Chapter 293 - 174: The Insectoid Civilization, Tumor of the Multiverse

Chapter 293: Chapter 174: The Insectoid Civilization, Tumor of the Multiverse

Wizards without substantial wealth typically didn’t dare to step through the gates of the Library of Truth.

Most of Pei Ze’s knowledge about Magical Creatures came from the Library of Truth.

Arriving at the Library of Truth, Pei Ze first picked up a special reading card at the front desk, topped it up with thirty thousand Magic Stone Coins, and then walked toward the densely packed, orderly bookshelves in the center of the main hall.

"GURGLE GURGLE."

A bizarre, fist-sized creature that looked like a white cat but had a pair of fleshy wings on its back flew over, making a sound as innocent and pleasant as a child’s voice.

"Welcome to the Library of Truth, honored Wizard. What type of books would you like to browse?"

Pei Ze glanced at the white cat. This little thing was a guide for the Library of Truth, a type of Puppet Creation. Its internal crystal core stored the information for the tens of millions of books in the entire library. As long as you told it which book you were looking for, it could lead the guest to its location.

"I want to look up information related to the Alien Insects."

"Understood, honored Wizard. The books you need are in Section 359, Row 2. There are 2,895 books in total. If you can provide more detailed information, I can narrow the search for you."

"No need. Lead the way."

"Please follow me."

Led by the white cat, Pei Ze arrived before the first bookshelf in Section 359, Row 2. He casually tossed his reading card to the white cat, then beckoned with his hand. The first book from the top-right corner of the shelf flew out and landed in his hand.

At the same time, the white cat took the reading card and pressed it against its belly. A BEEP was heard.

"5 Magic Stone Coins have been deducted. Remaining balance: 29,995 Magic Stone Coins."

The Library of Truth charged by the book, with different books having different prices. There was no time limit for reading.

Of course, this was just the reading fee. Checking a book out was another price entirely.

But Pei Ze never checked books out. He opened the book directly and began to read.

After becoming a Wizard, with the aid of a Mental Force Field, a Wizard’s reading speed would increase dramatically.

But Pei Ze didn’t just have a Mental Force Field; he also had the Eye of Omniscience. His reading speed far surpassed that of an ordinary Wizard. The idiom "ten lines at a glance" wasn’t even enough to describe it; "ten pages at a glance" was closer to the truth.

In just over ten seconds, he had finished scanning the entire thick book, engraving the knowledge deep into his mind without a single detail missed.

Placing the book back on the shelf, he immediately took out a second one.

After scanning over two hundred books, Pei Ze had gained a relatively detailed understanding of the Alien Insects.

Throughout the entire Multiverse, the Alien Insects were one of the most infamous races, widely considered a cancer of the Multiverse.

The Alien Insects were said to have been born on a plane called the Star of the Source Insect.

From the day of their birth, the sole purpose of this race’s existence was to continuously propagate and expand their swarm.

They invaded other planes, devouring every living thing they saw and converting it into nutrients to breed their offspring.

They could not be reasoned with. In their eyes, there was nothing but reproduction and slaughter.

Any plane invaded by the Alien Insects ultimately faced one of two fates: either completely exterminate every last insect, or be completely devoured by them until every living being on the plane was gone, turning it into another breeding ground for the Alien Insects.

And usually, the latter outcome was more common.

Since the dawn of recorded history, countless planes have been destroyed by the Alien Insects.

To this day, the Alien Insects had long since become a threat that made countless planar civilizations pale at their very mention.

Upon discovering Alien Insects, the first reaction of almost every planar civilization was to do everything in their power to exterminate them.

Even planar civilizations that were not yet unified and were in the midst of civil war would set aside their conflicts to unite against the common enemy and deal with the Alien Insects.

’It seems the Ancient Forest Plane has been invaded by the Alien Insects.’

Pei Ze frowned slightly and continued flipping through the books.

After consulting hundreds more books, he finally found information on that dark red insect.

The Red Soldier Insect, also known as the Mad Insect, possessed an extremely hard carapace and sharp claws and pincers capable of tearing through steel. Its combat power was close to that of a Tier One Legend, making it a very vicious creature.

The Red Soldier Insect was one of the elite units of the Alien Insect civilization, often acting as the vanguard when invading a plane.

In other words, the discovery of a Red Soldier Insect on a plane marked the beginning of an Alien Insect invasion.

