"Wizard Leo, don't be nervous. I've come to see you for no other reason than to see you."
"If I had to say there's something, there is, but before that, I need to ask you a question," Garijivich said with a smile.
Leo was deeply shocked. He had never uttered his name, yet the Mountain Range Guardian Garijivich, could call him by name directly, demonstrating that these guardians possessed extraordinary abilities.
"Please give your instructions, sir." Leo's attitude became even more submissive. He felt completely transparent to the person before him, with no secrets whatsoever.
Do you know why these mountains are so peculiar?
Garijivich pointed to the mountain range beneath their feet and asked the same question that Leo had just been pondering: why was there snow more than a hundred meters thick on one side of the mountain, while there was no snow at all on the other side?
"To be honest, Mountain Range Guardian, I've been pondering this question for a long time, but I haven't come up with an answer. Perhaps my knowledge is insufficient to explain this to you."
Leo made no attempt to hide anything or make any excuses; if he didn't know, he simply didn't know. He couldn't pretend to know what he didn't in front of this person.
Garijivich nodded calmly, not angry or annoyed by Leo's lack of understanding.
He pointed to the snow-covered side of the mountain range and said to Leo, "That side of the mountain range is where the stars shine. For most of the year, the snow melts into rivers, nourishing a large area of land below."
Pointing to a spot on this side without snow, he said, "This is where the sun doesn't reach, and the snow never melts. But there are over a billion lives below that need the nourishment of rivers, so I come here every now and then to melt the snow and create rivers to sustain life."
"That's why you can't see the snow; I melted it into rivers."
" Mountain Range Guardian, your virtue is even higher than this mountain," Leo said with sincere admiration.
This mountain range stretches for thousands of miles, and it requires periodic visits to melt the snow—a considerable undertaking...
Moreover, this guardian is certainly not only responsible for this area, but also for other locations.
"What I've done is nothing. Countless Guardian Wizard throughout the Wizard World are silently contributing to its survival and ecological Wizard World." Garijivich shook his head, indicating that he dared not take credit. His gaze was fixed on the Wizard World with such love.
After speaking, Garijivich turned his gaze to Leo, his calm gaze seemingly piercing through the Godslaying Wizard Robe and seeing into Leo's internal organs. He continued, "I see you constantly emanating an aura that harms the environment; this is not a good thing."
Leo's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly realized why Garijivich had come to see him today—it was because of the nuclear radiation emanating from his body.
After Leo's advancement, he bought a new wizard tower and spent three years there to adapt to his increased strength. Then, he rushed over according to the coordinates given by the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard.
Five years have passed since then. When he was bored along the way, Leo would transform into the Thunderstorm Giant and use a strong magnetic field to control the fission reaction. While familiarizing himself with his strongest sorcery, he could also pour the energy he obtained into the Godslaying Staff, which was a win-win situation.
The only troublesome thing was the nuclear radiation after the fission, which Leo released into the air or wherever he went, just like throwing away a handful of trash.
Advanced life forms are unaffected by nuclear radiation, but ordinary life forms, such as common plants and weak animals, cannot withstand the stimulation of nuclear radiation. Leo knows better than anyone how many nuclear leaks have occurred on Earth and how great the damage has been.
Along the way, Leo lost count of how many times he had released nuclear radiation.
No wonder the Mountain Range Guardian, Garijivich, came looking for me. It was because I had damaged the ecosystem that he didn't arrest me outright, which was only because of the three wizard medals.
I remember back in my apprenticeship, I detonated an atomic bomb during the tournament, and as a result, I was interrogated for a long time by the Guardian Wizard because of the nuclear radiation issue.
Leo slapped his forehead in frustration, realizing he had forgotten that the two Guardian Wizard had later told him to use weapons like atomic bombs sparingly in the Wizard World because nuclear radiation would damage the environment.
As a result, after being promoted to level two, he completely forgot about it.
Leo looked at his body. Because his body had undergone too many nuclear explosions, no matter how much radiation was expelled, a large amount of radiation energy remained in his body. If one paid close attention, one could feel that his body was still constantly emitting various particles. He was now a source of radiation.
"Guardian, I am truly sorry, it was my negligence." One must admit a mistake. Leo immediately acknowledged his error; making excuses at this point would be tantamount to courting death.
