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Chapter 628 The Negative Effects of Pyroxene and Crystallization?

On an ordinary day, a statement was sent from the capital of the Warrior Kingdom.

The spirits of our ancestors finally agreed to the request to continue holding the war festival.

The countdown to the reopening of the festival has begun, and the process needs to be repeated.

Specifically, this involves lighting beacon fires in each city again, followed by sacrificial performances and ceremonies, after which the war festival, which had been forced to be interrupted, can be restarted.

The entire process takes about a week, which is the time allotted for people to travel to the capital to witness the festival.

It's unclear whether the ancestors of the Warrior Kingdom truly agreed, but the result is out, and only the king knows the truth.

Let's just assume the heroic spirits have agreed.

We can't keep delaying important national affairs, or we'll become a laughing stock in other countries.

Adventurers initiate a battle festival.

The war festival has begun.

A raging dragon attacked, forcing the war festival to a halt.

These three major events occurred almost within the same week, and people lived a dramatic life.

During the days when the war festival was interrupted, a series of significant events also occurred.

Two things are the most representative of these.

The first thing is that the rumor that the magic in the Sien Dungeon might be harmful to people has been circulating for some time now.

Moreover, it was based on sound reasoning and evidence.

For example, studies have shown that excessively pursuing the origins of sapphire magic can lead to terrible mutations, as evidenced by the magic orbs in magic academies.

For example, crystallization magic. Scholars have discovered that improper handling of this magic can lead to the crystallization of the body. Crystallized individuals have appeared near the Crystallizing Elder on the Path of Living Sacrifices.

Other Professor Rea Lucaria's magic was also found to have potential safety hazards from various angles; even the slightest, almost negligible risks were uncovered.

It can be basically concluded that this was definitely done intentionally by someone.

If you're asking whether there are any real-life victims of these potentially dangerous spells, the rumor doesn't specify. However, there are already proven cases of victims in the Sien Dungeon, though they are from ancient times. But believe it or not.

The spread of these rumors caused concern about the safety of magic in the Sien Dungeon, and magic learners everywhere began to abandon learning magic from the Sien Dungeon in order to seek safer alternatives.
You thought this would happen, right? At least that's what the people who deliberately spread these rumors and anxiety think.

However, things didn't turn out quite as they had imagined.

Indeed, some people who study magic have been affected by this rumor, since some of the rumors are true: Origin Magic really can turn a magician into a ball.

However, those who are easily swayed by rumors are not the target group of the Sien Dungeon.

Those who are truly fans of the Sien Dungeon don't care about this stuff at all, and their reasons are quite simple.

"Those who can conjure balls and crystals are probably masters of this kind of magic, right? We're just using it casually. What do we care about such profound drawbacks?"

This sentiment is prevalent in the core area of ​​the Cinn Dungeon – the Kingdom of Anor, where adventurers have a very realistic mindset and don't worry about things that might or might not happen.

Some extreme mages even got excited after hearing that Sain's magic was dangerous, and studied magic even more deeply. It seems that courting death is in the nature of mages. No wonder many mages like to keep cats.

The spread of this rumor was very limited, and even Blackrock City was not greatly affected. By now, almost no one cares about it anymore.

This may be considered the first wave of attacks by some people against the Sien Dungeon, but the effect is very limited.

However, while the rumors were spreading, Master Yunka, the beloved Grand Sage of the Warrior Kingdom, announced a new invention, which was greatly welcomed by his supporters.

It's an oral medicine that, once ingested, can amplify the Qi conversion technique for a certain period, increasing the conversion rate to a staggering 70-80%. Combined with continuously improved Qi conversion techniques and reforms, this technology can now be truly applied in actual combat.

You're very talented, Master Eunka.

However, there are also rumors that the magic improved by Eunka was plagiarized from the Magic Association. If such "rumors" were to spread, they would probably cause a great blow to his reputation.

So someone took action, but we hardly hear any news about it now.

This is an invisible struggle.

The second thing, still related to the Sien Dungeon, is the Dragon Feast that was all the rage a while ago.

Even now, there are still many people seeking the Dragon Feast, but it has become commonplace, so it doesn't seem as popular and lively as it was at the beginning.

The legend of the dragon slayer is a well-known tale among the people of the Warrior Kingdom, and when the opportunity to feast on dragons arises, everyone wants to give it a try, so its popularity is understandable.

Even the "Thirty Heroes" event in the Glory Dungeon launched hero characters labeled as dragon slayers, which, despite the suspicion of riding the wave of popularity, was very well received.

The number of people who successfully passed the Dragon Feast test and became Dragon Warriors has now exceeded one hundred. However, after being punished by the authorities, these people no longer dared to disturb the people in the city with their dragon roars.

