Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 535 Thought Invasion
The frozen living aliens were quietly sent to the chief private laboratory on the top floor of the Sky Domain.

"Magic Shield" Fran McCaughlin paced back and forth anxiously until Chief Dawson successfully released the soul-wandering technique and led the incarnation of Sarath to descend here.

The tall figure of the "Scorching Lord" gradually appeared, and his body gradually condensed from illusion into entity. A set of wide chief robes covered his whole body. If no one deliberately used reconnaissance techniques to explore, no one would find that he was moving freely in the Mage Tower in the Sky Domain in the form of an incarnation projection.

"Except for those present here, no one else knows about the living alien race, right?"

Dawson touched his nose and muttered, "Probably not. There aren't many conservative members in the Ministry of Magic, and most of them have been pushed to marginal positions by that fellow MacLean. They rarely even have the chance to return to the Sky Region on weekdays."

As soon as these words came out, Fadun immediately lowered his head in embarrassment - after all, Dawson was actually the nominal spiritual leader of the conservative faction. However, compared with the heads of various departments who held real power, as the chief, he often put the overall interests of the Federation first. His stance was not completely biased towards the conservatives, and he would not choose to actively connect with the church in order to suppress other factions.

The giant, pupilless face of the Tower Spirit Enzo slowly emerged from the ceiling. He chuckled strangely and said, "Don't worry. I personally transported this living creature to the top of the tower. No one dared to intercept it rashly... However, upon arriving at the Ministry of Affairs, it was secretly targeted by several groups of people."

Fadun's nerves tensed, and he quickly asked, "Sir Enzo, is he from within the Ministry of Affairs? But the sealed box containing the living body hasn't been opened?"

Enzo's illusory face twisted for a moment, and he slowly said, "The sealed magic contract enclosed by the Minister himself will naturally not be opened easily... I just want to remind you that every time something is sent from the North, it will attract the attention of certain people."

Seeing Enzo still nagging, Dawson said impatiently: "Okay, now is not the time to discuss internal struggles. Enzo sealed the laboratory on the top of the tower, let's open the box immediately!"

He turned to look at Salas who was standing silently beside him, then raised his hand and pointed, silently dismantling the huge sealed box on the experimental table. The fragments of the box and the sealed magic contract attached to it instantly disintegrated and collapsed, turning into a pile of powder and falling to the ground.

Salas's eyes narrowed, and his breathing suddenly became much faster. He transformed into a shadow and flashed to the side of the experimental table, looking at the frozen living creature lying quietly on the table.

"This is indeed a species of alien creature never seen before. Although its appearance and limbs are very similar to ours..."

Fadun recalled the living "instruction manual" that Harvey had sent along with the goods, and hurriedly stepped forward to open a magic brain instrument, called it up from his forum account, and begged the two chiefs to read it.

Suddenly, a slightly unhappy cough was heard from the corner of the wall. Fadun was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around, he found that Lord Gallagher had appeared in the familiar silver full-length mirror at some point, looking at him with a gloomy face... The sensible Minister of Magic immediately stepped forward and moved the mirror to the place closest to the experimental table and the magic brain instrument.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk! That Kel'Thuzad! He actually ambushed an alien outpost in the Arctic Ocean, captured three of them alive, and dissected the other two..." Dawson rubbed his nose, feeling a bit amused. "The autopsy data is already very detailed. Even if we repeat the verification, we won't get any more information. Did he really send a living person here just to expose the historical truth and warn the Federation?"

Gallagher, slumped before the mirror, frowning and speaking gravely, "I'll need to contact Mr. Agent individually and try to obtain footage of their direct battles with these demonic lizardmen. Just from the descriptions of these alien races, they're already bizarre enough... their bodies are resistant to magic, their Blackwater weapons can be transformed and manipulated remotely, and they don't even possess any detectable magical fluctuations."

No matter how you look at it, it seems like a combat unit that is naturally able to restrain spellcasters, which makes Gallagher, who is in charge of the Federation's Mage Corps, extremely alert.

Sarath, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly spoke up, "But they don't seem to have much power against Mr. Agent's mortal army. This means that magical weapons like the Lance of Annihilation can effectively restrain these enemies."

Fadun explained quietly, "Mr. Kel'Thuzad isn't sending a mortal army, but rather his own bloodline warriors. I hear they're all high-level Awakeners, and their combat power is comparable to our elite mage regiments." Gallagher said grimly, "So we need to know their fighting style..."

Before he could finish, the magic brain device began to make a beeping sound again, indicating that it had received a single message. It was actually a message that Kel'Thuzad sent simultaneously to the three chiefs.

Kel'Thuzad: My three chief ministers, I believe Mr. Fashield has already informed you of the matter of the living alien. Please do not use that living creature for dissection experiments yet. I have a more important matter that requires your assistance.

Dawson crossed his arms and glared at Fadun, telling him to sit in front of the magic brain instrument and act as a typist for the three of them.

[Fadun: We've just sent the living specimen to the lab, but your preliminary experimental data is already sufficiently detailed. We're also considering what valuable information we can extract from it...]

[Kel'Thuzad: From a purely practical perspective, there's indeed no more information to be mined from the flesh and blood of the lizardmen. However, we have yet to successfully decipher their language and communication methods. This means that our understanding of these alien races remains superficial.]

Dawson poked the shield impatiently with his finger and said hastily, "Let him speak frankly! How do you need our cooperation?"

Fadun quickly gritted his teeth and typed...

Kel'Thuzad: First, Chief Gallagher must send men deep into the western reaches north of the Godspine Mountains. No matter what means are used... we must try to cross the demon-controlled areas and explore towards the far north. Ordinary spellcasters skilled in flight may not be able to do this easily, but I will provide you with some flying vehicles. Simply add some colleagues skilled in stealth to the exploration team to ensure the safety of the expedition.

Gallagher tapped the mirror excitedly. "Brilliant suggestion! He wants us to advance from the west and see if any traces of the Lizardmen appear in the icy sea north of the western front. That way, we can deduce the general direction of their main invasion."

Sarath turned to look at the mirror and said, "We need to cross the demonic defense lines and control areas, which is extremely risky... Can your people do it?"

Gallagher pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Don't worry. My high-level battle mages have already pierced the demonic defenses north of the Evil Moon Mountains. If Mr. Agent can provide a few of his airships, it will be an even greater boost to our exploration efforts."

[Kel'Thuzad: My second request is to Lord Dawson... The lizardmen do not possess the natural talent for manipulating magic, so the corresponding magic patterns or bloodline cores are completely undetectable within the magic network. The best way to extract their mental energy or memories for interpretation... is to have Lord Dawson perform his Soul Drain, deeply parasitizing them with the Curse Seed. Then, taking advantage of their weakened state after awakening, I can instantly invade their minds...]

Carrying out a mind invasion on an alien race that is completely impossible to communicate with is really too crazy and risky... Fadun felt cold sweat on his forehead and back, and his hands were placed on the keyboard of the magic brain instrument, at a loss. Mr. Harvey was so bold that he actually asked a legendary chief to conduct such a dangerous mind invasion experiment for him!

Dawson, however, wasn't angered at all. He rubbed his red nose and chuckled, "This little guy is sensible. He knows that with his high-level strength, mind invasion is too dangerous. But for a legendary spellcaster, it's not that difficult..."

The only danger of mind invasion is that it is easy to get lost in the sea of collective consciousness that connects the other party to the tribe. But if Dawson were to perform it, he could use clever methods to cut the target's thoughts and memories from the sea of consciousness and turn the turbulent and deep ocean into a swimming pool in his own backyard.

Let him swim in it without restraint!
(End of this chapter)