Bliss arrived at the Shadow Island a month and a half later than his companions.
As the ship crashed into the reefs near the shoreline, a large hole appeared on the starboard side of the ship's bow. An ear-piercing sound came from the bottom of the ship as it scraped against the sand at the bottom of the sea. The slightly fishy seawater gushed in through the hole, and the ship began to tilt. Large amounts of broken planks, wine barrels, and other junk were scattered on the surface of the sea.
Bliss turned into a puff of black smoke, and flew from the deck of the ship. He crossed nearly a hundred meters of the sea and landed heavily on the beach.
The moment his feet touched the ground, the beach in front of him bulged silently. Dozens of muscular Sand Giants with blurry faces surrounded him from all directions.
"Tell me your name, intruder!" A cold voice came from above him.
Bliss raised his head slightly. Through the shadow of his black hood, his two large and two small green eyes stared at the strange witch who was floating twenty meters above him on a flying broom.
Perhaps sensing the familiar ripples of Wizard Power from the intruder, the Pale Witch on duty did not command her puppet Wizard Beasts to continue attacking.
"Bliss, a Wizard from the Crimson Family. I came here with the Witches of Destiny!"
After not seeing him for a few months, the evil and cruel aura of the Worm Lich Bliss had grown thicker. His body under the black robe was much more bloated than before. In a place where the Pale Witch could not see, the black robe was still wriggling, as if it was not a normal human body.
"Bliss?" The witch floating in the air took out an inspection crystal and scanned Bliss from afar. The aura she took in matched the aura stored in the crystal.
"Alright, your identity has been verified. You can enter the island now! But … "The witch had just finished announcing the results of the inspection when her tone suddenly changed," The ship you're on is registered with the Wizard's Pagoda on the Shadow Island, and is under the protection of the Pale Witches. Now, why can't I sense any signs of life on the ship? "
Not far from the beach, the stranded ship was tilted to one side.
There were no crew members jumping into the sea to escape, no humans crying for help. Other than the dull thuds of the waves hitting the hull of the ship, everything was eerily silent!
"You know, the ship has been sailing for a little longer! I … I can't really control these … little treasures of mine … "Blitz shrugged helplessly. With a thud, a pitch-black substance fell out of his black robe and landed on the beach. It rapidly dispersed into thousands of black worms before burrowing back into his robe.
"Your reason is not accepted, foreign wizard!" A trace of dissatisfaction appeared on the face of the Pale Witch. "You have openly attacked the indigenous organization under the protection of the Pale Witch. You must be punished. 100 Magical Crystals, we will deduct 100 Magical Crystals from your Planar Earnings as punishment! "
"A hundred Mana Crystals? Those were only thirty-seven mortal natives, and they weren't so-called fighters. How could they be so expensive? It's unfriendly for you to treat your allies like this … "Suddenly hearing the punishment, Worm Lich Bliss immediately grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"Wizard, if you refuse to accept the punishment, I will have to expel you from Shadow Island on behalf of the Pale Witch! It's your choice, accept or reject! "The pale witch on duty insisted.
"Alright, alright … I'll accept! How dare you guys, who are guarding the rear, treat your allies who are fighting at the front like this. I'll protest to the high-grade witches in your family … "Despite his dissatisfaction, Bliss could only choose to accept the punishment.
"Follow it! It will bring you into the inner island. Also, your companions have already returned to Shadow Island. You will find them on the fifteenth level of the Wizard's Pagoda on the inner island … "After the witch on duty finished speaking, she turned around and flew away on her flying broom.
The Sand Giants surrounding Blitz also dispersed into a pile of sand. Only one Sand Giant remained, leading Blitz deeper into the island.
After leaving the beach, the Sand Giants dispersed not long after, handing over the guiding task to a Shadow Mastiff hiding in the shadows. After passing through a small swamp, the new guiding task was handed over to a Chaos Whiplash.
This was a mutant magical plant that resembled a man-eating flower. There was a human face on its sunflower-like flower, and two soft rattan-like tentacles extended from the middle of its two-meter-tall stem. The tentacles were covered in terrifying thorns and sticky green liquid.
The roots and tentacles under its body split into two strands, just like a pair of human legs, moving on the ground in a strange manner.
This kind of magical plant was a Wizard Creation that most Wizards liked to plant near their residences as sentries and guards. Not only did it have a long life force, it could also hunt for food on its own, so Wizards did not have to take care of it every day.
