This second dimension is too immortal

Grandmaster of alchemy?

Zhao Si was stunned, and the look in his eyes became strange as he looked at it.

What the hell, why did the atmosphere suddenly become like that of a cultivator?

"The thing is, fifteen years ago, a crazy alchemy master came out from a certain place. She came to this world and dropped the samples she had refined, and then was captured." Virgo said with a hint of respect and regret in her words, and then paused.

"Then what?" Zhao Si was puzzled. Why didn't he finish?

"This is the source of the protozoan virus," said Virgo.

No way, are you kidding me?

The source is too simple and direct, just a simple poison, what's the purpose? Can't you explain it in more detail? The author is also padding the word count.

And that alchemy master was captured just two paragraphs after he appeared on the stage. That was too much.

In the dim and messy room, a woman with a gloomy face was concentrating on the work in her hands. Suddenly, she felt a vague sensation in her heart, her hands trembled, and the work in her hands almost failed. She couldn't help but curse.

"Fuck! Which bastard is talking about me? Don't let me know who it is, or I'll kill you!"

After saying that, she reached out and picked up a glass bottle of green potion on the table in front of her, then poured out some of the potion and put it into the alchemy furnace beside her.

After a while

"Hehe, the research and development is successful, the sex change pill, Yang Jian, that little bastard, you dare to catch him, uncle, wait for death, hehe"

The woman held the newly-baked pill and uttered a series of ambiguous low laughs. The dim light cast her shadow on the wall behind her, like a grinning beast.

Zhao Si suddenly felt a chill all over his body, as if some terrifying existence was targeting him.

"After the sample spread, the first thing to be born was me, followed by the other eleven zodiacs."

"In fact, what the alchemy master refined was not the so-called protozoan virus at first, but a potion that can transform living things."

"Transformation potion?"

"Yes, creatures transform, gaining a higher level of power, yet still retaining their rationality," Virgo said.

"So what's the situation with the proto-intestinals now?" Zhao Si expressed his confusion. The proto-intestinals now didn't look like they were rational at all.

"This is inseparable from human beings themselves." Virgo said.

"It's closely related to humans? Could it be..." Zhao Si's mouth twitched, thinking that it couldn't be so bloody.

Zhao Si instantly recalled scenes from various European and American science fiction monster blockbusters he had seen.

Humans first discovered the protogastrics, and, well, rational protogastrics.

Then they became greedy and wanted to obtain the same power as the protogasters, but they ended up losing more than they gained and created the protogasters we have today.

He looked at Virgo with a questioning look. She must have the ability to hear other people's thoughts.

Sure enough, Virgo nodded, indicating that this was the case.

Haha, humans are really good at courting death.

Chapter 83: Can’t Afford to Provoke (4000)

"Human greed is unstoppable, but the things of that alchemy master are not something they can covet."

"Not only did they fail to determine the sample's composition, they also created a virus that causes low-level protogastric animals to lose their minds and go berserk."

"The virus spread rapidly among the gastrulae. Even us, the first ones to be conceived, were affected, except for me, and became irritable."

"This is the origin of the current enterovirus, and it is entirely human's fault."

Virgo explained.

Zhao Si listened silently. As expected, the irrational gastrula creatures launched a massive attack on human habitats. Humans were defeated, lost a large area of ​​land, and barely survived under the protection of the giant stone tablet.

"So what's your stance?"

Zhao Si asked, the virus developed by humans only has a slight impact on them, and they still retain their rationality, so what position do they occupy in this world?

"As the highest-ranking beings among the protostomes, we naturally stand on the side of the protostomes." Virgo said lightly.

"However, we won't exterminate humans. Sometimes we even restrict the gastrula under our command because we still need humans to deal with the viruses we have developed."

"If we want to destroy human society, we can wipe out all humans in the first so-called war against protozoa. But if we do that, all of us except for the twelve zodiac signs will become irrational monsters that fight each other."

That's right, during the Gastrula Wars, except for the first one where the zodiac appeared frequently, only Sagittarius was observed during the second one.

Zhao Si didn't believe that these zodiacs didn't have the power to destroy humanity.

After Virgo finished speaking, her face hesitated for a moment, as if she was thinking about whether to tell Zhao Si something.

