Chapter 272 High-quality card slot

   I was lucky. After accepting the fixed mission, the other party gave me a side mission as a gift. I went to find a cat for a city resident. If I could find it, I would get 50 reputation.

  This kind of task must be taken without thinking.

  【You have accepted a temporary mission: Find the lost cat. 】

  【You left Phoenix City and went to Sunshine Forest. 】

  Sunshine Woodland is also one of the new locations that Muyou unlocks after reaching friendship. It is located in the west of Phoenix City, not far away. Muyou rode a chocobo for more than ten minutes and arrived at the place.

  【You have entered the Sunshine Forest. 】

[This forest blessed with eternal spring is filled with extremely rich arcane energy. Through the solar enchantment covering the forest, it can absorb sufficient light during the day, and it is a gathering place for various solar-type creatures , and therefore only when the sun shines, it will emit enough vitality. 】

  【It’s getting late, and the woodland is quiet. The bustling and bustling Sunlight Woodland in the daytime is very deserted at night. Only a few luminescent mushroom plants are still acting as light sources, illuminating the way forward for you...】

Sunshine Woodland, to put it bluntly, is a place where the Sunlight Elves specially give their children their initial experience. Most of the monsters in it are very weak, with an average of only three or four levels, and the highest will not exceed eight levels. It only appears during the day, which perfectly fits the characteristics of the Sun Elf, but it is very unfriendly to outsiders.

  Of course, Mu You didn't expect to level up here. He came here purely for the mission. After entering the forest, he immediately started searching without stopping.

   Fortunately, there are no restrictions on mounts in this forest. You can directly ride a chocobo to do tasks without expending too much energy on the road.

  After wandering in the forest for more than ten minutes, Mu You finally met the first creature.

  【The singing of the chocobo attracted the attention of some strange creatures in the forest, and you saw a transparent plankton floating towards you. 】

  【This is a petite creature, only the size of an adult's palm, with a body wrapped in dragon horns and fish scales. It swings its body and flies in the air, just like a fish swimming freely in water. 】

  [Out-of-control mana floating dragon: attack power 15-21, HP 300, ability: floating dragon bite. 】

  【The Mana Wyvern is a gentle creature, and generally won't take the initiative to attack other creatures, but this one you saw has scarlet rays of light in its eyes, which is a sign of loss of control. 】

  【The mana dragon found you, screamed 'mi', swung its tail wildly, and rushed towards you at a sudden speed! 】

   This thing is a kind of gentle pet. It doesn't even have a level. Even after being berserk, its combat power is still weak. It only has 300 HP when it attacks Gua Sha.

  Mu You didn't even bother to fight back, so he casually clicked an Arcane Missile on the panel.

  【You used Arcane Missile on Mana Wyrm. 】

  【Three missiles emerge from the tip of your wand one by one, crossing a tortuous trajectory, hitting the plankton in mid-air with precision like a missile. 】

  【Amidst the red flashes, the mana dragon let out a scream, and the whole body suddenly emitted a brilliance similar to an arcane explosion. After the light faded, the Mana Wyvern turned into a thumb-sized crystal and fell to the ground. 】

  【You killed the out-of-control Mana Wyvern, reputation value +10, and obtained Arcane Crystal*1. 】

   There is no experience in killing this thing, and it takes a little action. Fortunately, the dropped items can be exchanged for one year of life, which just offsets the consumption. Generally speaking, it is a task of exchanging time for reputation.

   Next, Mu You continued to manipulate the characters to wander in the forest.

   There are actually not many of these things, and the body is still transparent. It is not easy to find them in the middle of the night. With the support of his night vision ability, it takes about ten minutes to find one on average.

   After working for an hour and a half, Mu You finally killed 10 mana dragons.

  It's a pity that there is still no clue about the cat-finding mission.

   Mu You didn't give up just yet, anyway, he still had 50 prestige, so he continued to search repeatedly in the forest with a lantern. In terms of finding things, the pumpkin lantern has never let him down.

   Sure enough, after half an hour of jumping repeatedly at various intersection options in the forest, the jack-o-lantern was successfully triggered.

