Chapter 119

After stabilizing in Golden Port, Jie Ming began to calculate what he would do next.

Having lost the restriction of contribution points, Jie Ming calculated slightly and found that he now had two main purposes.

One is to collect some special materials that are extremely rare and unsuitable for collection in the wizarding world, especially in the pure "wizard cultivation blood" of the Nuolun Workshop.

The other is to deeply study the divine power belief network of Plane Nuolun—this thing is an extremely precious research material for any wizard, and can even be said to be the most precious thing in the entire plane.

In order to facilitate deep research and secret experiments, Jie Ming decided to purchase a suitable residence in Golden Port.

He inquired through an intermediary and quickly locked onto the target: a luxury villa on the edge of the city belonging to a small noble planning to flee.

"Lord Jack, you really have a unique eye!" The real estate agent, a short, fat man with a handlebar mustache, was full of flattering smiles, rubbing his hands constantly.

"This 'Dawn Mansion' is a rare boutique in Golden Port! It covers a vast area with a beautiful garden. Although Baron Garcia is in a hurry to sell it and the price has dropped quite a bit, its value absolutely far exceeds similar ones on the market!"

Jie Ming just glanced calmly at the property blueprint filled with laudatory words, which was an exquisite depiction of the villa.

The geographical location of Golden Port is close to the north, and it is also because it is located at the intersection of multiple countries that it can be so prosperous.

However, nowadays, under the shadow of the plane war, many nobles in Golden Port are in a hurry to sell their industries, seeking to take refuge in the south and west.

This gave Jie Ming quite a few choices for his purchase plan.

"Less nonsense." Jie Ming's voice was low, carrying an unquestionable aura. "I only need to know its bottom price and how long it will take to complete the procedures."

The intermediary was startled by Jie Ming's aura, and a look of fear flashed across his fat face.

However, after hearing what Jie Ming said later, he immediately became flattering again: "Yes! My lord! The bottom price is 3,000 gold coins.

Considering that the situation is tense now, if you can pay in full at once, I can let the Baron make a concession of another 200 gold coins. The procedures can be completed as early as this afternoon! I guarantee to handle it at the fastest speed, and will not delay you in the slightest!"

"3,000 gold coins, this afternoon, done." Jie Ming directly took out a large bag of gold coins and placed it heavily on the table.

The so-called "gold" in Plane Nuolun has a different structure from the gold common in the wizarding civilization, but for a wizard proficient in alchemy, it is not a difficult thing to handle.

Even if the level of alchemy cannot directly change the particle structure of matter for the time being, just find a mine and you can directly extract a large pile of gold coins using alchemy.

"Yes! Yes! My lord! Don't worry!" The intermediary immediately beamed with joy, nodding and bowing to take the gold coin bag.

Even though this large bag of gold coins was so heavy that the veins on his hands bulged, he didn't let go, as if he was afraid Jie Ming would go back on his word.

He had never seen such a straightforward and powerful client.

He even vaguely guessed that this "Lord Jack" was by no means an ordinary adventurer, and was very likely a "black glove" planted in Golden Port by some mysterious family or force—otherwise, who could casually take out such a huge amount of gold coins?

Only a few hours later, Jie Ming obtained the property documents for the villa and became the new owner of "Dawn Mansion."

He stepped into the wide living room, looking at the exquisitely carved walls and furnishings, and was very satisfied in his heart.

With such a stronghold, he could carry out renovations with great fanfare.

As long as he was given enough time, even if enemies of Tier 3 living beings attacked, he could annihilate the opponent by relying on the position.

As for the materials needed for the renovation and the equipment needed for the research, Jie Ming took out several space expansion bags, checked them carefully, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

These space expansion bags could also be considered a rare benefit for latecomers.

If it were a space ring, a space prop that ignores any environmental rule differences, it would require a Tier 6 space-type wizard proficient in alchemy to manufacture, but if it were just simple space expansion-type spells, a Tier 3 wizard could come into contact with them.

The time wizards have been invading Plane Nuolun is not short, and of course, they have already adapted to the vast majority of rule differences here, so manufacturing things like storage bags is not difficult.

Anyway, there is no shortage of points. Before going out, Jie Ming simply bought several large space expansion bags and then bought several sets of research equipment.

And after studying the local space rules thoroughly, besides space bags, there are more important things that can be used.

"I should put it in this..."

Jie Ming reached into one of the bags and soon found a small red gemstone.

"Got it, universal space expansion core. By the way, I remember this villa should have a basement..."

After scanning the entire villa with alchemy, Jie Ming soon found the entrance to the basement.

