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Chapter 68 Exit
With so many treasures, how should they be arranged? Thor found himself in a blissful predicament.
The most direct and significant way to improve strength is undoubtedly to immediately draw a medium-level monster template.
However, Thor's physical instincts reminded him that the energy he had accumulated was nearing the limit that his age could withstand.
If a medium-sized monster template is loaded, the enormous energy may trigger a stress response in the body, causing the slumber that is the transition from the hatchling stage to the young dragon stage to arrive prematurely.
It should be understood that this is a crucial event in the life of a true dragon. Each time it sleeps across different age groups, it is almost equivalent to a complete transformation.
Therefore, before falling asleep, they must eat as much as possible to store up sufficient nutrients, and it is best to pile up some magical gems around their bodies. Only in this way can the effect of falling asleep be maximized.
Thor naturally did not intend to enter a second slumber now, not to mention that the current environment did not allow it, and that the necessary supplies were not yet fully prepared.
Before that, he planned to extract enough fire and earth elemental ores and dragon crystals to achieve another leap in his strength.
"Then let's keep 1000 essences for now and use the rest for extraction."
The moment the thought arose, 10 points of essence transformed into starlight and were cast onto the outermost turntable.
Ten tiny points of light then began to flash like neon lights, and after they stopped, a pale blue notification message appeared.
Congratulations on obtaining [Large Iron Ore], [Butterbeer], [Merlu Cat's Paw Staff], [Golden Rhinoceros Beetle Shell], [Ancient Tree Leaf]...
Thor glanced at it and found it was all useless; he no longer even had the desire to extract it.
Fortunately, after 10 consecutive draws, he got a chance to narrow down the range of draws. Naturally, he didn't need to think much and immediately locked onto the ore category.
But the next moment, a blue pattern that looked like an ice crystal popped up, and the message displayed "Ice Crystal Stone" made his face darken instantly.
In the game, this thing is a special crystal that constantly emits cold energy.
However, its effect is very weak, about the same as the cooling effect of a refrigerator, making it a super weaker version of Zhenbing.
Putting aside the fact that it completely clashes with its own attributes, what use is such a small effect? Is it supposed to be used as a portable mini-cold storage unit?
Fortunately, he still has a sufficient amount of essence, so he doesn't care about wasting it. Besides, once he draws it, it's equivalent to unlocking the exchange rights for the corresponding items, which will come in handy someday, so it's not a complete loss.
Soon, he had invested all 80-plus points of essence into the outermost roulette wheel. A few points of light appeared on the top of the wheel, but most of them were not the items he wanted.
Only three of them were useful to him: [Earth Crystal], [Radiant Dragon Stone], and [Paladin's Secret Roasted Meat].
Earth Crystal is a yellowish-brown crystal containing a small amount of pure earth elemental energy; while Dragon Stone is orange-red with flame patterns, containing a mixture of fire and earth elemental energies.
What surprised Thor the most was the Palico's secret roasted meat, which he immediately extracted.
A whole herbivorous dragon thigh, weighing nearly 20 kilograms, was coated with honey and spices and roasted, emitting a rich and tempting aroma. Thor, who was already starving, devoured it, skin and bones alike.
After finishing his meal, he licked his lips with lingering satisfaction, checked the exchange price, and discovered that it actually required 5 points of essence. His face darkened even further.
It seems that this thing can only be used as a regular food when we become truly wealthy. Compared to dragon crystals, it is simply not cost-effective at all.
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There is no day-night cycle in the underground cavern, and the boring wait makes time seem to stretch out endlessly.
After the burning coals in the mine were completely extinguished, Thor summoned two white dragon whelps and had them dig out the connection between the outer shell of the True Ice and the ground, pushing the entire True Ice into the mine.
Although it's somewhat reluctant to part with the spiritual essence provided by those undead creatures, it's best to seal off this unstable channel as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the one that appeared last time was just a dead soul trying to possess him. If it had been a headless knight or a skeleton lord, the trouble would have been much greater.
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The biological clock rooted in the minds of dragons allows Thor to clearly perceive the passage of time.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and as evening approached on the fourth day, a commotion suddenly arose in the distance.
"Found it!"
"This is it, there's no mistake!"
"We can finally get out!"
Upon faintly hearing these sounds, Solton immediately perked up and rushed towards the direction from which the sounds came.
Upon closer inspection, one could see a spot on a towering stone wall in the underground cavern that was exceptionally crystalline, seemingly containing some ice shards.
"Get out of my way! Let me see!"
Thor forcefully pushed aside the young dragons surrounding him, raised his thick forelimbs, and fiercely clawed at the stone wall in front of him.
The dragon claws, like naturally magical weapons, collided with the hard stone wall, producing a screeching sound. The stone on the surface of the wall crumbled away, revealing a thick layer of ice underneath.
This isn't a stone at all; it's just a disguise created by freezing a layer of stone chips on the surface of an ice block.
Upon realizing this, Thor immediately took a deep breath, his chest and abdomen bulging high, and he transformed the magic power within him into blazing flames that he suddenly unleashed.
The rolling flames scorched the entire stone wall in front of them, and a large amount of water vapor rose up instantly. A layer of stone chips mixed with water droplets dripped off the surface like mud, revealing a mine shaft about three meters in diameter that was frozen.
"There really is another exit! All of you, get out of there and break through the ice! I want to see where this leads!"
The impatient young dragons around them immediately swarmed forward, unleashing a barrage of breaths of various colors onto the ice surface. Before long, they blasted the ice layer open, revealing the deep, seemingly endless passage behind it.
Just as Thor was about to step into the passage, he suddenly remembered something, pointed his paw at a nearby orc, and said.
"You go in first, then the rest of you, I'll cover the rear."
The orc pointed at trembled instantly. He knew all too well what it meant to be the first one in this unfamiliar cave.
But he dared not disobey Thor's orders, for obeying might offer a glimmer of hope, while resistance would likely result in his immediate death. So he could only walk in with a grim expression.
The other orcs followed closely behind, then the dragonborn and the young dragons, while Thor, as he had said, lagged far behind.
In this way, even if there is any danger ahead, it will not threaten him immediately, and he can turn around and run away as soon as things go wrong.
Given the strength of those orcs and young dragons, even if a team of high-level professionals appeared, they could probably hold out for quite some time.