NOVPUB"More than 2000 people? How could there be so many? Is this really a real-life version of Hogwarts?"
"Host, this magic civilization is quite unique. Although I have a large amount of information related to magical civilizations, I know nothing about this place," Little Yi said apologetically.
"No matter what kind of civilization it is, as long as they use conventional communication methods, I can intercept information for analysis. However, magic and technology are two different systems, with completely different mediums for recording information. I'm at a loss here!"
"Looks like we have to venture in ourselves and take a look." Since Little Yi couldn't help him, Fang Jueyu decided he would have to investigate it like exploring a relic.
"A little lake like this can't stop me!" Fang Jueyu had learned quite a lot of high-level qinggong. Crossing a river was no big deal; that Iron Palm Water Floating technique would let him glide right over.
"Host, don't act recklessly, you can't even imagine the wonders of magical civilizations!" Little Yi immediately advised Fang Jueyu. "Try throwing a tree branch in first."
"Huh?" Fang Jueyu, though unsure of what Little Yi meant, still picked up a tree branch from the ground and tossed it into the lake.
According to common sense, a piece of wood, being less dense, should float. But the branch sank to the bottom immediately, as if it were a stone, with almost no delay.
"What...what's going on?" Fang Jueyu stepped back two paces in shock. His qinggong was different from flying and also related to buoyancy. Clearly, such buoyancy was completely ineffective in this lake!
Had he recklessly jumped in just now, he would have sunk straight down. Even if he could hold his breath for a few hours, the lake's depth was unknown. If he couldn't get out, he'd suffocate himself down there.
"Host, this lake must have been enchanted. It might be impossible to cross except with their own boats!"
That's when Fang Jueyu noticed that hundreds of meters away, at the castle entrance, numerous wooden boats were docked, calmly floating on the lake without any magical influence.
"Hey! Is anyone there?" Fang Jueyu harnessed his inner strength and shouted toward the castle.
"Host, it's pointless. If I'm right, the castle is surrounded by magical restrictions, completely isolating it from the outside. The lake is probably under a no-fly magic spell too. Unless your level surpasses the caster's, it's tough to break through."
"I just don't believe it!" With a thought, Fang Jueyu caused the temperature around him to drop. The grass and trees at his feet turned to ice statues in an instant, and the cold spread toward the lake.
Can't walk over it? I'll freeze the whole lake and walk over!
But only a small patch of the lake froze, and Fang Jueyu felt another energy resisting his power, stopping the ice after a few meters.
"Truly genuine magic!" Surprise crossed Fang Jueyu's face. The magical power of this civilization was no weaker than the technological power of tech civilizations or the Cosmic Source Power of cultivation civilizations.
Although this was just a level-three magic civilization, it was a very orthodox one in the universe, far stronger than those half-baked abilities and inner power, and clearly, the caster's level was above Fang Jueyu's.
"Little Yi, isn't your storage space huge? Can you just suck up this lake water?"
"Host, this water has been enchanted. It can't be absorbed!"
"Ugh, so what now?" Fang Jueyu felt at his wit's end, finally finding the package, only to be stopped by a lake.
"Interesting, seems someone gained authority over this relic and developed a little paradise here!" Little Yi exclaimed.
"Stop marveling and think of a way to get us across!" 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
"That's not so simple," Little Yi replied. "Host, even though I have ways to lift curses, your magic is half-baked, about on the level of a Magic Apprentice. The caster here should be a Magister!"
Magic Apprentice and Magister are the levels defining a mage's strength in a magical civilization, corresponding to Hidden Elementers and Source Energy Users. To break these magics, you'd need both the right incantation and the corresponding magic power, and clearly, Fang Jueyu didn't have it.
"Damn, don't make me call my brother-in-law to come blow up your so-called civilization with a Gundam!" Fang Jueyu snapped.
"Host, this is a level-three civilization. Even if its integrity is unknown, a level-two civilization's Mobile Soldiers might not even damage this place."
"Since it's a relic, there's bound to be a control center, right? You're not that great, are you? Hurry and get me the highest authority!"
"Come on, Host, I've said it many times, this is a magical civilization. Even if I want to gain authority, I need an infiltration path, right? Electromagnetic signals, network signals, I can invade systems of various level civilizations, but you know, it's hard to cook without rice!"
"So I have to wait here for someone to enter or leave to get into this damn castle?" Fang Jueyu said frustratedly. "If I hadn't just used up the Space-Time Store, I would've gone to a magic civilization and bought some magic bomb to blow this place up!"
"Who knows which muggle took my package and brought it in, it's infuriating!"
"Wait a minute!" Fang Jueyu's eyes suddenly lit up. "Little Yi, if we can't break it with energy, I'll try a physical method!"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Heh, isn't it just a little lake? Ever heard of Jingwei filling the sea?" Fang Jueyu smirked mischievously. "Stealing my package, I'll just fill up your moat!"
"Let's head out first, I've got a plan!" Fang Jueyu left the relic and immediately called Zhuang Ying.
"Zhuang Ying, find someone to contact a sand company, order me several tons of sand!"
"Uh? Master, why do you need so much sand? Making a beach?"
"I'm going to fill a lake!" Fang Jueyu said boldly, "No matter how much it costs, the more, the better!"
"Host, are you an idiot?" Little Yi suddenly snapped at him.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"Do you need to buy something like that?" Little Yi said with disdain. "Are you so rich that you only think about solving things with money? There are so many deserts on Earth, isn't it more convenient to find one? My folding space could easily fit your whole Earth inside!"
"Oh my, I'm so dumb in a hurry!" Fang Jueyu slapped his forehead. "I'm supposed to be an environmental ambassador, actually contributing to desertification!"
A few minutes later, Fang Jueyu's car appeared in the Sahara Desert. Staring at the vast desert, Fang Jueyu grinned wickedly, "Absorption Palm! Suck it up!"
With his current strength, Fang Jueyu's skill had hundredfold power, and two sand tornadoes rose up in the Sahara, with large amounts of sand pouring into Little Yi's storage space.
"Host, that should be enough to fill it. Who knew your brain actually worked, coming up with a method like this!"
"Hahaha! You can't imagine human wisdom! Today, I'll show them what it means to fill a lake!"
