Life is tough, so Honglong resorts to performing?

Chapter 98 Strange Reasons for Great Sales and New Spells
From lunchtime until closing time in the afternoon, a crowd consistently gathered outside the Lava Heart venue of Little Red Dragon.

Crowds came and went, including many online fans of Sisos and Lyra from Greenleaf City who had bought tickets specifically to visit Greenleaf Zoo.

However, none of this affected Xiao Honglong's life and work.

Even though he realized that this might be a good opportunity to gain popularity.

Although he didn't quite understand why the performers below him were there, judging from their abilities and their cooperation with him, if he continued to come up with something interesting in the afternoon, he might be able to gain extra popularity.

And extra popularity might translate into extra money.

But after careful consideration, Loren chose to continue meditating and organizing his magic, just as he always did.

This is nothing! We're going to be big stars someday, so we need to have enough confidence and determination!
We should be this cool and handsome little red dragon!

Time flew by, and soon it was time for the Green Leaf Rare Animal Zoo to close.

As the tourists gradually dispersed, Sisos and Lyra closed their live stream and began preparing to pack up.

Morris had been waiting for them for a long time.

"Please come and discuss our future cooperation with me in detail."

Morris said with a smile.

“That’s exactly what we need.”

Before Sisos could speak, Lyra answered and pulled the man forward.

Loren, at the top of the skull, also awoke after everyone had left.

Under the brilliant setting sun, the museum's streets were deserted, a stark contrast to the bustling scene earlier.

"The tide recedes today and comes again tomorrow, day after day. What kind of way is this?"

Loren's mood became increasingly calm.

"Let's go, let's go eat."

The red dragon flapped its wings, left the venue, and headed to the cafeteria.

The cafeteria was a bit lively tonight. Loren changed his form in mid-air and landed in human form.

Chef Giovanni was looking around when he saw Loren land, so he jogged over.

"What's matter?"

Giovanni, somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this, handed over several items related to Loren.

“My daughter and a few of her friends watched today’s live stream and wanted me to get some autographed merchandise.”

"no problem."

Loren smiled and wrote the characters representing sparks on the item he was handed over in both Common Language and Dragon Language; this was his stage name.

"Thank you very much. I've prepared some beef for you in a stone pot, and it's still in the same spot as before. You can take it home for a late-night snack after dinner."

Giovanni packed the items into his storage bag and then jogged away again.

Loren, meanwhile, skillfully picked up his personal rice bowl and began to happily eat his rice in the cafeteria.

Meanwhile, in Morris's office.

Lyra and Sisos were also eating, but they were having takeout with Morris.

The two sides held cordial and friendly talks, exchanging views extensively, with much discussion ensuing.

Compared to Hisos, who completely ceded the benefits to the Red Dragon, Lyra had a much deeper foundation in these areas. Moreover, through negotiations and contractual discussions, the two sides actually became closer in their relationship and cooperation.

Little Red Dragon was naturally unaware of these events.

After finishing his meal in the cafeteria, he carried the stone cauldron filled with beef back to the Heart of Lava.

"First, take a look at what's been happening lately, then begin today's study session!"

Loren made up his mind and began to check the latest news.

"The entire Drow elf race has issued a permanent bounty on the Twisted Cult organization, The Blinkers. Any related news or encounters can be sent to the Drow elf's network information management department. After the information is verified to be true and valid, a reward ranging from five thousand to five hundred thousand can be obtained?"

"The Blink Druids actually tricked the Drow? This is hilarious."

Loren couldn't help but laugh.

For a stingy, vengeful, and prideful drow elf to do something like this, the Blinker has really gone all out this time.

Loren quickly remembered that he had received a message in the part-time job group about collecting information, and after he reported it, the City Safety Committee informed him that the Instantaneous Ones were involved.

Does this count?

Loren thought for a moment, edited the entire incident into a single document, changed the number, and forwarded it to the Drow Elf Network Information Management Department above.

Let's take it one step at a time, whether there's a chance or not. What if we make money?

Loren thought to himself.

Then came some news from between cities, such as a tribe of stone giants from the wilderness deciding to move to the city, expected to arrive in a month, and the Federation's legendary powerhouses were tracking them...

By the way, Loren also did a self-search, after all, he's a well-known figure on the internet, right?
After confirming that the comments below were mostly positive and less negative, and after seeing numerous counterattacks from the devil's lackeys and online trolls asking how much they were paid for, Loren's mood improved.

