Two blazing suns were in the sky, and under the snow-capped white peaks of the Hyakubu Mountains, there was a devastated town built against the mountains.
This town is naturally Magnet Town where Lei Xiao and others are currently located.
In the deepest part of Magnet Town, there is a giant mine.
And this is where the Lord of Magnet City lives.
Under the sunlight, I could see two small fortresses five or six meters high standing on the left and right sides of the mine entrance.
In the middle is a wide trench several meters deep, and a giant metal suspension bridge that completely isolates the entrance to the mine from the outside world.
"Did you move here directly from the City Lord's Mansion in the center of the city a few years ago?"
Looking at the alternative city lord's mansion that looked like a mountain castle in front of him, Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured to himself: "It seems that the final secret of this city will soon be revealed in front of me."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
Crack, crash, crash.
There was a crisp sound of iron chains rubbing together, and the giant hanging door in front of him began to slowly fall down.
boom.
With a muffled sound, the giant hanging door fell to the ground, and while dust and sand were everywhere, the road into the city lord's mansion was also revealed.
"Lord, the last few mine guard teams stationed in the city lord's palace have been cleared." Immediately, the burly figure of the tiger stick flashed and suddenly appeared in front of Lei Xiao's eyes.
"Is this the last part?" Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction after receiving a positive reply from Polygonum cuspidatum.
At this point, the two mine guard squadrons that had been running rampant for many years were completely wiped out from Magnet Town by our own side.
A moment later, brothers Nate and Ned also came to Lei Xiao together.
"Lord Qi, except for the main palace of Mine City, the entire Magnet Town is completely in our hands!"
Immediately afterwards, Nate, who was the commander of the Magnet Town garrison, with an excited smile on his face, first clasped his fists and saluted.
"Lord, all the miners in the city have temporarily withdrawn from the mining area." On the other side, Ned, who is the deputy of the city lord.
With the same joyful expression, he took a step forward and bowed: "And, in accordance with the Lord's instructions.
The large amount of food and supplies just obtained from the Mine Guard Headquarters are already being distributed in an orderly manner to the residents of Magnet Town.
In addition, the residents who moved to Kongqing Town have also received enough food and materials and are making preparations to move back to Kongqing Town."
"Very good. Send as many as you can. I'll get them from other cities later." Lei Xiao nodded slightly and responded.
Lei Xiao learned from the briefing he just received from Ned, the city lord's deputy.
In this magnet town, except for the blazing crystal ore veins that are currently being mined aggressively.
Over the years, several other locations with suspected mineral veins have been discovered.
However, because the Lord of Magnet City only cares about the Blazing Crystal.
Therefore, no in-depth investigation was carried out in areas suspected of mineral veins.
It can be seen that this mining town undoubtedly contains huge mining potential.
"At present, let's restore the normal operations of the town first, and then resume mining in an orderly manner. With the support of my strong financial resources, this will be easy.
Maybe those places that are suspected to be mineral veins will bring me new surprises."
At this time, Lei Xiao secretly thought in his heart: "After all, compared to the residents who are malnourished and listless, the residents who are still energetic are much more efficient in mining."
Taking a deep breath, Lei Xiao continued to think: "In short, whether it is from the perspective of future development or other aspects, I must do the same.
To achieve this goal, it is nothing more than spreading a lot of golden dragons, and this is exactly what I lack most.
Let Lin sell a few third-level magic potions or fourth-level equipment later, which is enough to turn this desolate city into a prosperous city of thousands of minerals that is no less than the size of Gelin City."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao regained his energy.
Then he said to the subordinates surrounding him: "Okay, everyone, cheer up. Let's take a closer look at what kind of purpose this Magnet City Lord has hidden behind his recklessness."
"I obey! Lord!" On the other side, all the subordinates bowed and saluted, and all clasped their fists together.
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Next, surrounded by all the subordinates, Lei Xiao noticed that he walked into this huge mine along the mine car track extending straight inward from the door.
It is extremely dark here. Every few meters, there is a small piece of light crystal embedded in the wall.
At a glance, the tunnel is dotted with stars, just like the stars in the night sky.
However, under the night vision effect of Star Eyes, it did not have any impact on Lei Xiao.
Moreover, the subordinates had already taken out the light crystals, illuminating the surroundings like daylight.
"Lord, the hall ahead is where we will meet the Lord of the Magnet City."
After walking for seven or eight minutes, Nate, who was leading the way, turned around and said respectfully to Lei Xiao.
"Very good." Looking at the surrounding scene, which was almost the same as that of an ordinary mine, Lei Xiao responded while signaling that his subordinates should be ready for battle at any time.
In this way, continue moving forward in the direction where the minecart rails extend.
Not long after, our original group of nine people, plus two brothers, Nate and Ned, came to an equally dark hall.
"Lord, this is the place where the Lord of Magnet City usually meets us." At this time, Ned, who was standing aside, introduced to Lei Xiao.
"It seems that we are very close to each other." Wei Wei nodded, and after some inspection, Lei Xiao noticed.
