Chapter 1201: 378. Contract Loophole

“Dear Sir, I hope you won’t blame me for taking two days to write this letter. The matter you entrusted to me involves the movements of several Transcendent Wizards, and I had to proceed with caution to avoid startling the snakes in the grass,” Nabby detailed in his letter.

On the morning of the third day since he had formed the soul contract with Nabby, Noland Lee received his letter.

“According to my statistics, there are a total of ten Transcendent Wizards interested in exploring that Stargaze. They are Clint ‘Windhawk’ and Benjamin ‘Gathered Thunder’ from Hotams, Master Slark Brewgold from the Wealth Creation Society, and Laron Rockbone, the King of Rockbone, from Laron Rockbone’s lineage…”

Nabby listed a roster in the letter.

Accompanying the roster was an extensive document detailing each Transcendent Wizard.

Among the ten Transcendent Wizards planning to explore the Sub-Dimensional Plane, seven hail from the Ulnas Ring, with the remaining three being Grey Wizards not affiliated with the Ulnas Ring.

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This isn’t to say that Grey Wizards are disinterested in the Sub-Dimensional Plane; it’s just that with Nabby’s connections and standing, he can only make contact with so many Grey Wizards.

From Nabby’s experience in exploring the Sub-Dimensional Plane, he had encountered Grey Wizards and Ulnas Ring Wizards in equal numbers, which indicated that at least three of the ten Wizards were Grey Wizards unknown to him.

From this, it is apparent that within the entire community of Transcendent Wizards, the number of Grey Wizards should be roughly equal to that of the Ulnas Ring Wizards.

The Ulnas Ring Transcendent Wizards are relatively more approachable.

Despite being reclusive, having broken the first of the destiny shackles, and becoming semi-eternal beings, they’re still members of the Ulnas Ring.

If Noland Lee is willing to reveal his identity and make friendly overtures to the Ulnas Ring Transcendent Wizards, he could avoid direct competition with them.

However, this would still come at a cost, as it is no small feat to have someone willingly give up their intentions toward the Sub-Dimensional Plane.

According to Noland Lee’s plan, Nabby would, in accordance with the requirements of the soul contract, persuade the Ulnas Ring Transcendent Wizards to drop their plans to explore the Sub-Dimensional Plane for various reasons.

Nabby readily agreed to this request and, in his letter, vowed that he had already begun communicating with the Ulnas Ring Transcendent Wizards and that the proceedings were going smoothly.

The only one that Noland Lee needed to pay particular attention to was the uncooperative Transcendent Grey Wizard.

Quartz, the ruler of the Demon Brain Race, known as the ‘Secret Brain,’ a Transcendent Wizard of the Demon Brain Race.

The ruler of the Shadow Death Magic Realm, Transcendent Shadow Wizard Sophron.

Both of them have an expert wizard team specialized in pioneering Sub-Dimensional Planes.

Although these two would not personally participate in the exploration of the Sub-Dimensional Plane, their wizard teams would undoubtedly block Noland Lee’s path.

To Nabby’s knowledge, the only Transcendent Grey Wizard who would personally explore the Sub-Dimensional Plane was Oren Bark, a Nature Magic Wizard who had transformed himself into a Tree Spirit.

This individual was an oddity among Transcendent Wizards, keen on scattering Tree Spirit seeds.

His ability to alter Sub-Dimensional Planes was extremely powerful.

No matter the Sub-Dimensional Plane, once in his grasp, it would soon turn into an ocean of trees. Each tree would be a juvenile Tree Spirit capable of rapidly evolving into a Tree Spirit Warrior under the influence of Nature Magic, ready to fight for Oren Bark.

The intelligence on Transcendent Grey Wizards provided by Nabby was limited to the aforementioned three.

If circumstances allow, he would provide additional information before the entrance to the Sub-Dimensional Plane formed.

Noland Lee put down the letter in his hand, picked up Professor Lamp’s letter, and compared the two.

Nabby’s intelligence highly coincided with Professor Lamp’s, indicating that both parties’ information was quite credible.

If he could successfully secure a spot, he should be able to squeeze out the quota for the Transcendent Grey Wizards.

Noland Lee pondered for a few seconds, then set about writing a reply to Nabby, admonishing him to follow the plan and seize the slots during the ceremony.

Ten minutes later, Nabby’s reply arrived.

He assured Noland Lee wholeheartedly that he would act according to the plan.

Noland Lee accessed the soul contract panel to check it.

The soul contract showed no signs of irregularities, indicating that Nabby had not betrayed his vow.

“Now, it all comes down to the morning after next…”

Noland Lee, with a slight tension in his heart, headed for Underground Layer 2 to continue his magic experiments.

Time passed in preparation, and soon the next morning arrived.

Noland Lee called Denise Green and Selena down to the Fourth Underground Level.

The three of them each stood in the center of a ritual array.

“Before we officially activate the Array, let me emphasize the precautions once again,” Noland Lee said, looking towards Denise Green and Selena with a grave expression.

“Once you activate the Array, your consciousness will leave your bodies and enter a Maze Space. You don’t need to explore the Maze; just wait in place.”

Denise Green and Selena nodded together.

Noland Lee continued:

“Don’t trust anyone you meet in the Maze, no matter what they say. Don’t listen to them. If you feel that you can’t cope, you may terminate the Ceremony and leave the Maze, then attempt to reenter repeatedly. After reentering, do the same—stay put. If it’s me who comes looking for you, I will definitely use a password first.”

Denise Green and Selena nodded again.

Noland Lee had reiterated these instructions many times over the past two days. noveldrama

Ensuring that both had committed the instructions firmly to memory, Noland Lee pulled out his Pocket Watch, silently counting down.

One second before the formation of the entrance to the Sub-Dimensional Plane, Noland Lee swung his arm mightily and declared: