Published at 15th of August 2019 05:10:12 AM
Chapter 460
This was quite an understated hillside . There were no dense trees or bushes growing around the area except for some wild weeds . Even then, the weeds were sparsely scattered all over .
Wizard Darknight led the men toward the hillside . He was not an expert at mine exploration, so he could only use the simplest method, which was to dig a large pit .
Generally, a truly rich elemental crystal stone mine could be discovered at a level close to the ground surface . Therefore, it was quite easy to find as long as its specific location could be identified . All that was left to do was to dig downward .
Instantly, Wizard Darknight cast a spell . Countless Ice Elements melded together into a large knife, and with terrifying power, drove straight into the ground .
“Bang!”
The entire hillside seemed to be shaking after Wizard Darknight’s wild display of spells . Finally, a deep pit appeared on the ground . Even without approaching the site, Merlin and the others could clearly sense the concentrated elemental aura which wafted out from the pit .
“Sure enough, it’s an elemental crystal stone mine . Even at such a shallow depth, the contents are already so impressive . I wonder how big is this mine?”
Wizard Darknight was very excited and could not help but shout in Merlin’s direction .
“Swish swish!”
Merlin stepped forward in a flash and reached the large pit . Sure enough, the pit contained many shimmering elemental crystal stones, which seemed to be Earth-type elemental crystal stones .
Most of the elemental crystal stones that were buried underground were Earth-type elemental crystal stones . However, if one were to proceed deeper, there might also be a large quantity of Fire-type elemental crystal stones .
Some colder places might contain Ice-type elemental crystal stones whereas damp places might yield Water-type elemental crystal stones . Only Wind-type and Thunder-type elemental crystal stones were quite rare .
Here, the elemental crystal stones should mostly consist of Earth-type . The fact that they could be mined at such a shallow depth was a testament to the abundance of this type .
Nevertheless, it was still undetermined how huge was the size of the mine . They still had to continue to search the perimeter, especially to roughly determine its boundaries .
Hence, Wizard Darknight circled around the mine, and searched around the area . Finally, the boundaries of the mine were determined . Its diameter spanned over fifty miles across .
Such a huge mine! Regardless of Merlin, Darknight or Lady Phillie, all of them sucked in a cold breath . It was just overly huge . If such a huge elemental crystal stone mine had appeared in the Glorious Land, both the southern and northern Spell Caster world were sure to react insanely .
“Good . Very good . Such a huge mine! Darknight, from today onward, mobilize all the power you can to exploit this mine at full capacity!”
“Lady Phillie, follow me to Bisque City . All the big and small businesses in Bisque City will be placed under your control . I’ll set up a trade association with you as the president to manage everything!”
Lady Phillie and Wizard Darknight nodded excitedly . From today onward, they were people with the highest authority in the sphere of influence in Bisque City, excluding Merlin himself . This was a feat that they could not even hope to achieve in the past .
Subsequently, Merlin entered Bisque City without a hitch . Upon receiving verified news that Tambert was truly dead, Bisque City was very welcoming toward Merlin .
In fact, this was understandable as Tambert had also previously used the same method . He defeated the former Spell Caster from Bisque City and took control over it . Since he was greedy by nature, his death did not stir up much sentiments .
Coupled with the fact that Merlin had managed to kill Tambert, and must be very powerful, naturally, Bisque City was not so ignorant to resist Merlin .
After taking over Bisque City, Merlin took a proper stock take of the strength of Bisque City . He counted a total of thirty-nine small towns and cities . Among them, there were about nine cities with a flourishing trade like Boulder City .
Overall, the cities were relatively affluent, only that Tambert had not managed them well . Instead, all he did was search and snatch from these cities, so their degrees of development were worse than before .
Merlin employed Lady Phillie and established a trade association to handle all the issues arising from the trade of these thirty-nine cities . Once the trade began to flourish, then the elemental crystal stones Merlin could obtain would be insurmountable .
