One month later.

Herag and the other two stood in the mountains, looking at the familiar mountain range in the distance, feeling a sense of relief as if they had returned home.

They intentionally slowed down on their way back, giving off a vibe similar to slacking off at work.

Originally, it would have taken about ten days to return, but they dragged it out to a month.

After all, they only needed to get through the year, returning too early would mean other tasks.

With the current escalation in the war, most tasks came with a certain degree of danger.

If something went wrong near the end of the year, it would be a big loss.

Facing danger aside, they might even lose the qualification to enter the Land of Dawn for not completing the task.

Hence, Herag thought it through clearly, as he had extensive experience in slacking.

Normally, they would be back around this time; it was just Herag completed his task too quickly and too easily.

Herag and his group enjoyed the landscapes and relaxed whenever they felt a bit tired, setting up camp to rest for a day or two.

Anyway, the supplies in the Space Ring were abundant, with plenty to eat and drink.

David didn't know, but Herag and Reese went wild during this time.

A while ago, they discovered an open-air natural hot spring on a mountaintop, and Herag and Reese properly experienced what a hot spring bath meant.

Of course, David didn't get to enjoy it and conscientiously took on guard duty at the foot of the mountain.

Herag and Reese soaked in the hot spring all night since there was no one around, they rarely let themselves loosen up.

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When Herag's group returned to the Lime Mountain Range area, they found that the number of altars had increased significantly, appearing to be about forty or fifty in total.

When they left, there were only twenty altars, and three months had passed, the number had more than doubled.

The number of demons within the Lime Mountain Range had also increased tremendously, becoming uncountable, filling the mountains.

After returning to Base 27, Parker immediately called Herag over.

"Lord Parker, I've inserted the three teleportation coordinates into place. Here's the map of those locations."

Herag produced a map he had drawn himself.

The map included the conditions of the areas before and after the fence and wooden gate, and the surrounding forest, but nothing further within.

As it was reasoned, he couldn't have gone that deep inside.

The map marked the location of the three teleportation coordinates.

Parker took the map, glanced at it, and nodded, "Very good! Herag, you've done an excellent job. I didn't expect you to insert the teleportation coordinates so deeply without alerting those elves, not an easy task."

The depth at which Herag inserted the teleportation coordinates exceeded Parker's expectations.

Parker originally thought it would be great just to get them on the outskirts, not expecting Herag to bypass two layers of defense directly and enter the interior.

For a Gaseous Wizard, this was indeed quite remarkable.

Parker didn't ask how Herag managed to infiltrate; it wasn't his concern.

Parker only cared about results; as long as the task was completed well, the rest didn't matter.

He possibly wouldn't have imagined that Herag was taken inside by the Elf Race and even transformed himself into the Elf Prince.

"It seems there are no issues with your group's evaluation. I'm very satisfied. Once the time is right, the Teleportation Witch Array will activate again, and I'll send you back," Parker said with a smile as he put away the map.

"Thank you, Lord Parker!" Herag respectfully bowed and said.

Parker looked at Herag and said, "In the following month, I won't assign you any tasks. Strictly speaking, Herag, you've already become one of us. Before you accepted this task, I promised that as long as you complete this task, I would let you join the Wizard Organization behind me."

"I, Parker, always keep my word. From now on, you are part of Serlandir. I will arrange your affairs, and someone will receive you when you enter the Land of Dawn."

"As for your two companions, it'll depend on their own abilities after entering the Land of Dawn. Honestly, I only had my eye on you. The likelihood of them passing the war initiation evaluation is very slim as per the norm."

"But for me, this is all trivial, just a matter of a word."

Herag gratefully said, "Thank you for taking care of me, Lord Parker!"

Herag had never heard of, nor does he know, about the Serlandir organization.

But without needing to ask, the Wizard Organizations in the Land of Dawn are surely strong.

Given that they have a Level 3 Wizard like Parker, it suggests that the organization behind this Serlandir wouldn't be weak.

Herag didn't have much choice; being able to join a Wizard Organization in the Land of Dawn ahead of time was quite an achievement.

Herag indeed had many questions in mind, but some were not suitable to ask.

For example, the Sixth Ring Tower.

No information about the Sixth Ring Tower could be found in the Barren Land on this side.

He felt that he should be able to find some related information once he reached the Land of Dawn.

However, Herag wasn't clear on what exactly the Sixth Ring Tower was, so he didn't dare inquire rashly.

He could only wait until he reached the Land of Dawn to understand the situation first and then make other plans.

Parker smiled and said, "No worries, Base 27 is actually entirely controlled by us, Serlandir. Now, the base has some personnel from our organization, and some from other organizations, all results of interest exchanges."

"You all rest during this period, this privilege I can afford, and I call the shots," Parker chuckled.

Herag nodded and asked, "Can we come back in the future?"

"Of course, the war of conquest has just begun for us. Conquering a plane is difficult and requires a long time, often spanning over a thousand years. We've only been here for a short while, so it's early yet."

"During the course of the conquest, you can notify the organization whenever you wish to enter, and someone will arrange it for you. However, it's advised not to come here before becoming a Level 2 Wizard, as there is indeed some danger, and a Level 1 Wizard is still too fragile in the realm of plane warfare," Parker shared his advice candidly, treating Herag as one of his own.

Herag and his group were genuinely fortunate to be assigned to Base 27.

Initially, they experienced an extended period with minimal danger.

Soon after conflict began with the indigenous life of the Elf Plane, a year had passed.

Overall, Herag's group hadn't encountered any real life-and-death crises, most challenges were manageable within their ability.

However, even so, without Herag, David and Reese, given their abilities, probably wouldn't have survived safely until now.

At least, for them to pass Parker's evaluation on their own merits would have been near impossible.

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