Cultivating in the Wizard World

Chapter 647: Chapter 549: Intelligence

Jeming stepped back a few paces after examining the wizard in front of him, making way for the wizard beside him.

Returning to the chair he crafted with alchemy, Jeming didn’t sit down.

His gaze swept over the silent wizards on the stretchers around him, finally landing on the perfect white sphere in the sky.

His mind was now mostly concerned with another issue.

If the records just read were correct, it was Martin of "Heart of Ashes" leading the High Tier Wizards in prioritizing the invasion of this plane, and even Seventh Level Wizards and Sixth Level Wizards fell victim.

Even Seventh Level Wizards have been hit.

Is this really a plane that Fifth Level Wizards like them can touch?

Clearly, he wasn’t the only one pondering this question.

The expressions on the elite wizards around, who had come to realize the gravity of the situation, had turned from initial excitement to solemnity.

Some engaged in quiet conversations, some furrowed their brows in contemplation, while others stared silently at the silent wizards.

Martin’s voice from "Heart of Ashes" rang out again, interrupting everyone’s thoughts.

"Regarding the operational logic of this kind of attack, we haven’t fully figured it out yet." He paused, "But one thing is certain: according to survivor feedback, the intensity of the attack varies for wizards of different levels."

A data analysis chart floated onto the screen behind him.

"Subsequent research speculates that the intensity of this attack depends on the information volume carried by the target. This so-called information volume is hypothesized to correlate positively with each wizard’s power, methods, knowledge level, and so on. The more information carried, the stronger the attack suffered. Conversely, if the ability to process information surpasses a certain threshold, one can resist such attacks."

Jeming furrowed his brow slightly.

Information volume?

He instinctively thought of his Inner Grotto Heaven and the Fate System, which had just been completed and remained connected to him.

The Inner Grotto Heaven stored five hundred Sixth Level Black Giant Priests, an automated factory, a Fifth Level Elemental Pool, and even Melt Mountain, a Seventh Level Black Giant Leader—do these count as "information"?

The Fate System is constantly connected to him; would it also be considered part of the information volume and possibly invite stronger attacks?

"Should... be able to withstand it... right?"

Jeming muttered under his breath, though his tone was not particularly confident.

The Fate System’s information processing power was indeed strong, but it was simply a hypothesis, there was no certainty regarding the enemy’s attack strength.

If the opponent considered his connection with the Incense Fire Divine Dao, or even regarded the Purgatory Sulfur Plane as part of the "information volume"... Jeming felt uncertain.

He sighed.

If only Martin, the Eighth Level Wizard of "Heart of Ashes," could personally test it.

Unfortunately...

Jeming glanced at Martin floating in the air, knowing well that this wasn’t realistic.

It’s not that Martin of "Heart of Ashes" holds himself in high regard, unwilling to aid.

When researching the unknown, every wizard shares the same attitude.

The point is, even if Martin of "Heart of Ashes" wanted to help, he couldn’t.

It’s clear from previously recorded images that the Eighth Level Wizard’s "Law Fixed" ability naturally immunizes him to such attacks.

But that’s where the problem lies.

Eighth Level Wizards are too strong, to the point where many attacks fatal to low-level wizards feel like a gentle breeze to them, or due to the Law Fixed ability, they aren’t even sensed.

Therefore, they cannot assess the specific strength of such attacks nor test the defensive threshold for low-level wizards.

This is also why, on many occasions, plane wars are not led by High Level Wizards entering first, but rather allowing Low Level Wizards to go in first.

Partly because they don’t want the powerful aura to provoke the enemy into desperate measures, directly triggering a self-destruct of the plane’s origin.

And partly, it’s situations like this.

Allowing Low Level Wizards to make mistakes while High Level Wizards observe, analyze, and devise strategies from behind.

High Level Wizards undoubtedly have stronger analytical abilities than Low Level Wizards; when encountering issues, this arrangement increases the chances of rescuing Low Level Wizards.

Jeming withdrew his thoughts and continued to listen to Martin’s introduction.

A new scene began to play on the screen behind him.

A squad of High Tier Wizards advanced into the sea of pure white light, where seemingly there was no physical matter within the Information Plane, only this boundless light.

The sea of light seemed gentle, but Jeming knew that it was this seemingly harmless environment that had caused tens of thousands of troops to fall.

In the footage, the wizards quickly encountered their target.

These were several creatures composed of light—bodies constantly writhing, lacking a fixed shape, akin to some aggregation of light rays.

They swam in the sea of light, and upon detecting the wizards approaching, they actively swam toward them.

Combat erupted instantly.

More accurately, it was a one-sided slaughter.

The witchcraft released by the High Tier Wizards struck those light creatures, instantly shattering their bodies into countless light points, dispersing into the air.

After the battle, there were no spoils whatsoever: no corpses, no soul remnants, not even energy residues.

The footage shifted as Martin took action personally.

The power of the Eighth Level Wizard instantly enveloped one of the light creatures, attempting to capture it.

