Duke wasn't the first wizard to return from the Seventh Outpost; before him, four Level 1 Mages had already found the Fifth Outpost and returned to the Wizard Plane.

At that time, only a part of the wizards were at the Seventh Outpost; many others, like Duke, were on missions outside.

Those wizards on external missions ironically avoided the ordeal of facing attacks from Apostle level Awakened.

In fact, the casualties at the Seventh Outpost weren't severe; the biggest loss was Brandon's death as he sacrificed his chance to escape alone to buy time for others to teleport.

As for Hela and others, they must be lurking elsewhere; they surely have the capability to find the Fifth Outpost.

However, they haven't returned yet, indicating that they're probably investigating other matters.

Duke also doesn't believe Hela and the others would die; as long as they wish to flee, the indigenous of the Devourer Plane would find it hard to capture them.

A Level 2 Wizard's power isn't as strong as an Apostle, but they definitely have more methods than Apostle-level Awakened, making survival a manageable issue.

Duke also learned from Soron about the current situation, including information from the Black Sail and the Four Great Wizard Organizations, who have gathered vast intelligence across the Devourer Plane.

Now all parties believe this plane is worth conquering; apart from the resources like minerals and energy crystal stones that the Middle Plane entails, the Awakened here are also very valuable.

The Devourer Plane itself can be seen as a giant Petri dish, utilizing its mechanisms to cultivate a powerful Slave Legion.

Moreover, due to the varied abilities of the Awakened, deep development, excavation, and utilization can be conducted.

All that's left is the completion of the intelligence gathering phase, then the plan to attack the Devourer Plane will formally launch.

As they've explored thoroughly, it's clear there isn't any presence of Level 6 Life in this plane; whether Level 5 Life exists is uncertain, but Level 6 Life surely doesn't exist.

The Devourer Plane hasn't been a Middle Plane for long, meaning it hasn't truly developed yet, with not enough top-tier experts, and strength hasn't reached its pinnacle.

Due to the special mechanisms of the plane, top experts of the Devourer Plane can't grow rapidly through rampant killing; it still requires time.

Discovering the Devourer Plane at this moment by the Wizard Plane can be said as an excellent timing, as capturing it would yield a large harvest of resources.

Duke took out a piece of parchment and said, "Lord Soron, this is intelligence I've gathered and sorted during this period; I'm uncertain if it can be of use."

Soron glanced at it, took it directly, looked and said, "Not bad, indeed there are some pieces of information we have not yet understood."

Recently, Duke almost blended into the indigenous group of the Devourer Plane and observed quite a bit of detailed information.

This information might not be critical, but it can improve the intelligence database on the Black Sail side.

Duke further added, "I encountered three wizards being held captive by the indigenous at Goose Peak Castle, all from the Seventh Outpost before, part of Lady Hela's squad, though I don't know their specific names."

"Goose Peak Castle?" Soron contemplated upon hearing this information.

Duke then shared all the information he had comprehended with Soron.

"Understood, we will immediately initiate the relevant rescue plan. You've done well without alerting them, which enhances the success rate significantly," Soron stated.

As for Black Sail, being well-prepared in advance meant they wouldn't fear the indigenous of this place.

For Duke, the rescue mission would have presented great difficulty, but for those at the Fifth Outpost, it would be easy.

Not only could the three wizards be saved, but possibly the entire Goose Peak Castle could be seized.

Because the intelligence gathering phase is almost nearing its end, castles like Goose Peak are likely to be captured and used as strongholds.

Devourer Plane is filled with almost independent city-state regions, which would probably provide great convenience for the Wizard Plane's invasion.

These independent city-states have almost no resistance capability against the invasion from the Wizard Plane.

Wizard Plane will surely exploit this initial period to rapidly capture multiple key city-state areas.

Because as the mid to late stage progresses, forces of the Devourer Plane are bound to unite; otherwise, they will only be gradually devoured by the Wizard Plane.

However, Duke remains pessimistic about the future of the Devourer Plane; uniting these indigenous is quite challenging, and given the targeted attack by the Wizard Plane, their complete downfall is only a matter of time.

Duke and Soron conversed for a long time, after which Soron asked, "Do you plan to return to the Wizard Plane or continue staying here?"

"I'll go back first; I hadn't expected to be delayed for this long on this journey, I still have some matters to handle," Duke said.

Soron nodded, "Alright, I'll notify the others to arrange for this, you can return shortly, have a good rest, it has been a tough period."

Although Duke spoke lightly, Soron understood how difficult it was to blend among these indigenous to arrive at this point.

Soron personally got up, leading Duke away from the office, passed through the bustling hall, and headed toward the deeper region.

This time, they did not use the elevator but swiftly slid into one of the core areas of the base via a gravity-free passage sustained by an energy field: the Cross-plane Teleportation Array.

Unlike the relatively simple teleportation chamber at the Seventh Outpost, the teleportation array at the Fifth Outpost was vast and awe-inspiring.

It was located within a massive underground dome space, the dome itself being a complexly intricate three-dimensional rune array, emanating stable and magnificent spatial waves.

At the center of the ground, there was a huge circular platform exceeding fifty meters in diameter, constructed from a black metal shimmering like starlight, with its surface engraved with runes as profound as the starry sky.

Soron halted at the entrance and said to Duke, "This is as far as I can go; have a good rest on your return."

"Thank you, Lord Soron," Duke replied respectfully.

Then he stepped onto the teleportation array, and the wizard responsible for the array once again verified Duke's identity and the destination before activating the teleportation.

The dome's rune array suddenly lit up, as if ignited by a reflected galaxy.

The energy conduits at the platform's edge erupted with dazzling blue-white light, a massive torrent of energy surged along the rune carvings, instantly enveloping the entire platform in a cocoon of pure spatial energy.

Duke could feel this teleportation array was different, a very stable one, as he didn't even experience any nausea.

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