Chapter 101

The aquatic plants with their thick, robust shoots gave them a clear clue.

They searched the vicinity and always found Elemental Crystal, the only difference being the quantity.

"There are only Earth Elemental Crystal and Water Elemental Crystal; there are absolutely no wind element crystals, Elemental Crystal, or even any ether crystals."

"Rivers clash with the fire element, so even if there are Elemental Crystal, they will quickly disappear into the river."

"What about the wind element and the etheric element?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe these two magical elements are relatively rare, and therefore don't have the inherent properties to condense into crystals?"

"That's possible. Never mind, let's keep searching."

Xie Juanhan tossed a crystal back into the bag and was about to pull Telingewei along to continue searching for Elemental Crystal.

Suddenly, he realized something was wrong.

He suddenly grabbed Telingewei: "Have you noticed that the Elemental Crystal are slowly shrinking?"

Telingewei stopped and examined it carefully. "Is there?"

"Yes!" Xie Juanhan nodded firmly. "I can't see the Earth Elemental Crystal, but I'm very sensitive to the water element. I can confirm that it's slowly shrinking."

Xie Juanhan picked up a Water Elemental Crystal with his fingers. "This sand-like crystal will completely disappear in about sixteen or seventeen days."

Telingewei picked up an Earth Elemental Crystal and examined it carefully. After that, he agreed with Xie Juanhan's assessment, "It is indeed slowly disappearing."

"Right?" Xie Juanhan looked at the water plants in the river. "The reason why the tender shoots of the water plants can grow so well must be because these Elemental Crystal are slowly releasing magical elements to nourish them."

If they hadn't carefully considered the unusual appearance of the aquatic plants, and after a while, these Elemental Crystal would have completely evaporated, they would never have been able to discover this secret again.

Xie Juanhan asked, "Where did this inner space come from?"

Telingewei: "At this point, all we can be certain of is that it's a fragment of a large inner space."

"In other words, there might be a large inner Inner World with extremely dense magical elements, so dense that they could even condense into crystals."

Xie Juanhan looked upstream. "The crystals were carried downstream by the water and ended up in this peculiar river."

Telingewei: "I've heard a legend that there's a World Tree in our world, growing in the Inner World, supporting our world."

"Could this fragment of the Inner World be connected to the Inner World of the Great World Tree?"

"That's the only thing I can think of," Telingewei. "Legend has it that if you dive down to the end of the ocean, you can reach the Inner Sea. Maybe it's related to that legend."

Xie Juanhan sighed, "There are so many secrets about this space."

Xie Juanhan is currently struggling to learn about spatial knowledge, and he still has to write to Grand Magister Mumedeli of Ahaman City to ask her about some of the problems.

Needless to say, Telingewei's mathematical foundation was even Xie Juanhan's.

At least Xie Juanhan had formally studied advanced mathematics.

Although he studied it as an adult, his application to space science still provided him with a certain academic foundation.

Xie Juanhan rested his head on Telingewei's shoulder. "Let's keep looking."

Telingewei: "How many more hours? It'll be dawn, then we'll head back."

Xie Juanhan: "Okay, go back and get some sleep, eat something, and then bring Moli and the others to come and look for it."

You raise a furry creature for a thousand days, only to use it for a short time.

Their efficiency is simply too low.

We still need to get the kids to work with us.

Xie Juanhan pulled Telingewei back down to the riverbed, searching for Elemental Crystal bit by bit.

As Xie Juanhan put the Elemental Crystal into the bag once again, Telingewei's eyes flickered.

Xie Juanhan immediately knew from his micro-expression that he had connected the dots. "What's wrong?"

Telingewei pulled a gold flask from his spatial arm ring. "Gold is an excellent insulating material. How about we put Elemental Crystal inside?"

Xie Juanhan looked at the tall, slender, exquisite wine pot, then took a pinch of Elemental Crystal from his cloth bag and dropped them into it. "Like this?"

Telingewei closed the lid on the flask. "We'll see later."

The two dragons dived into the lake and searched for another round of Elemental Crystal.

When I came out again, quite a while had passed.

Telingewei opened the lid of the flask and carefully examined the Elemental Crystal inside.

Xie Juanhan: "Has the rate at which the Elemental Crystal dissipate slowed down?"

Xie Juanhan couldn't sense the extent of the dissipation of the Earth Elemental Crystal, so he specifically investigated the Water Elemental Crystal.

After a moment, he nodded. "The dissipation rate is only one-sixth to one-seventh of what it was before?"

Telingewei used some Dragon Flame to weld the spout shut. "Is this any better?"

Xie Juanhan examined it carefully. "When placed inside a relatively sealed gold container, the rate at which the Elemental Crystal dissipate slows down further, to about one-seventh of what it was before."

