Spellcasting is a permanent addition and my skills are all forbidden spells.

Chapter 134 Counting the Harvest, Entering the Ruins, Source Energy Crystal Core

"city?"

Lu Cheng raised his eyebrows.

It is not unusual for a city to exist in the Demon Exile.

Many high-level pure-blood demons possess wisdom and dominate one side. Like lords, they will drive their subordinates to build demonic cities.

But...how could it appear in such an area?

Lu Cheng was filled with doubts.

In the Demon Exile, the area can be roughly divided into four levels.

From the outside to the inside, they are the outside, the inside, the depth, and the core.

Where he is now is probably at the junction of the outside and the inside.

The problem arises here.

[Origin Stone Fragments (Dark Attribute): Quantity 14209]

At this time, two trophies were placed in the most conspicuous position in the storage space, obviously the work of the Metal Flower Spirit.

However, there was a space crack between him and the city, and with the surge of space energy, it was impossible to see clearly.

[Consuming this prop can offset the penalty of a level 3 natural selection failure. 】

Is there some mystery in this?

Lu Cheng's mind turned and he looked up into the distance.

Only the energy level in the core area can have an effect on those demon lords.

This Natural Selection Protection Card is a good thing.

As for this trip, his goal has been achieved.

[Ding, the stay time has expired and is about to be teleported away from the Demon Exile. 】

By then, it's not too late to explore the devil's city again.

In his storage space, a large number of broken crystals were neatly stacked, making it a spectacular sight.

……

Thinking of this, Lu Cheng changed his mind and opened the storage space.

……

【Natural Selection Protection Card】

There was a space crack blocking it, so even if he could see clearly, he wouldn't be able to get through it for a while.

In addition, there is also a dark attribute stone, which is obtained from killing the elemental demon.

Lu Cheng's heart moved and he checked.

The next moment, brilliance surged.

It's a pity that I didn't get to see the condition of that city.

However, he was not in a hurry.

This is nothing.

Oh, and there's also the loot dropped by elemental demons.

Looking at the familiar scenes around him, Lu Cheng shook his head slightly.

Demon lords who can build cities must be at least close to level four. The purpose of building cities is to absorb the energy in the secret realm.

At this moment, a system prompt rang in his ears.

The total of fifteen dark attribute stones is enough to cope with the consumption in Toya's ruins!

Looking over, Lu Cheng raised his eyebrows.

But now...

But he can't cover everything, there will always be times when he can't take care of everything.

"Ok?"

[Level 3 settlement props]

When the flickering skill reaches level three and the teleportation distance can reach 40 meters, it will be possible to cross the space crack with confidence.

Therefore, Castlevania pools often appear in the core areas of the Exile.

[When equipped with this prop, you have the right to choose to refuse when faced with a natural selection duel below level 3. If selection is not possible in the current status, it will be rejected by default after 5 minutes. 】

[Only held by those with the highest authority in the settlement can it take effect. 】

At the junction of the inside and outside, a city appeared.

Although now, he is not afraid of natural selection.

Looking over, Lu Cheng felt satisfied.

Suddenly, the scene before his eyes changed, and when the light dissipated, he had already returned to the settlement.

Fourteen thousand dark attribute fragments are worth fourteen complete Origin Stones.

If he catches up with him while he is conquering the secret realm, and the enemy happens to activate natural selection, it will most likely be bad.

Moreover... there are many partial natural selections that may not be completed at all.

For example, in Sea Hunting Natural Selection, the winning condition is to be the first to kill 100 ocean monsters.

If the settlement is not close to the sea and encounters this kind of natural selection, it will have no choice but to wait for defeat.

But now, there is no need to worry!

With this natural selection protection card, even if he is in a secret realm, he can reject natural selection by default.

"assembly."

Lu Cheng took out the Natural Selection Protection Card and thought silently in his heart.

Suddenly, the card turned into golden light and disappeared into the settlement hub.

[Ding, you have the authority of the city owner, and the Natural Selection Protection Card has been assembled successfully! 】

[When a settlement faces natural selection below level 3, you will have the right to choose whether to accept it. 】

Listening to the system prompts, Lu Cheng nodded slightly.

Then, look at another trophy.

