Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

As Wang Yi stepped out of the Starry Gate of the Minshan Insect Bridge, Li Dianwei had already arranged for Yu Xing and the other two to rest. He was pacing back and forth in front of the Starry Gate, anxiously waiting for Wang Yi to come out.

After learning some incomplete information about the Minshan Insect Bridge from Yu Xing and the other two, Li Dianwei almost lost his composure.

Damn it, it was just a high-level magical beast, the Gold-Eating Locust. Although it was troublesome, it was just a rare exception in the 'Bridge' level interdimensional passage.

How come when eighteen people went in and there was one high-level magical beast, it suddenly became four high-level magical beasts?

There's even a rare psychic-type creature among them.

Most importantly, these four high-level magical beasts obviously didn't all appear at once; they probably advanced in succession a long time ago, but had been lurking in the shadows.

Now, for some unknown reason, a gold-devouring locust has appeared and is clearing out the Candlelight Army stationed there.

This shows that the four magical beasts acted in an orderly manner, were a group, had some kind of plan, and possessed a certain level of intelligence.

Because Wang Yi considered the importance of intelligence, he did not tell others about the Blue Armor Scorpion, nor did he explain the Queen Bee's magic and power. Yu Xing simply told Li Dianwei what he knew.

But Li Dianwei was also unable to hold back any longer.

Unlike Yu Xing and others, Li Dianwei considered the overall picture.

Even though Yu Xing said that the other three high-level magical beasts had been dealt with by Wang Yi, it was no longer just a matter of a few high-level magical beasts, or even a Minshan Insect Bridge.

Li Dianwei wasn't afraid of a few high-level magical beasts occupying the Minshan Insect Bridge; he was afraid that a few high-level magical beasts were intentionally occupying the Minshan Insect Bridge, that it was a deliberate act.

Li Dianwei couldn't help but start to wonder if the situation that occurred in the Minshan Insect Bridge was an exception.

Are there any hidden high-level magical beasts in other "bridge" level interdimensional passages?

Is this a new plan for Warcraft?

After the Battle of Liyuan, monsters can no longer be regarded as powerful magical creatures with only some instincts; there are also intelligent groups among them.

The Candlelight Army guards the vast majority of the "bridge" level interdimensional passages in China. After the Battle of Liyuan thirteen years ago, has that spiritual-type sacred beast shifted its target from the Heavenly Cover Army to the Candlelight Army this time?

Li Dianwei thought about it more deeply and came up with a possibility.

Since Zhenyuan and Xunyuan cannot be opened, then let's occupy the 'bridge' level interdimensional passage.

If all of the nearly two hundred "bridge"-level interdimensional passages in China were to be infested with high-level magical beasts like the Minshan Insect Bridge, and if these beasts were to drive out the Candlelight Army stationed there, it would essentially block 80% of China's source of low-level magical crystals, as well as at least 40% of its source of mid-level magical crystals.

Don't assume that low-level and mid-level magic crystals are unimportant just because they have low magic concentration and low magic grade.

On the contrary, without a sufficient number of basic and intermediate magic crystals, it would be impossible to support the millions of basic mages in China.

Every mage starts their cultivation from the beginner level. Without enough beginner and intermediate magic crystals for cultivation, many mages will experience a significant slowdown in their advancement speed relying solely on the magic power available in the mortal world.

The process of cultivation is actually a process of constantly absorbing external magical energy, compressing it into one's own body, making the body more adaptable to magical energy, and being able to accommodate and store more magical energy.

The magic power in the present world is not yet concentrated enough, far inferior to that of the interdimensional passage, so absorbing the magic power from the magic crystal will naturally be more efficient.

A genius mage could normally advance to the intermediate level within one or two years, but without sufficient magic crystal resources to absorb external magic power to expand his body, the advancement time would be at least doubled.

In that case, even a genius mage would need at least four or five years to advance to the intermediate level, and those mages with slightly less talent would need even longer.

Over time, this will lead to a shortage of mid-level and high-level mages, which will affect the defense of the "realm" level interdimensional passage and cause the production of high-level magic crystals to decline.

Without a vast amount of basic magic crystal resources to support millions of mages, it would be impossible to filter out the hidden geniuses among them.

Only when there are enough basic-level mages can there be enough high-level and super-level mages.