At the same time, he also got the gossip about the independent musician and the girl next to him.

With the help of netizens and friends, a roughly clear love story has emerged.

Loren even spotted an anonymous female druid apprentice from the Emerald Leaf Rare Zoo among the screenshots, seemingly Miss Isa's revelation and boasting...

Based on her boasting, or rather, her peripheral functions, Loren discovered that she had acquired a strange nickname and function that had begun to circulate...

Rekindle the spark of your destiny with the fiery little red dragon merchandise – take it with you to win back that special someone!

Believe it or not, there were several successful cases of couples rekindling their relationships in just one day.

Looking at the content unfolding in a strange direction on the magic crystal network, even Loren, a chaotic being, felt a sense of bewilderment.

"This is the chaos and the unknown of the internet age..."

"The good news is you're famous, the bad news is you don't even know why you're famous, or why you're famous in this field..."

Loren murmured.

"The world is so unexpected and unpredictable."

"To be honest, if I had chosen to do something funny and silly this morning, would I not have these strange labels now?"

Loren thought that although the world was unpredictable and unexpected, it also seemed to follow certain patterns.

"What's the point of thinking so much? Let's keep practicing and continue to strengthen our ability to withstand risks!"

Red Dragon's eyes sharpened.

"Boom! Bang!"

The violent explosion occurred inside the Lava Heart, but fortunately, thanks to the excellent energy absorption capabilities of the magic array beneath it, neither the sound waves nor the heat were transmitted outside the arena, thus preventing any disturbance to other creatures.

"Another failure." The red dragon, covered in dust and dirt, stared at his hands with a sigh.

Just now, the three fireballs on his left claw and the flame shaping spell on his right claw met and merged unexpectedly, exploding before he could release his hand.

This was the first time he had encountered such a difficult spell. To be honest, it was truly worthy of being the signature skill of the demigod Balrog Ellis.

The immature fusion power of just three fireballs shattered several of his protective spells.

"The key is that while providing penetration resistance, it also provides a sufficient damage amplification. Since it can be fused with any fire-type spell, wouldn't this be considered another kind of Rasengan?"

Based on his knowledge and imagination from his previous life, Loren became interested in making some modifications.

Anyway, I have high fire resistance, so I should be fine, right?

"Flame Fusion, Restart!"

"What if we take the Fireball spell as a base, and then utilize the abilities of the nascent Magic Crystal Heart and Dragon Language magic, and add the energy of the Wind and Lightning elements?"

Loren thought this way, and he did it.

He threw the fireball into the molten flame, and then magic surged, mixing in other elemental energies not in the form of spell models, but as pure elemental energy that was easiest to control.

"This is really interesting, it's actually stabilized..."

Loren looked at the peculiar fireball spinning rapidly in his hand, with arcs of electricity occasionally sliding across its surface, and his scholarly curiosity was piqued.

Fireball, as an explosive spell, is inherently unstable; it will explode shortly after being released from the hand.

But this strange thing in front of me seems to be able to exist stably for a while even without any restraint?

“That’s right. I’m using a level 5 spell to restrain a level 3 spell, just with some other elemental energy mixed in. If this can’t achieve a stable state, then it can’t be considered the core ability of a demigod-level fire demon.”

Loren pondered, maintaining the flame binding while continuing to add other elemental energies.

He first mixed in earth elemental energy, and after confirming that it remained stable, even as the fireball began to shrink in size and its energy density began to increase... This research, which belonged to a mage, or rather, a suicidal thought, began to spread in Loren's heart.

"What if we added some water element, which is the opposite of fire?"

As a red dragon specializing in fire elemental shaping magic, Loren is not adept at manipulating water-related elemental energies.

Not to mention, the surrounding environment is so dry that no water can be extracted from it because of the skull of the Frostfire King.

But that doesn’t mean he can’t use props.

Because he had previously studied healing magic, and many of the configurations of healing magic are related to the water element, Loren specifically purchased some magical items that could provide a certain amount of water element in the second-hand market.

While maintaining the spell in his hand, he rummaged through his storage bag and quickly found the magical item that he hadn't finished using or sold three times.

Loren then began casting protective spells on himself and rose to the top of his skull, preparing to cast a spell.

