After the experiment ended, Jia Xiu and the lead developers from each team went deep into the site to observe firsthand how Devil Race specimens at various distances had been affected by the spell.
Although they had already learned the general situation through observation spells, such spells could only reveal broad outlines and could not capture every detail. Only a close look could provide a more comprehensive understanding of the spell's effects.
They also needed to recover all those Demon-Eating Microbes.
According to the Druids' current research, they had yet to discover any impact that high concentrations of Demon-Eating Microbes might have on the natural environment, nor did they cause any negative effects on the human body.
The Ukemak people's methods of using Demon-Eating Microbes, provided by the Imperial Emperor, likewise made no mention of any particular side effects from these magical microorganisms.
Still, to be safe, the released Demon-Eating Microbes had to be recovered. They were, after all, an invasive species; strictly speaking, using them in the wild counted as a biological invasion. It was only because they were solving the greater problem of the Devil Race that this issue could temporarily be set aside.
Besides, current Demon-Eating Microbe production was limited. Collecting them would allow them to be reused.
Control over microorganisms was a new branch of spell research for the Spore Druids—who should now be called Microbial Druids. Through specific methods, they could make designated types of microorganisms move, gather, spread, reproduce at accelerated rates, or die. It was like how traditional Druids controlled animals and plants, but microorganisms had no intelligence to speak of, so the actions they could perform were fewer than those possible with plants, and far fewer than those possible with animals.
Jia Xiu believed that microbial control would have the highest future