I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world.

Chapter 177 The Wizard's Society and Acquaintances
Originally, Jemin wasn't interested in their argument.

Such meticulous calculation of contributions did not hold much appeal for him.

He was preparing to gather his attention and think about how to efficiently process these fresh lava giant samples.

But suddenly, a strange look appeared on his face.

He sensed that the talisman deep within his dantian, used to collect mortal energy, had begun to pulsate faintly.

He immediately focused his mind, channeling his spiritual energy into his dantian to carefully perceive the talisman.

Jemin soon discovered with delight that the surface of the talisman had indeed collected some sparse worldly energy!

“This… how is this possible?” Jemin felt an unprecedented sense of astonishment.

He had previously speculated that the "worldly aura" originated from the intense emotional fluctuations of living beings and their interaction with the concept of "society".

In the plane of Elosia, that energy is almost ubiquitous.

However, among wizards, especially in orthodox wizarding civilizations, worldly aura is extremely rare, or even almost non-existent.

The daily interactions of wizards are filled with rational rules and cold data.

They are not easily angered, do not get deeply involved in emotions, and do not pursue worldly sentimentality.

Therefore, he was almost unable to collect any worldly energy from the wizard.

He subconsciously turned his gaze to the few wizards beside him who were still arguing heatedly, and then spread his mental energy to sense the presence of other wizards scattered in the distance who were counting their spoils.

Although the wizards were trying their best to keep their faces calm, their emotional fluctuations were clearly revealed in his extremely sensitive emotional perception system.

There was anger, resentment, greed, cunning, and even a hint of repression caused by suppressed personal desires.

In an instant, Jemin's mind cleared up and he understood everything!

He finally understood!

Wizards, being almost extremely rational beings, rarely possess worldly desires because the vast majority of them are highly rational.

In everyday life, it's difficult to argue with others, let alone engage in the kind of mundane social interactions.

All their interactions revolved around knowledge, power, and utility, lacking the intense clashes of ordinary human emotions and desires.

but!

When faced with real interests, when vying for resources that are crucial to their own growth, even wizards will argue for their own interests just like ordinary people!
Their rationality still prevails at this moment, but they will take action, they will curse, and the hidden greed, competitiveness, resentment, and even those dark emotions that cannot be seen in the light of day in their hearts will be fully aroused at this moment.

These seemingly insignificant emotional fluctuations are precisely the source of worldly emotions!
Jemin let out a long breath, and an unprecedented realization welled up in his mind.

This confirmed his long-held speculation about the "mortal world" and completely overturned his stereotypes about wizard civilization.

He had thought that wizards were beings completely detached from the mortal world, but it turned out that "reason" only suppressed their emotional expression, rather than extinguished their existence.

When faced with certain core interests, even the cold, rational shell of wizards will show tiny cracks, revealing the "mortal heart" hidden within.

No wonder the wizarding civilization has a constant stream of wars!

No wonder the wizarding civilization had such a strong desire to conquer other lands!
He had previously wondered why these beings, who pursued eternity and ultimate rationality, were so fanatical about conquering other planes.

Now he understood that the entire wizarding civilization had been corrupted long ago.

For this civilization, the real "social" interaction and competition between individuals is no longer limited to a peaceful life, but has been cleverly transferred to the battlefield!

Resources are acquired through interdimensional warfare, and spoils and merits are distributed through war. These most direct and primal distributions of benefits stimulate the most fundamental "seven emotions and six desires" of individual wizards—greed, killing, competition, and control...

These emotions, once suppressed by reason, were not only released on the battlefield, but also became the inner driving force for them to continuously improve their strength and pursue eternity.

This is a civilization that is both extremely ruthless and extremely efficient!
It transforms all negative emotions into the driving force of war and directs all personal desires toward outward expansion.

Jemin looked into the distance at the heated debate over the spoils, and the wizards' arguments seemed to have taken on a special rhythm.

He once again felt that faint yet inexhaustible trace of worldly energy from the wizards in his dantian.

Yes, this is the wizard's "society." Only on such a battlefield of fighting for interests and life and death can the wizards' most essential flame as living beings be truly ignited.

It radiates those tiny drops of light that belong to the "mortal world".

"Hey... what a pleasant surprise." Looking at the scene before him, Jemin couldn't help but grin.

However, he himself did not realize that his smile was no different from that of the wizards present, and was equally full of greed.

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Jemin stood suspended in mid-air, watching the other wizards continue their pursuit of the routed indigenous army.

The distant sounds of pursuit and battle were no longer relevant to him.

After this battle, Jemin did not choose to continue hunting with the others.

Unlike other wizards who still needed to earn military merits and resources, his gains were already sufficient.

This time, they obtained a large number of valuable living lava giant prisoners, enough to keep Jemin busy with his next research work.

"It's time to go back," Jemin murmured to himself, turning into a streak of light and speeding towards the wizard camp without looking back. To him, simply killing or capturing people was far less important and valuable than dissecting and analyzing them to extract knowledge.

Moreover, he had another research target—the Yetis of the Frost Dark Realm.

