my armed maid

Chapter 89 86: Magic Crystal Mine

"Soon-"

The wide and continuous canopy of trees blocked the sky above. Yuna lowered her flying height and shuttled quickly and flexibly among the trees.

There are powerful high-level monsters lurking deep in the Linfeng Mountains. Flying too high and conspicuous will attract their attention, and it will not be conducive for her to follow the traces of the monster group to trace the source of the turmoil.

"After flying for so long, we are already close to the depths of the mountains."

In the battle conference room of the City Lord's Mansion, Nolen looked at the map in front of him and said, "It's getting dark. Let's search for another ten minutes. If we still don't find any clues, we'll retreat temporarily today.

"Luo Zhen and Ai Xia have already driven here in a carriage. Just meet them when they return to the stronghold."

Because of his soul link, he is an important information channel for Linfeng City to connect to the front line and cannot be left easily.

Let Luo Zhen and the others take care of the White Raven.

"Ah."

Yuna nodded, and then heard a deafening roar from the front.

A tiger with dark green stripes noticed the uninvited guest in front of her and roared in protest at her.

The fifth-level magic beast Howling Wind Tiger is a mortal enemy of the brown-armored bear we encountered before, and its strength is also almost the same.

Yuna subconsciously raised the magic gun in her hand and put it down again. Valkyrie's four flying wing-shaped accelerating arrays were fully opened, passing directly over the Howling Tiger, leaving its roar behind.

This time her mission is not to kill, but to investigate, so she shouldn't make too much noise here.

After galloping for a while, after confirming that it was not catching up, Yuna slowed down and landed on the ground.

"There are fewer and fewer low-level monsters encountered along the way."

Yuna leaned over to check the clues on the ground, "The atmosphere is becoming more and more silent. I'm afraid there is something powerful lurking ahead."

"Could it be that the high-level monsters from deep in the mountains migrated here and drove away all the low-level monsters nearby?"

Nolen held his chin in thought. This is also the most common explanation given by the City Lord's Mansion for this phenomenon.

The intuition of Warcraft is sharper than that of humans, and they can detect hidden smells that humans cannot detect - for example, the dangerous smells emitted by other high-level Warcraft.

Affected by these smells, low-level monsters will instinctively stay away from danger, then change their scope of activities and break into human territory.

The Sao Feng Tiger just now probably bumped into Yuna during the "escape" process. When he saw her flying towards the source of danger, he didn't catch up with her at all.

Otherwise, with its violent personality like a brown bear, everyone would have to rush over to challenge her. The wind-type monster, which is famous for its speed, would not be so easily thrown away by Valkyrie.

Yuna carefully sensed the movement around her and walked forward slowly.

At this moment, there was a slight rustling sound on the ground. Her eyes narrowed and she immediately jumped into the air.

The next moment, a purple figure burst out of the ground. Because Yuna reacted in time, it flew into the air, then landed on the ground and hissed in warning at her.

This is a two-meter-sized scorpion. Its entire body is composed of translucent purple crystals. Through the crystals, you can even see the black blood vessels inside.

"Crystal Giant Scorpion, a fourth-level monster."

According to the World of Warcraft Illustrated Book that he had read before, Nolen quickly recognized this Warcraft and frowned, "But the purple crystal giant scorpion, isn't this..."

At this time, the crystal giant scorpion had already attacked Yuna again. It raised its tail stinger, and several diamond-shaped spikes were quickly generated and shot towards Yuna in the sky.

Yuna activated the barrier to block the spikes, then raised the magic gun and fired a wind blade at it.

The wind blade struck the giant scorpion's crystal armor, leaving only a half-finger-deep scratch on it after the violent cut. She then pulled out the knight's sword from her waist and swooped down to slash out.

"clang--"

The crystal giant scorpion used a pair of huge claws to resist the knight's sword falling from the sky. Although there were some cracks in the hard crystal armor, it still withstood the power of the fifth-level knight's dive!

Immediately, its tail stinger swung again and stabbed Yuna swiftly.

The knight's sword was caught in the pliers and could not be pulled out for a while. Yuna was about to release the hilt of the sword to avoid its sharp edge, and at the same time used the concentrated flame to blast away its hard outer armor.

But as if she remembered something, she quickly made a somewhat bold decision. She faced the tail spines coming towards her without retreating and swung her left leg out like a whip.

Don't underestimate the knight's physical skills!

