"I never expected that beyond the surface battles here, there's also a covert struggle over corpses! It seems the situation here is far more complicated than meets the eye! But after you move these bodies out of the tombs, wouldn't that make them more vulnerable to discovery by the Mastanians?" Hao Yun exclaimed, pondering after his sigh.
King Erl rubbed the oilcloth wrapping the corpses and replied, "Lord Hao, have you noticed these oilcloth strips? Originally, they only contained a layer of unique divine energy confinement. But now that this divine grace has weakened, we've coated these cloths with a special grease before moving the bodies out of the tombs. This grease acts as a potion that prevents the Mastanians and even other negative energy beings from detecting the bodies."
"What kind of potion is so miraculous?" Hao Yun asked, curiosity overcoming his disgust as he touched the oilcloth covering the bodies.
"It's a miraculous potion provided by Antanélis. We dissolve this potion in water and soak various materials, including our dung, for forty-nine days to ferment. The resulting concentrated grease can suppress various negative energies, including mold spirit energy. By applying this potion on the wrapped bodies, we reinforce the cloth's containment of mold spirit energy, ensuring they cannot leave the bodies or be discovered by the Mastanians," King Erl explained.
Hao Yun immediately released his grip on the oilcloth and wiped his hands on the wooden box, suppressing his urge to vomit as he asked, "Wait—what did you say was added to this stuff? Good grief! What kind of recipe did your wife give you? This is absolutely disgusting!"
Seeing Hao Yun's strong reaction, King Erl scratched his beard in confusion and said, "Um... it's not something added but rather our reindeer people's dung. Lord Hao, you may not know, but our dung contains highly valuable fermentation bacteria. These bacteria are not only suitable for brewing potions but also for making fine wines and delicacies—"
"Wait! So the red wine we just drank earlier..." Hao Yun interrupted.
"Yes! How could we brew such exquisite divine nectar without it? And not just the reindeer alcohol you enjoyed, but also your favorite grilled meat, marinated for a whole day in a sauce seasoned with fermented bacteria and burnt with mixed reindeer dung firewood," Tie Zhu earnestly replied with pride.
"Ugh! Stop! Please stop! Oh my goodness! I never expected the cuisine on Eterna to be so... 'special'. This will definitely be a meal I'll remember forever, with the most exotic flavors!" Hao Yun gagged, waving his hand as he spoke. Fortunately, his enhanced body and strengthened physiological resistance prevented him from transforming into a projectile warrior upon realizing he had just consumed a meal with a high excrement content.
King Erl understood Hao Yun's reaction very well at this moment. According to him, many foreign priests or beings had similar reactions upon learning the recipe for Eterna's cuisine for the first time. However, everyone eventually got used to it, as no one could resist the temptation of such delicacies. Hao Yun strongly doubted this, as he had already decided that even if he starved to death, he would never touch any food or drink from Eterna again.
Seeing Hao Yun's condition improve slightly, King Erl expressed his regret, "Although we also understand how unethical it is to treat the dead in this way, given the current situation on Eterna, if we cannot help Antanélis collect enough energy, we will completely lose the power to resist the Mastanians. So, even though this is an unforgivable act, we can only continue the work of collecting corpses."
Then, King Erl continued with great distress, "Of course, Lady Wife also mentioned that this potion is not permanently effective. If the water applied to these corpses loses its effect, the Mastanians are very likely to discover them. You must understand, the number of corpses stored here is quite astonishing. Once the Destroyer gains access to them, it will undoubtedly provide him with a significant opportunity to replenish energy and strengthen his forces. Then, after all the hard work of collecting and hiding, we would be unwittingly dressing the Destroyer for his wedding! We absolutely cannot accept such an outcome!"
After King Erl's explanation, Hao Yun finally understood the reason behind King Erl's large-scale collection of corpses. He no longer felt conflicted about the morality of their actions, realizing that their actions were a desperate choice in a life-or-death situation. Moreover, their approach aimed to prevent more bodies from falling into the hands of the Mastanians and to delay the Destroyer from gaining more negative energy.
Meanwhile, Hao Yun remained deeply skeptical and concerned about Yan Chaoyue's use of these negative energies. Based on his own experience, he knew that excessive use of negative energies, especially mold spirit energy, would inevitably bring irreversible and malignant consequences to one's body.
However, King Erl maintained a conservative and conflicted sense of optimism about this. Indeed, Yan Chaoyue's body had suffered damage from using these negative energies. But fortunately, from the current situation, these injuries were not fatal and had not shown any obvious discomfort. This reassured King Erl that, as he gradually calmed down, he still harbored concerns for Yan Chaoyue, hoping she would persist in using her abilities to ensure they still had a chance to defeat the Mastanians.
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Hao Yun, faced with the King of Ert's dilemma and helplessness, decided not to comment on their choices and actions in the current complex situation. After all, when facing such ruthless enemies, the only way out was to do everything possible to fight them. Even if it meant sacrificing his life, as long as he could protect his homeland and civilization, such sacrifices would be worthwhile.
Understanding these principles, Hao Yun finally made a difficult decision. So he sighed helplessly and said, "Well, maybe I can find a way to help you collect these energies."
