Chapter 144 New College
Two months passed like quicksand through his fingers, flying by while Benjamin was immersed in his research.
In the underground laboratory of the mansion, all kinds of strange energy fluctuations never stop. Every successful experiment makes Benjamin's theoretical system more perfect.
During this period, the subsequent renovation of the "Golden Garden", which was transformed from the ruins of Golden Harbor, was proceeding in an orderly manner. It has already taken shape and even exceeded Jemin's expectations.
Incentivized by money, the renovated residents worked tirelessly day and night, collecting morning dew from flowers for Benjamin and maintaining the vitality of the garden.
As Jemin wished, their social form had initially taken shape, with labor and trade as its core.
The daily joys, sorrows, anger and happiness, the pursuit of material things and the desire for life are like trickles of water, converging into rare but pure earthly energy.
It was absorbed by the special talisman formation arranged by Jieming deep in the garden, and continuously flowed into the talisman in his dantian.
That day, just as Benjamin was inspecting the garden and planning the next step of the renovation.
In the wizard camp, the arrival of Amy and Victor disrupted his relatively peaceful scientific research life.
"Jeremy! You guy, you hid here!" Amy's voice was as clear and lively as ever.
She was wearing a light apprentice robe. She didn't know when her brown hair had quietly turned golden, and the golden hair shone in the sunlight.
Victor seemed much calmer, with an upright posture and a hint of imperceptible fatigue in his eyes.
"You're back?" Benjamin smiled. He was very happy to see his companions whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Yeah, after a busy few months, I can finally take a break," Amy complained. "It feels like Mom and Dad are always busy. Even when they finally get home, we can't spend much time together. It's the same at school, with tons of tests and classes to make up... Ugh! Why don't you have to make up the exams?"
"Because I ranked first." Jieming replied with a smile, "Besides, I completed the tests you mentioned several years ago."
Amy's face suddenly twisted into a distorted expression: "Tsk! It's really hard to talk to geniuses like you."
Victor nodded. "But finally, everything is settled. Norn Workshop has also basically completed the initial integration of the Erosia Planar Cluster. We will probably be staying here for a long time."
"That's great! If you're not used to living in a campsite, you can come to my place." Benjamin smiled and showed off his garden. "Although I raise a lot of people, there are still many open spaces. You can choose whatever you like."
"No, thanks to you, we both gained a lot of contribution points. It should be no problem to exchange it for a territory in the main plane of this plane." Victor smiled and shook his head.
Jieming touched his chin thoughtfully: "You are... planning to start a new family here."
"It's not a new family, it's just a branch." Victor laughed and looked at Amy. "This one should be planning to start a new family."
Amy curled her lips helplessly. "There are only three wizards in my family. Why would we start a new family? Even if we have a territory here, at most we will finally be independent from my parents."
Halfway through her words, she looked at the elves and dark elves who were passing by to tidy up the garden, and suddenly revealed a malicious smile:
"Oh? I didn't expect you to be into this? That's right, you're a genius, but you're still young after all. I understand, I understand..."
"What the hell?" Benjamin looked confused when he heard her words.
Amy smiled teasingly: "Hate it, I'm a girl, you actually want me to say that kind of thing in person?"
"What?" Benjamin couldn't help but tilt his head.
Victor coughed dryly and said, "Amy, I think you may have misunderstood. Look at all the people here. It's probably not what you imagined. After all, this is that Benjamin!"
"That's right, after all, he is that research maniac Benjamin!" Amy folded her arms and nodded repeatedly with an expression of agreement.
Jieming's eyes twitched, and he immediately mobilized the elements to condense a fireball in his hand. "Let's not talk about that weird title for now. If you two keep playing dumb like this, I'll beat you up! "
"Oh, oh, don't be impatient!"
Amy leaned closer to Benjamin, lowering her voice, her eyes brimming with gossip and excitement. "Did you know? The elves from the Elosia plane are very popular in the academy right now! Many of them were so excited after returning home."
Victor coughed lightly, reminding Amy to be careful with her words, but he couldn't help but smile.
Amy didn't care and continued, "Wizards all pursue knowledge and power. Although they don't completely reject those worldly fleshly impulses, they won't be easily bound by them like mortals."
