Chapter 338: A Visit

Over a hundred years of time was but a snap of the fingers for Gao Jie Ming, who was devoted to constructing his own Dao foundation.

However, in these years, his Purgatory Sulfur Plane had undergone earth-shaking changes.

If viewed from outside the plane, the entire Purgatory Sulfur Plane had completely turned into a dazzling bright red.

That was the scorching lava sea that covered almost the entire surface of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane and was almost never extinguished.

With the energy supply of the Tier 7 large-scale elemental pool, even the slightly dissipated energy caused the stones on the surface of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane to completely melt.

In this rolling red purgatory, there were sporadically scattered black "islands" that were constantly moving and changing.

These were not real land, but the dwelling places of the Black Giant community.

Black Giants were born with the instinct to absorb external heat. When a large number of Black Giants gathered in one place for a long time, their combined effect was enough to cool and solidify the surrounding high-temperature lava, forming temporary black rock land.

Out of a natural yearning for a high-energy environment, the Black Giant community would constantly migrate toward hotter areas.

And when they left, the black "islands" that lost the continuous heat-absorbing effect would soon be re-melted and swallowed by the surrounding lava.

After over a hundred years of reproduction, the population of the Black Giants had reached nearly six hundred million.

Even if they were dispersed into tribes of varying sizes, their massive volume could already have a significant impact on the local environment.

A new ecosystem surrounding the Black Giant community gradually formed: in addition to those strange magical beasts that were born to survive in lava, many other types of magical beasts developed the habit of following the Black Giants to migrate, and the Black Giants also took the opportunity to domesticate a batch of heat-resistant magical beasts as "livestock."

More importantly, these elemental life forms, under Gao Jie Ming's deliberate influence and the development of the community itself, had already bred the sparks of primitive civilization—they had fixed sacrificial activities and even formed simple festival "customs."

Gao Jie Ming watched one of the large Black Giant tribes through the monitoring array spread throughout the plane.

Under the leadership of a Tier 5 Black Giant leader, they completed a grand ceremony full of primitive power.

He then checked the array next to it that was connected to the core of the Incense Divine Dao; it showed that the collection of incense power was stable and efficient, and the operation of other facilities was also without any obstruction.

"Hmm, the incense collection is running normally, and the foundation in all aspects has been consolidated; I can proceed to the next step of embedding the core runes." Gao Jie Ming nodded with satisfaction.

He calculated the time; the mandatory rest period displayed on the magic net terminal had less than fifty years left.

"Time should be enough; if I'm lucky, I might even have some spare time to study space-related knowledge..." He was planning, but the communicator he carried with him rang.

It was a message from Sister Wei Ao, the content as concise as ever: "Open the door! I'm here!"

Gao Jie Ming shook his head helplessly, his consciousness moved, and he had already returned to the underground laboratory of the Golden Garden on Plane Plane Nuolun 147 through a space anchor.

Coming to the control room next to it, he opened the reception authority of the teleportation array.

Light flashed, and Sister Wei Ao's figure appeared.

However, this time she was not alone; behind her followed a young male wizard who looked slightly restrained.

Gao Jie Ming felt the young man looked familiar, blinked, and quickly retrieved relevant information from his memory bank—it was the new little disciple that Lord Dean had taken in later.

"We're here!" Sister Wei Ao swung her signature silver-gray long hair and stepped out of the teleportation array in a carefree manner.

Gao Jie Ming noticed that this time she didn't carry the junior brother like luggage, but let the other party follow her down on his own.

Gao Jie Ming, who knew the nasty temperament of this senior sister, immediately knew: it seemed that this junior brother was also a genius who had gained her approval.

"Did you miss me? Junior brother!"

Sister Wei Ao greeted him familiarly, casually pulled a mass of flowing active metal from the ground, shaped it into a chair, and sat down comfortably.

Gao Jie Ming ignored her, turned his gaze to the young junior brother, and spoke in a calm tone: "Hello, or rather, long time no see. I remember your name is... Xiang Plane Nuolun, right?"

Xiang Plane Nuolun didn't expect that this senior brother, who was rumored to have left the academy long ago, would still remember his name. A trace of being flattered flashed across his face, and he hurriedly nodded respectfully in response: "Yes, Senior Brother Gao Jie Ming! Hello!"

