Leo considered himself Stigmata Wizard who had seen the world when the Gnoll sold slaves; he had been exposed to large sums of money.
Compared to now, it's nothing.
The magic rings containing energy crystals alone could be piled up to several meters high, which gives you an idea of how much money these prisoners were sold for!
Astronomical figures!
However, the cost this time was also very high: the battle merits of 20 million wizards, the operating costs of two motherships, and the compensation for the wizards who died in battle—all of this cost money!
In fact, the first expedition yielded almost no profit; the profits came from subsequent operations. Although the annual profits may seem low—only tens of thousands for a micro-world, two hundred thousand for a small world, and seven hundred thousand for a medium-sized world—it takes a long time.
Wizards have ample experience in how to sustainably operate a world; they can extract the maximum benefit from a world.
Modern wizards wouldn't engage in short-sighted practices like draining the pond to catch all the fish; this benefit will last until the end of the world.
For a world to perish, even if Stigmata Wizard reaches the end of his life, it is but a fleeting moment for the world.
Conquering an entire world is like having an inexhaustible money tree!
The opening of the spatial passage and the arrival of the merchant caravan filled all the wizards with renewed vigor; everyone knew that now was the time to reap the rewards of war effortlessly.
This is the most profitable part of the entire expedition!
Everywhere you could see busy wizards, and starships were constantly operating, bringing back tens of thousands of prisoners.
The brutal battlefield of the expedition has been transformed into a bustling trading market, where every wizard's mouth is filled with the worldly flavor of war merits and energy crystals!
Of course, Leo was no exception. Looking at the shattered mechs that Yaoyao kept sending back, the corners of Leo's mouth never left his lips.
It took twenty years from killing the World Lord to opening the spatial portal.
It took another ten years from the opening of the spatial passage to capturing all the prisoners that could be captured. In other words, 65 years have passed since Leo left the Wizard World for his expedition.
This was Leo's longest expedition ever, but unfortunately, he still felt the expedition wasn't long enough.
During this time away from the Wizard World and its conflicts, Leo had a rare and precious period of research and study.
"It's time to go back."
"The Interstellar Wanderer found Leo and said..."
"It's time to go back."
Leo's eyes seemed to sparkle with countless characters of knowledge; he was so engrossed in learning that he forgot the passage of time.
The two Stigmata Wizard were not in high spirits when the topic of returning to the Wizard World came up. They were both neutral Stigmata Wizard without any faction, and it was destined that they would soon be on the battlefield against the Returning Breath World Cluster.
Based on the timeline, the war between the two major World Cluster has already begun. Once they return and rest for a few decades, they can perfectly avoid the first wave of the war.
But this is the best they can do. What's coming can't be avoided no matter how hard they try. World Cluster wars are always looming over them.
The level 5 Interstellar Wanderer was not much more at ease Leo. On such a battlefield, the difference between level 5 and level 4 was not as great as it seemed.
Once you're caught up in a crisis, it's all the same when you die!!!
The wizards returned through the spatial portal, and Leo piloted his mothership, carrying his army of 14 million Gulu Beast and Interstellar Wanderer, back to the Wizard World.
In this expedition, 4 million Gulu Beast perished, most of them on the landing battlefield, before the Water Marsh People's poison had weakened.
If the poison hadn't weakened the Water Marsh People's strength, their casualty rate would have been even higher!
However, war is the best way to help the Gulu Beast army tap into its own strength. After this expedition, the number of Level 3 Gulu Beast exceeded 100,000, the number of Level 2 Gulu Beast exceeded 6 million, and the remaining Level 1 Gulu Beast were all seasoned Level 1 warriors who had experienced the baptism of brutal war!
These surviving and greatly enhanced Gulu Beast perfectly demonstrated to Leo what a slave army under the command of Stigmata Wizard was like, conquering the world!
Only through constant warfare, trials, refinement, and improvement can the strongest surviving slaves become truly terrifying!
It can be said that the army of Gulu Beast has already begun to possess such a magnificent presence!
"3 million mechs, that's a good number, isn't it?"
On the way back, Yaoyao proudly announced his achievements, which were the total number of mechs he led his army to defeat, accounting for almost a quarter of the total number that had been transported to the Marsh World.
Faced with Yaoyao's arrogant demeanor, Leo felt slightly helpless.
It wasn't that Yaoyao didn't capture enough; it was that she captured too many. Each mech was a valuable trophy.
Normally, these spoils of war would be sent to the mothership and then distributed according to the merits of the battle. However, Yaoyao blatantly stuffed them into her own witch guide ring.
If there were fewer of them, it wouldn't matter; he was Leo's soulmate, and no one dared to interfere.
However, the sheer number of them led the Interstellar Wanderer to Leo, indirectly reflecting the resentment of the wizards below.
