Having such an ability is indeed convenient; you can immediately build a house for yourself no matter where you are.

The houses made of yellow sand are also fortresses that can provide Duke with a sufficiently safe environment and have the ability to automatically counterattack.

Even in the wild, you can sleep peacefully with the Sand Guardian talent, without worrying too much about being ambushed.

After Duke moved in, he took out the books Robert had brought and began to read them carefully.

The twenty-plus books contain a lot of information, and it will take considerable time to finish them.

During this process, Duke's proficiency in the Bristol Language is also steadily increasing.

...

Five days later.

[Bristol Language level up, free attribute points +1]

[Bristol Language: LV5]

Duke didn't pay much attention to this information, as it's just one free attribute point.

He had finished reading all the twenty-plus books that Robert had brought, and not just casually browsing through them.

Duke had loaded all the contents of these books into his mind and connected some of the records in different books, gaining a more comprehensive understanding of this world.

Firstly, the Bristol Kingdom, which has a history of over six hundred years, its territory almost covering two-thirds of this continent.

The remaining third consists of some remote small places, hosting some small countries or some primitive tribes.

This country appears to be just a normal secular state, not one ruled by Extraordinary individuals; the royal family are all ordinary life forms.

But there must be a reason why this country has endured for so many years.

Duke, from clues in these books, found traces of the Four Gods Sect and the Light Sect forces.

The Four Gods Sect is a group that worships the four gods of wind, water, fire, and earth, with most of its members being Mages with casting ability, similar to the Elemental Mages among Wizards, excelling in Elemental Magic.

The Light Sect, on the other hand, was once a very powerful force mainly worshipping the God of Light.

In the early days of the Bristol Kingdom, the Light Sect was the state religion, with many of its members having a status higher than the King.

Of course, it also includes the reason that the status of extraordinary individuals was originally higher than that of ordinary people, although generally, extraordinary individuals didn't have a status as high as the royal family.

But over three hundred years ago, it seems the Light Sect couldn't receive a response from the God of Light, and the strength of its members gradually declined, leading to its status waning over time, becoming a marginal force today.

Currently, the main force in the Bristol Kingdom is the Four Gods Sect, with its members being casters proficient in corresponding elemental magic.

"The Four Gods Sect should not have recruited players on a large scale yet, otherwise, finding an Extraordinary Path wouldn't be so difficult for players."

Duke pondered, having heard Robert mention that players find it relatively easy to change professions to a Warrior, but becoming a Mage is very difficult, with not many ways to go about it.

If the Bristol Kingdom's largest force, the Four Gods Sect, were open to players, they should easily join.

Presumably, they have observed the various anomalies of the players and are reluctant to let players join the Four Gods Sect in the short term.

Duke understands this clearly, you can let players watch the story, but genuinely believing in any god can be quite challenging.

In their eyes, this is just a game, making it difficult to truly believe in anyone.

However, Duke estimates that this situation will not last long, and players will gradually join the Four Gods Sect later.

"The current top-level combat power of these forces is still unclear." Despite going through all these books, almost no related records were found.

Any information involving extraordinary individuals is scarce, with only some brief records.

While organizing the data of the Four Gods Sect and Light Sect, Duke suddenly thought of the voice he heard before coming to this plane.

"Great God of Light, please send down the great Child of Light for us..."

At that time, this voice came from a vortex, and it was through this vortex that Duke appeared on the Oracle Plane.

Connecting the known information now, Duke feels that this voice was probably from someone in the Light Sect.

"Child of Light... was I summoned because I happen to have a High-level Light Element Affinity Talent?" Duke pondered.

He knew that he still needed to continue probing for more information; as for the call from the Light Sect, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Duke doesn't plan to get involved in the disputes between the Four Gods Sect and the Light Sect, as such power struggles are incredibly dangerous, with the risk of being smashed to pieces if not careful.

Moreover, the Light Sect has already declined, and its strength is far less than before, making it very difficult to return to the previous position under the eyes of the Four Gods Sect.

After gaining a basic understanding of the situation here, Duke planned to visit the city in the next couple of days.

His current hassle is that players can see his question mark level, which might attract some trouble.

In the nearby Abilene Town, there are many newbie players, and they will surely gather around upon seeing him, a question mark level NPC.

Duke has been thinking about how to solve this problem, but has yet to come up with a good solution.

The native inhabitants of the Oracle Plane cannot see level information nor item information; this is a capability unique to players.

For now, Duke is more suited to interact with the native inhabitants without too much contact with players.

Otherwise, if a player posts his information on their network, a large number of players will come looking for him soon.

If such a thing happens, it will inevitably draw the attention of some forces among the native inhabitants.

So Duke decided not to head to Abilene Town, but instead to the nearest city, Azure Vault City.

Azure Vault City is an ancient city, with a history of several hundred years.

Although it is the nearest city, it is still several hundred kilometers away from Abilene Town.

Given the current level of civilization in this plane, the fastest means of transportation is horseback, and the roads are not very smooth; it will take a long time to get there.

For Duke, this is not a problem, as he can fly there directly.

It's just unclear how many players are in Azure Vault City; for now, players from Abilene Town can't reach Azure Vault City in a short time.

The various demons and magical beasts along the way are enough to kill these players eight hundred times unless some mapping expert can avoid all the dangers and walk there on foot.

Azure Vault City has the presence of the Four Gods Sect, as well as other forces like the Light Sect appearing there.

If viewed as a game, the city should be considered a relatively high-level map for players in the early stages; they are currently still loitering around the newbie village, and it will take some time before they reach Azure Vault City.

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