Chapter 543: Emerald Secret Realm
Warren smiled magnanimously: “No need. My disciple has already given them enough punishment; let the rest go.”
Elena bowed slightly to Warren, then said angrily to the few Vampires: “Aren’t you going to quickly thank His Excellency Legendary Wizard Warren for his magnanimity? You guys got off cheap. Get lost!”
The few Vampires hurriedly expressed their thanks, leaving step by step, jumping. They looked at each other, their eyes carrying clarity.
Sulu circled around Thales, clicking his tongue twice, and pulled Warren aside to link via telepathy.
“Is this disciple of yours a Mage?”
“Yes.”
“Mages are positioned at the middle-to-lower level of combat power overall. Once they leave the Magic Net, they almost lose their power. Not much potential.”
“Taking a disciple doesn’t need to be so utilitarian; as long as he’s pleasing to the eye and heart, it’s fine. As my good brother, shouldn’t you give my disciple some protective magic items?”
Sulu bared his teeth; this Warren actually extorted him. He groped in his spatial pocket for a while, took out a bead, and handed it to Thales.
Thales took it, not understanding. This was a glass bead that looked somewhat cloudy; its appearance was not very good.
Sulu said: “I am a good brother of Warren, named Sulu.
“Since you are his acknowledged disciple, I must give you a gift. This is a Bead of Wisdom. As long as you wear it on your forehead during meditation, it can greatly amplify the meditation effect. Roughly speaking, an apprentice’s meditation effect can be doubled, a Level 1 Wizard or Mage’s meditation is enhanced by half, and a Level 2 Wizard or Mage’s meditation is enhanced by a quarter.”
Hearing this, Thales looked at this seemingly cheap glass bead with glowing eyes. He gripped it tightly, bowed, and said: “Thank you for your care, Your Excellency Sulu.”
The few people flew together to the capital of the Blood Origin Planet. Seeing that Thales still couldn’t fly, Blue and the others simply gave him a magic flying carpet.
Elena also generously gave him a mithril metal sword with excellent magic conductivity. This sword could adapt to mana of various attributes; in other words, it was an excellent melee weapon.
It is unknown since when, but spellcasters seemed to have formed a trend, which was close combat. Almost all spellcasters were good at close combat, which made ordinary Warriors completely unable to gain a foothold.
As a Mage, Thales’s spellcasting space was not large. In terms of sustainability, preparing a few long-lasting blessing spells and engaging in short-to-medium range combat was optimal. As for long-range combat, relying on the advantage of numbers, Mages conducting group-style, high-coverage long-range combat might be more suitable.
After arriving at the capital, the discussion of Warren and the others was obviously not something Thales could sit in on. He retired first and was arranged by Elena to stay in an official inn outside the court.
Warren, Sulu, Elena, and Bruce—the three of them sat down according to rank and host-guest protocol. Sulu spoke: “This is the Vampire Grand Duchess Elena. She originated from Lord Ace’s Noble Phantasm ‘Fantasia’ and is a model of turning from illusion to reality. These three are His Excellency Bruce, His Excellency Allen, and Her Excellency Eva. They are all powerful Golden Wizards and plan to head to the Celestial Realm with us.”
Bruce and the other two looked at each other. Allen stood up and said: “I am a loyal supporter of Your Excellency Warren’s mechanical computer. I also have a homemade mechanical computer and hope to seek your guidance in the future. The three of us wish to head to the Celestial Realm together with you, and it would be best if we could serve under your command.”
Hearing that Allen was also researching magical mechanical computers, Warren inexplicably felt a bit closer to them. He smiled and said: “I’m still not quite clear on what the rules are in the Celestial Realm. If there is indeed a need, everyone can cooperate and participate in astral scavenging together.”
Sulu smiled and said: “His Excellency Legendary Wizard Warren is still as modest as ever. Let me explain. The Supreme Council of the Magic Council in the Celestial Realm required His Excellency Warren to be recalled within a three-day deadline, and organized all wizards above Level 2 to participate in the scavenging and archaeology of the newly discovered shattered world ruins, led by Legendary Wizards. Everyone feels relatively close to His Excellency Warren, so they want to act together.”
The few people had the intention to get close and found themselves quite congenial on academic topics. Elena, using official business as an excuse, left first. They discussed issues related to magical mechanical computers until midnight, and Warren increasingly appreciated Allen.
Bruce also chatted casually about the scenes of struggles on the Blood Origin Planet back then. The three of them had a very hard time. They actually defeated the creators of the Vampire Clan, Polina and Caruso, and unified the entire planet. Polina and her partner were forced to ascend to the Celestial Realm, completely abandoning the Vampire Clan.
