Chapter 166 166. Ore mining site, apprentice returns
When the ground began to shake, Croya had already extended all his mental power and magic power underground.
He was very sure that this was a sign that the underground magic veins would spurt out magic power - otherwise, how could it erupt as soon as the octopus crawled out?
So when the ground shook, Croya didn't seem to be moving at all, but the magic power had been sorted out and taken over by the magic power coming from the underground riot.
“There are quite a lot.”
He sensed it, frowned, took out the Gopher harp, and played the red string lightly. one time.
“~“
Slow and gentle music flows out.
When his music is playing, even the earth and nature are listeners, and of course they will be affected by the power of the tranquil serenade.
The violent wind and endless snow all around gradually calmed down, from the roaring storm to the calm falling snowflakes.
The magic power that was about to burst out from the ground also became gentle, and finally flowed out from it like a clear spring. It flowed towards Croya, and soon formed a stream made of magic power.
It was only then that Croya felt how huge this magic flow was. It was definitely more than one level, and during the process, he also felt that there was something underneath.
‘Very familiar fluctuations. ’
After sorting out the flow of these magic powers, Croya put away the Gopher harp, looked at the ground, and with a slight hook of his fingers, magic power immediately rushed out the things below.
It was a shining blue light.
The moment it appeared, the octopus's eyes were straightened.
It stretched its arms and legs, but did not dare to snatch the treasure in front of Croya. It only dared to watch furtively from behind, unable to hide its longing and loss.
But Croya has no intention of paying attention to it.
At this time, Croya stretched out his hand to catch the burst of light, then lowered his head and took a look.
This is... a prismatic blue crystal, with the light representing water shining inside, as if a small piece of the deep sea has been cut off and placed inside.
"Shui Yao Crystal." He took a deep breath, and it was indeed the same as what he had just sensed.
He could not conceal his excitement when he looked at the ground - here, there is a vein of crystallized water!
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an obsidian crystal. The angel sheep dropped it last time. There were only a few obsidian fragments, not enough to fill the gap between my teeth.
Water Yao Essence is good for water-type magic plants and monsters, and can even speed up their breeding, not to mention it can be sold directly for money.
It is absolutely good stuff.
Even in comparison, the magic veins and magic crystal mines seem a bit inconspicuous in front of the water crystal mineral veins.
So, he immediately decided to build a base here. Whether it is magic veins, water crystals or magic crystal mines, they are enough for him to invest enough resources.
He looked around and thought for a while, and decided to simply build a dam here to directly block the sea water, and then build an ore mining site.
“However, let’s solve the octopus matter first.”
Cloya put this matter aside for the time being and glanced at the octopus who was standing aside and watching the water crystals. .
The latter's eyes were full of desire for the water crystals. If Croya hadn't been really powerful, it would have come to snatch it.
‘If you think so, it can be used to tempt you. ’
This guy definitely wants the power of water crystals, so he can use water crystals to conquer it. With such a level three monster octopus staying here, many things will be easy to handle.
He quickly separated a drop of water obsidian essence through the Qi Yao Separation Technique, held it in his hand and shook it towards the octopus.
The octopus eagerly wanted to pounce, but in the end it held back.
Today, Croya has long been able to separate the essence of Shuiyang without the help of the Seven-Yao Divine Law Array. He even suspected that the formation was a super-enhanced version of Qiyao Separation Technique.
If you think about it carefully, it makes sense. After all, Archmage Eurydice was originally the apprentice of the legendary mage Eliste. It is normal to create a second creation based on the Separation Technique of Seven Lumins.
Of course, the power of the Seven-Yao Divine Law Array has a separation effect on all Yao crystals. If it is processed in large quantities, it is definitely more convenient to use the magic array.
“Do you want it?”
He directly tempted and put forward his own conditions: “I will provide you with this essence, but you need to obey my orders honestly.
If you don't want to..."
He didn't say anything else, he just encouraged his magic power, and the three-color light intertwined behind him, even forming a halo.
Emitting an extremely Powerful magic fluctuations.
This is naked coercion and inducement. If you are not willing to accept my kindness, you will have no choice but to die.
The octopus immediately understood what Croya meant. , a level three monster like it already has an IQ no lower than that of a human, not to mention that an octopus has nine brains, which is equivalent to nine times the desire to survive. >
It immediately expressed its surrender obediently, and even took the initiative to stretch out its arms and legs, deftly taking out the magic crystals scattered around in the soil, and piled them in front of Croya
To prove that you are obedient and capable.
“That’s right. "Kloya nodded with satisfaction and casually threw the drop of obsidian essence to the octopus, who immediately took it and swallowed it.
Compared to the size of its body, this drop of obsidian essence is really inconspicuous. But after swallowing, its eight arms and legs swayed and trembled together, just like drinking and dancing
Finally, he collapsed softly on the ground with a "pop", and it took a while before he returned to his original state.
After taming the octopus, the efficiency of collecting ores became much faster. During this period, Croya also made a preliminary exploration of the situation under the soil.
