According to the display in the Control Crystal, the fourth level of the Wizard's Pagoda was where the core Wizard Formation was located.
The Wizard's Pagoda had five levels above ground and two underground, making it a total of seven levels.
The two underground levels were the Energy Room and the Resource Warehouse, which was the common layout of most Wizard's Pagodas.
The first level above ground was where the acolytes lived, the Wizard Hall, the library, the academic hall, and the public dining hall.
The second level above ground was where the Wizard Garden, the Breeding Room, the Breeding Room, the Small Laboratory, and the Wizard Training Field were.
The third level above ground was where the Sealing Room, the library, the Magic Statue Factory, the Alchemy Laboratory, and the Scroll Creation Room were.
The fourth level above ground was where the Wizards in the Wizard's Pagoda lived, including their bedrooms, study rooms, guest rooms, and the area where the core Wizard Formation was located.
The fifth level above ground was where the Teleportation Room, the private laboratory, and the workshop were located.
This layout was completed at Grimm's request. Most of the Wizard Facilities were just empty frames, and they had to be continuously replenished if they wanted to operate perfectly.
Under normal circumstances, acolytes could only move around on the first and second level. Prospective Wizards and high-level acolytes could use some of the facilities on the third level after applying. As for the fourth level and above, only Wizards could enter, and they had to be trustworthy Wizards who belonged to the Wizard Tower. Wizards from outside could only stay temporarily on the third level.
As the Wizard's Pagoda had not been expanded, the activity area was not too big. However, it was not a problem for a hundred Wizards and acolytes to live there.
Grimm strolled into the spacious and bright central control hall. The clean, white, and translucent stone floor and walls were faintly emitting a dense elemental aura. A huge, strange crystal was embedded in the center of the floor spell formation. At the core of this huge crystal cluster, there was a strange rune that floated up and down, flickering and flickering. It was constantly releasing strange magic energy from within.
Grimm bent down to take a closer look, mainly using the A.I. Chip to quickly scan the internal structure of the crystal. Strangely, he found nothing!
[Beep. Discovered unknown energy crystal. Unable to find any matching material in the database, and no signs of artificial synthesis. Initial speculation: foreign material …]
Foreign material?
This meant that this crystal was not a specialty of the Magus World, nor was it a mutated crystal created by high-ranked Magi using spells. Instead, it was a special crystal that was plundered from another plane or the depths of the sea of stars!
Grimm then took out the crystal that the silver-robed wizard had given him. It was made of the same material as this giant crystal. Furthermore, when the runes in the huge crystal flashed, the small crystal in his hand would also vibrate and move rhythmically, as if the two crystals were breathing in sync.
Grimm followed the silver-cloaked wizard's instructions and placed the crystal in a groove on top of the giant crystal. He then cut his palm and pressed his bleeding hand on top of the crystal.
"Beep, data connection channel detected. Do you want to establish connection?"
"Create!"
As his mental energy connected with the giant crystal, Grim felt that his world of perception had suddenly become immensely large. His mental energy had almost instantly spread to every corner of the Wizard's Pagoda. And in his spiritual space, a huge light screen suddenly popped out, densely packed with operation instructions.
At this moment, the most urgent command was:
Activate the Wizard's Pagoda!
This was different from activating the Wizard's Pagoda. Activating the Wizard's Pagoda meant that Grimm had obtained the highest level of authority in the entire Wizard's Pagoda. Unless he went through a special ritual and willingly wiped away the Soul Imprint left in the crystal, he would forever have the highest level of authority in the Wizard's Pagoda.
"A.I. Chip, have you discovered any security issues?"
[Beep, preliminary inspection of the Control Crystal has been completed. No backdoors or security traps have been discovered … A more comprehensive inspection will be carried out after the Wizard's Pagoda is activated. I suggest that the host immediately activate the Wizard's Pagoda!]
As Grimm heavily tapped on the button to activate the Wizard's Pagoda, the small Wizard's Pagoda trembled slightly. In the Energy Room in the second level underground, the Elemental Altar suddenly lit up with a holy Elemental Light.
A fist-sized black hole slowly opened up above the Elemental Altar, and wisps of colorful fog floated out of it. As soon as the fog floated out of the black hole, it was pulled down by the Elemental Pool below. In less than a quarter of an hour, the dense aura of magical energy assaulted Grimm's senses. The colorful fog gathered more and more, surrounding the bottom of the Elemental Pool and causing it to become slightly moist.
Soon, a pool of clear, translucent, but extremely thick and viscous water appeared at the bottom of the pool!
This was not water extracted from the Water Elemental World, but liquid Magical Elements that came from the surrounding void. This magical energy was originally in a gaseous form, but under the effects of the Elemental Pool's precipitation and compression, its unit density was too high, which was why it was in this liquid form.
If the Energy Room of the Wizard's Pagoda operated for a longer period of time, the liquid Magical Elements would be further compressed by the Elemental Pool, forming a solid Magical Energy Crystal. That was the most widely used currency in the Wizard World!
As the Energy Room was activated and the Magical Elements in the Elemental Pool gathered, waves of magical energy were extracted and slowly injected into the system of the Wizard's Pagoda. From the second level underground to the first level underground, and then to the outer walls of the Wizard's Pagoda, all the places where the Runic Wizard Spell Formations extended began to glow with fluorescent energy.
