Chapter 109: Lord of the Planes

“However, your paintings, your unique techniques, and perhaps other magical techniques will make them drool. They will probably capture you at all costs, force you to become their disciple and provide your research results, and even… directly use magic to control you. In the most extreme case, they will directly extract your memories and then kill you.”

Su Ye sighed softly. The teachers were indeed the same. Their methods of intimidation were always so brilliant. However, this also showed that this world was far crazier than he had imagined.

Mages were all crazy.

“So, when you publish new theories in the future, try not to directly involve magic. Just like now, they are all about learning, memorizing, and all kinds of small techniques that you can observe. If there are some methods or theories that you’re not too sure about, you can tell me about them roughly and I’ll judge. If I can’t judge, I’ll ask my teacher to judge.”

Su Ye nodded again, thanking Niedern in his heart.

“Also, there will be some unrest in Athens in the future; don’t get involved in it. Your main goal now is to prepare for the black iron trial. I… Forget it, I’ll tell you in advance. There’s an 80% chance that the black iron trial this time will open the divine plane. The good news is that you’ll be able to experience greater trials and obtain greater rewards. The bad news is… It’s very dangerous, and not just inside it.”

“If it’s just an ordinary black iron trial, it’s usually just to catch some magical beasts and get rid of some people who harm others. The most dangerous thing would be to participate in low-intensity battles. The divine power plane, on the other hand, would attract many Greek academies to participate, and even foreigners might be mixed in. However, it is precisely this sort of danger that will train people the most. In history, every person who walked out of the divine power plane had greater achievements than their peers.”

“Unfortunately, my luck wasn’t good enough. I only accidentally entered the ‘whale country’ once when I was at the silver rank. If I could enter a few more divine power planes, my achievements would be even higher now. Look at Aristotle. Before he became a saint, he had been to the divine plane at least three times.”

“Mm. Now you can talk about the divine plane.”

Su Ye nodded, but he instinctively looked around at his surroundings.

Aside from some special places, there weren’t many people in Athens at night.

This was a commoners’ area. Most of the people who were out were travelling at night, stumbling along the way.

A small number of people held torches. The blazing flames and the crackling sounds of burning could always become the envy of everyone. Some people were even attracted to follow along.

Those who were rich mostly rode in carriages. The front of the carriages either had torches or expensive magic lamps.

Su Ye and Niedern were both mages, so their eyesight was far better than that of ordinary people. It was not much different from walking in the daytime.

Seeing this scene, a business opportunity appeared in Su Ye’s heart. He could transform the pottery oil lamp, which was very popular in Athens, into a lantern and use it outdoors. However, after thinking about it, he felt that the difficulty and cost were a little high. It was better to use magic lamps. He would think about it again when he could reduce the cost.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Su Ye said, “Teacher, when will the divine power plane be opened? I would like to make preparations.”

Niedern shook his head, he said, “The divine power plane cannot be controlled, unlike the legendary mages’ magical planes that can be controlled easily. In short, due to various factors, no one can clearly determine the time when the divine power plane will open. They can only get an approximate time frame. Moreover, there are many divine power planes, but not every place is suitable for students like you to enter. In the end, you might not even be able to enter the divine plane, and it might change into an ordinary trial.”

“Then please give me some knowledge about the divine plane. There shouldn’t be any in the books at my stage.”

Niedern said, “Alright. “Plane” is a general term. You can completely understand a plane as a different world, including the mortal world and the Divine World. Any place that has its own space can be called a plane. Some planes are very small, perhaps only a few hundred meters in diameter. Some planes are even larger than the mortal world, boundless and infinite.”

“Divine planes are a rather unique type of plane. They involve the power of gods, but the exact form of it is unknown. However, every divine plane contains a great power. This power nourishes the plane, thus forming all sorts of beautiful things. In short, the divine power plane can give birth to everything. Of course, there are also corresponding huge risks.”

“However, you must be careful. Before advancing to a legendary, you should only enter the divine power plane that has already been explored. Never go into an unknown divine power plane. This is because the divine power plane that you think of might be a demon’s palace, a demon’s territory, or even a legendary mage’s trap. If that plane already has a master, then congratulations, you’ll be played by the lord of the plane, even if you’re stronger than him.”

“I don’t want to tempt you, but every mage has this dream to meet a divine plane without a master, and then become the Lord of the plane, obtaining an endless stream of beautiful things and power from it. You can think about it, but I hope you can be more realistic. For someone as powerful as Plato, other than the magic plane he built himself, he is the master of only a plane. Of course, these legendary masters are all sinister… resourceful, and might be hiding their power.”

“For example, teacher Thucydides has always said that he is not the master of any plane, but I don’t believe every word he says. Mm, you are not allowed to tell him that…”

The two of them chatted as they walked. Niedern taught Su Ye about the divine power plane and recommended a few books. Some could be read directly from the magic book, while others could only be read in the academy’s library.

On the way, there would occasionally be people approaching them. When they heard the contents of their conversation, they were immediately scared away.

After sending Su Ye home, Niedern looked at the door of Su Ye’s house and said, “Tomorrow, after you go to the dwarf workshop to discuss, remember to ask Blackbeard for a Plato Chamber of Commerce bronze medallion to hang at your door.”

“That bronze medal seems to represent that you are under the protection of Plato Academy. It can’t be used casually.”

“It doesn’t matter. No one can do anything to you even if you use it. Everyone can only turn a blind eye to it. Even if someone reports it, you can just return it and ask for another one in a few days,” Niedern said.

Su Ye looked at Niedern’s serious face that wouldn’t change in ten thousand years. He couldn’t imagine that there was such a big difference between his appearance and his personality.

How could he teach the students in the future if he took advantage of the academy so brazenly!

“Okay, thank you, teacher. I’ll take one tomorrow,” Su Ye happily accepted it.

After watching Niedern leave, Su Ye went home to study.

After the self-study session ended the next night, Su Ye and Niedern went to the Dwarven workshop again. Perhaps it was because of the fine wine yesterday, Blackbeard was particularly enthusiastic towards Su Ye, and Su Ye skilfully avoided Blackbeard’s “shoulder hug”.

This time, Su Ye took out a drawing of the cutlery. Blackbeard asked the dwarven mage to use a shapeshifting spell to create a mould on the spot, and then he made silver cutlery, forks, and spoons on the spot.