Abe the Wizard

Abel returned to the Golden Castle as the wizards continued their discussions. He didn't know how long he could hide the fact that he stole the World Stone Heart, but he was not going to give it back, even if they knew it was him!

He opened all the Magic Circles in his training room and entered the Dark World through the Portal that formed there.

As soon as he appeared in the Rogue Encampment, he saw the shrine made up of holy crystals and the World Stone Heart.

He sensed that the World Stone Heart was not in good condition. Initially it was beating once a minute, but now it was even slower.

If it kept slowing down, it might stop beating and die!

He looked around and activated his own World Stone to analyze it.

Since Thief God Milton had directly wrapped it in his Power of the Will before letting it out again in the Rogue Encampment. It did not stay very long in his portal object, so the portal object probably wasn't the problem.

He looked into the World Stone Heart and at the sky. It should be the world around it…

This was a World Stone Heart that still needed nourishment, yet it had left its original world and lost its motivation to keep growing.

Working quickly, Abel quickly wrapped the World Stone shrine with his Power of the Will and activated another Scroll of Town Portal before returning to the Golden Castle.

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He looked around his training room. It was not big enough, so he Flashed to the basement.

He found a corner and placed the Holy Crystal Shrine on the floor there.

Still, he was worried. He needed something to stop its energy from leaking out.

"Magic Circle Spirit, set up a Barrier Room in the basement as soon as possible. You can use any materials!" he ordered loudly.

"Yes master!" the Magic Circle Spirit replied.

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The Magic Circle Spirit quickly teleported the puppets to the basement, as well as large amounts of materials.

Although the basement was huge, all Abel needed was a little space to be separated.

It still took a hundred puppets working perfectly with each other to finish the job in three hours. Still, Abel didn't need the dwarves.

Of course, his Analysis Spirit had also played a part in making the Magic Circle Spirit perfect.

Afterwards, Abel took a look at the World Stone Heart again, which seemed to have regained its rhythm.

However, it didn't look like it had grown even a single bit, so Abel activated his own World Stone to check. Indeed, there was not a single bit of growth!

"What's wrong?" Abel considered helplessly, thinking hard.

If the World Stone wasn't growing, it was just waiting to be stolen!

He was already on the way to a point of no return. He would face serious consequences even if he returned the World Stone Heart now.

"Master, the Barrier Room is good to go!" the Magic Circle Spirit called out.

Abel Flashed next to the room, which was twenty-five square meters in size. It was made entirely out of magical materials with Barrier attributes and countless Magic Patterns inscribed on it.

It was almost like a complete replica of the second level under the Wizard Union Headquarters!

Abel didn't know if the wizard had a way to track down the World Stone Heart. This wouldn't have been a problem if he kept it in the Dark World, but he should be safe for now…

He carefully surrounded the World Stone with the Holy Crystal Shrine and Flashed into the barrier room.

There was no door to this barrier room, which was what Abel wanted. Only someone recognised could Flash inside, which was the safest way. Even Thief God Milton couldn't do anything unless he physically broke through the walls.

After everything was set, he took a seat in the room and began to ponder why the World Stone Heart was not growing.

Soon, he remembered that giant Magic Circle around the World Stone Heart under the Wizard Union Headquarters.

"Magic Circle Spirit, analyze this Magic Circle!" Abel ordered as he transferred the information to the Magic Circle Spirit.

"Master, please wait!" the Magic Circle Spirit replied before going silent.

Lights began to spark from the Magic Circle Spirit and soon the Analysis Spirit and Research Spirit also began to spark, large amounts of energy moving between them.

Meanwhile, Abel tried to make contact with the World Stone Heart with his Power of the Will, trying to see if he could do anything, but it was hopeless. The World Stone Heart did not respond at all.

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After half an hour, the Magic Circle Spirit finally called out, "Master, this Magic Circle utilized the energy of Divine Bodies to create a special God Rank energy field, one capable of taking down God Ranks!"

A special God Rank energy field? Do I have to replicate that?, Abel thought to himself.

He had twelve God Rank Summons, but if he did that his Summons would have no time to level up in their Realms!

At the same time, he also needed his Summons to help him battle in the Dark World!

"Magic Circle Spirit, can you give me the attributes of the God Rank energy field?" Abel asked after a moment.

"Yes, master!" The Magic Circle Spirit connected to Abel's Power of the Will and transferred the information.

Soon, a detailed graphing of the energy field with an analysis of its special energy emerged.

A weird look quickly emerged on Abel's face when he saw the chart.

A chart describing energy like this would be extremely complicated and mysterious to a normal person, but to any god with a Divine Kingdom, it would look extremely familiar. It was exactly how the energy in their Kingdom functioned!

The giant Magic Circle under the Wizard Union was not just for protection, but for imitating the environment of a Divine Realm as well!

Does this World Stone Heart only grow in a Divine Kingdom?, Abel thought to himself.

With a wave, he moved out of the Barrier's field and surrounded it with his Power of the Will. With a few Flashes, he arrived at Doff's Divine Kingdom and moved to the same spot under its Golden Castle.

He then Flashed back into the square again and examined it.

It looked the same, but he sensed a strange life force now. It felt extremely pure, and at the same time, the World Stone Heart began to absorb energy from the Holy Crystals around itself for growth.

That life force was so weak that even a God Rank would not notice it. However, Abel had his own World Stone, so his analytical skills were far superior to normal God Ranks.

In the past he had never paid too much attention to the energy field of a Divine Kingdom since he could not see it, but now he was sensing the pure faith coming out of those holy crystals, and they in turn seemed to be even livelier.

It was because of that liveliness that the World Stone Heart could grow!

As Doff's Divine Kingdom's energy field was far greater than the artificial one under the Wizard Union, the World Stone Heart was growing even faster!

After all, Doff was alive and well, and his Divine Realm had been combined with two others. It would have been powerful even in the Era of Gods!

Still, Abel had no idea what the World Stone Heart would grow into, as all he had were scattered pieces of World Stones. Although he had gathered most of them, he still didn't know what they looked like when assembled.

Feeling much better, Abel let out a breath of relief.

The World Stone Heart's energy was settled. He was in Doff's Divine Kingdom, and there was a barrier square blocking its energy signature. It should be safe!

He knew a World Stone was the core of a world, and it corresponded with the utmost mysteries of the world.

He had no idea what would happen if he gathered all the scattered World Stones in the Dark World, but was this World Stone Heart going to grow into its true form before he did so? He didn't know…

Still, he was one step closer to the true mystery of the world!

Maybe this was what the Wizard Union was protecting! What benefits could it bring to him?

Abel left Doff's Divine Kingdom with a smile on his face. He realized he should double down on his training. After all, even the best treasure would be useless if he couldn't protect it!