86: Chapter 0086 The Edge

At the boundary of the Secret Realm, a winding band of pale purple runic light flowed quietly. It was like a mysterious boundary river, gently isolating the Secret Realm from the outside world.

On this side of the light band, the Secret Realm was slowly donning a vibrant green new coat, as if its seasonal changes were perfectly synchronized with the rhythm of the main plane.

On the other side of the light band was the boundless azure sky, deep and profound, as if it could swallow all light.

At the edges of the white clouds, fine, silvery-white witch light gently coiled. They floated so slowly that time itself seemed to slow its pace here.

The Zero Degree Secret Realm was like a giant island suspended in the sky, inspiring endless thoughts, making one yearn to cross that strange boundary line to glimpse whether there was truly empty space beneath the Secret Realm.

But the answer was clearly no!

Li Size bent down, picked up a stone the size of a fist, and hurled it forcefully outside the Secret Realm.

The moment the stone touched the boundary line, the surrounding area rippled with distorted runic light.

In the blink of an eye, the stone turned into powder, which was then pulled back by an invisible force, spraying back into the Secret Realm as if squeezed from a tube of toothpaste.

Li Size squatted down and picked up some of the powder. The moment his fingers touched it, he felt a sharp sting.

The energy within the powder was abnormally active, instantly leaving fine cracks on his palm.

He quickly flicked the powder onto the ground. The ground immediately showed distorted fissures that slowly closed up again, as if nothing had ever happened.

If Li Size and the other two had not witnessed it themselves, those powder particles and distorted cracks seemed as if they had never existed.

The cracks on Li Size's palm had not yet healed when Felina and Gelia hurriedly pulled his hand over, dipping their fingertips into the low-grade healing powder and gently applying it.

But Li Size felt it was completely ineffective; the wound was not healing as quickly as usual.

The two women's eyes reddened with anxiety. Li Size pulled out a zero-ring healing potion from his pocket, twisted open the cap, and dropped it onto the wound.

The wound finally began to heal slowly, but the speed was more than twice as slow as stated on the potion's description, and the amount of potion consumed was double that for an equally sized wound.

The wound finally healed completely. Gelia frowned deeply, and Felina pursed her lips, both looking at Li Size reproachfully:

"You were too reckless! That is a turbulent flow of distorted spatial energy; I heard even a Fourth Ring Wizard can hardly withstand it!"

Li Size nodded. He vaguely knew this knowledge, and this seemed to confirm a theory he had brought from Blue Star: the Spatial Fold Theory.

On Blue Star, a school of scientific thought had always believed that space would be distorted by the influence of certain 'higher mass points'.

When mass reached a certain level, this distortion would pull the two sides of space closer, forming hidden spatial folds.

On Blue Star, this was still just a conjecture, unconfirmed.

However, the appearance of the Secret Realm in the Wizard World seemed to provide evidence for this theory.

The formation of the Secret Realm appeared to be closely related to the Spatial Fold Theory.

This also explained the distorted spatial force at the edge of the Secret Realm, because this was precisely the location where the fold or the Secret Realm space overlapped and connected with the normal plane space.

Its spatial constants and some rules were being pulled by both sides, resulting in uncertain anomalies.

To this day, no one could clearly understand or utilize this distorted spatial force; it was an unsolved mystery of space.

But the Spatial Fold Theory from Blue Star gave Li Size some inspiration.

Could one create Secret Realms in batches based on this theory?

This was a grand concept and the advantage of straddling two civilizations.

Although it was still far off, the beautiful scenery from that high vantage point made Li Size yearn for it.

Li Size and the other two stood at the edge for a long time. Gelia threw a piece of black demonic iron to test it, while Felina held a small notebook, recording data and drawing many conjectures and conclusions.

This firsthand experience would be greatly beneficial for the future spatial studies of the three of them.

Through continuous practice, Wizards gradually unveiled the veil of the world, using knowledge as a lever to harness the world's great power for themselves.

This is a Wizard!

Li Size raised his hand and pressed his temple, spending 5 Energy Points to analyze and record everything he saw and the experimental process after entering the Secret Realm's edge, making it convenient for future review.

Not far from them, other Wizard Apprentices were conducting various similar experiments at the edge.

