Volume 20 Chapter 107 The Real Guardian

The biggest use of magic crystal is to provide energy, and the output speed and reserves are important hard indicators that determine the operation of magic crystal. [ ] 7* A super magic crystal whose energy storage level reaches the standard of red magic crystal and whose output can reach instantaneous output. What an exaggerated resource is this?

While I was sighing at the powerful output of the Golden Magic Crystal, the fox over there suddenly dropped another bombshell. "Actually, the reason why the level of Golden Magic Crystal is so high is not because of its high output, but because it recovers quickly. The magic power of a piece of Golden Magic Crystal only takes about three minutes after each release. Can fully respond.”

"Three...three minutes?" When I suddenly heard this data, I was so frightened that I didn't know what to say. When the energy of the White Magic Crystal is exhausted, it will be completely scrapped. It has no other use except for being used as a street lamp. After the red magic crystal energy is used up, you can use other high-grade magic crystals or special magic energy pressurizing equipment to recharge it, but even with the help of equipment, this process usually takes ten to twenty minutes to complete. Higher-level magic crystals are roughly the same as red magic crystals. They can be charged, but they are not very fast and require external assistance. Things like colorful magic crystals are quite special. If you use auxiliary equipment, the colorful magic crystal can generally be charged within one to two minutes. If you do not use the equipment and place it directly in the air, it will completely empty itself within one to two days. The status returns to full status. In other words, it only takes a day or two for the colorful magic crystal to complete its self-charging, and it does not require the assistance of external equipment. However, the golden magic crystal is more exaggerated than the colorful magic crystal. Although its own magic power reserve is not as exaggerated as the colorful magic crystal, it can be fully charged in just three minutes. What a terrible statistic this is? Considering the actual energy consumption speed of the magic machines we are using now, I think as long as the golden magic crystal is installed, most equipment will become a state that never needs to be charged. After all, the consumption speed of many equipment cannot keep up with the golden magic crystal. The mana regeneration speed of crystals is very fast, so if the equipment consumes a little mana and the gold magic crystals are replenished, there will be no chance of running out.

However, although this characteristic of golden magic crystal is very suitable for assembling non-rechargeable equipment, I think its most suitable location for installation is the magic crystal cannon.

At present, all the magic crystal cannons used by our guild have been replaced with liquefied magic crystal steam to replace the magic crystal stone. Although this transformation increases the size of the magic crystal cannon, it also omits the charging time. Because the magic crystal cannot release magic power too fast, otherwise it will explode. Therefore, the magic crystal cannon in the past used the method of charging in advance, using several magic crystals to extract energy at the same time, and then stored it in the magic storage room for temporary storage. Hit it out again in one go when launching. This method can reduce the firing interval between two cannons, but even so, the magic crystal cannon's rate of fire is still quite slow. In comparison, the speed of using liquefied magic crystal steam is much faster. After all, liquefied magic crystal steam can release the ability at one time. It is just because the reaction chamber of liquefied magic crystal steam is more complex than the structure of the magic energy storage room, so the cannon The manufacturing cost and maintenance will become quite troublesome.

But what if we could replace the magic crystal cannon with gold magic crystal? Then the problem is simple. We don't need any distribution reaction room or magic energy storage room at all. We can directly connect the golden magic crystal to the cannon's magic energy converter, and then just pull the trigger. Judging from the energy consumption of the magic crystal cannon, as long as the firing speed is less than one shot per three seconds, even our current most powerful magic crystal cannon can be fired without any short bursts, and there is no need to replace the magic crystal at all.

Thinking of the improvement of the magic crystal cannon, I even thought of the design of the magic energy gun. There are powder guns in "Zero", and Americans also have a specialized profession of musketeers. For example, Gunslinger's gun is a pure energy gun, and its power is no less than that of a cannon in expanded mode. If we could reduce the size of the magic crystal cannon and install golden magic crystal on it, wouldn't it be able to be used as a gun? Anyway, unlike real gunpowder weapons, energy weapons have to consider chamber pressure and other issues. As long as the size of the converter can be reduced, magic weapons can be reduced to any size.

