CHAPTER XX
Deep underground, a giant jellyfish is waving its tentacles and trying to dig through the labyrinth. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The nimble tentacles combine the capabilities of multiple tools, whether they are wide open and close, or intricately carved, and around it, a labyrinth is gradually taking shape.
And if you look into the distance, if you have a sharp eye that can see through the darkness, you can see a huge labyrinth, like an ancient ruin, buried deep in this place far from the ground. There was only a bright light somewhere, proving that it was still connected to the ground.
Sui Xiong dug hard, humming a little song as he dug up.
"There is one monster, there are two monsters, the monster's friend is the third monster, and the monster's brother is the fourth monster......"
To be honest, the tune of this song is actually okay, but the lyrics are a little weird, but fortunately, he sings it in Chinese, and no one in this world can understand what he is singing, even if he hears it, his feelings are nothing more than ......
"Your Majesty, it seems that you are in a good mood today?" After Arkane came down from the deep well, he heard the singing echoing in the darkness from afar. He flew over with a smile and praised it, "The tune of this song is very interesting, and the rhythm of the lyrics is also very good." It's a pity I don't understand the lyrics -- what kind of folk tune is the world?"
Sui Xiong smiled and nodded, silently praising the artistic accomplishment of this mushroom alchemy master.
Although this piece was actually composed by himself, the style is indeed a folk tune.
It can be seen that even if the world is different, the race is different, the culture is different, and even the life form is different, everyone's love for art and understanding of music are still the same after all.
"Why did you come here all of a sudden?
Akan nodded and said happily, "Those two little dragons have found several very valuable mushrooms. I combined them with existing varieties and succeeded in developing varieties that can absorb negative energy with high efficiency and convert it into fine crystal fragments. Now the cultivation room can be cultivated in large quantities, and the seeds can be planted at any time!"
Sui Xiong happily applauded with his tentacles: "Great! Then I'll start preparing the cultivation pool." β
"But that mushroom's ability to break down flesh and blood is weak. "The mushrooms that were scheduled to be used as a spare staple food to break down flesh and blood are not going well. Existing varieties are either toxic or mutated, and none of them meet the requirements. β
"There's no rush. Sui Xiong smiled and said, "What we have is time, take your time." β
The special mushroom with the flesh and blood of the monster as the medium is destined to be used as a backup staple food. Therefore, Sui Xiong has three requirements for it, the first is to be able to quickly and efficiently decompose useless demonic beast flesh and blood to avoid pollution, the second is to be non-toxic and can be normal and practical, and the third is not to produce malignant mutations. Don't worry about turning into a mushroom monster.
Akane has cultivated several kinds of mushrooms that can efficiently decompose the flesh and blood of demonic beasts, but probably because the mother comes from mushroom monsters, these mushrooms are either powerful poisonous, or they can condense power from the flesh and blood of demonic beasts, and quickly transform into monsters that are quite dangerous for ordinary people.
Of course, this is not in line with the requirements, so he is still continuing to research, hoping to cultivate mushrooms that fully meet Sui Xiong's requirements.
He felt that if he could cultivate all the two types of mushrooms proposed by His Majesty the Void Mask, he could cultivate them perfectly. The achievements of these two mushrooms alone would be enough to change the druids' prejudice against Pasteur-flow alchemy. Wash away the family's long-standing notoriety, and even let your father get free!
So he is full of energy, and he works hard every day, and he spends his days in the research room, the cultivation room, and the bedroom. The first two places are used for scientific research, and the last place is a place to sleep and eat.
If it weren't for the fact that there were too many dangerous things in the research room and the cultivation room, it would not be safe to eat inside. He probably won't even be able to eat!
With such enthusiasm, his research went smoothly, and in less than two years, he had already obtained results that ordinary mages might not be able to obtain for decades.
Today is a good day to announce the overcoming of one of the two major issues. So he was going to inform His Majesty the Void Mask. Just give yourself a vacation and get a good night's sleep.
But after Sui Xiong learned of his plan, he persuaded him not to always sleep for a holiday, and it was better to go out for a walk.
"If you stay in the institute all day, you won't find a girlfriend. Sui Xiong said, "Even if you are a great sage, you have to start a family!"
"I'm still young and it's too early to think about that. β
"I knew such a teacher back then, and I always felt that I was still young and should focus on research. Before he knew it, decades had passed, and when he finally succeeded in his research, he found that his classmate's grandson was already his student......"
"Haha, that's a little too miserable. β
"Yes, so you can't learn from him! Human youth is precious!"
"But I'm really young......"
"Don't talk nonsense, crawl out of your cave and communicate with people!" Sui Xiong laughed, and rolled his tentacles around this technology house that had been living underground for a long time, the light of the spell flickered, and a high-level teleportation technique directly teleported him to Dragon Roar Town.
Most of the members of the Void Mask Church currently live here, some of them are learning various crafts, some are hunting with Gerald, and some are providing logistics for their companions, all of them are busy and living a fulfilling life.
Akane's arrival was welcomed by Gerrard and others. They even held a small welcome party to welcome the church's most senior scholars.
