chsdbacks Chapter 252 Team Formation
Chapter 252 Team Formation
Chapter 252 Team Formation
When Jemin finally returned to the massive spatial rift connecting the "ship plane" and the "air plane," the scene before him had undergone a complete transformation.
During his absence, the command center had already constructed a massive "floating camp" resembling a floating island beneath the spatial rift!
The entire camp is constructed of solid black rock, which appears to have been sourced directly from the ship's dock.
Various fully-equipped wizard buildings have already been erected there, with energy towers, alchemy workshops, and even trading markets taking shape.
Countless energy runes flickered at the edge of the camp, forming several sturdy defenses.
Jemin controlled his flight path and slowly landed on the central square of the floating camp.
He found that it was much more lively than he had expected!
Because, at this time, in addition to the wizards who were returning from all directions, there were also large numbers of local creatures that these wizards had captured during their explorations in the square.
All sorts of bizarre creatures, driven by powerful wizards using energy chains or soul contracts, poured in from all directions like cargo being transported.
The camp devoured all the massive amounts of spoils that were transported there, like a giant beast that could never be full.
Once inside the camp, Jemin easily found the clearly marked "Affairs Center".
He stepped forward and recorded on the terminal that he had accepted and would be carrying out a mandatory task. At the same time, he received a large number of "signaling beads" about the size of marbles from the alchemical doll next to him, which were shimmering with faint spatial fluctuations.
After completing the preliminary steps of the mandatory task, Jemin did not leave immediately.
He planned to search in this makeshift camp to see if he could buy the magical artifacts he urgently needed right now, such as those that could stabilize the surrounding space or mark his precise spatial location to avoid falling into the danger of "spatial turbulence".
As he was strolling through the market, a familiar voice came from beside him.
"Junior, Jemin? What a coincidence, you're back too!"
Jemin turned his head and saw that it was Jack, his senior.
"Senior Jack, I never expected to run into you. Looks like I'm in luck!"
The two greeted each other happily.
After exchanging pleasantries, I couldn't help but ask him, since I had seen Jemin seemingly searching for something called Jack at the various stalls:
"Junior Jieming, I've noticed you've been looking for something since earlier. If it's not urgent, let me know. I helped build this place before, so I know it pretty well."
Jemin didn't hide anything and frankly stated his purpose: "I want to find a magical artifact that can stabilize space or mark my spatial coordinates. This dimensional space is too unstable and too dangerous."
Upon hearing Jemin's request, Jack pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "I don't have any magical artifacts here, but Levin Mills—you should remember him, the only one in our group who advanced to level three. He might be able to solve your problem."
"Senior Levin Mills?" The image of someone he'd met before immediately flashed through Jemin's mind, followed by a hint of doubt. "If I remember correctly, that senior was a Potions major, right?"
"It seems you do remember him. Yes, he was indeed a specialist in potions. Although Levin couldn't create complex magical artifacts, he recently succeeded in creating a very special potion using the creatures of this world."
"This potion, once used, greatly enhances the user's perception of wind and spatial forces! While it won't grant complete immunity to spatial turbulence or allow you to move freely through it, it will at least make it easier for the user to sense areas of 'spatial chaos' beforehand, thus allowing them to avoid danger in advance."
"Furthermore, according to Levin, this potion's effect of enhancing perception is permanent! It will be of considerable help to you in your future studies and research on spatial science!"
Jemin's eyes lit up after hearing Jack's introduction!
There are such good things?
He asked eagerly, "Senior Jack, could you sell me this?"
Jack laughed heartily: "Of course, that's no problem. We were originally planning to use this to exchange for some resources we needed. However—that's probably not possible now, because we're out of raw materials. So you'll probably have to wait a while."
Seeing the regret on Jemin's face, Jack patiently explained to him, "The core ingredient of this potion is a kind of 'wind element energy body' that is highly concentrated and extremely pure under high pressure. You know how difficult it is to obtain this stuff; it's indeed not easy to get."
Upon hearing this, Jemin sighed helplessly.