According to the investigation, there should be a lot of mineral deposits down there. It would take a lot of energy for him to mine them with magic power alone.
So we still have to mine it slowly and use the magic veins at the same time.
After chatting with the big octopus in detail for a while, he left here with a thoughtful expression and a pile of magic crystals and water crystals that were washed out. As for the sea water... he had already shaped it with earth and stone. Blocked by the wall created by magic.
There is no sea water in this U-shaped bay.
After leaving here, Croya didn't stay long and returned directly to the castle with his harvest.
But before leaving, he left enough building materials and ordered his apprentices to take the farm servants here to complete the construction of the mining site.
In his opinion, as his apprentice, he should not only be able to fight, but also manage the territory. At least he should be able to handle these things skillfully.
This time he tasted the sweetness and has decided to send his apprentices to visit the surrounding nobles one by one. At least the area around Hanjiao Island will be his territory first.
As for the outside, let's leave it to Baron Kermoyer. Anyway, it's the left hand and the right hand. After all, it's still his.
......
After he left completely, apprentice Lina led her friends to gather the surrounding farm servants.
She looked at the people below who were wearing tattered clothes and shrank a little, and said loudly: "The lord has something to ask you to do. You must listen to me carefully. If you can complete it, you will have nothing to eat or wear." Question! "
As a former farm servant, Lina certainly knows what "she" wants. It’s nothing more than having enough to eat, clothing, and shelter.
Although it sounds simple, the only one who can do it is Croya, their powerful mage lord.
She said as she spoke. Some apprentices have already brought in buckets of food. They say it is food, but in fact it is boiled thick potatoes, which is the simplest food.
With the help of the Sons of Harvest, the yield of this thick-soil potato has soared, and it is still being produced even in snowy weather.
For people on Hanjiao Island, these were already considered daily food, so there was nothing surprising at all.
But it is different for these farm servants.
After the farm servants smelled the steaming smell, their eyes were almost opened. You must know that when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, it is always the people at the bottom who suffer.
Their lives cannot withstand the slightest turmoil, let alone a natural disaster of this level.
Everyone has been more or less hungry for a few days. Now that they smell the aroma of food, only reason and fear of Lina prevent them from fighting for food.
They looked at Lina standing on the high platform, as if looking at the savior - and the latter did not continue to make any long speech, and said directly: "Eat! No fighting!"
< br>The farm servants were a little confused and timid at first, but after seeing that the apprentices had scattered and walked away, they immediately pounced on them and began to wolf down the hot soup and thick potatoes.
But they also remembered Lina’s words and did not snatch it.
Suddenly, the entire castle was filled with the sounds of soup and chewing. Lina waited patiently for them to finish eating and drinking, and clapped her hands. The farm servants immediately raised their heads and looked at her, with hope and expectation in their eyes.
Just one meal made these farm servants obey her words.
"Listen to me..."
She picked up a pile of white ooze and demonstrated how to build a house twice, then motioned to the farm servants to try it.
The result turned out to be unexpectedly smooth. Enticed and inspired by the food and her promise, the farm servants learned quickly.
In just ten minutes, more than three hundred people learned how to use white soft mud to build buildings.
Immediately afterwards, they left the castle and headed to the seaside to start construction. With three intertwined veins as the center, they worked day and night and soon built a huge building.
It is the same height as the ten-meter-high embankment that Cloya built casually to block the sea water. It looks like a castle, but it has no windows.
The interior is divided into three floors. The bottom floor is for mining two kinds of ores and crystal pipes for transferring magic power; the second floor is an indoor field where some magic plants are planted; and the top floor is where teleportation is placed. The space array transmits the ore to the castle on Hanjiao Island at regular intervals.
The only entrance and exit of the castle is on the embankment built by Cloya. Everyone entering and exiting must walk across a bridge and pass over the deep sea water.
The water is bottomless, and there seems to be some terrifying monster lurking below.
That is the last barrier. The octopus will prevent someone from sneaking in through the entrance, and it will also prevent someone from taking out things they shouldn't.
If someone really does this, it will eat meat without any ceremony.
...
The steady stream of hydroxide crystals from White Gull Island was transported to Croya's castle. The quantity was really quite large, and hundreds of them had been produced just after mining.
This made Croya realize deeply: Even if he can develop in the sea, he cannot let go of the resources on land.
A larger territory means more possibilities and more resources, which are very beneficial to him.
Especially after he had a detailed discussion with the big octopus, he learned that the reason for the appearance of these mineral veins was probably related to the mermaid tribe.
The giant octopus has lived in the ocean for a long time and is very sensitive to the magic power of mermaids, even more sensitive than the dolphins who have received the blessing of mermaids.
In the beginning, the magic power of the mermaid tribe lured it to the shore, and it discovered the ore - the product of the conflict between the two magic powers.
That is, the mermaid magic from the ocean and the magic from the land.