So far, two special Dragon Offering Prayer have been discovered: [Agil's Flame] and [Smarag's Glowing Stone], which are superior versions of [Flame Breath] and [Magic Breath], respectively. Although their power is quite strong, the most popular Dragon Offering Prayer now is actually the most basic [Dragon Bite] and [Dragon Claw].

Only adventurers capable of defeating dragons and performing dragon sacrifices would consider which prayers are most practical; the reactions of the laypeople were unanimous:

This guy is handsome, this guy is handsome too, wow, that guy is even more handsome!

It seems that because the public is very welcoming of dragon prayers, the dragon warriors and adventurers are now very flamboyant, wishing they could conjure up dragon claws and wave them while walking to elicit screams and cheers from the crowd, somewhat like those teenagers that Gong Qiying often saw in his previous life who would suddenly do a backwards jump shot while walking.

Of particular note is that the dragons, or more precisely, the bipedal dragons, also highly value dragon food, especially after Ero's first return from the Sien dungeon.

Because this clan leader now goes to the Sien Dungeon every few days, staying for a whole day at a time. After returning to rest, he goes in again the next day, as if he is fascinated by something inside.

Among the bipedal dragons, those that had reached adulthood and possessed considerable strength also followed Ero's pattern of movement and ventured into the Sien Dungeon, only they took longer to recover after each entry and exit.

The entire bipedal dragon herd seemed to have reached some unknown consensus, and they all ran into the Sien dungeon.

Some people wanted to secretly find out what they were up to, but these bipedal dragons kept their mouths shut as if they were bound by steel chains, refusing to reveal anything and causing much speculation.

Over time, everyone noticed that these dragons were always soaking wet when they returned from the dungeon, as if they had been swallowed whole and then spat out by some enormous monster.

Everyone would find the sticky, gooey state disgusting, but these bipedal dragons all had satisfied smiles on their faces, and some even had expressions of being in love. To the eye, these guys just seemed to have all become corrupt.

This is...this is terrifying.

Rumors are circulating that "the bipedal dragons seem to be playing some rather fancy games lately."

But no one has come forward to refute the rumors.

Even Moore was told by his family not to get too close to Abe, lest he be led astray by those bipedal dragons and his dragon life would be over.

But to the despair of Moore's family, Moore ended up hanging out with Abe, going in and out of the Sien dungeon together every day, his body sticky and sometimes covered in wounds.

It's terrifying, really terrifying.

Feeling that their main account was ruined, the Moore couple started considering starting a new game and creating a new account.

The battle festival to defeat Rataen was held two or three times under the organization of various powerful figures, but unfortunately, the results of each one seemed to have failed to surpass the first one, which was too extravagant.

The fourth team to challenge the Battle Festival is about to take action, and the leader is naturally the eager Prince Lanle.

These are the major events that have occurred recently.

Dragon Feast, Battle Ceremony, Great Rune Contest, Thirty Heroes.
Bernal, who teaches combat skills; the mysterious Two-Finger and Finger-Unlocking Technique; and Galid's low-level intruder.
I don't know when it started, but many new things have appeared in the Warrior Kingdom.

This country, which is serious and conservative in every aspect, has suddenly been injected with quite trendy elements in a short period of time, and these elements often carry an atmosphere that is not quite in line with its conservative nature.

This country, this stagnant pool, has been splashed with a drop of green dye.

The green of the Sien Dungeon spread out in all directions of the Warrior Kingdom, injecting a new element called "funny fun" into the serious and rigid atmosphere.

There are lighthearted and humorous activities, as well as magnificent and exciting ones, and even people from the Kingdom of Anor putting on a show. Everyone can find what they need here.

Unbeknownst to many, the atmosphere in Blackrock City and even the surrounding cities is quietly changing.

Whether this is a good thing or not, nobody knows, but based on Gong Qiying's observations these past few days, there are more and more smiling people on the streets of Blackstone City, and the streets and alleys are filled with a joyful atmosphere.

He was very satisfied with the situation.

After all, he was designing an underground city that would make people laugh.

Whether it's a happy laugh, a touching laugh, or a laugh of resignation and acceptance, as long as people laugh, Gong Qiying can feel the reality of life from it.

I feel like I'm influencing the world.

He hopes to maintain this status quo.

Inside the house rented by the Skyrim strategy team in Blackrock City, which they use as a base.

"I'll hand this over to White Mask tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens next."

Looking at the blood-stained [Blood King's Oath Cloth] in her hand, Luluwo was filled with anticipation for tomorrow's journey.

There was a sudden knock on her door, and then Tammy peeked out from under the door, looking a little nervous.

"Tami, how was your day? How many strategy guides did you sell?" Luluwo asked cheerfully.

Tammy hesitated for a moment, then finally said:
"Let's forget about the strategy for now, Captain."

"On our way back, we picked up someone."

"And now they're entangled."

(End of this chapter)