[star silver ore has extremely high hardness. Usually, enchanted adamantine pickaxes or enchanted chisels are used.
However, as a Great Dragon, how could one deign to use external tools?...]
Seeing this, Jona Velli's dragon mouth split into a grin.
[Usually, fire element explosive magic can be used to blow it apart, or secret techniques with high fire element penetration can be used for extraction.]
Seeing this, Jona Velli's expression collapsed. As a White Dragon, how could she possibly know fire magic?
[It doesn't matter if you don't know fire magic; if your teeth are good enough, you can also bite it apart directly.
If all else fails, use your claws to dig.]
Seeing this, Jona Velli's face fell completely, and the idea of asking Friel for help popped into her mind.
Just as she was about to exit the Dragon Bloodline Inheritance, she accidentally spotted a line of small text.
[Friendly reminder: Places where star silver ore appears usually have vein-guardian monsters, such as Star-Dwelling Ice Spirits, Crystal-Shelled Worms, Star-Ore Statues, Shadow Mine Spirits, or Star Core Earth Dragons.]
Seeing this, Jona Velli's expression froze. These five types of monsters were all high-tier magic beasts or creatures, with a growth ceiling at the Legendary rank.
No matter which one she encountered, it was an existence Jona Velli didn't want to face.
*Gulp—*
Jona Velli swallowed hard and slowly opened her eyes. But the moment she did, she froze. At some unknown point, a humanoid monster covered in ice crystals had appeared before her, staring at her motionlessly.
Jona Velli's pupils constricted as a warning alarm went off in her heart.
[Star Core Earth Dragon (Transformed), Lawful Neutral alignment, calm personality.
A rare underground sub-dragon species. Its entire body is covered in crystalline scales of extreme hardness. Usually tempered by star silver ore over a long period, it possesses high resistance to ice element magic and star magic.
The torso is as thick as a battering ram, and the limbs are covered in star silver crystalline scales with a silver-blue gradient. Fine star patterns flow across the surface, emitting a soft cold light in the dark.
Lacking the wings of a true dragon, three rows of sharp star silver crystal spikes grow on its back. These spikes can extend and retract freely, serving as both defensive weapons and 'antennas' to absorb ley line mana.
There are no teeth in the mouth; instead, it has a ring of star silver crystal teeth. Its bite can crush adamantine ore. High-density star silver mana rays are stored in its throat.
There is a vertical soft membrane on the abdomen. Beneath this membrane is its core mineral sac, which stores absorbed star silver essence, often used for breaking through realms or fighting above its level.
This is also its only fatal weakness—but it is usually completely covered by thick scales and is only exposed during the molting period.
It feeds on the mana seeping from the star silver veins in the ley lines and does not need to consume flesh.
It fears Holy Light magic, Void magic, and Fire element magic.
It will not actively attack non-miners and will choose to ignore them, occasionally emitting a flickering blue glow as a warning.
However, once it discovers an intention to mine, or that mining has occurred, it will inflict severe punishment on the miner, even going all out to kill them.
Innate Abilities: Starlight Silver Breath, Vein Cage, Star Core Shield. (There is a chance to develop other abilities.)
...]
In the next second, cold dragon language drifted over slowly.
"Tell me, foolish dragon, is this dragon saliva on the star silver ore yours?"
*Gulp— Gulp— Gulp—*
Jona Velli kept swallowing saliva whenever she got nervous. Just as the Star Core Earth Dragon's eyes narrowed with a progressively more dangerous look, Jona Velli spoke expressionlessly.
"It's not mine. It belongs to that Red Dragon inside the cave."
The Star Core Earth Dragon glanced toward the cave, then back at the dragon saliva on the star silver ore, wearing an expression that said 'Do you think I'm an idiot?'
Jona Velli's expression didn't change, which couldn't help but make the Star Core Earth Dragon waver slightly.
'Could I really have misunderstood her?'
Thinking this, she flew half-doubtingly to the star silver vein and poked her head forward to sniff it.
Hmm, icy cold, minty flavor... definitely not a Red Dragon's. I've been lied to. Yes, I've lived for nearly a hundred years and I've been lied to.
Suppressing her rage, the Star Core Earth Dragon turned around only to find that the seventeen-meter-long dragon had long since vanished.
"Heh~ Interesting. But you already have a path to death!"
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