Elovis, Stony Wilderness.
Between the Fenro River and the Sidrake Mountain Range, there was an empty wilderness of about 20 square kilometers.
For some reason, there was no towering forest, no lush green grass, and no bushes. Instead, there were strange rocks of different shapes and sizes everywhere.
These grayish-green, hard rocks covered the entire wilderness. Other than that, there were no other creatures or plants.
It was close to noon, and a small caravan was slowly making its way through a narrow road in the middle of the wilderness. The caravan was not big, and there were only four carriages. Three of them were filled with food and miscellaneous items, while the last one belonged to Wizard Lagu.
The caravan diverged onto a small road in the middle of the Stony Wilderness. The road was a little bumpy, and the carriages would occasionally crash into rocks that were half-buried in the mud. Fortunately, the mercenaries escorting the convoy were all experts in wilderness survival. It was a piece of cake for them to repair and replace a broken wheel.
Finally, the caravan stopped near a pile of rocks.
The mercenary leader, Jack, carefully approached the black carriage in the middle of the caravan. He lightly knocked on the carriage and said in a low voice, "Master Lagu, we've arrived at the Stony Wilderness!"
A deep, hoarse male voice came from the carriage.
"Got it. Wait here …"
Jack immediately retreated to the side respectfully and waited in silence.
After a full quarter of an hour, Wizard Lagu, who had finished his routine meditation, lifted the curtain and came out of the carriage. He stood on the shaft of the carriage and scanned the strange Stony Wilderness in front of him.
He quietly sensed the density of magic in the area and drew a strange rune in the air with one hand. Then, he let it slowly dissipate into the air.
In the blink of an eye, a hazy, colorful halo appeared in front of Wizard Lagu. The halo was about the size of a human head. Inside it floated various magical lights that were constantly changing, including yellow, green, cyan, red, and gold.
Even without elemental vision, one could clearly see that the yellow in the halo occupied most of the area, pushing the other colors to the edge.
"Some elements are indeed out of balance … To be able to suppress other elements to such an extent, it seems like my family's speculation was correct. There are indeed some small dimensional cracks here. The earth element is so active. Could it be that this dimension fissure is directly connected to the Earth Elemental World? "Wizard Lagu mumbled to himself as he checked the result of the spell.
Apart from him, who was a wizard, the rest of the team were all mortals. He had hired them to take care of him.
He had no choice. He was used to living a luxurious life in the Wizard's Pagoda, and once he left the Wizard's Pagoda and traveled outside, he would always feel uncomfortable and troubled. In the past, if Wizard Lagu chose to go on a journey, he would have 2 or 3 apprentices following him to better take care of him.
But now that the family was short of manpower, all of the wizards and apprentices had been given a lot of tasks, rushing around all over the central continent. Therefore, he could only hire mortal mercenaries to help him solve some of the troubles of traveling.
Hiding far away, all the mortal mercenaries looked at the tall and slim wizard who was silently casting spells. Their eyes were filled with admiration and awe.
In the world they lived in, wizards were the true masters of the world. They, on the other hand, were just a bunch of pitiful worms struggling to survive in front of a wizard.
It was precisely because they were aware of their identity and status that these human mercenaries behaved respectfully in front of Wizard Lagu. They did not even dare to breathe too loudly, afraid that their vulgarity and lowliness would disturb the wizard's spell casting.
After confirming the purpose of their trip, Wizard Lagu turned to Jack, who was waiting nearby, and said in a low voice, "Let's set up a small camp here! We might have to stay here for two days. " After saying this, Lagu looked up at the sky and continued, "It's still early. Let the others be busy here. Bring a few people with you to see what's going on here …"
After saying this, he no longer paid any attention to the submissive leader of the mercenaries. He turned around and activated the flying spell on his belt. His body slowly floated in the wind, and he quickly flew into the distance.
"Quick, quick, quick … You lazy bums, did you hear the wizard's orders? Get off the carriage and clean up this place. If you haven't set up camp by the time I come back, don't even think about having dinner tonight … "Jack, who was burly and had a face full of scars and cuts, yelled loudly. He turned around and called out the names of a few mercenaries," Thor, Ironhead, One-eye … You three come with me. Remember to bring your tools! Let's go … "
After bringing all the tools, the four of them flew up on their horses and whipped their horses, galloping towards the little black dot in the sky.
Wizard Lagu floated ten meters above the ground, holding a translucent black crystal ball in his hand. Every time he flew a certain distance, he would cast a spell to check the concentration of the magic energy in the air, and use this to determine the specific location of the weak point in the space.
