Herag nodded and said, "Hmm, Lord Parker mentioned before that he suggested I advance to Level 2 Wizard before participating in the pioneer war."

"Lord Parker is right; Level 1 Wizards indeed face some dangers in the pioneer war. Actually, this time we're deploying the airship not just to pick you up but to deliver some special equipment to Lord Parker and increase manpower over there." Pries said.

Herag nodded and said, "No wonder."

From the beginning, he felt that dispatching such a large airship just to pick up people seemed a bit exaggerated.

The value they, three Level 1 Wizards, could create in the coming years might not even match the cost of a single trip of this airship.

Herag speculated that the airship must have another purpose, and it seemed his guess was correct.

For three insignificant figures like them, it wasn't possible for Serlandir to mobilize such a big effort.

The deployment of such a large-scale airship by Serlandir must mean that the things being transported and the additional personnel are not simple.

The local inhabitants of the Elf Plane facing Base 27 are probably about to suffer a major blow.

However, for now, this has nothing to do with Herag.

Herag glanced out the window, where clouds had already surrounded them, occasionally revealing glimpses of the land below through small gaps.

Unknowingly, the airship had already flown into the clouds.

About two hours later, Herag saw the endless mountain ranges beneath the clouds.

These mountains looked a bit strange, but Herag couldn't pinpoint exactly what was strange about them at the moment.

Reese also looked out the window, muttering about how strange the mountains appeared.

Pries poured himself a cup of hot coffee and smiled, "It feels strange, doesn't it? Did you notice that the mountains below are a bit too orderly?"

"Orderly..."

Herag suddenly realized why the mountains below seemed so odd to him.

The mountains below were unusually orderly. Normally, each peak would differ, with a more natural arrangement.

However, the Ten Thousand Mountains below appeared almost like copy-paste, all looking the same and arranged very neatly.

This gave an odd impression, as if they were artificially carved and created.

In fact, they were indeed man-made mountains, but their vast size made it unlikely that one would immediately recognize them as artificial.

With Pries' reminder, Herag and the others reacted, marveling at the Ten Thousand Mountains outside the window.

What kind of power could create such an extensive range of mountains?

Herag found it unimaginable.

"Why do you think the Wizards of the Land of Dawn created the Ten Thousand Mountains?" Pries asked with a smile.

"Why..." Herag thought for a moment and then said, "I heard before that they were created to prevent the Wizards of the Barren Land from entering the Land of Dawn, as a kind of natural barrier."

Pries smiled but didn't speak, taking a sip of coffee before saying, "Right, but it's not entirely correct. To be precise, hindering the Wizards of the Barren Land from entering the Land of Dawn is just a secondary function. More importantly, it's to prevent the spread of desolation."

"Desolation? What is desolation?" Herag asked.

Reese and David also looked puzzled, not understanding what Pries meant by desolation.

From Pries' tone, this desolation was likely quite extraordinary; otherwise, the Wizards of the Land of Dawn wouldn't have created such an extensive range of mountains.

Pries thought for a moment and said, "You're aware, aren't you, that the Wizard Plane is but a trivial plane among many, and many planes are far more powerful than ours. The Abyss Plane is one of these."

"The Abyss Plane..."

Reese and David nodded slightly at the mention of this term. They had heard of the Abyss Plane in various stories and legends, though they had never encountered it personally.

Of course, they didn't know that the power coursing in Herag's veins originated from the Abyss Plane.

In many tales from the Barren Land, the Abyss Plane is a being of immense power, with varied and formidable demons within.

Pries' mention of the Abyss Plane suggested that desolation was most likely related to it.

Pries continued, "A long time ago, the Abyss Plane launched a large-scale invasion against our Wizard Plane. It was a war that lasted many years, with numerous powerful Wizards perishing during that war."

"We paid a tremendous price to barely repel the invaders from the Abyss Plane. Many of us died; the population decreased significantly and it took many years to recover. I believe you in the Barren Land have a rule against excessive slaughter of ordinary people, which is actually a legacy from that time."

"Wizards are very powerful; even a casual strike can kill many ordinary people. In the distant past, ordinary people held a status similar to pigs and dogs. After that war, the Wizards realized the importance of ordinary people to the Wizard Plane and established rules prohibiting their slaughter."

"Although we barely repelled the Abyss Plane invaders at that time, many residual issues remain unresolved to this day."

"I believe you all have seen the map of the Barren Land; this is the current map of the Land of Dawn."

Pries unfolded a map on the table.

Herag and the others looked down, finding the location of the Barren Land after a while.

On this map, the Barren Land was just a corner of a continent extending into the sea, extremely inconspicuous. Without labeling, Herag wouldn't have found it.

To the north of the Barren Land lay the Ten Thousand Mountains, beyond which lay the territory of the Six Great Wizard Organizations.

Serlandir was in the south, the Wizard Organization closest to the Ten Thousand Mountains, while the other five Wizard Organizations were spread in various directions.

In the center of these Wizard Organizations lay the place known as the Central Region.

This was the extent of the Land of Dawn, with just Serlandir alone being several times the size of the Barren Land.

When combined with the other five Wizard Organizations and the area of the Central Region, the Barren Land seemed pitifully small by comparison.

But this wasn't the entirety of the map.

The indicated range of the Land of Dawn included only the Six Great Wizard Organizations and the Central Region. Beyond these areas, there lay vast unknown regions.

Compared to these unknown regions, the Land of Dawn was merely a small patch.

"Did you know that before the invasion of the Abyss Plane, these unknown regions were once our active areas?" Pries said, pointing to those vast unknown regions.

"Why are these areas no longer active? What happened?" Herag inquired.

Pries smiled bitterly and said, "These regions have become life-forbidden zones, with various bizarre and strange occurrences happening, along with many inexplicably powerful entities."

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