#593 - [Vision: Giant Crystal Turtle]
"Grandpa, why do you want to climb that peak?" Sometimes, some children would ask sincere questions.
“It’s so cold in the mountains!”
"Because... the mountain is there. The mark of the grand master is there." The old craftsman put on his backpack and set off with a surging heart.
The moment he set out on his journey, he seemed to have returned to his youth, an age full of ambition.
Some things become true when more people believe in them.
History always weaves its grand and mysterious picture through one coincidence after another.
Just like countless small streams, they converge into rivers through accidental confluence and finally rush into the boundless ocean.
Those seemingly insignificant moments, perhaps someone's casual speech in the classroom, or a leaf swaying in the wind, quietly changed the trajectory of the world in the torrent of time...
The name of "Grandmaster Lu" is slowly spreading.
In comparison, the name of "Greedy Demon" has been gradually hidden.
This is a good thing!
"Do I need to travel here every now and then? Visit some civilizations?" Lu Yuan pondered this question in his mind.
All in all, the "Demon of Greed" is on his way again.
It took Lu Yuan a whole day to climb up the so-called "Northern Mount Langma" without much effort. It could be said that he "flew" there.
The ecology here is too fragile to withstand its huge tonnage. It would also be troublesome if it caused a major avalanche, so it only cost a little money.
Standing on that high mountain, it feels like standing on the top of the world, with the Pangu continent spread out under your feet like an ink painting.
The sea of clouds surged under my feet like solidified waves.
The air currents from the north were like sharp knives, scraping the surface of the skin. Even the Greedy Demon God felt a subtle stinging pain.
The current peak height is 21,000 meters.
The nearby glaciers sparkle like diamonds in the sun, while in the farther north, lakes of methane, liquid nitrogen, and liquid oxygen are covered with frost that never melts.
Night fell, and the starlight was exceptionally bright in the thin atmosphere, making it difficult to tell whether it was the continent or space under one's feet.
Lu Yuan tried his best to calm down the rising moderate inspiration once again.
Only high-level inspirations have strategic significance, so medium-level inspirations should be held back for now...
"What are you going to use your next high-level inspiration for?"
"Repair the Immortal Palace! This matter cannot be delayed any longer. At least the 'teleportation function' must be completely repaired so that life forms can be teleported remotely through the [Temple]." Lu Yuan patted his chest confidently, "I have already begun to understand the rules of space. After all, I also have two spatial abilities."
"One more high-level epiphany will allow me to enter the realm of mastery."
As for the various organs of the Greedy Demon, they can only be put aside temporarily.
On the one hand, the teleportation function of the [Temple] is really urgent.
It must be completed before humans leave the North.
On the other hand, Lu Yuan did not have any particularly powerful materials to create new organs.
Like the ancient insect horns, although they are at the immortal level, their functions are slightly insufficient.
He actually wanted to create a demon's heart, and the ancient insect horns were obviously useless.
"But materials are something you can only encounter by chance..."
"The horns are of earth attribute... maybe I can make an earth attribute equipment... Earth escape?"
"But the ability of earth escape is not very important. The Greedy Demon God has a different space and the ability to teleport, which is enough to save his life."
Just as he was thinking hard, an even more magical aurora appeared!
At first, it was just a faint green, wandering in the starry space like a ghost, and then it suddenly burst out, turning into thousands of light bands dancing wildly in the night sky. The emerald halo was mixed with violet and crimson ripples, like a colorful silk, floating in the universe.
“This place really provides a constant source of inspiration!”
"Wait, I've thought of a way to use the horns! Why not combine the earth escape ability with the space ability and teleport in the earth... maybe I can circumvent the original taboos and repair the fairy palace."
Lu Yuan jumped up suddenly, and the more he thought about it, the more wonderful it seemed: "Well, this is the general route, and the next thing to think about is the details."
He suddenly felt that if it was just a matter of transmitting life, there didn't seem to be a need for great inspiration.
"Do you feel that this aurora seems to have a hint of idealism?" Miss Conch said in a low voice, holding a telescope.
She doesn't have such a good physique, so she is wearing very thick clothes.
The scenery in the sky is really beautiful.
Even the old wolf was wrapped up like a dumpling - the old wolf was drowsy. In such cold weather, the Pangu gray wolf couldn't help but hibernate.
“Yes, there seems to be some.”
Demon God Lu Yuan closed his eyes and carefully sensed the aurora.
This idealistic attribute is neutral and does not have much impact on life, but it is quite special and has a hint of unknown magical color.
This attribute is quite rare. Even the Greedy Demon who possesses the "Core of Ability" took a long time to analyze the approximate result.
