Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

Half a year has passed quietly.

At the summit of Luna Peak, the glow of witchcraft and the clanging sounds of construction never cease day or night.

After Ian finished inscribing some of the core runes, he walked out of the now quite large wizard tower.

In just six months, Adele demonstrated business acumen and skill that far exceeded his expectations.

She quickly made connections in the name of Ian Council Elder and Alliance Pioneer.

Leveraging the Just family's extensive network of channels in the Eastern Territory and the influence of the Silvermoon Council's top powers, the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce established stable trade relations with more than thirty forces in just six months.

The Chamber of Commerce mainly deals in two core products:

One type is the first to third tier bloodline potions, for which Ian provided the formulas and the potion-making team recruited by Edel organized to mass-produce them.

From the Tier 1 [Rock Bear Potion] to the Tier 2 [Earth Tyrant Elixir], and even the signature product, the limited-supply [Mountain Giant Elixir], along with corresponding neutralizing potions, a complete and highly competitive product line has been formed.

These highly effective bloodline potions, with manageable side effects, caused a huge stir in the Eastern Territory and even wider regions.

For many mid- to low-level wizards and bloodline sorcerers who are stuck at a bottleneck and have limited resources, this is almost the hope of breaking through the class barrier.

Secondly, there is the life-giving spring unique to the Silvermoon Highlands.

This magical spring, naturally derived from the rules of the World Tree, contains pure life energy and has miraculous effects on healing, prolonging life, and cultivating magical plants.

With Azshara's tacit approval, the Chamber of Commerce secured a stable supply channel.

These two flagship products, with their irreplaceable effectiveness and relatively affordable prices, quickly opened up the market.

As Ian predicted, profits easily exceeded 500%.

Meanwhile, Ysera was not idle either.

This former chief Exok Summoner, after adapting to the rules of the wizarding world and gaining Ian's initial trust, began to unleash his unique talents.

Using the inter-world communication abilities of the Summoners, and with Ian's instructions and resource support, she successfully established stable inter-world trade channels with three small worlds that were relatively poor in resources but had their own special products.

Many large and small powers interested in transnational trade, intelligence gathering, and even covert operations have taken action upon hearing the news.

Many expressed their willingness to pay high fees to purchase such "channel service fees" or to conduct specific transactions through these channels.

Isera carefully selected her partners, opening up another incredibly profitable source of income for the Chamber of Commerce.

After a six-month settlement, the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce's net profit reached an astonishing 500,000 standard magic crystals.

Ian poured all of this huge sum of money into the construction of the ever-growing Wizard Tower.

When Edel brought a dimensional ring filled with magic crystals to report to Ian, her eyes brimming with barely suppressed excitement and a sense of accomplishment.

Ian took the ring, scanned the mountain of magic crystals inside with his mental energy, and nodded slightly.

"You did a great job, keep it up."

"We can recruit two more batches of potion makers. We can apply to the council to increase the share of the Fountain of Life by 10%. As for Ysera's 'channel' business, we should prioritize establishing connections with worlds related to rare minerals."

A look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes as he looked at Adele.

"From today onwards, you will have full authority to make decisions regarding the daily operations of the Chamber of Commerce. You only need to report to me once a quarter."

Adele trembled slightly; this was an immense sign of trust and empowerment.

Ian took out a memory crystal from his pocket and handed it to Edel: "These are some of my insights on potion making. Let's continue to expand our potion workshop and production line."

Adele solemnly accepted the crystal shard: "Yes, my lady!"

After six months of hard work, I finally entered Ian's core power circle.

As for the Silvermoon Council, Azshara also fulfilled her promise.

During a meeting, she handed Ian a silver token.

Inside the token is sealed a clear star coordinate and a Sun-level authority mark belonging to Azshara.

"This is your territory," Azshara said, looking at Ian. "The coordinates have been recorded in the Alliance archives. From now on, it belongs to you."

Through the information attached to the token, Ian saw that world.

It is located on the edge of an extremely remote world community within the territory of the wizarding civilization, and is only given a number and a brief description in the Alliance's records.

Undeveloped, medium energy level, surrounded by an unknown purple mist that hinders conventional detection.

Due to its remote location, difficulty in detection, and the lack of obvious high-value resources, this world has never been given a high priority and exists only as a recorded coordinate.

Ian named it the Purple Mist World.

The complete unknown nature of resources and ecology means risks, but also endless possibilities for exploration.

"Once the Wizard Tower is completed, it will be our first target." Ian put away the token, already having a plan in mind.

This is legally private land recognized by the alliance, so its development priority is naturally the highest.

More importantly, the location is remote and isolated enough to house Kerrigan and her Zerg forces.

This allows her to build up her army there without worrying about causing panic within the Wizarding World.

After Wei Song got things on track here, he had already returned to the Xuanhuang World through the permanent teleportation array.

He used his prestige in the Xuanhuang world to prepare for regular trade between the two worlds.

After the Xuanhuang World advanced to level six, its rules were optimized, and its products underwent many positive changes, resulting in a number of special resources that were scarce in the wizarding world, and its trade potential was enormous.

