The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 199 Night Visit and Huge Gains (4k)

Radiant City, a cave of crystal clusters.

Night had fallen, and the dark green dome light draped a cold veil over the rows of crystal buildings.

The deserted streets were almost devoid of spirit crystal people, and even the patrol team members were dozing off in the corners.

Therefore, no one knew that an invisible figure quietly left the Xun Shi Mansion, passed through the connecting passage, and arrived at the main cave of the Radiant Vein from the Crystal Cluster Light Cave.

Like the Cave of Crystal Cluster Light, this place is shrouded in a very dim green light, and the architecture is not much different from that of the Cave of Crystal Cluster Light.

Lynn didn't linger. Following Kalek's memory, he ghost-like walked straight through the city and finally stopped in front of a colossal structure embedded in the cave wall.

This is the Crystal Masters Association.

The entire building resembles a fortress that grew naturally from a crystal vein, with its outer walls covered by unique rainbow crystal clusters and a huge triangular crystal emblem embedded on the top of the main entrance—the symbol of the Radiant Crystal family, demonstrating their supreme dominance over the entire Radiant Pulse City.

Lynn circled the tightly sealed exterior of the Crystal Association and eventually returned to the main entrance.

With a thought in mind, Lynn transformed into a golden phantom and silently slipped through the inconspicuous gap in the lower right corner of the gate.

A huge crystal foyer comes into view, with smooth, mirror-like decorative panels and giant prisms hanging from the dome, all showcasing the luxury of this place.

Carefully recalling the memories he had gained from Pulan, Lynn walked towards the long corridor behind the hall. After turning several corners, he arrived at the place where Pulan had exchanged the Brilliant Gold Crystal.

This place is somewhat similar to the pharmacy in the hospital of my previous life, with a large glass panel at the front and several rows of shelves inside displaying common exchange items.

Lynn followed suit, transforming into a golden mist and disappearing inside.

Lynn glanced briefly at the shelves outside, then continued walking through the innermost door.

'This should be the Crystal Master Association's warehouse.'

Behind the door was an exceptionally large cave, filled with shelves displaying all sorts of dazzling treasures and crystals.

With a glimmer of hope, Lynn began his search.

With the immense mental power of a first-tier wizard, he only spent a few minutes examining all the items in the cave.

However, let alone finding any hidden treasures, he didn't even find a single piece of dazzling gold crystal.

'Since even a Level 4 Crystal Master like Pulan can exchange points for Brilliant Gold Crystals, the Crystal Master Association must have even more Brilliant Gold Crystals in stock.'

'...But if not here, then where would it be?'

Standing in the center of the cave, Lynn frowned deeply.

A moment later, he took out the badge he had taken from Astor, his eyes gleaming.

……

"what!"

In his sleep, Astor suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain, as if some foreign object had invaded it. The pain woke him up instantly, and his crystal energy erupted, actually breaking through the bed underneath!
However, after he struggled to stand up, the pain receded like a tide, leaving only a lingering dizziness.

Looking around, the room was quiet; there was no sign that the windows or door had been opened...

A chill ran through Astor, and he couldn't help but shiver.

……

'While memory retrieval techniques are effective, they still cause too much disruption.'

'Only when the recipient is severely injured or in a weakened state, with very little instinctive resistance, will the commotion be less.'

In the Crystal Master Association hall, Lynn returned to this place once again.

This time, having gained Aster's memories, he went straight to an inconspicuous room deep in the corridor.

Using Aster's badge, he entered the room, opened a hidden door, and arrived at a passage leading underground.

The place that leads here can no longer be considered the Crystal Master Association, but rather the secret territory of the Radiant Crystal Family.

From Aster's memories, Lynn learned that although the Radiant Vein Crystal Master Association was nominally controlled by all the Radiant Vein nobles, the actual controller behind it was always the Radiant Vein family.

The Crystal Master Association chose this location as its headquarters to conceal the secret underground location of the Radiant Vein family.

Legend has it that in the distant past, the ancestors of the Radiant Crystal family encountered a fortuitous event here that led to the establishment of a city-state, thus enabling them to build the entire Radiant Pulse City.

Later, when the Huijing family became powerful enough, they gradually covered up and sealed off this place... to the point that even some ordinary members of the Huijing family are unaware of the existence of this secret place.