Once the Red Soldier Insects plundered enough resources to open a wormhole, the Alien Insect Army would follow close behind, launching a full-scale planar war.

’So, the Alien Insects’ invasion of the Ancient Forest Plane is still in its initial stages.’

A contemplative look flashed in Pei Ze’s eyes, and he then shook his head slightly.

From what he had seen and heard before, the Ancient Forest Plane didn’t have a unified civilization. Instead, numerous Magical Creatures lived in the form of clans and tribes.

With such a societal structure, it would be difficult to gather the strength of the entire plane to resist a foreign invasion.

Not to mention the invaders this time were the notoriously ferocious Alien Insects.

Pei Ze was not optimistic about the fate of the Ancient Forest Plane.

There was a high probability that this plane would eventually become a breeding ground for the Alien Insects.

Pei Ze didn’t care about the fate of the Ancient Forest Plane, but he couldn’t help but be concerned for Tining’s safety.

’If worst comes to worst, I’ll just have to get Tining and her people off the Ancient Forest Plane,’ Pei Ze thought to himself.

But that was just a thought. He currently lacked the power to cross the planar barrier and reach the Ancient Forest Plane.

He would have to at least advance to an Elemental Mage to have that kind of power.

Fortunately, conquering the Ancient Forest Plane wasn’t something the Alien Insects could accomplish in a short time, so there was still time.

For now, he could only do his best to help Tining through this crisis, inform her of the danger the Alien Insects posed, and advise her to stay far away from them.

With a plan in mind, Pei Ze wasted no time and continued browsing the books.

He spent nearly a full day scanning almost three thousand books, spending over twenty thousand Magic Stone Coins in the process.

’Knowledge is money. That saying is even more of a truth in the world of Wizards.’

After withdrawing the remaining Magic Stone Coins from the card, Pei Ze left the library without a backward glance.

He had grasped the information on the Alien Insects. Next was to brew the potions.

’The Greenwood Potion is effective, but it’s a Tier Three Potion after all. The cost is at least several hundred Magic Stone Coins, which isn’t very cost-effective.’

What the Ancient Tree Deer Spirit Race needed now wasn’t a highly effective but expensive potion, but a healing item that was slightly weaker but much cheaper.

At the very least, it had to be a better value than the Moonlight Orchid.

So, Pei Ze’s original plan was to use the Greenwood Potion as a base to develop a more cost-effective version.

’I can remove the effect that enhances affinity for plant-type energy, just keeping the characteristic of being rich in gentle energy. It would be best to add a healing effect, too.’

Pei Ze finalized the blueprint for the potion’s effects, then issued a command to his Omniscience.

[Task created: Deduce a new potion formula based on the Greenwood Potion. Estimated requirement: 86.5 units of Spiritual Power.]

Without a second thought, Pei Ze accelerated the process, completing the task instantly.

In an instant, the new formula’s details appeared in the depths of his mind.

Pei Ze quickly scanned it over, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

’Not bad. One set of ingredients costs about three Magic Stone Coins. Calculating with a 60% success rate, the cost of one potion is around five Magic Stone Coins.’

Considering its effects, this price was definitely a great value.

’I’ll call it the Wood-Spirit Potion.’

Pei Ze estimated that it would be no problem to brew two or three thousand bottles of the Wood-Spirit Potion in the remaining nine days.

In addition, he could also brew some Greenwood Potions and Earth Potions for Tining.

He remembered that the Ancient Tree Deer Spirit Race was born with an extremely high affinity for the earth element and a powerful Plant Manipulation Ability. The Greenwood Potion was a given, but the Earth Potion, which could enhance one’s affinity for Earth Energy Particles, should also be somewhat effective for Tining.

’Speaking of which, I wonder what Tier of a Legend Tining is?’

Pei Ze suddenly remembered that he still didn’t know anything about Tining’s power level.

However, the young woman was the leader of her race, and she could casually offer Tier Two and Tier Three Legend Biological Puppets in trade. Her own strength must far exceed that of a Tier Three Legend.

Shaking his head, Pei Ze put the matter to the back of his mind and turned his thoughts to the trade.

Although he had decided to help Tining, he couldn’t possibly provide so many potions for free.

He didn’t need any other trade goods; the corpses of the Red Soldier Insects were a decent material in themselves.