Chapter 154: Magical Gemstone Vein and the Forging of a Supermagic Wand

After Quarte left, Naimi Xisi explored the interior of the pyramid again.

This 200‑meter‑tall structure is entirely made of gold; a golden bed lies silently in the center, clearly the place where Yi Pa Na San Shi once slept.

Around the bed are mountains of piled golden implements and magical gemstones. As a king of the ancient empire, Yi Pa Na San Shi's burial goods are lavish enough to astonish.

But if it were only these, Naimi Xisi would obviously be unsatisfied.

What truly surprised him was the scene he inadvertently saw when he looked down toward the base of the pyramid before departing.

The entire pyramid sits on an isolated stone platform at the heart of this underground cavern.

Aside from the staircase linking to the golden gate, only a bottomless cliff remains around the platform.

When Naimi Xisi cast a Light Spell downward, he finally saw the secret hidden beneath the "abyss".

At a depth of at least a kilometer, the bottom glitters with dense light—red, blue, black, green, and so on—multicolored hues emitting a faint glow.

It is a magical gemstone vein!

The whole stone platform is built upon a magical gemstone vein!

For ten thousand years, the pyramid has continuously drawn the power of Yi Pa Na San Shi and divinity, transmitting it downward through the platform; gradually, this place has nurtured a magical gemstone vein!

If it weren't for Naimi Xisi discovering that the four walls beneath the platform were etched with mana‑transmission patterns, he would not have uncovered this hidden secret.

Compared with the burial goods inside the pyramid, this is clearly the true treasure!

Originally intending to take the "All-Phenomena Gem" and bury this place, Naimi Xisi changed his mind; he will develop it, and these magical gemstones will be his first fortune on this continent!

【Fossil to Mud】【Mud to Stone】!

With a casual gesture, Naimi Xisi carved a staircase a kilometer deep; the magical power spirit‑like reshaped the walls into a wide, complete stairway.

As for who will mine the gems—

the thousands of Voodoo Zombies guarding the valley entrance will be useful.

With that thought, Naimi Xisi immediately left the cavern, summoned the zombies inside; the passing zombie horde also startled the Nik Sa Lan people living in the valley, who thought the dragon was going to make them cohabit with zombies.

"Master? What is this?" Seeing Naimi Xisi emerge, Wa Luo Sang, who had been guarding the cave entrance, stepped forward at once.

The dragon smiled and said, "A magical gemstone vein has been discovered underground; perhaps your course progress should accelerate. The raw materials are ready, and you can start work at any time."

Wa Luo Sang hurriedly accepted and left, leaving only Naimi Xisi rubbing his palms, eagerly fantasizing about the day the Mage Tower would be completed.

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Two months later, Nik Sa Lan Valley.

Naimi Xisi was at that moment scratching his ears and chin in a somewhat crude house.

After the refugees' learning progress was self‑studied ahead of schedule by Wa Luo Sang, he had been responsible ever since; during these two months, Naimi Xisi hid in his makeshift laboratory, researching the All-Phenomena Gem and the divinity it contained.

The divinity was extremely active; at first, Naimi Xisi didn't realize this, extracting a bit of it, only for that fragment of divinity to slip from his hand immediately and possess an apple.

Naimi Xisi took the apple and ate it, surprised to find that his three‑dimensional attributes had each increased slightly.

From then on, Naimi Xisi gained a profound understanding of the preciousness of divinity.

However, in his view, he wasn't lacking attributes at the moment, so directly devouring divinity would be a wasteful act.

As for leveling up, Naimi Xisi didn't think it very worthwhile either; after all, as a dragon, he could automatically ascend by sleeping.

If one day he became an Ancient Juan Ce Long, with power that could no longer increase, perhaps devouring divinity would be worthwhile, but not now. Naimi Xisi gently touched the wand‑shaped Magic Item before him and sighed.

Initially, he intended to forge a powerful magic wand.

But a Juan Ce Long who had never crafted Magic Items never imagined that carving Magic Runes would be such a troublesome and delicate task.

In these two months, he has already scrapped three nearly finished wands, each failing at the final stage; the cause, he concluded, was that his humanoid form was not sensitive to the flow direction of magical energy.

Yet having Naimi Xisi revert to his original shape for carving would also be a hardship for the dragon.

With a massive body over eighty meters tall, carving a wand as thick as an arm and two meters high is far too difficult.

"Damned it!! Why did it fail again!!"

Naimi Xisi hurled the wand to the ground and stomped on it forcefully.

The wand bore four ultra‑magic Magic Runes: 【Spell Strengthening】【Spell Supreme】【Spell Expansion】【Spell Delay】.

Because Naimi Xisi's hands are not very delicate, the workload of intertwining four runes on a two‑meter‑long rod is simply beyond his capability.

Nevertheless, these four ultra‑magic runes are all deemed necessary by Naimi Xisi.

!

【Spell Strengthening】 and 【Spell Supreme】 need no explanation—simply and brutally boost spell power in all directions.

【Spell Expansion】 and 【Spell Delay】 are also functions Naimi Xisi covets; the former can double a spell's area of effect, the latter can extend a spell's duration by one rank.

Although Naimi Xisi can release these ultra‑magic techniques himself, they require the cost of raising Spell Circles.

【Spell Instant Cast】 occupies four Spell Slots; if combined with 【Spell Strengthening】, it requires two additional Spell Slots, totaling six Spell Slots!

To instantly cast a strengthened one‑ring spell, at least seven Spell Slots are needed; even with the powerful talent 【Improvised Supermagic】, an adult dragon can only reduce the requirement by three Spell Slots, meaning a four‑ring Spell Slot is still required to instant‑cast a strengthened one‑ring spell.

But with a Supermagic Wand, things are different.

A Supermagic Wand can cast ultra‑magic spells without cost; if Naimi Xisi completes the wand, he could use Strengthening, Supreme, Expansion, and Delay together without raising even a single Spell Circle!

All‑round spell enhancement.

For example, if Naimi Xisi instant‑casts a four‑ring spell while using the Supermagic Wand to trigger Strengthening, Supreme, Expansion, and Delay, that four‑ring spell would ultimately require only a single five‑ring Spell Slot.

Because aside from the instant‑cast ultra‑magic, all costs are paid by the Supermagic Wand.

"No! I must finish it!"

Naimi Xisi, eyes reddening, produced a thousand‑year‑old white poplar wood; it was stock he had previously bought in Frelen, saved for crafting a wand with the King's Tear Gem.

But of the five pieces of stock he brought, he had already ruined four through carving; this was the last one.

"If it fails, let it become noble!"

Naimi Xisi encouraged himself, took a deep breath, and continued carving.

(End of chapter)