Chapter 588

Jie Ming pondered for a moment, but thought of another problem.

With the scale of the wizard civilization, even a relatively "backward" wizard civilization is by no means something that a mere Nuolun Workshop can deal with independently. Even if that civilization does not have Tier 9 wizards sitting in town, its overall strength must not be underestimated.

"Even if it's a backward wizard civilization, it shouldn't be something we can handle, right?" Jie Ming frowned and looked at Avery Knight, "This matter probably needs to be reported to the Star Ring Alliance."

Dean Avery Knight's mouth curled into a smile of approval.

"It seems you haven't been blinded by the word 'backward'."

He paused: "That's right, I told Wizard Nuolun about it a long time ago. And he also reported it to the Star Ring Alliance early on. So..."

He raised his hand and pointed to the figures with deep auras in the depths of the square.

"We are just gathering now, and we have to go to other places later. There, the four major forces of the entire wizard civilization will all send people." Jie Ming felt a shock in his heart.

The four major forces of the wizard civilization... Star Ring Alliance, Crimson Throne, Void Architecture Academy, Anti-Entropy Alliance, the entire power of the entire wizard civilization will gather.

It can be said that this is no longer a private matter of a certain force, but a grand event for the entire civilization.

"Then what are we going to do?" David's voice was a bit nervous, "War?"

Avery Knight shook his head, the expression on his face a bit subtle: "Didn't I tell you before? We are going to a gathering." "Gathering?" Jie Ming and David said in unison, their faces full of confusion.

Wei Aola chuckled at the confused expressions of the two: "Of course we also have to fight a battle. After all, even if it's a parallel world, if the strength is insufficient, there is no qualification to communicate."

"But those are things that higher-tier wizards need to pay attention to." She pointed to herself, "We are just going there for a gathering."

Jie Ming still couldn't understand this word.

The wizard civilization comes out in full force, crossing parallel worlds, just for a gathering?

Wei Aola saw his confusion and asked back: "What do you think is the greatest value of discovering a parallel wizard plane?" "Knowledge and resources?" David answered subconsciously.

Jie Ming also nodded.

Doesn't the wizard civilization fight other civilizations just for these two things?

Avery Knight shook his head: "If a single force could solve a parallel wizard plane, then knowledge and resources would indeed be very important." "But this is the entire wizard civilization acting together. Those resources, as well as the more backward knowledge in the same system, do not seem very important to the four major forces."

A flash of thought crossed Jie Ming's eyes.

Indeed, when the participants are the entire wizard civilization, the war loot is diluted into the hands of the four major forces, and those backward knowledge and limited resources are indeed not enough to look at.

Wei Aola's voice became serious: "For the entire wizard civilization, the greatest value of a parallel wizard civilization is the counterpart of every wizard."

A flash of inspiration crossed Jie Ming's mind.

Avery Knight nodded and said: "That's right. If you can find your counterpart and sign a contract with the other party, then the other party is the most suitable research assistant for you. Even if you are willing to cultivate, you can completely let the other party walk the same path as you, and use the other party as a reference to discover the flaws in your own combat system to make up for them..."

Jie Ming sighed in his heart.

This is indeed the case.

Even in the cultivation world, there is a saying of "Wealth, Companion, Law, Land."

The so-called "Companion" refers to people who can advance on the path together.

And who else could be more suitable as a Dao companion than "another self"?

Same root and origin, same talent, same way of thinking, same pursuit of power...

If you can really find such a counterpart and form an alliance, it will be a qualitative leap for both sides.

But while Jie Ming was excited, he also raised a hint of vigilance.

If there really is another self, would the other party also have the Great Dao Library?

Of course, he also knew in his heart that the Great Dao Library was obtained by accident when he crossed over, and it is highly probable that there will be no replicas of this kind of thing.

But Jie Ming didn't dare to draw a complete conclusion.

