"Ever since then, this formation has never been activated again in the past thousand years." Shadow sighed. "I wouldn't have known that we could enter the Krakoks' territory if Gami, Gao, and Jamey didn't tell me about it."
When Shadow called out their names, the three dark-skinned Krakoks jumped onto Shadow's back one by one and made a shameful pose with their green eyes.
"They usually go to Midworld?" Angor pointed at Gami and the other two Krakoks.
"Yes. That's where they live."
"Do all Krakoks have the ability to open doors?" Angor wondered. If so, the Krakoks wouldn't have been wiped out in the past.
Shadow shook his head. "As far as I know, the Krakoks' talent was implanted in their bloodline by the Dark Castle wizard who saved them. Now, about 10% of the Krakoks have the ability to open doors."
Angor was surprised. How powerful must the wizard from Dark Castle be to implant the ability into a race's bloodline? Did he change the genes of the Krakoks' descendants?
Shadow sighed. "Many Krakoks have the ability, but the war that happened a thousand years ago made them lose all hope against humans. Few Krakoks would willingly come back to Midworld. Gami and the other two Krakoks only joined Floating Mech City by chance. "
"I can feel the mana inside them. They're level-1 apprentices, right?" "Why don't you ask them to help you open the magic array?" Angor asked with a curious look.
"Because of our clan's rules. According to the Krakoks' rules, no Krakoks are allowed to bring humans into their territory, or they'll be seen as traitors and banished forever. " Shadow didn't want to trouble the three Krakoks. "They already violated the rules by telling me the location of the magic array. I don't want them to become eternal sinners of the Krakoks."
Angor nodded. But he still had a question. Did this mean the Krakoks still hated humans? Was Midworld occupied by the Krakoks and turned into a forbidden zone for humans?
Angor voiced out his doubts.
Shadow smiled mysteriously. "Actually, you'll know the answer to these questions once you enter."
There were ten activation spots in the magic array. Shadow used his puppet strings to control the puppets and himself. There was only one spot left. Shadow signaled Angor to take it.
Angor didn't move. "I can help you open the magic array. But you didn't tell me what you wanted me to do. Apart from activating this formation, what else do you want me to do? "
Shadow's offer in the morning was tempting. But when he asked Shadow what he was going to do, Shadow only said, "Activate the magic array. I'll decide what to do later."
"Wait", Angor, didn't want to know what to do. Shadow kept telling him that there was no danger, and he even swore that he wasn't lying. Still, he did not fully believe it. Just like how Jon waved at him and said, "It's not spicy. Help yourself." Jon was not lying. He defined "spicy" according to his own standards.
Before activating the magic array, Angor had to know what was going to happen. He had to decide for himself whether it was dangerous or not.
They had reached the critical moment of activating the magic array. No matter how Shadow tried to persuade Angor, Angor would not listen. In the end, Shadow finally told Angor his purpose. "I'm going to Midworld, where the real Dark Castle is located. I need to find something there."
"You're going to steal something from Dark Castle?"
"Not steal. It's ours, but an old witch took it away from us. Now that she's gone, there are only a few of her apprentices left in Dark Castle. I'm going to take it back. "Shadow's eyes glinted.
"Ours?" Angor was puzzled.
"I mean, it belongs to my professor. But he said that if I get it, it'll be mine! "
Angor smiled at Shadow and turned away. "I'll stay out of this. See you later!"
Stealing from the headquarters of a major wizard organization? Are you kidding me? That's not the way to get yourself killed!
"Don't go!" Shadow quickly stopped Angor and gave him a sincere look. "I know what you're worried about. I promise you, it's the real Dark Castle. It might be related to the organization, but it's just the old witch's training ground. It's a black castle shrouded in clouds and lightning. There are no other Sorcerers, nor are there any unimportant people. There are only a few apprentices that I can crush with one hand. "
"That's not going to work either. I don't think you don't know how dangerous the headquarters of a wizard organization is." Angor recalled the time when Sunders was building the Sorcerer's Garden, the entire Phantom Island was heavily guarded. Any creature without proper identification would be sliced in half.
Every wizard would build their own resting place with the strictest of security. Any intruder who tried to break in would definitely be surrounded by countless traps.
"Don't worry. All wizard-level traps in Dark Castle are closed. I'm not afraid of non-wizard-level traps!" Shadow slapped his chest and promised.