Upon returning to the wizard camp, he did not go directly back to his temporary laboratory, but instead went straight to the designated "resource trading area" within the camp.

The place was brightly lit, and even during lulls in the fighting, it was filled with the whispers of wizards and the sounds of energy colliding.

Countless wizards come here with their spoils, either to sell, to trade, or to find the raw materials they need.

The air was filled with the scents of various alchemical potions, elemental materials, and magical ores, a cacophony of aromas that was both noisy and orderly.

On his way back, Jemin applied for a stall through the magic network terminal. Now, following the terminal's guidance, he stopped in front of his stall and carefully took out several of the best-condition level 2 lava giants.

These living lava giants were bound by runic arrays and lay quietly in specially made confinement boxes, their bodies still emitting wisps of scorching heat.

These were the very people he had carefully selected from those thousands of defeated soldiers; each possessed complete vitality and a powerful elemental core, making them rare research samples.

"We urgently need a live Yeti!"

Jemin didn't loudly advertise; he simply posted his needs through the magic network terminal and clearly listed the items he could exchange: a high-quality live lava giant and copies of some exclusive research materials on lava giants.

Sure enough, within moments, several logistics wizards specializing in biology and elemental affinity gathered around.

Level 2 live lava giants still sell very well, especially the ones at Jemin's stall, which are in very good condition.

“Your lava giants are indeed quite impressive. I have a few level-two Yetis that I just captured. They are very resilient. What do you think?” A biology wizard’s eyes lit up.

Inside his imprisonment box, several yetis bound by chains of icy blue runes emitted low whimpers.

These Yetis are covered in long white fur and are slightly smaller than the Lava Giants, but they also exude a powerful life force.

After a brief negotiation, Jemin successfully traded a portion of his living lava giant body, along with several data models and sorcery formulas of "high-frequency sonic suppression" verified by the magic network, for several living yeti.

He was satisfied and put them back into his spatial ring. These fresh samples were enough to support his research progress for some time to come.

After the transaction was completed, Jemin didn't linger for a moment and went straight back to his makeshift laboratory.

He couldn't wait to begin a more detailed study of the Yeti.

As representatives of two extremes of the plane, the Yeti's elemental composition and physiological habits are bound to be completely different from those of the Lava Giant, which contains a huge treasure trove of knowledge.

Jemin placed a live Yeti into a special ice crystal sealed box on the dissection table and used his "All-Purpose Eye" to conduct a preliminary examination of its body surface and external energy flow.

This Yeti is clearly more adapted to the extreme cold environment. Ice elements are highly active in its body, and the long white hair on its body can even condense into ice crystals, forming a natural armor.

It was forcibly subdued by witchcraft and fell into a coma, but even so, each breath it took carried an extremely low temperature, causing the surrounding air to condense into white frost.

However, just as he was preparing to conduct a deeper investigation, the Magic Network Terminal issued another urgent and solemn warning tone!
However, this time it wasn't a combat alert, but rather a high-priority notification of a new mission.

Such notifications are usually directed at all combat personnel or a specific core functional department.

A thought struck Jemin, and he stopped his research and opened the terminal.

Sure enough, this was a mission command that was applicable to all logistics wizards, and even some outstanding combat wizards.

The publishers were Master Elwin and another Level 5 wizard whom Jemin had not yet encountered.

The task content is clear and concise:
[Important and Urgent Task – Downgrading and Widespread Use of Targeted Destructive Witchcraft]

Mission 1: Downgrade and modify the "Targeted Destructive Sorcery" (codename: Lava Annihilation) against the Lava Giant.

Led by Master Elwin, all relevant research wizards must cooperate closely.

Objective: To modify the model of witchcraft to make its structure simpler and easier to understand.

Requirements: Lower the level of witchcraft and modify it into different levels of witchcraft models from level 1 to 5, so that combat wizards of different strength levels can learn and use them.

Key point: Ensure that the modified witchcraft is understandable to combat wizards and that they can master it in a short time.

Task Two: Dimensional transformation of the "targeted destructive sorcery" (codename: Frost Soul Disintegration) against the Frost Dark Realm Yetis.

Led by Master Roland Vanner, all relevant research wizards must work closely together.

The requirements and objectives are the same as in Task 1.

Jemin's eyes quickly swept across the task list; he had anticipated this task.

After all, targeted destructive magic requires the highest level of knowledge among magic of the same level. If it is to be popularized among the wizards who go into battle, especially considering those reckless warriors who are good at fighting, it must be simplified as much as possible.

This was a good opportunity for Jemin, since accepting this task meant he would have to provide research data related to the development of this witchcraft, and this knowledge would be quite useful to Jemin.

"But... Roland Vanner?"

Looking at Mission Two, Jemin stared at the master's name with a strange look in his eyes.

Strictly speaking, he was a semi-acquaintance; he was among the group of wizards from the Tower of Annihilation who surrounded him when he registered at the border.

The other party was also one of only three level-five wizards in this expedition.

"They're all acquaintances..."

(End of this chapter)