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

Chapter 304 The Vanished "Protagonist"

High in the sky, the seventh-level wizard Dixon stood with his arms crossed, like an indifferent god.

After using his dream to defeat dozens of level-seven natives, he never intervened in the battle below again.

His gaze was profound, as if piercing through layers of space, overlooking the entire battlefield of the Giant Spirit Realm, and the outline of this continent in the distance.

His inaction was not due to arrogance or negligence.

The primary reason, of course, is the need to remain constantly vigilant against the unseen ruler of the Giant Spirit Realm – "Korg".

An attack by an eighth-level being is enough to deal a devastating blow to the current battle situation.

But the deeper reason was his professional instinct as a fate wizard, which made him realize that something was "wrong" about this world.

In his perception, the world's "fate" can be quantified and observed.

If we define the "total amount" and "activity level" of the overall fate of all living beings in an ordinary plane that has not expanded on a large scale as a basic benchmark unit "1".

A world like the Giant Spirit Realm, which has conquered dozens of planes and boasts a formidable level of civilization and individual strength, should theoretically have an overall destiny value of at least 10, or even higher, representing the immense potential and unpredictability of its civilization.

However, the actual observation results surprised Dixon.

The overall fate value of the Giant Spirit Realm hovers between "4" and "5".

While it is significantly higher than that of the ordinary world, this figure seems too "low" relative to the civilization's strength and history of expansion it has demonstrated.

It was as if a portion of the "luck" of the entire civilization had been invisibly drawn away or suppressed.

Based on his profound understanding of the laws of fate, Dixon immediately came to the greatest possibility: faced with an unprecedented external threat from the wizarding civilization, the plane consciousness of the Giant Spirit Realm, or something similar, or even the passive rules of fate of this plane itself, gave birth to a "child of fate," or rather, a "protagonist."

This individual, favored by the world's destiny, will embody a considerable portion of the world's "luck".

This results in a "reduction" in the overall fate value, and generates a series of unpredictable variables surrounding it.

Therefore, from the start to the end of the battle, Dixon devoted most of his energy to searching for this potential "protagonist".

His senses, like the most sophisticated instruments, scanned every point on the battlefield where fate was fluctuating abnormally.

Logically speaking, the protagonist usually appears in the area where fate fluctuates the most.

Therefore, in such a war that determines the life or death of a civilization, the "protagonist" should appear at the core of the battlefield where the vortex of fate is most intense, to turn the tide, or at least to show unique qualities.

However, no.

Even after the landing operation ended and the wizards began cleaning up the battlefield and establishing outposts, Dixon still had nothing to show for it.

He found no individual possessing extraordinary power of destiny, nor did he detect any trace of the world's ruler, "Kog."

Kogg's absence could be explained by his strategic assessment that the current invasion has not yet reached the root of the problem, and that his main attention is being drawn to the other two worlds of the Triangular Plane Cluster.

But the inability to find the "protagonist" that should theoretically exist gave Dixon a vague sense of foreboding.

This does not conform to the common sense of how fate unfolds.

“This is a bit troublesome…” Dixon frowned slightly. “Hopefully, it’s not the worst-case scenario.”

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but he ultimately suppressed his doubts.

In any case, the frontline base must be established as soon as possible.

Under his will, the orders were passed on.

The wizards, fresh from a bloody battle, immediately threw themselves into a new task—building an outpost camp.

Jemin followed the instructions and acted alongside the others.

The speed at which the camp was built fully demonstrated the terrifying engineering prowess of the wizarding civilization. A large number of pre-made standardized modules were taken out from space equipment or floating fortresses and assembled by the wizards using their mental power, like building blocks.

The metal frame clanged and clattered as energy conduits were rapidly laid, and protective decks were layered upon layered...

In less than half an hour, the prototype of a massive, complex metal fortress, large enough to allow two floating fortresses to dock and resupply, stood on the scorched earth that had just been ravaged by war.

Its massive and magnificent appearance stands in stark contrast to the dilapidated surroundings.

Then came another half-day of busy work.

Thousands of wizards joined forces to embed various prefabricated array bases and rune nodes throughout the camp.

Hidden defensive force fields were activated, menacing sorcery turrets rose from the edge of the camp, and detection arrays spread outward like invisible ripples.

The basic construction of the outpost camp has been initially completed.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

As time goes by, more defensive formations, attack systems, and resource conversion facilities will be added, turning this place into a truly impregnable offensive bridgehead.

However, these subsequent reinforcement efforts had little to do with Jemin.

After completing his assigned construction tasks, he took on a new task: patrolling and cleaning.

Although the visible enemies and structures on the surface have been cleared, a highly advanced civilization like the Giant Spirit Realm must possess a vast and complex underground network.

Remnants of the enemy, laboratories, resource depots, and even ambushes for a counterattack could all be hidden beneath that cold, hard crust.

Therefore, after the cannon fodder legion established an initial defensive line on the perimeter, most wizards like Jemin took advantage of the brief gap when the enemy retreated and regrouped to conduct a thorough search of the area inside the defensive line, like a comb, to eliminate any potential threats.

Jemin flew low, skimming the still-warm, charred ground, at an altitude of less than ten meters.

He was surrounded by several reconnaissance-type magical artifacts, which emitted low-frequency vibrations that were inaudible to ordinary people, continuously scanning the geological structure below.

For many wizards who rely on elemental vision or energy sensing, probing underground areas shielded by the thick earth is a troublesome task, with too many interfering factors.

But Jemin had a lot of experience with this.

The core principle of his original design for the reconnaissance-type talisman artifact, the Eye of Reconnaissance, was "vibration perception."

By analyzing the propagation, reflection, and attenuation of seismic waves in different media, it is possible to quite accurately outline underground cavities, passages, and even the contours of organisms.

Suddenly, Jemin stopped in mid-flight.

He sensed a faint fluctuation of unnatural elements coming from about 100 kilometers to his side.

Meanwhile, the vibration spectrum fed back by the Detective Eye also showed that there was a distinct downward-extending anomalous structure there.

He immediately changed direction and flew closer silently.

What came into view was a hole with a diameter of more than five meters and irregularly torn edges.

The opening points vertically downwards, its depths unfathomable.

The interior was completely dark and emitted a strange odor mixed with engine oil, ozone, and some kind of biomass.

The cave walls are not natural rock, but rather rough-cut layers of metal and composite building materials, clearly a man-made structure.

Judging from the tear, this should be an underground passage forcibly opened by a wizard.

Just as Jieming was observing, another obvious elemental fluctuation came from inside.

(End of this chapter)