Full-Time Magister: Summoning Agumon at the Start

"So close?!"

Lin Chen frowned slightly, but didn't take it too seriously. After all, Fire Dragon Valley was so big that he might find a treasure to fill the last 1% gap.

Moreover, this time of year happens to be the peak mating season for all kinds of demons. If all else fails, find a leader-level demon to kill it, steal its eggs, and complete the final evolution.

However, Lin Chen didn't take it to heart, but Jiang Shaoxu became worried.

In just two short hours, Lin Chen invested over 100 million worth of resources in the Gilbeast, not to mention the resources he had invested before.

As a result, Guilmon still exuded the aura of a minor general, and its body did not appear to have changed at all. The only difference was that it was much more energetic than before.

"Lin Chen, are you alright?" Jiang Shaoxu asked with concern, a look of worry on her face.

"It's nothing, what's wrong with me?" Lin Chen answered subconsciously, but when he turned to look at Jiang Shaoxu, he saw the worried look on her face and immediately understood.

"Jiang Shaoxu, don't worry. Guilmon is different from other summoned beasts. Its evolution is not the kind that progresses step by step, level by level. It belongs to the kind that accumulates strength and then bursts forth." Lin Chen explained.

"Accumulate strength and then unleash it?" A hint of confusion flashed in Jiang Shaoxu's eyes. She had heard of this idiom before, but she really couldn't understand it when applied to summoned beasts. Wouldn't it be natural to advance once the strength reaches the required level?

"I don't know how to explain it to you, but it's good that we haven't failed, and we're just a little bit away from success," Lin Chen said.

Seeing Lin Chen's confident demeanor, Jiang Shaoxu felt relieved. Her main concern was that Lin Chen might not be able to accept the reality of the Guil Beast's failed breakthrough, given the enormous amount of resources invested. However, it seemed she had worried unnecessarily.

……

After a good night's rest, Lin Chen and Jiang Shaoxu continued riding their Garurumon along the predetermined route.

After advancing for a while, Jiang Shaoxu suddenly noticed something: "The elemental energy is so concentrated, at least five or six times that of the outside world. However, this elemental energy seems rather violent."

"It seems there's more fire element energy in this area." Although Lin Chen only has one summoning skill, all his skills are currently fire-based. He sensed it carefully and realized this.

"Fire element? Now that you've found the reason why there's so much fire element energy in this world, your progress in cultivating fire magic will be much faster." Jiang Shaoxu was happy for Lin Chen.

Lin Chen nodded and continued to move quickly in the same direction.

"The variety of demons living in this valley is truly diverse and numerous." The deeper Lin Chen went, the more concentrated the fire element energy became, the more frequently demons appeared, and the stronger they became.

"Yes, the demons outside live in nests, and the lowest-level demons are all servants, while the weakest here are all warriors. Moreover, each nest only has a few dozen demons, which is not enough to form a race, yet so many high-level demons can be born here."

Jiang Shaoxu nodded. This volcanic valley was really contrary to the common sense of magic, but the more contrary it was to the common sense of magic, the more secrets it contained. Perhaps the value of the entire valley far exceeded the estimate of that super-level mage.

"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop?" The Garurumon, which was moving at high speed, suddenly stopped, causing Jiang Shaoxu, who was sitting behind Lin Chen, to bump directly into Lin Chen's back.

Before Lin Chen could reply, Jiang Shaoxu looked around and discovered that Garurumon had somehow emerged from the woods and was in a patch of grass not far in front of them.

Of course, this is not an ordinary patch of grass, but a uniform patch of dragon's blood grass.

At a glance, there were at least a hundred of these dragon blood grass plants.

"Dragon Blood Grass, so many Dragon Blood Grass?" Jiang Shaoxu was extremely surprised. Previously, Zu Yuntian and his nephew Zu Xiangming were almost killed by the green python for a single Dragon Blood Grass. Now, there were hundreds of them in front of them. The difference was too great.

"So many of them, and growing so densely together, could these dragon blood grasses have been deliberately planted by demons?" Jiang Shaoxu wasn't blinded by the treasure before her, but instead offered her guess to Lin Chen.

"It's very possible, but that's not a problem. As long as Garurumon runs fast enough, the demons won't be able to catch us," Lin Chen said.

"Running fast won't help. If you want to collect them, you have to get off Garurumon. At that time, demons are likely to appear around us. And judging from the demons we've encountered before, the deeper we go, the stronger the demons become." Jiang Shaoxu was a little puzzled. She didn't believe that Lin Chen hadn't considered this point.

"Don't worry, just release your mind magic when the time is right." Lin Chen didn't explain further and continued to instruct Garurumon, "Garurumon, go straight to that patch of grass. As soon as I give the order, run as fast as you can."

Following Lin Chen's instructions, Garurumon casually walked towards the Dragon Blood Grass ahead. Before it could get close, several demons, each five or six meters long, emerged from a hidden corner and let out warning roars at Garurumon.

"So there really are demons guarding it. Lin Chen, are you planning to use force?" Jiang Shaoxu asked, but at this moment she had already arranged the star orbit, and as soon as the demons on the other side showed any intention to attack, she would immediately release mental magic.

"Don't worry, I won't act rashly," Lin Chen said.

Garurumon did not stop walking forward despite the demon in front of it threatening it.

The demons were enraged by Garurumon's actions. In the blink of an eye, more than ten demons emerged from the surrounding area and rushed towards Garurumon, intending to bite it to death on the spot.

But just as the demons rushed out a few steps, Jiang Shaoxu immediately released mental magic to calm them down.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Garurumon quickly arrived beside the Dragonblood Grass. Just as Jiang Shaoxu thought Lin Chen was about to go down and pick the Dragonblood Grass, she heard Lin Chen shout, "Run!"

Garurumon immediately transformed into an arrow and shot off in a flash.

Jiang Shaoxu looked towards the location of the dragon blood grass and found that there was no dragon blood grass there, only a bare open space.

"roar!!"

Seemingly noticing the disappearance of the Dragon Blood Grass, the leader of this demon's lair rushed out. It was none other than a three-headed commander-level demon, frantically chasing after Garurumon.

But Garurumon, which had already reached its maximum speed, was far beyond their reach. In a short while, the demons could no longer even see the dust kicked up by Garurumon as it ran, and could only let out angry roars.

"How did you do that? Do you perhaps have spatial abilities?" Jiang Shaoxu looked at Lin Chen in surprise, unable to think of any other reason besides spatial magic.

"This is a bit difficult to explain; it's kind of my secret," Lin Chen said. "But if you need Dragon Blood Grass, I can share some with you."

"Is this considered hush money?" Jiang Shaoxu smiled. "I don't need the dragon blood grass, but don't worry, I won't pry into your secrets that you don't want to tell, nor will I tell anyone else."

……

Lin Chen rode on Garurumon at high speed when suddenly a system notification sounded in his mind.

"There's a small hill about a kilometer to your right. At the foot of that hill is a deep cave. Inside, there's something very important to you..."