Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

As the resonance deepened, Lynn could clearly feel that from the pure rock core of the small stone, a trace of extremely pure earth elemental essence began to emerge.

This primal energy quietly seeped into Lynn's body, especially his feet, which were in contact with the earth, giving him a continuous sense of fullness.

This is... Earth affinity?

Lynn could even vaguely sense that his foundation of "medium earth affinity" seemed to be more solidified by this trace of primordial energy, with a faint tendency to take root deeper.

The analysis panel confirms this.

[Current Link Status]:

Soul resonance level: 62% (steadily rising)

Energy synchronization rate: 78%

Recommendation: Nourish the body with spiritual energy daily to accelerate resonance growth.

Note: The host's earth affinity talent is slowly increasing. Long-term symbiosis may cause the host to gradually acquire the "Child of the Earth" traits, but be wary of over-reliance to avoid being assimilated by the ley lines and losing humanity.

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"Hey! This is really a great find!"

Lynn admired it in his heart, looking at the special little stone with increasing satisfaction.

Although it has little combat power and can barely move, as long as it continues to resonate with the little stone, its earth affinity talent will continue to improve.

Touching the smooth surface of the small stone is like touching jade; it is indeed a fine piece to hold.

Hmm...it seems I need to carry it with me at all times; it won't resonate if I put it in the Undead Ring.

After thinking it over, Lynn put the small stone in the inner pocket of his wizard robe, so that he could nurture and resonate with it at any time.

But as soon as he put it in, through resonance, he received a clear emotional response—darkness, confinement, suffocation, and a hint of bewildered curiosity and longing for the outside world.

Lynn was taken aback. This little guy... didn't want to stay in the inner pocket?

She has quite a unique personality.

A small stone was afraid of the dark and loneliness.

He thought for a moment, then took the small stone out again and placed it in his palm.

Since we've already resonated with each other, there's no need to seal it away any longer.

After all external constraints were removed, the small stone automatically floated in his palm, emitting a warm, grayish-white glow.

Because of the resonance between the two, Lynn does not need to spend too much mental energy to "control" it, and the "pet slot" it occupies is about the same as that of a level 1 Bone Raven.

"Since you want to see what's outside, then stay here," Lynn said softly, gently placing the small stone on his left shoulder.

There, near his neck, I could feel his body temperature and energy fluctuations at any time.

The little stone seemed very happy; it flickered twice with a cheerful glow and stuck firmly to the robe, showing no sign of falling off.

However, just to be on the safe side, Lynn still separated a strand of earth-elemental magical power and condensed it into several pale yellow energy threads.

One end is attached to the bottom of a small stone, while the other end is gently tied to the inside of one's left wrist.

This prevents accidental falls without affecting the little stone's "vision" and movement, and the energy threads can also serve as an additional resonance channel.

Thus, this strange scene unfolded in the laboratory.

A small, slightly glowing stone was "sitting" on Lynn's shoulder, with a few faint strands of light connecting the stone to his wrist.

As Lynn walked out of the cubicle, Gregor happened to look up from a pile of data and immediately noticed Lynn's peculiar "new look".

He was stunned for a moment, then his lips twitched, and he began to laugh without any restraint:

"Hey kid, what's your new trick this time? I've lived all these years, and I've seen people walking cats, dogs, skeletons, and even bone dragons..."

"I've never seen anyone 'walk the stone' like this before! What, is it too stuffy in the Undead Ring, letting it get some fresh air?"

Lynn, without batting an eye, chuckled, patted the small stone nestled securely on his shoulder, and said matter-of-factly:

"Mentor, you don't understand."

"What's wrong with keeping a rock-shaped pet? It's cheap and easy! You don't need to feed it, clean up its droppings, it doesn't run around or make noise, and it's not dirty! See how easy it is to keep!"

Gregor rolled his eyes at his twisted logic; this kid's thought process was just different from everyone else's.

But when he carefully sensed the earth-elemental energy fluctuations on Lynn's body, which were noticeably more solid than before, and the pure earth vein aura emanating from the small stone, he didn't say anything more.

He just muttered to himself, "You really didn't disappoint me, you resonated with it so quickly?"

"Don't go too far, or it might get so hungry one day that it'll just gnaw on your shoulder like it's made of ore."

"No, we are the closest of partners," Lynn said earnestly, the little stone on his shoulder shimmering as if in agreement.

Gregor shook his head, too lazy to pay any more attention to this student who was so ruthless he even deceived himself, and buried himself back in his research on crystal clusters.

Lynn continued to bond with his "little stone" while also planning how to find more suitable "food" for it.

There were quite a few high-grade stones on the laboratory's material shelves, but the entire shelf was "locked" by Gregor, and it was difficult to break through directly.

You can either spend magic stones to buy a large quantity of ore, or directly consume magic stones.

But the energy consumption... is a bit too high.

If only we could find a large energy vein, we could just throw the small stones into it and probably break through to level 4 Calamity in no time.

However, a stone that cannot move, even if it breaks through to the Calamity level, probably won't have much combat power.

The "Earth Vein Mist Spirit" sealed in another crystal was temporarily put away by Lynn.

Once the resonance with Little Stone is completely stabilized, we can try to establish a connection with Mist Spirit and see if we can recreate the synergistic effect of the "trinity".

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With nothing to do for the time being, Lynn took his little stone out of the laboratory and headed towards the mission center.

Competition within the academy was fierce, and most of the apprentices were in a hurry, but Lynn's unique look still attracted the attention of some of them.

Soon, whispers and strange looks came from all directions.

"Look at that apprentice... what's that on his shoulder? A... stone?"

"Hey! I recognize him! Gregor's apprentice! I think his name is Lynn, he's really famous lately!"

"No wonder he's the old madman's apprentice; it hasn't been long, and he's already starting to lose his mind, dragging a stone out with him!"

"Shh...keep your voice down, this kind of person is easily agitated, be careful he doesn't target you..."

"Tch! Him? Just a second-class apprentice. So what if he holds a grudge against me? What can he do to me?"

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