Yingye didn't say anything else. She sat on the ground, holding the tip of her tail with both hands and stroking it gently.
In this desolate underground tunnel, her figure looked quite lonely.
It was as if she was following her own memories and going back to the past when she was just a weak soldier, standing on the execution platform.
She is surrounded by a circle of her tribesmen, among whom may be her relatives or close friends.
The proud queen stood on the stage and listed her crimes one by one. She was innocent, but no one spoke up for her.
She could even see the gloating and cold mockery in the eyes of the tribesmen around her.
Qi Ge sighed in his heart.
Even though Ying Ye is now a legendary hero, she still has such a lonely past.
Ying Ye was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke:
“That was the biggest crisis of my life, but also the biggest opportunity of my life.
The Queen's power is so strong that I can't resist it at all.
She had countless ways to kill me, but she chose the wrong way.
This is her misfortune, but my luck.
She chose to petrify me completely, to petrify me at the moment of killing me.
Then I would be turned into a stone sculpture and become part of her palace collection, used to intimidate those disobedient Medusas.
Under her attack, my body gradually turned to stone.
But the process of my body becoming petrified finally made me understand the most important part.
I put the final piece of the puzzle together and I finally understood the nature of petrification."
Yingye paused for a moment and said:
“It’s funny, but if it weren’t for the Queen, I wouldn’t have the courage to let others petrify me completely if I was all on my own.
In a way, she helped me.”
"The force of 'petrification' is a wave, similar to the vibrations in the air of sound, similar to the waves spreading across the surface of water.
As long as the "petrification wave" is transmitted to a living organism, it can cause the most basic sub-energy of the organism to resonate, causing the sub-energy to deform and ultimately changing the state of the organism.
The "petrification wave" will decompose quickly in the air, so the Medusas must be close enough to petrify the creatures they touch.
The process by which the "petrification wave" affects organisms is very unstable. Once an organism is attacked, the petrified state will be broken.
Even if left alone, after a period of time, the power of the "petrification wave" will be exhausted, and the petrification will be automatically lifted due to the instinctive resistance of the creature's consciousness.
Only if the creature is killed by the final blow while being affected by the "petrification wave" can the petrification be completely retained.
Because a living thing is dead and has lost consciousness, it cannot un-petrify itself from within.
When I fully realized the nature of petrification, all the experience points I had accumulated over the years were consumed, allowing me to break through my own bottleneck.
I successfully advanced to become a Level 5 Miracle Soldier - Medusa Sage.
This is a type of soldier that has never appeared in Medusa's history, and is a completely different branch from Medusa's theological advancement route.
The power of Sage Medusa is so strong that even if we are of the same rank, the Queen is no match for me.
I defeated the original queen, Pope Medusa, and turned her into stone in front of all the Medusas.
I also successfully opened up another path of advancement that is completely different from theology, a path that does not rely on God but only on myself. I call this path science!
Study the laws of the world, master the laws of the world, and ultimately change or even strengthen the laws of the world.
This is my path! "
Qi Ge thought that Ying Ye looked a little handsome at this moment.
In the Yasa world, a world with a real creator god and various true gods, we should study the laws of the world without relying on gods.
Regardless of whether this path is right or not, or whether it can be traversed.
The fact that Ying Ye dared to take this path was in itself a kind of courage.
Like Sir Mlak, Sosa, and Adela, she exudes the aura of an idealist.
They are in different environments, but they all choose the ideal of transcending the environment.
Sure enough, every legend who makes his way on his own is not simple.
“It’s so beautiful.”
Qi Ge couldn't help but sigh.
"This kind of determination and uncompromising attitude for one's dream is dazzlingly bright."
At this point, Ying Ye seemed a little embarrassed. She hesitated for a moment, and turned the tip of her tail left and right several times before continuing:
“If the story ended here, it would be a perfect story.
Unfortunately, there was a small, small, small accident."
Yingye stretched out his hand and made a "pinch" gesture with his index finger and thumb, indicating that the accident was very small.
Qi Ge sneered silently in his heart.
Haha, I believed your lies. The more you emphasize it, the more it shows that you are guilty.
There is a universe at your fingertips, right?
Yingye continued:
“After I became the Sage of Medusa, not only did I not stop my research on petrification, but I became even more obsessed with it.
I realized a problem, since "petrification" is an unstable wave that can be easily decomposed.
So if we can make this wave stable and difficult to decompose, wouldn't it be possible to petrify living things remotely?
So, I started doing a lot of research.
Unfortunately, my research seems to have reached a bottleneck.
I wasted a lot of time and ended up with nothing.
So I changed my mindset and started researching other things.
For example, how to improve the movement speed, field of vision, range, health value, etc. of the Medusa clan!