After changing directions 4 to 5 times, Wizard Lagu finally landed next to a pile of rocks. When he pointed the black crystal ball at the pile of rocks, a strange yellow light suddenly lit up in the middle of the ball.
"This should be the place!"
Wizard Lagu circled around the pile of rocks. After making sure there was no deviation, he did not do anything else. After a short while, Jack and the other three mercenaries rushed over on their horses. They all had tools like shovels, crowbars, axes, and chisels on their backs.
"Dig … Dig this pile of rocks for me!"
Without saying another word, they immediately started digging.
In just a quarter of an hour, the 30-meter-wide pile of rubble had a big hole dug out, revealing a strange dot of light the size of a soybean.
The light slowly floated in the narrow hole, and from time to time, strands of yellow smoke seeped out. The smoke was quickly absorbed by the surrounding rocks. It could be seen that the color of the rocks around the light was deeper and more translucent, as if they were full of energy.
"It really is a super small dimensional singularity …" Seeing this, Wizard Lagu chased away the mercenaries and came forward to take a closer look. After a while, he took out a piece of parchment paper and started writing.
However, just as he was quietly busy, the pile of rocks that he dug out suddenly started shaking violently. Even the ground began to tremble.
"Eh, why is there an earth elemental creature here …" Wizard Lagu took a few steps back, speechless as he looked at a middle-sized earth elemental that rose from the ground in front of him.
This was a strange humanoid earth elemental that was 3 meters tall. Its body was made up of all kinds of broken rocks of different sizes. Between the rocks, there were yellow sand particles slowly flowing and moving.
"Who disturbed my sleep … I sniffed the scent of a wizard. Why, human wizard, did you break into Bakara's home? " The giant earth elemental's head was a broken piece of rock, and the two yellow halos were its eyes. Although it did not have a mouth, it could still communicate with Lagu through the strange language of the mind.
This scene in front of them had undoubtedly scared the hell out of the four human mercenaries. They hurriedly dropped their tools, drew their swords and axes, and stood in front of Wizard Lagu to protect him. They stood in front of the weird-looking half-stone, half-clay giant from afar.
"Bakara? Your name is Bakara? Hehe, I really can't imagine that there would be an earth elemental with intelligence in such a desolate place … Looks like this place has some research value! "Compared to the human mercenaries who were trembling with fear, Wizard Lagu was calm and collected.
After all, this earth elemental in front of him was only a rank 1 earth elemental. It could not pose any real threat to him!
"Bakara, I hereby announce to you that the land you occupy belongs to the Crimson family. As the Crimson Magus, I have the power to banish you back to the elemental world. Tell me, do you want to end your own life, or are you willing to hand over your life imprint and become my slave? "
"No … We earth elemental creatures are free. We will not accept any restrictions! Fight, Bakara will slap all of you to death … "
Wizard Lagu's ultimatum had obviously angered this earth elemental. It roared and swept up a thick wave of earth as it rushed towards the few people.
Jack and the others could only grit their teeth and rush forward with their swords and wooden shields.
Both sides were not on the same level. The earth elemental did not have any weaknesses, nor did it have any flaws such as pain. Instead, it had infinite strength. In just one move, the small round shields in the hands of the mercenaries were smashed into pieces by the stone fists. They could only dodge the sweeping stones as they circled around the earth elemental. They did not dare to get close to it.
Wizard Lagu knew these mercenaries would not be able to handle this earth elemental, so he took out a silver badge from his pocket and gently waved it. Immediately, a 3 meters tall metal magic machine appeared in front of him.
Amidst the clanking sounds of metal, the arms of the Metal Magic Machine were raised high, and from the pitch-black muzzle, an energy fireball as fast as a meteor was fired.
Gravel flew everywhere, and the earth aura dispersed.
The earth elemental that had been showing off its strength was instantly smashed into pieces by the metal magic machine. It turned into a pile of rubble and fell to the ground.
Wizard Lagu, who looked extremely thin and weak, wobbled his way through the pile of rubble. After searching for a long time, he finally found a fist-sized stone that was faintly flashing with an earthy yellow glow. He sealed it up and put it in his chest.
It seemed like the spatial singularity had existed for a long time. After a long time, it had actually produced a grade 1 earth elemental. Now that he had this earth elemental core, he could take it back and make a simple stone imprint. It would not be a bad idea to summon an earth elemental as a slave.
If he were to sell a grade 1 stone imprint, it would cost at least 80 magic crystals. Although it was not a lot, a mosquito's leg was still meat!
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