Chapter 1520: Chapter 773 Inventory of Gains_2

“The progress is going very smoothly,” Shanoba said with visible delight. “The first batch of five hundred Dwarfs from the Iron Clan arrived three days ago, and they are doing their utmost to repair the air supply pipelines in Dicheng City, conducting inspections on all the pipelines.

The Dwarfs of Shanata are very skilled craftsmen, maintaining their air supply pipelines excellently. According to them, they conducted maintenance on all pipelines before employing the Vein Sealing Technique, and no issues have been found thus far.

Rest assured, my Lord, we will certainly restore the air supply and open all the mine doors before the army arrives in the Three Rivers Region, ensuring no delay in your plan.”

“What about the research on the Cloud Manta Exclusive Armed Platform and the Flying Dragon Armor?”

“Master Giharin and Chieftain Yuriu have already begun designing them. I believe they will present the initial drafts for your review once they are ready.”

“Urge them to put more effort into this matter; its importance is no less than that of the mine areas.”

“Understood. How should we deal with the Earth Crystal People and the Ridgeback Beasts?”

“Their situation differs from that of the Flying Dragons; the focus is not on the Ridgeback Beasts but on the Earth Crystal People. If we can control the Earth Crystal People, we can effectively control the Ridgeback Beasts. However, possessing so many Earth Crystal People indicates that they have control over at least one large Earth Crystal People’s village. To utilize them for our purposes, we must first address their concerns,” Gaven pondered briefly before saying, “Let’s go and see them.”

Gaven placed great emphasis on the Earth Crystal People.

They are humanoid beings from the Earth Elemental Plane, resembling Dwarfs in appearance but with a rugged essence. Despite their similarity, they share no blood relation with Dwarfs and often have poor relations, frequently waging wars due to overlapping living spaces. Some Earth Crystal Rangers even choose Dwarfs as their nemesis to enhance their lethality against them.

The height of Earth Crystal People surpasses that of Dwarfs, taller than most Humans, able to look Gaven in the eye.

However, Gaven’s thighs were not even as thick as their arms. Uniquely, they have no body hair but are covered with clusters of crystal resembling hair and beards on their shoulders, knees, feet, hands, etc., with crystals varying in size and shape.

Crystal external skeletons are an innate ability of the Earth Crystal People.

But to grow such an exoskeleton, they must consume large quantities of crystals.

These crystals grant them formidable defensive abilities. They are Transcendent beings, with all adults possessing Transcendent Life Dice.

They are not only excellent warriors but also outstanding crystal miners; their Sonic Pulse can easily shatter crystal ores and sift them from impurities.

“Among you, who holds the most authority in your tribe?” Gaven asked the Earth Crystal prisoners straightforwardly.

The Earth Crystal prisoners only gazed deeply at Gaven, expressionless, betraying no emotion.

“It seems even Comprehend Languages isn’t almighty,” Gaven couldn’t help but remark.

It’s not that the Earth Crystal prisoners are aloof and unwilling to talk to him; they communicate using a low-frequency sonic language. Comprehend Languages only allows one to understand another’s language, but if the sound is inaudible, how can it be understood?

Gaven turned and instructed, “Fetch me a spellcaster who can use the Larray Mind Link.”

The Larray Mind Link is a Fifth Circle Spell, a spell Gaven is already capable of casting.

However, this spell is rather niche and isn’t used often. The academically imbalanced Gaven has not yet had the chance to learn it.

This spell allows the spellcaster to establish an invisible mental link between themselves and the targeted creature, requiring an Intelligence Value of at least 3 for the creatures.

All minds of the targeted creatures connect, allowing them to communicate directly through thoughts without needing language.

Besides this, the mind link does not cause any other effects or impacts. Once established, it remains effective regardless of distance (though it cannot transcend different planes).

Before casting, the spellcaster can choose whether to include themselves in the mind link.

The most remarkable feature of this spell is that it can be permanently maintained with the Magic Constancy Spell, linking two creatures at a time. One creature can be constantly linked multiple times, establishing a mental connection with several creatures.

This is why many recluse spellcasters, secluded in their Mage Tower conducting research, remain exceptionally well-informed.

Why does no one dare to casually provoke the Seven Sisters?

Besides their formidable power, they share a similar mode of communication, so provoking one means the others are quickly informed, and they can arrive on the battlefield in no time.

Gaven has established this spell with both Zalanda and Katherine, allowing them to discuss matters without the need to teleport in person, simply through mental communication.

Whether the other party replies is another matter, and they can unilaterally sever or block the connection.

The world of the Transcendent Mages is entirely different from that of ordinary people, with the high prices of those practical spells being the true barrier to their widespread use.

To establish a mental link between two people requires two Fifth Circle Spells, with casting fees and material costs starting at at least twenty thousand gold coins, far beyond what ordinary people can afford.