While Yaoyao and the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard were chatting happily, Leo glanced at the Metal Module in the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard's hand.
It looked like a small piece broken off from a complete Metal Module, with uneven edges, but it kept emanating an eerie aura.
Leo glanced at it a few times, and the small piece of metal actually changed shape automatically, just like those deformable metal fortresses.
If it weren't for being restrained by the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard, Leo suspected that the small piece of metal could have run away on its own.
Suddenly, Leo had a feeling that the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard was releasing all his pressure, as if to suppress this small piece of metal.
"From the intelligence I submitted, it seems you're searching for the holy site of the Diro People?"
Seeing that Leo's gaze was fixed on the Metal Module in his hand, the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard ended his conversation with Yao Yao and asked Leo a Yaoyao.
Leo nodded. When the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard uttered those words, he was already 90% certain that this was the holy Diro People.
"Stop looking, this is it. Your mission can end here." The words of the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard almost killed Leo's heart.
This statement was as damaging to Leo as a judge's final verdict in court.
This shattered all of Leo's illusions.
He lost all the money he had bet on the gambling table!!!
Just as he, Benji, had said, if this mission wasn't completed, they would have a hundred years of northwest winds to feed them.
"Then how about our mission settlement?" Leo asked tentatively, unwilling to give up.
"The mission wasn't completed, so what kind of settlement do you want? At most, I'll let you pay less. Your battle merits from the expedition mission in the Rota World have been reset to zero. In the upcoming battles, you'll still have to pay me one million battle merits."
With a wave of his hand, the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard erased Leo's battle merits and even burdened Leo with a debt of one million battle merits.
"But..."
Leo wanted to struggle and say something, but he was immediately silenced by the words of the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard.
"If you're not satisfied with my decision, then we'll proceed according to the rules and regulations."
"No need, no need, it's fine as it is."
Leo forced a smile. If things were done according to the rules and regulations, his use of the First-Class Wizard Medal to forcibly draw a large number of wizards from the main battlefield to carry out the mission would have hindered the progress of the expedition. The punishment for failing the mission would be far more severe than that proposed by the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard.
Even if it weren't for the fact that my battle merits were wiped out and I had to pay a million in compensation, I wouldn't have any problem paying ten million.
This is also why Leo doesn't abuse the privileges of the First-Class Wizard Medal; if he fails, he simply can't afford the consequences.
This time he really messed up!!!
"I didn't call you here for anything specific, I just wanted to see you, since there aren't many Elemental Body Refinement Wizard like us."
"Beneath this metal fortress lies information left behind by the Diro People. You can take a look if you're interested; it's quite interesting."
"Yes."
Leo was in a low mood and didn't know what to say. His mind was filled with thoughts of the upcoming million battle merits, so he just listened to the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard talking.
"I'll ask you one last question. You can leave after you answer it."
"Please speak."
Leo's face remained outwardly unchanged, but inwardly he was startled. He felt that today's meeting was prepared for this last question.
Do you have any plans to join any organization?
Leo was taken aback by this question. What kind of question was this?
But sensing the gaze from the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard, Leo guessed that there must be something hidden behind this question, but he just couldn't see through it.
" Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard, I come from a small planet torn apart by the Wizard World. I have reached where I am today through my own strength and do not want to be bound by any constraints, so I have no plans to join any organization."
Life may not be that wealthy, but I prefer a life of freedom.
Not knowing how to answer, Leo could only tell the truth, slowing his breathing and carefully sensing the changes emanating from the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard, afraid that his answer would displease him and worsen his punishment.
"Ha, you're not rich?"
"Three wizard medals, just the energy crystals they provide will be enough to make you live a good life. If you're not rich, who is? When I was at level two, I didn't have your skills. I've seen countless wizards, some geniuses, some ordinary, but compared to you, 99% are inferior."
"Alright, let's go. Remember your answer today."
The Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard did not show any emotional change in response to Leo's answer, but he held a significant disagreement with Leo's point that he was somewhat poor.
However, seeing that the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard had let him leave so easily, Leo must be quite satisfied with his answer.
Leo bowed respectfully and took his leave. Even after reaching the bottom of the metal fortress, he still couldn't understand what the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard" meant.
"What a strange Stigmata Wizard," Leo muttered to Yaoyao using his mental powers.
I don't know if he's strange or not, but I do know we're not going to make any money this time.