  【Under the cyan glow of the pumpkin lantern, you can see some plum blossom-shaped footprints on the red maple mud under your feet. 】

  【These footprints of small animals like cats and dogs are very likely to be left by the target you want to track. Do you want to track them down? 】

   "Purchase."

  【You followed the footprints all the way, and finally came to a big golden-red tree. 】

  【You heard the screams of the Mana Wyrm intermittently in front of you, and hurried to the vicinity. 】

[You come to the foot of the big tree and see a black civet cat, staring at you with copper bell-like eyes, and at the civet's feet, there is a mana floating dragon covered in scars, limp on the ground , weakly swinging the dragon's tail, but unable to take off again, like a fish washed up on the shore, about to die of drying up. 】

  【You want to get closer, the civet immediately makes a threatening meow, as if warning you not to get close to its prey. 】

  Looking at the situation, it is obvious that the cat ran to the forest to play after the mana wyvern, but forgot to come home.

  The text reminds that the cat is not low in aggressiveness. After all, it is the goal of the mission. Mu You didn't force it. He went to fetch a can of cat food and sent it into the game. He set up a trap near the big tree and put the can of cat food on the trap.

  【The civet is attracted by the aroma of the food, meowing and trotting towards the food in front of you. 】

  【The moment he stepped through the trap, the trap suddenly closed, and the civet was imprisoned in a wooden cage. The civet howled and struggled fiercely in the cage. You turned a blind eye and stepped forward to pick up the cage. 】

  【You got the 'Lost Civet'...】

  The task target was successfully captured, and Mu You stuffed it into the backpack directly, and then took a look at the mana dragon.

  【You come to the big tree. The eyes of the plankton in front of you are glowing red, looking at you with a fierce look, obviously it is also a mana dragon out of control. It's a pity that it was seriously injured and was already on the verge of disappearing. your choice…】

  Three options: [Heal it], [Kill it], [Leave it alone].

   It’s definitely not okay to let it go. The drops of this thing are worth a year of life.

  However, today's Mana Floating Dragon mission has reached its upper limit. Mu You thought whether to save it and put it away, and then kill it tomorrow, which would save some mission time.

  Thinking of this, Mu You chose to 'treat it'.

  But what he didn't expect was that some strange text popped up in the game next.

  【You pick up the Mana Wyrm and want to heal its injuries. However, the moment the mana dragon enters your hands, you feel some familiar fluctuations. 】

  【The disordered magic flow in the mana dragon's body gives you the feeling that it is somewhat similar to those creatures that have been corroded and blackened by natural magic power...】

"Huh?"

   Mu You stared blankly, similar to blackened creatures... Could it be that the reason why these mana floating dragons lost control was also caused by inhaling natural magic power?

  If this is the case, then perhaps through the crystallization of secret techniques, it can help it sort out the chaotic energy into normal energy, just like combing the black magic crystals picked up in the black forest before.

   And when Mu You thought of this, a reminder just popped up in the text.

  【You speculated that the loss of control of the mana dragon might be related to natural magic, so you tried to use secret art crystals to help it sort out its energy...】

  The combing process was quick, and after about ten minutes, the text surfaced again.

  【You helped this mana wyvern sort out its energy, the scarlet in its eyes disappeared, and it became a normal mana wyvern. 】

  【The Mana Wyvern feels the secret energy in your body, which is more pure and delicious food than the arcane energy they usually absorb. The Mana Wyvern wanders around you excitedly, and actively asks to become your contracted creature. 】

  【Do you accept its contract? 】

   "It's really cured!"

  Mu You was surprised. It seems that the mana dragon's loss of control was really due to absorbing mixed natural energy, and after helping it to cure, the mana dragon actually relied on him and offered to make a contract with him!

   "Accept." There is no reason not to take the initiative to send pets to your door.

  【You accepted the contract request from the mana dragon, and the contract spell is automatically completed. 】

  【Mana Wyvern: After the contract, it can swallow a magic circuit and remember it. During the battle, you can release this magic to assist you in combat. The magic swallowed by the Mana Wyrm is equivalent to the magic that has been analyzed. Current growth rate: Childhood (52/1000): Devour other mana wyrms or arcane crystals to increase the growth rate. 】

  The text description after the contract surprised Mu You: it is actually a contracted familiar who can assist in battle!