……

[Skill Scroll: Rockfall]

[After use, master the silver-level skill: Rockfall, which requires a spell profession, level 30 or above, intelligence 245 or above, and consumes 1 skill point. 】

[Rockfall Technique: Use mana to control rocks, hit the enemy, and cause physical damage. 】

[Causes 200 physical damage, magic attack bonus coefficient 1.9, 10% chance of causing stun effect, consumes 230 mana, cooldown time 50 seconds, proficiency 0/200. 】

[Tip: The size of the rock that can be controlled fluctuates with the skill damage. 】

……

After looking at the attributes, Lu Cheng raised his eyes.

This rockfall skill looks ordinary on the surface.

But actually, it has a pretty good point.

That is... although it is a spell skill, it deals physical damage!

In other words, it can still be useful even when facing magic-immune enemies.

and……

Lu Cheng glanced at the prompts, and his thoughts changed.

This tip is very similar to the explosion effect of fireball.

Now, including his passive and magic attacks, his single skill damage is more than 120,000.

So, how big is the stone that can be controlled?

As his mind turned, Lu Cheng patted the scroll.

"use."

The next moment, the skill scroll turned into brilliance and submerged into his body.

[Ding, you used the skill scroll and mastered the silver-level skill: Rockfall. 】

Listening to the system prompts, Lu Cheng felt satisfied.

At this point, the inventory of loot is complete.

Except for these two silver props, the rest were some white clothes, which he put up for sale, and in exchange for them, he kept saying "Fuck" in the chat in the settlement.

There is no way, at this time when the average level of everyone is only six or seven, the equipment of more than 40 levels is really too eye-catching.

After dealing with the equipment, it’s time to special materials.

He was about to explore Toya's ruins. He might gain something, so he had to make some space first.

[Ding, 335 units of rock iron sand and 200 units of rock gold sand have been stored in the settlement hub! 】

After doing all this, Lu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, it’s time to explore the Toa ruins!

This ruins is not far from the settlement. At his current speed, he can get there in about ten minutes.

With this in mind, he walked quickly outside the settlement.

At the same time, he was also checking the Source Energy Illustrated Book.

When he killed the elemental demon before, he received a prompt from the Source Energy Illustrated Book, but he didn't have time to check it.

Lu Cheng thought about reading it and quickly found that feature.

……

[Elemental Ripple: Each time an elemental spell is used, a layer of ripples will be superimposed, providing a 5% increase in skill damage for 60 seconds. A maximum of 20 layers can be stacked. If the same spell is cast multiple times, only one layer of ripples can be superimposed. The compatibility is 91%]

... Looking across, Lu Cheng's heart moved.

This characteristic is very effective. When the ripples are fully stacked, it is equivalent to doubling the skill damage.

Of course, due to the effect of compatibility, if he is re-engraved, the increase in skill damage will only be 91%.

"If there are no other suitable characteristics, you can consider it."

Lu Cheng muttered in his heart.

The damage-end characteristics would not make it his first choice.

However, it is fine as a backup.

Without stopping, he headed towards the Toya ruins.

Not long after, we arrived near the ruins of Toya.

"Roar……"

On the streets, groups of zombies were wandering aimlessly, roaring constantly.

Looking at the group of zombies, Lu Cheng paused slightly.

Along the way, in order to maintain the speed of the long-distance traveling boots, he did not stop.

Now, we are not far from the Toya ruins, so we can try the rockfall skill!

With this in mind, he waved his staff and activated the falling stone technique.

"Boom boom boom..."

The brilliance of mana surged and condensed into a huge stone ball, which hit the ground with a clang and rolled towards the zombies!

"Not bad!"

Staring at the stone ball, Lu Cheng looked happy.

The diameter of this stone ball was more than five meters. When it hit the ground, it made the ground tremble!

This power is quite impressive!

"Rumble..."

The stone ball rolled over and crushed out thin slices of zombies.

At the same time, a system prompt rang in Lu Cheng's ears.

[Ding, you killed 37 zombies (level 1) and gained +37 experience points. 】

[37 soul fragments have been collected in the soul hotbed. 】

"This..."

Listening to the system prompts, Lu Cheng couldn't help but laugh.

Looking at it like this, it is not taboo for the soul hotbed to collect the fragments.

As long as it is a monster, no matter what level it is, you can get soul fragments by killing it.

But in this case... the effect of warming is very questionable.

But fortunately, he is only responsible for providing soul fragments.

Immediately, Lu Cheng continued to move forward.