Yaoyao glanced sideways at the top of the metal fortress, as if complaining about why the Stigmata Wizard hadn't spoken up after finding the Diro People's holy land so early, but only after Leo had mobilized a large number of wizard legions.
Yaoyao didn't believe that this Stigmata Wizard didn't know what Leo was planning to do by mobilizing the wizard legion, and was clearly watching Leo jump into a pit.
This is a wicked Stigmata Wizard who made Leo work for him for nothing and even saddled him with a debt of one million battle merits!
Without leaving the perception range of the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard, Leo dared not say anything more; when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
The reality is that he failed his mission and must be punished!
At the very bottom of the metal castle, surprisingly, there is not a metal layer, but a complete mountain wall, with the murals painted on it still intact.
"Is this the method left behind by the Diro People to defeat the Cyborg?" Yaoyao looked at these abstract murals and gained insight into the Diro People's eloquent speech.
When you're traveling, you can make things up, right? Are these few paintings really worth all that talk?
To think you can defeat Cyborg with just a few paintings is a bit presumptuous!
Leo ignored Yaoyao's complaints and instead looked closely at the murals. Regardless of whether he could defeat the Cyborg, he was still very curious about these records.
The first picture shows a group of people busy harvesting in a field, with three small stars in the sky.
The second picture shows the same group of people, but the three little stars in the sky have fallen down.
In the third picture, someone holds up a glittering little star, and everyone around him kneels at his feet.
The fourth picture shows a person holding a small star sitting on a high chair, with raised hills behind him, and people carrying things all around him.
In the fifth picture, there are more and more protruding hills, and more and more people are carrying things.
The murals behind should still exist, but they have all been erased, leaving deep scratches.
"These three stars that fell from the universe should be the key to the transformation of the Diro People into Cyborg. These raised hills should be the metal fortresses that were built. Obviously, the metal fortresses appeared after the stars fell."
"So it seems these three stars have the ability to activate metals, Cyborg's abilities come from these three stars."
"There are three in total. There are three World Lord in the Rota World. Could there be some connection between them?"
Most of the murals were destroyed, and there was no other information. It's impossible to analyze much from these five murals alone.
Looking at the three fallen stars on the mural, Leo thought of the broken metal piece in the hands of the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard. Could that metal piece, emanating an eerie aura, be one of the fallen stars from the mural?
"If there's something that powerful, that would be amazing! I'd like to sneak a peek."
Before Leo could stop her, Yaoyao disappeared the moment she finished speaking, startling Leo so much that he reached out to grab her, afraid that Yaoyao might accidentally run off to the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard.
But before Leo could reach out, Yaoyao reappeared with a grin.
"I found something good, do you want it?" Yaoyao said to Leo with a mischievous smile.
"What good stuff?" Leo's eyes lit up, showing interest.
I can't tell you now.
Yaoyao's words almost made Leo roll her eyes in anger. "If you don't tell me, how will anyone know what good stuff it is?"
"It's a bit mysterious, isn't it? This is a rare treasure, so just tell me if you want it or not?" Yaoyao nuzzled Leo's face, acting cute and charming.
"Yes, why wouldn't my darling want it?" Leo said.
"Alright, give me a shadow, and we'll trade."
Leo looked at Yaoyao's outstretched paw, puzzled. It turned out that having a big baby came at a price.
Yaoyao remained unmoved by Leo's questioning gaze, neither speaking nor explaining, but she didn't retract her claws either, completely adopting a posture of forced buying and selling.
"Alright, I'll give it to you. I want to see what kind of treasure you're offering me in exchange for a shadow."
Leo gritted his teeth and raised his hand, a small black ball formed by a shadow appearing in his palm.
After removing the shadows consumed by the Gravity Domain and the Ice Domain, Leo only had six free shadows left. Now, Yao Yao took one Yaoyao, leaving him with only five shadows.
Each of these shadows can absorb 50% of the damage; losing even one shadow is equivalent to Leo losing half his life.
Yaoyao grabbed the shadow in Leo's hand and quickly disappeared; no one knew what he went to do.
When Yaoyao appeared, Leo reached out to him for the item, Yaoyao spread his paws and said arrogantly, "The weather's bad today, it's not a good day. I'll give it to you when the weather's better."
"I think today's weather is nice, a perfect day for murder. Have you seen my knife?"
Leo's sinister gaze seemed to carry the sharpening sound of a knife being sharpened.