CHAPTER 37

The giant dragon continued to rip out its hearts until the transformation time ended.

Max transformed back into a human once again.

Looking at the eight crystal hearts left on the ground, two blood-red dragon eyes, plus a full set of 24 sharp dragon teeth.

Max looked at the pile of "parts" with satisfaction. When he reached out to touch them, there was a strange sense of familiarity.

The eight hearts had already been made into eight magic power sources; the two dragon eyes had also become two decent magic items; the full set of dragon teeth possessed considerable magic power, but they had not yet undergone magical carving. Zatanna had merely given them some simple treatment to prevent the magic power within the teeth from dissipating.

Zatanna looked at the pile of materials brimming with magic power, her eyes shining.

Max said with a smile, "Then, as we discussed earlier, two magic hearts for Teacher! The other magic hearts will help me modify my 'Tomb of the Living Dead'."

Zatanna quickly accepted the two top-quality magic power sources that could continuously supply magic. She nodded with great satisfaction and said:

"No problem. With these six magic power sources supplying the 'Tomb of the Living Dead,' this base can be equipped with many security measures. With my help, it can definitely be transformed into the finest mage tower!"

"Hahaha, okay Teacher, let's begin!"

The two of them began to modify the base together.

Max was responsible for stating the requirements, while Zatanna was responsible for the modifications.

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Dazzling, colorful magic arrays began to shine on the ground!

Zatanna used space magic to widen the internal space of the "Tomb of the Living Dead." The 420-square-meter space was instantly expanded tenfold, to 4200 square meters!

The few load-bearing walls that were originally created became barriers dividing this huge space!

Zatanna modified the 【Flash】magic array on the walls slightly.

She connected the 【Flash】magic array to the ceiling of the internal space, allowing this space magic and flash magic to use the crystal dragon heart embedded in the ceiling as their energy source.

Crystal dragon hearts minus one, quantity remaining: five.

Next, Zatanna began to modify the living environment. Streaks of nature magic were inscribed by Zatanna within this space, causing the environment here to undergo earth-shattering changes.

Under the fluctuations of nature magic, grassland and forest quickly sprouted from the stone floor. The magic dragon heart's 【Flash】 became their sun!

With the photosynthesis of plants, the oxygen content in the internal space instantly increased.

To maintain this habitable ecological environment, just the one crystal dragon heart overhead was not enough. Thus, crystal dragon hearts minus one, remaining quantity: four.

Zatanna took two crystal dragon hearts and left the internal space of the "Tomb of the Living Dead," coming outside.

A huge magic array, with her at its center, rapidly expanded, almost instantly covering the entire mountaintop.

This entire mountain was enveloped by a magic barrier, and space magic nodes comprehensively covered the entire mountain. In the instant that full coverage was achieved, the two crystal dragon hearts in Zatanna's hands liquefied and entered the mountain body!

This caused the entire mountain to begin to vibrate, a rhythmic vibration like a heartbeat. With the edge of the magic array as the cutting line, the entire mountain, under the influence of vast magic power, flew up!

...The light of the magic array on the mountain flashed, and along with the base within the mountain body, it遁入 (slipped into/retreated into) a different dimension, leaving behind a large crater several kilometers in radius.

Zatanna snapped her fingers, and the mountain that had entered the different dimension returned to its original place, merging with the crater as if it had never disappeared.

"Very good! Exterior handled! I'll have to make a magic tower like this for myself in the future!"

Max walked out of the base at this moment. Seeing Teacher Zatanna's satisfied and happy expression, he was filled with emotion!

Truly worthy of a mage with a magical legacy, so reliable in her work. The base Max had painstakingly built before was less practical than what Zatanna casually put together.

Using two magic power sources, she could create a habitable magical secret realm and also give the "Tomb of the Living Dead" the ability to slip into a different dimension.

The class of this place had instantly risen!

Whether for escaping in the future or hiding from people, the spatial movement ability of this secret realm was truly practical!

Zatanna handed the remaining two crystal dragon hearts back to Max and said:

"'The Tomb of the Living Dead's' exterior modification is complete. Keep the remaining two magic power sources for yourself to modify your living quarters."

"This is some advanced magic knowledge. Study it yourself. If there's anything you don't understand, you can call me and ask."

"Alright, it's getting late, so I'll be going now! Oh, right, next time you have such a good opportunity, remember to find me!"

"Mm, take care, Teacher... ah!"

Before Max could finish speaking, Zatanna, with a whoosh, teleported away!

"Hey, it looks like Teacher Zatanna is in a real hurry. Could it be that she also wants to build a secret realm?"

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After these matters were settled, it was already dark outside. Max entered the "Tomb of the Living Dead," which was still as bright as day inside.

The fresh air in the "Tomb of the Living Dead," along with this simulated natural environment, had its comfort level maxed out!

