His initial thought was that the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard was tied up with something, and that he could solve these minor problems as long as he could free up his hands.
But now it seems that even Alexander doesn't know, and the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard didn't leave any information either. So the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard must have encountered a problem that is very difficult for him.
"Dean, please send me more information about the Tiger World first. I'll decide whether or not to go after I've read it."
The information inside the crystal ball was only partial; Leo needed to assess the overall difficulty of the mission.
"To be honest, your task is too difficult. Even Level Three Elemental Great Wizard couldn't escape. I can't say for sure that I would dare to go."
If it weren't for Alice's last two pieces of information—one being the discovery of a body in the same manner as Gru's death, and the other being Alice's dying words that sounded like regrets—
After assessing the mission's crisis level based on the intelligence at hand, Leo refused to go no matter what.
Don't even mention a thousand kilograms of Planetary Core Planetary Core; even two thousand kilograms wouldn't be enough.
So many things have happened around the Purple Flame Wizard Academy over the past few decades; to call it a coincidence would be far too coincidental.
If someone did this intentionally, who has the ability to do so? After all, the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard is a fourth-level wizard who has been promoted for thousands of years, with countless slave armies under his command and multiple planes under his control. What kind of being would dare to covet the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard?
But if such a being truly exists, then its power must far surpass that of the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard!
And over the years, not a single trace or suspicious detail has been detected, which only shows that this person's existence far exceeds Leo's imagination.
Facing such an existence, Leo didn't believe he had much of an advantage; the probability of failure and death was likely greater.
But they discovered clues to Gru's death, and Alice must have discovered something, otherwise she wouldn't have mentioned the possibility of death.
With these two reasons combined, Leo had a compelling reason to go.
The mission is indeed highly dangerous, but it's not without hope. After all, so many wizards have gone there, and only a few have died; most have survived. At least the survival rate is guaranteed.
Alexander quickly provided Leo with a wealth of information, from the very beginning of the expedition to the final contact with Alice. The intelligence was incredibly detailed, even including the daily temperature and hydrological changes in the Tiger World.
Meanwhile, Alexander did not return to the Purple Flame Academy. Perhaps the situation he was in was too bad, and he really needed Leo's help. He stayed in Tiyama City, waiting for Leo's reply.
For half a month, Leo didn't leave his room once, spending the entire time studying the intelligence.
After reading the last page, Leo closed the intelligence report and sighed to Yaoyao, "I didn't find anything suspicious in this intelligence report at all. On the contrary, the intelligence shows that the Tiger World has always been very stable and there is no sign of rebellion."
"Food supply remained stable, mine production was unchanged, there were no signs of stockpiling food or weapons, and even the number of Level 1 Tiger Beastmen produced remained the same."
"The fact that they were able to trap over three hundred wizards means they possess more than ten times their strength. Such an accumulation of power would take over a thousand years."
"Everything happened with an extremely bizarre and sudden nature. To this day, Purple Flame Academy still hasn't figured out how these Tiger Beastmen suddenly became so much stronger."
"The unknown is the most terrifying thing."
"If it were that the spatial passage was severed, that would be undeniable, but the spatial passage has been operating stably ever since."
Leo could only say that this intelligence was somewhat useful, but not very useful, and it did not solve the core problem troubling Leo. There was no detailed information about the Tiger Beastmen Rebellion in it, only the word "rebellion".
I learned those two words from that vice dean.
He couldn't accurately assess the danger of the so-called mission to rescue the wizards and quell the rebellion, but it was certainly dangerous enough.
"But Alice is still inside?" Yaoyao whispered.
Leo: "..."
"She must have sensed something, otherwise she wouldn't have said at the end that she would hand over the Ice Palace to you if anything went wrong," Yaoyao continued.
Leo: "..."
She also discovered clues to Mr. Gru's death.
"Do you think there's another possibility, what if we don't do these tasks and just rescue Alice on our own..."
Leo remained silent, listening to Yaoyao's incessant muttering, his fingers tapping erratically.
He had considered what Yaoyao said, but once they entered the Tiger World, there was a high probability that they would not be able to return through the spatial passage. After all, if they could return, not a single one of the many wizards would have failed to come back, or even send back any messages.
If we really want to save Alice, then we need to find another way to teleport her back.
Using the altar to smuggle himself in is one method. When he smuggled himself into the Jeft World, it was through the cooperation of both worlds that the spatial rift was opened from both inside and outside.