The area here is about two hundred square meters, and there is a high platform at the end of the hall.
And between the high platform and the lower position, there is a giant screen.
As for other places, they are filled with red crystal stones piled high one after another.
Under the reflection of the light spar, these crystal clear red crystal clusters exude a bright red brilliance, which looks quite shocking.
After checking the properties, Lei Xiao discovered.
These dark red translucent crystals are the blazing crystals that everyone has mentioned before, and they are a level 3 rare resource.
"Lord, I can confirm that there is no scent of other people here.
It seems that the Lord of the Magnet City is not here." Not far away, the tiger stick holding a giant sword on the side said with a solemn expression.
At this time, the brilliant dragon-slaying sword was seen shining brightly in the rather gloomy environment, emitting a dazzling brilliance.
The other subordinates had already taken out their own weapons.
For a time, all kinds of magical weapons of level 4 and above illuminated the entire hall in a brilliant way, leaving Nate and Nate stunned.
"Don't worry, I'll prepare a handful for you two later. We have plenty of these things."
Noticing this, Lei Xiao smiled slightly and said lightly.
Next, under the delighted eyes of Nate and Ned.
Walking around the giant screen, Lei Xiao noticed.
Behind the screen is a throne on a high platform. Other than that, there is nothing noteworthy.
"I used the screen to hide my true identity, but my voice didn't change. Not only did I live in the mine, but I also gathered all the ore dug out in the city here..."
Just when Lei Xiao was thinking about this secretly.
Behind the throne, a thick, shiny metal door appeared in front of him.
"Lord, this is a fire-attributed magic restriction." Chao Yan, who was standing aside, patted his bulging chest and said full of energy: "Leave it to my subordinates!"
After being promoted to the level of the third-level peak powerhouse, the magic power exuded by this girl is obviously much stronger than before.
Even when clearing out the mine garrison, they followed closely behind the knotweed, throwing fireballs and rockets everywhere, obviously in a state of excitement.
Even once, a scorching fireball almost scorched Fang Hai's eyebrows. It was really burning.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao curled his lips slightly and said: "The Lord of Magnet City must be behind this door, so be careful."
"As you command! Lord Lord!" He smiled at Lei Xiao, took a step forward towards Chao Yan, and began to wave the fourth-level short staff that exuded extraordinary splendor in his hand.
The next second, there was an obscure spell.
In an instant, a small flame began to appear on the colorful door.
However, before the flames spread to the surroundings, they were instantly extinguished by the forbidden power on the door. While making a sizzling sound, a plume of green smoke came out.
"Huh?" Seeing that his spell casting failed, Chao Yan's pretty face couldn't help but reveal a look of doubt, and murmured to himself: "This is obviously a third-level magic restriction, why can't it be unlocked?"
Immediately, she tried it several more times, but still got the same result.
After pondering for a moment, Chaoyan said to Lei Xiao with some embarrassment: "Lord, it seems that there is a strong person who set up this third-level magic restriction.
Its own strength must have reached the fourth level, but it has not mastered the key to setting up fourth-level magic, which is why it is so difficult to unlock.
However, the third-level magic ban has its upper limit after all, and as long as I use this, my subordinates will definitely be able to break it!"
Having said this, Zai Chaoyan's mind moved, and a fiery red round magic potion appeared in his hand.
It was the Blazing Pill that Lei Xiao had obtained at the auction before, which could enhance the power of fire spells.
"So that's it." Upon hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded slightly and couldn't help but look thoughtful.
Before that, he had already learned about it through Nate and Ned's reports.
The Lord of Magnet City, like Chaoyan, is also a flame magician.
However, back then, his strength was only at the level of a third-level, five-star veteran.
According to common sense, in just a few years, a third-level expert with ordinary qualifications can only improve his strength by one to two stars if he continues to practice.
And with the financial resources of the Magnet City Lord, it is almost impossible to refine multiple third-level strength-enhancing potions worth more than a million gold dragons, let alone the fourth-level potions needed to break through the shackles.
After all, the opponent was only a third-level veteran a few years ago, so it was impossible for him to improve at such a rapid rate.
"Thinking about it this way, if the opponent's strength really breaks through to the fourth level, then it must be related to his abnormal behavior in the past few years!"
Realizing this, Lei Xiao nodded to Chao Yan and agreed to the other party's request to use the potion.
On the other side, I saw Chaoyan looking up and taking the Blazing Pill.
Within a moment, an extremely powerful magic power surged out of her slender body.
Immediately afterwards, Chao Yan's red lips slightly opened and she began to recite the mantra again.
This time, the small flames that emerged from the colorful metal door did not go out, but instantly spread to the entire door with the force of a prairie fire.
In an instant, there was a familiar sound of chains breaking.
The closed door opened in response.
When the door opened, a wave of heat immediately swept out from the door, causing the temperature in the hall to rise several degrees in an instant.
"Who disturbed my Qingxiu?!"
Immediately, a violent and angry voice reached everyone's ears.