However, just three months ago, Wei Song delivered a message that Ian had to take seriously.

The will of the Xuanhuang World, through Wei Song, once again conveyed a message to Ian, revealing obvious anxiety and urgency.

"He said that although the spying from the Star Sea Divine Court disappeared two years ago, recently, the feeling of being watched has reappeared, and it is more hidden and more elusive."

Wei Song's thoughts were heavy.

"The World Will feels deeply threatened. It... wishes to formally join the Wizarding Civilization Alliance and seek protection. The conditions can be in accordance with the Alliance's standards, and it may even make concessions in some aspects."

After receiving the news, Ian pondered for a long time.

The Xuanhuang World was an important rear base and a source of astral gold for him, so he certainly didn't want anything to happen to it.

But how about allowing the will of the Xuanhuang World to directly contact the Alliance?

This means he will lose exclusive ownership of this world, and many clandestine operations will no longer be convenient.

Conversely, if the threat from the Star Sea Divine Court is real, could he and Wei Song, along with a world will lacking offensive capabilities, possibly withstand the spying or even invasion of a civilization of the same level?

The answer is obviously no.

After weighing the pros and cons, Ian ultimately decided to inform Azshara about the matter.

"Another middle-level world that has proactively requested to join the alliance?"

After hearing this, Azshara's eyes flashed with surprise, which quickly turned into deep thought.

"This is indeed a major event. A healthy and willingly submitting Level 6 will is of immense value to the Alliance, however..."

She looked at Ian: "This will cause you to lose your exclusive control over that world, are you sure?"

"With a crisis looming, it's better to share than to keep it all to ourselves," Ian said calmly.

"The alliance's intervention can help the Xuanhuang World establish a complete defense system more quickly. What I'm more worried about is the Star Sea Divine Court."

Azshara nodded appreciatively: "It's good that you think that way. I will personally handle this matter."

First, sign a preliminary alliance with the will of the Xuanhuang world, and then introduce it to the alliance. The alliance has always been generous in its terms to friendly worlds that take the initiative to join.

After the matter was settled, a wisp of Azshara's will entered the teleportation array and communicated with Xuanhuang's will for a long time.

Ultimately, an alliance agreement was reached, based on the alliance's standard framework but with the addition of some profit-sharing clauses.

The Xuanhuang World has officially become an "observer" world of the Wizarding Civilization Alliance, and has begun to receive technical assistance and military protection from the Alliance.

Ian lost control of the Xuanhuang world, but he also shed a heavy defensive burden, and through the alliance terms, he still enjoys priority trade rights and some special privileges.

"There are gains and losses in everything." Ian takes this in stride.

Completely binding the Xuanhuang World to one's own war machine is too risky given the current situation; incorporating it into the alliance system is the long-term solution.

After this incident, Ian paid even more attention to the "Starry Sea Divine Court," a potential adversary.

He used his authority within the Silvermoon Council to access limited information about this mysterious civilization within the Alliance.

The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.

The Starry Sea Divine Court is a super civilization ruled by gods.

Within their territory lives a group of beings whose lifespans far exceed those of wizards of the same rank, and who are known as gods.

Some of these deities are innate deities, born of nature and nurtured by its rules, while others are acquired deities who cultivated themselves and were granted godhood through special means.

The most powerful deity is called the "Chief God," who governs a vast pantheon, commands countless subordinate gods, and rules over boundless territories.

They feed on faith, take God's kingdom as their foundation, and are keen to conquer and educate other worlds, spread their faith, and expand their pantheon.

The document specifically mentions that even the weakest deities with the slightest divine power have initially condensed their divine essence and divine kingdom, which is extremely similar to the Seed of Rules and the Domain of Rules of Morning Star.

This civilization's way of life is very different from that of wizards. It relies heavily on the power of faith, and the number and devotion of its believers directly determine the strength of its divine power and even its existence.

The advantage is that in one's own divine kingdom or the area covered by faith, the gods are almost immortal, and as long as faith continues, the divine fire will never be extinguished.

The downside is that once a person leaves the area of ​​faith or loses a large number of believers, their divine power will decline rapidly, and they may even fall into slumber or perish.

"Faith leads to godhood... Divine kingdom... Nearly infinite lifespan..." Ian closed the document, his eyes gleaming.

This is completely different from the path of wizards who pursue knowledge, analyze rules, and attribute great power to themselves.

But without a doubt, this was a powerful, ancient, and extremely aggressive civilization.

"I must acquire the ability to protect myself as soon as possible." Ian felt an even stronger sense of urgency.

He no longer paid much attention to external affairs, handing over full authority over the Chamber of Commerce to Edel, delegating diplomatic coordination to Isera, and entrusting the Xuanhuang World Trade to Weisong.

He devoted himself entirely to two things: training and building the wizard tower.

At the summit of Luna Peak, the outline of that colossal structure became increasingly clear.

