Free Web NovelChapter 539: Chapter 463: The Meeting
As the last few Third Level Wizards hurried in, the heavy metal doors of the conference room slowly closed with a deep rumble, cutting off the final trace of noise from the outside world.
The atmosphere in the hall instantly became more solemn and oppressive, as if even the air had solidified somewhat.
The soft light projected down from the dome began to show faint, irregular flickers and ripples.
This was not a malfunction of the lighting system, but because the more than a thousand Official Wizards of Third Level and above gathered in the hall had almost all subconsciously entered a state of heightened focus or vigilance.
The Energy Fields unconsciously released by their powerful Spiritual Power intertwined and collided with one another, forming an invisible "Elemental Turbulence" that interfered with the propagation of light in the material world.
The flickering of light and shadow was the most intuitive manifestation of the undercurrent of power.
At this moment, a female Wizard seated not far to Jeming’s right turned sideways toward him.
With undisguised curiosity in her gaze, she sized Jeming up and down, then asked softly, "You are... Wizard Jeming?"
Jeming turned his head to look. The other party was a middle‑aged Witch with a capable air, dressed in a pale cyan Magic Robe.
She carried on her person a special scent formed from the mixture of many Alchemy Materials; she had clearly been steeped in this field for a very long time.
He nodded, somewhat puzzled. "I am. And you are?"
Before he could continue asking, a tall, thin Warlock on his left—wearing a monocle of crystal and exuding a strong scholarly aura—also leaned over.
His face showed an excitement even more pronounced than that of the Witch. "That’s right! It must be him! Wizard Jeming! The direct descendant of Lord Anton Buchanan! And the one who brought our Nolun Workshop the opportunity for its very first ’First Level Training Agreement’!"
He didn’t speak loudly, but in this relatively quiet area of the front rows, he still drew the attention of quite a few Fifth Level Wizards.
Many gazes once again converged on Jeming, filled with scrutiny and curiosity, and even a faint, hard‑to‑detect sense of awe.
Upon hearing this, the Witch’s eyes grew brighter, and she immediately took up the conversation. "Ah! So it really is you! I’ve heard so much about you! I’ve heard that you possess extremely high attainments in Alchemy as well? I am the current senior instructor of Alchemy at the academy, Mira Silverleaf. If we have the chance in the future, I hope you will offer me your guidance!"
The Warlock also hurried to introduce himself. "I am Oleg Star‑scar, senior instructor of Rune and Energy Configuration studies! It’s a great honor to share a seat with you!"
He rubbed his hands together, looking somewhat nervous yet expectant. "Um... I wonder if I might have the good fortune to obtain from you..."
Mira Silverleaf hurried to speak first, lowering her voice, a trace of earnestness in her tone. "Wizard Jeming, I wonder if it would be possible to purchase some ’Imaginary Element’ from you? Lately I’ve had several conjectures in the directions of ’Spiritual Catalyst’ and ’Material Activation’ and urgently need this unique Energy to verify them..."
Oleg Star‑scar at once nodded vigorously like a pecking bird. "Yes, yes! I’d like to buy some as well! To study the stability and amplification effects of new Runes under ’non‑standard Energy flows’!"
Their words were like opening a floodgate.
The other few Fifth Level Wizards nearby, who had already been listening with pricked ears, all spoke up in turn, their tones polite:
"Wizard Jeming, a pleasure to meet you! I’d also like to order some Imaginary Element, for use in..."
"And me, I have an experimental project stuck at a critical bottleneck; I’d like to try leveraging the properties of Imaginary Element to break through..."
"The price is negotiable. Could you reserve a share for me..."
Faced with this sudden "group purchase" request, Jeming was slightly taken aback at first, then quickly reacted.
He truly had not publicly opened a shop to sell "Imaginary Element" before; all transactions had been conducted through Viola, Blake, or a few High Tier Wizards who privately helped connect buyers and sellers.
For those High Tier Wizards who did not have direct personal ties with him yet had needs and research interest, it really wasn’t easy to obtain this "hot commodity."
Thinking along those lines, it did seem feasible to properly open a "shop" specifically targeting ordinary Wizard clients, providing standardized "Imaginary Element" sales services—both to earn Military Merits and to expand his influence...
But in the next instant, Jeming shook his head inwardly and gave up this idea.
The idea was sound, but in reality, even with the current "semi‑private" sales model, just fulfilling the existing High Tier clients’ order demands was already leaving him a bit "overextended."
The Transformation of Spiritual Qi (Imaginary Element), though astonishingly efficient thanks to the entire Purgatory Sulfur Plane and Incense Fire Divine Dao, was still not creation from nothing.
The Energy Transformation of the Plane, the Faith output of the Black Giant, the collection of Red Dust Qi... all special Energies had their upper limits and cycles.
The total amount of high‑purity Spiritual Qi that could be stably produced each day was limited.
For those High Tier Wizards who needed huge quantities of "experimental materials" for cutting‑edge research, his current production capacity was indeed somewhat "a drop in the bucket."
So at the current output, it would be difficult to sustain a publicly stable sales network aimed at the broader High Tier Wizard community.
"Wizards, a pleasure to meet you." Jeming steadied himself and first responded politely to Mira, Oleg, and the others, then said, "There is no issue with selling Imaginary Element. If any of you have needs, you can place orders directly through my Magic Network Terminal ID. I will arrange for the servants within the Plane to handle order processing and shipment."
"However, current production capacity is limited and may not be able to fully satisfy everyone’s large‑volume demands at once. Allocation will have to follow order sequence and existing inventory, so I ask for your understanding."
By providing his official contact channel, he had more or less formally opened a "custom sales" route.
Just as several Wizards were busy recording the ID number and whispering to one another, the gigantic light screen over the central high platform of the conference room suddenly lit up.
The figure of Avery Knight, Seventh Level Grand Wizard and dean of Nolun No.147 Academy, appeared on the screen.
His gaze seemed to pass through the light screen, sweeping across the densely packed crowd in the hall.
Without any opening remarks or pleasantries, he went straight to the point, his voice carried clearly to every corner through the amplification Array:
"Everyone is here. The meeting begins."
"According to the latest comprehensive analysis from the workshop’s intelligence department, as well as partial information disclosed in the Star Ring Federation coordination council, it can be confirmed: this time, the ’Chaos Secret Sect’ and the ’Tower of Annihilation’ have likewise only conscripted Official Wizards of Third Level and above to participate in the war."
He paused, his tone heavy:
"From the known, countable absolute troop numbers and the total actual combat strength evaluated based on past war cases..."
"Our Nolun Workshop is at an absolute disadvantage."
As his words fell, a wave of suppressed gasps and murmurs rose throughout the hall.
Even though they had been mentally prepared, having it personally confirmed by the dean still made many hearts sink.
