Chapter 133 - Shapeshifter
But then again, of the three, Andoine was probably the most suitable to get this Crystal of Eternity.
The Crystal of Eternity was really good stuff. Besides the permanent preservation of potions, it could also slowly improve the efficacy of the potions. For a pharmacist, this was a dream treasure. The temptation of this thing to pharmacists was something that Lin Li had personally experienced. He had once sold a small piece of it back in the Endless World. He didn’t expect then that what was originally a tentative move had attracted numerous pharmacists, and the price that he sold it for was unbelievable to Lin Lin himself.
But the one in front of them was even bigger than others. Lin Li dared not imagine how many pharmacists would have a heart attack if such a large piece of Crystal of Eternity was brought out.
But because it was too big, Lin Li insisted that it was only suitable for Andoine.
Indeed—the bigger the Crystal of Eternity, the better it was. But when it reached a certain extent, its actual value would be greatly discounted. For example, the Crystal of Eternity before them was big to a scary extent. If it were to be carved into a potion bottle, it could be carved into at least ten bottles, from big to small, to make a whole set.
However, what about that?
A whole set of potion bottles carved from the Crystal of Eternity was really perverted and violent, but that was all. Besides being used for showing off, Lin Li really couldn’t think of any other use for them.
The stones were moved away, and the entire crystal was revealed.
This crystal looked similar to the Dragon’s Eye—both were of the same size and oval in shape. The only difference was that one was glistening yellow, and the other was shiny and glittering.
When Lin Li held it in his hand, he suddenly realized that this crystal did not seem to have been formed naturally, for its surface was covered with a strange pattern.
Lin Li knitted his brows again at the sight of the patterns.
He constantly felt the pattern was familiar. He stood there and carefully recalled it for a long while before he vaguely remembered—when he was in the Endless World, he seemed to have seen similar patterns somewhere. If Lin Lin remembered correctly, they should belong to the category of inscription.
However, even Lin Li couldn’t tell exactly what the patterns stood for.
He could only vaguely guess that this should be a mageweath array because only mageweath arrays had a large number of magic circuits and a large number of magic nodes—each seemingly independent but interrelated. The source of mana that they tapped into was the same at the end of the day.
Lin Li was astonished for a moment.
It was uncommon to see a mageweath array…
The combination of more than three mageweaths was qualified to be called a mageweath array.
This was not as simple as adding one to two. Mageweaths were extremely complex per se. The combination of several mageweaths would cause the complexity to increase exponentially. Even the level certification hall in the Emerald Tower used only two mageweaths—the Elements annihilation field and the Magical shield field—instead of adding a Magic exhaustion field to form a real mageweath array.
Lin Li knew that it was not because the Jarrosus Guild of Magic was unwilling; it was because they were unable to do it…
It was exactly this reason that Lin Li felt puzzled about.
It was only an ordinary crystal; was there a need for a mageweath array?
Lin Li stood there thinking for a long time, but could not figure out why. Finally, he shook his head, and kept the strange crystal in his pocket.
In any case, the purpose of this trip had been achieved. Not to mention a set of equipment, even two or three sets would be more than enough with the large number of Eternal Adamantine. Adding to it the few precious accompanying gemstones, the harvest of this trip could be said to be far beyond Lin Li’s imagination.
“Want to take a look at other entrances?”
“No, no, it’s so late. I’m going back to bed. I’m getting on with age, and can’t be compared with you young people…” With the Crystal of Eternity in his hand, Andoine’s heart had long returned to Alanna. He could not wait to find a jeweler to carve the giant Crystal of Eternity into a potion bottle, and then bring it to the Pharmacists Guild to show off. How could he still have the thought of exploring other entrances…?
“Then let’s go back first…” Lin Li nodded, and did not force Andoine. Anyway, he still had to stay in Alanna for three months; he’d have time to explore the other entrances. They did not have to rush it today.
On their way back, Lin Li was still the one leading the way with his Illuminating Spell.
Lin Li listened intently as he walked. He wanted to know whether the voice he’d heard when he entered the cave was his misconception. But this time, the voice seemed to have disappeared. No matter how Lin Li tried to concentrate on it, there was no trace of sound in his ears at all…
It was already late at night when they came out of the cave. A crescent moon hung high in the night sky, and the moonlight sprinkled on the Nightmare Mountains like dew, adding a gentle aura to this crisis-ridden forest.
“You just cannot hold out for long as you get older. It’s just past midnight, and I can’t take it anymore. Bad, bad. I have to go back to bed earlier…” The old man yawned as he came out of the cave. He kept emphasizing his age while the Power of Flight was already released by him. “You two go back on your own. I won’t send you…”
Lin Li was amused and annoyed at the same time. He was a legendary mage, but he was using “can’t stay up late” as an excuse. Just say you’re itching to go back to show off the Crystal of Eternity; do you have to find such a lame excuse…?
“Do some good, will you. Don’t frighten an illness out of Old Grimm…”
“Rest assured, it won’t scare him to death.”
After uttering these words, the old man flew out of the forest.
Standing at the entrance of the cave, Lin Li could not help but yawn. The night’s ordeal was really exhausting. Even if he was full of vigor, he was just too tired at this time. All he wanted was to go back to the Alanna Guild of Magic and have a good sleep.
But the world was as such—the more you wanted to sleep, the more it wouldn’t allow you sleep.
Lin Li was yawning when he heard a terrible scream from afar.
The scream was so piercing that it scared off half of Lin Li’s sleepiness in an instant.
“What the heck…” Lin Li muttered a curse, but he did not freeze as he promptly released a Warlock’s Eyes.
He had heard clearly enough to know that the scream had come from the campsite.
Under Lin Li’s control, the Warlock’s Eyes turned into a stream of light and glided off in the direction of the campsite.
Lin Li was startled when the Warlock’s Eyes approached—the campsite that was dead silent earlier on was buzzing with noise at present. From the Warlock’s Eyes, there was only the glint and flash of cold steel and flickers of magic rays from time to time. Shouts and screams mingled together, and it sounded noisier than exploding the mines with Air Bomb.
This was a battle of great disparity in numerical strength. One side was a team of more than 30 adventurers, while the other side was a single magical beast.
“F*ck! The Shapeshifter!” Lin Li’s eyes straightened after a thorough look at the situation.
It not for the fierceness of the battle, Lin Li really wanted to go over and interview those adventurers to ask them what gave them the courage to climb the Nightmare Mountains in the middle of the night and challenge the Shapeshifter! Could it be that they really thought it was something like a unicorn, easy to be trifled with?
“Wash up and sleep…” Lin Li shook his head, having lost the interest to continue watching. In fact, he did not need to watch—what would happen after that would be a massacre through and through.