Chapter 604: Rewards and Harvest

It can only be said that Tier 9 is worthy of being Tier 9; even when completely falling into a disadvantage, it can still hold on for a long time.

The roaring of the God of Chaos echoed in the void for a full ten days before it completely dissipated.

In order to catch a living specimen, the Tier 8 wizards of the Crimson Throne took turns, beating it until it lost consciousness like boiling an eagle.

Then they sealed it with a flesh-and-blood cage specially built for it and dragged it back to the depths of the Perfect Ecological Flesh Mother Nest.

And the Myriad Worlds Alliance leader, who had been bled for most of the day, was even more miserable; after being beaten to its knees by the wizards of the other three major factions, it was tied into a rice dumpling with energy chains and dragged into the core cabin of the flagship, said to be used as "long-term research material."

With the capture of two Tier 9s, this farce, which started with defection and ended with both being captured, finally came to an end.

The remaining forces of the Myriad Worlds Alliance, with their high-ranking members wiped out and no leader, either surrendered, fled, or were divided as spoils of war. It was a pity that when summoning the God of Chaos, all the planes and populations held by the Myriad Worlds Alliance were used as sacrifices, so except for these remaining forces, there was almost no other harvest.

Fortunately, the value of the two Tier 9 creatures was enough to compensate.

After this, the parallel world wizard civilization was officially incorporated into the territory of the Wizard Alliance.

This process was exceptionally smooth and silky, without any protests or resistance.

Those veterans who had experienced several world-ending wars were completely convinced the moment they saw the Myriad Worlds Alliance leader tied into a rice dumpling. If you can't beat them, join them; this was the simplest truth they had learned from blood and fire.

What's more, life after joining was ten thousand times better than when they were independent.

When signing contracts later, the dueling arena was no longer needed.

Those parallel world wizards, after witnessing the whole process of Tier 8 fighting Tier 9 and Tier 9 being dragged away tied like a rice dumpling, had their attitudes undergo a earth-shaking change.

They began to actively look for their counterparts, actively requesting to sign contracts, actively requesting to obtain knowledge and resources.

As for those wizards who signed the contract in the first batch, they had already tasted the sweetness.

A Tier 5 wizard of the parallel world broke through his bottleneck on the spot after obtaining the complete knowledge system provided by his counterpart, promoting to Tier 6. He stood in the void, feeling the surging power in his body, crying like a child.

His counterpart stood beside him, patting his shoulder. Such scenes were staged every day after the war.

And under such circumstances, the "gathering" had also reached its final stage.

In the central square of the core plane of the original parallel world wizard civilization, it was crowded with people.

The high-ranking wizard representatives of the four major factions stood on the high platform, smiling as they looked at the dense crowd below.

At the very front of the crowd, Jie Ming and David stood side by side, their faces filled with tension mixed with anticipation, and anticipation mixed with confusion.

Below, a massive number of wizards were watching.

There were those from the four major factions, and those from the parallel world.

The parallel world wizards looked at the two young figures on the platform, their eyes full of complexity.

It was these two people who brought about this war, and then this war ended in a way they never expected.

To say they were heroes, they indeed were.

To say they were disaster stars, that didn't seem wrong either.

A Tier 6 wizard stood at the edge of the platform, holding a long list in his hand, cleared his throat, and his voice spread throughout the square through the amplification array: "After a joint assessment by the four major factions, personnel who have made special contributions in this war are awarded the following rewards..."

The square fell silent instantly.

"David. As one of the promoters of the discovery of the parallel world, having performed bravely in the defense war, awarded 12 billion points of high-level military merit. At the same time, permitted to select ten planes from those held by the parallel world wizard civilization to obtain ownership. The four major factions promise that if the selector originally held planes, they will assist in plane fusion."

A gasp of cold air sounded in the square.

12 billion high-level military merits, ownership of ten planes...

The value of these two rewards combined already exceeded the entire net worth of many Tier 7 wizards who weren't good at making money.

Some people subconsciously looked at David, wanting to see what reaction this young man had.

David's reaction didn't disappoint the others.

He stood on the platform, his expression dull, his mouth slightly open, like a fish slapped onto the shore.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.

His mentor stood below, smiling until his eyes narrowed into a slit.

