MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1674 Fusion Crystal

Chapter 1674: Chapter 1674 Fusion Crystal

Li Yao did not leave the Undercity; instead, he headed to the flying administrator.

Don’t underestimate the flying administrator. Every city’s flying administrator is a formidable figure in the city. For example, the one in the Undercity looks like a scrawny old zombie, but he is already a world-class leader.

Besides managing the Flying Mounts, he is also responsible for guarding against enemy invasions through the aerial passages into the Undercity.

"Yo, kid, what brings you here? Did Her Majesty kick you out?"

When Li Yao saw the old zombie, he was lying on a recliner smoking. A ray of sunlight happened to hit the top of his pale, shriveled face, making him look particularly terrifying.

"I’m just here to visit you, sir," Li Yao said with a grin, handing over a pouch of tobacco leaves.

The old zombie unceremoniously grabbed it, saying, "I see you have some decency, bringing me some rare Corrosion Grass Tobacco, so I won’t fault you for disturbing my sunbathing."

Li Yao was sweating bullets. A zombie that likes sunbathing? No wonder he’s so dried up. Of course, he could only think this to himself: "Ahem, as long as you like it, sir."

"So, what do you want, kid? If you’re trying to get my adorable bats to fight for you, forget it. Although the Queen respects this old man, I can’t abuse my power for personal gain," the old zombie said leisurely.

"Not at all. I just want to learn some aerial riding techniques from you," Li Yao replied.

"That’s all? Really, you’re the Queen’s heir; you can just create a stable hand at will. Don’t bother me, the sun’s about to go down," the old zombie waved his hand dismissively.

"Come on, everyone knows you were the ace flying General both before and after death. You even participated in the northern campaign against Northend. Ahem, I’m hoping you can teach me some of your expert moves."

If Li Yao wanted to learn ordinary flying riding techniques, he could simply find an air force colonel at a military camp, pay them, and that’d be enough. He came specifically for this old man.

"Wow, someone still remembers this old man’s past exploits. It seems someone from the past sent you to me. Alright, I won’t be stingy. I won’t even mention ordinary flying techniques. I have Expert Level Air Riding Skill, Swift Thunderstorm, and Ice-Cooling Riding here. Each one costs ten thousand Gold Coins since these are skills I keep at home," the old zombie said seriously.

"I’ve prepared for this; money’s no issue," Li Yao immediately handed over a money pouch.

"Truly generous, no wonder you can lead a Legion. I won’t hold back either. Come on, hop on a mount; let’s go outside the city.

"I’ve been waiting for you to say that," Li Yao immediately chose a bat and started learning with the old zombie.

Once reaching the max level, ordinary players can learn flying riding techniques by either gaining reputation with certain factions or completing specific tasks.

However, flying riding techniques are extremely expensive, making them generally difficult for players to learn.

So, the officials made adjustments, dividing flying riding techniques into stages. The first is ordinary flying riding technique, the second is the flying master, and the third is the flying expert.

Ordinary flying riding technique increases flying speed by 60%-100%, meaning it can boost the flying speed of these Flying Mounts. Master level increases by 180%-220%, while expert level is 360%-400%.

The first level requires three thousand Gold Coins, and the second needs five thousand. These can be learned for money in any city after reaching max level, but the expert level requires seeking out special NPCs, and the price must be negotiated with the instructor.

Flying speed is a combination of the mount’s flying speed and the player’s bonus, which together determine the flying speed. In other words, better flying riding techniques mean greater speed, and better Flying Mounts lead to faster flight, the two complement each other.

For instance, consider Li Yao. Without flying riding techniques, even if he could rely on the Dark Touch to ride on the back of the Black Dragon Queen or a Gryphon, the speed difference would only be the difference between the Dragon Queen and Gryphon.

If Li Yao mastered flying riding techniques and gained a bonus, the gap between the two would multiply.

Assume the Black Dragon Queen flies at a speed of 100, while the Gryphon is 60, the gap being 40.

But once Li Yao learns expert flying riding, riding the Black Dragon becomes 400, and riding the Gryphon becomes 240, with the gap extending to 160.

In his previous life, Li Yao painstakingly saved enough money for flying riding techniques and then went around inquiring and exploring, completing difficult tasks to eventually acquire the expert riding skill. But now, he can learn directly, and with experience, he learns quickly.

He soon mastered it, and as for Ice-Cooling Riding, it’s actually a passive effect that reduces the effects of cold wind.

Although Swift Thunderstorm is mentioned together, it actually consists of two effects.

Divided into Swift and Thunderstorm, Swift is a passive bonus that allows the use of wind burst speed during combat, and the mount can maintain flight without running out of energy if there’s wind, avoiding the need to land for rest.

Thunderstorm is an active effect, allowing for ten minutes of rapid flight in the sky, then entering Thunderstorm marching state and tripling the overall flying speed again, a skill for long-distance travel.

It took Li Yao over ten hours, finishing around midnight, to fully grasp the three powerful flying skills.

"Kid, you’re quite something. If everyone learned as quickly as you, I wouldn’t need to be an administrator. I could just teach others riding techniques. Sadly, I can’t help but kick idiots down to their deaths every time I meet them, so not many follow me to learn anymore," the old zombie lamented.

Li Yao was sweating bullets. Is he really that temperamental? Li Yao awkwardly smiled and took his leave, promising to bring more tobacco leaves next time.

Afterwards, Li Yao went to the Drying Sun outside the city. The Drying Sun needed to stay in the Undercity for a few days before transporting supplies to the location designated by the Queen.

Li Yao first returned to the captain’s cabin, then took out the Fusion Crystal. In fact, the Queen giving him two Fusion Crystals had already pointed him in the right direction, which coincided with Li Yao’s own plans.

The first step on the path of the strong is to set a goal, then find an object compatible with oneself, and gradually enhance this compatibility.

Since everyone is compatible with different objects, even identical professions can lead to completely different paths later.

Li Yao followed the Queen’s guidance to complete the Lich form of soul shaping, which allows him to be compatible with two objects. Of course, he can also choose to be compatible with just one.

Each compatible object requires precious resources for enhancement, which cannot be bought. Just aligning with one is mentally and physically consuming, let alone two.

Of course, Li Yao’s spiritual power is sufficient. He wants to align with two objects to separate the Lich form from the main body. After all, they are two career systems, only using one ability is such a waste.

If separated, his combat power will multiply several times again...