Concealing his form, Lynn flew along the dimly lit underground passage for two minutes before finally spotting a faint blue light.

After drifting a few meters further, the view suddenly opened up.

However, what he saw before him, though he had seen it in Astor's memory, still caused a ripple in Lynn's calm, still-still eyes.

What they were looking at was neither a primitive natural crystal cave nor an ordinary building constructed by the Spirit Crystal People.

The first thing that caught Lynn's eye was an incredibly smooth metal exterior that radiated a cold, eerie light. It was rounded and blunt, with smooth lines extending forward, making it look like the tail of some enormous creation.

'It really is some kind of special aircraft.' Lynn exclaimed, glancing at the creation's several pairs of wings that were asymmetrical due to the impact.

The creation is somewhat like an airplane from my previous life, but the wings are much smaller, and there are as many as eight pairs of them.

Now, with the passage of time, the shattered rock walls, broken metal parts, and molten residue ejected and solidified after the crash have all been cleaned up. However, it is still clear that this aircraft was not born in the cave, but rather "crashed" into the cave from the dome and side walls. The enormous impact force squeezed and deformed the original rock structure, forming this huge underground space together with it.

'The world of moss does indeed hold some secrets worth exploring.'

Just by looking at its appearance, you can tell that this aircraft is something that the Spirit Crystal People could never have made.

Lynn pondered silently, without any intention of exploring further, and gracefully entered the aircraft, heading straight for the deepest part.

The exploration of this other world will only last for one month, and he has already spent almost three days. It may not seem like much, but if you calculate it carefully, it is already one-tenth of the total time.

For the rest of his time, Lynn only wanted to receive as many blessings as possible from the world and did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

Although Astor was a level four crystal master, his status in the Radiant Crystal family was not high, so Lynn did not find any information about the Stone Treasure or the Brilliant Golden Crystal in his memory.

However, he discovered several places that Astor did not have permission to enter, the most heavily guarded and highest-barrier one of which was located in the deepest part of this secret place.

Several dozen seconds later, Lynn passed several patrolling Crystal Masters and successfully arrived at his destination.

'If I'm not mistaken, this should be the bottom layer of the aircraft's nose.'

This is a heavily guarded secret room, with four Crystal Masters standing guard at the door. Judging from the energy fluctuations emanating from them, they are all Level 6 Crystal Masters!
A level six crystal master, if placed outside, would be able to establish a noble family of light veins, but here, they can only guard the gate!

Of course, to Lynn, they meant nothing at all.

After observing for a moment and finding no gap for himself to squeeze through, Lynn decisively unleashed his mental power. With just a simple mental shock, he caused the four crystal masters at the door to lose consciousness instantly.

After taking the pass badges from them, Lynn opened the door to the secret chamber and swaggered inside.

He ignored the Crystal Master lying at the door.

Lynn had already observed that the patrolling crystal masters would not pass through this area, so no one would notice anything unusual about this place for the time being.

'It's a pity that the memory extraction technique is only effective against beings a whole realm weaker than myself; otherwise, I could easily extract the memories of these Crystal Masters as well.'

As Lynn pondered, he had already passed through the narrow corridor and officially entered the secret room. A burst of dazzling golden light immediately followed.

Lynn was jolted and held his breath!
He had considered that this secret room might contain the Huijing family's legacy, or some rare treasures.

But he never imagined that this secret room would be filled with dazzling gold crystals!
At a glance, there are at least sixty or seventy of them.

Moreover, they are all dazzling gold crystals blessed by the world!
"It's big! This time it's really big!"

Lynn originally planned to explore the other world for a month and consider it a great success if he could obtain more than 15 World Blessings.

But now the number of world blessings in this secret room alone far exceeds his expectations!

Taking a deep breath, Lynn didn't rush to collect the dazzling gold crystals, but continued forward.

Although she was stunned by the dazzling gold crystals filling the room, Lynn did not forget to observe the entire secret room out of caution.

There is a door in the wall of the secret room directly opposite him.

Lynn pushed him away, then took another surprise.

There are actually five or six hidden treasures inside!
In the very center is an old leather scroll—clearly the method for making the Stone Treasure!
Lynn almost wanted to grab these things and leave the dungeon immediately!
However, like the outermost secret room, this secret room also has a door in the innermost wall.

Lynn hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't resist her curiosity and gently pushed it away.

"Ok?"

