?Chapter 1165: 363. There’s another core_2


    “However, it’s always better to be prepared than to wait for an unknown ne Core to reach out to you. You should be clear about that,”


    “If in the end, you manage to leave the cage without my help, then our deal can be renegotiated. It can be voided or modified, as you wish.”


    After reading the message, Nnd Lee let out a wryugh to himself.


    The existence of something like the ne Core was indeed notmon, using just a few words to expose His own background.


    Perhaps it was because the disparity between them was just too great, or maybe it had already seen many simr cases, the Escape Core of the ne remained very calm andposed after discovering Nnd’s details, without a trace of surprise.


    This was probably a direct reflection of the disparity between the levels of life. <div>


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    Nnd gathered his senses and said,


    “I am willing to ept your terms. What should I do next to possess a Sub-Dimensional ne?”


    Ring Characters appeared in Nnd’s mind, the ne Core responded.


    “You need to arrange a higher-level ceremony. During the ceremony, I will transmit a ‘ne Fragment’ to the space where you are.”


    “This ‘ne Fragment’ will take the form of a stargaze, hanging in the heavens. Once it has absorbed enough Primal Fire, it will take on the initial form of a Sub-Dimensional ne.”


    “At that point, you can use the ceremony I taught you to enter the Sub-Dimensional ne. You need to stabilize its framework and repair any gaps as quickly as possible.”


    “You must be extremely cautious, and act quickly because other life creatures in your world can discover this Sub-Dimensional ne by observing the stargaze.”


    Nnd nodded solemnly,


    “Understood.”


    Thinking of the astronomical cost required to purchase the ne Device, Nnd asked,


    “Regarding the step of repairing the Sub-Dimensional ne, do you have any good suggestions?”


    The Ring Characters floated for a moment, the serrations on their surface changed into new shapes, revealing new content.


    “Normally, a Sub-Dimensional ne can perfect itself by passively absorbing the light of Primal Fire, eventually bing a space that only allows those with specific identities to enter and leave. However, this passive process of absorbing Primal Fire is very lengthy for you humans, possibly taking decades.”


    “To speed up this process, you will need to use the methods of your world to channel arge amount of Primal Fire into the Sub-Dimensional ne. I believe you should be able to find a way to aplish this.”


    Nnd frowned slightly.


    It all came back to the extremely expensive ne Device…


    It seemed that the principle behind the ne Device was to channel the light of Primal Fire into the Sub-Dimensional ne.


    Perhaps bying into contact with the ne Device, He could catch a glimpse of Primal Fire’s true form?


    While Nnd thought about this, He chatted with the other party for a few more sentences, and then withdrew His right arm.


    The Escape Core of the ne sent Nnd’s consciousness out, returning it to His body on the Magic Intable Raft.


    With that, His first contact with the ne Core was sessfullypleted.


    Nnd opened His eyes and looked down at the Array.


    The Soul Gem was nearly dim and lifeless, all three portions of the active materials were dried up, and the Array was close to being scrapped.


    Judging by the rate of energy decay, He had spent about half an hourmunicating with the Escape Core of the ne.


    With a wave of His hand, Nnd used [Mage’s Hand] to quickly clear the Array.


    After a while, He destroyed the Magic Intable Raft with several ‘Death Rays,’ letting the sea swallow its pieces, while He himself used ‘Death Flight’ to fly towards thend.


    Before formally ending the conversation with the Escape Core of the ne, Nnd confirmed the date of the nextmunication ceremony with it.


    In the next ceremony, the Escape Core of the ne would transmit the ‘ne Fragment,’ allowing it to hang in the sky in the form of a stargaze.


    Considering that other wizards could also detect the presence of this stargaze, Nnd had to be ready to face the wizards’ greed before He could officially initiate the next ceremony.


    Before that, He might need half a year, or even longer, to prepare the materials, crafting Magical Items, Mechanos, and Thunderclouds.


    So, conservatively estimated, the nextmunication ceremony would take ce in half a year.


    Was the ne Core willing to wait?


    Absolutely, no problem at all.


    To an existence like it, half a year in the eyes of humans was but a flick of the finger.


    If Nnd felt uncertain, then there would be no issue even if He prepared for three to five years.


    What really troubled Nnd was not so much dealing with the hostility of the wizards but that set of ne Devices.


    The ne Device was expensive and limited in purchase channels, closely monitored by the Ulnas Circle.


