Treasure Hunting System: The Ocean Conquerer
Chapter 936 - 394: Cooperation
After Alka and his group gained understanding of this place.
They discovered that for the Vastva people, the most fatal issues lie in several areas.
First is their need for food. The Magic Power in this place has almost been completely drained, leaving the earth in a state of desolation, where no plants can grow.
The only place with the capability to grow plants is but a small patch. They can use a certain device powered by Magic Power to condense these remaining plants into a nutrient liquid, but clearly the nutrients are far from sufficient.
Furthermore, the yield is not large, leaving the entire race in a state of perpetual malnutrition. Magic Power is continually being consumed, and for the Wattawa people, Magic Power exists in a finite quantity.
Second, as the level of Magic Power dwindles, their bodies grow weaker, even reflecting difficulties in childbirth.
Reproduction often entails enormous risk, given the scarcity of resources here.
Essentially, they are still human, so the method of reproduction remains unchanged.
Additionally, the importance of medicine cannot be understated, although external diseases scarcely affect them here.
But external injuries, internal wounds, and scars from accidents, including childbirth, pose risks to their community because they have no medicine to aid them.
They can only endure; survive if they can, or face death if they cannot.
Moreover, malnutrition sharply weakens their bodily resistance.
Finally, what currently does not pose a threat to their survival is water supply.
Simply put, these issues might not seem like big problems for Alka and his group.
The reason they were once huge issues is because they were trapped here with no connection to the outside, effectively awaiting death.
As the resources here are finite, but the number of people is many. Now that Alka and his group can freely come and go, opening passages to the outside world, they can naturally bring external resources inside.
Food, drink, or medicine are no longer fatal problems.
At this moment, Alka and his group find themselves in a building resembling a museum, where the Treasures that the Vastva people once possessed are openly displayed inside as an exhibition.
Not even basic protective measures have been implemented.
Alka blinked at the Treasures before him.
Truthfully, he felt pain for these Treasures, as this was the first time he had seen the Energy within Treasures completely drained.
How can this be done? Truly absurd.
"Can I take a closer look?" Alka asked as he gazed at a Treasure resembling a Shield in front of him.
According to the introduction, this should be a Treasure representing summer.
Aphel nodded: "Of course, they're no longer useful now."
Alka picked up the Shield and scrutinized it.
The Shield bore a distinct sun relief, with the overall coloration being roughly copper-red.
Aside from that, there was nothing special about it.
A trickle of Magic Power flowed from his hand, injected into the Treasure.
The Treasure did not, as before, begin testing compatibility through Alka's injection of Magic Power, nor did it react.
It simply absorbed Alka's Magic Power without giving him a chance to respond, resembling a starving ghost.
If you dare inject even a little Magic Power into this Treasure, it dares to consume all the Magic Power you give.
Alka promptly withdrew his hand, cutting off his Magic Power.
The two people nearby showed envious expressions.
To them, Magic Power was incredibly precious.
Chadite chuckled: "Now, you shouldn't be envying Magic Power, but rather considering the impact of having too much Magic Power."
Upon hearing this, Aphel smiled: "Yes, we never imagined we'd consider such issues."
"What is the outside world truly like?"
Before them lay a total of seven Treasures.
Each Treasure, as Labert mentioned, had its Magic Power completely drained.
Not even a trace was left.
"I really can't imagine how they managed to drain all the Magic Power from the Treasures." Simon shook his head and said.
To them, it was an unimaginable matter.
For Treasures, they could surely be described as objects of infinite Energy.
Yet the infinite Energy within the Treasures might not always be willing to let you use them.
Every utilization required the combination of the Treasure's Energy and one's own Magic Power to gather and mobilize external Magic Power to produce various effects.
"Perhaps it's because this space inherently has limited Magic Power, and the infinite Magic Power of Treasures is due to their inherent connection with the world, allowing natural Magic Power to flow into the interior of Treasures naturally."
Lucilia, sitting on Alka's shoulder, said.
Listening to their words, Aphel sighed and said: "If we had understood the preciousness of Magic Power initially, perhaps we wouldn't be in this position now."
Taking them a little further inside, they saw numerous Broken Armor along with various weapons and mechanical constructs.
"This is a war memorial; even among the same race, even in this narrow world, war exists. Conflicts between kin."