Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method Chapter 2983: 607: Ancient Tower Master!
Previously on Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method...
...
Two years had passed.
In the Nora Calendar year 2217, during the Blood Battle era of 2105.
A fiery red star loomed high over the Ten Layers of Heaven, where the clanging sounds of forging rang out. Waves of scorching heat and blazing red fire billowed forth, accompanied by the unending roars of dragons.
Boom!
A beam of light burst from the planet's core, exploding upward like a volcanic eruption. At the top of the surging lava flow emerged a majestic greatsword etched with the Red Emperor Dragon Pattern. It bore blood-red runes that differed entirely from those in the wizard system.
"Crimson Dragon Slash!"
Wearing his Black Armor, Levi seized the greatsword and thrust it skyward. The disaster from the Land of Darkness struck again upon the Red Emperor Heaven.
This marked a Level 10 Calamity. Treasures at Level 10, including star divine weapons, legendary wizard tools, supreme treasures, and divine weapons—any pinnacle of civilized artifacts—had to face this tribulation.
A enormous hand of blue ice, crafted from vast amounts of water, descended to smash Levi and the Crimson Dragon Slash.
"Get lost!"
With a powerful swing, Levi unleashed his sword, sending a dazzling Sword Qi racing ninety thousand miles high, easily demolishing the emblematic Great Tribulation.
Myriad threads of crimson flame Qi rained down from above, drawn into the Crimson Dragon Slash, transforming the divine weapon into a [Star Divine Weapon].
The Crimson Dragon Slash, about as heavy as a medium-sized world, had been created by blending [Sun God Gold] with numerous Level 9 Metals. It offered two key abilities:
First, it boosted the Power Attribute.
Second, it released devastating [Sun Invisible Corona Sword Qi], with every blow matching the fury of a genuine Solar Storm. The greater the wielder's strength, the more potent the corona sword Qi became, ultimately mimicking the force of a real solar blast.
"Impressive. While it has fewer features than a supreme treasure, it gets the job done. All I really wanted was a sturdy blade. Unlike supreme treasures, divine weapons are easier to craft and lack the same variety of functions. Yet, they can be reforged and upgraded repeatedly as my strength grows, eventually outshining a supreme treasure."
Then, Levi merged with his sword, delving deep into understanding within the Red Emperor Heaven right up until the ancient tower's activation. He finally opened his eyes and swung his blade toward the heavens!
A twenty-thousand-mile-long Sun Invisible Corona Sword Qi stretched across the sky and ground!
"This blade's power is so immense that even a late-stage Level 10 wizard wouldn't dare face it head-on. Once I've collected additional materials, I'll remake the Golden Dragon Heavenly Shield."
He returned the sword to its sheath and stepped into the ancient tower.
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Having handled the minor affairs in the first eight levels, Levi reached the Ninth Layer, proceeded directly to the Eternal Fire temple, located the Nora Ark model, and heard a notification chime.
[Would you like to refine it? Upon refinement, you'll assume the role of captain. Should the Nora Civilization fail against the Great Tribulation, you'll need to carry the civilization's flame and roam the cosmos, seeking survival.]
"Refine it."
Levi answered promptly without a second thought.
[Nora Ark is acknowledging its master... Acknowledgment complete.]
[Nora Ark]
[Captain: Levi Schneider (Level 10 required, met)]
[Vice Captain: None (Level 10 required, no limit on numbers)]
[Sailor: None (Level 9 required, no limit on numbers)]
[Crew: None (No level requirement, numbers capped by ancient tower's capacity)]
[Captain’s Authority: Ancient Tower Master]
[Vice Captain’s Authority: Ancient Tower Level Master]
[Sailor’s Authority: Ancient Tower Intersection Point Master]
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Suddenly, a huge influx of data flooded Levi's mind. He processed the incoming knowledge until he fully grasped all aspects of the ancient tower.
[Ancient Tower Master:
1. Access to all levels of the ancient tower is unrestricted for you, and you control its schedules for opening and closing, adjusted by the available internal resources to set cycles.
2. Resources from the first nine levels are at your disposal, and you hold authority over the lives within, though actions carry their own repercussions.
3. Appointment and removal of vice captains and sailors is your prerogative, allowing shared management. With your approval, they may claim certain tower resources as compensation.
4. As long as the tower's ecology and resources stay balanced, you can introduce or remove lives freely.
5. Activation of the tower's defensive and offensive systems is possible, along with strategic use of the supreme power reserves left by its creator.
...]
In essence, the Ancient Tower Master's privileges boil down to "unlimited freedom." If Levi harbored endless avarice, he could seize total control.
Yet the final message stated:
[As captain, your decisions and deeds will shape the fates of billions aboard. The cosmic sea is treacherous; navigate with care.]
Levi gazed upward.
No one had ever conquered the Tenth Layer in all of history.
"Time to discover what Sauron prepared."
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The Tenth Layer.
The ancient tower served as the Nora Ark, and this was its command center. The area wasn't vast; Levi stood amid it, with the viewport revealing the boundless Land of Darkness and myriad worlds.
A colossal star map dominated the ceiling.
Innumerable glowing points dotted its surface, linked by threads. Beyond the map stretched pure void—chaotic darkness devoid of illumination.
"This depicts the Multidimensional Plane's layout. Every light represents a world, likely charting the ancient tower's journeys over the past 300,000 years. Across endless time, at its velocity, it has crossed the entire Multidimensional Plane, though other universes remain absent."
"Now as captain, I dictate the ancient tower's path. Heading to the Golden Sacred Realm poses no problem, and traveling between planes has become far simpler."
Levi committed the full star map to his eidetic memory.
At the cockpit's heart sat a dark stone slab, glowing like a digital display bearing Levi's name, and a voice prompt echoed.
[Enter names of vice captains and sailors here, along with a Soul Imprint for binding to the ancient tower. In dire life-or-death situations, they can teleport to the cockpit using the tower's energy.
Important notes:
1. Sailors get up to 10 teleports, vice captains up to 3, and the captain has infinite uses.
2. Supreme power interference might disrupt teleportation.]
"Excellent, now this is how you properly use the ancient tower!"
What makes a treasure worthy of the cosmos? Precisely this!
Nowhere offers greater security than inside the ancient tower.
Sauron's foresight was truly comprehensive.
The warnings were minor concerns; for a legendary wizard at the power pyramid's apex, facing mortal peril might happen fewer than three times in a lifetime.
As for supreme power blocking teleports, that's unavoidable. Fundamentally, the ancient tower is just an artifact, and defying supreme forces stretches its limits.
Moving from the stone slab, Levi examined the rest of the cockpit.
It included a "Monitoring Area" to check the first nine layers' status, a "Firepower Area" to direct attacks against foes, and a "Secret Room Area" to aid vice captains and sailors in their cultivation.
Any imaginable feature was present.
Finally, Levi approached a massive roulette wheel.
[Nautical Roulette: Spin to upgrade your ride from bike to bike!]
[Available only to sailors, vice captains, and the captain, this eases the tedium of voyages. Spend any Level 9 Abyss Demon Core/Nightmare Crystal/Divine Crystal to join the draw. Rewards encompass resources of Level 9 and beyond.]
Odds hinge on resource scarcity. Losers get a consolation of one billion Aether Stones, and after ten straight losses, a sure prize like a Level 9 Oddity/Level 9 Holy Medicine/Sun Refining Artifact awaits.]
"A lottery system with guarantees after ten spins... Sauron was probably loaded, like a big shot from a top-tier mobile game studio back in his home world, huh?"