Wizard, I have a game board.

Chapter 357 Exploration in Progress
The western region of the vortex plane sea.

"After more than five years, I have only acquired thirty-four Law Treasures. If converted into Law Points, they amount to a total of ninety-three."

Lor emerged from the spatial rift, looking down at the swirling sea, and thought to himself, "This amount of law value is a drop in the ocean for me; it's practically useless."

"From now on, I won't bother trying to snatch seventh-tier treasures anymore. I'd rather use that time to reflect on my origin container."

Over the past five years, he has searched almost the entire vortex plane sea, recording the strange fluctuations and contraction times of twelve eighth-order law treasures, and also plundered thirty-four seventh-order law treasures.

Compared to the fixed twelve Tier 8 treasures, there are more Tier 7 treasures, but they are actually harder to find. It takes a long time to find one, while snatching them is not difficult.

Most importantly, as he moved, the number of seventh-tier treasures guarded by more than ten Tide Spirits gradually decreased, and it would take even longer to find them later.

Upon closer examination, it would be more cost-effective to roughly search for an eighth-tier treasure every five hundred years, record the time when the strange fluctuations disappear, and then use the remaining time to reflect the original container.

Wait until the strange fluctuations of the eighth-tier treasure subside before trying to snatch it.

As for seventh-tier treasures, if you sense one while searching for eighth-tier treasures, you can take it; if you don't sense one, then forget about it.

"There are still 212 years until the eighth-tier treasure whose strange fluctuations disappear the fastest. I'll go and snatch it then." Having made up his mind, Lor jumped straight up into the air.

The closer one is to the sea level of the vortex plane, the easier it is to be discovered by the spirits of the tides and other seventh-tier cultivators from other civilizations.

The farther away you are, the quieter it will be, and you won't have to worry about being disturbed.

Wizarding Year 12570.

Surface 758 is located in the eastern part of the sea, at the edge of the central surface of a medium-sized surface group.

"Whoosh-"

It was as if an endless storm was carrying yellow sand, blowing across every piece of land on this desert continent.

In the dim light, one could see some strange creatures wriggling in the desert.

These creatures resemble earthworms in appearance, but the shortest of them is over a hundred meters long, and they exude the aura of at least a first-tier creature, with the highest reaching the third tier.

Occasionally, they will stick their heads out of the sand, open their mouths which make up ninety percent of their faces, and breathe in the seemingly omnipresent sand and dust, looking quite relaxed and carefree.

"Tear--"

Just then, a pitch-black spatial rift, about ten thousand miles wide, suddenly split open at the edge of the dimensional barrier.

The moment the crack appeared, hundreds of sand worms looked over in bewilderment, not knowing what had happened.

The next instant, 101 strange aircraft of varying sizes, each shrouded in layers of defensive barriers, suddenly flew out from the spatial rift.

In the core control room of the leading aircraft, 1,223 mechanical wizards dressed in silver wizard robes with three rings engraved on their collars each emitted their senses and controlled their own part of the magic circle.

At the forefront of these mechanical wizards, the only one with four rings engraved on his collar, a middle-aged mechanical wizard, quickly transmitted orders through his senses: "Attention everyone, activate the sixth-order life matrix, protect the spatial rift from interference, activate the joint detection amplification, help me pull my senses to the limit, and report the preheating progress of each elemental energy cannon."

As the middle-aged mechanical wizard issued the command, a hundred war fortresses of various shapes suddenly released a unified green barrier.

After they merged together, the defensive shield, which was originally only 6.1 rings, subtly increased in defensive power to 6.9 rings, completely enveloping themselves and the spatial rift.

At the same time, his perception suddenly soared from 100,000 miles to nearly 3 million miles, and nothing, whether in the sky or on the ground, could escape his perception.

In addition, he also heard a continuous stream of reports that almost overlapped with each other.

"Number Two has preheated three elemental cannons: fire, ice, and lightning. They are ready to fire at any time and are awaiting the commander's guidance on the launch coordinates."

"Number three has preheated two elemental cannons, one for light and one for darkness, and is ready to fire at any time. It is awaiting the commander to guide the launch coordinates."

"Number 4 has been preheated"

"Number 100 has been preheated."

at the same time.

In the center of a desert continent, 730,000 miles from the spatial rift.