He was originally very suspicious of the cause of these snowstorms, but now that he knew it was related to mermaids, he suddenly felt gloomy in his heart.
You must know that this is the snow covering the entire northern border!
Even if he lives in his own territory, he can still think of how many people were affected by the snowstorm and died of hunger and cold.
He has collected so much music, he will definitely be affected, and he can naturally feel the emotions inside. It is inevitable that things will harm their own kind, and he thinks that the mermaid tribe is really too much.
Originally, he thought that he was helpful to the mermaid tribe. Maybe the other party would not care about his exploration in the sea, but now he is a little confused.
He decided to temporarily stop the development of the ocean, at least until the mermaid tribe appeared and see their attitude before making any plans.
Since the sea cannot expand for the time being, careful consideration must be taken on land. He has already given instructions to the teams outside to seize any minerals and supplies and bring them to Hanjiao Island.
Bring whatever you have with you. Anyway, the current heavy snow environment is the best cover color.
"I'm just waiting for their harvest."
After thinking about these things, he glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and murmured to himself:< br>
“It’s time to think about it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, King Mu Yaoqu Teng reminded: “Master, there is a castle waiting at the dock of Hanjiao Island. Apprentice Ryan asks to see you.”
"Oh." Croya nodded slightly and lay back, "Let him in, I also want to know what else happened."
Although there was a myconid monitoring the whole process, he was not physically present after all. Over there, so there are some things we still need to see before talking about it.
“Okay.” King Mu Yao Qu Teng responded.
Not long after, Ryan walked in from the outside. As soon as he came in, he saluted Croya: "Sir! I'm back!"
"Yes." Croya looked at Glancing at him, I found that this guy's aura was getting stronger and stronger, and he had already reached the power of a first-level knight.
It’s normal, after all, he really worked hard this time.
But the thorn of justice in his body... seems a bit strange.
Kloya raised his eyebrows and said, "Come closer."
Ryan immediately took a few steps forward, and finally stopped at Croya's signal. , probably less than half a meter away from the latter.
At this time, Croya cast his magic power casually, and a bright golden light wrapped in wisps of strange magic power fell in front of Croya.
It was the power of orange, full of greed and desire.
‘The boundless greed of Mammon. ’
When he got this ray of magic power, the hidden chapter of the Orange Song in his heart moved slightly. After absorbing this power, it quickly fell silent.
‘I guess there will be more of this kind of power. '
He had some guesses, put it aside for the time being, and asked Ryan strangely: "You are actually able to absorb this kind of power. Do you feel anything is wrong?"
Ryan shook his head: "No, it's just the same as usual."
"Is that so." Croya stared at the thorns of justice in his body, feeling that this thing was really outrageous.
Although he learned from the Baron that this kind of thorn could absorb power and transform it into his own power, he did not expect that even the power of this emotional demon could be transformed.
If we speculate like this, can higher-level powers, such as divine power, also be transformed?
He was very curious, so he tried it directly - he took the power of the Mother Earth in a bottle, wrapped it with his own golden magic power and handed it to Ryan.
"Try to absorb these powers." He said.
"Yes." Ryan immediately followed suit.
The young knight apprentice began to absorb the golden-green magic power in the golden magic power according to the breathing method, and in the end, he actually absorbed a trace of it.
Although it was only an invisible ray, it was indeed absorbed. That ray of magic was transformed in his thorns of justice and turned into a very terrifying power.
If Croya's quick eyesight and hands hadn't directly helped him suppress these powers, he would have exploded.
This shows how exaggerated the quality of these divine powers is.
Croya thought in his mind: 'It can really be absorbed...but it seems to be suppressed by my power. Can this magic power that represents eternity be able to easily suppress even the turmoil of divine power? ’
He saw clearly just now that when these divine powers entered the Thorns of Justice, they were about to riot, but his golden magic suppressed them.
Obviously the golden eternal magic is more powerful than divine power.
‘In other words, we can just let them absorb these divine powers in the future. The quality of the divine power is so exaggerated that there is no need for other magic powers at all. ’ His heart moved.
This is of course a good thing, as it can consume the magical power that is of no use to him, and also solve the magic consumption of the knight's apprentice.
After solving this doubt, he asked if anything happened on the way back.
The result is of course none.
With such a big moving castle as a mobile tool, there was no trouble at all, and even the Geet was very kind to them.
Jit also took the initiative to distribute the food in the castle to the farm servants, and there was nothing wrong with his treatment of others.
In the end, Ryan even asked Croya and Kit for mercy.
"Sir, although Git was tempted by the devil, I think he seems to be fine now. Will you kill him?"
"We'll see and then."
Kloya did not answer clearly, but stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go see that Kit and the priest."
He soon arrived at the pier of Hanjiao Island, He saw the castle supported by flower vines. The moment he saw the castle, the light in his eyes turned into a deep orange.
With him as the center, some small orange flowers grew under his feet, stretching endlessly.
The sound of music sounded unconsciously.
(End of this chapter)