My inventory is full of monster materials.

The night was as dark as ink, and the sky was full of stars.

As the evening breeze swept across the hillside, Mark stood facing the wind, his eyes slightly closed.

The tension that had been building for days slowly eased in the quiet forest night, and at the same time, I sorted out my plans in my mind.

The plan is actually quite simple.

The "Exploding Ice Core" is extremely uncontrollable and will explode upon contact.

Since that's the case, let's modify it to make it controllable, or at least delay the outbreak.

A mage apprentice trying to analyze and reconstruct a fourth-circle spell? That sounds like a pipe dream.

But Mark is different.

The equipment slots allowed Mark to fully understand the spell structure and principles of the 4th Ring "Frost Dragon Breath - Explosion," and even obtain incomplete dragon legacies from it.

If it's just about reshaping spell models and adjusting spell rituals within the existing framework...

feasible.

So, where should we start to make this "bomb" controllable?

Mark's idea was to equip the ice core with a "soldier," making it a "bomb soldier," and let it go to its death in his place.

This requires the use of another spell – the 1st level "Ice Essence".

With this thought in mind, Mark placed a finger between his eyebrows, began to concentrate, and mobilized the magic power within his body.

An obscure incantation was uttered in a low voice, and fingertips traced ancient and mysterious magical runes in the air, while the magical power within his body circulated faster and faster.

As the last inscription fell, a glint of light flashed in Mark's eyes, and he chanted in a low voice.

"يَاكَائِنَاتِعَالَمِالْجَلِيدِ،الْتَزِمُوابِالْعَهْدِالْقَدِيمِ.

(Creatures of the Ice Plane, please abide by the ancient covenant.)

"وَبِدِمَائِيوَسِيلَةً،اسْتَجِيبُوالِنِدَائِي.

(I answer my call by offering my bloodline as collateral.)

"هُنَا—تَجَلَّوْا!"

(Here it appears!)

Bang!

A slight explosion.

The air rippled like water, and a snowball the size of a human head emerged.

The snowball was perfectly round, without any facial features, and was surrounded by a faint chill, hovering quietly more than a meter above the ground.

"call--"

Mark felt a gentle, cold breeze in his mind—this was how the ice elemental creature greeted him.

Mark stroked his chin, looking at the little guy with great interest.

The little guy also tilted his "head" up to look at Mark—the contract holder of the main plane.

In addition to the prime plane, the Euler world also has four elemental planes:

The formless and intangible plane of Qi;

The plane of fire, which has form but no substance;

The dimension of water, which has both form and substance;

The plane of earth, which has form and substance.

These four planes represent the four fundamental elements of matter: wind, fire, water, and earth.

And the regions adjacent to each other give rise to side elemental planes—smoke, ice, lightning, sand...

The ice spirit before him was a juvenile ice elemental creature that Mark had summoned from the Ice Dimension.

Both parties signed a summoning contract when the spell was cast, with Mark providing the magic to maintain the elemental creatures' activities in the prime plane, and the elemental creatures having to obey Mark's will.

If an elemental being is scattered in battle, its spirit will return to the elemental plane in some unknown way.

At this moment, Mark established a mental link with the snowball, which allowed him not only to perceive all the information of the elemental creatures, but also to efficiently transmit combat orders.

The little guy in front of you comes with a level 0 spell called "Frozen Touch"—freezing anything it touches.

Mark's assessment of this was—

It's better than nothing, I suppose.

It seemed that she sensed Mark's disdain.

The little snowball was furious. It tried its best to "stand on tiptoe" and lift itself up to Mark's eye level, then spun around desperately to show off its strength.

"..."

Mark stared speechlessly at the boisterous little guy in front of him.

Suddenly, another spell appeared in his mind—"Eye of Surveillance".

The totem and eyeball of the Eye of Surveillance are constructs created by the caster using their own magic power, and then manipulated and used by infusing them with mental power. They are fundamentally different from the elemental creatures in front of them.

Putting aside irrelevant thoughts, Mark decided to test the snowball in a special way to facilitate his upcoming magical innovations.

"You, stand right here."

Mark pointed to the open space ahead.

The little snowball drifted over earnestly and obediently did as instructed.

"Don't move! Remember, absolutely do not move!"

Mark emphasized it twice more.

The little snowball remained completely still and was very obedient.

Mark silently recited this in his mind.

【uninstall】

Suddenly, his hand felt heavy, and a pale blue goblin head appeared in his inventory—he had removed the head from his equipment slot.

Boom——

A soft snapping sound came from my mind.

Meanwhile, the little snowball's eyes became dazed. After standing there for a moment, it forgot Mark's instructions and began to hop and skip around in the open space, having a great time.

But before long, snowflakes began to fall from the little snowball's body, and its size gradually shrank—it was slowly collapsing because it had lost its magical support.

The little guy sensed something was wrong and panicked instantly.

It stopped wandering and stumbled back to Mark, looking at him pitifully.

Although it didn't understand what had happened, it subconsciously relied on its "former employer" in hopes of getting help.

Mark was naturally delighted.

【equipment】

Almost simultaneously, the mental connection was reconnected, and Snowball's body continued to repair itself.

Mark could even sense the little snowball's relief at surviving the ordeal, as well as the subtle binding force within the connection.

Mark observed the changes in the snowball, then repeated the same trick.

"Stand here and don't move."

Immediately afterwards, Mark unloaded the head from his equipment slot again.

The little snowball shuddered, then ignored the command and started playing wildly everywhere. Just as its body was about to collapse, it floated back, pitifully whimpering.

Mark did not refuse, and re-equipped himself, replenishing his magic.

This was repeated several times.

Mark finally gained a deeper understanding of the spell "Ice Essence" and came to a preliminary conclusion—young elemental creatures were too weak to withstand his magical modifications.

So Mark picked up his travel backpack and tilted it over the ground.

Glug glug—

A dozen or so blue heads and several vials of different colored potions were mixed together and rolled on the grass.

The little snowball curiously floated over and touched the round "balls" with its body.

Mark sorted through the heads one by one, saying casually without looking up.

"Don't touch it, go back now."

The little snowball immediately understood what he meant, looked over pitifully, and a low "whoosh" of supplication came through the mental link.

Creatures in the elemental planes all yearn for the vibrant energy environment of the main plane, especially the young snowballs.

But Mark scoffed.

How dare you?

Don't let this little guy's cute appearance fool you; after several tests, it's been proven that he's only independent in spirit, not in substance, and is simply looking for a blood pack.

Then Mark shouted.

"I'll count to three, then go back on your own. Don't force me to do anything."

"Cry? Crying counts as time!"

Bang.

The little snowball turned into a flurry of snowflakes.

Mark stared at the "Head" slot in the equipment inventory.

[Summoned Frost Goblin Shaman Head (White)]

Completeness: 100%

[Effect]: "Ice Essence Lv1 (Green)"

[Special]: Enhance (0/10) - Sacrifice similar materials to increase the effect's power.

To achieve the special "enhancement", Mark did not expect that the consumption of the "Frost Goblin Shaman Head" would be so great, but in order to achieve his goal, even a head with good skills had to be sacrificed.

Thud... thud... thud... thud...

A series of soft popping sounds echoed across the open high slope.

As the last sound faded, a new notification popped up in Mark's eyes.

[The "Summoned Frost Goblin Shaman Head" has been "Enhanced".]

[Summoned Frost Goblin Shaman Head (White)]

Completeness: 100%

[Effect]: "Ice Element Lv1 (Green)"

【special】:

2nd Ring "Ice Element Lv1 (Green)": Summons a growing ice elemental creature, increasing elemental creature effects by 20%.