After thinking about the use of the golden magic crystal, I looked at the fox again and asked the most critical question. "This golden magic crystal is also made from the source of magic power?"

The fox nodded and said: "Yes, the golden magic crystal is obtained by transforming the red magic crystal through the transformation of the magic source after special treatment."

"What? This thing is made of red magic crystal?"

"yes."

I was surprised again when I got the affirmative answer. Although red magic crystal is also a relatively valuable resource, it is a resource that can be mass-produced after all. In comparison, the value of gold magic crystal is much higher. If red magic crystal can be used to produce gold magic crystal, it is basically equivalent to processing gold into diamond. Think about how much one gram of gold costs? How much does one gram of diamond cost? This value increase is quite considerable.

"Is the processing complicated?"

"It's very simple. Just apply a layer of crystallized carbon on the outside of the red magic crystal, and then heat it. When the temperature rises, the red magic crystal will fuse with the crystallized carbon to form a black, translucent substance, and then put it on Just leave it near the magic source for a day or two."

"It's really simple when you say it."

After figuring out the properties and characteristics of the golden magic crystal, I asked again: "The next question. Where did you get such a thing as crystallized carbon?"

"Huh?" Unlike before, this time the fox on the other side was stunned as soon as my question came out. "What do you mean? I don't understand."

Although I was a little confused, I still asked: "I'm asking you where did you get the crystallized carbon I saw around the magic source before?"

"I didn't put it there!"

"Huh? Didn't you put it there?"

"Did I say I was the one who set it off?"

"Before that, I asked you about those colorful magic crystals and mother crystals..."

"You just asked how they were formed. I told you that there is a lot of crystallized carbon here, so they turned into colorful magic crystals and crystal mother. But I don't know where the crystallized carbon here comes from. ("Huaxia Library".)"

"Then those colorful magic crystals and crystal mothers placed densely near your lair were not placed by you?"

The fox nodded and said: "Yes, those things already exist, but when I came there was only a solitary magic source in the center of the crystallized carbon. Then I used the red magic crystals I found to process and make some golden magic stones. The spar has built a nest, and other things have nothing to do with me.”

"Doesn't that mean...?"

The fox nodded and said: "I also suspect that there are other creatures besides me in the nightmare zone... I don't mean the fog soul. I mean there should be one or a group of advanced creatures here that are much more powerful than me. Existence. They are the masters here, and I just happen to adapt to the environment here."

I frowned and asked, "How long have you been here? Have you never encountered them?"

The fox said with a confused look: "I have only been here for more than a hundred years. (Hua Xia Library) During this period, I have felt a powerful aura approaching me, but every time I chased them out, they would It disappeared immediately, so I still haven’t figured out whether there are advanced creatures here. But based on my speculation, I think there are, but the other party doesn’t seem to be a warlike creature, so I haven’t interacted with it for so long. I had contact."

I nodded and asked, "Then do you know any way to track them?"

The fox shook his head and said: "If I had known, I would have caught up with it a long time ago. It's because I couldn't track it that I was always unsure whether that thing existed."

"In this case, my problem ends here, but I hope you can help me find that kind of thing. Just let me feel the other person's breath once, and then I won't need you. I want to make sure that the creature I found is It’s something you feel.”

"no problem."

In fact, as long as I got the source of magic power, I shouldn't stay here anymore, because now that the most valuable thing has been obtained, there seems to be no point in staying here. However, I am not in a normal state now. If I were in a normal state, of course I could just take the things and leave. But the problem is that I am still in a magic short-circuit state. Although the color of my body has changed back, the magic short-circuit has not ended. If I use magic outside the nightmare zone, I will still burn myself to ashes. So for safety, In order to gain more experience points, I decided to stay here until the 24-hour short circuit state ends.

Because the fox's job is only to help me confirm the aura of the big monster here, it did not follow me in its fighting form, but directly returned to its cute and small appearance before squatting on my shoulders, and even if it touches Even when it comes to Mist Soul, I am the one fighting. Anyway, now that the magic power is short-circuited, and I have a source of magic power on my body, I can throw advanced magic as much as I want. None of the fog souls that appear in my sight can last more than two seconds.