" The Wizard World belongs to those fragile lives, and it is also ours. We must cherish them and not kill them indiscriminately. It's good that you've realized your mistake. I have two things to give you."
Garijivich opened his palm to Leo, and in his palm was a thin wizarding book and a small, inconspicuous stone.
"This is a wizard's book on Matter Sealing Technique; you can learn to use it."
"This stone is the Heart of the Mountain Range; it can contain your harmful substances. Combining the two will solve your current problem."
"Thank you Mountain Range Guardian."
Leo respectfully accepted the wizard's book and the Heart of the Mountain Range, finally calming his anxious heart. If they were to arrest him again and interrogate him, he might be sentenced to decades in prison.
"I have other things to attend to, so I won't bother you any longer. I hope we'll have the chance to meet again in the future."
I look forward to your future performance.
The Mountain Range Guardian Garijivich, leaning on Leo stone staff, disappeared from their sight in a few steps, just as Leo and the others had no idea how he had arrived or how he had left.
"This uncle said so much just to give you two treasures?" Yaoyao asked, looking puzzled.
Leo was the one who made the mistake, but instead of being punished, she was given a gift.
These two things may seem incredibly simple—a book and a stone—but they are actually invaluable treasures.
If making mistakes earns you a gift, Yaoyao wants to make mistakes now.
"What are you thinking? The Mountain Range Guardian made it clear from the beginning that he was only trying to persuade me because of the Wizard's Medal, and he even offered a solution. If it were any other wizard, they might have been buried somewhere and used as fertilizer."
The Mountain Range Guardian Garijivich, appeared and left silently, a warning to Leo: if Leo didn't understand and continued to recklessly release nuclear radiation, then the next time they met, he wouldn't be so amiable.
The Guardians appear gentle and kind, but their wizarding nature remains unchanged. It is said that more alien beings who have strayed into the Wizard World have died at their hands than normal expeditionary wizards.
Kindness is reserved for our own world; terror is reserved for our enemies.
"Will I still be able to hunt normally in the future?"
Benji asked in a muffled, trembling voice. He was nearly scared to death after learning the identity of the honest-looking middle-aged man. He thought it was because he had killed too many wild animals and the man had come looking for him.
He had no idea that there were environmental protection organizations in the Wizard World; if he had known, he wouldn't have dared to kill a single one.
These guardians, who are under the control of the Wizard Will, have nothing better to do than kill disobedient slaves like him.
"It's okay, as long as it's not intentional indiscriminate killing. Of course, wasting food is also unacceptable. You shouldn't cook next time; your cooking is just too awful."
Leo said with disdain, he still didn't know how that Mountain Range Guardian could finish such a terrible meal. Did protecting the environment make them ignore the protests of their taste buds?
"Alright, let's set off. In another year, we'll reach the location of the Sword of Winter, and then we can use their teleportation array to travel to the Undying Body Wizard Academy," Leo said.
The Sword of Winter is a place similar to the Tower of Elements, both being gathering places for First-Level Wizard. There are many such locations in the Wizard World. Leo didn't know the meaning behind each of these names before, but he knows it now.
Behind every name lies an Supreme Lord!!!
Charlotte, the butler of Green Cottage, never dared to mention their superiors by name, but instead pointed to the sky. Leo initially thought she was referring to their boss, but later learned that "superior" simply meant "above," a locational reference, and had no other meaning.
Charlotte meant that the Tower of Elements Supreme Lord was above them, though the exact location was unclear; it was just above them.
The Sword of Winter is also the title of an Supreme Lord. Unlike the one in the Tower of Elements who is Elemental Wizard, this one is Body Refinement Wizard. The area he controls is dominated by Body Refinement Wizard. Even top-tier beings like the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard are just Stigmata Wizard under the Sword of Winter.
The thought of meeting so many Body Refinement Wizard excited Leo, who started out as Body Refinement Wizard. It's said that the rules governing interaction between Body Refinement Wizard are quite different from those between Elemental Wizard, and Leo wanted to see for himself.
Benji unfolded his true form, his over fifty-meter-long body maintaining high-speed flight. Following the map's guidance, and without wasting any time, a year would be enough to reach the Sword of Winter.