Yuna's left leg collided with the tail thorn covered with hard crystal armor, making a clanging sound of swords clashing. With a solemn expression, she continued to pour magic power into her leg, and kicked out again with all her strength——

There was just a "click" sound, and the hard tail spine was broken by her kick!

This style of play is indeed feasible! Her eyes lit up.

The new generation of prosthetic limbs is made of improved knight steel. Its strength is not much lower than that of your own knight sword. It is at least enough to deal with fourth-level monsters.

Compared with her previous shortcomings, these legs now can even become her unexpected weapon!

Kicking off the crystal giant scorpion's tail stinger, she pursued the victory. The knight sword in her hand burst into a flash of white light. The powerful magic then shattered its claws, penetrated its outer armor, and nailed its head to the ground.

Hitting a vital point, the crystal giant scorpion was killed on the spot and there was no movement.

"You have become stronger." Nolen also praised after seeing this scene.

Now, in addition to relying on magic tools for guerrilla warfare and shooting, White Raven finally has the ability to fight in close quarters.

It's not that I've become stronger, it's all your fault... Yuna thought to herself that she just relied on the performance of these legs.

And just as he was breathing, there was a rustling sound on the ground, and several more crystal giant scorpions surged over from the ground and all around.

"Nolen." Yuna looked around cautiously, "What should we do now?"

"Don't worry about them, just fly forward."

Nolen said solemnly, "I think we will reach our destination soon."

The Crystal Giant Scorpion is a very special kind of monster, which is why he felt incredible when he saw it for the first time.

Because according to the illustrated book, this kind of monster feeds on ores, so it only appears near mines.

Depending on the type of ore they eat, the color of the outer armor of these crystal giant scorpions will also change——

If he remembered correctly, the ore eaten by the purple crystal giant scorpion should be the raw magic crystal ore.

However, there are no magic crystal veins in the Linfeng Mountains?

At least it hasn't been discovered yet, and the map in front of him doesn't have any signs related to the magic crystal mine. Could it be that……

Nolen's heartbeat quietly accelerated. He immersed his consciousness in Yuna's first-person perspective, watching her walk through the woods in front of him, and stopped in front of a collapsed mountain.

It looked like a landslide had occurred here. The messy scene was filled with fallen rocks and cut trees, as well as the corpses of some rotting monsters.

But these are not the most eye-catching. After the landslide, a dark cave was revealed inside the mountain. At this time, a giant crystal scorpion could be seen crawling out of the cave.

"I feel it, Nolen."

Yuna slowly approached the cave, "There is some kind of extremely pure magic source here, and the abnormal concentration of magic power nearby is caused by it...perhaps, this Warcraft riot is also the cause."

Being in a place with a high concentration of magic power can speed up the cultivation speed of extraordinary people. The same is true for Warcraft.

This mountain contains an extremely pure magic source sealed within it. After the landslide collapsed and the magic source began to escape, the nearby magic concentration also changed, and it became a cave paradise.

Of course, a certain powerful magical beast was also attracted here...

"Roar--"

He noticed that a strange aura broke into his territory, and a harsh and powerful roar came from behind the mountain.

Along with the roar, there was also a sense of oppression unique to high-level monsters that was obviously different from ordinary monsters. The surrounding birds were frightened and fled in all directions, and even the crystal giant scorpions on the ground retracted into their caves.

Yuna's expression was shaken, and she controlled Valkyrie to move back to a safe distance, looking warily towards the direction from which the roar came.

"boom--"

The sound of feet trembling on the ground was heard, and a tall dragon-shaped monster appeared in her sight.

It is covered with dark green hard scales, has four legs and a tail, and its translucent wings like glass spread out threateningly towards the uninvited guest in front of it, reflecting the brilliant colors of the rainbow under the illumination of the evening sun.

"This is... the seventh-level magical beast Xia Huilong!" Seeing its distinctive pair of glazed wings, Nolen took a deep breath.

Dragons are the most powerful monsters. They have been at the top of the food chain since they were born. Each true dragon is at least level eight and often has an absolute advantage in battles at the same level.

Although Xia Huilong is a sub-dragon species and does not have as high a strength limit as a true dragon, it still has a certain dragon bloodline and is considered one of the most powerful monsters among seventh-level monsters.

The smell of the seventh-level monsters combined with the pressure of the dragon bloodline, no wonder it would cause panic among the nearby monsters, completely disrupting the ecological environment of this area.

