In the Barren Land, messengers generally exist among the higher-ups of major Wizard Families and Wizard Organizations, for only these people have the means to contact a messenger.

Ordinary wizards rarely have the channels to sign contracts with messengers.

For them, the only method is to obtain a complete Messenger Ceremony.

The so-called Messenger Ceremony takes many forms, such as a quill or a cup of Butter Beer.

A wizard can unseal the Messenger Ceremony to randomly sign a Messenger Contract with a certain being.

This being may not necessarily be from the current plane, but possibly from another one, depending on who responds to you.

Messenger Ceremonies are generally very expensive, and Herag currently isn't prepared to spend so much money on such things, as they don't directly enhance his power.

The demon flesh and blood that Blake helped to contact turned up news two days later.

"Bloodthirsty Snake Meat, one hundred Magic Stones per pound, minimum purchase of five pounds."

Herag originally only needed a little bit of flesh and blood, but they only sell it starting from five pounds.

He had no choice but to first buy five pounds.

Bloodthirsty Snake Meat is considered a relatively common type of demon, with good quality meat, usually bought for eating.

However, it's highly priced, affordable only for those wealthier Wizard Families or Wizard Organizations.

Upon receiving the Bloodthirsty Snake Meat, Herag found it packed in a copper box.

When he opened it, he found several pieces of bright red flesh still pulsing slightly within.

Herag cut a small piece out, which was enough for his experiment.

After entering the laboratory and performing some operations, he soon extracted a sample of blood into a test tube.

"Great Dark Heaven."

The bloodline power in the Bloodthirsty Snake blood was slowly absorbed by Herag; as he absorbed it, Herag frowned slightly.

"The bloodline power is too thin."

Though there was bloodline power within the Bloodthirsty Snake's blood, it was still too thin, offering almost no enhancement for him.

This made Herag's expression somewhat grave.

Because it signified an issue: ordinary demons didn't provide any help to him, implying he needed much stronger demons.

But whether he could even deal with strong demons himself was uncertain, let alone acquiring their bloodline power.

"What should I do?"

Herag pondered the situation, realizing his power growth was currently limited.

Originally, with Great Dark Heaven, he thought he could infinitely absorb bloodline power to increase his strength.

However, he hadn't expected even the bloodline power in demon bodies to be so weak and thin, obstructing his plan to gain strength through bloodline absorption with Great Dark Heaven.

"Is going to the Abyss Plane the only option?" Herag considered; indeed, many high-bloodline demons resided in the Abyss Plane, but it was also extremely dangerous, requiring careful consideration.

Herag then proceeded to roast the remaining few pounds of Bloodthirsty Snake Meat; after all, this could be consumed, using the traditional method of bloodline absorption with Great Dark Heaven.

Currently, his appetite was astonishing; a strong constitution naturally required more food.

He devoured all five pounds of Bloodthirsty Snake Meat yet still didn't feel full.

"Enhancements from the Bloodthirsty Snake: Power +0.2, Agility +0.3, Constitution +0.1."

Looking at these enhancement figures, Herag was speechless; the input-to-output ratio was too low.

Spending a total of five hundred Magic Stones only to gain such a tiny bit of improvement felt like a huge loss to Herag.

While he could continue buying Bloodthirsty Snake Meat to eat and continue enhancing himself with the same bloodline,

the cost-effectiveness was too low, and he didn't have that much money to spend.

Herag sought out Blake again and asked, "Mr. Blake, is there any news on high-level demons?"

"High-level demons? That's a bit challenging, even if there are, they're not easily purchasable, usually only available at auctions. If you're interested, I'll notify you next time there's an auction," Blake replied.

Herag thought for a while, then asked, "Are auctions safe?"

In his impression, auctions often had a lot of disputes, and he didn't want to invite unnecessary trouble.

Blake chuckled, "You're quite cautious. Don't worry, auctions are definitely safe; they're jointly hosted by various Wizard Organizations and Wizard Families, so no one dares cause trouble."

He stroked his beard and said, "It's also a good opportunity to take you out to see and meet more people. Wizards need social connections too, especially at our level, where resource exchange becomes even more important; you need to build a network."

"I'll take you to the next auction; it's settled."

Herag hesitated but seeing how much Blake wanted to take him, he did not refuse.

He realized that at the Official Wizard level, many things were hard to buy through normal channels.

Networking was indeed important; for something like high-level demons, others would definitely consume them internally or put them up for auction.

Herag could also commission the Cheqi Family to auction for him, but with so many items at the auction, only he would know which were valuable for him.

Half a month later.

At the entrance of Black Rock Valley, Herag and Blake sat in a carriage again, with Pete driving.

"Is it confirmed that there will be Dragon Blood at this auction?" Herag asked in the carriage.

Blake nodded, "Confirmed, this Dragon Blood comes from a Giant Dragon with Level 2 Wizard power; it was obtained by trading some price with the dragon, genuine Dragon Blood!"

"But I might not afford it, it's definitely expensive," Herag glanced at his Space Ring, which held only three thousand six hundred Magic Stones.

Blake said, "Don't worry, they're smart; one portion of Dragon Blood is subdivided into many parts for auction. Most wizards don't need such a large amount of Dragon Blood, you should have no problem buying a small portion."

"Then I'm relieved," Herag nodded.

Since it's auctioned off in multiple portions, the price shouldn't be too high, and competition would be lesser.

The auction venue was in a place called White Fang Castle, a gathering place for wizards.

Besides the auction, it had bars, inns, and markets like other places, only those who came here were wizards or Wizard Apprentices.

The carriage arrived at a cliff and continued moving forward.

The horses gradually stopped upon seeing the cliff, and Pete lifted the carriage curtain, "My Lords, we've arrived."

Herag followed Blake out of the carriage, noticing only a barren cliff in front of them, with nothing around.

The cliff was several hundred meters high, with a forest below and some White Mist drifting in the mountains.

"Let's go; we've arrived," Blake said.

"Arrived?" Herag felt puzzled.

Blake smiled slightly, producing a wooden plaque adorned with the words "White Fang Castle" and some engravings.

He said, "Hold this and look again."

Taking the wooden plaque, Herag felt the surrounding Space ripple, and upon looking up, the cliff was no longer there.

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