Chapter 265: Dessert

The heavy door of the quiet room closed silently behind him, isolating the aura of the seventh-level wizard inside.

Benjamin stood in the brightly lit corridor and breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter how kind Dionysius Spencer behaved, the invisible gap in life levels still brought an indescribable sense of oppression.

After walking a few steps, he saw those first-level wizards.

They did not leave, but talked excitedly in low voices at the end of the corridor, each of their faces filled with irrepressible excitement.

When they saw Benjamin coming out, they immediately surrounded him, their eyes full of gratitude and even a hint of awe.

"Lord Benjamin!" The leading wizard saluted respectfully, holding a crystal test tube tightly in his hand. A ray of bright light slowly flowed inside the test tube - this was the reason for their joy and excitement.

Dionysius Spencer is worthy of being a seventh-level wizard. He is indeed generous enough to directly bestow a trace of the origin of the plane on each wizard.

"This time, we are really grateful to you! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have gotten this opportunity, and we might even lose our lives..."

The other wizards echoed this sentiment, their gratitude overflowing in words.

The original light in their hands is like a beacon in the darkness for these wizards struggling at the bottom of society, and it is the hope to change their destiny.

Although in theory wizards can take out loans to purchase the origin to advance themselves, in reality many wizards are not even qualified to "owe debts."

Except for a few lucky ones who can accumulate enough military merits to purchase a ray of origin in a short period of time, or show potential and be invested, most low-level wizards die on the way to conquer the plane before they can accumulate enough military merits.

And now, relying on this ray of pure origin, they saw a glimmer of hope in touching the third level threshold in the future.

In the plane battles fraught with danger, such an opportunity can be said to be a life-changing opportunity.

Jieming nodded calmly: "This is what you deserve. After all, you chose to follow me back instead of other possibilities."

His words were suggestive, and reminded the wizards of the dangerous situation they were in, making them feel a little scared.

Indeed, given the situation at the time, no one would have known that Jermyn was so cruel as to use them and Levin Mills as sacrifices to replace the origin of the plane.

Several wizards moved their lips, as if they wanted to take the opportunity to request to exchange contact information.

If you can make friends with such a talented person with strong abilities, profound background and principled behavior, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to your future.

But when he thought of Benjamin's unyielding demeanor in front of the seventh-level wizard, and the huge gap in strength and potential between the two sides, that bit of courage quickly dissipated.

In the end, they just expressed their thanks again solemnly and left with excitement and a hint of regret.

Benjamin looked at their backs quietly, knowing their thoughts clearly.

He didn't mind establishing connections with low-level wizards with potential. After all, the road of wizarding was long, and one more friend meant one more way.

But since the other party didn't even have the courage to try, he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to condescend.

People with different ideals cannot work together. If you don’t even have the courage to fight, then your future circles are bound to be different.

His thoughts quickly returned to Dionysius Spencer's seemingly casual remark.

"Appetizer..." He chewed the word over and over in his mind.

Although it is short, it reveals a huge amount of information.

Could it be that this resource-rich "airspace plane" is just an appetizer before dinner for higher-level beings?

So what is the real "main meal"?

A chill quietly passed through his spine, but Benjamin quickly suppressed these chaotic thoughts.

Just as he thought, with his current strength, it would be of no benefit to explore these things too early, and it might even bring unnecessary trouble.

The most important thing at the moment is to digest the gains this time and ensure that we have enough strength to protect ourselves in the next exploration.

The harvest this time was quite rich.

The value of twenty strands of pure essence personally refined by a seventh-level wizard far exceeds that of the naturally born essence, and is equivalent to 200 million in military merit.

Even for Benjamin now, such income is considerable.

After all, even if the patented technology of "Self-Stabilizing Field Regulation Protocol" continues to bring in profits, the revenue growth rate has slowed down significantly in recent years, and it should soon reach the level that Benjamin expected, which is to earn only 100 million military merits per year.

This time, he only spent two months and earned the income for the next two years.

Moreover, this does not include the rare creatures captured and special resources collected during the exploration process, whose research value is also immeasurable.

If Benjamin was willing to sell that mutated spider snake alone, even a fourth or fifth level wizard would be tempted.

However, before going deeper into the "airspace plane" again, Jemin believes that it is crucial to prioritize improving survivability.

The exaggeratedly rich wind element in this plane caused ubiquitous spatial distortions, and his previous experiences had made him deeply aware of its dangers.

Without effective early warning and protection measures, exploring distorted areas is like a blind man riding a blind horse.

He took out the magic network terminal and quickly browsed the latest announcements and supply lists of the wizard camp.

Soon, a piece of good news came into view: the space fluctuation detection wizard equipment that was previously out of market or strictly controlled is now officially open to all wizards participating in the exploration. They can be collected at the affairs center by paying the corresponding military merit.

This is obviously the camp's response to the increasing demand for exploration of space-distortion areas.

Although the knowledge involving the rules of space requires at least a third-level wizard to gain a preliminary grasp of it, resulting in limited production of this type of magical weapon, the camp provides subsidies to encourage exploration, making the price relatively affordable - only 10,000 military merits.

This price is not a small amount for an individual, but for a fully equipped wizard team, it is still affordable.

Once equipped, exploration efficiency and safety will be greatly improved, and the returns will far exceed the investment.

Benjamin immediately set off for the affairs center. With his identity and military merits, he successfully exchanged a palm-sized, compass-shaped space fluctuation detector from the alchemy doll.

He injected mental power on the spot and tried to activate it.

A faint light appeared in the center of the compass, and a stream of cool energy flowed into his eyes.

His vision changed instantly, and the originally invisible space showed subtle "folds" and "ripples" in his eyes.

Benjamin sensed it a little bit. Although it was not as good as his "Universal Eye" in analyzing the deep rules and information, it could mark the boundaries of the stable and distorted areas in the most intuitive way.

And there is almost no information load and it can be maintained for a long time.

"A good and practical tool." Benjamin nodded with satisfaction.

This is equivalent to a simplified, continuously open spatial vision aid, which is extremely useful for cruising over large areas and avoiding dangerous areas.

After leaving the business center, he came to the central square of the floating city again.

Compared to two months ago, this place is more lively and there are obviously more wizards setting up stalls.

Materials or simple magical tools that were rarely seen before and more or less related to spatial properties now appear on the stalls.

Although the quality varies, they are all very expensive.

Obviously, the rumor about the rich resources in the space distortion area has spread thoroughly, stimulating the wizards' enthusiasm for exploration.

Benjamin mingled in the crowd, silently listening to the wizards' conversations, collecting information about the danger levels of different areas, resource distribution, and even some unverified gossip.

At the same time, he quickly locked onto and took on a mission to explore an unknown biological community through the magic network terminal.

The area is located at the edge of a newly discovered large space fold. According to preliminary scans, there may be a unique ecological system with research value, which meets his needs.

"Before that master's 'main meal' begins, we must quickly stock up on enough 'food'."

Jieming muttered to himself, and his body turned into a stream of light. He flew away from the floating city without hesitation and rushed towards the unknown area marked by the mission.

(End of this chapter)