“Fire Eyes and Hakob, go to the first east division! Oak and Leylin, you two go to the second east division.”
Next, Martin started to announce people’s duties.
“Let’s go!” The midget Magus named Oak told Leylin.
After everyone’s duties had been distributed, the Magi in the third team left the platform in groups of twos and threes.
“There is still a very large distance that we need to traverse to reach the north division, but we have already arranged for a mount, and will be able to reach our destination quickly… …”
It was obvious that Oak had been here a few times in the past. He brought Leylin to the edge of a building. Facing the window, he asked for 2 of the green metal plates.
“The controlling device for the Dragon Crown Nighthawks?”
By now, Leylin understood that the Four Seasons Garden totally controlled the secret plane.
With the two piercing cries of the Nighthawks, the two Dragon Crown Nighthawks flapped their wings and flew towards the east.
After flying for a distance, if one were to look at the riders from they had set off, one would only be able to see some tiny black specks.
The whistling of the wind continued to sound in Leylin’s ears.
Leylin sat on the wide back of the Nighthawk, sweeping his eyes over the land under him.
In the secret plane, where the amount of energy particles was much denser, all types of vegetation grew very well.
For as far as the eye could see, there were lush green fields, within which there were several organised patches of blue flowers that gave off a sweet scent.
This was the Honey Milk Flower. Not only was it often used by acolytes as an ingredient used in Potioneering, the nectar within the flower was also a food that all beings in the Magus world enjoyed.
With the use of the A.I. Chip, Leylin could see that within the sea of blue, there were several people looking like ants as they worked diligently.
Beside the sea of flowers, there were several obviously man-made constructions, which seemed to have the sole purpose of watching over the flowers.
“Regular humans are in charge of plants that acolytes use as ingredients. As for ingredients that the official Magi usually use, which are more precious, they are more heavily defended, and are bred in special environments that simulate the environment of the outside world.”
After flying for nearly half an hour, they descended into the outskirts of a small town.
“Greetings, my Lords!”
At this moment, a bunch of housewives and children came out from the town, and led by a town mayor and an acolyte, they respectfully greeted Leylin and Oak.
“We have definitely told you everything regarding the general events that have been taking place! This is my identity token! Bring me to the surveillance tower!”
Oak handed over a badge to the acolyte.
The acolyte seemed to be very old, and there were streaks of white hair behind his ears. He took the badge and traced over the surface of it with his thumb while chanting an incantation.
With the incantation, a layer of white light emerged from the badge and formed an image in midair. The screen listed Leylin’s and Oak’s profiles.
“Lord Leylin! Lord Oak! Please follow me!”
After seeing the image and information, this acolyte seemed to heave a sigh of relief, as he led Leylin and Oak to a tall stone tower within the small town.
“This is the organisation’s surveillance tower. I have been taking on the role as a guard and have been maintaining the tower. Right now it is operating perfectly fine.” The acolyte opened the doors of the surveillance tower as he made his report.
The surveillance tower was extremely simple, and the walls were the colour of ashen grey rocks.
The first floor made up the living quarters of the acolyte, and goods such as the stones and crystals used in the maintenance of the tower were haphazardly stocked on the second floor.
After going up the long flight of spiral steps, Leylin reached the highest floor of the surveillance tower.
Outside the door of the highest floor, there was actually a living magic creature. It was a painting of a lizard mounted on the wall. “Give me the password!”
“The great mother earth has bestowed upon us her powers!” The acolyte recited in a singsong voice.
“Password confirmed!” Following the reply of the lizard, the door opened with a creak.
“Even though he is only a level 3 acolyte, he’s not bad!”
Leylin looked at the lizard within the painting that was still crawling and commented, before entering the room.
The room at the highest level was very small. There were windows installed on the four walls, and through them, one could observe the scenery surrounding the town.
“This is an apparatus that monitors the weather, and these spell formations complement the fine tuning of humidity and temperature. The controls are extremely simple, but since this is still your first time, Leylin, you can watch me first…”
Oak walked towards a black apparatus.
