Chapter 860 The Art of the Living Dead
The book demon looked more carefully from one side, and his body kept recording. You should know that there is also a female, a male and two adult poisonous tooth dragon corpses in Yoda's space bag!
This painting is two days and two nights! If Zhang Fan hadn't sent a few cups of blue supplementary tea that could restore his energy, the wizards would have used drugs to replenish vitality, and the high priest would have almost died! It was the first time in his life that he drew such a complicated rune array, but for the first time he had a dragon corpse, how could he still be himself? As if the child got the latest toy, scientists suddenly discovered a new law, and the engineer conquered a technical problem and devoted all his enthusiasm to making poisonous tooth dragon zombies!
Although the high priest has also made zombies of large animals before, it must be the first time for the dragon clan. Although there is not much difference, there is no doubt that the strength of the zombie dragon makes him very excited!
Aken and Goblin Yoda naturally did not rest. They looked at the production process of the high priest with red eyes and couldn't wait to learn this witchcraft skill. This skill is similar to the Chinese Taoist puppetry! But it should be more direct than Taoist puppetry. The created zombies have a certain autonomy and simple activities, which can be done by themselves without the caster giving orders.
And the caster does not have to immerse himself in the zombie consciousness all the way. As long as he simply sends an order, the zombie can do it. Unlike puppets, the magician's mind must be connected to it in order to control it freely. And if after the puppet is possessed, the puppet's autonomy is too strong, and it can even devour the master. If the soul is not loyal, it is very troublesome.
And zombies are just between the two. Although they have intensified a certain autonomous ability, their intelligence is very low and will only complete the tasks assigned by the caster according to their previous ability memory. He doesn't have complete intelligence and will not attack his master. Such loyal and simple zombies are more practical, and the caster's spiritual power is less consumed, and many of them can be controlled by the caster. Compared with the Taoist puppetry, which can only control one or two, the zombies made by the witchcraft of 'Voltdu' can form a zombie army, which seems to be more powerful! In fact, from the perspective of fighting a war or the need for large-scale cheap labor or soldiers, it is true.
You know, the wizards of 'Voltdu' invented this witchcraft originally to have more labor to bear the labor in the field. This kind of zombie is common in tribes that believe in 'Volduism' in West Africa. As long as you go to the field, you will more or less find a few dull human beings working mechanically. Some are drug-controlled living dead, and some are real zombies.
But in fact, Taoist puppetry is not limited to ordinary battles. There is also a more important role, which is to create the external incarnation of practitioners! Therefore, the puppet created can accommodate the consciousness of the caster. And the divine spirit enters the puppet to carry out activities, which is only the initial puppet skill. In the end, with the improvement of the level of practitioners, the divine consciousness becomes stronger, that is, they can practice the magic and control the puppet. Taoist practitioners use this kind of puppetry to avoid disaster! You should know that the disaster of practitioners can't be prevented. If there is a stand-in puppet, how much damage can be mitigated!
And the zombies or undead army created by Western necromancers and 'Voltdu' wizards can only be used for large-scale labor, such as farming and production, or war. It is of no benefit to the practitioner himself. Even if the necromancer has the ability to move his soul to a zombie or skeleton, it will not last long, because zombies and skeletons are short-lived, and even if they are reinforced by witchcraft, it will not last long. More importantly, it is stupid to move your soul to a zombie or skeleton instead of your healthy body! And my own body is useless again, and the gains outweigh the losses.
What's more, the Taoist puppet technique passed down by sloppy Taoists to Aken is high-level. It no longer needs a body, but a mass of invisible smoke, just like the shape of a demon in Arab mythology. It will not be damaged by physical attacks! If you use this as a distracted stand-in, it will be stronger! Of course, it is already a very high level for practitioners to cultivate to be distracted. At least Aken in front of us is still 108,000 miles away! Therefore, in the early stage, it is very affordable to make this kind of zombie!
Unfortunately, Aken and Yoda don't understand the connotation of this and can't get the inheritance of 'Voltdu'. They can only watch the book demon and record all this seriously. It seems that the bodies of the two adult poisonous tooth dragons must belong to him.
As the high priest sketched the tattoo on the body of the poisonous tooth dragon, the medicinal power on the colorful paint slowly melted into the body of the poisonous tooth dragon. Late at night, the high priest muttered and prayed for a long time, and a vague dark shadow appeared over the body of the poisonous tooth dragon. Probably some "Voldu" god or elf heard the call of the high priest to help him resurrect the body of the poisonous tooth dragon.
