Chapter 265: Appetizer

The heavy door of the quiet room closed silently behind him, isolating the aura of that Level 7 wizard inside.

Jie Ming stood in the colorful corridor and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Even if Dionysius Spencer behaved gently again, the invisible gap in life level still brought an indescribable sense of oppression.

After walking a few steps, he saw those few Level 1 wizards.

They didn't leave, but were excitedly talking in low voices at the end of the corridor, each face filled with irrepressible excitement.

Seeing Jie Ming come out, they immediately surrounded him, their eyes full of gratitude, and even carrying a hint of awe.

"Jie Ming adult!" The leading wizard saluted respectfully, holding a crystal test tube tightly in his hand, inside which a strand of brilliant light flowed slowly—this was the reason for their joy and excitement.

Dionysius Spencer is worthy of being a Level 7 wizard, his generosity is indeed enough, directly bestowing a strand of plane origin to every wizard.

"This time it's really thanks to you! If it weren't for you, let alone obtaining this kind of opportunity, I'm afraid our lives would have..."

Other wizards also echoed one after another, their gratitude overflowing.

The origin light in their hands, for these wizards struggling at the bottom, is no different from a lighthouse lit in the dark, a hope to change their destiny.

Although theoretically wizards can go to borrow money to buy origin to promote themselves, in reality, many wizards don't even have the qualification to "owe debt."

Besides a small number of lucky ones who can save enough military merits to buy a strand of origin in a short time, or show potential to be invested in, most low-level wizards have already died on the road of conquering planes before they have enough military merits.

And now, relying on this strand of pure origin, they saw a glimmer of dawn to touch the threshold of Level 3.

In the plane expedition full of crises, such an opportunity can be called changing destiny against the sky.

Jie Ming nodded calmly: "This is what you deserve, after all, you chose to follow me back, rather than other possibilities."

His words were pointed, making several wizards recall the danger at that time, and they couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

Indeed, in that situation, if Jie Ming were ruthless, no one would know if he treated them as sacrifices to exchange for plane origin together with Levin Mills.

A few wizards moved their lips, seemingly wanting to take the opportunity to request a contact method.

If they could make friends with such a genius who is powerful, has a deep background, and acts with principles, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to the future.

But thinking of Jie Ming's demeanor in front of the Level 7 wizard, as well as the huge gap in strength and potential between the two sides, that bit of courage quickly dissipated.

Finally, they just thanked him solemnly again and left with excitement and a hint of regret.

Jie Ming watched their backs quietly, seeing through their thoughts clearly.

He didn't mind establishing contact with low-level wizards with potential; after all, the wizard's path is long, and one more friend is one more path.

But the other party didn't even have the courage to try, so he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to lower his status.

Different paths, no common language; without even this bit of courage to fight, the circle of the future is destined to be different.

His thoughts soon returned to that seemingly casual sentence of Dionysius Spencer.

"Appetizer..." He chewed this word repeatedly in his heart.

Although short, the information revealed was huge.

Could it be that this resource-rich "airspace plane," for existences at a higher level, is just an appetizer before the main course?

Then what would the real "main course" be?

A chill quietly swept across his back, but Jie Ming soon suppressed these chaotic thoughts.

Just as he thought, with his current strength, exploring these too early is of no benefit, and may instead attract unnecessary trouble.

The most important thing at present is to digest this harvest and ensure that he has enough self-preservation ability in the subsequent exploration.

This harvest can be called rich.

Twenty strands of pure origin personally refined by a Level 7 wizard, its value far exceeds the origin naturally born in that twisted area, equivalent to two hundred million military merits.

Even for Jie Ming now, such income can be called considerable.

After all, even if the "Self-Stable Field Adjustment Agreement" patent technology continues to bring income, the income growth rate in recent years has obviously slowed down, and it should soon reach the level Jie Ming expected, earning only one hundred million military merits per year.

This time, he is equivalent to harvesting two years of income in just two months.

Moreover, this does not calculate the rare creatures captured and special resources collected during the exploration process, and their research value is equally immeasurable.

Just that mutant spider-snake, if Jie Ming is willing to sell it, I'm afraid even Level 4 or 5 wizards would be moved.

However, before going deep into the "airspace plane" again, Jie Ming believes that prioritizing the improvement of survival ability is crucial.

The exaggeratedly rich wind elements in this plane have led to ubiquitous spatial distortions, and previous experiences have made him deeply realize its danger.

Lacking effective early warning and protective means, exploring twisted areas is no different from a blind man riding a blind horse.

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

Soon, a good news caught his eye: spatial fluctuation detection wizard tools, which were previously priceless or strictly controlled, are now officially open for exchange to all wizards participating in exploration, and can be collected at the affairs center by paying corresponding military merits.

This is obviously the camp's response to the exploration needs of increasingly twisted spatial areas.

Although knowledge involving spatial rules requires at least Level 3 wizards to initially master, resulting in limited production of such wizard tools, the camp provides subsidies to encourage exploration, making the price relatively affordable—only ten thousand military merits.

This price is not a small number for an individual, but for a fully configured wizard squad, it is still affordable if they scrape together.

Once equipped, exploration efficiency and safety will be greatly improved, and the return will be far higher than the investment.

Jie Ming immediately set off for the affairs center, and relying on his identity identification and military merits, successfully exchanged for a spatial fluctuation detector in the shape of a compass, the size of a palm, from the alchemy doll.

He injected spiritual power on the spot to try to activate it.

The center of the compass lit up with a faint light, and a cool energy flow poured into his eyes.

The field of vision changed instantly, and the originally invisible space presented subtle "wrinkles" and "ripples" in his eyes.

Jie Ming sensed it slightly; although it was far from his "Universal Eye" which could analyze deep rule information, it could mark the boundaries of space stability and distortion in the most intuitive way.

And there was almost no information load, which could be maintained for a long time.

"A good practical tool." Jie Ming nodded with satisfaction.

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

Leaving the affairs center, he came to the central plaza of the floating city again.

Compared to two months ago, it was more crowded here, and the number of wizards setting up stalls had also increased significantly.

Materials or simple wizard tools that were rarely seen before, or more or less related to spatial attributes, now appeared on the stalls.

Although the quality was uneven, they were all expensive.

Obviously, the news that twisted spatial areas contain rich resources had completely spread, stimulating the exploration enthusiasm of wizards.

Jie Ming mingled in the crowd, silently listening to the conversations of wizards, collecting small news about the danger levels of different areas, resource distribution, and even some unverified rumors.

At the same time, through the magic network terminal, he quickly locked and accepted a mission to explore unknown biological communities.

The area is located at the edge of a newly discovered large spatial fold, and according to preliminary scanning, there may be a unique ecological system with research value, which just meets his needs.

"Before that adult's 'main course' begins, I must store enough 'food' as soon as possible."

Jie Ming muttered in his heart, his figure turned into a streamer, and he flew away from the floating city without hesitation, galloping toward the unknown area marked by the mission.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 266 =====