   It can swallow and memorize a spell. This description is somewhat similar to the effect of the Arcane Ball. Mu You guessed, could the Arcane Ball be made according to the principle of the Mana Floating Dragon?

   However, in the description of the arcane ball, it is clearly mentioned that it can only copy ordinary magic and cannot memorize black magic, but the description of the mana dragon does not mention this restriction...

   So Mu You took a fireball secret card, sent it into the game, chose [Feed], and fed it to the Mana Floating Dragon.

  【The mana dragon swallowed the secret card you fed like a biscuit. 】

  【After some chewing, the card disappeared. The mana floating dragon successfully memorized the 'Little Fireball'. 】

   "It's actually possible!"

   Mu You was stunned, being able to devour black magic represented extraordinary significance, especially for the twelve mystics.

  Because this means that this thing can be used as a card slot!

   "Vivian, have you contracted with a mana dragon before?" Mu You hurriedly went to find Vivian and asked.

   "A mana wyrm?"

  Vivien shook her head: "The mana dragon is the companion creature of the sun elves. They only recognize the blood of the sun elves. Even if other races capture the mana dragon, they cannot make a contract. What?"

   Even Vivian doesn't know this?

But it’s right to think about it. Under normal circumstances, the mana dragon cannot be contracted by outsiders, and after the out-of-control mana dragon appears, it will be quickly wiped out by the sun elves. Outsiders have no chance to touch it, so even the secret of the previous generation Even the magicians don't know the secret of the mana wyvern!

  Mu You immediately told Vivian what happened in the game just now.

Vivienne was also surprised when she heard this, and then thoughtfully said: "It is said that mana dragons naturally pursue purer magic power, and the arcane energy they usually absorb is actually purer ordinary magic power. There is natural magic power stronger than arcane energy, which is more delicious for mana wyvern, but the natural magic is too mixed, which is a serious hazard to creatures like mana wyvern who pursue purity."

   "So normal mana dragons will instinctively reject natural magic, but there are also a few floating dragons with poor self-control who will unconsciously absorb natural magic, gradually leading to addiction, and then developing out of control..."

   Mu You also understood what she meant.

  Ordinary mana dragons reject natural magic, so of course they are not interested in someone like him who possesses the crystallization of secret arts, and even instinctively reject him.

But the out-of-control Mana Floating Dragon itself is a creature addicted to natural magic power. When he felt that Mu You had a lot of natural magic power in his body, and it was pure black magic power without side effects, he immediately couldn't resist the temptation and offered to make a contract with him. up.

  Thinking of this, Mu You returned to the game, trying to extract the mana dragon into reality.

  The Mana Wyvern is not a real creature. Strictly speaking, it is a kind of energy condensate, similar to the shadow ghost, and can be accessed freely through the game.

  【Under your signal, the Mana Wyvern entered your body and disappeared. 】

   Mu You felt it for a while, and found that next to the secret art crystal in his mind, there was a strange little spot, lying on the crystal like a small bug, sucking the pure energy in it.

   Mu You stretched out his hand, trying to summon the mana dragon.

  The next moment, a transparent dragon emerged from between his hands, spinning around his body like a long snake, and as Mu You stretched out his hand, it immediately hovered over his hand obediently.

   Mu You took the mana floating dragon into the lock cylinder backpack, found an open space, and tried the fireball technique that had just been swallowed by it.

  The mana floating dragon itself has no magic power, so of course it uses the magic power in Mu You's body to cast spells.

  As the reserves in the secret art crystal suddenly decreased, the mana dragon opened its mouth, and a raging fireball condensed in front of it, and then shot forward.

   Not only that, Mu You discovered that the fireball shot by the mana dragon can actually turn in the air according to his thoughts!

  I saw the fireball draw an arc trajectory, skimmed the ground and bombarded the sky, and exploded at the top of the space, like a mass of blooming fireworks.

   "Is this the effect of magic analysis..."

   Mu You was thoughtful. After analyzing the magic, not only the power can be adjusted freely, but also the direction can be continued to be controlled after being cast out. The latter point is especially practical in actual combat.

