Locke sent his senior fellow apprentice a message about Southern Gold's attempt to recruit him and asked whether its offer was trustworthy.
Meanwhile, in the Dark Great World.
A nameless wizard walked through this strange world, which held over ten thousand shades of black. Those shades had stained his entire body, each part a different hue. He looked travel-worn and exhausted.
The world's blackness had seeped into his body and was assimilating his magic pressure.
A Dark Titan carrying a skull-topped staff strode across the land. Every step shook the earth, crushing the creatures lurking in the darkness beneath his feet.
The Dark Titan was as huge as a mountain. An army of countless servants followed him, all his subjects in this world.
The Dark Titan suddenly spoke. "Wizard, you've fought me for so long. Aren't you tired?"
"Return this world's sacred treasure to me, and I'll let you leave. Otherwise, sooner or later I'll find you, and you'll never escape this place."
The nameless wizard's expression did not change.
He looked at the little silver flower in his hand, shaped like a teardrop. If my hypothesis is right, then the Night Curtain above Sunshadow Peninsula is connected to the Dark Great World. This magic plant is proof. It could at least help one of my students become a Moon-Ring Wizard. Hmm... should I give it to my junior fellow apprentice?
Forget it. He's still an ordinary Second-Ring Wizard. Even if I gave him the hypothesis, he couldn't use it. Am I supposed to wait decades for him? Besides, our teacher has personally planned his development. If I interfere without asking, I'll probably anger him.
The Dark Titan began chanting a dreadful demonic sound. It was like countless tortured spirits wailing in Hell, yet also like a demon god whispering