Just as Lynn opened the door, a soft exclamation rang out, followed by a surge of pale green energy!

'No, this energy... has already reached the first tier!'

Lynn was startled and decisively entered stealth mode, retreating quickly while pocketing the Stone Treasure and the Brilliant Golden Crystal!
"Where did this scoundrel come from! Don't run away!" The voice roared furiously, bursting out like lightning.

However, he was still a beat too slow. The room containing the Stone-Tracing Treasure and the dazzling golden crystal had become empty, with only the door swaying back and forth.

As the green light faded, a middle-aged spirit crystal person with blood-red pupils appeared. His face was contorted, filled not only with rage but also with undisguised fear.

"Who on earth... possesses such incredible speed and stealth abilities?"
"Could it be from the surface..."

The middle-aged man with the spirit crystal sharpened his gaze and floated back to the deepest secret chamber.

"Whoever you are, since you dare to trespass here, then stay here!"

The next moment, the entire aircraft suddenly lit up with a red light, and the gates in the corridor fell one by one, indicating that the internal defense system had been activated.

All the patrolling crystal masters tensed up and simultaneously went into highest alert mode.

At the same time, in several rooms at the bottom of the aircraft, three figures whose imposing presence was no less than that of the Green Light Spirit Crystal Man suddenly awoke.

Stab it!

One of the gates was smashed.

Inside the secret chamber, the green-glowing spirit crystal figure opened its eyes, a sinister smile playing on its lips: "Found you."

Swish!
Then, with a flash of light, the green-glowing spirit crystal figure appeared at the broken gate.

Swish-!
The tidal wave of green light spread out again, but no figure could be seen, as if the broken gate was just an illusion.

The Green Crystal Man reluctantly activated his crystal energy, but still failed to detect anything unusual.

shhhhh--

"What happened, Ortiz?"

The three figures that had just awakened appeared out of thin air beside the green-light spirit crystal man.

“An enemy has invaded the Divine Crystal Chamber and stolen all the treasures and golden crystals… but I can’t find him now.”

Ortiz's expression was extremely unpleasant.

The next second, as if remembering something, he quickly said:
"Weston, Bernhard, you guard that gate! Ferguson, you and I guard this gate. He just broke through this gate; we can only go in either direction!"

Before he could finish speaking, the gate not far away was smashed again.

"Damn it!" Ortiz roared and immediately gave chase.

The teleportation he just experienced was not due to his own ability, but rather relied entirely on the aircraft beneath his feet. Now that he has left the fixed teleportation hub, he can only rely on his own abilities to pursue the enemy.

Ortiz and his three companions thought they could catch up, but just a few seconds later, they all stopped.

In sight, all the remaining gates had been destroyed, and the invisible creatures had already fled.

"Such strength... even if we stay, we probably wouldn't be a match for them." Weston gasped and muttered to himself.

“No, since he chose to run away, it means he is probably no match for us,” Ferguson said, trying to remain calm.

Ortiz remained silent for a long while before saying in a deep voice, "This incident should not be made public for the time being."

"Although we lost the secret treasure and the dazzling golden crystal, the divine crystal is still there, and we were not fundamentally damaged."

The other three nodded in agreement. Bernhard hesitated for a moment, then asked again:
"You think it will be the surface..."

“I don’t know,” Ortiz interrupted him coldly. “Let’s go back and check the Divine Crystal first.”

……

No matter how chaotic the Radiant Crystal Secret Realm is, daytime still arrives in Radiant Pulse City.

Old Nili brought a fair-skinned girl to the bedroom of young master Kalek and knocked on the door.

"Young Master, the clansmen have all returned. Would you like to go and see them?"

The room was quiet, without any response.

"Young Master?" Old Nili knocked on the door again.

"Brother Kalek!" Quintina, who was standing next to her, was getting impatient and reached out to knock on the door.

Swah——

The next second, the bedroom door opened automatically, revealing an empty room.

On the simple desk, there was a dazzling gold crystal, with a piece of white paper underneath it.

Old Nili was taken aback, then quickly walked in.

"Little Lord?"

Quintina looked curiously at the white paper beneath the glittering gold crystal and softly read aloud the words on it:

"Make good use of this brilliant gold crystal, old Nili."

"I have gone to the surface to gain experience, and my return date is uncertain, so do not worry about me."

(End of this chapter)