A fantastical journey across the heavens, beginning with the Witcher.

"Try again, this time it'll definitely work!"

Olivia shoved her latest research findings right in the Witcher's face, her enthusiasm even more palatable than his.

Li De examined the brand-new spell circuit before him. Two triangles, one large and one small, were nested together, and it was somewhat simplified compared to the previous version.

He knelt down and meditated for a moment, using magic to construct a new circuit within his body, then suddenly opened his eyes: "Come on."

As soon as he finished speaking, he strode towards the stalagmite that had been repeatedly ravaged for several days but was still intact, raised his right hand, and bent his ring and index fingers.

Under the elf's anxious gaze, the short but clear incantation was uttered.

"Expro".

The next moment, a violent surge of magic power erupted from his body, accompanied by crackling orange-gold arcs of electricity that rushed toward the handprint, and then—exploded with a deafening roar!

The massive stalagmite, so thick that it would take one person to encircle it, seemed to have been hit head-on by a sonic missile, instantly disintegrating into countless fragments of rock.

The flying stones pelted the cave walls like a torrential rain, creating billowing dust and deafening noise.

The loud noise startled everyone. Several elven warriors, thinking they were under attack, immediately drew their swords, but were stopped by a druid standing nearby.

Olivia raised her hand and waved it lightly, a whirlwind swept the choking dust aside, and the full effect of the new sign was finally revealed to the two of them.

Looking at the mess on the ground, Li De couldn't help but chuckle: "A wonderful hand seal. Although my casting was clumsy and resulted in some wasted magic power, the effect still far exceeded my expectations."

Just then, the system, which had been silent for a long time, finally sounded a notification sound again.

[The Sign of Expro has been mastered]

[Skill - Sign Lv7 → Sign (Completed) Lv7]

[New Feature - Refinement Unlocked: You can improve and enhance the effects of sign effects by mastering relevant knowledge]

With double good news, Li De clapped and congratulated him: "Congratulations, your research has been successful."

"Phew..." Having witnessed the birth of the new Dharma Seal, Olivia's long-held anxiety finally subsided.

She slightly raised her chin, adopting an indifferent look that seemed to look down on everyone else, and simply hummed in agreement, as if she didn't care at all.

But Li De could clearly see that the tips of her delicate ears had quietly turned red.

He didn't expose it, but continued to smile and clap, dutifully fulfilling his role as the straight man.

Olivia turned around nonchalantly, her platinum blonde hair brushing mercilessly against the Witcher's armor, and said in a cold tone.

"The contract is complete, and our portal is nearing completion. The Sage's Manuscript will be given to you before I leave; I hope you will keep your promise."

After saying that, he walked away, his light steps unable to hide the joy in his heart, and he even couldn't help but hop lightly like a child.

Li De dusted himself off and followed with a smile.

……

Time flies, and the lord's accumulated wealth has been converted into rare materials such as gold, gems, mithril, and magic dust.

After spending more than half a month together, Li De finally saw the interdimensional portal that the elves guarded so closely.

It was a simple black base, embedded in a neatly paved obsidian floor.

Gold and mithril outlined intricate, spiderweb-like patterns that entwine the stone door frame, with various gemstones serving as magical nodes, inlaid at the intersections of the patterns.

The elves had already packed their bags and were lined up, their eyes filled with complex emotions as they looked towards the portal—excitement at the prospect of arrival mixed with fear of the unknown…

Olivia wasn't much better off. She stood in front of a control panel the size of a book page, trembling as she took out a green crystal cluster and inserted it into the slot.

One second... two seconds... three seconds...

The few seconds of waiting felt like centuries. Just as Olivia was about to despair, the portal... lit up!

"We did it! We did it!"

"Finally, I can leave this awful place!"

"A new home...we have a new home now!"

The excited elves embraced each other and wept, cheering incoherently.

They had been on the run for too long, ostracized by humans, harassed by monsters, and hunted by the Wild Hunt.

Now, we can finally go to a new world where no one can disturb us and where we can live and work in peace.

Tears welled up in Olivia's eyes. She struggled to suppress her surging emotions, her hands trembling as she placed them on the control panel.

In an instant, it felt as if my soul had been forcibly pulled away by the portal.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a lush, green wilderness.

In the distance, forests stretch endlessly and mountains rise and fall. What is most reassuring is that on a nearby earthen slope, several gray wild rabbits are frolicking freely.

This place is where life can be nurtured!

She controlled her mental entity to fly over the mountains and selected the final landing point of the teleportation portal beside a crystal-clear stream.

As her gaze returned and her soul returned to its place, Olivia swayed slightly.

Even with the aid of a portal, traversing two universes by thought still consumes a huge amount of energy.

But she held on.

After a brief moment of respite, she raised her hand to signal her people to be quiet, and calmly gave her instructions: "People, we have found a new home, but this does not mean we are absolutely safe. It is an unknown land, and we will still face challenges."

"Now, the able-bodied adults will be divided into two teams, one in front and one behind, with the elderly, weak, women, and children in the middle, and will pass through the portal in turn!"

Under the guidance of the saintess, the elves quickly lined up, filled with anticipation and trepidation, and stepped into the gate of light one by one.

The druid stroked his long, white beard and finally smiled with relief. He took out an old, yellowed notebook from his robe and handed it to Li De.

"Witcher haunted by vengeful spirits and wails, you have finally done the right thing. This is your reward; the contract is now complete."

The moment Li De reached out and took the notebook, his expression changed drastically.

He suddenly drew his steel sword from his waist, his wary gaze sweeping across the entire cave.

Upon seeing this, the druid thought the witcher was about to break the contract and was about to cast a spell to stop him in a fit of rage, but then he heard the witcher's roar.

"Quick! Everyone speed up, the Wild Hunt is coming!"

"What?!"

The elves were thrown into chaos instantly.

Olivia's pupils contracted sharply.

She didn't know how Li De sensed the approaching Wild Hunt, but she knew that as a source of magic, Li De's perception of magical fluctuations far surpassed that of ordinary people.

Moreover, the violent spacetime ripples that erupted when this world-spanning portal was activated were tantamount to banging drums in the Wild Hunt's ears, deliberately revealing its coordinates.

She overestimated her magic circle and underestimated the intensity of the spacetime ripples generated by the portal.

"Damn it! The fluctuations in spacetime are too intense; my magic circle can't shield it!"

Before the words were even finished, cold white dots of light began to appear in every corner of the cave; these were the portals that the Wild Hunt mage was constructing.

If it weren't for the interdimensional portal severely disrupting spatial stability and delaying their arrival, the group would have already been overwhelmed by the ghostly army.

"Faster! Faster!"

Li De swiftly pulled out a magic-blocking gold bomb, lit it, and threw it directly at the soon-to-be-formed portal.

The powder scattered by the explosion instantly suppressed the magic, and the ghost, whose body was halfway into the cave, was severed on the spot and turned into black smoke and dissipated.

But the Wild Hunt was clearly determined to seize the Sage's Manuscript, and countless rift-like portals appeared.

He had a limited number of anti-magic bombs, but after blocking one-tenth, the rest of the portals were completely stabilized.

Li De threw his last bomb, but before it exploded, it was caught in mid-air by a large hand covered with an iron glove.

The next second, *poof*!

The iron hand clenched tightly, crushing the unexploded bomb to pieces.