Director Morrison said, "Wait for news of my negotiations, little Locke."
Immediately afterward, he severed the connection to the Gray Mist Slate.
Locke put away the Gray Mist Slate, then sat in his office and began writing the two articles he intended to submit.
Three days later, Locke submitted the two completed articles to southeast and Cloud Marsh respectively. Even in the Cloud Marsh Wetland, these two journals were far from ordinary.
All Locke had to do was wait for the results.
After finishing all this, Locke decided it would be better to exchange the opportunity he had obtained in the Land of Six Towers to enter the Wizard Secret Realm as soon as possible. After all, he might leave the Land of Six Towers at any time once Director Morrison's negotiations produced a result.
Exploring the secret realm would take quite some time, so there was no need to wait for a better day. Since he had time now, he might as well explore the Toxic Valley and first collect the resources within this First-Ring Wizard Secret Realm.
Thus, Locke submitted an application to Alicia and Great Wizard Sura. After the application was approved that afternoon, he took the White Dragon Tower's floating elevator underground, descending twenty kilometers to the underground Toxic Valley Secret Realm.
The ordinary First-Ring Wizard from the Plutarch Family who was responsible for leading the way bowed to Locke with great respect, then said, "Lord Locke, the Toxic Valley is just ahead. Once you pass through that stone gate, you'll have entered the Toxic Valley. The valley is filled with miasma formed from strange poisons, and merely breathing it in will cause death. Of course, within a Wizard Secret Realm, even death doesn't result in true death."
"It only causes damage to the soul. Therefore,