Benjamin ran through a brief simulation in his mind and reached the same conclusion as Levin Mills. "That would multiply the area we need to search, and we can't advance in the same formation as before."
"So I've decided to split the wizards into two teams." Levin Mills laid out his plan.
"The wider, higher area above will be searched by us squad members, who work together more smoothly."
"The relatively narrow area below will be searched by you"—he meant the recruited wizards.
After hearing the arrangement, Benjamin and the others had no objections.
It was obvious that the broader area was more likely to yield greater resources.
But... first, they were weaker to begin with. They could protect themselves well enough, but their ability to fight in coordination was practically nonexistent.
Second, as recruits, their most important task was to complete the mission of searching for the "lost wizard," not hunt for treasure.
Besides, given their strength, rather than scattering, it was better for most of them to cooperate and watch each other's backs.
That way, they might actually search this narrow area faster—and perhaps even obtain more resources.
Thus, Levin Mills's proposal was settled without opposition or fanfare.
The next day, the two teams of wizards began advancing separately in strict accordance with the plan they had agreed upon the day before.
Because Benjamin was the strongest among the recruited wizards, he was chosen as the temporary captain.
He led the remaining ten recruited wizards through the lower portion of the space, exploring along the designated route.
Compared with the vast, desolate region they had explored before, the space beneath the distorted area was much smaller than they had imagined.
After a careful investigation, they confirmed that this space might only be a dozen or so