Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 962 The Key Laboratory of the Central Boundary and Attending the Banquet!
Locke pressed the token onto the stone door, and instantly a crack opened in the stone door, which had looked like a perfect stone. Then the stone door transformed into a large door and opened.

Douglas immediately peeked out, filled with curiosity about what the world behind the door would be like.

Locke put on a wizard robe set he had prepared for exploring the Three Holes World, and put on a wizard mask. At the same time, he tossed a set of exploration gear for a first-ring wizard that he had kept behind to Douglas.

"Put this on, and then we'll go in. Traveling between different worlds is extremely dangerous because we have absolutely no idea what the world behind the door is like."

Douglas nodded in agreement and quickly put on the five-piece first-ring wizard exploration set Locke had given him: magic gloves, wizard robe, wizard hat, wizard mask, and wizard shoes. After putting on the set, Douglas noticed that although his magic pressure had not increased at all, his overall magical power had actually risen to a higher level.

The first-circle wizard explored the combination of the five-piece set, which caused him to experience an increase in magical pressure—the efficiency of magical power conversion—under the same magical pressure.

Locke looked at King Lagmamon.

King Lagmamon was also very surprised that the standard five-piece exploration set could improve a wizard so much.

“I don’t need that. I’m just a ray of spiritual light attached to Douglas, and this body is just Douglas’s blood. It can’t be considered an independent existence.”

Douglas immediately said to the Wizarding King Lagmamon, "Teacher, when we return to the Wizarding World, I will buy you a golem so that you can use it to move around."

King Lagma chuckled and said, “You do have a filial heart, but there’s no need to waste that money. It’s not very meaningful. However, if you could buy a battle golem, I could control it to help you when you’re in danger.”

Locke glanced at them. "Let's leave here."

"After all, this place is still within the Dark World, and I'm worried that the Dark Evil King might come looking for us."

The three passed through the dimensional portal, and the next moment, an endless and profound magical pressure appeared above their heads. Locke and Douglas looked up and saw that there were ten suns in the sky of this other world, and the scorching suns did not scorch the earth, but instead made the earth wet and hot.

Because these ten suns are blue suns, they constantly make it rain heavily in this world.

They were in a muddy black swamp. The black, murky water, mixed with a foul odor and indescribable substances, flowed through the surrounding swamp. The trees in the swamp were gray-black willows, as well as some reeds, sedges, and cattails—apprentice-level magical plants.

King Lagmamon looked surprised.

"That's impossible. The Orcish World is a vast grassland with dry air, little rain, and lush vegetation. This place could never be the Orcish World."

Douglas looked at the Witch King with a puzzled expression.

"But teacher, we did indeed pass through a dimensional portal leading to the Orcish Great World."

Locke's expression suddenly turned serious. He could feel the call from a layer of the abyss plane at all times, but because he had mixed the power of the abyss with the power of the dragon, this call became faint and could not be completely locked onto him.

“Mr. Witch King is right, this is not the Great World of Orcs.”

Douglas asked, "Then where is this place?"

Locke looked at him and said, slowly and deliberately, "This is the bottomless abyss."

Douglas was completely dumbfounded; for a moment, his mind went blank.

Because weren't they planning to leave through the dimensional portal of the Orcish Great World?
How could I have suddenly fallen into an abyss?
Even Douglas had heard of the infamous Abyss, a troublemaker in the endless void. Countless questions were hidden there; the Abyss was even unknown how many planes it comprised, seemingly possessing limitless potential.

But this is a world that has broken through the second-level medium-grade trap.

Douglas immediately discovered that his wizard robes, which could enhance his permanent defensive field, were crawling with unknown parasites no bigger than a human little finger. He quickly brushed the insects off, and they exploded as soon as they hit the ground, from which emerged bright red thread-like worms. These worms, like steel wires, tried to pierce Douglas, but were blocked by his permanent defensive field.

The next moment, these nematodes died rapidly, leaving behind some eggs that seemed ready to drift away on the sewage in the swamp.

Douglas was terrified when he saw this.

Fortunately, he entered this world wearing a wizard's mask; otherwise, he would have seriously doubted whether there were such strange insect eggs in the air of this plane.