"Roar—"

A sand earthworm, over a hundred miles long, raised its head and looked in the direction where the spatial rift had appeared. Suddenly, it let out a deafening roar, with a terrifying storm brewing in its mouth.

Beside it, seven sand earthworms exuding fifth-tier aura emerged one after another. Although they could not sense the existence of the war fortress, they still began to brew storms in their mouths, preparing to integrate them into the king's attack.

Inside War Fortress No. 1, the fourth-tier mechanical wizard gave the order without hesitation: "Out-of-control sixth-tier target detected, coordinates 133.21.335, suspected to be a dual-elemental earth and wind creature. Third squad, fire the Golden Lightning Energy Cannon."

"receive."

"receive."

"Bang bang bang-"

War fortresses numbered 22 to 29 were covered with gold, purple, and white energy patterns that flashed with three colors of light, instantly releasing twenty-one energy cannons with a power level of 6.1 ring.

Immediately afterwards, every seven energy cannons of the same attribute merged into one on their way to the sixth-order creature 730,000 miles away, transforming into three energy rays with a power level of 6.4 ring.

On the other side, the Sand King also unleashed its full power, with endless sand gushing from its mouth and directly covering the three beams of light that were attacking it.

Upon seeing this, the other seven fifth-tier sand earthworms quickly merged their own sandstorms into the king's sandstorm.

"Chichi-"

The three beams of light easily pierced through the sand and struck the Sand King without any hindrance, instantly annihilating its body.

At the same time, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the moment the three energy beams struck the Sand Earthworm King, each of them split into seven smaller beams that blasted towards the seven surrounding fifth-tier Sand Earthworms, causing them to suffer the same fate.

However, in the next instant, their bodies were rapidly restored by the surge of primordial power.

"Start the cycle of attacks, with an interval of 0.1 seconds."

The fourth-ring mechanical wizard issued another command, then transmitted his voice to the cyan war fortress located beside the spatial rift, the only one that had not cooperated in releasing the Life Matrix: "Report to Speaker Gerald that a runaway sixth-order being has been identified in this plane."

"There are seven Tier 5 creatures on the surface, and five more hidden in the shadows. There are also over a hundred Tier 4 creatures."

"The situation is now under initial control. We need reinforcements to completely eliminate or control it and ascertain the specific situation of the entire surface."

"It is estimated that it will take 132 years to eradicate it."

"In addition, this race seems to be able to contain some desert terrains, and is suspected to be a tool race that the large Tianya civilization did not have time to take away. It is recommended to control them for future use."

The Wizard Alliance is now taking over plane clusters left behind by those seventh-order civilizations.

In these plane clusters, there are basically no powerful beings; most are purely 'tool' races, posing no threat to the members of most large civilizations who are stationed elsewhere.

Any creature even slightly stronger would probably have been annexed by a major civilization long ago. However, while they pose no threat to members of major civilizations, they pose a significant threat to ordinary people.

Therefore, the Wizarding Alliance's policy is generally to exterminate or use soul contracts.

Most of them will be killed, and only a small number of more useful races will use soul contracts.

After all, Domenico was only one person, and he also had to find time to train and conduct various experiments.

There simply isn't enough time to create so many fifth and sixth-tier soul contracts, allowing the entire Wizard Alliance to recklessly contract fifth and sixth-tier beings.

"Received." A response came from the cyan war fortress, and then flew into the spatial rift at a speed that was almost invisible.

Seeing the cyan war fortress disappear, the fourth-tier middle-aged wizard breathed a sigh of relief, a slight smile appearing on his face. He then transmitted his voice to the mechanical wizards in the other war fortresses, saying, "Little guys, we're pretty lucky. We've already made two small collective contributions as soon as we entered this plane."

"Haha, the captain is really lucky, he drew the right to explore the central plane of this plane group."

"We won this round."

"With two minor merits, I can buy some more mental strength enhancement potions."

"Tsk, if you ask me, it's better to cultivate mental strength slowly. Why waste the effort?"

"You know nothing! This is a period of great expansion. The sooner you advance to the fourth ring, the sooner you can lead an elite team to explore different planes like a captain. If you keep developing like a snowball, you might even have a chance to try for the seventh ring in the end!"

"Goodness, you're really audacious! You're only at the third ring now, and you're already thinking about the seventh ring? The entire Wizarding Alliance only has one seventh ring, Speaker Vincentia, right?"

