"These are all things the teacher sent over to help me with miscellaneous tasks. If you need any, I can give you a few," Alice said.
"I'll let you know if I need anything." Leo didn't know the meaning of being polite; anyway, the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard's family was wealthy and powerful, and they didn't care about such small things.
Leo's wizard tower was also completed, located not far from Alice's Ice Palace; at their speed, they could reach it in just a few breaths.
Because the Wizard Tower was chosen as the cheapest option, it was only a four-story tower, which Leo thought was already quite good. However, compared to Alice, it was like a bald beggar standing next to a noble concubine.
"I haven't been back to the Wizard's Tower for a long time either, so I won't keep you company. We'll meet up again later." Alice didn't go to the Wizard's Tower with Leo; wizards always need to maintain some privacy.
"I'll treat you to dinner once I've arranged everything," Leo said with a smile.
Alice didn't speak, but simply nodded and returned to her Ice palace.
Leo stood in front of the four-story tower. Although it didn't look particularly magnificent, and it wasn't anything special in reality, it was his true home. No matter how dilapidated it was, it was a place where his soul could find solace, and at least he no longer had to live under someone else's roof.
It must be said that Alice chose a pretty good setting; it was a vast grassland with a river in the distance.
Leo reached out and grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, using his mental energy to probe it. "Due to the influence of volcanic ash, the soil is fertile with a slightly higher concentration of fire element, making it suitable for planting some fire element medicinal herbs."
" Benji, from now on this will be our home. Don't just sit idle; cultivate this land and plant it all with medicinal herbs. We'll split the profits fifty-fifty."
First-Level Wizard can build a wizard tower, which provides access to over ten square kilometers of land. Leo is unwilling to waste this fertile land.
Benji first looked blankly at the land, then blankly at Leo, and then looked at himself with his one eye. He should be a level three combat partner, right?
Not only will they not let me assist with your experiments, but now they want me to farm?
He opened his mouth several times, wanting to say something, but in the end, he could only purse his lips and say helplessly, "... Okay."
As the wizard's battle partner, he truly couldn't refuse Leo's request.
The wizard tower's doors opened, and a row of ten robots emerged, all modeled after humanoid templates.
Leo could tell at a glance that these mechanical slaves were powered by energy crystals and had corresponding programs implanted in them. Although they were not fully intelligent, they could definitely do the most basic tasks.
Furthermore, since these mechanical slaves do not need to absorb external elemental energy, it doesn't matter if their strength is below level one. They only need to do simple tasks, and one energy crystal is enough for them to live on for decades.
"From now on, all these mechanical slaves will be under your command," Leo said to Benji.
"Thank you, Lord Leo. I will definitely take good care of the wizard with them."
Looking at the Benji arranged mechanical slaves, a strange light flashed in his single eye as he thought of the best use for them.
Leo left the chores to Benji and went into the tower. The layout inside was very similar to the tower where he had lived in Gavarci.
The area was simply divided into living area, working area, and experimental area.
After putting away the equipment, wizard books, and personal belongings in the Shadow Space, Leo headed straight for the laboratory on the fourth floor.
As expected, you get what you pay for. The cheapest tower was rudimentary, but the expensive laboratory made Leo's mouth water.
This set of experimental equipment was purchased by Leo based on the one that the Purple Flame Wizard Academy had borrowed.
When I was promoted to the next level, I borrowed a laboratory from Dean Alexander because of experimental needs.
Now that his mission was complete, the lab was no longer needed, so Leo simply bought an identical set.
This laboratory is fully equipped and highly precise, sufficient for Leo's use up to level two.
After familiarizing myself with the experimental facilities, I found that they were indeed brand new and even better than the ones at the Purple Flame Academy.
Leo did not immediately begin the experiment, but instead took out the items he had retrieved from Green Cottage.
Two nuclear bombs, followed by a ton of nuclear material with a purity of over 90%.
Leo originally had three nuclear bombs, but he used two in the Jeft World, leaving one. Now that he has two more nuclear bombs, Leo can turn them into four, bringing his total number of nuclear bombs to five.
The increase in the number of nuclear bombs was naturally a cause for celebration, but when Leo received the package, his shock did not come from the two nuclear bombs, but from the ton of nuclear material.
At first, it took Green Cottage a long time to find a nuclear bomb, but later the speed of finding them increased, and now they can even supply tons of nuclear raw materials.
Leo had reason to suspect that Green Cottage had found a large centrifuge and a group of industrial talents from Earth.
Otherwise, it's impossible to explain how they could so easily provide such high-purity nuclear materials!
In addition, the Earth technology seen from the office tower...
If things were really as he thought, Leo felt no joy at learning about the news from Earth, but rather a sense of urgency.
Once the principles of nuclear fission become known to more wizards, it will mean competition, and Leo cannot guarantee how long his prophetic advantage will last.
"Time is of the essence. First, learn the new knowledge to calm your nerves, and then prepare for advancing to the Level One Elemental Wizard."
Leo immediately took out the crystal ball, which contained invaluable knowledge he had acquired with all his wealth, and went into the library with it in his arms.
Anyway, there wasn't much inside the tower, just the simplest decorations, so I decided to eat and live in the library.
Every Heavenly Capital, Benji would bring Leo the meals prepared by the mechanical slaves. It has to be said that spending those ten energy crystals was well worth it, as the food was truly delicious and satisfying for Leo.
Even Benji's fur is getting smoother and smoother!
Benji also reported on his work, how much land he had reclaimed that day, what he had planted the next day, and how well the crops were growing the day after.
He even told Leo one day that he had led ten mechanical slaves to divert the river and divert water for irrigation.
It wasn't until Benji said they had collected a batch of materials that Leo realized a year had passed.
"Didn't I say I was going to treat Alice to dinner?" Leo slapped his forehead, exclaiming that he had forgotten something important.
"Yes, I thought you didn't want to invite Alice anymore." Benji looked at Leo with disdain with his one eye, a typical example of someone who uses people when they need them and then discards them when they don't.
"Get ready, get ready, we'll invite Alice over for dinner tomorrow."
Benji looked around the interior of the tower; it was no different from when it was first built, only slightly better than a bare shell.
We don't have any fine tableware or decorations; how can we possibly invite people over for dinner?
Isn't it just like having a house for shelter from the wind, unlike a picnic?
That's hardly trustworthy, is it?
"What do you know? Wizards don't care about external things at all. Go and prepare." Leo kicked Benji away, blabbing out some nonsense.
Didn't he know it was rudimentary? Of course he did, but he had no money!
All the food Li Xi has been eating these past few days has come from what Benji hunts; otherwise, Leo would have gone hungry.
A gift of a goose feather sent from afar carries profound meaning; Leo believed Alice would understand him.
Benji believed he had lived for hundreds of years and seen countless lives, but no one had a thicker skin than Leo.
Because the next day, when Leo invited Alice, he actually served her a barbecue.
What are you doing growing these Fire Essence Flower?
Alice ate a few bites and then stopped, while Leo stuffed the rest into his stomach; Body Refinement Wizard have no limit to their appetite.
Looking at the fields of Fire Essence Flower blooming with small red flowers outside the tower, Alice remembered that this place was a grassland a year ago. How come it has turned into a plantation in just one year?
"Haha, sell it for money!" Leo laughed loudly, making no attempt to hide his poverty.
Leo is very satisfied with his life now. He has a house, land, and power. He also has slaves and Benji under his command. If it weren't for the short time that has passed, the profits from Jeft and the subsidies from the Third-Class Wizard Medal would be enough for Leo to live very well.
Isn't this my ultimate dream?
Poverty is only temporary; everything will be better in the future.
"Don't underestimate the value of Fire Essence Flower. A whole bunch of them can fetch the price of two Fire Essence Flower crystals a year. Besides, this land is just sitting empty anyway." Leo's eyes lit up when he mentioned farming.
Once upon a time, he also dreamed of becoming a farmer!
Alice seemed shocked by Leo's offer of two energy crystals. After a while, she smiled faintly and said, "Since you can sell it for two energy crystals, let Benji plant it on all the land near my wizard tower. We'll split the profits 50/50."
"No problem, Benji is very skilled at farming."
"Then it's settled."
Benji watched the two chatting and laughing, then looked at the land of the same size as Alice's Ice Palace. How had he, a dignified level three expert, been reduced to farming?
"Boom"
Just as Leo and Alice were discussing what to plant to maximize profits, a loud bang suddenly rang out in the sky, as if the entire world had violently shaken in that instant.
A massive starship suddenly appeared in the sky. Leo had been shocked by 500-meter-long starships in the Jeft World, but now, seeing the starship, he knew what true awe was.
Like a giant island slowly drifting downwards, its immense kinetic energy compressing the surrounding space, causing it to hiss and crackle.
The originally raging elemental energy was directly crushed by the starship, becoming as docile as a water glass dog.
The starship is over 200,000 meters long and 100,000 meters wide. More importantly, it is multi-layered. It is unimaginable what it would be like to see such a starship traversing the universe.
The moment the starship appeared, countless small black dots rose from the ground and flew towards it.
Leo strained his eyes to the limit before he could see that they were rats, just like the ones he had seen in the office tower.
It's the Supreme Lord, Jerry's slave army!