Loren didn't think that the thing in his hand could blast open the skull of the demigod Frostfire King.

But he also had a feeling that this time it might be a big disaster.

But no matter how big it is... it's still just a level three spell, based on a fireball.

Even with the constraints of a level 5 spell and some other elemental energies, how much bigger can it get?
After setting up a soundproof barrier around the Lava Heart to prevent internal sounds from leaking out and disturbing other animals in the vicinity, Loren began the final step.

He held the bright fireball, which had been bound and shrunk to the size of a ping-pong ball, in one hand, and the item that could summon some water elemental energy in the other.

"Go away!"

Loren incorporated the water elemental energy summoned from the magical artifact into the spell that combined fire, and threw the spell out the instant they made contact.

Meanwhile, Loren filled his wings with magic and began to retreat frantically while keeping an eye on the reaction there.

"boom!"

A scenario far exceeding Loren's original expectations has unfolded.

Without an extreme encounter or explosion, the water element's energy was absorbed and fused by the ping-pong ball-sized fireball, causing it to continue shrinking in size and its light to grow even brighter!

More importantly, according to Loren's magical perception, the basic magical energy in the air was rapidly decreasing!

A large amount of basic magic power was being extracted and converted by that simple fireball spell!

This damned spell is even increasing its power on its own!

That's unbelievable! His structure shouldn't be able to support such a large influx of energy!

Little Red Dragon was suddenly startled; he realized he might have gone a bit too far.

The moment the spell shrank to the size of a peach pit, its originally bright light suddenly dimmed, and finally, a violent explosion occurred!
In Loren's magical perception, a high-energy reaction far exceeding any of his past spells was born.

The incredibly powerful shockwave, accompanied by intense heat, struck the hard skull above, instantly rebounding and combining with the downward-moving energy wave to form two impacts, one after the other!

Inside the arena, many rocks were mercilessly crushed and destroyed. Seeing this, Loren began to accelerate desperately, trying to stuff all the possessions he could into his stomach before the shockwave arrived!
Damn it, if these storage bags are destroyed, who knows where the space is? Everything inside will be gone!

After the first burst, this thing's energy had already dispersed, so it definitely couldn't kill me!
We are a red dragon, possessing extremely high fire resistance!
But why is this ghostly spell so powerful?

Does Alice Kandar know about this?

If I don't know, as inspiration, could I make a big splash in the top journal of the Mage Kingdom Forum, "Elements"?
Luckily, this is the indoor area, my own private space. Otherwise, if the zoo made him pay for the damage to the interior, how much money would he have to pay!
While desperately fleeing, Loren tried to find a bittersweet moment in his thoughts.

Soon, the incoming explosive energy engulfed Loren. Because of the distance and protective spells, Loren was not seriously injured. However, the lava decorations on the upper part of the arena and the middle platform were all destroyed by the fireball, revealing the pale white skull hidden below.

Seeing that the spell's power had ended, Loren took out the magic crystal terminal from the storage space in his stomach.

He quickly opened Alice Kandar's online class and explained his experience to the speaker.

As a computing power model, it cannot report these things to the entity unless it allows it to.

This is to prevent mentors from plagiarizing their disciples' magical inspirations for publication in journals, so Loren is not worried about leaks.

"You mean, you used fire as the base, fire-based magic as the basic platform, added wind, earth, and water, and used lightning as a variable, to try a downgraded version of the most classic four-element creation magic?"

"You're even more reckless than us demons."

After carefully listening to Loren's description, Ellis gave his conclusion.

"In principle, it is basically the same as the forbidden spells I have already completed, but mine is more complicated and intricate than yours."

“There are probably one to three military-grade spells of the same type as yours for each element, but among my disciples, those developed based on my legendary principles… yours is indeed the first.”

"You haven't even formally become my apprentice; we're just a regular online teacher and student..."

For once, the demigod Balrog's expression showed a hint of emotion.

"Your talent for spell development is quite good. I'll give you a referral link in a bit, you can register there."

"Once you upload your spells, you should be able to receive a military allowance and a talent certificate."

"Ding! Your account has received a transfer of 10,000 yuan from the Zhuoer Elf Network Information Management Office. Current balance..."

A new message suddenly appeared at the top of the magic crystal terminal, and Loren was greatly surprised when he saw it.

The Zhuoers actually paid?
Was that really something the Transcendent Ones did?

(End of this chapter)