“Our initial purpose for coming here is to treat the disease that is affecting the Horse Milk Grass…”
Oak pressed on the apparatus, and immediately put on a red plastic mask on his face.
*Ka-Cha!* A depression appeared in the apparatus. It was the size of a thumb, which could fit a test-tube in.
“First Jacklin Potion!”
Oak placed several test tubes in the depression. Immediately, the green liquids water level slowly fell.
“Rain!” Oak spat out the word in the ancient Byron language. At the same time, water element particles were constantly converging in his palm.
The energy particles were magnified through the apparatus and were eventually expelled out of the tower.
“To have used the magic of magicians to replace science and create man-made rain, this is incredible!” An intoxicated expression appeared on Leylin’s face as he thought.
Any and all paths of progression would eventually converge at the same final destination.
The magicians who harnessed the mysterious powers of magic in this world had nearly achieved the same feats attained in Leylin’s previous world.
*Ka-Cha!*
Above the small town, patches of ominous clouds gathered and seemingly grew denser by the second.
*Pitter Patter!*
Droplets of green rain fell from the sky.
Dark clouds amassed, and the rain descended upon the grassy plains.
With the onset of rain, the black spots on the surface of the Horse Milk Grass became noticeably lighter. It seemed that with the treatment contained within the rainfall, the grass could have a complete recovery
“The management of the secret plane is also a skill! The method of creating rain is the simplest of all of the techniques that we use. We also need to be aware of the compatibility of the flora and the fauna. For instance, if Night Lotus Flowers and Midnight Bees are put together, not only can this raise the efficiency of the production of the Midnight Lotus Flowers, it can also increase the vitality of the Midnight Bees, and increase the chance of there being a Bee King. Furthermore, the honey made from the pollen of the Midnight Lotus Flower is also a cosmetic item highly sought after by female Magi.”
Oak gave Leylin a brief introduction.
Leylin’s experience in managing a secret plane was completely non-existent.
Hence, he attentively recorded Oak’s words in his memory and asked questions from time to time in order to lessen his doubts
“However, it’s a pity! If I am able to let the A.I. Chip manage the activities within the secret plane using science and technology, I am confident that I can increase the productivity of the secret plane by at least 20%!”
After understanding the general situation within the secret plane, Leylin felt that this was a pity.
Chapter 162 – A Meeting
No matter how great the Four Seasons Garden’s secret plane
was, it did not belong to him. Therefore, Leylin did not want to reveal his trump cards for the sake of it.
Also, as a newly advanced Magus, it was just a pipe dream for him to own a secret plane all to himself.
Apart from these couple stray thoughts, Leylin did not have any better methods that he wanted to employ.
……
Seven days later, the crisp caw of a Nighthawk sounded. Leylin sat on the back of a Dragon Crown Nighthawk while flying back to the Nightless City.
The missions to maintain the secret plane were indeed some of the most popular missions.
Leylin and Oak only spent seven days to cleanse the eastern part of the secret plane. Not only was the disease cured, they managed to drive away droves of ferocious beasts.
After which, Leylin and the others who, had nothing else left to do, were sent out of the secret plane. On each of their tokens, there was a huge number of contribution points added.
“I can try my earlier plan now. Also, I need to find several more servants. If I were to do everything myself, it would be a waste of my time…” Leylin thought.
After a span of four months, the backlash from consuming the Darkness crystals disappeared. However, the Four Seasons Garden’s supply was far from enough, so Leylin could only shift his attention to that old witch in the Nightless City.
He remembered that the old witch’s shop had a number of good items.
The sea of people in the Nightless City was the same as before. Leylin flew directly to the passage that hosted the revered magicians and showed his ring to the guards, before entering the city under the respectful bows of the guards.
Suddenly, Leylin’s robes shook. A green light forcefully radiated through his robes.
“En?”
Leylin furrowed his brow, and withdrew a pocket sized diary.
A green secret imprint flashed with light, and from it, the voice of an old lady sounded. “Hey Leylin, are you here yet?”