Soon, a large piece of metal ground appeared in front of you.

Looking over, he smiled.

The entrance to Toa's ruins is right here!

But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from his ear.

"Master, over there! There are resources over there!"

The sound was clear and crisp, as if it was coming right to his ears.

Lu Cheng was startled for a moment, then reacted and turned to look at the metal flower spirit: "Can you speak now?"

"Uh-huh!"

The metal flower spirit nodded obediently: "The settlement hub has been upgraded to level 3, and I also have new functions!"

Hearing this, Lu Cheng's heart moved.

Level 3 is a special node. When the settlement hub is upgraded, the settlement will not be upgraded accordingly. Presumably, the notification is not triggered because of this.

If a settlement wants to be upgraded to level 3, it must be upgraded to a city.

but……

For him, the upgrade of the settlement hub has additional benefits.

It's the passage leading to the secret place where the treasure is hidden.

As the settlement hub reaches level 3, the speed of breeding channels will also speed up a lot.

Besides.

The metal flower spirit is probably also improved a lot!

With a change of thought, the attributes of the flower spirit appeared before his eyes.

……

【Metal Flower Spirit】

[Level: Level 3 (equivalent to settlement hub, upgrade to obtain functional gains)]

[HP: 3000/3000]

[Current functions: Provide blessings, pick up items, language proficiency, communicate with metal life, mechanical affinity. 】

[Current blessing effects: maximum health value +2000, maximum mana value +2000, all attributes +40, 25% reduction in damage from mechanical and metal life types. 】

[Mechanical affinity: The speed of mastering mechanical props and instruments is greatly increased, and the probability of being attacked by mechanical monsters is greatly reduced. 】

……

Looking over, Lu Cheng suddenly felt happy.

After upgrading, the effect of Metal Flower Spirit Blessing has been greatly improved.

However, what surprised him even more was the mechanical affinity effect!

Toa's ruins are technological. Unlocking this feature before exploring may very well come in handy!

and……

The Toa ruins are not the only technological ruins. In the future, this function will also be useful.

Thinking in his mind, Lu Cheng looked in the direction pointed by the metal flower spirit.

I saw a forest of trees beside the street, shimmering with light.

……

[Level 1 Camphor Tree: Building material, after felling, it can be converted into level 1 wood. 】

……

Looking at the small forest, Lu Cheng raised his eyes slightly.

Currently, there is a need for level 2 houses in the settlement, and this level 1 wood comes at just the right time!

Then, with his mind turning, he reported his location in the community chat.

These are originally street trees on the roadside, so naturally they cannot be of level 1.

The surrounding area of ​​the settlement has been upgraded to a level 1 resource area, which has improved the quality of these trees and made them much larger in size.

As the resource area is upgraded, the resources around the settlement and even the experience provided by monsters will increase.

With his thoughts turning, Lu Cheng walked towards the metal road.

Stepping onto the metal road, a system prompt rang in his ears.

……

[Sealing Array: In operation]

……

[Ding... The test has passed. You have metal life permissions and can enter the Toya ruins. Do you want to enter? 】

Looking at the metal road, Lu Cheng's heart moved slightly.

Not long after the disaster started, he learned the information about the Toya ruins.

Today, I finally get to go in and explore!

"Enter."

Lu Cheng opened the storage space, took out the dark attribute stone, and then thought silently in his heart.

The next moment, metallic light flashed, and the light and shadow changed in front of his eyes.

After a while, the pungent smell of engine oil penetrated the nasal cavity.

[Ding, you are in radiation, and you will permanently lose 10 points of all attributes every minute! 】

……

[Your dark attribute source stone has offset the radiation and will expire after 1000 minutes. 】

Two system prompts sounded one after the other.

Listening to the system prompts, Lu Cheng's heart moved slightly.

A dark attribute stone can last for more than sixteen hours, which is quite sufficient.

Then, he raised his eyes and looked around.

At this time, he was in a corridor, surrounded by metal walls and floors.

Looking over, Lu Cheng nodded secretly.

The Toa ruins are technological, so this kind of environment is not surprising.

Moreover... in the map provided by Embrace of Source Energy, the entrance to Toa's ruins is indeed a long and narrow passage.

Thinking in his heart, Lu Cheng moved forward.

Next, it’s time to find the source energy crystal core!

(End of this chapter)