Published: March 11, 2025
Chapter 71: Indifference and Passion
Zhao Hai continued forward, and this time, he encountered villages bustling with people, and the number of travelers on the road increased, which finally eased Zhao Hai and his companions’ minds.
However, seeing the people in these villages, Zhao Hai felt a lot. To be honest, while a level six dark mage is quite powerful, in the eyes of true strong beings, they are nothing. If a level six dark mage were to duel with Galen or Merlin, both Galen and Merlin would have the ability to eliminate them in seconds.
Yet, this existence, which was as insignificant as an ant in Merlin's eyes, was like a god in the eyes of those ordinary civilians. They could kill them at will, and those civilians had no chance to fight back.
Zhao Hai knew that if he wasn’t in possession of the space, he would have no difference from those civilians. In the eyes of the strong, he too was an ant-like existence.
He wanted to become stronger, but unfortunately, after drinking the Void Water, he could not learn any magic or fighting spirit, and the only thing he had left to rely on was the space.
If he was an existence like an ant, then fine, he would have the awareness of being an ant. He would not think of conquering anything, nor would he think of seizing anything; he only wanted to live his small life well.
However, Zhao Hai also understood that wanting to live well was not easy. Not causing trouble does not mean trouble won’t come looking for you. If he wanted to live a stable life, he needed the strength to ensure that he could live a stable life, and evidently, he still lacked that strength now.
Power, ah, power! For the first time, Zhao Hai felt such a strong desire for power, but unfortunately, he had no way to enhance his own strength.
The space was magical, but it lacked offensive power. However, it could capture some undead beings for his use. But undead beings are not that easy to collect; he wouldn't dare to run to the Corpse Swamp to collect them. That would be equivalent to seeking death. Zhao Hai still clearly remembered the day he stood on the castle walls, watching the magical beasts and undead beings surging from the swamp. It was a breathtaking scene.
Before having the power to protect himself, how could he live a stable life? The only answer was to find a place where no one could find him and hide.
The Black Earth Wilderness was a good choice; it was close to danger, and no one would pay attention to it. But now there was an issue, which was the people that the Budah family had previously offended.
Others might not pay attention to them, but those old noble families would definitely notice them. To make those people not notice them, a solution had to be found. It seemed that Zhao Zui and the others needed to quickly go to the swamp to capture undead beings, and he needed to create some other incidents to draw those guys' attention.
He hoped that what he did would cause those nobles to stop paying attention to the Budah family. Otherwise, Zhao Hai and the others would be in trouble.
However, Zhao Hai thought of another method, which was to quickly upgrade the level of the space. As long as the space reached level ten, he could open up a ranch.
Once the farm was opened, as long as he brought various plants into the space, the level of the space could be upgraded. If he opened the ranch, wouldn’t it mean that as long as he brought the animals from the Ark Continent into the space, he could upgrade the level? If that were true, he could capture magical beasts, thus gaining an additional source of strength.
In fact, when magical beasts entered the Black Earth Wilderness, Zhao Hai had tried to collect those magical beasts into the space, but he failed. It was evident that the space couldn’t store those magical beasts yet. It seemed he could only wait until the ranch was opened.
Level, ah, level! It was just like playing a game; if your level is low, you’ll be bullied everywhere. Just wait, don’t let me level up. Once I level up, I’ll raise a group of divine beasts and hunt you down.