Lagmamon the Witch-King said, "It seems that the Great World of Orcs has now been pulled into the Abyss and become part of it."

"This is normal. The Void Nomadic Civilization invades everywhere indiscriminately without any planning. If one day they run into trouble with the Abyss, they may be swallowed up."

Douglas asked, "But which floor is this?"

Locke took out a detailed abyss atlas from his astral ring; the author was none other than the wizard of Mount Golden Crown.

"It's most likely the Ten-Day Swamp on the 23rd level of the Abyss."

"The sun here is a product of some kind of water element gathering, so it is hot and humid here. The demon race that rules this place is the Demon Grand Duke [Sodosodos], who was a slug lust demon. He later evolved into the current Desire Demon King through mutual devouring."

"The Ten-Day Swamp is teeming with malignant magical bacteria, water magic is powerful, and fire magic energy is suppressed, making it almost impossible to use fire magic here."

Locke summoned the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow. The magical brilliance of his Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow was almost suppressed to its limit. The originally leaping flames were now suppressed and could only flow around the banana leaf wings. Moreover, the parts of the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow that came into contact with the air emitted blue flames, which were some special scattered magical powers produced by the contact between fire energy and water magic.

In other words, the performance of the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow will be suppressed here.

Locke had unexpectedly discovered a weakness in his Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow Demon Plant.

However, the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow only uses dragon breath to accelerate; its basic power still comes from the magical wind, so it does not affect the basic performance of the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow.

Locke pondered for a moment and said to Douglas, "So, the former Orcish Great World is very likely the Evil Plains of the 21st level of the Abyss."

Douglas asked, "Boss, how did you figure that out?"

Locke said, "According to the records in this book, there was originally no 23rd layer, the Ten-Day Swamp, and the 22nd layer, the Sin Plain. Originally, there was only one layer, the Evil Heart Grassland. However, a hundred years ago, the armies of the two Abyss Princes of the Endless Abyss had a fierce battle in the Evil Heart Grassland. After that battle, the Evil Heart Grassland changed from one layer to three layers."

"Since we came to the Ten-Day Swamp through the original dimensional passage of the Orcish Great World, it means that this place was originally part of the Orcish Great World. This makes sense. The core area of ​​the former Orcish Great World is now probably the Evil Heart Grassland, while the remaining parts became the 23rd and 22nd floors due to the civil war among the demons."

"The atlas records that the Evil Heart Plains is the most recently added to the Endless Abyss. It seems that the Orc World has recently been pulled into the side of the Abyss."

"In the Evil Heart Plains, there's a portal secretly left behind by the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain. It was created by the author of this atlas when he was traveling in the Abyss, to make it easier to return. The book contains the magical incantation for using that dimensional portal. I don't know if that dimensional portal still exists now."

King Lagma was somewhat skeptical. "But since it's written so openly in a book, I'm afraid the demons already knew about this portal."

Locke shook his head slightly. "Witch King, you're overthinking it. Few demons read books."

"So it's okay to write it."

"Don't worry, everyone. I accidentally entered the abyss once before."

Douglas's expression shifted slightly. He felt that since Locke had come in once before, the chances of him taking them out this time were naturally much higher.

"Boss, how did you leave before?"

Locke pondered for a moment. "It was the demons of hell who opened a separate portal for me."

Douglas: "Huh?"

Locke said, “That’s fine. I’m going to enter the Abyss to absorb Abyss energy, so I can absorb this Abyss energy during my journey back to the Wizarding World. Also, I’ve been commissioned to use the Moon Cultivation Method to cultivate a batch of pineapple wizard shoes that are adapted to the Abyss environment.”

Locke put on the Golden Dragon Claw Wizard Shoes and walked on the surface of the Ten Days Swamp.

At this moment, Locke felt the invitation from the other side of the abyss to become the [Child of Chaos] once again.

It seems that his previous act of causing chaos in the evil chessboard plane left a very deep impression on the plane's will of the Endless Abyss.

Moreover, this time was different from the last time I returned to the Endless Abyss. I don't know if it was because I became a Star Ring Wizard, or because this layer of the abyss plane was very close to the 78th layer of the abyss plane [Abyss of a Thousand Eyes] where the Supreme Eye Demon was located, that caused me to have some kind of mysterious connection with the Supreme Eye Demon.

