Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 481 Demon Lizard Man

It took less than a day to capture the three living aliens, and one of them was directly "consumed" by the many research fanatics in the Alchemy Laboratory and the Academy of Magical Sciences.

In the end, even the corpses that had been dissected into pieces were taken back to the Academy of Sciences by the undead mages who were still unsatisfied. Together with the corpses of the Blackwater aliens that had been transported back, they continued to contribute the last bit of energy to the traditional research of the undead spellcasting faction.

Only half a week later, in-depth research reports as thick as a palm flew onto Harvey's desk like snowflakes.

The alien race officially known as the "Demon Lizard People" temporarily divided the two different combat types they captured into "Red Lizard People" and "Black Lizard People", and the difference was determined by the manufacturer and master of the Black Water weapons.

In addition, the experimental report handed to Harvey after the slice dissection also pointed out that although the body shape of the magic lizardmen is similar to that of humans, the bones and muscles under the skin are obviously much stronger than those of ordinary humans. Although the internal flesh and blood will quickly rot and dissolve after the external skin is damaged, the soft texture of the skin alone can protect against magical attacks. Close combat attacks with sharp weapons will obviously still affect the internal body, and can only be offset by the strong physical talents of the tribe.

At the same time, in addition to having two different blood circulation systems, the Lizardmen also have digestive and respiratory systems that are obviously different from other intelligent races. The bag-like organs similar to the stomach cannot extract any food that has not been digested yet, and only have a small amount of highly concentrated salt crystals. This makes Harvey highly suspicious that not only can they live in the sea for a long time, but even their food acquisition is probably closely related to the freezing cold sea.

Perhaps it does not rely on preying on marine fish...it is also very likely that it uses minerals and plants as its staple food.

What surprised Harvey was that the Alchemy Laboratory and the Academy of Magical Sciences were unable to successfully decipher the origin of the strange skin covering the body of the lizard man.

"After extensive testing, we now know that this skin possesses extremely high resistance to magic while also being perfectly insulated from air and moisture... The flames will at most dry out the surface, but it won't reduce it to ash."

"We highly suspect this is the skin of some powerful magical creature that exists in the deep sea... and has yet to be discovered."

Harvey closed the lab report and pinched his brow with a headache. "Since we can't communicate with the living captives, this is all we can gather."

Chris, who was reporting seriously, saw this and cautiously asked, "Sir... there are still two living people..."

Harvey immediately raised his head and interrupted, "Leave at least one alive and find a way to extend the freezing time. I want to send it to Alaye!"

Arturo and Reiner were immediately impatient and stood up to dissuade him, saying, "Sir, are you just going to give away such precious alien specimens and intelligence to the Federation for nothing? We've expended countless efforts to obtain them."

"That's fine. I'll make sure they offer a satisfactory reward..." Harvey waved his hand. "Although our original intention is to completely tie the Federation to our side, they must pay the full price."

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Since Harvey explicitly stated that he wanted to leave one survivor, the remaining living alien immediately became a crucial resource fiercely contested by several research groups in Spark City. The Academy of Magic, comprised of necromancers who had switched spellcasting affiliations, naturally valued the distinctly humanoid forms beneath the lizardman's skin. Meanwhile, the Alchemy Laboratory, traditionally focused on weapons development, was interested in the skin's immunity to magic and impervious to water and fire.

As for the potion research and development team of the territory medical hospital... they accepted everyone who came and wanted to drain all the body fluids of the dead experimental subjects.

However, as soon as the Lizardmen awaken from their frozen state, they will immediately engage in unstoppable self-destructive behavior. This renders Asdalen, who is trying to study their ethnic culture and spiritual level, helpless - without communication, there is no way to know the specific location of the other party's ethnic group, and cannot figure out their population number... and he has no idea how they reproduce and why they choose to invade human territory to the south.

Unfortunately, long-term freezing cannot extend the life of the lizardmen indefinitely. After all, they are carbon-based organisms that need to replenish the body's necessary energy by eating, just like humans. If they cannot eat for a long time, even if their metabolism is extremely slow, they will slowly and irreversibly die.

Taking advantage of the fact that the last remaining living creature is still "fresh", and in order to avoid internal strife among his multiple research departments, Harvey once again put forward a joint research task - to test the damage done to the lizardmen by means of attack other than magical weapons!
"We know that our magical guns and cannons can cause fatal damage to them... With skin covering them, they are immune to magic and ordinary swords, but that's far from enough. Let's try using poison potions, infectious plagues, and other biological weapons."

Faced with such a strange, powerful but completely unfamiliar alien enemy, Harvey naturally thought of the "inhumane" biological and chemical weapons in addition to the firepower brought by thermal weapons. After all, with his ability, it is unlikely that he can play a card as powerful as a nuclear bomb. If he wants to kill the enemy on a large scale, he can also go the way of the metaphysical plague with magical effects.

Just as everyone was about to leave, he slapped his forehead and suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly instructed, "I suddenly remembered that there seem to be several low-level priests imprisoned in the prison!"

Asdalen was stunned for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "A few cowardly charlatans who abandoned their faith out of fear and were spared the gallows by voluntarily confessing the church's crimes... Living is a waste of food. The police department is planning to send them to the forest farm for lifelong hard labor during the autumn harvest."

Harvey nodded and said seriously, "Go and take them out of the cell and let them try using divine magic to attack."

Arturo and Chris immediately showed puzzled expressions and said in unison: "Divine magic?"

If the enemy is even immune to magic, and can't withstand divine attacks... wouldn't that be a slap in the face of all spellcasters? Could the divine power touted by the Radiant Cult truly surpass the infinite magic power that symbolizes ultimate truth and wisdom?

Harvey looked at the strange expressions on everyone's faces and immediately understood what they were thinking. He smiled and explained, "It's not to verify the superiority of magic or divine arts, but to clarify another historical issue that has always troubled all spellcasters..."

If the ancient human race was the loser of the struggle, driven from the center of the continent to the southern border, then these demon lizardmen were likely the main culprits behind the defeat of humanity. Their weapons and protective measures were naturally highly targeted to restrain humanity's long-standing magic...

However, the Radiant God Cult was founded only after humans established their foothold in the southern border. If their divine arts were truly bestowed by the gods as claimed... then the protective skin of the demon lizardmen would not be able to completely withstand their attacks.

Unless... the origin of divine magic also comes from magic!

Then the god they revere and believe in... could it be an existence that has risen above the legendary level since ancient times, a magical demigod who has completely transcended the level of life!
(End of this chapter)