   Moreover, the magic released by the mana dragon does not need to be chanted by itself, it can be used at the same time as other magic, saving worry and effort, and can also achieve some synergistic effects, such as wind to help fire or something.

  In general, this mana dragon not only provides him with an extra card slot, but also a very high-quality card slot!

  Mu You immediately returned to the game, and continued to search for the Mana Wyvern, such an excellent slot replacement, to contract as many as possible.

  【You found a new mana dragon, wandering in the grass ahead, you choose...】

  【You took the initiative to attack the mana dragon, but you didn't kill it directly, but severely injured it with the vampire's claw...】

  【You are dredging the chaotic energy in the mana wyvern...】

  【You cured the mana dragon, and the mana dragon asked for a contract with you...】

   Sure enough, as long as the mana wyverns were helped to untangle the chaos in their bodies, they would take the initiative to make a contract.

   Mu You clicked to agree, looking forward to the addition of a new floating dragon.

  However, the following text immediately poured a basin of cold water on him.

  【You successfully contracted this juvenile mana dragon. 】

  【But before you had time to be happy, you saw the Mana Wyvern that you contracted just now took the initiative to appear, and the two Mana Wyverns wrestled together. 】

  【The first mana wyvern quickly devoured the new mana wyvern, growth length +5 points. 】

"Well…"

  Looking at this situation, Mu You already realized a possibility in his heart: Mana dragons can't coexist?

Next, he tried to capture a few floating dragons without believing in evil, but the result was the same. As long as two or more floating dragons were contracted at the same time, they would definitely fight, and the strong ones would eat the weak ones, thus increasing their growth to a certain extent. Spend.

   Moreover, Mu You found that all the mana wyrms he could capture were juveniles, not a single mature one.

  But after thinking about it, it becomes clear that this kind of mana wyvern without self-control has no chance of surviving infancy. They will lose control soon after birth, and then be cleaned up as pests.

   Mu You shook his head regretfully.

  Looking at it this way, Mana Wyrm can only add one extra slot to them.

  However, after the mana dragon grows and evolves, the amount of magic that can be memorized may increase.

   Mu You tried feeding the arcane crystal to the mana dragon again.

  The result is the same as that of mana dragons devouring each other, only adding 5 growth points.

   That is to say, to raise it to the growth stage, you need to feed more than 180 crystals...

"take it easy…"

   Mu You exhaled, and looked up at the time.

   After all the tossing in the game, the time has quietly arrived at eleven o'clock in the evening, and it will be another week of secret arts meeting soon.

  Mu You prepared the cards and items to bring today, and when midnight arrived, he and his avatar stepped into the portal.

  As the scene in front of him changed, Mu You reappeared in the quaint palace.

   First, he looked up and glanced at the conference table as usual, but the result surprised him a little: out of the twelve seats, only ten were full.

  The two missing are Libra and Capricorn.

   "Huh? Neither the Libra girl nor the Capricorn brother came!" The lion was the first to exclaim in surprise.

   "What happened?" asked the archer, "Has anyone seen them both?"

  Others shook their heads to express their ignorance.

  The weekly meeting is one of the most important events for their mystics. There are no special circumstances, and generally they will not be absent. It is indeed rare for two people to not come.

   Mu You also frowned and looked at the two missing seats.

Capricorn and Libra, these two people are together in reality, it is said that they are still lovers, even if one person has something to do, it is reasonable to arrange at least one other person to attend the meeting, but they did not come at the same time... The only possibility that Mu You can think of is that they Encountered a battle, and it was an urgent battle that could not escape.

   "Anyway, let's start the meeting first."

   Mu You opened his mouth to attract everyone's attention.

   "Before I start exchanging cards, let me say two things..."

   Mu You took out the Fragment of Lie Sun City from his pocket.

   "First thing, I have a map fragment of Sky City here, the nine of Lie Sun City..."

   "Bang!"

  Before the words fell, he heard the sound of his head banging on the table from the opposite side.

  The lion on the opposite side didn't care about the embarrassment, covered his nose and said excitedly: "Boss Aries!!"

  (end of this chapter)