From the tone of the voice, Leylin could detect a sense of urgency.
Ever since he had handed over a copy of his research on spirits from when he was an acolyte to the old witch, she had proved to have an extreme interest in it. Furthermore, she even given her secret imprint to Leylin.
During these past few months, she seemed to have gotten some progress in her experiment, but she was caught in a bottleneck. Hence, she had been continuously sending messages to Leylin.
It was a pity, however, that Leylin had been inside the Four Seasons Garden brewing potions to exchange for contribution points, so he hadn’t paid her any heed.
However, this old witch was extremely patient, and had been sending Leylin a message every few days.
“What is it? Didn’t I say that I would try my best to come over as quickly as possible?”
Leylin said to the secret imprint.
At the same time, his footsteps halted, and changed directions towards a deserted alley. He also applied a layer of isolation magic on his body.
“This time, I have amassed many items. Do you remember the crystallised Darkness energy particles? I have a total of 500 grams here, and I swear that you won’t regret it…”
Knowing Leylin’s temperament, the old witch hurriedly tossed out her bargaining chip.
“500 grams?” Leylin’s brows relaxed, and the original feeling of tension disappeared.
With that many Darkness crystals,combined with the ones he had been saving, it would definitely bring his elemental essence conversion up by another notch.
However, the Darkness crystals were not almighty. According to Leylin’s estimation and the A.I. Chip’s calculations, if these crystals were to bring his elemental essence conversion up to 70%, then it would already be a godsend.
What’s more, the backlash would be extremely terrifying. If his vitality was not superior to other normal magicians, he wouldn’t dare to be this crazy.
“Yeah, this time I spared no expense, and even owe some old freaks a couple of favours now… Do you remember our previous transaction? Give me the latter half of the information, and all of these crystals will be yours. Also, there is some prospect of the things that you mentioned to me before happening. As for the details, wait until you come to my shop…”
The old witch’s voice gradually faded, but Leylin could tell that she had a certain amount of confidence.
“Okay, wait for me. I’ll be right there!” Leylin closed the diary, and hastened his footsteps.
Within Nightless City, Elm Street #231!
“Hehehe… You actually got here so quickly. It seems like you’re also anxious to get the items I have!”
Seeing Leylin entering the shop, the witch immediately closed the main doors. It seemed that she was prepared to stop operating her business for the rest of the day.
“You and I are both Magi, but if not for the fact that we both had something the other party wanted, we would not be gathered like this. Don’t bother trying to play these mind games!”
Leylin carefully scrutinised the old witch’s appearance.
She looked more aged as compared to before. Furthermore, her hair was shrivelling and falling out. It seemed like she had gotten older by thirty to forty years.
“What has happened to you?”
Leylin casually asked.
“It’s nothing much, just a backlash from an experiment!” The old witch obviously did not intend to elaborate.
“All 500 grams of Darkness crystals are here!” The old witch shook her head and placed a black bottle on the counter. Her body was extremely thin, as if she could collapse and die any given moment.
Inside the bottle, there was a layer of half solid and half liquid translucent crystals—the same as what Leylin had seen before.
“Before this, how about the thing I had entrusted you to look for previously? Are there really any prospects now?”
He had made a request to the old witch before, and that matter was no ordinary task.
“Of course, people who are similar are the most sensitive to one another. From your aura, I completely believe in your identity as a dark Magus. Furthermore, the guild behind me is very willing to have you join us…”
The old witch panted and sat on a chair made of vines while talking.
What Leylin had asked of the old witch from before was naturally to seek out an organisation operated by dark Magi.
Even within the Nightless City, which was controlled by the light Magi, there would definitely still be the existence of shadows. These were the grounds where the dark Magi would operate!
After all, Leylin was still a dark Magus through and through. To him, slowly gathering resources like other Magi, and spending time and effort to seek a chance to break through, was far too inefficient for him!
Furthermore, Leylin did not own a secret plane, and with his current wealth, he would definitely not be able to establish one. As a result, he could only work for an organisation in exchange for resources. Such a cumbersome process was unbearable to him.
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