At this moment, he was lying prone on the lawn, flipping through the magic book Zatanna had given him.

The advanced knowledge in the magic book consisted of some common knowledge in the magical world: "Compendium of Common Magic," "Practical Skills for Wilderness Mages," "Methods for Exorcising Otherworldly Demons," "Effective Magic Against Angels," "Warning: Do Not Cooperate with John Constantine," "Beware of Succubi"...

Max read very quickly. His eyes were like scanners; after looking, the content was recorded in his brain. Within an hour, he had finished reading the entire book.

Magic knowledge comprehension progress: 100%.

With a wave of his hand, he retrieved the remaining items from the other side, where he had placed them from the air.

Two crystal dragon hearts, two eyeballs, 24 dragon teeth!

"The dragon eyes, after Teacher Zatanna's spell, are excellent casting mediums. I can use them to mitigate the cost of most magic. If necessary, I can also throw them out as magic bombs! Very good!"

"Crystal dragon hearts... I'll put them aside for now! I'll use them next time they're needed."

"As for these dragon teeth, such vast magic power must be utilized properly!"

"Why not make them into necklaces! Then I'll carve a space teleportation array on them, and these teeth will serve as keys to enter this 'Tomb of the Living Dead'!"

"Only those who possess a key can enter the 'Tomb of the Living Dead'."

"I'll directly fix the 'Tomb of the Living Dead' in the different dimension, so it won't appear in the real world! This can save a lot of danger!"

...No sooner said than done. Max used the space magic he had just learned from the book to place two spatial markers on the dragon teeth. These two markers could mark two locations: one pre-teleportation position, and one post-teleportation position.

With the magical energy inside the dragon teeth as a link, as long as one held a dragon tooth and thought of the place "Tomb of the Living Dead," the person holding it could instantly enter the "Tomb of the Living Dead"!

After finishing carving the teleportation runes, he then used magic to drill holes and polish them. He collected all the tooth powder that was ground off and stored it in a bottle.

Two hours later, he had made 24 dragon tooth pendants, which were also 24 perfect space keys!

"Hehe, maybe they'll all be used in the future!"

Imagine in the future, when I'm fighting, I can pull over the 24 people who possess the dragon teeth to help me. How awesome would that be!

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Drowsiness welled up; carving the magic arrays had consumed a lot of his mental energy.

Max used space magic to move the four largest trees in this space in front of him.

In the magic book, there were introductions and methods for using nature magic. One could modify everything in the natural world through natural magic energy!

For example, like this.

Under the command of Max's glowing green hand, the four largest trees began to intertwine and twist. The tree trunks were like soft clay, allowing him to knead and shape them at will.

Kneading and kneading, a one-bedroom, one-living-room living treehouse was thus kneaded out by him!

The bedroom had a wooden table, a wooden chair, plus a wooden plank bed; the living room only had a wicker chair, very simple and clean.

The tree trunks on the outside were pinched into layers of steps, spiraling up to connect to the treehouse entrance!

"Perfect! A natural environment and a treehouse are the best combination! This way, my sleeping place is also settled!"

"Ah—life has suddenly become so beautiful! No noisy gunshots of Gotham, no nagging from Alfred, owning a big house all by myself, awesome!!!"

Looking at everything he now possessed, a satisfied smile appeared on Max's face!

He looked down at his trusty Omnitrix. At this moment, his trusty Omnitrix had long since fully charged, and the icon had turned green again.

"Why not... try again? See if today's good luck can continue!"

He fiddled with the watch dial, popped up the core, and slapped it down!

Bang!

An intense green light flashed out!

When the light dissipated, what appeared in its place was a fat duck with yellow feathers. It had a dazed expression, a pair of clear eyes as if unpolluted by wisdom, and its appearance was filled with naive, innocent stupidity!

"Quack..."

"Quack...???" (Eh? Who am I again?)

"Quack..." (Abababa...)

Time flew by. An hour passed while Psyduck was in a daze.

Beep-beep-beep-beep-Bang!

A bewildered Max appeared on the spot after the red light subsided.

"Aba aba... Eh? Did I transform into something just now? How come I feel like I have no impression?"

He looked down at the red watch. "That's right, I definitely transformed just now. But... what did I turn into?? How come I don't have any impression at all?"

He racked his brains but couldn't remember what he had done just now. Had he wasted an hour for nothing...

"Ah, forget it, forget it. I'll rest for five minutes and then transform again! Sigh, this is the first time I've had amnesia after transforming. I guess I learned something!"

Five minutes later...

"Aha~! Hero transformation!"

Bang!

A green light flashed and was gone!

A beast, pink all over with white limbs and a white tail, with curled ears, and large, round, dazed-looking eyes, appeared on the spot.

"Ya...?" (...)

Slowpoke turned in a circle on the spot, then crawled towards the nearest tree shade. After lying down, it peacefully fell asleep.