At the same time, an extremely powerful momentum rippled back and forth in the air along with the sound and heat waves.
"Lord, this is the voice of the Lord of Magnet City!"
Hearing this, Ned, whose strength was only at the second level, couldn't help but take a few steps back and exclaimed to Lei Xiao.
"Lord, there is only one person in front of you. This person's strength is at the level of a fourth-level senior expert!" From the other side, a rough voice sounded, and Hu Zang was seen holding a giant sword in one hand, blocking the door and facing Lei Xiao.
Open your mouth and say.
"A fourth-level senior expert? That must be at least a fourth-level five-star level. It seems that this guy is really weird!"
Looking at the corridor inside the gate, which was almost filled with red crystal stones, Lei Xiao, who was protected by Huzhang and other strong men from his side, narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to observe.
In the blink of an eye, a figure exuding a powerful aura slowly appeared at the end of the straight corridor inside the door.
Directly opposite, when Lei Xiao and his group outside the door saw the other party's appearance clearly, they couldn't help but show expressions of surprise.
At the end of the corridor, I saw a strange middle-aged man more than two meters tall standing tall.
Upon closer inspection, although there is nothing special about this person's face, he just looks a little thin.
However, many places on the surface of its body have become crystallized, emitting a strange red light.
It looks like a moving red crystal giant.
Moreover, Lei Xiao clearly noticed.
These fiery red crystals have completely integrated with their flesh and blood, making people feel shocking.
"This is... a parasitic blood crystal?!" Seeing this, Chao Yan, who was beside Lei Xiao, couldn't help but exclaimed.
Hearing this, while being wary of the other party, Lei Xiao nodded slightly and motioned for Chao Yan to continue speaking.
"Lord, parasitic blood crystals are extremely rare. Even the large attic library in the magic tower only has a few records about it."
Looking at the strange strong man walking forward slowly, Chaoyan swallowed involuntarily.
Then he said: "This parasitic blood crystal is not actually an ore or crystal, but a unique life form. It is said that its ancestors did not come from this world.
Once you become one with it, you can obtain unique training methods and quickly increase your strength, but your ultimate end is to be completely devoured by it, and then become a walking zombie that can only kill and cannot be tamed."
Taking a deep breath, Chaoyan's little face was full of solemnity, and he said: "However, it is fortunate.
This kind of parasitic blood crystal cannot be forcibly possessed, but there is a prerequisite.
That is, it requires the consent of the host himself to successfully complete the parasitism. Therefore, it will generally only parasitize on monsters with low intelligence.
It is rare to be able to parasitize advanced races such as humans or elves, unless the host has an extremely fanatical pursuit of strength.
No matter the cost of life, we must gain stronger power."
"So that's it." After hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded slightly while being surprised that there was such a strange thing.
Then he said: "So, the other party's unique cultivation method is related to these flaming crystals?"
"Back to Lord, although there is no clear record in the book, it should be like this."
Nodding heavily, Chaoyan responded: "This kind of flaming crystal usually contains extremely strong fire-attribute magic power.
It seems that the reason why the other party has been able to improve from a third-level senior expert to a fourth-level senior expert in a few years is because of these Blazing Flame Crystals."
"The little girl knows a lot." On the other side, a dull voice sounded, and the person coming said solemnly: "Yes, I have reached a deal with the parasitic blood crystal and use the blazing flame crystal to practice."
Having said this, the other party raised his arms, and the strange red color of his body became a little brighter, and he said with a ferocious smile: "I have to say, this feeling of power constantly coming up is really wonderful, hahaha."
"Lord City Lord, just because you are pursuing strength that does not belong to you, you have ignored the entire residents of Magnet Town and made such a crazy move?"
A trembling voice sounded, and Ned beside him couldn't help but ask.
"Ned? And Nate..." A gloomy gaze was cast over, and the somewhat twisted face of the Lord of Magnet City was revealed as he said with a solemn expression: "It turns out you are the ones who brought these strangers here."
Immediately, almost crazy laughter rang out from the Magnet City Lord: "That's right! What does the life and death of those ants have to do with me?
It won't take long for me to be promoted to the level of a fifth-level powerhouse, and by then, I will be able to become the ceiling of this country's combat power, hahaha!"
At this point, a burst of crazy murderous aura erupted from the body of the Magnet City Lord, and he said coldly: "But before that, you all have to die here!"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao shrugged slightly and said to the burly man on his side: "Polygonum cuspidatum, let's end this ridiculous farce."
"As you command! Lord!"
A rough voice sounded, and the tiger stick figure moved, and the roar of the dragon burst out with the huge sword, heading straight towards the end of the corridor, and slashed at the crazy Magnet City Lord.
In an instant, there was a fatal silver trail.
The sound of shattering crystals sounded, and the Lord of Magnet City who had just been preparing to go on a killing spree had turned into a blur of blood mist and completely fell into silence.
However, on top of the broken body of the Magnet City Lord, an object emitting dazzling light immediately appeared in front of everyone.