Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Striking it Rich
"What a massive Earth Element Crystal."
Andre opened his Eye of Truth. His jaw dropped as he stared at the enormous Earth Element Crystal before him.
The moment he opened his Eye of Truth, a colossal mass of grayish-yellow light flooded his vision. Andre quickly closed it to prevent his eyes from being blinded by the glare.
Andre took out a Magic Energy Lamp to illuminate the scene before him.
Before him was a huge, hexagonal Earth Element Crystal, its grayish-yellow light pulsing constantly, giving it an exceptionally mysterious appearance.
"Hiss... This has to be over two meters tall. Potato, sense it!"
Andre took a Potion from his Storage Ring and downed it, then released Potato from the Servant Bag.
He wanted Potato to sense whether this giant Earth Element Crystal and the area behind it was the nest that had birthed it.
As soon as Potato was released by Andre, it was about to demand a Honeycomb from him.
But before it could even open its mouth, its attention was captivated by the Earth Element in the surrounding space.
When Potato saw the Earth Element Crystal, it chirped with even greater joy.
"Sense it first,"
Andre said, patting its head as he looked at the happiest he had ever seen Potato.
Potato nodded and began to dig at the huge Earth Element Crystal.
The crystal shook with every swipe of Potato’s claws.
’Looks like this is the place that birthed Potato!’
Andre rubbed the large lump on his forehead. Staring at the massive Earth Element Crystal, he knew he had found the right place.
But right now, the biggest headache was the lump on his forehead, which throbbed with constant pain, making him feel a bit dizzy.
When the Earth Element coalesces, it becomes extremely hard, and one could only imagine the hardness of an Earth Element Crystal this large.
Andre had just slammed right into one of its corners. The impact was no less than someone taking an iron hammer and striking him squarely on the forehead.
’I was moving a little too fast... but this thing is way too hard. Hiss!’
Watching Potato dig at the base of the Earth Element Crystal, Andre took two steps back. He retrieved Magic Plants and test tubes from his Storage Ring and began to prepare a Potion for himself.
Soon, Andre had concocted a topical poultice. He applied it to his forehead, and the relief was immediate.
’This Earth Element Crystal is probably just one part of Potato’s nest, but this part alone is worth a fortune.’
Andre hung the Magic Energy Lamp on the rock wall, then used Earth and Stone Manipulation to continuously move outward.
Using the Earth Element Crystal as a starting point, he continuously manipulated the earth and stone to part, forming a tunnel.
When Andre returned, he calculated the distance he had walked and the size of the nest.
’Fifty square meters, one and a half meters high... a piece of Earth Element Crystal this big. No wonder it could birth Potato.’
After finishing his calculations, Andre sucked in several sharp breaths.
If Potato absorbed all of this Earth Element Crystal, it would directly enter its mature stage, and its combat power would be comparable to a Level 3 Grand Wizard.
If Potato had another fortuitous encounter while absorbing this nest, it could even attain combat power comparable to the Morning Star Great Wizard level.
’With this, I can save on the vast majority of my expenses. The only thing I still need to spend on are items to nourish the Soul, but with the Honeycomb, I won’t need to search for them for a long time.’
Andre patted the Earth Element Crystal, a smile spreading across his face.
But before long, that smile stiffened on his face.
Moving such a huge piece of Earth Element Crystal was no small problem.
Setting aside its weight for a moment, the most urgent task was to cut the massive Earth Element Crystal into pieces.
This was something the two of them—he and Potato—would find very difficult to do.
’I expected it to be big, but not *this* big!’
Andre looked at the massive Earth Element Crystal before him, stumped.
In order to find Potato’s nest, he had kept his two largest storage items on hand.
These two storage items were a Storage Ring and a Spatial Bag.
The Ring could hold 35 square meters’ worth of items, while the Spatial Bag could hold 27.
Combined, they could hold the entire Earth Element Crystal, but only on the condition that it was broken apart.
But to break it apart, he currently lacked the proper tools.
The only things that might work were Potato’s claws and teeth.
But getting Potato to cut such a large Earth Element Crystal with its claws and teeth would take until the twelfth of never.
Besides, the people from the Four Great Clans were still looking for him, and he simply didn’t have that much time.
’Sigh... good news is, I got the goods. Bad news is, it’s too big to move easily.’
Andre stared at the Earth Element Crystal, opened his Eye of Truth, and began analyzing where the best place to cut it would be.
Soon, Andre discovered that it wasn’t entirely made of Earth Element Crystal.
The main body was a massive rock, and the Earth Element Crystal had grown out of it.
’That makes things easier. I just need to extract the Earth Element Crystal from this rock, and then I can load it into the Storage Ring and Spatial Bag.’
’The fastest way would be to use a Witchcraft Scroll for a controlled demolition to blow the rock apart. But the explosion would inevitably attract those guys who are tracking me.’
After hesitating for a moment, Andre decided to go ahead and use a Witchcraft Scroll to blast the huge rock apart.
"During the explosion, we need to minimize the losses. We need to dig away the layer of soil on top of this rock and create a deep pit, so more of the Earth Element Crystal stays in the pit. Potato, come here."
Andre squatted down and did some calculations. After confirming the method was feasible, he called Potato over, pointed at the area around the rock, and began explaining what it needed to do.
Potato stared blankly at Andre, blinking from time to time, its clear eyes filled with utter confusion.
’This is the drawback of not having a Master-Servant Contract. To communicate, I have to use other means.’
Andre looked at the bewildered Potato and sighed helplessly.
Still, he pulled Potato to the base of the Earth Element Crystal, pointed, and simultaneously used the Witchcraft, Language of the Mind, to communicate with it.
He told it to hollow out the rock below, while he would clear away the surrounding earth and stone on the surface.
Potato gave a vacant nod and began to act on Andre’s instructions.
A grayish-yellow light erupted from Potato’s body as it burrowed underground. Its claws dug furiously, and soon, it had excavated several huge hollows.
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