As for what the "big squid" is, the sea monsters themselves can't actually explain it.
Concerning the crash landing in ancient times, many sea monsters’ memories are a bit blurry. Although they are immortal elemental creatures, they cannot remember things that are too ancient clearly, but only One thing the Krakens can be sure of is that since they crash-landed in this world with land, the "big squid" on the seabed has already existed.
It is the remains of a creature that is far older than ancient times. Its remaining tentacles are like mountains winding on the seabed. They were shocked by the size of the corpse and feared the world for a long time - they were worried that this strange world was full of such huge and terrifying life forms, but soon they found that their worries seemed to be unnecessary. of.
There are native creatures in the deep sea that are weaker than them. The "Big Squid" seems to be the only exception, and this powerful exception is dead.
The "Big Squid" was killed by some external force. This can be seen from its shattered body and the metal fragments remaining on the seabed, but the person who killed the "Big Squid" It's a mystery. Over the long years, the Krakens have never been able to find clues about that powerful race. Although they have also gone to various continents to investigate, there are only some barbaric and backward indigenous civilizations on those continents. He doesn't have the ability to sail across the ocean, so he can't be a strong man who can kill the "big squid".
After realizing that there is a "magic tide" in this world that periodically destroys the ecosystem, the Krakens gave up their search for that civilization more completely, and instead settled peacefully in this land. Live your life in the ocean.
Unearthing the "big squid" is one of their most important jobs, and this job is a part of restarting the core engine. Although the day of success is still far away, the Krakens are a kind of opponent. Creatures with a slow passage of time, like many elemental creatures, they also have sufficient patience and a poor sense of time. This characteristic allowed them to successfully complete the transformation of civilization in the deep sea in the extremely long time ago, and now allows them to Immerse yourself in your work and enjoy yourself.
The excavation team arrived at the scheduled work site. A huge piece of flesh and blood that had fallen off from the tentacles lay quietly in a deep pit on the seabed. After several months of "life cycles", this The chunk of fleshy remains has regenerated back to its original size, meaning it can be mined again.
The Krakens dispersed around the flesh and blood tissue, driving a dozen force field shielding generators deep into the seabed, and the light blue energy barrier blocked the entire area. To prevent the escaping power of the "big squid" from causing water pollution, they then worked in groups of three, carrying various equipment and began to cut into this extremely strong mass of flesh and blood tissue.
The leader of the excavation team was patrolling the perimeter, checking whether the field of view occlusion generator was functioning properly - this work was very important.Because these devices are only barely functioning now, all kinds of weird and bizarre failures are commonplace for them, and problems can easily occur if they are not looked at carefully.
But this is much better than it was many years ago. At least more and more equipment has resumed operation now - although the restart of the core engine is still far away...
The Siren Captain went around to the back of the flesh and blood tissue, which was the target for the next step of excavation. She got close to the rough skin that looked like bark and fungal growths, and checked the regeneration of this part of the tissue. .
But at this moment, the mass of flesh and blood tissue suddenly began to squirm as if it had come alive!
Dark red blood gushes out from the wound, and the muscles and skin grow along with it. They quickly condense into a small tentacle with strange patterns and bright edges, and it moves crazily in front of the sea monster. Squirming.
The patterns on the surface of the tentacles are shining, and they are constantly showing various weird and bizarre shapes as they twist and squirm. Any ordinary mind will fall into madness in front of these patterns, and even the most tenacious mortal warriors cannot. After facing them head-on, he was safe and sound——
The Siren Captain looked at the tentacle blankly, made a bold assumption, calmly analyzed it, and decided to say hello to the other party as well.
As a result, her body decomposed and reorganized in an instant, and her form changed in the blink of an eye, turning into a tentacle exactly like the other one, which also squirmed and curled up quickly on the seabed.
An indescribable tentacle and a tentacle imitated by a sea monster danced ecstatically on the seabed for ten minutes. The two parties did not reach any consensus, and the three sea monsters completing their excavation tasks next to them Already swam over.
One of the sea monsters carrying a concussive cutting machine poked the mimic tentacle stuck on the seabed with the tip of its tail: "Captain, what you just said is not to go too far with the big squid... ”
The mimic tentacle suddenly changed back to the appearance of a siren, looking a little embarrassed: “I thought it greeted me...”
Another siren swayed curiously Holding his tail: "It is said that giant squids often have tentacles twisting around...what does it mean?"
"Who knows? Deep-water scholars have always thought that this is some kind of communication signal. As a result, After so many years of deciphering, there is no result. I suspect they are just twisting around, just like seaweed."