The three Wizards of the Silver Alliance and the Gargamel, who were standing half a mile outside the pagoda, silently watched as a fluorescent light appeared from the bottom of the base of the pagoda, then slowly spread to every corner of the pagoda.
The Wizard's Pagoda, which had been dark red a moment ago, was now as resplendent as a beautiful fiery coral, displaying its beauty and wonder to the crowd!
"Please come in, and welcome to my Wizard's Pagoda!"
Grimm's joyful and excited voice suddenly came from the air. As soon as his voice fell, the door of the Wizard's Pagoda that had been sealed just a moment ago opened silently again.
Grimm once again met up with the three Wizards of the Silver Alliance in the guest hall on the third level of the Wizard's Pagoda. Gargamel, who had been given partial authority by Grimm, could not help but wander around the place, familiarizing himself with the Wizard's Pagoda.
"Sir Grimm, if you don't have any new requests, we'll be taking our leave!" Wizard Eugene was still the one in charge of the coordination.
It was obvious that the area was sparsely populated and lacking in resources. The three Wizards of the Silver Alliance, who were used to living like princes, could not help but want to leave after completing their mission. They did not want to stay a second longer.
"There's no rush!" Grimm quickly tried to persuade them to stay. "The basic framework of the Wizard's Pagoda has been set up, but there are still many facilities that cannot be used. I'd like to know the price of these facilities."
Wizard Eugene was straightforward. He immediately took out a piece of parchment and gave Grimm a simple understanding of the basic prices of most of the facilities.
Teleportation Spell Formation: 100,000 Magic Crystals.
Exploration Room: 70,000 Magic Crystals.
High-level Wizard Training Room: 80,000 Magic Crystals.
Binding Room: (Small) 4,000 Magic Crystals. (Medium) 20,000 Magic Crystals. (Large) 50,000 Magic Crystals.
Sealing Room: 30,000 Magic Crystals.
Purification Pool: 20,000 Magic Crystals.
Large-scale Comprehensive Alchemy Laboratory: 130,000 Magic Crystals. (Includes a full set of equipment and tools)
Magic Statue Factory: 40,000 Magic Crystals. (Can only create or repair Wizard-level Magic Statues)
Scroll Making Room: 3,000 Magic Crystals. (Includes all tools)
Enchantment Laboratory: 7,000 Magic Crystals.
Alchemy Servants: (Wizard-level) 20,000 Magic Crystals. (Apprentice) 800 Magic Crystals.
Modified Wizard Beasts: (Wizard-level) 10,000 Magic Crystals. (Apprentice) 600 Magic Crystals.
Sorcerer's Garden Servants: Flower Fairies (200 Magic Crystals), Fairies (170 Magic Crystals) …
Wizard's Pagoda Slaves (Power-type): Bullmen (20 Magical Crystals per person), Boar-Men (8 Magical Crystals per person), Ogres (25 Magical Crystals per person), Half-Dragons (40 Magical Crystals per person) …
Wizard's Pagoda Slaves (Special Type): Halfling Gourmet (300 Magical Crystals/piece), Underground Dwarf Blacksmith (120 Magical Crystals/piece), Grass Elf (700 Magical Crystals/piece for female, 600 Magical Crystals/piece for male), Siren Apprentice (1,700 Magical Crystals/piece) …
Even though the parchment was not big, there was a lot of information on it. Many of them were necessary for a functioning Wizard's Pagoda. However, Grimm could not help but feel a headache when he saw the basic price of each item.
If he were an old Wizard who had lived for more than a hundred years, he would definitely have some capital in his hands. But he was not. He was just an ordinary Wizard who had come out empty-handed. He had even just taken off the hat of a new Wizard.
As for his savings … He had already spent the resources and Magic Crystals he had obtained from the last Dimensional War on Alice's Battle of Fate. He estimated that he could only squeeze out 30,000 to 40,000 Magic Crystals, which was obviously not enough to complete the Wizard Tower. It was only enough to maintain its basic operations.
Of course, it wasn't like Grimm didn't have anything valuable in his hands. As long as he was willing to take out the last piece of Void Stone, all his problems would be solved.
But … he really did not want to!
Grimm and Wizard Eugene discussed for a long time and built a small Flame Altar in the hall on the first floor with his own money. They also bought some tools and equipment for the Alchemy Laboratory, Golem Factory, and Scroll Making Room. They also bought some magic seeds for the Sorcerer's Garden.
Apart from these basic facilities, Grimm also bought two Halfling Gourmets, two Dwarf Blacksmiths, and two Fairies.
He had no choice. He and Gargamel would have to stay here for a long time. They could not go out hunting every day. That was why they had to go out and buy large amounts of food and daily necessities, then hand them over to the slaves of other races.
As for the guards of the Wizard's Pagoda, there were 11 Chimeras.
Once the Silver Alliance's Magi were done with the Flame Altar, Grim immediately inserted the abandoned Flame Lord's Scepter into it. That way, he could summon five Fire Elementals from the Flame Altar every day as Elemental Servants of the Wizard's Pagoda.
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