Chapter 496 - Endless Frost Seal (2/2)
“You mean that you have a better idea?” Lin Li had always been quick to lower his stance as long as he had something to gain from it.
“Don’t you have a Humerus Wyrm sealed in that Summoning Lamp? It was quite a decent helper to you in the past, but it has become increasingly obsolete now. It is still a Humerus Wyrm, though, and after losing the powerful body of the dragon it also lost much of its power and all its potential to evolve. Now that you have the Crimson Dragon’s body, things will change.” Lin Li did not have to press further now, as Connoris would willingly offer any information that’d benefit Lin Li now. This was because he understood Lin Li’s personality very well after spending so much time together.
It was no use forcing him or threatening him for help. Only if you willingly helped him and had Lin Li owe you a favor would he be forced to keep your matters in mind. This was what Connoris concluded after spending time with Lin Li.
It was all very simple indeed. If you wanted others to respect you, then you had to learn to respect others first. It was something easy to understand, yet not many were capable of actually doing it.
“What do you mean? You…” Lin Li was taken aback, and quickly asked, “You’re saying that the Humerus Wyrm can take on another body?”
The truth was exactly like what Connoris had said. While the Humerus Wyrm sealed in the Summoning Lamp was a level-20, it was not very useful in a situation like the one earlier. The Humerus Wyrm’s level did not reflect its power as it did not have the protection of scales and the powerful strength that a fleshly body would have. It was merely a rack of bones, or perhaps like an enlarged Skeletal Warrior.
Hence, it was kind of tricky to use the Humerus Wyrm now. It was not of much help, yet it pained Lin Li to see it destroyed—a level-20 Humerus Wyrm was hard to come by, after all. But if he were to keep it and not use it, wouldn’t it be as good as not having it?
“Of course!” Connoris said proudly. “Don’t forget that I used to be an ancient deity. The magic we used then is far beyond what you can imagine now. It is nothing much to transfer a creature’s soul into another body. Why else do you think I asked for you help in creating a new body?”
“Oh? Then what do I do now?” Lin Li’s interest was piqued, for even though the Humerus Wyrm was intimidating, it did not have a good image. If he were to pose as the reincarnation of the Holy Light in the Brilliance Shrine, it would not look good on him. It would be much grander if he could summon a real dragon, but a Wyrm was too proud to sign a servant contract with a human, and thus giving a Humerus Wyrm a dragon’s body was the next best thing he could do.
“It’s very simple and you don’t have to do anything. Just hand the Humerus Wyrm and the Crimson Dragon to me and I’ll see to it. Just wait until you can summon a real Crimson Dragon to scare others,” Connoris said confidently while he thought to himself that this would be preparation for himself in the future.
“Alright, I’ll leave it to you, then.” Lin Li removed the chains on the Crimson Dragon before placing the whole carca.s.s into the Ring of Endless Storm. He did not discard the chains, for they could shackle a Wyrm, and thus had to be made of high-quality materials.
Lin Li glanced around and saw that there was nothing more that he could take; thus, he stomped on the black stone platform beneath him indignantly. It was capable of turning the Crimson Dragon’s power into a power source for the magical traps in the whole underground palace, so it had to be made of expensive materials too.
“BOOM!”
The entire platform was placed into the Ring of Endless Storm, and the lava immediately flowed out in its place, creating a majestic whirlpool of lava.
“You really don’t let anything of the tiniest bit of value go, do you?” Connoris could not bear to watch this anymore. This kid was worth millions; he had the Eternal Furnace and the Palace of Darkness, and there were so many treasures waiting to be collected in this underground palace, yet he had to take this stone platform too.
“Without the Crimson Dragon, the magical traps here would be useless. It will be a waste to leave this platform here then, and it’s a shame to be wasteful. Since I can take it away, it might be of use in the future,” Lin Li said nonchalantly as he flew towards the entrance of the cave.
“Fine. There’s n.o.body here now, but don’t do this in front of anyone in the future. It’s too embarra.s.sing!” Connoris could not help but feel embarra.s.sed for Lin Li. What do you mean it’s a shame to be wasteful? Are you that broke? Why do you have to take everything from this place?
“Who cares what others think as long as I get what I want?” Lin Li pursed his lips in annoyance.
Lin Li returned to the bas.e.m.e.nt filled with junk after going along the secret tunnel. Ujfalusi and Norfeller hurriedly rushed to welcome their master when they saw him emerge from the secret tunnel. One of the had a blood-oath with him, while the other had a Soul Contract, so the magical wave that came from the secret door nearly scared them out of their minds.
“What happened to the two of you…?” Lin Li was in shock too as Ujfalusi and Norfeller looked somewhat disheveled. Their clothes had many tears, and the stuff that littered the bas.e.m.e.nt seemed to have been swept by a typhoon.
“Master, we don’t know what happened, either. We were attacked not long after that strong magical wave disappeared,” Ujfalusi said with a confused face.
“Oh, I see.” Lin Li immediately knew that this was yet another sinister trap laid by Osric. Since somebody had destroyed the main power source on the inside, then there’d be another one-time attack by the other traps outside to take the people waiting there by surprise. Ujfalusi was nearly Legendary, while Norfeller triumphed in his speed; hence, while the trap left them a little disheveled, it did not cause them much harm. If it were a large group of men searching this underground palace, then the losses would be serious.