Dota: Becoming a God Starting with Dragon Knight

"Eron, give him a case!"

Just as Elon was about to agree to Li Ming's request, Lina suddenly spoke up.

"what?"

Lina ignored Elon's question and continued, "I saw you picking up all the Silver Skull's magic crystals outside the Forest Gate."

"You must have some special needs for these crystals."

"Consider this box of Moon Spring Crystals as payment for your help back then, how about it?"

Lina's sudden words surprised Li Ming. He realized that these people seemed to have some misunderstanding about him. He genuinely wanted to help, and charging a small handling fee in the process wasn't unreasonable, was it?

[Alright, let's collect the crystal first.]

[I didn't want to go into the Elf Forest in the first place, but now that I've helped kill the ghosts that are interfering with the car's operation, leaving them seems like a pretty good option?]

Once Lina successfully calls for help, and the humans and elves join forces to drive the skeletons back to the underworld, I can then return to human territory.

Li Ming laughed heartily, "Of course! With these crystals as a foundation, I can open a pharmacy and do some small business when I return to Rom City."

Lina was furious: "What an ignorant fool! I recommended you to be my father's knight's squire, but you refused. Now I'm giving you a box of Moon Spring Crystals, and you'd rather take it than refuse."

"What?" Elon gasped. "Cousin, you recommended him to be Uncle's servant?"

"Not yet. I'd like to recommend it, but some people aren't willing," Lina said, rolling her eyes at Li Ming.

"Hiss~~" Airon looked at Li Ming as if he were a monster. "Cousin, you're really in love with him!!"

"What...what did you say?" Lina grabbed Elon's clothes.

"I mean, cousin, you're really good to Li Ming. What potential does he actually have?"

"That's more like it. This guy has much more potential than you. He just became a Bronze, but he can already kill Silver and escape from Gold. Once he becomes a Silver, it's hard to say who will win if you two fight."

"Really?"

Elon looked Li Ming up and down; no matter how you looked at him, he was just an ordinary human.

His internal energy was average, and his life force was slightly stronger than that of a typical bronze-level cultivator, but still within the bronze range. Apart from being somewhat handsome and having more masculine energy than himself, there was nothing else to note about him.

"Brother Elon, stop looking at me. It feels weird when you look at me like that."

Li Ming took a sealed box of Moon Spring Crystals from Cyril, touched his arm which was covered in goosebumps, and walked to the side.

"Please wait a moment, I need to absorb the energy within these crystals before I can begin."

"No, you..." Elon was about to say something when he saw Lina glaring at him, and he swallowed his words weakly.

"Li Ming, go absorb it. Hurry up, we need to save time," Lina's gentle voice came.

"No problem, leave it to me, I'll be quick."

Li Ming opened the box, reached inside, and silently chanted, "System, absorb all these high-energy crystals."

[Gold Coins +100] x100

In an instant, all the Moon Spring Crystals in the box disappeared.

Li Ming put on a show for a few more moments before finally taking his hand out, leaving behind an empty box.

Airon stepped forward with concern and asked, "Brother Li Ming, what's wrong? Do you need my help to absorb the Moon Spring Crystal?"

"No need, it's already absorbed. Let's begin."

"What? You said you've finished absorbing it?" Elon was stunned, and the others were also taken aback when they heard this.

"Hmm... Am I going too fast? Maybe I can go slower next time?"

"No need, your speed is alright, only a tiny bit faster than mine, but it's fine, it's normal. Let's get started, I can't wait to see what you're thinking."

Is this normal?

"Yes, yes, that's normal." X10

Lina and the others present answered in unison.

"Alright, I'll get started then. Just so you know, I'm not sure if I can succeed! Don't blame me if I fail." Li Ming confirmed again.

"It's alright, you can do it."

After receiving confirmation from everyone, Li Ming reached into his pocket and mentally purchased a pair of speed gloves and a crafting blueprint [Blueprint: Hand of Midas] from the system panel.

When he took the gloves out of his pocket, the green speed gloves had transformed into a pair of golden gloves—the Hands of Midas.

Midas' Hand, also known as the Hand of Midas, is a popular item for many heroes in Dota.

The attribute bonuses are not high; the 450 gold Acceleration Gloves increase attack speed by 20 points, while the 2200 gold Midas Hand increases attack speed by 40 points.

However, Midas' Hand has the skill—alchemy.

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Alchemy: Instantly refine a normal unit, gaining 160 gold coins and double the experience points.

Currently, it only applies to first-tier transcendent beings.

Maximum energy points: 2

Basic charging time: 90 seconds

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It is also the only item in Dota that can generate gold.

A 90-second charging time would be a long wait in a game, but in reality, it's just a matter of a few words, making it very practical.

If it works, it'll be much easier than him painstakingly killing skeletons.

Lina leaned closer curiously and asked, "Li Ming, what kind of magical item is this? I've never seen this kind of energy fluctuation before!"

Li Ming chuckled: "Well, that's a secret. All you need to know is that it can solve the car's problem."

He walked to the front of the car, reached under the hood, and touched it from top to bottom.

While touching it, he used a Midas touch on the ghost wrapped around the device.

In his eyes, the ghost vanished instantly.

Gold Coins +160

[Experience +200]

"Holy crap, this little thing has experience?"

"What's the principle behind this?"

"Why do I get experience points for killing skeletons, but not for killing ghosts?"

"Aren't they all undead creatures?"

"Is there any difference?"

Seeing that Li Ming had suddenly stopped moving, Airon cautiously asked, "Brother Li Ming, did you succeed? Did you fail to resolve the issue?"

"Oh, it's solved. Why don't you guys give it a try?"

"All done?" Elon couldn't understand what Li Ming had done. All he did was put on gloves and touch around.

I didn't detect any energy fluctuations either.

He sat in the driver's seat with some skepticism, and when he started the car, it actually started.

"Hey~ Brother Li Ming, that's amazing! How did you do that?" he shouted excitedly.

Li Ming replied with a smile, "Hehe, it's a trade secret."

This deal was incredibly profitable; I earned gold coins, got an extra item, and discovered a new source of income and a new way to gain experience.

Airon glanced at the golden gloves in Li Ming's hand and exclaimed, "Is it related to these gloves? How much? I'll buy them!"

"Didn't you want Moon Spring Crystal?"

"How about I buy these gloves from you with a case of Moon Spring Crystal?"