"Jie Ming." The Tier 6 wizard continued to read, his voice raising a bit more, "As one of the promoters of the discovery of the parallel world, considering that he discovered the intentions of the illegal wizards earlier, awarded 15 billion points of high-level military merit."

The gasp of cold air in the square was even louder.

15 billion, 3 billion more than David.

"At the same time, permitted to select ten planes from those held by the parallel world wizard civilization to obtain ownership. The four major factions promise that if the selector originally held planes, they will assist in plane fusion."

Jie Ming's expression wasn't much better than David's.

He subconsciously looked at Clark; Clark stood below, nodding expressionlessly, as if saying "Hmm, not bad." Jie Ming withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, and tried to make his expression look calmer.

Ten planes...

Don't look at how he seems to have a plane now; in reality, that was a special benefit given by the Norn Workshop back then.

If you really look at the actual situation, more than 70% of Tier 6 wizards haven't been able to obtain a plane of their own, let alone multiple planes. Although most of the parallel world planes were developed until they were tattered and the environment was harsh, a plane is still a plane.

As long as you don't over-extract the plane's origin and fish in a dried-up pond, even if the plane's own resources are exhausted, it can recover over a long period of time. The value is still too great to measure.

"In addition..." The Tier 6 wizard's voice dragged out, deliberately selling a mystery.

The square fell silent again.

"Approved by the joint approval of the four major factions, the 'Core Database' of the parallel world wizard civilization is specially opened to David and Jie Ming. The two can read at will, with no time limit and no limit on the number of times."

This time, even the Tier 8 wizards of the four major factions looked sideways slightly.

Although the parallel world wizard civilization was backward, their knowledge system was honed in countless life-and-death wars.

Those technologies on how to deal the most damage with the least resources, how to survive in desperate situations, and how to squeeze every bit of power to the limit were not possessed by the current wizard civilization.

What's more, the core database also hid all research data about this parallel wizard civilization.

The value of these things could not be measured by military merit.

Jie Ming's eyes lit up when he heard this reward.

Although most of the parallel world's knowledge system was backward, there was also a part that was different from the current system because of the development path and environment.

If the two could be combined and verified against each other, there would definitely be quite a harvest.

He had even begun to plan in his mind which partition to go to first, which materials to read first, and which technologies to learn first.

Below, Viola stood beside Clark, looking at the two young people on the platform who were at a loss, a smile curling on her lips.

"Mentor, Junior Brother made a fortune this time."

Clark didn't speak.

He just looked at Jie Ming on the platform, the corners of his mouth curling into an imperceptible arc.

A moment later, he spat out two words faintly: "Not bad."

Viola rolled her eyes.

This old man, would it kill him to praise someone?

On the platform, Jie Ming finally recovered from his shock.

He turned to look at David, and David was also looking at him.

The gazes of the two young people met in the air, both seeing the same thing in the other's eyes: excitement.

Jie Ming withdrew his gaze, calming his excited mood, and looked up at the black crowd below.

The high-ranking representatives of the four major factions were still smiling as they looked at them, and the complexity in the eyes of the parallel world wizards had turned into relief. And his mentor and senior sister were standing at the very front of the crowd, quietly looking at him.

The work of receiving the parallel world was still continuing, but those trivial matters had nothing to do with Jie Ming.

The four major factions dispatched specialized administrative teams responsible for population registration, resource inventory, and plane allocation.

The documents that needed to be signed piled up like mountains, and the meetings that needed to be coordinated were scheduled until next month.

Jie Ming stepped onto the return journey without looking back after signing the last confirmation letter regarding the ownership of the ten planes.

When the light of the teleportation array lit up, he took one last look at the core plane of that parallel world.

Gray sky, dilapidated buildings, and those wizards with haggard faces but hope in their eyes.

With the help of the wizards, this world would soon change its appearance.

The light dissipated, and the familiar gray-red sky of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane appeared overhead.

The air was filled with the smell of sulfur, and the thick smoke from the volcano in the distance was still surging.

Jie Ming took a breath, smelling the familiar scent, the corners of his mouth rising slightly.

He had a feeling of returning home.

The first thing Jie Ming did when he returned to the Purgatory Sulfur Plane was to open the cave heaven within his body.