With the end of the prayer ceremony, the body of the poisonous tooth dragon slowly moved and stood up with a limping. Although it is not very convenient, it can be seen that it obeys the command of the high priest. In time, he would be able to become a loyal guard of the high priest and flexibly carry out the instructions issued by the high priest.
"It's really amazing! You don't need a soul to bring this body back to life!" Aken praised, "I just don't know how long such a zombie can last."
The high priest probably resurrected the zombie dragon and was in a good mood, so he explained, "The body of this poisonous tooth dragon is very fresh, so now you have to feed a small amount of food to support its activities. In the future, it will slowly be zombized, and the body will become stronger and stronger. It can be used for a long time, at least at the end of my life, and it can still be used. After becoming a zombie, it is an undead creature. There is no life in the first place. How long can it last? It's just to see how long its body can support it.
Aken was curious and asked, "What if it has decayed into a skeleton?" Can it still be resurrected?"
While drinking the potion handed over by the wizard who assisted in the ceremony, the high priest explained patiently: "It's all the same. Even a bone, a nail and a hair also records his memories of his life. You should know that death is not the end. Our memories are recorded not only in our souls, but also in our bodies. Even if the soul leaves, Ligeba can revive this memory in his body and let him continue to perform unfinished tasks in the world.
Zhang Fan was deeply convinced when he heard the high priest's interpretation of death. It seems that there is wisdom in any continent and civilization that can understand wisdom beyond death.
Aken looked at the mud-like potion in the high priest's hand and felt a little disgusting, with several insects such as living centipedes and s rolling in it. But the old priest drank with relish. The "gull" sound of chewing insects from the mouth. The Goblins Yoda beside them are drooling, and these goblins are filled with these bugs when they dig underground. Therefore, these underground creatures can work all day and night without supplies. Sometimes I didn't find a bug for a few days, and I was so hungry that I accidentally found an earthworm, which could trigger a fight between Goblins.
When the high priest saw Goblin's greedy appearance, he knew very well that he had seen this kind of underground creature living in the mountains and hills in his decades of life. So the old priest smiled and handed half of the medicine to the little guy. Yoda didn't even have time to say a thank you, so he turned his back from the small pick, grabbed the pottery bowl, and drank the half bowl of mud potion. Half of the struggling centipede drilled through the cracks in its sharp teeth, which was sucked in by the goblin, chewed into a squirming fragment with the mud and swallowed it.
Just as Zhang Fan Aken was writing a question and wanted to ask the old priest again, Goblin Yoda suddenly shouted after drinking the bowl of mud potion, threw the pottery bowl, and struggled with pain in his stomach rolling and jumping. It seems that the bug that has just been drunk is biting its stomach. Yoda's eyes were red, bulging from his eyes, the blue veins on his head, and his claws scratched the ground, looking very painful.
Zhang Fan Aken was shocked. Yoda is the treasure of the team. Is that bowl of old priest's potion poisonous? The two thought of the disgusting bugs in the mud and felt panicked.
"What did you give it drink?" Aken jumped up, grabbed the old priest's collar, lit a dagger in his hand, pointed it at the old priest's eyes, and stabbed it down!
"Don't be excited, Aken!" Zhang Fan stretched out his hand and grabbed Aken's arm to prevent him from messing around. "Ask clearly before you talk about it!"
When the guards and wizards beside the high priest saw that Aken was in trouble, they surrounded Zhang Fan Aken nervously. The guard raised the machete spear, the wizard muttered spells, and some strange disgusting magic weapons were waving in his hand.
The high priest waved his hand and motioned the guards and wizards not to do it. He said lightly, "It just can't stand the medicine, but the little guy is very strong and no problem..."
As the high priest spoke, he raised his dry fingers and pointed at Aken's dagger. Aken suddenly felt an electric paralysis transmitted from the dagger to his body. His heart suddenly twitched and his body stiffened. He saw the high priest move his body and leave with the tribal guards and wizards, but he couldn't move and speak.
When Zhang Fan saw that Aken did not catch up, he thought he had listened to the old priest. So he went to take care of Goblin Yoda. But after the old priest left, he gradually felt something was wrong. So he looked back and found that Aken still maintained the stabbing posture and stood still, which gave him a warning sign in his heart.