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The resources left behind by Tambert in Bisque City were also quite abundant . Back when Merlin killed Tambert, he naturally did not leave behind his ring . Inside Tambert’s ring were mountains of elemental crystal stones, up to tens of thousands in number . Additionally, there were various precious potions, and alchemy materials .
“Tambert is rich, much richer than me!”
Merlin carefully examined Tambert’s ring . Most of the contents were elemental crystal stones . In addition, there were some potion and alchemy materials as well as some that Merlin did not recognize .
After putting the items aside, Merlin summoned Lady Phillie .
Lady Phillie stood before Merlin respectfully . Her entire person looked radiant, and the charm of a matured woman became more pronounced .
“Lady Phillie! You have an assignment . I’m going to isolate myself for some time . You need to mobilize all your resources and help me find some potion, potion formula or other prized items that can increase Mind Power . Even just a lead is acceptable . Do you understand?”
Lady Phillie nodded thoughtfully . “Please don’t worry Wizard Merlin . I’ll pay close attention in this matter . ”
“Very well, you may leave . ”
After Merlin had sent Lady Phillie away, he focused his attention on his Mind Power . Truth was, his Mind Power had achieved the peak of the Sixth-level .
However, advancing from the Sixth- to the Seventh-level was a substantive transformation . Many of Sixth-level Spell Casters would be affected by the illusion in Merlin’s Darkness-type spell whereas Seventh-level Wizards would not be affected much .
The Mind Power of Seventh-level Spell Caster was a substantive transformation . Therefore, if Merlin did not have a large amount of Mind Power, it would be difficult to forcibly upgrade to the Seventh-level .
His Mind Power would not be able to undergo a transformation for the time being . Next, Merlin could also construct the remaining Fire-type, and Wind-type spells . These two types of spells had been derived by the Matrix, so all Merlin had to do was to introduce a suitable Spell Model into his Awareness .
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Constructing spells was already a familiar process to Merlin but it required some time .
Six days later, Merlin opened his eyes . At this moment, there were four Fifth-level Spell Models in his body . First, there was Shadow Assassin and Enervating Halo . The newly-constructed Wind-type spell was called Traceless Wind . Its speed was faster than Rainbow Wind, completely silent and very subtle .
Besides Traceless Wind, there was also Destructive Flame . This was a Fifth-level spell, so the strength of the flames was increased slightly . Nevertheless, it still could only defeat a peak Seventh-level . Defeating an Eighth-level would still be a challenge .
After all, if Merlin encountered someone who had Fusion Pandora Demon Ability, and cultivated it to the third form, then it would be a peak Seventh-level Spell Caster like Tambert . Merlin was completely unable to defeat him, and could only rely on the fourth form of Darkness Eye to kill him .
The biggest advantage that Merlin had over an average Seventh-level Spell Caster was that his spells were all self-derived . However, this advantage in terms of spells would be offset by the opponent’s Seventh-level spells . So ultimately, it would become a competition of Pandora Demon Abilities . In this regard, Merlin did not have a clear advantage .
Therefore, despite having constructed Fifth-level spells, based on Pandora Demon Ability, he was only able to compete against a peak Seventh-level Wizard . In other words, his ability did not improve greatly .
However, this was already anticipated by Merlin . From Seventh-level onward, every level-up would bring about a tremendous change in abilities . Especially since he came to this new dimension, it was like returning to the Spell Casters’ most glorious era . Thus, Spell Casters with Fusion Pandora Demon Abilities were not rare . Back in the Glorious Land, Merlin had the advantage of possessing Pandora Demon Abilities . However, in this new dimension, his advantage of possessing Pandora Demon Abilities had almost disappeared into nothing .
Now, Merlin had Fire-type Pandora Demon Ability, Darkness-type Pandora Demon Ability, Wind-type Pandora Demon Ability, Ice-type Pandora Demon Ability, and Earth-type Pandora Demon Ability . He only lacked Thunder-type Pandora Demon Ability .
