"Tulips? That's not right. Why are tulips purple? "Seeing such a large sea of flowers, Suhlen's brows wrinkled.
"Who would plant tulips here?"
Ordinary tulips alone were not fatal, but they emitted a special kind of poison. People who stayed in this sea of flowers for a while would be poisoned. They would feel dizzy and nauseous. If they did not leave in time, they would fall into a coma and become fertilizer for this sea of flowers.
The purple tulips in front of him were obviously not ordinary. If Suhlen guessed correctly, their poison was stronger and more violent.
Although this sea of flowers was luxuriant, it seemed that no one had taken care of it for a long time. Suhlen found a lot of things like flower seeds on the ground near the sea of flowers. It should be for some reason that these flower seeds did not take root and germinate. In some places, the growth of the flowers was obviously messy.
Suhlen also found that behind this sea of flowers, he could vaguely see the outline of some broken buildings. However, it should be because the weathering was too severe. It was impossible to distinguish their original appearance. Suhlen's heart became more and more excited. It was obvious that this was a ruin that had not been excavated.
Suhlen observed for a while and did not find the entrance of the ruin. However, this was a normal phenomenon. Not all ruins had an entrance. Some ruins that were severely damaged only had some broken walls.
Many ruins were actually excavated by various adventurer teams. Of course, there were still many dangers in these ruins. Suhlen did not act rashly. However, just as he was about to return, he suddenly saw that the weathered wall at the edge of the sea of flowers was a little different.
Suhlen carefully avoided these plants and observed from the side.
"Spatial folds?"
Suhlen's expression was a little surprised. The abnormality looked like a piece of paper that had been wrinkled from the side. It looked very strange.
"Is this the Wizard's Secret Realm?" Suhlen suddenly thought of a possibility. Thinking of this, Suhlen felt that his guess was correct. However, to be sure, he still needed a professional to take a look.
Suhlen did not continue to move. The Secret Realm of Sorcerers was a masterpiece of the ancient Sorcerers. Those ancient Sorcerers were well-versed in the knowledge of space, planes, and other things. After some research, they created a kind of magical technology.
During the period of the Arcane Empire, the technology of the wizard's secret realm was developed to its peak. Some powerful wizards even opened up a plane as their own territory. There were also wizards who found a half-plane in the astral world and linked it to the main material world.
Secret realms also varied in size. The first secret realms used spatial magic to hide some areas of the prime material plane. These kinds of secret realms were the most common, and the space inside was also the smallest. As for secret realms that used semi-planes or entire planes to transform them, they were now very rare.
Moreover, it was very likely that there were ancient and dangerous creatures in the Secret Realm. There might even be all sorts of magical traps. If he wasn't prepared, it was very likely that he would fail miserably. Some secret realms even had magical pets or magical beasts left behind by the ancient Adepts.
It was important to know that some magical beasts had a very long lifespan, and many magical beasts would use a long period of dormancy to delay the aging of life. Who knew if there were such monsters in the secret realms that had been closed for thousands of years or even longer? If they were unlucky, there might be a giant dragon. Even if it was the weakest white dragon among the five-colored dragons, thousands of years was enough for it to grow into an ancient dragon.
In the face of a giant dragon of this level, the average legendary strongman would be a piece of cake.
After a round of investigation, Suhlen returned to the camp outside the forest. At this time, Carter had almost built the camp. When Suhlen returned to the camp, he immediately sent someone back to inform Hathaway to come as soon as possible.
After suspecting that there was a secret realm here, Suhlen began to block the news. Once the news about the appearance of the Secret Realm of Sorcerers spread, all the Sorcerers on the continent would come back to explore. At that time, even Suhlen would be powerless to stop it. Although he was now a legendary strongman, there were many legendary strongmen on the continent.
A secret realm that had never been discovered, the resources in it were enough to make these legendary strongmen excited. In a moment, all the soldiers were sent out to clear the monsters in the wasteland. No monsters or people were allowed to come close to the forest.
After waiting in the camp for a day, Suhlen saw Hathaway rushing over the next day.
"Where is the secret realm? Take me there quickly, "Hathaway saw Suhlen and did not have time to rest. She immediately asked about the secret realm.
"The secret realm will always be there. It won't run away. Calm down first." Seeing Hathaway's state, Suhlen had to force her to calm down. She was not suitable to explore the ruins in her current state.
After hearing Suhlen's advice, Hathaway finally calmed down and began to rest. At the same time, she prepared various items for the exploration.
