Gems and affection

Hexapod Subspecies GemDragon is a highly aggressive monster. Although Favrean and Basari feel danger, they do not make it feel invincible. Therefore, it is very angry with the two humans who disturb their feeding and will not easily let them go.

After attacking Basari but being blocked by the Imp, this cunning monster hid in the sand for more than ten minutes and launched another attack.

The target of this SubDragon attack is Favrean, who deliberately kept a certain distance from Basari in order to lure it out, which made it think it had found an opportunity.

However, Favrean, who is over a hundred years old, is not a novice like Basari who has not experienced much combat. As soon as SubDragon jumped out of his hiding cave, he was covered by a steel wire fishing net and fell to the ground.

Then, just as it was about to bite open the fishing net and dig a hole again to escape, a stream of mud suddenly shot out from Basari's fingers, quickly covering the spot where SubDragon landed.

In an instant, the desert within a range of tens of meters was directly assimilated into a swamp under the action of mud. SubDragon, already entangled in fishing nets, was in a dilemma, unable to quickly hide and leave, and unable to make effective counterattacks.

Good opportunity!

Both Basari and Favrean never expected a simple "Transmute Rock to Mud" to work so well, and both launched subsequent attacks almost simultaneously.

Favrean raised his hand and pointed, 'Wilderness Power' instantly launched, a terrifying invisible force roaring towards SubDragon.

Basari did not command the demon to launch an attack, but instead used his best attack spell "Heat Laser".

He held a small mirror without a handle in one hand to reflect SubDragon's reflection, recited two spells, and then pointed into the mirror. SubDragon immediately let out a scream, with a terrifying scar the size of a bowl added to his body. The invisible high heat laser almost burned it through.

The light element he practices has characteristics such as speed and high heat. Although it is not as destructive as the invisible fire used by Favrean, it can also cause terrifying damage, and when activated, it can hit the target instantly, making it almost impossible to dodge.

Boom and rumble——

After a thunderous explosion, another wave of smoke and dust rose, blocking the sky and the sun, blocking their view.

The spiritual power of the wizard apprentice cannot completely replace vision, so this combat environment is extremely unfavorable for the two of them.

"Quick, let's retreat!"

Favrean immediately made the decision to temporarily retreat, pulling Basari along the faintly visible red path marker to exit this dangerous area.

He values the safety of Basari, the future wizard of the Abbas family, more than eradicating monsters.

The two of them withdrew several tens of meters in a row until they completely left the range covered by smoke and dust before stopping.

Then the two of them waited for a while longer, and after the smoke and dust had completely subsided, Favrean and Basari went together to check the situation.

This time, with more thorough preparation, the magic launched by Favrean is much more powerful than the previous two attempts. There is still a slowly melting large pit in the sand pit, filled with flowing sand, and then burned into liquid by the invisible fire left in the pit. It is estimated that after a period of time, a huge piece of glass will be left here.

Just in this terrifying attack trail, there was no sign of SubDragon's body, only some broken scales and gemstone fragments slowly melting.

Invisible fire, as a type of witchcraft flame, although devoid of heat, can melt solids, evaporate liquids, and cause gases to explode violently. Although it does not emit light and heat like tangible flames, its power is not inferior at all.

"This beast, it actually bit open the net and escaped alive! "Faced with Basari's puzzled gaze, Favrean cursed bitterly and explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, Basari sighed with a regretful expression on his face, "It's indeed a pity. SubDragon's corpse is worth a lot of money, even if it's just a cub, it can be processed into many valuable props or potions. This time, it's a big loss."

It's okay if he doesn't say this, but as soon as he says this, Favrean's face looks a bit ugly again.

The old man originally wanted to showcase his strength in front of this nephew, telling the young man that although he was about to die of old age, he could still fight. Don't really think of himself as ordinary people who are useless when they get old.

As a result, Basari can imagine how angry he is now.

"This matter is not over, dragons are the most vengeful creatures, and SubDragon is also the same. We will seriously injure it here this time. After it is healed, we will definitely come and eat people. We will prepare magic props and witchcraft in advance, and we must kill it into materials! "Said the old man with a look of hatred.

Basari heard the old man say this, but his heart became uneasy. If this monster really came to seek revenge as the old man said, would the gemstones of the Flame Sea continue to be mined?

Although he holds a high position and power here, this sea of flames is shared by the four surrounding families. If mining is stopped due to monster harassment, the loss of money will be unimportant, causing disputes between the Abbas family and several surrounding families, which will be troublesome.

The change in his expression was not concealed, and Favrean immediately understood what he was worried about.

"Don't worry, I will explain the situation for you to the elders of the family. The strength of Hexapod Subspecies GemDragon is close to the limit that a wizard apprentice can solve, and it is likely that it has other companions or even adult individuals nearby, which is beyond your ability to cope with. The elders will not punish you for this."