"It's really amazing!" The little fox squatted on my shoulder and watched all kinds of magic flying around me, killing all the monsters that appeared at the first time, and finally couldn't help but sigh with envy.

I still feel good about the little fox. After all, although it seems to be a little bit weak in strength, it can actually be regarded as a high-end monster. Therefore, if a creature like the little fox is said to be powerful, it is really powerful. After all, it is on the dividing line between powerful and not powerful, so its judgment on this point is the most accurate.

Although I am very happy, I will not express it directly, as that would seem too proud. However, just when I was about to say something else, a very special feeling suddenly appeared in my perception.

"Huh?" I couldn't help but hum.

The little fox was stunned for a moment after I made the sound, but just when it was about to ask, it suddenly glared, then turned to stare in one direction, and at the same time said in my ear: "That's it." Feel it. That thing appears!"

What I need is the little fox to help me confirm whether the target sensing is correct, not to let it help me sense the target. In fact, the situation just now proved that the little fox's perception was indeed a bit worse than mine. I had already clearly felt the aura around the target, but it had not yet responded. It was not until a few seconds later that I noticed the aura and did not respond. tell me.

"Okay, I feel this breath. You can leave now if you want." After I said to the little fox, I floated in the direction of the breath. But after flying for a while, I felt that the little fox on my shoulder had not moved at all.

The little fox was sitting on my shoulder. Suddenly he felt my eyes falling on it and explained: "I also want to see who this old neighbor is. We have met each other for more than a hundred years. I've tried it thousands of times, but I've never been able to see its true face. Today I want to see what this neighbor is like."

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The little fox said before that he had felt this aura many times, but never had formal contact with it. It can be seen that the owner of this aura does not like to let strange creatures approach, and today the other party also maintained his consistent style. When we entered the aura After entering, the other party immediately sensed our presence, and then immediately turned around and started to leave.

Feeling that the atmosphere around me was quickly fading, I immediately sped up to catch up. The eight propellers on his back were fully activated, and the whole person turned completely sideways, shuttling through the dense woods like a missile. Although the propulsion method of flying birds is greatly restricted in the woods, even if the speed is reduced, it is much faster than the fleeing creature, because I can feel that as I fly, the breath is getting stronger and stronger. It's becoming more and more obvious.

"It's close, it's close. It's in front." The little fox squatting on my shoulder felt the breath approaching quickly, and he became excited. After all, I have always felt this aura for so many years but never seen it. Any creature would be curious about it.

Sensing the aura in front of me, I was so close that I didn't even bother to dodge. I pulled out Eternity and cut off the tree trunk with my sword before colliding with the big tree in front. Then my shoulder hit the severed upper part of the tree trunk. . With a bang, the tree trunk that had been broken but had not fallen was completely knocked away, and I rushed directly into the forest behind the big tree.

Although I successfully caught up with the target and rushed into the forest, I was stunned after entering. The woodland ahead is exactly the same as the area we came from. There are trees standing there, unknown weeds all over the ground, and mist filling the trees. Apart from these, there is nothing special. Everything here is found elsewhere, there is no difference at all. However, in my perception, the thing is right here, in the area in front of us. I can even lock in a rough range, and the total area of ​​this range does not exceed twenty square meters.

Despite being able to lock onto a target in such a narrow area, I was unable to locate the target's specific location. This feeling is very strange. You clearly know that the other person is there, but you just can't see it. Do you think this feeling is very strange?

"Damn, that thing can be invisible." The little fox squatting on my shoulder obviously felt the same as me. It sensed the target location, but its eyes told itself that there was nothing there. Apart from……

I suddenly thought of something else, so I looked ahead at the location of the target in my sensor and said: "Hello, I am Zi Ri, the president of the Frost Rose Alliance. I am an adventurer. Can you come out and let me know? Can I meet you? Or maybe you can talk."

The little fox gave me a slightly surprised look, but he came with me to watch the fun, so he didn't interrupt my behavior and just continued to look at the mist.

The mist on the opposite side remained unchanged and silent even after I finished shouting. No sound was made, no figure appeared in the imagination, the mist was still the same mist.