Along the way, Blitz had seen many typical Wizard Beasts and Magical Plants mentioned in the Wizard's Handbook.
Under their guidance, he passed through layers of outer areas and finally entered the inner island after collecting a strange crystal that looked like an identity card.
In one of the residences on the fifteenth level of the Wizard's Pagoda, Blitz met his master, the great master who had abandoned him on the Calan Continent, the Level 2 Fire Wizard Grimm.
Grimm was obviously very happy to see the Insect Lich Blitz return. After the customary welcome, Grimm tossed a Knowledge Crystal into Blitz's arms.
"Everything you've done in the Calan Continent was not bad! As a reward for your bravery, this Knowledge Crystal is yours. This is my personal reward! As for your share as a Magus of the family, you can get it from Cheff. Alright, if you have nothing else to do, take a good rest on the Shadow Island. I still have a spell experiment that I need to complete immediately … "
As if racing against time to complete the welcome ceremony, Grimm turned into a ball of flames and disappeared from the room.
In the Magus World, even within the same Magus family, there was no such thing as a close relationship between mortals. Everything was based on benefits!
It was precisely because the Crimson Family could provide them with benefits and knowledge, as well as guide them in their rapid growth that the ambitious Magi were willing to serve under Grimm. As Grim's student, Meryl might have some personal feelings for the Crimson Family, but the rest of the Magi from the other families were mostly attracted by the benefits and knowledge.
That was why the conversations and interactions between Magi were so cold and direct!
Knowledge Crystal?
The Insect Lich Blitz's complicated eyes flickered with suspicion. He casually weighed it in his hand, then tossed the knowledge crystal into the lotus petal-like mouth of the insect, and slid it down its thick neck into its stomach.
Oh, it's the Poison Witchcraft and related knowledge that Poison Centipede Endor had sorted out …
He had asked her for these many times, and she had never spilled the beans. Why was she so generous this time?
However, he quickly tossed this doubt to the back of his mind.
With this Poison Witchcraft, he would have a new direction in refining and controlling the swarm of insects. In the future, the large swarm of insects he could control would probably be called the Scourge Beetles …
As he fantasized, Blitz quickly walked out of Grimm's residence.
Just this Knowledge Crystal that was worth tens of thousands of Magic Crystals was enough to dispel his previous complaints about being abandoned. He focused all his attention on gathering the necessary poisonous resources and finding suitable ritual items.
The Ice Maiden Cheffu resided on the seventh level of the Wizard's Pagoda.
After finding her and talking to her, Bliss found out what had happened in the family during this period of time.
The Floating Battleship destroyed … Poison Centipede Endor killed in battle … Alice successfully advanced to level 2 …
Each and every one of these incidents made Bliss tremble with fear.
For some reason, he felt that it was not so unacceptable to fight alone in the midst of an enemy's encirclement. Even though they were in the absolute safety of the Shadow Island, the two level 1 Magi still trembled in fear at the thought of the terror of a level 4 powerhouse.
At the Ice Maiden Cheffu's residence, Blitz successfully received his share of the family's rewards.
A Knowledge Crystal that contained the knowledge of another world that his family had seized from the Forest Elves …
A basic material reward of 20,000 Magic Crystals …
Fifteen Elven Slaves (Level 1 Fighters) …
Three Magical Equipment (Level 1) …
One Thousand-Year Tree Core …
…
…
There were more than a dozen miscellaneous rewards, but what Blitz valued the most were the first five. Right now, after experiencing the crazy and bloody slaughter and evolution in the Faern Plane, his individual strength had clearly risen to the peak of the first level.
He might not even need three to five years to think about advancing to level 2 after returning to the Magus World!
Blitz could directly collect some of the smaller rewards from Cheffu, but rewards like the Elven Slaves, Magical Equipment, and Thousand-Year Tree Core had to be collected from the public storage area of the Wizard's Pagoda.
After bidding farewell to Cheffu, Blitz could only run to the third level of the Wizard's Pagoda.
Strictly speaking, this was a slave and equipment market that the Wizard's Pagoda had set up to store and collect the spoils of war of individual Witches or families.
Compared to the cold and quiet levels of the other levels, the hustle and bustle here exceeded Blitz's expectations.
There was a bustling crowd, all sorts of clothing and races, all kinds of strange products, as well as dazzling signboards and shops …
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