Versatile Mage: Invincible from the Fire of Disaster

Chapter 276 The Magic Diamond!

"The mercenary force stationed in China, Military Intelligence Bureau, Li Henglong reports to his superior!"

Li Juntong's face was covered with hideous wounds, and his body was stained with blood that was unclear whether it was from demons or his own!
The scarlet scorpion's head rolled slowly to Lin Ming's feet like a ball.

Sensing the murderous aura emanating from Li Juntong, Lin Ming stomped out, instantly crushing the head of the scarlet scorpion man!

"You know me?" Lin Ming chuckled, but he already knew the answer in his heart.

"The military commander showed us your photos and information," Li Juntong said truthfully, sensing the surging magical energy emanating from Lin Ming and glancing around at the surrounding demonic remains.

"Then why don't any of your officers recognize me?" Lin Ming stared intently at Li Juntong.

He was the mercenary leader appointed by the military chief and the Grand Councilor, and he could command any mercenary force located abroad.

These mercenaries should know him, but it is clear that while Li Juntong, as the leader of this mercenary group, knows him, Ding, the second-in-command, does not!

Something is definitely not right!
Li Juntong remained silent and did not speak.

"Forget it, I don't care about your nonsense. Anyway, I'm leaving in a few days. Now get ready to come out with me."

Lin Ming sighed, shook his head, and looked at Li Juntong.

He knew exactly what was going on. He didn't need to guess to know that the mercenaries' military intelligence was dissatisfied with him, their suddenly parachuted leader, and was causing trouble for him.

However, Lin Ming didn't care about these things. He only wanted to use the mercenary's intelligence network to find the Chaos Mage and had no intention of seizing the power held by these military intelligence agents.

He doesn't bother with these people as long as they don't cause him trouble in getting what he wants.

But suddenly, Li Juntong pounded his chest!

The immense force even caused him to cough up a mouthful of blood.
"I have failed to take the tasks assigned to me by the organization to heart! Please punish me, sir!"

Li Juntong didn't even wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, but stared intently at Lin Ming.

When the military commander first sent Lin Ming's information to him, Li Juntong didn't pay any attention to Lin Ming at all.

Because he was so young, a young man in his early twenties, who had only completed one military mission (finding the totem) before being parachuted into his lap!

Anyone who saw them would think they were scions of a powerful family, here to gain prestige!

As for the military commander of the overseas mercenary army, he knew that many families had mages who used resources to accumulate cultivation but had no combat ability whatsoever!
In Li Henglong's eyes, this kind of guy was not even qualified to be a mage!
Therefore, he didn't take Lin Ming seriously at all.

However, if Lin Ming hadn't arrived today and rescued the military mage in the mine, the mine would probably have been taken over by the snake demons before he could return!

Since he had the ability and the orders from his superiors, Lin Ming was his superior!
His actions constituted disobeying military orders and showing contempt for his superiors!
Therefore, in Li Juntong's view, he should be punished!
"Punishment." Lin Ming looked at Li Henglong, who was still standing despite being covered in wounds, without any extra emotion in his eyes, and simply waved his hand.

"We can talk about punishment later. Let's lead the military mages away now."

However, upon hearing Lin Ming's words, Li Henglong and Ding Xutian shook their heads almost simultaneously.

Lin Ming raised an eyebrow and looked at the two of them, asking a question.

Is there any reason why I absolutely cannot leave?

"This mine is extremely important; we cannot let it be handed over to the Serpent Tribe!"

Li Henglong said solemnly.

"Important? Is life more important!" Lin Ming frowned. "Besides, what are you worried about regarding this mine of the Machine Man?"

Lin Ming was quite puzzled. They were just mercenaries, so why did they value this mine of the AI ​​so much?
Although it is indeed a very rich magical energy vein, and it produces very high-grade magical energy ores, it is, after all, a mine of the Aiji people, not a mine of China!
Before Li Henglong could speak, Ding Xutian leaned in first, a smile on his face.
"Sir, the agreement we signed with the Aiji government isn't just a regular protection agreement. It means the development of this mine is entirely handed over to us, and we'll deliver a certain amount of magic energy ore regularly. So during this period, this mine still belongs to us." From the conversation between Lin Ming and his own military intelligence agency, Ding Xutian realized that this young man was the military personnel he had been longing to meet.

Looking at that young face, Ding Xutian was shocked. He hadn't expected the inspector to be so young!
And it also possesses such formidable strength!
"So... this vein yielded a treasure? What is it?!" Lin Ming's eyes narrowed slightly.

Even when the demon tribe attacked, the military mages were unwilling to leave. Combined with what Ding Xutian just said, there is only one possibility: they have dug up a treasure.

And it's a very valuable treasure!
"Hehe, you guessed it." Ding Xutian chuckled, glanced at Li Henglong, and after receiving permission, looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping before his expression became extremely serious.

"Actually, we found a magic diamond in this vein!"

"Magic Diamond!"

Hearing this name, even Lin Ming couldn't help but feel a chill.

They looked at Ding Xutian and Li Henglong with disbelief.

Magic Diamond, also known as Elemental Diamond, is a very rare, even uncommon, treasure!

It contains a very pure magical power, and can be used to replace any thing that requires magic!

It can be used for forging, formations, restrictions, and even beast taming!

However, using a magic diamond for these things would be a waste of resources!

The magic diamond has only one true purpose: to unleash forbidden spells!
In a technologically advanced world, it would be equivalent to a nuclear bomb!

And this magic diamond is a necessary component for most forbidden spells!
"The Magic Diamond." Lin Ming frowned slightly and looked at Li Henglong: "Have you notified the military?"

"It was just unearthed this morning, and we've already sent word to the military." Li Henglong nodded.

Lin Ming pondered for a moment, then turned to look at the cave entrance.

This small tribe had only three leaders, and they were all killed!

The remaining snakes and scorpions are either dead or have fled, so it's unlikely that demons will gather here again anytime soon.

"How many magic diamonds are there in total?" Lin Ming asked.

If it were anything else, Lin Ming might have given it up, but the Magic Diamond was worth keeping.

This is no ordinary treasure; it can be considered a country's strategic resource!

To put it bluntly, if there were enough magic diamonds here, Lin Ming's merit in protecting them could even be enough to ask the country for a spot to advance to a forbidden spell!

"Only a few have been dug up so far, but we estimate there should be around a hundred," Li Henglong replied.

Around one hundred. Lin Ming was somewhat disappointed, but it wasn't a small amount either.

After all, casting a forbidden spell requires two to three hundred magic diamonds, which is quite a lot!

“So we must stop the Red Scorpion Tribe before we finish mining all the magic diamond ore.” Lin Ming nodded, then suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Li Henglong again: “Have you found out the reason for the Red Scorpion Tribe’s attack this time?”

"It should be related to several female mages who suddenly barged in; we've already made some progress," Li Henglong replied.

"A female mage?" Lin Ming was taken aback, and couldn't help but think of the group of people he had seen in the city.

"Let's go take a look first. Maybe we can get some clues and hold off the Red Scorpion Tribe's attack for a while longer."

(End of this chapter)