag at his waist, and a little bit of water element, driven by Fuget, turned into a constantly flowing protective shield that enveloped the entire stronghold.

The wind and sand were blocked outside the bubble. This was witchcraft with spiritual power attached, which came from the witchcraft teachings of the big golden human.

The water element in the water bag is just a trigger, and it is actually the spiritual energy that plays the biggest role.

It is much easier to prop up this barrier, and Fget can adjust the structure better.

"Teacher, do you have this skill?" Xia Mian shook his head and stroked his ears. A lot of sand fell out of his ears.

"Is that the group of people you heard?" Kuru asked.

"That should be it. There's no other movement." Xia Mian said.

Fugate did not answer Xiamian's question, and looked towards the entrance of the stronghold with the Spirit Wind Hunter.

It is called a door, but in fact it is just a large missing section of the wall.

Several people came in from the door and looked at the surrounding bubble barrier with shocked expressions.

Then several camel beasts entered the stronghold with a few people with pale faces.

Originally, the two sides seemed to be on the verge of a fight, but as the last person pulled the camel into the stronghold.

"It's you, Uncle Sasa," Sameer exclaimed.

"Uh~ It's Sameer." A smile appeared on the face of the last member of the opponent.

Both sides had people from Aru Village, and the atmosphere between the two sides instantly eased. Several mercenaries who knew each other also exchanged greetings. After exchanging information, both sides decided to return to Aru Village together, but Fuget quickly interrupted this happy atmosphere. Did he really think that he could maintain this barrier without any loss?

After asking everyone to get ready, Fuget withdrew the spiritual energy that maintained the barrier.

A severe sandstorm swept everyone again, but fortunately everyone was well prepared, so there was no loss.

The severe sandstorm lasted for a whole day, and there was basically nothing Fgate and his companions could do except hold on to their luggage and endure it.

Fuget originally wanted to hold up the barrier so that he could have a meal or something, but later he gave up and just starve because the sandstorm was too big. After a simple calculation, Fuget found that his barrier could only last for six minutes at most with the blessing of the holy number, and he had no time to eat.

"The sandstorm is finally over." The Spirit Wind Hunter shouted, and many mercenaries shook off the sand and stood up from the pile of luggage that had almost turned into a pile of sand.

Then, one by one, they began to clean the sand in the stronghold against the strong wind.

By the way, eat dry food and feed camels and other animals.

Fgate and others also came to help, and with everyone's joint efforts, the sand was quickly cleared away.

Of course...it's the sand in general. No one cares about the sand in the corners.

Fuget took out another pot of water and drank it. As the original god of water element, he really didn't like such a dry climate.

"Teacher, some pocket bread." Xiamian took out a portion of his dry food and handed it to Fuget.

Feeling the dry food that still had a slight body temperature, Fuget looked at Xia Mian, nodded, and began to eat silently.

He knew that Xia Mian probably liked him a little, but he didn't dare to respond to this love because of the big age difference between them, and Fuget's self-destructive state...

Although the erosion of nothingness has become less and less severe for Fuget, in order to resist this erosion, Fuget now only has desires and emotions such as [happiness], [desire to protect], [desire for equality], and [desire to survive].

There are no desires and emotions such as [sadness], [fear], and [possessiveness].

He is a monster lacking emotions and desires, and is not worthy of Xia Mian.

Of course, what Fugate knew was that if his plan succeeded, then these probabilities would no longer be a problem.

But there is a prerequisite for the success of the plan, that is, Xia Mian can live with Fuget to that time.

This reminded Fuget of another piece of knowledge that the big golden human had given him.

Biotechnology knowledge at the pinnacle level in the universe.

Although only a partial one, it was enough for Fuget to create technology similar to that of the Astartes Brothers.

The Astartes Brothers are super-human biochemical transformations that have been transformed through nineteen enhanced surgeries. The knowledge that Fuget obtained even includes more Primaris transformations.

The transformation of the Astartes does not involve the genetic level, so if they wish, the children they give birth to can still be ordinary people. This technology is more accurately called bio-enhancement technology.

Of course, Fuget is not going to copy it completely. He needs to transform it into a form suitable for the world of Teyvat and extract the parts that are useful to him.

The original basis of the transformation, the gene seed, needs to be transformed. Fuget is not planning to create a large number of legions, so the ability to inherit muscle memory can be removed, and Fuget is going to use the flesh and blood of Xiamian, the flesh and blood of the dragon species and some more advanced essences to make gene seeds together.

The original first transformation was the second heart, with the effect of speeding up blood supply. It serves as a backup for the original heart and is transformed into a secondary heart. It can only be used as a backup for the heart. This can greatly reduce the probability of death of the transformed recipient.

At the same time, the original fourth transformation and blood regeneration organ is integrated. The function of this organ is to monitor the overall operation of other transformed organs, while changing the blood composition of the recipient, greatly improving the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity.