"Thank you, Grandpa, but I still have a bit of confusion. The Flame Sea has been mined by miners and wizards from four families for two centuries. Although many desert monsters have been attracted to attack miners before, no one has ever discovered a monster like the Hexapod Subspecies GemDragon."

"And the Hexapod Subspecies GemDragon just now is clearly a juvenile monster. If it had been active here before, it shouldn't have never been exposed at all."

Basari looked at the old man with a puzzled expression and slowly spoke out the question he had just thought of.

He knew that Favrean knew monsters very well, and no one in the entire Abbas family could match this centenarian.

"Well, what you're saying is the same. Monsters like Hexapod Subspecies GemDragon have always liked to nest and breed in gemstone veins, but this is the Sea of Flame, which is not suitable for their survival, and there are no gemstone veins."

"Moreover, this place is repeatedly cleaned and explored by wizards every few decades, and there have been six times in 200 years. If there were Hexapod Subspecies GemDragon underground in the Sea of Flame, it wouldn't not have been discovered by wizards, let alone Uncle Alec who came to Flame Sea himself. His eyes must be able to see through the rock layers and discover the underground situation, unless..."

"Unless it has recently migrated!"

The two of them exclaimed in surprise almost simultaneously, then looked at each other with a joyful expression in their eyes.

"That's right, if a monster like Hexapod Subspecies GemDragon wants to grow, it needs to devour a large number of different gems. The escaped one must have recently migrated here from another gemstone producing area, and it is likely an undiscovered gemstone vein!"

Favrean excitedly reached out and grabbed his beard, shouting with a radiant expression on his face.

Basari is not much better either. As soon as the old man finished speaking, his face lit up and he nodded repeatedly, "Since Grandpa said that he must not be wrong. I just don't know how far away the mine where this Hexapod Subspecies GemDragon was originally from here is. If it's not far, our Abbas family might make a big fortune."

The reason why the two are so happy is because the Abbas family has had a rule since its establishment.

That is, as long as any family member finds an unowned mineral vein in the boundless sand sea and reports it to the family, after the family occupies and develops these resources, the discoverer will receive 10% of the annual output dividend. If he is not a wizard apprentice, he will also automatically enjoy various privileges belonging to the apprentice, and this dividend will continue until the discoverer dies or the mineral vein Resource depletion are exhausted.

If the situation this time is really like the two of them guessed, the Hexagon Subspecies GemDragon migrated from another undiscovered vein nearby, then as long as they find that vein and report its location to the family, they can collect an extremely large number of dividends in the future.

How can the two of them be unhappy in this situation?

However, both of them are wizard apprentices who have undergone years of professional training. Even if they are happy in their hearts, they will not be overjoyed and laugh loudly.

Moreover, everything is still just speculation between the two and has not been truly confirmed.

However, just as Basari calmed down and pondered how to find the possible ore vein, Favrean beside him suddenly looked at him with a hesitant expression and whispered, "So, Basari, now I want to discuss it with you."

"Please speak up." Basari replied reflexively, then looked up at Favrean with a surprised expression.

The old man's face turned red when he looked at him like this, and a hint of shame flashed in his eyes. However, he said, "If we really discovered the mineral veins, I could give you credit and let you enjoy the dividend alone. But you need to take out 30% of dividend every year to give to your cousin Frank."

Basari's face changed, and he immediately understood what Favrean meant.

According to the rules, if multiple people discover a mine vein at the same time, multiple people will share the family dividend, and whoever dies will have their share of the dividend collected by the family.

Favrean is over a hundred years old. Even if Basari shares the dividend with him, he is of little use. He may even have passed away before the family can develop the mine and earn a profit.

But if Basari alone were to receive the 10% dividend, there is a high possibility that Basari would become a wizard in the future. Even if his promotion fails in the future, at his current age of just twenty, he could still live for another 90 or even 100 years.

If calculated in this way, even if Basari only takes out 30% of his own dividends each year and hands it over to Favrean's grandson, his cousin Frank, it is also very cost-effective for Favrean's descendants.

Just Favrean's approach is strictly speaking a violation of family regulations, damaging family interests to meet personal interests, especially since he is still an elder of the family and should not do such a thing.

Favrean clearly knew that his approach was very bad. At this moment, he saw Basari's embarrassed face and didn't respond. His eyes were even more ashamed, but some beliefs in his heart still supported him and continued to say:

"I know this is not a good thing to do, but your cousin is just an ordinary wizard apprentice. His parents died early, and I have always raised him. Once I die, how should he take care of the whole family? "

Speaking of the end, he had already shed tears.