Chapter 72

"However... the academy is actually willing to take out high-tier military merits as a reward; can the Dean handle it?"

After the excitement, Jie Ming also calmed down and discovered the trickiness in it.

Just as Clark said, the academy definitely didn't just commission him this time; I'm afraid that all high-tier wizards in the school who are good at alchemy will be required to manufacture materials that can resist energy erosion.

He himself is only a Tier 3 wizard apprentice, and both his output and the effect of manufacturing materials are definitely far inferior to other high-tier wizards.

The military merits obtained should also be distributed according to everyone's different contributions; calculated this way, the amount of military merits the academy paid this time is quite considerable.

These are all high-tier military merits; neither points and military merits nor high-tier military merits and low-tier military merits can be exchanged with each other; only by completing the tasks of the Star Track Arbitration Tribunal can one obtain them.

And to accept the tasks of the Star Track Arbitration Tribunal, one must be at least a Tier 7 wizard.

In the entire Nuolun Academy, the only Tier 7 wizard is that Dean who has never been seen.

"Guess why the Dean hasn't shown up for so many years?" Clark showed a rare gloating expression on his face, "Of course, it's to go to the front line to work like an ox or a horse."

"Hiss..."

Thinking that the mysterious Dean actually has to work like an ox or a horse, Jie Ming couldn't help but want to laugh.

However, considering that he still has to work under the other party in the future, and fearing that the other party would make things difficult for him after returning, he could only force his expression into a baring-teeth gasp.

"Cough... um... actually supporting the entire academy with one's own strength, the Dean is truly a model for our generation..."

"If you want to laugh, just laugh; that old thing is not a serious guy anyway." Clark aimed at him with a smile that was not a smile.

Seeming to be a resonance as an ox or a horse, the expression on his face was not so stiff.

Jie Ming's mouth curled, but he still held back his laughter.

In order to divert his attention, he brought up another question:

"That Shadow Plane looks very difficult to deal with."

"The form of that plane is very special; the living beings inside are in a state of half-element and half-creature, and the particularity of shadow elements themselves causes wizards to suffer heavy losses."

Clark didn't hide anything and fluently told the information about the Shadow Plane; after all, Jie Ming's Level 2 Cultivation Agreement was enough for him to have the authority to know these things.

"So hard to fight... then why doesn't the Dean take action himself?" Jie Ming couldn't help but be curious.

Judging from the reactions of the academy and Clark, there shouldn't be any strong people of the same level as the Dean in the Shadow Plane, otherwise it wouldn't be so relaxed.

And the higher the level of a wizard, the greater the gap with strong people of the same level in other civilizations; the strength of high-tier wizards far exceeds that of ordinary living beings of the same level.

Even if the Shadow Plane really has Tier 7 living beings, even if the number of the other party exceeds two digits, plus the blessing of the entire plane, I'm afraid it's not enough for that Dean to fight with one hand.

"Because that world has a god equivalent to a Tier 6 living being."

"Hmm?" Jie Ming couldn't help but tilt his head to express doubt.

Clark glanced at him, ignored his doubt, and instead asked back: "What do you think is the purpose of the entire wizard civilization being keen on launching plane wars?"

The purpose of wizards launching wars?

Jie Ming blinked, thought carefully for a while, and then answered cautiously: "For... resources and knowledge?"

There are many things wizards pursue, but to sum it up, it is actually these two things: resources and knowledge.

"Not bad, not as blinded as those idiots." Clark showed an approving smile.

"We launch wars not because we enjoy the pleasure of destruction... although there are such idiots, the reason why the vast majority of wizards participate in plane wars is just to continuously obtain more knowledge and resources, so that they can go further."

"If a plane is willing to offer all the knowledge and resources of its world at the first moment of being invaded, then wizards will not necessarily have to destroy the native civilization of that plane, and are even willing to accept them as new servants... Many servant planes in Nuolun Workshop came from this."

"Even if the natives in the plane resist extremely, wizards don't care, and are even happy to see it, because war can catalyze the birth of knowledge."

"Even because the catalytic effect of war is so good, some forces will invest wizards with balanced levels according to the overall strength of the plane after finding a new plane to ensure that the war continues to be at a very high intensity to catalyze the birth of new knowledge."

Speaking of this, Clark looked down at an inconspicuous bracelet on his wrist: "Of course, such extreme guys are generally in the camp of the Crimson Throne, and the philosophy of the Star Ring Federation is more inclined to what I said before."

"Can the philosophies of these two camps really distinguish between good and evil?" Jie Ming's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Whether it is the Star Ring Federation or the Crimson Throne, in Jie Ming's view, the philosophies of these two camps are Grade A war criminals!

Neither of these two is a good thing.

What?

Am I also a member of the Star Ring Federation now?

Ah, then it's fine.

However, Jie Ming now also understands the reason why the academy is willing to consume so many resources for the Shadow Plane; for such a tricky plane, the resources and knowledge inside must be more worth looking forward to.

Noticing Clark's gaze toward him, Jie Ming coughed and restrained his thoughts:

"If you look at it this way, shouldn't the Dean take action even more? In this way, at least most of the resources can be preserved."

"This is the most troublesome part." Clark shook his head, "Tier 6 living beings are indeed not worth mentioning; if they face each other head-on, even some excellent Tier 5 wizards can kill the other party."

"The problem is that once a living being reaches Tier 6, it can touch the origin of the plane; even if Tier 6 living beings cannot precisely control the origin of the plane like wizards, just rough application has the ability to drag the entire plane to perish together."

Jie Ming understood now; in the end, it is still a matter of cost-effectiveness and interests.

If they really come hard, in the other party's extreme despair, it is very likely that the wizards' expedition this time will return without success.

"Then how should this situation be handled?"

"Three methods: one, find a stronger wizard to handle it. Generally, a Tier 8 wizard can forcibly suppress the other party's behavior of destroying the plane, even if the opponent is also a Tier 8 living being, it doesn't matter. As for the second method, it is to continuously send troops to slowly weaken the power of the opponent's plane until the origin of the plane is weakened to a certain extent. Or..."

Clark paused and looked meaningfully outside the window: "... there is a wizard who advances to Tier 6 in that plane."