It was said that Formal Wizards often came here too, and everyone tacitly avoided interfering with one another.

Half a day later, the trio arrived at the Central Mountain Range.

Just like stopping by a lottery shop to try one's luck, they also wanted to test their fortune.

The commonly used tool was an Energy Detector. If they felt an area was abnormal, they would use it to scan the surroundings and see if they had that stroke of luck.

However, each Energy Detector had a limited number of uses per day, only 5 times.

Therefore, to find a Zero Degree Ice Crystal Ore deposit in such a vast area relying on only 5 attempts was truly the height of luck.

However, the Energy Detectors sold by the Park Management Office at the Secret Realm entrance were indeed bestsellers.

In their words: "This little gadget only costs 50 Silver Coins, while a Zero Degree Ice Crystal Ore is worth at least 50 Gold Coins. If you really manage to detect one, you'll strike it rich."

Zero Degree Ice Crystal Ore had extremely wide applications in the Wizard World, especially being indispensable in Potion Refining and magical tool alchemy.

In Potion Refining, it was the core auxiliary ingredient for many water-element potions.

Grinding it into fine powder and adding it to a potion could greatly enhance the potion's Demonic Energy conduction efficiency, boosting the effect of water-element potions by over 30%.

It could also neutralize the irritating components in the potion, reducing the burden on the Wizard Apprentice's body.

Furthermore, it was a key raw material for 'Focusing Potions'.

This type of potion could help a Wizard stabilize Mental Energy during meditation and resist interference from external Demonic Energy, being especially suitable for use in low-Demonic Energy environments.

The zero-ring healing potion Li Size had refined previously belonged to the water-element category.

If Ice Crystal Ore powder were added, the healing speed could be increased by at least one time, and the required dosage would be reduced by one-third.

In the field of magical tool alchemy, Zero Degree Ice Crystal Ore was an even more top-tier material for crafting water-element magical tools.

Its natural water-pattern runes could directly serve as the foundation for the tool's core runic array, saving a large amount of alchemy time without needing extra carving.

For instance, when crafting a 'Water Curtain Defense Runic Shield', embedding an Ice Crystal Ore could increase the shield's defense strength by 50% and allow it to automatically absorb water-element Demonic Energy from the air to replenish consumption.

When crafting an 'Ice Arrow Spell Runic Scroll', adding Ice Crystal Ore powder could enhance the penetration power of the Ice Arrows, and allow them to release a low-temperature shockwave upon hitting the target.

More importantly, the stability of Zero Degree Ice Crystal Ore was extremely high; it would not easily decompose even under high-temperature or high-pressure conditions, making it an essential emergency material for Wizards during long journeys.

A small piece of Ice Crystal Ore could provide a Wizard with a continuous supply of water-element Demonic Energy and even create a small amount of drinking water in arid environments like deserts.

Li Size's thought stirred, and his fingertip quietly traced his temple—this was the secret gesture to activate his Pay-to-Win Ability.

A faint sensation of Mental Energy being drawn away came, and 1 Energy Point transformed into a pale golden warm current flowing into his brow...

A light blue runic data panel immediately appeared in his mind.

Pay-to-Win Analysis activated, monitoring continuously for 20 minutes.

Covering 12 environmental parameters, including atmospheric composition, Demonic Energy particle concentration, temperature, and rune fluctuations.

The runic numbers on the panel jumped in real-time, refreshing with every step he took, ten times more sensitive than the most precise magical detector.

This ability was his biggest secret; he hadn't even told Gelia or Felina.

He pretended to use a normal detector on the surface, but in reality, he relied on his ability to secretly scan the entire Secret Realm, afraid that people would discover this unreasonable 'good luck'.

He wore the eyeglass-style Demonic Energy Detector that Gelia had given him over the bridge of his nose.

The frame was engraved with pale pink guardian runes, and the edges of the lenses emitted a faint witch light, looking no different from the ordinary detectors sold in the market.

Gelia had bought this at the Gruuh Magical Market the day before yesterday, deliberately choosing the silver-gray color he liked, and even secretly engraved a small 'L' rune on the inside of the temple as a mark.

Li Size secretly chuckled, thinking:

Gelia is truly thoughtful.

These glasses served perfectly as his 'disguise prop'; no one would suspect that he could scan the entire area using the ability in his mind.