Am I going to be sacrificed too?

Chapter 26 The Crisis of Silver City

Long, long ago, on some unknown day, the Stone Core People suddenly lost contact with the God of Rocks. However, they did not abandon their faith but chose to sleep underground, because the connection in their bloodline had not been broken, which meant that their ancestors were still alive.

However, the arrival of the extraordinary natural disaster was not something they could avoid. After the 'earth' lost control, the violent changes in the earth's crust reawakened them.

Moshi has lived for 119 years. From the time he can remember, he lived near the underground magma zone as a small black stone.

The older stone core dwellers carve the stories of the gods onto their bodies, enshrining their devout faith and recounting the beauty of the old god era.

"Thousands of years ago, when those nine greatest gods still existed, they guided all living beings toward glory..."

The age of a Stone Core Person is not calculated by the length of time, but by how many stones it has absorbed. Once it has absorbed five stones and barely formed a human-shaped Stone Core Person, it is considered an adult.

Mo Shi had heard the story countless times, from having only a black stone core to successfully absorbing the first stone, and then growing into adulthood, his life had remained unchanged.

Until decades ago, the mine above them started operating again.

Humans may not be the strongest beings on earth, but they are certainly the most influential, and they have been influenced by the most gods.

The ancestors of the Blackcore people cooperated with humans to operate the mine together. Thanks to their heat resistance and ability to control rocks, each of them was a high-quality miner.

But after several hundred years, the earlier Stone Core People had fallen into a deep sleep. Without the guidance of the Rock God, the new generation of Stone Core People no longer wanted to contact humans.

As it happened, those humans had also forgotten their existence.

So they ignored the commotion above them and hid themselves underground again, avoiding contact with humans. They would only occasionally peek out to the surface to see the sky, and sometimes they would be seen by others. But humans' goal was the Black Stone Mine, so they didn't pay much attention to these Stone Core People.

Even if someone is determined to explore and manages to reach the depths of the mine, they will be blocked by the black rocks they control, and the journey will end inconclusively.

This situation continued until recently.

Humans suddenly began killing each other and made the underground environment even worse.

It's alright, they tolerated it. Anyway, the Stonecore people don't need a very good environment.

Fortunately, the humans left the mine after that, and things were finally quiet for a while.

Unexpectedly, a new group of humans has arrived today.

A few curious Black Core Human cubs went out to play, but were accidentally spotted by the others. They were chased all the way to the depths of a certain mine tunnel, where they were burned to death by a sudden surge of lava.

It seems the first batch of gray coats that arrived weren't very lucky.

Not long after, it was the same group of people who came again.

The Stone Core Man originally intended to repeat his old tricks.

That dead end blocked by the black stone has disappointed countless humans, but this time they've encountered a tough opponent.

So the black stone wall that had isolated them from the outside world collapsed for the first time.

……

"How did you guys get in, Gururu!"

This was also Mo Shi's first time coming into contact with humans. Although he had heard about them before, this was the first time he had seen real humans with his own eyes, and his brain was momentarily blank.

Seeing humans - not wanting to interact with humans - driving humans away.

The single-threaded brains of the Stone Core people clearly do not support their excessive thinking, so the Stone made a decision.

"Get them out of here!"

When this command reached the minds of the other Stonecore people, it was automatically interpreted as: "It's time to fight."

In an instant, all the Stonecore people became excited. Whether they only had black stone cores or had already taken on adult forms, they all rolled toward the two people in front of them.

"The battle was awesome!"

"The Wrath of the Rocks!"

"Glug! Glug!"

Glug glug!

Under their gaze, the stones seemed to go berserk, rolling toward them.

bump!

Large boulders struck Wang Yu mercilessly, causing her to stagger backward in pain.

"Get out of here! You are not welcome here!"

Fortunately, these Stone Core people only intended to expel them, not leave them there forever.

But some people were faster. In the blink of an eye, the Stone Core Man saw one of the male humans in front of him suddenly disappear, leaving only the echoing sound in the wind.

"My friends from the Blackrock Clan, I've come to borrow a small item from you. I'm sure you won't mind."

Upon hearing this, Mo Shi's stone trembled, and he hurriedly said, "Oh no! Quickly, protect the Heart of Black Stone!"

Cheng Feng stepped on the breeze, his figure moving with incredible speed, and in an instant arrived deep within the lair.

This is the lair of the Black Core people, and also where they usually live. Unlike the cramped mine tunnels before, this place is obviously much more spacious.

Approximately 100 meters long and wide, and 20 meters high, the Black Stone Core people reinforced the surrounding walls with black stone, creating a new space.

Many patterns, resembling graffiti or their writing, are also carved on these stone walls.

In the center of the stone wall is a huge mural tens of meters long, divided into many sections from left to right. Each section records a scene, which is obviously different from the graffiti next to it. The images on it are exquisite and lifelike, and seem to record some information.

Cheng Feng glanced through it. It recorded the birth history of the Stone Core People. Thousands of years ago, the gods of earth and machinery created the "Spirit of Rocks", and thus the bloodline of the Stone Core People was born.

That was undoubtedly an epic event. If the "Sanctuary" found this place, they would be overjoyed with these research materials, but the two people present here clearly wouldn't be interested.

Cheng Feng had only his goal in mind; he sensed that divine power behind the mural.

As before, the Blackstone Core people blocked the entrance to the cave with black stones after hiding the item.

"Looks like I'm in luck."

The appearance of the Stone Core People was indeed a coincidence. Cheng Feng hadn't expected to encounter them on his way back to Silver City. He needed legendary materials and had heard that the Stone Core People race worshipped the Stone Heart Sacred Relic, so he decided to try his luck. Who would have thought he would get them on his first try?

"This is truly a stroke of luck! With this legendary material, it seems Silver City can safely weather this crisis."

Just as expected, there was a small space behind the stone wall, where a dark, deep stone was placed.

【Black Stone Heart (Legendary Tier 6): Legend has it that the 'Spirit of Rock' divided its heart into eight parts, giving rise to eight races of Stonecore People. Each Stonecore People race worships a Stone Heart as a symbol of their faith.】

Effect 1: The Blackheart can slowly transform ordinary rock into blackstone, and this process is irreversible.

Effect 2: The Black Stone Heart can be implanted into the body of an organism as an organ, giving it the "Heart of Rock" state.

In its core-of-stone state, the creature's flesh and blood will irreversibly transform into a rock-like state, until it becomes a completely different core-of-stone being (pseudo).

Holding it in his hand, Cheng Feng had already learned a great deal of information from the divine power. The Black Stone Heart before him was the sacred object of the Black Stone Core People, a genuine "divine relic".

"Once Silver City gets through this crisis, we'll return this thing and then figure out a way to replenish their supplies."

Cheng Feng didn't really want to take away someone else's sacred object, but Silver City really needed it.