Chapter 152: The Watcher Civilization Appears!

After Lin Lei refused the invitations from Lefo and Merlin, he built a wooden house in a forest in Montokas and settled down.

The location of the wooden house was very remote. Around it, Lin Lei also arranged some concealed measures to prevent interference from wild beasts and unrelated hunters.

Basically, people passing by here would not see the existence of the wooden house. They would feel that they had been moving forward in a straight line, and to outsiders, it looked the same.

But in reality, the route they walked was curved, which was somewhat similar to the principle of light being distorted by gravity.

Lin Lei’s wooden house was hidden in this spatial distortion. Except for powerful Mages, no one could discover it.

Since Lefo left, no one from the Holy Council came to disturb Lin Lei’s secluded cultivation. Instead, Merlin, the leader of the Alliance, came to visit from time to time.

Every time he came, he never mentioned the matter of inviting Lin Lei to join the Free Mage Alliance. He only discussed the mysterious connection between Will and energy with him, and also shared some insights on the use of energy.

Merlin was a Sixth-grade Archmage. He had mastered one more Dimension than Lin Lei: Aggregation. This Energy Dimension corresponded to the first Dimension of energy: Disintegration, and was also related to electromagnetic force.

But here, this force existing at the atomic level was not called electromagnetic force. Merlin called it the “Foundation of All Things,” meaning it was a force that material evolution had to rely on.

Today was the third month since Lin Lei came to Montokas. Merlin came to visit again. Counting it, this was the fourth time this month.

Between the two of them, apart from topics about Mages, there was nothing else to communicate about.

As soon as Merlin arrived here, he continued the topic from last time, demonstrating the lightning power of the second Energy Dimension to Lin Lei.

“It is a weapon shared by the God of Thunder and the God of Life. Destruction, or creation, depends only on a single thought of the user.” When Merlin said this, strands of tiny silver electric snakes wound around his fingertips.

His control was extremely exquisite. These electric snakes seemed to have life, wriggling like water according to potential laws, without the slightest leakage of energy.

Lin Lei watched with interest. Although Archmage Merlin’s understanding was very shallow and one-sided, having the common fault of the Energy Controllers in this Star System, it could not be denied that these instinctive perceptions of the Energy Dimension were very correct.

The two often communicated, and both benefited greatly. Lin Lei obtained a lot of first-hand observation data on the second Energy Dimension, which greatly accelerated his own comprehension process.

Merlin also often obtained true insights about the Energy Dimension from Lin Lei. Many times, perhaps just changing an angle to view the Energy Dimension made Merlin suddenly see the light and turn out from the dead end he had fallen into before.

This made the fusion of Merlin’s Will and energy even more smooth and fluid, forming a natural feeling. The six Energy Dimensions, each one began to no longer exist independently, but connected head to tail, just like a benzene ring.

Hidden within it was the seventh Dimension: Law, the Dimension of Gods that Mages dreamed of, already looming in sight!

Merlin could not help but feel very grateful to Lin Lei. He said with some excitement: “Archmage Lin Lei, your thinking possesses incomparable creativity. This is precisely the essential quality to become an Immortal existence. I can almost already see your brilliant future.”

“Immortal existence? Archmage Merlin, I feel that you have already touched the threshold of the Law Dimension. And I still have a long way to go, while you are only one step away. In comparison, I envy you more.”

There were some differences in Lin Lei and Merlin’s understanding of immortality. For Lin Lei, it meant being a Pan-dimensional Creature. Besides the seven Energy Dimensions, there were also Four Space-time Dimensions that he needed to thoroughly understand.

The Four Space-time Dimensions, these infinitely broad unfolding dimensions, Lin Lei was most familiar with them, yet also most unfamiliar.

These four dimensions simply existed right there. Life, Life Planets, and Star Systems all evolved within them, appearing very simple.

But when Lin Lei tried to dissect them, he felt there was nowhere to start. The simpler and more harmonious the dimension, the more mysterious the truth hidden behind it was in the Universe.

Quite wonderfully, regarding the Dimensional Element of the Dark Saint existing in his Will Space, although Lin Lei chose arbitrarily, he indeed did not choose a single one for the Space-time Dimensions.