Lu Yuan's pupils dilated: "Could it be the legendary time attribute?"
He didn't understand why the aurora was related to the attribute of time - could it be that the aurora was really a crack in space and time?
He only knew that after months of diary reading, some minerals might have some time properties.
When I think about it, I can't help but be eager to try it, and my desire to pick up trash is eager to come into play!
"North of Langma, there are few people, it's a great time to pick up trash!"
Didn't stay for too long.
After the aurora ended, we headed down the mountain and headed north.
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The weather was getting colder and colder, and in a blink of an eye it reached minus 160 degrees Celsius.
"Time attribute ore... where are you?"
Lu Yuan was looking forward to it.
But as for many things in the world, haste makes waste, and you may end up searching for nothing after a long time.
Fortunately, he is also an old hand at picking up garbage, and he knows the truth that "opportunities are always encountered but not sought after", so he managed to keep a normal mind.
What is coming is a methane lake, and the lake water has a hint of dark black. This is because liquid methane has a weaker ability to absorb and scatter light, which makes the lake water look darker.
Lu Yuan looked left and right at the large mass of liquid methane, feeling quite hesitant.
"What are you doing? If you can't find any ore, do you want to pick up the methane and take it home?"
"I'm hungry and kind of need some energy."
It turned out that the coal that Lu Yuan brought from home was used up. When the physical energy was exhausted, he had to use spiritual energy, and he was reluctant to do so.
"Now this readily available methane should also be considered as energy, right?"
"Then drink it!" Conch girl is also a person who likes to play, with a narrow smile on her face.
I have never seen such a stingy guy.
As a living being, the Greedy Demon has the sense of touch and taste. It must not feel good to run such a long distance and drink a mouthful of icy methane.
"I'm worried that the energy I drink won't be as much as what I consume. It takes energy to heat this liquid methane into gas, right? What if I spend more than I earn?" Lu Yuan said with a bitter face.
"Don't worry, burning 1 kg of methane can melt 200 kg, it's a sure win! Drink it quickly, I'll take a picture for you~"
Lu Yuan was like Kuafu, lying on the edge of the lake and taking a deep breath. The water level of the methane lake dropped significantly.
The body trembled violently.
“I’m freezing to death.”
As a result, the next second, he was smiling happily because he saw a pile of blue stones appear at the bottom of the lake!
[Combustible crystal, a mineral with extremely high calorific value, can be used as a heating material and also in industrial manufacturing. ]
[In the cold northern land, it may be sold at a good price. (Low-quality natural treasure)]
"I can't pick up ore with time attributes, but I can still pick up some small garbage!" Lu Yuan had heard of this "combustible crystal stone". His hands were like two huge shovels, deeply inserted into the bottom of the lake, mining vigorously.
The temperature of this methane lake is minus 180 degrees Celsius, which is too low for most life forms to withstand. Even technological creations find it difficult to work for long in such severe cold.
Therefore, the mineral deposits in this area may have never been discovered, and it is definitely an uncultivated virgin land!
After a while, Lu Yuan dug up a large pile of "combustible crystals" and climbed ashore shivering.
Hai Luo, wearing a space suit, spent a long time picking and choosing from the pile of blue stones. As a small garbage collector, he also felt the joy of a good harvest. "The quantity is about 1.82 tons. Although it is only low-quality material, the purity is not bad. The quality is higher than that in the trading market. I estimate that I can sell it for 18-20 Lingyun."
"We are rich, Mr. Lu!"
After getting 20 spiritual energy in a few hours, Lu Yuan had to cross his hands and thank the world.
"Thanks to Binghan and Aurora! Then we can stay a little longer and mine the easily mined minerals."
"Just make sure your body can handle it."
This act of soaking in the lake is indeed harmful to the body of the "Greedy Demon".
Even though the vision has strong vitality, there is no body in the world that can never wear out.
So Lu Yuan stopped being stingy and used the "Eternal Fire" light curtain when it was time to do so.
The 20 spiritual charms he had just earned were enough to allow him to use the light curtain for more than a month.
The weather in the Arctic is indeed too bad, the air is quite thin, and many lakes are even stratified according to the condensation point of the gas.
At the bottom are often hard ice cubes and dry ice, followed by organic substances with larger molecular weight such as butane and propane.
Above that are large areas of methane.
Going further up, there is liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen.
When the temperature rises, these liquids reach boiling point and boil directly, and bubbles appear on the lake.
If the temperature drops, violent liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen will rain down from the sky, hitting the body like ruthless bullets.
But Lu Yuan was both happy and sad, as he could dig up at least 100 spiritual treasures every day!
This amount is equivalent to one-third of the annual productivity of all mankind (excluding the trading market)!
