Chapter 29: 28. Gem Wealth (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

28. Gem Wealth (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Li Ang threw the green gems he had on hand into the gathering dust.

The ordinary dust immediately cooperated with these gems to take shape. Malachite became the core, mud wrapped around it, and turquoise was distributed on the surface, which was both decorative and stabilized the flow of magic power inside the rock-earth body.

Finally, a large emerald was inlaid on the top of the earth element creation's head, and the active spirit within it could enhance its combat intelligence.

This was Elemental Summoning, a skill that called the four major elements to form combat units.

If one performed spellcasting advancement according to the input magic power, one could also require it to generate a shape according to one's own will.

Li Ang mobilized Rank 5 magic power and shaped it into a beast form. He hoped it could be similar to a mustelid animal, exerting species advantages when fighting against snakes.

Standing before his eyes was a rock-earth four-legged beast a circle larger than a lion. Its limbs were a bit shorter, its body was slender, and it had a large tail that balanced its body well. In terms of body shape, it was suitable for rolling and exerting force when entangled with snakes.

Because it was decorated with green gems, its brown body instantly became mysterious and noble.

Li Ang's summoning hadn't ended yet.

He reached out to indicate, and the elemental beast lay down and rolled. Soon, the rich gems around were inlaid into the mud on its body surface, and aggregated together with magic power.

This time, the creation wearing gem armor all over its body finally took shape.

【Earth Element Creation—Beast Form】

【Combat creation formed by the Elemental Summoning spell aggregating earth elements, fearless, will continue to supplement elements to repair its body and will not stop fighting until the magic power input by the controller is exhausted.】

【Species: Elemental】

【Combat Intelligence: Rank 4】

【Servant: None】

【Energy Source: None】

【Body Strength: Rock-Earth Body, Rank 3. Gem Armor, Rank 6.】

【Special Attack: Earth Rage Surging】

【Skill: Elemental Body, Beast Form】

【Combat Power Boost: 8%】

"Truly extravagant."

Seeing its gorgeous styling, even Li Ang couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth.

The Newbis world didn't lack minerals, so gems like diamonds and corundum couldn't be as valuable as they were on Earth, but they were still very valuable. If one were to compare them with cars, they would probably have dropped from Lamborghini and Ferrari to high-end BBA that weren't sports cars.

There were so many here, purely thanks to the giant snake's golden blood. It was hard to imagine how abundant its spirit once was, that it even attracted enough magic power to shape so many gems when it died.

High-value gems were, of course, high-quality spellcasting materials. Like rubies and sapphires, besides the earth attribute, they also possessed fire and water attributes.

Whether it was monsters or materials, attributes were determined by material structure. If any element accounted for more than 50% inside, it was counted as that attribute.

Although the geological activities of Newbis were dominated by the Earth Element, there were also lava and groundwater in the earth, which integrated fire and water elements into the gems, forming rubies and sapphires that were essentially different from Earth's.

Li Ang picked up a few corundums of good quality and kept them, while handing a few diamonds to Zoe.

The brilliant diamonds made the young girl, who was seeing real gems for the first time, lose her soul. She held them in her palm with flushed cheeks and flicked them.

"When you release the Earth Element arrow, call out to them, and you will get a stronger response."

Among the many gems, diamond was a spellcasting material filled with Earth Element, usually at Rank 4 of the Transcendent stage.

Usually, using Transcendent materials to release Rank 1 spells was such an extravagant thing that no one would do it.

But here, it was to take the opportunity to experience this extravagance once.

"Try it." Li Ang suggested to the young girl.

Zoe pursed her lips, held a bright pale yellow diamond, and her lips moved silently, opening communication with the elements.

The diamond bloomed with high-brightness light, and then the surface instantly decomposed into sharp structures. They rotated and changed, simply like a Rubik's cube and a kaleidoscope, carrying out the process of material shaping. In this process, a huge amount of earth dust was attracted and wrapped around the outside of the diamond.