Opening the wooden door and smelling the musty smell coming from the basement, Jie Ming frowned.

With a wave of his hand, under the influence of alchemy, all the mold and dust inside were gathered into a ball.

Even the bricks and stones constituting the basement automatically became flat, instantly becoming as smooth as a mirror.

Simply dismantling the already somewhat decayed wooden door, he took out a large piece of metal from the space bag, kneaded it with alchemy, and soon kneaded a metal door weighing several tons.

Installing the metal door tightly at the entrance of the basement, Jie Ming nodded with satisfaction.

"Protective measures and the like, I'll add them slowly later. Now, let's expand the space first."

Easily opening the metal door and jumping down, looking at the cramped space in the basement, Jie Ming took out a whole set of equipment and rune arrays from the space bag.

Installing this thing in the basement and putting the red gemstone into the slot of the core.

Hum—

A low hum, almost merging with the silence of the basement, sounded.

Several geometric patterns appeared on the surface of the core, and the red crystal suddenly erupted with stable light, like a heart being awakened.

It floated steadily from the original instrument and slowly drifted to a point one inch below the ceiling in the very center of the basement. "Coordinate anchoring, dimensional reference system confirmed," Jie Ming muttered the parameters that needed to be set, connecting and adjusting with the core using spiritual power.

Along with the activation of the entire instrument, the metal runes originally arranged on the walls and floor of the basement seemed to melt and blur; these metals soon turned the entire interior of the basement into silver-white.

It is now!

His intention moved slightly, and he activated the "shaping" of space.

The core shook violently—not a physical vibration, but the agitation of space itself under the traction of the core's power.

An invisible ripple, sufficient to make any creature with keen perception feel momentary dizziness, spread in all directions with the core as the origin!

Like throwing a stone into water—but what was thrown was reality space itself.

When the ripples touched the surrounding walls, floor, and ceiling, there was no hard collision.

The walls covered with metal seemed to suddenly turn into flowing mercury, and the hard and stubborn physical structure was kneaded, stretched, and extended by some higher-dimensional power.

Accompanied by a strange low-pitched noise like the fine friction of countless sand grains, Jie Ming clearly felt his field of vision begin to distort and deform.

The ground under his feet seemed to be grabbed by an invisible giant hand at the edge, extending outward and downward steadily and unstoppably.

The walls that were originally close at hand seemed to be pushed backward by an invisible hand, and the sense of space was instantly shattered and reorganized.

The smooth metal wall surface began to stretch in his line of sight, the texture of the wall surface seemed to be pulled into silk threads, and then these "silk threads" also began to blur, finally merging into the expanding space.

The low ceiling overhead, which was full of oppression, was slowly pulled up like a curtain, upward, and upward again.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

The sound of air movement became clear; it was not the whistling of wind, but the air current agitation generated by the filling of external air due to the dilution of the original air caused by the sudden appearance of huge space.

The turbid air seemed to have found a release valve, beginning to flow and circulate, and the dampness and musty smell were rapidly diluted and weakened.

Jie Ming stood on the spot, feeling the steady movement of the ground under his feet.

The expansion did not last long. After a few breaths, the ubiquitous spatial ripples stabilized, the strange friction and tearing sounds dissipated, leaving only the core still humming low.

Like a miniature sun hanging overhead, it steadily emitted light.

The basement had completely changed its appearance.

The narrow space that was originally close to his body disappeared, replaced by a wide square hall, visually at least the size of a football stadium.

The walls retreated to the distance, and the height was raised enough to hang complex instruments without appearing oppressive.

The oppressive feeling that was originally close at hand was gone, leaving only a refreshing sense of openness.

"Not bad, not bad, this will be my laboratory from now on!" Jie Ming checked the stability of the space and nodded with a smile.

"Next... let's install the elemental pool first."

After stabilizing in "Dawn Mansion" in Golden Port, Jie Ming focused his energy on the renovation of the basement.

However, he did not forget his purpose. The laboratory had not been completely built, and research on the divine power belief network could not be started, but he could collect some special materials first.

So in the next few days, in his spare time, Jie Ming no longer shrank in the Adventurers' Guild to collect intelligence, but penetrated into the veins of this city, feeling the most worldly fireworks.

He would change his route every day, strolling through the streets of Golden Port.

Sometimes he would walk into the noisy market, listening to the hawking of vendors one after another and the bargaining of customers.

Sometimes he would sit on the pier by the port, watching the boatmen sweat like rain to move cargo, feeling the salty fishy smell in the sea breeze.

He would even mix in the slums that stayed up all night in the dead of night, listening to the drunken words of the drunks, feeling the most real struggle at the bottom of life.