Chapter 72: The Needs of Wizards

"However... the academy is actually willing to offer high-level military merit as a reward. Can the dean afford it?"

After the excitement, Benjamin calmed down and discovered something strange.

Just as Clark said, the academy will definitely not just entrust himself with the task this time. I'm afraid that all the senior wizards in the school who are good at alchemy will be asked to create materials that can resist energy erosion.

He himself was only a third-level wizard apprentice, and his output and the effectiveness of manufacturing materials were certainly far inferior to those of other high-level wizards.

The military merits obtained should also be distributed according to each person's contribution. In this way, the amount of military merits the academy has paid this time is quite considerable.

These are all high-level military merits. Neither points nor high-level military merits can be exchanged with each other, and they can only be obtained by completing the tasks of the Star Track Arbitration Tribunal.

To accept the mission of the Star Track Arbitration Tribunal, one must be at least a level seven wizard.

In the entire Norn Academy, the only seventh-level wizard is the dean whom he has never met.

"Why do you think the dean hasn't shown up in all these years?" Clarke showed a rare expression of gloating. "Of course he's been working like a slave on the front lines."

"hiss……"

When he thought that the mysterious dean had to be treated like a slave, Benjamin couldn't help laughing.

However, considering that he would have to work under the other party in the future, and fearing that the other party would make things difficult for him after returning, he could only forcefully twist his expression into a grin and gasp.

"Ahem... well... you're actually single-handedly supporting the entire academy. The dean is truly a role model for us..."

"Laugh if you want to. That old guy is not a serious guy anyway." Clark glanced at him with a smile.

As if it was due to his experience as an ox or a horse, the expression on his face was not so stiff anymore.

The corners of Benjamin's mouth curled up, but he still suppressed his smile.

To deflect attention, he raised another question:

"That shadow plane looks very difficult to deal with."

"The form of that plane is very special. The creatures within it are in a state of half elemental and half biological. Moreover, the peculiarities of the shadow element itself have caused great losses to the wizards."

Clark had nothing to hide and spoke fluently about the information about the Shadow Plane. After all, Jemin's Level 2 training agreement was enough to give him the authority to know these things.

"It's so difficult to beat him... then why doesn't the dean do it himself?" Benjamin couldn't help but feel curious.

Judging from the reactions of the academy and Clark, there should be no strong people of the same level as the dean in the shadow plane, otherwise he would not be so relaxed.

Moreover, the higher the level of the wizard, the greater the gap between him and the strong people of the same level in other civilizations. The strength of high-level wizards far exceeds that of ordinary creatures of the same level.

Even if there really are level seven creatures in the Shadow Plane, and even if their number exceeds double digits, and with the support of the entire plane, it is probably not enough for the dean to defeat them with one hand.

"Because that world has a god who is equivalent to a sixth-level creature."

"Hmm?" Benjamin couldn't help but tilt his head to express his confusion.

Clark glanced at him, ignoring his doubts. Instead, he asked, "What do you think is the purpose of the entire wizard civilization being so keen on launching a plane war?"

What is the purpose of wizards waging war?

Benjamin blinked, thought carefully for a moment, and then answered cautiously: "For... resources and knowledge?"

Wizards pursue many things, but they can be summarized into two things: resources and knowledge.

"Not bad, you're not as blinded as those idiots." Clark smiled approvingly.

"We don't wage war for the joy of destruction... Although there are fools like that, the vast majority of wizards participate in the Planar War simply to continuously gain more knowledge and resources to advance themselves further."

"If a plane is willing to offer all its knowledge and resources upon being invaded, then wizards won't necessarily destroy the original civilization of that plane. They might even be willing to accept them as new servants... Many servant planes in the Norn Workshop came about this way."

"Even if the natives of the plane are extremely resistant, wizards don't care. They are even happy to see it, because war can catalyze the birth of knowledge."

"Because the catalytic effect of war is so strong, some forces, after finding a new plane, will deploy a balanced level of wizards based on the plane's overall strength to ensure that the war continues at an extremely high intensity to catalyze the birth of new knowledge."

At this point, Clark glanced down at the inconspicuous bracelet on his wrist. "Of course, extreme individuals like these are usually in the Crimson Court's camp. The Star Ring Federation's philosophy is more inclined towards what I mentioned earlier."

"Can the ideologies of these two camps really be distinguished as good and evil?" Benjamin's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Whether it is the Star Ring Federation or the Crimson Court, the ideologies of these two camps are considered Class A war criminals in Jemin's eyes!

Neither of these two is a good thing.

What?

Am I also a member of the Star Ring Federation now?

Ah, that's okay.

However, Jemin now understands why the academy is willing to spend so many resources on the Shadow Plane. For such a difficult plane, the resources and knowledge inside must be more exciting.

Noticing Clark's gaze, Jermyn coughed dryly and collected his thoughts:

"If that's the case, shouldn't we let the dean take action? That way, at least we can preserve most of the resources."

"This is the most troublesome part." Clark shook his head. "Level six creatures are really not worth mentioning. If they were to fight head-on, even some of the better level five wizards could kill them."

"The problem is that once a creature reaches level six, it can access the essence of the plane. Even if a level six creature can't control the essence of the plane as precisely as a wizard, just rough use of it can still drag the entire plane to destruction."

Now Benjamin understood that it was ultimately a question of cost-effectiveness and benefits.

If they really use force, the other side will be in extreme despair and the wizards' expedition will likely be in vain.

"So how should we handle a situation like this?"

"There are three methods. First, find a more powerful wizard to deal with it. Generally, an eighth-level wizard can forcibly suppress the opponent's behavior of destroying the plane, even if the opponent is also an eighth-level creature. As for the second method, it is to continuously send troops to slowly weaken the power of the opponent's plane until the plane's origin is weakened to a certain extent. Or..."

Clark paused and looked out the window meaningfully: "...There is a wizard who has been promoted to level six in that plane."

(End of this chapter)