Energy bodies may sound common, but if they are further labeled as highly condensed and extremely pure, it means that they are very difficult to find.
In that case, this magical potion would probably be of little use to him.
After all, the danger of spatial turbulence is ever-present.
If we wait for them to find new raw materials and then recreate the product, it will be too late.
Just then, Jack suddenly changed the subject and revealed his true purpose.
He looked at Jemin, his expression turning serious. "Jemin, would you like to come with us on an urgent rescue mission?"
Before Jemin could ask, Jack quickly explained, "Our team took on one of those emergency missions: 'Rescue the Lost Wizards.' We needed to go to a marked area of 'spatial turbulence' to rescue several wizards who were lost within it."
"But the distorted space inside that spatial turbulence was unexpectedly large, far exceeding our initial estimates. Therefore, we need more manpower to help with the search."
"Don't worry, this mission isn't very dangerous. After all, once inside, the main targets of the search are some specially modified reconnaissance cannon fodder. The wizard only needs to operate from the outside. Moreover, our team has already found a stable entrance and exit to that spatial turbulence, so we can safely evacuate at any time."
"If you're willing to help us solve this mission, in addition to the reward for this mission, I can also arrange for you to receive one of those potions I mentioned before, one that can permanently enhance spatial awareness!"
Jemin's eyes lit up; this deal was quite tempting.
However, he also had some doubts: "Is the area inside that spatial distortion very large? If there's a real shortage of manpower, wouldn't it be better to send out more reconnaissance cannon fodder?"
Jack gave a helpless wry smile: "The area within that spatial distortion is larger than we imagined. To be honest, the number of cannon fodder that each wizard in our team can control through their soul contracts has already reached its limit. That's why we need to recruit more new wizards and deploy more cannon fodder to expand the search area."
Hearing this, Jemin became even more puzzled. He had also seen the emergency mission and felt that their investment had exceeded the mission's reward.
"Are the wizards inside important to you?"
Jack whispered mysteriously in Jemin's ear, "Those wizards aren't important; what's important are the spatial distortion nodes themselves. These 'spatial distortions' are troublesome to deal with, but they usually contain massive amounts of high-value resources inside!"
"After all, for such a stable 'spatial distortion' to form, it means that a large amount of pure elements must be gathered within it. And over a long period of time, such a massive accumulation of elements will inevitably give rise to various rare and high-value resources or creatures!"
"Even the raw materials for that potion were actually obtained from inside another similar 'space distortion' node."
After listening to Jack's words, Jemin quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.
He agreed to Jack's proposal with almost no hesitation.
"Okay, if it's really like you said, I'm afraid I should thank you for giving me this opportunity."
After all, Jack's proposal carried very little risk for him, but offered extremely high potential returns.
Besides those resources and that potion, Jemin had another idea.
He wanted to learn from these experienced "veterans."
See if we can accumulate some experience and knowledge in dealing with and handling dangerous situations like "space distortion".
"It's just a win-win situation, and wizards from the same academy are always more reassuring than other foreign wizards." Jack laughed, and the two quickly agreed on a time and place to meet again. Afterward, Jack hurriedly said goodbye to Jemin and left.
Judging from his appearance, he must have gone to continue recruiting other people.
After saying goodbye to Jack, who had come and gone in a hurry, Jemin did not go back to rest immediately, but instead strolled around the bustling and vibrant temporary square.
After all, that potion only provides a passive "early warning" method, at most it can be considered an alternative method.
If we could find a powerful magical artifact that could directly calm local spatial turbulence in times of crisis, that would be the best outcome.
The square was bustling with people, and the atmosphere was lively.
Besides the various wizards selling their own concoctions, magical artifacts, and other homemade products at their stalls, there are also many wizards peddling various fresh biological materials they have obtained from this plane, and even rare live animals.
After all, the official purchase price from the camp was too low; it could only be considered a minimum guarantee.
If you can find a suitable buyer here and sell it to other wizards, you can earn a little more than the official purchase price.
As Jemin wandered among the bizarre and colorful stalls, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a creature locked in a cage at one of the stalls, and he stopped.