Witch Special

Xiu Xiu accepted Lin Zhenxi's two silver coins and bit them one by one, seeming to be very satisfied with their quality. After stuffing the two silver coins into the pouch at the position of his belly, Xiu Xiu patted his belly and raised his paw to give Lin Zhenxi a funny military salute.

Digging up the Soldier Sniff, at your service, my lady.

Lin Zhenxi used his magic wand to spray a thin mist onto which he projected a partial image from the glass altar. He then pointed to the stereoscopic projection and explained to Sniffus its upcoming task. Upon hearing that he would have to dig through 1,500 meters of earth, Sniffusus immediately shook his head like a rattle. He then simply sat down on the ground and lay there, his expression apologetic, saying, "No matter what you say, I can't do this job."

Seeing this guy refused to cooperate, Lin Zhenxi rolled her eyes, tilted her head to look at the sky, and said in a dry tone, "Ah, what a shame! Since you won't do it, I'll have to find another Niffler. But it seems that two silver coins are indeed a bit stingy. I'll use four silver coins as the reward for the next summon."

Four silver coins! Xiuxiu's eyes suddenly turned into the shape of silver coins. It jumped up from the ground like a zombie, hugged Lin Zhenxi's calf and started to act coquettishly.

There is no need to trouble other sniffers, just give me those four silver coins, and I promise to get the job done for you!

Six silver coins wouldn't be worth much even in the main world. Silver was far less valuable than gold, not to mention that this was another world where Lin Zhenxi didn't even consider money. Being able to get Sniff to work so diligently for such a small price, Lin Zhenxi felt it was a very good deal.

It just feels like I'm bullying a little fool, and I feel a little guilty about it.

After taking out four more silver coins and giving them to Xiuxiu, the little guy disappeared without a trace. But it didn't matter, Lin Zhenxi could roughly sense its location through the familiar contract.

The familiar contract had many functions. Locating the familiar was the most basic, while shared vision was an advanced operation. Beyond that, there were spatial summoning and reverse spatial summoning. However, the last two required not only Lin Zhenxi herself but also the familiar's intelligence, magical ability, and even magical talent, which were extremely abnormal. So Lin Zhenxi could probably grab her familiar no matter where it was, but if she wanted to use the familiar's spatial coordinates to teleport herself there, she would need to use shared vision and Apparition.

It's said that the most elite beastmasters can even merge with the beasts they share a lifeline with, sharing their magical energy while simultaneously embodying the strengths of both, effectively creating a 1+1 greater than 2 effect. However, that's a realm Lin Zhenxi can't yet tread upon, unless Yanyan can merge with her as a familiar. Unfortunately, Yanyan is essentially the spirit of the Witch's Book. While also a magical creature, she's fundamentally different from the familiars Lin Zhenxi has signed familiar contracts with. As for the other familiars, firstly, they don't have such a strong bond with Lin Zhenxi, and secondly, they're not powerful enough to warrant merging with them. Each and every one of them is merely a tool that Lin Zhenxi summons when she needs them and sends back when she doesn't.

The Niffler's digging ability stems from the creature's inherent magic. Like its incredible treasure-hunting abilities, it transcends common sense and enters the realm of magic. Simply put, any "non-mystical" obstacle, whether it's mud or concrete, becomes nothing more than a clod of earth before its tiny front paws, easily dismantled. To prevent the Niffler from digging deeper, magical intervention is the only option.

This is why, despite being able to give birth to six to eight children per litter, Nifflers are so rare in the wizarding world that they've been classified as endangered magical creatures. Because they're so useful, wizards capture them en masse. However, wizards simply want to exploit their abilities, and few truly treat them well. Nifflers who fall into the hands of wizards often don't live well, and without the opportunity to reproduce naturally, their numbers are dwindling.

As for the Niffler in Lin Zhenxi's hand, due to the nature of the familiar contract, it was not deprived of the opportunity to find a mate and reproduce. Lin Zhenxi only summoned them through the summoning magic circle when she needed them. Otherwise, they continued to do what they were supposed to do in their original world, no different from wild ones.

However, the summoning and returning of familiars through the familiar contract transcends the boundaries between worlds, a seemingly reasonable concept that, upon closer examination, is terrifying. Though they're no longer in the same world, Lin Zhenxi can use the familiar contract to cross the boundaries and summon familiars from far away worlds. Even though the magic power consumed increases exponentially, or even dozens of times, is this simply a matter of magic power consumption? It's undoubtedly the work of a company with cross-world delivery capabilities. While the company may abandon its own special envoys to other worlds and refuse to bring them back until the mission is completed, it has consistently provided unwavering support in all matters other than the return.

