Holiday War, Unexpected Surprise
As its perception spread, Evil Eye's tentacles searched through the tower.
Before long, it retrieved a battle log recorded by an Auxiliary Eye accompanying "Evil Beak." The log transformed into a stream of information and flowed into Di Nian Evil Spirit's mind. Information about the various forces that had fought Evil Beak appeared clearly before it.
After a preliminary scan of the information, Di Nian Evil Spirit focused on a force specially marked in the log: the Crystal Bone Clan, 293 kilometers to the northwest.
Detailed information about the clan immediately surfaced in its mind.
``` [Crystal Bone Clan]:
Civilization trait: Crystal symbiosis.
Individuals of the Crystal Bone Clan deeply fuse with specific types of energy crystals. The crystals replace their organs and gradually transform their bones, nerves, and energy pathways, granting Crystal Bone warriors unique abilities that correspond to the properties of those crystals.
The deeper the symbiosis, the stronger the individual, but also the more dependent they become on the environment that provides their specific crystals.
A comparative analysis of the database suggests that this race's biological structure, social organization... exhibit the characteristics of "weapons of war."
They most likely originated as a "tool race" mass-produced by a civilization for a specific military purpose. After their creators disappeared, they evolved over a long period into an independent civilization.
The logic supporting this assessment is as follows:...
Overall assessment:
The Crystal Bone Clan is not a naturally evolved civilization. Its underlying logic is closer to that of a custom-made biological weapons collective, born for war.
Recorded unit types:
Blazing Edge Warriors (Crimson Flame Crystals): Their bones and weapons are coated in high-temperature crystal layers. Their close-combat attacks inflict sustained burning and explosive damage, and they can unleash a brief wave of fire when charging.
Bulwark Guards (Black Iron Crystals),