Soon, a bright white rock shuttle with a length of a full meter floated above the girl's palm. It rotated and trembled, and the cracks on its surface seemed to be flowing with scorching substances.

Zoe threw it forward. It hit the glazed scales of the dead giant snake nearby, leaving a white mark.

Considering this was the scale of a super monster, the damage of this Elemental Arrow could be considered quite considerable. Li Ang estimated it had the power of about Rank 4 to Rank 5. Thick city walls without magic reinforcement might be pierced by a few shots.

In the following time, the two walked around the giant snake's head and body for a considerable distance. While walking, Li Ang told Zoe about some combat thinking.

"Later, if the enemy's close-range attack is threatening, you restrain it with Elemental Arrows from a distance. If it is better at spells, you assist in hindering its spellcasting. And then there is..."

The young girl nodded repeatedly. Although he didn't know how much she could remember.

If there were a calm and composed veteran here, that would be comfortable. Now, Li Ang could only worry more.

After the talk was almost finished, the two returned to the vicinity of the giant snake's head. This journey discovered that it wasn't that the entire giant

There were also clear signs that the gems had been moved, which obviously could only have been done by the girl's parents.

They hadn't taken many, leaving the majority behind.

If they were going to fight an enemy, wouldn't having ample funds be better? Why leave them all? With their strength, it wasn't a matter of being unable to carry them.

Li Ang estimated that the remaining precious gems could still buy an estate in a place as expensive as the Holy Capital of Vitask; as for those native to the island core, they were common on other island cores and not worth much.

But if he were to spend money, he would use it to commission a top-tier airship.

He was silently contemplating the future when Zoe held her forehead and tugged at his sleeve.

She pointed into the distance, toward a corner of the island core's hollow.

Standing on the snake's back and looking out, one could spot something resembling a building.

"Shall we go take a look?" the girl asked softly.

Since there was no sign of the reborn Star Soul for the moment, they could indeed go and investigate first.

Li Ang took his notebook and walked with Zoe in that direction, while the elemental beast accompanied them, guarding against any potential situation.

They passed through the storm scar blasted out by Zoe's father's Wind-Breath Sword; there was no debris here, only fly ash. It was very flat, the view ahead was unobstructed, and occasionally some footprints could be seen, which likely belonged to a wolf-type monster.

Zoe looked around and asked, "Li Ang, could you blast out such a large scar?"

"Not in my current state, but I could if I had a high-rank treasure," Li Ang said, spreading his hands.

Nubis was not a high-martial world where great power resided within one's own body; the strong needed equipment and energy sources to perform powerful destruction through professional techniques.

Furthermore, his role was support; expecting support to destroy the world might be a bit excessive, although he had stepped up a few times in the past when under great pressure.

"Your father sacrificed the spirituality within the Wind-Breath Sword to kill this snake."

Li Ang explained to the girl that because energy was infused into treasures, they also contained spirituality. Just as a person would die of mental exhaustion from over-casting, her father had squeezed the treasure's spirituality to over-stimulate the storm, ultimately causing it to fall into a slumber.

This actually inspired Li Ang; he felt that if he researched it, he could do something similar himself.

However, he had never owned his own treasure, so how could he bear to do such a thing?

After finishing the story of the Wind-Breath Sword, Zoe drew her short sword and examined it carefully, as if seeing it for the first time.

"Can it be changed back?"

"We'll have to ask the most knowledgeable equipment craftsman."

Or wait until I level up my equipment manufacturing, then I might know, Li Ang thought to himself.

As they advanced, the outline of the building in the distance gradually became clear.

It was a ruin with only half remaining, as if some kind of temple had been sliced in two by a single blade; one half lay here, covered by mountain rock, essentially fused with the cliff wall.

Its main body was built of stone, with an ancient style that gave Li Ang, who had visited many ruins, a sense of inexplicable familiarity.

In front of the two, two dark shadows circled out from behind the ruins.