As long as the special envoys can complete the commission, the rest will be easy. But if you accept so much assistance but still can't complete the commission, then you will be lost in the other world and die in a foreign land.

Alternatively, he could rely on his own abilities to break through the crystal walls between worlds, find the location of the Main World from within the endless world, and forcibly return to the Main World as an alien. However, it's unclear whether the company would still recognize the employee's identity in this scenario. Or, in other words, whether they would deploy their armed forces to eliminate such a "former" employee, who would undoubtedly harbor resentment towards the company.

Xiuxiu's digging speed rivaled that of a deep well drill. Its two small claws dug relentlessly, and in just a few minutes, it had already drilled over a thousand meters underground. This was incredibly close to the top of the secret underground base, so Lin Zhenxi activated the shared vision ability of the familiar contract and observed the underground base through Xiuxiu's eyes.

Xiuxiu's eyes are distributed on both sides of its long snout, and its effective field of view is almost 270 degrees. This vast field of view makes Lin Zhenxi not very adaptable. It is like asking someone who is used to a flat screen to use a curved screen, which is very awkward.

However, Lin Zhenxi was only sharing Niffler's vision, not controlling her body, so regardless of her comfort level, Niffler's digging progress remained unaffected. Soon, the final section was dug through, and after passing through the gaps in the rusted metal plates, Niffler landed on a row of thick cables.

The cables were encased in a damp bridge, with pipes dripping from them, creating a filthy, messy, damp, and humid scene. Fortunately, Lin Zhenxi hadn't gone there in her true form, and the Sniffus itself was unfazed by such an environment. Its fur was self-cleaning, waterproof, fireproof, and even immune to high voltage electricity. This purely physical, harsh environment, devoid of any mystery, had no effect on it.

Sniffing silently across the ceiling, occasionally poking his head out from the bridge to observe the situation below. However, he didn't know whether it was bad luck or because this area was a restricted area, but he didn't find a single moving creature.

Finally, Xiu Xiu climbed to the largest underground cavity in the underground base. According to the structural diagram of the underground base obtained by Lin Zhenxi, this is almost the heart of the underground base. The surrounding passages, like the blood vessels of the human body, will eventually converge into the cavity in the middle.

Xiu Xiu poked his dark little head out from the gap between the two cables and looked down. The first thing he saw was a huge human figure with a body made up of dozens of strange dragons with small claws, and only three black holes on his face.

Because he was sitting, it was difficult to estimate the giant's height, but it was at least ten meters tall. This size wasn't considered large given the frequent appearance of giant monsters, but seeing the twisted, hideous dragons entangled with this giant monster made Lin Zhenxi's scalp tingle.

This weirdo doesn't seem easy to mess with.

Just when Lin Zhenxi was wondering whether he should change his plan, the giant suddenly raised his head and looked straight at Lin Zhenxi... No, to be precise, he looked at where Xiu Xiu was.

The next second, a tentacle as thick as a sewer pipe suddenly rushed out from behind the giant, like a dragon emerging from a cave, and rushed towards where Xiu Xiu was.

Lin Zhenxi was so frightened that her whole body shuddered, but fortunately her reaction was quick enough. When Xiuxiu was almost hit, she activated the return program of the familiar contract in time, forcibly interrupting Xiuxiu's journey across the world and sending it back to its original world.

Unlike the wizarding world in which Niffler lived, its ability to move in this world depended on Lin Zhenxi's constant consumption of magic power to counteract the world's resistance to outsiders. Simply by cutting off Lin Zhenxi's magic power, Niffler would be instantly repelled, a process that occurred in the blink of an eye. Therefore, before the tentacles could reach Niffler, Lin Zhenxi had already sent the little creature back, eliminating the worry of it getting hurt.

However, the peculiar creature in the underground base was far more difficult than Lin Zhenxi had imagined. He had only glanced at it, and it had attacked without a word. Not only could it sense his gaze, but it also had such a swift and ferocious attack. Such an enemy was not easy to deal with.

But it shouldn't be a big problem, since it's over a thousand meters underground. That kind of environment will become Lin Zhenxi's most powerful weapon.

Lin Zhenxi didn't believe it could come back from being buried alive a thousand meters below. It might be possible for a creature as small as the Niffler, but a giant of that size would definitely be crushed.

Now that it was clear that the people down there were indeed monsters, and not some human organization, the rest was simple: just kill them. Humans killed monsters, monsters killed humans; that was the fundamental law of the world. If it were a human, Lin Zhenxi would have to investigate further to determine if they had committed a crime that warranted their execution, but with a monster, that wasn't necessary.