"Want to fight?" Yuna tightened the knight's sword in her hand.

When Xia Huilong's emerald green vertical pupils looked at her, she felt a chill on her back. The knight's intuition was warning her crazily that this was by no means an opponent she could provoke now.

This is the so-called "fear". She is very familiar with this feeling. When her hometown fell and she faced Su Yi, the young leader of the prairie people, she had a similar feeling in her heart.

Moreover, the fear at this moment is more profound than before, because the dragon's bloodline suppression is engraved in the genes of all living things.

However, this cannot be a reason for her to turn around and run away.

A warrior must temper himself in fear after fear and hone himself in battle after battle before he can become a truly strong man and become an undefeated white raven.

In the days since I met Nolen, hasn't it been with this belief that I have overcome the war and become stronger?

Nolen once said, "A raven that is not very smart just needs to follow the instructions of a smart raven," so she will unconditionally trust Nolen's judgment.

If Nolen thinks now is the time to fight, let alone a dragon species in front of him...

Even if it is a real dragon, she will wield her sword.

"We have to fight, but not now."

Nolen shook his head, "Go back. You have successfully completed the reconnaissance mission. Leave the rest to me."

"Okay." Yuna sheathed her sword and escaped into the vast woods.

On this side, Xia Huilong saw his opponent escaping so fast and lost all intention of chasing him. After roaring twice, he lay lazily on the edge of the cave and once again enjoyed the baptism of high-concentration magic power. .

……

In the City Lord's Mansion, Nolen marked the location of the cave on the map with a big mark, and then opened the door of the City Lord's office.

"Let Captain Ryan also take action."

He told Evelin straight to the point, "I have found the culprit that caused the wave of monsters."

"Oh?" Evelin raised her head from the desk of office documents, "If my guess is correct, it should be a powerful high-level monster, right?"

"It's the seventh-level monster Xia Huilong." Nolan nodded, "Do you know why Xia Huilong came to the edge of the mountain range and caused this commotion?"

"Let me think about it..." Evelin's mind quickly flashed to the information related to Xia Huilong in the textbook.

"Xia Huilong is a sub-dragon species that is good at using spells to fight. It often appears in places with a high concentration of magic power. Could it be that we have discovered a special place with a high concentration of magic power in our territory?"

Many situations will lead to an increase in the concentration of magic power in a place. Nolen no longer pretended to be a pessimist and said:

"I discovered a cave in the habitat of Xiahui Dragon. There were many purple crystal giant scorpions near the cave. Based on this, I have full confidence that we should have discovered an unknown vein of magic crystal raw ore!"

"What!" Evelin was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of surprise, "Are you serious?"

No magic crystal raw ore vein has ever been discovered in the Linfeng Mountains, but this does not mean that it does not exist, it is just that people have not surveyed it yet.

The Linfeng Mountains cover a large area, and the closed mountains can effectively hide the magic power emanating from the magic crystal veins deep in the earth's crust. Due to the influence of previous surveying technology, it is also common to fail to discover extremely deep hidden veins in time. thing.

If the landslide had not accidentally caused the magic power of the mineral veins below to leak, thus attracting Xia Huilong and causing this wave of monsters, perhaps Linfeng City would not have discovered its existence for a long time.

"Of course it's true." Nolen raised the corner of his mouth, "This magic crystal mine is simply a gift from God. If we don't use it, we will be punished by God."

In order to vigorously develop the route of "alchemy power", Linfeng City is in urgent need of a large amount of magic crystals, so the magic crystal vein in front of them is like giving timely help.

This is completely different from the nature of trading magic crystals from Flamel City. Even if you temporarily reach cooperation with them, exchanging resources with others and controlling the resources yourself are two different things.

Today he can use the new rune system's technology to cut off Flamel's neck, but tomorrow Flamel will dare to use magic crystal to threaten him and make a compromise.

For urgently needed resources like magic crystals, importing them is just a stopgap measure.

He originally planned to find other ways to make Linfeng City self-sufficient in energy when it developed to a certain level, but he did not expect that the Linfeng Mountains gave him a big surprise.

With this original vein of magic crystal ore, Linfeng City will truly have the potential and qualifications to become another "Flamel City".

Evelin also knew the pros and cons, and immediately stood up and said in a deep voice:

"I'll go ask Captain Ryan right now!"

(End of this chapter)