If tens of thousands of high-level mages and dozens of super-level mages can emerge from millions of mages, then if magic crystal resources are reduced to only be able to support a few hundred thousand mages, then the number of high-level and super-level mages will naturally decrease exponentially.

Without a solid foundation at the base of the pyramid, a super-level mage at the top cannot be built.

Without enough magic crystals for cultivation, geniuses cannot advance quickly, and the amount of magic they can absorb will also decrease accordingly.

Furthermore, losing the "Bridge" level interdimensional passage, which is the least dangerous training ground and training ground, would be like allowing novice mages to directly enter the "World" level interdimensional passage and face various powerful high-level magical beasts. Wouldn't that be equivalent to skipping the beginner village and going straight to high-level dungeons?

Then the casualty rate will naturally be greatly increased.

If few geniuses are discovered, their growth is slow, and many die, then the top-tier high-level mages and super-level mages will be lost.

As the number of high-level and super-level mages dwindles, the 'Abyss' level interdimensional passage will eventually be unable to be defended and will be overrun and devoured by surging magical beasts.

If that mental-type magical beast really has this idea, it might not have much impact or show up for several years or even a decade.

However, decades later, the number of Chinese magicians will experience a precipitous decline.

This is digging up the roots!

The deeper Li Dianwei thought about it, the more chills ran through his body.

This was a major upheaval comparable to the defeat in the Battle of Liyuan, and perhaps even more insidious.

So, the half hour that Wang Yi spent arranging the egg-sheath flower made Li Dianwei break out in a cold sweat.

As soon as Wang Yi stepped out of the Starry Gate, Li Dianwei immediately grabbed Wang Yi's shoulder and asked with great seriousness, "What exactly happened in the Minshan Insect Bridge? Was this situation deliberately orchestrated by the magical beasts?"

"Warcraft? There's a plan?" Wang Yi was a little confused, not quite understanding why Li Dianwei was in such a hurry.

Although the Queen Bee is indeed an important magical beast, Wang Yi has not reached the same level as Li Dianwei, nor does he know the production and importance of basic magic crystal resources, so he cannot make the same predictions and judgments as Li Dianwei.

Li Dianwei realized he was being too anxious, so he took a deep breath and said to Wang Yi again, "Tell me everything you saw on the Minshan Insect Bridge, don't hide anything from me."

"Here?" Wang Yi looked left and right, indicating that this was not a good place to talk about these things.

After all, other people could emerge from the Star Gate behind them at any moment.

"Yes, come to my office." Li Dianwei frowned and rubbed his temples to calm himself down before speaking.

If things are really as he deduced, there's no way to change it no matter how anxious you are; knowing a few days earlier or later makes no difference.

Wang Yi nodded, first opening up the illusory realm, and then carrying out Dai Lan, who had straightened out (due to multiple damages to her bones and joints, which were then healed by the Life-Giving Cry without any repositioning measures).

"Quickly, take her to the medical team for a thorough examination and treatment." Li Dianwei waved to the soldiers on duty nearby, made arrangements for Dai Lan, and then pulled Wang Yi along quickly toward the office.

Splash...

The sound of the icy chains scraping against the ground rang out, and only then did Li Dianwei notice that Wang Yi was still bound by the icy chains.

Before Li Dianwei could ask what was going on, Wang Yi turned around and dragged the queen bee's corpse out of the Starry Gate.

Li Dianwei wasn't particularly surprised that Wang Yi brought the monster's corpse. Although Wang Yi only needed to produce the magic crystal to prove that he had killed the monster, the corpses of many high-level monsters also had some special uses, such as serving as raw materials for researching and developing equipment.

Many research groups are also studying the corpses of monsters, trying to create weapons and equipment that can be used in the interdimensional passage.

"Put this corpse in the warehouse and record it." Li Dianwei looked at the corpse, which could barely be identified as a bee-like magical beast, and gave instructions to the soldiers beside him. Then he said to Wang Yi, "Yu Xing just handed over four magic crystals, but he said that you killed them all, so the credit is on you."

Wang Yi didn't care about any of that, but he did reject Li Dianwei's suggestion.

"No, Major General Li, I need to take this body with me."

After stuffing the Queen Bee's mangled corpse into the virtual world and taking Dai Lan's place, Wang Yi quickly closed the virtual world: "We'll discuss the details in the office."

Li Dianwei seemed to be thinking about something, nodded without saying anything more, and continued to lead Wang Yi to the office.