"No wizards, no wizard-level traps, only apprentices? What kind of free deal is this? And where did you hear all this from? "Angor crossed his arms in front of his chest and stared at Shadow in a casual manner.
Shadow hesitated for a while and sighed. "Fine, I'll tell you the truth. It's a test my professor gave me. He and the old witch reached an agreement. They won't interfere with what I do. As long as I get the item, it'll be mine. "
"I'm telling the truth. I swear to the world's consciousness."
Angor considered. Shadow's words were vague, but he didn't think Shadow was someone who would throw his life away. He must have seen some hope and was willing to take the risk.
"What do you need me to do then?"
Shadow looked a little embarrassed. "I don't know. I only wanted you to help me activate the teleportation array. But then I realized that you're quite strong and might be able to help me in Dark Castle. But I don't know how to do it. I've never been to Dark Castle before, so I don't know what's inside. "
"Then we'll do as you said. I'll activate the teleportation array for you. Don't worry about anything else." With that, Angor stepped into the last slot.
Shadow reached out his hand and wanted to say something. However, after stuttering for a long time, he finally put his hand down slowly. Without saying anything, he returned to the activation position.
Under Shadow's command, everyone unleashed their mana at once. The magic array that had been dormant for a thousand years was finally awakened.
Rays of light slowly bloomed from the runes on the magic array and formed a dazzling circle of light that enveloped everyone.
Angor closed his eyes and felt as if he was walking through a thin film. When the light disappeared, he opened his eyes again.
The scene in front of him didn't change. It was still a small cave, and the magic array was still on the ground.
Did the magic array fail? They didn't enter Midworld?
No! Something changed!
Angor closed his eyes again and sensed the aura around him. The foul aura was gone. The air was still dirty, but there was no unpleasant aura.
"This is Midworld," Shadow said as he walked over to Midworld. He was holding a meter in his hand. "The amount of primal mana in the air is about a third higher than in the surface world."
He closed his eyes and sensed the concentration of primal mana here. Sure enough, it was denser than the outside world.
Shadow explained, "This is only Midworld. The density of the primal mana will increase again when we reach the inner world. I think it'll reach twice as high as the surface world."
The density of the primal mana didn't mean much to them. Apprentices' mana conversion rate was much slower than their absorption rate of primal mana. Sometimes, too much primal mana would cause their emotions to skyrocket and affect their mind space.
Only an official Magus with a high conversion rate would like an environment with a high concentration of primal magic.
Shadow left the puppet in the small cave and saw Angor sitting down with the puppet. "You're not going to go out and see what's going on? You're only responsible for activating the magic array, but aren't you curious about Midworld at all? This is something unique to Fairy World, you know. "
…
Angor was convinced by Shadow's words.
Angor didn't want to get involved with Shadow's business, but he was still interested in Midworld and the Krakoks' territory.
Shadow and Angor left the underground cavern and headed outside.
While walking, Shadow began to tell Angor about the secrets of the affiliated planes.
Fairy World was one of the affiliated planes. Its origin was the same as the other subsidiary planes. It was created through the fusion of planes.
Sometimes, a stronger plane would choose to devour a weaker plane for various reasons. Sometimes, a weaker plane was forced to approach a stronger plane and ask to be fused.
After a weak plane was fused, most of the creatures with high energy reactions would be cleared out by the strong plane. Once they were cleared out to the point where they could no longer harm the main world, these weak planes would then be absorbed into the world of the strong plane and become subsidiary planes.
Just like how people had thousands of personalities, planes had thousands of patterns. There were gaseous planes, water planes, and even vacuum planes. There were so many of them. A weaker plane that was fused with a stronger plane would gradually be assimilated by the stronger plane. However, the unique characteristics of the plane would still be left behind.
These unique characteristics of the planes created the diversity and complexity of the subsidiary planes.
For example, another affiliated plane of the wizarding world, the Brilliance Plane, had an eternal day and night and a constant orbit of the stars. As long as the plane was in the Brilliance Plane, the sun would never set. Because of the constant orbit of the stars, it was the ideal place for all wizards who specialized in astrology.
Fairy World had three layers of worlds: the Surface World, the Middle World, and the Inner World. Each of the three layers had different laws and contained different amounts of primal mana.
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