Chapter 1662 - 558: Crystals of Astonishing Value, Strange Crystal People!
Chapter 1662: Chapter 558: Crystals of Astonishing Value, Strange Crystal People!
"Hmm?"
Before Cao Xing could react.
He saw the Crystal People suddenly squat down and cover their mouth.
"Splash~!"
The sound of flowing crystal fragments echoed, as if they spat out something.
A moment later, the Crystal People slowly stood up, looking embarrassed.
In her hand appeared a hexagonal, fully formed crystal with a deep black sheen.
A strange liquid was still clinging to its surface.
Before Cao Xing could react.
Several of the Crystal People who had just finished eating also displayed different reactions.
They jogged to a nearby spot, then squatted down as well.
"Splash splash~!"
The strange sounds echoed, leading one to think about some peculiar occurrence.
Odd expressions flitted across Cao Xing’s face.
Soon, these Crystal People emerged from the corners.
Cao Xing noticed that they each held a hexagonal crystal in their hands, ranging in color from deep black to white, about the size of a baby’s fist.
Clearly, these were the crystals they produced.
Cao Xing roughly understood the principle behind it.
The Crystal People lacked reproductive and excretory organs; they had an exceptionally distinctive ’eating’ and ’metabolism’ process.
The crystal stones consumed were digested and underwent special changes due to certain powers within them, transforming into these magical crystals.
Then they are excreted once again through the mouth.
Meanwhile, the Crystal People holding the crystals looked at Cao Xing with embarrassment and said.
"Lord, do you want these crystal stones?"
"Of course."
Cao Xing didn’t have any discomfort and directly accepted them.
[Obtained: Dark Crystal (Purple) *13]
[Obtained: Flash Crystal (Gold) *2]
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As the system described, the rarer the crystals, the lower the production probability.
Therefore, among this batch of crystals, there were only two [Flash Crystals], and none of the even rarer [Seven-Colored Crystals] from legends.
He glanced at the attributes.
[Dark Crystal (Purple)]
[Quality: Rare]
[Item attribute: Embed into weapon or equipment to increase 2 points of Charm and enhance equipment’s Basic Attributes by 5%]
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[Flash Crystal (Gold)]
[Quality: Rare]
[Item attribute: Embed into weapon or equipment to increase 5 points of Charm and enhance equipment’s Basic Attributes by 10%]
(Note: Embedding a Flash Crystal will increase the equipment’s use level by 10 levels.)
(Note 2: Each piece of equipment can be embedded with a maximum of 1 crystal.)
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"Wow! A single Dark Crystal can enhance equipment’s Basic Attributes by 5%, and a Flash Crystal can enhance by 10%!"
What concept is this?
Take Liu Muxue’s Ancient Treasure Sword, which has over 7000 Attack Power and 2000 Four-dimensional Attribute bonuses.
By embedding a [Flash Crystal], it can increase Attack Power by over 700, plus 200 Four-dimensional Attribute bonuses.
It’s a significant enhancement!
No wonder Orkan said that a Flash Crystal is worth over millions of Crowns!
This thing truly holds its value!
Moreover, these Crystal People can even excrete... producing even more precious Seven-Colored Crystals!
This makes Cao Xing curious, about the potency of the higher-grade Seven-Colored Crystals.
He first stored all the crystals in his backpack, then looked at a tall Crystal People among the crowd and asked.
"San Yeshi, under what conditions do your Crystal People produce Seven-Colored Crystals? Also, do you know the effects of Seven-Colored Crystals?"
The elite Crystal People respectfully replied: "Honorable Lord, the power contained in Seven-Colored Crystals is about twice as strong as Flash Crystals."
"Moreover, the production probability of these crystals is entirely random, so we can’t control it."
After hearing the explanation, Cao Xing pondered.
Twice as much... is a 30% enhancement?
That’s incredibly powerful!
For instance, Liu Muxue’s full [Ode to Light Set] is Level 70 equipment.
If fully embedded with Flash Crystals, it would become a Level 100 set!
Even those fixed Level 70 Legendary Equipment can be upgraded to Level 100.
This enhancement is quite impressive.
Of course, the premise is to have enough [Seven-Colored Crystals].
He then asked: "How do your Crystal People reproduce?"
Cao Xing was already considering whether he could accelerate their reproduction to increase the Crystal People’s number.
After all, even if the probability is low, with a large enough population base, this likelihood can be raised.
Upon hearing this question, the Crystal People on the scene appeared puzzled.
Obviously, due to differences in culture, they didn’t understand what ’reproduction’ meant.
San Yeshi provided the explanation.
"Lord, our Crystal People’s method of reproduction is rather special, or rather, it shouldn’t be called reproduction but should be termed as splitting."
"Splitting?"
San Yeshi nodded gently, "Yes, after consuming a large amount of crystal stones for years, a small crystal will condense in a certain part of our bodies."
"With time, this small crystal will grow larger, and after about three months, it will detach from our body, forming a young Crystal People."
"The young Crystal People will continue to grow by consuming crystal stones until they become a big Crystal People like us."
Cao Xing had a revelation.
Looking at it this way, expanding their population will not be an overnight task.
Meanwhile, a Crystal People named Little Hu Shi on the side spoke: "Lord, here, here!"
Cao Xing directed his gaze over.
He saw this approximately 1.2-meter-tall young Crystal People pointing at their stomach, which had a slight bulge like a small pregnant woman.
Little Hu Shi said happily: "There’s already a little Crystal People in my tummy!"
"In two months, this little Crystal People will jump out and quickly grow up, it’s really amazing~"
Cao Xing’s lips twitched.
Although Little Hu Shi spoke normally.
When paired with her small body, it felt odd.
He chose not to ask further questions, as he had already learned enough.
"Understood, next, you can live in the territory."
"Would you like to reside in houses, or should I arrange another type of accommodation for you?"
The hundred-plus Crystal People exchanged glances.
San Yeshi spoke again: "Lord, we can live anywhere."
"Crystal People generally don’t fear the cold, but if possible... building us a few stone houses would be ideal..."
Cao Xing glanced at his backpack.
As it happens, he had the [Basic Stone House] construction blueprints, which he obtained previously at the Wild Boar Tribe, proving useful now.
"Understood, I’ll have someone build a few stone houses for you."
Quickly, Cao Xing summoned the Polar Du An.
"Du An, construct some stone houses for these new members as their accommodation, built in the Second Ring Area of the territory."
"Yes! I’ll get right on it."
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(PS: Tomorrow, I’ll go catch a Green Snake!)
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