The earliest version of [Earth Ship] was developed while studying how to speed up the movement speed of the Medusa clan.
Later, the scope of my experiments even began to involve understanding the truth of the world.
For example, how resources are formed, the principle of military advancement...
I proposed many hypotheses, tried a large number of experiments, discovered many new principles, and also falsified many of my own hypotheses.
This has enabled me to accumulate a large amount of experimental data and experience.
With such rich accumulation, it is much easier to return to the research on petrochemicals.
In the end, I succeeded and failed.
Using the principle of wave reflection, I successfully developed an extremely powerful petrifying wave.
I call it [Petrifying Reflection Wave].
[Petrified Reflection Wave] can continuously reflect in the air and absorb the sub-sa energy in the air during the reflection process to maintain its own stability.
With the invention of [Petrification Reflection Wave], I advanced to become the 6th-level mythical soldier Medusa Sage, and also started the road to being a hero.
But I tragically discovered that [Petrification Reflection Wave] is uncontrollable.
It will radiate with my voice and my eyes.
Even if any creature looked at my face, it would retaliate.
Even I can't interrupt the petrification process of other organisms.
Fortunately, after petrifying three rabbits, two chickens, and a skeleton soldier, I discovered the problem with the petrification reflection wave in time and did not leave the laboratory and return to the tribe.
Otherwise, I might become the queen who has slaughtered the most people in the history of the Yingye tribe."
Woo!
Qi Ge almost couldn't hold it back.
This is obviously a sad story, why do I want to laugh so much?
He quickly used the question to hide his smile:
"Your Majesty Yingye, what happened next? Did you successfully solve the problem of petrification reflection waves?"
Yingye's voice was filled with a faint sadness:
"No.
After my research, I found that the stability, sustainability and controllability of the [Petrification Wave] form an [Incompatible Triangle].
As long as stability and sustainability are improved, controllability will definitely be reduced.
Improve controllability and sustainability, but not stability.
If stability and controllability are improved, sustainability will become extremely poor.
However, my [Petrification Reflection Wave] has already reached its peak in terms of stability and sustainability, so it is not controllable at all.
Moreover, [Petrification Reflection Wave] has completely merged with me as I advance, becoming my special skill, and there is no way to separate it."
Qi Ge understood it and changed it to military special skills to understand it
Remote petrification, increasing the duration of petrification, and controlling whether to activate petrification cannot be met at the same time.
If you want to do it remotely and be able to control it, the duration of petrification will be very short.
If you want the petrification to last for a long time and be controllable, you can't do it remotely.
If you want to attack remotely, the petrification duration will be long and difficult to control.
Yingye has maxed out the ability of long-range petrification and extended petrification duration, so the control over the petrification stunt is 0.
What a sad story! Please allow me to observe three moments of silence.
Hahaha!
Yingye didn't realize that the unscrupulous Qige was laughing so hard in his heart that he couldn't stop, and continued:
“My [Petrification Reflection Wave] is too strong and too uncontrollable.
Even when I look in the mirror or hear my own voice, I will be petrified, but the rate of petrification is very slow and can be interrupted by myself from within.
I have a way to interrupt my own petrification process, but I can't interrupt the petrification process of other creatures.
This made me afraid to leave the lab.
I had no choice but to complete the hero's journey in the laboratory, hoping to see if I could control my petrification ability after becoming a hero."
Yingye pointed at himself and said helplessly:
“As you can see, it didn’t work at all.
Even now, I've become a legend, and it still doesn't work.
So after I became a hero, I could only create a mask that could block the [Petrification Wave] and cover my face.
At the same time, learn ventriloquism, which does not produce sounds from the throat.
This allowed me to go out.
But I had to be careful at all times, the mask couldn't fall off, there couldn't be any cracks in the mask, and I couldn't make sounds with my throat when I spoke, especially when I was patrolling the tribe.
Otherwise, I would have massacred the whole city by accident.
I was not used to it at first, so I had to force myself to adapt. Fortunately, nothing went wrong over the years.
The mask on my face is the two hundred and thirty-sixth version I made.
Although it is very troublesome to wear, it has good performance, is not easily damaged, and has a facial cleansing function, which can make the skin whiter, smoother and more radiant. "
Qi Ge: ???
Wait, what is this weird feature?
So you're wearing a high-end facial mask on your face?!
Seeing Ying Ye finished speaking, Qi Ge quickly comforted him:
"Your Majesty Yingye, please don't be sad.
The road to pursuing science is always full of ups and downs.
We may and will inevitably encounter various mistakes and problems, and danger is always with you and me.
But these can't stop us, let alone stop us from exploring science and truth!"
Yingye pinched Qige's cheek and said angrily:
"You actually used what I just said to comfort me. It's not sincere at all.
Can’t you make one up yourself?”