“After we go to the Academic City in the Celestial Realm, how about we cooperate? I will take the lead to specifically research magical mechanical computers, and you come help me.”
Allen bowed slightly and said politely and joyfully: “It is my honor”
The next day, Warren found Thales and told him that he was about to leave. Thales was very reluctant but also knew there was no other way.
“Teacher, it’s just a pity that my strength is low and I cannot ascend to the Celestial Realm yet, unable to follow Teacher and listen to your teachings at all times. It’s really too much of a pity.”
Warren rubbed his head and said gently: “Don’t be sad. With your ability, I believe you can successfully advance to a Level 1 Mage, and you still have the chance to pass through and head to the Celestial Realm. Give me your spellbook.”
Hearing this, Thales took out his spellbook and handed it to Warren.
Warren stared at the spellbook, and sharp glints suddenly shot out from his eyes, entering the spellbook. If one looked closely, they would find that there seemed to be countless tiny texts within those glints. After about three minutes, Warren returned the spellbook to Thales.
“I have already poured all the knowledge of the Second Ring and below into it. As long as your power reaches the level, you can unseal it. Don’t worry about knowledge issues. I hope that as a Mage, you can also become an excellent magic scholar. Also, take this scroll with you; it will give you the power to roam the starry sky.”
After speaking, Warren shook his hand, and a primitive scroll appeared in his hand. He stuffed the scroll into Thales’s hand, turned around, and flew towards the sky.
Sulu, Blue, and the others had long been waiting here. They hovered high in the sky, plucking the threads of the Magic Net. Mana gradually gathered, and a blue spatial door as brilliant as the bright moon appeared here. A massive attractive force drew them in like a spiral, and in an instant, they disappeared without a trace.
Thales looked at the sky, feeling slightly sorrowful in his heart: “Is this ascension? When will I be able to ascend to the Celestial Realm?”
Shaking his head, he subconsciously observed the primitive scroll and found that the patterns on it were exactly spatial sealing patterns. Thales’s eyes lit up, and he whispered: “Could it be that item? Only it can roam the starry sky!”
He found an open area, spread the scroll flat, and activated the magic patterns within. Boom!
A burst of smoke swirled, and the cylindrical flying machine nearly ten meters high, the Starry Sky Butterfly, abruptly appeared. Touching the texture of the Starry Sky Butterfly, excitement and gratitude surged in Thales’s heart. He climbed up like an ape. The glass cover opened a small door, and he drilled into the cockpit.
Groping familiarly yet strangely at the things inside, Thales looked up at the starry sky, a lofty and heroic sentiment rising in his heart.
Suddenly, he found that the mana counter slot had reached the bottom, and his mouth puckered: “Teacher forgot to replenish the energy. Relying on my mana to fill it, I’m afraid it won’t even be full in ten years! It seems I have to live on this planet for a period of time; I have to find a way to earn magic stones!”
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Just as Thales was working hard to earn magic stones, the Celestial Realm, Academic City.
This was a floating city located in the clouds. Accurately speaking, it was a floating island. Relying on the mysteries of celestial mechanics and action at a distance discovered by Ace, this city successfully floated, becoming the City in the Clouds.
There were not many people here. This was the Celestial Realm of the Wizard World. Only wizards of Level 2 and above were qualified to independently link to the Magic Net and ascend here. Level 1 Wizards could also come here if led by existences of Gold Wizard and above.
Counting the Level 1 Wizards, this city only had a little over a thousand people. The vast majority were sleepwalkers who had descended; only a few were native geniuses of this world.
In the large square in front of the High Tower in Academic City, more than two hundred wizards had gathered here. They were all existences of Level 2 and above, preparing to head outside the world to explore the shattered world ruins.
Another nearly four hundred Sorcerers, Knights, Warriors, and Vampires were also assigned to various teams, led by Level 3 existences to explore.
Apart from Augustus and Elena who couldn’t leave the origin planet, the other Legends had all arrived. Among them, the freshest face was Laval.
Legendary Wizard Laval, who once weighed various gases, was considered a somewhat famous wizard. But before entering this world, Laval was only an ordinary Level 1 Wizard.
After descending, he achieved Level 2 in Ace’s fate act, and was born on a habitable planet when the world was reopened. He spent several years unifying the planet and achieved Level 3 Legend relying on resources.
He was also a man of the hour and a rising star.
After meeting and encouraging them, Ace did not participate in the exploration of the world ruins. He had already grasped the greatest harvest and simultaneously resolved the biggest hidden danger.
