"My lord wizard, you have excellent taste! The Golden Jade Mushrooms here are of the highest quality, and each one only requires one energy crystal."
The bald, short, and ugly Luokeni, who only had one eye on his forehead, saw the Level Three Great Wizard stop in front of his stall and couldn't wait to promote his Golden Mushrooms.
These things are so abundant in their world that nobody wants them even if they're given away for free. They were originally worried about what to do with these golden mushrooms, but they never expected them to be so popular in the Shadow Plane.
Most importantly, the golden mushroom, which is worthless in their world, is extremely expensive here!!
As the merchant assigned by the World Lord to sell Golden Mushrooms in the Shadow Plane, he has the best eye.
The man before him possessed an aura as deep as the ocean, and his staff, wizard's book, and robes were all top-quality equipment. He was undoubtedly a wizard who didn't care about money, and Luokeni loved customers like him the most.
The black-robed, Level Three Great Wizard casually picked up a few mushrooms and tossed them into his mouth, nodding repeatedly as he chewed, seemingly enjoying the taste.
Although he didn't intend to pay, Luokeni kept handing the Level Three Great Wizard high-quality golden mushrooms, encouraging him to eat as many as he liked.
"Judging from your aura, the level of your world isn't high; it's probably just a mid-sized plane, right?"
The black-robed wizard handed a mushroom to the calico cat perched on his shoulder, and the cat excitedly hugged and gnawed on the mushroom.
"My lord wizard, you are truly knowledgeable and insightful. The world I live in is indeed a medium-sized world."
Seeing that the calico cat finished a golden mushroom in just a few bites, Luokeni, with great insight, offered it another one.
Seeing the calico cat accept all the offerings, Luokeni's lips curled into a smile. Each mushroom was an energy crystal, and in no time, this Level Three Great Wizard had consumed thirty-seven of them.
"Your price is too low; even ten times the price wouldn't be too high."
The black-robed wizard reached out and grabbed a handful of energy crystals, which he casually tossed onto Luokeni's stall.
Luokeni didn't see clearly how the black-robed wizard in front of him took out the energy crystals, but seeing that there were at least fifty energy crystals, the single eye on his forehead narrowed.
The Shadow Plane has just reopened, and I've already encountered such a generous wizard—what great luck!!
Luokeni instantly pocketed the energy crystal and bowed deeply to the black-robed wizard. "You flatter me, sir. We are honest merchants, registered in the Wizard World, and we don't sell monopolistic products at inflated prices."
"After all, we can tell the difference between making one profit and making multiple profits."
The black-robed wizard picked through the mushrooms, selecting a few of the best quality and popping them into his mouth. "Not bad. A world with such an understanding of you must be safe."
"It's all thanks to the Wizard World. The great wizarding civilization took care of us, taught us what to do, and protected our safety, allowing us to earn the resources to sustain the world. Otherwise, we would have been completely devoured by other civilizations on day one."
"My lord, you don't know, our world is poor in resources. If it weren't for the great wizarding civilization, our world would have been plunged into an apocalyptic crisis long ago."
The black-robed wizard glanced sideways at Luokeni, who was constantly praising wizarding civilization, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Bang"
Half a mushroom, which was left uneaten, suddenly hit Luokeni in the face as he frantically flattered the wizard civilization, leaving him bewildered as he stared at the calico cat perched on the shoulder of the Level Three Great Wizard three archmage.
The calico cat, who had just been enjoying the golden mushrooms, was now glaring at him angrily, as if he had said something wrong.
"Sir, I apologize if I have offended you in any way. I am willing to apologize."
Luokeni took out the fifty energy crystals he had just put into his pocket and respectfully handed them back to the black-robed wizard.
The Shadow Plane is home to too many civilizations, each with its own unique culture and customs. What might be commonplace in one civilization could be a blood feud in another.
So Luokeni immediately realized that he had talked too much in order to attract business, and he didn't know which sentence had offended the Level Three Great Wizard in front of him, which would make his pet unhappy.
"It's alright, you can continue selling."
The black-robed wizard didn't take the energy crystal Luokeni handed back. Instead, he picked up a golden mushroom, stuffed it into the calico cat's hand, and left without looking back.
Only after the mysterious Level Three Great Wizard had disappeared from sight did Luokeni finally let out a long sigh and straighten up, regretting losing a big deal while looking utterly bewildered. "Why are these words effective against other wizards, but this one doesn't seem happy at all?"
Unbeknownst to him, the black-robed wizard, who had already walked away, was listening to the calico cat's low, angry whispers.
"These wizards are actually using our things to make money for themselves!"
"And these blind fools, they're actually grateful to that despicable wizard! If it weren't for us, they wouldn't be where they are today."
"If you ask me, we should take back the Shadow Plane, run it ourselves, and everything will be ours."