The Seven Pigeons chuckled and said:
"Your Majesty Yingye, I think your words are truly wise!
I am not good at speaking and I don’t know how to praise people, so I can’t come up with anything better.”
Yingye's voice rose: "Hearing you say that, you are still an honest man?"
Qi Ge slapped his thigh and said in a shocking voice:
"Honest! I am too honest.
My father often says that I have been an honest child since I was young.
There is nothing you can do about it, it is innate and cannot be changed."
"hehe."
Ying Ye laughed twice, and her voice regained its confidence:
“After all these years, I haven’t made any progress.
I found out through my research that the power of petrification is not only a wave, but also a particle.
This led me to find my path to becoming a demigod.
As long as I figure out the properties of [petrification particles], I can break the "incompatible triangle" law and master the power of [petrification] at a deeper level. Then I won't have to wear a mask anymore.
Having said that, I would also like to thank you.
Qi Ge, it was you who gave me the [Eye of the Gorgon], which allowed me to extract another strand of petrification rules and verified my conjecture.
Our ancestors of Medusa, the Gorgons, used the petrification ability of particles, not waves. "
The Seven Pigeons blinked and said:
"Then I have some credit? Otherwise, Your Majesty, please take off the mask and see if I can hold on?
Maybe I can bring you some surprises in my research on [Petrochemicals]?"
Yingye shook his head, stood up, took out the tools again and started repairing the luxurious [Earth Boat].
As she repaired it, she said:
"Qi Ge, in studying science, one must be fearless of difficulties and have the spirit of sacrifice.
But we must also rationally avoid foreseeable risks and crises.
When I become a demigod and take off my mask for the first time, I will show you.
This is part of my repayment for saving your life.
Just wait patiently."
[System prompt: Congratulations to the player, your legendary hidden mission: [Fluorescent Night's Request] has been overwritten.
You have obtained the demigod-level hidden mission: Rules·Petrification]
【Rules·Petrification
Mission level: Golden Demigod level
Task requirements:
1. Yingye's favorability reaches 100.
2. Collect [Gorgon's Shadow] (cloak), [Gorgon's Power] (shield), [Gorgon's Scale] (accessory), [Gorgon's Snake Hair] (hat), and [Gorgon's Eye] (weapon, collected) and give them to Yingye.
3. Wait for or assist Yingye to complete his research on [Rules·Petrification] and be promoted to Demigod
Mission Rewards:
1. [Demigod-level hero Yingye] joins your territory
2. [NPC faction Yingye Tribe] joins your territory,
3. You get [Mythology Building Blueprint: Gorgon Garden]
4. The NPC main city [Floating City·Unextinguished] becomes your sub-city]
A demigod hero, a super powerful tribe, a main city, and a complete mythical building? !
These four rewards really made Qi Ge excited.
But Qi Ge was also a little worried.
[Combination Treasure: Gorgon Garden] is not a unique combination treasure.
Except for [Gorgon's Hair] and [Gorgon's Shadow] which are level 4 treasures and more difficult to collect, the other treasures are only level 3 treasures.
If the difficulty and reward of a task do not match each other at all, it means that there must be something fishy about the task.
Task 1 and Task 2 are not difficult, so the problem can only be with Task 3.
[Wait for or assist Yingye to complete his research on [Rules·Petrification] and be promoted to Demigod.]
Or maybe something unexpected will happen when Yingye is promoted to demigod.
Or maybe [Rule·Petrification] is not that easy to accomplish.
In other words, Yingye’s current route may be incomplete or even wrong.
Qi Ge buried this information deep in his heart. He would not speak out without solid evidence.
But he will keep an eye out for information about petrification rules.
In particular, there is another type of soldier that uses petrification as its specialty.
The Greater Basilisk of the Fortress Force!
——
In the Buxi City, Qi Ge followed Ying Ye to the top platform of the palace.
Yingye placed his hand on the Yasha fire of the Eternal City and prayed silently.
Qi Ge stood next to Ying Ye, took a deep breath, and chose to submit the task.
[System prompt: Congratulations to the player for completing the second round of [Destruction and Rebirth]]
[System prompt: The legendary hero Yingye is opening up the authority of the Unextinguished City, and the magic goddess Zi·Cha is taking over. ]
[System prompt: "Underground World·No.: 1486" is being taken over by the magic goddess Zi·Qa]
As soon as the task was submitted, Qi Ge felt an earth-shaking movement, as if the whole world was groaning in pain.
Immediately afterwards, Qi Ge discovered that the dome of the entire underground world had turned into a mysterious deep purple!
In the Unextinguishable City, the Medusas' screams continued to ring out.
[System prompt: Magic Goddess Zi·Cai is clearing the chaotic energy of "Underworld·No.: 1486". ]
[System prompt: Your mission target: The ghost knight at coordinates (4396, 1557) has been eliminated by the Magic Goddess.]
