The entire room's area adds up to only ten square meters, utilizing nearly every inch of space.

The Duke checked the manual regarding the living quarters.

To maximize resource conservation and utilization, every resource is used with extreme caution in the Space Fortress.

The ordinary room where the Duke and his companions live hasn't used Space Magic to expand, also to conserve resources.

The space here isn't even as large as the dorms on Academy Island, so it's naturally far from comfortable, just livable at best.

This is the norm of the Space Fortress; it's not a place for leisure and entertainment.

The Duke hasn't forgotten that the essence of the Space Fortress is a war machine for conquering multiple Planes.

Currently, the Space Fortress is docked next to the planar barrier of the Wizard Plane; crossing the barrier ahead leads to the Endless Plane.

Once leaving the planar barrier, protection will be lost, facing all potential threats from the Endless Plane directly.

The past month's time has been a gathering period, with Wizards continuously arriving on the Space Fortress's deck via the Teleportation Gate, joining the massive expedition team.

The Duke found a window-like thing on the wall, and after studying it for a bit, realized it was a projection screen.

By communicating with it using Spiritual Power, he opened the screen and saw various angles of scenes outside and inside the Space Fortress.

Through this screen, the Duke saw the outside situation, mostly an endless sea of stars.

He also saw a gigantic blue planet behind him, with multiple continents spread across it.

Through the shapes of these continents, the Duke could even identify the Florence Continent.

Those he once knew: Earl Hardy, Mr. Wood, Uncle John, probably never imagined that one day the Duke would be observing the land they lived on from the starlit sky above in such a unique way.

By observing with the naked eye, the Duke saw that the planet where the Wizard Plane is located is very large, at least several times the size of the planet he knew in his previous life.

However, this is just visual observation without specific data, so no conclusion can be made.

During the subsequent five days when the Space Fortress was still docked, the Duke familiarized himself with everything about the Space Fortress.

He first looked into how to escape in an emergency, found the locations of many escape shuttles inside the Space Fortress, and memorized how to operate them.

After these five days ended, it was finally the time for the Space Fortress to set sail.

Inside the Space Fortress, the Duke couldn't feel any movement, but through the room's screen, he could see the Space Fortress had begun to slowly move, the blue planet behind growing more distant and gradually fading, the outlines of the Florence Continent becoming indistinct.

He also received information via the Black Sail Badge, notifying him with Spiritual Power that the Space Fortress had started and instructing everyone in various departments to attend to their duties.

As the Space Fortress was about to reach the edge of the planar barrier, a black-purple vortex appeared ahead, its contents obscured from view.

The Space Fortress slowly sailed into this vortex, and the screen suddenly blackensed, showing no scene.

Moments later, the screen returned to normal, again surrounded by the vast sea of stars.

The only difference was that the blue planet housing the Wizard Plane was no longer visible behind them.

This wasn't because the planar barrier hid the planet, but because the Space Fortress had just completed a space jump, arriving far from the Wizard Plane.

Space jumps are a common navigation method within the Endless Plane, necessary for relatively fast movement there.

The Endless Plane is vast and boundless; even at light speed, movement there appears slow.

The Black Sails had long obtained the coordinates of the Beastman Plane through early reconnaissance, also finding a suitable place for the Space Fortress to dock.

In the Endless Plane, the situation is extremely complex, with many highly dangerous areas.

Even the Space Fortress appears minuscule as an ant here, securing a safe, suitable docking location is essential.

After a space jump, the Space Fortress traveled forward slowly for seven days, reaching its docking site.

This was a relatively calm area in space, with few other celestial bodies around, relatively open.

Once the Space Fortress docked here, the Beastman Plane was not far ahead.

It seemed devoid of anything, as though nothing existed there, you could even go through it without obstruction.

This was because the Beastman Plane was protected by a planar barrier, well hiding the plane.

At this moment, a burly figure stood on the front deck of the Space Fortress, a pipe hanging from his mouth.

However, from other perspectives, this burly figure was just a small black dot at the front of the Space Fortress, barely noticeable without careful observation.

Through the screen, the Duke saw Black Hand Morgan, remembering immediately upon seeing Morgan that he'd once encountered him in the Wizard Arena.

At that time, he also received Spiritual Power information from the Black Sail Badge: "The great Black Sail leader Morgan is about to open the planar barrier of the Beastman Plane, during which period, please do not leave the Space Fortress by any aircraft!"

This message repeated several times, as leaving the Space Fortress now would likely be affected by the upcoming actions.

Black Hand Morgan drew on his pipe, squinting at the distant space, produced an exquisitely crafted, ancient dagger, and then stepped into the void ahead.

His body, after stepping forth, continuously inflated, quickly reaching thousands of meters in height, with the dagger in his hand expanding immensely alongside.

In a few steps, Morgan reached the planar barrier of the Beastman Plane, where the dagger in his hand began emitting dazzling golden light.

As if casually, he lifted the dagger and lightly chopped, a space rift thousands of meters long instantly appeared before him, faintly revealing hidden planets within.

Upon the rift's appearance, it began automatically healing, visibly shrinking with each moment.

At this rate, it would completely heal in a few hours, showcasing the strong self-repair capabilities of planar barriers; breakable only with ultimate force.

Black Hand Morgan naturally wouldn't watch the rift heal automatically; he extended both hands, directly grasping the rift's edges, explosively flexing the muscles of his arms and back.

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