"The universe is vast and encompasses everything, containing countless planets and planes, with countless rules that form the basis of the world's operation and the foundation of our survival."
Leo pointed a finger into the air in front of him, and instantly a semi-illusory large sphere composed of countless star-like dots appeared. This was a simplified model of the universe that Leo had constructed.
With his palm open, the simplified universe model instantly expanded to fill the entire basement, allowing Leo and Wakeda's bodies to merge into it.
"Whether it's the Wizard World we live in or the Giant World you live in, they are just one planet or one plane within it."
Leo pointed his finger again, and the semi-illusory simplified model of the universe magnified infinitely until a plane and a planet appeared before Wakeda's eyes.
"Is this the world we live in? It's so small?"
Wakeda stared in disbelief at the planet before him, no bigger than his fist. How could such a tiny world sustain countless lives?
And their world is a planet, a spherical planet, so how do the giants living on it manage not to fall off?
And this planet is rotating, so why can't he feel it?
Wakeda felt a flood of strange and bizarre questions that he would never have considered before popping into his head.
"It's not small at all. In the universe, the Giant World is as insignificant as a grain of sand in the desert, or even less than a grain of sand."
"In order to spread advanced ideas and civilization, our Wizard World has found one inhabited world after another in the universe, teaching them to understand the world, to comprehend the universe, and to understand the mechanisms of its operation, so that they don't live their lives in a daze."
Leo reached into the Shadow Space again and took out more than a dozen dishes of various styles, as well as several barrels of wine.
The tempting taste stimulated Wakeda to salivate wildly. After nearly a month of feeding him, Wakeda no longer had much of a wariness towards Leo.
Every dish here, and every dish you've eaten before, comes from a different world.
"How does it taste?" Leo smiled and pushed the food towards Wakeda.
"It's delicious! I've never eaten such good food in my life." Wakeda reached out to take some, but seeing Leo there, he pushed the food towards Leo Xi, wanting to share it with Leo.
Leo smiled without saying a word, but instead opened a barrel of wine. Instantly, flames rose up, accompanied by a rich aroma of wine, which made Wakeda's eyes widen. The rumbling in his stomach was like the beating of war drums, as if he wanted to devour the barrel of wine.
He had never seen anything so good before; in his mind, there was not even the concept of wine.
But his instincts told him that this was a good thing.
"There is a world in the universe called the Great Ocean World. They have no land; it is entirely covered by a thick ocean. In the underwater volcanoes, due to the suppressed heat and the influence of seawater, there is a very small chance that this magical beverage containing both fire and water vapor will be created."
"After drinking it, it can cleanse old wounds and restore your body to its original state. You should try it."
Leo placed the flaming liquor in front of Wakeda, Wakeda, unable to contain himself any longer, immediately picked up the barrel and gulped it down.
"Burp, what a wonderful feeling!!!"
Wakeda had drunk half a barrel of wine in one go, had a flushed face, flames rising from his head, and the air he exhaled when he spoke was filled with the rich aroma of wine.
Wakeda felt that this substance, which the wizard called wine, gave him boundless power as soon as it entered his stomach; the aroma of the wine rose upwards, and flames spewed from his head.
The alcohol's effects sent a shiver down his spine, giving him an urge to have a female giant give birth to several smaller giants.
The old wounds from past hunting trips on my body were now itchy, a wonderful feeling of complete healing.
Unable to bear the itching, Wakeda reached out and scratched, pulling off large patches of scabs to reveal the tender, newborn skin underneath.
"This kind of liquor is completely useless at the Great Ocean World, but ever since they established a relationship with us, they've been trading this useless liquor for the treasures they need most."
"If you have the chance, you should go and see how the locals evaluate wizards, and how they describe the wizards' lives before and after they went there."
Leo maintained his smile, as if to say that the wizard's actions were all documented and not the kind of evil destruction he had witnessed.
However, what Leo didn't tell Wakeda was that he probably wouldn't be able to see the original dominant species of the Great Ocean World anymore; the species that currently rule the Great Ocean World are those supported by the wizards.
Looking at Wakeda, who was deep in thought while holding the barrel of wine, Leo continued:
"Given their world's strength, they lack the ability to communicate across planets and with other worlds. Without our Wizard World, they would remain trapped in their own world even at the end of time."
