Synthetic Wizard

Chapter 220: Chapter 149: Shadow of Energy Shortage, Dragon Remains Tower_2

The bones of pureblood dragons and sub-dragon species are very difficult to distinguish just by appearance.

“Read about it in books,” Sunan casually said.

For someone like him, who is ’experienced’, it is quite easy to differentiate between sub-dragon species and dragon species, as there are many subtle differences between them.

The traveler obviously didn’t believe such a dismissive reason but, seeing that Sunan wasn’t going to say more, he didn’t ask further either.

“So, the creatures you mentioned living in Zone 2, stronger than sub-dragon species, are these dragons?” Sunan pointed to the bones and said.

“Correct.” The traveler nodded, looked around, and said with a bit of emotion, “Zone 2 of this eco-park was originally supposed to be a zone for cultivating dragons. Perhaps due to an energy shortage, this area gradually became desolate, and those dragons gradually died out.”

Sunan raised an eyebrow, “The barrier we passed through earlier?”

The traveler understood his meaning and said, “I’ve tested it; it seems only humans can pass through the barrier, sub-dragon species cannot, so I imagine those dead dragons were the same.”

“Also,” the traveler pointed to the surrounding bones, “you can see that the essence of these bones has been completely extracted.”

Sunan inspected them and indeed, as the traveler said, the essence of these dragon bones had been drained, and a light touch would crack them.

He felt a bit regretful at that moment.

The bones of pureblood dragons are extremely valuable materials, but to be reduced to worthless waste like this is such a pity.

But then again, if it weren’t like this, these dragon bones would have been taken away by the traveler long ago, instead of being left here.

“According to my speculation, this eco-park was likely built by wizards a thousand years ago, and the creator has probably already perished, leaving only this eco-park.”

“There should be some array set up in the eco-park to extract biological energy. After sub-dragon species and dragon race die here, their soul and body energy would be extracted by the eco-park to supply its operation.”

“It is precisely by relying on this method that the eco-park formed a nearly perfect energy cycle system and could sustain operation for a thousand years.”

“However, no matter how precise the energy cycle system is, energy loss will occur during the cycle. Over time, the eco-park’s energy starts to run out, having to reduce energy supply according to set procedures, causing the density of energy particles to decrease, making the high-energy consumption creatures in Zone 2 begin to die massively, and their deaths feedback a large amount of energy to the eco-park, allowing Zone 1 with lower energy consumption to hold out until today!”

The traveler spoke eloquently.

This speculation was derived from combining intelligence gathered from outside and clues found in the eco-park during recent days.

He was confident that the speculation was very close to the truth.

He thought Sunan would be very shocked upon hearing these words.

But when he turned to look, he found Sunan’s expression calm and unchanged, as if he already knew this intelligence.

“… You don’t seem surprised at all?”

Sunan glanced at him and said lightly, “I guessed these things when I saw the dragon bones. Do you have any other information?”

Traveler: “…”

The traveler at this moment was full of astonishment.

If seeing dragon bones could still be considered a coincidence, then deducing the truth of the eco-park from mere clues could no longer be explained by coincidence!

The player must be very familiar with facilities like this eco-park!

He himself obtained wizard’s scripture information about the eco-park by accident; could the player have done the same?

In fact, as early as when he saw the abnormality in the blood glow and fine-jawed dragon corpses, Sunan had already roughly guessed why the eco-park could operate for a thousand years.

The appearance of dragon bones further confirmed this point for him.

“Next, we’re going to Zone 3; it is the center of the eco-park and the location of the energy supply system.”

After regaining his senses, the traveler gave Sunan a complicated look and said a sentence, then flew toward the depths of the wilderness.

Throughout the journey, there were numerous bones; every ten meters or so, one would encounter a skeleton, making one wonder how lively and prosperous Zone 2 must have been when the eco-park was still intact.

Weren’t there thousands of dragons living here?

This made Sunan raise his estimation of the builder’s rank again.

Only a True Spirit Wizard could afford to rear so many dragons!

“The entire eco-park is actually a reflection of the energy shortage of Starlight Continent.”

“If those wizards couldn’t go on expeditions to the multiverse back then and were trapped on the Starlight Continent, they might have ended up like these dragons.”

