What kind of wizard are you if you don't have any entries?

The Wizard's Holy Ship, basement level.

After passing through the passageway guarded by numerous high-ranking wizard apprentices, the view suddenly opened up before them.

Looking around, it is a vast natural cave with traces of human excavation on the rock walls on both sides.

A considerable number of underground crystals are embedded in the rock walls on both sides, and their eerie blue glow makes this underground area quite bright.

Cassius and I stopped in front of a stone gate.

"Cassius, you haven't captured enough wizards lately!"

A rather hoarse voice slowly rang out.

When the sound rang out, Verin suddenly realized that there was a wizard dressed in a black robe in the shadows beside the stone door.

Just now, when Verin's gaze swept over that area, there was no one there at all.

It appeared out of thin air without any magical fluctuations.

"Does it contain any kind of keyword that diminishes its own presence?"

Verin pondered to himself.

"I've already added the rewards for the mission; they'll all be added soon."

Cassius responded indifferently.

"Hehe... Just replenishing them isn't enough, you need to catch more!"

Upon hearing this, Cassius frowned.

"Are there many people getting entries for this term recently?"

"It's more than just a lot!"

The black-robed wizard shook his head.

"The higher-ups have plans to expand into the ancient dark territories and have also made arrangements to attack several dark lords in other dimensions, which has led to a significant increase in the number of people exchanging for these entries."

"A large amount of replenishment of the root of the 【Entry Magic Pool】 is needed."

After a moment's thought, Cassius nodded.

"I see!"

"After we get back, I will send more people to capture as many hostile wizards as possible from the border regions."

"High-level, preferably high-level, the best source of the term is the high-level wizard apprentice."

The black-robed wizard added.

"High-level wizard apprentices aren't so easy to capture unless we at this level take action ourselves. Once we at this level take action, the war will escalate."

Cassius shook his head, then said.

"Alright, open the door now!"

"Who are these two little guys?"

As the black-robed wizard opened the door, he turned to look at the two people behind Cassius and asked them a question.

"A newly minted alchemist!"

"Hmm! An alchemist? Not bad, not bad!"

The black-robed wizard nodded.

"Alchemists are far more valuable than those combat tower wizards who only know how to fight. Even if they are captured on the battlefield, they can still be of use, unlike those combat tower wizards who, once captured, can only become nourishment for the spell pool."

"Alright, let's go in!"

After opening the magic stone door, the black-robed wizard Chongweilin and Leos laughed.

"Little ones, you're about to see how wizards use them correctly! Hehe..."

The black-robed man's laughter was deep and eerie, which made Vilin's scalp tingle slightly.

From their conversation just now, Verin had already made a vague guess.

Enter through the magic stone door!

The scene before him struck Verin's heart like a knife.

Beyond the magic stone gate lies a vast underground cavern space.

A winding stone path stretches into the depths.

The rock walls on both sides, as well as the top of the cave above Weilin and the others, were covered with dense tree roots.

These tree roots range in size from as thin as an arm to over a meter in diameter.

The grayish-white tree roots have a large number of strange and peculiar magical patterns on their surface.

When Weilin looked closely, he noticed that the tree roots were slowly wriggling.

What caused Verin's heart to stop was—

On those naturally drooping tree roots, one wizard apprentice after another was entangled by the tendrils of the roots. The roots penetrated into their bodies through their eyes, mouths, and nostrils, and some even pierced directly into their bodies through their skin.

Each hanged wizard seemed to become part of the tree roots, or rather, a source of nourishment for the tree roots.

Some wizards were no longer recognizable as human figures, having completely merged into the tree roots.

Looking around, the hanging wizard apprentices were densely packed together, too numerous to count.

Verin watched with trepidation.

Leos, standing to the side, was equally dumbfounded.

"Lord Cassius, this is...?"

After a long while, Leos, having regained his senses, cautiously inquired.

"This... is the root of the term's parent tree—fertilizer and nutrients!"

"The term mother tree will extract their term roots and send them into the [Term Magic Pool] to nurture those term sprites."

"Otherwise, where do you think the entries that nurtured you came from?"

"When you enjoy the benefits of powerful stats, someone always has to bear the burden for you, and those around you are the ones who are doing that!"

Cassius's cheesy jokes failed to elicit laughter from either of them.

"This is the true nature of the wizarding world!"

Cassius said calmly.

"Some of these people are wizards from hostile forces, some are traitors from the Tower, and some are troublemakers within our territory's sects."

"As long as they are wizards, once they are captured here, they can always play a role, more or less."

"The same applies to battlefields in other dimensions."

"Alright, the next area is the term source pool."

Go around a corner.

The spring water gurgles in the winding stream.

Above the spring flows a river shimmering with starlight.

Countless tiny points of light, like fireflies, rose and fell gently, flowing slowly along the river of starlight.

The River of Starlight flowing above the river transforms the entire narrow valley into a magnificent dream world.

"Find a spot in a stream or spring to meditate and sit cross-legged. Your spirituality will then connect with the [Mother Tree of Words]. Then, simply choose the word spirit that suits you and absorb it."

"The magic pool is filled with 'word spirits' cultivated using human roots, and they are naturally inclined to be close to humans."

"Alright, go ahead!"

Cassius waved his hand.

There are many square stones in the stream, which are obviously prepared specifically for the entry selectors.

The two of them each chose a seated position and entered a meditative state.

This wasn't the first time Vilin had entered the spiritual world.

Previously, Verin had encountered a mermaid from the spiritual ocean through magical wine.

That wonderful spring dream is still vivid in Vilin's memory!

When Verin, who was meditating, felt a strange fluctuation, he opened his eyes again and found himself in a dark, dense forest.

The dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell quietly on the ground. Flowers bloomed all around, filling the air with fragrance, and birds sang melodiously.

The air is warm and comfortable, allowing one's mind to relax naturally.

Just as Verin looked around, one after another, fist-sized word sprites flew over, numbering more than twenty in total.

They danced gracefully around the surrounding forest, and the types of words within them were gradually revealed to Verin.

"Most of them are Iron-tier affixes, five or six are Bronze-tier affixes, but unfortunately there are no Silver-tier affixes."

During his time studying alchemy within the tower, Vellin gradually came to understand the general rules governing the inheritance of entries in the tower's [Entry Mother Tree].

Black Iron Tier affixes can be obtained through regular exchange using contribution points, but there are limits on the number and availability of such affixes.

Wizards must contribute to the tower for several years before they are eligible to make an exchange.

Bronze-tier attributes are bestowed upon wizards who possess a certain level of talent by the Tower.

For example, Valin and Leos, who were favored by the higher-ups of the tower at this time.

Silver-tier affixes are extremely rare, and only wizards with top-tier talent or those who have made significant contributions to the Tower have a chance of obtaining them.

For example, that talent monster that awakened the Gold-tier attribute.

Vilin heard that he seemed to have been granted a powerful Silver Rank attribute by the Tower.

Before long, Verin looked at the bronze-tier word spirit among the many word spirits, which was full of intelligence.

Although his affix strength is not as good as the other bronze-tier affixes.

However, it is the entry for "Alchemy Awakening".

This is what Verin needs.

Vilin opened his palm to the spirit with the [Alchemy Awakening] attribute.

The spirit associated with the "Alchemy Awakening" entry landed lightly in his palm, and as it danced, the "Alchemy Awakening" entry transformed into a bronze-colored luster, slowly merging into his soul.

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