"It seems that your method doesn't work!" I ignored the little fox, but waited quietly there. Until a few minutes later, there was still silence over there. The little fox probably thought I was stupid for waiting like this, so he said again: "Stop pretending, that thing doesn't take you seriously at all."

Regarding the little fox, I basically confirmed half of it. If the other party was willing to answer, he would have answered it long ago. Being silent for so long means that he really didn't take me seriously. Well, since the other party doesn't take me seriously, then I don't need to be polite to him.

"I'll say it one last time. If you're there, please show your presence or make some noise or something to remind me, because I'm going to throw magic at the area where you are. Don't blame me if you get hit."

The guy opposite seemed really determined not to come out. Even after I shouted again, there was still no response. I was really irritated now. Seeing that the mist on the opposite side remained unchanged, and the thing in my induction was clearly there, I immediately raised my hand and aimed at the area over there, and then started chanting magic .

In fact, I didn't intend to attack the creature at all. The reason why I had to perform the unnecessary chant was to give the other party time to prepare and let him know that I was going to make a real move and get out of the way.

However, I don’t know whether the thing decided that I would not attack, or there were other reasons. In short, the thing did not change at all. When my spell was about to end, the other party still showed no reaction.

This magic is not a high-power large-scale magic, so even if I recite the entire spell without missing a word, it only has three sentences in total, and the sentences are not long. As a result, it only took me two seconds to finish it. . This time is enough if the opponent wants to dodge, but it is obvious that the opponent has no intention of dodge at all.

Before, I just wanted to get this special creature out. Whether to communicate or fight later depends on the situation. Now since this guy refuses to communicate at all, I'll fight him first. Anyway, I'm not afraid of him, so when the spell ends , I immediately threw the magic directly.

As my spell ended, a black ball of light suddenly flew out of my hand and flew directly into the fog on the opposite side. Because the original fog here was white, the ball of light flying out was extremely conspicuous. However, the light ball did not hit any object as expected, but passed directly through the mass of things I sensed.

The sudden change shocked me again. Magic attacks nullified? Isn’t this awesome? However, in fact, the creature in front of me has indeed done this. Regardless of how it was accomplished, it made my magic shots miss with absolutely no dodge.

The little fox obviously thought of me again. It looked at the light ball flying over its head in surprise and shouted in surprise: "This is impossible? The thing I sensed is there, why can't I hit it?"

"I don't know, maybe it has some ability to deflect magic, maybe it's some other special ability."

"Then you'd better leave here now." The little fox suggested.

"Why?" I asked doubtfully.

The little fox explained: "Because you can't hit it at all, and it doesn't fight back. If it fights back, you will only be beaten passively. Do you want to challenge this kind of opponent?"

"Who said I couldn't hit it?"

"Didn't you just try it?"

"That's because I just used ordinary spells. Now that I know I can't hit, it's time to try a special method." As I said that, I suddenly glared forward, and a circle of invisible ripples suddenly shot forward. . Immediately afterwards, we heard a woman's muffled sound coming from the position where we sensed the target's presence in front of us. At the same time, a humanoid shadow seemed to flash for a moment, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Although the other party did not appear, at least I knew that the mental shock was useful. Moreover, the moment just now at least proved that the target really existed, rather than that there was something wrong with our sensing. Of course, in fact, the information I got just now is much more than this. I even learned that the target's race is the evolved form of fog soul, and its name is just one word - fog.

Mist is an advanced version of Mist Soul, which means that the opponent has all the abilities of Mist Soul, which is why it is so difficult to find. Of course, it must have some abilities that the fog soul does not have, otherwise it would never be so difficult to fight. Although the magic I fired just now is not very powerful, it can be regarded as an energy attack. I can even dodge it. This must be said that the opponent's ability is very special.

Although this fog is an advanced version of the fog soul, the gap between the opponent's strength and the fog soul's strength is extremely large. For example, my demon pet Bird is an evolved version of a spear, but its level is only a hundred levels higher than an ordinary spear. However, although the fog is an evolved version of the fog soul, the level of the fog is as high as two thousand five. This level is already more than three times that of Mist Soul. Such an exaggerated level difference, and such a large area of ​​nightmare, there are hundreds of millions of fog souls, but only such a fog has evolved, which shows how powerful this thing is. However, I'm curious about one thing.

