Chapter 1165: 363. There’s another core_2

“However, it’s always better to be prepared than to wait for an unknown Plane Core to reach out to you. You should be clear about that,”

“If in the end, you manage to leave the cage without my help, then our deal can be renegotiated. It can be voided or modified, as you wish.”

After reading the message, Noland Lee let out a wry laugh to himself.

The existence of something like the Plane Core was indeed not common, using just a few words to expose His own background.

Perhaps it was because the disparity between them was just too great, or maybe it had already seen many similar cases, the Escape Core of the Plane remained very calm and composed after discovering Noland’s details, without a trace of surprise.

This was probably a direct reflection of the disparity between the levels of life.

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Noland gathered his senses and said,

“I am willing to accept your terms. What should I do next to possess a Sub-Dimensional Plane?”

Ring Characters appeared in Noland’s mind, the Plane Core responded.

“You need to arrange a higher-level ceremony. During the ceremony, I will transmit a ‘Plane Fragment’ to the space where you are.”

“This ‘Plane Fragment’ will take the form of a stargaze, hanging in the heavens. Once it has absorbed enough Primal Fire, it will take on the initial form of a Sub-Dimensional Plane.”

“At that point, you can use the ceremony I taught you to enter the Sub-Dimensional Plane. You need to stabilize its framework and repair any gaps as quickly as possible.”

“You must be extremely cautious, and act quickly because other life creatures in your world can discover this Sub-Dimensional Plane by observing the stargaze.”

Noland nodded solemnly,

“Understood.”

Thinking of the astronomical cost required to purchase the Plane Device, Noland asked,

“Regarding the step of repairing the Sub-Dimensional Plane, do you have any good suggestions?”

The Ring Characters floated for a moment, the serrations on their surface changed into new shapes, revealing new content.

“Normally, a Sub-Dimensional Plane can perfect itself by passively absorbing the light of Primal Fire, eventually becoming a space that only allows those with specific identities to enter and leave. However, this passive process of absorbing Primal Fire is very lengthy for you humans, possibly taking decades.”

“To speed up this process, you will need to use the methods of your world to channel a large amount of Primal Fire into the Sub-Dimensional Plane. I believe you should be able to find a way to accomplish this.”

Noland frowned slightly.

It all came back to the extremely expensive Plane Device…

It seemed that the principle behind the Plane Device was to channel the light of Primal Fire into the Sub-Dimensional Plane.

Perhaps by coming into contact with the Plane Device, He could catch a glimpse of Primal Fire’s true form? noveldrama

While Noland thought about this, He chatted with the other party for a few more sentences, and then withdrew His right arm.

The Escape Core of the Plane sent Noland’s consciousness out, returning it to His body on the Magic Inflatable Raft.

With that, His first contact with the Plane Core was successfully completed.

Noland opened His eyes and looked down at the Array.

The Soul Gem was nearly dim and lifeless, all three portions of the active materials were dried up, and the Array was close to being scrapped.

Judging by the rate of energy decay, He had spent about half an hour communicating with the Escape Core of the Plane.

With a wave of His hand, Noland used [Mage’s Hand] to quickly clear the Array.

After a while, He destroyed the Magic Inflatable Raft with several ‘Death Rays,’ letting the sea swallow its pieces, while He himself used ‘Death Flight’ to fly towards the land.

Before formally ending the conversation with the Escape Core of the Plane, Noland confirmed the date of the next communication ceremony with it.

In the next ceremony, the Escape Core of the Plane would transmit the ‘Plane Fragment,’ allowing it to hang in the sky in the form of a stargaze.

Considering that other wizards could also detect the presence of this stargaze, Noland had to be ready to face the wizards’ greed before He could officially initiate the next ceremony.

Before that, He might need half a year, or even longer, to prepare the materials, crafting Magical Items, Mechanos, and Thunderclouds.

So, conservatively estimated, the next communication ceremony would take place in half a year.

Was the Plane Core willing to wait?

Absolutely, no problem at all.

To an existence like it, half a year in the eyes of humans was but a flick of the finger.

If Noland felt uncertain, then there would be no issue even if He prepared for three to five years.

What really troubled Noland was not so much dealing with the hostility of the wizards but that set of Plane Devices.

The Plane Device was expensive and limited in purchase channels, closely monitored by the Ulnas Circle.

