Once Benji had finished moving around, he ran back to Leo's side and said, "My world isn't called the Shadow World; we call it the Jeft World, which translates to 'World of Gifts.'"
"The cultivation system is based on the Power of Shadow, a talent that one is born with."
"There are two gods of the world: Diana, God of Darkness, and Tang Lifu, the God of Dark Night, who are of the same rank as that Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard."
When the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard was mentioned, Benji involuntarily lowered his voice, as if afraid that the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard would hear him, which showed that his fear of the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard was ingrained in his bones.
"So what do you think of their strength? How do they compare to the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard? I believe that with your knowledge as Level Three Demigod, you should be able to tell the difference," Leo asked.
"I've met the God of Dark Night, Tang Lifu. His strength is inferior to that of the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard; he's probably only about 70% of the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard's level."
"As for Diana, God of Darkness, she is the oldest god in our world. I have never seen her, nor have any other Demigod. It is said that only Tang Lifu, the God of Dark Night God of Dark Night, has seen her. If Tang Lifu hadn't been certain that he had seen her, we wouldn't believe that this God of Darkness truly exists in our world."
"The ruling race of the Jeft World is the Dark Night Clan. As their name suggests, they are the same race as the God of Dark Night, Tang Lifu. The Dark Night Clan openly has twenty-three Demigod- level powerhouses, but according to my investigation, there are at least Demigod."
"As for the Saint Level, which is the second level of the wizarding hierarchy, there are about 50,000 of them, the first level has nearly 500,000, and the remaining Dark Night Clan civilians who are not ranked have about 100 million."
"This is what the map of Jeft World looks like; I'll draw it for you..."
"You also need to remember the city distribution..."
"Besides the Dark Night Clan, there are other smaller races, smaller than my Gulu Clan..."
After signing Battle Partner Contract with Leo, Benji told Leo everything he knew about the Jeft World.
He covered everything in great detail, from the human environment and mineral resources to social sciences, and even the backgrounds of some key Level Three Demigod. He also focused on explaining the Shadow Talent ability in detail. He told us everything he knew.
Finally, he also said,
"I know your plan. You can land on my territory first. With me covering for you, you won't have any chance of failure."
This is why even the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard specifically instructed Leo to find a way to subdue Benji. With Benji around, Leo's success rate could be increased from 15% to 50%.
This is the advantage of having an inside contact!
Leo kept one copy of the intelligence provided by Benji for himself and gave the other copy to Alexander.
When Alexander saw the 253 intelligence reports, she couldn't help but praise Leo, saying that this was the first time she had seen such comprehensive intelligence before an expedition, and that it didn't matter if there were no live specimens.
This can be considered a major achievement, and the settlement will be made after the war!
"Time is running out, I need to hurry."
Leo first took out a long gun weighing a ton, the barrel of which was as thick as Leo's calf and as long as an astonishing six meters. Leo could not use it unless he transformed into the Hunter.
This is the weapon that the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard gave to Leo from the Wizarding Ring, specially designed to match his identity as Body Refinement Wizard. Although the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard didn't think much of this weapon, Leo loved it dearly.
This is the best weapon for Level One Body Refinement Wizard, especially since this spear is forged from Thunder-Forged Stone, which can amplify lightning-attribute attacks.
"Attack power increased by 15%, capped at 300 points; lightning attribute attack increased by 25%, capped at 500 points."
The simple boost made Leo exclaim how domineering it was.
Leo was certain that he could raise his strength attribute to the first-level limit of 100 points within three years. Even if he launched an attack at ten times the normal level as an apprentice, that would still be 1000 points of attack power.
This gun directly adds 15%, which is 150 points of attack power. Leo's forte is the lightning attribute, which adds 250 points, bringing Leo's attack power to 1250 points at one point.
This is a number that Leo couldn't even imagine when he was an apprentice!
The most terrifying thing is that this is based on ten times the attack power. It is normal for Level One Body Refinement Wizard to unleash an attack with fifteen to twenty times the strength attribute. Some powerful Level One Body Refinement Wizard can even unleash an attack with more than twenty times the attack power.
Even at the lowest level of fifteen times, the base attack power will directly soar to 1500 points.
Leo was excited. No wonder First-Level Wizard is so strong. Judging from the data alone, even the most basic attack power is terrifying to an apprentice!
Leo dared not waste any time, quickly inscribing the Electric Shock Rune Array in sets and leaving space for embedding energy crystals, as he had to prepare his trump card of witchcraft.
Speaking of energy crystals, because of the large amount of energy consumed during the advancement, seven were directly consumed, leaving only one of the original eight.
However, Leo was not sad, because the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard had already made preparations.