Seeing it like this, Zhao Si instantly became curious.

Finally, Virgo hesitated for a while, and seemed to have made up her mind. She looked at Zhao Si and said, "I can tell you a piece of news about the Cursed Child, but you must unconditionally agree to my request this time."

Zhao Si couldn't help but become more curious after hearing this. What kind of news could it be that required his unconditional agreement?

After thinking about it, Zhao Si shook his head and said, "Unconditional is fine, but the content cannot go against my bottom line and wishes."

"make a deal!"

Virgo nodded and began to tell about the Cursed Child.

"I've said before that samples can cause creatures to transform. Humans are also creatures and are subject to transformation. However, so far, humans have not undergone any changes until the appearance of the so-called Cursed Child." Virgo said, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.

Zhao Si was stunned for a moment. Oh my god, isn't this the equivalent of being the chosen one?

But that's true, possessing the strength of a protostomach while remaining lucid, isn't that similar to the Virgo in front of us? Of course, there is still a difference in size.

"The sample has no effect on most humans. Those cursed children are the ones for whom the sample did work. They can be said to be the chosen ones. It's just that most humans in this world are stupid."

"As for the erosion rate you mentioned, it's simply because they were infected with a virus developed by humans. But perhaps humans are truly blessed. The concentration of the sample and the virus in the cursed child's body is naturally at a relatively balanced level, which is why they haven't turned into protostomes."

"As they use their own power, the concentration of the sample gradually disappears, and the concentration of the virus gradually increases. When it reaches a critical point, they will turn into those mindless protogastric animals and become killing machines."

Zhao Si silently digested the information he got from Virgo.

He suddenly remembered something that he found incredible.

That is, all the children brought back to Gensokyo by Zhao Si have spiritual roots and can all cultivate immortality.

At that time, Zhao Si thought this matter was weird and outrageous, and thought it was probably because of the enterovirus. Therefore, Zhao Si became very interested in the enterovirus.

However, combined with Virgo's words, the reason why hundreds of thousands of cursed children all possess spiritual roots should probably be the sample developed by the alchemy master.

It was the transformation of living beings by the sample that made all those children possess spiritual roots. If you think about it this way, then everything can be explained.

Virgos don't know much about the cultivation of immortals, so they don't know much about spiritual roots, and regard spiritual roots as the so-called sample concentration.

After the children practiced cultivation with him, the erosion rate in their bodies did not increase, but rather showed a downward trend.

This is because, during the practice process, their spiritual roots gradually revived and began to suppress the viruses in their bodies.

In this case, as long as I keep practicing Taoism, I guess there won’t be any problems with the children.

Zhao Si breathed a sigh of relief. This trip was worth it to know this news.

"Actually, this is not the news I really want to tell you. What I really want to tell you is that the Cursed Child is related to a trial set by our Twelve Zodiacs." Virgo said.

"Trial?"

"Yes, a trial, a trial that concerns the future of our race." Virgo said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Si changed his sitting position and waited for what to say next.

"My race has been around for less than twenty years. Logically, the initial stage of a new race's birth should be one of rapid progress."

"But, I feel like, at this point in my growth, I no longer have room for improvement. It's as if Stage 5 is my limit."

"This shouldn't be the case. Even if we weren't born through normal means, the upper limit shouldn't be this low."

"After years of constant exploration and searching, I finally discovered the reason that is troubling the upper limit of my clan." It looked at Zhao Si with a gleam in its eyes.

"Our race, born from the sample of that alchemy master, lacks a leader!"

"And this leader is the cursed child who should be from the same tribe as us!"

???

Zhao Si was a little bit unconvinced. The Cursed Child and the guy in front of him should be from the same tribe? Are you kidding?

Virgo ignored what Zhao Si was thinking and continued

"I once encountered a dying cursed child. The child was very young, only four or five years old. He lay in front of me, only breathing his last breath."

"But her desire to survive was still strong. When she faced me, she pushed herself beyond her limits in this desperate situation!"

"At that moment, she and I were both stunned. It was as if an invisible 'bond' appeared before our eyes. The interfaces of the two bonds matched so perfectly, as if they were meant to be this way."