However, this method would require a lot of resources and time. He went in secretly to rescue people; if he had built an altar in a grand manner, the scene would have been...
Leo shuddered just thinking about it!
He didn't believe he could handle what so many wizards and armies of Fire Elemental Spirit had failed to do.
Leo's brain was working, thinking about whether there were other alternative methods, preferably something lightweight, quick, and that wouldn't attract the attention of other living beings.
As he pondered, a scene suddenly flashed through Leo's mind: when he was at his weakest, he was thrown onto the altar, with a small black hole beside him.
That's right, it was the Altar Summoning Technique that Abigail used to sacrifice him to summon life from another world.
This is also a form of witchcraft that can open spatial rifts!
He happened to possess all the knowledge of Altar Summoning Technique that Abigail had given him as an apology.
Leo has been busy with his own things lately and hasn't had time to look into the so-called Altar Summoning Technique. After all, in Leo's knowledge system, his use of space is still at the most basic level.
I will definitely need to learn about space in the future, but not now, because I don't have that much time right now.
Compared to knowledge of other elements, knowledge of the spatial system is undoubtedly the most difficult. If Leo didn't have a lot of free time, he wouldn't take the initiative to learn it. Not only would he not learn anything, but he would also waste his time.
In Leo's plan, he would wait until his elemental skills advanced to level two or three, when he would have plenty of time to study.
Unexpectedly, I'm already learning the basics. If Abigail's Altar Summoning Technique can solve my current problem, I'll definitely thank her properly.
Leo retrieved the crystal ball that Abigail had given as an apology from the Shadow Space and began a new round of secluded study.
Leo will only go there if he can guarantee his safe return!
Leo can focus on his studies without distractions, but the Purple Flame Academy cannot. Without a third of their full strength as Official Wizard, they have no ability to resist the Black Skull Academy's attack.
Apart from Tiyama City, which is under Leo's command, other towns are falling at an unacceptable rate.
Perhaps sensing the weakness of the Purple Flame Academy, this time the Black Skull Academy not only plundered people, but also brazenly drove out the wizards of the Purple Flame Academy and directly occupied the town. They wanted to seize a large piece of the territory occupied by the Purple Flame Academy.
Alexander came to Leo almost Heavenly Capital to ask about Leo decision.
During his time in Tiyama City, he not only had to handle matters at the academy, but also learned firsthand from Abigail and the others about Leo's strength.
He was indeed the best candidate in his mind. If Leo couldn't complete this task, then he would have to spend a lot of money to find those Level Three Great Wizard.
only,
Without Stigmata Wizard to intervene, and with the mission being so difficult, which Level Three Great Wizard would be willing to help solve this problem?
Just as Alexander was waiting anxiously, Leo opened the door.
The first thing Leo said to Alexander, who was guarding the door, was, "I agree to go to Tiger World."
Just as Alexander looked relieved, Leo added, "However, I have two conditions."
"You say,"
"First, I need Abigail's cooperation in building an altar within the academy, with the academy providing the resources."
"No problem, as long as it doesn't exceed four thousand energy crystals, there won't be any issues."
"No, it only requires one thousand energy crystals."
"Secondly, if the mission fails, and I am unable to rescue any of the wizards or quell the rebellion, I must have the Planetary Core, as long as I return."
Alexander hesitated on this point. He asked Leo to go to the Tiger World to rescue people and quell the rebellion, but there was actually a more fundamental reason: the Wizard World urgently needed a large number of wizards to reinforce it.
Hiring wizards from outside is unreliable, and with the Stigmata Wizard currently out of contact, the academy doesn't have many energy crystals. Otherwise, it wouldn't have priced the resources at four thousand energy crystals when Leo proposed building an altar.
It's important to know that countless resources were consumed in order to establish the spatial passage connecting the Jeft World, resulting in the construction of an altar taller than a mountain.
Alexander thought that once Leo rescued the wizards of Tiger World, they could at least resolve the current crisis and defeat the wizards of the Black Skull Academy. After that, they would have plenty of time to deal with the rebellion in Tiger World.
At worst, we can carry out a massacre and kill all the Tiger Beastmen. I refuse to believe they can rebel after they're dead.
"Okay, but I believe that with your current strength, you definitely won't let me down." Alexander gritted his teeth and agreed. He had no better option now and could only place his hopes on Leo.
But when Leo looked at Alexander, who seemed to have bet everything she had and was hoping to turn things around after losing a gamble, he secretly apologized. Leo's ultimate goal wasn't to rescue all the wizards; rescuing Alice would have been enough.