Under Master Elwin's coordination, and with the combined efforts of over twenty Morning Star Wizards, hundreds of high-ranking architectural wizards and elven craftsmen, as well as Ian's old followers gathered from all over the world, the construction progressed far faster than expected.

The runic loops for the tower base and foundation have long been completed.

The towering structure, reaching a height of one kilometer, rises from the ground and consists of ten layers. It is cast from a special alloy mixed with a large amount of astral gold and moonstone, and is dark silver in color with intricate star and moon patterns flowing on its surface.

Inside the tower, a complex network of energy pipes, rune circuits, and magic array nodes intertwine, with more than 70% of the project already completed.

The foundation pit for the Void Energy Pool has been dug, and two Void Origin Stones have been embedded in the core of the pool. The pool is now expanding and drawing on Void Energy in preparation for activating the World Tree branches.

The weapon system's base and the nodes of the defensive magic array have also been reserved, and Ian is personally in charge of these most crucial parts.

He wouldn't trust anyone else to inscribe the core driving magic array and the blind zone rune array.

As time went by, he spent almost all his free time in the control room at the top of the tower.

Using the power of his own rules as a carving knife, and molten mithril and stardust as ink, he personally inscribed complex runes on the inner walls of the control center and energy channels.

Master Elwin repeatedly marveled that Ian's understanding and mastery of the rules, as well as his grasp of the subtleties of the runes, far surpassed that of ordinary level 4 Morning Stars.

The runes he personally inscribed were not only flawless, but they also resonated and amplified with each other, continuously enhancing the spirituality of the entire wizard tower.

Time flies by in focused concentration; spring comes and autumn goes, winter comes and summer goes.

The ancient trees on Luna Peak turned yellow and then green again, and Silver Moon Highlands welcomed two snowfalls and two blooms.

Two years later, on a peaceful afternoon.

Ian hovered in the core control room at the top of the Wizard Tower.

This is a spherical space with a diameter of over fifty meters, the walls of which are cast from pure, regular crystal, and the interior is inlaid with tens of millions of tiny runes.

Most of these runes are now lit up, emitting various colors of light, as brilliant as the starry sky.

Before Ian was the last crystal wall that had not yet been inscribed.

He gathered a faint light from six interwoven rules at his fingertips and used it to outline the final stroke of the last blind spot rune on the crystal wall.

hum! ! !

As the final stroke was completed, the entire rune instantly lit up, emitting a peculiar, faint fluctuation that seemed about to merge into the void, making it easily overlooked.

Immediately following, starting from this rune, the light instantly spread throughout the entire spherical control room, extending to every level of the tower, every energy loop, and every reserved rune node!

The entire dark silver wizard tower, which was a thousand meters high, trembled slightly from its spire to its foundation.

Beneath the star and moon patterns on the surface of the tower, countless finer and more complex silver patterns emerge.

It was Ian who spent over a year personally inscribing the complete blind spot rune array.

After they appeared, the Wizard Tower's presence became instantly blurred, as if it had merged into the surrounding mountains.

Deep within the tower, at the anchor point of the rules connected to Azshara's roots, a strong emerald light erupted, and boundless void energy surged into the tower, slowly merging with the branches in the energy pool inside.

Above the tower, an invisible energy field unfolded, stirring the clouds in the sky and forming a slowly rotating silver vortex.

The Wizard's Tower is finally complete!

After two years of work, a massive investment of resources, and the collective effort of countless people, the Wizard Tower was finally completed in Ian's hands.

Ian slowly descended, his feet landing on the smooth floor of the control room.

He looked around, feeling the war fortress, built entirely to his own specifications, resonate subtly with his soul.

It can hide, defend, attack, traverse, serve as a base, and support the Zerg...

This is his true foundation for survival in this dangerous and vast world, and also the starting point for moving towards a higher level.

His heart was filled with emotion as he looked at the intelligent core in the center of the control room, which was just waiting to be activated, and a wisp of his spirit extended towards it.

With a hum, the soul crystal lit up.

A cold, mechanical entity, yet carrying a flicker of nascent curiosity, tentatively sought to connect with Ian's mind.

[Highest-level soul fluctuation detected... Recognizing...]

[Identification complete. Creator/Supreme Authority Holder: Ian Marcus]

[Tower Spirit Initialization Startup...]

"Initialization complete. Please name me, creator..."

[Tower Spirit Initialization Startup...]

"Initialization complete. Please name me, creator..."

Ian's gaze sharpened for a moment before he asked, "Do you have a gender?"

"...I will become whatever my master desires me to be!"

"Tower Spirit, you are the embodiment of runes and rules. Help me manage the Wizard Tower."

"Yes, Master! The Tower Spirit will definitely protect you from now on!"

Ian nodded to himself, noticing that the tower spirit seemed to be quite intelligent.

"What do you think would be a good name for my wizard tower?"

Ian passed on some of his information.

After a flash of light, the tower spirit said, "Great master, in accordance with your path of dual celestial cores, I think the name Tower of Dark Sun is very good."

Ian nodded. "That's right. From now on, my wizard tower will be called... the Tower of Eternity!"