"My heart told me at that time, connect to it! Only by connecting to it, I will be complete. Only by connecting to it, can we find a way out for our tribe and climb to higher levels."

"But unfortunately, that feeling only lasted for a moment, because the girl died. The concentration of the virus in her body exceeded the critical point, and she turned into an ugly gastrula."

There was a hint of pity in Virgo's voice.

"From then on, I understood that the way out for my clan lies in the Cursed Child."

"But only by stepping into a certain realm like that child can we see the 'bond' between us."

"And to achieve this goal, I began to study human planning."

"For now, the desperate situation of near death will give the Cursed Child the opportunity to enter the "realm". But he himself cannot be too weak."

"So I first had low-level protogasters constantly attack the human habitat. Then, I persuaded a few humans to propose a bill to utilize the power of the Cursed Child. This way, the Cursed Child could improve himself through constant battle."

"If we can enter the 'realm' during battle, that would be best. If not, then Zodiac will personally take action and force the Cursed Child into death, forcing her to enter the 'realm'."

"Although we may lose a lot of cursed children, at present, only those in stage five are qualified to connect the bond, and the zodiac currently only has our twelve signs, while there are many more cursed children." Virgo said the frightening words with a cold face.

As she continued to explain, Zhao Si gradually became dazed.

I am!

The ultimate mastermind behind the bill that uses the power of the Cursed Child is you?

And unexpectedly, the Cursed Child has this kind of relationship with these new creatures that were born from these samples, which cannot be called protostomes, that is the name given to those infected with the virus.

And if you do this, if I remember correctly, in the original novel, the cursed children who entered the realm seemed to be able to defeat the Zodiac. In the original novel, Virgo was killed by the cursed children who ranked higher. Could it be that this guy was also killed by the result he had caused?

"But what I didn't expect was that a trial-taker actually appeared in this world, and extended a helping hand to the cursed child. Moreover, that trial-taker is not someone we can deal with easily." Virgo looked at Zhao Si helplessly. Its ability to listen to other people's thoughts seemed not to be able to be used frequently. It didn't hear what Zhao Si was thinking at all, otherwise it didn't know what he would feel.

"But from what I've observed, you should also be training those children. So I plan to wait and see whether, under your training, those children can enter the 'realm'."

"And from time to time I would drive some gastrulae to the outskirts of the town to give those kids practice."

? ?

I was wondering why there were so many gastrulae nearby that I couldn't kill them all. So, you're the one behind this?

The corners of Zhao Si's mouth twitched, mainly because there was too little known information and he had never expected this.

"I originally planned to slowly follow your training plan and look forward to your training results..."

Virgo continued, her expression suddenly becoming grim.

"However, just two months ago, a feeling of inexplicable disgust rose from the depths of my heart. At the same time, this world was asking me to help it eliminate its enemies, who might affect our trials."

Two months ago?

Zhao Si's heart moved when he heard this. Wasn't that the time when Taurus strangely attacked the Tokyo city and when Satomi Rentaro was killed?

"I asked Taurus to lead the army of gastrulae, but not long ago, Taurus died. I can sense the status of every zodiac, and it is indeed dead." Virgo said with a gloomy face.

"Taurus's seat has now been taken by Aldebaran. It told me that there are six enemies, and they have a power that can restrain the power of regeneration. Otherwise, even if all six of them were on the same level as Taurus, they would not be able to kill Taurus, who can regenerate at the molecular level."

As it said this, it looked at Zhao Si.

"That's why I'm asking you for help. I hope you can help us kill the enemy."

"Although there are only six of them, we can't guarantee they have a backup plan. Furthermore, their power is too strong for us. We must find a helper who can participate in this level of combat."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Si touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

As expected, the ones who killed Taurus were the illusory creatures, six of them, comparable to Taurus, that is, the Golden Elixir.

Six golden elixirs, hmm, this is a bit tricky. I don’t know if there are any golden elixir stage or mature stage among those six guys.

Cooperating with these zodiacs is not a bad idea, since we have the same goal.

He looked at Virgo: "What are you going to do?"

Even if Zhao Si is not counted, the strength of the Twelve Zodiacs is twice that of the other side. Even if they have the power to restrain the regenerative power of the Zodiac, they cannot defeat the Zodiac side if they fight two against one.