Telingewei: "It seems gold can indeed preserve magical elements. Let's stuff the Elemental Crystal into the spout."

Xie Juanhan and he stuffed all the Elemental Crystal from the cloth bag into the gold pot, examining it as they did so. "Now I know why you like gold so much."

"Gold is truly an excellent magical material."

"No," Telingewei shook his head, "Gold is the easiest basic magical material to obtain."

Xie Juanhan could only remark, "No wonder there are no poor magicians in this world."

Even gold is just a basic magical material; how much does it cost to become a professional magician?

They continued collecting Elemental Crystal.

As the morning glow reflected on the water, and they prepared to return, the Elemental Crystal they had collected had filled the bottom of the wine jug.

Xie Juanhan shook the wine pot, and a "rustling" sound came from inside. It was heavy, as if it contained a pot of fine wine.

Despite having been busy all night, Xie Juanhan felt refreshed. "Collecting Elemental Crystal is still the most fun. If I could keep searching for them for several days in a row, I probably wouldn't get tired."

Telingewei: "Bring Harper and the others; they love doing this kind of thing too."

Xie Juanhan: "Okay, let's go back and make some good food to bribe them first, then we'll bring them over to work!"

==========Author's Note:=========

Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Wishing everyone a peaceful and healthy Dragon Boat Festival!

Thanks to the Ancient Spirit little girl for the two landmines, and thanks to Sophia and Weixiaoxiao for the landmines!

Chapter 101 [VIP]

The next day, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei led the little ones into the Inner Land to continue their search for Elemental Crystal.

"Later, you guys go down and look for earth or Water Elemental Crystal."

There should only be these two types of crystals.

"If you find any other crystals, please call us immediately."

Xie Juanhan stood in the middle, while Harper and the others sat in a fan shape in front of him, listening intently to his explanation.

Looking into those clear eyes, Xie Juanhan softened his voice. "Did you understand?"

Harper and the others all cried out in unison, "Aww!"

Xie Juanhan spread out his palm. "Let's examine these two Elemental Crystal again. Moli, those of you with good senses of smell, take a sniff."

"Awoo." Moli stepped forward, its dark nose sniffing the tiny crystals in Xie Juanhan's palm, then tugged at his wrist with its paw, indicating it was done sniffing. "Awoo."

Nibote immediately came up and sniffed it as well.

After the little guys had all sniffed around, Xie Juanhan said, "Let's start looking now, and see which little guy can find the most."

Upon hearing this, Harper and the others immediately rushed into the river, howling.

Xie Juanhan stood on the shore watching.

The little ones huddled together when they first jumped into the river, but soon they went their separate ways.

They are all magical creatures, and even Nibote, who is the worst swimmer, will not drown.

After Xie Juanhan confirmed that there were no problems, he and Telingewei entered the water and continued searching for Elemental Crystal.

Yesterday only the two of them came looking for us, but today Harper and the others joined in, increasing our manpower sixfold.

The not-so-wide river was churned up, and there were lively sounds and splashes everywhere.

"Chirp!" Hadi was the first to paddle to Xie Juanhan and the others, her eyes shining as she looked at them.

Xie Juanhan: "You found it so quickly?"

"Chirp!" Hadi opened her mouth, revealing the sludge and Elemental Crystal inside to Xie Juanhan and Telingewei.

Xie Juanhan accurately picked up the Elemental Crystal: "Amazing!"

Hadi opened her mouth and gulped down the river water. "Chirp."

Xie Juanhan chuckled, "You're in first place for now, keep it up."

Hadi chirped and turned to continue rushing into the river.

Xie Juanhan stuffed the Earth Elemental Crystal into the gold jar they had modified.

They returned home yesterday and urgently modified several gold jars.

The gold jar is modeled after a piggy bank, with only one entrance smaller than a mung bean for storing Elemental Crystal; the rest is sealed to prevent the Elemental Crystal from evaporating.

Xie Juanhan stuffed the Earth Elemental Crystal into the gold jar and shook it.

The soft rustling sound is quite pleasant.

He turned to Telingewei and said, "Let's go, let's keep looking."

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei were the most efficient at finding Elemental Crystal.

Moli's search efficiency is the second most important factor.

The Companion Beast they found were alright, but Nibote was at the very bottom.

As the little creatures searched, they soon began to fight over the same Elemental Crystal, roaring at each other in the river.

Haxi bared his teeth, revealing his small, sharp teeth.

"No fighting!" Xie Juanhan shouted as if he had eyes in the back of his head, "What's gotten into you?"

Haxi kept his mouth open, no longer uttering a low, threatening growl, but he also didn't retract his small fangs.

Telingewei glanced at it, reached underwater and plucked a section of aquatic plant shoot, flicked it with his finger, and accurately flicked it into its mouth.

Haxi: "Hoo."