Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 924 - 917: Flesh Grows from Bones

Chapter 924: Chapter 917: Flesh Grows from Bones

"Again with the Ancestors..." Hu Daoke was really at a loss for words.

"Only this reason can explain the automaton we encountered yesterday," Tangmo said.

"There are just too many traces of the Ancestors in this world, making us inevitably start to fantasize about what kind of world the Otherworld of the Ancestor Era really was," Cheng Ziang sighed.

"As far as we know, the known technology of the Ancestors in the Otherworld includes but is not limited to, the Otherworld Gate, the Deity Creation Project, the medical facilities of Divine Wood Down, and the metal automaton we are facing now. I even suspect that the Spells that drive magic could very likely be a language created by the Ancestors," Tangmo mused.

"Why are you all so convinced that the metal automaton was created by the Ancestors?" Hu Daoke scratched his head and asked.

"You mentioned the concept of a robot, and I think to some extent, that metal automaton is a robot created by the Ancestors for the Otherworld," Tangmo paused, then continued, "Even now, the Otherworld Research Center at Haiya Academy, which is quite advanced in the study of the Otherworld, has difficulty expanding the uses of Kedal metal. Kedal metal has anti-collapse properties, which can only be eliminated at high temperatures. In other words, if you want to create any tools out of Kedal metal, you must work in a high-temperature environment, including the engraving of Runes. From the craftsmanship of that automaton, I feel that the technology of the Ancestors was absolutely far ahead of Earth’s current level."

The group hurried along, and finally returned to Axia’s home as darkness fell. They squeezed into the narrow house, lit the flames in the fireplace, and the warm soft light immediately filled the space, relaxing everyone’s tense mood at this moment.

Baiyue lay on the chaise lounge in front of the fireplace, covered with a thick layer of animal fur blanket, similar to that of a bear, large in size and dense in fur.

Luo’er carefully lifted the gauze from her forehead. Because it was blessed with Healing Magic, the wound on her forehead had almost completely healed, leaving only an unsightly scar.

"It looks like your external injuries have mostly healed. As long as you recover from your internal injuries, I will be relieved," Luo’er said contentedly.

"When I’m healed, will you still take care of me?" Baiyue asked directly, her eyes fixed on him, a shy inquiry.

"Heh," Luo’er let out a slight smile and then squinted at her, saying, "Do you enjoy my care that much?"

Baiyue didn’t speak, but pulled up the blanket to cover her head, preventing Luo’er from seeing her expression at that moment.

"Speaking of which, I still don’t understand," Hu Daoke said while sitting on a cushion in front of the fireplace, covered with a blanket and scratching his feet, "that General, why does she have such a powerful metal automaton guarding the door? I feel with her combat strength, taking down an entire legion wouldn’t be a problem!"

"The automaton isn’t completely invincible; magical energy limitations affect her output," Tangmo said unhurriedly, "The automaton is able to move because it must have a source of magical energy. There are only two kinds of energy sources: atmospheric magic energy and mineral magic energy. The advantage of atmospheric magic energy is that it’s nearly inexhaustible, but the drawback is it needs to be absorbed and converged to reach the concentration to drive magic. Mineral magic energy’s benefit is that it’s concentrated and can be fully released instantly, but the drawback is that Magic Crystals have limited energy and need to be replaced frequently."

Pausing, she continued, "During the encounter with the automaton, I noticed that there wasn’t much disturbance in the magic energy in the air, which means the automaton is most likely powered by Magic Crystals rather than atmospheric magic energy. She might be fine against a few of us, but once there are more opponents, once her magic energy runs out, no matter how powerful she is, she’ll just have to surrender. So I think, the reason why the Snow God wanted us to leave back then was likely not to protect us but to protect her."

"You mean, the Snow God wanted us to leave because she was worried we might come back and defeat her?" Hu Daoke asked, eyes wide.

"Probably," Tangmo nodded, then looked at him and added, "You guys mentioned earlier that Fulajie’er could use shield spells to restrict her actions, so in truth, if we were well-prepared, we would have a chance to fight. It’s just..."

"Just that, by then, our enemies might not just be that automaton; the Snow God might also become our adversary," Cheng Ziang added with a cold laugh.

"Hey, don’t harm the big guy, it means no harm!" Hearing the discussion about the Snow God, Fulajie’er suddenly appeared and said to them anxiously.

"We haven’t said we would harm it. Didn’t Luo’er already order us to retreat?" Cheng Ziang shrugged.

"That’s strange then, why would the Snow God protect the automaton?" Hu Daoke asked, puzzled.

"It’s probably because the automaton is its companion," Cheng Ziang sighed.

"If I remember correctly, there seemed to be traces of that puppet in the mural." At this moment, Axia came over holding a tray of hot tea, squatting down to hand out cups to everyone while chiming in.

"Yes, it was the content of the mural that prompted me to remind you all," Tangmo said as he took the hot tea and nodded.

"What’s depicted on the mural?" Hu Daoke asked curiously.

"The mural..." Tangmo opened his mouth hesitantly, looking like he wanted to say more, but in truth, he hadn’t really looked closely at what was on the mural.

"The content of the mural is the General’s life stories, divided into two parts," Baiyue interjected, "The left part mainly involves military matters, including the General leading his army to conquer the Snow Domain. The right side depicts some aspects of daily life, recounting the General’s everyday living and that puppet mainly appears in the content on the right."

"If that puppet is so strong, why didn’t the General let her join the army?" Hu Daoke asked, puzzled.

"She’s a woman, have you ever heard of a woman enlisting in the army in ancient times?" Baiyue said with a wry smile.

"Wasn’t Hua Mulan a woman?" Hu Daoke asked.

"That’s just an exception, and besides, that puppet wasn’t a fully living person. Nobody could guarantee her reliability, after all, she’s just a puppet..." Baiyue shook her head.

"Judging from the content on the right side of the mural, it seems the puppet had already become integrated into the General’s daily life, so everyone was quite indifferent to her presence. She comes across in the mural as if..." Luo’er said, frowning and speaking hesitantly.

"A mechanical maid!" Baiyue looked up at him and filled in.

"Right, a maid!" Luo’er nodded in agreement.

"Luo’er, do you remember the content of the mural opposite the coffin?" Baiyue asked.

"I do," Luo’er nodded, then looked around at everyone with a serious expression and said, "Well, the puppet was standing to the side in extravagant attire, while the General was kneeling on the ground, cutting open the chest of a Snow Elf, taking out its heart and handing it to the puppet. Next to the General were piles of Snow Elf corpses, their blood staining the ground red..."

"At the time, I suspected that the General was extracting the heart for the puppet to consume, which later proved wrong, because as we all saw, the puppet had no mouth and, even if she did, she had no digestive system to process the consumed heart, so..." Baiyue explained.

"It’s more like a ceremony," Axia suddenly spoke up, voicing her thoughts that had been hidden in her heart.

"A ceremony?" The crowd looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Yes, a futile, one-sided ceremony!" Baiyue nodded and said.

"What on earth was he trying to do?" Luo’er couldn’t help but frown and ask.

Baiyue glanced at him, then lowered her eyelids and pursed her lips slightly before saying, "If I’m not mistaken, the General must have been trying to turn that puppet into a real person."

"A real person, why?" Hearing this, everyone’s eyes widened in shock as they stared at Baiyue.

"Because..." Facing everyone’s gaze, Baiyue found it a bit hard to continue. She looked up at Luo’er again, then averted her gaze, took a deep breath, and said, "This is just my speculation, but I suspect that the General... had fallen in love with that puppet!"

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