It was not that Merlin did not have Thunder-type Pandora Demon Ability . What he lacked was the time to cultivate it . With a bright flash, the third volume of the Neverending Book appeared in his hand . In the third volume of the Neverending Book created by Wizard Saitu, there were many Pandora Demon Abilities in it .
Moreover, there were also several Fusion Pandora Demon Abilities with considerable power . Previously, Merlin had taken a cursory glance . Among the Thunder-type Pandora Demon Abilities, there was a Fusion Pandora Demon Ability called Thunder Fury .
It also had three forms, and its power was quite formidable . By nature, Thunder-type spells contained very powerful attacking force . Coupled with Pandora Demon Ability Thunder Fury, Merlin’s arsenal of Offensive spells would become even more complete .
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Perhaps, the combination of Thunder-type spells and Fire-type spells together with Glacier Country would be enough to compete with an Eighth-level Spell Caster .
Nonetheless, cultivating Thunder Fury would require a Thunder Stone . This type of Thunder Stone was unheard of by Merlin back in the Glorious Land, so there was no way for him to cultivate it . Now in this new dimension, Merlin would get people to look out for the Thunder Stone .
Merlin now possessed several Pandora Demon Abilities such as Wind-type, Fire-type, and Darkness-type, which are all Fusion Pandora Demon Abilities . Only Ice-type, and Thunder-type did not have Fusion Pandora Demon Abilities .
While he had Pandora Demon Ability Glacier Country as Ice-type, it was actually a special Pandora Demon Ability, and not a Fusion Pandora Demon Ability . Thus, it could not be incorporated into other spells as it existed separately from spells . Therefore, Merlin still had to cultivate an Ice-type Pandora Demon Ability .
There were many types of Pandora Demon Abilities though it seemed like many of them were not very useful such as the Ice-type Pandora Demon Ability . Now that he already had Glacier Country, even if he had cultivated a Fusion Pandora Demon Ability, it would be impossible for its power to surpass that of Glacier Country . Hence, he would be unlikely to use it and it would not be highly useful .
However, Merlin was planning even further ahead . His objective was not just to become a Seventh-level Spell Caster but a Great Wizard or a Great Legendary Wizard .
Once a Spell Caster became a Great Wizard, there would be a crucial turning point where all his spells would fuse together . As Fusion Pandora Demon Ability would fuse seamlessly into spells, all the Spell Models in the Awareness fuse together to form a single Spell Model . As a result, the ability of the Great Wizard would depend on the strength of the fused spells, the number of fused Spell Models, and the number of Fusion Pandora Demon Abilities .
No matter what, the spell fusion of a Three-Elemental Wizard would be far lesser than a Four- or Five-Elemental Spell Caster . Moreover, for Spell Casters with Fusion Pandora Demon Ability, the greater the number of Fusion Pandora Demon Abilities, the more powerful he would become . Thus, upon leveling-up to a Great Wizard, and at the instant the spell fusion occurred, the Spell Caster’s ability would surge rapidly .
Since Merlin was a Six-Elemental Spell Caster, he was already very powerful . So, if he had a Fusion Pandora Demon Ability for every element, upon fusion, he would become even more formidable than before .
Merlin contemplated for a long time . Although the Thunder-type, and Ice-type Pandora Demon Abilities would not increase his abilities by much, it was his preparation for the future to become a Great Wizard!
Therefore, no matter how difficult it was to obtain the Thunder Stone, Merlin must still search for it . As for the Ice-type Fusion Pandora Demon Ability, Merlin carefully searched through the Neverending Book and found a few Ice-type Fusion Pandora Demon Abilities . Nevertheless, they also required some Ice-type treasure that Merlin did not have .
The cultivation of Thunder-type, and Ice-type Pandora Demon Abilities had to be set aside temporarily . All he could do now was to wait quietly .