Come See the Aliens

It's Dong Haochuan.

While Li Yingqiu was busy dealing with practical matters, these people, unable to stay idle, returned to their old ways and ventured into the wilderness near their territory.

"Yes, sir!" Dong Haochuan glanced at his teammates and bowed.

Yan Jingshu was still in the instance. Lin Xu thought for a moment, then summoned Bilusi and its Fallen Demon, and then slowly headed towards the mine.

As usual, three Evil Eye accompanied him in the sky, their gazes sweeping across the desolate land from time to time.

"Bilusi has trained the Fallen Demon well..." Lin Xu nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the red-skinned dwarves fighting the wandering gnolls ahead.

In the last dungeon battle, the Fallen Demon who used the "padding" skill suffered greatly, losing twenty or thirty warriors.

Upon returning to his territory, Bilusi, having learned his lesson, led the tribe's wizards in training the Fallen Demon. Now, these monsters are at a significantly higher level, both in terms of individual strength and battlefield coordination.

This group of gnolls numbered over a dozen, each with an individual strength of level 2 or higher; even an ordinary adventurer team would face a tough battle if they encountered them.

However, when they attacked the Fallen Demon, they were bombarded by five fireballs, and seven or eight of them fell on the spot.

The rest were surrounded and killed by the Fallen Demon, and the encounter ended in just two minutes.

After quickly clearing the battlefield, the group continued on their way.

The discovered crystal mine was only about 3 miles from the territory, and its location was quickly pinpointed by the Evil Eye patrolling the sky.

"Resource points spawn so close to the territory; perhaps this will embolden the patrolling Evil Eye."

Lin Xu gazed at the small hills rising in the distance, pondering in his mind.

Having learned his lesson before, he strictly limited the range of the Evil Eye's observations to prevent their extraordinary vision from attracting some terrifying evil creatures from the depths of the mist.

It now appears that this move may result in the loss of some valuable resources within the territory.

"The mine guards are kobolds? Where did those alchemical constructs attacking the mine come from?" Lin Xu asked, frowning as he saw the battle taking place at the mine entrance through the vision of his Evil Eye.

Alchemical constructs are magical puppets, alchemical mechanical bodies driven by magic.

However, unlike any humanoid form they had ever seen before, these dozen or so alchemical constructs looked like multi-arthropod insects, completely unlike the style of Western alchemists.

"An alchemical construct?" Dong Haochuan looked at his teammates in surprise, only to be met with equally bewildered looks from Yang Hui and the others. "Sir, we didn't see any alchemical constructs when we left..."

"It seems to be a battle between wild monsters for territory," Lin Xu thought to himself, carefully observing the battlefield.

The weak kobolds were clearly no match for the alchemical constructs; seven or eight fell at the mine entrance, and the rest retreated deeper into the mine.

Compared to their individual strength, the complex tunnel environment inside the mine is the biggest advantage these little monsters have.

Most of the dozen or so alchemy machines were over 3 meters tall, making it impossible for them to penetrate deep into the mine. They could only try to dig at the entrance.

Lin Xu's spiritual sense merged with the Evil Eye, attempting to see more details, but he heard a message from the Evil Eye Captain, Qiuqiu: "Master, a mage controlling an alchemical construct has been discovered..."

A scene flashed before my eyes, revealing a view in the distance.

About a mile from the mine, three strange life forms stood silently, protected by several alchemical constructs, clearly controlling the battle remotely.

"What are all these things?" Lin Xu was startled.

The special being protected by the alchemical construct looks like some kind of silicon-based life form, its entire body assembled from precisely cut gems and crystals, making it appear more like a magical machine than a real life form.

However, unlike elemental life forms such as earth element, the Evil Eye's special vision also allowed it to see the active life force field and thought fluctuations of these three special life forms.

"Master, they are life..." Qiuqiu waved its tentacles, trying its best to express its meaning.

The connection between minds doesn't need language; any thoughts it couldn't express correctly were immediately perceived by Lin Xu.

He asked in surprise, "You mean these crystals are a kind of intelligent life?!"

The NPCs in the Spirit Realm cannot be considered intelligent life forms, and even the orc legion that invaded Qimeng City last time could not be considered true intelligent life forms.

"Yes, Master, their minds are very active, much like the adventurers in the territory..." Qiuqiu explained.

Lin Xu immediately understood that after cultivating the "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter," the Evil Eye's pupil techniques had become increasingly powerful, even capable of observing the superficial thought fluctuations of intelligent beings and partially analyzing what they were thinking through these fluctuations.

This ability is used to an even higher level by the thoughtful Qiuqiu, which spends its days floating in the sky above its territory, its only task being to patrol the territory.

Out of boredom, I would observe the special individuals in my territory, such as the Night Watchers and citizens who were reincarnated in the territory after the last invasion of Qimeng City. Compared to the monotonous and boring NPCs, these intelligent beings from the real world undoubtedly have a much stronger ability to think.

"Well done, Qiuqiu!" Lin Xu took a deep breath, his gaze towards the crystalline bodies completely different now. "Prepare for battle! We must capture these three aliens alive!"

Not knowing the origins of these crystal lifeforms, he simply defined these outsiders according to the terms used in the real world.

These alien life forms suddenly appeared near his territory. He didn't know if it was a coincidence or some kind of omen, but Lin Xu didn't intend to let go of these important clues.

The group immediately changed their course and slowly approached the bewildered crystal lifeform.

As he got closer, Lin Xu saw more details.

The crystal life form resembles an alchemical life form pieced together from countless precisely cut gemstones and crystals.

Their heads do not have obvious facial features, but only a huge, multifaceted main crystal in the center of their face. This main crystal changes color and brightness with fluctuations in emotions and energy, and it is their visual organ.

They are generally between 2.5 and 3 meters tall, with humanoid upper bodies. Their joints are not connected by flesh and blood, but are fixed by flowing liquid beams of light. Each step they take creates subtle iridescent ripples.

The lower body, like a solidified nebula vortex, slowly rotates. This is a vortex of stardust condensed by powerful magic, with miniature star trails and ancient runes suspended inside.

The creature's two arms were long and crystalline, covered with fine geometric patterns. Its fingertips were not solid objects, but three clusters of retractable resonant pyramids that could precisely tune different frequency bands of magical harmonics.

In every respect, this is a special race that is proficient in alchemy.

"Qiuqiu, you are in charge of the attack this time. You must capture these three aliens alive!" Lin Xu transmitted the order through telepathy. At this moment, the team was only a hundred meters away from the target.