After Wei Aola noticed the excited emotions of the two, she quickly poured cold water on them with mischievous intent:

"Although the idea is good, according to the situation of the last discovery of a parallel world, in most cases, don't think about being able to find your counterpart."

Jie Ming was stunned, and then reacted.

The means of the wizard civilization to expand the population, besides migrating the population from the original plane, the most important thing is to transform the local "human" natives. Wizards will use various potions to transform natives with human shapes, making their biological characteristics the same as the human race of the wizard civilization. Although it is not very commonly used now, in the early days of the expansion of the wizard civilization, this method was used quite a lot.

Even if the development means of another wizard civilization are the same, if the planes encountered are different, the descendants produced in the end will definitely be different. So wizards who can truly find their counterparts are ultimately a minority.

"If you say that, wouldn't the number of counterparts be very small?" Jie Ming frowned.

Avery Knight pondered: "This is actually not certain. After all, how many wizard counterparts can be found depends on how large the scope of this parallel world is."

Jie Ming blinked his eyes and immediately understood.

Just like the theory about parallel worlds in his previous life: if the particle construction of an entire planet is the same, it is a parallel Earth; but if the particle construction of a solar system is the same, it is a parallel solar system; and if the particle construction of the entire observable universe is the same, it is a parallel universe.

The scope is different, and the number of counterparts that can be found is vastly different.

"But generally speaking, the higher the tier of the wizard, the higher the possibility of finding a counterpart." Wei Aola added, "After all, most high-tier wizards are not young."

Jie Ming understood.

The lifespan of a wizard can be extended indefinitely, so many high-tier wizards are likely old monsters who have survived since the early days of the Great Wizard Expedition. Their bloodlines can be traced back to the purest source of the wizard civilization, and it is indeed more likely to find their counterparts in parallel worlds. He looked at the high-tier wizards on the square and suddenly understood the true meaning of "gathering."

These wizards gathered together, besides showing their strength to another wizard civilization to ensure that the dialogue was conducted on an equal footing, more importantly, they wanted to see how their luck was and whether they could find their counterparts.

Those high-tier wizards who didn't come are likely people who don't think they will have counterparts, or who are not interested in this kind of "luck-based" gathering. "Then why call the two of us..." Jie Ming looked at Avery Knight.

Dean Avery Knight smiled: "Besides letting you see the world, of course it's to give you rewards after the gathering ends. After all, discovering this parallel wizard civilization, you also have a certain amount of credit."

Jie Ming and David's eyes lit up at the same time.

Credit... reward... and it is a reward distributed in this kind of grand event at the level of the entire wizard civilization.

What level of thing would that be?

Dean Avery Knight chatted with them for a few more words, and was called away by a Tier 7 wizard in the distance.

Before leaving, he patted Jie Ming on the shoulder, said a sentence "When you get there, take a good look," and then left in a hurry.

Jie Ming and David looked at each other, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

Before they could communicate, David's Magic Net terminal vibrated.

He looked down, and the expression on his face became a bit regretful.

"My mentor is calling me." David looked at Jie Ming, "I'll go over first."

"Okay, we'll talk later if there's anything." Jie Ming waved at him, which was a farewell.

David nodded and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Jie Ming watched his back disappear among the figures of those high-tier wizards, suddenly reacted, and turned to look at Wei Aola.

"By the way... where is Mentor?"

Wei Aola shook her head in confusion. "Don't know."

Jie Ming frowned: "Could it be that Mentor doesn't intend to participate in this gathering?"

With Mentor Lei Si's personality, it's normal not to come to this level of grand event.

After all, his own mentor is considered young compared to other high-tier wizards, and it is very possible that he doesn't care about those "counterparts" that need luck. "No, Mentor said he would come." Wei Aola shook her head, "Actually, it was Mentor who asked me to contact you at the beginning."

Jie Ming was stunned.

Mentor Lei Si took the initiative to come?