He can earn four months' worth of money for all mankind in one day, and he can't stop.
Although the quality is not too high, and most of them are low-grade minerals, the quantity is really huge - what's more, low-grade minerals are actually easier to sell, after all, the unit price is very low.
Even if Lu Yuan didn't eat it himself, he could trade it with humans through the Zerg Army.
"Dig some ice-attributed ore for the bugs to eat. If humans become a Level 4 civilization, they have to grow along with us..."
Just as he was thinking about it, Lu Yuan dug up a hard object at the bottom of the lake.
It feels cold and extremely hard.
"What the hell?!"
It seemed to be a life form, huge in size, with a diameter of at least 40 meters. It suddenly jumped out from the bottom of the lake, opened its bloody mouth and bit Lu Yuan's arm viciously!
"roar!!"
[Vision·Giant Crystal Turtle]
[A kind of strange creature that lives in extremely cold areas and feeds on supernatural minerals. 】
[Some weak civilizations, through occasional glimpses, left behind historical legends of the "Xuanwu Divine Beast".]
[Because it lives in an extremely cold place, the Crystal Giant Turtle has no competitors, and its life is quite comfortable. It may have survived for several epochs.]
【Shape: 69.1-72.1】
【Air: 49.2-41.2】
[God: 3.0]
[Abilities: Cold Control, Crystallization, Massive Impact, Low Temperature Resistance, Earth Escape]
[Extraordinary Level: Level 16]
Wow, we dug out a level 16 vision!
This number is impressive enough!
The lake water surged wildly, accompanied by a furious roar, and the giant crystal turtle launched a "mega-attack", and its two claws slammed towards Lu Yuan's body!
"Wow, this guy is really strong, almost as strong as a little mirage dragon! Light curtain!"
"Bang!"
The giant crystal claw touched the light curtain, splashing out a huge halo of light.
Lu Yuan's arm was bitten and he couldn't break free. He quickly thought about it and more than a dozen large carnivorous plants grew out from the back of his hand, spitting acid crazily at the eyes and nose of the crystal giant turtle.
The giant crystal turtle failed in its sneak attack and found that the person in front of it was powerful. Its little eyes spun around and it quickly opened its mouth, trying to use the earth escape technique to escape.
But Lu Yuan refused to give in. He tied him up with vines and dragged him ashore.
"Wahahaha!" The giant crystal turtle roared at Lu Yuan, tears dripping from its eyes, as if begging for mercy.
Lu Yuan was a little hesitant as to whether he should let it go.
Maybe it's because of his good brother, the Unkillable Giant Turtle, that he has a mysterious fondness for turtles.
Suddenly, ice crystals appeared in the air and shot towards Lu Yuan!
“Swoosh!”
Ice crystals pierced the Greedy Demon's skin.
The giant crystal turtle's small eyes were somewhat proud, and its huge crystal shell kept twisting - you fool, you were fooled just because I cried?
"Oh, so you were pretending."
How powerful is the Greedy Demon's defense?
He shook his body, and the ice crystals fell down like beans.
He swung his right hand and slapped the turtle on the head, knocking off a piece of crystal.
The giant turtle was stunned, and its bloody mouth did not close for a long time.
Two clear tears rolled down from his eyes.
I have never been beaten so severely since I was born.
"It seems like every turtle has a bit of a mean streak." The conch girl hid in her little house, watching the two giants fight, and said with a smile, "It's starting to fake cry again! Don't feel sorry for it."
"Mr. Lu, hurry up and control it! Where is the vision?"
The appearance of this huge anomaly is quite good. Its shell is like a diamond, extremely hard, and has tens of thousands of hexagonal crystal clusters growing on it.
The eyes were a little small compared to the huge body, like two beautiful obsidians.
The god attribute of 3.0 means that it actually has a little intelligence.
"You must have eaten a lot of minerals hiding here! No wonder I can't find the time mineral."
Lu Yuan was very arrogant. Relying on his huge 300-meter size advantage, he slowly walked over, and the red light blooming from his body became brighter and brighter!
The giant crystal turtle seemed to be suppressed by his violent momentum. It stopped pretending to cry pitifully, shuddered violently, and slowly retracted its head and limbs into its shell.
Divine Skill - Crystallization!
A powerful defensive ability, even the limbs, tail and head have turned into crystal-like hard substances.
The conch warned: "It wants to use earth escape to escape!"
Lu Yuan immediately rushed forward and grabbed this huge vision with both hands.
It was discovered that the crystalline substances on it were all top-quality forging materials, both general and rare grades. Although no legendary grade was found, the weight was as high as 23,000 tons.
