Chapter 329: Underground Ten Thousand Meters (22)

I am Pioneer Dilaikes, requesting execution of the next command.

Exe---cute---

Luosen delayed his response as much as possible.

Please send the execution key.

Luosen then began to fabricate a key, making the key extremely long.

Taking advantage of this time, he followed the direction of the incoming soul aura, using Legendary Transformation Technique to dig all the way deeper underground.

He clearly understood that to deeply study this intelligent puppet, relying solely on a few exchanges would definitely not work.

The best method is to find the intelligent puppet's main body.

Of course, following the soul aura is feasible, but the execution difficulty is not small.

Because the retreat path of this soul aura is not a straight line, but an irregular curve.

This should be to penetrate the thick soil layer's obstruction, like lightning naturally zigzagging through the air.

This caused Luosen to be unable to use the extension line method for precise positioning; he could only dig while communicating.

Fortunately, the Legendary 17 Transformation Technique is highly efficient, advancing 10 meters per second.

Luosen estimated that he would soon obtain the result.

After digging for about twenty seconds in one breath, a will came from his mind: 'Key input timeout, please re-enter.'

Luosen then re-entered, still a long, astonishing string of numbers.

After digging another fifteen seconds, he heard the response again: 'Key input timeout, please re-enter.'

Repeating this cycle continuously, he could continually obtain directional guidance for the soul power.

Of course, the bug isn't that easy to trigger; at most it can be triggered three times.

After three times, the total time was less than a minute, and Luosen heard a voice in his mind.

Multiple key input failures have temporarily locked the key system for 24 hours.

Then, Pioneer Dailaixes' soul aura retracted like lightning into the depths of the earth, and no matter how Luosen summoned, there was no response.

What now? Of course, we can only wait for it to unlock.

Luosen secretly sighed.

I never expected that after coming to another world, I would still encounter the hassle of a password lock.

Of course, not just waiting idly.

After returning to the secret room, Luosen began studying the Underground Phase Transfer Rune Coordinates shared by Duola.

After figuring it out, he directly constructed a Large Phase Transfer Rune at about 1500 meters underground, linking his secret room and the Swan Castle Underground Laboratory in a straight line.

Then he continuously traveled back and forth between the two places, bringing back various kinds of arcane supplies.

When the supplies were nearly all brought in, he began constructing a Secret Large-scale Elemental Projection Chamber deep underground at Atlassen, a thousand meters down.

After the renovation is complete, Luosen will be able to send all kinds of fun items to the interior of the Holy Elf Empire.

In the following time, Luosen waited 24 hours, dug for about one minute, and repeated this cycle.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

The bad news is that Luosen has already dug 4000 meters underground, yet still hasn't encountered the Pioneer's main body.

There is also plenty of good news.

The first piece of good news is that the Pioneer's soul aura has become much stronger, indicating that the digging direction is correct.

The second piece of good news is that the Salvation Sect is developing rapidly, spreading in the Underground Wild Hare Society at the speed of a flash flood.

In just ten days, the number of followers exceeded ten thousand, and it is still increasing fiercely, with the growth speed accelerating, practically like a nuclear chain reaction.

The third piece of good news is that the Large-scale Elemental Projection Chamber has been completed, and it has already accumulated a large batch of war materiel suited to the Holy Elf Empire's national conditions.

It's time to arm the Wild Hare Society.

Stretching his waist, Luosen used the faith channel to summon the succubus Lixia and her husband Leikes.

Because this couple naturally are already devout believers of the Salvation Sect.

Not long after, the couple arrived together.

Lixia was originally a nine-ring powerhouse, an absolute elite among the Elves, and with prior acquaintance, Luosen naturally wouldn't waste the opportunity; he used the Tree of Life Branch to carefully repair her damaged soul.

While repairing, he responded to her wild summons and listened to Leikes report on the surface situation.

Leikes is absolutely obedient to Luosen.

He originally hoped Luosen could be gentler, but what shocked him greatly was that it wasn't that Luosen didn't want to be gentle; rather, his own wife just liked being treated roughly.

This made his mood very complicated.

Of course, these are just minor details and do not affect the main matter.

"Holy One, the Void Overlord has already sensed the changes underground, with spies continually entering the Faint Light Metropolis under various pretenses."

"I believe the conflict will erupt soon; we need to organize an armed unit belonging to the Wild Hare Society."

Lixia's soul has been restored by Luosen to the eighth-ring peak; after one more day of repair she can return to the ninth ring. She is now in excellent condition, with a strong fighting spirit: 'Holy One, the Wild Hare Society lacks no excellent warriors; as long as you give a command, we can immediately form a strong Faint Light Guard.' Luosen agreed with the couple's words, naturally also understanding the importance of armed strength.

