NOVPUBChapter 1086: 341. Slow & Correct
A letter from Professor Erica confirmed what the Assassin Angel had said.
In the letter, Professor Erica stated that an Outer Space Gap had appeared over Alchemist Island · Golden Federation · Agglomeration City.
The Mass Wizard Tombs were trying to close this gap, but the work was extremely difficult and progress was very slow.
Within the Pollution Zone corresponding to this gap, there existed a strong extraordinary power that was preventing the Mass Wizard Tombs from closing the gap.
Such phenomena often foreshadowed that the degree of disaster within the Pollution Zone would reach the level of a kingdom.
The emergence of the Outer Space Gap in the Tatis Empire caused by the Undead Cult was such a case.
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Professor Erica mentioned with concern in her letter:
Many wizards in the Wizard Council were curious about what it would be like for two kingdom-level extraordinary phenomena to occur on a small island at the same time.
They believed that since Alchemist Island was surrounded by oceans, even if these two kingdom-level extraordinary phenomena intensified, it couldn’t possibly affect the Kashel Continent or Ulnas’s Native Land.
Therefore, in the Wizard Council, the voices in favor of allowing the Outer Space Gap to remain were quite strong.
By comparison, the Chief Sorcerers were more concerned about the Polluted Area of the Dark Zone · “Noisy Tunnel,” which truly had the potential to threaten the existence of Ulnas.
The meeting of the Wizard Council was still ongoing, but the voices against closing the Outer Space Gap had already become mainstream.
When Noland Lee read this letter, he didn’t feel much emotional fluctuation.
He had grown accustomed to the wizards’ “madness,” “obsession,” and “blind pursuit of knowledge.”
To study extraordinary phenomena and master more powerful magic, wizards were capable of doing anything.
As for studying the origins and history of extraterrestrial space pollution, seeking the truth of the world, and searching for the mysteries of life, these had become secondary.
Noland Lee relayed the contents of Professor Erica’s letter to the Assassin Angel.
The Assassin Angel’s reaction was even more indifferent than Noland’s:
“The primary focus of the ‘Wizards’ Plane Core is ‘research’ and ‘absolute reason’, which can often be seen as cold-blooded.”
Noland Lee neatly folded the letter and placed it in his Magic Pouch, letting out a light sigh as he said:
“I can’t help but feel reluctant when I think of how the expansion of the Pollution Zone would devastate Agglomeration City… Ah, I still can’t overcome the flaws in my own character.”
“No, it’s not your problem,” said the Assassin Angel,
“The higher the level of the wizard, the more they are bound by the will of the Plane Core. They become tools, servants of the Plane Core, dedicating themselves to studying all that it is interested in. Even if the research process causes casualties, they don’t shy away from it.”
Noland Lee’s eyebrows lifted slightly as if he had come to some realization.
The Assassin Angel continued:
“The bridge between the wizards and the ‘Wizards’ Plane Core is the Spiritual Ocean they rely on for casting spells. Having a Spiritual Ocean, the wizards gradually transform towards extreme rationality and coldness.
“You don’t have a Spiritual Ocean, so you aren’t influenced by the ‘Wizards’ Plane Core. Logically, someone without a Spiritual Ocean couldn’t become a wizard and would die under the forces of plane destiny.
“Yet you not only have survived until now, but you have also shown exceptional talent and skill in the field of magic. This shows that the Plane Core behind you is peculiar.”
Noland reflected and said:
“The Silent Maiden’s witches and I rely on ‘Magic Power Containers’ to cast spells. So does this mean that the Plane Core behind me is consistent with Professor Erica?”
The gaze of the Assassin Angel, passing through the Crystal Ring, landed on Noland Lee’s face, as if to say “don’t try to fool me”:
“No. You and the Silent Witch are different.”
Seeing that he couldn’t fool the other party, Noland Lee simply asked outright:
“Then what is the Plane Core behind me?”
“I will tell you my guess later. It will guide you to obtain the corresponding Sub-Dimensional Plane, which is part of our soul contract,” the Assassin Angel replied.
Seeing that the other party was tight-lipped, Noland Lee gave up asking further.
He stood up, checked the Magic Pouch he carried, and simultaneously contacted Nolin with mental magic, asking her to get the Mechanos ready for command.
The house he was in was a Single Cottage temporarily rented from Cynthia, located in the heart of Sector 7.
With a high elevation and pleasant surroundings, it was away from the hustle and bustle. Standing by the window, just looking up, he could see the starry night sky.
Where the night curtain once sparkled with countless stars, now a spiral of blood-ash-colored Hollow occupied it.
This vast grey whirlpool appeared directly above Agglomeration City, interspersed with soul-stirring blood-red threads.
Many in the city had noticed this peculiar phenomenon.
Noland Lee could already faintly hear the commotion coming from afar.
What was even more peculiar was that the Alchemy Cathedral in the Upper City Area remained indifferent.
A year ago, when the Pollution Zone appeared underground, the Alchemy Cathedral quickly dispatched a large number of alchemists underground.
But this time, the Upper City Area was silent, showing no reaction at all, only deploying the Alchemy Guard to patrol and stabilize order in the Lower Town.
Noland Lee knew what was going on.
The lies woven together by Madimanson and the Blood Sun Seal Descendants had deceived the Alchemy Cathedral, leading it to mistakenly believe that the phenomenon of opening the Pollution Zone was necessary for constructing spacecraft.
These statements, mixed with truth and falsehood, were hard to discern.
If Noland Lee did not have the Deconstruction Technique and Mental Magic at his disposal, he might have been kept in the dark as well.