The moment the cave heaven portal opened, a thick, near-substantial smell of blood rushed toward him.

That was the aura of the remains of the Myriad Worlds Alliance army, the accumulation of the blood essence of massive numbers of Tier 6 and Tier 7 creatures.

The Black Giant legion surged out from the cave heaven, lining up on the plain.

Jie Ming hovered in mid-air, overlooking this troop that had set off with him, unable to help but gasp.

Before he left, he didn't have many high-tier Black Giants with him.

Except for the five hundred Black Giant priests and the leader, Rong Shan, most of the elite were left in the Purgatory Sulfur Plane to be responsible for daily operations. The Black Giants he took with him were mainly concentrated at the Tier 5 level.

And at this moment, more than half of the 100,000 Tier 5 Black Giant legion he took out had promoted to Tier 6.

Their bodies had expanded more than ten times, the liquid metal layer on their body surfaces was denser, and the aura they emitted was calm and heavy.

Those that hadn't promoted had also touched the edge of a breakthrough.

Their auras were fluctuating, ready to cross that threshold at any time.

The changes in the five hundred Black Giant priests were even more obvious.

They were originally mutants born with a one-in-ten-million probability, with extremely high intelligence, and were Jie Ming's most capable research assistants.

At this moment, although their bodies hadn't expanded significantly, there was an extra layer of faint silver-white patterns on the liquid metal layer on their body surfaces, which was a manifestation of the overflow of soul power.

Their eyes were more agile, and their auras were deeper.

A few of them even had mental power beginning to overflow, indicating they had reached the limit of this level.

If they were lucky, they might be able to break through to Tier 7 on their own.

As for Rong Shan...

Jie Ming looked up at the towering black mountain range at the end of the plain.

The ten-thousand-meter-high body was squatting there like a silent volcano.

Its aura hadn't changed much, but Jie Ming could feel that the precise structures on its body surface used to stabilize the soul had become more perfect. It seemed its harvest this time wasn't small either.

Jie Ming landed back on the ground and nodded with satisfaction.

This trip, just the evolution of the Black Giant legion was worth the price of admission.

Jie Ming also recorded a large amount of data on high-tier wizard duels, but these things would have to be analyzed slowly, though they were still of great value. Not to mention, there was also the reward for discovering the parallel world.

"After fusing those ten planes, it's about time to let the Black Giant population start a new round of growth."

Just as he was thinking this, the magic network terminal suddenly vibrated.

Jie Ming looked down; it was a contact from the artificial intelligence Felix.

Jie Ming blinked, not particularly surprised, and answered it casually.

"Lord Jie Ming." Felix's voice was as calm as ever, "The wizard civilization humans on the ten planes you selected have all been migrated."

Jie Ming raised an eyebrow.

So fast.

When he selected the planes, he specifically chose those that were resource-rich, had special minerals, or had high energy concentrations.

As for the wizard civilization humans settled on them, because he didn't need them, he mentioned "hope they can be properly resettled" at the time, but he didn't expect Felix to handle it directly for him.

"The Star Ring Alliance will arrange for specialized personnel to be responsible for the plane fusion work." Felix continued, "Preliminary surveying is expected to be completed within three months, and the fusion program will be launched within six months. Before that, you need to complete some preliminary preparation work on the Purgatory Sulfur Plane."

A light screen popped up, and a detailed preparation work list appeared in front of Jie Ming.

Preset positions for magic array nodes, reserved interfaces for energy circuits, calibration parameters for spatial anchors...

Dense, down to the smallest detail.

Jie Ming browsed through it quickly and had a count in his heart.

The workload wasn't small, but basically, it didn't require spending any resources; as long as there was sufficient manpower, it would be fine.

"Thank you, I will make preparations in advance." Jie Ming closed the terminal and turned to face the Black Giant legion still lining up on the plain. He raised his hand and issued an order to all Black Giant priests through the Fate System.

"All units, group by establishment. Collect magic array layout materials, go to the designated positions on the list, and start construction."

The Black Giant priests bowed simultaneously.

The Black Giant legion transformed into a black torrent, surging into all parts of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.

(Just this chapter today, I have to think about what to write next.) ===== CHAPTER 605 =====