"This is simply the superior vision of the Immortal Giant Turtle!" Lu Yuan was shocked. How much would even 10,000 tons of "ordinary level" blue cold crystal be worth?
It must be tens of thousands of spiritual energy, right?
"Oh my god, this is a fortune. In comparison, Mr. Turtle is just garbage."
The conch smiled and said, "If the immortal giant turtle is given a few epochs, it will grow to this size."
“That’s true…”
Lu Yuan didn't want to rashly kill this sudden monster, but the giant crystal turtle had retracted its shell, and there was really no good way to deal with it for the time being.
Even if you try to control it, you can't invade its soul.
With a thought, he dripped a drop of "Fountain of Eternal Life" from a vine. A star-like halo of light emanated from the spring water.
The giant crystal turtle was immediately tempted at the soul level, and its huge shell trembled slightly.
Lu Yuan brought the drop of spring water close to the gap in its shell and kept tempting it. The giant crystal turtle could not bear the temptation and stuck its head out, begging Lu Yuan with tears in its eyes.
Lu Yuan immediately activated his "control" ability, and a faint red light appeared in his eyes.
【Crystal Giant Turtle】
[To control this phenomenon, you need to consume 4959.8 spiritual charm. ]
A line of information appeared in my mind.
Lu Yuan felt extremely painful, nearly five thousand spiritual energy!
The last time I spent so much money was fighting a ghost!
But no matter what, it was profitable to control this creature, so he could only bite the bullet and comfort himself, "I've made so much money from mining these days anyway," and paid this huge amount of spiritual energy.
4959.8 spiritual energy is indeed a huge amount of energy, which is the accumulation of an ordinary civilization over a hundred years.
This time, when the "Control" was launched, the momentum was a thousand times greater than before, with nearly five thousand spiritual auras. The energy density was too terrifying, the fog was filled, the red light was fierce, and even the space was distorted.
Golden energy chains suddenly appeared from the fog and forcibly bound the "Giant Crystal Turtle"!
The giant turtle howled in fear, its vast voice spreading for dozens of kilometers, echoing in the lakes and mountains. However, even if it screamed its throat out, it could not break free from the suppression of the chains.
A red thing that looked like a tadpole symbol slowly appeared in the air.
The symbol was pasted on its forehead and penetrated into its soul.
The giant crystal turtle was forcibly controlled.
In the blink of an eye, all the mist and golden chains disappeared, as if they had never existed...
Lu Yuan frowned, carefully experiencing the scene just now: "The ability to control is a backdoor left by the mythical special features of [Demon]... As expected, there are still many abnormalities."
"That huge sealing ceremony just now was called 'control'... is it that powerful?" Miss Conch was also confused.
"No, it has nothing to do with driving." Lu Yuan replied.
The energy chain that suddenly appeared was not summoned by him at all.
The only thing related to him was the last piece of talisman paper related to the soul.
"I think that golden chain is probably a sealing rule of Pangu Continent."
He pondered for a long time before coming to a reasonable conclusion.
"When 'Control' is activated and the spiritual energy paid reaches a certain level, certain rules of Pangu Continent will be forcibly activated, directly suppressing the object of control."
"If it is a Level 4 civilization and has discovered this inherent rule, it may be able to achieve this through technological means, which is the so-called 'communicating with Pangu's will and unleashing the power of heaven and earth'."
"In essence, this is the power that comes from the Pangu Continent. Once the fourth-level civilization leaves the Pangu Continent, many of the original idealistic technologies will become ineffective."
"The predecessors of the Demon Era wrote this rule into the mechanism of 'control'. It is really amazing that they can do this."
Conch asked: "If that's the case, the next time you encounter a [Ghost], you can also pay 5,000 Spiritual Rhythm to activate 'Control'. Even if the control fails, you can let Pangu Continent use this sealing formation to trap it for a while."
"It should be possible in theory, but it costs 5,000 spiritual energy, little sister. Don't take it for granted. I would rather use my spatial ability to escape."
The conch couldn't help but chuckle when she saw such a huge giant calling her "little sister".
At this moment, the giant crystal turtle woke up from its brief coma.
The attitude of the controlled creature improved significantly, and it lowered its head to show its submission.
Lu Yuan originally wanted it to take him to find good things, but after communicating for a while, he found that the other party couldn't understand him at all.
"It wasn't a scam just now, but now it's a fool?"
"The generation of wisdom requires long-term social activities." Miss Conch said confidently.
"Even if human intelligence is kept in a blank room from infancy without any social interaction, it will only become an idiot when it grows up. So let me tame it!"
Lu Yuan patted the heavy tortoise shell and said, "That's fine. We can't stay here for a long time. Let it mine for us for a long time."
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