There are elevators for researchers to pass through, and freight elevators for transporting materials. Including the secret elevator that only Straco himself knows, there are a total of seven elevators in this castle.

It is worth mentioning that although these elevators can all lead underground, the 'floors' they can reach are not the same.

The one that Shi Xiaolei is currently using mainly serves the soldiers under Straco. Because they are not researchers and cannot enter the scientific research department at will, the elevator for them does not directly connect to the depths of the laboratory, but sets the end point in the middle area.

In contrast, the elevator used by scientific researchers, and the one dedicated to Straco himself, are more convenient.

"Interesting, interesting~." Walking out of the elevator, feeling a stronger breath of divine power, Simachimo couldn't help being excited, and let out a strange and piercing laugh.

After expanding the domain, it didn't take long for Simachimo to notice the divine power fluctuations from the ground.

Although the rank is only Marquis, but when it comes to ranking among the seventy-two demon gods, Simachimo is second only to Barr, Agares and Vasago, and ranks very high in the fourth place. . From the perspective of strength, he can undoubtedly be regarded as a strong man, belonging to the kind whose real strength exceeds his rank.

The stronger the demon, the bolder he is.

After noticing the divine power fluctuations emanating from Athena Asamiya and Artemis in a coma, Simachimo not only didn't feel afraid, but instead aroused greed, wanting to swallow the unknown divine power and use it to grow stronger itself.

Therefore, Simachimo used his best soul-resurrection technique, and cast it on Straco, who had become a skeleton.

After the soul was awakened again, all the secrets that Straco had hidden in his mind before were all scooped up by Simachimo.

In this way, Simachimo figured out the source of the divine power, and immediately took the elevator that only Straco knew, and came to the laboratory deep underground.

"Ahahahaha~, I really didn't expect to have such a harvest~!" Seeing the two girls lying on the experimental table tens of meters away, Ximachimo couldn't contain his excitement.

'Strako' who was following behind him also rattled in a timely manner.

It's not that I have resentment in my heart and feel how unlucky I am. After being turned into a skeleton by Simachimo, 'Straco' no longer had the thoughts he had when he was a human being. He has already regarded Simachimo as his master, and he is as loyal to Hydra as he is to him. He offered all his loyalty.

This burst of rattling was just to help heat up the atmosphere and add to the fun of Simachimo.

Let's just say there is another purpose...

It may also be mixed with the idea of ​​wanting to claim credit for myself.

In short, after his soul was awakened, Straco had consciously taken a stand and regarded himself as Simachimo's servant. Although it also has some selfishness, it has been willing to be loyal to Simachimo to the point where it has no reservations at all.

"Huh?" Noticing 'Strako' beside him, Simachimo smiled again: "Well... that's right. Such a big gift, if there is no reward, it really can't be justified."

Raising his hand, Simachimo chanted a spell, and summoned an extremely dense black mist.

With a little more light, the cloud of black mist was stuffed into the breastbone of 'Straco', spreading out like ink dripping into water.

The pale white skeleton was instantly dyed into pitch black. Immediately afterwards, the thin bones that seemed a little fragile suddenly began to proliferate and grow, and within a few breaths before and after, they had already become several times thicker. The gaps between each rib are also connected into one piece by the additional plate-shaped bone growth.

The same changes also appeared in the limbs and other parts.

All in all, after receiving the black mist bestowed by Simachimo, the image of 'Straco' has undergone great changes. The suddenly proliferated large pieces of bone were connected and covered with each other on the original basis, and finally formed a thick and strong bone armor.

The coverage is very high, and at first glance, it is somewhat similar to the full plate armor used by medieval knights. Coupled with the fact that it was made of white bones, and there are joint-like protrusions and sharp bony spurs everywhere, the current shape of 'Strako' looks really scary and frightening.

Not only has the shape changed, but it looks much stronger than before. In other respects, 'Straco' has also received some improvements.

such as language ability.

Although there is no blood and flesh, the neck is still supported by a bare spine, but through the resonance caused by magic, 'Straco' has regained the ability to speak.

"Thank you, Lord, for the gift." Kneeling down without hesitation, 'Straco' expressed his thanks to Simachimo very respectfully.

"Well, yes, I like your attitude." Satisfied looking at 'Strako' kneeling in front of him, Simachimo nodded his horse's head lightly: "Although the strength is a bit weak , but anyway, it is also the first servant I accept after this coming. Let me think about it, what name should I give you..."

It's not that I dislike Straco's original name so much, so I want to give it a new name.

For the seventy-two demon gods, including Simachimo, it was a well-established practice to name their newly accepted servants.

As for why such a convention was formed~lightnovelpub.net~What is the original purpose...

It's nothing special to say, it's nothing more than two reasons. One, because the new name is more in line with the preferences of the demon gods, so it is easier for them to remember. Second, it is also because with a new name, the servants can cut off the connection with the past, and better offer their loyalty to the demon gods.

"..." With no thought of protesting, 'Straco' obediently knelt on the ground, waiting for Simachimo to give him his name.

Just as Simachimo was deep in thought, there was a muffled sound from above.

Immediately afterwards, a large hole with a diameter of more than one meter appeared on the nearly five-meter-high ceiling. Accompanied by falling concrete blocks and a lot of dust, a vigorous figure jumped down from the hole and appeared beside the experimental tire where Athena Asamiya was lying.

The person who came was none other than Sharna who entered the castle one step ahead of Shi Xiaolei.

Having said that, if calculated according to the original plan, she should have arrived several minutes ago.

The reason why they were held back and came so late was because Simachimo opened up the domain, and accidentally turned the soldiers on Sharna's way forward into individuals with stronger strength, and had a greater impact on living creatures. A skeleton soldier who is particularly sensitive to human breath.