This Level Three Great Wizard was naturally Leo, who had left the Shadow World; the calico cat was Yaoyao.
After adapting to the power of advancement, he Yaoyao the Shadow World at Yao Yao's urging. He discovered that a thousand years had passed in the outside world, and the Wizard World had even created new ways to use the Shadow Plane. So he decided to disguise himself as a low-level wizard and take a look around.
It has to be said that the way the Wizard World uses the Shadow Plane is truly excellent; Leo was already somewhat tempted after just a few glances.
He initially viewed the Shadow Plane merely as a world for cultivating rare plants and animals, but now he sees that its management methods are nowhere near as sophisticated as those of the Wizard World.
"You're right. We'll send you to run the business then, so you'll probably put all the profits into your own little piggy bank, right?"
Leo immediately saw through Yaoyao's scheme; she was simply angry because she saw the Wizard World making money that should have been hers.
How could you think of me like that? What's mine is yours anyway; I'm just keeping it safe for you.
Having her little Yaoyao exposed, Yao Yao stuffed the remaining third of the golden mushroom into Leo's mouth, stopping Leo from saying what he was about to say.
Leo didn't argue with Yaoyao. Since advancing to the level of understanding past and present lives, he didn't care about this Shadow Plane at all.
He created the entire universe, and these resources, no matter how they are exchanged, are not within the universe; as long as they are within the universe, they belong to him.
However, it's not impossible to take back this Shadow Plane, as he needs a foothold in his upcoming plans.
"Huh? Is that Tortai? I didn't expect him to still be alive."
As the two wandered around until they reached the edge of town, they saw half of a giant, red, old python coiled up in a ball, sitting listlessly behind a small stall, its cloudy eyes glazed over, seemingly lost in thought.
Leo looked over and, sure enough, it was Tortai.
He initially entrusted Tortai with overseeing all the shadows thrown into the universe, granted him partial access to the Shadow Plane, allowing him to command some World Lord, and promised to promote him to World Lord.
Later, so many things happened, and unexpected events occurred frequently, that I had long forgotten about the little snake.
After all, Tortai was only a level three, while Leo had nearly 30,000 World Lord under his command back then. How could he possibly still remember a level three little snake?
I thought he was long dead, but I never expected to see him again.
His strength was still at level three, and his body had been severely injured for many years. He should have had several thousand more years to live, but now he was nearing the end of his life.
With a light step, he instantly appeared in front of Tortai's stall, which contained only a few simple items.
Red snake scales, snake blood, snake flesh!
Leo's face instantly darkened, and Yaoyao Yao, disguised as a calico cat, also showed anger. Tortai was actually selling his own flesh and blood.
Seeing a wizard stop in front of his stall, Tortai snapped out of his daze and said in a hoarse voice, "Wizard, these are all top-quality level three materials."
Leo casually picked up a piece of snake meat. The meat was already very tough and lacked energy. Although it was a level three material, it was at most slightly better than a level two material.
"I see all the other stalls are selling all sorts of goods, how come you're doing so poorly that you're selling yourself?"
"My lord wizard, I have nothing. I have no other way to pay the stall rent except by selling myself."
"That's strange. With your level three strength, how come you're having such a hard time? You should be able to have a decent status in any civilization you go to," Yao Yao, disguised as a calico cat, asked in Yaoyao.
"My lord wizard, if you'd like to buy some, then buy some; if not, please leave. You're disturbing my sunbathing."
Tortai's attitude was extremely strange; he showed no intention of saying anything more.
Tell me what you think, and I'll buy all your stuff.
Leo reached out and grabbed several thousand energy crystals, which appeared on the stall.
Tortai looked at the mountain of energy crystals piled up on the stall, his face showing no greed, as calm as if he were facing a pile of worthless stones.
"I'm not leaving because I'm waiting for someone to come back."
He muttered half of Tortai's words, it was unclear whether he was speaking to the stranger in front of him or to strengthen his own resolve.
"I don't think you'll live for many more years. Is that person really worth all this? You must wait for him to return in the Shadow Plane."
"Worth."
"Didn't everyone say he was dead?"
"I don't believe it. I believe my master is still alive and will definitely come back."
"I failed to protect my master's Shadow Plane; I am guilty."
Tortai seemed lost in his memories, tears streaming down his face from his enormous snake eyes.
Disguised as a calico cat, Yaoyao Yao was on the verge of tears as she watched Tortai weeping bitterly. She never expected that a little red snake from back then would be so loyal.
"Sigh, you're already free, why bother?"
Leo reached out and pointed, and energy quickly surged into Tortai's severely injured body.
Energy surged in, and Tortai's wounds quickly healed, while his other injuries rapidly recovered under the treatment.
Tortai looked at the Level Three Great Wizard in front of him with a mixture of suspicion and excitement, sensing a familiar aura.
It was the scent he had been longing for day and night!!