Locke and Douglas hadn't walked far when suddenly a crown sprang from the ground and landed in Locke's hands.

Locke looked at the crown in his hand with a puzzled expression.

……

In the 78th level of the Abyss of a Thousand Eyes, the Supreme Eye Demon opened his enormous pupils and gazed at the abyss.

"I have worked hard for so many years, invaded so many worlds, brought chaos to so many worlds, and lured several powerful beings to join our Abyss and become powerful demons in our Abyss. I think I should be able to obtain the title of Child of Chaos that I have been longing for."

The title of Son of Chaos is an important stepping stone, a starting point, for him on the path to the third ring; it is the prerequisite Abyss title for the Abyss Prince.

The Supreme Eye Demon's pupils contained several pupils that were rotating simultaneously, demonstrating chaos.

"My current state of disarray should be enough to attract the attention of the Abyss Plane."

Before him stood a high elf, who held a silver longbow and whose arrows were composed of the four elements. He came from the Hunter World, where the power system was the Hunter's Way, which allowed one to use the elements existing in nature to condense into special arrows for combat.

This high elf was the most powerful hunter in that world, and he possessed arrows that were known as the Four Sacred Treasures in that world.

This being, who essentially possesses a Star Ring-level magical pressure, wanted to advance further, but found that there was no way forward in the Hunter World. The power system of the Hunter World relied too much on the elemental forces of that world, that is, the plane principles of the world itself. So when he needed to break through on his own, he was confused and couldn't even find a way forward.

Immediately afterwards, the Supreme Eye Demon appeared in that world and brought him new hope. After seeing the higher mysteries, he immediately chose to turn to the abyss and become a person of the abyss.

This high elf hunter has an abyssal mark on his forehead. After entering the abyss, his body will gradually become a demonic entity. However, he can choose which specific demon race he wants to become.

This high elf hunter thought becoming a beholder wasn't so bad.

The main reason is that he has only ever seen Eye Demons so far. Supreme Eye Demons are Sun Ring level beings, which is a huge level difference for him. Therefore, for him who wants to gain more power, becoming an Eye Demon is the only path he can see at the moment.

Moreover, the Eye Demon race has a bonus to eyesight, which is a significant advantage for someone whose preferred weapon is the bow and arrow.

The high-ranking hunter's eyes had already begun to turn into eye demons. He knelt before the Supreme Eye Demon, pledging allegiance to the Supreme Eye Demon, the ruler of the Abyss of a Thousand Eyes, and the Demon Grand Duke of the 78th floor, just like the other eye demons.

The Supreme Eye Demon laughed heartily. He sensed the title of Son of Chaos converging upon him, and the Abyss Crown on his head, representing the Grand Duke of Demons, was gradually changing. This Abyss Crown represented his status in the Abyss.

To put it simply, it's about what level of existence the Endless Abyss considers him to be.

But the Supreme Eye Demon's joy was short-lived. The crown on his head, which was evolving into the Child of Chaos, suddenly shattered and reverted to the Crown of the Demon Grand Duke.

"what!"

The Supreme Eye Demon's pupils, as large as the world itself, were instantly filled with shock.

"what happened?"

"Hmm? I do meet the requirements for applying for the title of Child of Chaos, but the title of Child of Chaos can only be given to the strongest person in a race."

"Furthermore, a race can only have one Child of Chaos. You have already bestowed the crown upon a Bewitching Child of Chaos!"

The Supreme Eye Demon was furious. Who was it? Which Eye Demon had a death wish and dared to steal the title of Child of Chaos?

He immediately turned his pupils, scanning the entire Abyss of a Thousand Eyes, searching for the eye demon who had received the crown of the Son of Chaos, but found nothing.

"no!"

At this moment, the high elf hunter noticed the Supreme Eye Demon's rage. He looked at the Supreme Eye Demon, who had always appeared unfathomable in front of him, with a puzzled expression. He wondered why this demon lord was so 'panicked and nervous' and 'in a panic'. These emotions were a big no-no for hunters.