The Source Power refined from the corpse of a mutated Demigod was worth him and the Great Source properly digesting it.
He had already arrived at the world rules layer, co-digesting this alien Source Power with the new Great Source that had taken the place of the old one, the super magic computer “Dream Core.” Even as a Demi-god, it was very difficult to digest alien Source Power. Ace could only slowly decompose and digest it with the help of the world rules layer and the powerful tolerance of the Great Source.
Seven Legendary Wizards, one Legendary Abyssal Knight—a total of eight people led more than six hundred Level 2 Wizards, Sorcerers, Knights, Warriors, and Vampires to break through the boundary membrane of the Celestial Realm and enter the shattered world ruins wrapped in the Magic Net.
Warren’s team had fewer people. He carefully selected a dozen wizards and a few knights solely for archaeology.
“Our purpose is not quite the same as other teams. Their main purpose is to collect supernatural energy and incidentally study the situation of the world ruins. Our main purpose is to study the world ruins, discover all available information, and investigate the reason for the demise of this world. Hidden within this might be experiences and lessons worthy of reference for our world. I feel this is even more important than collecting energy.”
While encouraging the crowd, Warren had Sulu distribute the magical exploration devices he made.
“Our first task is to discover texts and decipher them as much as possible. Only in this way can we understand the other party’s information. Knowing the language can certainly let us roughly understand the text, but if we want to translate accurately, we must put in hard work.
“A slight error in understanding might mean completely different meanings. We must strive for accuracy.”
Allen looked at Warren with admiration. He felt that Warren simply spoke his mind. If they couldn’t be accurate and error-free, then couldn’t anyone do this archaeological work? If anyone who knew the spell Comprehend Languages could interpret at will, the final result would probably be riddled with errors.
Under Warren’s guidance, the wizards under him all felt the rigor and completeness of research. In less than three months, they had preliminarily translated nearly thirteen kinds of texts from the shattered world ruins and harvested nearly ten thousand scrolls of textual records.
Because Warren demanded excellence, they had to spend a lot of time and energy proofreading the meanings of the texts and compiling dictionaries. It was also thanks to the assistance of the compressed space mechanical computer; otherwise, such a vast project would really not have been easy to do.
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On the other side, Ace had also completely digested all the alien Source Power. He himself got thirty percent, while the other seventy percent was given to the World Great Source. As the World Controller, even if he took it all, it didn’t matter. But Ace didn’t want to do so. Even taking it all, his strength couldn’t break through the Demigod realm and couldn’t possibly achieve Level 5. If left within the Great Source, as long as the massive resources brought by the world ruins were digested, the Wizard World could free up at least one more Level 4 position.
This meant greater development space. If the wizards could give birth to four or five Demigods, then they could also be considered a relatively important minor faction in the Kaya World.
Ace activated the connection with the altar inside the Kaya World, carefully adjusting the frequency. Thanks to the insertion of the Giant Tree World, the system of the entire Kaya World had been completely disrupted, and the Great Source fell into a deep sleep, making prophecies almost impossible. Otherwise, Him linking the world quietly like this multiple times would probably have been discovered by powerful gods as well.
An orange-colored light door appeared on the altar. Ace’s figure walked out from it. Taking a step, he landed steadily on the ground.
Relying on the Seventh Ring Spell “Invisible Interception,” as long as Ace didn’t approach the temple, he wouldn’t be discovered by the God of Arithmetic. He came back this time to find Ancestar.
The Skeleton Knight Ancestar hadn’t returned until now. Apart from people’s worries, Ace even more so didn’t want him to fall behind. As long as he could find Ancestar, Ace believed he could soon advance to Legend in the Wizard World.
Without staying long, Ace skillfully broke through the spatial barrier and entered the Reflection World. This was the hometown of shadow creatures and undead, but at this moment, it was vastly different.
A vibrant green sun actually emerged in the sky, just hanging quietly in the mid-air of the Reflection World. Ace’s Demigod level perception fully opened. He was surprised to find that there were actually several Emerald Secret Realms, which were unique secret realms formed by giant trees one after another.
They actually changed the surrounding environment, surviving in places where survival was impossible. Ace couldn’t help approaching one of the Emerald Secret Realms to observe closely.
Centered on a giant tree, the Emerald Secret Realm was an independent barrier. The roots of the giant tree plunged straight into the negative energy of the Reflection World, actually reversing the negative energy into vitality energy to serve as the power source of the secret realm.
The tree crown was lush and green, and emerald fruits were hanging on the tips of the branches. Ace’s eyes flickered with white light. He saw crystal-clear little people curled up inside the fruits.
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