The creatures in "Zero", especially the combat creatures, have always been bullying and afraid of the strong. In other words, the stronger the creature, the more aggressive it is, while the weaker creature will naturally have to behave better. But judging from the level of this fog soul, it should be a very powerful creature. So why is it so timid? It ran away as soon as it sensed us before, but after being discovered by us, it still stayed still. Even when we attacked it, it didn't even fight back. Do you think this thing can be considered an advanced creature? Which of the advanced creatures you have seen before is not the type to fight tooth for tooth? Those who don't fight back when being beaten are definitely hard to find even with a lantern.

Anyway, since the thing called fog in front of me doesn't dare to fight back, then I don't have to worry about anything. I just use the ultimate move without it showing up. Anyway, the magic power is unlimited now, so I'm not afraid at all.

As my thoughts turned, a skill was activated by me. Then the little fox discovered that the surrounding temperature was dropping sharply. The temperature that was relatively comfortable at first turned to ice in the blink of an eye. The little fox and I were breathing white air constantly, and the surrounding thick fog was also It gradually began to thin out, and the surrounding trees were covered with an obvious layer of hoarfrost.

Fog is water droplets suspended in the air. These water droplets are formed by condensation of water vapor. However, because the water droplet particles are too small and do not encounter suitable condensation nuclei, these small water droplets have been floating in the air. It was unable to land, so fog formed. However, as the temperature drops, the water vapor in the air will be more comprehensively reduced to water. Because the restored water droplets are too dense, they will stick to each other and become larger. Once the volume of the water droplets exceeds the upper limit of the buoyancy of the air, it will inevitably fall to the ground. If the temperature is low enough, these water droplets will It will not fall in the form of water, but will directly stick to nearby objects in the form of frost. This is why frost usually hangs on the leaves of trees and other plants or on the roofs of houses.

In short, the low temperature will force the fog to settle and disappear, and the creatures in front of you rely on the fog to hide themselves. So, the easiest way to make it visible is to clear away all the surrounding fog. Without the fog surrounding it, even if it can maintain the form of fog at low temperatures, it will be very dazzling, and I will have a way to deal with it then.

The creature probably knew that it would be exposed when the fog disappeared, so it immediately began to escape after noticing that the surrounding fog had faded. It was hard to tell that this guy was not moving at first, but now the surrounding fog has become much thinner. As soon as it moved like this, I immediately saw a moving outline that was obviously different from the surrounding fog.

When I saw that guy running, of course I wasn't going to let him go. After quickly following up, I still maintained my frost skills, and the surrounding fog basically fell wherever I went. Although the environment here naturally forms fog, the fog will soon return to the place I left, but no matter what, It is said that the area around us is still in a very light fog state, and as long as this state is maintained, I can clearly see the target.

After being chased by us for more than half an hour, I don’t know whether he knew he couldn’t run away and planned to give up, or he was being chased in a hurry and planned to make a desperate move. Anyway, the guy stopped suddenly, and then stopped quietly. There was no movement there.

Because I can't see the specific image of the other party, I can only see a large irregular mist that is different from the surrounding environment, so I don't know whether the other party is staring at us or what they are doing. But as long as it doesn't run, it's beneficial to me, because I can't cool the surrounding air while moving. Every time I go to an area, my frost spell can only allow me to barely see the outline of the opponent, but as we stop , as the temperature of a place continues to cool down, the surrounding fog begins to become lighter and lighter. After a few minutes, it is almost impossible to even see the fog nearby. Although the fog in the distance is still blocking us like a wall, at least we can no longer see the fog around us.

As the fog becomes lighter and lighter, the shadow in the middle becomes clearer and clearer. Now I can see that this is a mist that is about two meters high and one meter wide. It seems that the shape is not very stable, but I can’t see any shape at the moment. It is just a mist anyway. It looks like it's in an upright position, but it doesn't have any parts that can be called a body or limbs.

This thing just floated there quietly, and then faced us like this for ten minutes. When the little fox couldn't help it, the mist on the opposite side suddenly reacted.

