Chapter 5 5. Magic
"You... why do you have such a good magic crystal?"
"How long do you think I've been here..."
Lin Jun was not sure how long he had been in this world. There was no day or night and no seasons in the deep underground city, but Lin Jun felt that it had been at least two or three years.
Even if we count from the time when the mushroom garden was established, it has been quite a while. This entire rock wall is his mine alone. After mining for a long time, there will naturally be some high-quality magic crystals.
However, Lin Jun collected them not because he knew their value, but simply because clean amethysts looked better and could be placed around the main body to attract demons and serve as decoration.
"Can you cast other spells faster with this?"
"Is this for me? Really?"
Even if you are not familiar with Inanna, you can tell that this guy really likes magic crystals or things related to magic.
"Of course, I also want to see more spells. Speaking of which, Inanna, I haven't asked you yet, what spells do you know?"
Lin Jun could indeed see things like [Light Magic LV4] on the panel, but this only meant that the highest level of light magic the opponent could cast was level 4, but it was unclear what specific spells were involved.
Each magic system has a wide variety of spells of various levels, and some spells have many variants. For example, biological transformation can be subdivided into transformation into an eagle, transformation into a dog, transformation into a puff...
Inanna stood there for a while, seemingly recalling the spells she knew.
Lin Jun felt that if she was still in human form, she would be counting on her fingers one by one.
"Let me see... Water Snake, Water Mirror Refraction, Ice Blade, Purification, Healing Light, Invisibility, Illumination, Water Creation, Energy Protection, Swamp... Gah... That's all."
Quite a lot.
"Then try using the Mud Swamp Technique on this Pooji."
A mining Pooji that was smashing rocks with its shelled mushroom cap was moved by Lin Jun to the open space where the mushroom had exploded before. At the same time, a tentacle stretched out from the bottom of the mushroom to help Inanna tie the A-level magic crystal to the mushroom cap.
"Be careful not to break it again, this is the last one."
"I'll be careful."
Magic power poured from Inanna's body into the magic crystal. Unlike the previous time, as soon as the spell was cast, magic power from all around swarmed in. The A-level magic crystal above Inanna's head was like a small vortex that swallowed up magic power.
No wonder it is said that it can be used as a staff. After being added with so much magic power, no matter what kind of spell it is, its power will definitely be doubled.
"Let it out!"
The mining machine sank a little bit, and the originally thick ground turned into a pool of mud. Puji tried to lift his feet, but was stuck and couldn't move.
In fact, the quagmire technique can only delay actions. Even if it is enhanced by A-level magic crystal, the direction should be the range.
The mining Puji couldn't break free simply because the shell was too heavy. Puji himself didn't have enough strength, so he was pressed to the spot.
"Try using an ice blade on it again."
"Hey? Is it okay? Maybe..."
"It's okay, let it go."
That's all. If they die in the mushroom garden, they will just be turned into fertilizer and recycled. The loss is minimal.
"Then I'll let you go."
After a while, the ice blade condensed in front of Inanna, but this time she even scared herself.
Unlike the Quagmire Technique, the changes in the Ice Blade Technique after being blessed are quite intuitive. The ice blade that was originally less than one meter long actually exceeded two meters after being blessed.
Moreover, the deep chill emanating from it also made Inanna realize that its power was probably greatly enhanced.
"go!"
The carapace intersected with the ice blade, and after a crisp sound, it was cut into, cutting all the way to three-quarters before stopping.
Even Lin Jun thought the power was impressive. You have to know that it was a LV4 chitinous shell. It took Lin Jun two hits with his LV6 mushroom cannon to break through it, but it was actually cut in half by an ice blade of the same level.
I just don't know whether it's the spell itself that's powerful or the A-level magic crystal that's powerful. Maybe it's both.
Magic is really powerful. If I knew spells, the early stages wouldn't be so painful.
But it’s not too late now. Although I can’t use magic for the time being, I have a helper who can use magic, so I can try to implement some plans to go to the upper level.
Of course, this does not mean killing the fire demon guarding the passage. Lin Jun has seen that creature through the sacrificed pathfinder Puji. Although the level gap is too large to see any detailed information on the panel, the extremely high level of LV64 alone is not something he can plan to deal with now.
But who says you have to go through the passage to go up?
"Inanna, do you want this magic crystal?"
"You're going to give it to me?"
well?
This mushroom is so good to me, is it a trap?
Inanna, who had just experienced betrayal, is now very cautious, not to mention that the target is a monster like Lin Jun whose true identity is unknown.
"Of course it's not for free. Cooperate with me to defeat some monsters, and it will be yours."
"OK!"
Inanna was relieved to hear that there were conditions. She really wanted this magic crystal, but if Lin Jun gave it to her, she would not dare to accept it.
But monsters?
Speaking of which, this is the deep level of the dungeon, but there are so many strange things in the mushroom garden that I almost forgot about it.
But a mushroom is going to defeat monsters...
How to conquer, with Puji?
"But what monster are we going to defeat?"
"Earthworm, do you know?"
Earthworm?
It sounds so familiar, where have you heard it before?
Ah, now I remember...
"I'm sorry, are you talking about the kind of earthworms that are huge, have skin like rock, like to dig holes deep underground, and eat ore every day?"
Lin Jun thought for a moment and said, "That's right."
"Are we going to subjugate the larvae of the earthworms?"
"Adult bug."
"Aren't the adults at least LV45? They are large monsters that can only be safely defeated by a complete gold-level adventure team? Mr. Lin Jun, I'm only LV28!"
All Inanna’s mind is now filled with: Me, a groundworm?
Even if I hadn't been transformed, I would have been eaten in one bite by the earth worm.
Is this mushroom crazy? Is it going to hunt earthworms?
"You seem to have misjudged me a little bit..."
Seeing this pink girl's incredulous expression, Lin Jun suddenly remembered that he hadn't taken her to the border of the mushroom garden yet.
No wonder he has so little confidence in his own abilities.
Hunting earthworms is something I have wanted to do for a long time. This kind of worm has a skill called [High-temperature Drilling].
It can produce high-temperature brittle rocks, then use its rotating mouthparts to break up the rocks and swallow them into its stomach, and then expel the unnecessary components from the side gills to reinforce the channel walls.
If you can get this skill, you can dig a passage in the rock wall that leads directly to the upper level without having to risk sneaking away from the fire demon's eyes.
However, this kind of bug has an excellent ability to dig holes. If you can't defeat it, it will burrow into the ground and escape. In addition, it is large in size and has a lot of health, so it will take a long time to kill it when its health is low.
I tried it once before, but ended up suffering a heavy loss and gaining nothing.
But after seeing Inanna's swamp magic just now, Lin Jun felt that there was hope again. The earthworms might not be able to move fast in the mud.
But before that, it’s time to get used to the new members.
"It doesn't mean that we have to go hunting earthworms right now. You still need to practice to become familiar with using this magic crystal to cast spells. It's a good opportunity to go with the expedition team and practice."
"Expedition?"
(End of this chapter)
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