Although currently it seems that there isn’t much business to be done on Florence Continent, at least for the Giant Rock Comrce Association, it’s not within their business scope.
However, now that the Wizard Council has approved the Vivian Cottage as a Wizard Organization, it’s foreseeable that in the future, wizard influences will gradually erge on Florence Continent.
Vivian Cottage is just a hint, and the significance behind it is not simple.
If the Giant Rock Comrce Association can seize this opportunity and establish a foothold early on Florence Continent, it will surely be beneficial for future developnt.
For them, this is simply an investnt, at most leading to so losses, but not affecting the core.
After dealing with the material support matters for Vivian Cottage, Duke pondered slightly, and his consciousness sank once more into the depths of his mind, triggering another familiar Wizard’s Mark, the one belonging to rrick.
This friend, who is high-profile, incredibly talented, and has fought alongside him many tis, is one of the few peers on his wizard path with whom he can communicate equally and share resources.
The connection of the mark was almost instantaneous, and rrick’s iconic spiritual wave, tinged with a bit of a playboy’s confidence, ca through, still direct and familiar:
"Duke? A rare guest indeed. I heard you returned to your old ho on Florence not long ago and cleared away so pesky bugs? How’s the scenery back ho? Does it look as it did in your mory?"
"Seems you’re quite busy recently. The Void Insect Race matter was a year ago; I just ca back from the East Coast," Duke said casually.
"Yes, I’ve been pretty busy lately, but..." rrick’s spiritual wave revealed obvious pride, "things have co to a close on the Devourer Plane. It was a legion task, so I retreated after gaining enough contribution. However, a couple of months ago, I went to the Howling Abyss Plane; it’s a ghostly place filled with negative energy and ancient grudges, quite suitable for ."
He paused, and the transmitted thought carried a sense of accomplishnt: "Pretty lucky, after so effort, I finally got a Soul Devouring Curse Crystal of very pure quality.
You know, for those of us who specialize in the Curse Elent, this thing is key to completing the last piece of the crystalization phase."
He was naturally referring to the crystal core needed to ascend to Level 1 Crystalized Mage, which contains high concentrations of pure and specific attribute energy.
This is a rare resource essential for rrick’s plan to achieve liquid-solidification of spiritual power and form a spiritual power crystal unique to his attributes.
The crystal core of the Curse Elent is very rare, only slightly less rare than the Light Attribute crystal core.
"Congratulations," Duke sincerely transmitted his congratulatory thought.
With rrick’s exceptional talent and the protection of a ntor like Master Land, his ability to obtain resources far exceeds that of regular wizards, so it’s no surprise that he could quickly find a suitable curse crystal core.
"Looks like you’re not far from crystalization. When do you plan to start the push?"
"Pretty soon, once I handle a few small things and adjust my state to the best, I’ll make my move," rrick replied, full of confidence.
With his accumulation and preparation, coupled with this precious curse crystal, the chances of successfully advancing to a Crystalized Mage are very high.
He then asked back, with a friend’s curiosity and competitive mindset: "Enough about , how about you? You’ve been a Crystalized Mage for a while now. At this stage, it’s probably not so easy to climb higher, and it would take a long ti. You better keep at it, don’t get overtaken by ..."
Duke was silent for a mont, seemingly considering how to express himself.
Then, he responded with a relatively straightforward, yet information-packed spiritual thought: "Progress is alright, my primary focus recently has been on preparing to advance to a Level 2 Mage."
On the other end of the mark, rrick’s spiritual wave suddenly stalled.
It was as if a torrent of information collided with an invisible dam, creating a brief emptiness and chaos.
A few seconds later, rrick’s thought ca back intermittently filled with disbelief, astonishnt, and a touch of disrupted bitterness:
"Wait... wait! Did you just say... Level 2? Preparing for the Level 2 Mage advancent?!" His spiritual tone heightened, full of shock, "Duke! How long has it been since we last parted? How long has it been since your crystalization success? You... you’ve already reached the spiritual power threshold, and even prepared an Energy Well?!"
rrick could not help but be shocked.
According to the common knowledge of wizard advancent, transitioning from crystalization to qualifying for a Level 2 breakthrough requires a long, painstaking accumulation process. Not to ntion the difficulty of acquiring an Energy Well, which is valued at over ten million magic stones and is a strategic resource without a market.
He himself was ticulously preparing and slightly prideful for the imminent crystalization breakthrough, expecting that even with Duke’s prodigious talent, he would at most progress faster in the post-crystalization accumulation stage. He didn’t imagine Duke was already nearing the threshold of the next stage.
This wasn’t just a faster pace; it was a leap.
Duke could clearly sense the violent fluctuations in rrick’s spiritual waves, and the satisfaction from obtaining the curse crystal and preparing for crystalization seed like it was doused with cold water, replaced with a massive impact and a slightly wry smile.
"Yes, luck was on my side. I went to the East Coast and, by chance, solved the Energy Well issue," Duke naturally wouldn’t disclose too much about his secrets and simply glossed over it, "as for spiritual power, due to consuming so spiritual power-enhancing resources, the growth was slightly better than expected."
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