Chapter 1016 - 850: News of the Wizard Plane Promotion (2)

"But this matter isn’t just about him alone. The Wizard Plane is currently a Middle Plane, with a life cap of Level 6. If Albert successfully advances to Level 7, the entire Wizard Plane will be promoted to a High Plane as well. By then, the entire plane’s rules will undergo a fundamental expansion, the planet’s volume will swell, continental plates will extend in all directions, oceans will deepen, mountains will rise higher, and the concentration of free energy particles in the air will surge several times in a short period. For ordinary people, this is a global geological disaster capable of destroying civilization – earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, continental drift. For low-tier Mages, it’s a period of turmoil where chaos and crisis coexist."

Morgan paused, putting his pipe back into his mouth and taking a deep draw.

"But for those of you who have already touched the threshold of the rules, Plane Promotion is the greatest opportunity in your entire cultivation journey."

Morgan pushed the ashtray aside and drew a rough arc on the table with his finger.

"During Plane Promotion, the entire plane’s rule system will undergo a complete reconstruction in a short period. From the fundamental flow of energy to the pathways of rule networks, from the strength of the plane barrier to the maximum concentration of free energy particles, all parameters will be recalibrated in an extremely short time.

In this process, the existing rule restraints will temporarily loosen, and the Plane Will will be more active than ever before. If you can seize this window and condense a divine status during the most intense period of rule expansion, your divine status will be directly imprinted by the newly born plane rules.

This primordial imprint is a rarity; it means your rules are of the same origin and same quality as the entire plane’s rules. In the future, whether it’s the depth of understanding the rules or the upper limit of using rule power, you’ll be a tier above regular wizards who condense a divine status. If you miss this window, there won’t be another chance in the future."

The opportunity for a plane to be promoted from a Middle Plane to a High Plane naturally occurs only once.

Duke was silent for a moment, then asked, "How long is the window period approximately?"

"It’s uncertain, but Albert’s research team has a rough estimate." Morgan held up several fingers, "From the start of Plane Promotion to the re-stabilization of the rules, theoretically, it could last at least several years, and at most several decades."

He placed the pipe on the edge of the ashtray and leaned back against the chair, a sharp light flashing in his eyes surrounded by a beard.

"Your promotion to Level 3 was even faster than I expected, which is a good thing. You’re now at the Level 3 Initial Stage, and there’s still a way to go before condensing a divine status. But if you can reach that point within the window period, the divine status you condense will have the primordial imprint, one of the first batch of Level 4 divine statuses in the new era of the Wizard Plane."

Duke nodded: "Understood, I’ll prepare well. How are the preparations on Black Sail’s side?"

Morgan shook his head and handed a document on the table to Duke.

"We won’t be opening any new conquest wars for the time being. After the Beastman Plane, Black Sail has been digesting the existing subordinate planes. The resource development and colonial construction of these planes take time, and arbitrarily opening a new front would only disperse the existing forces. Moreover, once the plane is promoted, the value of these subordinate planes will change accordingly. So, for now, Black Sail’s focus isn’t on expansion—it’s on consolidation."

"Another thing is the emergency plan for Plane Promotion, proposed personally by Albert. The core of it is how to protect ordinary people from the geological disasters triggered by Plane Promotion. The internal analysis report of the Wizard Council states it clearly that from previous cases of plane promotion, when a Middle Plane advances to a High Plane, the intensity of earthquakes is enough to destroy all buildings not reinforced by magic, tsunami heights are enough to flood plains for hundreds of miles, volcanic ash clouds will obscure the sky for decades, global temperatures will plummet, and seventy percent of ordinary people will die."

"Albert is merciful; he doesn’t want to see the plane he’s protected for so many years turn into a hell for ordinary people on the day of promotion. So now, while preparing for promotion, he’s also advancing a comprehensive life protection plan covering the entire Wizard Plane.

The Wizard Council plans to place large defense magic arrays in major population centers on each continent, set up foundation-reinforcing Witch Arrays on seismic belts, and build breakwaters and emergency evacuation teleportation points in coastal cities. The scale of these projects is unimaginable; all Wizard Organizations have been assigned tasks. Black Sail is responsible for the evacuation drills and defense magic array placements in seven port cities on the West Coast, and this work is being carried out intensively."

Duke took the document and flipped through a few pages, which were densely packed with tables of progress and responsibility allocation. He closed the document and placed it back on the table.

"Have they set a specific time for the promotion?"

"No," Morgan shook his head, the pipe wiggling slightly at his lips, "Albert hasn’t disclosed any specific date. The various speculations outside are just guesses, some say it will be within ten years, others say it could be decades more. The only thing certain is that Albert has been preparing long enough, and with his personality, he wouldn’t release such news without certainty. Since the message has been semi-officially conveyed to high levels of the Wizard Organizations through the Wizard Council, it indicates that he’s not far from the final step."

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After leaving Morgan’s place, Duke was still digesting this somewhat shocking information.

This matter had actually been notified to all major forces on the Wizard Plane, concerning all beings on this plane.

Black Hand Morgan intentionally informed Duke of this matter, clearly showing his regard for Duke.

In his view, with Duke’s growth speed, the probability of advancing to Level 4 is great, and he is also a pillar of Black Sail in the future.

The intention to inform Duke of Albert’s preparations to advance to Level 7 was to let him prepare as soon as possible, enhance his strength quickly to catch up with the greatest opportunity in the history of the Wizard Plane.

Duke didn’t stay long in Black Sail, only returning to the Deserted Island for two days and spending some time with Yala and Nina before leaving.

He planned to make a trip back to Florence because there wasn’t a direct teleportation array from the West Coast to Vivian’s Cottage yet, so either by ship or flying over the sea to return.

Duke initially planned to fly back, but at the seaside he happened to encounter a merchant ship heading to Florence Continent, and on a whim, he spent some money to board the ship, planning to spend a few days sailing.

Of course, he wouldn’t take the ship all the way back, it just gave him some time during the trip to digest the news and think about future plans.

Besides, it was also to forcibly make himself stop for a while and adjust his mindset.

He’s been too busy all along, and indeed needs some good adjustment after advancing to Level 3—cannot be too impatient.

The news received this time won’t be announced across the entire plane shortly, and Vivian should have received the news too and certainly needs to make some preparations.

If the Plane Promotion really happens, the Florence Continent will undoubtedly be the most dangerous continent, at least for ordinary people it is the most dangerous one.

Duke came from there, so naturally, he doesn’t want his original homeland in this world to suffer a catastrophic disaster, thus he needs to return and discuss a detailed plan with Vivian.

Florence would receive the least care, and the protective forces allocated there would be the least as well.

Duke is well aware that many wizards don’t value ordinary people at all.

To them, ordinary people are just one of the resources of the plane, which can be re-cultivated with some time if a batch falls.

In fact, even within the Wizard Council, there are many wizards dissatisfied with Albert’s approach, thinking that such measures waste resources unnecessarily, and it’s not worth the cost to protect ordinary people.