"To borrow a phrase from those gamers, what's the difference between a person without dreams and a salted fish?"

"That makes sense. Looks like I should buy one too."

"Hey, hey, hey, why is it rolled up?"

Cheers and discussions emanated from the various war fortresses, all in a relaxed atmosphere.

Their strength is undeniable.

Unless there are beings of the sixth rank or above, or more than twenty beings of the sixth rank, this plane cannot pose any threat to them.

But then again, the Tianya civilization isn't blind; how could it possibly leave sixth-tier, fifth-star beings for them to 'receive'?

Even if there are several Tier 6 beings, they can only be tools used to improve the environment or perform various other purposes.

At the center of an ocean plane, thirteen planes away from the central plane.

"Whoosh-"

Above the undulating ocean, a flying object, about a hundred miles wide, resembling both a war fortress and a floating palace, floats silently in the air.

One after another, blue war fortresses, each about 100 meters in diameter, took off and landed on the front platform of the flying object.

One by one, wizards dressed in the robes of third-ring mechanical wizards emerged from the cyan war fortress. Most of the third-ring mechanical wizards lined up at the record desk at the end of the docking area to report the news they brought, while a few bypassed the registration desk and walked directly into the war fortress.

The mechanical wizards queuing outside looked at their colleagues who walked directly into the war fortress with envy mixed with jealousy in their eyes.

Only mechanical wizards who can control a fourth-tier communication war fortress can directly report intelligence to the councilors.

A mechanical wizard who can control a sixth-tier communication war fortress can even report directly to the Speaker in person if there is any urgent intelligence.

A young-looking, three-ring mechanical wizard hurried past the crowd and headed into the fortress.

After passing through three long corridors and the council chamber, we flew straight to a large hall located at the very center of the fortress.

"Come in."

Before the young man could speak, a calm voice came from inside the hall.

The young man did as instructed, pushed open the door to the main hall, and entered. He bowed to the middle-aged wizard sitting at the far end of the hall, who was writing something at his desk and whose collar had no markings, and said, "Greetings, Speaker Gerald."

"Hmm." Gerald put down his pen, looked up at the young man, and asked with a smile, "Tell me, what's the situation with the central plane of this plane cluster?"

"The outermost edge of the plane is a desert continent."

The young man respectfully reported, "There are some creatures on the continent that can devour sand and dust, the strongest of which is at the initial sixth level."

"In addition, there are seven Tier 5 openly, five more hidden in secret, and over a hundred Tier 4."

"Captain Benny has now gained initial control of the situation and has given the order to use a soul contract."

He repeated everything the fourth-ring mechanical wizard had said.

"Okay, go back and tell him that the follow-up support will be here soon."

Gerald nodded and instructed, "Also, based on the current intelligence, count two group merits first."

"Also, warn him not to act rashly, or he will be severely punished if anything goes wrong!"

He only has three elite mechanical wizard squads, which are difficult to replenish, and it hurts to lose even one.

Therefore, even though he had already given countless instructions before, he would still patiently repeat a few more words, fearing that those guys would mess things up for a little bit of merit.

"Yes." The young man bowed again, then quickly walked out of the hall and flew towards the outside of the war fortress.

"After more than two hundred years, we have finally explored more than half of this plane cluster."

As Gerald watched the young man's departing figure, he thought to himself, "But pioneering is only the first step, and the simplest one at that."

"We still need to modify the environment of the dimensional cluster and relocate mortals. Each of these tasks takes time. It's really tough!"

If it were a group of wizard planes, with wizard planes and two hundred planes that had been operating for tens of thousands of years providing resources, dozens of speakers occasionally lending a hand, and thousands of councilors managing various affairs, expansion would be very simple.

But when it came to this seating arrangement, he was only allocated about one-fiftieth of the manpower, and he was the only one in the sixth ring.

To actually get it to look decent, the time required increases exponentially.

Fortunately, he only needs to proceed up to the step of relocating mortals.

The rest, such as establishing systems based on local conditions, creating suitable foods for cultivation, establishing academies, and establishing mechanisms for selecting geniuses, are all irrelevant to him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even dare to imagine how long it would take to finish tidying up an entire group of seats.

Shaking his head slightly, Gerald put these worries aside and continued adding information about this plane group to the parchment in front of him.

These things will be handed over to the next speaker in the future, so we can't just do a shoddy job.

(End of this chapter)