Chapter 96 96. Explosive Horse and Gray Magic Ant
Leaving the bottom of the lake, Croya encountered two... familiar and strange monsters.
"Ah."
He looked at the two tall red horses walking towards him, made a fist with his left hand and punched the palm of his right hand: "These are explosive horses!"
To be honest, he really forgot about the existence of these two monsters.
Because they are actually the property of the knights, they are considered the "standard monsters" issued by the Mage Association at that time, in other words, they are the most ordinary kind.
Tameness, loyalty to the master, strong endurance...
It looks pretty good, but for things like Warcraft, mediocrity is equivalent to bad street.
Although they are called "explosive horses", in fact, even children can ride them for a ride, and they never get grumpy at all.
Because there was nothing special about them, Croya almost forgot about them.
The two explosive horses obviously didn't know that their master had forgotten them. When they saw Croya, they snorted excitedly.
Then he ran over immediately.
When he was about to approach Croya, he slowed down, slowed down his pace, walked over slowly, and then rubbed his big head against Croya's raised palm.
Being very affectionate towards Croya.
“Be good.”
Kloya quite liked the fact that the Warcraft showed its kindness to him.
He took out a handful of fodder and fed it to them. While stroking their big heads, he suddenly noticed something.
That was the voice coming from their astral bodies——
“There is sea everywhere.”
“It would be great if I could run on water!”
When Croya heard this voice, he immediately blinked and became energetic.
This is good.
I was planning to find some World of Warcraft to engrave, and you guys came to my door.
I’m not afraid that you don’t have an idea, but I’m afraid that you don’t want to!
He can really fulfill this wish directly.
Walking on water - This is actually a third-level magic. The general principle is to wrap the feet with magic power, and then use the magic effect to walk on the water.
This kind of magic is not only very practical, but also has great significance in showing off, so Croya learned it early.
Without saying a word, he began to mark the two explosive horses. Of course, the position of the mark was at the position of their horses' hooves.
Kloya, who has carved countless times, has already become perfect with practice, and after a while, he finished the engraving.
The prompt came——
[Successful engraving, Explosive Horse·Horse Hoof (walking on water)]
[This monster can walk on water, and the walking time depends on the amount of magic power. 】
A rather concise introduction, just one sentence.
However, this magic does not seem to be anything special. It does not have the effect of changing the structure and shape of the body. One sentence is enough to summarize it.
“Let’s go to the beach!”
Cloya waved his hands excitedly and decided to experience it for himself.
He has ridden a dolphin in the sea, but he has never ridden a horse before, and he is really eager to try it.
......
Soon, he arrived at the beach with the Explosive Horse, pointed at the sea and said: "You guys go up and give it a try first."
The Explosive Horse They cautiously approached the sea, and a faint halo of magic flashed at the position of their hooves.
Then they set foot on the sea.
The magic light holds them up to ensure they don't fall into the water.
"咴咴儿!" They suddenly became excited after discovering that they would not fall into the water. They stepped cautiously at first, and then ran away with their hooves.
This kind of monster is adaptable to various environments, whether it is slopes or mountains, it can walk on flat ground.
So I quickly adapted to the rough waves.
You can even use your strength to run faster and faster.
Chloë looked on and nodded frequently.
After running for a few minutes, the taller Explosive Horse ran up to Croya, bent its hooves and made a bowing gesture.
"Are you asking me to go up?"
"Eh~" Explosive Horse nodded.
Then Croya didn't hesitate. He turned directly onto the horse and quickly found his balance.
As he pulled the reins, he shouted "Drive!"
The Explosive Horse immediately rushed out like an arrow from the string. It stepped on the waves and was in the sea. Running wildly.
The sea breeze and moist water vapor blowing in front of him were blocked by Croya with magic. The wind blew on his cheeks, enjoying the pleasant experience of galloping on horseback.
It’s really refreshing.
The wind blows across my body, and I am free and just need to run forward. The world seems to have become much broader, and my mind has broadened.
He held the reins of the explosive horse, and pressed one hand behind the head of the explosive horse, pouring his magic power into it continuously.
Make sure it doesn't run and suddenly fall into the water because it has no magic power.
To be honest, running like this on the sea, watching the Explosive Horse leaping and running on the waves, he even felt...if only there were heavy rains and tsunamis right now.
The feeling of tossing and turning in danger will definitely be more enjoyable than the current calm situation.
But it’s just a thought.
If it is really that kind of chaotic magic environment, whether the Explosive Horse can successfully control the magic is a question. He may fall into the sea after running a few steps.
After putting these chaotic thoughts out of his mind, he concentrated on enjoying the time of riding a horse. His hearty laughter could be heard from time to time on the sea.
......