"Really? Lord Hao, do you really have a way to help us gather the energy from these corpses?" Upon hearing Hao Yun's words, the King of Ert and Tie Da were immediately excited, unable to hide their emotions.
"Well... I actually just have a guess, but I'm not sure if I can really help." Hao Yun first calmed them down and then said uncertainly. Then, Hao Yun took off his Geocentric Realm Armor and showed it to the King of Ert and Tie Ta.
"It's the Geocentric Realm Armor! I didn't expect Lord Hao to also have a Geocentric Realm Armor! Thank the Divine Spirits above! It seems that we are really saved!" After seeing the armor in Hao Yun's hand clearly, the King of Ert couldn't hide his joy.
"Hey, I said don't get too excited." Hao Yun quickly gestured for the King of Ert to calm down.
"Yes! Yes! Stay calm. Don't panic when in danger, and don't rejoice prematurely! I was too excited just now. Please forgive me, Lord Hao! Oh my, I really didn't expect Lord Hao to have such a miraculous Geocentric Realm Armor! It looks like we really have hope!" The King of Ert felt that he had been a bit out of line and quickly stabilized his emotions.
Since Hao Yun had intentionally hidden his armor after realizing he couldn't leave the Eternal Star, even the King of Ert didn't know he was wearing such armor. Of course, the King of Ert had seen the Geocentric Realm Armor worn by priests a long time ago. His excitement upon seeing Hao Yun's armor wasn't because he saw a Geocentric Realm Armor but because he saw the faint green energy flowing on its surface.
Upon seeing the green energy flowing on the surface of the armor, the King of Ert recognized that this armor belonged to the same extraordinary category as Yan Chaoyue's armor. The King of Ert was very aware of the power of Yan Chaoyue's extremely special Geocentric Realm Armor. Therefore, upon seeing this armor, which also emitted green light, he immediately associated it with having similarly special abilities.
"I also hope to be of help, but before that, I have some issues to resolve." Hao Yun touched the armor in his hand and said very cautiously. The issue he referred to was naturally how to decipher the hidden functions discovered within the armor.
"What issues? Do we know if we can help?" The King of Ert quickly asked upon hearing this.
To be honest, Hao Yun didn't think the King of Ert could help much with deciphering the hidden functions of the armor. However, on second thought, since he didn't know how to find the key to activate the hidden functions himself, he might as well let the King of Ert understand the situation and see if they could provide more ideas for deciphering the hidden functions. Thinking of this, Hao Yun, eager to decipher the hidden functions, conjured up a holographic display out of thin air and showed the information about the hidden functions of the armor to the King of Ert and Tie Ta.
"So, Your Majesty, your Geocentric Realm Armor currently lacks the ability to absorb negative energy, but you suspect this function is stored in the hidden functions of the armor?" The King of Ert asked as he looked at the information on the holographic display.
"That's right. If my armor could convert the negative energy from these corpses into energy, I would definitely receive a prompt in this regard. However, I haven't found any energy sources here that could charge the armor." Hao Yun said, unconsciously glancing around the huge chamber, and then his gaze inadvertently returned to the dagger still emitting layers of white light on the table.
"Speaking of which, it's strange. Since that dagger is a weapon of the Divine Spirits' realm, theoretically, my armor should be able to sense the energy on that dagger. But the actual situation is that my armor hasn't sensed anything. Therefore, the energy supporting the operation of that dagger should not come from the divine power of the Divine Spirits' realm, but most likely also from the negative energy on these corpses, am I right?" Hao Yun pointed back at the dagger standing on the table and asked.
"Yes, Lord Hao. Since we're talking about Her Majesty's dagger, there's something I need to inform you about." The King of Ert didn't directly answer Hao Yun's question but shifted the topic directly.
"What is it?" Hao Yun followed the King of Ert's topic and asked.
"Besides being used for self-defense and casting spells, Her Majesty's dagger can also serve as a converter." The King of Ert replied.
"A converter? What does that mean?" Hao Yun asked puzzledly, while turning back to the table where the dagger was placed.
"Exactly. If we want to extract the energy from these corpses and charge it into the armor, we must first use this dagger to convert the negative energy. According to Her Majesty, the purpose of doing this is to filter the negative energy we collect. Only then can this negative energy be transformed into energy usable by her armor."
"And the energy on this dagger is all infused and specially used by Her Majesty. Plus, this dagger was originally Her Majesty's exclusive artifact. So unless it's a person approved by Her Majesty, no one else can control this dagger, naturally they cannot extract the energy from the dagger." The King of Ert explained, and his answer also tacitly confirmed that Hao Yun's guess was very accurate.
"Oh? So, relying solely on the Geocentric Realm Armor won't be enough to obtain the negative energy from the corpses?" Hao Yun muttered softly upon hearing this.
Upon saying this, the King of Ert suddenly brightened up after speaking. He carefully took the dagger inserted in the candlestick and then handed it to Hao Yun, saying, "In that case, Lord Hao, could you see if this dagger might provide you with some clues to decipher the hidden functions? Since your armor, like ours, is equally special, then perhaps Her Majesty's dagger can also be used for your armor?"