The Supreme Eye Demon immediately shifted his attention from the Abyss of a Thousand Eyes to the higher abyssal planes. His gaze attracted the attention of many abyssal lords and demon dukes, but the Supreme Eye Demon didn't care about anything else and directly used his gaze to examine these abyssal planes in order to find the beings hidden among them who had obtained the title of Child of Chaos before him.

Layer upon layer.

Although the Endless Abyss is vast, and each plane may harbor hidden dragons and crouching tigers, because the Endless Abyss encourages competition within the same demon race, he has a faint connection to the title of Child of Chaos and this beholder of the same race. Coupled with the beholder's racial talent, he is confident that by searching layer by layer, he can use the beholder's perception to find this damned guy.

His gaze fell on the 23rd level of the Ten-Day Swamp, where the Slug Demon King Sodo Sodo immediately glared back at him, not to be outdone.

The Supreme Eye Demon ignored the other's gaze, which was like two people sitting in two elevators without metal boxes, staring at each other from different elevator floors, which didn't mean much.

After all, for the Supreme Eye Demon to ascend, it would have to invade countless planes, and for it to descend, it would also have to invade many planes.

Of course, it's also possible that one day an elemental coupling plane channel might form between the two planes, allowing you to lead your army directly there.

In the endless abyss, anything is possible.

At this moment, the Supreme Eye Demon's gaze locked onto the person who had stolen his title of Child of Chaos, and his eyes widened in fury.

"This isn't an eye demon!"

"Wait a minute, this person seems familiar... I remember now, he's that wizard. I even gave him false knowledge, hoping to drag him into the abyss, but didn't he refuse me back then? How come he's come to the abyss on his own now, and even took my Crown of the Child of Chaos?"

The Supreme Eye Demon's enormous eye was wide open, causing the crimson seawater within the Thousand Eyes Abyss to surge and churn incessantly.

One vortex after another appeared.

The Supreme Beholder recalled the scene of his first meeting with Locke Augustine, and he was immediately filled with regret. Back then, after he dragged that incredibly weak wizard into the Beholder Dynasty's land of mutual devouring, if he hadn't stood by and watched the wizard slaughter the Beholders, if he had killed him back then, would this situation not have occurred today?

But who could have imagined that an ant that posed no threat to him back then would grow to what it is today?

“Star Ring… it’s not an ordinary second ring, so killing him will be difficult.”

"From here, there are about fifty layers of abyssal planes blocking my way... Unless he's stupid enough to stay put, he'll definitely have escaped by the time I get up there. In that case, I'll have no choice but to make a deal directly with the Demon Grand Duke on that layer. But I don't have a good relationship with that Demon King of Desire; I once abducted several powerful beings who were about to fall into their plane. If I go to him now and he discovers the existence of that wizard, I'll be in trouble. If that wizard is imprisoned by him, I'll have to pay an even higher price."

"The only way is to get that wizard back to the wizarding world first."

The Supreme Eye Demon reacted swiftly.

'But the Demon Lord Sodosodos won't let any creature with desire enter his plane and then leave. I need to help that despicable wizard escape that plane.' 'There's no other way; if this drags on any longer, that fool Sodosodos might realize who I'm watching. So… I'll detonate the mine I left on the 23rd floor ahead of time.'

……

In the 23rd level of the Abyss, within the Ten-Day Swamp, a powerful crystallized slug demon, the Abyss Lord, suddenly rebelled with a large number of demon troops. These demon troops planned to take one-tenth of the Ten-Day Swamp they occupied and descend to the Thousand-Eyed Abyss on the 78th level.

In the sky above the Ten Suns Swamp, a massive lunar ring-sized slug emerged from one blue sun and entered another. It was searching for the presence of the rebels, who had begun to divide the dimensional principles, preparing to descend with them.

If we use an elevator as an analogy, the bottomless abyss is not a one-way street, but rather an unknown number of parallel elevators going up and down. At this moment, one of the elevators suddenly cracks open and descends to the 78th floor, merging into the 78th floor. This is a very possible scenario.

It is precisely because of this "descent into the abyss" that the endless abyss is so chaotic. Otherwise, if it were arranged in an orderly manner, like hell, with layers upon layers and hierarchical order, there would naturally be no chaos.

At this moment, in the sky above the Ten-Day Swamp, Sodosodos was extremely angry.