That person who stays in the laboratory all day studying various laws and even thinks eating is a waste of time, actually took the initiative to come to participate in this kind of gathering? This seems even more terrifying!!

The two looked at each other, both with confusion in their eyes.

"I've arrived."

Fortunately, before the two could continue to guess, a voice came from behind.

The voice was very calm, carrying a hint of faint detachment, which was the unique tone of Mentor Lei Si.

Jie Ming and Wei Aola showed smiles on their faces upon hearing this, and turned around at the same time.

"Mentor you... holy shit handsome guy who are you?!"

Jie Ming turned halfway, his eyes saw the person behind him and he froze, this sentence blurted out involuntarily.

He subconsciously took a step back, his eyes wide open.

Standing in front of them was a young wizard who looked to be in his early twenties.

His features were extremely handsome, even delicate, his skin was fair, and a head of thick black hair was neatly combed behind his head.

He was wearing a well-tailored deep gray robe, and the edges of the robe were embroidered with silver rune patterns.

Clearly it was a wizard robe, but wearing it on this person, it looked like a custom-made formal dress.

And in his memory, Mentor Lei Si was a middle-aged man who was slightly balding, seemed to have no energy every time he saw him, had bloodshot eyes, wore a wizard robe with some stains on it, and the whole person exuded a decadent aura.

This person in front of him and that image, they didn't match at all!

Wei Aola's expression was no better than his.

This senior sister who always had a lazy expression, at this moment her mouth was open wide enough to fit an egg.

Lei Si was still in that indifferent look, his gaze sweeping over the two faces, without expression.

Wei Aola was the first to react.

She took a sudden step back, pointed her finger at Lei Si, and her voice changed pitch: "Who are you? How dare you impersonate our mentor!" Lei Si's eyebrows moved slightly.

The next second, his hand had accurately grabbed Wei Aola's head, lifted her up like carrying a kitten, and shook her left and right. "Actually have the leisure to tease me." His voice was still calm, but the movements on his hands were merciless, "It seems the task I arranged for you is still very easy."

Wei Aola's head was swung left and right, and her hair was scattered.

"Wrong wrong wrong! Mentor I was wrong!" The familiar power made Wei Aola react immediately, her voice becoming intermittent in the shaking, "You are Mentor! The real Mentor! The Mentor who is truer than truth!"

Jie Ming watched this scene from the side, his mouth twitching.

This action, this force, this style of hiding murderous intent under an expressionless face—it was indeed Mentor Lei Si without a doubt.

Lei Si let go of his hand, Wei Aola staggered two steps, covered her head and retreated to Jie Ming's side, with a look of surviving a disaster on her face.

Lei Si didn't pay attention to her, looked up at the sky, and said lightly: "It's almost time. Let's go, let's go gather first." After saying that, he walked toward the center of the square with his hands behind his back, unhurriedly.

Jie Ming and Wei Aola looked at each other and followed carefully behind.

The wizards around seemed to have received some kind of signal, gathering toward the center from all directions of the square.

Those figures who were originally chatting in twos and threes began to move at this moment.

Countless auras of varying strengths intertwined in the air, and the atmosphere of the entire square changed from loose to solemn.

Jie Ming and Wei Aola followed behind Lei Si, their eyes frantically meeting, and their spiritual power transmitted information at high speed within a very short distance. Jie Ming: "This is Mentor??"

Wei Aola: "How would I know? I've never seen him like this!"

Jie Ming: "What stimulated Mentor? Or is it that his strength has greatly increased, so he's in a good mood?"

Wei Aola was silent for a moment, and the fluctuation of spiritual power carried a hint of weirdness. "I think the reason is simpler than you imagine." Jie Ming looked at her in confusion.

Wei Aola didn't continue to use spiritual power to reply, but cast her gaze obscurely toward Lei Si's wrist.

Jie Ming looked over along her line of sight.