The mist suddenly began to become shorter, and then began to roll inside. Many of the mist at the edges were also shrinking inward. It was obvious that this thing was deforming, and some parts similar to the head, hands, and feet began to differentiate and appear. And as the mist continued to compress, the shapes of these structures became clearer and clearer, and the various structures gradually stabilized and no longer shook as they did at the beginning.

Finally, after about thirty seconds, the large fog finally stopped changing, and at this time, it should be called her. In short, the mist has now turned into the image of a woman, but it is just a shape. Her body structure is still the rolling white mist, and the color of the human body does not appear, but the shape is human-shaped, and it is quite lifelike. , even the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose are simulated very accurately.

"Finally willing to do it?" Looking at the mist that formed a complete human form, I finally found the target.

Although the mist formed a human shape, the other party did not answer my words immediately, but stood there for another minute. It was not until I almost lost my patience that she suddenly spoke, but the voice did not sound like a human voice at all. It's like a computer-synthesized mechanical sound with strong electronic sound effects. Of course, even if it is a mechanical sound, you can still hear the female timbre characteristics.

"I didn't threaten you, why are you chasing me?"

The other person's words stunned me for a moment. This question is not difficult. If you want to put it bluntly without caring about anything, it would be "I want to see if you are valuable, and then decide whether to kill you, capture you as a magic pet, or let go directly." However, this Although the statement is the most straightforward and accurate, I can't say it, because once I say it, the choice will become to kill her. And it seems that it is too overbearing to say it like this. Have you ever seen Americans have to find a reason to attack other countries, no matter how shameless the reason is? They have never directly said that they declare war on a country because they want to attack it, right? Even if that's actually what they think, they won't say it.

My current thinking is the same as that of Americans, which is the gangster logic of the strong, but I can't say it, so this issue becomes difficult to come back from. After working on it for a long time, the most difficult question to answer is not the question you don't know, but the question you know the correct answer but can't say.

"Well, I'm just a little curious. The Nightmare Zone looks like it should be a treasure gathering place, and generally there will be guardians in treasure gathering places. I thought this little fox was a guardian before, but it turned out that it was not at all, so I I want to know why the guards here have no reaction at all to the intruders.”

"Shouldn't you be happy that I won't intercept you? Why do you come back to me? Don't all thieves hope not to be discovered by the guards? What do you mean? You have to show off to the guards after stealing something. ?”

"This..." Phew, this guy is so quiet when he doesn't talk to people, why is his mouth so sharp? "Actually, it's like this. I just think it's quite strange. You know that our adventurers aim to explore secrets. A guardian who does not guard the treasure. This secret is very attractive, so I want to come and take a look. Besides, guarding Since the person doesn't guard the treasure, it means he doesn't care, so there is no point in showing off. Besides, I told you my purpose of coming very politely before, but you forced me to do it because you had to run away!"

"In that case, now that you have seen me, please leave as soon as possible."

How much did you just talk to this guy? She choked three times! "Then what? Although I see your appearance now, I feel more curious about you. Can we talk?"

"No. You have to get out of here right now."

"But I like it here very much, and I plan to build a house here to live here later." I finally figured it out. If I couldn't talk to her properly, I had to act rogue, otherwise she would definitely block her.

"No, you can't stay here, let alone build any houses here. You are not welcome here."

I was very happy to hear that you were not welcome at the end, because there was finally a conflict. If you are too polite, I won't be able to be cruel. Since there is a conflict, then I can let go and play rogue. Anyway, any method used against the enemy is reasonable.

"If you don't welcome me, will I leave? Why? Did you buy this land? The little fox has lived here for more than a hundred years, why don't you drive him away?"

"You don't have to worry about this. I can keep whoever I like, but I don't like you, so you can't stay here. Now, I order you to leave here immediately. If you stay here within an hour, I will punish you." You take the necessary action and don’t blame others when the time comes.”

"Huh? Necessary action? Do you think I'm scared? Okay, it won't take an hour. You can start the necessary action now. I want to see how necessary it is." Although the other party said it in a very ferocious manner, But I was not afraid at all, because I had already vaguely guessed the reason why she drove me away.