At the welcome party, many people cheered happily when they learned that the mushrooms used to remove negative energy had been cultivated and that an area could soon be cleared, and that there was no need to worry about the skeleton attack at night, and that the land and drinking water were not polluted, and that they could live and cultivate normally.
Although he knew that under the guidance of His Majesty Void Kamene's infinite power, it was all a matter of time, but when the expectation finally became a reality and was coming towards him at a predictable speed, no one could not be unhappy or excited.
Starting with Gerald, everyone toasted to Akane, you and I and him. I don't know how many cups I drank before and after, but in the end, this alchemist master who could eat poisonous mushrooms without changing his face was finally overwhelmed by the strength of the wine and fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
Even in his sleep, he still muttered, "Well said!
The next morning, with some hangover vertigo, he is woken up by Phil, the Armored Demon. Follow Phil deep into the Barren Mountains to the lair of the Tyrant of Extreme Cold, once the dragon's lair of the Ancient Temple.
"There are a large number of demonic beast corpses in the mountains. "Honestly, these corpses are really troublesome, and they often attract some nasty things. I used to clean them up by myself, but now that you've developed mushrooms that can decompose corpses, you might as well spread them in the mountains. β
Acain told him that the mushrooms he had cultivated were either poisonous. Either it will mutate into a monster, and either one is troublesome.
"Then spread the second one. Phil said nonchalantly, "There are enough monsters in this mountain, and I don't care about another weird mushroom - but I want to ask, what are the abilities of this monster-transformed mushroom?"
Akane recalled, saying, "First of all, action, albeit not fast. But they can rely on their magic to fly slowly in the air, and they can also slowly squirm on the ground. β
"It's nothing. β
"The second is their ability to use ramming and self-detonation. Although the power of the self-explosion is not large, it can emit a fragrance that will lure other monsters. β
β...... Well, it's nothing. β
"When they grow to a certain point, they will also develop sharp, jagged arms, like two short knives. It's not very powerful, but if it's cut. Wounds can be troublesome to deal with. β
"Can't you change it to a normal knife arm?" asked Phil.
"No, because this arm is used to divide the corpses of large demonic beasts. β
Phil shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "That's it, are there any other questions?"
"If it continues to grow, it will be able to use spells. The first spell is nausea, which can make people sick and nauseous. β
Phil laughed, "What a fun spell!"
Akane snapped his fingers. Count them one by one: "Next is the Stinky Cloud Technique, and then the Sleep Technique, the Immobilization Technique, the Epidemic Technique, and the Poisonous Mist Technique...... Finally, there is the Dead Cloud Technique. β
Phil stopped laughing, he stopped, and turned to look at Akan.
"Dead Clouds?"
"That's right, Death Cloud. β
"The level of the Dead Cloud Technique is not low!" Phil said, "This is a typical mid-level spell, and even a mage with a lower level can't cast it!"
Akane nodded: "So only monster mushrooms that have grown to old age have this ability, and in my laboratory, after using spells to spawn, mushrooms that are about equivalent to about twenty-five years of maturity will have this level of ability." β
"Twenty-five years...... To be honest, it really wasn't a long time......" Phil hesitated a little, and then asked the age of the other spells.
"From the third year onwards, you can grow blade arms, you can use spells from the fifth year, you add one spell after about three to four years, and by about twenty-five years or so, you have mastered all the spells. Akane had studied the monster in detail, and he told the results of his research in detail, "Even if you continue to cultivate, you won't grow much." It is estimated that this is the limit of its race, and it needs to break through the limit to go further. β
Phil thought about it for a long time, but until they arrived at the dragon's lair, they couldn't make up their minds.
In the end, he gave Akain several mushrooms unique to the flower fields in the temple, but the cultivation of carnivorous mushrooms in the mountains was finally put on hold.
And Sui Xiong's side didn't delay at all, and the first mushroom cultivated by Akan was quickly cultivated in large quantities in the underground labyrinth. They quickly absorbed the negative energy that permeated the labyrinth, and grew extremely strong, one by one in the light of the luminous ore emitted a deep black luster, and even a bit of metallic texture.
These glowing ores are not minerals from the ash forest, but minerals from the dead desert thousands of mountains and rivers away. Sui Xiong bought a large amount of this mineral through the commercial channels of Gars City, and then traveled in person, bringing back a lot of it at once.
They are scattered throughout the labyrinth, providing light. Under Sui Xiong's careful design, most parts of the entire labyrinth were shrouded in just the right amount of dark light, and only some places dedicated to the rest of the explorers were adequately illuminated.
Accompanied by a bright light, several guardian circles could be seen. They not only protect these "rest spots" well, but also relax the nerves that have been tense in the labyrinth.
Of course, there is a fee to rest at the rest point, after all, it costs mana to maintain the circle. If it weren't for Sui Xiong's own regular replenishment of mana, he would only be able to consume backup energyβexpensive mana crystals.
There are also several teleportation arrays inside the labyrinth that allow explorers to exit safely. You don't have to pay to use them, because leaving means the end of the expedition, and the next time you go in, you'll have to buy a new ticket.
When all the glowing ores have been placed, this huge and magnificent underground labyrinth has finally been completed. (To be continued.) )