161: Chapter 160 The Cruelty of the Great Expedition

Chapter 161: The Cruelty of the Great Expedition

"Chairman, I still have a question in my heart, and I don't know if I should ask."

Byron suddenly spoke, looking at Dylan.

Dylan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved his hand, "Just say it out. Let's see what your question is first."

"However, if it involves any secret matters, then I won't be able to talk about it, and you shouldn't get angry, Byron."

Byron: "Rest assured, Chairman, I am not that kind of person."

After saying this, Byron spoke up and voiced the question in his heart.

"Chairman, I see how much you all yearn to advance to an Official Wizard, so why spend time venturing into that otherworld?"

"Even if it is because it is a brand-new otherworld where you can harvest some resources and explore unknown knowledge, you can still go to other worlds and follow in the footsteps of a Stigmata Wizard to fight after becoming an Official Wizard."

"In that case, these things can be obtained just the same, so why are you willing to pay such a high price to take risks at this stage?"

As soon as Byron said this, let alone Dylan, even Ivan and Elena were a bit stunned.

Dylan frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about how to answer Byron's question.

After a good while, Dylan finally relaxed his brows, a bitter smile appearing on his face as he slowly began to speak.

"To be honest, Byron, I didn't expect you to ask me this question. However, this matter isn't exactly a critical secret, and plus, in order for us to trust each other in our future actions, I can answer this question for you."

Hearing this, Byron sat up slightly, staring at Dylan, waiting for him to speak.

"Byron, to tell you the truth, actually, the three of us have already obtained the qualifications for the baptism. If we wanted to advance to an Official Wizard, we could do so at any time."

"And the reason why we haven't rushed to choose to advance to an Official Wizard is because we heard about the possibility of traveling to another world, and we have truly witnessed the cruelty of the Great Expedition during this trial."

As if to corroborate Dylan's words, Ivan and Elena both nodded with serious expressions, while Dylan continued to speak.

"Byron, since you know that you can embark on the Great Expedition after becoming an Official Wizard, then you should also know that the Wizard Council grants a two-hundred-year adaptation period after becoming an Official Wizard, right?"

Byron nodded upon hearing this, indicating that he was aware of this matter.

Seeing this, Dylan breathed a sigh of relief. He seemed a bit more relaxed than before, and his tone became more casual.

"Participating in the Great Expedition is something every Official Wizard wants to do and must do."

"But behind the Great Expedition, it doesn't just represent a ladder to advancement or endless knowledge; it also holds endless danger and death. A slight carelessness can lead to one being buried in another world."

"Can you imagine? During this trial, we saw an army composed of otherworld creatures occupying half the sky, while the other half was occupied by wizards and their Soul slaves."

Hearing this, the scene Dylan described seemed to appear before Byron's eyes: the entire blue sky was divided into two, with both hostile sides clearly occupying one half each.

Once the horn of attack sounded, a death-like charge would begin, and they would interlock in a mutual slaughter, with you in me, and me in you.

Byron also understood in his heart that in such a scene, unless one possessed the power of a Stigmata Wizard, no matter how strong an individual was, it would be useless; they would only become just another member in this meat grinder.

Just as Byron was imagining that tragic scene, Dylan's voice drifted into his ears again, beginning to describe the real and cruel battle to him.

"Both sides fought continuously across the entire sky and land. Every minute and every second, people died, falling to the earth or turning into powder. The entire sky and land were stained red with blood."

"And this kind of scene, I've heard some Official Wizards mention, is considered a relatively small conflict in this conquest of the otherworld, because it has already entered the Late Stage, the finishing phase."

"So Byron, can you imagine how intense the fighting between the two sides would be if it were the Early Stage of the war!"

When he said this, Dylan's voice couldn't help but tremble slightly, whether from shock or excitement, it was unknown.

Byron nodded silently. If it were the Early Stage of the war, the wizards would not yet have such a significant advantage, and both the intensity of the war and the casualties of the wizards would surely be beyond imagination.

Whether they were Bright Wizards or Dark Wizards, during this period, they would all face immense danger.

Bright Wizards would face large-scale legion warfare, sinking into an endless ocean of enemies, while Dark Wizards would need to infiltrate every corner of the otherworld to scout information about this world.

Because at that time, the wizards had just entered a new world, and neither intelligence information nor anything else could be fully under their control.

This required countless wizards to explore one after another, which was the mission of these Dark Wizards.

In this process, some wizards might explore new world secrets and gain brand-new knowledge, while others might face a dead end of death. No wizard dared to guarantee that they could return safely.

"So after truly witnessing the cruelty of the Great Expedition, we also understood that whether it's our usual tasks or the trials organized by the academy, all of this is just child's play. Compared to the Great Expedition, it seems like playing house games; it cannot be taken seriously."

"Under such circumstances, in order to become an Official Wizard and, after truly participating in the Great Expedition, to be able to go as far as possible on this path of exploring truth as a wizard and see more of the unknown, we must do our utmost to improve our chances of survival."

"The 200-year adaptation period granted by the Wizard Council is neither long nor short."

"If we have sufficient resources and new knowledge to research, it will definitely greatly increase our survival rate during the first Great Expedition. Conversely, heh..."

Dylan stopped talking here and shook his head with a light chuckle.

As for the words Dylan didn't finish, Byron naturally knew what he meant.

If there were no new knowledge or sufficient resources for them to research, they would not be able to quickly adapt to the Official Wizard stage, let alone improve their strength.

Facing the unfamiliar first Great Expedition war, their fate would be sealed.

Byron didn't continue to ask anything else, but nodded slightly and said gratefully, "Thank you, Chairman, for telling me this information."

Dylan waved his hand slightly and smiled, "Sigh, why say such things?"

"If it weren't for you providing the world coordinates of that brand-new otherworld, and being able to let us Limit Wizard Apprentices enter..."

"We wouldn't have had this opportunity to obtain sufficient resources and knowledge before advancing to an Official Wizard to cope with the subsequent Great Expedition."

"Come to think of it, we should be the ones thanking you."