Qi Ge was stunned. This.
My quest monster was killed by the magic little wife?
[System prompt: It is determined that the coming of the Magic Goddess is related to you, and it is considered that you have killed the Ghost Knight. ]
[System prompt: Congratulations to player Qi Ge for completing the competitive mission "Underground Mystery"]
[System prompt: Congratulations on obtaining ownership of this underground world. ]
[System prompt: You can lock all underground entrances to prevent other Yasha God Chosen from entering.
Only the chosen ones of Yasha God who are recognized by you can enter this underground world. 】
Qi Ge:?! It's actually possible?
Qi Ge felt a little guilty.
Isn't this really cheating?
Except for the rich players, there should be no other players who will accept the mission of "Underground Mystery", right?
at the same time.
Zhang Fuyou, who was planting cabbage with the skeleton soldiers in the territory, suddenly heard a system prompt in his ears.
[System prompt: Your competitor Qi Ge has killed the Ghost Knight and completed the competitive mission "Underground Mystery". Your mission has failed.]
Zhang Fuyou was stunned and shouted:
"Fuck! Didn't the boss say that the quest monsters are too far away and we should do the "Underground Mystery" quest when we have time?
In the blink of an eye, the boss completed it without my knowledge?!
Boss, you’re such a beast, you didn’t take me with you when you fought the boss!
It's just like those idiot classmates of mine who said they would lie down together and secretly recite lessons in the middle of the night. "
——
The vice president of the "Shadow of Death" guild, [Emperor of Decay], was discussing the matter of the miracle building fragments with Lin Xi, and the two were having a very pleasant discussion.
"God Xi, as long as the great god Qi Ge is willing to take action to defeat the boss of the underground world, our blueprints will be delivered immediately."
"Okay, okay, it's just a Ghost Knight. My boss definitely didn't ask."
[Emperor of Corruption] was about to speak when a system prompt suddenly popped up in his mind.
[System prompt: Your competitor Qi Ge has killed the Ghost Knight and completed the competitive mission "Underground Mystery". Your mission has failed.]
Wait a minute, when I said abort it, you mean help me abort it!
Why did the great God Qige fight himself?
The contract hasn't been finalized yet, and you've already delivered the goods?
No, I don't think I told Huan Meng where the entrance to the underground world is? !
Could it be that there is another entrance, and my mission just happened to collide with the Seven Pigeons God? !
Emperor of Decay: ...
This is so painful, what is this?
——
Close it!
Close them all!
Qi Ge happily sealed all the entrances to the underground world to prevent other players from entering.
This underground world houses both the Yingye Tribe and the remains of the Rust Dragon, so they must be hidden well.
[System prompt: Warning! Warning! Chaos is about to invade your "Underworld No.: 1486" on a large scale.]
Qi Ge frowned. What's going on? I just got to the underground world and haven't even made any water yet, and the police are here? !
[System prompt: The goddess of fate is blocking the invasion of chaos. ]
Seven Pigeons: !!!
The first wife is here too!
Hiss~ The noise today is too loud!
[System prompt: The Magic Goddess is moving your "Underground World No.: 1486" to the "Bottom of Runes".]
The bottom of the runes? The kingdom of magic?!
The seven pigeons were shocked!
The Magic Goddess is going to move the entire underground world to the Magic Kingdom? !
Is it for the remains of the rust dragon?
Just a body, is that necessary?
Wait a minute, destruction and rebirth, destruction and rebirth!
Destruction refers to the rust dragon, and rebirth...
Could it be that the Magic Goddess really has a way to revive the Rust Dragon? !
Yingye felt more and more that something was wrong. Her nervous heartbeat seemed to be about to jump out of her chest. She stared at the dome, breathing rapidly.
"Qi Ge, do you feel it? It's coming."
"What's coming?"
Qi Ge came to his senses from his thoughts and asked curiously.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt an extremely terrifying pressure coming from the sky.
Qi Ge suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lungs. The pain spread from his chest to his whole body, making Qi Ge feel that his head had swelled several times in size and his eyes were filled with strings of golden stars.
Qi Ge felt his mouth bitter and his throat dry, as if someone was strangling his neck. He had to try his best to breathe a little bit of air.
He quickly turned off his pain senses, and then he felt better.
At this moment, the sound of breaking glass was heard above Qi Ge's head. He looked up quickly and was shocked to find that the dome of the tunnel in the Unextinguished City was constantly cracking.
At the same time, the purple light that symbolizes the power of the Goddess of Magic is like memory glue , filling up any cracks.
However, the number of cracks is still increasing, and the cracking speed is getting faster and faster!
Ying Ye's trembling voice came belatedly: "Chaos is coming."