Chapter 406: Plane Tiers

Domer couldn’t quite pinpoint what kind of impact it would have, but his instincts told him something was off.

Wizards, especially those at Domer’s level, had incredibly sharp intuition, and their premonitions were rarely wrong.

Even though Domer and the other wizards had thoroughly inspected the area multiple times, confirming that the dimensional rift had been completely sealed and no hidden dangers remained, he couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right.

“Irina, make sure to assign regular patrols in this area. I just don’t feel at ease,” Domer said after a long moment of thought.

Irina nodded. “Understood.”

As the head of Crystal City’s Security Department, Irina could easily arrange for these patrols.

While patrols around Crystal City were common, sending them this deep into the polluted zone was a first.

Irina didn’t share Domer’s premonition, but she followed orders without question.

Domer gazed at the barren rubble in front of him, the wind sweeping through the area. He looked up at the sky, lost in thought.

***

Helag sat in his meditation room, a faint image of a star floating in his mind.

As usual, he was practicing the Starry Sky Meditation Technique to enhance his mental power.

Helag focused on the star’s shadow in his mind, then glanced at his mental power crystal. He suddenly recalled the cold sensation he had felt during his advancement to a crystallized wizard, which had come from the Divine Core in his bloodline.

That energy had been instrumental in helping him increase his mental power.

Helag wondered if he could actively tap into that energy during meditation to further enhance his training.

He decided to give it a try. With a thought, a cool sensation flowed from his bloodline imprint.

It was a pure energy that directly reached his mind and infused into the star’s shadow.

As soon as the Divine Core’s energy entered, the star’s shadow solidified significantly.

In just a short moment, Helag had achieved the equivalent of ten days of meditation.

Seeing how effective it was, Helag continued to draw on the Divine Core’s energy to aid his meditation.

The star, which had been on the verge of solidifying, fully condensed after several infusions of energy from the Divine Core.

This was the first star in the third diagram of his meditation technique, and the first one Helag had successfully meditated on since becoming a crystallized wizard.

As the star solidified, Helag noticed a subtle change in his mental power crystal.

The change was so slight that Helag could barely sense it, and upon closer inspection, he couldn’t find any obvious differences.

Helag knew that such a small increase in mental power wouldn’t cause a noticeable change in the crystal. Only after accumulating enough would it lead to a qualitative transformation.

He wasn’t sure how much energy remained in the Divine Core within his bloodline imprint, but at the current rate, he feared it might run out soon.

However, he couldn’t worry about that now. He needed to use every resource available to strengthen himself as quickly as possible.

The Divine Core’s energy likely had other uses, but if Helag didn’t use it now, it would just sit there. He decided to continue using it to aid his meditation.

With the energy’s assistance, his mental power growth would accelerate, allowing him to reach the crystallized wizard’s limit much sooner.

Helag was determined to push his mental power to its peak, growing as much as possible.

After finishing his meditation, Helag stood up and checked his communication stone. There was a new message from Pruis.

“There’s an opportunity I think you might be interested in. It’s a really good one,” Pruis said.

Helag raised an eyebrow. If Pruis was calling it a good opportunity, it had to be something worthwhile.

“What is it?” Helag asked.

“I’ll come find you. I’m near King Street,” Pruis replied.

Just as Helag received the message, he heard a knock at the door.

He chuckled to himself, “You’re already at my door.”

Now even more curious, Helag wondered what Pruis had in store for him. It was clear that Pruis had come specifically to see him, waiting outside while Helag finished his meditation.

For a second-level wizard and the head of Silvermoon City’s Security Department to wait outside for him was no small gesture.

As Helag pondered, Reese had already gone to open the door, leading Pruis inside.

David had left a few days ago. After resting for over twenty days, he couldn’t sit still any longer and insisted on returning to the Eastern Source Trading Company to resume work.

The company had reassigned him to Crystal City to handle some business matters. His last airship trip had been to take up that post, though things hadn’t gone as planned.

“Mr. Pruis, what brings you here in person?” Helag asked, his curiosity piqued.

Reese brought them both cups of hot coffee before excusing herself upstairs, giving them privacy to talk.

Pruis smiled and said, “Helag, do you know what tier our wizard plane belongs to?”

“What tier? What do you mean exactly?” Helag wasn’t sure what Pruis was getting at.

Pruis explained, “Our wizard plane is just one of countless planes. Aside from the wizard plane, there are many others, like the elven plane you’ve visited.”

“Planes are generally divided into three tiers: high-tier worlds, mid-tier worlds, and low-tier worlds.”

This was the first time Helag had heard about planes being categorized by tiers. He had never come across this information before.

“What’s the basis for these divisions? And what tier is the wizard plane?” Helag asked.

“The tier of a plane is determined by the level of the most powerful beings it can support. Low-tier worlds can only accommodate beings with power equivalent to a third-level wizard. Mid-tier worlds can support beings up to the level of a sixth-ring wizard, while high-tier worlds are said to be able to support beings of the legendary eighth level or even higher.”

“The wizard plane is a mid-tier world, meaning the most powerful beings it can support are sixth-ring wizards.”

After Pruis’s explanation, Helag began to understand.

Each world had a different tier, and the strength of the beings it could sustain varied accordingly.

In a low-tier world, a fourth-level wizard could potentially cause massive destruction, as the world wouldn’t be able to handle such a powerful entity.

Similarly, in the wizard plane, if an eighth-level being suddenly appeared, they could destroy the world with just a breath.

This was why the will of each plane instinctively repelled powerful beings from other planes. The stronger the being, the greater the repulsion.