Between the two, one side or the other, intentionally or unintentionally, avoided it.

Now, Lin Lei had already started to comprehend the second Dimension of energy: Aggregation. This was relatively much easier, especially with the help of Archmage Merlin.

After so many exchanges, Lin Lei’s understanding of Merlin as a person also became much deeper. This old Mage pursued the truth in the Universe with his whole life.

According to him, when he was young, he was just like Lin Lei, longing for a free and independent life.

Merlin said with emotion: “The progress of a Mage relies not only on exploration at the Will level but also requires matter to assist us in our comprehension.

But the power of the Holy Council is too huge. Back then, I was young and impetuous. I had several conflicts with them because of certain research materials. In the end, I was the one who suffered losses.

So forced by helplessness, I joined the Free Mage Alliance to seek some shelter. Until now, I have actually become the leader of this organization. Thinking about it now, worldly affairs are indeed very wonderful.”

Lin Lei asked strangely: “Then why didn’t you join the Holy Council? According to your situation, you should have also received an invitation from the Holy Council.”

“The Holy Council is too huge, and at the same time, they believe in Deities with near fanaticism. Deities exist, and I have no doubt about it, but they should not be placed above the pursuit of truth. This is what I dislike.”

Finally, Merlin looked into Lin Lei’s eyes and said seriously: “We are Mages, explorers of the world’s truth, not the ignorant masses. We don’t need Deities to comfort our souls. Archmage Lin Lei, do you think so?”

According to Lin Lei’s understanding, Pan-dimensional Creatures and Deities were about the same. They deserved respect, but there was no need to worship them. He had figured this out long ago when he was in the World Tree domain.

“Of course! No doubt about it!” Lin Lei affirmed Merlin’s statement.

Merlin smiled and nodded, just about to speak, but at this moment, some information flowed into his Will from a certain channel, making him involuntarily frown tightly.

“What happened? Archmage Merlin, what happened?”

Merlin did not hide it either. He shared the information he had obtained. His tone carried anger and confusion: “In the Bottomless Abyss, unknown creatures have appeared, able to change their body shapes. They specifically target Mages. Just in our Alliance, three low-level Mages have gone missing this month, and even a Fourth-grade Mage was seriously injured!”

In this Star System, apart from the so-called Main Plane, which was a collection of Life Planets, there were no other places where life could survive!

The creatures appearing in the Abyss could only be from an alien Star System! And they could also change their body shapes. This made Lin Lei think of the Watcher Civilization of the Galaxy the first time.

Once, he had played such a role. his Mecha image of the Flame Demon Monarch had caused a huge uproar in the future Andromeda Galaxy.

“Archmage Merlin, are you clear about the purpose of those outsiders?”

“According to the information currently obtained, these Abyss creatures seem to be very curious about us. According to that Fourth-grade Mage, at first, they seemed to want to communicate with him, but after being rejected by him, for some reason, they used tough measures. Both sides fought and both were injured.”

Merlin paused, then continued: “These outsiders have very powerful bodies, far exceeding the physical limits of the Main Plane residents. But in the Will level, they are not very strong and are easily influenced by High-grade Mages.”

Hearing this, Lin Lei was already certain. These were warriors of the Watcher Civilization. According to Merlin, these guys should have come to this Star System for the first time and had developed a strong interest in the Energy Controllers of this Star System.

Although their methods seemed a bit stiff and barbaric, it could not be said that they had any hostility.

“Does the Holy Council have any reaction, Archmage Merlin?” The attitude of this large organization was the mainstream regarding the attitude of this Star System’s Mages toward the Watcher Civilization.

Speaking of this, Merlin’s brows furrowed even tighter: “The Holy Council inherited its consistent style, defining these outsiders as dark creatures, that is, Demons! According to them, this is the will of the Deities.”

…It seemed that this was the root cause of the hostility between the two Star Systems five thousand years later. Deities and Demons were truly a natural pair of enemies!

Lin Lei could foresee that if this continued, the civilizations of the two Star Systems would definitely have a war!