Half an hour later, Croya got off the horse and stood on the ground without finishing.
The Explosive Horse was already panting, but its eyes were very bright. It was obviously very happy that it could run wildly on the sea.
"Not bad, not bad." Croya patted its head: "Go find your master and take them to the sea for a spin sometime."
Two horses exploded The fire horse nodded, turned around and ran in the direction of the military camp.
He watched the Explosive Horse run away and thought that he could buy more through Estner's channels. Anyway, there were so many such monsters in the Mage Association.
The technology for breeding explosive horses is already quite mature in the Mage Association, and the price of an explosive horse can be bought for just a few dozen gold coins.
Horses are an indispensable resource.
When the number of explosive horses is enough, and each of the soldiers under his command has one, can he consider letting them explore the sea?
Let the dolphins follow you under the sea, and there are explosive horses running on the sea. You can also make some magic weapons that can attack from a distance. The scene is really good to think about.
“~~~”
He hummed a tune happily and continued his inspection.
The first thing we came to was the coconut tree.
As soon as he approached the coconut tree, he saw a strange-looking slime jumping on the ground.
Its chubby body is already filled with water, and it works hard to water the coconut trees one by one, and then picks up the fertilizer next to it and fertilizes it with its tentacles.
The action is quite familiar, I don’t know how many times I have done it.
Under its careful care, the coconut trees are flourishing and full of magic. Even without using the Celestial Spirit Body Engraving Technique, you can still feel that they are in a good mood.
"...I really enjoy it."
Kloya curled his lips and inadvertently noticed that there seemed to be a person sitting in the grass. He was staring at the ground with all his concentration. He didn't notice Croya's arrival at all.
“Huh?”
This person seems to be apprentice Jamie.
What is he looking at?
Cloya followed his gaze and looked down, only to see some gray ants on the ground. Each one is two to three centimeters long and has earthy yellow patterns on its body. It is relatively large among ants.
They are using their sharp mouthparts to cut and carry a piece of coconut meat. They cooperate quite well. Some ants are cutting it and some are carrying it.
With the division of labor, in just two or three minutes, they moved the piece of coconut pulp that was a hundred times larger than them back into the nest.
“It’s actually a demonic insect.”
Croya learned through the Celestial Spirit Body Engraving Technique that these ants were a first-level demonic insect called "Gray Demonic Ant".
As you can tell from the name, this kind of ant probably doesn't have any special abilities. Relatively speaking, it only needs to contain magic power in its body to be regarded as a first-level magic insect.
“Ant.”
He thought about whether this first-level magic insect was of any use.
Magic insects like ants actually have many good qualities. For example, they are really hard-working and can carry some small items and detect the concentration of magic power around them.
Wait... are you looking for magic power?
An idea suddenly came to Croya's mind.
Can you let them help you find rare materials or mineral deposits in the soil or sea?
The smaller the demonic insects are, the more sensitive they are to changes in the surrounding environment and magic power, because this is their way of survival.
The air coral base on the seabed is getting bigger and bigger, and while the coverage area increases, some very small mineral deposits buried on the seabed will gradually be revealed.
Just two days ago, he had just acquired the magic of finding mineral deposits from the Astral Crystal Turtle, and was struggling with how to do it.
Originally, he planned to let the gophers look for it.
As for the crystal turtle, once it starts to nourish the mineral veins, it cannot leave at will. It is obviously not suitable for running around.
But now think about it, aren’t ants the best foragers?
They are huge in number and can burrow into the soil at will - the burrowing speed of magic insect ants is absolutely beyond imagination - they are simply born to do this.
He can also try the power of natural communication and tranquil serenade he has learned through the elf magic -
He will provide them with an absolutely comfortable living environment and sufficient food, As well as the magic power and materials required for advancement.
And what they paid for was to help them find possible mineral deposits on the seabed and magical mineral veins underground.
While Croya was thinking, Jamie realized that the lord was actually coming, and he quickly saluted:
"Master Mentor!"
The reason for calling him this is that Croya has taught him the meditation method, and he should call him mentor both emotionally and rationally.
"Yeah." Croya was not angry after his thoughts were interrupted.
To be honest, with his current improvement in strength, he no longer needs to deliberately use some means to establish and consolidate his majesty.
So he looked gentler than before.
“You’ve learned the meditation method well, keep working hard.”
Cloya complimented casually, walked to the front of the ant nest, stretched out his finger and touched the ground lightly.
The soil immediately surged up, but the ants inside were not harmed. They were all sent to the ground by the soil.
Of course, one of them included a somewhat white and tender queen ant.
It was obviously panicked.
But he soon became immersed in the quiet serenade and the influence of spiritual power exerted by Croya.
Taming the queen ant is naturally the fastest way.
(End of this chapter)