From Today On, You Are My Silent Ones

As Huozi and Tiger received their orders and departed, the only ones left beside Li Wei were Remlu, who was eager to take a bite out of the thing in front of him, and the Bald Guy Fischer, who looked extremely stressed. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't resist his curiosity and asked:

"Boss, what exactly is this thing? Isn't it a Titan?"

Li Wei turned and looked at him sternly. "It cannot be spoken of. Titans are not this large. From now on, do not look at It, do not call It by name, and do not think about any questions related to It. It's best to forget It! Honestly, I'm not entirely sure of Its exact identity right now, but if my guess is correct, the entire Zelandia could face annihilation if it leaks out."

He couldn't help but chuckle as he spoke. "It's likely not just us. Even those Drow in Gershon City above us could be implicated and wiped out without a trace."

Fischer's body visibly stiffened at the word "It." As Li Wei's warnings of "cannot be seen, cannot be spoken, cannot be thought" echoed, he was so scared that he quickly lowered his gaze, wishing he could gouge out his own eyeballs. A dense layer of sweat visibly broke out on his shiny bald head, and his legs felt weak.

Even with his limited knowledge at the Tore Red Robe Mage Association, he knew what the word "It" signified. Coupled with the overly obvious hints, he inwardly cursed that things had gone awry.

This is probably either God's Remains or an Abomination. Wait, aren't Abominations born in the Astral Plane? With his limited knowledge, Fischer could only guess that the thing before him was likely related to a Deity.

Some powerful Deities could be vaguely sensed if their names were uttered, but that was only when their names were spoken. Had Deities now become dangerous even when imagined in one's thoughts?

Honestly, this thought process was truly shattering his worldview. He was even a little afraid that the Deities he had privately criticized before might have his name on a little list, waiting to trouble him after death.

If Li Wei knew his thoughts at that moment, he would probably scoff. Because in his opinion, if the entity before them was truly "It," and if It was still "alive," then Deities would be like amateurs showing off in front of It.

Perhaps only the God Above All Gods, Aeon, could handle or take "It" away. Because there was a small chance this was a bug left behind by It. Of course, it was more likely to be an Outer Realm Being.

After realizing the gravity of the situation, Fischer cautiously asked, "So, does that mean those three Mentally Disturbed Orcs were likely 'contaminated' by something? Why not just..."

He made a throat-slitting gesture here.

Still has the mindset of a Battle-Mage Barbarian. If Igg were here, he definitely wouldn't make such a crude suggestion, Li Wei thought.

Given the seriousness of the issue, Li Wei was no saint. If it were merely to completely eliminate a hidden danger, he wouldn't hesitate to kill three Orcs he didn't know. But he still shook his head:

"No, if these three Orcs were indeed influenced by 'It,' it would mean 'It' is still 'alive.' Therefore, they will be the most direct evidence for me to verify my subsequent hypothesis. If the hypothesis proves true, they will also be the most ideal targets for observation, and their condition will be used to determine the extent of 'It's' awakening. Of course, the latter is something I absolutely do not want to see. It's too early."

Yes, its appearance was too unexpected and too early.

If such a thing appeared in the future, after Li Wei had managed to survive until he became a Dragon King or achieved godhood through faith, he might be fully prepared, and with extreme caution, he would carefully study this entity.

Because the power of such an existence, once controlled, would signify a form of transcendence, even representing a breakthrough of the current universe and spacetime, ushering in more unknown possibilities.

As for the current stage, Heh heh, it's a dud that can't be handled, and it's a nuclear warhead type of dud.

Any accident would result in the entire family exploding and spiraling into the heavens.

After hearing Li Wei's plan, Fischer deeply felt his own ignorance and vaguely regretted speaking out. Just as he was about to try and salvage the situation, he heard Li Wei call his name:

"Fischer."

"Here." Fischer immediately bowed, his posture even lower than when he was an Apprentice at the Red Robe Mage Association.

Although the being in front of him was just a Half-Dragon Gnoll, in their Red Robe Mage Association, it would only be considered a powerful thug or a rare dissection specimen.

