Description:
All science begins with basic research. Research must be conducted according to rigorous scientific methods. To conduct this research I will need theories, which I already have, and I will need access to equipment, which I have in sufficient quantities in this early phase, and I will need materials. Specimens. Subjects. The kinds of subjects I need are members of the Devouring Earth. These are normally dangerous to acquire, and I'm going to need a lot of them. That's where you come in.
To prove my theories and show the greater scientific community within Arachnos the true value of my work, I will need a great deal of Devouring Earth specimens. Fortunately, the creatures are as prolific as they are dangerous, and have infested certain sections of St. Martial. I'm sending you to some of the natural caverns beneath that island where you should be able to find a nest of them. Your job is to subdue all of the ones in that nest. I'll have them picked up later. Oh, and take this Tranquilizer gun. It might help to make them more docile. It has 10 darts, but don't worry. The compound is one of my creations, and I can make more for your next job.
Post Mission Debrief: No, no, no, no, no! No, It's nothing wrong with your work. It's just that these specimens won't work! Their nerve ganglia are insufficiently complex. There's not enough variation in them. Why, even the semi-intelligent lichen that binds and animates the rock-men isn't sufficient enough, at least not in this quantity. There's just not enough variation.
Of course!
The sample size is just too small. I'll need more. I'll simply need much, much more. Let me check my calculations, and then we should be ready. |
