After McKinney's death, Swain immediately commanded the Slave Creature Legion to begin attacking Wilderness City.

When they attacked, they found that the resistance was even weaker than they imagined, and soon discovered that many orc troops within Wilderness City had escaped via multiple special teleportation arrays.

It was just because of their large numbers and the few teleportation arrays that they couldn't all evacuate within a short time.

McKinney's challenge to Arnold was actually to buy time for the orcs inside the city.

The Black Sail wizards discovered this only after detecting frequent spatial fluctuations, otherwise, Wilderness City might have soon become an empty shell.

Black Sail immediately seized the momentum and directly took Wilderness City, also sending a significant number of Slave Creature Legions to various parts of the Wilderness Continent to pursue and capture Green-skinned Orcs.

These Green-skinned Orcs can only escape disaster by heading to the Greenfield Continent; the entire Wilderness Continent has fallen, with no place for them.

At this point in the war, those escaping orcs are no longer important.

To conquer the Wilderness Continent, Black Sail lost approximately five hundred thousand Slave Creatures, equivalent to the forces of one Slave Creature Legion.

However, this wasn't the largest consumption in this war; the resources spent on that precise orbital cannon fire alone exceeded the value of the entire Slave Creature Legion.

For wizards, Slave Creatures are a low-cost war tool, with minimal negative impact.

Unlike large-scale war weapons, Slave Creatures don't cause particularly destructive effects, so the world won't be shattered.

After conquering the Wilderness Continent, the Black Sail Legion didn't rush to attack the Greenfield Continent, but instead entered a brief period of rest.

They officially began exploiting and utilizing resources across the Wilderness Continent, even building some basic infrastructure on site to produce various equipment, supporting the subsequent wars.

This step is not only a preparation for war but also to ensure faster utilization of the resources from the Beastman Plane after conquering it.

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[Deep Blue Tide Meditation Technique Level Up, Spiritual Power +0.3]

[Deep Blue Tide Meditation Technique: LV6 (1/3000)]

Duke has been in the Beastman Plane for a month, with the main tasks focusing on mineral exploration and patrolling.

The practice of the Meditation Technique has never been neglected, and unknowingly, he has improved it to level six.

Now, ordinary skills can only provide 0.1 Spiritual Power, and only the Meditation Technique can enhance it by 0.3.

The wilderness outside Moon Shadow City has undergone tremendous changes, with buildings rising one after another.

These buildings are mainly used to extract Magic Metal from ore, followed by the production of various related equipment.

Duke's mineral exploration tasks ended with the arrival of the construction team, and he secured a task to refine Demonized Items.

[Secondary Black Sail Shield: Lv1 (12/30)]

This is a Demonized Item made from Golden Scale Celestial Iron, appearing as a small black shield with good absorption effects on energy attacks; it can be expanded and contracted freely, lightweight and easy to carry.

The content of Golden Scale Celestial Iron in the Secondary Black Sail Shield is very low. For Demonized Items that need to be equipped on a large scale, too much Golden Scale Celestial Iron can't be invested in, or the cost would be too high.

Merrick doesn't understand Duke's actions, going to the factory to produce Demonized Items seemed like seeking punishment, and it doesn't result in much contribution.

The main purpose for Duke coming here is naturally to boost Alchemy proficiency, contributions are secondary.

He's not going to miss the opportunity to practice proficiency using materials for free.

Moreover, the place is sufficiently safe, with a large-scale Slave Creature Legion stationed around, the orcs' remnants have no ability to launch attacks here.

This is already the second month in the Beastman Plane, and in another month Duke will be able to apply to return to the Wizard Plane.

But he temporarily doesn't want to go back, the Alchemy Factory is well-suited for him.

Due to the wartime status, the demand for various equipment is almost limitless, even if temporarily sufficient, more must be produced as backup.

Duke immersed himself intensely in the Alchemy Factory, even using Basic Magic Recovery Potion to create Demonized Items, leaving the other wizards nearby dumbstruck.

About seven days later, the proficiency of the Secondary Black Sail Shield reached full level.

The reason Duke could achieve this so quickly was entirely due to leveraging the advantages of the Alchemy Factory's assembly line.

He didn't need to complete the crafting of the Secondary Black Sail Shield from start to finish; he obtained a shield crafted by artisans and only needed to handle the enchantment process, which still increased proficiency.

[Secondary Black Sail Shield Level Up, Spiritual Power +0.1, Free Attribute Points +1]

[Secondary Black Sail Shield: Lv5 (Fruit: Will Rune)]

After Duke maxed out this skill, although he didn't gain a trait, the fruit representing the Secondary Black Sail Shield matured and dropped.

When this fruit fell into his mind and disappeared, a brand new Will Rune appeared in Duke's mind.

Duke recognizes this Will Rune, though he hasn't mastered it yet.

His talent isn't very good, and the speed of mastering Will Runes is too slow.

However, now the Skill Tree saved him this step, the fruit provided a Will Rune once the skill reached full level.

Duke realized this is a unique aspect of Alchemy; similar situations haven't occurred when grinding other skills.

Aside from the Will Rune, the knowledge related to Alchemy provided during skill upgrade is a wealth.

Duke then proposed to the people at the Alchemy Factory to switch to a different assembly line, planning to refine different Demonized Items.

The people at the Alchemy Factory knew Duke was sent by Master Land, so naturally, they didn't have any objections.

Duke then moved to another assembly line, which produces the Secondary Energy Shield, appearing as a bracelet-like object.

Next came the continuation of the monotonous but not painful life of grinding proficiency.

...

Twenty days later.

The three-month term for this batch of Wizard Apprentices has ended, most of them choosing to return to the Wizard Plane.

Merrick was the same; his main purpose for coming here was actually to follow his teacher Land to mix reputation and contributions.

Duke thought for a while and decided not to return yet; he had only maxed out the levels of four Demonized Items.

Apart from gaining four free attribute points, he also gained a wealth of Alchemy knowledge and four Will Runes.

If he left here, it would be difficult to find such an environment again.

Thus, Merrick followed Master Land back to the Space Fortress, preparing to return to the Wizard Plane.

Master Land conducted extremely detailed investigations of the mineral resources in the Beastman Plane during this period, requiring to go back for some research and data organizing.

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