Lei Si was walking in front with his hands behind his back, the sleeves of his robe swaying gently with his steps.

On his right wrist, there was an inconspicuous bracelet. (Chapter 72)

The workmanship of that bracelet was extremely rough, it looked like it was hand-wound with several different colored metal wires, it really didn't have any craftsmanship. Jie Ming carefully sensed it—no energy fluctuations, no rune marks, no special abilities.

It was just an ordinary ornament.

Such a rough bracelet, worn on Lei Si's wrist, was out of place with the robe he was wearing that was clearly high-end goods, the rings on his fingers that emitted violent elemental fluctuations, and the belt full of runes around his waist.

But Jie Ming suddenly remembered one thing.

He had seen this bracelet.

Or it shouldn't be said that he had seen it, but that he could always see it.

From the first time he met Mentor Lei Si, this bracelet was there.

Even when the Wizard War broke out, everyone was fully armed, and Mentor Lei Si's equipment had been changed several times, but this bracelet was always there.

It's just that Jie Ming had never cared about it before.

Jie Ming and Wei Aola looked at each other, and a look of mutual understanding appeared on both their faces at the same time.

There's an affair!

This was the only consensus between the two at this moment.

Jie Ming continued to transmit information with spiritual power, his tone carrying the excitement of eating melons: "Who do you think Mentor wants to see?"

Wei Aola's spiritual power fluctuation carried a hint of helplessness: "Not clear. Anyway, since I've known Mentor, I've never seen him have any ambiguity with any female. He only has laws and experiments in his eyes."

"Then why is he suddenly..."

"How would I know." Wei Aola paused, and the fluctuation of spiritual power became a bit subtle, "But since it's a gathering of the four major forces, we should be able to see it..."

Jie Ming's spirit lifted: "So this is the reason why Mentor wants to participate in this gathering?"

"Definitely! Then I'm looking forward to it!" Wei Aola echoed.

"What's there to look forward to about this?"

Wei Aola's reaction was extremely fast, almost subconsciously answering: "Oh ho ho ho ho... that's of course to see if we can use this to pinch Mentor in the future."

After saying that, she realized something was wrong.

Jie Ming's voice rang in her mind, carrying a hint of despair: "... I didn't send a message just now."

Wei Aola's expression froze.

The two looked forward at the same time.

Lei Si had stopped walking at some point, and was looking back at them expressionlessly.

His gaze swept over the two faces, as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

Jie Ming felt his blood turn cold by half. Wei Aola's face turned green at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"That... Mentor..." Wei Aola laughed dryly, "We were just..."

Lei Si didn't speak, just looked at them.

Fortunately, at this moment, two huge auras suddenly descended, covering the entire square, and also saved the two from a dead end. Everyone subconsciously looked up.

In the center of the square, two figures slowly emerged.

It was the two Tier 8 wizards currently in the Nuolun Workshop: the founder of the Nuolun Workshop, Wizard Nuolun.

And Jie Ming's grand-mentor, Wizard Andong Buchanan.

Wizard Nuolun was still in the look of a kind old man, but Private Secretary Andong Buchanan looked like a child today.

However, no matter what the appearance was, the appearance of the two instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Jie Ming and Wei Aola breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and at the same time cast their eyes toward the center of the square, wishing they could write the words "we are looking at the scenery" on their faces.

Lei Si also withdrew his gaze and looked at the two figures.

Wizard Nuolun stood in the center of the square, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"It seems everyone is almost here."

He raised his right hand.

"Then let's go."

A huge teleportation array unfolded from under his feet, silver-white light spread in all directions like a tide, instantly covering the entire square. Jie Ming felt a lightness under his feet, and spatial energy wrapped his whole person.

He subconsciously wanted to resist, but immediately reacted and controlled himself, letting his body follow this feeling.

Then, the teleportation light swallowed everything.

(Just this chapter today, it's hard to split chapters, so it's 2-in-1.)