"No, this must be communicating, but we can't understand it," said Zhang. The siren holding the cutting machine said seriously, "Why else would those people on land be so excited when they see these tentacles? And they would also yell and talk to these tentacles... This shows that there is Communicate!"
The Siren Captain thought for a moment and waved his snake-like tail: "Whatever, just cut it off and take it away - who made it jump out on its own initiative?"
p>The Kraken carrying the cutting machine started the equipment in his hand, but before doing so, he asked with some anticipation: "Then...Can I have some? ”
“emmmmm…The reactor fuel should have been collected enough…Okay, you can eat some.” But you can only eat a little! "
"Yeah~~"
The remaining sirens cheered and rushed towards their "lunch".
At the same time In Lord Cecil's Mansion, Gawain and Pitman's discussion about the Siren finally came to an end.
Pitman stroked his beard: "Generally speaking, the Siren is such a legendary creature. There are only a handful of eyewitness reports, and every record cannot withstand scrutiny. Their history is older than humans. They live in the east of the endless ocean. They may occasionally go ashore, but most of the time they will not leave the deep sea. Nor does it communicate with humans and other land races. The sirens in the ocean are dangerous and will closely protect their territory. Any voyage passing through their territory will lead to their attack - but now that all ocean routes have been cancelled, there is no need to worry about this. "
Gawain frowned, looked at the biography of the knight in his hand, and sighed slightly: "Is it a legendary species... It would be great if we could find a siren to communicate with. All right. Let’s not talk about it for now. Have you checked the biological tissues I brought back from Kant Tie? Any progress? "
When Gawain left Kant Territory, he took away many samples, including the strange biological flesh and blood connected to the human brain in the underground hall, as well as the soft, as if " A dark substance like a carpet of bacteria. Of course, the runes carved on the stone pillars by the Eternal Sleeper cultists were also rubbed by him - although all the runes were destroyed by Knight Philip, there were so many stone pillars that the runes everywhere were After the rubbings are taken and put together, the complete pattern can still be obtained.
It’s just that those magic circles are too dangerous and their mechanisms are unclear. Gawain has not started researching them for the time being, but the dead flesh and blood tissues. After returning to Cecil Territory, there was still no decay, so it was left to Pittman to study.
"I conducted a series of tests on those biological tissues," Pittman nodded. It has been confirmed that they have traces of magical transformation, and Druid spells are involved. The Death of All Things has obviously had a hand in it - just as you worry, the Death of All Things has technical cooperation with the Eversleeper. If If they have the same cooperation with the Sons of Storm, the threat level of these cultists... may be beyond many people's imagination. "
"I have already written a letter to Francis II. I hope that the warning I personally gave will give the king more peace of mind," Gawain rubbed his forehead, "What I am most worried about now is eternal sleep. They have controlled a large number of nobles, and their power is more weird and terrifying than that of the All-Death Society. Once they complete their infiltration, it will be difficult for outsiders to detect their existence. If I hadn't swallowed the consciousness of an Eternal Sleeper cultist, I'm afraid even I won't realize there's anything unusual about Kant's collar. ”
“That’s what the king has to worry about"It's a matter of fact," Pitman nodded. "In addition, when testing the flesh and blood, I also found some clues - although they all have traces of being transformed by magic, this transformation is all done the day after tomorrow, which means There are natural prototypes for them. ”
“Natural prototype? Gawain instantly realized what Pitman meant, "You mean, those weird biological tissues are modified from some species that already exist in nature?" Are there such weird species in the world? ”
“Yes, there are soul-catching octopuses on the western coast of the Dwarf Kingdom, soul-eating monsters near the Peak of the Ancestors, and several monsters related to the power of shadows and undead. They all have similar links that can be linked and controlled. The developed neural organs of the victim's brain tissue, and in the tissue samples you brought back, I also found primitive structures similar to the above-mentioned monsters. They are obviously part of the 'raw materials'. But the abilities of these monsters are not powerful enough to connect so many humans together to create a 'real dream', and their respective races are so different that it is impossible to fuse them with conventional life cultivation spells, so I doubt it. The cultists of the Society for the Death of All Things may have made some breakthrough in the field of life integration, so much so that they were able to "splice" so many monsters together and create functional products that can be mass-produced. "
"...This feeling that the cultists have mastered the core technology, but the civilized society is standing still is really unpleasant," Gawain sighed, "Don't you have any good news to tell me? "
Pittman looked a little embarrassed: "Yes, yes, but you may not be too happy. "
"What is it? "
"Those pieces of meat taste pretty good after being braised..."
"Ugh——"