"But the elves we captured this time are incredibly good-looking! Elves are one of the few races whose looks can rival ours, and many of us at the academy are young. Those young people who can't control their urges simply regard elves as their favorites."
Upon hearing this, Benjamin burst out laughing.
Now he knew what Amy and the others had meant.
Although many wizards' pursuit of beauty stems more from their exploration of life, laws, and art.
But when these research objects themselves have extremely high aesthetic value, some apprentices, especially those who have just reached adulthood, will inevitably have a "special impulse".
"So, after the new academy is established, a large number of elves will be transformed into the academy's 'apprentices' or 'servants' to provide services to the wizards. Some of those with outstanding looks will even be kept in captivity by certain families as long-term research subjects or... 'collections'." Although Victor's words were calm, they revealed the inherent coldness of the wizard civilization.
"The new Nolen College?" Jemin captured the key information.
"Yes, it's Norn Academy No. 147," Amy explained. "The workshop has already announced the solution to the Elosia plane. They've finally decided to build a new Norn Academy here to serve as a forward station for the workshop's expansion and a training base."
"Then we..."
"We should be the first mentors and rulers of this academy and this plane...even though we are only first-level wizards now." Amy spread her hands.
Victor added, "Establishing an academy isn't easy. Besides transforming the entire plane's environment, we also need to migrate a sufficient number of people into this plane. There won't be any significant results for at least a hundred years."
"Is that so..." Benjamin nodded thoughtfully.
Amy and Victor then stayed in Jermyn's garden for a while, marveling at the uniqueness and grandeur of this "city garden".
"Okay, we still have other places to go, so we won't disturb your research." Amy waved her hand. "We'll get together again after the academy is established."
"Goodbye, Jemin." Victor nodded, and the two of them left the Golden Garden through the wizard camp's teleportation device.
Shortly after Amy and Victor left, Jermyn received a communication request from mentor Clark.
"Jereming, the final distribution plan for your contribution reward in the trial has been determined." Instructor Clark's voice sounded more solemn than usual.
"At the Norn Workshop, the entire Elosia plane community has been cleared. Valuable intelligent life forms, including those gods, have been taken back as servants or experimental subjects for captivity. Non-intelligent life forms and some temporarily useless planes have been left in their original planes to continue their natural reproduction."
"Based on your highest contribution, you can obtain any entire plane in the Elosia Planar Cluster, except the Main Plane. Moreover, you have the right of first choice. At the same time, you can also retain ownership of Golden Harbor as your private territory."
Jie Ming's heart skipped a beat!
Although he had anticipated this, only when the reward was actually distributed did he feel that the weight of this reward far exceeded his imagination.
He couldn't help but fall into deep thought, his brain working rapidly.
Mentor Clark noticed his hesitation and offered advice: "Jerming, you can choose according to your needs. If you are short on energy, you can choose the small elemental planes within the plane community. They possess extremely pure elemental cores and can provide a constant supply of energy. If you are short on materials, you can choose the Fairy Plane, which has a variety of special biological materials, or choose one of the planes that the natives of the Elosia plane call the Demon Plane."
"The demonic plane?" Benjamin's mind moved.
"Yes," Instructor Clark explained. "In the Erosian Planar Community, there are some special planes called Demonic Planes. These are usually planes with extremely harsh environments. Because of this harsh environment, the creatures born there are also extremely violent, and therefore they are rejected by the creatures of other planes in the Erosian Planar Community."
"There are constant volcanic eruptions and frequent geological activity there, with numerous naturally formed volcanoes and mineral veins, and extremely rich in various mineral resources. Furthermore, due to its unique environment, it also produces some creatures or materials with special energy properties, which are of great help to the research of alchemy and witchcraft materials."
Benjamin's eyes lit up when he heard this.
It seems that the demonic plane actually has both high energy and abundant materials.
Moreover, his knowledge of alchemy and formations gave him a natural advantage in mining and utilizing this plane.
Moreover, the extreme environment of the demon plane may be a minus for other people, but it is a plus for Jemin.
After all... places with dangerous environments are generally more likely to meet the conditions for the birth of the concept of "evil spirit".
(End of this chapter)
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