Chapter 116: Mona in Development
The Valley of Miracles is located in the northwest of the Kingdom of Northbod, the continuous Annarinar Ring Mountains enclose the entire canyon inside, making the whole valley warm in winter and cool in summer, like spring all year round, and this is the origin of the name "miracle".
In the Annalinar Crater, there are many collapsed mines.
It is said that during the Age of the Old Gods, the caves were originally home to the dwarves, but with the sudden appearance of the monsters, the mines collapsed, and the unprepared dwarves were forced to abandon the surface and move deeper underground. However, this has nothing to do with Green, the only thing Green knows is that there is a large reserve of silver ore here, and it is said that it can even dig up the companion mine of silver ore - Mithril!
After converting a monster nest near the mine into an energy node (eclipse) point (hall), the temporary stronghold was established, and then a part of Mona picked up a mine pickaxe and began to open the mine, looking for ore veins, while Green took a few Mona and rode a wyvern to occupy the surrounding lair.
With air superiority, the lair capture operation went very smoothly, and no matter what kind of monsters he encountered, he just had Beladona ride the Wyvern over to lure them away, and then Green would be able to touch them and steal the house - it was a trick that ate the whole world.
The capture of the lair went very smoothly, but the mining process of the Mona was not so smooth.
Outside the mine, the rabbits pile piles of stones in front of Grimm.
All the stones are shiny, but ......
"These are just ordinary stones!" After the identification was completed, Green couldn't help but complain, "It's not a silver mine at all." ”
"Mona Mona~"
"Hmm...... You ask me what a silver mine looks like. That's a really hard question to answer. Green had a subtle expression on his face, "Did you dig anything magical in the ground?" ”
"Mona Mona! ~" A Mona pulled a glowing mushroom out of her mouth and handed it to Green.
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Fluorescent mushrooms: A type of mushroom that is more common in dark environments and can emit a faint fluorescence in dark environments to attract insects and prey.
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"You might as well keep this for yourself." Green returned the mushroom to Mona.
Mona live on magic, so they are very sensitive to things that are rich in magic power, and can detect the location of magic crystals from several meters away when digging for magic crystals, and can become a bit silly when they dig for ordinary ores.
The caves here are almost mined, and Mona, who is unable to identify silver ore, is unable to mine them effectively. Knowing this, Green decisively gave up mining and began to cultivate Mona's farming skills instead.
After the rabbits evolved into Mona, the grass alone was no longer enough to meet their survival needs, and magic became their main source of power - magic-rich fruits, fluorescent mushrooms from the ground, and nectar from man-eating flowers were their favorites.
The Mona don't have any experience in farming, but since they have intelligence, it stands to reason that they should be able to research on their own! So Green left the Mona in the abandoned mine and ordered them to study how to grow fluorescent mushrooms.
After a few days of studying "how to grow fluorescent mushrooms" with Mona, Green returned from the "Mushroom Mine" to the "Crystal Mine".
Unlike the abandoned mines, where they couldn't dig up ore and had to switch to mushrooms, the crystal mines that served as Base 1 worked very well, and the collected magic crystals were almost all piled up in the caves used as warehouses!
In the cabin outside the mine, Mona, who was in charge of staying behind, was reporting to Green on her work.
"Mona Mona~"
"Well, you're doing a good job." Green acknowledged Mona's work and tossed a magic crystal into his mouth.
"Mona Mona ~ Mona Mona Mona ~ "
"Is Mona missing from the third group?" A hint of discoloration flashed across Green's face, and he looked at the system map.
On the system map, all creatures that have been modified by Grimm are marked on the map. Although the name of each target is not displayed on it, so Green has no way of telling who each point is, but after a closer look, Green also found a problem.
Most of the creatures gather around those power nodes, forming small settlements, and even if they leave the power nodes, they are basically in the form of small groups, but there is a single point on the map......
I remember that the fleeing gray dwarf is dead, so this point should be the missing Mona? A haze flashed in Green's eyes.
"I know, I'll take care of this matter myself." Green decides to investigate and determine if Mona has had an accident or has defected.
"Mona! ~”
"Is there anything else going on?" Green asked Mona.
"Mona Mona~"
"Hmm...... Very good. Then let the Mona who are ready to level up come over. ”
"Mona! ~”
Soon, the mine was filled with Mona.
"Mona~Mona~"
"Mona Mona Mona~"
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Looking at the dense rabbit ears in the mine, Green couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth: "This amount...... It feels like it's getting more and more. ”
If it weren't for the fact that only Green could level them up, Green would have wanted to leave this job to someone else!
With a hint of residual thought, Green moved a small bench and sat down, ordered the Mona to line up, and began the "assembly line production".
"Let's get started." Green commanded, "Priority for those who have just been born from the lair." ”
"Mona~"
Mona quickly lined up, and Mona, who was at the front, walked to the table in front of Green and pricked up her ears: "Mona~"
Green directly reached out and grabbed Mona's ear and lifted it up: "Evolve!" ”
The black mud poured into Mona's body, and in four or five seconds, Green directly threw the upgraded Mona aside, and at this moment, the next Mona was already standing on the table, and obediently pricked up her ears.
Without saying a word, Green directly grabbed the next Mona's ear: "Evolution!" ”
"Mona~"
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At ten o'clock in the evening, Green finally finished today's Mona upgrade work.
"Dad~ Dinner is ready! ~" Next to a fire pit not far away, Beladonna wore a casual dress and happily waved her arms at Green.
Next to the fire pit, several Mona, who were in charge of cooking, stood on a large rock, holding spoons, stirring the food in the pot, the smell of food wafting over the camp.
Green walked over, looked at the smorgasbord in the pot, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's braised wild vegetables with dried meat again." Forget it, I'm going to keep eating my mana crystals. ”
Green said as he dropped a magic crystal into his mouth and bit it down with a "click".
"Doesn't Daddy like this?" Beladona's eyes sparkled as she looked at Green.
"I'm a little tired of eating." Green sighed.
"Mona Mona~" Mona, who was cooking, said to Green.
"Oh? You also have your own vegetable garden? Green's eyes lit up, "Pretty smart." ”
"Mona Mona! ~" Mona, who was cooking, puffed out her chest proudly.
"Hmmm! Come on, I hope you can make the canteen better and better. He encouraged Chef Mona, then looked at the group of Mona who were making their way to the magic node.
Mona lives on magic power, and the magic nodes are constantly emitting energy, so every day you can see a group of Mona surrounding the magic nodes as if they were taking drugs, absorbing magic power.
"How nutritious is this food for you?" Green asked Mona for advice.
"Mona Mona~" Mona has no interest in this ordinary food with too little magic content.
"Hmm...... Doesn't it work? Green touched it, "It looks like we'll have to wait for the fluorescent mushrooms in Camp Two to be produced." ”
"Mona~"
"Hmm." Green glanced at the system interface, turned to Beladona and said, "Nana, I'll go out, you wait for a while, rest first, I may not be back until tomorrow." ”
"Dad, I'm going with you." Beladonna ran over and nervously grabbed the corner of Green's coat like a kitten afraid of being abandoned.
"You haven't had a day off." Green rubbed the girl's head, "Rest well, get some sleep, I'll be back tomorrow." ”
Seeing Green's insistence, the girl couldn't help but show a lonely look: "I...... Got it. ”
Leaving Beladonna in the mine, Green and Thousand Shadows each rode a wyvern and flew into the sky without looking back.
Looking at Green in the distance, blonde couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart: "Dad......"