"Tell me, did we do the right thing?" Leo looked at Wakeda with a pained expression, as if she had been deeply misunderstood.
"It seems to be right," Wakeda said, slightly drunk and confused. He felt that there was something... wrong with what the wizard in front of him was saying, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Then let me ask you a different question. What do you giants desire most?"
"Food? We'll never have enough to eat. Many giants never even had a full meal more than a few times in their entire lives."
Wakeda patted his belly. Although giants were the rulers of the Giant World, those beast races were not to be trifled with. If they killed too much, it would have very serious consequences. He had heard from priests about many giant tribes that had been wiped out in this way.
Therefore, when they hunt, they can only target less powerful species and creatures, but even though they are on the hunt Heavenly Capital, the tribe members still can't get enough to eat.
"Food is as essential as iron; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal. I understand the feeling of hunger."
"What is iron? What is steel?" Beneath Leo's sympathetic expression lay Wakeda's innocent and puzzled eyes.
"..."
"Alright, let me change the subject. What if we wizards could provide all of you giants with enough food to eat, enough to last a lifetime?"
"Really? Thank you so much!" Wakeda perked up instantly upon hearing there was plenty of food.
"The trade must be fair. We can provide all of you giants with an endless supply of food, so what can you provide me?" Leo's smile was remarkably similar to that of Benji.
"... I have no idea."
Wakeda scratched his head vigorously, racking his brains but unable to figure out what he could offer the wizard before him.
In the past, when giants from other tribes came to visit, all they could offer were some food they had hunted, and at most some ripe fruit.
But these things...
Wakeda looked at the food spread out on the ground. Each dish came from a different world, and one dish was more valuable than all the food in his entire tribe. He had nothing to give back.
"If what you say is true, and you can really provide us with an endless supply of food, then you can come back to the tribe with me. Our tribe's wisest priest will surely be able to answer your question."
Wakeda couldn't think of anything he could give the wizard, but the tribe's wisest priest certainly could, and with that, he stood up and tried to pull Leo away.
"No rush. I need to communicate with our superiors about such a big matter. After all, we've arrested so many of your people. All the misunderstandings need to be cleared up, otherwise, with your fiery tempers, you simply won't listen to us." Leo's smile widened.
"You're right, we giants are clear about our likes and dislikes. If you had said these things to me from the beginning, I wouldn't have paid any attention to you." Wakeda smiled sheepishly.
If it weren't for Leo feeding him delicious food for a whole month, Wakeda wouldn't have said a word to Leo, let alone know that the wizards were going to do such a great thing.
Similarly, other giants would not speak to wizards, nor would they know what the wizards wanted to do; their first action upon meeting them would undoubtedly be to raise their fists and strike.
"Oh, right, I have a few other questions I'd like to ask you. You don't have to tell me if it's inconvenient for you to," Leo said.
"Ask away. I'll tell you everything I can."
Wakeda looked at Leo kindly, feeling that the wizard in front of him was a hundred times kinder than the little black thing from before.
"Why are you giants so strong and powerful?" Leo reached up and gestured to his own head, then raised his hand to compare it to Wakeda's.
Wakeda's height of nearly four meters is taller than two Leo combined.
"I don't know, we're born this way and we just grow up like this." Wakeda scratched his head, not understanding why Leo was asking this question. Aren't all giants like this?
He hadn't really thought about that question. He Heavenly Capital busy hunting to care about why he was growing taller!
"I've seen some giants among you who are several times taller than you, even taller than trees. Do you know how they grew so tall?"
Wakeda shook his head. Although the wizard before him was kind, he couldn't answer these strange questions.
"We wizards have a secret technique that allows us to understand the secrets of your body through your blood. If you would allow me to draw some of your blood, perhaps I could find out why you are so tall," Leo said after a moment's thought, somewhat hesitantly.
"I know how to do this, you can take it."
Wakeda was initially annoyed that he couldn't answer Leo's question, but now that he heard Leo only needed to draw some blood, he laughed heartily and stretched out his arm, which was thicker than Leo's thigh, in front of Leo.
He was happy that he could help Leo solve her problem!
Finally, all those meals weren't for nothing!