"Haven't I given you enough women? Why are you leaving? If you want more women, I can give you even more!"

A group of slug demons appeared inside a blue sun; they had been found by the Demon King of Desire.

The slug demon, the Abyss Lord, seemed extremely angry.

"We're tired of being despised slug demons; we want to be the beholder demons who instigate rebellions throughout the dynasties. We can be whatever we want! We want to transform into beholder demons!"

The demon king Sodosodos spewed out a cloud of intoxicating smoke from the sky.

"You may leave, but you cannot take a single piece of my territory with you!"

"Get out of here, you scum! You are not worthy to be noble and powerful demons of desire!"

The two sides clashed. Sodosodos had originally wanted to investigate what was in this plane that the cunning Supreme Eye Demon was spying on, but now he was filled with anger and mistakenly believed that this was a rebellion signal sent by the Supreme Eye Demon to his demon subordinates. At this moment, he only wanted to suppress the rebellion and take revenge on the Supreme Eye Demon.

At this moment, Locke led Douglas through the dimensional gate of the Endless Abyss, leaving the Ten-Day Swamp and entering the Plain of Sin.

Douglas said, "The Abyss is truly chaotic. I never expected to see demons rebelling; I thought they were more organized."

Locke said, "Rebellion is commonplace in the Abyss, so perhaps this cannot be seen as proof of weak organization, because it is their norm."

Locke looked at the Crown of the Son of Chaos in his hand, never expecting to find an opportunity to have the shameless Abyss airdrop a crown to him.

Looking back now, it's probably because the bug I created in the 445th level of the Abyss left too deep an impression on the plane's will. But at that time, I was just an ordinary second-ring wizard, so I couldn't give myself the title of Child of Chaos. Now that I'm a Star Ring Wizard, I've just given myself the title of Child of Chaos.

However, since he has not yet chosen to join the side of the abyss, the crown he has been given seems to have no binding force on him.

However, this only accelerated the absorption of abyssal energy by his dragon bloodline, replenishing himself and transforming him into the abyssal dragon he named himself.

Moreover, with this bloodline acting as a filter, even if the Abyss forcibly imposed upon him the Crown of the Child of Chaos, it shouldn't be a major problem.

Locke felt the abyssal dragon he had conceived and constructed rapidly becoming a reality. The dragon's body, which originally only contained abyssal energy in the depths of his consciousness, was quickly taking shape and beginning to show more details. At the same time, its power became more profound, and the crown of the Son of Chaos appeared on the dragon's head.

Locke thought to himself.

'I'll use it for now, and when I leave the abyss, I'll throw this crown back.'

'As long as I don't return to the Abyss, the crown shouldn't come looking for me.'

This is a neutral energy bestowed upon me by the Abyss, and it is still based on my own Abyss energy cycle, so it will not pull me to the side of the Abyss.

On the 22nd level of the Sinful Plains lies the enormous corpse of a Balor Flame Demon, while many weaker demons gather around it to absorb energy and enhance their own power.

This enormous fire demon, which should have been able to stand tall and upright, was now dead. Although its body was dead, its remaining power remained within it, transforming into the mournful sound of the wind.

Locke sensed the corpse of this Sun Ring-level being, and he was slightly surprised, as he had not expected that the ruler of the Sin Plains was already dead.

This saves me the trouble of potentially getting into a conflict with them.

Since the most powerful ruler of this level is dead, the demon army here must be in disarray, with high-ranking demons fighting amongst themselves. If they are fast enough, they should be able to leave this plane before these demons notice them.

At this moment, on this Plain of Sin, there are many Red Orc Demons who have transformed from the Red Orcs that Locke saw before. They are generally taller, have grown two protruding fangs, and their eyes hide a purplish-black light formed by the power of the abyss.

These red orc demons are fighting each other, seemingly divided into several factions, each wanting to eliminate the other.

Their bodies were covered in red animal fur, and they wore simple low-level demon skins. They carried not fine iron weapons, but spears made from the bones of some low-level demons. At this moment, these red orcs seemed to have severely impaired their ability to speak; they did not communicate much, but simply fought each other.

Locke scanned the group of red orcs and realized that although their civilization had deteriorated significantly, their combat strength was by no means weak, and might even have been enhanced.