The magic ring he gave Leo contained a full fifty energy crystals, a sufficient quantity for Leo to squander as he pleased!
What defines a rich person? This is a rich person!
The academy hires First-Level Wizard teachers, and the annual salary is only one energy crystal. Leo's salary is equivalent to fifty years' salary.
Besides this spear and fifty energy crystals, there was also a set of retractable, shape-changing heavy armor.
That's right, it's armor, armor from the era of cold weapons.
Leo had a disorienting feeling. Why could he see such primitive things in such an advanced wizarding civilization?
After all, even on Earth, people don't need armor to fight anymore.
But when Leo put it on, he realized he was wrong. This wasn't armor at all; what kind of armor had thirteen sets of runes with different functions engraved on it, involving defense, Space·Transfer, thrusting, and damage reflection?
This is almost a mecha!
Wearing this armor, Leo can ignore attacks with a damage of less than 600 points, which means that no life form below level one can break through Leo's defenses.
600 points, and that's just the armor's defense!
If we add Leo's defenses...
Leo took a deep breath, astonished by the numbers he had calculated in his mind.
Besides these, the Wizard's Ring also contains a large number of potions, all of which are most suitable for use by First-Level Wizard, with a total value far exceeding those fifty energy crystals.
As expected of Level Four Stigmata Wizard, even the most useless things can make Leo, a mere First-Level Wizard, feel stuffed!
In his excitement, Leo began to figure out how to make the most of these ten years. There were too many things to do, but he could only pick out the most important ones.
"Accelerating cellular evolution with nuclear materials is something we must continue to do. We only have five kilograms left, which is far from enough. We don't know if Toronto and Skye have found any other nuclear materials."
After the shadow evolved, its rate of consuming nuclear materials also increased. Previously, it could only consume a few grams of nuclear materials per day, but now it consumes tens of grams at a time. Leo's inventory is limited, and the supply is somewhat insufficient.
Ten years ago, Leo informed Toronto and Skye about the search for nuclear bombs and nuclear materials, but ten years have passed and there has been no news.
However, this concerns when Leo will reach the first-level limit value, so the sooner the better.
Since they couldn't find it, they could only continue to put pressure on the two of them.
Are they really unable to find it?
Of course not.
The price Leo paid wasn't high enough.
As long as Leo pays a high enough price, they can even buy an entire world.
Now that we have money, we can just crush them with energy crystals, Leo thought fiercely.
The next thing to do is to address the issue of shadow bearing power. If the shadow is divided into ten, it can bear power even after increasing damage reduction by 50% ten times.
Regarding the newly emerging carrying capacity, Leo's first thought was to inscribe the rune array on the shadow.
After all, among the abilities he currently possesses, the rune array on his body is one that he is very familiar with.
Leo's plan was that a shadow inscribed with Gravity Rune Array would suddenly appear under the enemy's feet during the battle, instantly unleashing dozens of times the Gravity. No matter who it was, this sudden change would disrupt their battle rhythm, and the result would naturally be that they would be mercilessly harvested by Leo.
Even weaker opponents, who couldn't even see Leo, would be instantly crushed into a pile of minced meat.
Similarly, it can also inscribe runes and magic circles for high temperatures, Ice, electric shocks, imprisonment, sealing, etc., releasing different attacks depending on the enemy.
Ten shadows can overlap and instantly create thousands of possible attacks.
However, these ideas are still just ideas at present, and their success or harm has not been verified through experiments.
For example, what medium is best for depiction, how much can be depicted on a single shadow, and where does the magic power driving these magic arrays come from? All of these need to be verified one by one.
However, if successful, it would significantly enhance Leo's strength, making it the most reliable combat method for the expedition ten years later.
As for the actual attack power of the shadow itself, Leo knew it, but he still needed to verify it further.
Besides these two essential tasks, there's also the need to familiarize himself with the Hunter after activating his Bloodline. The Hunter's fighting style is completely different from before, and Leo has to relearn everything, a difficulty no less than having a new body.
Level One Body Refinement Wizard's greatest strength lies in their transformed form, especially since weapons and armor require constant refinement. Although Leo received training from Gru during his apprenticeship, the short training period was a major drawback.
Besides these, there are also improvements to the runes and magic arrays on the body, and innovations to the tonsils. These are minor issues and can be addressed last.
However, Leo has no clue about advancing in the elemental realm yet. This is crucial to Leo's path as Elemental Body Refinement Wizard and is of paramount importance.
The theory of the entire wizarding path has been largely completed. This is the most difficult part for other wizards, but it is the easiest for Leo. However, advancing one level in the elemental aspect is the easiest for other wizards, but it has become Leo's biggest challenge.
Life is unpredictable, and life is also the most wondrous thing!