Misty Swamp

Located in Bloody Vine Estate, entrance to Crystal Valley

## Swamp

There were a lot of creatures in the swamp, such as mutated crocodiles and giant lizards, but he didn't see any high-level demonic beasts like wyvern and hydra. In contrast, the number of draconic flies were shocking. These draconic flies seemed a little different from those Chen Rui saw at the Silent Night Wetland. They seemed to be a lot stronger here. Also, their body even flashed in a faint light. In [Analytical Eyes], they were shown as a mutated breed.

Chen Rui followed Manu's footsteps and the familiar feeling in his heart grew stronger and stronger. *Dragon Inscription!*

*Under the misty swamp are Dragon Inscriptions! The power of inscription is only slightly inferior to the inscription near Paglio's treasure in the Silent Night Wetland!*

After walking for a long time, Manu stopped on a high hill. In front of it was a large pool. The water was green, and it was bubbling from time to time. The air was filled with a rancid smell. It was obviously poisonous. A highly toxic demonic beast like hydra was probably hiding in it.

"Here we are."

"Grandpa Manu, are you kidding?" Fatilu asked in surprise, "This is the Crystal Valley? No matter how I look at it, isn't it just a poison swamp reek of rotten smell?"

Chen Rui immediately replied, "Magic circle! This must be the effect of some kind of magic circle! This magic circle should be a composite type, which is much more complicated than what we encountered on the way. It seems that this trip is worth it. My curiosity about the Crystal Valley is even stronger now!"

Actually, he was very clear that it was a triple-layered Dragon Inscription made up of [Illusion], [Imitate] and [Fixed-point Teleportation].

Manu applauded, "You are indeed a talented genius master in magic circle! I believe the things inside won't let you down!"

After he finished talking, Manu jumped straight down into the poison swamp, the water splashed high and his figure disappeared instantly. Fatilu couldn't help but exclaim.

*It's just a [Imitate] inscription!*Chen Rui secretly despised Manu's move when entering water. *The difficulty factor is too low. He didn't even have the technique to reduce splashes. 10 marks deducted!*

Behind him, Sabrina comforted her daughter, "Don't be afraid, Fatilu, just jump down."

Chen Rui had already jumped in without hesitation. Surely, after a dazzling teleportation, he had arrived at a strange place: Crystal Valley.

## Inscriptions

"It's not that I self-proclaimed as a genius, but just a while ago, I had consecutively deciphered two high grade magic circles at the ancient magic tower in a day." It seems that his identity as the "magic circle genius" had unexpected effects. Suddenly, Chen Rui looked proud, "I also have a lot of ideas in magic circle improvement. When I came, the magic circles in the swamp seemed to have much room for improvement to me."

Jacob frowned because the Dragon Inscription outside was laid by himself which he was quite proud of it. The power was equivalent to Demon Emperor-level, and it was unpredictable. He didn't expect Chen Rui would actually say things like that.

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Chen Rui started drawing in the air. Certainly, he couldn't reveal his mastery of Dragon Inscription, so he deliberately called it a magic circle and also missed many unique features of inscriptions. He simply mentioned the easiest feature of inscription, "The magic circle outside is indeed very profound. Although there are many things that I don't understand very well, nothing strays from the origin. Therefore, I can be sure that if you change it slightly at this point, the effect of the magic circle will be much better."

Although Jacob's knowledge in Dragon Inscription wasn't as good as Paglio, he was still one of the best among the dragons. Naturally, he could tell the impact of that small improvement. Although it wasn't a major improvement, it was something that no layman could understand. The way the crystal dragon looked at Chen Rui suddenly changed. He never thought an ordinary demon could see through the mysteries in Dragon Inscriptions after merely contacting it. *He's indeed a genius!*

If the crystal dragon knew that the master's "magic circle" accomplishment came from his rival, poison dragon and the master was deliberately fooling him, he would definitely vomit blood... vomit crystal right?

"Nothing strays from the origin. This sentence is wonderful!" Capable people would always be valued. Although Jacob was moody, he couldn't help but praise from the depth of his heart, "I've lived for nearly 10,000 years, but this is the first time I met a genius like master. Then, please come with me. If you can understand my magic circle and make improvements, I'll reward you handsomely."

## Story

### Treasure hunt

Chen Rui instinctively felt that this treasure hunt wasn't so simple. It may be related to Christina. It had been many days since he arrived at the Crystal Valley. Although he used the magic item to send a signal that he was "alive", he couldn't deliver any other information such as the three Demon Overlords. Besides, he wasn't sure if the signal would be interfered by the Dragon Inscription within the valley.

Christina cleverly used this method to test. She was likely trying to obtain more information before launching the plan. It seemed that she was also well prepared. In any case, this plan must succeed. By then, not only could they destroy the Crystal Valley and eliminate the enemy's headquarters, but there was also a great chance to kill Paglio's enemy.

However, going out to "research" this time was also part of his plan, and it was also a very crucial step.

Meanwhile, Jacob shows up to compliment Chen on his recent breakthrough with Healing Dragon Inscriptions.

With Chen Rui's support, the improvement of the magic circle was completed successfully and the crystal dragon was very happy. Now, the magic circle could double the recovery speed of Jacob, and the interval between each use had been reduced from 7 days to 2 days. Both the effect and efficiency were much better than expected. It was just that under the effect of compound inscriptions consisting of Deep Sleep and Recovery, Jacob would fall into a recovery slumber for an entire day, and it was hard for him to awake.

It was the first trial, and it indeed succeeded. Now, Jacob's recovery speed was greatly accelerated, so he was naturally ecstatic. At that time, he was almost killed by Paglio, and he still had lingering fear until now. Before he recovered, he never dared to leave the Crystal Valley easily. Now that he found a shortcut in recovering his injuries, he looked at Chen Rui differently now. He even offered his favorite maid, Luna (a thick-waisted minotaur maid) to Chen Rui.

Jacob even rewards Chen a puppet heart, which allows control over the Crystal Puppets. The strongest among the crystal men, the leader, was only at Great Demon King. Even in the worst scenario, with his Demon Overlord-strength, he didn't have to be worried about Chen Rui controlling the crystal men to do anything too bad.

However, in this world, there were even worse scenarios that one could expect...

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 272
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 273
3. ↑ Chapter 286 (Steambun)