They inherently possess the talent for spatial teleportation, and their power system seems to involve an increase in the concentration of magical pressure within their bodies as their magical pressure rises. In other words, the density of their bodies increases, which in turn enhances their physical attributes.

In this way, without any need for training, these red orc warriors are born to be the most powerful warriors; they only need to learn how to use their hands and feet.

It's almost like a weapon of war that was designed beforehand.

However, sometimes, certain races in certain planes are blessed with unique advantages. If they make good use of their racial talents, they can grow into an extremely powerful civilization in the endless void.

In a sense, the original race of the wizard civilization—humans—is a civilization race with little advantage in the endless void. Without the wizard system, humans would be very weak and unable to fight against these beings who can increase their physical density simply by devouring others.

A group of red orcs set their sights on them.

Douglas stepped forward and engaged the red orcs in battle. Douglas unleashed seven lightning spells, sending thirteen orcs flying. However, most of the red orcs simply dusted themselves off and got back to their feet.

Unharmed.

Adult Red Orcs possess the magical pressure of a first-class wizard apprentice, but after being transformed into Red Orc demons to enhance their racial potential, they reach a magical pressure close to that of a full-fledged wizard upon reaching adulthood.

Douglas was slightly surprised. The next moment, the three red orcs teleported to his face and tried to stab his eyes with three spears. However, Douglas raised his hand and used seven lightning spells to repel all the red orcs.

"Is it the accumulated defensive power due to the high density of the body?"

Douglas was not afraid at all.

Locke nodded slightly. This guy's casting speed was getting faster and faster, truly befitting a lightning wizard of the Evocation School.

It would be unacceptable for a lightning-wielding wizard not to be fast at casting spells.

Next, Douglas quickly cast a spell, unleashing several bolts of lightning. No matter how hard the red orcs charged forward, like unkillable iron peas, or how they could flash occasionally, they were all sent flying by his lightning.

Gradually, this group of red orcs also began to give out, and their bodies started to show signs of injury.

Ten minutes later, Douglas was breathing heavily. He had killed the thirteen orcs, but he had already cast more than a hundred lightning spells, which had exhausted him.

He drank a potion to restore his mana and said, "Boss, teacher, these red orcs... do indeed have the potential to be very suitable for conversion into an army. No wonder the Abyss has its eye on them."

"It's still quite a distance to the portal to the next level. Are we just going to charge straight through like this? What if we get surrounded..."

"This is just a squad of red orc demons."

King Lagmamon also showed a solemn expression.

"After the Abyss enhanced their racial potential, these red orcs became even more terrifying than before; they are simply horrific weapons of war."

Locke said, "On the bright side, the Balrog who ruled this level is dead. At least we don't have to face a united demon army."

At this moment, a red orc in a black robe rode up on horseback. His Abyss Nightmare warhorse sneezed, spewing out some abyssal flames, then raised its hooves and stopped in front of the three. He then said, "Three guests, our master has instructed me to escort you to the dimensional gate of the Evil Heart Plains."

"The three of you, come with me. Don't worry, I'll lead the way and you won't be attacked by demons."

Douglas looked puzzled, remaining vigilant, and breathing slightly heavily.

Locke, with his hands behind his back, asked, "Who is your master?"

The red orc in the black robe said in a low voice, "That's none of your business."

Locke smiled, and the three-eyed tiger-eye cat's innate magic eye appeared on his forehead, allowing him to see through the opponent's power composition.

"Which wizarding land does your master come from? You've studied magic."

Douglas looked at the red orc demon with surprise.

"really?"

The red orc demon remained silent, and the next moment, a red, kite-shaped geometric mark suddenly appeared on his forehead.

The red orc demon said, "I didn't expect you to see through me, Star Ring Wizard. I don't want to say more. This is a key laboratory in our Central Region [Eastern Central Continent]. Didn't you know?"

Locke quickly consulted the information and found that the Eastern Central Continent in the Central Boundary was a strong wizarding land there, but its status might be lower than that of the current Three Swamps Land, but it was still at the same level as the Southern Wizarding Capital.

Moreover, the Eastern Central Continent is extremely ancient, serving as the center of multiple wizarding worlds in the past. While the Central Boundary was the core region of the wizarding world in the past, the Eastern Central Continent should have been a key region in multiple wizarding world eras.