If Noland Lee wanted to acquire a Plane Device in the short term, he might have to turn to the Grey Wizards. Only these wizards, who operated outside the control of the Ulnas Circle, dared to trample the law and sell Plane Devices privately.

But this could lead to new problems, such as double-crossing, being baited, getting reported, and so on.

Noland Lee might have to venture into the territories of the Demon Brain Race and Shadow Deathers.

Halfway through his contemplation, seeing the silhouette of land rising on the horizon, he finally decided to seek help from the Assassin Angel.

He described the information about the Plane Device to the other party and finally asked,

“Your Excellency, is there any way to bypass the restrictions of the Plane Device?”

The Assassin Angel said,

“The Dusk Giants still owe you a favor.

“Since that Dusk Giant could remodel a part of the Bustling Tunnel, he should also be able to help you with the difficulties in refurbishing the Sub-Dimensional Plane. You can talk to him, and you should be able to avoid the trouble of buying a Plane Device.”

Noland Lee was slightly startled.

Now he knew what to do, he immediately increased his flight speed and hurried toward the land.

In the latter part of the night, Noland Lee summoned Denise Green about three hundred kilometers from Revival City and had her take him back to the city.

Denise Green returned to her bedroom to continue meditating, while Noland Lee entered the study room, pulled out a chair to sit down, took out the Dusk Giant’s pendant, and began discussing with him.

Approaching early morning, their conversation concluded.

The Dusk Giant not only agreed to help Noland Lee with the remodeling of the Sub-Dimensional Plane, but also agreed to teach him some techniques and experience in managing the Sub-Dimensional Plane during the process. As for dealing with the wizards, that was something Noland Lee had to handle himself, as the Dusk Giant couldn’t conveniently intervene.

Noland Lee had no objections to this.

He put away the Dusk Giant’s pendant, stood up, walked to the window, and drew back the curtains, looking out over the street and the heavens outside his house.

Close to sunrise, the streets were already sparsely populated, mostly by early-rising workers delivering goods.

Noland Lee brewed a cup of hot tea with [Mage’s Hand], and amidst the wafting aroma and white fog, he enjoyed the tranquility unique to the early morning.

He had a list in his mind, detailing the materials needed for conducting the next ceremony and for the initial remodeling of the Sub-Dimensional Plane.

Foremost were the various kinds of magic energy.

Wind, water, fire, earth—the demand for these four elemental energies was the greatest, each not less than twenty billion points.

Death Energy, Deep Sea Magic Power, and Thunder and Lightning Energy were also essential, totaling about thirty billion points for the three combined.

The good news was that there was no need for Breaking Energy, such as Pure Light Energy or Silent Power, none of which were on the list.

All told, Noland Lee needed to prepare nearly three hundred billion points of magic energy.

And that was only the first expense after acquiring the Sub-Dimensional Plane.

To allow the space of the Sub-Dimensional Plane to expand slowly, he would have to keep pouring in magic energy continuously.

This was an astronomical figure, but the good news was that all the magic energy could be converted from Soul Energy.

And Soul Energy, heh, was exactly what Noland Lee currently had in abundance.

As long as the Magic Theft patterns in the Soul Factory remained undamaged, Noland Lee could periodically go harvest Soul Energy.

Harvest after harvest, the efficiency was comparable to cutting leeks.

Noland Lee opened the Spell List of “Tracking Mark,” found the Spell Mark placed in the nexus of the Underground Pipeline, and cast “Mind View” towards it.

The Magic Vision of the Underground Pipeline unfolded in Noland Lee’s mind, showing a scene where Death Steel Soldiers were working overtime to modify pipelines and energy nexuses.

At this time, the clumsy and emotionally unstable Undead Acolytes and Cultivators had become laborers under the command of Death Steel Soldier Commanders, and the Skeletons and Living Corpses under them were the laborers among laborers.

Seeing everything was normal in the Underground Pipeline, Noland Lee planned to meditate for a while to restore some energy.

Just then, the Assassin Angel said,

“There’s some activity with Jay Spade. The Pure Light Court knows that the Undead Cult’s Pollution Zone activation has failed.”

Noland Lee raised an eyebrow and relaxed his mind.

The Assassin Angel linked Jay Spade’s primary perspective view for Noland Lee to examine.