The original second transformation, bone strengthening, is an independent tubular organ that can monitor and secrete hormones that affect epiphyseal healing and ossification, reducing its transformation to bone structure but strengthening its enhancement of bone hardness, while integrating the original third transformation, muscle strengthening.

The original fifth transformation, the Laraman organ, was very useful, and Fugate was not going to change it. It was a small implanted organ shaped like a liver, and was implanted in the chest cavity together with a set of complex blood vessels. This tissue would generate "Laraman cells" - nicknamed platelets, which helped wounds stop bleeding quickly.

The world of Teyvat is a world full of conflicts and dangers, so this transformation is quite necessary.

The original sixth transformation, the neural knot, was implanted in the hindbrain to affect sleep rhythm. When sleep deprivation occurs, the neural knot will take turns shutting down different areas of the brain for rest.

At the same time, the Hymn pituitary gland modified by the Primaris was also integrated into the modification of the neural knot. The Hymn pituitary gland can secrete hormones to strengthen other advanced systems of the body, especially muscle strengthening organs and bone strengthening organs. It can also enable people to think in multiple threads. It is a high-end product that only the Primaris have. Of course, the brains of Fgate and others can perform multi-threaded thinking after training and development.

With the help of the Hymn Pituitary, multi-threaded thinking will be more labor-saving and convenient.

After that, with the addition of the two super modifications, the Pebble Kidneys and the Belisarius Furnace, it is basically complete.

According to Fgate's estimation, after the transformation is completed, even if Xiamian is 1.73 meters tall (excluding ears), he will be about 1.9 meters tall after the transformation is completed.

By the time my plan is completed, my height will have made a big improvement, probably exceeding two meters. After all, who with psychic powers doesn't want to become a big guy?

This is achieved while reducing the performance of many organs. If it is the complete version of the technology, Fugate can build you an unarmored strong man of about two meters and five inches tall.

I just wonder what the big golden guy would think if he knew that I used his technology to transform the alien.

He patted Alien Xiamian's head and decided not to think about all these nonsense. Xiamian himself might not agree, and what if it was just his illusion?

Xiamian just watched himself eat without touching the dry food in his hand. When he saw Fuget finished the pocket cake and patted his head, Xiamian came to his senses and ran away with a red face.

After glaring at Kuru and Sameer who were watching the fun, Fuget asked, "How long will it take before we can leave?"

The Spirit Wind Hunter straightened the red silk on his eyes and said, "We have to wait for a while. The sandstorm hasn't completely dissipated yet, and we still need to count the supplies and identify the direction."

Fergate nodded and looked at the sky.

He was afraid that if time went on, it would get dark again, and then it would be inconvenient to travel.

Seeing that his employer listened to the advice, the Spirit Wind Hunter breathed a sigh of relief.

Another Gilded Brigade also helped at this time. They went outside to see if the road was damaged. It turned out that there was indeed a problem with the road, so they went there to repair the road surface.

The roads in the desert are often buried by sandstorms, so the Gilded Brigade, who are born in the desert and often travel around the country, have their own ways and methods of identifying roads.

After a while, several members of the [Ahmar Divine Light Mercenary Group·Hound Squad] came back and said that the road was slightly deviated, but not much.

The Spirit Wind Hunter sent someone to investigate and confirmed the other party's statement.

When it was almost dark in the evening, the wind finally died down completely.

Afterwards, Fuget and his men set out on the road to Aru Village. Although the two groups of mercenaries did not merge, the distance between them was not far, so there were actually fewer invasions of monsters along the way.

After another ten days, the group arrived at Aru Village.

After sending the Spirit Wind Hunter and other mercenaries to stay in the inn, Fuget visited the village chief. It seemed that the village chief of Aru Village had been replaced. When Fuget asked, he found out that the previous village chief had died of old age.

Then Fuget went to visit Sameer's parents with Kuru and Shamian.

However, perhaps because of their identities, the communication between the two sides was very restrained. So Fuget left Kuru and Samel to talk about the matter, and he took Xiamian to the grocery store in the village.

I bought some of the various materials in the village.

He first analyzed the alchemical properties of these uncommon materials before looking for those that were even rarer.

Common dates, dried dates, date powder, date palm leaves, trunks, barks, roots, as well as scarabs, scorpions and so on were all analyzed.

It’s not that these things don’t exist in the rainforest area, but in the past they were basically ripe products.

Moreover, they are not fresh. The alchemical properties of fresh materials and processed materials are very different.

But unfortunately, Aru Village is just a small village, so there are not many materials and other things in it.

It only took Fugate a week to analyze the alchemical properties of most of the materials. He did find a lot of interesting substances, but they were just interesting.

Finally, Fugate studied the exoskeleton of the Holy Beast, which is more interesting.

(End of this chapter)