The Lord of Ashes

The business of exchanging energy crystals for the essence and blood of wanderers will not last long.

At least in the same area, you can't do this for a long time.

Because as time goes by, some people will always have questions about where the energy crystals Thain has come from.

At first, you might think that you have just wandered into a desperate world and still have the inventory you brought from the material star realm.

But as time goes by, everyone will have more and more corresponding questions and conjectures.

Until finally, it turns into greed.

The sight of dozens of level 4 and 5 creatures rushing toward him is quite spectacular. 🅆

Not to mention that these creatures who have experienced and adapted to the rules of a desperate world are all desperadoes.

Thain is not worried yet about what kind of trouble these wanderers in the Penetrating Gate settlement can make.

But when the size of this settlement increases at a speed visible to the naked eye, and there are more and more pseudo-desperate people, even desperate people with peak strength of level six may come after hearing the news.

Thain had to consider the risks involved.

Of course, in addition to this factor, Thain proposed another more important reason for leaving the Penetration Gate settlement, which was that there was no point in continuing to stay here.

"I have almost studied the laws and characteristics of this dangerous land with rules."

"If you want to go through the penetration gate and return to the star realm in the opposite direction, I can only say that it is almost impossible."

"If we want to find other reliable ways to return to the star realm, we'd better go to other dangerous places with rules."

"This is also a way for us to broaden our horizons and increase our own strength." Thain said to Gongsun Wudi.

Regarding Thain's proposal to leave, Gongsun Wudi nodded in agreement without any hesitation.

She is indeed stronger than Thane, but if she wants to find a way to leave the desperate world, she basically has to rely on Thain.

Two thousand years have passed, and while Thain has completed various experiments, Gongsun Wudi's physique has also experienced a huge improvement.

However, considering that Gongsun Wudi was already at the critical point of domination, and her physique has improved again, is it possible that there will be other transformations?

Looking at Gongsun Wudi's beautiful face, Thain pondered for a moment and said, "Next time...can I conduct a full-body experimental test on you?"

Faced with Thain's suggestion, Gongsun Wudi took a deep look at Thain and replied, "Okay."

…

Not to mention Gongsun Wudi's experimental test, after reaching a consensus to leave this settlement, Thain quickly took action.

His temporary laboratories were destroyed one after another in the following period.

Including those rare specimens collected in the world of despair, all were transferred to the Rubik's Cube and Space Conch by Thain.

The giant-sized joint fortress group has long since been moved into the Rubik's Cube after being taken care of by Thane in the past few hundred years.

After all, this big guy is still too eye-catching and eye-catching, so it is quite eye-catching to keep it there.

Moreover, the corrosive effect of the world of despair on energy and metal can also be reflected in the coalition fortress group.

If Thane were to activate and use this big guy without limit, the energy he would need to consume would be enough to drain him.

In the past two thousand years, Thane has not failed to use intelligent robots to complete the control plan of the Federation fortress group.

This plan is currently going quite smoothly.

Even in addition to ordinary intelligent robots, Thain is also trying to create a second

A level four or above advanced intelligent robot designed by him personally.

However, this experimental plan has not yet been implemented because Wall-E's current workload is still saturated, including Thain's distraction to other fields of truth.

…

When Thain and Gongsun Wudi quietly left the Penetrating Gate settlement, they did not alert anyone.

With their ability to gather breath, even the desperate ones probably wouldn't be able to detect any movement.

It can be seen that Gongsun Wubai still has some feelings for this place where he has lived for more than two thousand years.

This is also the longest experience Gongsun Wudi and Thain have spent together.

In the future, this time will continue to lengthen.

"The one-horned black bear told me that in the world of despair, above the despairers, there are two levels of powerhouses, the half-step peak despairers and the peak despairers."

"My father also mentioned this to me," Gongsun Wudi said to Thain when he left.

"Oh? Then what level of power are you now?" Thane already had the answer in his mind, but he still asked.

"That black bear said that I am a strong person at the peak level of despair." Gongsun Wudi raised his eyebrows and said.

Thain couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It is indeed so."

However, compared to the information that Invincible possesses peak despair level strength, Thane is more interested in the few gray stones that the one-horned black bear paid tribute to the two of them.

This is a special crystal different from the "gray energy crystal" in the Penetrating Gate settlement.

The one-horned black bear calls it the "Philosopher's Stone."

It just so happened that Thane had seen a brief introduction about this kind of crystal in the Sky City, and about the Philosopher's Stone.

It seems that the wizarding civilization existed a long time ago

There are also many Philosopher's Stones before.

But over time, this resource is depleted.

In the brief introduction about the Philosopher's Stone that Thain learned, this special stone is also a tool that greatly accelerates the passive evolution of living organisms.

After obtaining these Philosopher's Stones, Thain also obtained the proof in the laboratory.

"Next, let's go to the place where this special resource is produced."

"The Ancient Plains... I don't know how big this world is."

"In terms of plane characteristics, whether it is the Wizarding World, Faerûn, or other large planes I have been to, they are not as special as the rules and environment of this desperate world." Thain sighed.

Gongsun Wudi nodded. She was also curious about the Philosopher's Stone and other secrets of the desperate world.

Unlike Thain who wanted to explore and unravel the truth, Gongsun Wudi's curiosity was simply to re-walk the path her father had taken.

"Will we come back here again?" Gongsun Wudi asked when leaving.

Thain looked back at the dangerous place where he and others had lived for more than two thousand years, especially at the gray canyon where his temporary laboratories were once located, and replied, "Maybe. "

"We will come back if necessary," Thain replied.

His feelings about the Penetrating Gate settlement were not as profound as Gongsun Wudi's.

Maybe magicians are cold and rational.

Even Thain didn't care. As he and Gongsun Wudi left here, the Penetrating Gate settlement, which had just stabilized and formed a set of rules and regulations, would decide where it would go in the future.

The road that belongs to Thain is still at the even more distant and unknown end.