It was not until the third day that Suhlen brought Hathaway to the Thorn Forest. The two quickly arrived at the place where Suhlen killed the Sunwheel Flower. After arriving, Hathaway began to cast various spells on them.
"Invisibility!"
"Hide Tracks!"
"Eliminate Scent!"
"Energy Shield!"
"Elemental Resistance!"
"Poison Resistance!"
"Bear's Endurance!"
"Cat's Grace!"
...
A series of support spells were released from Hathaway's hands. Suhlen could clearly feel that his strength had increased by a notch. Hathaway, who was already a 3rd rank Wizard, had no problem casting these spells.
The two then followed the path that Suhlen took last time and went deep into the forest. As soon as they entered, Hathaway quickly noticed the difference.
"This is the Moon Soul Grass. This is the Bloodsucking Thorn. This is the Ghost Flower …" The plants that Suhlen did not recognize last time were easily recognized by Hathaway. She was very excited.
"There are so many magical plants here," Hathaway said excitedly.
"There was nothing strange about this forest before. I don't know what happened, but there was a sudden change recently," Suhlen said as he walked. This place was not too far away from Northguard City. It was about 50 kilometers. In the past, nothing strange had happened here. It had only appeared in the past one or two months.
Hathaway thought for a moment and said, "I think it has something to do with the Elemental Tide."
"This place has something to do with the Elemental Tide?" Suhlen's eyes widened.
Hathaway ran her fingers through her hair and said, "Yes, the Elemental Tide."
"The eruption of the Elemental Tide was a bit sudden. According to what you said, this Mystery Plane has not been repaired for at least one or two thousand years. The sudden surge of elemental energy has caused problems with the operation of the energy nodes in the Mystery Plane.
"The energy core might have been damaged due to years of disrepair. The spatial array covering the secret realm also showed some flaws because of this. Then, the demonic plants, flower fields, and other plants that were originally in the secret realm were exposed."
"You should be able to feel it. The elemental energy in this forest is very dense. It's much denser than the other places outside.
"I suspect that the Mystery Plane was exposed because of the sudden increase in elemental energy due to the appearance of the Elemental Tide. The energy transmission system in the Mystery Plane could not withstand the sudden increase in elemental energy."
"Looks like we have the Elemental Tide to thank," Suhlen said with a smile.
"Don't be happy too early. Although the Mystery Plane has appeared, it's not easy to go in and get the benefits. None of the ruins left behind by the ancient wizards are easy to deal with."
The best equipment for exploring a Mystery Plane was to have a lucky companion. Under normal circumstances, it would be a Halfling Rogue. Halfling Rogues were very popular in exploration because of their short stature, flexible bodies, keen intuition, and generally better luck than the average person. It would be even better if they had attributes similar to the Treasure Hunting Mouse.
Soon, the two arrived at the sea of flowers that Suhlen found last time. The purple sea of flowers swayed with the wind, looking like a purple ocean.
"So many purple tulips!" Hathaway was very surprised when she saw the sea of flowers in front of her.
"These tulips give me the feeling that they are alive," Suhlen said.
Hathaway nodded and said, "They are indeed alive. These are activated plants. These activated plants are generally the outer layer of the Mystery Plane, and the fruits they produce after they mature are also materials for refining magic potions. Also, don't you think this sea of flowers is very beautiful?"
"It's like a fish eating three fish," Suhlen said. "Then how do we get in?"
"There's no good way. We can only force our way in. And even if we know the password to pass through here, these magical plants have changed several times. It's a problem whether the password is still valid."
"After all this time, we still have to force it." Suhlen rolled up his sleeves and was ready to do it.
"Don't do that." Seeing that Suhlen was about to do it, Hathaway immediately pulled him back. "I've already checked just now. The runic magic circle here has basically lost its effect. These tulips will only attack based on instinct. This way, it'll be much easier."
If the original runic magic circle was still there, these tulips would be equivalent to one. At that time, it would naturally be difficult to deal with.
After Suhlen and Hathaway cast a defensive spell, they entered the sea of flowers. As soon as they entered, Suhlen smelled a strong floral fragrance, and a faint singing sound appeared in his ears. The tulips in the sea of flowers drifted with the wind, and the surrounding branches and leaves were like sharp blades that quickly cut the two of them.
The energy shield in front of the two of them frequently collided with each other. The energy shield firmly blocked all these attacks, but the system's prompt kept ringing in his ears.
"The host is attacked by the knockout fragrance, forcibly conducting a Constitution Test … Constitution Test passed …"
"The host is attacked by the mind, forcibly conducting a Spirit Test … Spirit Test passed …"
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