I never expected this place to be a key laboratory in Dongzhongzhou.

Locke replied, "I really don't know. I am a Star Ring Wizard from the Cloud Marsh Wetlands in the Eastern Boundary, and I am not familiar with the affairs of the Central Boundary."

The other party's expression clearly softened somewhat.

"This is an important laboratory in our central region. I heard that your eastern region has been working on demon ascension recently. How is it going? What are the results? Any successes?"

Locke responded realistically, "I don't have many special feelings, except that the time required to travel to and from various wizarding lands is getting shorter, all of our magical power is increasing, and advancement is becoming easier."

The figure behind the orc sitting on the Abyss Warhorse clearly had a burning desire in his eyes.

"Is advancing has become easier?"

"Oh...that sounds great, but no one really knows for sure. Maybe you're just exaggerating."

Douglas was instantly enraged. His eyes were hostile, and lightning crackled in his hands as he glared at the orc.

The being behind the orc sneered.

"Kid, your parents haven't said anything yet. You're not even from the Second Ring Road, how dare you look at me like that?"

"Are all wizards in the Eastern Frontier this rude? No low-level wizard in the Central Frontier would dare to overstep their bounds like this."

Locke smiled dismissively and gave Douglas a look.

"So, what are you doing here, sir?"

The being behind the orc said, "Telling you about this Star Ring Wizard won't hurt. There's nothing to hide. We're doing archaeology. There are ruins left by an ancient wizarding dynasty on the Sinful Plains. We're excavating the ruins of a wizarding colony called the [Badacrian Royal Court]. The royal court itself isn't anything special, just something from the past, but we suspect that the destruction of the [Badacrian Royal Court] is related to the origin of magic."

Even King Lagmamon was completely dumbfounded.

Isn't this related to offending the Black Sun Tower?

The being behind the orc said, "Some things are clearest not to those who experienced them firsthand, but to those of us who analyze the past later. The Central Boundary is exploring the origins of magic, searching for the earliest appearance of the magic tide concentration gradient and using its changes to explain historical changes. In short, that's about it. You answered my question, so I should answer yours; that's only fair."

Locke nodded. For some reason, the other party seemed anxious about the Eastern Frontier's ascension plan. In fact, such things should have little to do with individual wizards of their level.

But the other party was still quite polite.

Locke sensed that the other person seemed to be an honest man.

Locke said, "In that case, this wizard will lead us to the dimensional passage to the 21st level of the Abyss."

"We've been bothering you this time."

The orc then rode on his Abyssal Nightmare, ordering all the approaching red orcs to retreat, while leading Locke and the others to the dimensional portal.

Half a day later, the orc pointed to the jumbled rocks ahead and said, "This is it. What happens after you leave this level of the abyss plane is none of our business. I can only take you this far."

"There is still a demon grand duke ruling on the next level. And the other party is a being with a sun ring."

"You'd better not carry anything too valuable, or you'll get robbed. As for the danger to your lives, it's not that high. You'll understand what I mean when you meet him up there. Goodbye, Star Ring Wizard of the Eastern Frontier. I hope that when we meet again, our Origin Project will have made a major breakthrough."

Locke nodded slightly to him, then led Douglas into the dimensional portal.

The next moment, the three of them traversed the dimensional portal and arrived at their destination, which was the core of the Orcish Great World in the past.

Evil Heart Grassland.

Locke saw that this was a region almost identical to the description of the Witch King Lagmamon. It was a vast grassland where the Red Orc demons lived and worked in peace, forming nomadic tents.

Meanwhile, standing beside the teleportation channel was a group of red orc soldiers. They wore exquisite iron armor and rode cold and terrifying magical warhorses, resembling the scene of a demon empire. At this moment, these red orc demons bowed to Locke.

"My Lord Star Ring Wizard, my master invites you to a banquet at the palace. Your entourage may also come. My master is also a wizard, but he left the wizarding world a long time ago and remained in the Orcish Great World. His ancestor led the world into the Abyss, and he became one of the Seventy-Two Pillars of Demons. He has prepared a sumptuous feast for you."

(End of this chapter)