Chapter 95 20. Mao Equipment
Although Dacus felt better in Hexota than in Clarkarond, Hexota was still in an irreversible decline.
Through Hesiota's point-to-point analysis, we can see that the continent of Lustria is like a company that is about to collapse. The ancient saints are the board of directors. When a major crisis comes, the board of directors simply runs away, leaving behind a mess.
The original CEO, Master Ke, retired and passed on his position before retiring. Master Ma went from being a manager who was particularly good at making do with others to becoming the CEO.
Master Ma was only a second-generation Shilan. He had never even met an Ancient Sage, as only first-generations could communicate with them. He usually waited for notices from the Grand Plan, doing small tasks like moving mountains and filling the sea. How could he possibly understand what the Grand Plan was all about?
After taking office, Master Ma did not have the ancient sages' skills and power to support him, nor did he have the guidance of the specific content of the grand plan. He could only shout about the grand plan all day long and try his best to maintain his original capital.
The other Shilan managers were either slacking off or playing dirty, while the employees below were programmed like biological robots, doing their jobs and trying their best to maintain a stable and positive situation.
The only thing to be thankful for is that there are no layoffs or attendance crackdowns?
Mazdamudi was still looking at Darkus.
Daxus continued, "The Skink Residential Area was built to house hundreds of thousands of Skinks, but it's currently so small. The Giant Lizards in the Giant Lizard Worker Community are equally sparse. The beast pens are empty, and the Blessed Culture Vessels haven't been activated. There are only three Tyrannosaurus Rex, and that's counting Ku-Jana's Quemok. The pyramids built for the Slann are also empty. You alone guard the entire City of the Sun."
At this point, Darkius shook his head helplessly and added, "This is even more true for war equipment. The God Engine, the Sun Engine, and the Thunder Engine cannot be produced. Every loss is a loss. The power of Chaos will only grow stronger. This irreversible decline will not last for many invasions."
Mazdamudi was still looking at Darkus.
Darkius stopped talking and waited for Mazdamundi's answer. After waiting for a long time without any response, he waved his arm towards Mazdamundi.
"Hey!"
After waiting for a while, Mazdamundi still didn't come back to his senses. He knew the issues that Darkius mentioned better than Darkius did. For the past seven thousand years, he had watched the continent of Lustria decline step by step.
Dacus had no choice but to look at the gold-inlaid stone tablet to relieve his boredom. He still couldn't understand the strange and weird scribbles on the stone tablet.
"Even with the Mark of the Ancients, I still can't understand the contents of the stone tablet. Do I need to shed blood to acknowledge my master? Or use Eagle Vision?"
As Daxus watched, the stone slab in front of him suddenly floated.
"This slate foreshadows your arrival, when you will readjust and make new, grand plans."
"Could it really be the Ancient Saint who dragged me here? If I hadn't intercepted the stone tablet, I would have been stranded in the Old World by now? Is this also fate? This is too ridiculous."
Daxus began pacing with his hands behind his back, looking at the ground and thinking for a long time.
"My main plan for now is to investigate the continent of Lustria. Without investigation, there is no way to formulate a major plan."
Mazdamuddi nodded slowly.
"Excuse me, Lord Mazdamundi, how many Skink Prophets are you in charge of? Can they decipher the Tablet?"
"There are only two Hexota hatched. Yes, as long as I'm near the spirit vein, I can connect their eyes and use them to cast magic when necessary."
Dacius nodded and said, "Can you tell them to go to Papagos and wait for me?" He suddenly asked, "By the way, don't you meditate?"
"Meditation is for pondering the Grand Plan and gaining insight into the mysteries of perceptual magic. If the Grand Plan is already here, why meditate?"
Mazdamundi didn't wait for Darkius's response. He raised his head and hands, the yellow light in his eyes becoming brighter.
"One of them is fine. The other is near Warnerbeek. If necessary, I will have him meet you at Slanmupek."
Dacus began to become shameless.
"Does Hexotar still have equipment like the Taranxla Spear and the Hand of the Gods?"
"No, if you need weapons, you can go to Chupakoko."
Expected, isn't it?
"Chupakoko, come with me, and bring some troops. Can I borrow the Hesiota Sun Banner? After all, not all Slann are as open-minded as you. Seventeen hundred years ago, a group of Druzy stole the Quetli Star Stele from Izatha."
The stone slab floated in front of Daquus again.
"Take this slate with you and show it to the other Slann. Give these three slates to Adoshi Tehega. He will use the spells on them."
The next second, Daxus returned to his resting place. All the Druzy in the room had fallen asleep, including Genevieve. Maybe they were too tired from playing today, at least that was what he thought.
The next day, Grandpa Chupa woke up the Druzis on time as usual. His task now was to entertain them well.
A giant lizard carried the Hesiotar Sun Banner outside the pyramid. Like the Great Standard, it depicted Kotego's sacred totem. The shimmering totem generated a golden ball of energy, surging with intense sunlight, making it almost impossible to look up at it. Those who dared to look would be blinded by the flames, but those within would be protected from harm by Kotego's blessing.
All Temple-Cities contain temples dedicated to various Old Ones. Hexotar is called the City of the Sun for a reason: it houses the largest Temple of Koteg in Lustria. The Lizardmen believe that Old One Koteg is the sun god, a bringer of warmth and energy. Skink Priests who worship Old One Koteg manipulate the winds of Akshar and wield fire magic.
"I'm really lucky to have some equipment! My first piece of purple equipment is actually a battle flag, even though it's only for temporary use."
Ryan took the Druzis to the Grand Market again.
Darkius visited the incubation pools deep within the city's vast underground caverns. These incubation pools were known as "biological robot 3D printers." All Skinks, Saurians, and Hyperions were born there. The incubation pools were the heart of the temple city, constantly patrolled by Saurians, each one a sword and a Saurian standing guard. Even a Cain assassin wouldn't be able to infiltrate them.
This is because Chupakoko is leading the way, otherwise Daquus would not be able to enter. There is also a hundred-man temple guard team guarding inside the cave.
Several hatchery cleaners were carefully feeding large insects to the tadpoles in the hatchery and cleaning up the debris.
A group of large tadpoles that do not need to find their mother are swimming around in the hatching pond. In the near future, these tadpoles will be fully grown.