    If Nnd Lee wanted to acquire a ne Device in the short term, he might have to turn to the Grey Wizards. Only these wizards, who operated outside the control of the Ulnas Circle, dared to trample thew and sell ne Devices privately.


    But this could lead to new problems, such as double-crossing, being baited, getting reported, and so on.


    Nnd Lee might have to venture into the territories of the Demon Brain Race and Shadow Deathers.


    Halfway through his contemtion, seeing the silhouette ofnd rising on the horizon, he finally decided to seek help from the Assassin Angel.


    He described the information about the ne Device to the other party and finally asked,


    “Your Excellency, is there any way to bypass the restrictions of the ne Device?”


    The Assassin Angel said,


    “The Dusk Giants still owe you a favor.


    “Since that Dusk Giant could remodel a part of the Bustling Tunnel, he should also be able to help you with the difficulties in refurbishing the Sub-Dimensional ne. You can talk to him, and you should be able to avoid the trouble of buying a ne Device.”


    Nnd Lee was slightly startled.


    Now he knew what to do, he immediately increased his flight speed and hurried toward thend.


    In thetter part of the night, Nnd Lee summoned Denise Green about three hundred kilometers from Revival City and had her take him back to the city.


    Denise Green returned to her bedroom to continue meditating, while Nnd Lee entered the study room, pulled out a chair to sit down, took out the Dusk Giant’s pendant, and began discussing with him.


    Approaching early morning, their conversation concluded.


    The Dusk Giant not only agreed to help Nnd Lee with the remodeling of the Sub-Dimensional ne, but also agreed to teach him some techniques and experience in managing the Sub-Dimensional ne during the process. As for dealing with the wizards, that was something Nnd Lee had to handle himself, as the Dusk Giant couldn’t conveniently intervene.


    Nnd Lee had no objections to this.


    He put away the Dusk Giant’s pendant, stood up, walked to the window, and drew back the curtains, looking out over the street and the heavens outside his house.


    Close to sunrise, the streets were already sparsely popted, mostly by early-rising workers delivering goods.


    Nnd Lee brewed a cup of hot tea with [Mage’s Hand], and amidst the wafting aroma and white fog, he enjoyed the tranquility unique to the early morning.


    He had a list in his mind, detailing the materials needed for conducting the next ceremony and for the initial remodeling of the Sub-Dimensional ne.


    Foremost were the various kinds of magic energy.


    Wind, water, fire, earth—the demand for these four elemental energies was the greatest, each not less than twenty billion points.


    Death Energy, Deep Sea Magic Power, and Thunder and Lightning Energy were also essential, totaling about thirty billion points for the threebined.


    The good news was that there was no need for Breaking Energy, such as Pure Light Energy or Silent Power, none of which were on the list.


    All told, Nnd Lee needed to prepare nearly three hundred billion points of magic energy.


    And that was only the first expense after acquiring the Sub-Dimensional ne.


    To allow the space of the Sub-Dimensional ne to expand slowly, he would have to keep pouring in magic energy continuously.


    This was an astronomical figure, but the good news was that all the magic energy could be converted from Soul Energy.


    And Soul Energy, heh, was exactly what Nnd Lee currently had in abundance.


    As long as the Magic Theft patterns in the Soul Factory remained undamaged, Nnd Lee could periodically go harvest Soul Energy.


    Harvest after harvest, the efficiency wasparable to cutting leeks.


    Nnd Lee opened the Spell List of “Tracking Mark,” found the Spell Mark ced in the nexus of the Underground Pipeline, and cast “Mind View” towards it.


    The Magic Vision of the Underground Pipeline unfolded in Nnd Lee’s mind, showing a scene where Death Steel Soldiers were working overtime to modify pipelines and energy nexuses.


    At this time, the clumsy and emotionally unstable Undead Acolytes and Cultivators had beborers under themand of Death Steel Soldier Commanders, and the Skeletons and Living Corpses under them were theborers amongborers.


    Seeing everything was normal in the Underground Pipeline, Nnd Lee nned to meditate for a while to restore some energy.


    Just then, the Assassin Angel said,


    “There’s some activity with Jay Spade. The Pure Light Court knows that the Undead Cult’s Pollution Zone activation has failed.”


    Nnd Lee raised an eyebrow and rxed his mind.


    The Assassin Angel linked Jay Spade’s primary perspective view for Nnd Lee to examine.