But through a few limited exchanges, Fischer deeply felt the other party's profound knowledge. The fact that he could integrate Zelandia, which had been entrenched for decades, without bloodshed in just a few days, and develop it to this extent in just five years, proved that the other party was by no means someone who only possessed brute force.

Even Fischer had a vague illusion when facing Li Wei, as if he were not facing a foolish beast like a Gnoll, but a wise and learned Dragon.

It was precisely because of this feeling that he put away some of his petty thoughts from before their first meeting and worked diligently for Li Wei.

Li Wei then asked, "When you were in the Red Robe Mage Association, did you ever obtain the coordinates of any other planes on Coriel Continent?"

"Interplanar coordinates?" Fischer was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then forced a smile and said, "There is indeed one. Although I never dabbled in Conjuration, I obtained one from a Conjuration mage when I was collecting a bad debt years ago. However, he was also a novice and wasn't sure if that plane was the Grey Wastes of Hades, one of the seventeen great outer planes. His specialty was summoning some Skeleton Warriors from that plane, though their combat effectiveness wasn't great."

Speaking of this, Fischer rubbed his hands excitedly. "If you need it, Master, you can authorize me to return to Zelandia to collect them. You know, most intermediate-level mages, especially us Red Robes, have them to some extent. There's a saying in the northern regions of Coriel Continent: a Red Robe who can't cast Fireball isn't a qualified Red Robe; a Red Robe who can't summon monsters isn't a competent Red Robe; and a Red Robe who doesn't want to become a Lich after death is definitely not a powerful Red Robe. Therefore, most of us Red Robes also dabble in these schools."

"Oh? Then it seems you're not a competent or powerful Red Robe, Fischer," Li Wei couldn't help but laugh.

"Uh..." Fischer, who had dug a pit for himself in his attempt to please his Master, really wanted to slap himself. He scratched his bald head with a wry smile and said, "I'm just a bit weak in some areas, but as long as you let me reconnect to the Weave, my Evocation Magic will definitely not disappoint you, Master! I'm not bragging..."

"Alright," Li Wei waved his hand, stopping his further words. "Your suggestion is quite good. Now, as the chairman of Hogg Mining, I officially authorize you, Fischer, to return to Zelandia in my name to collect interplanar coordinates. Go."

"Yes!" Fischer happily accepted the order and left.

Li Wei watched his retreating back and smiled. He knew what Fischer was scheming. It was nothing more than using the opportunity to collect planar coordinates for him to also make a copy. After all, planar coordinates were also a pretty good commodity.

Among mages, knowledge was always a hard currency superior to money.

But he only needed the result. Whatever Fischer gained would be considered his reward. Li Wei wasn't that petty.

After Fischer left, Li Wei leaned down and looked at Remlu, who was the last one remaining, his expression solemn.

"Remlu, I need your Slime tribe to do something for me!"

"Mui?" Remlu's soft head squeezed out a big question mark.

"Gather your tribe in this Thirteenth Floor Mine Area. While you excavate this thing, patrol and prevent any intelligent creature from approaching!"

"Mui!" Remlu shook her little head, seemingly happy to accept the task.

"Also! If you hear any calls from the unknown, do not respond, do not respond, do not respond! Do you understand?"

"Mui..." The little thing was a bit scared by Li Wei's serious and solemn attitude.

"Don't worry too much. When you exist alone, you generally don't have many thought processes, like Ghosts without any self-awareness. Even if He awakens consciousness in the future, He will likely ignore your existence. Therefore, you Silent Ones are relatively the safest. The only problem is that your strength is still lacking. Wait a moment."

As Li Wei spoke, he bit down on his own claw under Remlu's expectant gaze.

"Screeeech~~~"

An extremely piercing and sharp sound accompanied by bursts of sparks rang out, causing Li Wei's scales to stand on end. He quickly stopped his action, afraid of waking the giant creature in front of him.

"Damn, are these scales that thick? Let's forget about it for now. You guys can keep eating my excrement and evolve slowly," Li Wei said with a headache.

"..." Remlu.

Li Wei extended a claw and tapped Remlu's small head.

"From today on, you are my Silent Ones!"

Thanks to Zi Pian Su for the 500 rewards, thanks to xiaotang246 for the 200 rewards, thanks to Muye Canglan for the 100 rewards.