Gao Jie Ming sensed the other party's mental power fluctuations; they were steady and condensed, and he had already constructed the Ring of Truth and was a formal wizard.

However, this was also within reason; so many years had passed, and this Junior Brother Xiang Plane Nuolun must have long since completed his own mandatory military service period.

Sister Wei Ao leaned over from the side and interjected with a grin: "Junior Brother Xiang Plane Nuolun is also an amazing genius! Of course..."

She dragged out her tone and looked at Gao Jie Ming teasingly: "Not as perverted as you were back then, Junior Brother."

Gao Jie Ming stretched out his hand expressionlessly and pressed it on Sister Wei Ao's face, pushing her back with a little force.

He looked at Xiang Plane Nuolun's somewhat dumbfounded expression and explained: "Don't be surprised, the elegance she maintains in front of others is all a disguise. After getting along for a long time, you will know that she is essentially a person with a quite nasty personality."

"Hey! Gao Jie Ming! You are slandering! Nakedly slandering my perfect reputation!" Sister Wei Ao protested from the side.

Gao Jie Ming glanced at her and gave a cold laugh.

If it weren't for the fact that the laws involved were a very private matter for every wizard, he really wanted to tell Xiang Plane Nuolun that the core rule mastered by this senior sister was "pain," and she belonged to a potential pervert who was born to like watching others "in pain."

However, considering the friendship of so many years, he decided to save some face for Sister Wei Ao in front of the newcomer.

So he continued to Xiang Plane Nuolun: "However, in situations with serious danger, she is still quite reliable. If you encounter trouble that you can't solve on the battlefield or in research in the future, you can try to rely on her."

After a simple meeting and greeting, Gao Jie Ming manipulated the active metal on the ground, flowing and condensing into an exquisite table and three chairs, signaling Xiang Plane Nuolun to sit down.

He then waved his hand, and a silver metal doll standing by the side walked over with a plate of plant fruits of various shapes, emitting weak energy fluctuations.

Gao Jie Ming looked at Sister Wei Ao, who had already skillfully grabbed one of the round fruits and bit into it without ceremony, and asked directly: "What's the matter with coming over today?"

Sister Wei Ao chewed the sweet and juicy fruit pulp while answering vaguely: "Nothing big. My mandatory rest time is almost up, and I have to report to the second-line battlefield in a dozen years, so I came over to say hello to you. By the way, let you get familiar with Junior Brother Xiang Plane Nuolun."

She swallowed the fruit pulp and turned to Xiang Plane Nuolun: "In the future, if you encounter any trouble you can't solve in the academy or outside, you can come to him. He can handle most things."

She said this as a matter of course, without any intention of asking for Gao Jie Ming's opinion.

Gao Jie Ming was noncommittal about this, just nodded slightly to Xiang Plane Nuolun, which was considered acquiescing to this "entrustment."

Subsequently, he looked at Sister Wei Ao with some doubt: "I remember your rest time should be less than a thousand years? Why did it end so quickly?"

With Sister Wei Ao's status as a Tier 6 Wizard, according to the conventional regulations of the Wizarding Civilization, the mandatory rest period after each plane war is usually over four thousand years.

This time now... was a bit too fast.

While speaking, Gao Jie Ming casually picked a piece of plant that looked like a brown tree root but emitted a cool breath from the fruit plate and handed it to Xiang Plane Nuolun: "You can try this. The energy and trace toxins contained in the other fruits might be a bit excessive for you now."

Sister Wei Ao raised her chin proudly and explained: "Hehe, I am now a member of the 'Elite Combat Unit'! Enjoying the treatment of a high-tier wizard, I can actively apply to shorten the mandatory rest period. I also used the accumulated high-tier military merits to exchange for a little extra free time, so I can go to the battlefield again so quickly."

Seeing a flash of surprise in Gao Jie Ming's eyes, Sister Wei Ao curled her lips, with an unhappy expression of "you actually underestimated me":

"Hey, what kind of look is that? The Elite Combat Unit was originally a system established to absorb genius wizards from all walks of life. Passing the elite trial of the workshop is one way, and for someone like me who is gifted and has brilliant combat achievements, people will naturally invite me actively, okay!"

Gao Jie Ming did not refute this.

After all, leaving aside that twisted personality, this Senior Sister Wei Ao's talent and strength on the wizarding path were indeed beyond doubt.

Being included in the Elite Combat Unit was well-deserved.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 339 =====