It wasn't that the Interstellar Wanderer Interstellar Wanderer were dissatisfied—they wouldn't even consider such a small thing—but rather that Yaoyao had seized the battle merits of ordinary wizards, squeezing out their interests.
He led his army and swept through the mech army, leaving the other wizards standing by helplessly.
In the end, it was Leo who compensated the wizards whose war merits had been stolen, which calmed down the resentment of the lower-level wizards.
However, Leo didn't take out any of the mechs that Yao Yao had stuffed into the Wizard's Ring. Yaoyao were in his pocket, no one could do anything about them.
These mechs, once slightly reworked, can significantly enhance the academy's strength, making them one of the spoils Leo absolutely must obtain this time.
Leo had even prepared for the Interstellar Wanderer to use a share of the spoils to offset these gains, but that didn't happen. The Interstellar Wanderer Stigmata Wizard, still gave Leo his due share of the 30% net profit.
Leo didn't pocket all of these dividends; according to the agreement with Beast Blood Boiling, Beast Blood Boiling also had to receive a share.
After dividing up the portion of the Beast Blood Boiling, Leo still had a huge number left, exceeding five million energy crystals!
Moreover, there will be a continuous income of over 200,000 energy crystals every year, and that's the real money!
In the past, receiving a subsidy of four Wizard Medals was considered a sign of wealth. However, compared to what we receive now, that subsidy is nothing. This is the greatest benefit of the Stigmata Wizard Expedition!
It would be unjust if a wizard weren't powerful, given that the profits from multiple worlds are used to support one person!
Even if you just pile up energy crystals, you can still create a master!
The four corpses of World Lord were stuffed into the Shadow Space, Shadow Space then closed and began its evolution.
As the return journey began, Leo released his spiritual power, sensing the power of the stars.
25 years later, Atomic Control Stigmata Wizard demiplane.
Leo's figure appeared instantly, the ability of the Godslaying Wizard Robe to anchor his location with shadows allowing him to quickly return from other parts of the Wizard World.
"I'm home! I'm home!" Yaoyao shouted excitedly. After being away from home for 90 years, she was starting to forget what her parents looked like.
The lush demiplane, the simple wizard tower, the noisy Gulu Beast —it's exactly the same as when I left. The Gulu Beast have taken good care of this place.
Leo did not lie down to rest and relieve the effects of the long battle; he had rested enough on the way back.
After relaying the order to the academy, Meng Jie, the vice dean, appeared before Leo a moment later.
"Your Excellency, Dean."
Meng Jie looked excitedly at his dean, who was also the Stigmata Wizard who was the ancestor of all mankind on New Earth. It had been many years since he had seen the dean. Without the dean, the academy was like a place without its backbone.
Hu Jianxing and his group returned after 25 years, bringing back a great deal of wealth, which greatly benefited many people in the college.
Now that the dean is back, the college has been revitalized!
"How has the academy been these past few years? Has it encountered any problems?" Leo asked.
"The academy is developing normally. In accordance with the Dean's last order, we have strictly controlled the number and strength of apprentices. Currently, the academy's Official Wizard promotion rate has reached 1%," Meng Jie reported with a smile.
Leo nodded. This meant that one in a hundred apprentices would be promoted to Official Wizard, a significant increase from the previous probability of three per thousand.
"Because of the control over the number of apprentices, the academy's income has exceeded its expenses, resulting in a surplus," Meng Jie said excitedly.
This is the first time since the academy's founding that its expenses have been less than its revenue, which means that the academy is operating well and can continue to function even without Leo's help, no longer needing to bleed itself dry from its ancestor.
"Very good," Leo praised.
The fact that the college can generate a surplus means that the college's development has reached a new level.
Meng Jie reported on the key points one by one. Leo listened carefully but didn't react much, only nodding slightly to indicate her approval.
"There's something I'm wondering if the Dean is aware of?" Meng Jie asked after giving a general overview of the academy.
You go first.
"A new wizarding academy has appeared in the former territory of the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard, so we can no longer go there to collect resources," Meng Jie said.
What's your name?
Leo listened attentively to Meng Jie's work report without any expression, a hint of surprise appearing on her face, yet also an expression that seemed perfectly reasonable.
Nearly a thousand years have passed since the Black Skull's betrayal; in theory, a Stigmata Wizard should have already come to claim the territory.
As a result, for hundreds of years, those territories remained unclaimed except for him.
This is the first time Stigmata Wizard has appeared since I established my academy here. In terms of distance, the two academies are next to each other, practically neighbors!
"It's called the Blue Dragon Bloodline Stigmata Wizard Academy," Meng Jie said.
What's your name?
Leo thought he was hallucinating; how could it be such a name?