"What you say is not bad; I also believe you have sufficient combat experience, but building a guard requires a large amount of weapons and equipment—do you have preparations?"

Leikes thought: 'We have insiders in the major Elf Legions, many of whom hold high positions in the military. We can use this connection to obtain a large batch of equipment from the armies.'

Lixia also nodded repeatedly, but due to the wild summoning, her movements were a bit frenzied.

Luosen, however, had a different idea.

"I have investigated the equipment of the surface legions and witnessed the Elves' combat performance in the Dragon Archipelago battle."

"To be frank, the Elves are very brave, but their combat equipment is not easy to use. Of course, it's still better than having none."

"So my idea is, while building the traditional Faint Light Guard, to also equip it with a completely new combat power."

"For this, I have used divine power to specially craft a batch of War Fruits, to cooperate with the Faint Light Guard in underground combat."

While speaking, he glared at Rex and pursed his lips: "The fruits are piled in that secret room over there; I call them Black Gold War Tree Demons. Go fetch them."

Rex did as he was told.

Soon he brought out a wooden crate; opening the lid revealed a pile of fruits, each about the size of an adult's fist, with black-gold shells bearing numerous incised silver runes.

One crate holds a hundred fruits, neatly arranged in wooden compartments.

"These are the fruits of the Black Gold War Tree Demon; there are currently ten thousand in total, and more will come."

"Plant them at the key traffic routes of Gleam City, and they will quickly grow into mighty Black Gold War Tree Demons."

"The tree demons possess legendary power; their main bodies lie deep underground, their weapons are fireproof, extremely hard, and they bear various attack methods in the form of spiky vines."

Rex, also a soldier, immediately understood this was ideal for underground combat and hurriedly asked: "Holy One, what specific attack methods do they have?"

"They can spew hard stone chunks at high speed with legendary force, or condense ultra-high-energy beams, or transform themselves into piercing spears or whips, or into defensive vine shields."

"Each Gleam Guard unit, relying on the tree demons for combat, can easily repel ground invasions."

So where does the power of these Black Gold War Tree Demons come from? Naturally, through ghost resonance, drawn from the Eternal Heart that Luosen newly installed in the underground secret chamber.

The couple, unaware of the details, felt it was immensely impressive just from hearing it, and loudly praised, calling him the Great Savior.

At this moment, Luosen finished the soul therapy on Lixia, restoring her power to the Ninth Ring.

Then she gave her a Grade 3 Golden Scholarly Magic Device to wear.

"Lixia, from now on you are the Golden War Bishop of the Savior Divine Sect, responsible for forming the Gleam Guard."

Lixia excitedly fell to her knees with a 'plop': "As you wish, Holy One."

Luosen then produced a Grade 2 Orange-Red Scholarly Magic Device.

"Rex, you are now the Red Bishop; your duty is to assist Lixia in planting tree demon fruits where needed. If battle occurs and tree demons are damaged, you must promptly replant."

"The exact planting method for the tree demons has been engraved inside the bishop's headdress; you must follow it precisely."

"Yes, Holy One."

Rex was also very excited.

After the two left, another day of digging arrived.

Luosen continued digging downward.

At a depth of four kilometers underground, the situation had already become quite complex.

So Luosen slowed his digging pace and took protective measures for himself.

This digging went on for another half month.

Averaging 300 meters per day, added to the previous depth, they were already approaching ten thousand meters.

That day, after Luosen had dug about twenty seconds downward, he suddenly felt the tunnel temperature begin to rise noticeably.

After digging another ten meters, the tunnel floor suddenly ruptured, and highly pressurized groundwater began to gush out continuously from the bottom.

'Hiss—hiss—hiss~~~'

The temperature was also extremely high! In an instant, the underground tunnel filled with large amounts of bubbling, scalding groundwater.

If it were an ordinary person, they would be instantly torn apart by the hot steam; even a legendary powerhouse could not endure it for long.

But Luosen had prepared in advance, relying on the Eternal Heart to power his spells, naturally able to easily resist the hot water flow.

He not only blocked the hot water flow but also firmly sealed the tunnel's rear exit, preventing the groundwater from gushing out behind him.

Afterwards, he greatly reinforced his defensive spell barrier, added the water-breathing technique, confirmed everything was safe, and then continued digging along the direction of the water outflow.

Digging on, he heard a loud 'splash' as the tunnel wall completely shattered.

Then Luosen discovered before him a gigantic underground cavity.

The cavity's size is estimated at several kilometers, filled with high-temperature, high-pressure clear water, and there is a flickering golden light.

At the same time, the soul aura of Pioneer Dilaikes suddenly became extremely intense and never faded again.

Luosen immediately realized: 'The pioneer's true body lies in this underground water chamber nearly ten thousand meters deep below the surface!'

(End of chapter)