About half an hour later, the two passed through another layer of the barrier.

The environment in front of them changed again, from a desolate wilderness to a verdant grassland.

In the distance, the outline of what seemed to be a tall tower stood.

Being too far away, Sunan couldn’t see the details clearly.

“That is the core of the eco-park,” the traveler pointed to the silhouette of the tower in the distance and said.

The two flew toward the silhouette of the tower.

As the distance narrowed, Sunan gradually saw the true form of the silhouette, and he suddenly discovered that what was called a tall tower was actually an enormous skeleton!

A giant dragon skeleton over a thousand meters high!

The entire skeleton coils around like a giant tower, standing straight, with a massive dragon skull and fierce dragon horns soaring toward the sky, radiating majestic and unyielding aura.

The hollow dragon eyes stared at him, seemingly containing divine charm, as if truly gazing at him across time and space.

“This Dragon Remains Tower should be the control hub of the eco-park, but there are arrays arranged inside, and without the key, I can’t get in.”

The traveler said regretfully.

Sunan walked straight to the front of the Dragon Remains Tower.

Below the dragon head is a column-like dragon spine, and at the bottom is a tightly closed large bone door.

Sunan took out a Stone Golem and ordered it to push the door.

As a result, the moment the Stone Golem’s hand touched the bone door, it was engulfed by flames that appeared out of thin air.

Flames with a strong brimstone scent instantly turned the Stone Golem into ashes.

Sunan’s gaze narrowed slightly.

Its power was more potent than the Dragon Breath of a Sword Crystal Dragon!

Even an Elite Stone Golem would probably be burned to ashes in an instant!

“It’s useless. The defensive array of the Dragon Bone Tower is strong; I’ve tried many times but couldn’t break it.”

While speaking, the traveler swept his eyes with surprise over Sunan’s hands.

Where did he take that Stone Golem from?

Even Micro-Light Level spatial magic items couldn’t fit a Stone Golem, could they?

Sunan wasn’t surprised either.

After all, the builder of the eco-park was likely a True Spirit Wizard; the defense array set by someone of this level wouldn’t be easily broken, even by an Official Wizard.

I guess this is just the most outer defense array.

Of course, if one insists on breaking it, Sunan wouldn’t find it impossible.

The dumbest yet simplest method would suffice.

Using a massive amount of puppets to continually consume the eco-park’s energy, until it runs out, and the defensive array naturally loses effect.

Although the eco-park seems to be currently in an energy shortage state, the remaining energy is still vast. If using puppet tactics to consume energy, countless puppets would be needed.

Sunan estimated that even if he used all the funds from his current base and the entire Starglitter Principality, it wouldn’t be enough.

Or he could wait another decade, until the eco-park’s energy shortage becomes more severe, then act.

But not to mention the eco-park’s biological chain and ecological environment would be greatly damaged, more importantly, the Eternal Life Association has discovered this place.

It’s easy to imagine that those guys wouldn’t spare the eco-park!

It would be best to integrate it into his possession before the Eternal Life Association intervenes in this eco-park.

“It seems we need to find the key to get in.”

Sunan thought secretly.

But the problem is, where is the key?

He turned to look at the traveler, who shrugged his hands.

“Don’t look at me, I told you, I don’t know where the key is either?”

“How did you know this information?” Sunan asked.

The traveler wasn’t like Sunan who was “plugged in”, and by investigation alone, he logically couldn’t know so much about the eco-park.

With the limitations of the Oath Contract, the traveler didn’t hide it and said frankly:

“I accidentally acquired a wizard’s scripture describing the knowledge of the eco-park, got clues from it about this eco-park, then searched the underground world for a long time before discovering this place.”

“But that book didn’t mention the whereabouts of the key, otherwise I would have controlled the eco-park long ago.”

This, Sunan believed.

If the traveler had the key, there would be countless ways to drive away the dark hand and the bloody mouth, without being chased so miserably by the two.

At this moment, both of them suddenly changed expressions simultaneously and looked in the direction they came from.

Even the distant sky saw two human figures flying rapidly towards them.

It was the dark hand and the bloody mouth that the traveler had just escaped from!