The creature struggled within the capture for several seconds, then actively dissipated.

Jeming’s expression darkened upon witnessing this.

When the Eighth Level Wizard acts, every consideration is undoubtedly thorough; if it were an ordinary creature, even suicide would be impossible.

But the situation with these creatures from the Information Plane suggests they may choose whether to "exist" or "not exist."

The image on the screen froze.

"Anatomy, soul extraction, bloodline purification." Martin’s voice was calm, but the content of his words made the hearts of all the wizards present sink, "These methods we pride ourselves on are completely ineffective here."

Jeming squinted his eyes.

No corpses, no souls, no samples available for study.

This means conventional analytical methods are entirely unworkable.

The screen continued to play.

This time, it was a squad of Low Level Wizards in battle.

The light-based beings opposite them released some kind of attack—no, not releasing, more like "disturbing."

The magic cast by those wizards, whether it was fireballs, ice spikes, or energy beams, or some unique witchcraft, silently disintegrated in mid-air.

It’s like the witchcraft models that formed these spells were altered, and then they lose their foundational existence.

A chill ran down Jeming’s back.

This form of combat...

"It’s speculated to be disturbances at the basic information layer, thereby affecting reality." Martin’s voice sounded timely, "Our witchcraft, from constructing witchcraft models to casting, is essentially a multi-level transformation of information layer, energy layer, and material layer. If the enemy can directly act on the information layer, our spells are destroyed before they are even formed."

The scene was silent.

Jeming quickly deduced in his mind.

If this is true, then most of his conventional methods would be ineffective.

Energy attacks would be disintegrated, material attacks altered, even defenses could potentially be erased directly at the information level by the opponent.

The screen continued.

This time it was the Destiny Element Wizards making a move.

On screen, a Sixth Level Destiny Mage tried with all their might to manipulate the laws, attempting to interfere with the "destiny trajectory" of those light beings.

Then...

Large patches of gibberish appeared on the light screen.

The gibberish spread like an infectious virus, the originally clear picture becoming fragmented and eventually, the screen went completely black.

"The enemy’s ability to manipulate information far surpasses that of our Destiny Element Wizards," Martin said, "Our interference turns into gibberish due to some algorithm they process it with."

Jeming took a deep breath.

This is no longer a tricky problem.

This is completely untouchable!

Martin finally finished sharing all the intelligence.

With a wave of his hand, beams of light flew from his hand, precisely entering the Magic Network Terminal of each wizard present.

"More detailed intelligence has been sent to you." Martin’s voice remained calm, "The legion will not launch an attack for now. Your task is simple: try to find a way to break the deadlock, any idea can be tried."

After saying that, his figure vanished from where he stood.

The scene was quiet for a few seconds, then instantly became lively.

The wizards lowered their heads to check their Magic Network Terminals, some discussed in low voices, some frowned in thought, while others directly sat cross-legged to begin deduction.

Jeming also opened his Magic Network Terminal.

The light screen popped up, revealing an extremely detailed piece of intelligence.

It not only included the content Martin just introduced but also specific processes, times, locations of each squad encountering enemies, and even what magic each wizard cast at the time and the enemy’s reactions.

Jeming carefully reviewed each piece.

He read very slowly, stopping to scrutinize whenever he encountered critical information.

After two hours, he finally lifted his head, a thoughtful expression appearing in his eyes.

The intelligence revealed two key points.

First, the Four Great Elements can still inflict effective harm on the enemy.

Fire, wind, water, earth—these four elements are the cornerstone of the Wizard World.

It’s not just matter and energy, even time, space, causality, these things, at their root, are composed of the Four Great Elements.

The opponent does indeed affect magic by manipulating information in the witchcraft model to disrupt it, but if the complexity of the witchcraft model itself exceeds the opponent’s calculation power limit in a short time, it can indeed be cast—just like those High Tier Wizards.

And for Low Level Wizards, they can choose to directly mobilize the Four Great Elements.

Though the output multiplier is quite low, it can still inflict considerable harm on the enemy.

Jeming considered thoughtfully.

If there’s an opportunity, he could try to see if the Fire Extinction Divine Light might work.

The second point, information manipulation methods are also effective.

This aspect can be seen from the experiences of those Destiny Element Wizards.

They indeed failed, but the reason for failure was not that the method was ineffective, but "couldn’t surpass."

The enemy’s ability to manipulate information is stronger, so they can turn their interference into gibberish.

But what if, conversely, the information manipulation ability surpasses the enemy’s?

He instinctively glanced at the altar inside his Inner Grotto Heaven.

Jeming knows full well that he doesn’t necessarily have to rely on the Fate System to deal with the enemy; he can completely use the Fate System to protect himself, and then solve the problem with the violent output of the Four Great Elements.

Jeming closed the Magic Network Terminal and looked up at the pure white perfect sphere in the sky.

Around him, the wizards were still discussing energetically, some had already begun to team up to plan their next moves.